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ihe: contention rat Broadway is By AREL GREEN

| By FRED HIFT
eas Fase motion pieure| Cart Before Horse ville, Oki Edsel Vs. GM | zelebrompter uasse for the closed
_ Showcase-is disputed by Charles B.| —_ Bartlesville, Okla., Sept. 3. Te ed ey Ory Sept. 5. Detroit, Sept. 3. | circuit telecasting rights to the
” Moss, hdad of 3B. S. Moss Enter- Asked how he envisioned a © any ang Nomorrow o Ray McKinley, leading the Sugar Ray Robinson-Carmen Ba-

of the Criterion] f f 1 pay- |tion pictures met face to face inj Glenn Miller orchestra, was |*> .

‘Beles, ober a # Street Play: mente for his new kind of in- | this little Oklahoma oil town today! just about ready to give the heh f Yankee Stads aa oa Sept
‘house. “How can the street be| .the-home transmission, Harry | Tues.) when, for the first time, a) new Edsel automobile a fan- 93 h : t the flight on a
dead,” Moss. asks, “if 3,500,000) J. Griffing, Video Independent |BCW and major attraction was|/ fare which would signal its lists? “in th , same idi ot mth
people come into the Times Square| Theatres prexy, cracked: on a regular commorcit service” unveiling before members of | Hollywood ‘and tv stars now in
ates every day?”. “T think ‘we better. first get ws rhe ar comme the nation’s press when an [joi for themsel ith capi-
e occasion lacked «tama, and{ eagle-eyed Ford public rela- usiness for elves, with cap

Moss answers the. downbeaterg| into the. room-before we start with only about 300 subs¢ribers ties . Speci aliat tice d the |tal-gains setups and the like. It

of the Main Stent with a mass of| discussing ‘decoration. " connected, it was unpretentious! GM_ initials will unquestionably mean that
| ti: on the back of
. - Stafistiear- data that indicates: ‘that panama enough as a starter. Yet here, in each music stand. James Dd. Norris’ International

ee.

- $00,000 “mistre- “people are visiting | ,_: the heart of the Osage hills, a The fanfare was postponed Boxing Club, and for that matter
Hires daring "a" Stour period eee, Retort aa ekermaac| Unt all the GMa were cov- /°0 shor Gd basic ‘contracts with
. thar: 20. “years avo: He notes that Hines elec moulding the outline ered. their headliners if they are to
“b0% ate from the five boroughs. of of 4-brand-new distribution system |" enjoy the same freedom of negotia-
the city, 25% from the metropoli- that could revolutionize show biz/qa ® | 9 tion for radio, tv and fiim and

fanarea, and 25% from out-of- operations. Seidman S Tax other rights, as in the past.
- town: Se -gobits..out, foo; ‘that, | Video Independent Theatres, AUER. Seemingly Norris was caught in
2 if té-the -<Convention andj... 9}which is sponsoring this project a “shifting sands” stage. He found
Uistors Bitréat, 14,000,090 out-of-| $0. and underwriting its considerable o himself not in the same firm posi-
_towners tary fo. NY, in 1956. and| §€4 cost—chain has spent some $300,- R lief Plan For tion as he thought was heretofore
- ~- at eer ae ie atop va the Fe 000 already and expects to lose ec , the case, because Robinson gould
roanway.. ake a on, 4. 50,000 more the first year—calls ave forced cancellation .o @
Anditated”, “thet. the. Convention. e one’ to fhe fore ageing witht a #0 system “Telemovies.” The championship bout if his demands
, Puke’: s.Statistics - reveal _ that the framework of the unending|basic idea, which VIT prexy Stars j in Show Bi! for a $255,000 guardntee from TNT
400,000" visitors. have ¢ome to hassle between exhibitors and film| Henry J. Griffing insists repre- | were not met. Basilio, too, de-
> RY. during the. Summer season | distributors over product rental sents nothing more than the exten- | manded and got a $110,000 guare
80: far. oF térins. Reason for the new accent {Sion of the theatre seat into home, Members of the theatrical pro-|antee from the closed-circuit pro
“Much-. cat the disparagement of | on the sideline sales of candy, pop-jis simple enough. A subscriber is| fession and other. individuals with | moters which means that TNT, for
Spied ‘Moss feels, comes. from | corn, shrimp rolis and soda pop is |connected with the main cable and, | fluctuating incomes have been the | the first time in its history of 15
«the. "recent activity. involving the l fn top: terms ‘being demanded for | Via two separate channels on his tv| “fall guys” under the U.S. tax championship fights and 140 closed-
. atribation of -. certain feature| syoh - ‘pictures: as “10 Command-|set, is serviced with continuous| structure and have paid a higher | circuit teleeasts, had to lay it on

, fdtig: direct" to the~-neighborhood | ments”: and “80 Days Around the|12-hour-a-day film entertainmentjJevy than they should. That's the | the line. |
. houses on 2 firat-run ‘basis.. These] world” ‘as they ihove ‘into -wide | originating at a central booth,/ opinion of J, 8. Seidman, CPA and; The imbroglio, which was spark.
hype ef Hirns,. Mose asserts, wouldn't |yeleasa, - | There is a flat monthly charge of | a frequent investor in Broadway|ed when Irving B. Kahn's Tele-
Continued 9 On: page 22) Here's how it works. Paramount, | $9.50, billed in advance. productions. In an attempt to cor- (Continued on page 50)
5 — for example, may insist upon a cut} The first picture to be presented | rect the situation he’s drawn up

“Commandments.” ‘The’ exhibitor and expresses the hope that Con-
eoncedes that the picture is strictly gress will do something next year

Fine. f h Hut $ - _* AF. _ 3 to lighten the burden for the AN sn Xhaur Rie
aM DO Ue oa on only 30% oF tie tae, ae Boris Morros veruel sufferers” of the present; 300 in Show Biz Made
hanks Oily’ Gin i CK pete G ae fine parm Rd | ssi h tlined his plan ‘Decisions for Christ’

Abad + 5 e on @ and, tc Seidman, who outline Pp y
for inneapolis, Sey t. 37 | boot, will have capacity of. substan- | in the Virginia Law Weekly, point-| Billy Graham revealed in an ine
we “ix tue ‘Cities’ ‘ine arts’ | flak audiences on hand to give the Counterspy B. ed out that “the income tax setup terview with Jack Paar on “Tos
| snack bar a héavy play. The distrib- | - |is such that two people making the} night’ over NBC-TV Friday (30),

“Se "patel focated. in neighbor. ee ee et pardapate i the} same amount of money over the/that during his crusade at Madison

of 70%. of the boxoffice gross for (Continued on page 64) his own pian for “tax averaging”! 1... ,
Billy Graham Reveals

ii e finding’ that] | nts E / _|8ame period of tine may have to! Square Garden “between 300 and
eae ‘eerie - “tee ad nate only” ‘Some time aga the point was]. Aut | log Lat. j shell out widely different amounts} 400 in show busiress had come
policy pays off in more. ways than made in ‘distribution. circles that oe = o eee of tax. Maybe that wouldn’t be SO} forward and given themselves to

the film product draws the conces- disturbing if it weren't for the Christ”; that two or three Bible

_ ene: 4 Rorls Morros is closing: with Vik-
sion customers and. therefore the fact that 4 the fellow who fs soaked
we By. . banning the smailfry and distrib ought to cut in- on these ing Press’ for his. autobiography is- the one for whom we would ex-
oe enagers, it's claimed, these | extra earnings.‘ Nothing ever_cari¢™ which, in:-turn, will spark a biopic | pect leniency.” Among those who
pegrvetrrm ‘their patrons to en-{ oF this, deal: Thé now renowned counter (Continued on page 18)
_the pictures: sans the noise and |. : d spy, ex:Hollywood ‘composer, con- _
crated by the gouges senent’ee| Lilo’s US, Commitments | sesthes" sar kere snares _
Py erated: by™ F Your er element det .t besiege erary an - “2. - ° |
i. Spité “all the policing possible. | o s oe ents [ing offers, and cloged with Viking Legit and Coney Island’s

Fantail trey ae from) Regiiire NY. Rel earsals |of 425,000 advance savaliy’ eat Why Leave Us Out in The

* ..HS' a known fact that many ped-f | Morros, -with his identity’ now}; “'"A{ys ° « »snem
_. Big Have’ duit’ “filtigoing . | -- For New P. aris Musical! public propérty, is-obviously inef-|’ Cold on Ax of Pic Tax?’

= they sean’t =stomach: ‘the ‘disorder}’~ Préparation * ‘and. ‘perhaps, part |fectual: henceforth to the FBI -svith ;
tHial’s: so: fequently: in. evidence in} rehearsal in’ New York of 4 new Whom he. worked #0 -seeretively | Bill wiping out New York ‘City's
‘ showhojises.and don’t want'to take|Frerch.. musical . comedy ig. the |aud effectively for more than a/5% tax on theatre admissions was
“the risk, of. 4 m ntering it—espe-| switch because of Lilo’s U.S. com: | decade. Instead, he will engage in’ signed et Re Sues wy
| edad c { ‘tw ‘Jectu¥e tour, either via Colston |

: y, at, current. #dmission ‘prices. mitiments. prior fo. her: scheduled |: | €, Toul r vx Colston | Fi day (29), but with some dis-

classes had been organized, and he
believed “It can have an impact
right here on Broadway.”

He mentioned that Jerome Hines
had some months ago, given hig
“life to, Christ”; that Hines’ “life
has absolutely been changed.” The
evangelist suggested to Paar that
he bring Hines on “Tonight” for
an interview. -

After Paar had asked Dr,
Graham .“What can I do?” and had
revealed “my mother wanted m
to be a minister—as a boy,
wanted to’ be a wrestler,” "she
preacher - showman delivered a

: The local. arty theatres, too, have apr yg {Leigh or Robert. Keating --(both message on “the tremendous ree
: - omer fhe. {ehutation of Being Spe yy 2 Fek. platforin agencies have made him senting voices ralsed a lege Hall. sponsibility’ of those in public life
mers, ¢ strong and daring |'Theatre,.Paris,;.ie.December: _ -{ and do a two-parter for aske an show business “to live a

ine, * we need relief, too, sald the Coney clean, wholesome, Christian life.”

*- sex. pictures that go much further |. . Lehmann,. the. foremost musical }nisg, “as -told to Bill. Davidson”

ie the, direction of boldness than |entrem n. Parts,> “int Gwhe. id the Frank Sinatra’ se- | Island Chamber of Commerce,

a nything preserited: in thé theatres! 1951 I 5 giver t ties). INS is also planning syndi-| James. ‘Reilly, exee. director ‘of| out, are seen by miliions of people;

a with corventional poli¢ies or of ty staging the French Wationat Qperafcation “of -bis book,. Morros has] the League of N.Y. Theatres, while they are emulated and mimicked,

Soreens, If has reached the stagé| productions, arrived if New York {also had. yidpix bids and “may do] not opposed te elimination of the] Especially, “it is being brought out

Be “fee: arts‘ here is synomorius!on the a inerte last week fo puddie Segments ‘of his counterespionage levy on ‘picture grosses, felt the/in the situation in Hollywood at
| boys say, ed TEC ntinsed: OM: bage. 1 os, yeareer as.aty series, | (Continued: on- page. +h ‘+ (Continued on page 19)

Entertainers, Dr. Graham pointed

MIESCELLANY

8

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Athens Niteries Show Mild Efforts
But City Gains as Tourist Mecca

This is like a resort ‘city b because SKELTON AUDITIONING
LOCALES IN MADRID

of its sunshine and nearby beaches.
Madrid, Sept. 3.

Sidewalk sitting at night is stand-.
ard with only a few niteries to
service those wanting to dance.
Floorshows generally are limited
to an act or two. But, a man get-
ting up to dance alone is more of!again, this time with Hollywood
a show than the acts involved. | business manager Bo Roos and in.
Many men, after a few drinks here, ; ‘conjunction with his latest film,
take to the dancefloor for a display ' “Public Pigeon Number
of their feelings. |which has just opened in ‘Sweden,
Theatres are all closed, but there | Denmark, Italy, and is currently
are only about eight of them plus! playing in England.
the National Theatre (specializing | Skelton and Roos are here au-
in Greek tragedies) and some/|ditioning possible locales for his
revue houses.- Most others are run ; next picture, which he will make
by actor teams, with the toppers | next spring or summer, after his
Ellie Lambetti ’and Dimitri Horn | CBS-TV chores are over. As he
who give a good cross-section of , does with all his films, Skelton has |
French-U.S. and Anglo hits in 11: already shot some of it in 16m in
performances weekly at their own 'Mexico—two weeks’ work in Taxco,
season theatre. They did “Gigi,” | Cuernavaca, and Acapulco, where
and “The Rainmaker’ las year. he owns the Hotel Los Flamingos..
Miss Lambetti and Horn also!navid Rose will do the musie for
starred in the Greek pic, “Girl in ‘ the new picture (untitled as yet),
Black.” | Pic opens soon in N.Y. i which will be produced by Skel-
He heads the Greek Film Directors | 'ton’s V. R. Corp. . Skelton’s voice
Guild. Greece makes only about /h5. heen recorded at 22 different
six films per year but a new studio ! ‘levels, as in the picture he will

is being built, with a real. foreign : ;
market counted on to help launch | iPlay 14 p 12 monks, a clown

Red Skelton is back in Europe }-

One, ” . U.

FILMS SHOW YUGOSLAYS
~ US, PERFORMING ARTS

Washington, Sept. 3.
A cultural exhibit will be one of
the many features of the U. S.. Pa-
vilion at the trade fair in Zagreb,
Yugoslayia, Sept. 7-22. Cultural
section, which will be in pictures,

+ will be devoted to American ac-

complishments in ballet and dance,
opera and music, film’ technique,

_| theatre, radio, television, etc.

In ‘addition, there. will be.
model American home: which will
include hi-fi tv and hi-fi record

player.. A special demonstration of.

S. home. appliances will in-
clude radio and television sets.

‘GWIW Gross
Now $50,000,000;

“Long Runs 0’Seas

There is apparently no end to
the grossing potential of “Gone

With the Wind.” The 1939 David}

O. Selznick production, now wholly
owned "by Metro, continues to

amaze the industry. In the domestic:

market, which includes the U.S.

“Boris Morros, brilliant composer and Hollywood producer,
has received deserved acclaim in the past for his theatrical
genius. Now’s the time for all Americans and other free-world

citizens to hail him for his true masterpiece .. -’
—N. Y. Daily News, Aug. 14, ’57,

Hollywood, which has done so much in glorifying heroes. from
all walks of life, has never spawned one of the full-blown stripe
such as Boris Morros exemplifies. Hollywood has had heroes
but never before in history has one dedicated patriot been as
' self-effacing, and in so great a personal danger, as the former
-Paramount musical director turned independent film producer
turned counterspy.. m

The acclaim that has been heaped on Boris Morros for his
decade of counterspying for the U.S. Government continues to
grow, and the nation's press continues to salute Khim with ap-
propriate editorials. .

But human memory is fickle. “Now’s the time for all Ameri-
cans and other free-world citizens to hail him...” are well-
chosen and well-intentioned words but how often does a hero:
| fail to achieve at least a respectable recognition of his achieve-
ments in the service of his country? And éspecially within his.
own industry.

Let Morros not be 3 “a prophet without honor” in his own
community. Whether it; be an industry luncheon to do him
honor, or a special “Oscar” for bringing such a wealth of good
will to his fayorite business—show biz—or whatever the recog-
nition, it is important that the motion picture industry take
' this step for a special kind of a Hollywood-hero.. “Now’s the
time... to hail him for his true masterpiece oe?

it.

, (the film’s central character), and

After a new pie with Miss Lam-

betti, Cacoyannis is .doing a
C’Scope version of the Greek trag- :
edy, “Iphighenia,”
Artists backing. Ilya Lopert is
executive producer, and Miss Lam-
betti is co-starrer. Irene Pappas :
is back here with plans to make aj
film with American set designer |

: cations, and that RKO will be in
with United! ‘joint partnership with his V. R.

|

Paul Silbert, who will direct his~

first pic with her. Greg Tallas is
in for another chore.

Greece looks to be gaining
momentum as an offbeat tourist
country to be visited and still re-

eee

miains an unique country still bear- :

ing

its great dramatic heritage ;

with excellent troupes. And then,
there is the chance:that the essen- ;

tially native film setup may hecome
more international! in the near
future.

‘c

KKK Gunned From ‘Sun

Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 3.
An “ineident” was threatened
but failed to materialize as 20th-
‘Fox's “Island in the Sun” opened
locally.
<iux Klansmen came on the scene’
to picket the picture because of

its racial angles. |

However, they dispersed quickly .

and quietly as Police Chief Frank : prano with the Frankfurt Opera

Littlejohn, with revolver in hand, }

to!d them they had no business be-! ‘Hamburg Opera,

ing there.

Casals’ Heart Attack
Paris, Sept. 3.

Pablo Casals, 81-year-old ’cellist:and Negro spirituals.

‘known young American
“chance in the U:

James Morris,

Small group of robed Ku.

swing through Europe with a

and Canada, the picture has been

:a beggar. He says that either Spain released five times and has grossed!

or. Portugal would be ideat for lo-

mestic distribution rental take of
about $36,000,000. .-

Similar results are being chalked:
up abroad, although comparative!

i deal.
Barcelona, Rome and Paris are
on their agenda before heading for

; home and the October tv show. countries, the’ picture actually has

[never been withdrawn from release.

Rates Europe as Only
Spot Young U.S. Opera
Singer Can Make Grade

By. HAZEL GUILD
Frankfurt, Aug. 27.
“The only place where an un-
opera
singer can get the necessary ex-
perience today is in Europe—the
unknewn singer doesn’t stand aj.

‘tions. of the world year after year.
Presently GWIW is in-its’ 11th
week at the M-G-M Waterloo in
Hamburg, Germany, where it has.
racked up a new longrun perfor-
mance for the theatre, no other
picture having ever tallied this
long an engagement. At the M~-G-M
theatre in Berlin, the picture is.
now finishing its fourth week. At
the same time, it’s in its third
round in Frankfurt and appears to
(Continued on ontinued on page 6 69)
S.,”” comments | -

Carolina-born ‘baritone, who spent Elvis’ Boff 147 Boft 147G
In Four NW Dates

10 years in N. Y. and sang.a bit
Portland, Ore., Sept. 3.

part in “My Fair Lady” on Broad-
way.
Morris ‘is one of about 36 young.
Ameriean opera singers currently
appearing with opera companies in
:Europe. Tops. of the group are —
_| Elvis Presley. racked up a record-
Claire Watson, now leading so shattering $147,400 in four evening
performances and one matinee over
the Labor. Day, holidays (30-2),
Presley. grabbed $22,400 in Spo-
kane Friday night (30); $44,000,
-Vaneouver, B. C., Saturday. night.
(31); $11,000, Sunday afternoon in
Tacoma (1); $36,000 in Seattle,

‘Company; James Pease, with the
-and Kenneth
“Spencer, who lives in Germany
and makes an annual concert

-repertoire of. German lieder songs:

in excess of $50,000,000 for a do-!.

figures are unavailable. In. foreign]

Pic continues to play in some sec-|{_

| tic,.

| boundaryless

who suffered a heart attack last | Morris" credits include perform-.
spring in Puerto Rico, is said to be, ances with the N. Y. City Opera
recovering fram another cardiac:and an NBC series, “U. S. Royal
seizure which attacked him Satur-" Showease,’ and some _ records.
day- 130). ‘ Nonetheless, he says, it’s impossi-
He was taken ill at the Franca-! ble for an American to break into

Sunday night (1); and $34,000, Mon-
day night (2) in Portland.

All shows were in. stadiums or
ballparks. Supporting acts worked
the first half with Presley filling
the last 45-minute sesh. Lee Gor-

Spanish border village of Prades, . big-time opera in the U. S. with- don promoted the layout and Al
where he arrived two weeks ,ago; ‘out European training.

with his 21-year-old bride of a:
mont. —

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| SHOW BIZ. HAPPY HUB’S-
DAILIES’ STRIKE OVER

‘Boston, Sept. 3.
Show biz greeted the return of
Bosten daily’ newspapers : Friday

a sigh of relief after 21-day. strike
by the mailers’ union during which

'|Happy also were publishers and
‘|5,000 idled newspaper workers. The
{mailers agreed to arbitrate at con-
fab in the governor’s office Thurs-
|day (29).

‘Hub’s theatres and department
stores. suffered most. in the strike
and return of their main publicity
; medium was expected to up grosses
and sales.

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|days came out Friday afternoon
(30) with headlines paraphrasing
show biz expressions. The Tray-
eler headline was: 7
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news” edition. carried. not “one sin-

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Venice, Sept. 3.

Can a film festival be-too arty?
Yes, say U.S. foreign film distribs
Richard Davis and- Ilya Lopert,
While the Cannes Film Fest in May
was roundly criticized for giving
too much time and space to the
distrib and exhib aspects of films,
and ignoring the press and per-
sonalities (the few there were),
Venice is already being scored for
plying the art and prestige sides
and slighting the biz components.

Fests have gavernmental, touris-
artistic and diplomatic angles
that accrue from the popularity of
| pix, and their practitioners and the
world interest in
films. It is difficult to satisfy all. of
these and various fests have taken
their stands. Cannes accepted the
prestige and commercial aspects

timing, while Venice withd
the specialized art category.

Ww into

lowed countries to submit a list
from which one entry would be
chosen, or to send one film. Ten
were gotten this way and four were
invited. So far, the officially sent
pix, a Spanish and a Yugoslavian,
are below the level aimed for by
Venice, as is the Yank “Something
of Value” (M-G) in spite of some
| rugged. segments, If the specially
invited pix turn out to be the ku-
dosed, maybe Venice is completely
right and..maybe compromise, in
spite of troubles, does not pay.

So far, it looks like both Cannes
and Venice have to go still further

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Venice: ‘Art’ Vs. Business
[A COMPARISON WITH CANNES]
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‘that will completely complement

each other. If Cannes cuts down
on some of the obviously unsuit-
able pix and concentrates on .the
good, outstanding ones, as well as
those worthy of showing but not
necessarily top drawer stuff, it will
streamline the fest and allow for
more kudos. Venice, with only four
awards, has to handpick its entries

‘with great. care and with precision

to make them all unique.
Of course, there is: the resistance
knot met in most big producing

countries when this happens.. This

must be worked out, but Venice re-
Mains a unique and almost success-
ful type in; in its second year.

Did Graham’s B’way Rally
Help Hypo Times Sq. B.0.?

Managers of Broadway theatres

agreed that the Rev. -Dr. Billy ©

Graham’s farewell sermon brought
thousands to the Times Sq. area
Sunday afternoon and early even-
ing (1), but whether the influx of
visitors helped spin the wickets at

-first-run houses was open to ques=

tion..
Business on the Sabbath was

better than the preceding Satur-

day. However, theatre spokesmen
were loath to attribute the b.o. rise
to followers of the evangelist’s
summer-long New York crusade.
They pointed ‘out that church folk
are seldom regarded as prospective
filmgoers with possible exception
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Delaware Ruling on | Ruling on Loew’s|
" Investors’ Meet: Go Ahead
‘But Adjourn to.Later Date

| dividual participants,. said that-a
Sept. 17 closing date has been.

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

PUBLIC RELATIONS

It is sorry commentary that, as highpowered as the. picture
business is, and has been, in merchandising and putting on the
map a new face, a new title, a new penetration campaign for a
Specific picture and/or personality, that is exactly how ineffec-
tual it has been, in inverse ratio, in selling itself as an industry.
Any and all bailyhoo, sales campaigns, exploitation stunts and |
the like have been geared to some particular picture, and it is
not long before the masses from Altoona to Zanzibar know the
specifics about the dimensions of some well-endowed babe, or .
that this or that story property is a shade this side of the
Production Code,

Even now, so far as the east coast is concerned, the Motion
Picture Assn, of America (Eric Johnston office), through its
public relations committee, is committed only to the proposition |
of boxoffice. Which is as it should be—none will deny that the
b.o. needs beaucoup hypo.

Perhaps the most affirmative approach that the film business
is taking is the move by the recently formed Mofion Picture ©
Industry Council’s public relations committee’in re the Con
fidential mess. And, of course, there again it required a cata-
strophic industry smear to muster forces,

It is axiomatic that from tragedy and strife off emerge a
positive force, and it is hoped that the-MPIC move, chairmanned:
by George Murphy, will achieve that affirmative end-result.

Certainly this is one. program that requires all-industry sup-
port, should get it, deserves it. It is reasonable to assume that
this is the one time Hollywood will do its all-out job in that
connection. Certainly all-industry embarrassments can be bet-
ter handled—and avoided—under such a@ program.

Post-War’ Inventory on Loew's:
Earnings, Production & Wall St:

With a victory over the Joseph
Tomlinson forces now in sight,

.{ market price.

Loew’s prexy Joseph R. Vogel and
his management team must now

face the task of improving the

company’s earning position, An
analysis of the financial reports-of
Loew’s and several of its competi-
tors perhaps points up what has
been ailing Loew’s and why it has
been. so vulnerable to attack in re-
cent years.

Despite the fact that in the past
several years Loew’s: has chalked
up the largest gross income in the
industry, its net income percent-

_age-wise has been among the low-

est. Take 1956 as an example.
Loew's total gross was $172,355,933,
the highest i in the industry. Yet its
net income was only $5,161,505. In
comparison, 20th-Fox grossed $122,-
251,864 for a net income-of $6,198,-
419; Warner Bros.. grossed $77, _
393, 560 for a net of $17,393,560
(including sale of film library to
tv),-and Paramount grossed $93,-
313, 71I for a net of $8,731,568.
Grossing potential of Loew’s
makes it apparent that ‘under a
new policy that Vogel must inSti-
(Continued on ontinued’on page 2 22)

By DON KLEPFER

Wilmington, Sept. 3.
Chancellor Collins J, Seitz ruled
in the Delaware Court of Chancery
today (Tues.) that the special
Loew’s stockolders’ meeting be
convened on Sept. 12 and then im-
mediately adjourned to a later date.

Such a, stay, he sald, will not

prejudice the right of those with.

the ultimate say—the stockholders.

The court, he continued, is opposed }:

to pass on many matter presented
to it at such short notice. Seitz
stiggested that the meeting be held,
a move which Loew’s interprets as
at least legalizing the session. The
Court, Seitz said, recognizes that
it- will interfere to some extent by
delaying the Sept. 12 meetirig, but,
he added, some matters are of such
importance that no action ofher

than adjournment to future date

should be taken. He said the court
will set the new date with counsel
for both sides. -

Tomlinson’ s ‘Appeal
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 3.
‘Delaware courts continued in the
Loew’s battle limelight last Friday
(30) with the Joseph- Tomlinson
faction filing an appeal to the Dela-
- (Continved on-page 19). _

_bEranciscg,.. +,

Picket 30 Days’

Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 3.
Stage union members angry over

‘the dismissal of a Manor Theatre

projectionist, are picketing the
first showing of “Around the World
in 80 Days” here.

W. H. Fowler, business agent of:
Local 322 of IATSE, said the

Manor was using only one operator
during the unlimited run of the
Michael Todd production.

Report Syndicate

Buying Republic

Herbert J. Yates, president of

Rebublic Pictures, reportedly has

reached an agreement to sell his
holdings. in the film company to a

group of eastern and New England
| investors, including Joseph D. Blau,

show business accountant and fin-

ancier. Yates’ holdings are said to
amount to 600,000 shares, which

would give him a total of $6,000,000
in the deal.

Representatives. of the syndicate,

while declining to indentify the in-

agreed upon.. The group, it’s said,
are anxious to try to build.up. He-
public rather than liquidating the
company.

Blau, in association with Con-
tinentak- Thrift, 2 Coast banking

and trust company, recently ac-
quired a major”sharé of the stock

of Essex Universal Corp., an over-
the-counter security, which owned
all the assets of Flamingo Films,
telepix producer and distributor.
Trade was made with Joe Harris,

‘one of founders of Flamingo,

e - ir on * >.
Lippert’s Toll-TV ‘Chain
‘Fresno, Cal., Sept. 3

Latest exhib to get into ‘the toll-

ty sweepstakes is Robert L. Lip-

pert, who has applied for. fran-

-chises for closed-circuit telecasting
in four California cities. Lippert|

has made bids here and in Med-
ford, Modesto and Indio, in each

lof which cities the, Robert L; Lip-
|pert Theatres

circuit operates
houses, ~Chain.also has applied for
county franchises in these areas,
Blumenfeld circuit Jast week ap-
plied for a toll-tv franchise in San

‘in a number of locations.

.. pwhile “Man of Thousand Faces”

_ {SIENS POINT 70 (Sugar Ray's Pre-Ring Wing-Ding

A VOGEL VICTORY Sweetens Bout’s Theatre-TV Spread:
Itsa a0 ON0-Seater i in 122 Cities

By HY HOLLINGER
To all intents and purposes the

fight for contro! of the Loew's em-

pire is over. Inditations are that
the special stockholders’ meeting

on Sept. 12, although it will be
{postponed to a later date, wiil

eventually see Joseph R. Vogel and
his management team emerge vic-
torious.

Despite the continuation of the

intricate legal manuvers by the|

Joseph ‘Tomlinson-Stanley Meyer-
Louis B. Mayer faction to halt or

Jat least delay the Sept. 12 meet-

ing, there is every reason to be-
believe that the delay will not
harm the final outcome. ‘Tomlinson,
it’s said, is becoming disenchanted
with the fight and he is reported
to be seeking a buyer for his 180,-

000 shares, which makes him the}

largest single shareholder in the

corporation. -

According to a reliable source,

Tomlinson is activety negotiating

for the sale of his holdings. His
original asking price of $25 per
share has been brought down to
$21.50, -1t’s reported, but so far he’s
been unable to find any interested

parties. Insiders close to Vogel

maintain that Tomlinson’s deter-
mination to pursue all legal efforts
to harass the management repre-
sents a “nuisance” campaign. so
that friends of Vogel and the
Loew’s management might come

forth and ‘purchase Tomlinson’s |

stock at a stim above the current
Loew’s shares are
presently selling at 1644.

Perhaps more significant than

the report that Tomlinson is pre-|

paring to unload his holdings is
that fact thaf Lehman Bros. and

Lazard Freres, “the Wall Street |}

banking firms holding a combined

total of 380,000 shares are ready to.

vote their proxies for Vogel. This
decision, it’s reported, was made
at a dinner meeting Tuesday (27),
the day after Chancellor Collins
J. Seitz ruled in the Delaware

| Court of Chancery that Louis B.
Mayer and Samuel Briskin were)
| illegally elected to the board by

the Tomlinson faction at the so-

i called rump meeting of July 30.

Heretofore the position of the
banking groups. has been un-
clear. Although considerably in-
‘volyed in the Loew's | situa-
tion, the Wall Streeters have maif-

(Continued on page 19)

New, strong product, launched
for the Jong Labor Day weekend,
is booming biz in all key cities
covered by Variety this stanza.

‘Although many cities reported a

return of hot summer weather,
this: failed to keep many people
away from the b.o.
“Pajama Game” (WB), out for
first time this week, is new champ,

in some 13 key spots. Standout,
of course, is the initial round at
N.Y. Music Hall, where coupled
with a stageshow, it is hitting a
new Labor Day week record of
$200,000.

“Sim Also Rises (20th), just get-

ting around in current. session, is |
taking. second place; nosing out.

“Around World in 80 Days” (UA),
which is a close third. ‘80 Days”
hit actual capacity in several keys,
and soared above last week’s take.

“Seven Wonders of World”
(Cinerama) is capturing. fourth
“place, “10 Commandments” (Par),

third hard-ticket pic to go big this |

week, is landing in fifth spot.
“Jeanne Eagels” (Col), third Tast
stanza, is winding up sixth, “Pride
and Passion” (UA), second a wsek
ago, is getting seventh money,
“Affair To Remember” (20th) will
finish eighth but has been high on
the list for some -

“3:10 To Yuma” (Col), a new
entrant, is landing ninth position

with well over $400,000 registered |

; Taking a Cat
Holtywood, Sept. 3.
Heroine of an upcoming
American International film
apparently turned out to be a
lot younger than she looks.
Tag on the Bert I.. Gordon
production has been switched
from “The Girl from Two
Million A. D.” to “She Came
from 5000 A. D.”

Rank Org’s | Profits
In $1,691,000 Drop

- London, Sept. 3
The Rank Organization’s trading

profit dipped $1,691,000 to $20,538,- |
000 for the fiscal year. ended June

29. The current results cover a
53-week span as compared with 52
weeks for the previous year,

The drop is attributed to lower
profits from Rank Precision Indus-
tries, which had exceptional. earn-
ings the two previous years as a re-
sult of the widescreen re-equip-

ment program.

Overall profits after taxation.

were down $374,000 to $2,066,000,
but the ordinary dividend was
maintained at Wh.

Coast’s 3d Pay-TV Bid

Los Angeles, Sept. 3.

Having recommended granting a
pair of closed-circuit pay-tv fran-
chises, the: Los Angeles Utilities
and ‘Transportation ‘Commission
will meet Sept. 18 to consider a
third bid, this one from Skiatron,
| Previously recommended were the |
joint bid of Fox West Coast Thea-
tres and International Telemeter

and an application by HarriScepe,

Ine

“Applications have been turned
City Council which.
‘will set a date for the settling of
the franchises, Terms will require
the companies to pay the city at
-) least 2% of the gross income.

over to the

National . Boxoffice Survey

Labor Day Boosts Biz; ‘Game’ New Champion, ‘Sun’
2d, ‘80 Days’ Third, “Wonders’ 4th, 10 C’s’ 5th
(0), fifth last session, rounds out

(WB) and
“Hatful of Rain”. (20th) are the

the Top 10.
“Band of Angels”

runnerup pix this week.
Cincy but is dull in Frisco. “House

(20th) looks. good in Philly:

“Chicago Confidential” (UA),
noisy in Chi, looks mild dn N.Y.
“Perri” (BV), also new, shapes
good in L.A.

.“Silk Stockings” (M-@), ‘good in
Detroit, looks slick in Philly.
*Cruel Tower” (AA) is lofty in Chi.

“Land Unknown” (U) looms neat
in Balto.

“Sweet Smell of Success” (UA),
fine in Chi, looks slow in Cincy.
“Lost Continent” (Lopert) shapes.
nice in Boston. “Night Passage”

(U) is rated okay in Minneapolis}

and K.C,

“Rising of Moon” (WB), thin in
Cleveland, is brisk In N.Y. “Love
in Afternoon” (AA), oke in K.C.,
looms big.in N.Y.

“‘Man on Fire” (M-G) is just
good in N.Y... “Curse of Franken-
stein” (WB), good in Minneapolis,
shapes big in Detroit.

“Can Success Spoil Rock Hun-
ter?” (20th). is better. this session,
being big in Chi, good in Cleveland
and fine in Washington. “Doctor
at Large” (U), sock in Boston, looks
big in N.Y.

(Camplete Boxoffice. Reports Gn
Pages $9), :..

elo -

“Action of Tiger” (M-G), a new
entry, looks okay in Boston and

of Numbers,” also from Metro, is
rated oke in Cleveland. “Sea Wife”

‘Rather than harming the poten-
tial of. the closed-circuit theatre
telecast of the Ray Robinson-Car-
men Basilio middleweight cham-

| pionship bout on Sept. 23, the con-

troversy over the closed-circuit
rights had a salutary effect as far
as theatres booking the event are
concerned, The nationwide public-
ity occurring from Robinson’s
battle with the International Box-
ing Club and Theatre Network
Television had the effect of stim-

| ulating interest in the fight and,

More important, called attention
to the fact that: the only way it
could be seen on television was at
theatres.

As a matter of fact, many ex-
hibitors were convinced that Rob-
inson's walkout and_ the resultant
bickering over the rights had the
earmarks of a well-conceived pub-
licity stunt. At any rate, Robin-
son’s insistence on better terms
and the general interest in the
fight itself spparently aroused
theatremen and the public as well.
As a result, the closed-ty phase of

the middleweight championship.

bout stands to establish a record
for the medium, both in attend.
ance and in boxoffice gross.
165 Houses, 122 Cities
Nat Halpern's TNT, which has
handled all previous IBC closed-ty
fights, reports that it has signed
up 165 theatres in 122 cities, which
in itself is a record: The previous

| high was 133 locations in 93 cities

for the Rocky Marciano-Archie
Moore heavyweight championship
fight in September, 1955. A num-
ber of additional theatres are ex-
pected tobe signed up for the
present attraction before the Sep-
tember 23 deadline.

After a week of dickering,
charges and countercharges, and
heated exchanges, the controversy

(Continued on page 18)

WB to Pay Severance
To Workers at Closed

Ace Lab in Brooklyn

Employees of Ace Film Labora-
tory, the Warner Bros. processing
plant in Brooklyn, will receive
Severance pay although no con-
tract existed between the lab un-
ion and WB when the latter de-
cided to close down the operation,
The lab, the oldest in the east, had
many staffers with as much as 20
to 35 years of tenure.

The union’s contract with- WB
expired on. June 19 and negotia-
tions for a new pact were taking
place when WB. decided to close
down its entire Brooklyn opera-

| tion, including the old Vitagraph

Studio. Despite the absence of a
contract, a union spokesman de-
clared that WB is definitely xe-
sponsible for severance pay and
that the let-out employees will
-probably receive their checks by
Sept. 15. Severance payment
calls for a maximum of seven

| weeks’ pay for those employed at

the lab for 15 years or more,
Approximately 70 to 80 of the
200-odd employed at the .Ace lab
are expected to be absorbed by

(Continued on page 18)

ATLAS CORP. TAPERS
OFF ON PIX SHARES

Atlas Corp., which long has had
substantial. film company hold-
ings in its portfolio, does not show
nearly as many pix shares in its
report to shareholders for the six
months ended last June 30. Biggest
change is the sale of 400,000 shareg
of its holdings in Walt Disney
Productions, These were sold re-
cently by “secondary offering”
through a group of inyestment
bankers, according to the report to

stockholders by prexy Floyd B.

Odlum, dated Aug. 28.
Atlas still retained its W. D.

warrants, entitling the company to

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PICTURES ...

With

Summer Not So Hot for Pix,

Big Worry Now Is TV-Drenched Fall

Exhibitors who have complained
of the “soft” business during the
traditionally strong summer

months, now look with concern to |.

the post-Labor Day period which,

again going by past performance, |

is a tough one for the theatres.

It’s pointed out that, with the
oncoming of fall, the big tv shows
return to the air and people gen-
erally have less of a tendency to
leave their homes.

“T think we’d do alright, but, un-
fortunately, I don’t see very strong
product lineup for September,”
commented Walter Reade Jr. He
said his circuit had done below ex-
pectations during the summer, the
b.o. on “Ten Commandments” and
“Around he World in 80 Days” be-
ing notable exceptions.

Several exhibitors fee] that the
industry, in the post-Labor Day
weeks, must put ifs shoulder to
promotional. wheel to overcome the

‘usual letdown. ,

Said a distribution executive:
“For years we were warned that,
one day, the expected summer up-
turn wouldn’t come. Now it has
happened. Not that the bottom has
fallen out, because several pic-
tures still did very good business.
It’s just that the overall fell short
of our high expectations.”

He added the observation that,
since the oncoming of sound (which

ssaved the industry during the de-
pression of the early ’30s), the film
biz never really bad settled down
to a fixed level” “We don’t ‘really
know what. is ‘normal’ business,”
he said. ‘We've had several un-
natural highpoints, such as the war,
when it virtually didn’t matter
what we put on the screen. We
are still in a period of adjust-
ment from the war boom days. Per-
haps, in the year or two ahead,
we'll settle down to a routine.”

Exhibs Lukewarm

To Selznick View
On ‘Loss House

Exhibitors are taking a dim view
of David O. Selznick’s suggestion
last week that distribution was
servicing too many non-profitable
houses.

Asked whether he agreed with
Selznick that a great many smaller.

situations are simply being carried|

by distribution, that it may actually
cost a vompany money to service
them, circuit operator Walter

UA’s Pic Rights
|
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iSaga of Sonja Spieker’ §

Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Regal Films will be. more than
-halfway through its program of-

27 films for 20th-Fox release by
the end of September, prexy E. J.
‘Baumgarten reported. Seven al-
ready have completed camera work,
another is now before the cameras
and five more will start in the
next six weeks. .

Now in various. stages of editing
are “Under Fire,” ‘Rockabilly
Baby,” “Young and Dangerous,”
“Ride a Violent Mile,” . “Copper
Sky,” “Plunder Road” and “Escape
to Red Rock.” Currently before
the cameras is “Ghost River.”

“Blood Arrow” rolled last week,
to be followed by “Ambush at
Cimarron Pass,” “Cattle Empire,¥
“The Lone Fexan” and Jet Com-
mand.”

‘To Champ Bout

United Artists has acquired glo-
bal distribution rights to the mo-
tion picture coverage of the Sept.
23 fight between Sugar Ray Robin-
son and Carmen Basilio. Deal was
set in New York yesterday (‘Tues.)
by William J. Heineman, film com-
pany’s distribution y.p., and James
D. Norris, president of the Inter-
national Boxing Ciub.

Middleweight championship bout
set for New York’s Yankee Stad-
ium, is slated to be presented in
165 theatres (as of the most recent
count) via Theatre Network Tele-
vision’s closed-circuit facilities. lt
will not be carried on home tv.

It’s understood the deal provides
, for UA to. take a percentage of
;8ross ‘rentals .as distribution fee
with IBC taking responsibility for
‘the production. Ring action will
j be caught by six elevated cameras,
‘two of them grinding in slow mo-
: tion. ,
| UA has handled the release of a
‘number of IBC’s top fights in past.

U.S. Citizenship and The
Role of Will Rogers Hosp

By GENE ARNEEL.:
Sonja Spieker (age, 24; occupa-

Reade Jr. said that—looking at it|tion, show business), who literally
from that narrow point of view—j|tumbled from one European totali-
the producer was probably right.|tarian state to another, is about to

However, he added, “I think it’s}leavé show business’ Will: Rogers
foolish te think in terms of drop-| Memorial Hospital, Saranac Lake,
ping them. First of all, it would} N.Y., with an “all’s well” from the
not appreciably diminish costs.|medicos and citizenship papers spe-

Secondly, there isn’t a business in|cially granted by Congress,

the world that doesn’t have a simi-
‘Continued on page 19)

David Golding, Ex-HHL,
Joms Par in Promotion

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Of ‘Desire Under Elms
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
David Golding, whose post as ad-
pub v.p. folded: when Hecht-Hill-
Janeaster dropped its publicity-
promotien department a few weeks
azo, has joined Paramount as pro-
motional coordinator for the Don
Hartman production of: Engene
O’Neill’s “Desire Under the Elms.”
His appointment, which begins
next Monday (9), was disclosed by
Par ad-pub vip. Jerry Pickman.
Naming of Golding was describ-
ed by Pickman as the first step in
a special worldwide campaign
mapped out here with Teet Carle,
Par studio publicity director, for
the handling of the just completed
film version. of the O'Neill classic.
Prior to joining Par, Golding was
with Samuel Goldwyn for six years
before that was publicity director
at 20th-Fox. 7
“Elms,” which was adapted for
the screen by Irwin Shaw and di-
rected by Delbert Mann, stars
Sophia Loren,, Tony Perkins and
Burl Ives, Originally produced
on Broadway in 1924, it will be the
first O'Neill play brought to the

sereen in 11 years. The last was.

“The Hairy Ape.”

and
President Eisenhower. .
War-drenched as a child and
frustrated in-her native land in her
; attempt to study ballet (admittance
Ito a ballerina school in East Ger-
: many would require her signature
'on a Communist Party membership
{card which she. declined to give),
| she became a tunibler and contor-
jtionist. She attained professional
status, toured the Continent, and
‘then the States where a couple of
bad twis{s in doing her turn caused
a crushed vertebra. .
. The obstacles Sonja has hurdled
:in the last couple of years included
‘the threat of deportation, for which
'she is now relieved, via the extra-
{ordinary Congressional action, and
‘the agonizing spinal affliction.
Her Show Biz Start
Sonja was horn in .Kramatorsk,
Russia, to which point her parents
had traveled in quest of employ-
ment. After her birth they returned
to East Germany, where they are
presently residing with Sonja’s two
brothers. She communicates with
them in care of friends in West
Berlin.
Sonja’s shaw business yen and
' early-day dancing paved the way
‘to a job with the Max Theilon

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~ | RESE

can Petroleum Institute.

FILMS IN CINEMAS}

Port Washington, N. Y.
Editor, VARIETY:

Every once in a while I go to the
movies, particularly when i know
a good picture is playing, like “La
Strada.” So the other night I
went and caught “La Strada.” And

‘| it was a good picture, good enough

to make me want to see the sec-
ond feature—maybe, my luck would
hold out and that would be good,

too. But I overplayed my hand. |

Between the two pictures came
something put out by the Ameri-
It was &

“documentary” depicting the strug-

gle of the competitive oil compa-
nies to change one of the Dakotas
into an oil. bearing state. - And at
one point when the representative

of ‘the oil company offers an-

amazed farmer royalty. and other

percentages for the oil that ain’t’

-even been: brought up, the dazed

farmer asks, ‘How come?” And

‘the guy from the oil company says,

on

just like in the Shell Gasoline pic-
ture that they showed to my con-
firmation class, “‘We are willing to
take a chance.”

Now ali this may be true—the oil
companies are willing to gamble a
little, but I’d rather see this kind
of documentary on my ty set—the
one in the basement. And next
time a picture like “La Strada”
comes along I'll wait for the tv
version. Maybe I’ll get “I Wonder
Where the Yellow Went” in the
middle break but it won't cost me
two bucks and nobody will put pop-
corn in my shoes, |

co Edward Ehre,

\Japanese Swing

New Tax Hammer,

-Aping Philippines

,

j Troupe. She played theatres,

arenas, circuses, etc., with an acro-
contortionist turn, after a year
(1950) of living and training with
the Theilons in West Berlin:

In the following year she toure
with the Theilons to Portugal ana
Madrid, in the latter city joining

(Continued on page 10)

|

Even as the American companies
are working to iron out their tax

problems in the Philippines, a new

tax threat looms in the equally
important. Japanese market.

Japanese hayen’t made too much’

of an open issue of this yet, but

they’re fully expected to do so-.

in the next few months.
complaints are twofold:

1. The Japanese government

-Their

questions the status of the Ameri-

can film company subsidiaries in

Japan under the: double-taxation ‘

treaty that exists between the two
countriés. -The Japanese say the
U.S. firms have permanent estab-
lishments in Japan, in which case
their remittances to N. Y. would
be subject to taxation.

2. The Japanese question the fran-

chise deals made by the American |

companies and insist on levelling

faxes on reyenues higher than:

those shown on. the books. One
American outfit already
assessed on that basis.

While the Japanese tax situation
simmers, negotiations are contin-
uing in the Philippines where the
government is asking for back
taxes of close to $10,000,000. The
more immediate — and realistic —

demand is for 3,250,000 pesos}

($1,000,000) to cover the 24%. with-

holding tax which, the Philippine

tax people claim, is due for the
period April 23, 1956, through
July 1, 1957. Generally, - the

Philippines want to assess the|

companies from 1951 on.

Meanwhile, also in the . Philip-!

pines, talks looking to the remit-
tance of $3,500,000 via an Ameri-
can purchase of semi-refined gold
from Philippine mines is nearing.
conclusion.
purchased by the American com-
panies, refined in this country and
then resold to the Philippine Cen-
tral Bank for deposit as its gold re-
serves in San Francisco. The.
U. S. Government isn’t involved in
this deal,

Tax problems, particularly the’
question of turnover taxes, which |

can’t be protected under any tax-
ation treaties, have plagued the

U. S.edistribs in. many areas in

recent years. Latest’ country to
‘raige the issue is West Germany,
~*ter Britain the Americans’ most
»ortant European. market. The
nover fax, which almost put the
Americans out of France a year
r is based on business done

r than. actual dollars remitted. 4.

‘State Dept. of Commerce, named by Eric A. Johnston as honorary vice-

‘is vet Paramount Theatres publicity director, now attached to. Par

|actor and director in his first indie production, “Assignment for

has been |

‘The gold would be].

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Benn Jacobson off to the Coast on the prowl for a new association .
after two years as RKO’s talent and casting chief at the homeoffice .,,
Oscar Dystel and Saul David went westward looking for film properties
to be adapted for their Bantam Books -paperbacking ... Arthur:Knight
to teach a course on the “History of Films” at City‘College .... Colum-
bia bought out the house (1,700 seats; no public admissions) for tomor-
‘row (Thurs.), night's unyeilinge of “Pal Joey” at Loew's 72d Street
Theatre. . -
_ Charles Schnee, at Metro, and Charles Schneer, at Columbia, for
long have had a problem with the name similarity. Now Schnee has
joined Scheer at Col and the “Where’s Charley?” ‘confusion oyght to
be greater than ever... Ruséell V. Downing, Music Hall prez, off for a
month of loafing in European capitals . . . Press notices on superior
oaters invariably recall (and-draw comparisons with) Stanley Kramer’s
“High Noon,” as witness the upbeat appraisals of Columbia’s “3:10 to.
Yuma.” . . :
Harry Cohn is in on a quickie, mainly to catch tomorrow (Thurs.)
night’s sneak of ‘“‘Pal Joey” .. .Paul Kenworth Jr., who directed “Perri”
for Walt Disney, is one of the reasons why UCLA is proud of its pic-
ture course. He shot most of “Living Desert” while a graduate student,
went on from there -doing. “Vanishing Prairie’ and them two years.
in the Rockies with “Perri.”.. .. Anthony B. Akers, director of the

i Ne

—

chairman ef the local-end of the Hollywood Jubilee Celebration.
Martin Shapire, son of Robert K. Shapiro, managing: director of the
Paramount Theatre,.leaving job as stage manager for Sweeney Todd’s:
Sullivan St. Playhouse on Sept. 7. He goes to the Coast immediately
on a new project, plans: for which will be announced shortly. Young
Shapiro was graduated from: Syracuse U. last summer... Russell V.
‘Downing, boss of the Music Hall, shoves off for Europe. on his long-
delayed vacation Sept. 7. He will be accompanied by his wife, and
plans to visit France, Switzerland and. Italy before returning home late_
this month .. . Judith Efleen Spiegel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Spiegel, engaged to David M, Mellon, M.1.T. research engineer. Spiegel

flagship in N.Y.

Labor union papers throughout the country have been giving fat free
plugs for “Pajama Game”... Ingrid Bergman cast to co-star with Cary

SDD EEL a RTT A

{Grant in Warner Bros,’ “Kind Sir’’ filmization’. .. Alan Bader,. RKO
publicist, had a piece in the Sunday N.Y. Times about film fests in

N.Y. arties ... Mayor Wagner presented Harry Brandt with the -pen
he used to sign the measure eliminating the 5% tax on film admissions -
under 90c. e ,

Earl Rackoff, for the last eight years manager of the 55th. Street Play-"

| house under four different owners, has resigned to.assume fulltime

duties as Cantor of the Marathon Jewish’ Community Center in Doug-
laston, Queens. For the last several years, Rackoff worked a five-day
week, with Fridays and Saturdays. off, so that he could perform his
cantorial duties. ,

Glenn Fannin, formerly with IFE and DCA, named south central
division sales manager of NTA Pictures Inc,, theatrical distribution
subsidiary of the tv film firm ... After completing their current two=-
week engagement in “Bells Are Ringing” on Broadway, Larry Parks

-and Betty Garrett head for London to complete plans for the filming

of “Stay My Love.” Picture, to be produced by Louis Mandel, is based
on “The Anonymous Lover,” a play in which the man-and-wife team
toured the country. While in Britain, the couple will also make nitery
and vaude appearances ... Stanley Warner stockholders received ad-
vance applications for seats to “Search for Paradise,” new Cinerama
film opening at the Warner on Sept. 24... New York City scenes for
“Cry Terror” will be filmed in Gotham this week by Andrew and Vir-
ginia Stone, who are making the film as the first of three productions
for Metro release.

Keefe -Brasselle- back from London today (Wed.) after doubling as

Murder.” He was accompanied by his wife, Arlene DeMarco, who sings
and acts in the film... Jack Warden off to the-Coast for a feature role
in Hecht-Hill-Lancaster’s “Run Silent, Run Deep,” Clark Gable-Burt
Lancaster starrer ... Rose Tobias will be in charge of casting for the
Allied Artists production, ‘Never Love a Stranger,” starring John
Barrymore Jr. Pic will be filmed at the Gold Medal-Biograph Studios
in the Bronx ... Dee Lowrence (Mrs. Leo Katcher in private life), for-
merly of Metro’s homeoffice publicity department, is now representing -
Women’s News Service-syndicate on the Coast. She will write a column
under the name of Dee Katcher.

L. A. to N. Y.

N. Y. to Europe

Constance Carpenter . Peter Baldwin
Russell V, Downing *” Paul W. Benson
Hugo Friedhofer Harry Cohn ~-
Anatole Litvak Jerome Cowan
Darius Milhaud Vernon Duke
William Peper Nick Kessely
Milton R. Rackmil Peggy King

Richard Krakeur
Charlotte Van Lein
Greta Lyssen —
Hal R. Makelim
James Mason
Frank Melford
Gerd Oswald
David Pardoll
Barbara Perry
Henry Rogers
Rod Steiger
Andrew L. Stone
Virginia Stone
Dimitri Tiomkin
Kenneth Tobey

- Sam Zimbalist

Don Sharpe |
Alfred Sterly
Irving Strouse

Europe to N. Y.

Julian T. Aheles
Jack Benny
Dorothy Blankfort
Michael Blankfort
Keefe Brassell.
Jerome Chodorov
Douglas Cleverdon
Art Cohn -
Arlene De Marco
Ninette De Valois
Catherine Dolane
Kay Harrison
‘Oscar Homolka
Maurice Lehmann
Arthur Loew Jr.
Billy Rose* .
Murray Silverstone
Jesse Zousmer

| Debbie’s Tammy’ Click _

Reprises ‘Trap’ in Mpls. .
Minneapolis, Sept. 3.

| Because of the boxoffice success ©

|of “Tammy and the Bachelor,”

N. ¥. to L. A. starring Debbie Reynolds, particu-
Saul Dayid , larly in the local neighborhood
Oscar Dystel houses, these theatres'in consider-_
Leo Rovner a ‘able numbers are bringing back
Jerry Levy The Tender Trap” for return en-
Paul MacNamara | | gagements. me
- Patty McCormack Ads for “Trap” stress Miss Rey-
Nice pack nold’s cast presence along with that
Norton V.. Ritchey of Frank Sinatra, also calling at-
Jack Warden ‘ftention to her as “the. star of
Natalie Wood- 4*Tammy and the Bachelor.*”

,

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

00D PO

Heather Sears Wins Costello’ Kudos |46° STAKE I
At Fest: Brazzi Defends’ Role i in Pic

Venic e, Sept. 3.
Qn the fifth night (29) of the!
Venice Film: Festival, Heather
Sears, the young star of ‘the British
entry, “The Story of Esther Cos-
tello” (“The Golden Virgin” in

the U.S.,, where Columbia releases), -

copped applause and credit for her
performance in the pie from the
sellout crowd in the Film Palace
on the Lido.

The pic itself was less well liked,
as reflected in the press reviews.
A majority felt it decidedly was
not festival material; and especially
deplored the fact that it repre-
sented Britain at Venice, where
British entries have in the past
won corel top. awards. Feeling
was that better choice could
have’ been ‘wade from among re-
cent English pix.

"Some papers commentéd on the
anti-Italian slant they saw in the
character portrayed by Rossano

Brazzi, feeling it added to the un-'
fortunate selection of the pic for

the local event. Brazzi issued a
personal statement to the local

"press to avoid, or at least deaden, |
the -blow. of ‘such criticism. In his}

message, he defended his choice
of the offbeat, controversial role,
while . at the some time denying

t it lied any deliberate slap:
at no y ito producers and also sells the spe-

at Italy or Italians, being, as he
put it, “above nationalities. ye
“Something of Value” (Metro),
presented on the third night (27}
of the Film Festival, gave ‘the Ven-
Ice spectacular a much-needed shot
(Continued on page 24)

Eastern Film Directors
Meeting in. N.Y. to Form

Permanent Organization |

‘Establishment ,of a permanent
organization of film ‘directors op-
erating in east ig expected to be
-finalized Saturday (7) when the
N. Y. Film Directors’ Organizing
_ Committee presents a draft of the
proposed bylaws: to. _ the general
membership.

The new organization, which will

represent directors in the east

‘working in telepix, fim commer-
cials, and business and educational
films, has a membership of some
250 members in N. Y., Detroit,
Washington, Chicago, Philadelphia
and Canada. Originally, the east-
ern. group had hoped to affiliate
with the Screen Directors’ Guild
_ on the Coast, but. a satisfactory

* working agreement could not be

established.

After the bylaws are. adopted
and officers and executive »oard
members. are elected, the new or-
ganization will open negotiations
with eastern producers for a basic
agreement.

According to a. spokesman for
the. eastern directors’ group, the

film directors are the only motion

. picture specialists in:-N: Y. operat-

“=

ing without -a contract with the

producers. He asserted that the
producers are desirous of having

an agreement with the directors
in order to stabilize the industry.”

Par Signs Allen Reisner
To Direct St. Loo Blues’
Hollywood, Sept. 3

‘Allen Reisner,
numerous “Climax” segments and

y Paramount to direct- “St, Louis
lues."' It’s to Be hig initial film
under a non-exclusive longterm

bre ty programs, -has been inked.

‘pact with Par whereby he'll direct.

pne pictyre per year for the next |.

years.
A. musical biography of W. ‘C.
tar Nat at King|

Robert Smith is producing the ven-

ture ‘that’s slated fo go before the
| 1928 was reached last week.(28) by

cameras Oct. 2.
Reisner made his film ‘debut as
a film director last year with
RKO's “All Mine to Give.” Prior
to his telestints, he. was an actor
for 10 years.
include “The peage
“John Loves Mary.”

Girls” and

attending the Venice Film Festival.

3 for RKO, 1 for Col

On DeLaurentiis Agenda

‘|for 1957 close to the 300 mark for

. Venice, Sept. 3.

Italian producer Dino DeLaur-
entiis is talking over future pro-
ductions and co-productions while

He is mulling a twin setup for his

planned “Captain’s Daughter,” pic

Hollywood, Sept, 3
Heightened indie actiyity- on a

general production resurgence at

most of the majors is sending Hol-
lywood's ‘total production . igure

the first time in some years. In
the first eight months of the year,
a total of 208 films were produced,
as against 172 for the same period
last year. The independents were
responsible for roughly 40% of the

version of the Pushkin novel. Proj- | total,

ect would be directed by Alberto}

Tattuada with, U. S, interest pos-
sible. a

Producer: currently has four
other pix on the fire, three. for
RKO and one for Columbia. Latter

will probably be. shot ‘in the U. S.:
by a European director, from one
of three scripts on hand, Start 1s:

See Up to S-Ni
On Todd-AO Sales

Todd-AO. Corp., which licenses
the Todd-AO widescreen process

cial “projection equipment, will

benefit to the tune of anywhere.

from $500,000 to $1,000,000 from
the “Around the World in 80 Days”

run in the Todd-AO equipped the-.

atres alone,
Estimate is-based'on a minimum

| attendance of 10,000,000 at these.
j houses. Under the contract with’
‘producer ‘Mike Todd, Todd-AO col-

lects five cents’ per seat sold. It’s

estimated that some 5,000,000 have ;

seen the picture sq far,

In .addition, according to Todd-
AOQ’s Henry Woodbridge, Todd-AO
has arrived at a settlement “with
Todd re its share in the revenues
from the. regular 35m print-down

|time, its.total was 23.

Q

od in film production, showed in-
ereased signs of a hefty production
pace for the remainder of the year,
with the independents scheduled to
make 16 of the 37 pictures slated
to go before the cameras in the
next six weeks.

Among the majors, Universal-In-

‘ternational is setting the pace, as

it did last year, with a tofal of 24
films started.. Last’ year at this

place honors goto Columbia which

has launched 23 as against last |

year’s 20. In third place is 20th-
Fox, which has shown the biggest
production spurt of the year. Stu-
dio has launched a total of 20 pro-
ductions; as against 13 for the first
eight months of 1956. Warners is
four ahead of last year’s total, hav-
ing started 12 films since the begin-
ning of this year.

Three studios - still are lagging |

behind their 1956 production pace,

Allied Artists having turned out 14
against 18 last year; Metro 14 as.

against 17; and Paramount nine
against 14."

Heftiest increase is in the. ranks:
8} of the indies with 90 films having |

gone before the cameras in the first

{ eight months of this year as against

only 58 for.the comparable period
of 1956.

AMMANNATE STICKING

YEAR'S 800 PIX

Labor Day weekend, traditional |
beginning of the homestretch peri- |

‘at 20th. He leaves shortly for Eng-

Second-.

urally resentful” over the cam-

Indies Beef Again on Distrib %,:

UA Vulnerable on ‘Open Books’

+ Grumbles are being heard

Boehm’'s 260G From 20th 3a ie rte

again over ‘what they term the high
9. Y P, du P cost on the middle United Art-

jists Is the m e.
In I, roducer act While UA over the years never
- Hollywood, Sept. 3. |issued any profits statements, cur-
Screenwriter Sydney Boehm has|rent earnings now have become a
-been upped to producer status at/ matter of public knowledge be-
20th-Fox in a new two-year deal) cause of the company’s new public.
providing for payments to him Of/ oynership ‘status. The producers
approximately $260,000. Pact stip- aligned with UA thus have some

ulates he’s to produce a minimum

information on how their films

of t six features, beginnwe setting benefitted the company’s treasury.
oe curren Nothing’s out in: the e

Nice Little Bank That Should Be e open yet but

at least a few of the indies have
Robbed” for producer Tony Muto! privately stated they feel they’re

forced to contribute too much, via
charges against thei: pictures, to
UA’s handsome profits.

The beefs are not directed to-
ward UA alone, of course, The in-
die film-maker who doesn’t have
some complaint against all distri-
butors over sales and allied costs
is a rarity. But there’s a special
twist as concerns UA,

This outfit’s product comes ex-
clusively from indies. Obviously,
then, the profits can be attributed |
‘to the indies only.

This is in contrast with the posi-
tion of other distribs whose spe
cific sources of earnings are ob-
secured in the profit & loss state-
ments. These others engage in
diversified acfivities and further
can claim, unless the contrary is
obvious, that their own studio out-
put provided the earned money
and not the outside product. How-
ever, thanks to the public state-
ments now coming from. UA, the
indies attached to all companies

. (Continued on page 19)

Hong Kong Rings Gong
Again as Pix Exporter
To U.S.; UK,.Mexico Next

land ‘to revise his screenplay of
“Harry Black,” ‘Stewart Granger
starrer for. the same for the same company.

Todd- AO Talks
Back to Todd

Todd-AO Corp. rejects as “com-
pletely erroneous” the impression
given by Mike Todd that the 35m
print-down version of “Around the
World in 80 Days” can be pro-
jected with the same clarity and
definition as the original 70m
Todd-AO version.

Douglas Netter, Todd-AO ¥.D.,
said in New York. last week that
he had no quarrel with the quality
of the 35m print-down “which is
probably better than any other 35m
film around.” tor teed he said,
“it’s foolish to pretend that it
can compare with the results from
a big area negative projected di-
rect ta the wide screen. That’s
nothing more.than common sense.”

Netter said Podd-AO was “nat-

paign conducted. by ‘Todd, who

‘sion.

ies, costs $13,500.

version of “80 Days,” which Todd
derived from a separate (Todd-f
AO). negative. Todd actually shot
two versions of the film—one run-
ning 30 frames a second, the other,
24.. The 35m print-down had to
be made from the latter. |
‘Woodbridge said that, apart:
from “South Pacific” being shot
in Todd-AO, production of five
other pix was being discussed. In
each case, Todd-AO will work out
an arrangement for participation
in any eventual print-down ver-.

- Venice, Sept. 3.

F. LL. Ammannati states he's
staying on as director of the Venice
Film Festival, this in the wake of
indications he would quit. Amman-
nati actually threatened to resign
but only if the German feature,
“Robinson Soll - Nicht Sterben”
{Robinson Shall. Not Die) were to
be forced upon the fest. .
_ The picture was withdrawn and
the issue thereby settled.

According to Woodbridge,49. the-
atres in the. U. S. and six abroad
now have installed the special
Todd-AO-Phillips projection equip- | fi]
ment which takes. Todd-AO 70m}
film as well as other systems. Com- |.
plete package, including. ‘two pro-
jectors, lenses and booth accessor-

‘Venice, Sept..3.
. An international incident was
{caused by the proximity of the U.S.
and USSR stands at the Venice

SW-SE SATURATION

AS’ VENICE DIRECTOR)

‘sales value.

Gleaned on a Gondola
[AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL]

By ROBERT F. HAWKINS
.Margolin and Jean Golawurm .

feels—and ‘has said so many times
publicly in. recent months—that
Todd-AO no longer represents a
“If that’s true, then
how come all the big grosses ‘80
Days’ is running up are at houses
equipped for showing the film in
our process?” Netter asked,
He. said his company felt {t was
“unfair” of Todd to go around
‘slamming the Todd-AO process. It’s
Todd-AO’s contention that the pic-
ture is doing proportionately far
better at the Todd-AQ-equipped
{Continued ¢ on page 64)

Al Piccole is seeing all pix in and
out of competition as rep for the
Richard Brandt interests.

: 2 ee, 4 : . oe

After yielding from one year to
the Germans, the Chinese (Hong
Kong) again top the list of foreign
films brought into the U.S. during
the six months ended Aug, 31,
1957. There were 58 features andl
shorts from Hong Kong, followed
by 54 from Britaiu, 50 from Mexico
and 25 from Germany.

Statistics pertain to the number
of films submitted for review to
the motion picture division of the
N.Y. State Education Dept. in
N.Y., meaning the. state censor.
While. they are not a wholly accu-

rate count of either films imported

or released, they are nevertheless
the best available gauge of the
inflow of foreign product since -a
distributor wouldn't invest coin in
obtaining a censor seal unless he
intended td release the film.

Total number of films reviewed
by the division (without a single
total Hanning) ran to 272, which
compares with 298 for the same
period in 1956. The 1957 count
breaks down into 230 features and
42 shorts.

- | off
who directed | rHeatre, New Orleans, Oct. 16.

FOR RANK ‘GRAF SPEE’
J, Arthur Rank' Organization has
succeeded in _artanging a satura-
tion opening in the southwest and
southeast for its “Pursuit: of the

Graf Spee” tint release. More than |
1100 houses of the Paramount Gulf

and Interstate circuits are involved:

“It’s the biggest break for us to.
date,” said Irving Sochin, Rank

org’s sales. topper. Openings kick
a:-preem at the Sanger

Film Festival (they are side by
side on the Festival Palace. bal-

-{cony). The Russian stand manager

had jokingly accused. the girls in
the Yank booth of having stolen

the night... . The brother of Cha-
martin Films’ Navasquez is Span-
‘ish Ambassador to Rome—he at-
tended the preem of his brother’s

-pie on opening night ..: One mem-;

ber of the Polish delegation here
is staying at the Hungaria Hotel

two hard-to-come-by chairs during.

The Jong-standing festival fend :-
between Rome and Venice contin-
ues ... this year complaints centre
in the ‘ticket sector, with the fes-
tival claiming too many free ducats
are asked for by Venice city- of-
ficials . . . Italo industryites also:
fred by” having to buy tickets to
allow visiting Italo producers to see Hollywood, Sept. 3.
festival pix . .. Appears to be little | American-international has add-
coordination ‘between festival and ed two more films to.its distribu-

ndustry .. .-Unitalia Films,;tion schedule and will release a

Of. the 230 features reviewed,
(Continued on-page 10)

American Int’l Sked
> For 1957 Goes to 22

‘promotion agency for Italian films| total of 14 films between now and

j will open in Dallas and generally:

4 gross—-.
$5,408—since the 1,667-ceat United

His. stage credits |

After New Orleans, ‘the. picture
gation among. the top. Polka dan-

“from Atlanta down,” Sochin sald | cers at the American (MPEA)

he also expects fo get 2 an. Atlanta.
date.

* Det. Mark for 77 Days’

Detroit, Sept. 3. ,
The largest Wednesiay

ye

VARIETY’ s London manager, Har-
old Myers, spent a good part of one
| afternoon. signing autographs for
eager moppets in the Hotel Excel-
sior lobby—thought he was a Brit-
ish star ... Both Hya Lepert and
Richard Davis miffed by treatment
they claim they are not getting on
the part of the Festival or the

Artists Theatre opened its doors in

“Around the World in 80 Days,”
in the 35th week of its continuing’
run- at the theatre. House is
scaled at $1.25-$3. 7
The record was made despite the
fact there happened’ to be no
group, or. club, sales, that day. .

in charge of taking care of them
while in Venice ... Davis is even

pix in- his theatres from now on,
unless the situation changes...
{Other buyers. here include George

. » » Members of the Soviet dele-

Italian pic industry. or whoever is.

contemplating not. playing Italian:

throughout the world, plans to

spend over $6,000 at the festival.
Joan Crawford's last-minute de-

fection made the Jack of foreign

(U.S.) stars at the fest even more

apparent. Columbia has brought in
Britisher Heather Sears, also in the

Crawford pic, for the preem of |

“Esther Costello,” as well as set-
ting up a giant poster opposite the :
festival building with back illu-
mination helping it stand out at
night from among its darker neigh-

rs

One -top Italian daily hheadlirfed
its coverage of the “Something of
Value” opening and the critics’
(very favorable) review: “Finally |
something of ‘value at the Venice |

(Continued on.page 18)

the end of the year. Boost will
j bring the firm’s release slate for
1957 to a total of 22.

To meet the demands of the new
jrelease schedule, all production
dates have been advanced from
two to four weeks.

Company now ‘has scheduled
‘Naked Africa,” “Hite Huntress,’
“Reform School Girls” and “Rock
Around the World” for August;
“The Amazing Colossal Man” and

‘Cat Girl”. for September; “So-
rority Girls” and “Motorcycle
Gang” for October; “Viking

Women,” an untitled exploitation
film, “y Was A Teenage Franken-
stein” and “Blood of Dracula” for
‘November; and “Jet Squad” and
i*Battle Front” for December, -

6 VARIETY

FILM REVIEWS

‘of the comedy, -All other technical | Jacquéline

mn Ma all
Operation ad B .} contributions, including Charles A British import scheduled
Wacky Army comedy with big | Lawton’s photography, George be tradescreened - today

b.o. potential, | Duning’s musie and Robert Boyle's |

to
‘(Wed.) in New York, “Jacque-

_ Wednesday, September 4, -1957

patrons, “It is a topical-humar|_ meta of Simmera::
‘problem, story that should: appeal Streets of Sinners
Fast police melodrama

to both sexes, and partic
good returns in program speis;

art direction, awe first rate. |
Hott,

line” was reviewed by VaRIzTY
adune 13, 1956. In appraising

Columbia release of Jed Harris pro-

duction. Stars Jack Lemmon, Kathryn finshing Army service in Gefmany.

Grant, Ernie Kovacs, Arthur O’Connell, the George H, Brown produc- His English wife wants to s
Mi R . Direeted by Richard | _ nt ; , + STON 7 e tay
Cckey «heenpiay, Arthur Carter, Harris, My Man Godtrey tion which stars John Gregson | near her people in Liverpool, and

and Kathleen. Ryan, --Myra
opined ‘that the film is “strict-
ly for the family-trade.”
Reviewer pointed out that
the “saccharine, sentimental

refuses to go with him. She wins

Blake Edwards, from a play by Carters |
{ him over and her uncle fixes him

camera, Charles Lawton; editor, Charles
Nelson; music, George Puning. -re-
viewed. in N.Y., July 23, ’57. Running !
time, 105 MINS. i

(C’SCOPE—COLOR) ©

Amusing remake of the 1936
version with June Allyson-

driver, and from then on.he’s in

- ; Lauid . * te tn. oF sy tplay, John McPartland, based on story
Pvt. Hogan «| --sss++: wack Lemmon; David Niven names to attract | yarn is notable for the fact |trouble. He gets in.a fight trying |iy Bniip vordan camera, J. Burgi Cont
Lieut, Betty Bixby.....-. yo. apes : to stop his mate’s load being robbed "5 tt ‘Suth ;

Capt, Paul Lock . Ernie Kovacs good grosses, that it introduces a new child o stop ™m 0 ng ro ner; editor, Everett Sutherland; music,
Colonel Housch 1.2... Arthur O'Connell Ste 9 Ot nent on the way to Scotland, not: know-# Albert Glasser. Previewed Aug. 28; °S7.
Yuncey Skibo ....... sss. Mickey Rooney Hollywood, Aug.: 30. Person ty vonee Nee a young ing the driver is getting his cut-on | Punmize time, 76 MINE. tant

Pit, Widowskas loll!” James Darren |. Universal release. of a,’ Ross Hunter father is “oldfashioned in con- |2, Phany holdup. From then on Terry ean seeeee Geraldine ‘Brooks
Cpl Bermyman seas, Roger Smith | Riven! rostars Jessie Royce Landis, Rob: ception and presentation...” {it’s cooperate, or else. Leon oii ieeiiiiceseees Nehemiah Persog
Bot Gime? occ sherldan Comerate | Keith. Eva Gabor, Jay Robinson.| Gregson and Kathleen Ryan, | Out of work and desperate, | Qe v0 wanem Herries
Ozark. sev sente sewers . @. Jones j Martha Hyers, features Jeff Domenplay,| the critic wrote, “do .well |Harry joins a racketeer, then gets} Ricky ...-..c.cscsc:+-. Stephen Joyce
Madame LaFour ......+--- Jeanne Manct | Everett Freeman, Peter sermeis, William | enough within limitations of jtangled up with the boss’ ritzy|Tom -...... trevesecsces Clifford avid
Lt. Schmidt 12. 72 wary LaRoche | Bowers, based on script by Morrie, Rys: the script” as the parents {girl friend who has walked out on ces .e.eee seeseseeaeess: Sandra Rebn
Sgt. McCloskey 2.202.020. Dick Crockett | Kind. Eric Hatch and novel by Hatch:| while Jacqueline: Ryan acts |the plushy setup. The police are|Short Stuff... sesecces, Danny Dennin

Paul Picerni | Camera (Eastmancolor), William Daniels ° “ - ‘ i . First Sergeant . Ted Irwin
Fit. paar single. /") David MeMahon }editor, Bilton Carruth; musig, Joseph | With “genuine conviction and after him when his ex-buddy gets| First Serg neadeccescs Melvin Decker
Master Sgt. Pringle. .... avid stcalanon ! Gershenson. Previewed Aug. 20, 57. Run-| sincerity” as the moppet. killed i fake accident to collect Lonntees sreeeesoees ’

; jning time, 92 MINS Rank Film Distributors of Klied in 2& d he vl en tan c Sam eer ecennenser eee wees Ba: Lou Gilbert

ictures usually fall into! soc enecccceweece ; aank Film Vist insurance, and he plans a getaway | Larry -....--.se+++++ . Barry MeGuire

two categories, There ave the “war: Geatrey oc cwawy. Tad Wen America is releasing in the {with the gangster the girl and -a/PO, Gagigin LULL Jace Hartley
is- hel’ and the “war is fun” films. | Angelica ....-.-..+-. Jessie Royce Landis: J. Ds : load~of valuable furs. After a] Joey «|. ...ccccceeccewee Billy James
1S eir. “ e W. a ise | ir. Bullock aa beenapernneca Robert Keith : wild dramatic journey with the Sam’s Wife sen eeencepoesas Liza Balesca

Operation Mad Ball,” produced j Francesca v2... ee. eeesseee es Eva Gabor . a . . ee Tiny’s: Mother ...... soeoees Eva Gerson
by Jed Harris, falls into the latter | Vincent .........+2ee0-+- Jay Roblngon | society mother registers a definite | heavily laden truck through nar-|parry 2.7 os ccvesesseee , John Holland
bracket and, as such, is probably t [ovGel# ---+r+steeseeeee Martha Hyer /nit, Martha Hyers as the arrogant |Tow, stony side tracks, they get| Motor Cop ..........04.+-0--- Bob Dusty
one of the funniest service come- {Hubert <1... 00+ .0..-0+- Herbert Anderson elder siser is stunning and Robert within Sight of the small freighter Bete a gcrteant en 1 wved Here

ies to reach the screen since the ; Prem -----... yrrecetaneane clair | Keith - ably. rtrays e father ¢ ’ ur Customer .........e00 cess tlie Jordan
end of World War II. Judged by | Heysgnant O'Connor. ..--- Dans erser fated with rum, Eva Gabor makes |gets killed, and Harry decides to | Utillty Bartender ..:....-.. ohn Barry
the spontaneous and uninhibited | Second Detective Leveeneeee Jack, Mather capital of a Continental divorcee £0 nee ace qos st eee ae Harry ....sccesceeeeess Stephen Elliot

. : oun ma ar..e.- “4. -+. Pa . ‘tg j e..| Irenzie: ,
laughter that ran through the audi- | siete SR Babee Harry Cheshire and Jeff Donnell is in for some highlight of the hie and provides x ——
ence at a sneak preview, general | George "2.220070. ee aeees Robert . Clarke | Sparkling dialog as the weary fam-_ d exciting sev Street of Sinners” is the story
hilariiy will be the order of the day | Mun With Monkey.,....Robert Brubaker |ily maid. Jay Robinson as a family tense and exciting sequences. of a rookie cop with enough melo-
at theatres booking the picture. It’s juan cr Bee oT Voliaire Perkins |/eech,.constantly warbling “Lovely” | Mature makes a convincing fig-|dramatics to fit handily into the
the kind of madcap entry that will ! Howard ~...0..... eee. William Hudson | at the piano, also is in for capable|ure of the straightforward guy| program market for good returns.
appeal to family groups and, as a; Motor Cop stsrerveseey | Robert ouk support. oe - who turns cheat on his wife and| George Montgomery stars, backed
result, the turnstiles should click! poeysoh, rs Richard Deacon |, ©°@rah Vaughan chirps title song | his work, and Diana Dors gives suf-|by plenty of fop assistance from a

as often as the laughs.

To the credit of producer Harris,! Updated version of “My Man
director Richard Quine, and script- | orey?™ ‘

“+, | Godfrey” is a pretty well turned.
ers Arthur Carfer, Blake Edwards gut comedy with June Allyson and

and Harris, they have geared the : :
Production ‘strictly for farce. Like | David Niven recreating the origina
miost service comedies, there jis an | star roles. Yarn is overly contrived
element of truth in each of net at times, but generally stands up

situations, but truth presented | . ,
realistically can be dull. What Har- | 25,4) flaver, fituation farce, which

ris and his associates have done is.

to take a series of events experi- eral market, ,

enced by an Army medical unit in|, Ross Hunter’s production of the |.
France shortly after the war and} butler to an eccentric New York
exaggerated them almost beyond|family of wealth who helps
recognition. The result is a fast-| Straighten them out, meanwhile
‘paced, slambang farce designed recipient of the’ affections of the
solely for entertamment. younger daughter, manages _ to

ficient reason as the blonde who
helps him do it. Gene Anderson
is quietly effective as the back-
ground wife and Michael Wade
does well in the small part of her
sop. Liam Redmond and Patrick
Allen give first-rate characteriza-
tions of the racketeer and his
stooge and Peter Reynolds makes
a suitably spineless yesman out of
the role of the girl’s ‘brother.
em,

by Peggy Lee and Sonny. Burke
over the titles. William Daniels’
color photography is interesting,
art direction by Alexander Golitzen
and Richard H. Riedel in keeping
with general quality tone of pic-
ture and Milton Carruth’s editing
sharp. Frank Skinner’s music
score is fitting, — Whit.

‘The Long Haul |
(BRITISH)

Victor Mature caught up in The Careless Years
long distance truck racketeer-
ing with Diana Dors as the
blonde menace who nearly

wreéecks his home. Good. aver-

Well-done entry in the teenage
cycle. Moderate b.o, pro-
spects, although name of star.

anxious to return to the States on’

up with a badly paid job as a truck | w

of the two stars. Victor Mature:
plays Harry, a good-hearted GI} George Montgemery te spatk
chances. —

Hollywood, Aug. 30.
United Artists release of a William
Berke production. Stars George Mont-
‘gomery; costars Geraldine Brooks, Nehe-
miah Persoff, Marilee Farle; features
William Harrigan, Stephen Joyce, Clife
ford David. Directed by Berke. Screens

good cast and~deft writing and
hard-hitting direction to maintain
the interest,

The William Berke production,
which he also directs, was lensed

‘in N.Y., where atmospheric back-

grounds add to film’s realism. Pic
takes its ‘title from the rookie’s
beat, giving meaning to the street
he tries ta bring to some semblanee
of order as he’s faced with an

“| almost impossible task.

_Montgomery as the rookie starts
his first day on the force the hard
way, by incurring the enmity of.
Nehemiah Persoff, operator of «a
bar who cantfols the street through
his powerful connections in. high

_ Aiding the overall effect of the
comedy is a group -of performers

who know how to go along with!

the joke. A ‘less competent cas
could have easily made a shambles
out of the whole affair; Fortu-
nately Jack Lemmon, Ernie Ko-

vacs, Arthur O'Connell, Mickey
Rooney, Kathryn Grant and the

supporting players have completely
absorbed the spirit of the picture
and come through with perform-
ances that contribute greatly to the
general hilarity.

The picture is indeed noteworthy been deported.

for transferring Kovacs from tv to
Pictures. As an unctuous, busybody,
promotion-bent, obnoxious officer,
Kovacs makes an excellent foil. for
the intrigues of the enlisted men.
in his command. His “Mad Ball”
performance, a comedy gem, will
undoubtedly rate numerous calls
for his services in future films.

Another standout comedy
tribution is made by Rooney. Al-
though he appears in a short scene
in a part that may be fermed a bit,
Rooney makes such a strong im-
pression that his. limited screen
time is barely noticed. He appears
as a jazzed-up transportation ser-
geant who whisks an entire bat-
talion out of Le Havre in no time

at.

Lemmon, the all-thumbs Iieuten-
ant of “Mr. Roberts,” scores again
as the Mr. Fix-it leader of the en-
listed contingent in the perennial
war against the officer clan. O’Con-
nell is fine as the colonel in charge
of the medical unit who seeks to
avoid all difficulties that might
possibly interfere with his promo-
tion to general. Miss Grant is prov.
erly confused as the sweet com-
missioned nurse-dietitian caught in
the enlisted: man-officer conflict,
Dick York, as Kovaes’ clerk-cor-
poral, is outstanding in his “coun-
terspy” role of liaison man between
the enlisted forces and headquar-

ers, °

It’s probably useless to attemnt
fo give a detailed outline of the
story. Basically it has to do with a
ball planned by the enlisted men
and their efforts to outwit Koyacs
from discovering their plans and
cancelling them. The ball, to be
held at a small French hotel off
the base, is designed to bring the
enlisted men together with their
girl friends—the medical unit's
aurses. Since the nurses are offi-
vers, the enlisted personnel are
not pérmitted to fraternize with
‘hem, a situation that requires con-
siderable intrigue.

_One of the biggest Iaughs of the
ricture is garnered by William
lickey who, as Lemmon’s aide cn
nortuary duty, does a hilarious
vide-eyed “take” on seeing a sup-
»0sedly dead man move. .

Quine’s direction is probably the
roving force behind the success

con-¢

'pack plenty of lusty humor in the
fast 92 minutes,. Where film misses
is in the Niven character of butler.
‘The Everett Freeman-Peter Ber-.
|meis-William Bowers screenplay
‘drags him in by the heels in too
fabricated a character—a former
Austrian diplomat in the U.S. via
illegal entry. (In the original 1936

in keeping with the 1936 version.
Niven is a particular standout in
his helping the family back” on
their feet after bankruptcy faces.
them. Miss Allyson likewise is okay
in her role but inclined to cuteness.
Jessie Royce Landis. as the wacky

Juha (FINNISH: AGASCOPE; COLOR).
Svea Film production and release. With
Elina Pohjanpaa, Eino Kaipainen, Veiko
Uusinmaki, Written and directed by T.
J. Sarkka from novel by Juhani o.
Camera (Eastmancolor), Osmo MHarkimo,
Kaumo Laine; editor, Nortla:; music,
Tauno Pylkkanen. At Karlovy Vary Fest.
Running time, 96 MINS.

Although based on a Finnish:
classic, this. emerges as rather
hoary melodrama. However, it has
a plus factor of having excellent

outdoor. settings. Picture concerns

}an older man who has brought up
ia young orphan and married her..

She is swept off her feet by a visit-

ing Russian. This occurs on the
: Finno-Russian borders of the early
{19th Century, and she is taken
|back by him. She finally comes
back to the older man but
shame ends in his death.

AgaScope ts a Swedish anamor-
phoscopic process that is clear
with the color and a plus, Acting.
is heavy. Color and locale, plus
its story, slant this only for certain
language cinemas in America.

:; ae o8

New Year's Sacrifice (RED CHINESE;
COLOR). Peking Studio production. and
release. With Pay Yang, Wey Cheo Ling,
Li Directed 4b in Chu,
Screenp
Sun; camera (CAgfa-color), Tian:
editor, Tin Chu; music, Chen Yen-Si. At
Rarlovy Vary Fest, Running. time,

Red Chinese films are probably
difficult U. S. import items at pres-
ent but this deserves viewing for
the record. It is a natural lingo
item but remains somewhat exotic
and spectalized for regular Ameri-
can pic channels. This is a tale of

tthe social female bondage in the]

‘by Meryyn Millss camera, Basil Emmott;

. Célumbia’s latest British pic,
Foreign Capsule Reviews

‘her son and husband, and her os-

‘The Last Ones Shall Be First) (GER-

~ 1 Camera,

places, Rookie believes In huing
to the rulebook despite the fatherly
advice of block’s retiring patrol«
man: consequently, finds the going
tough as neighborhood kids are
Stirred up against him and he’s
put on the spot with his superiors
{hrough sudden violencé on his
ea .

age entertainment. Dean Stockwell might help.

. Hollywood, Aug. 30.

United Artists release of Edward Lewis
production, Stars Dean Stockwell, Natalie
Trundy; features John Larch, Directed by
Arthur Hiller. Screenplay, Edward Lewis;
‘camera, Sam Leayitt; . editor, Leon
‘Barsha; music, Leith‘Stevens; songs, “The
‘Careless Years” and “Butterfingers

.. . London, Aug. 28, |
Columbia release of Maxwell Setton
production. Stars Victor Mature and
Diana Dors. Directed by Ken Hughes.
Screenplay by Ken Hughes from novel

editor, Raymond Poulton; music, Trevor
Dunean, At Odeon, Marble Arch, London,

iMorrie Ryskind-Eric Hatch script, Aug. 27, ’57. Running time, 100 MINS. Baby,” by Joe Lubin. Previewed Aug. 26, | His position 1s further .com-
! Powell was a forgotten. man of the Harry Miller’ «..++.s+.-. Victor Mature Jenny Verna nt Te Mean Stockwell ‘plicated when a *pretty alcoholic
‘depression, a more natural charac-}Joe Rasy) 700s Patrick” Allen | Emily, Meredith .......... Natalie Trundy jumps to her “death when he’s in
: ter.) Again, the scripters hit upon ; Connie Miller .....:.... Gene Anderson Sam Vernon, weer eee score fohn ngsley | Her apartment, and he’s suspended
i too ready a solution of the yson- | rank * ceeee So eereeecrens foter Reynolds Charles Meredith nee John Stephenson from the force. Strictly through
!Niven romance after Niven has} Butch Miller 1111200201). Michael Wade | Harriet -.....-..++. +».+ Maureen Cassidy | his own. actions and sans any co=
PME sees ree eee ee eas en ees Dervis Ward Pop Williams «=: teense Pee ener ae operation from the ‘noliée, who
Director Henry Koster deftly | MacNaughton /1//.7177 yameson Clark Bist VETMON ose sereseeres wobby, Hyatt refuse him support, the rookie is
‘handles his characters in their | Superintendent Macrea..... John Harvey Aust FEaNTy e+ wretee +++ Hugh Sanders able finally to break Persoff’s hold
comedic paces and succeeds in funy Sergeant vores Rovand Brand | Mrs. BeloSi ...ceecesssseerae iz Slifer |On the community, simultaneously
establishing an aura of screwiness | Depot Madager .........2 Raymond Barry | . solving a murder, -

Montgomery is okay in his role
but acting honors go to his costars,
leading off with Persoff, who packs
his character with authority. Geral-
dine Brooks as the alcoholic who
makes a last-chance try at happi-
ness by proposing marriage to
Montgomery before commiting
su‘cide registers dramatically and
Marilee Earle impresses as a touch
neiehborhood girl who falls for:
rookie, William Harrigan convinces
as the retiring policeman and
Stephen Joyce handles himself well
aS a punk-who wants to be bigtime.
_ John McPartland based — his
Screenplay on a story by Philip
Yordan, and J. Burgi Contner’s
low-key photography. and Everett
Sutherland’s tight editing help the
mood. Whit.

Whether or not to have 2 pre-
marital “affar to remember” is the
chief problem posed in this Dean
Stockwell-Natalie ‘Trundy costar-
rer. Film falls into the teenage
cycle, but is several. shades better
‘than most:- Lack of any marquee
names dim the b.o. prospects, but
rising popularity of Stockwell will
ejp. ~

starring Victor Mature and Diana
Dors, proves a domestic. triangle:
thriller, interwoven with hijackers
and graft that makes good enter-
tainment for the general run of

Screenplay by Edward Lewis,
who. also produced, is basically
simple, Stockwell and Miss
Trundy meet, fall in lave, plan to
marry. Respective parents reluc-
tantly give their blessings—pro-
vided youngsters wait a while.
‘Parents, too, are worried about cou-
ple staying within the moral code,
which is practically the last thing
on Stockwell’s mind, although Miss
Trundy has opposite views on the
situation. Pair subsequently plan

China of the early 1900’s, and de-
tails the odyssey of one woman
sold into marriage, the -death of

tracizing by a bigoted, ignorant so-
ciety. -
_ Film is neatly mounted. and
builds into a moving saga with’
color lensing, acting and subtle
characterizations and techniques
combining to make this a unique

The Unholy Wife

g te ke -..{to elope, but a bitter argument (COLOR)

for good speciaied entry erupt. Windup finds the pa bk coca

Bie na " "Mosk, {im love, and both agreed that they} Fairly suspenseful drama of an
should wait before stepping up t0| amoral: wife, with Dikna Dors’

the altar. .
Stockwell herewith essays his]

first starring role since his child-~

hood thespic days at Metro. Bear-

Die _Letaten Werden: Die Eriten Sein tions, to help program’ situa-

Constantip release -of CCC pro- , wet
tars Ulla: Jacobsson, 0. E. Hollywood, Aug.'30:
> . °

sse and Maximilian Schell. Directed

a e| Universal release of : .
by Rolf Hansen. Screenplay, Jochen |ing a striking resemblance to the Unt er sal ase of a John’ Farrow
his |Huth after story by John Galsworthy; | late James Dean, it’s to Stockwell’s | Postars ‘Tom Tyee Bae eee eer

Franz Weihmayr, editor, Anna
Hoelering. At: Berlin Film Fest. Run-
ning time, 98 MINS. .

credit that he doesn’t try to ape:
-Dean’s style of .acting, but instead.
has developed his own individual:

tures Marie Windsor, Arthur Franz. Di-
rected by Farrow, eenvlay, Jonathan
Latimer, from story be Willizm Durk

ees
camera (Technicolor), Lucien Ballard:

This CCC production, Germany’s| personality. He’s good. Miss | editor, Eda Warren; music, Daniele
eagerly awaited entry at this festi-|Trundy is warm and appealing, Reinga ror, anes Aug. 21, 737.
val, disappointed. This hardly has|and John Larch is fine as his fa-} pnyiis Hochen ............. na Dore
any hig international . chances.;ther. _ og Paul Hochen ...........22." Rod Steiger

‘|Many will find fault with the di-| Edward Lewis’ production man- | San. op cc-c-serecessseeeee Tom Tryon
rection which is old-fashioned and|tling has class throughout. Other|Gwen ...:....00777777" “Grarie ah Bondi
unimaginative. Despite a suspense-| Plus factors are Arthur Hiller’s di-| Bev, Stephen Hochen....“ Arthur Frans
ful plot, film is a slow-paced, dull |rection, the camera work of Sam | Gime Penton ~.......++. us Van Rooten
offering. Leavitt,-and McClure Capps’ art| theresa... SIULE Vaneendiecs. BREN

| Story centers around two broth-|direction. Alt technical contribu- | Carl Kramer ................. Tol Avery
ers. One is a prominent lawyer |tidns, for that matter, are good. | Stetife Watting ........ Ste umes, Burke
and the other a sensifive young] “ Incidentally; there may be beefs} michael ......0000722777".7 “Gary Hunley.
man recently returned from a pris-|from. the American Medical Assn. | Judge ................ Dougias Spencer

over the following bit of dialog be-
tween two parents: worried over
their offspring: ;
| Husband: Why don't you take a
sleeping pill? . .

Wife: I°hate sleeping pills; it’s
‘a bad habit.

Husband: One a night is NOT
Neat.

onship. When the latter kills @
man, who has insulted his girl, the
lawyer-brother takes over. Fear-
ing a family scandal would ruin
his reputation, he manages to
cloak the deed of his brother and
an innocent man is punished in-j
stead. The conflict of this. film is

(Continued on page, 26) |habit-forming.

“The Unholy Wife” is a story
of poetic justice. As Diana Dors’
first American release, it. comes off
as a fairly suspenseful drama
‘which may be exploited for mod-
erate teturns in the regular mar-
Ket. Film’s chances of a big payoff,

' (Continued .on page 26)

2

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Cable Theatre’s Q's and A’s
Bartlesville, Okla.; Sept. 3.

A lot of questions are being asked about the new cable theatre,
_ Closed-circuit type of operation which started ‘rolling here ‘this .-
~ afternoon (Tues.). Following are some of the answers as supplied

by the executives of Video Independent Theatres, which owns and
operates the system:

Q—How many usbscribers does it take to break even?

A-—Between 1,500 and 2,000 in this situation. We don’t expect
to see.a penny before the first year of operations, in fact, we'll lose
$50,000 the first year.

Q—What’s the top potential in the number of subscribers? .

A—There are 8,000 homes, 90% of which have ty.. We think. we
can get about 3,500 subscribers eventually. (The run started with
around

Q—How does the American Telephone Co. ‘enter into. all this?

A—We contracted: with them to build the system. They then leased
it back. to us at a fee of so much per mile for five channels. AT&T
maintains the lines up. to the outlet. We service, the ‘customer and ©
the projection booth. However, there are other ways of doing it, -
such as. obtaining the right from the phone company ‘to string wires
on its poles. We do-not absolutely need the telephone company, but
their coopeyation makes it easier. «

Q—Can you: show, CineniaScope pictutes? :

-A-—-Our projection system automatically and electronically un-
squeezes the CinemaScope film. The ‘system was developed by
General Precision. —

Q—Do you allow organizations, fire-houses, ‘etc. to subscribe?

A—Definifely not. We restrict the service to homes, apartments

and hotels.

Q—Can several exhibitors join in the cable-theatre?

‘A—Yes. Our idea, applying it to Oklahoma City, is to have thea-
tres become partners in a special corporation in the ratio in which
their business runs compared to the town’s entire b,o, In Bartles- -
ville, we happen to own all the theatres, which is why the town
was ‘picked.

Q—Will the cable theatre hurt the regular houses?

A—Probably, but not as much as some think. In. any case, the
drive-ins also hurt the regular houses. Exhibitors should get into
this thing before outsiders get into it. Many. marginal houses are
doomed ‘anyway. -

@—-What’s the rental formula on pictures currently shown. at
Bartlesville?

A—It remains fo be worked out. We don’t start charging until
Oct. 1. The companies are going along with us on an experimental.
basis. We will eventually pay for the films we are now showing.

Q—is the Telemovie idea feasible on a regional basis?

A—That seems a long way off, but it is possible. ~
none Telemovies go on day-and-date with the product in the

eatres

A—We'll vary that. Some will, while others will go into the ,

homes before or after the downtown run.
Q—Can theatres and Telemovies function side by side?
~wi—We fully expect so. It’s part of our expectation for much
. larger distribution revenues, with both media contributing. Young
people will continue to go-and outstanding pix will still draw.
Perhaps the theatre total will shrink some, r

Chayefsky's ‘Bad Pix, Bad Sell

. Writer Raps Outdated Selling 1 Selling Methods, Calls For
Updated Machinery,

FILMGOING' 6

[Aug’s Ist 4 Near $4,000,000 as ‘BV

HOME COMFORT Retains Top Nat'l Slot; ‘Pride,’ ‘Silk,
‘Affair, ‘Wonders,’ Eagels’ in Big 6

Bartlesville, Sept. 3.

Let there be no ‘doubt about it, |

this neat little northeast Oklahoma
tewn population 28,006, aver-
age annual income $8,000, head-
quarters of Phillips Petroleum and
Cities Service and recipient of
three main network channels from
Tulsa, likes motion pictures. There

jis only one thing people here seem |.
to like even more, and that’s home :

comfort. :
Unfortunately, the two don't ‘go

‘together and that is why Bartles-
-yille citizens in fair numbers are
‘dropping their drawling western |*

nonchalance to cautiously endorse

the TeleMovie (TM) cable theatre
system whieh. Was launched here
today (Tues.) with Warner Bros,’.

“Pajama Game” as the first attrac-

4 tion, going into the living rooms.

The closed. circuit setyp, de-
signed and partly manufactured by
Jerrold Electronics, pioneer in this
field, <is- owned and qperated by

pers in town—the Osage and Erroll
—fand two drive-ins (the Hilltop

and Belle Mead), They are man-|{
Jjaged by Phil Hayes who now has

taken charge also of the utlramod-

em, smartiy designed -Felemovies
‘| studio “theatre” whith is housed

{Continued on ontinued on page 1 18)

VIT Envisio

’ A Meter Sytem

For Sets, Habits

‘ Bartlesville, Okla., Seot. 3.
Video Independent
cable theatre project here,

its subscribers.-

While this is somewhat out-of-

step with the original concept,

Video prexy Henry. J. Griffing
acknowledged that it will be neces-

Theatres,
*|which today (Tues.) launched ie
as
come.to the conclusion that it must]
find a system that ‘will meter both
the set use and viewing habits of

Aug. Golden Dozen

“Around World” (UA).
“Pride, Passion” (UA).
“Silk Stockings” (M-G).
“Affair Remember” (20th)
"? Wonders” (Cinerama),
“Jeanne Eagels’ (Col).

. “Band of Angels” (WB).
. “Commandments” (Par)
. “Bambi” (BV) (resissue).
‘Hatful of Rain” (20th).
11, “Frankenstein” (WB).

. “Loving You” (Par).

PRA ME ENE

Par’ $ Stymie On

Video Independent Theatres Inc., |
| which also operates two hardtop- |.

Bartlesville Deal

Paramount refused to make its
product available to the Bartles-
villé home toll television runs be-
cause the “right” kind of terms
couldn’t be reached, according to
Paul Raibourn, Par v.p. in charge
of ty activities and economic plan-
ning.’ He: explained that. the film

‘company handles the product of

independent producers and “we
are under a sort of trusteeship” to
get the maximum terms.

Par president Barney Balaban
| made it further clear that revenye,
and not.the principle, was the mo-
tivating factor. He said flatly that
Par would sell its pictures to home
toll ahead ‘of first-fun theatres if it
would be profitable to do so. “T

‘take $30,006 from one rather than

Bartlesville demonstrations are
being held by Henry S. Griffing,
head of Video Independent The-
atres. Raibourn said Par Pictures
would have Been licensed to this
outfit if Griffing had met the ‘‘con-
ditions.” He did not. It. didn’t
matter, elther, that Par has 90%
‘control of its own pay-as-you-see

would be derelict if I were not to.
$20,000. from the other,” he stated. |

’ By DAVE KAUFMAN
Hollywood, Sept. 3.

Paddy Chayefsky, whose indie
‘company, Carnegie. Productions, is

currently: filming . “The . Goddess”,

‘for Columbia, feels that while the

film biz creators haye kept up with.
the times, the same can’t be said of

those who sell fhe product. The
writer, here from N, Y. with the
“Goddess” unit, believes the. pic
biz must streamline and update its
selling machinery.

“You can’t sell movies liké you

used to, You can’t advertise a Pic- |
ture as ‘for perverts only" and sell

‘the public. You can’t take a picture
with one sexy scene and advertise
it as a sex picture,”

dess.”
“Business in. the industry is off

said the writ-|
er, who screenplayed “The God-

Houston: Film Unit

. To Make Tele Prods
” Hoyston, Sept.. 3. .

‘Formation of Jim Ross Film Pro-
ductions Inc,, was announced here
Lopéz-

by Jim Ross and George
Poftillo, producer of more than 200

films . in ’ Mexico. New company,
according to Ross, will produce full-

length films for television as well
as’ industrial, documentary, ‘relig-
ious and commercial pix.

‘Ross, prez of the company, is
host of “The Late Show” seen here

on KGUL-TV, Galveston. Lopez-
Portillo is veepee. in charge of pro-|{/

duction:

Name Novins Prez |

{activity.so as to «arrive at an equit-
jable formula for paying off the

| exact record. of just what films our

sary to record individual viewer| tv system, ‘International Telemeter.

20th’s °58 Release Sked;

distributors,
“We can set up.a metering device|
in our booth that will give us an

Its production program moving |
into gear, 20th-Fox has set 37 films
for.its 1958 release sked. Of these,
a total of 24 will emanate from the
studio itself. The remaining 13
will: come from indie producers.

subscribers are looking at,” ‘Griff-
ing said. “We expect to have it in-
stalled in a short time. Jerrold
Electronics Corp. has done a lot of
research on the subject.”

- Bartlesyille subscribers pay by
the month and on a flat-fee basis.

(Continued on page 18)

‘Bally-at Bartlesville

Thorough selling job is - being
done here by Video Independent
Theatres to enlist subscribers for}

25 low-budgeters from the Regal
Films stable. This will give the
distributor in excess of 60 releases,
ne of the highest such totals in
tue company’s history. - .

the studio will be based on books
or stage plays. In: addition to the
(24 from 20th itself,. to be made un-

24 Self-Made, 13 Indies

. In addition, 20th will have some

Most of the 37 films coming from |

der the supervision of exec pro-.

-because of bad pictures.and bad
selling methods. Nobody knows.
how to selt these days—the exhibi- |
-tors, the studios don’t know what
they're dealing with. They sell pic-
‘tures like they did years ago, and
that doesn’t work today: - They
should bring in some young: fel-
lows to sell today’s audiences.
“The Goddess’ will be a, great

Of Intl Telemeter

manager of International Tele-
meter since 1955, has’ béen elected
president of the ‘Paramount home-
toll .subsidiary. Novins and v.p.

‘Louis A. Novins, y.p, and general.

its Telemovie cable theatre. Local
paper has been carrying fullpage

ried spots extolling the new serv-
ice.

Outfit, .¢ even distributing a spe-
cial comic book to dramatize. the
virtues of the livingroom theatre.

town, in the rain. They get stuck

ads and the radio-station has car-

It tells of a family going down-:

ducer Buddy Adler, the program
‘includes three from Darryl F. Zan-
uck, four from Jerry Wald, two.

from David O. Selznick and four |

from Samuel G. Engel.

Of the 37 pix skedded, 35 will
be in CinemaScope, one in Cinema-

—in Todd “AO.

Scope 55 and one—‘South. Pacific” ;

picture—a classic. . But there ix no
~ assurance it will make money. It
‘should,- and I think it will, but I
‘know léss- ‘about it than the fellows

Paul MacNamara returned: to their
Coast headquarters over the past

weekend after conducting a series.

of- demodstrations: of the pay-as-

in traffic, can’t find a parking space a

and then are told: there’s a half-
hour wait to get to.see the film.
That makes up dad's mind and he

Kath. Fenton-Dormer

in distribution. Somebody .has al-
ready told me you can’t sell a pic-.
ture with a fufieral. scene, but what
‘about the funeral scene if: ‘The Bad.
and the Beautiful,’ a wonderful.
picture? Nobody knows what. the
‘Market really is any more, and
somebody should organize the situ-
ation so that they will know,

- “his is not.a new. thought, but

» the glamour is-missing ‘these days.

‘Prideand the Passion’ brings back
the old days; Mike Todd’s ‘Around

(Continued on. page 28)

you-see tv system in New York.
Novins, a former Asst. Attorney
General ‘of. Massachusetts, joined
Par in 1946 as exec assistant: to
president Barney Balaban. Since
then- he had served as ‘an officer
and director of various ~-Pat sub-
sidiaries. and two years 2g0 was
named secretary of the parént cor-
poration.
trustee of the American Heritage
Foundation and was one of the

Freedom Train tour. -

He’s an exec y-p. and |.

originators and organizers of. the |
‘continue fe come,

‘| subscribes to Telemovies.
All ads and literature stress that |
‘the cable theatre requires no con-

tract to sign, no installation charge
to Bay ’and ‘no gadgets’ to buy. Ac-
cent, too, is on the eomfy dressing
af home vs. the need to dress up
to go out, and the lack of interrupt-
ing commercials.

“Despite this campaign, Video: in-
sists that its two regular Bartle-

| ville houses won’t suffer appreci-

ably because the young people will

‘To Bally UA O’se

Kathleen Fenton-Dormer ‘has
been named acting supervisor of

United Artists’ ad-pub department
‘for Continental Europe and the

Middle East, headquartering in

Paris.

Mrs. Fenton-Dormer had been
exec. secretary to Francis Winikus,
Paris-based exec assistant to. UA
v.p: Max E. Youngstein. She re-
places Ben Halpern, who’s return-
ing. to a new post in the homeoffice

' publicity department.

(Varrety’s survey of how
principal product fared at the
boxoffice the previous month
ts not fully national but is
based on reports of corres-
pondents in 24 representative
key cities over the U.S, and
Canada. As such, it usually
reflects the strength. box-
officewise of key product but
does not pretend either to be
- an index of total gross or total
earnings of any current pic-
ture.)
‘eee

National boxoffice sweepstakes

{in August reflected strong product

and much cooler weather for a con-
siderable portion of the month.
Some idea of the strength of the

{films out in release in shown by

the fact that the four strongest pix
at the wickets alone grossed nearly
$4,000,000 despite the fact that
only four weeks of totals are in-
cluded and that the cinemas in
August had no boost from any holi-
days. a

“Around World in 80 Days”
(UA), as in July, walked off with
top boxoffice honors. It makes
three different months that the
Mike Todd opus has been champ
nationally, according to reports
from ‘Varrery correspondents in
some 24 key cities. Pic came
close to $1,500,000 in the four
August weeks.

“Pride and Passion,” another
United Artists release, copped sec-
ond place, with ease, It, too, top-
ped the. $1,000,000 mark last
month “Silk Stockings” (M-G)
finished third, being consistently
high in all four weeks.

“Affair to Remember” (20th),
which started out by placing third
one week, failed to hold up as

(Continued ‘on ontinued on pase 2 22)

No Nixing xing by Studi Studios
Of ‘Bartel Run,
Sez VIT Prez Griffing

Bartlesville, Okla., Sept. 3.
None: of the film companies has

actually turned down a bid to sup-
ply pictures for the Telemovie run

; here,

“According to execs of the Video
Independent Theatres, which backs
the project, only Metro and 20th-
Fox so far have mot agreed to
supply product. “With the excep-
‘tion of these two, we thought we
had everyone’e assurance,” said
Henry J. Griffing, circuit prexy.

Griffing expressed surprise over
reports that Paramount wasn’t will-
ing to .allocate films for Bartles-
ville. “I spoke to Barney Balaban,
and he sounded most encouraging,”
Griffing noted.

As reported in Variety lIast
week, Alex Harrison, 20th general
sales manager, has decided against
making any’ of 20th’s Cinemascope
product available to Video. “We'll
stick with the theatres,” he said.

As currently set up, the cable
theatre here requires 26 films per

to transmit pix. only. Eventually,
other events may be added.

CORMAN’S HIGH SCI-FI

Claim Recovery of Negative Costs
In 12-Week Playoff

Hollywood, Sept. 3.

Record recoupment of negative
costs is claimed for producer Roger
Corman’s sci-fi package, “Not of
ag | this Earth” and “Attack of the Crab
&S | Monsters.” Films, which cost ap-
proximately $200,000. to make,
were off the nut at the end of 12
weeks of playing time. Combo
reportedly is the highest grossing
package which Allied

Artists has released this year.

_ Pix were the 18th and 19th of
the 21 Corman has made in the last
four years, each of them showing
. He's currently working
on his 23d, “Viking Women,’
which American-International will
releass.

—s

month, or 312 films a year. Plan is”

Frisco Soars; ‘Sun’
‘Game’ Stout 206,

PICTURE GROSSES

Smash $24,000,
‘Arrow Good 116, |

‘Yuma’ Lofty 176, Days’ Mighty 306

San Francisco, Sept. 3. 4+=-

New product is getting a heavy

play here in current session, with |

many extended-runs holding near
previous week’s totals. Long holi-
day weekend is giving first-runs
here a fine break. “Sun Also Rises”
shapes great opening stanza .at the
Fox. “Pajama Game” {ts rated ter-
rific on teeoff week at St. Francis.
“Run of Arrow” looms good at
Golden Gate while “3:10 to Yuma”
looks lofty at Paramount. “Action
of Tiger” is dull at Warfield on
initial week. “Pride and Passion”
shapes excellent in seventh United
Artists week. “10 Commandments”
is hefty in 16th session. Long-run
“Around World in 80 Days” is
rated terrific at Coronet Y while
“Seven Wonders of World” looms
dacdy in 41st Orpheum round.
“French Are Funny Race” and

“Devil’s General” are tops among ;low” and “Interlude,”

arty theatre entries.
Estimates for This Week

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,859; 90-/

$1.25)—"Run of Arrow" (U) and :is socko.
Good fourth frame, looms fine.

“Destination 60, 000" (AA).
$11,000. Last week, “Man of Thou-
sand Faces” (U) (2d wk), $11,000.
Fox (FWC) (4,651; $1.25-$1.50)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th). Great
$24,000. Last week, “Hatful of

Rain” (20th) anu “Hour of Deci- 5 2

sion” (Indfe), $15,000.

Warfield (Loew) (2,656; 90-$1,25)
“Action of Tiger” (M-G), Dull
$8,500. Last week, “Tip On Dead!
Jockey” (M-G), $10, 000.

Paramount (Par) (2,646; 90-$t. 25) 4

—"3-10 to Yuma” (Col) and “Be- | tamed Youth” (WB) and “Restless
(Col). Lofty $17,- Breed’ (20th), $13,000.

yond Mombasa”

000 or over. Last week, “Band of

unnymede
Angels” (WB) and “Frontier Gam-j(FP) (1,080; 1,485; 1,385; 60-$1l)—

bler” (AA) (2d wk), $11,000

St. Francis (Par) (1,400; 90-$1.25) | $12,500. Last week, $15,00

—"Pajama'Game” (WB. Sock $20,-

000 or near. Last week, “Jeanne ;
Eagels” (Col) (4th wk), $6,000 in;Good $4,000. Last week, $5,000.

4 days.

Orpheum (SW-Cinerama) (1,458;
$1.75-$2.65) — “Seven Wonders”
(Cinerama? (4lst wh Pandy $22,-
500. Last week, $25,10

United Artists (No. Const) (1,207;

(Continued on page 24)

‘fe 3
Cimerama’ Sock $25,000,
6 ’ :
Balto; ‘Sun’ Boffo 186,
‘{H.? y ° a4 /

Pajama’ Slick $16,000

Baltimore, Sept. 3

Warm weather and the Labor
Day exodus brought usual slump
but a trio of new, big entries | $
helped brighten the scene.
Is Cinerama,” which opened at the
Town, is doing smash biz while
“Sun Also Rises” at Century is
great. “Pajama Game” at Stanley
shapes lofty. “Pride and the Pas-
sion” took a dip but still is solid
after giant opening at the New.
“Jeanne Eagels” at Hippodrome is
fair in’ second frame. ‘Around
World in 80 Days,” which goes on
and on at Film Centre, zoomed in
its 37th week.

Estimates for This Week
_Century (Fruchtman) (3,100; 50-
$1.25)—"Sun Also Rises” (20th).
Great $18,000. Last week, ‘‘Hat-
ful of Rain” (20th) (2d wk), $9,000.

Cinema (Schwaber) (460; 50-
$1.25)—"Sorceress” (Ellis). Nice
$3,600. Last week, “10 Command-
ments” (Par) (6th wk), $2,500.

Film Centre (Rappaport? 1890:
$1.25-$2.25) — “Around Worl a”
(UA) (37th wk).
$11,000 after $10,000 last week.’

Five West (Schwaber) (460; 50-

$1.25) — “Passionate Summer”
\Kingsley), Hep $4.500. Last}
week, “Kid for Two Farthings”

tLopert}, $2,100.

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,300;
50-$1.25.—“Jeanne FEagels” (Col)
t2d wk), -Fair $8.000 after $11.000:
opener.

Little ‘Rappaport) 1300; 50-$1.25)'

—“Noah's Ark" (Equity? \reissue) |

‘3d wk).
in second.

Mayfair (Hicks) °

—"“Land Unknown” (¢U). Neat:
$6,200. Last week. “Night Pas-:
sage” (U) (4th wk), $3,500.

New (Fruchtryan} (1,600; 50-
$1.25}—“Pride and Passion” (UT)
(2a wk}. Dipped to fancy $12,000!
after $20,000 opener.

Playhouse (Schwaber) (400; 50-
$1.25)—“Third Key” (Rank). (2d
RK Fine $5,000 after same in:
rst.

Oke $2,000 after $3,500;

“Pajama Game” (WB). Tall $14,-
000. Last week, “Lonely Man”
(Par). $6,000.

wh (Rappaport) (1,125; $1.25-
(Cine

$2. BO This Is Cinerama”
rama}, Looks to reach smash
$25,000 in first week. Last week,
subsequent run.

fare still the big strength here.

“This}

seven Wonders of World”
tee and eighth weeks,

1980; 50-$1.25).

‘Sam
Stanley (SW) (3,200; 50-$1. 25)—

Broadway Grosses
Estimated Total Gress
This Week .......... $937,400
(Based on 23 theatres)

Last Year .... - $696,680
(Based on 24 theatres)

Fire’ Warm 156,
Toronto; Rain’ 76

Sept. 3.

Toronto,

Two newcomers, “Fire Down Be-| scale, ditto.

are okay in
lcurrent week, but: ‘the holdovers

“Silk Stockings” in second: stanza,
“Pride and Passion” in
“Loving.
You” continues big in three-house
-‘combo. in third stanza,
Estimates for This Week

Carlton (Rank) (2,518; 75-$1.50)

—“Pride and Passion” (UA) (4th

Downtown, Glendale, Scarboro,.
State (Taylor) (1,054; 995; 698; 694: -
50-75)—"Giant Claw” (Col) and
“Night the World Exploded” (Col)..
Nice $14,000. Last week,

ton, Palace, R

“Loving You” (Par) (3d wid. Swell
Hyland (Rank) (1'357; SD —"Aae
mirable Crichton” (Col) (5th wk).

Imperial (FP) (3,344: 60-$1, 19)—
“Fire Down Below” (Col). Okay
$15,000. Last week,. “Run of Ar-
Row” ({U), $10,506.

International (Taylor) (557; $1)—
“Rising Moon” (WB) (4th wk).
‘Nice $4,000. Last week, same.

. Loew’s (Loew) (2,098; "25-$1. 25)}—
“Silk Stockings” (M-G) (2d .wk).
Se at $14,000. Last week,

Tivoli (FP) (955; $1.75-$2.40)—
“Around World in 80 Days” (UA)
(8d wk). Turnaway biz at $20,000.
Last week, di
(AA)

in Afternoon” (6th. wk).

| Holding well at $4,500. Last week
$5,000,

University (FP) (1,556; 60-$1)—
“Hatful of Rain” (20th) (4th wk).
Fine $7,000. Last week, $7,500.

Uptown (Loew) (2,096; 75-$1.25)

—Interlude” (U). ‘Good $8,000.
(M-G), $9 000.

York (FP) (877; $1.25-$2)—"'10
Commandments” (Par) (41st ‘ wk).
Steady $5,5 $5,500. Last week, same.

Last week, “Tip on Dead oe

‘Pajama’ Smooth $12,000, Mpls.; ‘Sun’

| Grand,

Fine $12,000. Last week, bow

Col). :
Un-| (13th wk). May hit $21,000 tér new

;socko at Paramount.

Towne Crayton) (693; ae
Fe

‘Game’ Fancy $15, 000,

Cincy; ‘Sun’ Ditto]

‘Cincinnati, Sept. 3.

Two hotsy new bills and extend-
ed weekend. holiday lift are bulg-
ing this week’s overall biz at first-
runs, Fresh entrants: “Sun Also.
Rises” at the Albee and “Pajama

Game” at Palace shape for a photo- |

finish to top city. “Game is strong-
(er at boxoffice. Another newcomer,
“Action of. Tiger,” is okay - at
“Sweet Smell of Success”
is fair in second round at Keith’s.

Hard-ticket. “Seven Wonders of
World” i

‘|Days” may hit a new high on 12th |

lap.
Estimates: for This Week

Albee (RKO) (3,100; 90-$1.25)—

“Sun Also Rises” (20th). Hotsy
$15,000: Last week, “Man of Thou- | ——————_____.
sand “Faces” (U) (2d -wk), $7,500.
Capitol {(SW-Cinerama) (1,376;
| $1.20-$2.65) —— “Seven Wonders”
}(Cinerama) (65th wk). In step with
64th week’s climb to $21,000, great.
Grand (RKO) (1,400; 75-$1, 10)—f
«“Action of Tiger” (M-G) and “Bus-|
end Keaton Story” (Par). Okay
Last week, “Pride and: Pas-
$7,600 (UA) (5th wk), at $90-$1.50

Guild. (Vanse) (300; 50-90)—
“Seventh. Sin” -(M-G) (3d wk).,
$1,500, , Last week,

Moderate
600. =

1
Hyde Park (Shor) (617: ‘50-90)-——
“Bride Goes Wild” (M-G) (reissue).
Okay $4,800, Last’ week, “Tor-
ment” (Indie), ‘$1,700, |
Keith's (Shor) (1,500: 75-$1 25)
—“Sweet. Smell of Sticcess” (UA)
(2d wk). Fair $6,000 after $11,500

Palace (RKO) (2,600; 90- $1. 16)—
“Pajama Game” (WB). Sweet $15,-
000. Last week, “Run of Arrgw”

(U), $8,500,
Valley (Wiethe) (1,300; $1.50-
(WA)

2.50) — “Around World”
high, Last week, $20,000,

Holiday Lifts ‘Wonders’
Great $20,000, ‘80 Days’.

Big 136, K.C; Band’ 10¢|

Kansas City, Sept. 3.

Holiday week trade playing the
reserved-seat situations as favorites
and boosting “Seven Wonders of
World” at the Missouri an
“Around World in. 80. Days” at
Tower to great figures. Brightest
newcomer is “Band of Angels,”
“Night Pas-
sage” in four Fox Midwest houses
is -just okay while “* Pink |
Nightgown” at Midland looks slow.

| Weather continues on warm side,

placing premium on air-condition-
ing.
Estimates for This Week

Shawnee Drive-in, Leawood
Drive-in (Dickinson). (1,100 cars;
800 cars; 85¢c person)——‘'The Cyc-
jJops” (AA) and “Daughter of Dr.
kyll” (AA) with “First Texan”
(AA) (2d run). Bangup with $12,000.
First time drive-in coupled in
first-run policy without circuit's

two hardtops. -
Dickinson, Glen (Dickinson) (750;
700; 85c) — “Love in Afternoon”

(Continued on page 24)

Huge 9G, ‘Wonders’ Wow 186, 56th |

; Minneapolis, Sept. 3.

With its- competing attractions
and huge attendance, the Minne-
sota State Fair continued through

Lifted to bigjits finale, Labor Day, with an ad-

verse first-run boxoffice whet nig?
except for two hard-ticket. . ix
an
“Around. World in 80 Days,” in
respec-
tively. However, two of three new-
“Pajama Game” and “Sun
| Also Rises.” look like b.o. cham-
ipions while “Band of Angels,”
‘other fresh entry, is fairly respec-
table,

It’s the fifth and final stanzas
for “Affair to Remember” and
; “Night Passage.”
“Curse of Frankenstein” still. is
good if not smash. Cold, rainy
weather and weekend holiday are
i helping the wicket action.

Estimates for This. Week

Academy (Mann) (847; $1.50-
$2.65)—“Around World” (UA) (8th

wk). Four matinees this week In-
stead of usual three. Going clean
all the time as it finishes second
month. Smash $20,000. Last week,

Century (SW-Cinerama) (1,150:
: $1.75-$2.65) —- “Seven Wonders”
{Cinerama) (56th wk). Extra Labor
Day mat helping this to give a
| Mendous $i performance. ‘Tre-
mendous $18,000: Last week, with
iseven matinees, $23,700.

Gopher (Berger) (1,000; 85-90)—

comers,

- Second week of;

“x, the Unknown” (WB) (2d wk).
After its remarkable initial canto,
still big at $5,500. Last week,
$12,000,

Lyric (Par) (1,000; 90-$1.25)—
‘Affair to Remember” (20th) (5th
wk). ‘Satisfactory $4,000. Last
‘week. $5,000,

Radio City (Par) (4, 100; 85-90)—
“Pajama Game” {WB).. Although
the legit production was seen. here,
this one. perhaps. is not too well
known to. pix patrons here who
don’t. go too strongly for. musicals.
However. it looks stout at $12,000.
Last week, “Jeanne Eagels” (Col)
(2d wk), $5, 000 in 5 days.

RKO ‘Orpheum (RKO) (2,800; 90-|
$1.25)—“Pride and Passion” (UA)
(4th wk). Good $6.500, and moves
to Pan for Qnother Loop week, Last
week, $7,500

RKO Pan (RKO) (1,800; 90-$1.25)

—‘Night Passage” (0) ‘(5th wk),
On its way after this session but
‘has been a big winner, Satisfac-
tory $4,000. Last week, $4,500

State (Par) (2.300; 85-90)—
of Angels” (WB). Moderate $7,000.
Last week, “Toe Butterfly” =(0),
$7,500.

Suburban World (Mann) (800;
85)—“Passionate Summer” (Indie)
eae wk). Good $2,000. Last week,

World (Mann) (400; 85-$1.25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th). This one
has what it takes for. the boxoffice.

Huge at $9,000, Last. week, “Inter-|
“Curse of Frankenstein” (WB) and, i jude” (U) (3d wk), $3,200.

“Band

‘Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Sun’ Blazing $32,000, Det; ‘Curse’

Big 186, ‘Affair’ Great 18446, 2d

Key City Grosses.

. Estimated Total Gross

This Week .. ...$3,286,000
(Based on 19 cities and 231-

theatres, chiefly first runs, in-

cluding N. Y.)

Total Gross Same Week

Last Year .:...:..$3,082,980
(Based on 20 cities and 215

theatres. )

‘Sun’ Wow $33 m0,
Philly; ‘Game’ 27G

’ Philadelphia, Sept. 3.

Long holiday weekend plus new

product is kiting first-run biz here

‘currently. However, good outdoors’

weather cut into the high potential
which loomed. Standout is “Sun
‘Also Rises,” with .ssockeroo take at
the Fox despite so-so reviews.
“Pajanra Game” is rated hotsy at

Mastbaum being helped by favor-}

able notices. “3:10 To Yuma”
looms fast at Goldman.

“Man of a ‘Thousand Faces”
shapes great in second session at
the Arcadia. “Sea Wife” shapes
fair at Randolph. “Pride and Pas-
sion”
Viking.

Estimates for This Week

Arcadia (S&S) (526; 99-$1.80)—/a

|“Man of~Thousand Faces” (U) (2d
wk).

Great $11,000. Last week,

- (SW-Cinerama)- (1,430;
$1.20-$2,60) — “Seven Wonders of
World” (Cinerama) (71st wi). Neat
$11,600. Last week, $11,300.

{20th) (2, 250; 55-$1. 80)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th). Sockeroo

$33,000. Last week, “Affair to Re-j $1
member” (20th) (5th wk), $12,000.

Goldman (Goldman). (1, 250; 65-
$1.25) —“3:10 To Yuma” (Col). Fast

d/$15,000. Last week, “James Dean
Story" (WB), $8,000.

Green Hill (Serena) (750; 75-

$1.25) {closed Sunday: 3) — “Silken
Affair’
$3,900. Last week, $5,000. ;

Mastbaum (SW) (4,370; fost Ap)

(Indie) (4th wk), Slick

—"Pajama Game” (WB). $27,-
000. East week, “Jeanne Eagels”
(Col) (4th wk), $9,000,

Midtown (Goldman) (1,000;

75) — “Around World

$2.7
Days” (UA) (36th wk). Great $15,-j
000. Last week, sam

Randolph (Goldman) (2,250; 65-
$1.25)—“Sea Wife” (2 Oth). ‘Fair
$14,000. Last week, “Band of

Angels” (WB). (3d wk), $10,000,

Stanley (SW) (2, 900; 99-$1.49)—
“Pickup Alley” (CoD. Drab $10,-
000. Last week, “Will Success
Spoil Rock Hunter?” (20th), $9,000.

Stanton (SW) (1,483; 99-$1. 49)—
“Shoot Out at Medicine

‘| (WB) and “Run of Arrow,” (U).

Slow $8,000. Last week, ‘Giant
Claw” (Col) and aught World | Ex-

‘|ploded” (Cob, $14,000

Trans-Lux (T-L) (500; 99-$1.80)

—"Silk Stockings” (M-G) (5th wk).
Smooth $5,500. Last week, $6,500.

Viking (Siey) (1,000; 75-$1.80 —
“pride and Passion” (UA) (5th wk).
Big $12,000. Last week, $12,500.

World (Pathe) (499; 99-$1. 45)—
“Fernandel, Dressmaker” (Indie).
Stylish $4,000. Last week, “We
Are All Murderers” (Indie) (2d
wk), $2,500.

‘Sun’ Whopping $16,000,
Denver; ‘Game’ Fast 176

Denver, Sept. 3.

City is loaded with holdovers
but there are plenty of strong
newcomers. “Sun Also Rises”
looms sockeroo at the Centre and
stays on. “Pajama Game” is big
at the Deriver, and holds, too:
‘Hatful of Rain” is rated nice at
Orpheum, and has won a holdover.
“Band of Angels” also is smash at
Paramount, for best lineup of new-
comers here in weeks.
mandments” looks okay at. Aladdin
in six weeks after 13 weeks _pre-

| viously at the Denham.

Estimates for This Week
Aladdin (Fox) (1,400; $1.25-$1.50)
—10 Commandments” {Par) (

wk). After 13 weeks at Denham. |

Fine $7,500. Stays. Last week,

000.

Centre (Fox) (1,247; -70-$1.25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th). Sockeroo
$16,000. Stays on. Last-~ week,
“Affair to Remember” (20th) (4th
wh), Sie, 000.

Denham (Cockrill) (1,428; 70-90)

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| currently.
| enstein” sha
| “Brothers
| the Broadway-Capit ol.

| World”

is big in fifth round at the;

Keith’s,

“10. Com- |

Detroit, Sept. 3
Long weekend, js pulling in the
long green at downtown de luxers
“Sun Also Rises” is
snrash at the Fox. “Curse of Franke
es great at the Palms,
co” looks. average at

Longterm, hard-ticket pix von-
tinue great with ‘‘Around World
in 80 Days” sock in 36th week at

United Artists, “Seven Wonders of
swell._in 55th session at
Musie Hall and “10 Command-
ments” terrific in 40th stanza at
‘the Madison. “Affair to Remem-
ber” is doing solid biz in second
frame at the Michigan while
“Jeanne Eagels” is doing great in
fourth at the Adams,’

Estimates. for This W

Fox (Fox-Detroit). (5, O00.
$1.50)—"“Sun Also Rises” (20th)
and “Parson and Outlaw” (Col).
| Blazing $32,000. Last week, ‘‘Hat-
ful- of Rain” (20th) and “Restless
Breed” (20th), . $10,000 in second

Wetichigan (United Detroit) (4;000;
90-$1.25)—“‘Affair sto Remember”
(20th) and “Let’s Be Happy” (Rep)
(2d wk). oop $18,000. - Last

week, $22,000

Palms (UD) (2, 961; 90-$1, 25)—
“Curse of Frankenstein” (WB) and
“X-Unknown” (WB).
Last week, “Band of Angel
and “Bailout at 43, 000” Rep) (d

(1,900; $1.25-
$2.75) —“10 Commandments” (Par)
(40th wk). Great $14, 500. Last

week, $14,000
_ Broadway-Capitol (GD) (3,500;
90-$1.25) —- “Brothers Rico” (Col)
and “Town on Trial” (Col). Aver-
age $12,000. Last week, “Young
Don’t Cry” (Col) and “No Time to
Be une (Col), ditto,

d Artists (UA) (1, 667: $1.25-
$3) cAround World” (UA) (36th
wk). Wow $24, 000. Last week,
$24,200,

Adams (Balaban). (1,700; 90-
$1.50)—-"Jeanne Eagels”’ (Col) (4th
wi. Great $11,000: Last week,

Music Hall (SW - Cinerama).
(1,205; .$1.50-$2.65}—"“Seven Won-
ders” (€inerama) (55th wk). Swell
$18,600. Last week. $20,400 .

Krim (Krim $i 25)—
“Silk Stockings” mee {6th
Up to $5,500. Last week, $ 500. Last week, $4,200.

9

‘Sun’ Mighty $31,000 In

of ; “9 ye : {t-
D.C; ‘Game’ Lively 216,
4ONn-. ? aime SD
80 Days’ Rousing 22G
Washington, Sept. 3.

Aided by vacationers returned |
for ‘school opening and holiday
visitors, downtown houses are en«
joying brisk business currently.
“Sun Also Rises” shapes tremen-
dous. “at Palace while “Pajama
Game” Jooms slick at Metropoli-
tan and Ambassador. “Jeanne
Eagels” is drawing solidly in fifth
week at Trans-Lux “Pride and
Passion” is also holding great at
“Fuzzy Pink Nightgown”
looks smooth at Columbia.
“Around World in ‘80 Days” is still:
as solid as ever at Uptown as is
“Seven Wonders of World” at the
Warner, -

Estimates for This Week

Ambassador (SW) (1,490; _ 80-
$1.10) — “Pajama . Game” (WB).
Nice $8,000. Last’ week, “Omar
Khayyam” (Par), $6,500.

Capitol (Loew) (3,434; '70-90)—
“Will Suceess Spoil Rock Hunter?”
(20th} (2d wk). Nice $15, 000 after
16 000 opener.

* Columbia (Loew) (1,174; '70-90)

—“Fuzzy Pink Nightgawn” (UA).
Smooth $8,000 or better. Last
week, “Gun Glo ry’ (M-G), $6,500.
Keith’s (RKO) (1,859; 50-$1. 50)

—Pride and Passion” (UA) (th
wk), Nifty $12,000. Last week,
$14,000. Stays on.

Metropolitan (SW) 41,100; 380-
$1.10) — “Pajama. Game” - (WB).
Sock $13,000. Last week, “Omar
Khayyam” (Par), $11,000

Palace (Loew) (2,350; 85-$1.25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th). Looms
great for $31,000. Last week, ““Man
of Thousand Faces” (U) (2d wk),
$10,000. ~ -

Plaza (T-I) (277; 90-$1.35)—
Terrific $5,000 for small-seater
after $6,500 in first. Holds,

Trans-Lux (T-L) (600; 90-$1.25)

—"Jeanne Eagels” {Col) (5th wk).
Solid $7,000 after $7,400 in previ-

(6th |ous week. Holds.

Uptown (SW) (1,100;. $1.25-$3)—

“Around World” (UA) (22d wk),
Fat $22,000 on extra holiday mati-
nee after lush $20,000 in previous
week. No sign of weakening.

Warner (SW-Cinerania) (1,300;
$1.20-$2.40) — “Seven Wonders’
{Cinerama) (36th wk). Still great
at $16,000. Last week, $15,000,
Headed for winter run. -

t

o $40 eek, “Affair to Re-

Oi it Same Pek a Lt owe “THA

-with big pix, and grosses down-

big $3, 100. Last week, $3300, and
ote, hayes. ©

Wednesday, September 4, 1957 _ KAR r | PICTURE GROSSES 9

LABOR DAY

Chicago, Sept, 3.
The fast pace of new product
continues to be reflected in solid
biz at Loop theatres here, Big and
small houses are Joaded currently

- os sion, being helped obviously by the
UN’ BRIGHT $13,000, ‘long Labor Day weekend with its.

agenear ‘ a upped scales and several new,
PORT.; ‘GAME’ FAT 1326

strong pictures. There was noth- |.
jing in the. weather to induce New
Portland, Ore., Sept. 3. .| Yorkers to visit the Times Square:
Big burat of strength this spund |a7eH: Dut tee, Boal seomon of Bily
is co een ey eee oun way near 42d St.; Sunday night (1),
while “Pajama Game” tooms solid brought about "75,000 additional
at Orpheum. “Man of ‘Thousand | People to. Broadway. This .may
Faces” is fine in second Liberty have drawh more tourists ta the.
week, “Around World” ia rated city since out-of-towners started
lofty in 20th stanza at Broadway. pouring into the town last Thurs-|'
Summer heat ig a handicap ‘at all | ¢#’: “
ee a chentae tor This Gee ee ow at the atte
ame” with s ow at the Mu-
ates for This Week | cic Hall, with « huge $200,000 like-
Breedway (Parker) - (980; $2- ly opening session, new Labor Day
$2.50) cUA) themes my ome $12 week record, Figure is topped
505. Li t week, te 2,400 ¥ $12,-| only by one other pic, which had.
we $ ’ the advantage of five-shows daily.
Fox (Evergreen) (1,536; ihe: 50) First five days was a new opening
—“‘Sun Also Rises'® (20th). and|week high at Hall. ‘Jeanne
opiack Beauty) adie), ie oe Eagels” also new, looks Rs) hit a
. 63, t th
Eagels” (Col) and “Last Man ‘To eth Te Yuma,” ” another new-
Hang™ (Cob) (24 WR), $7800. | ee en Bate
Guild (Indie) (400; $1.25)—/ 009 opening round at the - Astor.
“Green Man" (DCA) (2d wk). Neat “Chicago Confidential” looks like
$2,000, Last week, $2,900. it will do only a mild $14,000 in
gia (Hamrick) q, bot 90- preem week at the Victoria. —
.25)—"Man ousand Faces" | «Sun Also Rises” with stageshow
(0) and “Oklahoman” (AA) (241 ig holding with a smash $114,000 in.
37.600, Fine $7,000. Last week, | initial holdover Session at the
Orpheum (Evergreen) (1,600; $1- Roxy, or just $9,000 below opening
$1.50}—“Pajama-Game (WB) ’ and ‘heading for a good $40,000 in sec-
see pbreed” 2th thee ond week at the Paramount and is
Rain” (20th) and “Ture of Swamp”, great $17, 500 in ‘second at the
(20th), $5,800.
Paramount (Port-Par) (3,400; $1-
$1.50)—“Pride and Passion”: (UA)
ei wk). Loud $8,000, Last week,

town are expected to be near top
for the summer period...

“Pajama Game” is set for a
bangup $38,000 at the Chicago.
“Sun Also Rises” shapes. mighty
at $40,000 in initial session at

Oriental.

Preem frame. of ‘‘Chicage Con-
fidential” at the. Woods promises
a ‘noisy $25,000. “Will Success
Spoit Boek Hunter?" heads.for a
boffo $16,

The Reeevelt, normally an ac-
fion house, _ with “Hook hapes

and “Trooper Hook" s
solid $17,000, P pes

“Hatful of Rain” looks socko at
the Garrick in second while
“Sweet Smell of Success" in third
at the United Artists still is fine.

Todd’s ~Cinestage remains at
capacity through its 22 frame with
“Around World.” ‘Seven Won-
ders” remains as top grossing
roadshow in_37th: set at Palace.
“10 “Commandments” still gets
seHout shows ‘in 41st frame at the
MeVickers. :

Estimates for This Week-

Chicage (B&K) (3,900; 90-$1:50) {

—“Pajama Game” (WB). Bouncy
$38,000. Last week, “My Gun Is
Quick’? (WB) with "Eydie Gorme
onstage, $46,000.

Esquire (H&E Balaban) (1,400;
90-$1.25)—(Lost Continent) (Tei-
tel} (4th wk). Tidy $7,000, Last.
week, $9,000. an ,

Garrick (B&K) (850; 90-$1,25)—
“Hatful of Rain”. (20th) (2d -wk).,
Sock’ $9,000. Last week, $12,500.

Grand (Indie) (1,200; 50-87)—
Subseqoent run. Last week (90-
$1.25), “Unkpown Terror” (20th)
and “Back From Dead” 420th),
okay $6,000 \

“Battle Hell” shapes. rousing
$18,000 in first holdover frame at
the Central, close to opening week
figure. “Man On Fire” is doing
{comparatively better in second
week than first at the State where
a nice $17.000 looms. —

“Man of a Thousand Faces” stil.
is great with $28,000 at the Pal-
ace for third round.

Hard-ticket. pictures naturally

80 Days ays’ Terrif ,
$16,000 in Omaha sc tees ese

{finished its 46th session aft the Ri-
Omaha, Sept. 3. |voli with a capacity $45,000, being.

Big Labor Day weekend plus | helped by two extra performances.
opening of “Around World in 80} “10 Commandments” is heading for |.
Days” .at Ralph Bank’s Admiral

a smash $45,000 in current (43d),
Theatre has perked things here| round at the Criterion, aided by one
considerably. ‘80 Days” is near-

extra show. “Seven Wonders of
capacity as it starts what could be| World” climbed to great $36,400 in
‘ta winter-long run. “Affair to Re-

its 73d eoanza at the Warner, now’
member” is hefty at Orpheum

being in 74th’ week. First day’
while “Gun Glory” is lively at the] (Sunday): of 74th session was the
‘State. The holdovers, “Hatful of|second biggest Sunday of its: en-
Rain” at Brandeis and “Pride and

tire run,
Passion” at the Omaha, are both Three Continental pix are in
m

Estimates for This Week ‘their preem weeks eturrently.

: - “Man Escaped”. -was great, -$9,300
Oriental (Indie) (3,400; 90-$1.50); Admiral (Blank) (866; - $2.50+{ opening round at Baronet. “Novel
— ‘Sun Also Rises (20th),.Might y |$2.20) — “Around World” (UA).} Affair” was solid $9,100 on initial
Terrific | $16,000. Last week, sub-|week at Little Carnegie. ‘“Four
sequent-runs,

Bags Full” opens today at Trans-
Brandeis. (RKO) (i, 100; 75-90)— | Lux 52d St. <A fourth film from
“Hatful of Rain” (20th) and

same distrib, “Brothers in Lavw,’.
“Hight $3, narnor eo a Le held at sock $9,500 in second Guild
: Last we . stanza.
Omaha (Tristates) (2,066; 90-1 |
$1.25)—“Pride and Passion” (UA) aptrigatcs For Tale a2)
a ek Mild $4,000. Last week, |i3:19 To Yuma” (Col) ‘(2d wki.
Orpheum (Tristates). (2,980; 75-|Uitial stanza ended last night

A (Tues.) was sturdy- $27,000 or near.
oO 0,000." Remember” oe. In ahead, “Fire Down Below” (Col)

” (3d. wk-6 days), $13,000. :
i At non A Yas0,. '75-90)—|, Little Carnegie (L, Carnegie)
"Gut Glory” (M-G), - Tidy $6,500, | (530; $1.25-$1.80) “Novel Affair’

6,000. :

Surf (H&E Balaban} {685; $1.25)|on Dead Jockey” (M-G), $3,200 in| Clude ay was solid}
-— “Mademoiselle Stiprenre’ 6 days. $9,100. In abead, “Lover’s Net
(DCA). ‘Socko $10,000. Last week, ——_——_,—
Ashland in K.C. May

Against Time” (M-G), $5,700.
“Orpheum (Hamrick) (2,500; 90-:
$1.25) -— “Fuzzy Pink Nightgown”
(GA) and “Trooper Hook” (UA).
Drab. $5,500.. Last week, “Men-
ster Green Hill” (DCA) and “Half
Human” (DCA), $6,200.
Paramount (SW-Cinerama) (1,-
262; $1,20-$2.45) — “Seven Won-
ders” (Cinerama) (2d wk). Great
$21,000. Last week, $14, 500 in 4
ays.

Pride’ Socko 2G,
Prov.: ‘Sun’ Hot 86

Providence, Sept. 3.
.Biz looms solid here this week.
Upped scale is boosting the State’s
“Pride and Passion” to a great
totaL Also- matching the hot
weather are RKO Albee’s “Hatful
of Rain” and Majestic’s “Sun Also
Rise.” Strand is good with “3:10
to Yuma.”
Estimates for This. Week
Albee (RKO) (2,200; 65-80) —
“Hatful of Rain” (20th) and
‘Apache Warrior’. (20th). Hefty
$9,000, Last week, “Run of Arrow”
(U) and. “Fire . Maidens Outer
Space” (Indie), $7,000. —-
Mafestie (S-W) (2,200; 65-80) —
“Sun Also Rises” (20th). Hot $8,000
or over. Last week, “Beginning of
End” (AB-PT) and “Unearthly”
(AB-PT), $7,000. .
State (Loew) (3,200; 75-$1.25)—/
“pride and the Passion” (UA).
Upped scale. and long holiday
weekend has house headed for

s
SSilk Stockings” "(M-G) (9th wk),

McVickers (JL&SY. (1,580; $1.25-
~ $3.30)—"10 Commandments” (Par)
(41st). Hefty $31,500. Last week,
$28,900.

Monroe (Indie) (1; 000; -67-87)—
“Cruel Tower” (AA) and “Destina-
tion 60,000” (AA). Tatty $5,500.
Last ‘week, “Monster That Chal-
lenged World” {UA} and “Vam-
pire” (UA) (2d wk-3 days), $2,000.

7000.
member” TS (6th wk), $13,500.
rety (SW-Cinerama) (1,484;
25-$3 .40)—“Seven Wonders. of
226% {Cinerama}. (37th . wk)..
Smash $41,800. Last week, $35,000
Roosevelt (B&K) (1,400: 65-90)
—"James Dean Story” (WB) and
“Trooper Hook” (UA). Spirited)
$17.01 000. Last week, “20 Million
to"Earth” (Col) and “27th
be (Cal) (2d wk), $15,000
State-Lake (B&K) (2,400; 90-
$1.50)—“Jeanne Eagels” {Col) (3d
a Nice. $17,009... Last week,

a

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Despite. the «resumption of tor- %, 73 IG, 4 Wa Cat 166 2
‘Hep 56 Rock Big 166, Dean 1G Demi the zesumation ot | Vara an’-
Heavy Labor Day weekend res
turns indicate current session will
‘SEATTLE: ‘GAME’ 10¢ in this. area as against last year’s
| $31 17,700 for the same _ period.
Seattle, Sept. 3. Strong new films, stout holdovers
at ‘regular first-runs here this| take to this lofty hi
stanza, but not all of them are big. Pajama Game” feads the new-
Also Rises,” rated big at Fifth in three theatres. However, the
shapes solid at- Music Hall. But|ia three first-runs with 2. smash
at Orpheum and “3:10 Te Yuma’ tions in the L.A, area.
is only fair at Coliseum. “Seven|, “Sun Also Rises” shapes smash
econd Paramount i te first multiple-runs after show-
; Extimates tor Thiy Week casing are “Affair To Remember,”
Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (800:} u ”
$1.50-$2.50). — “Around World” $95,500 in thane seat stout
Last week, $12,700. or a bit over in three houses, with
Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,870; 90- $81,000 total in 14 local situations,
“Beyond Mombassa” ({Col). Fair|“Seyen Wonders of World,”
$7,000. Last week, “Omar -Khay-| “Around in 80 Days” snd “10 Com-
(Cal), $9,100. the previous week's take.
Fitth Avenue (Evergreen) (2,500; Estimates for This Wee
and “Courage of Black Beauty”| < ’
Sun Also Rises” (20th). Socke
(20th). Big $13,000 or near. Last $29,000. Last week, “Affair ta Re-
siaaon to Hang” (Col) (2d wk), Hawaii, El Rey, Glebe (G2S-
FWC-Metropolitan) (1,106; 861; 799:
$1.25)—'Man of Thousand Faces” (A-T) “a ”
‘ -I) and “Cat Girl” (A-I), Huge
(U). Big $6,000. Last week, “Lost $19,000 or tter. Last week,
Music Hall (Hamrick) (2,200; 90-1;
__ 4 “Fuzzy Pink Nightgown” (UA) and
$1.25) — “Pajama Game” (WB) | «ontiaw’s Son” (UA), $11,400; El
‘Lissue), $1,100 (5 days). Globe, with
Fox Beverly,:“Love in Afternoon”
Hillstreet, Ritz, Hollywood (RKO-
FWC) (2,752; 1,330; 756; 90-$1.50)
lypso Heat Wave” (Col). Hefty $17.
000 or a bit over. Last week, Hill-
{reissue} and “Apache Warrior”
(20th) (2d wk), $7,300; Ritz with
(Par) and “Seventh Sin” (M-G),
+ $21,800; Hollywood, with Down-
“Sea Wife” (20th} and “Hell Devil's
Island” (20th), $20,600.
Vogue {(ABPT-SW-FWC) (3.300:
2,344; 825: 90-$1.50) — “Pajama
tern, with Downtown,. New Fox,
“Run of Arrow” (UJ) and “Land Un-
Pantages, State, Four Star (RKO-
UATC) (2,812:.2,404; 868; 80-$1.80)
“House of Numbers” (M-G). Fair
$17,800. Last week, Pantages,
Strike’s End Hypoes Hub;
‘Sun’ Smasheroo $24, 000,
Boston, Sept. 2,
End of newspaper strike, with re«-
afternoon: (30), and bringing ree
newal of theatre ads is making a
Most new entries shape solid
“Pajama Game” is torrid at the
(Times) (Sth wk-8 days), $3,800 Metronc i aner in. somg
A * e there. “James an Sto
*Rising of Moon” (WB) (4th wk), $1. 80) Man Eseaped” (Cont) (2d looks good at Paranfount and Fen-
' wk). round conclu un-
“,,Todd’s Cinestage (Todd) (1,036; Return. to Pic Fold River” (Col) (2d wk), $12,000 in|boffo at the Memorial. “Action of
$1.75-$3.50)——‘Around World in 80 week, “Maid in Paris” (Cont) (6th|8 days. Tiger” is passable at the Pilgrim.
24,800. Last week, same. The Ashland Theatre, believed a} Capitol (Boew) (4, 820; Pit, 50) | “3-10 to Yuma” (Col} and “No!Wweeks at State and Orpheum,
dead issue on the city’s far east |—‘Jeanne els” (Co First | Place to Hide” (Col). Good $7,000,|““Doctor at Large” is socko at
$1.50) —"Sweet Smell of Success”
(UA) (34 wk). Fine $12,000. Last]a possible neighbortiood film thex-jlooks to soar to smash $68,000. | and “Beyond Mombasa” (Col), good Estimates for This W
000. .
‘Woods (Essaness) (1,200;90-$1.50) | ly over a span of a couple of years and passion” (UA) (9th wk), ——$ ‘Hatful of Rain” (20th) (5th wk),
by Commonwealth Amusement - : ,
Noisy $25,000. - Last week, “Man 30—"10 C dm > Eckman, to M-G m Mpls.
on Fire’ (M-G) (3d wk}, $16,000. closed when kids and juves made $3. ommandments” (Par) Appointment of Sidney Eckman,
aM j tomorrow (Thurs.) is heading for a 200.
maker" (Teitel) (3d wk). Gentle hon ie Aen emise has. sa-Dicture wow $50,000. in 16 performances, |i2 Washington, to branch manager! Roston (SW-Cinerama) dl, B54
Ziegield (Davis) (435; $1.25- The 42d week was $44,000 for 15|terday (Tues.) by Charles M.| World” (Cinerama) (54th wk).
$1.50) — “Light Acress Street”}a church. Elements in the neigh- | Reagan, sales v.p. Great at $16,000, Last week, $14,
» Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80)
clamor for a motion picture policy —"The Roots” (Harrison)... Opened | mediately. Eckman succeeds Ralph _ Exeter (Indie) (1,200; 60-$1. 25}—0

‘business is soaring in current. ses- Los Angeles, Sept. 3.
é >. ’
SUN ROBUST $13, 000, {hit a mighty $332,800 for top houses
It’s a’clean sweep for new pix] figure importantly a pushing the
Biggest money is going to “Sun| comers with socko $46,000 in sight
of Thousand Faces” at smaller| Colossal Man” and “Cat Girl” is
“Fuzzy Pink Nightgown” is drab| $106,000 expected from 13 situa-
Woriders of World” looms great in| $29,000 at the Chinese. Swinging
| powerful $30,000 in four houses,
(WE) (20th ve Swell $14,000.1° “3.19 To Yuma" pots. id $17,000
$1 25)—“3:10 to Yuma” (Col) and Hard-ticket pix are especially big,
yam” (Par). and “Strange One”! mandments” all soaring ahead of
$1-$1. 90)—"Sun Also Rises” (20th) Chinese (FWC) (1,908; $1 OES. 40)
week, “Jeanne Eagels’ (Col) and| member” (20th) (6th wk), $9,500
Music Box Hamrick) (850; 90°) 99-¢1.50)—“Amazing Colossal Man"
Continent” (Indie), $3,100. Hawaii with : pheum, Four Star,
Rey, “Film Parade” (Indie) (re-
(AA) (4th wk), FB), $2,800.
—3:10 to Yuma” (Col) and ‘‘Ca-
street with Iris, “Bamb‘” (BV)
State, Vogue, “Omar Khayyam”
| town Paramount, Loyola, Uptown,
Downtown Paramount, Wiltern,
Game" (WB). Boffo $46.000. Wil-
known” (U), $21,000
—"Tip on Dead J ockey”’ (M-G) and
{Continued on page 24)
‘Game’ Big 256, ‘Dean’ 206
sumption of publication Friday
big impact at the b.o. currently.
Baronet {Reade) (430; $1. 25- time there.” “Tanee Donn Ses
$5,000 in 5 days. ‘{way. “Sun Also Rises” looms
day (1) was great $9,300. Previous
Days” (UA) (22d wk). Capacity | Kansas City, Sept. 3. wk-10 days), $5,200 - Strand (Silverman) (2,200; 65-80) | “Jeanne Eagels” is okay in
_ United Artists (B&K) (1,700; 90-
side, is rearing its head again as{stanza ending: fomorroy “(Thurs.) | Last week “Garment Jungle” (Col) Kenmore.
week, $21,000, ~ tre Opened and closed periodical-| Holds, natch! In ahead, “Pride} $600 Astor (B&Q) (1,372; OSL 50)—
—"Chicago Confidential” (UA), Corp. recently” the theatre finally Criterion (Moss) (1,671; $1, 80-
World (Indie) (606; 90)—*Dress- attending distasteful for adults. {43d wk). This session winding Metro’s assistant branch manager
$2,200. Last week, $2,800 eval tenants, but cummently houses and taking in Labor Day weekend. |i Minneapolis was disclosed yes-}¢1.95-$2.65)—Seven Wonders
(Davis) (8d wk). Looks better than| borhood have never ceased to shower. Stays indef at this nee - The appointment is effective ‘im- | 500.
hoe: it thosed sudrithie tage: 448° 5 Fre? NbonEhbed or ‘page 24) W. Maw. zl (€ohtihned on page 24)

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PICTURES

WB Sale of Pix to Brit TV Sees
Other Studios in Watch-Wait Stance

THEATRE BAR KAYORD,
FRANK CLOSING HOUSE}| .

St. Paul, Sept. 3, _
Circuit owner-Hollywood pro-|
ducer W. R. Frank suffered defeat

Wednesday, September 4, 1957 _

‘Morningstar’ in the M

. [EVERY GUEST A SHUTTERBUG]

Sale of a block of Warner Bros.
features to British commercial tv
has focussed the attention of other
companies on the tv market abroad.
All say they’ve received bids from
foreign tv interests ta make deals,
but few have actually been con-
summated.

One of the companies sitting on
the fence is 20th-Fox, which has
had several offers, particularly in
Europe. Murray Silverstone, 20th-

International prexy who returned

from Europe this week, took up the
question during his huddles with
20th prexy Spyros P. Skouras in
London.

Since the tv market abroad is
still largely underdeveloped, the
companies are in a peculiar posi-
tion. They have to decide whether
the time is ripe to service abroad
or to wait until the market has
grown and revenues. are potentially
bigger. At the same time, the sale
of the WB pix brings up the ques-
tion of who gets there first in a
market that can be saturated a lot
quicker than the U.S.

Still another consideration are
the exhibitors in Europe who,
certainly in comparison with the
U.S., are organized very tightly
and in a position to strike back at
companies that deal with the tv
competition. Situation is a little
different with Warner Bros. than
with the other outfits since War-.
ners originally sold the negative
rights to its product. Others simply
have leased: the rights.

Of the miajors, actually only
Republic has sald blocks of its
films to overseas tv. Several indies
have, of course, made deals.

EE

3 for RKO

=== Continued from page 5

tentatively is set for next summer.

First of RKO projects to be made
by DeLaurentiis will be “Fortun-
ella,” directed by Eduardo DeFil-
ippo from a script by Federico
Fellini, Ennio Flajano and Tullio,
Pinelli. Cast is headed by Paul
Dougias and Giulietta Masina, with
a French thesper a possible third
name. Pic starts Sept. 20 and
RKO so far has set release for Italy
only. Second item also stars Miss
Masina, will be directed starting
in December by Mario Monicelli,
and also has RKO release for Italy.

Third phase of the DeLaurentiis-
RKO pace would be a largescale
“international” pic te be made by
Fellini. Depending on _ script
chosen and actor availability, it
could either be a project called
“Viaggio con Anita,” for which
Gregory Peck or William Holden
has been: sought to costar with
Sophia ‘Tbren, or another Fellini
idea, “Lei Libere Donne Di Magli-
ano”, Pie _jyould roll in January.

DeLaurentiis revealed that his
“Sea Wall” (made for Columbia)
will run 113 minutes in its. final
form. It was directed: by Rene
Clement.

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Hong Kong

Seca, Continued from page 3¢

only 11—a scant 4°¢—carried the
Production Code seal of approval.
In most instances, importers make

no effort to obtain the seal which |

=—on much of their product—they
know they couldn’t get anyway.
Even the British films, however,
which would qualify for a seal,
don’t bother getting it. The J.
Arthur Rank Organization never
submits its imports.

Last year, during the first six

months of the ecensor’s. year, the }|.

Germans got 66 seals, followed by
the Chinese with 63, the Mexicans
with 59, British with 27, Italians
i7 and the French 13.

Top 10 this year, after China,
Britain, Mexico and Germany, are
France with 21, Italy 12, Argentina
7, Russia 7, Greece 5 and Japan 4,
No breakdown is available be-
tween features and shorts for the
individual countries, but the vast
majority of the imports listed from
the big countries constitute fea-
tures.

Chinese films play off in Man-
hattan’s Chinatown, where three
houses need enough product for
two or three weekly changes, Main
market for these pix is on the
Coast.

Stellings Taps Chairmen
For TOA’s Florida Meet

Ernest G. Stellings, president of
‘Theatre Owners of America, has

selected representatives from all:
sections of the-country to serve as

10th anni convention to be held at
Miami Beach in November.
Western member of the four-man
convention committee will be Al-
bert Forman, president of Oregon
‘Theatres Assn. Paul L. Krueger,
prexy of Wehrenberg Theatres and
v.p. of Missouri-Illinvis Theatres
Assn., Will represent the Central
states; Henry G. Plitt, president of
Paramount Gulf Theatres, the
south, and Philip F. Harling, “chair-:

Business Administration commit-
tee and an exec of Fabian Theatres,
the east.

ame Continued from page 2 aaa
European experience demand. First
ds that in Europe, one gets in-
tensive training in a few years and.
much more experience than in the
U. S. Secondly, the American
public and managers are still im-
pressed by the European back-
ground. Third is that in Europe,
if one is out of work, he’s an ar-
tist, and treated with respect. Out
of work in America, you’re a bum,
he says.

a

panies in Germany and Austria,
plus 10 more in Switzerland, and
30 companies in Italy, one has a
tremendous chance to sing roles
both in German and Italian. In
-Ameriea, it’s the Met and N. Y.
City Center plus opera companies
running for six weeks in Chicago
and San Francisco; Most of the
companies want stars and a new-
comer hasn’t a chance.

“If you’re really enterprising in
Europe, ‘you :can find plenty. of
work,” he said’ “A good but un-|
known singer can make at Ieast
$250 a month here, which is plenty
to live on, and. the experience is
worth a fortune.”

To make his living expenses, the
enterprising Morris, -who just ar-
rived in Europe this . January,
started teaching. voice fo American
and German students, mainly
children of American military per-
sonnel stationed here. In addition,
he’s booked for six. concerts this
fall with local military clubs, pay-
ing from $25 to $40 each. And a
tour with the State Department's
America. House pays him $10 a
concert in Germany. He picked up|
another $400 as musical director
for the Frankfurt Summer The-
atre, underwritten by the U. S.

y.

‘You need enough money when
you come to Europe to. live nearly
a year,” he stresses. “It takes that
long tq get established. ‘The first

jfour months you audition for

agents alone, and you have to audi-|}
tion a year in advance for the city
operas.”

"Alas Corp.
Continued from pase 3 ==

buy 153,553 shares of common, and
Odlum indicated it would exercise
this right. Atlas showed 402,453
shares of Walt Disney Productions
as of last June 30, which indicates
it now hoics only 2,453 shares. The
{402,453 shares had been estimated
to be worth $8,857,032.
Corporation, besides its remain-
ing W. D, interests, now holds only
2,000 shares of Loew's Inc., 1,000
Paramount Pictures shares and ‘20, -
000. shares of Technicolor Ine.
Atlas is now planning to merge
five major uranium companies to
form a huge indie uranium mining
company, This part. of. the com-

pany’s diversification plans appar-|;

ently is a swing towards mining of
uranium. The new company. in
which Atlas has agreed to take
steck would be known as the Hid-
den Splendor Mining Co. Part of
the deal has Atlas agreeing to take
stock inthe merged company at
$7.50 per share, in ¢@xchange for
some $6,000,000 of the $16,000,000
of the present Hidden Splendor
notes which it now holds.

co-chairman of the exhibitor org’s.

man of TOA’s toll tv and Small |.

U.S, Opera Singers |:

. ners ‘and his son Alan Jr. drew the
“Going Steady,” Sam Katzman pro-

With nearly 100 opera com-|

” Sophia Loren to star in new ver-

“Bridge to, the Sun,”

‘by Art Estrada and Steve

‘Schenck and. Howard Ww. Koch cast.

‘play by Harry Essex and Lesser

‘Proving Flight,” story. of British

/ purchased -by agent Milt Rosner

license for the bar-restaurant that

tis connected with his suburban

‘West Twins film theatre, _Disre-
garding his plea that he couldn’t
afford to operate the showhouse
minus the liquor revenues, the
South St. Paul’ council approved
the ‘license transfer to another ‘o-
cation fo be occupied by Frank’s
West Twins, tenants.

Frank himself previously had
been the license holder, .operating
the. bar-restaurant as well as the
theatre until.he turned it over to
the tenants who are now moving
out because of a business. dispute
with him, the building’s owner.

‘It’s anticipated that Frank will
now close the theatre which has
been operating in the red.

Briefs From Lots

Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Alan Reed set for a featured role
in “Marjorie Morningstar” at War-

male lead opposite Molly. Bee in

duction at Columbia . . *Barri-
cade,” an original by Art & Jo
Napoleon will be the husband-wife
team’s next indie under their Jana
Productions banner , -Raymond
Stross will make “A Qué@Stion of
Adultery,”
semination, in England in Novem-
ber asa co-production with Cine-
World Productions .... Vance Skar-
stedt, film editor. for Albert C.
Gannaway for the last six’months,
upped to a producer post... Mae.
Clark set by Universal for a role in
“How Lonely the Night,” Richard
Egan-Julie London-Arthur O’Con-
nell starrer’... Metro. signed
Mickey Shaughnessy for a leading
role with Glenn Ford in “The
Sheepman,” which will be Ed-
mund Grainger’s first film for the
Culver Jot. ., Myra Fahey drew a
role in. “The. Light in the Forest”
for Walt Disney.

sion .of “Blood and Sand,” to be
produced by Henry Ephron for
.«.- Paramount bought
non-fiction
book by Gwen Tereasaki ... Cor-

nel Wilde collabing with James.

Edmiston on “How to: Make a Mil-
lion” . “Hell Week,” original by
Edward EL Seabrock and Homer
McCoy, acquired for production by
AB-PT Pictures for November
starting date .. . Gannaway Inter-
national will film: “Blueprint for
Crime,”
Masino
. Gwen Verdon will costar with
Tab Hunter in Warner Bros.’
“Damn Yankees” Aubrey

Grian Keith to star in “Hell's High-
way," first under pair’s new dis-
trib pact with Warner Bros. . « s
“One for the Dame,” unproduced

Samuels, bought by Columbia . Pic-
tures, whith signed duo to write
screenplay.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. drew a role
in “Hell’s Highway” which Aubréy
Schenck will produce at Warners

. AB-PT pictures bought “The
Daring and the. Damned,” an orig-
inal screenplay by Fred Freiberger

Albert Zugsmith added. “The
Unvanquished,” ” William Faulk-
ner’s Civil War novel, to his Metro.
sehedule. . Studio has .owned the

property for almost 20 years...

oulse Beavers. set: for a role in
“The Goddess,” Paddy Chayefsky
film at ‘Columbia . . Patricia Dona-

ahue signed for the femme lead in.

“On the Make,” 48th in the Bowery
Boys series at Allied Artists ...
Arthur Loew Jr. will make “The

commercial jet ‘aviation, in London
under the banner of his Mediter-
ranean Films ... Warners signed
Miiko Taka, Japanese actress who
made her film bow in “Sayonara,”
to a term contract.

Audrey Totter wil costar with
John Agar in “Jet Alert”. for
American-Infernational . Uni-
versal set Jack Mahoney for a Jead-
ing role in “There’s A Time to
Love,” now shooting in Germany.

. Dan Duryea ‘signed to. star. in
“The Big Drop” which has been

who is packaging for indie produec-
tion . R: G. Springsteen will
direct “Cole Younger’ Gunfighter”
at Allied Artists .. . Gregory Peck
acquired
production by his Imdie. Melville
Productions. Sy ‘Barlett will prox
duce , . . Metra set John Sturges
to direct “The Law and Jake
Wade,” Robert Taylor starrer.

in. his fight. to retain the. liquor.

story of artificial in-|

‘sort in Wouk’s novel where Mar-

‘ed in Wouk’s tome. Owner Joseph’

from orignal screenplay
| sta#f entertainers. The p

duced programs. |

‘has been Dave Bines, long associ-

ron Roman, who-led the orchestra :

‘the recent fade of the house’s
vaude policy, is.the-man in front
-of Séaroon’s outdoor bandshell, a.
perfect cutdown replica of fhe one

-composer.

‘including a comedy: bullfight -rou-

former colléagues. now serve bim

se ” 4
Pork Chop Hill” for /as he sits with the Warner crew in

Schroon Lake, N. ¥, ‘Sept. 3
More film will probably be ex-

‘te Morningstar” than on any pic-
ture ever produced in Hollywood
‘or elsewhere. Lest this observation
be misconstrued as a comment on
the length of the picture or of the

ability of Milton Sperling and Irv-

ing Rapper, producer and director

should be pointed out that loca-

Herman Wouk noyel is being doné
at Scaroon Manor, an Adirondacks

‘be an amateur camera. fiend.

Each of the principals in the
picture, including Natalie Wood,
Gene Kelly, .Ed Wynn and George
Tobias, all of whom are here. for
three weeks of location filming,
have spent as much or perhaps
more time before the still and mo-
tion picture cameras of the paying
guests than they have. in front of
the cameras of ‘cinematographer
Harry Stradling and the still men
assigned to the unit. One guest, a
two-week vacationer, is said to
have recorded at least two feature
pictures with his 8m Kedak.

Players’ Extra Exposure

The leading performers, as well
as the supporting players, includ-
ing Carolyn Jones, Marty Milner
and Martin Balsam, have taken in
stride the constant exposure te
shutterbugs and have posed graci-
ously for the guests. The presence

of a crew of 100, appéars to have
fascinated the vacationers who are
abandoning their usual activities

in action. For the most part, the
guests have been cooperative dur-
ing the rehearsal and attual shoot-
ing periods and little firm policing
—a delicate situation—has been
necessary.

Producer Sperling plans to shoot
one-third of the picture at Scaroon
Manor, which is not: tinlike the re-

jorie Morningstar, played by

portrayed by Kelly. As a matter of
fact, the hotel is one. of the few.
remaining resort. spots that pro-

in a manner Similar to that depict- :

Frieber clings to the policy of. pre-
senting staff-produced shows-with
reduction :
and entertainment staff of 82 ‘pro-
duces its own musical shows with:
original books and lyrics. ‘ Guest
entertainers are brought in twice:
a week to ajigment the home-pro-

Producer for the last 20 years

ated with RKO Theatres. His. wife,
Cookie, is the choreographer. My-

at the Palace on Broadway before.

in the Hollywood Bowl. Alex Ma-
kofka is the veteran arranger and

A Tennis Takes Back Seat
singers and dancers have -been
hired by Sperling and. director Rap-
per to appear. in musical -se-
quences of the flim. Although the
music has been pre-recorded. in
Hollywood, eight musical- se-
quences will be staged and filmed
here, The rehearsals in particular,

tine featuring | nm and a dance
sequence with Miss Wood, brought
out the guests in droves. They |
abarfdoned the tennis courts, swim-
ming area and other -recreational
Jack Baker’s guiding of the Hol-
lywood visitors.

- The arrival of the Hollywood
contingent has alfered the lives.
and routines of a number of Sca-
roon employees as swell: as resi-.
dents of the local aréa. A medical
student working his way through:
school by waiting on tables has be-
come Gene Kelly’s stand-in and his

the dining room.-. Twa local girls
have been selected to. stand in: for
Natalie Wood and Carolyn Jones.
‘Children of a nearby summer camp

posed for the shooting of ‘‘Marjor-|

of the Warner Bros. production, it.
tioh work for the filmization of the.

area resort hotel ‘where each of |'
the 1,000 or so guests appears. to|

of the Hollywood unit, consisting |_

to observe a film production: unit

Wood, meets ‘her Noel Airman,

vides its guests with entertainment |

number of Scaroon’s staff}

ess, perhaps to study acting:

will be ‘used in a sequence, In ad-
dition, residents of two neighbor-
ing towns have been tapped for ex-
tra work.

The prodiction, . budgeted at
$2,000,000, will move to New York
City for several-days following the

principals will haye appeared in
scenes at Scaroon before: e troupe
moves out, Claire Trevor and Ev-
erett Sloane were due in.

WB is shuttling newsman from
all over the country ‘to the resort
during the shooting. All told;-some
80 scribes are expected te visit the
location during the shooting sched-

e. , :

‘Saga of Spicker

Continued from page 4

the Danish contortionist act, . the
Colbergs. Sonja parted from this
company in January, 1952; ‘Colberg
was going to Copenhagen. and ‘she
had to return to Berlin to obtain
‘a Danish visa.

It was in March, 1952, that: she
made Copenhagen, trained and hit
the road again (with the Schweizer
National Circus on an efght-month

showing at the National: Scala in
the Danish capital) until July, 1953,

to America under contract ‘to
George A. Hamid.

U.S. and Canadian Dates |
Sonja Spleker and Walter Col-
berg had a heavy schedule playing
the eastern states and -Canada—
theatres, club dates, fairs, local

sportsmen exhibitions, etc.
All dates had ta be eancelled in.

time,that the second of the two bad

zation, She was admitted to the
General Hospital in ‘Reading, Pa.,
and, with her injuries diagnosed, -
two months later was taken in an
ambulance to Will Rogers. |
Ragers Hospital is “Your Hos-
pital,” states its benefactors. Mean-
ing it’s open to alt members of

-show business. and their families

without any charge at all. Shaw
usiness owns it and supports if but
it’s no secret that the moving spirit

behind it is a Hmited group, mainly

motion picture people such. as dis-
tributor Abe Montague. and: exhibi-
tor.Robert J. O'Donnell. It’s a mat-
ter of continuing concern to them,
as it is to Herman. Robbins, Si

| Fabian, Sam Rosen, Gene Pickér,

Ned Depinet, Max A. Cohen, Wil-
liam German (to drop a few. more
picture ‘business names: at ‘random)
antl the hoard of ‘the Motion Pic-
ture Assn. of America. - .

-AGYVA Steps Ii

For Sonja, the way to Rogers
was through the American Guild
of Variety Artists, of which she had

-becomé’ a member. AGVA. reps

heard of her casé, made the neces-
sary contacts with* the. institution

that’s “owned and operated by and -”

for members of the motion picture
and amusement industry, for treat-
ment and hospitalization.” -

In the interim, though, ‘other
contacts were made. A physician

‘af the Reading hospital and theatre
interests acquainted Rep. George .
/M. Rhodes of Pennsy with tle in-

ternational fix Sonja was.in. Ad-
mitted to America on a ‘working

Visa, she faced the ‘prospect. of

being shipped back ta Gerniany to
await ber turn on the immigration
quota list.

In 1956 Rep. Rhodes introduced
the measure which: would lift the:
barriers and on Aug. 6, 1957, sent
this. telegram to Sonja:.

. “Pleased to advise your bill
passed by both House and Senate.
Now . awaiting signature of ‘Pres-
ident Eisenhower which should be
only a matter of a few days.‘ Sin-
cerest congratulations that you can
now become permanent resident of
United States,”

Awaiting her final papers, Sonja
says the rigors of acro and ¢ontor-
tionist work preclude this field

‘from her future. She adds; _“Every-

thing is. indefinite. I would like
very much to go back fo. show husi-
i don't. know if Pll bhé ahie to do
i 19

August, 1954, for it was at. this

three weeks here. However, all the .

tour—five. months in Belgium— ~

‘when she and Walter Colberg came’

television, at auto dealers and .

spins caused her lengthy. hospitali-._

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12° ~ VG@rRrETY | | Wednesday, September 4, 1957

7

Twentieth |

OFFICE OP
BUDDY ADLER
EXECUTIVE
UN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION

STUDIOS
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA

August 20, 1957:

Dear Spyros:

Your leadership and dedication to the needs of
exhibition and the desires of the public have
been our proudest incentives. It is now ny
pleasure to report to you toast we have lived
up to your promise to the exhibitors of the.
world by completing our schedule of thirty
top-quality pictures for 1957.

Attached is a line-up of the subjects which
are now either on the stages or in script
preparation for 1958.

Here is our stockpile of best-sellers, big
stars, hit plays, new personalities who will
become the stars of tomorrow, great creative.
talent, and fresh and vital story material with
the bullt-in values that meet’ the demands of
today's world and today's market.

My very best,

Mr. Spyros P. Skouras
New York Office

From the desk of-
SPYROS P. SKOURAS

August 23, 1957 - ‘
Dear Buddy: ]

I am-delighted with the news of your progress
in creating more and better product of high
box-office quality. This is the only. way we
can help the exhibitor today in his urgent

‘need for good pictures.

Your outline of our future product, already.

s0 well advanced in production » represents a
wonderful accomplishment by. yourself and your
7 siaff and the artistic, creetive and technical’
people of the studio. ‘This warrants the high’
commendation and thanks of your co-workers here
‘which I know the exhibitors of the world will

. Share.

I consider this the most important statement from
‘our company this year and I am requesting that
your letter be reproduced as an announcement to
the industry.

Gratefully,

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

VARIETY | | 433

THE SCHEDULE FOR 1958

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, from the Pulitzer Prize stage
play. and screenplay by Aibert Hackett and Frances —
Goodrich. Produced and directed by George Stevens.

ROGERS AND. HAMMERSTEIN’S S$ “SOUTH PACIFIC,”
Roadshaw in Todd-AO)

starring ROSSMANO BRAZZI, MITZI GAYNOR,
JOHN KERR. Produced by-Buddy Adler,
directed by Joshua Logan.

MUD ON THE STARS, from the navel by
‘William Brddford Huie. Produced and directed by
Elia Kazan.

y . * : .

THE YOUNG LIONS, from Irwin Shaw’s novel, starring
MARLON BRANDO, MONTGOMERY CLIFT, DEAN
MARTIN and co-starring BARBARA RUSH
and MAY BRITT. Produced by Al Lichtman,
directed by Edward Dmytryk, seteenplay by
Edward Anhalt.

TOWNSEND HARRIS, starring JOHN WAYNE, directed
by John Huston, produced by Eugene Frenke.

THE BRAVADOS Starring GREGORY PECK, screenplay
by novelist John. O'Hara. Produced by Herbert
Bayard Swope.

TEN NORTH FREDERICK, -starring SPENCER TRACY
in John O'Hara's best-seller, Produced by
Charles Brackett; written: for the screen and’
directed by Philip Dunne.

THE.HELL-BENT KID, @ novel by Charles O. Locke,
produced by. Robert Buckner, starring DON MURRAY
and directed by Henry Hathaway. —

A CERTAIN SMILE, from the best-seller by Francoise Sagan,
author of “Bonjour Tristesse.” Produced by Henry Ephron,
directed by Jean. Negulesco, screenplay by Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett. Starring CHRISTINE CARERE,

BLOOD AND SAND, from. the. Vincente Blasco ‘Ibanez
classic, produced by Henry Ephron from a screenplay
by Phoebe Ephron: Statring SOPHIA. ‘LOREN.

CAN-CAN, from Cole Porter’s musical stage hit,
produced -by Henry Ephron.

THE SMALL WOMAN, from the story by Alan Burgess,
_ Produfed and directed by Mark Robson, —

OUR LOVE, sta starring LAUREN BACALL sind ROBERT
“STACK, Produced by Charles Brackett, directed by
. Jean Negulescd, screenplay by Luther Davis.

FRAULEIN from the novel by James McGovern, starring

DANA WYNTER and MEL FERRER, produced by Walter:

Reisch from a screenplay by. Leo Townsend and Norman.
Corwin and directed by Henry Koster.

* BACHELOR'S BABY, from the novel by Gwenn (‘“Mr.
Belvedere”) Davenport. Produced by Henry Ginsberg.

THE WANDERING JEW, written for the screen, produced and
dirécted by Nunnally Johnson, from .. Temple Thurston's
stage classic,

THESE THOUSAND HILLS, from the novel by Pulitzer Prize
winner A, B, Guthrie, produced by David Weisbart.

THE DAY OF THE OUTLAW, from the novel by Lee Wells,
produced by Eugene Frenke, screenplay by Philip Yordan.

THE HUNTERS, directed and produced by Dick Powell,
from the novel and Collier’s serial by James Salter.
Screenplay by Philip Dunne and Richard Murphy.

RALLY ROUND THE FLAG, BOYSI, from Max Shulman’s
riotously funny new. book. A Buddy Adler Production.

HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS, from the Broadway stage play by
Ronald Alexander, produced by David Weisbart.

‘CH, PROMISED LAND, from the great book by James Street.

THE REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER, from the Broadway
stage play by Liam O’Brien, produced by Charles Brackett,

COLORS OF THE DAY, from the novel by Romain Gary,
to’be written for the screen, produced and directed
by Nunnally Johnson.

* *- kk hk

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions

DE LUXE TOUR, produced by Robert L. Jacks,.
from the novel by Frederi¢ Wakeman.

COMPULSION, from Meyer Levin's sensational best-seller,

THE ROOTS OF HEAVEN, from the French stage hit
by Romain Gary.

‘Jerry Wald Productions .

THE LONG HOT SUMMER, from the novel by Nobel and
-Pulitzer Prize winner William Faulkner, starring
PAUL NEWMAN, ANTHONY FRANCIOSA,
JOANNE WOODWARD, ORSON WELLES, Directed by
Martin Ritt, screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank,

JEAN HARLOW, from the story-by Adela Rogets St. John,
screenplay by Arthur Ross,

THE BIG WAR, from the novel bye ‘Anton Myrer, screenplay
by Edward Anhalt, :

THE SOUND AND THE FURY, another of Faulkner’ S great
‘classi¢s, Directed by Martin Ritt, scteenplay by Irving’
Ravetch and Harriet Fook”

David 6. ‘Selenick Prcidiceenie .

TENDER is THE NIGHT, statring JENNIF! ER JONES in the
E. Stott: ‘Fitegetald classic,

MARY MAGDALENE

Samuel G. Engel Productions
THE CAPTIVE, from the novel by ‘The Gordons,

. THE FREEBOOTER, from an original story: by Samuel G. Engel,

GLORY PASS, from the diary of Sister Blandina, screenplay
by Harold Jack Bloom.

GEMMA TWO. FIVE, from the novel by Victor Canning.

14

INTERNATIONAL

‘VARIETY’S’ LONDON OFFICE
@ St. .Martin’s Place, Trafalgar Square

Madrid, Sept. 8.

A new decree increasing com-|

pulsory screening of national film
product from the present six weeks
per year to 12 is all ready for the
signature of Munoz Fontan, Direc-
tor General of Cinema in Spain.
Exhibitors, actively campaigning
against the measure, have initiated
talks with producers, arid both in-
dustry winks are mulling a substi-
tute proposal which exhibs. hope
will pigeon-hole the 12-week decree
indefinitely.

Having already experienced a
25¢¢-35°¢ . drop in boxoffice re-
ceipts during the past year, exhibs
say that extended screentime pro-
tection to local producers will
cause irreparable harm to the
cinema business and the industry
as a whole. Major exhibitor argu-
ment is that Spanish producers
have failed to provide the market
with anything resembling quality
product and that the forced screen-
ing of inferior pix, shunned by the
public, is no way to build an indus-

Sudden summer romance be-
tween producers and exhibs is in.
jtself a development. worthy of
note, but meetings in Barcelona
and Madrid have produced a
friendly formula which augurs
growing industry integratian to eli-
minate government intervention as
much as possible.

Both film groups have tentatively
agreed -n a two-week increase In

required screen time and have |

upped the number of local films to
receive exhib handling from 40 to
50. Both have agreed, however, to
classify jointly and to separate the
showcase product from the pro-
grammers. Substantial accord has
been also reached for provincial
capitals and pueblos where limited
cinemas create special screentime
problems.

6 Companies Planning
Revues in Italy This
Fall; Injury Bars Tote

Rome, Aug. 27.

Six major companies so far have
announced plans for production of
musical revues this fall, making
the outlook in that sector favoral-le
after a relatively slow 1956-57 sea-
son. Macario, tongtime Italo comic,
will be with a troupe headed by
Sandra Mondaini; Franca Taman-
tini, Gianni Agus, and Giulio Mar-
chetti. Title is ‘Non Sparate
Sulla Cicogna” (Don’t Shoot the
Stork). Wanda Osiris returns in
a musical featuring Raimondo Via-

nello, Carlo Bramieri, and Giustino’

Durano. Carlo D_yporto has signed
up Delia Scala and Teddy Reno for
his presentation, which Donald
Saddler will choreograph.. Tenta-
tive title is “L’Adorabile Giulia.’”
Hermes Pan has just arrived
from the Coast to begin prepping
dances for comedian Rascel’s new
show, which opens in Milan toward
the end of August. Untitled, this
‘musical stars pie star Giovanna
Ralli, Mario Carotenuto, and Annie

Fratellini. ° Ugo Tognazzi, recently |

a hit on Italo tv via his “1, 2, 3,”
variety «how, will team with Lau:
retta Masiero on a musical to be
written by Scarnieci and Tarabusi
(who also script the TVer). Final-
ly, comedians Billi and Riva are set
for a return to the boards this fall,
with Marchesi, Metz and Verde
writing the book,

While comedian Toto, who re-|

turned to the stage last. year after
a long stretch in pictures, is kept
out because of a serious eye in-
jury, other musical productions,
currently being prepped, will prob-

ably be announced soon. ‘It makes.

the fall lineup a particularly com-
plete one at this early date..

Spanish-Itala Co-Prod.
Madrid, Aug. 27.

now shooting at the Cinemartin
Studios here, goes to Rome the end

of the month fer a week of exter-

lors.

Topping-the cast are Italy’s Al-

berto Sordi and Spain's Aurora
Bautista. Ramsay Ames,

widow.

whose
local ty show resumes in Septem-
ber, has the role of a “vampirish”
(tin &

Spain Exhibs May Avoid Complying

Mex Pix Up in Central Am.
- Mexico City, Aug. 27.

Biz for Mexican pix in Central
America is up 20% over last year
and is in part offsetting lower
trade in South America and Puerto
Rico. This was reported by Tomas
Paredes, manager of Peliculas
Mexicanas de Centro America, dis-
tributor of Mexican films in those
countries.

Political upsets in some of those
lands has not been detrimental to

trade for Mexican films, Paredes’

asserted.

New Aussie Trend:

| Plush Beer Joints

. Syaney, Aug. 27.
The Aussie liquor chiefs are

making a high bid to woo heavy

coin from Down-Underites via the

introduction of plush beer gardens

| operated on Continental lines with
specialized entertainment running
‘until curfew. The beer moguls
have. gotten themselves some smart

;showmen and are pulling in solid
| business.

Whether this is hurting
cinema trade is very dubious.

However, one cinema _ loop
spokesman said that the beer bid is
taking a lot of coin from the box-
office, and that the average Aussie
drinker is now spending more
money than he could actually af-
ford in the plush beer joints by en-
tertaining friends, all of which
meant less for film houses. This
spokesman went on to say that ex-
hibs were also greatly concerned
about the large number of women
patronizing the beer palaces in the
afternoon. This meant a heavy
dropoff in cinema matinee trade

and had some circuit bosses reach- |.

-ing for the headache tablets.
Cinema operators are now going
all out to meet the threat to mati-
nee and night biz via special cam-
paigns geared along lines that
there’s more entertainment on tap
at a lower cost and with less after
éffects in pix theatres. The cinema
men are also unleashing a powerful
product lineup aimed at winning
“back family trade coast-to-coast.

RUSSO PIC PREEMS AT
EDINBURGH FILM FEST

Edinburgh, Sept. 3.
‘The Rank Organization and the
‘Edinburgh Film Festival joined
forces to. give a gala sendoff to

the second week of the Edinburgh |

Film Festival with the world preem
of Paul Czinner’s
Ballet.” Director Paul Czinner,
speaking at the ceremony, said
that Madame Galina Ulanova, star
of the pic, hoped to be in London
for the preem there in October.

A.Russian delegation, including
film actress Klara Lutcho, received
a special ovation at the opening,
“Bolshoi Ballet” is set to open in
London Oct. 16.

On Blurbery World Tour

Tokyo, Aug. 27.
David M. J ones, chairman of the
advisory committee of the Osaka
International Festival of Music,
Drama and Art scheduled for next
April 10-May 10, has left on a
round-the-world tour to promote
the. event. He’s also a publicity
lexec of Pan-American Airways.

“The Bolshoi |

For 58 Osaka Festival

Italy Doing Co-Prod. |

Rome, Aug. 27.

-ber of twin production ecommit-
ments with Spain, Italy likewise

-lis turning its attention to more

and more co-productive efforts

recently made in that country as
twin efforts, two are shooting there

‘to start Soon. Last three, already
completed and in‘ release, also in-
cluded France via a triple partner-
ship. These are: “Goubbiab,”’ “La
Ragazza della Salina” and Carmine
Gallone’s spectacle, “Michael Stro-
goff,’ with Curd Jurgens.

’ Now under way in Yugoslavia
are: “La Lunga Strada Azzurra,”
with Yves Montand and Alida
‘Valli ,and “La Tour, Prends
Garde!,”” with Jean Marais, Eleo-
nora Rossi Drago artd Nadia Til-
ler. Giuseppe DeSantis is mean-
while prepping another Yugo-Ital-
ian item called “La Strada Nella
Valle,” the cast to include Eleo-

panini. Antonio Pietrangeli is prep-
ping “Attentato a Serajevo” while
Isa Miranda will be seen in an Al-
fredo Guarini product on, “Namu.”

Argentine Producers
Buoyed by ‘Hombre’
Berlin Fete Showing

‘Buenos Aires, Aug. 27.

Argentina’s film workers are
ihappy over the fact that “El Hom-
bre Senalado” (The Marked Man)
made by a novice producer-direc-
tor, Francis Lauric, has actually
acHieved honorable mention at the
Berlin Festival. And what is
even more important will produce
foreign curriences through a Eu-
ropean distribution contract, In
addition, “Cinco Gallinas y el Cie-
lo”* (Five Hens and the Sky) cop-

ped three international awards: ,

and honor diploma and mention
for director Ruben Cavalotti at
the Karlovy Vary Festival and a
Bronze Shell at the San Sebastian
Fest in Spain.

Director Catrano Catrani is back
\from Rome, where he discussed a
possible Argentine-Italian co-pro-
duction, from a script by the Rev.
| Father Castani and newsgpaperman
Hugo Paterno, on the life of Na-
muncura, an. Indian chieftain of
the last century.

|British Indies Seeking

US. Biz Booster Plans

London, Aug. 27.
. British independent exhibs are
seeking the aid of the Motion Pic-

ture Assn. in a bid to win back:

audiences. The Assi. of Inde-
pendent Cinemas have decided to
ask Roland Thornton of the MPA
London office for details of the
U. S. film industry’s project to
boost attendances. ,

The threat of tv is at the base.of
the trouble.
Organization is entering the tele-
vision business along with A.B.C.
and’ Granada, the A.I:C. thought
[there was little chance of getting

their-help. Their only salvation ap- |

pears to’ be.in asking for the as-
sistance of the Yank outfits here
who had no ty interests .in this
j country. . 7
Film Crix Sponsor
U.S. Pix Week in Arg.
Buenos Aires, Aug. 27.
Following eight weeks’ operation
as a theatre, presenting the “Plea-
| sure in Las Vegas,” American re-
i vue, the major Lococo Opera show-
case is returning to film exhibition
with a bang, with an American
{Film Week sponsored by the Assn..
of Film Critics. Week will open with
“Moby Dick” gnd wind up with

“Giant.” It includes: ‘Teahouse of |

Equipped with photos and pub-; August Moon,” “Lindbergh Story,”

licity material, he'll visit Hong-
i kong, Bangkok, Calcutta, Karachi,

“El Marido” (The Husband), aj Istanbul, Beirut, Rome, Paris, Lon-
Spanish-Italian CCC co-production | don,

Edinburgh; Glasgow,

participate.

New
York, Washington and San Fran-
cisco. He’s due back. here Aug. 31.

The Osaka festival, the first of
its kind in the Far East, will pre-
sent the cultures of the Orient and
Occident side by -side. Great Bri-
tain, the U.S., Austria, Belguim, .
France, India and Thailand are
among the nations expected to
Fr On}

“Something of Value” and ‘12
Angry Men.”
RKO is releasing “Oklahoma”

next week at the Broadway, re
puted to be the theatre with the
best acoustics in town. This. should
cue some renewed kudos for the
American film industry. “Brave
One,” (RKO) has held three weeks
at the Ocean, but the great hit of
the last weeks has been “Pan,
Amor and Sofia Loren,” now in a
third week, day-date at Monumen-
tal and Iguazu..

Pix With Yugoslavia

In addition to its growing num- |

with Yugoslavia.. Three pix were.

now while four more are expected |

nora Rossi Drago and Silvana Pam- |

Now that the Rank|

‘making “Waters of Time,” a film
‘declared a prize winner at Venice

ws J areas in Greece. tyen GC Jus 4 Gand

Camplin New KRS Sec

London, Sept. 3.
R. &. Camplin has been . ap-
pointed general secretary of Kine-

matograph Renters Society to re-

place Frank Hill, who’s held that
post for almost 39 years.

Camplin was secretary of the
British Film Institute from 1949
until 1956 when he resigned to be-
come director and general manager
of ‘the Kinematograph Equipment
Co. Lid. He takes up his new job
later this year.

Mexico Tourist

Spending Sears

Mexico City, Aug. 27,
Tourists here and in border spots
spent heavily during June—$11,-

705,000 here and $31,294,000 along.

the frontier—a total: of $10,000,000
more than visitors paid in the same
month of 1956, it was estimated by

the Mexican Tourist Assn. (AMT).

However, various caterers to

tourists continue to. complain that}

lately visitors haven’t been partic-
ularly good spenders.

Unionized hotel, restaurant and

allied businesses help will demand
abolition of tipping and the substi-
tution of a Service charge or higher
pay at their yearly national con-
vention here next month. These
workers .say tips have become sod
few and far between that they must
be compensated by more pay or
reimbursed by a service nick.

SET CINERAMA PIC ON
AUSSIE, NEW ZEALAND

Sydney, Aug, 27. .
Aussie-born Bruce Newbery and

‘scripter Charlie Kaufman have ar-
rived here to set production plans

for a Cinerama pic, “Cinerama
South Seas,” urider the banner of

the Dudley Corp. Scenes will be
‘also shot in New Zealand.

Newbery,-who headed Repubilc
here for many years, said the pic

would cost around $2,000,000. He’s.

seeking .government co-operation
covering the production as well as
top commercial interests. Kauf-

{man is here to-collect local color

for the script.

» There’s a chance that Newbery
may look over the scene for the
future introduction of Cinerama
locally. Some two years ago, there
was talk that Greater Union Thea-
tres would make a deal-with the

Cinerama toppers for bow-in Down. |

Under at the Capitol here, and
the State, Melbourne. However, the
deal fell through. Then David N.
Martin revue operator here, was
said. to be m g Cinerama for
his Tivoli here. However, this
proposition also failed-to mature.

Ju Jitsu Classes Plus —
R ’n’ Ras Ozoner’s Hypo

. Honolulu, Aug. 27.

Weekly judo and ju jitsu lessons,
a rock and roll dancing party after
the show and a teen-age canteen
are augmenting film fare at the
reopened Naval Housing Area
theatre near Pearl Harbor.

Now operated by Sam Luke,
veteran Isle theatreman, it’s an
outdoor theatre with a capacity of
500 seats. Films are booked by
Royal Theatres. Showman Luke
explains his special promotions are
designed to help combat juvenile
delinqfiency in his neighborhood.

Brit. Color Unit in Athens
Athens, Aug. 27.
Marsden film production ‘unit
arrived here from London ready
to start work on Its production,
“Eternal Greece.” In addition to

‘| Basil Wright, the unit consists of

John Alderson, director; Adrian
Jenkins, cameraman; and George
Cooper, technical expert. Alder-
son and Wright were associated in

Film Festival. © ;

After a week of preparatory work
in Athens, unit leaves for Myconos
and Delos on the atart of an ex-
pedition which will take it to many

‘Charles Regnier

[Lotsa H'wood Producers Filming
Ih Berlm; Brando ‘Tops’ Khrushy

_ Berlin, Aug. 27.

This month {is seeing an unusual-
Ty large contingent of Hollywood-
ites in the divided city of Berlin. A
couple of weeks ago, 20th-Fox came
“here for three days to shoot out~—
door scenes for its pic, “The Young
Lions,” starring Marlon Brando
under the direction of . Edward
Dmytryk. Henry Koster is sched-
uled to. start lensing here on an
other 20th-Fox production, “‘Fraeue °
lein,” which sees Mel Ferrer and
Dana Wynter in the leads.

First shooting day for Univer-
sal’s “‘There’s a Time to Love” was
Aug. 26. This one, which stars

| John Gavin and Liselotte Pulver,

under Douglas Sirk’s direction, will
have at least a nine-week shooting
period in Berlin. ’
When Russia’s Communist Party.
boss Nikita Khrushchev was in
East Berlin, his press confab -came
along at nearly the same time as
when 20th-Fox gave a press huddle
‘for Marlon Brando. The Holly-
wood star, the following day, got
more photos in the local press than
the Soviet.
U Tees Off Remarque Pic
“There’s a Time to Love” is an
adaptation by Erich Maria Re-
marque of his book, “A Time te.
Lové and a Time to Die.” It’s the
first time that a major American
film will be entirely made (printing
and title works included) in Ger-
many, Universal reported. Most of
shooting will be in Berlin, partly
in Artur Brauner’s CCC studios.
and most of other works-on loca-
tion here. ‘
After Oct. 20, the Universal team
will move to Grafenwoehr (Ba-
varia) for additional exteriors.
Grafenwoehr, a maneuvring-ground
for U. S.. troops in Germany, is to
serve as Polish background of the
last war.:There are many destroyed
villages in that territory.
Besides John Gavin, 26-year-old
U contract player, and Swiss ac-
tress Miss Pulver, big favorite in
German-made films, the ‘cast in-
cludes Americans Jack ‘Mahony.
Keenan Wynn, Don DeFore and:
John Saxon plus the Germans Paul
Esser, Alexander Engel, Elisa-.
beth Flickenschildt, Kurt Meisel,
and Herbert
Weissbach. Film will be made in
English version only. In all, the
Universal team has hired 35 Gere
mans for the shooting period.
Importance o£ the film is stressed
by the fact that Edward Muhl, Uni-
versal’s production chief, has per-
Sonally come to Berlin.

Day-Dating of Films
Ist-Run With Ozoners
‘Annoys Aussie Indies

. Sydney, Aug. 27.

Minority group of Aussie inde-
pendent exhibitors are pressing for
government interference into set-
up which has U.S. distributors
greenlighting day-and-day. play-
dates in ozoners with key-release
situations, The politico move is
aimed mainly at Metro because
distributor operates its own ‘drive-
in loop in conjunction with key-

| r@fease showcases.

Group is reported seeking legis«
lation here similar to that passed
in New Zealand. There distribs
are prohibited from spotting fop.
product in minor spots day-aride
date with key release. This edict
applies in suburban zones and in
any drive-in territory. ~

Same group js also reported irke
with 20th-Fox for day-dating prod-
uct over the Hoyts’ pie chain in
key cities and suburbs. 20th-Fox is
the mojor stockholder in the loop,
whieh is headed by Ernest Turn-

Pe

MacKenzie’s New Isle
Fantasy Set by Rank

Glasgow, Arg. 27.

A new island fantasy by Sir
Compton Mackenzie, “Rockets Ga-
lore,’’ is to be lensed by the Rank
Organization. Michael Relph; -pro<
ducer, and Basil Dearden, director,
have. been assigned to it.

Story deals with invasion of the

‘peace of Scotland’s: Western Isles

by a government rocket range.
Mackenzie’s earlier novel, “Whisky
Galore,” set on the isle of Barra,
proved a successful film. It was
released in the, U.S. as “Tight
Little Island}. co. ce ae ane

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rtin‘’s Place: Trateleer Square

UA to Continue Selling Pix To.

Iron Curtain Nations Despite MPEA

Venice, Aug. -27.

According to Arnold Picker,|
United Artists foreign operations
chief, UA still will keep selling pix

to the. Eastern bloc countries on.

its own ‘despite the Motion Picture
Export Assn, sales fleal with Po-
land, and East Germany, Czecho-
slavakia and Hungary pacts in the
offing. Picker feels that UA got a
good start in Poland and East Ger-
many, and can easily keep up its
sales. on a company basis.

He stated that nowadays, with
the freer interchange of info and
news between the East ‘and West,
it would be hard to maintain that
one film summed up life in the
U.S. He told of a-Russo documen-

~ tary showing a U.S. tenement couzt-
yard with laundry swinging in the
breeze. Instead of intimating to
Russo audiences that tke U.S.
standard ‘of living was low the
Russos who saw it were awed that

tenement dwellers could possess!

so much finery.
The Russians’ use of “Grapes of
Wrath” (20th), taken as war booty,

also-misfired when spectators were]

_ amazed that sucl. a poor family as
the itinerant Joads could own a
truck. Unless a film were a definite
misrepresentation of the American
way of life, Picker felt it should
and could be shown safely in the
East.. The power of self-criticism
would also be.a plus factor to the
restricted and dictated too East-
-erm Europeans.

See MPEA, Manila
Tax Settlement

Tokyo, Aug. 27.

Peaceful settlement was indicated
in the hassle between the MPEA
and the Philippine Government
when the P.I. agreed at a recent
“presidential meeting with Leo
Hochstetter,. MPEA rep in Asia,
that the MPEA does not have to
pay taxes on funds earned before
this year. A’ sore point in the dis-
pute had MHochstetter protesting
that the faxes were declared this
year, but made retroactive. The
meeting had President Carlos
Garcia. in attendance with the Minis
ster of Finance of the Director of

Internal Revenue also on hand.
It was learned here that the
president also assured Hochstetter
the difference will be tested on

their merits in the coutts and that:

if the ruling goes against the MPEA
companies, he would recommend.

. remedial legislation. In the event |

of the latter, MPEA tax consultants
would be invited to express’ them-
selves. —

SCOT COUNCIL BANS

5 a

PIC SIGHT UNSEEN

Dumbarton, Aug. 27.

The film, “Garden of Eden,’’ dis-|.
tributed by Orb Productions, was
banned here by the council in this
Scot town without being seen. Pic
has a plot about nudes. The town

clerk read a synopsis of the iim
to the councillors.

After -the meeting, which lasted
only 15 minutes, a magistrate com-

mented: “After we heard the story,

we felt a showing would not be
necessary.” According fo Orb di-

rector of sales, Geoffrey Bernerd,
since March thi
authorities have granted a certifi-

cate of exhibition, in one category

or ‘another, to “Kden,”

Carrillo Renamed By

, Mex Film Biz Union
Mexico City, Aug: 27.

Top brass of the National Cine-
matographic Industry Workers
Union (STIC), of which Congress-
man Salvador Carrillo is secretary
¢ general so pleased the members
during its six-year term ended last
July 31, that is was uwianimously
reelected for a like term during the
national convention at Vera Cruz.
Thanking the unionists in the
name of the executive committee,
Carrillo stressed STIC’s national

unity, declaring that the film trade’s ;

labor organization is. stronger than
ever. He was voted extraordinary
faculties to work for STIC in the
organjzation of the: National Feder-
ation of Amusement Industries
Unions which is being. or,

this year 150 local

Only 3 Mex Studios

To Remain After Oct.
Mexico City, Aug. 27,

Film studios here have been re-
duced to three in number, Churu-
busco, San Angel Inn and Tepeyac.
Formal closure of stages and of-
fices of Clasa, the pioneer modern
pic treatment plant of Mexico, af-
ter 22 years, is set for October.
During its existence the plant han-
dled 500 films.

Clasa, run for several years by
the government, recently at a defi-
cit, was closed to save the bigger
and much better equipped Churu-

busco studios from that fate, The.

Churubusce brass, headed by Emi-
lio Azcarraga, blamed Clasa large-
ly for the $920,006 deficit it had in-
curred in 10 years.

Sharp Drop In
Pix on Italian.
Market in ‘6

Rome, Aug. 27.

A ‘sharp: drop in the number of
new pix circulating in the Italian
market was noted during 1956, ac-
cording to statistics just released
here by the SIAE, the Italo Society
of Authors and Editors. The same

;saurce also indicates a rise in the

number of revivals during the same
period,

According to SIAE, 5,850 fea-
tures were in circulation - in Italy
during 1956, 111 more than in the
previous year. Increase is caused
by the rise in number of oldies

brought back into release, some be-

ing eight to 10 years old. Number

of films approved for release to-
-taled 423 in 1956, as against 437 in

1955. The number. which actually

went inte release was even lower:

383 vs. 442 for the previous 12-
month period.
Total of Yank pix in release

.during 1956 was 184 tas against

232 in 1955} while the total
Italo-mades-dropped from 126 to 91
in 1956.. N

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z

Spain’s Pix Producers
Active in May, June

Madrid, Aug. 27.

Spanish film producers were very
active in May and June to over-
come a slow start early this year.|
At the halfway mark for 1957,)granted, but with full approval of
Spain had turned out 33 films, With| director Michelangelo Antonioni,
continued heavy film activity be-j who had protested other proposed |
ing registered during the summer| trimmings.
months; pix total may equal record! | Granting of permit was. followed
output of 78 films made last year.{ bY a letter to the new Undersecre-

Coproductions continue to play|tary for Entertainment, Raffaele
an important role in local expan-:

‘sion, with Italy as a.major partner.

tions,

nd Sindicato credits,

Bavaria Films.to TV Prod.

Frankfort, Aug. 27,
Following the lead of UFA, the
first German film production c¢om-
pany to ga for making films for

tele here, the hard-pressed Bavaria.

Film ‘Co. in Geiselgasteig, near
Munich, also announced it has ty
production plans. First films are
to be made for the Bavarian tele-
vision. station in Munich.

Bavaria will continue to make |.

its German pix as well, and also
will loan its huge studios and
facilities to German and foreign
countries. Kirk Douglas and crew
are currently filming at Bavaria,
making an indie, “The Viking,” for
United Artists release,
Douglas, . Tony Curtis and Janet
eigh,

Meyer W. Weisgal, who has
Christopher Fry’s “The Firstborn”
under option,.is contemplating a
Broadway, production of the play
prior to presenting it in Israel in
connection with the 10th anniver-

sary of that State. wi DO Pd RR Udy OF

High film product repeat this
years was threatened in the early
months when a financial crisis
shook Spain, and curtailed bank

starring :

‘Italy Pushes Early 0K

‘| this small seaport tawn (pop. 12,-

One-third of pix produced ‘through. thors. Letter praises the fact that
the end of June were coproduc-

|

.who owns a large part of Ischia’s

| Festival for Oct. 27-Nov. 3, gestival

} Unknown’ Soldier” (Finnish) and,

‘given its Italian release permit.

| 221 British Cinemas.

For: European Combine

Rome, Aug. 27.

‘Plans for the European Film
Union are moying ahead, with.
Italy especially pushing for an
eurly approval of basic legislation
to be submitted to the respective
governments. Next meeting of the
permanent three-nation committee
charged with drafting. details of
fhe union will be held in Ischia
Sept. 23-26.

Italo members of the group,
which also include top production
and industry officials from France
and Germany, are Eitel Monaco,
Goffredo Lombardo, Alfredo Gua-
rini and Angelo Rizzoli. Delegates
will ostensibly be guests of Rizzoli,

thermal and hotel properties.

Set 2 Operas, Pix
| For Seventh Annual
Wexford (Ireland) Fest

‘Wexford, Aug. 27.
Readying the. seventh Wexford

director Tom Walsh announced two
operas, eight films, four recitals
and three lectures. Fest. began in

000) as an- Opera Fest for the dis-
trict via enthusiasm by Walsh, a
local doctor who now doubles for
as festival director gratis. Last
year’s loss, after subsidies from
Arts Council, was areund $9,000.
Operas include “La Figlia del
Reggimento” (The Daughter of
Regiment) and “L’italiana in aL
geri” (The Italian in Algiers). Film
portion of fest originally “featured:
only opera films, but this year
opera pix are down to “Boris
Godounov” and “I Pagliacci.”
Others on sked are “Letter with
the Feathers” (Chinese), “Amici
Per La Pelle” (Forever Friends)
(Italian), “Munna” (Indian), “The

“Romeo and Juliet” (Russian).
COCHRAN PIC FINALLY
GETS ITALIAN OKAY} 2?

, Rome, Aug, 27.
“II Gridb” (The Cry), the Steye
Cochran starrer which he pro-
duced under the Robert : Alexander
production banner in combo with

an Italo counterpart, Franco Can-
cellieri Prods., has finally been

Pie had been denied permit pend-
ing a number of cuts asked by the
Italian censor, and the case result-:
ing from this gaining international
proportions. Cochran threatened
to sue the Italian government for
damages if the film were denied a
release, or, more vitally, ah export
permit. Reported that some cuts
were made before the permit was

Resta, by the Italian Film Circle,
a group of pic directors and. au-

affair was settled amicably, and
that the director’s arguments. were
listened to and accepted by the
Entertainment office.

Closed.in Year’s Time

London, Aug. 27.
A total of 221 cinemas were shut-
tered during the year ended last
March 31, according to a statement
made in the House of Commons by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Peter Thorneycroft. Out of this
total, more than 200 had a ca-
pacity of oyer 400. Eight of the:
theatres which have gone dark
were exempt from admission tax
dues because of their low grossing
capacities,
It’s understood that since the
end of the financial year, the wave
‘of shuttering has continued, de-
spite the admission tax concession
in the last budget.

Pathe Reorg
Lendon, Aug. 27.
. Associated British Pathe’s Dis-
tribution (UK and overseas), pro-
duction and newsreel departments
will operate. as independent divi-
sions of the company starting Oct.
1. This move is the second stage
of the company’s reorganization
plan.

on aerh oh she 3 DY

‘tion.

$65,000,000 Spent ] Spent By

EN TERNATIONAL

Agreement, But

Joseph Adds Sixth To
London Hotel Chain

' . London, Aug. 27.
Max Joseph, who already con-
trols a chain of. five West End ho-
tels, including the Washington and
the Green Park, has now bought
the 700-bedroom Mount Royal Ho-

| tet at Marble Arch, He intends to

develop his new hotel for Ameri-
can tourist trade; and later this
year will open an office in N. Y.
to make a “new style” approach to
Americans to come to Britain for
their holidays.

The Mount Royal Hotel was built |

in 1935, and has since then been

‘| Jointly owned by the company op-

erating the Ritz hotel, and Sir
Bracewell Smith, former Lord
Mayor of London, London.

Yank Pix Tops Tops

Tn W. Berlin's °

Berlin, Aug. oT.

American films are playing a big
role these August days in West
Berlin’s preem houses, Nine of the
17 principal houses are currently
showing Hollywood product as
against five cinemas which are play-
ing domestic films. Remaining
three houses are each using French,
an Italian and a British film.

Three U.S. films are particularly
successful..“‘War and Peace” (Par).
is now in its sixth month at the
Kurbel, The MGM Theatre has re-
issued “Gone With Wind” in its
fifth week at this house, a longtime
record there.

Cinema Faris, an art cinema, is
showing United Artists’ “Twelve

exy Men. * Winner of first prize

at toST Berlin Film Festival, it has!
received superlative Teviews and
is doing brisk biz. Film is ex-
pected ta be big. The Berlin festi-
val award, exceptionally excellent
reviews and substantial word-of-
mouth have helped to make this
film the most talked-about one here
in sometime.

Filmtheatre Berlin has reissued:
Dniversal’s “Killers” with fine suc-

cess, Capitol and Metropol have
come along with an old (1941)
Qliyer Hardy-Stan Laurel starrer,
“Great Guns” while Titania Palast
preemed “Untamed Youth” (WB).
Both -films found secondary atten-

Hawaii Tourists in ’56

Honolulu, Aug. 27.”
Hawaii’s 225,000 visitors last
year spent. 2 total of $65,000,000
after” arriving by plane or ship,
Hawaii Visitors Bureau survey
shows that 32% of this total went

for food 25.4% went for lodging,} ;

and 6.8% went. for beverages.
Tourists trade alone contributed
$1,479,000 in Federal entertainment

‘taxes. Two out overy three Isle

visitors are “well over 40 years of
‘age,” survey notes;.As a matter of
fact 21% of Hawaii's visitors are
over 60 years of age.

Disney Pix at Blackpool
London, Aug. 27.

For the fifth year running Walt
Disney pictures will play a major
part in the famous Blackpool
Illuminations, which will be lit up
by the American Ambassador to
Britain, John Hay Whitney, on
Sept. 6.

‘The electrical display; which is
six miles Jong, will have a 150-foot
centrepiece of scenes from “Fan-
tasia.” Other Disney pictures
featured are “Westward Ho The
Wagons,” “Davy Crockett,” “Snow
White and. Séven Dwarfs” and
“Lady and Tramp.”

Seven one-act plays, three by
Thornton Wilder, two by Tennes-
see Williams, and one each by Eu-.

| Argentine Producers, Exhibs Reach

Aita Still Unhappy

Buenos Alres, Aug. 27.
It took Argentine screen pro-
ducers “and exhibitors only two
meetings to achieve a pact which
would bring harmony into their

‘| relations, and permit release of the

native product on terms fair to
both sides.

Nevertheless, Screen Institute
President Antonio Aita was not
happy over this result. It would ap-
pear that he requires conflict in
the business, Possibly to justify his
own existence i in that high-resound-
ing post. He has decided to disre-
gard the -agreement despite the
fact that it was signed and sealed
under the supervision of two presi-
dential aides. He has sent the ex-
hibs telegrams holding them to the
holdover terms which his Institute
had set up for the local product,
and which exhibitors cannot accept
since they involye very heavy
losses.

Indignation against Aita was
strong enbdugh prior to this obsti-
inate move on his part. The press

here has been almost unanimous
in demanding his resignation. Now
there is a movement afoot to fol-
low the same tactics the film pro-

{ducers adopted when they wanted
to force the president to take sides
on their behalf, Exhib staffs and
even members of the production
industry are mulling over this idea
unless Aita voluntarily presents
his resignation.

As long as he attempts to “rule
the film industry, there is little
likelihood of harmony or progress.

The Ministry of Industry has is-
sued an enigmatic decree to the
effect that any film theatres built
in future, or which may now -be

| building, ‘and not inaugurated be-

fore August 15, will be able to dis-
regard ceiling prices and estab-
lish whatever scales they please. AS
there is little building going on,
the purpose of this. singular
method of re-establishing free en-
terprise is not very clear.

: UFA Into TV,
| Spanish Deals

rankfurt, Aug.-27.

UFA, the * Geran production
‘agency in Berlin that has re-
formed from the old UFA monop-
oly of production, distribution and
theatre chains, seems to be rising
again to its old dominance.‘ The
first DFA tele film, “Shadows of
‘the Past,” will-start filming the
beginning this month, with Paul
Wolfgang Schnell, of the Cologne
stage, directing. Second UFA tv
film, “Cardillac,” will be done by
one of the top Berlin stage direc-
tors, Wiki Schmidt.

UFA is the first of the German
film production.companies to de-

ate cats

jvote part of its tasks and money

to tele production. UFA also has
a crew dawn in Madrid to start
work on 2.new film, “Don Carlos,”
with English author Peter de Men-
delssohn doing the script. Spain
fodting some of. the bills on a
o-production basis. Locations will
be Madrid and Escorial.

IRISH WANT SEPARATE
FILM CENSOR LISTING

Dablin, Aug. 27.

Theatre executive Frank Robin-
son joined current move here for
introduction of separate censor
certificates for pictures rated suit-
able for adults only for general
screening. Present system okays
pics for all audiences and although
censor act provides for “limited”
certificates, this section of law has
never been put into effect.

Clamor for ratings is based part-
ly on the fact that the current sys-
tem tends to cut ail pix ta level
Suitable for juves and prevents
screening of adult themes. Move
for separate ratings also has sup-
port from another camp which says
that material unsuitable for mop-
pets is being screened. Major ex-
hibitors are reportedly in fayor of
new system. Small town exhibi-
tors, however, think it would com-

gene O’Neill and William Saroyan, | Plicate their booking plans.

will be presented Sept. 20 at the
Congress Hall, Berlin, constructed

‘by the. Benjamin Franktin Founda-

‘The Paul Tausig & Son travel
agency will launch a series of N.Y.-

tion as the U.S. contributon to the {Europe show plane tours next Dee.
International Building Exposition; 1 in cooperation with Trans-World

there,

Te See | Airlines.

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Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Bartlesville Blues Cure?

- Continued from page 7

in what used to be Video’s 600-seat
Lyric.

Film service—1 p.m. to midnight
—started today, but with only
about 300 subscribers. Video won’t
give the exact number, arguing
this is still the testing period, and
no charges will be made until Oct.
1. when its’ hoped at least 1,000
will be on line. The subscription
fee is $9.50 monthly, and six teams
currently are working hard on run-
ning lines into homes.

Telemovies will show on Chan-
nels 3 and 5, with Channel 4
probably offering only background
music. It is being reserved for
eventual “live” shows.

There is no question that Bart-
lesville not only knows what this
is all about, but is sharply aware of

the national attention it is getting.

Yet. in Video prexy Henry J. Grif-
fing’s own admission “they are in-
terested but they aren’t breaking
our doors down—yet.”

Fact is that Bartlesvillers are
somewhat divided on the various
blessings of the cable theatre. Price
is one issue,

“Tf they made it $7 I’d go for it
without question,” said Reid Pep-
per, who works at Phillips Elec-
tronics division. “I think $10. is
high. We don’t go to pictures
much.
Even if we got Telemovies, he’d
still go with his friends.”’ Mike says
his father had suggested getting
the cable eonnection and cutting
out his aHo-rance. He doesn’t think
it’s a fair bargain.

Pepper and ‘several other men
would rather see a system allowing
them to pay per attraction, even
if it means a coindox attachment
to home receiver. “I’d consider
that a better bargain, where I can
pick what I want to see,” says J. M.
Culver, retired real estate man,
“I'd be willing to pay a minimum
charge.”

And here is Mrs. Josephine Per-
kins who says she signed up “be-

this thing is lots cheaper than send-
ing them to the theatre once or
iwice a week.” She thought she
herself would still occasionally at-
tend films “but only if thé show’s
real good.” And, added Mrs. Per-
kins, “We all like to stay at home.”

If Barilesville is any criterion
film business must face the un-
pleasant facet that it is out-of-step
vith the new thinking and living
habits of vast numbers of its cus-
tomers. Over and over again,
Bartlesvillers repeat: “We like to
stay home, with tv, because here
we c&én be comfortable.” Unlike
the east, every home and establish-
ment is airconditioned here in pro-
tection against the intense summer
heat hovering in the mid-90s. Thus
theatre cooling holds little addi-
tional attraction.

There is practically no talk here
ebeut films “not being what they
used to be.” People openly admit
tney like films. But they find it
difficult to get “dressed up to go
cuwntown,” which in Bartelsville’s
case may mean no more than 2a five
minutes’ walk or drive.
admission is 60e and 65c and, un-
ike other communities, economics.
yay no part here. People have
money, They live well. Bartles-
ville is expanding and new indus-
tries are coming in. People are
busy with their gardens, with so-
cial life and with relaxing with tv.
Frequently mentioned is the pleas-
ure of going to ozoners in an open-
shirt.

Some feel TeleMovies will bad-

Only my son, Mike, does,”

Theatre |

simultaneously with theatre ‘show-
ing, which would represent a sav-
ing.
General Precision Laboratories
(National Theatre Supply) fur-
nished the studio equipment, moni-
toring system, etc. Video and
Jerrold execs frankly fear “scaring
away” exhibitors who inspect fhis
‘elaborate layout, and stress it can
be done at much less expense.

A large number of theatre men
have indicated plans to visit Bar-
itlesville in the next few weeks to
inspect the system. Former Ly-
ric auditorium is being readied as
an exhibition hall for required.

' equipment and the area is being re- |

served for a special show to dem-
‘onstrate that the system can func-
tion on a much less elaborate scale.

One or two citizens say they are}

interested in Telémovies “because
summer television programming
[has been so bad.” However this
‘complaint is. not. general and the
{main impetus still is watching.
| good pix comfortably at home.

i

Sugar Ray

Continued from page 3

over the closed-tv rights were set-
tled Thursday (29) after. a series

of meetings held before N.Y. State

Boxing Commissioner Julius Hel-
fand. Robinson appeared to have
emerged victorious in the pre-fight

struggle for tv coin. He had threat-|

ened to walk,out of the fight un-
less the TelePrompter Corp., which
had offered him a personal. guar-

antee of $250,000, handled the}

closed-tv theatre telecast. How-
ever, the IBC insisted it already
had a contract with TNT. -

The settlement hammered out on
Thursday resulted in the contin-
ued handling of the theatre tele-
cast by TNT as originally planned.
As part of the arrangement, TNT

guaranteed Robinson $255,000 in.

return for which Sugar Ray agreed

te conform .to the provisions of
cause we have four youngsters and | the closed-tv contract between the

IBC and TNT. In addition to the
financial guarantee, TNT stated
that it had made available a total
seating capacity of 500,000 seats.
'TNT noted, too, that “in fairness”
to Basilio, it had guaranteed the
challenger $110,000. .

TelePrompter’s 4 Outlets

At Robinson’s insistence, Tele-|
Prompter was able to get into the

act on a modest scale. TNT agreed
to license TelePrompter “to book
such theatres” as it is “able to in

|four cities’—Amarillo, Tex.; Or-

lando, Fla.; Medford, Ore.; and

Duluth, Minn. What arrangements.

or how the coin will be divided
as a result of the sub-licensing deal
has not been revealed. In all other
cities, TNT will continue to carry
the fight exclusively. In addition,
| TNT will handle the production of
! the telecast.

According to Irving B. Kahn,
TelePrompter prexy, his firm with-
‘drew and accepted the “token”
participation as a conciliatory move
and in the interest of seeing the
fight take place. The most im-
t concession, Kahn stated,
assurance from IBC offi-

fights would be open to all bid-
ders, ‘

Under terms of the - settlement
spelled out at the five-hour con-
ference af the State Athletic Com-
mission, Robinson and Basilio will

; receive the same percentage from)
radio (NBC) and films (United

! Artists) as from the closed circuit
i television. Robinson’s $255,000 and

2

‘cal 702.

eials that all future closed-circuit |

ly hurt theatres. Others argue kids : Basilio’s $110,000 for closed-tv rep-

will continue to go while older! resent minimum guarantees against.

futks will enjoy living room thea-‘ their 45% and 20% cuts. The IBC
tre. But-economic realists warnjis underwriting the guarantees
that, even in a high earnings area !since the main contract is between
like this one, family budgets like-| the fighters and the promoting or-
lx won't stand both home movies! ganization. -

and theatre admission: costs. Equipment Phases

Telemovie studio is described as} TNT's ability to ne up a total of

the ultimate of its kind and looks ; 500,000 seats is due largely to the.

it, with pannelled glass and gold | availability of the so-called port-
front topped by sea-green modern-;able and mobile projectors. Of the
isiic design. Its front would create :165 theatres signed, only 55 have
attention on 5th Ave. The ground-! permanent installations. The others

fluor, formerly theatre lobby, con-j will be equipped with the portable |

tains four Simplex 35m projectors, ;
two for each channel. Machines !
have extra large magazines holding | fore the fight. The mobile units, of
5 400 feet of film of 60 minutes of i which there are 25, have been par-
play. «tNormal magazine holds 2.- ‘ticularly helpful in expanding the
Qud feet. Also there are two eam-. potential seating capacity. ‘These
eras for each channel afd a slide
projector. Tney prefer using 35m
machines since a better image is
obtained. Eventually it is hoped

or mobile units which will be de-

: theatres and drive-ins and are able
to provide picture sizes of 15 x 20

ployed to the theatres shortly be-

units are especially useful for large:

‘| for smaller theatres and hotel ball-
| rooms. , oe

Immediately following the settle-
ment of the controversy, TNT or-

| dered more than 25,000 miles of:

telephone lines and issued freight
instructions for the shipment of
the large-screen tv projectors to
theatres. requiring them for the
telecast. ,

TNT’s cameras will telecast from |
ja specially-constructed elevated

scaffold located behind ringside at
the Yankee Stadium, N.Y., where
the fight will be held. '

Northern Cal.’s $6.50 Top
- San Francisco, Sept. 3. |
Parsons-Pacific Co., run by

Frisco theatre-operator John Par-}

sons, will televise Sept. 23 Robin-
son-Basilio fight to five Northern
California locations, scaled to $6.50
op.

Closed circuit telecast will go
into civic auditoriums at Oakland
(6,100 seats), Stockton (3,444),
Richmond (3,727), Sacramento
(4,406). and Parsons’ own 400-seat
Telenews in downtown Frisco.

Total take could go to $100,000.

WB to Pay

_Continued from page 3 =

other companies in the east, “ace
cording to the spokesman for Lo-

The Vitagraph Era
Shutdown of Warners’ labs in its
Brooklyn Vitagraph studio over

‘the weekend serves to accent. the}

end of an era. For the studios, be-
fore Warners acquired t in
1925, were built by American Vita-
graph Inc. when the silent film was
more or less in infancy..

In subsequent years such bygone
stars as Rudolph Valentino, Cor-
inne Griffith, Florence Turner,

-Anita Stewart, Alice Joyce, Norma;

Talmadge, John Bunny, Flora
Finch and Maurice Costello ap-
peared before the Vitagraph cam-
eras. Leon Trotsky, more cele-
brated in the political field, toiled
there briefly as a technical adviser
and extra. . -

With Warners’ takeover, the fa-
cilities were primarily devoted to
production of “talking” shorts:
The shorts were marketed under

‘the “Vitaphone” label. - But. film-

making halted in 1939 and most of

‘the space was utilized for cutting,

editing and processing film. -’
Conditions today reportedly
aren't feasible for operation of the

‘plant as a lab and what work

that’s been handled there in the
past will now be taken over by

‘Warners’ existing facilities in Bur-

bank, Cal., and elsewhere. Someé
200 employees are affected by the
Brooklyn closing. :

In the future the probable sole
link to show business for the one-
time flourishing lot will be Studio
Four. That was acquired five
years ago by NBC.as an originating
point for color telecasts. What
plans Warners may have for. dis-
position or use of other Vitagraph
buildings have not been made
known as yet. ,

“ ViTEnvisions — -

— Contfnued from page 7

The signal comes to them by wire
and without any scrambling, mak-
ing a decoding device unnecessary.

Griffing said a formtla would
obviously have to be worked out
under. which big. pictures shared
more importantly in the take than
the smail ones. He said the distribs
would collect approximately the
same share of the gross that: they
now get from the theatres. How-
ever, he pointed. out, assuming a
successful operation, -that ‘share
should be a lot bigger. than the

‘current take from the theatres

alone.

Though the Telemovie. operation |

here emphatically skirts per-attrac-

‘tion billing, it’s noted that the
metering concept, once introduced, |

could easily. be exterided to. the

viewer, allowing him to select his|

entertainment and to pay only for

those shows he wishes.to see. VIT’s|.

main objection seerns to ‘be to the
“vending machine” approach.
“Once you: start fooling with a
man’s set, you get into something
you can never finish,” observed
Larry Boggs, head of Video’s tv
division. “If we could get just a
metering device and attach it to an

outside wall, so we don’t have to} ing

enter the house; that would be a

; different story.”
Under the present setup, a Tele-
feet to as large as 54 x 65 feet. The | movie subscriber is connected to

to project into the home channel: portable units are more suitable the main cable.‘ via..a double-

th

let that Cy Feper first saw Lilo
‘jand signed her as the femme lead

_the new show tunes before

shielded wire. (Video believes that
the open-wire type of somnection,
which has been proposed as being
much cheaper, radiates and is. im-
practical.) The connection is made
at the tv set’s antenna outlet, Also
installed is a simple switch. Once
it is thrown, the viewer then
switches to channels 3 or 3 where
the Telemovies are being shown.
All of the regular toll-tvy systems
require changes in the set. It’s
noted that they were originally
‘designed to function via signals
transmitted over-the-air. Tele-
movies actually are the first sys-
tem designed from the start as a
closed-circuit operation, —

Lilo’s Commitments

Continued from page 7?

with the comedienfiesinger and
her husband-manager, the Marquis
Guy de Ja Passadierre. Henri Betti,
who is known for’ his “@’est Si Bon”

and other pops, accompanied Leb-.

mann. He will do the score for
new show.. ,
It was at the Theatre du Chate-

for his and Ernest H. Martin’s
Broadway production of Cole Poz-
ter’s “Can-Can.”

Besides being slated to reopen.
the Hotel Plaza’s Persian Room for
that New York hostelry’s 50th
anniversary season, Lilo has Qct.
16 and 17 commitments.on the

Patti Page and “Big Record” ty:

shows, and is slated for the Statler
(Hilton) _Hotel, Dallas, during the
French Festival celebration - in
Texas, hence the necessity of part-
rehearsing her new French legiter
in New York starting Noy. 4.

The Paris preem is scheduled for |

between Dec, 10-15. Lilo has a
sbanonth “out” proviso, because of
a probable Broadway legit com-
mitment for 1958, Comedienne,
who just waxed an album for MGM
Records, will also record some of

leaving
for France. ,
‘Lilo started at the Chatelet at
the age of nine as a classical ballet
dancer. -

Seidman’s Tax Plan

mummy Continued from. page 1

“take it on the chin,” he adds, are.

the child prodigy, the baseball star,
the actress and the professional
man.

To adjust the inequity faced by
the man who has a few good years
surrounded by lean years Seidman
urges “an honest-to-goodness aver-
aging of income.” While he notes
that there are all kinds of averag-
ing he recommends the following
program as something that “should.
do the trick.” — -

“1. If the income for the cur-
rent year is lower than the aver-
age income for the preceding six
years, figure the tax on the in-

‘come for the current year, just as

is now done.

“2. If the income for the current
year is greater than the average
income for the preceding six years,
figure the tax on the basis of the

average income for all seven years. |

“3. Figure the tax with’ the use.
of the current rates only, and in
this way: ‘Seven times the tax on
the average income for the seven-
year period, less six times the tax
on the average income for the six-
year period’.”

As .an example, Seidman says
suppose a playwright had a good
year in 1957 with an income of
$150,000. But assume in the pre-
ceding six. years he’s averaged only
$10,000 a year. The seven-year
average is $30,000 (since he made
a total of $210,000 in seven years).
The tax for 1957 would all be fig-
ured by reference to the 1957 rates
as follows:

Tax for-seven years:
Tax on $30,000 is $13,- ‘

_ 000 x 7, or 91,000
Less tax for preceding
.6 years: — oo
- Tax on $10,000 is $2, |
500 x 6, or/ $15,000
‘Tax for 1957 ‘$76,000

“Today on $150,000 income,”
Seidman notes, “the tax is $112,-
000. In other words, under the
proposed program the tax would
be reduced $36,000.” Naturally, he
states, the Government’s revenue
will decline under the averaging
plan since the fellow with fluctuat-
income will pay less in his
“better-than-average” years than he
has done before. The difference
would have to be made up by an
increase in the tax rates, “whic
is as it should be.” ‘

‘daffaires at the

Gondola Gleanings
amu Continued from pase 5 =

Film Festival.’ There were some
distaff squirms (and a few walk-
outs) during scenes of violence in
the Richard Brooks pic. Audience
also started to panic when a crowd
seeking shelter from a sudden_rain-
storm shattered a large glass door
next to the main fest showcase,
giving impression of fire danger.
People here are wondering if the
French deliberately showed their
“Patrouille de Choc” here out of

competition only a few hours be-.

fore the screening of. “Bitter Vic-
tory,” which, they seem reluctant
to admit, is technically a French
pic. Feeling is that the French
might have preferred “Patrouille”
as the invited entry rather than the
more “international” “Victory.”
“Patrouille” was, as matter of fact,
mentioned some time back as the
probable candidate for the second
Gallic spot at the festival. _

“Golden Virgin” was selected
over three other titles as the ‘state-
side handie for
Esther Costello”... Mike Franco-
vich in from London for the local
opening of the Joan Crawford pic

. . Vietor Saville also in...
French activity is slowly starting
at festival, with star arrivals as
well as producers and industry
toppers: increasing from across the
border . ; . Both Favre LeBret

‘and Bauer, respectively Cannes and

Berlin Festival directors, are here
... Richard Davis and Dya Lopert
trying to arrange for an early
screening of “‘Notti Bianche,” one
of the Italian entries ... Lopert
has to leave the fest before the end.

Vladimir Braun, director of the
Russian pic, “Malva,” which will
be shown here towards end of the
festival, died suddenly in Russia.
He had. planned to attend the fes-
tivaL Similar thing happened last
year, when Jap director Kenji Mi-
zoguchi died as he was about to
board a plane for Venice. He is
being commemorated by a series
of five retrospective morning show-
ings, dedicated to his work since
1936 , . . Angelo Rizzoli, one of
Italy’s top producers, is footing all
bills for the large group of stars:
and VIP’s conneeted with his pic,
“Sogni Nel Cassetto,” during their
stay at the Lido... There has been

a second incident at the-Palace be-:

fore an evening showing: another
femme star refused a radio inter-

“The. Story -of.

view on her way in, and the ‘inter-.

Yiewer pointedly noted the uncoop-

‘erative attitude in his interview

... Columbia threw a p.m. cocktail
party the day before the local

showing of ‘Esther Costello” to in-

tro Heather Sears to the locally as-
sembled press ... Both festival pix
starring Curd Judgens, “Oeil pour
Oeil” and “Bitter Victory,” find
him ending pic in a struggle of life
and death with another man in the
desert. In one pic, his opposite is
Folco Lull, in the other, it’s Rich-
ard Burton. “Something of Value,”
the local Yank entry, ‘also ends
with a two-man fight for survival
...- Poland is showing four pix here
out of ‘competition . . .Gustay Ma-
chaty, the Czech director whose lo-
cally screened (1934) “Ecstacy”
sent Hedy Lamarr on her way to
stardom, is at-the. festival looking

o

for 4 young girl to star in the re--

make which he’s ready to make in
Germany.’ He wants a non-profes-
sional, in her late teens.
John D. Jernezay, U. S. charge
Emb.
gave a party at the Lido Golf Club
for all Italian. officials at the festi-
val before returning fo the Italian
capital... According to an official
bulletin issued at the festival, “‘ac-
tress. Barbara Hutton has arrived
at the Lido and is staying at the
Excelsior ... The Jugoslav press is
up in arms over
reception accorded the Jugo entry,
“Samo Ljudi,” at the festival, Some
see it as a deliberate anti-Jugoslav.
campaign ... Belgrade’s “Politika”

{termed the reception “exasperat-
| ingly chauvinistic and the result of

mistrust, irony, and hate”... Alde
Fabrizi will show his “Tl.Maestro”
here after all—out of competition.
Pic was made in Spain and had
been once .erroneously announced
as the Spanish entry.

Al Vaughan to RC&J

Al Vaughan, vet publicist, has
joined the Rogers, Cowan & Jacobs
public relations outfit as manager
of the picture publicity department
on the Coast. | .

In past he’s been ad-pub director
for Samuel Goldwyn, Walter Wan-.
ger, Sol Lesser and Independent
Artists Pictures| ~= °°

assy in Rome, -

fhe indifferent *

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

PICTURES 19 '

Last Lap on Loew's: Litigation —

The anticipated defeat of Joseph Tomlinson and his associates,
Stanley Meyer and Louis B. Mayer, will not close the book on the _.
fight for control of Loew’s.

A series of lawsuits, reportedly being prepared, is expected to
be filed against the. dissident faction by individual stockholder
groups. It’s understood that “conspiracy” actions will be brought
against Tomlinson, Meyer and Mayer in New York and Delaware
courts charging that their actions resulted in tremendous damage
to the company. In addition, there are reports that efforts will be
made to attach the stock holdings of both Tomlinson and Meyer.
The courts, it’s reported, will be asked to hold their. shares in
escrow for any damages that may ‘be forthcoming.

Basis of the lawsuits, it’s said, will be the contention that the
activities of the Tomlinson faction placed the company under a
cloud and that deals favoring the company could not be consum-
mated as a result. It will be cited that.an important television
deal, involving about $3,000,000, was held up because of the fight.
and that important independent picture deals went to other com-
panies because the principals feared getting caught in the middle
of a corporate battle. In addition, it will be charged that the man-
agement went to tremendous expenses. to stave off the Tomlinson
group and that the efficiency of Vogel’s program was impaired.

Lippert (Exhib) Tosses a Lot of Lip
At Distribs for Low Pre-Summer Diet

Experience this summer “has

taught the distributors a lesson”
and there’ll be no repetition» in
1958 of .the. tendency to bunch top
releases during the summer, leav-
ing the cupboard bare in May and
June.
That’s. the opinion of Robert L:
Lipper, exhibitor, whose intérests
in recent months have been more
in production (via Regal Films for
20th-Fox release).

Lippert said that business now
‘was good at his theatres, though
“below original expectations. It had
been in a slump during the April-
‘May-June period “because we:
didn’t have any product.” He-added
that his circuit had kept a careful:
check on who had and who hadn’t |=
- played ball with the product=hun- |-
gry houses during the lean months.

“When it came to the July- 4
holiday, when they all suddenly
started to release their top product,
‘we made it a point of giving -play-—
ing time to those companies that
had helped us out when we were
starving for pictures,” Lippert. said,,
“I know of some companies that
had prints of pictures in their ex-
changes and wouldn't release them
to us. When it came to booking
them, finally, we very deliberately
gave our playing time to those dis-
tributors who had shown an ynder-
Standing of.our problem.” i“

Lippert clearly implied that this
was one -effective method for
breaking the “tradition” .of the
seasonal release pattern. “I think
the companies have benefitted from

‘their .experience this year,” he
said. “I think the situation -will be.
improved a lof next year.”

If Lippert the exhibitor appears
dissatisfied with biz (he .says
there’s been an attendance drop
from last yéar even in‘ towns that
have no tv service), Lippert the.
producer is beaming ear-to-ear.
He’s signed for a new 27-picture
program with 20th and.thinks ‘he'll
end up with. 31. One of the Regal
low-budgeters, “The Deer Slayer,”
brought in for $200,000 as a tinter,
will gtoss 10 times its negative
cost by the time it has played off,
Lippert estimated. Other Regal
quickies are showing equally high
earning power. in rélation to their
budgets, he said.

“By the time we get through, our
revenue will help to pay for a third
-of the 20th-Fox organization's. en-
tire distribution costs,” ‘Lippert
estimated. “In addition, what we
pay. the studio in space rental alone.
will allow them to. make a $1;000,-
000 picture. Our programmers are
going over bigger than anyone ex-.
pected. 20th profit on. the Regal
films is expected. fo Tun into -sey-
eral millions

Billy Graham

— Continued- from page. 1

the the ,
added.

He then referred to the show.
business people who had: made a
“decision for Christ” at the Gar- |
den meetings.

Medical Scorecard

fight.

stein. -
In the midst of the Loew’s fight,

number of blood transfusions.

bleeding ulcers.

Exhibs Lukewarm

all such items off the counters.”

believe the distributors
really gain by this anyway.”
Selznick, .

losing money.

for
Selznick’s
at Christmas.

along.

indies Beef

-Continued from page 5

aL

| their pictures is excessive:

evangelist

moment, *
once “the signatures are affixed.

There haye been exceptions, where

‘vor of the producer. The split is
usually is about 70% of film rental
The comedian sald he had won- to the producer and 30% to the dis-)
dered about * ‘the wise guys” and. tributor, this after costs of nega-
the column quips which. would | tive, prints and advertising are. re-
greet the evangalist’s mission “in Gouped.
the eity where I live and which Ij Rows centre on subsequent
Jove.” Instead, Paar read “the|charges made against the. picture
beautiful things” wriften about Dr.|for such items as print shipping,
Grahath; believed this “a tribute | publicity activities, expense ac-
‘to the innate goodness | of people.” cquiits, etc.

David Karr, special public re-
lations eounsel for Loew’s in the
fight against Joseph Tomlinson, is’
also ..involved in another proxy
He represents Fairbanks-
Morse in the battle against Penn-
Texas, headed by “Leopold Silber-

Louis B. Mayer, associated. with
Tomlinson, was taken to a San
Francisco hospital and required a

Last week Silberstein entered a
New York hospital with a case of

Continued from page 4 ==

lar experience. Ask a. department
store whether all the item for sale
are profitable, and the answer un-.
doubtedly will be negative. But
that is a poor argument for taking

In the southwest, in Oklahoma}
"City, the same question was put
to Henry J. Griffing, prez of the
big Video Independent Theatres
circuit. Hée, too, agreed that many
marginal operations might not be
profitable for the distributors. “To
argue that they should be closed
up is-foolishness, After all,.we are
in a service business. And I don’t
would

.on ‘returning from
Europe last week, opined that the
servicing of unprofitable accounts
was in part to blame for outsize
distribution costs charged against
pix. He noted that, because an ac-
count wasn" profitable for the dis-
tributor, this did not nécessarily
‘imply that the theatre itself was

‘There was a pained “no com-.
ment” from 20th execs re the Selz-
nick. blast which called distribution
antiquated and sttessed the need
“reform.” 20th will release
“A Farewell to Arms”

Many distribution men take the
view that “volume” is still impor-
tant in the business. “Those $5 and
$10 bills add’ up,” said one. “Also,
Selnick is forgetting that these
small situations can deliver when
a really : good - attraction comes

now figure they have a better idea |
of what their pictures are earning,
| distribution-wise, and perhaps to
what extent. the tharges against

Basie terms of releasing deals, it
appears, are not squawked about

an adjustment is made later in fa-

_ Tes All Over

Continued from page 3.

| tained a hands-off attitude during |

the Vogel-Tomlinson battle for

+ control Andre Meyer, a senior

partner in Lazard Freres, was ac-

‘| tively involved in the negotiations

prior to Tomlinson’s ascendency to
the board. Decision of Lehman
Bros. and Lazard Freres to support

| Vogel is seen as prompting Wall St.

brokerage firms to follow suit and
it’s expected that they will vote the
proxies they control for Vogel at

the special stockholders’ meeting’

whenever it is held.
SEC’s ‘Proxies Okay’ -

Another factor seen favoring.
| Vogel and the Loew’s management
jis a clean bill of health from the

‘Securities & Exchange Commission

in Washington. The Tomlinson fac-.

tion had complained to the SEC
that Vogel was fraudulently solicit-
ing proxies—and issuing proxy ma-
terial: The SEC summoned Vogel..
Ben Menlinker, Loew’s general
counsel;- Howard Dietz, pub-ad
r Y.D., and David Karr, special pub-
| lic ‘relations counsel to Washing-

linson and Stanley Meyer were

| also grilled by SEC officials.

After examining the evidence,
the SEC cleared all of Vogel’s
proxy material late Friday (30) and
rector supporting the Loew’s presi-

ter some time this week. The sec-
ond letter, unlike Vogel’s original

holders, will not be sent out on
Loew’s stationery. The SEC, it’s
understood, cleared the stationery,

the letter.

The
charged, both before the SEC and
the Delaware court, that’ Vogel’s

holders, since the appeal“and the

management.

ment,
Tomlinson & SEC

Struct and delay Loew’s material,
intended to launch a proxy fight.

the stockholders or solicit proxies,
The

the special shareholders’ meeting.

Delaware Ruling

Continued from page 3

a Court of Chancery riffing (Aug.

Louis B. Mayer and Samuel Briskin
to the board of directors.

the Court of Chancery here prior
Ralph B. Campbell, Lexington, Ky.,

- seeking to halt a scheduled Sept.

12 special stockholders’. meeting
through a preliminary injynction
or a postpomement.

- Chancellor Collins J. Seitz’ deci-

expected some time this week’.to
determine whether the stockhold-
ers’ meeting will be held Sept. 12.

Arthur G. Logan, Wilmington at-
torney for the Tomlinson. faction,

argued that Joseph’ Vogel, Loew's:

president, had no authority to call
the September meeting.

“When the (Vogel). issues a call
to further his control, he is step-
ping beyond his powers even
though they readin a very broad
way,” Logan ‘said. Logan added
that under the corporation’s by-
Jaws the president was “an agent
oF servant of the directors.”

Louis Nizer, atturney for Vogel,
said. the latter would call a special
meeting with or without the per-

4, mission of the directors,

ton last week for questioning. Tom- |

Soars in Germany;

Vogel and George Killion, a di-|

dent, will issue a second proxy let-

solicitation of the company’s stock-

the envelopes and. the contents of

Tomlinson faction had-

original solicitation misled stock-

format on Loew’s stationery tended
.| to indicate that.a vote for Vogel
would be a vote for the Loew’s
Tomlinson group’s
contention is that Vogel. can only
make a personal request, and not
one for management, since Tomlin-
son was also a part of manage-

‘do less than the average American

Despite the Tomlinson protests
to the SEC, which the. Vogel: forces
charge are merely aimed to ob-.

the Tomlinson faction has not filed
with the SEC indicating: that it

Unless the Tomlinson group does
So, it cannot legally propagandize

combination of circum-
stances—Tomlinson’s reported ef-
forts to unload his stock, the ‘indi-
cation that Lehman Bros. and La-
zard Freres will. support Vogel, and
the clearance of the Loew’s mate-
tial by the SEC—strengthen the
belief that the fight for control of
Loew’s is over:and that Vogel and
his management team will win at

ware State Supreme Court against

26) invalidating the election of
. time benefit.

The action was taken through ;

to hearing on two motions filed by |.

sion on the Campbell petitions is.

|.are still pending.

‘Recognition’ of Sex by Magazines
Rubbing Off On Audiences: R. Wise

Hollywood, Sept. 3

Public endorsement today of s sex
problems on the screen which five
years ago would not have been
tolerated is due directly to national
magazines’ “conditioning” their
readers to accept controversial
sundectss, says director Robert

ise

“With respected publications,
such as Ladies Home Journal,
McCail’s, Redbook, Reader’s Digest
and others, concerning -themselves
with overall sex problems, we find
audiences now are willing to ac-
cept such material on the screen
more readily,” he pointed out.

“Stop by any stand and lovk at
any of the current class magazines.
Most of them have cover-ling
stories on some phase of sex. This
goes on month after month. We
jcan thank the periodicals for set-
ting a more intelligent approach ta
‘such subjects and enlightenment
that gives us greater latitude ta
make provocative films.”

As an illustration, Wise empha-
sized that *Until They Sail,” which
he has just completed for pro.
ducer Charles Schnee at Metro,
would have been too daring fo1
general consumption five years
ago, due to its story of three illicit
siove affairs. James Michener
yarn deals with New Zealand
women during the war without
their men, when U. S. Marines
were stationed there.

“We have highlighted the ques--
tion, ‘What - attitude should we

AA Branch i in Mpls.
’ Gets“Friendly’ Payoff:

_ Minneapolis, Sept. 3.

It’s indicated here that rental
returns from “Friendly Persua-.
sion” in this territory will be alone
sufficient to make the local Allied
Artists branch a profitable 1957
operation. ‘

“After 10 months since pics ini-
tial release here, the Minneapolis
branch still has 16 “Friendly Per-
suasion” prints working continu-
ously and booked for months ahead
in this exchange centre, according
to Irving Marks, AA branch man-
ager.

All return engagements, as wel
of course, as the first-runs, con-
tinue to be percentage deals.

B.0. for US. Pix

‘Okla.’ Makes Good

Though they’re crowding one
another, American films in Ger-
many still are registering an up-
ward b.o, curve and “quite a few
theatres ‘that never used to play
our’ pictures now book them,”
Erich Steinberg, RKO manager for |take toward the service wife who
Germany, said in New York last |takes up with another man when
week. jher husband is at War?’"” direc-

Steinberg said RKO, though re-|tor said. ‘We don't. condone the
leasing a wide variety of product | practice, certainiy, yet we try to
including British, Italian and.j|interpret, as Michener did in his
French films, was 30% ahead of |story, an ‘understanding’ of such
last year. “We're definitely still | unfortunate women.
one of the majors,” he stressed.| “Selecting such subject matter

We may not be on top, but we're | was not done to achieve sensation-
far. from being the last, either.” |alism. Charles Schnee put it suc-

He held that the German public cinctly when he said, ‘Loneliness
didn’t care any more where films and sex are two universal themes,’
came from. “A German picture, and they are.”
if it's good, will go over very big-| a study of the subject matter of
But if it’s not so good, then it will national mag cles provides a
clue to good showmanship which
the film industry might well follow,
according to Wise. Generally, he
said, they indicate the subject mat-
ter in which the overall popula-
tion is most interested. A mag
trend, such as the current one on
legitimate sex articles and medi-
cal yarns, shows that these are the
subjects that are the most salable
on the newstands, he noted. .

“Tt. seems proper, then, to be-
lieve that ‘since the magazines
are playing to a mass market, they
have a pretty good idea of what
constitutes’ ‘public accepiance,’”
he added.

Production code officials had
made several pertinent suggestions
in strengthening the sex angles of
the script, he asserted. The fin-
ished picture last week was passed
without a change, he declared,
even to the point of okaying the
illegitimate birth of a baby in one
of the loye stories in picture.

Minn. Happy DST
Ending Sooner

Minneapolis, Sept. 3.

The Minneapolis Star, which was
among ‘those that used influence
to induce the Iegislature to enact
daylight saving time, reported that
Gov. A. O. Freeman’s action in end-
ing the fast time Sept. 29, instead
of the previously set Oct. 26, seems
to have majority approval. Indica-
tive of the number of people be-
hind the governor’s move is the
fact that seven out of 10 persons
queried at random said they're
glad DST is ending sooner than ex-
pected, according to the yarn.

However, among exhibitors it
appears that there's a sharp differ-
ence of opinion regarding the gov-
ernor’s executive order. Some are
glad, but others say they wish that

film,” he reported. «There are
6,500 houses in West Germany,
with. possibilities, i.e, theatres
that any one picture can play,
running to close. to 4,000. RKO is
handling a maximum of 25 pic-
tures a year, which includes a
block. of Allied Artists actioners
and between eight and 10 RKO

Steinberg. said the heatwave in
Germany had hurt business, but |
had failed to dampen the b.o. for
“Oklahoma” which is showing—
in the ‘Todd-AO version—ja two
houses, in Hamburg and in Munich.
It'll play in three more in Mann-
heim, Nuremberg and Hannover,
which are equipped to show the
wide-gauge film. The Cinemascope
version is due to go aut Ocf. 27.

Success of “Oklahoma” in Ger-
many is noteworthy since the Ger-
mans-:traditionally haven’t gone for
U.S. musicals. Steinberg said the
music’ had been well publicized.

Biz conditions in Germany are
very healthy for the U.S. com-
panies, Steinberg reported. He
added that. there wasn’t much
compétition for the theatres. How-
ever, there being a lot of pictures, |-
soine aren’t getting the full playfhg

~~ Aatitruster Vs Bak |

Chicago, Sept. 3.

_ Another in a series of Federal
Court antitrust suits has been filed
by attorney Thomas. C. McConnell
here against Balaban & Katz theatre
circuit and major distribs. _ This
one, on behalf of the Coniglio-
vogue Theatre Corp., accuses the
defendants of monopolizing first
subsequent run . film showings.
Distributors involved include 20th,
Universal, Warner Bros., United
Artists and Loew's. . |

-Conigliovogue Theatre Corp.
handles sthe Vogue Theatre here.
Earlier suits of the same sort have
been filed by McConnell for the
Harding Theatre in. 1950, the Tif-|the Oct. 26 ending date had been
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Wednesday, September 4, 1957

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Inside Stuff—Pictures

A cross-seetion of vox pop opinion on “What should the Government
do for Boris Morros, our counterspy, in appreciation for his service?”
was given the N. ¥. Daily News’ Inquiring Fotografer Jimmy Jemail,
as follows, by the six men New Yorkers who opined: “I can think of two
things that could be done. Since he Was, a movie producer before
hecoming a counterspy, the Government can make him its producer
of all films. Either that or he ¢an head a counterspy department |
within the FBI.”

Said the second: “Let him live his own life in peace as a private
citizen .
doesn’t want it. That’s not why he became a counterspy.”

Another: “Congress should pass a bill giving him the highest honor
it can award a civilian. Something that would compare to the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor, given to military men only. I think Presi-
dent Eisenhower should make the presentation.” .

No, 4 observed: “Even though you cannot buy patriotism or dedi-
eated service to one’s country, the fact remains that all of us may, at
some time or other, be in dire financial need. I think that Congress
should vote Boris Morros a generous pension, tax free.”

Still another: “Boris Morros is a great man. He is entitled to any-
thing he wants from our Government. The probability is that he wants
nothing. However, all others who have fingered Red spies have been
forgotten. Why not make Boris an official Government lecturer?”

And finally: “Appoint him to an important post im the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation. With talents like his, he should not be lost to
the FBI. True, the Communists know him, but he can be of great
service instructing and directing others.”

The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service has re-
leased to member publications a story“on the recent report. in
Variety that the New York Times planned a “cléanup” job on film
advertisements it prints, particularly those for foreign product. ‘The
WNC article said that Variery quoted Vincent Redding, manager of the
Times advertising acceptability section, as not willing to disclose de-|.
tails, but issuing a statement that ‘We have a concern regarding the].
propriety of some motion picture advertising and have invited’a small.

group of persons associated with the industry to gather with us at an:

informal meeting and discuss the affair’.’ The story quoted Variety
as saying the Times “feels some of the ads it’s been running on foreign
films in past months have exceeded the boundaries of good taste.”

It added that Variety stated, “Behind the Times’ move is a rising tide |
of complaints about the low quality of film ads, particularly for the |

fureign imports."

Nobody can say that the Cathay Organization's Odeon Theatre in
Singapore isn't conscious of the culinary tastes of its patrons. When
“War and Peace” had its run there (screening time: three and one-half
hours), the management served a total of 40,000 “WAP” snacks dur-
ing intermision, They consisted of hot dogs and hamburgers, prepared
to suit the various nationalities of the patronage.. For instance, there
were snacks without pork for the Moslem patrons (whose religion for-
bids them to eat pork), snacks without beef (for certain sections of
Chinese patrons who can’t eat beef) and snacks without any meat at
all tfor the vegetarians), Those who could eat anything were served

sandwiches with beef, pork, chicken and vegetables. The management |
also prov ided hot coffee, lemonade and frozen ices. Oh yes, the cater-}

ing service is a subsidiary of Cathay.

Religion remains ‘ta major casualty” in American films, says the Rev.
Peter R. Connolly, a faculty member of Ireland’s St. Patrick’s College,
writing in the Catholic. publicatior, The Critic. Article is called “An
Image of the U. S.A.” and surveys the film scene through the eyes of a
foreign observer, Rev. Connolly notes the lang tradition of social
comment in Hollywood pix, and the tendency towards screen violence.
“From whatever direction a European approaches it the American
cinema exudes vitality, a vitality which is physical and masculine and
which overreaches itself only in the region of the spiritual,” the article

says. “Hollywood films on religious themes lack simplicity and rev-
erence. The spectacle in ‘Quo Vadis,’ ‘Demetrius and the Gladiators’

or ‘The Robe’ ts anything but simple; yet it is childish in the context, for.

spiritual size has nothing to do with physical size.”

Filming of the Robett Mitchum picture about bootlegging in the

North Carolina mountains began at Asheville Aug. 27. Three scenés’
showing Government ‘agents chasing Mitchum, who. will portray a}

liquor runner, were being shot this week. Meanwhile. the name of
the film ‘has been changed from “Jack of Diamonds” to “The Whippoor-
will.” The chase scenes are being shot in Buncombe and Transylvania
counties.

It was at first estimated about 150 local persons would be used in
the film, but casting director Jack Kosslyn said upward of 300 from
the mountain area will be employed in minor roles. Mitchum arrived
in Asheville Aug. 24 and visited the Transylvania Music Camp at Bre-
vard that same day.

20th-Fox is using the ‘no admission during the ending” gimmick to
heighten interest in its “The Three Faces of Eve” release. According
to Alex Harrison, 20th sales topper, the agreement not to seat anyone
during the film's climax will be made a condition of sale by the com-
pany. Theatres also will be asked to prominently feature starting
times in all their ads and in front of the house.

“It is unfair to the person coming in late not to see the film from the
beginning and. more unfair to ‘the person already seated whose

complete attention to the story may be disturbed by. people moving’ tion

through the theatre,” Harrison said. Pic preems in Augusta, Ga. Sept.
18. It’s about a woman who possesses three distinct personalities.

John Parsons, who opérates 400-seat Telenews in downtown Frisco,
won first prize in Warners’ contest for best campaign on a WB film.
National contest was judged by United Paramount’s.Ed Hyman, Stan-
ley Warner's Harry Goldberg and National Theatres’ Frank H. Ricket-
son Jr. Campaign that won for Parsons was based on Warner’s

“Chasing the Sun,” which he played at Telenews for 14 days in June.
‘Campaign included rubber-stamping supermarket grapefruit with name

of picture and playdate, co-ops on Chevrolet’s Bel-Air convertible, tie-.

ins with schools, department store windows and giveaway items. His

prize is fortnight with his wife at Miami-Beach’s Fountainebleau Ho-

tel, which they'll take in October,

. Robert Ryan has already received $200,000 for his share in the
Anthony Mann-Security production “Men in War,” and has signed for
a similar percentage arrangement for the Mann-Security. “God’s Little
Acre.”
plus 20¢¢ of the profits from the United Artists release. As a part of
the deal, he will participate in exploitation of “Acre” and will spend
the two weeks prior to its release doing personal appearances. Actor
has his own indie production setup, but the percentage arrangement
on “‘Acre”’ goes to him personally rather than to the corporation.

Film Row’'s only 50-year veteran in Chicago gets feted this month by

Universal. Miss Hilveg Elizabeth Wetter started as secretary to Carl

Laemmle in 1907 when Laemmle was still operating out of Chicago
as Laemmle Film Service and had not yet formed Universal. When

Universal moved its. main offices to. the Coast, Miss Wetter remained | Arrow”
here. She is now secretary to Lou Berman,. Universal’s- branch man- runner-up layrel one round.

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. There should be no attempt at remuneration. I’m sure hej

Nevertheless, .it is a strong fourth-
place winner.

fifth as compared with fourth. in
July.

three stanzas out in release, man- |

[keys, wound up eighth.
fifth in July, and had been tops for

ing its initial subsequent-run dates,

turns.

engagements,

ace runner-up film in July, was

Afternoon”
August.

future grossers. First week it was
‘out in release to any extent, the

it already has grossed around. $300,-

{starting around the. keys, did well

Final terms of the contract called for an undisclosed salary

ager. Universal flies Miss Wetter to the Coast this month for the cele-
bration of her golden anniversary with the company.

In an effort to counteract the unfavorable publicity. engendered by
the current Confidential trial in Los Angeles, the Motion Picture In-
dustry Council has arranged for a series of articles showing the better

‘side of. Hollywood life. They began in the Herald-Express, Hearst

afternoon paper in Los Angeles; Monday (2). By-lined series by
staffer Don Bailor will deal with Hollywood families who have not
been touched by scandal ‘of any kind and will pinpoint MPIC’s con-
tention that the number of decent families in the industry is far greater.
than those which have been inyolved in any. scandal.

First formal step toward establishment of a motion picture museum
by the County of Los Angeles was taken with the formation of a five-

probably will be located on county-owned property near the Hollywood

} Bowl. Named to the committee were Jack L. Warner, Mrs. Margaret

Herrick, ‘exec secretary‘ of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and
Sciences; Joseph Schenck; film-radio exec Harry Maizlish; and George
Murphy.

REKO's general manager in Japan is en route back to Tokyo after
traveling to New York primarily to see a- single picture. Exec is
Tochishige Ishikawa who made. the trip to view “Escapade in Japan.”
Picture was. made in Japan by producer Arthur Lubin, with Ishikawa
having helped on the arrangements. However, he hadn’t seen the fin-
ished product and RKO waits to get it into early release in the Nippon
territory. “Escapade” was lensed in the Technorama process with
Cameron Mitchell and Teresa Wright in the leads.

- Opening of Walter Reade’s Dover. (N. J.) Drive-In, originally skedded
for next month, may be postponed until next spring. Ozoner is the
first one to be ‘equipped with the no-wire W-I-S-P system developed
by Sol J. Levy and sold‘by Walter Futter’s Vido Sound Corp. Delay is
cued by the fact that, with this type of equipment, in-car heating is
impossible and the Dover drive-In thus couldn’t stay open during the
cold months.’

.. A new wage order for the amusement and recreation industry in
Massachusetts, set up by the minimum wage board, has been accepted
by the minimum wage commission and Ernest Johnson, commissioner :
of labor, The new oyder séts up a scale of 95c per hour for all work-
ers with exception of cashiers and ticket takers 90c, and ushers, 85c,
effective Oct. 1.

U.S. Senate has authorized a pill setting up a loan service for eap-

| tioned films of educational value, for. the deaf and hard of -hearing.

Service would be located in the Dept. of Health, Education and Wel-
fure.| Such films have been requested by educators for schools and
other organizations for deaf and hard of hearing persons, especially
children.

Metro of London threw an informal party in honor of Dorothy Hill,
who is retiring after 35 years in its publicity department. In addition
to gifts from the staff, Harold Conway made her a presentation on be-
half of the Critics Circle. “Dollie,” as she was universally known, first
started her. career as secretary to Joshua Lowe when VARIETY opened
its London bureau.’

member committee by County Supervisor John Anson Ford. Museum.

Post-War Inventory

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tute the company has an excellent
chance of again becoming one of
the top money-earners of the busi-
ness. Vogel has already : effected
a number of economies and efforts
will apparently be made ‘to get a
better return for each picture pro-
duced. It’s expected that production
costs and other expenses will be

greatly reduced. In addition, its
anticipated that many high-salaried
executives, on the payroll for 20
years or more, will have their cone

\tracts settled.

Reforms in accounting. practices
have already been started: Other
changes in the company’ S$ operation
have been set in motion, all aimed
at saving. money. Hewever, many
others planned by Vogel have been
delayed because of the fight for
control of the company. As soon
as Vogel is able to move freely,
it’s expected that he will launch

a vigorous reform movement within
the Loew’s-Metro empire. It will
be difficult.for him te be senti-
mental, but in the interests of the
stockholders and at the insistence
of the Wall Street banking groups,
vhich are now giving Vogel their
support, the Loew's prexy will
have to move swiftly and convine-

ingly.
Vogel On His Own

The proxy battle and the pic-
ures. produced under the previous

| Management have served.as an ex<

cuse for Loew's recent poor earn-
‘ings. However, once the corporate
battle is over and films produced
under Vogel’s regime begin making

their rounds, the Isoew’s topper

will have to stand on his own. To
be sure, many lucrative indie deals
have been lost because of the fac-.
tional war. It is difficult to’ esti-
mate how the loss of these deals
may affect Loew's future, but it’s
conceiveable that the company’s
earning potential would have been
better if a number of these deals’

|jhad been consummated.

Aug. s Ist 4 Near $4,000,000

Continued from page 7

jama Game” (WB) also: shaped as
‘a sock b.o. entry, based on its first
‘few dates.

“Sweet Smell of Success” (UA),
eighth in July, added some suzable
coin with additional playdates last
month. “Man on Fire” (M-G),
a runner-up in July, did not get
very far in August. “Beginning of
End” (AB-PT),; cashed in on sev-

well as expected in some cities,.
“Seven Wonders of
World” (Cinerama) is winding up

“Jeanne Eagels”. (Col), in first
aged to land sixth spot. Additional

playdates probably will make it. an.
entry to be heard from addition-

ally: “Band of Angels” (WB) eap-| month.
tured seventh money. .
‘Commandments’ Drops” —{ _ :
“19 Commandments” (Par), |* ‘Dead’ B’way

which has completed its initial
first-run playdates in’ a number of
‘It was

Continued from page 1

‘have. been suitable for. Broadway
anyway.» “Every important big
picture comes to Broadway,” Moss
points out. ‘People will only come
to Broadway: for the superior prod-
uct.” The top 10 Broadway film
houses, he feels, “should handle
only the top merchandise” and
should back their product with.
showmanship. Moss is all for
Broadway premieres of pictures
and the accompanying hoopla
which he feels spreads throughout
thé country. The job of the Broad-
way house, he maintains, is. to

several months. Pic now is start-
and coming in with amazing re-
“Bambi” (BV) (reissue),
a runner-up pic in July, is finishing
in ninth place.

“Hatful of Rain” (20th), which
teed off modestly With only a few
landed 10th spot.
“Curse of Frankenstein” (WB)
lith. “Loving You” (Par) rounds
out the :golden dozen in 12th posi-

“Night: P assage™ (U), sixth = its merchandise

> ote i { A 5
July national Ane a peamy If Broadway is’ fading, as some
and Bachelor’ (U), a runner-up have contended, the number and
pic for July, are the runner-ups for cost,of the spectacular signs would
not be increasing, Moss notes. This
is an indication, he says, ‘that ad-:
vertisers wouldn’t buy the medium
if the people weren’t there. As for
himself, Moss says he*has faith in
the future of the Street, otherwise
he would not have spent $125,000
in refurbishing the Criterion,
which is the newest film house on
E It was built in 1937.

The theatre operator also points
to the many improvements that are
planned for Broadway. He notes
that the Broadway Assn. has held
talks with City Planner Robert
Moses relating to the. complete re-
doing of the Duffy Square area.
In addition, he calls attention to
the two new office buildings
pianned for the Broadway zone, the
first new buildings to be erected
in the area in almost 25 years.

As a squelcher to those rapping
Broadway as a film-going center,
Moss notes that picture grosses on
Broadway are no farther behind
than the national trend.

“Man of .a Thosuand Faces” (U)
looms as one of the potentially big

James Cagney film finished ‘fifth,
On first batch of: test engagements

000.

“Omar Khayyam” (Par), just
enough to place as a runner-up.
film one week. “Gun Glory” (M-G)}
was a runner-up another session.
“Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?”
(20th), was 2 real disappointment
in many key cities, but one sfanza
managed to win a ‘runner-up spot
And in some locations it did very
well, -

“Sun Ajso Rises”. (20th), looms
as a smash new entry, predicated
on its showing on opening session
at.the N°Y. Roxy where doing great
trade the first two weeks. “Run of
(U) managed to grab a
ae ‘a-

eral strong engagements’ during the |

Despite the corporate battle, -
Voge: is making every effort to
step up Metro’s production pro-
gram. ‘he studio will hit its peak
pace of the year-over the next 30
days when eight films will be be-
fore the cameras. Five of them are
now shooting. In addition, M-G has
12 completed pictures awaiting re-
lease and three others gre in the
editing stage. Of the 12%ompreted
Pictures, high hopes are being: ex-
pressed that three will be of block-
buster proportions. If these three
pictures click simultaneously or
even if one of the trio turns out
to be a kingsized b.o. entry, Loew's:
Stands a cnance of recouping its

“position ‘as. an ‘industry leader. The.

pictures are “Raintree County,”
“Les Girls” and “Don’t Go Near
the Water.”
A Competitor’s Slant

President of a rival film-com-
pany, in an off-the-cuff and pri-
vate analysis of the situation. hag
it figured that Vogel will be con-
fronted by his biggest test following

the battle- for control.

Point he makes is that Vogel
hasn't had the opportunity to make
like a president because of the
stockholder fight and when this
passes come Sept. 12 he, Vogel,
will be called upon ‘to tackie one of
the toughest jobs.in film industry
corporate affairs, According to the
sizeup, this returning Loew’s ta a .
top position im the picture business -

‘|foHowing the loss of considerable

prestige, as well as the financial
setbacks.

It’s generally figured in the trade
that Vogel will be watched closely
by: important stockholders such ag
Lehman Bros, and Lazard Freres.

It’s no sécret that Loew's be
cause of the internal strife, has los.
out on deals which could have beca
important to the operation. The
projected and now’ scuttled tieug
with Hecht-Hill-Lancaster js a
prominent example,

‘Vogel’s job will be to latch on to
the money-making indies—and in

this respect the competitive sweep- ..

stakes will be on in earnest. Nearly
alt companies have been giving the.
participation arrangements a big
play, And with Vogel endeavoring
to elbow in more so than ever, the
significant “packagers” obviously
will be more difficult to come by.

This is part of the’ exec’s task—
getting the product. It will have
to go hand in hand with still ad-
ditional organizational revamping
in order to keep ail the stock-
holders happy.

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

ADVERTISIN'
LES GIRL!
=ST FRIEND!

“Here's the BIG, BIG, M-G-M

campaign. We’re betting

a fortune on these fillies!

MAGAZINES. ALONE REACH
200,000,000
Three 1-column, 2-color “teasers” and one
full-page, 4-color display ad-in each of
these leading publications —- LIFE, LOOK,
SATURDAY EVENING POST.
“Picture of the Month” column in each
of these leading publications -GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING, McCALL’S, TRUE
STORY, SEVENTEEN, REDBOOK,
PARENTS’, COSMOPOLITAN.

Full-page ad in the fan magazines.

_M-G-M presents A Sol C. Siegel Production of Cofe Porter's “LES GIRLS”
‘starring GENE KELLY * MITZI GAYNOR » KAY KENDALL » TAINA ELG
co-starring Jacques Bergerac * Screen Play by John Patrick » Story by Vera
Caspary + Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter * In CinemaScope and Metrocolor :

NEWSPAPERS REACH COUNTLESS
MILLIONS MORE |
5,000-line advance and supplementary

campaign to begin two weeks before and
continue through each premiere opening.

RADIO AND TV SATURATION

Big national campaign begins before and
continues through each premiere opening.

THAT’S PENETRATION!

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Picture Grosses

Cleve. in Money; ‘Rock’
Solid 166, ‘House’ Okay:
126, Band’. 196, Odi”

Cleveland, Sept. 3.

Despite being in second session,
“Sand of Angels” is pacing the
field here currently with rousing
take at the Allen. Biz at this
house is considerably ahead -of
opening stanza. “House of Num-

bers” looms okay at State while
“Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” | 4nd second-run pix, Stout $22,500.

shapes good at. Hipp. Both are Downtown, New Fox, Loyola,
new. “Around World in 80 Days”! Fox Beverly (SW-FWC) (1,757; 965;
is soaring ahead of last stanza to}{1,248; 1,334; 90-$1. 50)—“‘Affair To
hit a torrid take in 12th week at Remember” (20th) and “Strange In-
the Ohio. “Cinerama Holiday” |truder” (AA). Powerful $30,000.

also is ahead of a week ago with} r ty
stout takings in ninth Palace week. (2.290: W007. ioe srs eee
Estimates for This Week jof Rain” (20th) (2d wk). Poor $12,-
Allen ‘(S-W) (3,800; 70-$1)—!000. Last week, $19,300.
“Band of Angels” (WB) 12d wk). Hollywood Paramount (F&M)
Hearty $19,000 or over. Last week, (1,468; 90-$1.80)—“Man of Thou- {=

L LOS ANGELES.

(Continued from page 9)
cout Stockings” (M-G) (5th wk),

eine Arts (FWC) (631; 90-$1.50)

—*“Perri” (BV). Good $9,000. Last
week, “Love Is Splendored Thing”
(20th) and “Coins in Fountain”
(20th) (reissues) (4th wk-3 - days),
‘$1,300.

Orpheum, Iris, Uptown: (Metro-
politan-F WC) (2,218; 756; 1,715; 90-

$15,000. 'sand Faces" (U) (8d wk) Oka
Hipp (Telem’t) (3,700; 70-$1.25'—| $17,900, Last week. $14300.
“Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?’ Egyptian (UATC) (1,503; 80-

(20th). Good $16,000 or close.|
Last week, “Jeanne Eagels” (CoD
(4th wk), $9, 500.

Hanna ‘Hanna’ Co.) (1.515; 50-

$1.80)—"Jeanne Eagels” (Col) (4th
wk) Big $12,000. Last week, $15,-

“Warner Hollywood (SW-Cine-

$1.25) — “Happy Road” (M-G). y
k, rama} (1,384; $1.20-$2.65I—“Seven
Rising tor Toon” whe pulled | Wonders” (Cine) started 13th week

after poor $2,000 for 6 days. Sunday (1) after whopping $42,700.

Ohio (Loew) (1.244; $1.25-$2.50) [last week.
—"around World” (WA) ti2th wk),| €arthay (FWC) (1,138; $1.75-

Sizzling $27,000 after $25,000 last } $3.50)—“Around World 80 Days”

week. (UA) (37th wk). Giant $31,300.
Palace (SW-Cinerama) (1,523; ; Last week, $27,200.
$1.25-$2.40)—“‘Cinerama Holiday”| Warner Beverly (SW) ( 1,612:

Sturdy $20,- ;$1.50-$2.30)—“10 Commandments”.
(Par) (42d wk). Big $21,000 or
State iLoew) (3 500: 70-90)—

near. Last week, $16,400.
“House of Numbers” (M-G:. Okay| Canon ¢Rosener) (533; $1.50)—
$12,000. Last week, Hatful of|“wife for Night” (Indie) (2d wk).
Rain” !20th), $13,000. Routine $3.200. Last week, $3,700:
Stillman ‘Loew? (2,700; 90-$1.50) Crest, Sunset (Lippert-Cohen)
—"Pride and Passion” (UA) 6th} go9- 540; $1.25-$1.50)—"“Time of
We. Fine $10,000 atter same last Desire” (Indie) (6th wk). Mild
week. ,

$3.500. Last week, $3,800.
SAN FRANCISCO

(Continued from page 8)

$1.25-$2.00)—"Pride an@ Passion” |
(UA) (7th wk). Excellent $8,500. .
Last week, $9,060. (Continued from page 9)
Stagedoor (A-R) 1440; $1.25-$2.20) | Monday (2). In ahead, “Light
—"10 Commandments” tPar) (16th: Across Street’? (UMPO) (5th wk),
wk. Great $7,000. Last. week, | was | ynild $3,800 after $4,500 in
u

7,000.
$ i 55th St. Playhouse (Moss) (300:

Larkin tRosener) (400; $1.25'— $1.25-$ Pm
“ ” -$1.80) — “Rising of Moon”
Mask and Destiny (AA) (2d wk): WB) (9th wld. Eighth stanza

Oke $2,000. Last week, $4,400. finished yesterday Tues.) was

Clay (tRosener) (400; $1.25.—| bright $4,800. Seventh was
“Rising of Moon” (WB) (3d wh). Guild (Guild) (450; sist tone
Good $2,300. Last week, $3,200. “Brothers in Law” (Cont) Gd. wk).

Vogue (S_F. Theatres) (364; $1.25) | First holdover round finished Sun-

—Quiet Man” (Rep) (reissue) (3d! day '1) was socko $9,500. Initial
wk} Oke $1,700. Last week, $2,000. week was $11,000.

Bridge ‘tSchwarz) 1396; $1.25)—
“Devil's General” (DCA) (3d wk).
Fine $3,600. Last week, $4,000.

Coronet ‘United California) (1,-:

(Cinerama) {9th wk).
500. Last week, $20,000.

—"“Torero” (Col) (7th wk).
$3,300. Last week, $3,600.

BROADWAY

Trim

|—"Battle Hell”) (DCA) (3d. wk.
i First holdover round ended last
inight (Tues.) was smash $18,000 or

250; $1. 50- -$3. 15)—“Around World” 950-600. Initial week hit smash | gener, (Box) (980; , $1.25-$2. 50).
(UA) (36th w errific or oun orld in ays’
over. Last week, $31,000. gaat \Trans Tux) (592; 95-1 eth wk). Great $11,000. Last |
Presidio \Hardy-Parsons) (774; ! twk).. Second week ended Monday. week, $10, 000. .
$1.25-$1.50)—“French, | They Are | 19) was rousing $9,000. Initial — *
Funny Race” findie) (2d wk). Big } ound. $11,000.
$4,500. Last week, same. | Palace (RKO) (1,700: 95-$2)— as BOSTON |
———— | “Man of Thousand Faces” (UO) (4th ‘Continued from page. 9)
A wk). Thi session finished Jast;‘‘Green Man” (DCA) (5th wk).
KAN AS CITY Inight (Tues.) was great. $28,000. | Fourth week ended Saturday, slick
‘Continugd from page 8) —{ Second was $27,000 |$7.000. Last week, same.
(AA) and “Déath in Small Doses” ; Paramount {AB-PT) (3 ,665; $1-| Fenway (NET) (1, ,373;'60-$1.10)—
(AA) (2d wk). Fair $2,000. Last: $2)-—-“Love in Afternoon” (AA) | “James Dean Story” (WB) and
week, in thesé two houses plus two (2d wk). “Johnny Trouble” (Indie). Big

Dickinson circuit drive-ins,. fancy : morrow (Thurs.) looks to: hit good
15,000
Kima (Dickinson) (504; 75-90)—- ' Stays on.
“Young and Passionate’ (APL) (3d: With arty Plaza Theatre.
wk!. Fair $900. Last week, $1,200. '

Midland ‘Loew! +3.500; 60-80:\— $1.80) — “Passionate Summer” 4 Socko $20,000.

“Fuzzy Pink Nightgown” (UA) and (Kingsley) (7th wk). Sixth frame!
“Seventh Sin” +M-G).
$6,500. Last. week,
Eagels” (Colt 12d wk), $7,000. ‘Black” (Kingsley) is due in next,
Missouri iSW-Cinerama) (1,194; ‘later this month.
$1.25-S2)—“‘Seven Wonders” iCine-; Radio City Music Hall (Rockefel-
rama! ‘2d wk). Great $20.000;:Ters? (6,200; 95-$2.75) — “Pajama!
holds. Last week, $19,000.
Paramount ‘UP? «1 900; 75- -90:-— . session finishing up today (Wed.)
“Band of Angels” (WB). Lusty ‘is soaring. to giant $200,000, new :
$10,000; could hold. Last week,. Labor Day week high. Holding,
“Loving You” tPar) 12d wk), $6,500. naturally. Last week, “Silk Stock-
Roxy «Durwood) (879; 90-81. 50): ings” (M-G) and stageshow (6th :
—Pride and Passion” (UA) ‘Sth , wk), $138,000, to finish a remark-
wk... Oke $3,500. Last
$4,000. ‘for “Pajama” was topped only by}
Rockhill ‘Little Art Theatres): ore other pic, on an Easter week,
(750; 75-90'—"“Lost Continent’ \In-' when five shows daily were used.
die), Pleasant $1,500. Last week, ; It hit a new record for Sunday
“Raising a Riot’? (Indie, same. : business and also for Labor Day,
Tower ‘Fox Midwest}

$1.25-$2)—“‘Around World” -(UA),for an opening week.

tldth wk! Helped by Labor Day: Rivoli (UAT) (1,545; $1.25-$3.50) |
weekend to pareat $13,000. Last !—"Around World” (UA) (47th wk).
week, $12.00 -The 46th frame. finished yesterday

Uptown, Eequire, Fairway, Gran-. Tues.) was capacity. at $45,000 for | —“Jeanne

| (Thurs.) looks to hold with terrific
$17,500. Qpening week was $17,- |

history of house, “Lust For Life”

stageshow (2d wk). .
+ winding up tomorrow (Thurs.). looks

‘Holds a third.
$1.50)—"Pride and Passion” (UA)}

‘week was $34,900.:

Vagabond (Rosener) (390; $1.50} |.

|Eagels” (Col) (2d wk), $10,500.

Central (Maurer) (854; 95-$1. ail

This, stanza winding tor |

0,000. First week was $45;000. (AB-PT) and “Beginning of End”
Pie is playing day-date (AB-PT), $4,000.

Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568; 90-|“Pride and Passion” (UA) (4

i “Pawnee”

week, ably big run here. Opening week |

11,145:. with first five days the biggest ever |

800, second best opening week in

(M-G) being only ‘one to top it.*
Labor Day trade was one of greates
such days in history of house.
_ Roxy (Natl. Th.) (5,717; 65-$2.50)
- “Sun Also Rises” (20th) and
This week

to hold with mighty $114,000 or
near. First week was $119, 000.
Stays on indefinitely. —

State (Loew). (3, 450: 78-$1.75) —

‘Man On Fire”’ (M-G) (2d wk). This |.
session. ending. today (Wed.) looks}

like good $17,000.. Initial week
was $21,000, below expectancy.

Sutton (R&B) (561; 95-$1.75) —
“Doctor At Large” (U) (6th-final
wk). Fifth stanza ended Saturday
(31) was smooth $6,700. Fourth was

$7,500. “Spanish Gardener” (Rank)

opens Sept. 8

Trans-Lux 52d St. (T-L) (540; $1-|

$1.50) — “Four Bags Full” (Cont).
Opens today (Wed.). In ahead,
“Escapade” (DCA). (4th wk-9 days),
slow $3.000 after $3,100 for third
full week.
Victoria (City Inv.) (1,060; 50-$2)
“Chicago Confidential’ (UA).
First round ending tomorrow
(Thurs.) is heading for mild $14,-
000 or close, In ahead, ‘‘Hatful of

Rain” (20th) (6th wk-9 days), $17,- |

000, but concluding a nice ex-

tended run.
Warner (SW-Cinerama) (1, 600;
$1.20-$3.50) —. “Seven Wonders”

(Cinerama) (74th wk). The 73d
stanza ended last.Saturday (31)
night was ‘smash $36,400. The 72d
“Search For
Paradise” (Cinerama) opens Sept.
24. Last Sunday (first day of 74th

week} was second largest Sunday
of engagement.

World (Times) (501; 95-$1.50) —
“Jt Happened in Park” (Ellis) (4th

wk). Third week finished Sunday |"
| (1) was great $8,200. Second week

was $10,200. Stays on indef.

DENVER
(Continued from page 8)
—Omar Khayyam” (Par) (2d wk).

Okay $7,500. Last week, $9,000.
Denver (Fox) (2,525; 70-90)=—
“Pajama Game” (WB) and “Spoil-

ers of the Forest” (Rep). Big $17,- |

000. Holding. Last week “Jeanne

Monaco Drive-In (Wolfberg). (800
cars; 75c)—"“Gunsight Ridge” (UA)
and. “Hidden Fear’ (UA). Fine
$7,500. Last week, “Hell’s Cross-
oads” (Rep) and “Quiet Man”

Rep), $3,500 in 4 days. -

Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 70-90)—

—"Hatful of Rain” (20th) and “Hell
on Devil’s Island”: (20th). Nice
$12,000 or near. Stays. Last week,
“Tip on Dead Jockey” (M-G) and
“Decision Against Time’ (M-G),
$7,000. _

Paramount (Wolfberg) (2,200;
70-90\—“‘Bard of Angels” (WB)
and “Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend”
(WB). Smash $17,000. Last week,

Pink Nightgown” (UA)

and “Monte Carlo Story” (UA),

$7,000. . Last week, ‘Unearthly”

Gary (Sack): (1,340; 90-$1.80)—
th wk).
Last week ditto.
Kenmore (Indie) (700; 85-$1. 25)

Tattered ended last Friday (30) was smash 1 ‘Doctor at Large” (U) (2d wk).
“Jeanne $6,800, Fifth was. $7,200 “Girl in} Smash $8,000. - Last week, $10,500.

' Memorial (RKO) (3,000; 75-$1.25)
—Sun Also Rises’ (20th). ° Boff

i g24. 000 or ‘over. Last week, “Man
of Thousand Faces” (2d wk), $13,- |
Game” (WB) with stageshow. First-, 000.

| Metropolitan “tNET) (4,357; 90-
'$1.25)—“Pajama Game” (WB) and
(Rep). Hotsy $25,000.
'Last week, “Band of Angels” (WB)
(2d wk) and “Destination 60,000”
+ (AA), $8,500.
Pilgrim (NET) (1,100; 65-95)—
“Action of Tiger” ( (M-G) "and “Liv-
ling Idol” (M-G). Oke $5,000. Last
| week, “Big Caper” (UA) (reissué)
jand “Sweet ‘Smell of Success”
' (UA), $6,000.
Saxon (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3. 30)
im. —“Areund World in 80 Days” (UA)
(22d wh). qermie, $26,000. Last
| week, $24,000

Orpheum (Loew) (2 900; '75-$1.25)
Eagels” (Col) © and

ada ‘Fox Midwest) '2,043; 820; 700; ‘13 performances. The 45th week “Woman of River’ (Col) (3d wk).
1.217; 75-90i—"Night Passage” (U} +also was capacity with $37, 100, but; Nice $11, 000. -Last week, $17,000.

and “Calling Homicide’ ‘Indie).: for only 11 shows.
Okay $12.000. Last week, “Bambi’’!
(BV) tceissue’, sock $30,000 in 10 “Love in Afternoon” (AA) (2d wk).

days.

Plaza (Brecher) (525; $1.50-$2)— | “Jeanne Eagels” (Col) and

State (Loew) (3, Q00; 75 $1.25)-—

an of River’? (Col) (3d wk). Oke

‘This week winding up tomorrow |$6,000. -Last week, $7,000.

very good response at the end of

Places” documentary,

‘combo gave the evening a further

“Wom- |

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

~~ Amusement Stock Quotations

For Week Ended Tuesday (3)

N. ¥. Stock Exchange ,

19579 Net,
High Low Weekly Vol. Weekly Weekly Tues.. Change
inl@0s Hish Low Close for wk.
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35144 27% CBS “B” .... 26 295% 27% 2934 +138
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- Heather Sears Wins Kudos

ift the arm after a slow beginning.
The Richard Brooks pic received a

the showing (which also included
the Walt Disney “I
“Portugal” )
and reviews ranged ,from good to
enthusiastic. Most pointed to pic’s
non-comforist. approach and un-
compromising, hard-hitting style.
First Yank evening was followed
by the MPEA party at the Excel-
sior Hotel, for a semi-restricted list
of 400 guests. Affair turned out to
be a success despite the fact that
it was rained out of the original
garden location, where a barbeque
buffet setup had been rigged.

An (Italian) New Orleans Jaz

lift, with guests terping away into
the small"hours. Among the (few).
Yank personalities present at both
|the showing and the reception were
Mr. and Mrs. William Perlberg,
officially repping the U.S. and re-
ceiving guests at the door, along
with Mr. and: Mrs.:Charles Bald-
win, Mediterranean area topper for
MPEA. Ruth Roman and Nicho-
las Ray, whose “Bitter Victory” is
the fourth pic in competition, also
attended the shindig.

The fest got eff to a slow start
Aug. 25, with the showmg of
Spain’s “An Angel Flew Over
Brooklyn.” Neither this item,
which pleased to public at the
first screenings, nor the Jugoslav
entry, “Samo Ljudi,” shown on the
second evening, roused mucn ex-
citement. among scribes present,
most of whom considered them un-
worthy of the Venice event and
hoped that the rest of the festival
‘would provide stronger fare.

Barring unexpected
U.S. star attendance at Venice
looks to. be. meagre, with only Es-
ther Williams expected at this
writing.
for the screening of “Story of
Esther Costello,” bowed out at the

vals such as Anthony Fraccioso and
Don Murray, whose “Hatful of
Rain” runs in the second half of
the -festival, have also been can-
celled.

On the other hand, for the first
time in years, Italian ‘stars—mostly
female—are taking advantage of

Continued from page 3;

“People and |

‘hard-hitting,

changes, |

Joan Crawford, expected |

las€ minute, while hoped-for arri-:

Venice's: publicity opportunities
and. have arrived enmasse to make
hay while the making is good and
competition is weak.

Previously, Italos at festivals had
been few and far between, but this
year, with two Iocal pix looming
as favorites in. the competition,
Unitalia Film, the Italo publicity
group promoting the focal product,
is making an all-out effort to tout
the Italian films. Lidio Bozzini,
the new head of Unitalia, is cur-
rently in Venice coordinating the.
group’s activities.

Over 30 features are to be shown
in the new “informative section”
which embraces interesting pix not
admitted for competition. These
are screened every day in the main
fest palace, in between other show-
ings. U.S. has “Satchmo” and

“Twelve Angrey Men,” both UA, in

this category, while France, Italy,
Argentina, Egypt, Mexico, ‘USSR,
Greece, Poland, Hungary, Holland,
and Japan all have features enter-
ed in this prize-less proup.

Large number of stands in the
Palace balcony area include booths
for USA, USSR. (side by side), In-
dia, Mexico, France (the largest,
most elaborate), Spain, Hungary,
Poland, “Japan, Britain, Jugoslavia,

gypt, Czechoslovakia. USSR and
Polish stands, apparently by the
same designer, are surprisingly the
most modern and imaginative,
while the U. S. booth is in the
straight-forward-sell
tradition, strategically placed. at
the top of the stairs.

Grakam’s B’way Rally

Continued from page 2 =

of “Martin Luther” and “The 10
Commandments.”

Dr. Graham ,who spoke from a
trailer truck platform at a point
just south of Broadway and 42 St.,
claimed his flock numberer sOéme
200,000. Police estimates placed the
turnout at a more- conservafive
75,000. The rally, which converted
‘the Main Stem into an al fresco
revival meeting, wowid up at $
p.m. Traffie was disrupted for a
time but was again moving freely
Shortly after 9 p.m.

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26 PICTURES _ a VARIETY | Wednesday, September. 4, 1957:

‘Conibo is being packaged yal | ———_—_—_[=ee = Sy ,
‘Artists.

Basie story. idea of. Richard . Foreign Capsule Reviews

Betnstein and Jack Milner Is good;
Continued from )45¢ 6 ee

the former’s screenplay, however,
{often results in cliche wordage.
Locale is a Pacific.isle where an} _,, so
atomic research group composed of | ‘Shall I Be the Keeper of my, this shapes a likely language house
Brother?”, . .... ,eptry, and could. be worth dualer
While the inadequate direction | attention on its imaginative story.
by Rolf Hansen is mostly to blame, | Technical credits are ‘excellent as

Tod Andrews, Tina Carver and

Jchn McNamara is headquartered.
Jochen Huth, one of Germany’s|is most of the acting. Mosk.
ablest writer, has provided ‘unreal- ——_____

They're there to care for ratives
suffering from radiation, burns, bat
itch. ( are e

@ witch doctors # One istic dialog passages. Even a quali-

fied player such as O, E. Hasse {as

lawyer-brother) does not come off

.Americans for deaths. caused by

the black plague. Meantime Gregg
too well. Maximilian Schell as his
brother is nearly miscast although

Palmer, son of the deceased island
chief, has been put to death by the
power-seeking witch doctors an et . ] c
cohorts because of Palmer’s friend-| the’ materigl furnished him is not
ship with the Americans. Before|rewarding. Swedish actress Ulla
‘|Jacobsson as the girl Wanda, is:
very sympathetic but -hardly more
than that.

he dies, however, he promises to
Technically, film is very well

return from the grave for revenge.

“It” returns to stalk and kill and.
made. Camerawork by Weihmayr
even surpasses the German aver=

even kidnap the pretty femme
scientist before being toppled into

age. Editing and other technical
credits are good, Hans,

"Film Reviews

- i. ;

The Unholy Wife __ {balance of his” tell growth, and
however, would have been better | Unless they can halt it he will. con-
had it been released closer to Brit- | tinue to soar upwards until he dies.
ish actress’ smash publicity buildup} _Pie’s thrills come in the final

net wv : 7 -jreels when he escapes from the.
eet sen wed Bene eet % Sex isolated Army sanitarium where

The John Farrow production is feats: find rhing might and oy
a carefully developed narrative of tall, he makes his. way to Las Vegas
an amoral wife who manages tO|where he causes pandemonium as
escape punishment for a murder | he appears in the downtown section
she commits but finally is convicted | 344 later on the luxury hotel Strip.
for a death of which she’s inno-| yi, finally is killed’ on Boulder:
cent. Rich Technicolor giveS| Dam, when it becomes clear he has
splashy pictorial values to Dic,|}ecome so mentally deranged there
lensed partially in the grape coun-| i. no chance of giving him the
try of northern California, and! cyre. These sequences are played |
offers fine mounting for femme} fo. fine effect.

star’s dazzling personality. She dis-|" Gjenn Langan delivers persua-
ply S a definite drarmatic sense 1D | sively in title role as the man who
ier interpretation of a difficult | pecomes a monstrosity, and Cathy
role, and has a capable costar in| nowns as his fiancee, who. does her
Rod Steiger as her husband, wholpect ‘to help him maintain -h’s |
registers impressively in a seml-| conity, is likewise convincing. Wil-
character role. Farrow’s direction | jiam Hudson and Larry Thor score
of the Jonathan Latimer screen-/ 5. the doctors fighting fo find a
play maintains good pace and he: cure, and James Seay is good as
keeps proceedings on a moving: an Army officer in charge of the
level. wa teh 4 1 eaSe. © .

Miss Dors plays a B-firl with 4} “ ‘Technical departments are well
shady past: who weds Steiger, |handied throughout, leading off,
wealthy California ‘vineyard and apart from Gordon's special effects
winery owner. She becomes clan- with Joe Biroe’s smooth photo-
destinely involved with a_ rodeo graphy. Ronald Sinclair's editing
rider, Tom Tryon, and resolves tO} catches the mood and Aibert*
kill her husband, sure she can get) Gjasser’s music score further
away with the crime on her claim] enhances it Whit.
‘she mistook him for a prowler her oo °
mother-in-law, who lives with
them, has frequently mentioned.|Parson and the Ontlaw

Kabuliwala (INDIAN). Charuchitra pro-
duction and release. Written and directed
by Tagrin Sinha from story by Rabina-

a Camera and editing.
Sibofh Ray: music, Ravi Shankar. _A
Karlovy Vary Fest. Running time, $6

B
4
3
g

_Film is handicapped by bad stu-
dio work which conflicts with the
matching of exteriors plus obvious
cheapie budgeting. But this has a
simplicity and feeling that makes
it entertaining despite these flaws..
Pie is limited for the American
market except for possible special

quicksand. by. a bullet. By that
time the villains are also. dead, the
natives and the Yanks are at peace
and the two leads are pitching woo.
Tina Carver, a looker with
‘thespic competence, stands out in
the femme lead, while Ted An-
-drews and McNamara are..okay.
Film “introduces” Linda Watkins,
who performs satisfactorily as a
white widow on the island. Gregg
Palmer is good in a comparatively
brief role. Miss Watkins, of course,
is a vet thesp of both stage. and
screen; she just hasn’t been in pix
‘for some years. . =
Dan Milner’s direction of the
Jack Milner production often
leaves much to be desired. Above
average technical contributions are
Brydon Baker’s photography and

j situations. ‘ . .

It.concerns a farmer who goes to
the city to make some money. He
misses his daughter but fills the
void with. the little girl of the
town poet, When he gets into a
fight with an avaricious landlord
he is jailed and conies out 10 years
later and tries to see the little girl,
She is now grown and getting mare
ried. Then he realizes that the
same has happened to. his daughe
er Pilm is swell acted, and qmane
gives this some action moments. ages to avo mawakishness. MUSIC
It is strictly for Hispano lingo |‘< @ fitting counterpart to the emo;
spots but also has some nude epi- credit are Belew wan VE se
sodes and a rape scene for possible S are below par. OS.
exploitation if it can be gotten
through,

Ei Truene Entre Las Holas (Thunder
Among the Leaves) (ARGENTINE-PARA-
GUAYAN). Films AM production and re-
lease. Stars Armando Bo, Isabel Sarli; |
features, Andres lLazlo, Felix Rivero.
Written and directed by Bo. Camera, E.
Baez; editor, J. France. At Karlovy Vary
Fest. Running time, 165 MINS. e

This is another Latino film about
a revolt in a slave Jabor camp of:
the South American wilds. This
over-does its brutality but has a
‘direct candor which, at~ times,

Hang Tuah_ (MALAYAN; COLOR).

L - ; #H . . Shaw’s Malay Film production. Stars P.

Prowler actually is Tryon, who (COLOR) the special effects of James Armando Bo stars, directs and|Ramlee, Sa Adah” Anoe

visits the wife when her husband Donnelly. _ Neal. {writes, but has not managed to Mahadi. Directed by Phani’ Hajumase

ts away. For dyed -in - the-woolly-west . - combine all three . successfully. |B" Yaniaty, Kt hen ee Fest. Run:
Conspiracy goes wrong whe} fans only. Bitter Vietory Isabel Sarli has a gratuitous nude | ning time, 13¢ MINS.

wife mistakenly kiJJs her husband's (Amere Victoire). bathing scene and displays more

best friend. She talks her husband |_ Columbia release of Charles (Buddy)

< ; : Rogers production. Stars Anthony Dexter,
into taking the blame, Steiger Sonny Tufts, Marie Windsor, Rogers;

thinking he's certain of acquittal. | features. Jean Parker, Robert Lowery,

He’s convicted, however. upon her | Madalyn Trahey, Mob Steel, Directed by
. . a Oliver Drake. Screenplay, Drake, John
faked testimony. Mother-in-law Mantley; camera Clecknicolar). Clark

overhears the frame, suffers a Ramsey: | editor, Warren ‘Adams; mausis,
paralytic stroke and later swallows | Joe Sodia. Previewe -¥.. Aug. 26,
some powerful medicine which | 2% Bunning time, 71 MINS.

|bare skin than thespic ability.
Production credits are standard.
Technical aspects are ordinary but
acceptable for the first Paraguayan
pic try. * Mosk.

This Eastmancolored offering
from Malaya is the story of a young
merchant who does everything to
Serve his sultan. After numerous
fights, he wins over his opponents,
A love story is woven in and. there
are 4 number ef colorful rhythmic
dances along the line.

(U.S.—FRENCH)
Venice, Aug. 29.

Columbia release of Paul Gzaetz Trans-
continental Films production. Stars Rich-
ard Burton, Curd Jurgens, Ruth Roman;
features Raymond Pellegrin, Anthony
/Bushell, Sean Kelly, Christopher Lee,
Alfred Burke. Directed by Nicholas Ray..

—————
Jagte Rahe (Under Cover of Night)
UNDIAN). Raj Kapoor production and
release. ‘Stars Kapoor; features,

‘ ] a

points to wife as her murderess. | Tio Stsae es tegen ates f pemepnelay, Raye Gavin Lambert, Rene | Rahib, Pradip Kumar, Sumitra Devi. Di | In many respects this is an in-
Femme star turns in an excellent | Tonya . ............e., Marie Windsor | Michel. Kelber; music, Maurice Le Roux. {rected and written by Shanbhu Mitre,|terésting presentation despite be-

3 i jis | Rev. Jericho Jones Buddy Rogers | At Film Festival, Venice. Running time, | Amit Maitra. Camera, Radhu Karmakar; - esp! ;
account of herself, and Steiger is | Mev. yériche Jones --.. rree d uddy Rogers | At Film | + Run *leditor, Irani; music, Saill Chaudhuri. at |img overlong and occasionally too
on a par. Tryon make his work | Colonel Morgan .....- s,s. Robert Lowery | aycjor Brafd Curd Jurgens |Katlovy Vary Fest. Running time, 115 |Sentimental, Technically, pic offers
count in a smaller role, Beulah | Ely McCloud ...-....... Madalyn Trahey | Gant. Leith... 2222/05. "Richard Burton | MINS. - good cotor but a rather clumsy
Bondi as Steiger’s mother delivers . — “Mrs, Brand ......s-e+.+-- .. Ruth Roman 4 camera technique. However, a ree
dramatically and Arthur Franz as} This one might have been taken Makrom ......-..... Rayniond Pellegrin] A poor man from the villages,|markable entry by a film nation
avpriest, Steiger’s brother, scores!from the files of a Junior Lone —_ . looking for some water in a Bom-| nearly unknown to European audi-

as another key character. Joe De-| Ranger. An oldfashioned oater, (English Version) . bay, wanders into. an apartment | ences, Hans.

Good press notices should pre-| house. He is chased by a police-
‘cede this psychological actioner{man, which awakens the outsize
into most situations, with France | house occupants, and a wild chase
offering the best market bet for|Starts after the .frightened little
the expansive production. Other man. protest aad Aes Satire, I oy. 2
: a. ‘ ¢ acques : an by Ni
een the’ sonerak ea on: uneven but interesting pic. Tsekouras; camera, Jerry Prey aerenn
: This is limited to special situa-| $to%: Z¢rvos: At Karlovy Vary Fest, .
pears good. Stateside chances de-|,. S . peck ‘Running time, 95 MINS
pend on a top bally job and on cast | tions in the U.S., but it is unusual | , °
values in the Richard Burton and enough to be worth exploiting.
Ruth Roman names—as well as the | Raj Kapoor at times overplays the
newly “acquired” Curd Jurgens— little man whose humility still do
for a better-than-average payoff; |20t interfere with an skin’ He
though eventual recouping of |S¢US€ 01 saving t Ni s a ihe
heavy costs remains problematical. house de all sis fi i te 1
Rene Hardy’s successful novel! vedit uring i & a echnica
thas been translated for the screen oe ptabl vith. ay, ane ice qe for
into a literary, hard-hitting screen- Se Nia + ¥ “Tn short thi 7 on
play which almost always manages |. fbeat as oe h n sfHor : ve i. ote
to overcome-some of the incongrul- t tie; er which may rate Mosk.
ties of the original story line. This | ‘°?'107- *
sets up a deadly struggle between
two British Army officers .during
the World War Ii African cam-
paign. Conflict between Capt. Leith
and Major Brand derives from fact

Santis and Marfe Windsor lend|the Charles (Buddy) Rogers pro-
good “support. duction might rate a nod in. un-
Lucien Ballard’s color photo-|demanding sagebrush situations
graphy leads off technical credits, | but otherwise rates only the brush.
Eda Warren keens her editing} Story has Billy the Kid a peace-
sharp, Daniele Amfitheatrof’s music.| able man no longer toting his guns.
score is dramatically sustaining | 20d trying to forget the past when
and art direction by Albert S.|he was forced to -permanently
D'Agostino and Frank Bachelin| Puncture 21 hombres. This was a
matches up. Whit. |difficult period in Billy’s career;
he found it hard to live with him-
self with the knowledge of all
Amazing Colossal Man. those defunct bodies strewn across
TL e west,
t But even in the present, he can't,
. ‘ {try_as he may, remain aloof from.
phich imay be exp loited for | cuch forms of violence as killing.
y . His old friend, the ‘parson, gets
aw -himself plugged in ng on the
American-Intectn rele ry town’s heavies. Billy steps in and
Bert I. Gordon production. Stars Glenn | mows. them down but he, too, géts
Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson,}qa Colt .45 clobbering.
games| Seay, Larry Thor. pirected by! Some familiar names are in-
camera, Joe Biroc; editor, Ronala Sin-|Volved: Rogers as the parson, An-
clair; music, Albert Glasser; special ef-|thony Dexter as Billy, Sonny Tufts,
Sects, Gordon. Previewed Aug. 27, 757. Marie Windsor, Jean Parker and

Running itme, 31 MINS. ‘ .
Lt.Col. Glenn Manning....Glenn Langan’ others. They fail to put much wal-

Lageon ef Desire (GREEK). Anzervo
production and release, - Stars Georges
Fountas, Jenny Karezi, Heleni Zafrioy;
features Christoforos Nezer, Sonia Zoides.
‘Directed by Georges Zervos. Screenplay,

Pic nixes a neo-realistic look at
poor fishermen trying to form a
cooperative against the big money
‘people and some raw sex shen«
anigans, which do. not quite come
off. It has some colorful locale:
‘work but characters are. naively
drawn’ and nudie scenes overdone,

This film shapes only as an ex-
ploitation subject for the U.S, mare
ket if the frank footage can be re-
tained. -Heleni Zafiriou is a bux-
Une te Guu At PE , DANISH om Tooker. General technical mate
Dans 5 i & oa ction Flay) clease, with ter is par. Mosk.

orby, ne omsen, % 7 Hannibal Tanur Ur & -
muth, Klaus Pagh, Written and directed | ap (HUNGARIAN). Hungarofim wee

by Johannes Allen. Camera, Karl An-|/
dersson; editor, Anker: music, Arne Lam- | Guction and release. With Erno Szabo,

Imaginative science - fictioner

L on ’ vs Noemi Apor, Emmy Buttykai, Zoltan Gre-
Carol F tole ecceeeeee Cathy Do lop in the old west; the outdoor} that Leith knows of Brand’s basic | berth. At Karlovy Vary Fest.. Running mi Apo!
Dr. Paul Lindstrom veaees William ‘Hugson adventure is put together in only| cowardice in action, ahd also from Ume, 95 MINS. Fabri. sSereenplay, Istrap_Gyencs, Peter
nel Hallock ...... sence Sea i ’ ’s wif i : . : ase, :
Bina Cguiter sss ghareg Tet | Eoecial about the technical eredits.|whom Lelth has had am affair. Re-| q,TMS, Danish: pic treats” detin- |satera, Farene.Soectoni itr, lay
n, AM sovccsvees . 5 “rT ' “<. . ( d > 2 °

Set. "Taylor s-----rsveves-> L9nR Qsborn "Gene, | turning from a dangerous mission | THES, YOUN Problem ve ane ts | Karlovy Vary. Film Festival." Rurhing
Coat! Officer... INN ‘william Hughes | Te ee lee tndinoctit traning bout be a sex lecture to talks on divorce, |". ™'"*
Lt. in Briefing Room....... Jac osslyn ' . twi : ; eqs . . .
Girl in Bath veces sweeee Jean Moorhead From Hell It Came | Leith’s death, once by leaving him parental responsibility , etc. | How Film concerns a Hungarian little
Set. Reception Desk ....... Jimmy Cross , ever, it is to the-iims merit that}man, during the Adniiral Horthy
Henry .......--..- scence Hank Patterson behind to guard two wounded Ger- this rarely gets preachy. It shapes | facistic regime. th in the 1930’,
Delivery Man ........065 __ Frank Jenks Amateurishily done, but stack-- | mans, again by deliberately iet- rimarily as , something. for U. S.|whe become e. victim ? e it cat
Army Guard at Gate.... Harry Raybould| ed with horror appeal for the | ting a scorpion bite his rival. Leith |{anguage spots. Though it talks|o pression and expedi ney. Fil
Capt. Thomas -svccccccssc, Myron Cook | Younus. finally dies and the “victorious” | frankly, this does not have sensa- ip Poriskiy: made but Omak s its
Police Lt. Keller........ --Michael Harris . ° " 4. Aug. 27 major brings ps commanda force tional values. points over and over again e

- Peterson .....cccccneses is . Hollywood, Aug. . remnan ack to the po ni- |. eee * 7: ee .

. Hanson ....ceceseeeees: Dick Nels Allied : : ; > -_|. Two 16-year-olds manage to fall ltan

De At Dermott vvceeceees Edmund Cobb pyiltied (Artists release of | ack, Milner cally earning a medal but losing his | iy jove despite broken homes, lack almatig meebo pabri depicts ot
Rohert Allen ....+..s+++- Judd Holdren | Carver; features Linda Watkins, John Me- | Wife’s affection as'well as What was | of moral values, etc. U. S. film in-|bravura scenes and make a point
Attendant .....-.+.+- weet y e Jocelyn | Namara,_ Gregg Palmer, Robert Swan, | left of his soldiers’ respect. fluences are plainly manifested via|of mob and political madn h
Te Kline v1.0. “TILLIT Stanley Lachman | Ba¥mes ‘Barron, Suzanne Ridgway, Mark | “Script is basically flawed by the |, Hone tof Jaze on testeow on madness that

. © cece eeeeceees anley Lachman | sheeler, Lee Rhodes, Grace Matthews, Pp y its mentions of jazz, Marlon Bran-|can destroy even when it wants to

Special effects Aeure importantly | Guerin: Directed by Dan Milner “Sereen
pecial effects figure importantly | Guerin. y Dan ner. screen-
in the unfoldment of this Bert I.|Beristein and Jack Milner; cametar Bre
Gordon production, which eshould don Raker: editor, Jack Milner; music,
Jap up plenty of green stu rom | Darrell Calker. Previewed Aug. 16, °57.
the exploitation trade. With an Running time, 71 MINS.

unclearly delineated key character|}qdo and use of American slang.
of the major—and Curd Jurgens’ Technical -credits are‘ okay, acting
competent, straightforward” per-|fne but this lacks a moving point
formance is less successful because | of yiew. It emerges an interesting

of it. Otherwise it includes many | pic without the deeper facets need-
basie truths about the horrors of ed for international chances.

help. Film is expertly mounted
atid acted and could make for a
specialized U.S.:entry on its theme.
It is also a fine lingo entry.

‘ Mosk.

imaginative story premise and good Dr. yiltiam | Arnold. weet “Tod Andrews war, the relationships of man, the Mosk. .|_ be Finestra Sul Lunapark (Che Window
, 1Ty ‘ arve : ee To Luna P *
handling — except for over-footage | Mrs. Kilgore ..../225.2!1] Linda Watkins | disintegration of character under —_—__ peoduction: aStore Ot ie ee
which can easily be tightened — Frof. Clark Sorseeeseees Sohn MeNamaxa the stresses of action, etc. It also| zte pare (Cursed Money) (YUGOSLA- | Renzelli, Pierre Trabaud, Giancarlo Dami-
film is one of the most unusual] Witch Doctor Tano....... Robert Swan {features such strong stuff as the | VIAN). hevcen Film production 20 C alin, | aeteen eee ey nig, Commencint,
science-fiction yarns to come along | Chief, Maranka. ......... Baynes Barron {mercy shooting, by Burton, of a |Viso Perisic, Petar Vojoveie, Ljuba Tadic. | DrAmico; camera, Arionne Men cueck te
in some months. (Pic is packaged! ei WO Suzanne Ridgway mortally wounded: German soldier | Directed by Velimir Stojanovic. Screen- | Berlin Film Fest. Running time, 97 MINS,
ith “Cat Girl.) SSID Tit and the aforementioned mortal dite |Play. Ratko Burovic;, camera, Hrvoje |
wit irl. . NOFEU oo. eas ee sew ecceen ees es _Lee Rhodes ore 0 Saric; editor, Bojan Adamic. At Karlovy .
,Gotdon, who also directs from | Orchid .........+...-. Grace, Matthews | by the scorpion. Vary Fest, Running time, 116 MINS. One of the better films of the
his and Mark Hanna's screenplay | wax 1772027722757" Chester. Hases | Fime thesping by Burton leads a = |artisti¢ type shown at the Berlin
and executes the special effects|Dori ...... petaeeeetecs Lenmana Guerin|Series of top performances by| A cache of money, hidden by|fete. Well made and never dull,

which lend high melodramatic
potency to the suspense, haschosen| “It,” in this case, is -a living
the ultra-modern atomic blasts|monster-stump which has risen
near Las Vegas as basis for his|frem the graye for ‘revenge—more
theme. When an Army colonel is|succinctly put, a tree man. Al-
frightfully burned in a plutoniumjthough somewhat amiateurishly
explosion and against all rules of|turned out, film doés have the
medical science overnight re-jnecessary horror ingredients for
grows healthy skin, he makes!which teenagers are storming the
with the shock—he starts growing |b.o. just now and pic serves as a
at the rate of 10 feet per day.i!good complement to “The Disem-
Doctors explain the blast upset the! Lodied” (see review in this issue).

pic deals with poorpeople. Direc-
tor Luigi Commencini has created
hére a human and realistic film
which packs emotional impact. —
:. Taking into consideration, how-
ever, that this is actually the Ital-
ian film school of 1947, it’s a little
disappointing for fastidious pa-.
trons. But it’s still a_pic .consider-
ably above average. Commercially,
it has good export possibilities,
ans.

other members of large cast. Miss
Roman is good in 4 limited role,
while Raymond Pellegrin, as an
Arab guide who joins the expedi-
tion, is relegated to a compara~
tively minor part,
Nicholas Ray’s direction is in his
forceful, visually very effective
manner, as witnessed by the action
seenes depicting the attack on the
Bengasi post, the. various incidents
(Continued on page 28)

the government in flight _ during
the early years of war, is found by
a group of peagants. Film details
the effect of the money ‘on the:
farm people and efforts of a tria
of opportunists.to get the coin. and
flee the country. Their efforts lead.
te two deaths, only -to find that the
money is now worthless. Story is
good, and at times, witty but the
tempering of irony, satire and
drama is too heavyhanded. As is,

WILL OPEN AT THE

Woops, Chicago

and

Loew s STATE, N. Y.

THE 2 FLAGSHIP THEATRES
WHICH LAUNCHED THE
‘BLOCK- BUSTING CAREER OF

Phone o ov wire re ALIED AR nists Toe!

“STRANGE: HOLD”
(Amalgamated Prod.)
Prod.—John Croydon

——Robert Day
Boris Karloff, “Etzabeth Alan, Jean

Kent, Anthony Dawson, Vera Day
(Started Aug. 6)
“MOTORCYCLE GANG”
(Golden State Prod)
CAmerican-InternationaD

PICTURES

Hollywood Production Pulse

“THE MATCHMAKER”
Prod.—Don Hartman,
Dir.—Josepii Antho:
Shirley Booth, Shirie a F

thony Perkins, Pa

23

ALLIED ARTISTS metaee Ag

Ford ley; Carl Swi

tzpr,

‘Starts, This Year.........42
This Date, Last Year......18

Falls, Wayne Taylor, Scott Peters,
‘Cole, Suzanne
(Staciea Aug. 12) <

“KILLER’S CAGE”

Prod.-Dir.—Mel Welles

20th CENTURY-FOX
Starts, This Year.........19
This Date, Last Year......12

“HONG KONG INCIDENT”
Prod “ptaymond Friedgen
Dir.—Paul F. Heard
Jack Ke

(Started July 29) _. Sota, Michiel DeCarlo, Ed Melson,
“BEAST OF BUDAPEST” “A FAREWELL TO ARMS” seer ey Anzel

Prod.—Archie Mayo .

Dir.—Harmon Jones

Bichae] Mills, Violet Rensing, Gerald
Milton. Greta Thyssen, John Hoyt,
John Mylong

(Started Aug. 19)

“UP IN SMOKE”
Prod.—-Richard Heemance
Dir—Wiliam Beaudine

(Shooting in Italy) a

Prod.—David O. Selznicn

Dir.—Charles Vidor

Jennifer Jones, Rock Hudson, Vittorio
de Sica, Mercedes McCambridge,
Oscar Homolka, Kurt Kasznar, Al-
berto Sordi, Elaine Stritch’ .

(Started March 25)

“PEYTON: PLACE”

"GHOST DIVERS”
Prod.—Richard Einfeld
Dir.—Merrill White

Menardos, George Travino
(Started Aug. 13)

“TIME 1S A MEMORY.

Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, Eadie Prod.—Jerry, Wald Batlac Ent). ;
- LeRoy, Dav ondodn, Ju amber Ir.—~ Mal obson . .
‘Started. avi , y Lana Turner, Lloyd Nolan, Hope Lange,- Prod.-Dir.—Frank Borza

rthur Kennedy, Betty Field,, Lee
Philips, Barry Coe, Robert. Harris,
Terry Moore, Russ Tamblyn, Mildred
Dunnock, Scotty Morrow, William

ark
(stasted 1 April 29)
“THE YOUNG LIONS” .
(Shooting in France)
a Di Frod. Ed ema "4
- ir.—Edwar ytry wt
“THE GODDESS” = Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean
(Shooting in N.Y - Martin, May Britt, Barbara Rush,
Prod.—Milton Perlman Tony Randall, Joanne Woodward, Ar-
Dir.—John Cromwell . thur Franz.
Kim Stanleys Lloyd Bridges, Steve Hill,| (started June 3).
Betty Lou Holand, Joyce Van Paten, “ERAULEIN”
Joan Copemnd Prod.—Walter Relsch
Dir.—Henry - Ko

tStarted July 22)
“BONJOUR TRISTESSE” Mel Ferrer, Dana Wynter
«Sta

(Shooting in France)
Prod,—Buddy Adler

Barry, Ann Paige
(Started Aug. 15).
| “VIKING WOMEN”
Rgpert Corman Prod for AIP Release)

COLUMBIA

Starts, This Year.........20
This Date, Last Year......20 Fipp Abby Dalton, Dick Mill
Jones Moreland Jay Sayer:

(Started Aug. 19)

“MONSTER ON THE HILL”
{Marquette Prod.)
(Howco Int. Release)
Prod.-Dir.—Jacques
Anne Gwynne, Stuart
tillo, Charles Courtney; Gil Perkins”
(Started Aug. 19)

“PLUNDERERS OF ELDORADO”
. Prod.—Rudy Ralston - ~
(Naturama) - -
Dir.—Joe Kane >
| (Ventura Prod. for ‘Republic Releasé)

Prod.-Dir.—Otto Preminger
David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean Se-

berg. Mylene Demongeot, Geoffrey Dir.Joshua Logan
Horn Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor,. John |. Vera Ralston, Anth Raley: Sohn “Date
istarted Aug. dD Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, cette, George Keymas, Chubby John-
“STELLA” France Nuyen, Russ Brown, Ken son, Don ¥ whit

Prod.—Carl Foreman
Dir.—Sir Carol Ree

William Holden, SScta Loren
(Started Aug. 7)

“GIDEON’S DAY”
Prod.-Dir.—fohn Ford
(Shooting in.
Jack Hawkin
«Started Aug. 12)

“THE OTHER LIFE OF LYNN STUART”
Prod.—Bryan. Foy
Dir.—Lewis Seiler
Betsy Palmer, Jack Lord, Barry At-

water, Carlos Romero, Claudia Bryar,
James | Malony, Gloria Rhoads, Gloria
(Started Aug. 12)
“THE 7TH VOYAGE QF SINBAD”
(Shooting in Spain
Prod.—Chartes Schneer
Dir.—Nathan Juran
Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin
Thatcher, Eddie Little
sStarted Aug. 12)

Clark, Floyd Simmons
(Started Auk. 12).

“OUR LOVE”
Prod —Charles Brackett
Dir.—Jean Negulesco
Robert Stack, Lauren Bacall
(Started Aug. 21)

_ UNIVERSAL
Starts, This Year.........21
This Date, Last Year......23 |

“RAW WIND IN EDEN”

(Shooting in Italy)
Prod.— William AHand
Dir.—Richard Wialson .
Esther Williams, Jef Chandler, Rosanna

Podesta. Carlos Thompson

(Started June 25)

“ONCE UPON A HORSE”

Prod.-Dir.—Hal Kanter

Dan. Rewan, Dick Martin, Martha Hyer, |
Leif Erickson, Nita Talbot, James
Gleason, Ingrid Goude, Paul Ander-

son
(Started Aug. 5)
“HEMP BROWN”
Prod.—Gordon Kay
Dir.—Richard Carlson
Rory Calhoun,: Beverly Garland, John

arch
(Started Aug. 9)
“HOW LONELY THE NIGHT” .
od.—Gordon Kay
Dir.—Harry Keller
Richard Egan, Julie London
(Started Aug. 12)

41 “TEACH ME HOW TO CRY”
Prod.—Ross Hunter
Dir—Helmut Kautner
John Saxon, Sandra Dee, Teresa Wright,
Margaret Lindsay, Virginia Grey
(Started Aug. 26)
“THERE'S A TIME TO LOVE”
(Shooting in Germany)
Prod.—Robert Arthur
ir-—Douglas Sirk
John Gavin, Lisa Pulver, Ann Harding,
Erich ¥M Maria Remarque, Keenan Wynn,

Don
(Started # yor 96)

Strange, Chuck
(Started Aug. 19).

“BLOOD- ARROW”

(egal Films for 20th-Fox) |
Prod.—Roberf Stabler -
Dir. = Ghatles Marquis .Warren
Scott Brady |
(Started Aug. 18)

"TEENAGE RUMBLE”

Dir.—David. Bradley
Yvonne Lime, Gary Clarke, Connie
Bob bull, Gabe DeLuri,
Tuex, Marlo Ryan,
Steve Inet, Ted Wetterspoon
: (Started Aug. 1
'"FHE HOT ANGEL”
@aragon Prod.
Prod gon Eee ey M. Kallis <.
Dir.—Joe Parker - . ;
Jackie Loughery, Ed Kemmier,
Dinehart I, Lyle Talbot
(Started Aug. 19)

Chayefsky
sa Continued from page 7 See
the World in 80 Days’ did, too—

Alan

WALT DISNEY

Starts, This Year......... 2
This Date, Last Year...... I

“THE LIGHT IN THE FOREST”

Prod.—Walt Disney

Dir.—Hersche] Daugherty

Fess Parker, Wendell Corey, Joanne
Dru, James MacArthur, Carol Lynley,
Jessica Tandy, Joseph Calleia, John
McIntire

(Started July 8)

METRO

Starts, This Year.........14
This Date, Last Year......16°

“SEVEN HILLS OF ROME”
(LeCloud Production}
«shooting In Rome) .
Prod.—Lester Welch
Dir.—Roy Rowland
Mario Lanza, Marisa Allasio
‘Started June 10)
“THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOY”
Prod.—Pandro S. Berman
Dir.—Richard Brooks
Yw Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire
Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Base-
hart, Albert Salmi, William Shatner,
Judith Evelyn, Harry Townes, Edgar
Stehli
«‘Siarted June 10)
“MERRY ANDREW”
Prod.—Sol C. Slege]
Dir.~Michael Kidd

}made; and.-Cecil B. DeMille. did
‘with his
ments’,” he said. nog

Chayefsky was to have. received

which he wrote for Hecht-Hill-Lan-

he didn’t have his: seript ‘in “by a

-efsky of the film: “I. thought it
was a mistake to make it; if seemed
to be a sequel to ‘Marty,’. and in-
vited comparison. Harold Heeht
agreed, but Burt Lancaster and
|} Jim Hill wanted to do it. It could.
have been a helluva picture.

“It wasn’t. as well done ‘as
‘Marty.’ Some of the writing
‘piece-by-piece was good, but on
the whole it dragged. The story
wasn’t organized -well.
‘keep -everything in perspective,
it’s one of the best: pictures of the
year, ‘t2 Angry Men’ and’ ‘A*Hat-
‘| ful of Rain’ are better pictures, but
‘Party’. should haye been better
than both. ~The acting in ‘Party’
was-marvelous; but: people get tirgd
of the.same type of picture;’’ said
the writer. ‘Party’ cost $960,000,
is already in the black, he added.

“Goddess” is the first of two pix

WARN ER BROS.

Starts, This Year.........41
This Date, Last Year...... 8

“THE OLD MAW AND THE SEA"
Prod.—Leland Hayward
Dir.—John Sturges
Spencer Tracy
Danny K Pi Angell, Baccaloni rRe ed Shooting)

ay e@, er , 0 abe “a
Robert Coote, Patricia Cutts, Noel MARI ORE MORNINGS AR
Purcell. Rex, Evans, Walter Kingsford Dir. —Irving Rapper - -
(Started July I Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood, Claire Tre-
“Gicl Vor, Ed Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Marty
(Shooting in France) Milne
(Started. Aug. 20)

rod.—Arthur Freed
Dir.—Vincente Minnellt a -
INDEPENDENT
Starts, This Year.........8t

Maurice Chevalier. Leslie Caron, Louls
Jourdan, Eva Gabor, Hermione Gin-
This Date, Last Year......54
“THE VIKINGS”.

gol
(Started Aug. 1D
“CRY TERROR”
Prod.-Dir.—Andrew L. Stone
Prod.—Jerry Bresler
Dir.—Richard Fleischer
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtls, Ernest Borg-

.

Rod

James Mason. Inger Stevens,
Steiger, Angie Dickinson
(Started Aug. 5)
‘nine, Janet’ Leigh, James Donald,
Alexander Knox, Per Buckoj, Dandy
Nichols, Eileen Way

PARAMO UNT
' Started June 20)

Starfs, This Year......... 9 .
This Date, last Year.. ...-14 “THE PUZZLE"
- Radford-Anglo-Amalgamated

wwe . ae a
ROUSEBOAT (‘Shooting in_ Ehgland)

Prud.—Jack Rose
ir.— Mel . Exec. Prod.—Ludwig H. Gerber
Dir.—Mel Shavelson Prod.—-Nat Cohen

Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Mimi Gibson
. , Lex Barker, Carole Mathews
Charles Herbert, Paul Petersen, (Started July 22

Harry Guardino
tSiaried Aug. 12) “THE BIG COUNTRY”
(For CA Release)

New York Theatre

Dir.—William Wyler
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

ing a film version of his stage hit,
“Middle. of the Night,” whith ‘will

negie and. Col split the net from
“Goddess” 50-50, and on “Middle”

end going to Carnegie. -
“Goddess,” which had been
shooting in N. Y. but shifted here | pr
for eight days of lensing, was ori-
ginally budgeted at $696,000 and
30 days. Film will come in in 30
days, but. $150,000. under budget,
Chayefsky disclased..
no: deferments; it’s a big’ picture.
We shot 12 days on location in
Maryland, and are here for eight

Baker, Bur) Ives, Charles Bickford,
Chuck Connors, Charlton Heston
(Started July 30)
“THE YOUNG LAND”
Prod.—Patrick Ford
Dir.—Lowell Farrell
{C, V. Whitney For Buena_Vista>
Dennis| Hopper,
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Gregory Peck, Jean, Simmons, Carroll
Rockefeller Center © Ct 6-4600

Patr ick, Wayne, . Dan

Mario Arteaga, Cli¥ Lyons, Eddie

said,
Sweeney, Tom Tiner, Carlos Romero, Milton Perlman an d Geo rge Jus-
tin are producing the film and

John Cromwell is directing.

JOHN RAITT ¢ CAROL HANEY
A Warser Bros. Ficture in WARNERCOLOR
ead SPECTACULAR STARE PRESENTATION

Charies -Heard, . Chuck Hayward,

Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath, yack

Carey, Wesley Fuller, Bil William
(Started. Aug. 3)

ahn
Anne Neyland, Steve Terrell, John Ash- |
Raymond Hatton,
Russ Bender, Jean: Moorhead, Shirley

Sydney, Ak

Terry Becker, Victoria King, Bruno Ve-

James Craig, Audrey Totter, Pira Louls,
Rudolpho Hoyos, Lowell Brown, Nico

ge
Victor Mature, Lili-Hwa, Bob Mathiag,
Elaine Davis, Stuart Whitman, Donald

p Hamilton, Susan Cabot, Brad Jack-
er, Betsy

asizquett ette
ade, Gloria Cas-

, oe Directed -by V.

e, Steve Warren, Glenn Lomax
Hicks

Stevens, Marcus Dyrector, Fay Wray,
Turn Barry | ¢
Ed Thompson,

1it’s the greatest extravaganza ever.

‘The Ten Gommand-

5% of the net on “Bachelor Party,”.
caster, but lost ont ‘on: it because.

certain deadline. Comments Chay-

| stodgy.

“But ‘to.

Chayefsky’s* indie company will}
make for Columbia, the second be-

probably roll in fall of 1958, Car-.

the split will be 60-40, with the big’

“There are.

“THE PAJAMA GAME” Sadie’ pedro Curtis, Roberto de 12 | days. It will look like a picture |
Storing DORIS DAY Cliff Ketchum, Miguel Comacho,/| costing well over a million,” he

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

‘Bitter Victory
in the desert, the sliooting of the

tional lensing effort, in which al-
most every image is keyed for

fect, adding to pic’s audience im-
pact. Desert scenes-are of out-
standing photographic beauty.
Technical credits on copy seen,
which contained the original Eng-

'lish-language soundtrack, were all
outstanding, starting with the in-

teresting initial titles, in the qual-

productions.

Pic was presented here at Ven-
ice without an official nationality
while awaiting a decision from the
appropriate French authorities.

Hawk.

‘Enemy From Space

Lesser science-fiction entry for.
exploitation market.

Hollywood, Aug. 27.

United Artists release of an Anthony

Hinds production. Stars Brian Donlevy;

features Sidney James, John Longden,

Bryan Forbes, Vere paw: William ¥Frank-

nest. Screenplay,

ues. from original

eel camera, - Gerald Gihbs; music,

Janies Bernard; editor, James Needs.

Previewed Aug. 21, 57, ime,
34 MINS. ,

Quatermass .........+5.. Brian Donlevy
, eoseee JOHN Longden
Sydney James

Kneale, G

we ceee, Ceosresrenees

oe twee reese eesenes William Franklyn
Sheila ......sceecoee sss = coe Ya Day.
Dawson ...... sees» Charles Lissa Pack .
Broadhead eee dencenee Tom Chatto

m1
@ PR.O. ..ccccsves * John Van Eyssen

Gece co ccececcesevess, Percy Herbert
Ernie ........ eeees. Michael Ripper
McLeod .cccccsccncceses John. Rae
| Secretary .....,eceec0es¢ Marianne Stone
Young Man coosvcesensee Ronald Wilson
Mrs. McLeod ..scccccepss.-- Jane Aird

Kelly ....... arovecceccasae- Betty Impey
Inspector cote eecescceanes Lloyd Lamble

Commissioner ..e.cvvessees

lease intentions as lower half of an

exploitation bill. .
Anthony- Hinds production ‘stars

‘Brian Donlevy, only name in cast
known to American audiencés, aS|h

an English scientist engaged in in-

| terplanetary research. He sudden-

ly stumbles upon a hush-hush. goy-
ernment project on the moorlands
where it’s announced that syn-

‘thetic food is being produced, but

actually its operations are being
directed by an enemy from space,
working to take over. the earth.

‘Apparently the producers were as

uncertain of their object as the

audience, for yarn unfolds in- fine.

confusion, Donlevy in some way
managing to destroy the project.
Val Guest's direction ig aS un-

certain as script on which he col-

labs with Nigel Kneale, with the
result that alt characters,
‘Donlevy is support a
John Longdeg, as a Scotland Yard
inspector trying to ‘help; Sidney
James, a newspaper reporter; Wil-
liam Franklyn, a lab assistant; and

‘Bryan Forbes, another. assistant.
twho comes under. the out-of-this-

world spell. Special effects - by

Bill Warrington, Henry Harris and.

Frank George are imaginative, and
Gerald Gibbs’ camera _work
okay, ott Whit.

Cat Girl .

Minor science-fiction entry,

weakly developed; to be pack-

seed with “Amazing Colossal’
an.”

Hollywood, Aug. 30.
American-International release of a Lou
Rusoff-Herbert Smith production. Stars

Barbara Shelley, Robert. Ayres, ¥y Cal-
lard; features Paddy Webster, ‘Ernest
Milton, Kann, Jack May, ected
by Alfred ess Screenplay,
Rusoff; camera; Paddy A-. Hearne; editor,
Jose Jackson. Previewed Aug. 28, 57.
Running time, 67 MINS. *
Leonora ........+....-. Barbara Shelley
Dr. Marlowe ........2+..-.. Robert Ayres
Dorothy Kay
Cathy wc enwccnccees **paday Webster
Edmund ...cicccsessseses Ernest Milton |
Anna Toate SeeoosreGeneeoeteaase
Richard ..ccceccevecscsccceese Sack May
Allan wore etregeet pees ekrpecers John Lee .
Cafferty ....ceesscccceessss Martin Body
Roberts .......sssee0e--.. Jolin Watson
Nurse ..... to esecceease a Vaz Dias
Male Nurse ....-¢se-e0.+-+--- John Baker
Quard ....sreveasvsveras nk Atkinson
Caretaker «...sccccresen ‘Geolfrey: Tyrrell

“Cat Girl” lacks the ingredients

to rise above a very minor entry
for the exploitation market, where
it is being packaged with “Amazing
Colossal Man” (also reviewed th

German prisoner and many others.
In this he has received excellent
aid from Michel Kelber’s excep-

(wide) frame-filling dramatic ef-

ity tradition of past Paul Graetz

by |

Bryan. Forbes.

insures ? maximum

Film Reviews

Continued from page 36. ST

week), Filmed entirely in England
with an all-British cast ‘as a joint
effort with, exec producer’ Peter
Rogers, ‘tht Lou Rusoff-Herbért
Smith production is weak in all de-
partments and must depend upon
its -~ upper-bracketed ., companion
picture for draw.

of a young woman that -she has in-
herited what is believed to be the
curse of her family. She is told
she must carry this curse until the
day she dies, in which her soul
enters. the body of a leopard at
times to indulge in savage blood-
lust. A psyChiatrist tries to help
her to return to normalcy after she
has had some frightening experi-
ences, but in the end she dies at
the,same moment the leopard to
which she thinks she’s akin, is
ed.

screenplay fails to fulfill the prom-
ise of his idea through blurry writ-
ing, and Alfred -Shaughnessy’s
direction is too rambling and dis-

| torted to count formuch. Barbara.

Shelley in title role tries hard to
give some semblance of reality but
doesn’t stand a chance with what's
handed her.. Robert Ayres is .the
doctor and Kay Callard his wife,
but roles are beyond them. «Tech-
nical departments likewise are
under par, much of the dialog be-
ing difficult ta understand. Whit .

Time Lock
(BRITISH)

\
Compact,. unambitious but
ripping dualer concerning a -
‘child trapped in bank vault;
pester-than-average supporting
pic.

oe
€

London, Aug. 27.
Independent Film Distributors release
of Romulus “@eter Rogers) production.

Banker ...... sccesscesses Gilbert Davis | Stars Robert Beatty, Lee Patterson, Betty
Women M.P. .........--.. Joyce Adams |MeDowell, Vincent Winter. Directed by
Péterson ..... weccceces Eawin Richfield | Gerald Thomas. Screenplay, Peter Rogers;
Michaels ......-...... Hotwatd liams camera, _ Peter Hennessy; eiiter, John
‘| Laborator Assistant: eease Philip: Baird, per; music, Stanley -
La ¥ s Robert Raikes ; to, London. Running time, 73 MINS.
Intern ....5 6. cee eee cece ees, John Fabian | Dawson Fissse0e.- Robert Beatty
Super seleaccescaeee 2. George” tt | Lucille Walker .....-.. Betty McDowall
Constable ......0..0.00e0- Arthur Blake | Steven Walker «........ Vincent Winter
Harry seeeee eee cen eeee Michael Balfour | Colin @F ...i.eeee... Lee Patterson
—_——— Evelyn Webb Lae eeweees ose Sandra Erancis
eorge CP wv teecceeee- Alan oO.
t Britfsh producerss when they Inspector Andrews ..... . Robert Ayres
urn science-fiction, generaily| Howard Zéeder .........-. Victor Wood
are vague in approach and this im- Max Jarv dpesenenet i k Cunningham
port does little to dispel the im~- De. Boy ganccessesseee aod an
pression. Film is a lesser entry| Reporter - seteedovenecccveses EatYY Cross
in its field but is adequate to re-| =

Modestly designed as a sup-
porting feature, “Time Lock”
measures up well against’ more
ambitious productions” and will
old average audiences. Lack of
starring names known there is like-
ly to prevent this neat little sus-
pense drama from getting much. of
a show in U.S. theatres, although
it has already notched a success
on Ameriean tele.

Story by Arthur Hailey (promi-
nent British tv seribe operating in
Cahada) concerns a child inadver-

tently trapptd in the vault of a
‘Canadian -bank,.. The time-lock is
‘set for 63 hours ahead and the

thrills come from the‘ efforts of
bank officials, a vault expert and
a team of acetylene welders and

lookers-on to ¢ut through in a des-

perate race against time,

-- The. police, a lécal radio station
and doctors. move in while the na-
tion’s attention is focused on the
drama: ‘hough*-+the- inevitable
happy ending brings. last minute
succour to the small boy, the ten-
sion never lets up. Peter Rogers’
screenplay excellently exploits the
agony of the parents and the self-
less. efforts of the rescuers. Ger-

istald: Thomas has directed without

frills- and. allows the slender but

jstrong story to. unfold logically and

with mounting tension. More play
might have- been- made of the

‘child's reactions while a prisoner.

Acting is crisp arid competent
with the use of several Canadian
théspians™ now working’ in ‘Britain
authenticity.
There are standout performances
by Robert Beatty, as the tqugir
vault expert; Alan Gifford, as the
distraught bank manager;.Lee Pat-

‘|terson and Betty McDowall,’ as. the

helpless§ parents; Robert Ayres, as
a cop; Larry ‘Cross, as a Slick but
human radio announcer; and Vin-
cent Winter, as the kid who causes
all the trouble. ‘Ri¢h,

Rep-Promotes Manley
Walter H. “Manley, formerly
Canadian supervisor for Republic

‘Pictures, last week was named as-

sistant to Richard W. Altschuler,

‘the company’s director of world-

wide sales.

Prior to his Canadian post, Man-
ley was associated with both for-
eign and domestic distribution for-

Rep. He'll headquarter at the firm’s

New York homeoffice.

Plottage twirls around the belief -

Development of the Lou Rusoff.

.

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RADIO-TELEVISION

WATY to Gradually Emerge As
st Foreign Language TV Station |
ABC Radio’s WSM Tie

WATYV, Newark, is moving ever
increasingly jnto the realm of
foreign language telecasting on a
schedule that in the near future is

destined to become almost entirely
foreign. It was reported that so
far the metropolitan tv indie,

which is currently trying to shake |

off whatever major English lan-
guage programming it has, has set
50 hours a week of programming
in Russian, Polish, Greek, : Italo,
Spanish and Yiddish.

After a serious failure playing
first-run American features in the
New York area, the station seems
to have decided to make itself as

survive against the competition of i
six other stations. It becomes the.
first almost entirely foreign tv
station in the country. At present,
WCBS-TV, New York owned and
operated station, is said to be in
the lead in the bidding to buy
WATV's 86 20th-Fox pix. Newark
outlet is slated to start them under
contract with distrib National
Telefilm, at a cost of $12,500 a pic
en Oct. 1, unless it can'sell them
off before then.

Stations with its facilities and
studios in New Jersey, has closed.
its Manhattan sales office. Trade-
sters believe that station topper
Irving Rosenhaus is hereby capital-
izing on the fact that most foreign
language tv producers line up their.
own bankroliers, obviating the
need for a fullscale sales. staff of
his own.

From Telespano Productions, for
instance, comes the report that the
station is expanding its ‘“Perucho
Show” and is adding “Mapy and!
Papy,” a Latino situash comedy.
Station will have two solid night-
time hours of Latino programming,
Tight where the American features
were slated to be. Telespano re-
tains “exclusive” sales representa-
tion for its own shows.

Foreign language WATV pro-
gramming will begin at 3 p.m.|§
every weekday, it is understood,
and run with only one break until
at least 11 p.m. - Some English-
language shows will be kept
earlier in the day.

Many of New York’s radio sta-
tions hold to their specialized pro-.
gramming schedules by mixing
rock ’n’ roll, aimed essentially at
Goatham’s Negro audience, with the
foreign language sked. WATYV is
going to do some of that too. Sta-
tion has reportedly signed Jocko
Henderson, r & r deejay on WOV,
which does both Italian and Negro
shows, to emcee a 6 to 7 p.mi. strip
in the rock-roll genre. This will
be one of the few breaks in the
foreign sked, but it will come be-
fore Spanish and probably after
another Janguage.

Sheaffer in Bid
To Ankle ‘Lucy’

Sheaffer Pen would like out on
jts alternate-week sponsorship of
the “I Love Lucy” reruns, which
are scheduled to start on CBS-TV
in the Wednesday night 7:30 sot
starting Sept. 18. Picking up the
tab along with Sheaffer is Gold
Seal Wax..

Network has promised to be on

the lookout for a client to take up!

the Sheaffer sponsorship but un-
less it can find one, the pen outfit |
Js committed to the rerun series
until the end of-the current year.

Desire- to sell off its “Lucy”
atake follows in the wake of a new
Sheaffer management team, which
Teportedly clings to the conviction
that, as a gift item, the company
would derive more benefits from
seasonal sponsorship of one-shots
(Father’s Day, Mothers’ Day,
xmas, graduation time, ete). -

“More Allen Scripters

Steve Allen is expanding his

riting staff for his Sunday night

to 9 entry on NBC-TV.

Joining the staff under chief

iter Leonard Stern will be Hal

oodman and Larry Klein, both of
whom ~have been berthed on the
Coast. Initial assignment wil be
the Sept. 22. Allen showcase from
the Coast spotlighting NBC's array
of '57-’58 tv talent. .

e ae

Hints Romancing Of
NBC’s ‘Grand Opry’

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Spanish-Dubbed Telefilms for WATV

Shows that have appeared on the networks: or in syndication are

‘due to return—but this time with Spanish-dubbing replacing the

original. English-language. version as part of the WATV, Newark,
effort to convert to foreign language programs and to primarily

. appeal to Gotham’s many Latinos. Station is trying to buy up half-

hour telefilms that were dubbed by their U.S. distributors essen-
tially for use in Central and South America.

Station wants ’to fit the dubbed pix into the schedule it is plan-
ning for the immediate future. It was reported the Jersey station
tried to do this once before but only with one show, not many,
and then—two or more’ years ago— the deal was aborted because
one of the other New York stations, playing the original in English,

Events conspire to make NBC
Radio’s status with its longtime
network friend “Grand Ole Opry,”
shaky in the eyes of some obser-
vers. Evidently, American Broad-

casting Network is making an].

effort to win the Saturday show for

| itself.
specialized as possible in order to{

ABN just signed a radio affilia- |.

tion with the 50 kw WSM, home
of “Opry” throughout the years.
For the time being, an ABN
spokesman said meaningfully,
WSM will also continue as an NBC
affil, with the two webs equally
sharing the time. Incidentally, the
‘WSM-ABN pact won't take effect
until Jan. 1 of next year, when the
web’s_ affiliation contract with
WSIX ends.

It’s no secret that ABN is high
on hillbilly music, and the Nash-
ville originations would fit into the
weekend picture nicely, once the
entire weekday sked is set and
underway.

In this regard, the ABN boss
hired Jim Reeves to do a daily
country-western show: on the net-
work. And this is the second
factor adding credence to the possi--
bility of a shift of the “Opry” show
ultimately. Reeves will do his show
from WSM. ¢*

NBC countered this week: with
the statement that WSM is only
taking ABN as a secondary affiliate
and that the major share of the
NBC lineup will still be carried by
the: station.

TV Network Premieres

(Sept. 4-14)

FRIDAY,

Adventures of Jim Bowie (film). Adventure, ABC, 8 to 8:30 p.m.,
American Chicle via Ted Bates (alt. wks.).

~~ SATURDAY; SEPT.
Your Hit Parade (color), Music, NEC, 10: 30 to 11° p.m., Ameri-
ean Tobacco via BBD&O, Toni via North.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8&
Lassie ‘(film). Adventures, CBS, 7 to 7%: 30 p.m., Campbell Soups,

via BBD&O.

JIMMY NELSON
DANNY O’DAY and FARFEL

Currently TV spokesman:

for the NESTLE. Co.
Management—Mercury Artists Corp.
730 Fifth Ave., New York: JU 6—6500

3 ; je

NBC’s Lehn & Fink,
Slenderella TV Coin
NBC-TV inked two new daytime
advertisers this week, one marking
its network sponsorship debut and
the other a return to the medium
after more than a year’s absence.
Returnee is Lehn & Fink, the cos-
metic house, which has bought al-
ternate-week segments of “Truth or
Consequences” and “Bride &

Groom.” Newcomer is Slenderella, }

which has used radio extensively
but is new to network video.

SlendereHla, via Management
Associates of Connecticut, bought
an alternate-week segment of
“Queen for a Day” starting Sept.
11, The Lehn & Fink order, which
runs 52 weeks on each show, starts
the end of September on “Truth”
and mid-November on “Bride,” and
was set via McCann-Erickson.

SEPT. 6

we

MONDAY, SEPT. 9 ”
The Price Is Right (Color). Audience participation, NBC, 7: 30 to
8 p.m., Speidel via Norman, Craig & ‘Kummel, RCA via Kenyon &

Eckhardt.

Tales of Wells Fargo (film), Western, NBC, 8:30 to 9 p.m.,, Buick
via Kudner, Pall Mall via SSC&B.

Bold Journey (film).
9 p.m., Ralston-Purina via Guild,

Voice ofe Firestone. Music, ABC, 9 to 9:30 p.m., ‘Firestone Tire

& Rubber via Sweeney & James.
Studio One.
McCann-Erickson.

Adventure-documentary, ABC, .8:30 to

Bascom & Bonfigli.

Drama, CBS, 10 to 11 p.m., Westinghouse via

* TUESDAY, SEPT. 10

Telephone Time (film), Drama,
phone System via N. W. Ayer.

ABC, 9:30 to 10 p.m., Bell Tele-

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11
Disneyland (film). Children’s, ABC, 7:30 to 8: 30 p.m., Derby
Foods via McCann-Erickson, General Foods via Young & ‘Rubicam,
General Mills via Tatham-Laird, Reynolds’ Metais via Buchanan &
Co. and Clinton E. Frank.

The Lucy Reruns (film). Situation comedy, CBS, 7:30 to 8-p.m.,

Gold Seal Co. via Campbell-Mithun, Sheaffer Pen via Russel M.~

seeds.
THURSDAY, SEPT, 12.

Tic Tac Dough (color). Quiz, NBC, 7:30 to 8 p.m., Warner-
Lambert via Lennen & Newell, RCA via Kenyon & Eckhardt.

Playhouse 90. Drama, CBS, 9:30 to 11 p.m., Bristol-Myers via
BBD&O, Marlboro via Leo "Burnett, American ‘Gas Assn. via
Lennen & Newell, All-State Insurance via Leo Burnett, Kimberly-
Clark via Foote, Cone. & Belding.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 13

Saber of London (film). Mystery, NBC, 17:30 to 3. p.m.;, Sterling
Drug via Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample.

Life of Riley (film). Situation comedy, NBC, 8:30 to 9 p.m.,
Lever Bros. via: BBD&O (alt. wks.).

Person to Person. Interview-remotes, CBS, 10:30 to 1+ p.m., Time
Inc. via Young & Rubicam, Hamm Brewing via Campbell-Mithun,
American Oil was Joseph Katz.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14:

“People Are Funny (film). Audience participation, NBC, 7: 30 to
8 p.m., R. J. Reynolds via Wm. Esty, Toni via North.

Perry Como Show (color) Music-variety, NBC, 8 to 9 p.m.,
Kimberly-Clark via Foote, Cone & Belding, Noxema yia SSC&B,
RCA and RCA-Whirlpool via Kenyon & Eckhardt; Sunbeam via
Perrin-Paus, American Dairy Assn. via Campbell-Mithun, Kno-
mark Mfg. via Emil Mogul.

Gale Storm Show (film). Situation. comedy,. CBS, 9 to 9:30 p.m. ”
Nestle via Bryan Houston, Helene Curtis via. Edward H. Weiss.

Have Gun, Will Travel (film). Western, CBS, 9:30 to 10 p.m.
Lever Bros, via J. Walter Thompson, Whitehall Pharmacal via
Ted Bates.

Gunsmoke (film)..
via Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample,
Rubicam. neue .

wis ae alee

”| Albany, N. Y., firm-in which Lowell

July after KOVR had merged with

Western, - CBS, 10 to 10: 30 p.m., L&M Filters.
Remington Rand. via Young &
inia National Productions ‘setup.

Against Mutual, AFTRA
On Mysterioso Axing

. A $641,400 damage suit has been

brought against Mutual Broadcast-
ing Co., American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists, and
AFTRA’s New York local by Harry
S. Goodman Productions, charging
that AFTRA’s intervention caused
MBS to cancel a series of mystery
programs, distributed by Goodman
Productions.

The suit, filed in New York Su-
preme Court, Queens County, con-
cerned five Australian produced ra-
dio series, titled “Crime Files of
Flamond,” “Danger with Granger,”
“Big City,” “It’s a Crime, Mr. Col-
lins,” and “Peril.” Goodman Pro-
ductions’ contract, according to the

suit, executed in July, °56, called

for the delivery of a total of 260
transcribed programs.

Deal was upset, plaintiff alleged,
in latter part of February, ’57,
when AFTRA challenged Mutual’s
right to broadcast the programs,
demanding additional fees and that
the dispute between Mutual and
AFTRA be settled by arbitration.
Goodman Productions, which re-
ceived world-rights tq the pro-
grams outside of certain areas, con-
tended that AFTRA had no juris-
diction in the Australian-produced
shows and “maliciously stigma-

tised” the program.

Until AFTRA’s intervention, the
complaint stated, Mutual accepted
and broadcast 153 transcriptions
for which Mutual paid $30,600.
Damages: sought include the bal-
ance of $21,400 of the contract, the
destruction of rights to the total
series,- estimated at $520,000, and
damage to the plaintiff’s ‘business
reputation, estimated at $100,000.

|KOVR SALE PRICE

PUT AT $3,500,000

Stockton, Cal., Sept. 3.
Sale price of KOVR, Channel
13, .headquartered in this valley
city 80 miles east of Frisco, was
approximately $3,500,000, -papers

filed with the FCC showed last.

Friday (30). -
Hudson Valley Broadcasting Co.,

Thomas is a principal stockholder,
bought the independent outlet in

KCCC (UHF Channel 40), Sacra-
mento, and made plans to beam its
signal into the Sacramento area,
rather than the Frisco area. KOVR
took over UHF Channel’s ABC
affiliation and KCCC went off the
air.

Tom O'Malley as Talent
Scout for TV ‘Tonight’

Tom O’Malley, ex-syndicated
television columnist and for the

past several months a publicist, is

joining the “Tonight” staf at
NBC-TV as a talent scout for the
Jack Paar starrer. He’ll scout
niteries, theatres, etc., for new-

comers with an eye toward. spot-
| booking them on the show.

He'll leave Ursula Halloran’s

flackery, where he’s: been a staffer
‘since his (Bob Cunniff) “Channel

One” column folded, at the end of
hext week. Ex-partner Cunniff,
incidentally, is now also with NBC,
handling publicity on the touring
NBC Opera Co. out of the Califor-

ABC Radio Sets Daytime Strips
Jim Backus, Merv Griffin Shows

| Goodman’ s 6416 Suit

Prexy Robert Eastman
program veep Stephen Labwaskt
have practically set the entire fall
weekday sked for American Broad-
casting Network, For one, actor-
comedian Jim Backus will headline
a daily 2 to3 p.m. live. trip and
singer Merv Griffin will star in
nightly hour, either at 7 or 8 p.m..

Jim Reeves was also set to do a
live hillbilly show from Nashville
from 1 to 2 in the afternoon. He'll
be back-to-back to Backus. Only
weekday time slot still unfilled is
the evening hour that will act as
mafe to Griffin’s showcase.

Backus will be supported in his
afternoon stint by singers Jack
Haskell and Betty Johnson, the
Honeydreamers and Ebiott “Lawe
rence’s orch.

The first of the new live musical
formats devised by Eastman, who
only took over as boss a few

‘months ago and has since made

plans to revise virtually the entire
radio network lineup, hegan Mon-
day .(2).. Herb Oscar Anderson,
who is still doing a local show on
WABC, ABC New: York flag,

started a 10-11 strip, directly after

Don McNeill
stanza at 9 a.m.

‘The Backus and Griffin shows

“Breakfast Club”

‘will begin Oct. 7 from New York,

where Anderson now does his
show. Reeves Nashville emanation
(via WSM) is in keeping with the
express Eastman policy of doing
some of the daily live strips from
out of town. Probably the one re-
maining show to be chosen will be
an .out-of-tawner too. Naturally,
McNeill has. always come from. Chi
and there is no intention on the
part of ABN to change that status.

Selmick to Helm
2 Sullivan Shows

Hollywood, Sept. 3.

David O. Selznick, who has not
participated in any television activ-
ity for the last three years, has
made a deal with Ed Sullivan un-
der which Selznick will produce
two of the Sullivan Sunday night
CBS-TV shows. Understood one of
the two will have:-an exploitation
angle. for “A .Farewell to Arms,”
which Selznick: currently is pro-
ducing for 20th-Fox release.

Selznick’s last televenture was
production of the NBC-TV spec-

tacular “Festival of Light. ”

NBC-TV’S SROON =.
ROSE BOWL GRIDCAST
Florists Telegraph Delivery
Assn, is making the New Year's
Day Tournament of Roses Parade
out of Pasadena an annual spon-
sorship event. FTDA signed this
week with NBC for half the cover-
age, the other half already set with

{Minute Maid Corp., another re-

peater from last year. Quaker
Oats, incidentally, has the CBS-TV
coverage of the event. FTDA deal
was set via Grant Advertising.
That gives NBC a sold-out status
on the Rose Bowl coverage, since.
Gillette will be back as sponsor of

‘the Rose Bowl fame that after-
noon.

‘Terry Tell Time’

A new pigtail set program, “The
Adventures of Terry Teli Time,”

with the Bunin puppets and other.
kiddie performers, will premiete
Saturday, Sept. 28, at 8:45-9 a.m.
on WRCA-TV, N.Y.

Lynn Duddy and Jerry Bresler_
will produce and write the music,

_ i with Kevin Joe Johnson directing.

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

— :
Cox, Knight's Miami Chill

Miami’s “great experiment” in the: merger of the two giant
(Cox and Knight) newspaper publishing houses in the ownership .
and operation of WCKT (which stands for. Cox, Knight and Train-
mell) apparently isn’t working out as had been expected and there
are reports that the Cox faction may buy out the Knight faction.
Each, incidentally owns 40% of the Miami VHF, with ex-NBC prexy
Niles Trammell, who operates the station, owning the remaining
20%. *

For some time now there have been reports that the Cox boys.
and the Knight boys hayen’t been hitting it off. Where the buyout
would leave Trammell is regarded as speculative, though it’s pre-
sumed he would continue as the operating head. Also, if Cox
acquires the principal ownership, there’s conjecture whether this
would pave. the way for his ty chieftain, J. Leonard Reinsch, ta
have a greater say‘in the station’s management and operation.

-In the competitive Miami sweepstakes, WCKT, which is the NBC
affiliation by virtue of the Trammell identification, has been hav-
ing some rough times in trying to match the solidly-entrenched
Mitch Wolfson (Wometco Theatres) WIVJ, wihch is the CBS-TV
affiliate, although of Iate Trammell’s acquisition of features, not-
ably the Metro library, has produced same favorable results.

Prosecutors in TV. Gripe

Blame 50% Loss in Cases on ‘Moronic, Stupid’
Portrayals, Trick Endings

_ Politico Picket Poser

Binghamton, N.Y., Sept. 3.

. In an unusual move, WNBF-
TV and WNBF, being picketed
by Local 26 cf NABET,. have
offered free broadcast time to
local political candidates; Sta-
tion’s offer :ame on the heels
of a warning by the Bingham-
ton Central Labor Union that
‘political campaigners who do
not observe the picket line at
the WNBF building will be re-
garded as unfriendly to labor.

Station said its move was de-
signed to maintain “open lines
of communication between po-
litical candidates and their
constituencies.” Strike against

WNBF has been on since De-

San Francisco, Sept. 3. .

Television gets blamed for

everything these days, or so it
seems. .

Latest group to weigh in with a}
protest were a number of’ prosecu-
tors in a panel discussion at the
12th annual. convention of the Na-
tional Association of Coutity and
Prosecuting Attorneys here last
- week. .

Their gripe: trick endings in tv:
courtroom dramas are hindering
the administration of justice.

Frank E. Moss, Salt Lake, Coun-
ty, Utah attorney, put it this way: |

“A good number of jurors have |
become convinced, through watch-
ing tv, that the prosecutor is, some
sort of trick artist who pulls arab-| ¢cember 1, 1956,
bit out of a hat in the last reel.

“They have come to expect this
in the jury box and are unimpres-
sed with the prosecutor’s methodi-

cal presentation of his case. If he | Watch Ford Key 5

doesn’t resort to theatrics, as the

fv prosecutors do, they are inclined FCC's Date’ With
A Fee-IV Decish

Thomas Eagleton, St. Louis ‘cir-.
Washington, Sept. 3.

cuit attorney, put it even more
- strongly:

The newest member of the Fed-

eral Communications Commission>*

‘Tt’s time we straighten out some
of the phony. bugaboos tv resorts

| Frederick Ford, may be called on
to break a possible deadlock on

to in portraying trials, and how a
the subscription ty issue. - Ford,

prosecuting attorney acts. Some of

these shows are ridiculous, stupid,
who took the oath of office last
week, told Variety he will attend

moronic, asinine, —
“We lost 50% of our cases last
year. Why?. Some of the jurors
thought we didn’t present the evi-
the special meeting scheduled for
Sept. 17 on pay tv. But if his vote
is needed to get out a decision, he
said, he will want to study the

dence the way they’d seen it done
record of the Proceedings thor-
a

on tv.”
oughly. In that event it’s likely

Kent Cant Decide that the issue will not be decided
On-Tues. TY Entry anes 2

The members of the
CBS-TV’s Tuesday night sponsor-

sion, aSide from Ford, are under-
stood to be split 3-3 on the question

ship lineup should- be solid as of

the end of this week, via an antici-

of whether subscription ty should
pated order from P. Lorillard

-be authorized—via ttial demon-
strations or full scale. Chairman
John C. Doerfer, Comr, Robert E.:
Lee and Comr. T. A. M, Craven :
, _{ are eved to. favor. authorization.
(Kent cigarets) for the web's Tues |Comrs, Rosel Hyde, Robert
day at 10:30 period. Network hadipartiey and Richard Mack have
gotten a verbal. order from Young! indicated opposition.
& Rubicam for’ the time, but when
Lorillard switched the Kent ac-}
count over to Lennen & Newell,
the switch left the deal up in the
air. Indications are Lennen &

Although it is nearly four years
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Newell will place the business, but

Tums. Extends: Sponsor

a final decision awaits the return of _ 9
Lorillard prexy' Lewis (Bua|, Coin on ‘Wagon Train
Gruber from the Coast today Leslie Howe Co. (T } has de-

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(Wed.). cided to expand its holdings |
Deal, if it comes through as ex-| NBC-TV’s Wagon eee oe

pected, will be for every-week|inetead of ordering only 13 alter-

sponsorship, probably to start Oct.) nate-week half-hours has signed

1, since Lorillard winds up its| for 26 of the segments, New order |

sponsorship of the Jimmy Durante| thereby extends the Tums sponsor-
reruns on CBS Sept. 21 and would) ship over a full 52-week span.

thus retain its weekly. continuity] ‘Earlier, Drackett Co. had. inked
on the web. Still far from settled,| for 13 alternate-week half-hours,
however, is a program choice.jso that NBC now finds itself with
“Small World” is a possibility, but! only five-eights of the show left to
it has to be screened for the agency| sell, since the combined Drackett-
and client first. Also ‘possible as the|'Tums business covers three-fourths
‘Kent entry are the “Playhouse of] of
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i, PROGRAM
SATALITY BATE

By GEORGE ROSEN

The relaxing season ends this
week, During the next 10 days
(see TV Network Premiére chart) |
the '57-'58 semester goes into full
swing. Over the ‘course cof the next
month or so approximately 60
brand new television .entries will
be making their bow on the three
representing far and

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IS

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Omn

Last Laugh

Ottawa, Sept, 3. .

- When Canadian Broadcast-
ing Corp.’s semi-historical tv-
film adventure series, “Radis-
son,” was filmed last year at.
a cost of about $1,000,000,
government-owned CBC got
the horse laugh for spending
so much on a “Canadian Davy
Crockett.”

_ But the series proved popu-
lar, especially with the kids it
was aimed at. Now CBC’s com-.
‘mercial division has sold world
distribution: rights. (outside
Canada) to Lakeside Television
Co., N.Y. Package is 26, with
option for more at season's
‘end.

Title sharpened to “Toma-

hawk--the Adventures of
.Pierre Radisson,” series tees
‘Sept. 22 on WPIX-TYV, N.Y.

' Scripts were written — by
John Lucarotti, young English-
man living in Montreal.

programming in tv annals. (As an)
example: not a single Tuesday
night segment on NBC-T'V carries
over from last season.)

Madison Ave.’s collective nerves
and agency-client mus-
cles are flexed in anticipation of
what the fates—and the Nielsens—

60 new shows premiering between
now and Oct. 30, a minimum of 30
of them (based on the success and }
failure pattern of previous semes-.
ters) are destined as flops, This
50% mortality rate represents. a
sponsor investment in time and
program exceeding $100,000,000,

_ Despite the climate or nervous-
ness and prevailing jitters that
even now are mounting momen-
tarily, everybody—or nearly every-'
body—is talking it into himself
that he’s the one who’s got a hit.
But. that’s what they figured, too,
when they went fo the post over
the . 56-57 course. (Remember
“Noah’s Ark,” which the client fig-
ured to be a sockeroo? Or the pro-
claiming of “The Buccaneers” as
the newest solid vidfilm entry, or
the conviction that “Jeannie” and
“The Brothers” were a cinch to be
a smash, or that “Lancelot” was.
destined to throw Burns & Allen

TV Salute: to Liz,

The only difference between
this year and previous ones is that
many of the clients won’t be
obliged to sit with their.dogs over.
the full 39-week regular season
course. More clients than the net-
works are willing to acknowledge.
are riding this time with short-
term commitments (whereas 52-
week contracts were virtually man-
datory last year and the year be-
fore.) |

Such major entries as “Wagon

‘Bloom and Stanley Holloway.

sponsorship commitment.

Gobel hour, to mention but a few,
are carrying short-term ckent coin.
For those emerging as hits in the
Nielsen - Trendex sweepstakes,
there’s no problem about riding out
the season. But for those that| the royal. party.

don't make wit we axe. will come ; -

sudden and s e

| Wherever the 50% new pro- Gene Kelly Joins Cast
gram easualty falls, in most casesj-
the next 60 days will tell the tale.
Comes mid-November and early
December, and the Flop Market,|
which now takes. its place in tv
with the Fall Market and the}
Spring Market, will be very much
in evidence as the Nielsens cut a
swath of destruction through many
an agency house.

Already the packagers are look-
ing to next January for the big re-
placement bonanza, whipping their
new shows into shape to meet the
Flop Market deadline. =.

And meanwhile with over $200,-
000,000 riding on the new eniries,
this is the most “anxious” premiere
time on record. .

The Sniping Se

With practically every last advertiser dollar now extracted by
the netsworks for the launching of the new tv season, only the last
handful of “desperation sales” remain—those bargain-rate deals
which enable the networks to bring some semblance of sponsor
coin to what otherwise would premiere as costly sustainers.

But to hear the web execs talk about it, they’re all being made
by “the other networks,” with everyone chiming in with a holier-
than-thou protestation. That such last-minute deals haye been
made is a recognized fact, since it’s on record at those agencies
that are reaping the benefits, but the annoyance and distress stems
from the sniping away at the “other guy” as though only one
network had an exclusivity on attracting bargain-counter clients.

Said one CBS sales exec who lost out on a half-hour client: “We
didn’t get the biz because NBC underseld us; we couldn’t live with
that kind of a deal.” Said one NEC exec in reference to an ABC
sale: “We couldn't live with that kind of a deal.” Said one ABC
-@xee;, pointing fingers at the “other guys”: “We couldn’t live with
that kind of deal.” And so on and .so on and so on.

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version

‘dance sequence.

Ji anet Blair,

‘RADIO-TELEVISION

NBC Peddles Hour
Top British Stars

NBC-TV is peddling a “Salute to
the Queen” hourlong spectacular
timed to the U..S. visit of Queen
Elizabeth and starring such top
British show biz names as Rex
Harrison, Julie Andrews, Claire

Special is pegged for the Oct. 20
(Sunday) 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. period
and is even budgeted (at $260,000).
However, the network hasn't tied
up all the talent yet, and doesn’t
plan to do so until it’s gotten a firm

On the news-side, web is also
preparing heavy coverage for the

Train,” “Suspicion,” “Perry Ma-{ Queen’s visit. News chief Bill Mc-
son,” “Maverick,” “The Califor-| Andrew has submitted several spe-
nian,” the Eddie Fisher-George | cial shows to the network brass and

is awaiting approval on the proj-
ects, these being apart from the
regular news coverage of the royal
Ann Gillis to

supervise the special: coverage of

Of Texaco Wynn Salvo

Gene Kelly has been added to
the’ cast of the NBC-TV “Texaco;
Command Appearance” salute to
Ed Wynn Sept. 19, along with Jack
Palance, Rudy Vallee, Billie Burke
Kelly, who’s

= ; fil :
working award wen Momningsten™ assignments with Dave Tebet work-

will be cut in from the Coast for a

Others previously set for the cast;

Saudek’s Four-Series Blueprint:
Bathtub, Traffic, Olivier

Now that “Omnibus” is in private
domain (following its diyorcement
from Ford Foundation) with a
fourth-year bankroller (Aluminium
Co. of Canada) and a second-year
sponsor (Union Carbide Co.) all set
to ride with the 90-minute entry
on NBC-TV starting in October,
Robert Saudek. who now controls
the six-year-old “Omni” package,
has set an ambitigus goal in blue-
operation for the: future. .
If RSA (Robert Saudek Associ-
ates) plans bear fruit, these are
some of the program items on tap
for network showcasing:

1. A half-hour panel show em-
céed by Alistair Cooke (who also
hosts “Omnibus), utilizing as regu-
lar panelists ‘such “Omni” vets a3
Joseph N. Welch and Leonard
Bernstein, along with Jean Kerr,
author-playwright and wife of Wal-.
ter Kerr, drama critic for the N.Y.
Herald Tribune and drama con-
sultant for “Omni.”

2. A half-hour filmed _ series
based or Berton Roueche’s “Annals
of Medicine,” which ran as a series
in the New Yorker mag and later
‘was published in book form as
“Bleven Blue Men,” on which
Saudek has an option.

3. A full season series based on
the Civil War, with a continuing
story line, rather than an anthology
series.

4. A seriés based on the “Rover
Boys,” with RSA now holding the:
tv rights to the ,multi-volumed
series. .

As for “Omnibus,” which will
| alternate with “Wide Wide World”
next season starting Oct. 20 in a
‘return to Sunday afternoon slot-
ting, Saudek is earving some qual-
itative segments patterned to the
“entertainment plus uplift” format
of previous seasons. These will in-
clude a series on the law by bar-
rister Welch; the. Metropolitan
Opera “tv exclusives,” including a
pre-Christmas presentation of
“Hansel and Gretel’; a “History
of the Bathtub” program starring
Bert Lahr (negotiations are now

NBC-TV Program
Exec Reshuffle

NBC-TV has realigned some of
its second-echelon programming
-|chores under v.p. Bob Lewine, fol-
lowing Mort Werner’s exit as v.p,
in charge of daytime programming
to join Kaiser Industries. With
Lewine taking over daytime pro-
gramming as well as retaining his
nighttime sphere, he named three
key aides this week. They are Carl
Lindemann, who becomes director
of daytime programming; Alan
Courtney, who becomes director of
nighttime programming, and Tom
Loeb, director of special program-
ming, latter taking over the specs

4

ing under him.

At the-.same time, the web has
awarded new titles to Lewine and
{his boss, Manie Sacks. Latter has

are Keenan Wynn, Jill Corey, Bea; Pan .
Lillie, Mim{ Benzell, Rod Alexan der; Deen nanied v.p., television net
& Bambi Lynn, Alfred Drake and

jwork talent and programming
(from v.p., television network pro-
gramming), and Lewine takes on
the title of v.p., television network
programming (from v.p., nighttime
programming). Lewine reports to
Sacks, who in turn reports to Bob
Kintner, exec v.p. in charge of sales
& programming.

BURR ANKLES Y&R -
TO PRODUCE ‘VERDICT’

Eugene Burr has exited Young
& Rubicam, where he was a pro-
ducer and story editor, to become
producer of CBS-TV’s new “The
Verdict Is Yours” daytimer. Burr

wil have staff producer status at
{1 CBS.

Burr was brought in to replace
Stanley Niss, who ankled the series
in a policy disagreement, a couple:
of weeks back, before the series
hit the air.

TV-FILMS

' Wednesday, September A, 1957

Pubaffairs Gets a 1-Shot in-Arm
Via Syndicated ‘Odyssey’ Segs}.

Use of film in one-shot public
affairs shows may be a prime fac-
tor in increasing the number of
such one shots among the network
in the future, and also in under-
taking more ambitious and: costlier
projects. The film factor is under-
lined in the current plans of CBS-
TV to turn over several of its
“Odyssey” shows to CBS Tele-
vision Film Sales for rerun syndi-
cation.

‘Vidi Chatier

George Carlson,. formerly in
charge of MCA-TY’s Boston office,
has joined Gross-Krasne. He will
| be headquartered in Chicago, re-

porting to G-K’s midwest sales v.p.

Sohn Rohrs . ... Character Mer-

‘Gray Ghost’ Sees Black | chandising of New York has been

CBS Television Film Sales’ “The! selected by Ziv to develop a line

Gray Ghost” has already recovered of w “Harbor items ted to Ziv's
its negative costs with sales hitting | 3 Outfit also is handling licensing

the 89-market level this week./on Ziv’s “Highway Patrol” . .

That's before any additional shows| George Jessel, whose “George Jes |

are in the can and before the show sel's Show Business’ ty series, i
has taken to the air, with the series] film Associates, is off to Israel for.

If the web can recoup some of-! sold strictly, as CBS puts it, “‘on ala combination’ business and vaca-

the cost of the original production | niiot and a premise.”

on “Odyssey,” which ran fast sea-
son on CBS-TV as one of its most
ambitious pubaffairs sustainers of
date, then it will probably okay
higher-budgeted pubaffairs entries
and more of them for the future.
Biggest drawback to top-level pub-
lic affairs projects has been their
costliness, which until now has
been totally unrecoupable. Web
will keep an eagle-eye as well on
“Air Power,” the series of 26 half-
hours which: will be turned over to
CBS Film Sales next fall, following
their use as summer reruns for
Prudential in the Sunday 6:30 to 7
p.m. period.

Film Saies to take on only a half-
dozen “Odyssey” shows, _ since
these are all that were completely
on film. ‘The hour film entries
include “Revolution of the Eye,”
“Music of the South,” the Mexican
Passion Play show, “Samurai” and
a couple of others. However, the
web is exploring the cost factors
in taking other “Odyssey” shows
which were part film ‘and shooting
new narration and bridges to bring
them up to hour's length.
“Odyssey” shows won’t be sold
as a series, but rather as local one-
shots, since the web _ believes
there's a growing local market for

. {tion trip... ABC Film Syndica-
“Ghost,” the Civil War series/ tion has a testimonial on ‘26 Men”

about Mosby's, Raiders, was set this|from Arizona Governor Ernest W.

week on a 52-week basis in five (Continued on Continued on page 4 48)

ae WGN-TV's Vidkid
Twilight Strategy

week .sponsorship in Pittsburg,
‘while WGN-TV picked it up for 52
. Chicago, Sept. 3.
The indie WGN-TV, in looking

weeks in Chicago, with Brylcreem
coming in as alternate - sponsor.
for an éarly evening programming

Block Drug bought alternate weeks
{with Gunther Beer) in Washington
and show. was also set in Omaha
and Ft. Wayne.

Silvers Reruns T
ee - . | trend of rallying around the kiddies
in the 6 p.m. hour, deferring its
newscast to 7 p. m.

Station’s expensive. and as yet

Bros. cartogns, lately acquired

Be Syndicated In
L-Way TV Spread. from Associated Artists Produce |

“Phil Silvers Show” is due as|6:30-7 strip under the umbrella,
the next CBS-TV series to cash in} “Bugs Bunny and Friends.” Leading
on its residuals. CBS Television| into this strip—which the station

10pes will overtake the network
Film Sales, the CBS syndication opposition—will ‘be five adventure

subsidiary, is preparing to take} series, “Cisco Kid,” “Brave Eagle,’

over the first 39 shows in the series; “Steve Donovan,” “Sky King,” and
for rerun Syndication, in one of the
rare instances where the network| in that order.

strategy, has_elected to join the |

| untapped. package of 337 Warner |

“Annie Oakley” . across the board |

H'wood to Ease Off on Pifots

Hollywood, Sept. 3.

" Hollywood telefilmeries, scorched by approximately 150 unsold
pilots last spring, are going to ease up on pilot-filming for next. -
season with some definitely slamming the brakes: on, although a-
few are planning business-as-usual.

With rare exception, most of the vidfilm plants here have lost
considerable coin in turning out pilots in the past. Consequently,
there will be moré caution exercised in the future, and more of
an ee .to earn, what market demands are before. making
pilots

Among “those: planning to curtail pilot-making is ‘Warner Bros.
“tv, and exec producer. William Orr explains “there will be less
pilots made here next year because more shows will be bought on
the reputation of the“producers from outlines, presentations and
stars.”

Desilu, which made a number of unsold Pilots. in the past, will
continue pilot.filming, but with more caution. Martin Leeds, exec
v.p. of the company, said “we feel a few shows are So good they
can be-sold through presentations rather than Pilots: But we do
not plan a change in our policy on pilots. What makes the sales
problem difficult is that when pilots are made no one really knows
what market conditions are, or what the trend will be for the sea-
son at which thé pilots are aimed. Pilots are rejected for reasons
other than quality, too; it may be because the price is.too high
for the sponsor, or the time slot is not. satisfactory. We turned
down sales on pilots because we didn’t like the slots offered.”

‘ Screen Gems, which didn’t sell any of 11 pilots last spring, will
tighten its belt regarding pilats for - next season, but does not plan
to eliminate them. *

Irving Asher,- production chief at TCF-TV, 20th-Fox. subsid, says
there will be no change in pilot-filming at his plant although “I
think the pilot system is awful. It’s unfair. This is not the way
ta judge @ series, because usually a company will put: all of its
money into the pilot, and it’s not an accurate sample of what
follows.”

Revue Productions, which outdistanced the entire vidfilm field
in sales of pilots last spring, plans no slowdown whatsoever in
pilot-filming. In fact, it’s already at work filming pilots for next
season, and is preparing others.

McCadden Productions, the Burns & Allen firm, also plans
business-as-usual on pilots, with no change in policy. Four Star
Productions is prepping pilots for next season, and no change in
policy is apparent at that telefilmery. ‘

Show-Laden Syndicators Ofer

Double Bills’: OF Pitching Three

With the comparative plentitude
of new syndicated first-run prod-

(Continued on page 46)
ee show and the syndicated repeats
-| will be on the air simultaneously.
Silvers segment is entering its
third season, with R. J. Reynolds.
and Procter & Gamble as the spon-

Flock of Sales
On Sword, ‘Decoy

Official Films, with its syndica-
tion arm out selling two first-run
properties, “Swiérd of Freedom”
end “Decoy,” and with “The Big
Story” slated next, has racked up
a flock of sales on the Edmund
Purdom (“Swerd”’)} and Beverly
Garland (“Decoy”) starrers. a »

Lined up for “Sword,” only out M- Squad, the new Chi eounter-
on the market a few weeks, are:; Part of Los Angeles’ “Dragnet” and
KPHO, Phoenix; KTLA, Los An-| San -Franciseo’s “Lineup,” debuts
geles; WNHC, New Haven, Mian Jhere on Sept. 30 despite opposition.
WHDH, Boston; KLAS, Las Vegas; (fe it by Chicago's’ police depart-
KGGN, Albuquerque, N.M.; WABD, ment. Though the other two vid-
N.Y¥.; WTCN, Minneapolis; and! films are based generally on actual

icases from the police’ records,

y ] es
WISN, Milwaukee. Additionally,! ' Chi Police Commissioner Timothy

skein is half sold to a sponsor in|
An .. O'Connor. had repeatedly © denied
San tonio, Corpus Christi, Aus-| ;NBC-TV access ‘te his files for

tin and W ichita, Kans., as well as! , “M-Squad.”

Id B
being sold in Buffalo. 4 O’Connor further forbade all

Joining the ‘‘Decoy” parade are: Chica
go policemen fo assist the
KPHO, Phoenix; KTTV, Los An-|} !NBC camera crews in any way

geles; KPIX, San Francisco; KLZ, | while they were shooting scenes of

Denver; WTIC, Hartford: WGN:!
. ; the Loop and other neighborhoods
Chicago; WBZ, ‘Buston; KLAS, Las! ‘here for the series. “I can’t stop

Vegas; KOB, Albuquerque, N.M.; them,” the commissioner said, “but

WPIX, N.Y; KYW, Cleveland:,
WPFH, Philadelphia: KDKA, Pitts-; 20¥thing they do will be pure fic-

burgh: KTSM, El Paso; KING jtion. They. are not going to get

. ’|any kind of help from us.” .
Seattle; WISN, Milwaukee; WTCN, ’
Minneapolis, as well as markets of: O'Connor said he didn’t believe

in dragging any city’s crime before
Nonut alles: City are Bismarck, ‘the public and objected to showing

“The Big Story” pilot, starring;
Burgess Meredith, has just been}
completed, and its syndication sale
will begin this month. Prior to the
pilot, DuMont’s WABD, N-.Y.,
WTTG, Washington, and its sister
Paramount. station, KTLA, L.A.,
bought the skein.

KMGM CAUGHT WITH
ITS CELLULOID DOWN)

ational Telefilm Associates.}the term “producer.”

‘hich recently purchased KMGM,! Miss Wolas had contended that.
Minneapolis, finds itself in the odd; while she was brought in to pro-
position of shopping around for: duce the series, it developed she
film programming. - ‘would have had a secondary role

for reruns are the first season’s

recently took over the
Brooks” reruns’ and earlier took
on “The Honeymooners. a

‘M-SQUAD* PREEMS
IN CHI SEPT. 30

Chicago, Sept. 3..

Thus far, plans call for CBS

children.

‘Wyman Producer

Hollywood,: Sept. 3.

New producer of the Jane Wy-
man telepix series: is Jane Wyman.
She replaces Eva Wolas, who re-
signed following a difference with
Miss Wyman as to the meaning of

sors. Episodes becoming available| nels here from 6:30 to 10, and

group. CBS Television Film Sales| most desirable newscasting time
“Our Miss| for the working classes.

any films of crime and violence to |

Of Own Telepix Series

.| with Terrytoons and Transfilm (he’s

Lioyd Pettit’s 15-minute news
strip at 7 then rolls out the carpet
for the adult programming to fol-

low. Pettit’s show will be the only |

newscast on any of the four chan-

WGN-TV is convinced that 7 is the

ABC-TV, which pioneered. kiddie
programming in the twilight peri-
od, generally has -had the rating

edge here in the. 6;30 slot on. its
o&0, WBKB. WGN-TV’s “Bugs |.
Bunny” strip, which starts Sept. 9,
will have to tackle such ABC en-
tries as “Cheyenne” and “Sugar-
foot,” “Disneyland, ” “Circus Boy,”
and “Rin Tin Tin.’. Its CBS oppo-
“sition will be “Robin Hood,” “Name
That Tune,” “I Love Lucy,” “Sgt.
Preston of Yukon,” and “Leave It
to Beaver,” and from NBC it faces
“Flicka,” “Panic,” “Wagon Train,”
“Tic Tac Dough?! and “Saber of
London. Ul

Cal Nat’s Development:
Board on Merchandising

California National Productions
last week overhauled its merchan-
dising operation and set up a five-
man - “top-to-bottom” -products de-
velopment board. Ne ~ unit, headed
by Robert R. Max, manager of the
CNP. merchandising division, will
originate, develop, market and pro-
mote products based on NBC and
CNP shows and personalities. from
the ground up, on the premise that
mere casual licerising and let-it-go-
-at-that won’t work in today’ s Imar-
ket,

In addition to Max, the board will
consist of Selwyn Rausch, former
merchandising’ chief for Terry-
toons; Gladys Murray, former ex-
ploitation manager for Eagle-Lion
Pictures’ and v.p, of Dogpatch
Styles: Mario Trombetta, formerly

CNP’s current art manager as
well);
search and sales development man-
ager,

Rush ‘African Patrol,’
‘Jungle’ Into Syndication

Syndication of Gross-Krasne’s

NTA prior to its acquisition ‘soldi i in the production, and received |two new. half-hour vidpix series is

off its big 20th-Fox packages to
competing stations. In Milwaukee,
WTCN is the NTA Film Network
affiliate. Tedd Cott, NTA exec is:
shopping around at other syndica-
tion houses for programming, tele-
films, cartcons, etc. for- KMGM,
which lest it be forgotten, has the}
Metro library.

| producer credit she didn't earn;
| hence she exited..

over the producer reins.

to function as producer.

on NBC-TV Sept, 26 at 10:30. p,m.

| Consequently, Miss Wyman takes. prints of

She will
star in only six of the vidfilms in |- Kenya location shooting on both
the series, so will have the time | shows is going -on under producer
Actress | George Breakston.
will host the series which debuts | half-hours will be made for. syn-.

to begin on or shortly after Sept.
20, when the first completed |a
“African Patrol”. and
“Jungle Boy” arrive in New York.

Tota: of 78

‘dication..

and Serge Valle,, CNP re-}

a %.
New Indie Vidfilmery .
Hollywood, Sept. 3.

West Coast TV Productions has
been formed by 3o0b Shannon,
Wally Ramsey and Joe Boise as a
new indie vidfilm firm.

Initial project is. package com-
prising three hour-long western,
country music variety shows which
bows on KTLA next month under
the title “West Coast Jambc Coast Jamboree.”

That Extra Push’
Needed in Station’:
_ Film Supremacy

With the fedtures of the majors
no Ionger a novelty on ‘tv, and in

|many multi-station markets, with

stations having packages of rough-
ly similar strength, the nod for

greater viewing of theatricals will.

go to the station which. promotes,

-exploits and slots its features best.

That’s the opinion of some pro
station operators, who liken the
feature field to record in broad-
casting. The parallel, they say,

holds true especially for those-mar- |

kets where three or four stations
have about equal strength in their
packages, a situation which holds
true in man¥ sections of the coun-
try. In radio ‘broadcasting, there’s

records,” with each local radio sta-
tion in a market having about

(Continued on page 48)
Robert Alan Aurthur’s -
, ‘Viking’ Script Revisions

" Robert .Alan Aurthur, partner
on Barbizon Productions’ “Viking”
series, has returned from .London
where he made revisions in the
script and helped launch the pilot.
He was gone for over two ‘weeks.

Series, which Aurthur scripted,
is to be produced by Al. Crown.
CBS is financing. Pilot is. two-
thirds finished, according to Bar-
bizon topper, Morris Helprin:

Aurthur is currently at work. on

a new play he is writing and‘ for
which he’s signed a contract with
David Susskind. He’s partnered
with the latter in Jonathan Pro-
ductions, but has no immediate
plans for a theatrical film. Aurthur
has written a “Playhouse 90” script
which goes on Oct. 3,

what they call a “democracy in.

alternating

uct on the market, an unusual. de-
velopment has occurred. Some syn-

| dication houses, most of whom’ in ”

the past confined themselvés to
selling one first-run show at a time,
finding themselves with. two series.
Official Films is pitching three

first-run shows. ,

The “double bill’ ‘holds -true for

Sereen Gems, which has. “Ranch

Party” and_“Casey Jones”; Ziv,
which introed “Harbor Command’’
as it was mopping up on “New Ad-
ventures of Martin Kane,” NBC
Film Sales introing “Boots and
Saddles” as it was cleaning up re-
maining markets on ‘Silent Serv-
ice’. and the kingpin in numbers
Official Films which begins selling
“The Big Story” in the midst of
its syndication campaign on
“Sword of Freedom” and “Decoy.”
In station selling, having a nume-
ber of first-run shows is considered
desirable in many quarters. “If a
station doesn’t like one show, or.
would like a different type of show,
having another property on hand

(Continued -on page 46)
__. ok

; ee a .
WPIX Last-Minute

Onrush-of Clients

’ AS the fall season approaches,
with miany deals still awaiting final
okays from still vacationing ad-
agency execs, WPIX, N-Y., «has
begun to rack up sponsors for its
telefilms. -

Nine. syndicated properties als
ready have garnered sponsorship
coin, including General Electric,
alternating on ‘Victory at Sea”
and “Captured”: Ballantine beer,
renewal of double exposed “High-

way Patrol”; Nationwide Insurance,
on “TL Remember

™

Mama.”
Also National Presto Indiastries,
alternating on “Kingdom of the

Sea,” “Life with Father,” and “City

Detective”; Paul Masson, “San
Francisco Beat” alternate; Remco
Industries and American Character
Doll, on “Popeye” participations.
In addition, Rival Packing picked

six shows for a spot campaign;
Liggett & Myers selected 10 shows
for a spot drive, Pontiae division -
of General Motors picked seven
shows for a spot and participations,
Peter Paul has scheduled a 32-week

spot and participation drive, and -—
‘Robert Hall Clothes will use 14

spots and participations weekly: in
a saturation campaign slated té

| begin Sept. 23.

Wednesday, September 4, 1957 |

ILL

If You Knew ‘Susie’ Like—

Television Programs of America has adopted a unique plan of
action to fill retiring Ann Sothern’s role in new production of
“Private Secretary,” the Jack Chertok production distributed by
TP

A.

, Three different leads, as yet unselected, will ‘play a four-minute.
scene for a special 12-minute “Private Secretary” film to be made
shortly. Clients and advertising agencies will be asked to pick
their Susie. Don Porter, who has played the part of Susie’s boss --
since the start of fhe series four years ago, has been signed for the
same part in the specials film, as well as future in shows.

The successful situation comedy series of 104 episodes now in
syndication was utilized as a summer replacement on CBS-TV,
going off that net Sept. 10, only to-be picked up then for a one-
month run as a ‘daytime strip on NBC-TY.

Chi Trib Syndicate’s Top Comic

_ Strips as Pery Telefilm Entries

Nicholas D. (Nick) Pery, former-
ly vicepresident of Columbia Pic-
tures International, with which he].
had been for 22 years, and‘most re-
cently in charge of the company’s:
Continental distribution and pro-
duction, has tied up with the Chi-
cago Tribune-N. Y. Daily News
Syndicate to produce its top comic
strips for television. Pery has ex-
clusive tv rights to practically all
of the syndicate’s comic strips,
including “Brenda Starr, Report-
er,” “Dondi,” “Mooh “Mullins,”
“Winnie Winkle” and “Gasoline
Alley,” among others. . -

Paul D. O’Brien (O’Brien, Dris-
coll & Raftery) acted for Pery with
Richard J. Clarke; prez of the Trib-
‘News syndicate, in the deal which
will probably see “Dondi’” and
“Brenda Starr” first going into vid-
pix production. Former strip ap-
pears in 65 dailies with 22,000,000
circulation, created by Gus. Edson
and Irwin Hasen. Edson also cre-
ated “The Gumps”; Hasen is a for-
‘mer sports cartoonist. Dale Mes-
sick (Mrs. Oscar Strom, wife of an
Indiana attorney) authors “Brenda
Starr” which is carried in 84 dailies
with 30,000,000 circulation.

Pery resigned from Col to go
into independent. film production
and, presumably, these tv series
may eventually see theatrical pro-
duction as well. ~

Pery. returned to the Coast over
the weekend to prepare shooting.

SG Defers Push
On U Chillers

Screen Gems is holding off on
any concerted effort. to sell its
“Shock” package of 52 Universal
chillers until the second -week in
October, after the company’s ex-
ploitation and advertising on th
package breaks and the first rating
returns are in.

The Columbia Pictures subsid
has: appropriated a special budget
-of $25,000 for a two-week explgita-
tion campaign in four key cities
on the package, this to be concen-
trated during the period from Sept.
16 to Oct. 3 (premiere date) in New.
York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles.

and San Francisco. Campaign will
be supervised by Phil Cowan, SG
publicity-exploitation director.

Though Screen. Gems is holding
off on sales calls on the package
until the rating: and exploitation
results are in, it.isn’t turning down
any bids on the package in the in-
terim. Latest purchaser of the
chillers is KTNT, Seattle-Tacoma,
mor o- eo: e 9
‘Diplomatic Mission

As Copa-TV {nitialer
Hollywood, Sept. 3.

“Diplomatic Mission," based ‘on
the literary material telefilm of
former State Department. employe
Robert Deindorfer, will taunch the
telefilm activities of Copa-TV, in-
die in which Ted Richmond is

partnered with Tyrone Power. Lat-
ter will not appear in the vidfilms.

26 Men’ in Aussie Sale.

First foreign sale of. ABC .Film
Syndication’s “26 Men” was made
to Amalgamated Television Serv-
ices for two Australian stations in
Sydney and Melbourne. -Addition-
ally, Amaigamated for the same
two. markets bought ‘Sheena,
Queen of the Jungle.” ~-

ABC Film Syndication also sold
“Three Musketeers” to. Pep soft
drink in Mexico City.

WBBM-TV Buy Of
Rocket 50° Zings
Up Chi Pix Rivalry

Chicago, Sept. 3.

here were intensified still further

last week -when the CBS ouitlet,
WBBM-TV, went after some new
| ammunition, namely ‘the “Rocket
50” package owned by National
| Telefilm Associates, for which the
station is paying a reported $7,500
per, or thereabouts. Ironically,
most of the 50 blockbusters were

TV’s most formidable feature. film
(Continued on page 46),

. By MURRAY HOROWITZ.

National Telefilm Associates’ deal
‘with Exquisite Form Bra, one of
the largest current barter projects,
has run into trouble, with NTA
failing to fulfill all the terms of the

tough contract: and thereby Iosing
exclusivity in furnishing product -
for. the barter. arrangements,

Trouble came after NTA had al-
ready lined up about one-third of
the-sought after 116 markets, deals

‘ing in the situation also pinpointe
what appéars to be some stiff sta-
tion resistance to the multiplicity
of barter deals being pitched.

that the National Assn. of Radio
and Television Broadcasters, has
indicated its displeasure at the
number of barter deals being
‘bandied around,

Concurrently, details of Exqul-
site’s deal with NTA, terms which
made it tough, were ‘learned. Ex-
quisite, via Gray Advertising, had
provisions in its contract, spelling
out the number of stations, time

by last Thursday (29), NTA was
unable to deliver up to 116
markets, utilizing’ affiliate stations
of the three- networks, as well as
fulfilling other terms, Exquisite
reserved the right to drop its ex-
clusivity with NTA.

for product to barter, as well as

“Richinond’s deal with Deindorfer| purchasing spots for cash in cer-

includes many works on counter-| tain markets, in New York for in-
espionage including “Spies and!stance. —

Counter Spies.” Bra outfit, saying it’s pleased

The feature film wars:on ty

already beamed in Chi by WBBM-.

for which stand. NTA’s flounder- .

_ Grapevine has it, incidentally,

sought, number of spots required |
-jand .type of stations required. If.

It has exer-|.
cised that right and is now dicker-{
Poroue will. be lensed here and injing with other syndication outfits +.

ISTATIONS FLOCK. [CBS TV Fi Sales’ $10 90001

TD “SHOGK’ PIX

Stations are beginning to take a}
| highly flexible attitude toward fhe

NARTB’s Television Code, as wit-
ness the rush to get in on the hor-

ror, pix business via Screen Gems’
“Shock” package of 52 chillers in-
cluding “Frankenstein,” “Dracula”

| & Co..

Code section on “Acceptability
of Program Material” declares that
“the use of horror for its own sake
Will be eliminated; the use of visual
or aural effects which would shock
or alarm the viewer, ‘and the de-
tailed presentation of brutality or
physical agony by sight of sound
are not. permissible.”
“Responsibility Toward Children”
states that stations shall avcid
“material ‘which is excéssively vio-

lent -or -would create morbid sus-_

pense, or other undesirable reac-

‘tions in children.”

Stations don’t feel that the chil-
dren's prohibition is an issue in the
use of the horror pix, since they

haye all purchased them for late-
night. presentation, with little dan-.

ger of the youngsters being up to
watch. The “acceptability” is an-
other matter entirely, however,
and the stations, though cognizant
of the Code’s restrictions, feel their
use of the horror films is justified.

Basic point taken by. the stations

is that they are presenting the hor-}

ror films as an explicit package of

| chillers, and advertising them and
promoting them as such. Point is

that the films will appeal to a cer-

‘tain viewing group who want to

see the. shockers, and there's little
chance that the ‘films will be mis-
represented as anything other than

what they are, or that a stray
.| Viewer will run across them and be
“| shocked. .
for shockers’ sake, the stations feel,

the viewer comes in well prepared | -

for horror, and since there’s no in-
terpolation® of horror into. other
types of material, there’s no viola-
tion of the Code, at least in spirit.

In buying the horror package,

all the stations thus far have pur-
chased within the framework of

late-night showing—that is, their
deals “with Screen Gems involve

limited runs without the necessity.

(Continuéd on page 48)

The Barter and The Bra

with NTA’s efforts which was gen-
eraled by v.p. Ed -Gray and which
WHI be the keystone to the com-
pany’s fall campaign, feels sure
that by Sept. 14, it will have the
116 markets, either via further bar-
ter arrangements or by cash. Ex-

|} quisite has allocated $2,500, 000 for

its spot campaign, utilizing the bar-
ter arrangement in the hope of get-

An ‘Aye’ for Barter
Advertising thinking in pur-
suing barter as outlined by an
- Exquisite Form Bra _ spokes-
man, and indicative of the
Many, medium and smaller
advertisers pursuing the tech-
nique; was outlined as follows:
The bra industry grosses.
about $250,000,000 annually
compared to the multi-billion
dolar gross of the auto indus-
try. ‘It needs tv exposure to
move goods, but finds the
regular route via network and
- spot’ buys too expensive for
the splash it would like to
create, Exquisite Form has
allocated $4,000,000 for tv this
year, .$1,500,000 going for
spec” network exposure and
“$2,500,000 for spots. Firm
feels,-despite the headaches of ©
barter with a big national-
sales push slated to. kick. off
Sept. 14 and many markets
still to be closed, that barter,
supplemented by cash buys, is
the answer. With $2,500,000
in the spot kitty, bra outfit
feels if can get another
$1,000,000 worth of time by
following the coupled barter-
plus-cash route,

Section on)

sistant v.p.

In presenting shockers,

‘bought for cash.

'| Class A, B, and C times and with
-more than 60% of the spots could

j of the contract, according to an Ex-

|}some. of whom maintain there is
{room for a limited number of flex-
.|ible barter arrangements beyond
| which they cannot go if they are to

sacunige

Gross for 57; Up 25% Over 6

“TPA’s Policy Powwow

A general policy meeting, with
production plans for the smal

syndication business ig reflected in
the fact that CBS Television Film
Sales will rack up an estimated
$10,000,000 in gross billings during
1957, a full 25% ahead of last year,
when the vidpix subsid hit a peak
of $8,000,000 gross,

Moreover, it’s understood the
major contribution toward the new
peak has been Film Sales’ new
firstrun product with billings on
current sales carrying over into
next year and promising even a
brighter return then. Particularly
strong grossers for the CBS subsid
have been “Whirlybirds,” on which
Film Sales is expected to order
second-year production, and the
as- | Dew “The Gray Ghost,” on which

| billings get underway next month,

Beyond the firstrun entries, Film
Sales has ‘been doing a strong for-
eign business and has had heavy
business in network rerun sales. In
the foreign field, it’s understood
nearly 25°% of the gross has come
in from Canada, South America
and overseas; and the foreign mar-
ket is still expanding. On network
rors, Film Sales has been doing

olid business with “The Honey-~
mooners and “Our Miss Brooks,”

| and has the Phil Silvers show up-
coming as well.

Understood the telefilm opeéra-
tion has been working on a 10%
profit margin, which would make
its ’57 contribution to the CBS Ine,
profit pot a fat $1,000,000.

Oaters Hot As |
TV Cinema Fare

The Western staple again Is
proving itself in the feature field,
judging from the Varrety-Amerl-
can Research Bureau Feature Film
Chart in this current issue, spot-
lighting the Houston and Indfanap-
olis markets, .

In Houston, July ARB ratings
show the Republic Pictures Roy
j Rogers and Gene Autry features,
.|which have been distributed via
MCA-TV for a long while now,
] placing in four spots among the top
10 films for the market. Rating-
wise Rogers and Autry beat such
entries as “It’s a Wonderful Time,”
“A Bell for Adano,” and “Foxes of
Harrow.’ The top feature for the
market was another oater, the com-
parative up-to-date “Red River” of
; United Artsits-TY.

In Indianapolis, a Roy Rogers
starrer placed second and Gene

Autry captured fourth position,

of the year and early ’58, as well as
sales expansion plans, topping the
agenda, is being held by Television
Programs of America.

Coming in from the Coast for the
meet, which got underway yester-
day (Tues.)} and will continue
throughout the -week, were Legn
Fromkess, v.p. in charge of pro-.
duction, and Bruce Eells, western
division v.p. Also attending are
Milton Gordon, prez, meet chair-
man; Mickey Sillerman, exec v.p.;
Hardie Frieberg,. eastern division
v.p.; Walt Plant, central division
tranager, and Kurt Blumberg,

AAP’s Post- 48 TV
Pix Fees Set For

Writer-Directors

Hollywood, Sept. 3.

Flat per picture payment to di-
rectors and a sliding scale per-
centage arrangement to writers
has removed the first obstacle to
tv release by Associated Artists
Productions of 10 post-1948 War-
ner Bros. films. Deal, which ended
‘a year of negotiations, moves AAP
one step closer to reaching the
market with the new films, but
arrangements must still be: made
with Screen’ Actors Guild and:
American Federation of Musicians.
It was emphasized that the agree-
ments, which in the case of the
writers specifies payment for re-
lease of the films on any pay-see
tv system, cover only the 10 pic-
tures and are not intended to es-
tablish a pattern for widespread
industry release of features made
since 194

Directors and writers guilds
each approached the problem from

(Continued on page 48)

ting about $3,500,000 in. rate card
spots, some of which would be

Other requirements of the NTA
deal were that on the average
lined-up stations would furnish
seven spots a day over the period
of the deal, that the spots would |
tbe.telecast from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m, | ratingwise beating such films as

and 7:30 to midnight, with certain |. Gotden Boy,” “Stage Coach,” and
percentages to be furnished in! %0U Can’t take It With You” in

the market. Consideration, of
course, should be given to the com-
parative time slots, station rank,
and opposition, as well as the pop-
ularity of sage brushers in a mar-
ket. All the same, it’s a show of
strength.

Locked Out of Chi Affi
NTA Sells Shirley Temple
TV Specs to Rival WBKB

Chicago, Sept. 3.

the further limitations that not

be furnished in Class C time.
NTA, which still will be working.
on the deal, although it no longer
has exclusivity, has acknowledged
that in some markets it just could
not make a barter deal under terms

quisite spokesman,

This acknowledgment is echoed
by a ntumber of station operators,

the NTA film network affiliate
here refused to clear Sunday after-
noon time for the series of four
Shirley Temple “spectaculars” the
local ABC-TV-owned WBKB
grape st in a hurry.

s pact with WGN-TV, its
atfil | hove, allows for dickering else-
where if the station should nix any
of the network projects. Sterling:
(Red) Quinlan; veep of the ABC-
TV station, said he accepted the
Ideal Toy-sponsored shows “bee
cause they fit in nicely with
WBKB’s programming scheme to
changing discounted time for what | compete with the more cultural
they consider needed program-|Sunday afternoon fare on the
ming. — other two networks.”

~~

maintain spot cash income and if
they are to maintain their public
service spot pitches for cancer cam-
paigns, community chests, etc.
Others,. repping some strong sta-
tions, are in the “view with alarm”
mood, pointing to what they con-
sider a potential “monster” in light
of such blue-chippers:.as Procter &
Gamble having its agencies investi-
gating the barter technique. Then,
there are stations, as evidenced by |
the NTA deals made before its ex-
clusivity collapsed, which go along
with the barter technique, ex-

‘It’s highly irregular, but when.

Overall brightness of the telefilm -

: ag TV-FLLMS | VARIETY Wednesday, September: 4, 1957

VARIETY - ARB City-By-City Syndicated Film Chart

VARIETY’S weekly chart of city-by-city ratings of syndicated and na- time. factors, since seis-in-use and audience composition vary according to
tional spot film covers 40 to 60 cities reported by American Research Bur- time. slot, i.e. « Saturday afternoon children’s show, with a low rating, may -
eau on a monthly basis. Cities will be rotated each week, with the | 10 top- have a large share and an audience composed largely of children, with cor-
rated film shows listed in each case, and their competition shown opposite. respo nding results for the sponsor aiming at the children’s market, Abbre-
All ratings are furnished by ARB, based on the latest reports heated and symbols areas follows: (Adv), adventure; (Ch), children’s

; ; ° 4 (Co), comedy; (Dr), drama; (Doc), documentary; (Mus), musicals

This VARIETY chart represents a gathering of all pertinent informa-. (Myst), mystery; (Q), quis; (Sp), sports; (W), western; (Wont),
tion about film in each market, which can be used by distributors, agencies, tcomen’s. Numbered symbols next to station call letters represent the stir
stations and clients as an aid in determining the effectiveness of a filmed _. tion’s channel; all channels above 13 are UHF. Those.ad agencies listed as
show in the specific market. Attention should be paid to time—day and distributors rep the national sponsor from whom the film is air ed.

YOP 10 PROGRAMS . DAY AND JULY SHARE SETS IN | TOP COMPETING PROGRAM
AND TYPE STATION DISTRIB. TIME . RATING 1%) USE PROGRAM STA.. RATING
—- . ee x ; .
; ~y .

PHILADELPHIA Approx. Set Count—2,000,000. Stations—WRCV (3), WFIL (6), WCAU (10), WPFH (12)
1. Highway Patrol (Adv) .......WCAU....... A an Sat. 7:00-7:30 .......... W62......08. 56.8 Lee eeee _.. 28.6 | Wortd’s Best Movies weceeee WFIL ..:..... 7:9
2. I Led 3 Lives (Adv) ........WFIL..........ZiV... 0... ecceece. ues. 10:00-10:30- wien e LEO. ccc eeees 305... 52.5 [ $64,000 Question ..........WCAU ....... 25.4
3. Golden Playhouse (Dr) .......WCAU....,..... Guild...... eeeaes-Tues. 10:30-11:00 .......35.3...0.000, 41.4......2.. 37.0 | World’s Best Movies .......WFIL ........ 13.2
3. Superman (Ady) ......... -.» WCAU........<. Flamirgo.......... Mon. 7:06-7:30 veceee eee Becssvecce Dil. .csceeee 26.8 | Death, Valley Days ..:.....WRCV ....... 83
4. O. Henry Playhouse (Dr) ..... WCAU......... Gross-Krasne..... Sat. 10:30-11:00 ........14.2...0.00.. 41.7......... 341 | Adventure Theatre ...... . -WRCV ..,..7..10.4
5. Soldiers of Fortune (Adv) ....WCAU.........MCA............. Sat. 6:00-6:30 ....460...13-4..ccccee. 79.3.....56+. 16.9 | Weekend News; Weather ...WFIL ..... vee BL
6. Byline (Ady) .. ...... seceeee WCAU....00.0.., M&A -Alexander .. Sat. 6:30-7:00 ...5......13.1. coneeces O98. ... ..e-. 14.6 | Scarlet Pimpernal ......... “WRCV ...... 1,2
7.- Public Defender (Dr) +seeeees WRCV......... Interstate wee cecees Sun. 10:30-11:00. .....2-10.7...2.056. 21.9......... 48.7 | What’s My Line ....<..«5...-WCAU........30.7
8. Studio 57 (Dr) . ......,.....WPIL..,.......-MCA........- «++. Thurs. 9:30-10:00 woeee LOZ cccceeee: 19.9. ..00006- 514 | Playhouse 90 Le cendeeeaeee/- WCAU sleeves 23.7
§. Whirlybirds (Adv) ...........WCAU......... CBS... ,..cceeeen ~ Wed. 7:00-7:30 ......... 9.8...0000.. 53.6...... ~+- 18,3 | Public Defender ......00-- -WRCV ...... , 4.6

10. Annie Oakley (W)............WCAU ........ CBS... 0... eee eee ‘Sat. 5:30-6:00 ....... aes 9.5. wee eeeee: 67. 8...... «.. 14.0 ' Comedy Party ...........-- WFIL ........ 2.2

DETROIT Approx. Set Count—1,610,000 —-Stationsx—WJBK (2), WWJ (4), WXYZ (7), CKLW (9)
1. Highway Patrol (Adv) ........WJBK.......... Ziv...... ee veeeeee ‘Tues. 9:30-10:00 ........ 34.44...... ,. 68:6......... 50.21 The Whistler ........... WWJ ....... * ot
2. Dr. Christian (Dr) ........ .. WJBK......... LIV. ccescccesees- Thurs. 10:00-10:30 .....24.3......... 49.4......2.. 49.2 | Michigan Outdoors ....... -WWI .......-147
3. Men of Annapolis (Adv) .....WJBK.......... ZIV. cc cec es eeeees Tues. 10:00-10:30 .......21.7....0.22. 55.3.....-03, 39.3 | All Star Theatre Lcnceeesee «WXYZ ceaanee 8.3

_4. Badge 714 (Myst) .... ... ... WIBK......... NBC. ..5....5. oo. Sum, 10:00-10:30 ...... 19:6 sc. cee cee 45.4....008 .. 43.2 | Premiere Film Parade ......WWJ ........ 13.2
5. Death Valley Days (W) ...... WWI... 2... ee. McC-E....... Leoees Mon. 10:00-10:30........-18.2....000-, 43.7...+++05. 41.5 | Don Ameche ......... veoe WIBK ....... 11.6
6. Soldiers of Fortune (Adv) ... “WXYZ. seat wees MCA...........5. Fri. 9:30-10:00 ...... Fae & i: Saree: <1: Pra 39.9 |,Celebrity Playhouse .......WJBK ....... 14.0.
7%. Secret Journal (Dr) .......... WKYZ.........MCA............. Mon. 10:30-11: 100 ...... ATE. cece dee ATO. ccc cane 37.0 | Spike Jones ......... ovcee WIBK ...0n -. 1.6
8. Racket Squad (Myst) ..... oo. WIBK...... ..«- ABC,..., ceecenee FYE, 10:00-10:30 .0..05..15.6..ccceees S70. 00, «.. 42.2 | Youth Bureaw .. 2... 02 cee WHYS -ccueee 18.8
8. San Francisco Beat (Dr) .....WJBK.........4 CBS........00.--. Wed. 10:30-11:00 ........15.6......+.. 46.3......... 33.7 | Bowling Champions ........WXYZ ;...... 10.1
9. Ellery Queen (Myst) we eeveee WIBK.... 0. wee TPA. ccc ewneane .. Wed. 10:00-40:30 cee TSA. ope ceeee BOL ace c cans 42.8 | Araos "h ANGY «.. +--+ e000. WWI se eeceee 14.9

10. Popeye The Sailor (Ch) . » CKLW.......6. AAP..............M-F 6:00-6:30 cen eeee ~- -15,3....-6.00- 58.0....5.6... 26.4 News, Weatherman ........ WJBK ,....... 62

_ 6 O'Clock News; Sports ..WWJ -........ 5.9

SAN. FRANCISCO Approx. Set Count—1,350,000 Stations—KRON (4), KPIX (5), KGO (7)
1. Search For Adventure (Ady) . -KPIX. wes... Bagnall........ ».. Thurs. 7:30-8:00 .......21.38......6..- 519......... 41.0 | Lone Ranger ..... pereccones KGO ......:. 9.8
2. San Francisco Beat (Dr) ...... KPIX.......... CBS. occ cece ees Sat. 10:30-11:00 ........ 211. cc cece 4F.8....02.-. 44.2 | Biggie Show ...... seaceses-KGO ..... .- 12.8
3. Sheriff of Cochise (W) .......KRON......... NTA... cee eeaee. Sat. 6:30-7:00 sreteeee BOB: verses 14.2..eeee0.. 27.4 | Buccaneers ....... oeceveee-KPIX .....00. 5,2
4. Men of Annapolis (Adv) ......KPIX...... vee e LlVicsaee ee eyeaes Sat. 9:30-10:00.- oe 019.9. .cceeeee SL4...05.-.. 63.4 | Lawrence Welk ......ce00e-KGO ........32.2
5. Highway Patrol (Adv). wveeee KRON....5000. ZIV. cece ecco e THES. 6:30-7:00 .....6.. 18.8..c..00.. 53.2..0...... 35.4 | Name That-Tune ...:..,..-KPIEX ........ 8.6-
5. Secret Journal (Dr) .........-KPIX...... woe MCA. .....2..+.4. Sat. 10:00-10:30°.......,18.8.1....... 39.7,..0.6... 47.4 | Encore Theatre ............KRON .......17.2
6, Waterfront (Dr) ............KGO ....... ve MCA... ce eeee 5. Tues. 7:00-7:30 20.650. TL ce ceees B8.5:..0000,. 445 | Phil Silvers ...... euceceee-KPIX 2.204. 23.6
%. Code 3 (Ady) .......... steers BRON see eeaees ABC... cc, cei e eee Sun. -10:30-11:00 ...,...16.3......... 36.1..... «a. 45.3 | What’s My Line ..... ve.0c. KPIX eesee «.-28.0
8. State Trooper (Adv) .........KPIX..........MCA.. cc... 0000. ‘Sun. 7:00-7:30 ..0.0002-15.G, esceee, IU8.. 2.0000. 42.0 | You Asked For It 2.......5- KGO voce eee d5.0
9. Badge 714 (Myst) ...........KPIX...... wee NBC...... eeeete.. Wed. 9:00-9:30 ....6...-14.4..002..8. 23.7......... 60.8 | Navy Log we cgeeceeacencne-KGO es caeeee 25.1

10. Kingdom of the Sea (Doc) . eee Guild: 1.2.2... «-+-Mon. 7:00-7:30 ......... 14.2......0+- 35.9......... 39.5 | Burns & Allen .........-..KPIX ..... -- 15.9

10. QO. Henry Playhouse (Dr) .....KPIX....... . +. Gross-Krasne. ..... Thurs. 7:00-7:30 .......- 14.2......... 50.0......... 28.5 | Crunch & Des ........6..-KRON ..... , 10.3

10. Whirlybirds (Adv) ......... . KRON......... CBS.............. Fri. 6:30-7:00 .........-14.2...-0006. 52.3... eee 272 | Combat Sergeant .......... KPIX ........, 7.2

: e

BALTIMORE - Approx. Set Count—664,500 Stations—WMAR-(2), WBAL (11), WAAM (13)
1. Men of Annapolis (Adv) .....WMAR....... | ZIV. oc. eee weeuee Sat. 10:30-11:00 ....... 19.3....+,... 47.1......... 41.0 | Sheriff of Cochise ......-... WBAL ....... 14.5
2. Silent Service (Adv) ..... '...WBAL......... NBC.......0,-00ee Tues. 10:30-11:00 ...... eo: oy Ge <p 42.5°| Studio 5% ......... eececees WAAM ....., 14.2:
3. Sheriff of Cochise (W) ...... -WBAL.........NTA..... vee neeeas Sat. 10:30-11:60 ..... ot 145. cece cee. B54....., ‘54. 41.0 | Men of Annapolis ..........WMAR ......19.3
4. Studio 57 (Dr) © ..........,. WAAM......... MCA ........0... Tues. 10:30-11:00 2.2.2.2. 14.2.....048, 338.4...0 eens 42.5 | Silent Service ............- WBAL ...°%.. .14.7
5. Superman (Adv) ............WBAL...... ... Flamingo.......... Wed. 7:00-7:30. ......... 19.8......... 60.3......... 22.9 | 7 O’Clock Final; Weather ...WMAR ..... ~ TA

‘ . CBS News—D. Edwards ..WMAR ...... 7.4
6. Martin Kane (Myst) .......... WBAL......... yA Sun. 10:30-11:00 ..... s..12.8 ve easeees 26.5....6. .-. 48.3 | Whats’ My Line ........... WMAR ...... 27.3
%. Waterfront (Adv) . ..... wees. WMAR........ MCA ...... peace Mon. 6:30-7:00 .........- 12.4....2..4. TAT ccc ee 16.6 | Ramar of the Jungle .......WBAL ... wae 3.4.
8. City Detective (Myst) ..... «oe WMAR......... MCA ............ Wed. 6:30-7:00 .........12.2..... eee. 80.4....,.00. 15.2 | American Dateline .........WBAL ....... 2.3
§. Public Defender (Dr) ........WMAR......... Interstate. ........ Tues. 6:30-7:00 ......... 10.8......... i: 12.3 | In the Money ....... sousee. WAAM ....... 1

10. Highway Patrol (Adv) ........ WMAR ........ A Sat. 7:00-7:30 .......... 10.3...... ee 5S1..... sees 18.7 | Academy Theatre ....:-...-WBAL ...... . 5.7

CINCINNATI Approx. Set Corint—662,009 Stations-—WLW-T (5), WCPO (9), WKRC (12)
1. Frontier Doctor (W) ......... WCPO ........ H-TV. 2... ....00. Bri. 9:30-10:00 2.0.4... 28.7........ - 66.7......... 43.0 | Pantomime Quiz ....... 4... WKRG ...... 7.9
2. Last of the Mohicans (W) ....WCPO...,. wees TPA. ccc eeee Tues. 8:30-9:00 22 .0....22.4 cececess 564...000055 39.7 | | Spotlight Playhouse ........WKRC....... 9:2
3. Dr. Christian (Dr) ........... WERC. 26.42... ZIV 2. woe ee eee Mon. 10:00-10:30 ....... ZL.0 ..cceue- 50.0......... 42.0 | Secret File, U.S.A. .........WLW-T ......13.6
4. QO. Henry Playhouse (Dr) ,....WCPO......... Gross-Krasne...... Tues. 9:00-9:30 ........ 20.4 ..cceee. B73... ca aeee 54.8 | $64,000. Question .......... WKEC .......19.3
5. Highway Patrol (Adv) ....... WCPO......... Ziv ...... weeeeee. Thurs. 10:00-10:30°......19.3 02,0062. 5L2......4.. 37.7 | Science Fiction Theatre ..,.WLW-T .....-15.3
6. Whirlybirds (Adv) ........... WKRC ........ CBS... .....0.5+.-Sat. 10:00-10:30 2. 7.....18.0......... 48.5......... 37.2 | Hollywood Theatre ........ WCPO ........ 8.8
7%. Silent Service (Adv) ......., WKRC......... NBC.......ece0e- Sun. 10:00-10:30 ........ 17.8 ...ees-. 52.2...¢..... J42 | Gold Cup Theatre ......... WLW-T ...... 11.8°
8. Stories of the Century (W) ...WKRC......... H-TV... 2... eee Sat. 9:30-10:00- .. weeaes 16.0 2.000... 43.8......... 36.6 | Wire Service .............- WCPO ........10.3
9. Sheriff of Cochise (W) ....... WLW-T........ NTA....,...-....-Mon. 9:30-10:00 ........ IB. ccevenne BLO. we eeae 47.1 | Studio One Summer Theatre. WKRC ..-..... 22.4

1¢e. Secret File, U.S.A. (Doc) weev- WLW-T aeeee oe Official..........-.Mon. 10;00-10:36 a weres 10.6. eonesere 32,4 eoase peeve 42.0 Dr. Christian awceccccaccess WIEREC ceeee PLO

~

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

- RADIO-TELEVISION

‘Credo So American Broadcaster

Idaho Falls, Sept. 3.

W. D. “Dub” Rogers, president of Texas Telecasting, Inc., oper-.
ators of KDUK-AM, Lubbock, and KPAR-TV, Abilene, and KEYD-
TV-TV, Hot Springs, has prepared a 10-point “Credo For American
Broadcasters” for delivery tomorrow (Wed.) before the Idaho
Assn. of Broadcasters, offered as a “distillation” of the wisdom of
pioneer broadcasters with whom he had been acquainted over the
years of his career in radio and tv, the credo follows: .

1.) Consider, in every decision you make, that the first interest
you serve is the public’s.

2.) You have been taught throughout your life, and-many have
died for the idea, that men are free. Do not flaunt the privilege
that concept gives you, but defend it always with courage and
forthrightness.

3.) You are operating a facility that helps others make a profit;
you should make a. profit, too, and be firm in pricing your service
to that end.

4:) The imagination of most of us seems to wither as we grow
older. Fight the tendency. The world’s greatest advances once were
images in someone’s mind.

. 5.) If, as a broadcaster, your station has done something of
which’ you are proud, tell as many people as possible—through
advertising, through promotion, through publicity.

6.) Do not excoriate your critics; rather, try patiently to explain
the position.

7.) Take the trouble to practice leadership—in your own opera-
tion, in your community, in your industry.

8.) Society is a complex of. many groups—churches, clubs, pro-
fessional, craft and business associations, neighborhoods and fami-
lies. If- society is to. serve you, you must serve these component
parts.

9.) There is no gift tax on wisdom. Share with others: those
things you learn through experience that will contribute to the
ultimate progress of mankind.

10.) You are invading the privacy. of the syhome when you broad-
east; behave as a guest, not as an intruder.”

Rogers is president of the Society of Television Pioneers, chair-
man of the board of the Television Bureau of Advertising, and vice
chairman of the television board of the National Association of
Radio and Television Broadcasters.

Agronsky's All-S s All-Star Cast.

Sets Dulles, Tennessee vee Williams, Howard Fast, Rev.

King, Others for TV Entry.
Asiatic Fin l Shot

With John Foster Dulles as his:
first guest Sept. 15 and Tennes-.
see Williams, Howard Fast and
Rev, Martin Luther King lined up
for subsequent interviews, Martin
Agronsky’s upcoming “Look Here”
Sunday afterhoon segment on
NBC-TV shapes up as one of the
hottest news-publie affairs entry
on the coming season's ¢alendar.
Dulles will do the kickoff show in
the 3:30-4 ‘p.m. Sabbath series. .

Others already set.besides Wil-
liams, Fast and Rev. King (the
Alabama minister who spurred the
Negro bus boycott in-Montgomery),
include producer Dore. Schary,
Greek scholar Edith Hamilton, and
Sens. John F. Kennedy and Wil-
liam F. Knowland. Besides these, :
Agronsky and producer Robert .
Graff are negotiating with Alger
Hiss, Whittaker Chambers {in sep-.
arate appearancés), Cuban dictator
Juan Batista, Noel Coward, Ted
Williams, Katherine Hepburn and
heavyweight champ Floyd’ Patter-.

special show on the Asiatic Flu,
with authorities from.the U.S.
Public Health. Service participating

sion show on the sanie subject
during October.

Show will come out of the
CBS public affairs shop,
. George Vicas Vicas producing.

Nat] Spot Radio's
Weakened Status

There has been no noticeable
change in the recently -weakened
position of national spot radio. If

anything the pattern—and this is
not new to spot—is “for national
bankrollers to buy the larger, more
established radio stations and
leave the smaller outlets alone.

The networks have been blamed

a "Agronsky states he’s not after
gossip, headlines or in the spectac-
ular, but intends the show as a
“new and responsible concept of
journalism” aimed at as “pro-
found an image” of the subject as
possible.

Last Word’ Fo olds,

‘dollar is at a low and is not being
spread among a wider group of
stations. Contrary to network re-

progr

in the program. The radio. version,
set for Sept. 19 at 9:30 to 10, may:
be followed by a one-shot televi-

with}

Blamed-on Webs

by various station rep spokesmen.
‘for the fact that the spot radio.

lens UPREAT T IColeate an 0 000 Radio Reprise

NEWG onOWo TO0

Television news and public affairs
will reach a new peak
this fall, with an unprecedented

jnumber of special shows out of

only the network public affairs de-
partments but the newsrooms as
well, along with an increase in the
number of regular weekly series

on Korea, with others committed
via the Prudential-sponsored “The|
Twentieth Century.”

Columbia also has the “Conquest”
science series, out of the public

j affairs department, in the hopper
for: Monsanto Chemical, as well as

the weekly “Twentieth Century”
for Prudential, the latter a follow-

through on the : insurance company’s
: sponsorship this season of “Air

Power.” There’s also the “See It
Nov" unit functioning as usual, and
finally, though its an outside pack-
age, Lowell Thomas’ travel series
for Delco Batteries and United
Motors.

At NEC, the upbeat is equally i in
evidence, Just twe weeks ago,

-|web got its first major interview
CBS Radio will do a one-shot

of a top statesman since CBS’
“Face the Nation” stole off Nikita
Khrushchev, with Chet Huntley in-
terviewing Tunisia’s President
Bourguiba on “Outlook.” Same
show will serve as the repository
for other top news specials,, such
as a series on Poland and another

{recent show on Czechoslavakia.

Recent separation of NBC's news

‘and public affairs operation has

resulted in additional programming

for the network. Web is filling in

more Sunday time with news-pub-
affairs entries, as with. the new
“Martin Agronsky interview session,
“Look Here,” and the establishment
of the ‘Wisdom’ eonversations as
a weekly feature, On the “specials”
side, there are the “Project 20”
entries and the “Eleven Against
the Ice” Antarctic storhy, as well as
an outside package like Beil Tele-
phone’s science foursome by Frank
Capra and Warner Bros.

Moreover, such a staple as “Meet
the Press” is once more commer-
cial (web has also added a com-
panién show, “The Big Issue,” to
be aired on an irregular basis asa
sustainer) via Pan American's: re-
turn to full sponsorship, “Press,”
incidentally, is indicative of the
overall regeneration of NBC’s news
operation. Exec v.p. Bob Kintner

(Continued on page 48)

By BOB CHANDLER ;

It Figures
, Hollywood, Sept. 3.
In the estimate of CBS, tele-
vision igs a 25 times better buy than
radio. Net is offering around to
agencies the New Year’s Orange
Bowl ‘game in Miami, for $500,000
on tv, $25,000 on radio.

devoted to current affairs. Ty tap breakdown includes
Whether the upbeat is due to the! $375,000 for game pickup; $120,000
networks’ desire to get off the/for time. Radio cost is $3,000
“bread & butter programming”| game pickup; $21,000, time.
public relations hook, or to in- Se
creased inter-network competition; _
for the prestige that goes with top| ¥ .
performance in the neaws-pubaf- ou ever OW
‘fairs field, or to new enlightened} | wl
attitudes, the upbeat is decided and
emphatic. What's more, much of| — . °,,) °
it is, for the first time, commercial. ere itt S a 0
On the special programming side
BS dust created a roving
team which will produce nothing
but in-depth pregrams covering Aft Ball Bounces |
: mailer Fe ie tne Gna spot news.
of these e Germany piece : .
next Sunday, followed by a show Pittsburgh radio network affilia-

i tion picture bas shifted rapidly in
the last few days, from a point a
week ago. where American Broad-
casting Nefivork was without the
prospect of an affiliate to where
CBS Radio, secure with KQV for
years, is now out looking hard for a
replacement. -

_ABN bought KQV, a 5,000-wat-
ter for $700,000—$25,000 less than
it was reportedly willing to pay for
WJAS, its old 5,000-watt Pittsburgh
affiliate which three wecks ago
went to NBC for $725,000. With
the bids equal-from ABN and NEC,
WJAS. old management still threw
the dealings in favor of NBC.

€/tual sharing time on WJAS, out in

that time. Even though there are
a total. of séven radio stations in
this Key market, five of the sta-
tions. have embraced strong inde-
pendent radio formats and have
shown equally strong resistance’ to
jany new network inroads.

_ At the moment, what CBS will
do isn’t known, And,-as for Mu-
tual Broadcasting, it has no affili-
ate either.

MUTUAL'S SRO ON

GRID, ADJACENCIES

With the sale of the five-minute

sportscasfs preceding and follow-
ing the Notre Dame football game

broadcasts ‘to Pharmacraft Co.,
Chicago, Mutual racked up the
SRO sign on the series,

‘other half made available for spon-
sorship to local dealers.

The series, which kicks off Sept.| |

28, will have Harry Wismer and
Joe Boland do the play-by-play
broadcasts, with Boland doing the
five-minute fore and aft of. each
Zame. Agency for Pharmacraft
(Coldrene) which took the two
five-minute spots for the 11-Satur-
day games is J. Walter Thompson,

The NBC buy left ABN and Mu-
the cold. CBS still had KQV at.

Pontiac
division of General Motors is spon-
soring half of each game, with the.

But Back on Jan. 5

“The Last Word,’ CBS-TY’s
Bergen Evans starrer on English
usage, takes a 13-week hiatus after
the Sepf. 29 show and is due to the
network Jan. 5, following the end
of the Sunday afternoon pro foot-
ball telecasts on CBS. Show will
come back to a new time slot, the
3:30 to 4 p.m. period.

Web decided a. week-ago to re-
place “Word” on Sunday eves at
6- with “Beat the Clock,” even,

though “Clock” will be coming in}

as a Sustainer, on the premise that
“Clock” would serve as a more
commercial-type leading to the
Sunday night schedule. At the
time, it was figured that “Word”
would find another slot, but the
network was subsequently unable
‘to come up with‘a suitable period,

(Continued on page 48)

ports that their own billings are
improving rapidly,,reps of late
have said that the chief block to
radio spot is that the webs are
offering time at “bargain base-
ment’ prices. This is not a new

ery, but a reliable rep sowurce/

reported last week that one of the
networks was offering national
radio advertisers a package con-

sisting of 21 one-minute spots a|.

week at a gross weekly tab of
$9,000.

“How can we beat that kind of
network selling?” fe asked.

SYMPHONY SYD EXITS HUB
Boston, Sept. 3.
Symphony Syd ended five years
at WBMS as a jazz disk jock and
ankles to WEVD, New York. The
euphonious named jock (real mon-

icker, Toren) was feted at a fare-|
well bash Monday (1) at George

Wein’s Storyville.

Ford’s Network Deal on Spot

J. Walter Thompson has begun making deals with radio stations

and their spot representatives to clear time for its Ford network

” radio shows on CBS, It is the first time on record that the spot
reps are being paid to help make clearances for radio network
programming.

When CBS couldn't clear its own Worcester, Mass., affiliate,
WTAG, J. Walter Thompson was said to have taken over and gone
to WORC in the same market to make time for the extensive Ford
Hneup. It offered WORC approximately 40% of rate card—similar
in paymént to regular network stations—but it also offered WORC’s
station rep, Adam Young, an additional 6% of the total billings
in order to gain the rep’s support for the deal.

How many other stations were approached with similar deals by
JWT could not be learned. Neither agency nor CBS would supply
clearances made to date, and both denied knowledge of the
WORC deal.

Among other stations not affiliated with CBS which have made
time for Ford was WDOK, Cleveland. Statioh opened up the 8
ayem strip for Ford news and the new Arthur Godfrey afternooner
under the same banner, when CBS’ WGAR failed to clear. This
deal, however, was apparently made in the usual way—network
to station—and JWT had nothing to do with it.

fused both

A Victory for. High-Frequency’

Network radio won a major vie-
tory this week for its major sales

| premise: of frequency at low cost.

when CBS Radio signed Colgate-
Palmolive’to a 52-week renewal of
its $3,500,000 gross schedule of 20
weekly 74-minute daytime seg-
ments. °

It was Colgate which a year ago
sparked. network radio's comeback
with its thesis that the medium’s
low-cost, high-frequency exposure
is an ideal combination with night-
time television, and its subsequent

j reevaluation of its media outlays

and its’$3,500,000 order on CBS.
Since that time, other major ad-
vertisers have been moving back
into radio on a wholesale basis, us-

{ing the same premise. ©

Colgate renewal is a clear sign
that the company’s theory has
been justified. Deal takes effect
Sept. 30 and was set through the
| three Colgate. agencies, Lennen &
Newell, Ted Bates and Bryan
Houston.

CBS also picked up a one-week
order for 10 71-minute daytime
units from Good Housekeeping
mag for the week of Sept. 16, via
Grey Advertising.

Si Siegel as ABC
‘Mr. Money Man’

Formal recognition of Simon
Siegel's importance in the Ameri-
can Broadcasting-Paramount Thea-
tres Inc. sphere was given by the’

| company’s board of directors last

week. The AB-PT treasurer was
made finaticial vicepresident, with
a firm grip on all monies expended.

Job is one filled by Robert
‘O'Brien, who a month ago switched
to Loew’ S aS a veep.

Siegel, treasurer of AB-PT since
it was formed in 1953, has in the
the last six months or so taken a
markedly active interest in ABC-
TV and American Broadcasting
Network, under AB-PT parentage.
Nearly everything financial cone
cerning either network apparently
passes through his hands at one
time or another. Observers within
ABC-TV feel that Siegel’s position
is higher in the company than even
Harry Morgan, the vice-president
charged with the finances of the
radio and tv networks until late
last year. Morgan moved to
McCann-Erickson agency.

A new AB-PT treasurer has not
been named. Company said the new
exec will be chosen in the near
future,

Strike of Hub Dailies’
Over But Many Clients
Stay With Radio, TV
Boston, Sept: 3.
‘With ending of the 21-day Bos-
ton newspaper strike and~resump-
tion of publication of daily-news-
papers Friday afternoon (30), radio

and tv got back to normal, but
found the happy situation that

{much of the advertising bonanza

they experienced during the news-
paper blackout would stay with
them.

Several department stores,
caught in the “back to school” peri-
od, inked with radio and tv for con-
tinuing participation. Raymorid’s
department store bought a half-
hour on WBZ-TV’'s “Pleasure Play-
house” Sunday night films, a first,
and Town and Country » ‘Homes,
realtors, signed for spots on WBZ-
TY. ‘Furniture stores inked new

‘contracts. During the strike Ray-

‘mond’s used three to five live spots
a day. .

A large Percentage of film the-
atres in downtown Botston, who had
anediums continually
during the strike, planned continu-
ation dn a reduced schedule. The
unprecedented situation gave Bos-
ton radio and tv an opportunity “
to show what it could do for ad-

(Continued 1 naca 4R1

~ | LARIETY Wednesday, September 4, 195

—
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Wednesday, September 4, 1957 | VARIETY | 87

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week, the 10 top-rated features in a particular city will be rotated. . |
Factors which would assist distributors, agencies, stations and advertisers in
{ determining the effectiveness of a feature show in a specific market have been

‘included in this Variety chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding
features as their stars, release year, original production company and the present

I to such factors as the time and day: the high and low ratings for the measured

HOUSTON ~

ARB
TOP 1€ TITLES AND OTHER DATA TIME SLOT RATING
1. RED RIVER— Award Theatre 27.2
John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Sat. July 13 ,
Dru; 1948; United Artists; United Art- -9:30-12:00 a.m.
ist-TV KGUL
2. ONCE UPON A TIME— Million Dollar Movie 184
Cary Grant, Janet Blair; 1944; Columbia; Sun. July 7
Screen Gems 1:00-2:30 p.m.
KPRC
3. THE FAR FRONTIER— Roy Rogers Feature 11.7:
Roy Rogers, Andy Devine; 1948; Mon. July 8
Republic; MCA-TV. 3:00-6:00. p.m.
KPRC
4. COWBOY CAVALIER— Roy Rogers Feature 10.9
Jimmy Wakely, Jane Bryant; 1948; Sun, July 7
Monogram; Interstate-TV 12:00-1:00 p.m.
KPRC
5. GUNGA DIN— Hollywood Film 10.8
Cary .Grant, Joan Fontaine, Douglas Theatre
Fairbanks, Jr.; 1939; RKO; C&C Sun. July 7-
8:30-10:00 p.m.
KTRK
6. IDAHO— Roy Rogers Feature 10.4
Roy Rogers, Virginia Grey; 1943; Tues. July 9
Republic; MCA-TV 5:00-6:00 p.m.
KPRC
1. THE LONG WAY— Late Show. 10.3
Anthony Quinn; 1954; United Artists; Sun. July 7
United Artists-TV 10:15-12:00 a.m.
‘ KGUL
9
8 MONSTER FRQM THE OCEAN FLOOR— Early Show 10.1
Anne Kimball, Stuart: Wade; 1954; Tues, July 9
Lippert; Tele-Pictures 3:00-4:30 p.m
' KGUL
9. LIGHT OF OLD SANTE FE— Roy Rogers Feature 9.9
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans; 1944; Wed. July 10
Republic: MICA-TV 5:00-6:00 p.m.
KPRC
10. FRONTIER ‘RONY EXPRESS— Roy Rogers Feature 9.4
Roy Rogers, Raymond Hatton; 1949; Thurs. July 11
Republic: MCA-TV ‘5:00-6:00 p.m.
KPRC
INDIANAPOLIS
a -
1. CLAUDIA— Late Show 14.9:
Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young; 1943; Sat. July 13
20th Century Fox; NTA 10:45-12:40 a.m.
WISH
2. UNDER WESTERN STARS— Roy Rogers. Feature 14.0
Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Carol Sat. July 13
Hughes; 1938; Republic, MCA-TV 11:30-12:25 p.m.
WFBM
3. THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE— Late Show 11.4
June Haver, Vivian Blaine; 1946; 20th Fri. July 12
Century Fox; NTA — 10:45-12:30 a.m.
WISH
4. COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN— Gene Autry Feature 11.8
Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford; 1936; Sat. July 13 °
Republic; MCA-TV 10:00-11:00 a.m.
WFBM
5. STANLEY & LIVINGSTON— ; Late Show 8.7
Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Wed. July 10.
Green; 1939; 20th Century Fox; NTA 10:45-12:30 a.m.
WISH
6. THE: MOON IS DOWN Late Show 8.5
Lee J. Cobb, Sir Cedric Hardwicke; Thurs. July 11
1943; 20th Century Fox; NTA 10:45-12:15 a.m.
WISH
6. GREEN GRASS OF WYOMING— Late Show 8.5
Pegsy Cumings, Charles Coburn; 1948; Tues. July 9
20th Century Fox; NTA 10:45-12:15 a.m.
WISH
%. ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO— Feature 8.1
Bette Davis, Charles Boyer; 1940; Warner Tues. July 9
Brothers; Associated Artists Productions 10:50-1:15. a.m.
. WFBM
8. CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE— Late Show 7.5
Tyrone Power, Jean Peters; 1948; Mon. July 8
20th Century Fox; NTA 10:45-1:00 a.m.
WISH
9. STAGECOACH— Red Top Theatre 7.4
John Wayne, Claire Trevor; Thomas Sun. July 7
Mitchell; 1939; United Artists; Master- 10:30-12:30 a.m.
piece Productions WFBM
8. SECOND HONEYMOON— Early Show 74
’ "Tyrone Powe. Loretta Young; 1937; Thurs. July 11
20th Century Fox: NTA 5:00-6:00 p.m.

WISH

VaRieTy’s weekly chart, based on ratings furnished’ by American Research Bu
_reau’s latest reports, on feature films and their competition covers 120 etties. Each

‘distributor, included wherever possible aloug with the title. Attention should be paid

Wednesday, September 4, 1957.

TURE FILM CHART |

jeature period and share of audience, since these factors reflect the effectiveness
of the feature, and audience composition, {.e. a late show at 11:15 p.m. wea hardly
have any children viewers, but its share of audience may reflect dominance in that
time period. In the cities where stations. sell their feature programming on a multt
stripped basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the week, a total rating for the
‘total number of showings for the week {s given, the total rating not taking into account
the duplicated homes factor. Barring unscheduled switches in titles, the listed features
for the particularly rated theatrical filmed show are as accurate as could be ascer.
tained from a multiplicity of station and other data.

SHARE OF _ JULY, 1957. ARB
HIGH LOW AUDIENCE TOP COMPETING SHOWS RATING
28.8 23.5 70.6 Whirlybirds eeonee seeeeeeoonae KPRC eoeebaoed 11.2
Premiere Performance ........KTRK ........ 68
18:8 "18.2 50.9 The Senator Was Indiscreet,
Academy Theatre No.1 ..... KGUL .....0.. 5.6
12.0 11.3 44.4 Mickey Mouse Club............KTRK ........ 9.9
11.7 10.0 69.4 Damon Runyon Theatre ......KGUL ........ 44
Utah Carl eeoerpeeeoeesoeses coeeeo KGUL e2eeeod pe 2.6
11.7 10.6 20.7 What's My Line ..............KGUL ........25.5
Ed Sullivan ..... we seceeeees-KGUL ....065-25.3
10.6 10.0 43.4 Mickey’ Mouse Club. .......... KTREK ...... ~. B.7
11.2 8.2 56.3 Mike Wallace ................ KTRK vee 13.9
Ladies In Retirement, Star
Movietime .............0. ~-KPRC ........ 59
10.6 9.7 55,9 All Star Baseball Game ....... KPRC ........ 7.1
Krazy Kat Theatre ...\......:.KTRK ........ 4.9
Kitirik’s Party ..............-KTRK ......... 7.0
10.3 9.1 49.7 Mickey Mouse Club ~..... sa-e-KTRK ........ 7.7
9.4 " 9.4 40.9 Mickey Mouse Club ........... KTRK ........ 9.8
e
16.7 ' 10.3 59.6 The‘’Long Voyage Home,
Armchair Theatre ..... coves WEFBM ........ 7.0
v
15.6 11.6 69.7 Sweet Time ..:........... «+. WISH ...4....- 3.8
Lone Ranger ........0e.005 .» WISH ..-....-+ 8.9
12.7 91 46.2 One Foot In Heaven, Feature .. WFBM ..... tee 7.2
12.7 10.1 52.8 Susan’s Show ..... eeeeeeseees WISH oo .cc005, 14.0
" It’ A Hit ...... ccc cee cee e eee WISH ..0., ae. 6.2
10.5 5.8 50.3 You Were Never Lovelier,
Feature ................000- WFBM ........ 6.7
9.8 5.4 43.2 You Can't Take It With You,
-, Feature ,..... eae eeee ceetee WEBM ....00.. 71
9.1 6.2 . 45.9 All This And Heaven Too, .
Feature ............ ccc eee WEBM ...2.--- 81
9.4 6.9 43.8 Green Grass of Wyoming, .
Late Show ............0.00. WISH ......... 8.5
11.2 3.3 64.6 Golden Boy, Feature .......... WFBM ........ 43
9.1 4.3 46.5 Soldiers of Fortune ........... WISH ...:.0...15.2°
Lloyds of London, Premiere
Performance .............:, WISH ......... 7.0
7.6 6.9 34.3 Mickey Mouse Club .......... WITV wees. 8.6 °

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

BRITIS!

Nielsen's Top

(Week. Ending Aug. 18)

Jack Hylton Presents—Summer’s
Pelevision Playhouse—My Hearts
‘Highlands ....... peseee

Criss Cross Quiz—Wed.

Emergency Ward 10—Fri. oovssocsccesscese(ALV)

‘The Army Game ....
Criss Cross Quiz—Mon.

‘Play of the Week—The ‘Tigress o1 on the Hearth. (AR)

Val Parnell’s Sat. Spectacular
i Love Lucy

(Figures reveal the audience in the London, Birmingham and
Northern Region television homes capable ef receiving BOTH

B.B.C. and LT.V. programs.)

Politics, Sports Major Come-On
In Argentina TV Set Sale Upbeat

Buenos Aires, Sept. 3

+
TV has made big strides in Ar-

gentina over the past six months.’
Politics and sports have ‘been the
main motivating forces for set
sales going to around 6,000 a
month. Dealers complain they
could double sales if manufactur-
ers could only make bigger deliv-
eries, and manufacturers . could
double production if bureaucratic
procedures didn’t snarl up im-.
‘portation of necessary parts.

The decision to televise week-
end football (soccer) games again
acted as a big spur on sales, apart
from public interest in hearing and
seeing political debates between
candidates of parties campaigning
actively throughout the past cou-
ple of months,

The Association of Set Manufac-
turers (AFARTE) now estimate the
number of sets in use at a min-
imum of 90,000. ’

The management of Channel 7
has been divorced from that of.
parent network Radio Belgrano,
and the telecasts are a State serv-
ice run on a commercial basis,
‘until such time as the networks,
have been transferred to private
owners before the end of this, year,

Radio Belgrano (through pull
with Eva Peron) has obtained the |
first tv license, thus gaining an ad-:
vantage over the other two big
webs, Mundo and Splendid. As
soon as these three webs are in
private ownership, presumably
they will each have to obtain tv,
licenses. AFARTE has asked that
these other two licenses be award-
ed immediately, so as to create
competitive tv services and hurry
up interest in purchasing sets. The
manufacturers offered to cover all
the costs of operafion: until the

TATSE Threatens .
Canada TV Strike

Montreal, Sept. 3.

IATSE local exec threatens to
strike government-owned Ganadian |
Broadcasting Corp. this month
unless the firing of two of its mem-
bers is dealt with under terms of
an expired agreement. They say
JATSE locals in Halifax, Ottawa,
Winnipeg and Vancouver would

support their action, which then |‘

Would shut down most of Cana~-
dian tv.

CBC and union. toppers: meet in
Ottawa Sept. 5 to discuss the issue.
IATSE says federal labor depart-
ment has declared old.contract in
force until new one is signed. CBC
says none exists. Negotiations for
a new contract were suspended last
May after four Toronto IATSE
members applied for decertifica-
tion of the union. They were
backed by statutory declarations
from 90% of 600-member Toronto
local ‘and entire Halifax local.

Strike, at any time Montreal
exec decides, was voted by 200 of
lecal’s 600 members here eaclier
this month." Its president Lise
Banglois says unless more firing
occur no strike is likely before
Sept. 5 meeting.

vecevctcvcesssess(GQRANADA)

Criss Cross Quiz—Fri. ..... svecccccevecees s (GRANADA)
Sunday Night at Blackpool saevcccvevccscosl

seccccseccvecescecres (GRANADA) » 60%
59%
reeesecenccavececnsees(GRANADA) 58%
‘sedaeeese- (GRANADA ) :
J 56%
ween recs oae- AATY) i
wee c ccc eneees ve veee(ABC/ATY) 54%

‘tracts from his new comic novel

10 in Britain

Here .....(AR)
in the

ATV)

e ’
Compton Mackenzie TV’er
dinburgh, Sept. 3. -.|
Scottish iterendent television
bosses have pacted Sir Compton
Meckenzie, vet scripter and author,
to appear each week before the
cameras, °
He will read, in character, ex-

“Rockets Galore.” A sttecessor to
“Whisky Galore,“ it deals with re-
action of remote Scot islanders in
the Hebrides to the setting up of
an. island guided-missile range.

Aussie Com’ TV

a

Expects to Be Out’

Of Red by Jan. |

Sydney, Sept. 3.
Aussie commercial tv operators

‘expect to come out of the red be-

fore year’s end if current, sponsor:
ship tempo continues. And, what’
more important, the commercial
toppers look to U.S. shows for the
swing to black.

The Robert Menzies’ Liberal gov-
ernment has just provided the ne-
cessary hypo for Aussie ty by
agreeing to a Jarger outflow of dol-
lars for program buys. Spokesman
for a major commercial outfit said
here this week that the Aussies{
prefer. U.S. entertainment to home-
brew, and sponsors were now ready
to sign on the dotted line for im-
ported fare geared to the local
taste. Another spokesman added
that by Jan. 1958 tv should be right
on top Down Under as an enter-
tainment medium. It’s known that
American agents of the major Aus-.
sie ty stations have been instructed
to go ahead on program purchases
pronto. Several tv. toppers will
plane to the U.S. to buy product
personally, and the competition for

top shows is already pacing.

It’s estimated here that 150, 000
tv sets will be in use by the end
of this month. ‘Over the past 12
months tv set sales increased by
43% and continue to rise.

Cost of an average tv set here

(Continued on page 46}
—_——

BRITISH COM'L TV
486 ANNI SALUTE

. London, Sept. 3.
Associated-Rediffusion, the Lon-
don weekday commercial tv pro-
grammers, are to put on a 90-min-

ute show entitled’ “Salute To Show

Business,” at a cost of at least
$48,000 to mark the second anni-
versary of Independent Television..
The show will be aired on Sept. 20.

Most of the program will be pre-
recorded on film, and will be built
round Margaret Lockwood, Ken-

‘jneth More and-Dickie Valentine.

The night before the show goes.
out, the programmers are tossing
a riverboat party on-a cruise down
the Thames, for about 1,000 guests.
They've taken out insurance
coverage for all amounting to

$5,600,000.
oN

INTERN ATIONAL TV - RADIQ _

L IN-f- AME Il {West Germany in No. STV Spot

Among Nations & Still Climbing:.
EL ene

London, Sept. 3

British television is ‘celebrating
its 21st anniversary with a super-.
{colossal demonstration of its up-
|to-dateness at this year’s Radio
| Show, at the Earls Court, Lendon.

Around $6,000,000 worth: of radio |.

and tv equipment is on show, along

with hordes of Stars and personali- [
|ties offered by both BBC-TV and
“celebrity plat-|

commercial on
forms” where the notables daily
display themselves.

It’s estimated that
$200,000,000 worth of business will
be done as’a result of this year’s

show. One of the main slants is}

on portable tv receivers and pocket
sized radios.

‘sets in the homet-a kind of His
and~Hers—to stop any squabbles

about the choice of- channels, which -
sare limited to two at present.

Among several noticeable trends

in development made apparent at |

the show is the increasing popu-
larity of the 21-inch ftv screen,
built into shallow cabinets which
are no larger than those used to
house the old type 12-inch. Also,
there's a widespread use of trans-
istors in most equipment replac-
ing the now outmoded glass valves,
and a marked accent placed on
high quality sound.

The show runs for 10 days until
Sept. 7,.and is open daily between

- {11 am.and40 pm. There are 124
jstands and demonstration rooms.
{in which 320 tv sets are constantly

operating. The show was opened
last Wed.:(28) by Aubrey Jones,
Minister of Supply, who stepped in
at the last minyte to replafe Lord
Brabazon, prez of the Radio Indus-
try Council, who had a slight heart
attack the day before he was due

to. perform the opening ceremony. !

;| BBC, ITV in Skirmish |
For Football Results

Glasgow, Sept. 3.

A battle to get in first with the
latest football results is developing
between BBC and the Independent
Television producers here.

BBC made the first move by tak-
ing dialers over to grounds for
last-minute commentaries and re-
sults at 4:45 p.m. Saturdays.

Now Scottish Television, the new
indie outfit, will retaliate by pre-

senting a “Sports Desk” program,,.

screened at 5:15 p.m., only 30 min-
utes after the final whistles have
blown. It will be a speedy service
of results and reports, and Is likely.
to have some effect on sales of

around |

ere’s also a big |.
drive to get folk to have two tv!

This Could Mean War
Glasgow, Sept. 3.

‘Indie tv-and BBC inter-re-
lationg have started off on the
wrong foot in Scotland. Roy
Thomson, Canadian newspaper
owner and contractor for the
Scottish programs, which teed
off Saturday (31), sent invites
for gala opening to local BBC
topper Andrew Stewart and his
immediate predecessor Mel-
ville Dinwiddie.

Bath invites were turned —
down.,

”

Canada to Push

Tint TV to Curb

Set Mig. Layoffs:

Toronto, Sept. 3.

Urging the immediate action of
the State-owned Canadian Broad-
casting Corp. in presenting color
ty to-bolster Canada’s tv manufac-
turing industry and prevent im-
minent plant layoffs, an emergency
meeting here of the United Elec-
trical Workers union (mainly Cana-
dian General Electric), voted to

request Revenue Minister Nowlan,

under whose Federal jurisdiction
the .CBC operates, that 11 of Cana-
da’s 22 set manufacturers close
down by October, throwing some
thousands out of work.

On th saturation sales point of |

black-and-white tv, the union

‘| urged the Government to begin im-

mediately to. converting all CBC-
TV. stations to color in order to

create markets for color tv and

preveht forthcoming mass layoffs.

On prospects of no jobs this win-

ter, the union also requested an
immediate meeting with Revenue
Minister Nowlann “for discussion
of this emergency.” The predicted
layoff will also apply to manufac-
turers of tubes, parts and tv set
servicing.

According to the Radio-Teie-
yision: Manufacturers Assn., Cana-
dian ty set sales in Canada are
down more than 50% as compared
with the first six months of ’57,
with first half-years sales slump-
ing from 216,000 sets to 107,700 at
present. Opinion of manufac-

_—

‘sports evening newspapers.

turers is that the heavily-populated
areas of Canada now have sets and
ty coverage and that there are no
more set replacements necessary—
in black and white. Creation of a
color tv market In Canada, as in
the United States, is governed by
the. high cost of receivers.

Rough Days for BBC

London, Sept. 3.

The BBC is being rocked back on-its heels in all departments.
First came the news that sound radio: broadcasts were losing
audiences at a4 fantastic rate, and now it’s revealed by the BBC-
Audience Research Department that the. nightly: average tv audi-
ence is only about 1,000,000.

The state web estimate that the nightly average audience for |
commercial tv is 2,000,000, but the Independent Television Author-
ity claim it is more like 5,000,000..A report compiled by the BBC
says that even in homes where commercial tv cannot be received,
interest in BBC-TV airings is dropping off.

BBC sound radio has dropped 1,000,000 listeners in the last three
months. The average combined audience for its three oullets—the
Home, Light and Third Programs—is now less than 3,500,000
‘nightly, whereas 10 years ago it was in the region of 10,000,000.

The BBC blames television for the shattering slump. They say
ty now has an average audience—BBC-TV and commercial tv
combined—of about 15,000,000, but admit there are an estimated
17,000,000 people in Britain who still depend solely-en sound radio
for their home entertainment. Radio Luxembourg, the only com-
mercial radio outlet. to serve Britain, recently reported that its
listening figures were rising sharply.

First move by the BBC to woo hack departing listeners is the in-
troduction of.daily news flashes every hour from 7:30 a,m, until mid-
night on the Light Program. This new service will commence
Sept. 30. Altogether there will be 26 news bulletins and sum-

maries, 16 of which will last for either one or two minutes.

Scottish Television Ltd. have
pacted Willie Woodburn, ace Scot-
land “and Rangers center-half
player, to be one of their sports-.
casters. The BBC has ace player
eoree Young on. their pay-check

st.

By HANS HOEHN

Berlin, Sept. 3.
According to the West German

—

“|Federal Post Office, there are cur-

rently nearly 1,000,000 tv set own-
ers registered in Western Ger-
many. Latter’s population amounts

to about 50,088,000, as against 17,-
}000,000 in Eastern Germany.

Although the city of West Ber-
lin is still not a direct part of the
West German Federal Republic, it
is already regularly included in
the above tv statistics. At present,
there are about 40,000 sets regis-
tered in this part of the fornaer
Reich capital. Latest statistics re-
vealed that West Germany’s small-
est tv increase was registered by
the Federal Post Office last June
(19,205 new receivers), it’s true,
but, generally speaking, one may
say: that also this country’ s video
is climbing up fast. It is also said
that West Berlin cannot quite keep
pace with West Germany in this
respect which, however, is mainly

matter of coin shortage here. In
all, West Germany is currently
holding fifth spot (after hte U. S.,
England, Canada and USSR)
among the more than 40 different
tv nations,

Despite some difficulties arising
from W-Berlin’s complicated eco-
nomical, geographical and political
situation, there is no denying the
fact that this city holds an impor-
tant function in the all-German tv
net. Its television link to West
Germany is Sender Freies Berlin
(SFB), sending out for local view-~
iers a daily schedule of three ta
four hours of varied programming,

Quite in contrast to the gigantic
itv networks in the U. S., the Ger-

(Continued on page 48)

Canada TV, Radio

Nixes Censorship

Toronto, Sept. 3.

The Canadian Broadcasting
Corp. has refused to act on the
suggestion of trans-Canada police
that ‘a polite board of censorship
be established that will okay all
radio and television scripts deal
ing with third-degree methods of
‘obtaining evidence. Action came
when the Canadian Assn. of Chiefs
of Police, meeting in 52d annual
convention, claimed that the CBC
was “blackening the eyes” of all
Canadian cops and that the latter
were unable to defend themselves,

According to George hea,
.Secretary-treasurer for the police
organization, he has written CBC
lofficials on specific radio and tele-
: vision sequences in which police
{officers give the third degree,
these including teenagers, in at-
j tempts to break narcotic cases,
,ete.; but the CBC has refused such
t censorship. Suggestion that To-

ronto and Montreal police of-
mainly originate—form a small
j committee and be allowed ta read
plays concerning police methods
has been turned down by CBC
piesa

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ficials—where such CBC programs
the. scripts of radio and television
‘heads.
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42 TELEVISION REVIEWS

THE VERDCT IS YOURS

With Jim McKay, narrator; Spen-
cer Pinkham, Abraham Harkavy,
Atthur P. McNulty, Don Briggs,
Florence Stanley, Lenka Peter- — —_
son, Douglas Fletcher Rogers,! THE BIRTHDAY SHOW

Foreign TV Reviews

Eugene Wood, Katherine Bal-| with Jack Benny,.Gisele MacKen-
four, others | aie, Leslie Mitchell, Gilbert |
Producer: Eugene Burr Harding, Jeanne Heal, Helen
Directors Byron Paul McKay, Jack Payne, Eamonn}!

30 Mins.; Mon.-thru-Fri., 3:39 p.m.
Participating
CBS-TV, from New York
“The Verdict Is Yours” is a day-
time remake of the early DuMont
network courtroom series, “They
Stand Accused,” which had quite
a run for itself out of Chicago
around jl. Frank Geo er agency
acquire e rig o the a u- ' .
Mont entry and sold CBS-TV on} ‘For 45 minutes “The Birthday
the idea of a daytime strip version,| Show,” aired from the 1957 Radio
with the web bringing it in as the) ryhibition at Earle Court to mark
replacement for the Bob Crosby,the 2ist anniversary. of BBC-TY,
show. | wallowed’ listlessly. along digging
Idea is a good one, for it has all; up memoirs of bygone days. Then
the ingredients for a series of.run-! Jack Benny came on. After his

via fPeters, Marpessa Dawn,
Dancers, Eric Robinson’s Orch,
others. .

Producer: Ernest Maxin —

Designer: George Djurkovic

75 Mins., Wed. (Aug 28), ‘8 p.m.

BBC-TV from London

Andrews, McDonald Hobley, Syl-
George Mitchell Singers, Show

_|bizarre programming to say the
‘least.

VARIETY

SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE 4-5
With Johnny Andrews, Leé Hall,| 7
Ben Wendkos, Francey Lane, Tel F llo U C 7 t .
various guests | : Ds - =
Producers: Patricia Farrar, Roone € oO WwW p Oommen
Ariedge — -_
Exec. producer? George Heinemann ” , o-+-+4-
Director: Marshall Stone
210 Mins.: Sun., 8 a.m,
WRCA-TYV, N. ¥, ;
More or less a general catch-all
when it debuted last June, WRCA-
TYy’s “Sunday’s Schedule” is still a
hodge-podge of children’s cartoons,
religious talks, interviews and oc-|
ecasional sags, It represents

Wednesday, September. 4, 1957

The Open Mind

“The Open Mind,” NBC-TV’s
Sunday noon discussior program
which has tackled any number of
‘controversial subjects, trained its
sights on video itself last weekend
(1) and came up with one of the
most stimulating stanzas on this
series, The topic, “TV and Chil-
dren,” was in the hands of three

panelists, Dr. Robert Goldenson,
Hunter College Psychology Pro-
fessor; Dr. Frederick Wertham,
psychiatrist, and Harriet Van
Horne, the N. Y. World-Telegram’s
video critic.

After a quiet opening by .mod-
erator Richard Heffner, the show

Show’s other guest was Ved
Mehta, a blind, 23-year-old Hindu
student and author of “Face to
Face.” Handicap here was that
Mehta had been away from home
for seven years and appeared to
be out-of-touch with thinking in
India. Nevertheless, he gave intel-
ligent answers “under Wingate’s
gentle prodding. At least, in this
.Stance, the interrogator varied his
pitch to,get a litle variety in the
questions and answers. .

_ There’s nothing more intriguing,
and frequently entertaining, then
seeing a man on “the hot seat,”
particularly if he has something to
Say. On the other hand, “Night
Beat” can be deadly and tiresome
when it does nothing more than

Emcee Johnny Andrews is
an affable guide for tne three
hours and a Half Sabbath morning
session but the wide range of sub-
jects that pass before the cameras
are beyond anyone’s ability to
pilot smoothly.

' Particularly incongruous was the|
use of a piano-and-song bit direct-
ly following a religious talk. Sec-}
onds after Dr. Judah Washer, of

ning stories that should find a loyal| appearance the show warmed up
housewife audience, along with the | into a zippy piece of entertainment.
added curiosity that following a:Together with Gisele MacKenzie,
court action always provides. And he supplied laugh after laugh for
CBS was taking no chances with! almost 30 minutes, capping his suec-
the preem case a beaut tn, terms) cess with a hilarious violin duet
the kidnapping of a six-year-old by | Pith Miss MacKenzie on “Getting
his natural mother from a devoted} ° . .
couple with whom the child had}, The show opened with a bevy of
been left five years earlier. It’s| beauties lined up on a birthday
not only topical in light of the} cake type dais to the music of “A
Ellis case and others of its kind,; Pretty Girl Is. Like a Melody.” It
but a natura! tearjerker. looked like blossoming into a first

There’s also a plus value in|rate tv offering, but the pace came
terms of the show’s production set-| right down to a halt when Leslie
up: Virtuaily all the action is set} Mitchell, who was in at the start
in a simulated courtroom, with the}of BBC-TV, began reminiscing
studio audience comprising spec-| about the old days. It was nostalgia
tators and jury (who afterwards | Hele the word go. He brought on

|

the Teaneck, N. J., Jewish Center,
concluded _a serious discussion on
the meaning of the preparatory
month preceding the High Holy
Days. Andrews and Francey Lane
were whamming out the lyrics of
“Side by Side.” That was typical
of the abrupt. programming. For
there was seldom a smooth bridge
that led from one thing to an-
other.

Another curious element was an
interview with Thomas L. Hickey,
a New York Teamsters Union of-
ficial who plans to run against
James R. Hoffa for the presidency
of the International: Brotherhood
of Teamsters. Obviously, what
Hickey had to say would be Page
One news. And tossing Hickey
into “Portrait,” where Ben Wend-
kos sketches and interviews his
guest simultaneously, was equiva-
lent to burying him in the finan-
cial section. He would have been
a much more appropriate subject
for “Meet the Press,” for example,
with experienced labor reporters
making with the queries,

Lee Hall reads the news on the
hour and half-hour with no par-
ticular distinction. Among ,other
guests on this- morning. marathon
were author Robert Paul Smith
who brought along his two sons,
Danny, 11, and Joe, 9. This was
an amusing bit that served to dem-
onstrate what small boys carry in
their pockets. It also added up

vote a verdict). The attorneys in| Helen McKay to do a repeat per-
the telecast and the judge are real-!formance of “Here’s Looking , At
life barristers, only the witnesses; You,” the song she sang. back in
and plaintiffs and defendants are| 1936 to introduce the first program.
actors, and the entire show pro-|Then Mitchell wasted some time
gresses along on an ad lib basis,}showing an early tv camera, and
with the cast groomed in the par-; demonstrating how prompters
ticulars of the case but without ac-;} worked in the “old days”’And so
tual speaking lines. it went on—more names, places
Added element is the presence|and people, until finally two tv
of Jim McKay, CBS newsman and| announcers did a mediocre song |
sportscaster, as a sort of narrator,/anq dance routine together.
dressed in the role of a reporter, Eami “ _
who “monitors” the trial from a/ ° 22monn Andrews took over as
“press room” and who cuts in the| emcee. and the dreary story un-
station break and commercials|folded some more, with one very
during “recesses” in the trial, as|bright spot when dusky Martessa
well as updating the story. McKay|Dawn raised the temperature sev-
handles his assignment smoothly,!eral degrees with a sizzling song
but his part calls for him to cut infamd dance on “That’s Love.” Miss
too often over the courtroom ac-} MacKenzie, inspired by Benny’s
tion, which holds interest even|ilead, gave out with some very
when it's a discussion between| pleasant vocalistics on “I’m So
judge and attorneys. a Lucky to Be Me,” “Are You Havin’
Cast does a fine job, with the;Any Fun?” “Cockeyed :Optimist,”
attorneys, Spencer Pinkham andjand “Stay As Sweet As You Are.”
Abraham Harkavy, turning:in com-}|The orchestral accompaniments
Fletely realistic and expert jobs,}throughout were of the highest
and ditto Arthur P.. McNulty, the/standards, but production lacked
judge. Cast of witnesses were also| pace. ‘Bary.

topflight, particularly Florence
WABC-TV Cookin’ With

Stanley as a housemaid for the
Oil Heat Sponsor Coin

foster parents, Eugene Wood as a
Six oil-heat associations have

doctor friend of the family and
Lenka Peterson as the mother of
the child. All Gene Burr’s produc-
tion credits, along with the direc-
tion by Byron Payl, were expertly
handled, han... |joined together for a $50,000, 13-
week multiple-participation. buy on
WABC-TV, N. Y., under which as
“Your Local Oil,Heat Dealer” they
will sponsor the Janet ‘Tyler
weather strip three times a week,
as well as participations on “The
Falcon,” “Hawkeye,”. “Midwest
Hayride” and “The Night Show.”
Campaign presumably was
launched because of Con Edison’s
expanding use of television in its
pitch for gas heating. Six associ-
ations are Better Heat With Oil
Council, New York Oil Heat Assn.,
director Charlies Shaw, who made | Oi Heat Institute of Long Island,|
the trip with Vanda, acted as mod-! Westchester Oil Trade Assn.,
erator. Panelists included George ‘Bronx Oil Trades. Assn. and Fuel’
Furness, U.S. attorney now prac-.Oil Distributors of New Jersey.| Harrison, Ethel Merman and Louis
ticing in Japan, and Tatuso Shiba-! Agency is Goold & Tierney. -Armstrong starred.
ta. editor of the English edition of | .
Mainichi, Tokyo newspaper. There ;

wes no hedging : Kukla’s Cu rt ain

Shaw gave a good briefing of the :
Cave at the outset. He stated that
anything that jeopardized the good
relations now existing etween the Burr Tillstrom refused to. play it for a weepy departure. There
Shope rantties was a serious thr eat was an uncommonly large studio audience for this chapter (30),
been. “previous incidents ere had and not one of them had a lump in his throat. Even Kuke and
were to he expected with an army | Ollie, who can get sentimental with the best of ’em, not only bore
0: occupation. This one, he said | stiff upper lips but carried on with such buoyancy they made it
was blown up and sensationalized| S¢e™ downright festive. Shere +s “ae
py the U.S. press. KFO’s finale to 10 years on tv epitomized the spiritedness and
\. language barrier was respon-| Consistent good taste that has made this show a video masterpiece
sibie for an- unfortunate misunder- ever since television’s diaper days. Maybe it would have been dif-
standing. Shibata continued. It} ferent if the Kuklapolitans hadn’t had someplace else to go, but
arose when a U.S. newspaper said} surely it wouldn’t have been maudlin. se .
“the case was being thrown to the The little folks scurried about their television stage for the last
dogs.” The Nipponese construed} time seeming ta prepare for some new project, and it unfolded
the term “dogs” as a noncompli-}| piecemeal that they’re Broadwaybound in November. One could
- mentary reflection on them. , . have guessed it from Ollie’s entrance. He scanned the studio audi-
Shibata and Furness appeared} ence, as though counting the house, and*piped, “At $6.50 a head—
to have different ideas 7” the fun- wow!" :
amentais of Japanesé law. Fur-} Beulah Witch, Fletcher Rabbit, Madame Oglepuss and of course
Cen ed was influenced. by} Fran Allison all were there, and those who couldn’t make it asked
jurisprudence “Shibata Guimed it| © be remembered. Mostly, though, the three principals held the
stemmed from Napoleonic law.| Screen. Fran started it, and the other two joined in, on a charming
Both thought Girard stood a better} Version of “Our Love Is Here To Stay” with a singular, apt switch
chance in a Japanese court than| i the lyrics: “... . the radio and the telephone and the tv that
: we know are only passing fancies and: in time may go... .”
To close, the three chimed in again to sing a variation of their
theme song, promising to be back. Fran smiled, Kukla. waved his.
little hand and Ollie his magnificent tooth. It won’t be like tele-
vision anymore without them,

ing “Where Did You. Go? Out.
/What Did You Do? Nothing:
~ +lb.

CRONIN NOVEL SET
FOR DUPONT SERIES

First television adaptation of an
A. J. Cronin’ novel is set for the
duPont “Show. of the Month” spec
series on CBS-TV. Novel is “Be-
yond This Place” and is. due. for
presentation Nov. 25 as the third
in the duPont, series and the second
of six Talent Associates productions
in the: series. -
“Beyond This: Place,” adapted
for video by Vance Bourjaily, is the

GIRARD CASE
With Charles Shaw ~
Producer: Charles Vanda
30 mins., Sun. 3.30 p.m.
WCAU-TY, Philadelphia

“The Girard Case” was filmed,in
Japan as a special program by
WCAU-TVW’s veepee in charge of
production, Charles Vanda, during
his tour of the island. Debut of the
show here was hypoed by being
siotted on the eve of the GI’s trial.
An extra shot in the arm was cali-
ber of the panel. Station’s news

to free his father from prison. Cast-
ing hasn’t begun on the show yet,
but Dave Susskind will produce,
with Michael Abbott as. associate
producer. Talent Associates’ first
entry for duPont, on Oct. 28, will

the Pauper.” Opening duPont show
Sept. 29 will be “Crescendo,” with
Paul Gregory producing and Rex

eee yep enw eee AR

before a U.S. court-martial.
Program was lensed in station
JOKR. Tokyo. WCAU-TV received
sock response in calls and wires.
‘Gagh, —

ogist.

to a nice plug for Smith’s bestsell- .

story of a young Irishman who fights t

be Mark Twain’s “The Prince andi

|over and over again. Considering
the wealth of material available, |

| personal liberalism on the sereen),

Les. . } unnecessary letdown.

developed into a_hardhitting in-
tellectual scrap with Wertham and
Goldenson in opposite corners
while Miss Van Horne tossed in a
few sharp jabs in aid of Wertham.
Latter tossed a series of bombs at
tv, charging the industry with be-
ing “captive” of strictly commer-
cial interests and without social
responsibilify. He tagged “Super-
man” the most “corrupting” of all
kid shows and called the upcoming
flock of westerns on tv as

crime shows in cowboy costumes.:|

Wertham is a firm believer that
violence on tv. is a malignant in-
fluence on children.

Goldenson acted as video’s apol-
White deploring the heavy
accent on violence, he contended
that video opened all. sides of life
to children. He said that a net-
work, at his suggestion, recently
cut out a suicide episode from one
of its nighttime dramas, pointing
to that as-a sample of the tv in-
dustry’s sense of. responsibility.
Miss Van Horne,. on the other
hand, complained that there was

‘too much gore 29 the-tv afternoon

schedules. The steady diet of
blood and murder, she thought,
had made the younger generation
insensate to viglence. ‘
Heffner got in a plug for tv by
spotlighting the fact that the in-
dustry permitted such a searching
examination of itself on the “Open
Mind” show Herm.

Night Beat '
For the second time, “Night
Beat” on WABD-DuMont last week

| (28) had a chance to dig up some

interesting, behind-the-scenes facts
about.the film biz and muffed it’
completely. The first time was
when Mike Wallace (then still run-
ning the show) had the-N.Y. Times’
Bosley Crowther in the witness
chair and—by his own admission—.
missed by a mile.

Second time came last. week,
when circuit operator Harry Brandt
faced interrogator John Wingate.
As far as Brandt was concerned,
the sshow was okay. He’s a glib
talker who makes his point per-
suasively. Best of all, being a vet
in the business, he knows what.
he’s talking about, and sounds it,
00.

Instead of going after the type
of question uniquely within the
scope of a theatre operator—ques-
tions which could be both interest-
ing and embarrassing—Wingate
got stuck on the Confidential
scandal mag topic, and he clung
to it with stubborn tenacity, de-
termined to make a point which
Brandt was unwilling to make. It
appeared that Wingate wanted
Brandt to say he wouldn't book.a
picture in which a player “fea-
tured” in Confidential was. cast.
Brandt insisted that he wasn’t try-
ing to play God, but was only
selling the best entertainment
available. He said he wasn’t con-
cerned with individual reputations,
ubless the performers were “flaunt-
ing” their at-home behavior.

Line of conversation was okay
and interesting, but it quickly
paled when Wingate kept harping
on the subject, eliciting from
Brandt essentially the same reply,

it’s amazing that ‘Night Beat”
managed to keep the show in such
narrow confines,

Brandt interview eventually got
out of the Confidential rut and cov-
ered the Catholic National Legion
of Decency (of which Brandt said
he wasn’t afraid), the purchase and
showing of Soviet and other Com-
mie-made films, *‘message’’-pix and
the public’s attitude tawards them
(Brandt said Dore Schary had
made a mistake by “practicing” his

etc. All in all, “Night Beat” wasted
a potentially good and controver-
sial guest, and the blame rests
squarely en Wingate. It was an

try to reach for sensationalism in
someone else’s gutter. ,
: Hift.

Ed Sullivan Show

Ed Sullivan’s CBS-TV outing
Sunday (1) was a medley of sports,
music, illusion and femme pulchri-
tude showcased by a mishmash of
pros and non-pros. The non-pro
regiment was recruited from the
Air Force in its fourth annual show:
biz display for Sullivan. -

_ The boys in blue (there was one
distaffer who delivered an okay
rendition -of “Tammy”) were
spotted throughout in a variety of
-Stints that ranged from a record
act to tapping to crooning to a big
band display. Best that can be
said about ’em all is that they
were ehergetic. .Also from the
non-pro ranks were the male and
femme vocalist winners of a Chi-
eago Tribune talent quest. The
boy’s “So In Love” and the gal’s
“My Hero” were par for the course.
The main femme display came
from a quickie looksee -of 22 Miss
America contestants. They raced

{passed the camera flashing bright

teeth and attractive maps. .
Best of the pros was Richiardi.
In two separate stints<‘he racked
up the. biggest score with his il-
lusion trickery. It’s .a tponotch
yaudeo turn. Danny Dillon came
off neatly with his vocal carbons

‘of cartoon characters and the rock

*n’ roll combo, The Del-Vikings,
hit the kind of beat that probably
pleased fhe teenage viewers. Nip-
sey Russell, a lammister from Har-
lem’s Baby Grand and Apollo
Theatre, rehashed some old-mate-
rial for his first try on the show,

Sullivan’s crush on the sports
world continued with a briefie in-

‘'terview with heavyweight champ

Floyd. Patterson. and intros of
Washington Senators’ belter Roy
Sievers and Sal Maglie who had
been. shifted from the Brooklyn
Dodgers to the New York Yankees
earlier in the day. A q. and a.
bull-session’ with Joe DMaggio,

‘Mickey Mantle and Willy Mays

pitted against sports scribes Jee
Trimble (Daily News), #yank Gra-
ham (Journal-Ameriecan) and
Jimmy Cannon (Post) rounded out
the sports display. It wasn’t very
enlightening. Gros.

Sheldon At Noon

Herb Sheldon is a pleasant fel-
law, a bright one too, but he’s not
equipped to perform the type of.
ageressive interviewing done on
“Night Beat,” a popular feature on
the same tv station. Nor is the
time of day or the circumstances.
in which he appears on, WABD,
New York, conducive to achieving

“the moment of truth.”

Sheldon’s -regular Friday fea-
ture on his daily strip, “Sidewalk
Interviews,” was. given a hew Name
and a slight and relatively in-
significant variation last week (30)
when the friend of the kid and
hbausfrau alike was asked to de-

‘viate from a format of interview-

ing ordinary passersby to concen-
trate on city officials. His prin-
cipal guest on the new “Day Beat” ©
was Sanitation Dept Deputy Com-
missioner Frank Doyle: and the
topic was a cleaner New York.
Sheldon’s questions were broad
and not geared for controversy.
It's as much the fault of the fis-
concerting street atinosphere as
well, with people milling about but
hardly paying attention to ‘the vis-
a-vis taking place in front of the
station’s 67th St. studios.

- To tall the new inclusion on
“Sheldon at Noon,” “Day Beat”
seems only an effort on the sta-
tion’s part to capitalize on the
“Night Beat” name. There is
about as much similarity between
what Sheldon is’ called to do on

‘Friday afternoons and what Mike

Wallace made famous: after dark
as there is between day and night.

ey

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

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Storzs WDGY Dressing Up Kids

RADIO-TELEVISION

_ Minneapolis, Sept. 3. +

Aimed at combatting juvenile |
delinquency problems, now so!
much in limelight here and else-!
where, Storz’s WDGY radio cam-!
paign, just launched, is called
“DRESS RIGHT, FEEL RIGHT};
AND ACT RIGHT.”

In the belief that a properly ;
dressed teenager wilt be more
likely to conduct himself proper-
ly under all circumstances, the sta-
tion is using over the air a series
of top recording artists’ recorded }
announcements emphasizing the;
importance of neat attire.

Among those who are cooperat.
ing in the campaign to the exten ; ,
of contributing the announcements ! and from | the Mayor's office
are Nat King Cole, Johnny Des-! each individual time a child is
mond, the Four Aces, the Crew, :
Cuts, Andy Williams, Joni James! So_ what happened? Next
snd Robin. Hood | omnitee Society Skim Sim

In various ways the announce-} why he hadn’t secured permite
ments, addressed to young people, for the appearance of moppets
try to convince the listeners that} White and Duke.
if they “dress right and feel right” i -
the chances are they'll “act right.”

Station also is attracting atten-
tion with other drives. One such,
called “Onveration Flaglift,” aims i
to place an American flag in every :
home and business establishment. i . Chicago, Sept. 3.
Proceeds from flag kits’ sales will. Bill Ryan, program director of

be turned over to the Sister Kenny , WBBM-TV here ever since 1953
foundation. Bakery route men are ; when CBS ‘purchased ‘the station

delivering the kits free. :
WDGY also is -broadeasting: from Balaban & Katz, was pink
gratis frequent spot announcement «slipped last Friday (30), an eventu-
pleas for contributions to ane ‘ality which the trade had been an-
to help finance the fin Cities’... 4. 7
new educational tv station. t ticipating for several months. It's
been an open secret for some time

ee te | ‘that Ryan was not being consid-
‘Conquest’ Kicking Off

‘ered in the longrange plans of H.
. . ! Lestie Atlass, veep of the CBS ‘o&o.
With Prized Footage On | Replacing Ryan as ‘program di-
° rn: , irector and doubling’ as executive
Simons’ Balloon Ascent,
CBS-TV will kick off its series ; Frank Atlass. Scott Young, a direc-
of “Conquest” science specials Dec.; tor, has been promoted to his ay’
1 with exclusive footage of Air|sistant. and assistant director Bill

Force Major David Simons’ record: Robbins was upped to. director.
balloon- ascent into outer space.}Gearge Ramsby, talent’ director,

Mind Your Homework

When “Eye on New York”
host Bill Leonard did a recent
show on child actors, he in-
vited CBS-TV casting director
Robert Dale Martin to appear
on the show, along with mop-
pets Tommy White and Patty
Duke, latter pair giving the
children’s viewpoint. Martin,
in discussing the responsibili-
ties of the networks in hiring
children, emphasized the ne-
cessity of having permission
: from the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children

BILL RYAN AXED AS
WBBM-TV PGM. HEAD

| Lewis Sets Talent For

As Curb on Juve Delinquency |

‘| Steers. 8& Shenfield. Palmer is set

i producer is the station’s fast-rising |.

Longterm Blurb Pacts

With the new season just abou
set. to roll, series of longterm
pacts for the. commercial side of
the business were set last week by

Mary Margaret. McBride,
son. and. Ball Malone. .
. Miss McBride will do Easy
+Glamur blurbs for the Grey agency,
along with Bristol-Myers plugs for
Theradan for Doherty, Clifford,

}to handle Florida Citrus commer-
cials for Benton & Bowles and
Vitalis commercials for Bristol-
Myers on.the NBC-TY¥-NCAA foot-
| ball games. He may also do the
pre-gdme -pro football show on

CBS will clear him (due to his

van was set for a one-year deal as
Frigidaire spokeswoman, live and
film, and .also for the Rexall com-
mercials on the Oct. 13 “Pinocchio”
|] spec on NBC, Malone signed a one-
year deal to handle Falstaff Beer

‘|eommercials, while Miss Johnson

is set to do Bon Ami blurbs.
Lewis also set up the deal be-

| tween CBS-TV and Cypress .Gar-

|dens for the two-day coverage of
the World Water Ski -Champion-
ships Sept. 14 and 15 at Winter
Haven, Fla., with Palmer in to han-
dle the commentary. Richard D.
Pope signed for Cypress Gardens.

| Markey’s 0’Seas Tour As:
Good-Will Ambassador

_ 4Cleveland, Sept: 3.

Sanford Markey, director of
news .and special events, KYW,
KYW-TV, was. named “special
ambassador of good will’’.in a four-
nation trip through Scandinavia by
both Mayor Anthony J. Celebreeze
and Curtis Lee Smith, president of
‘the Cleveland Chamber of Com-
merce.
Markey, flying with Scandina-
vian Airlines, will highlight a
“broadcasting first” in personally
extending greetings to the mayors
of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm,
and’ Helsinki

Network quietly did extensive film-; was given additional duties and; leaders in light of the city’s ex-

ing of the preparations for the as- - status.
cent ard the actual feat itself, and .
is currently editing the footage |
for the show. i

Web has also set Eric Sevareid °
as narrator: of the Monsanto-
Chemical Co.-sponsored series of;
one-hour specials. Sevareid will:
narrate all four shows this season, . | .
and probably the six scheduled for ! HERB Ay {OSCAR)

sisted. by various CBS news cor. ; With Carole Bennett, Satistiers (6),
respondents in the field, since the Don Bondo, Glens 1SES, a!P
show is all-film. ‘Producer: John A. Stearns

CBS got its exclusive footage of -¢9 Mins.; Mon.-thru-Fri., 10 a.m.
Major Simons’ record climb (100.-. participating ao
000 feet and 32 hours long) be-; ABC Radio, from:New York
cause “Odyssey” producer Michael. spc Radio, in an attempt to
Sklar saw a major story in the bal-; pour some excitement into net-
loon ascent and secured Air Force : work radio, kicked off its first of
Rim crew ut and shoot the “op: | 2a; chee et Sr Day). the
i PEW -teal shows on Labo ay :
eration. He's got footage of the!“Herb (Oscar) Anderson Show,”
preparations, and of the actual as-!stripped Monday through Friday
cent, and also has gotten an Air from 10 to il in the morning.
Force okay to use stills faken with-: Over the 60-minute
in the capsule of Major Simons: preem show had many engaging
and the various controls. Simons ‘moments, offering tunes and ban-.

| Radio Reviews

ANDERSON

course, |

tending port facilities

underlined by emcee Anderson,
[who -constantly referred to the
Show as “live, fun radio—the Amer-
‘ican Way,” a tagiine which doesn’t
iseem like a good intro to the Mar-
tin Block “Make Bélieye Ballroom”
record show which follows, (Don
MeNeill’s “Breakfast Club”
| cedes).

! Announcer Glenn Riggs was’ on
‘hand for chitchat with Anderson,
both moving fast to intro the heavy
, Music schedule. .

Perhaps with time, with each
;permanent cast member given a
chance to develop a more distinc-
tive air personality, aided by more
| imaginative scripting material, the
:show could move out of the past
waxed groove. '" Horo.

agent Lester Lewis, involving.
ud |
Paimer, Jean Sullivan, Judy John-

CBS-TV for Carter Products if.
NBC football. lineup). Miss Sulli-|;

from Cleveland’s |

pre- |-

footage won't be the only feature!ter with a spontaneity that can't | . or
of the kickoff show, but it will be:be duplicated by records, as well! STUART FOSTER SHOW
the major segment. | ac some real pro talent. Buf it fell! With Alfredo Antonini Orch; Edie

a distinctive flair. It duplicated

a down in two respects: The show in} Adams, guest
‘ABC-TV Plans Extending |

format, flavor and content lacked , Preducer-Director: Dick Teela
‘what has been done so often be-

Daytime in 2:30 Kickoff ;fore."And second, the show tended

fo become somewhat repetitive
ABC-TY. which recently started over the hour span.
utilizing the eable at 3 p.m. daily,! Anderson, the emcee,
is now eyeing a move back into the : Moving at a good clip. Some of his
2:30 period. The step would give‘ banter veered on the silly, over in-
the web programming -from 2:30: 8ratiating side, but it was all in-
through ‘tended to be breezy fun. The music

noon. vat season wee C avant be. {Was in the romantic, standard vein

° . . cv . i
gin telecasting until 5 p.m. -country and western tunes also
Additional time maneuver de-

“ on Bret) were represented.
pends on “Lucky Lady.” Network: Regular vocalists Carole Bennett

plans to start the Walt Framer au-' and The Satisfiers quintet. per-;

dience participationer sometime; formed ably, with a good assist
after “Do You Trust Your Wife”.from the Ralph Hermann Orch.
gets off the ground on Sept. 30 as’ Also the guest vocalist for a week,
the daily 4:30 to 5 entry. “Lady” ; Don Rondo, was a strong asset.
will take the 4 to 4:30 time. :Seme. of the numbers came _ off

“Lady” placement would cut} better than others, with “Bye, Bye,
the new “American Bandstand” | Love,” sung by Carole Bennett and
back to an hour- instead of pres-'Don Rondo, a standout. Weaker
ent hour-and-half a day, leaving it; were “Goody, Goody,” sung by
only the 3 to 4 time. But the web: “iss, Bennett and Honeycomb’
hopes it can start “Bandstand” | DY The Satisfiers,.But there was

coverage at 2:30 and have it segue enough music, including the in-

into “Lady” at 4. :

6D aan? ” ‘popular tastes.
Bandstand” emanates from; " Additionally, there was some

said that it would not be difficult , signals and ( ’

|

kept things

although rock ’n’ roll and novelty.

strumental variety, to satisfy most

fashions, but that

j Writer: Marianna Norris
125 Mins.: Thurs., 10:05 p.m.
CBS Radio, from New York
Baritone Stuart Foster has a
nice, easily paced. 25-minute show
lgoing fot -him on CBS Radio
Thursday nights. It’s been on the
web for about a year, but .a few
Saturdays. ago, WCBS, network’s
New ‘York flag cleared for a taped
replay Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. When
theard last session (Aug..31) the
'singer acquitted himself smoothly,
| and was helped in no mean way by
the Alfredo Antonini aggregation.
Scribe. Marianna Norris gave the
sponsorless singer the kind of dia-
log that rings of old time sustain-
ing musical shows on radio, quiet,
a little too formally informal, but
nevertheless with a pleasant low
key -character. Foster, who sings

well but speaks with less certainty, :

sang over half a-dozen songs last
i week that were from the better
Broadway stagings of the last
decade, songs such as “I Haye
Dreamed” (“King and 1”) and
“Accustomed to Her Face” (“My
Fair Lady”). He has a perfectly
;pnatural voice that sometimes is
lreminiscent of Frank Sinatra.
| Guest bit with Edie Adams was in-

to change the pickup hours be-'aspect on the preem was kept aticonsequential; one of her “Lil

cause the show begins locally at:a minimum. Done from New York’s

2:30. lRitz Theatre, the live aspect was

Abner” tunes. was heard on record.

e

| Wednesday, September 4, 1957
TV-Radio. Production Centres
-Kadio. rroduction Centres
IN NEW YORK CITY... |
Scenic designer Howard Barker back from Detroit after doing the art
direction on a new group of film commercials announcing the new
Mercury models for the Ed Sullivan show ... Bulova inked Bud Collyer
to handle commercials, film spots and general on-the-air promotion
for the company « , . Nick Vanoff, associate producer of the Steve

Allen show, has been holding down the production reins for the past
four weeks while Bill Harbach vacationed. Vanoff will also produce the

|show’s Sept. 22 Coast origination . .. Dick Bledget, son of Cornelia

Otis Skinner, joined WCBS as a director, and will handle the “Jim
Lowe’s Hideaway” show . .. Marion Marlowe makes her first appear-
ance since her recent illness on the Ed Sullivan show Sunday (8), ful-
filling her Aug. 4 date on the show which was cancelled when she was
hospitalized two days before the telecast ... Joe Meyers, manager of
NBC news, off for a month-long business-vacation trip through Europe
... ABC news editor Marty Luray and his wife Edith, NBC newsroom
coordinator, sai: for Europe Sept. 13 for an extended freelancing tour
..» Carol Reed, WCBS-TV weathergirl, signed for a featured spot on
“The Adventures of Terry Tell Time” stanza preeming Sept. 28 on
WRCA-TV. Show features the Bunin puppets ... WCBS broke in a

‘new station theme song this week, “All Day, Every Day,” with music

by David Hughes, Charlie Grean arranged arid conducted the disk, with
the Ray Charles Singers featured.

Charles N. Hill, “Person to Person” director, goes “legit” again in

‘October; he’ll produce and direct a play for charity for his parish, the

St. Andrews Episcopal Church of Hartsdale, N.Y., with the production
to.be staged at the Westchester Little Theatre in White Pfains ...
Phil Silvers shooting location footage at Yankee Stadium for a baseball
episode to be telecast World Series week and featuring a number of
Yankee players ... Bill Leonard returns as: moderator of WCBS’ -‘“‘Let’s
Find Out” Sunday (8) .... Carl Ward, national manager of CBS-TV sta-
tion relations, to Europe Friday (6) for a four-week business-vacation
trip... Howard Felcher, who’s been producing Barry & Enright’s day-
time “Tie Tac Dough,” steps up to the producer’s spot on the new
nighttime version, while Stan Green, associate producer, becomes pro-
ducer on the daytimer in Felcher’s place . . . William W. Vickery, for-
mer cortroller for Harcourt, Brace & Co., joined Benton & Bowles

-as V.p. in charge of finance and as controller ...CBS director of music

James Fassett back from his annual summer taping tour of Europe's
music festivals ... Agent Blanche Games set a trio of upcoming dra-
matic scripts, Nelson Bond’s “The Night America Trembled" as the
season’s opener for “Studio One” Monday (9); “Night,” an adaptation
by Bill Barrett for “Alcoa Hour” Sept. 22 and Joseph Cochran’s “Ven-
geance” for “Kraft Theatre” Sept. 25. ° .

CBS Radio prez Arthur Hull Hayes back from his six-week European
jaunt ... Norton Bloom, former production managér and director on
CBS-TV’s “The Twentieth Century,” assigned as a director on the
Monsanto “Conquest” specials for thé web .,. Fred Lyons moved from
central division manager to eastern manager of NBC Radia Spot Sales,
and Richard Arbuckle leaves ‘his sales spot in N.Y. to becomé central
division sales manager . . . Ann Thomas back from a three-week
European tour and resumes her roles on “Our Gal Sunday’ and the
Robert Q. Lewis show ... Don Kellerman. switches from -producing
“The Seeking Years” to “Lamp Unto My Feet” on CBS-TV :.. . Phyllis
Seifer exits CBS public affairs to join WPIX as assistant to advertising-.
research-salés: promotion firector Frank Tuoti ... Charles Collingwood.
received the English Speaking Union’s annual Better Understanding
Award for 1957... Ed Bleier, for five years an ABC-TV and WABC-TV

|salesmian is switching fields to beeome a vicepresident with the Tex

McCrary public relations firm; since leaving ABC-TV last year Bleier
was prexy of Commercials Performances Index, research company...
Jim Sondheim becomes national. sales manager at WAAT, Newark ....

| yan Bart’s Yiddish WATV afternoon skow returns to the air Tuesday
fit (10) ‘

.-. Tony Randall was quizzed on WABD’s “Entertainment Press
Conference” last night (Tues.) , ... Dean. Hunter, WMGM jock, vacation-
ing for two weeks at the Jersey shore :.. Peter Tripp,-same job, same
station, just returned from his respite .., Janies T. Ownby, Mutual’s
newly-appointed* field director of station relations, as of Labor Day
visited 20 cities in 22 days, talking to MBS affiliate owners, attending
three regional broadcasters’ meetings ... Miriam (Mickey) Brookman,
administrative assistant to MBS’ publicity director Hal Gold, has been
upped to publicity promotion writer. '

John Wingate of WABD’s “Night Beat” added to the permanent cast
of the station’s upcoming “Art Ford’s'‘Greenwich Village Party.” His
role will be that of interviewer and assistant emcee ... Mutual is using its
original network system cue again “This is Mutual—the world’s largest
network” .. . WLIB is carrying a 15. minute broadcast every night this
week from the National Urban League annual conference, convened
from Monday (2) to Friday (5), in Detroit. Edward S, Lewis, exec direc-
tor of the League of Greater N.Y., is emceeing the program broadcast
at 7:30 p.m. ... Mutual will kick off its second year of broadcasting the
Notre Dame games on Sept. 28 with Pontiac division of General Motors
picking up the tab.’ ¢

°

|IN HOLLYWOOD ...

Cy Howard is bounding back info tv as writer-producer of the four
or six soows Dean Martin will do for Chesterfield on NBC-TY this
season. He has been luxuriating in Paris the past two years . . . Lou
Edelman, who'll have four shows going on three networks this fall,
doesn’t believe the comics can “ride” the cowboys off the air. He is
perhaps more responsible than any other packager-producer for the
rash of westerns due to the success off his “Wyatt Earp” series...
Claude Dauphin, the French stage and tv star, is cooling on telefilms.
“Paris Precinct,’ in which he is starred and is part-owner with Matty
Fox and: Louis Jourdan, has returned him not a sou in residuals al-
though the series ahs been around for the sixth time in some markets.
Shrugs Dauphin, “residuals, what are they?” ... The writers are
getting their lumps these days. Erle Stanley Gardner is said to have
nixed more thah a dozen scripts for “Perry Mason” before he found
one he liked, and an adventure series producer tossed out scripts that
cost him $22,000 in writer fees ... Jerry Lewis denies heatedly he'll
guest on the General Motors Jubilee spec Nov. 17. Dean Martin is a
definite booking ...-Studio Film Service and the tv commercial sub-
sidiary of Filmasters were merged into Filmercial Productions fon the
filming of commercials for tv ... NBC-TV press head Casey Shawhan
having trouble keeping up with the Jones’s on his staff, three of them

IN CHICAGO...

Hal Stein has added WGN-TV’s “Bandstand Matinee” to his free«
lance producing chores ., . Jim Conway and WBBM-TV exec producer
Frank Atlass leaves Sunday’(8) for the Mediterranean to make a film
for the Naval Air Reserve . . . Don Marcotte, musical director of
WMAQ-WNBQ, recovering from surgery in Mother Cabrini Hospital
... Marvin H. .Astrin; ex-Tatham-Laird, joined national division of
WGN’s radio sales staff ... FM station WFMT has added 30 hours
a week to its schedule, signing on at 6:30 a.m. and off at 1 a.m. Same
policy of no pops or semi-classical music .. .Bob Grant now a regular
member of WBBM's “Gold:Coast Show” ... WNBQ's garden editor,
John Ott, to address Second World Orchid Conference in Honolulu,
Sept. 22... Richard Arbuckle -named central] division sales manager
of NBC radio vice Fred Lyons who moved to New York for the post.

(Continued on page 50) .

Wednesday,’ September 4, 1957 ae LARIETY _ 45
_ me ‘ ’ -_ . ~ : :

“YOUNG MAN,

Cas

AUR Tt) Ta

ime

SOAP OPERAS?”

"We're sorry; ma’am. You've been a faithful listener for years. But there just wasn’t any
reom for them: in our plans for’ the future. At American Radio we're programing for

.today’s new: audience —_ the on-the-go housewife who’ S busier than ever, and who has
formed new listening habits; So out go soap operas.

“What's taking their: place?” you. ask. Live music, t that’s what — and here’s why:

1. Soap Operas have dropped: 37% i in share of radio audience.*
2. 60.8% of today’ s housewives listen. to music, while only 34.8% listen to soap operas.**
3. ‘Night TV satisfies the. demand for drama.***

That’s why American i is sold on the new live Herb Oscar Anderson Show, 10-11 every
weekday. It’s live,. top-tune music ; vee live singers... live orchéstra, It’s fun radio,

‘

and it’s what today’ S young housewife wants.

*A>C. Nielsen *
**RAB Survey of Radio and Houseivives, March 1957
***Pure logic -

zs wh O wea ht te eae

46 RADIO-TELEVISION

Wednesday, September 4,.1957-

| dissimilar nature do nof run inte
tthe “best” problem, but most. syi-
dicated properties are in the ac-
tion-adventure vein broadly aimed
at the same mass audience.

B
Aussie TY
ums CONntinued from page 38 ——

is about $400, plus $10 for a li-
cense, which goes into the govern-
‘Ient’s coffers. Retail stores are]
presently securing trade via the
}hire purchase route, putting a set
‘tinto a client’s home on a low de-
posit and a weekly payoff of
around $5 which naturally puts tv
| within the reach of the average
this type of prestige entry. Be-| Aussie householder. The Admiral
lief is that the local sponsors most | set, manufactured on. license here
able to afford “big” shows are the {from the U.S. pattern, is currently
strictly-local variety of “prestige” |among the top sellers.
sponsors who have to be most care-
ful in their syndicated buying. The
local banks and utilities, it’s felt,
would hop at the chance to sponsor
this type of prestige show.

Additionally, the network has|.
been encouraged by the local sta-
tion response to- spot-news one-
shots like its Khrushchev and Tito
interviews, as well as indie one-
shots like “Camera*Inside Russia,”
the 60-minute filmed tour of Rus-
bia by Los Angeles . businessman
Myron Zobel which picked up sev-
eral sales last year. ,

Web doesn’t expect to recoup
all its costs with the syndicated re-
runs, but even getting. back part
of the original outlayavill serve to |
encourage bigger and better en-
tries in the future, it believes.

‘Double Bills’
ouble Bills
@—. Continued from page 2 =

can ‘be advantageous. Buf when
selling is keyed ta local and region-
al adertisers—such as the Ziv and
Television Programs of America
operations—concentrating on more
| than*one show has its pitfalls. The
local or regional advertiser in most
instances can only select one show,
and agency and sponsors, for an-
‘other reason, expect the show be-
ing pitched to be the best offered
by the particular syndication house.

Of course shows of a completely

iid Stuf Radio TV

Chicago Sun-Times, in borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, hag
dropped its daily radio listings to avail space for Paul Molloy's new
daily tv column, “It’s the Moljoy.” With John Crosby’s syndicated cols
umn discontinued except for the Sunday edition, the Marshall Field
‘paper has expanded Molloy’s chore from thrice weekly to a six-day
{full double-column. Radio is now represented in the sheet only in a
three-inch listing of highlights.

New column wfil carry reviews, personality profiles, and inside cove

~

WBBM-TV's Pix Buy

wa Continued from pase 33 see

rival, WGN-TV, via NTA’s film|but neither has so far come in
network stanza, “Premiere Per-. ee ne eae, nee has the
” Phe station, which has the

The bay Ne being ana de appar-|leanest feature film larder of all,
being the last of the stations here

ently to counter auto dealer Jim | to join the trend, went after the
Moran’s recent rearmament with] “Rocket 50” package too but lost

$500,000 worth potent Warner | Out in the bargaining.

Bros. titles for the hot Sunday
“Odyssey’

night skirmishes. Moran's ‘Cour-
aman Continued from page 32

Molloy, who took over the Sun-Times desk from Lucia Carter last
January, is being given a king-size buildup by the paper in the trade,
He has recently returned from visits to both coasts and is being sent
to the origination centres again in November. Molloy came to the
Sun-Times from the Scripps-Howard Commercial-Appeal in Memphis,
where he wrote a tv column for three years, and ‘prior to that he was
a Time-Life staffer.

tesy Theatre” on WGN-TV “had
held dominion of the period for
several years and began slipping
only last January when WBBMz-
TV’s pix started making inroads.
Since then its been a dogfight
every week.

Surprising aspect to the pur-
chase is that the CBS station, on
the face of it, is the least hard up
for old Hollywood product. Only
last November, WBBM-TV stocked
itself with the MGX arsenal of 723
pictures at a total cost of about $2,-
500,000. Presumably these were to
have provided seven solid years of
firstruns (at the rate of two a
week), with a three-year supply of
dynamite attractions. .

The “Rocket 50” deal tips off to
the station’s disenchantment with
the alleged highpoweredness of
the MGM big guns. Although 39 of |
the NTA 50 have already -been
shown here, feeling appears to
be that there’s still plenty of
potency in titles like ‘“Guadal-
canal Diary,” “Forever Amber,”
“Grapes of Wrath,” “Leave Her to
Heaven,” and “Gentlemen's Agree-
ment.” The film buy is to be a
multi-run deal for three years, and
NTA’s Jonnie Graff, who’s instru-
menting it here, claims the pack- |
age is bringing a higher price
than the .previous “Rocket 86”
bundle of firstruns.

The NTA features, in among
some of the MGM powerhouse
titles, will be slotted against such
“Courtesy Theatre” offerings as
“Casablanca,” “Johnny Belinda,”
“Key Largo,” and “Sergeant
York.” The other two Windy City
Stations, NBC’s WNBQ and ABC’s
WBKB, are also pitting feature
films in the Sunday night battle

NBC-TV is staging a closed-circuit “preview” of its fall season té-
day (Wed.) for affiliates and the press, with originations in New York
and the Coast. It’s a one-hour show, scripted by Arnie Rosen & Cole:
man J. acoby, with Ton Naud producing the colorcast.

Participating will be Steve Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Perry Como,
Dinah Shore, Eddie Fisher, George Gobel, Tennessee Ernie Ford,
Robert Young and William Bendix. NBC prexy Bob Sarnoff arid exec
v.p.’Bob Kintner will also do on-camera stints.

New Line of Command

At Erwin Wasey, R&R

In Formalizing Merger |

Merger of Erwin, Wasey and
Ruthrauf & Ryan ad agencies into
the new Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff
& Ryan operation (that’s the for-
‘mal title), with their estimated
combined billings of $80,060;000,.
was formalized over the weekend.
Erwin, Wasey prexy Dave Williams
‘takes on the presidency of the new
company, with R&R board chair-
man Robert M: Watson- becoming.
chairman of the board of the new
j agency.
| EF. Kenneth Beirn, R&R presi-
dent, becomes EWR&R senior v.p.,
while Wasey board chairman
Howard Williams becomes chair-
man ofgthe new financé committee
and, former R&R exec v.p. Roswell
Metzger becomes chairman of the
executive committee: Merger was
consummated via an exchange of
stock of both: companies for the
‘new EWR&R stock.

New agency will sport four exec.
v.p.’s, James B. Briggs and. Jere
Patterson in N.Y., Haakon Groseth
and Larry Northrop in Chicago
and Emmett McGaughey in Los
Angeles. New agency will have
nine other domestic offices plus
overseas branches

CBS-TV has lost its rights to the “Nancy Drew” books after having
done a pilot on the teenage series and gone into additional expenditures
on scripts, etc. Web filmed the pilot last spring, but wasn’t satisfied
and called in Carol Irwin, former producer of “Mama,” to takeover
the project.

Miss Irwin and a scripting staff set up shop and turned out three
new scripts, but by that time rights to the property had elapsed and
}couldn’t be renewed. So for the time being, the “Nancy Drew” series
is out as a possibility for 1958. or :

-

First American broadcast of the performance of the Philharmonia
Hungerica, composed of musicians who escaped from Hungary. during
that country’s uprising last year, will be presented on CBS Radio’s
“World Music’ Festivals” Sept. 15. ,

Broadcast will consist of excerpts from the orchestra’s recent Free-
dom Concert in Vienna, its first performance since its oranization,
‘CBS music director James Fassett, who tapes the “Festivals” shows;

will also interview Peter Scobady, the orchestra’s manager. Fassett

will also make an appeal for assistance for the orchestra, which need¢
financial help and a permanent home.

ee:

Arthur Hanna, in charge of the American Theatre Wing’s radio-ty
division, has set a lineup of guest directors for the Wing’s “Commer-
cials for Radio and Television” workshop course. List includes Lucille
Mason of Compton; Rex Coston of Ogilvy, Benson & Mather; Rusy
| Armbruster of Doherty, Clifford Steers & Shenfield; Chet Gierlach of
McCann-Erickson; Al -Cantwell of BBD&O; Russ Ford of Dancer-Fitz-
gersig Sample; Chuck Kebbe of Ted Bates and Roland Howe of Ruth-
ra yan. .

erage of the business with about one-third per day devoted to local ty,

-

,

NBC’s.

s

ED SULLIVAN ... DAILY NEWS

“If he can continue to lick that murderous nine-hour-per-week
schedule, Jack Paar will emerge as the TV sensation of the
year. So far, his ‘Tonight’ program has been conspicuously fine,

distinguished by his good taste, and his ‘pro’ quality, Paar-

registers exactly as he is,.thoroughly nice.”

BILLBOARD

“NBC-TV’'s new ‘Tonight’ stanza should give late night viewers
a new interest. Its star, Jack Paar, has always been an ex-
tremely personable geft, and on his new showcase, his charm.
and talent are even more in evidence. Paar has a real chance
to put ‘Tonight’ back into the bigtime.”

JANET KERN ... CHICAGO AMERICAN .

“This business of having a great, side-splitting ‘Tonight’ has
got to stop or ‘Tonight’ will be the death of me before NBC
has a chance to snatch up Paar's profitable option.”

‘BEN GROSS... DAILY NEWS _

“Jack, one of the keenest and wittiest entertainment personal
‘ities of our day.” .

“For years, critics and discriminating viewers have hailed Paar
as one of the cleverest and most literate of comedians.”

DICK KLEINER .. . NEA STAFF CORRESPONDENT

“Knowing Paar’s record of success—success as far as the pub-
lic goes—it’s a good bet he’ll be the next big star.”

STURGIS HEDRICK ... BUFFALO

“Jack Paar’s version of the NBC ‘Tonight’ frolic showed pos:
sibilities in its premiere of making the After Dark fans forget
all about his predecessors. His ready wit: and natural charm
fit nicely into the relaxed format.”

BOB. WILLIAMS ... NEW YORK POST

“The more you look at Paar, the more you like him.”

JACK O'BRIAN... JOURNAL-AMERICAN
“The Jack Paar Show last night hit its pleasantest, brightest,
warmest, nicest party-mood stride .... Now a Dandy.” :

N

‘ SHOW BUSINESS

JOHN FINK ... CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“A&A thoughtful, perplexed and amused observer from the mad
and whirling world. But Paar is Paar, a lonely man, a great
comedian, and, I think, a good bet to pull ‘Tonight’ back into

the ranks of the top-flight shows.”

TIME MAGAZINE .

“Paar’s low-toned impudence and highhanded wit often came
off engagingly.” -

“it Iooks as if Paar might be able to realize NBC’s hopes of
keeping TV ‘live’ after 11, when many U.S. homes are surfeited
with aged Hollywood movies.”

ROLAND E, LINDBLOOM ... NEWARK EVENING NEWS
“Jack Paar got off to a happy start as the boss of the newly
revised ‘Tonight’ on NBC.”

“The major burden of entertainment fell on Jack—and his
style of humor was refreshing.”

“Paar radiatés a charm and a basic intelligence (latter a rare
commodity on TV) that is completely refreshing. At times

“=his humor resembles that of a New Yorker Magazine cartoon,

a condition that will rebound to his credit and increase his
viewers as time goes,on.” «

HARRY HARRIS .. . THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

“Jack Paar’s ‘Tonight’ is shaping up as a consistently amusing
—and. dangerously subversive—-105 minutes. Subversive of
sleep, that is. If*you get the habit, it’s like nibbling peanuts.”

‘NICK KENNY ... DAILY MIRROR

“I like’ Jack Paar’s tongue-in-cheek interviews on his new
‘Tonight’ show on NBC-TV and if he keeps up that pace, he'll
soon be the hottest thing in town.”

SID SHALIT ... DAILY NEWS|
“Jack Paar’s low-pressure satire is the comedy highspot of TV
these nights, a refreshing switch from others’ hamminess and
ho-humminess.” :

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DIRECTION—MCA

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” Wednesday, September %, 1957 ___—_—sMARIETY _

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West Germany TV

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l viewing practically impossible,

The medium’ is making such.

headway in public consciousness
that one of the daily tabloid news-
papers with widest circulation has
taken up the cause of tv whole-

man television—a seven-year-old| American tv which often includes heartedly, and on July 6 started a

electronic baby—is a publicly-sup-|endless hours of full-length movies.| Weekly Saturday two-page spread.
ported biz. There are advertisers, |

In Germany, special emphasis is

it’s true, but they are few and limit; also placed on drama, news and

their “sell” to six minutes in a

-cultural shows.

Further compari-

half-hour period each evening. But:son between Stateside tv and the

most cerfainly also in this respect
an upbeat may be registered soon.
Other “chartered citizens” of U. S.

;German shows that the differences
:are almost infinite. That also ap-
‘plies to the advertising rates. For

television absent from the German; one of those’ six minutes dedicated

screens are comics, crooners and’

|

daily to the praises of certain na-

on national and international | tv,
listing the week’s programs and
publishing notes on tv personali-
ties..

._ Most assiduous sponsors of tv
programs are the set manufactur-
ers, Gilette continues sponsoring
the 100,000 peso quiz programs on
Wednesdays, which are hotly con-

or dramatists who make regular!tional products, the sponsor pays}tested by Odol’s similar 200,000

weekly appearances. The all but
rosy financial status of West Ger-
many’s tv is to blame for that.

only 3,900 D-Marks (slightly more

‘than $900), which is also a long
haul from the network rates in the

Television began in this country} U. S. Unusual is the fact that in
about a quarter of a century ago, Germany the politician really has

and was supported in the early
days of the Hitler regime. But it
wasn't until after World War H

that steps were taken to bring tv}
itv is of course how to support it-
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to the people. Since 1953, the six
West German tv stations (North
ang West German,
Hesse, South German, Southwest
and Berlin) have alred-. each
others’ programs,

¥or the time being, the West
Berlin video (SFB-TV) provides
only 14 hours a month to the net-
work. Remainder of the telecasts
come in over the longest no-relay
hockup in Europe, 250 kilometers
from Nikolskoe in Berlin te Lue-
beck in Northern Germany; 70%
of the viewing is Hve television.
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‘a break. His messages can be sent
‘into the German homes without;
‘any charge,

A big problem for the German

self. The most immediate financial

Bavarian,;problems are overcome by taxes.

So every domestic tv set owner has
to pay five D-Marks (about $1.20)
per month. In West -Berlin, the
slightly more than 2,000,000
D-Marks collected in a° year isn't
enough to operate the local SFB-
TV, station. Therefore, the tax
revenue from radio licensing is
‘also tapped. Via that the SFB-TV
can meet its annual budget of
some 3,400,000 D-Marks. One way
the W-German tv keeps its costs
‘down is that no big stars are hired
for a long term. .For example,
SFB-TV has in its employment a
technical staff of 60 but not one
For the
the talent is
merely paid on a one-shot basis,

Most local film producers see in

video a menace and are against

the policy of selling pix to tv. Still

that competition and, consequent-
ly, various steps towards coopera-
tion have been taken. :The UFA’s

give evidence of the fact that both
media will have to live together,
In West Berlin, there is the Euro-
paeische Television Gesellschaft
(ETG), headed by Paul Gordon.
which has remained its status of
this country’s top vidpix produc-
ing outfit. Gordon has also many
‘stateside films on his roster. Ap-
parently, it’s not too easy for him
to sell programs to domestic sta-
tions due to latter’s financially not
too healthy situations. Gordon,

‘however, says that he’s making ex-

eellent bargains with other foreign
countries,
keeps selling old German feature

‘films to both domestic and foreign

Stations. His outfit (ETG) claims
to have the world’s largest catalog
(about 4,000 different programs of
just every type) at its disposal.

Technically, German. tv pro-
grams have considerably improved
during the past months and it
seems as though this trend con-
tinues.,

Whether Gerrnan television will
ever flood the land the way it has
Stateside is something many doubt.

|Many feel that Germans are re-
4luctant to accept a movie show in

their own living room. They argue
that the cultural habits of the Ger-
mans differ considerably from the
Americans and believe that it will
‘be many years before German tv
has either the money or the inter-
fest of the public to place it high
‘on the list of mass media. Despite

all. this, however, the German tv

‘people seem to be fully satisfied
with the whole development, ‘They
know that they have to struggle
with financial difficulties and that
they have no big names te offer,
but they know that nevertheless
their electronic baby is very much
alive and is kicking quite nicely.
By all means, it has become a com-
monplace in West Germany’s cul-

tural world, |

Argentina TV

| ————— Continued from pare 39

private networks are reorganized

and able to take cover.

Coaxial cables will soon be in
use between B.A. and important
cities like Mar del Plata, Rosario,
Santa Fe and Canada de Gomez,

‘| which will greatly extend the scope

of the telecasts. Standard Electric
is also experimenting to set up a
microwave connection with Monte-

|| video, Uruguay. The. power short-

age plaguing Argentina at the

{present time is a detriment to ty j Island.

He, incidentally, also.

‘peso quiz. ’

AAP

Continued. from pare 33

7

a different angle, resulting in di-
verse methods of reaching the
AAP agreement on payment for
television use of the features. In-
terestingly, details of the: deals
were released in a joint statement
by SDG and WGA.

Directors, whe -based. their de-
mands-on a percentage of their
original compensation for the films

involved, will receive a total of.

| $87,500 for the 10 pix. Writers,
however, wanted a guarantee as an
advance against. an interest in the
proceeds from. all forms of tv ex-

| hibition — significantly including!

pay-tv—agreed to a flat $6,000

against the ‘first $100,000 tv gross:

on each film and 84% of all sub-
sequent earnings.

WGA’s inclusion of a pay-ty

}clause marks the first such recog-

hition of the home boxoffice sys-
tems by any guild in Hollywood.
-Payments will be made to each
of the unions in 36 monthly install-
ments, beginning Oct. 1—indicat-
ing ’ expects to have other
contractual obligations cleared and

‘the near future. Writers’ percent-
ages of the gross. after the $100,-
‘900 mark is reached will be paid
on a quarterly basis with all of
‘AAP’s books open for. inspection
on due notice. —

Ten films involved are “The
Lady Takes a. Sailor,” “Always
Leave Them Laughing,” “Story of

“Task. Force,” “The House Across
the Street,” “White Heat,” “It’s a
|Great Feeling,” “Colorado Terri-
tory,” and ‘Flamingo Road.”

Pubaffairs |

Continued from page 35

has laid down a directive that
“Press” Ienceforth will. utilize
NBC’s own news correspondents

ing a long-standing ban on NBC
newsmen by the show.

Kintner’s aim is to get more and
more .exposure for the web’s key
hewsmen in an effort to: heighten
their prestige and popularity in the
same manner with which CBS-TV
Has made its key correspondents
household names. The “Press”
manifesto is another step in Kint-

ners efforts to upbeat the NBC

news operation, starting last June
when he split. off the news depart-
ment into an independent operating
unit and simultaneously spurred
the public affairs effort by estab-
lishing the Henry (Pete) Salomon
creative operation in that area.

& W d°
Last Wor
=== Continued from page 35

Hence the hiatus until the Sunday
afternoon schedule reopens with
the end of the football season. .

Though “Word” has been a sus-
tainer and been aired in fringe

time periods, the panel entry (out

of the web's public affairs depart-
ment) has developed into one of
{the network’s most prolific public-
ity-getters and one of the net-
work’s top. prestige packages. Dr.
Evans, incidentally, has just had
published his. “Dictionary of
American Usage” (coauthored with
his’ sister, Cornelia Evans), a
natural promotional tiein with the
show. .

Brokenshire to WKIT

Vet announcer Norman Broken-
Shire returns to radio this week
tas a staffer on WKIT, 250-watt sub-
urban outlet in Garden City, Long
Brokenshire wilt tho a

progress, as power cuts in mest} Monday-through-Friday disk show

i‘ residential. districts: eften-make :ty

Jin tke 12¢15 to 2 p.m. strip.

the films ready for tv release in|

Seabiscuit,” “Beyond the Forest,” |

jed they found unless saturation was
used. on both tv.and radio, effect.

place of the daily newspaper. On

to the fullest extent possible, end-j the bonus side for radio, ty how-|

[promotion

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Vidpix Chatter

Continued from page 32

McFarland, congratulating distrib
outfit and producer Russell Hayden
“for recreating this page of Arizona
history of which all of us are
justly proud.” .. . Actor Stan
Jones starred in Nationa] Telefilm
Associates-Desilu’s “Sheriff of Co-
chise” also sings and writes popu-
lar tunes, latest effort being re-
leased _ by Disneyland, called
“Creakin’ Leather.” ... As part of
its merchandising campaign on “26
Men,” ABC Film Syndication is
offering a cardboard set of “Clicker
Spurs.”

Monroe Mendelsohn, Metro TV
publicity director, in Cincinnati...

cation prez, vacationing ... Trans-
‘Lux’s Encyciopedia Britannica Film
library has been sold to KHOZ-
TV, Arkansas ... RKO Teleradio
has renewed MCA-TY’s “State
Trooper” for a second year on its
o&o’s KHJ, Los Angeles, and

/WNAC-TY, Boston, the latter sta-

tion also renewing “Dr. Hudson’s
Secret Journal” and purchasing
“Soldiers: of Fortune” first-run for
52 weeks... . WPIX, N.Y., an affil-
jate of the NTA Film Network, has
Scheduled the four Shirley Temple
starrers on Sundays from 3 to 4:30
p.m., starting Oct. 20... Robert
Brahm, Gross-Krasne veep, and
Mrs, Brahm (actress Connie Car-
roll) leave Friday (6) for two week
cruise to South America aboard
liner Coronia’. . . Bill Thouriby
back after three weeks in London,
Paris and Copenhagen, where he
filmed *‘Alt About Love”... ]
mary Ashton, fashion stylist, ‘joins
Transfilm’s fulltime commercial
making staff... Guild Films got
contracts from Sweets Co, ef Amer-
jea to do a series of teleblurbs for
Tootsie Roll; Nox Lempert will
supervise production,

Hub Strike

Continued from page 35

yertisers, who might never have:

tackled the two- mediums.
Radio-tv execs were glad the
strike was over. Plunged into a
situatior in which it had no pre-
vious experience, no measyring
stick or guide, the stations -were
swamped with phone calls, com-
plaints and all sorts of minor has-
sles. Several theatre exhibs com-

plained disk jocks were too flip:
with their spot announcements of:

current attractions, Others report-

was miniscule. All hands were in
agreement on one thing: It is im-
possible for radio tv to take the

ever, was the addition of many ad-
vertisers, many of whom will con-
tinue to use the mediums; a.new
awareness of public service, which
it could again be called on to per-
form in case of emergency; and a
new awakening and deeper respect
for the tremendous service daily
newspapers give the public.

During the strike, radio and tv
picked up an estimated $50,000
from theatre advertising alone.

‘That Extra Push’

Continued from page 32
equal access to the disks.

It’s

‘how they showease, personalize, |

promote and exploit, the disk
shows which gives one particular
tation the edge over its competi-

tion. ‘The same principle, they say, |.

will hold true this season in the
feature field.

Recognition of this factor is one
reason for the popularity of the

‘horror pix package put out by

Screen Gems, a natural for pro-
motion and exploitation. It’s also
evident in some of the promotion
campaigns across the _ country,
KFSD-TV, an NBC affiliate in San.

“Thin Man" séries with its unreel-.

York, where WOR-TY, is running
a contest with its fall premiere
of the “Million Dollar Movie”

keyed to the premiere pic “The
Story of Vernon and Irene Casfle,”
starring Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rogers. Westinghouse Broadcast-:
ing stations, NTA Film Network
affiliates and other outlets, such as

have similar stunts for feature

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‘ask

George Shupert, ABC-Film Syndi-!

Reose- |.

Diego, tieing up the upcoming
ing of the Metro library, in New.

showcase, the contest tied to the},
‘|Fred Astaire dance studios and

KTTV and KLTA in Los Angeles,]

To Hear Chas, Wilson
London,- Sept. 3.
In his capacity as president of
the People-to-People Foundation,
Charles E. Wilson, former General
Electric prez and wartime Director
of the Office of Defense Mobiliza-
tion, .will addréss an international
assembly of tv interests during the’
World Television Congress tod be
held this month in London.

At a Special Claridges luncheon
on Sept. 18, which will highlight
day-long seminars on world com-
mercial television, Wilson will
speak on tv as a medium of world:
communication, discussing the role
it can play in establishing better
understanding,

In addition to world representa-
tion from commercial ty interests,
the congress will be attended by
some 70 American tv writers, as
well as a big contingent of British
and foreign newsmen. ,

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to play the pix off for amortization
purposes in early evening or after- .
noon time. One Screen Gems exee_
states he wouldn't be surprised te
see the pix show up in daytime and
early evening acouple of years
hence, but so far no station has
expressed any such intention. ~ .
As an indication of the way the’
pendulum has swung, the same
exec points out that a year back,.
stations used to scratch certain pix
in a given package because of the.
horror angles. In buying the
“Shock” package, a couple of sta
tion buyers have gone down the list
and pointed to a straight mystery

.type and: said, ‘““What’s that doing

here? There aren’t enough horror

scenes in this one.”

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3 .
Ih seems silly to say it now. She was only eight

years old. And I was not much older, really. But
she was my first love, as. she was the first love of’

‘millions of Americans.

- Fact of the matter is that even as an eight-.
year-old, Shirley Temple had that certain magic::
‘The magic of a great personality. .The magic of:
being able.to take you out of yourself. The magic
of providing release from’ a less magical world.'

In a word, she had talent. It seems incredible.
that stich a tiny creature could sing the way she
could, Could dance the way she -could. Could
eapture the heart of America the.way ‘she did.

But she did all thése things so well that she
was the greatest motion picture personality of her
time—causing a stampede of admirers that prob-
ably only a little-child could Jead.

Fd like to see her again as she was at her peak
‘and.so, I'll wager, would my children, who are

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will re-discover my

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about the same age now that Shirley Temple
was then. Together, we'd experience the mag-
netism-that comes from the pleasure of ‘truly
great entertainment., .

___ As it happens, my children and I will have
that ‘opportunity shortly, when four of Shirley
Temple's greatest motion picture triumphs will
be seen on television from coast to coast on
America’s dynamic new NTA Film Network.

Along with millions of other Americans, I,
: Erst love — and my children
will discover that certain magic for the first time.
But this time, weil experience that pleasure
together!

Ben F. Michtom, chairman of the board of the
Ideal Toy Company, agrees: “Shirley Temple is
our first love, too. That's why. we've just pur-
chased one-third sponsorship of this outstanding
program series.” *

FILM

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ADVERTISERS, PLEASE NOTE:

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four great Shirley Temple masterpieces,
produced by 26th Century-Fox ..;
including such all-time triumphs as:
“Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” « “Heidi” «

“Wee Willie Winkie” « “Captain January”

These outstanding feature films will

receive national television coverage . .,.
on four Sunday afternoons, between Octo-
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They will be shown en television stations

reaching 83.1% of U.S. TV homes...
at the most active buying period of the year,
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RADIO-TELEVISION

Circling the Kilocycles

Columbia, S.C. Television station
WIS here will soon dismantle its
midtown antenna tower to use a!
higher one mile from the city.
Station, owned by Broadcasting Co.

of the ‘South, will put up a 1 922- |
foat tower, which will be the high- ;

est man-made construction east of,
the Mississippi, and topped in the!
U. S. only by television towers in

Oklahoma (1,572 feet) and in:
Texas t1,571).
Otiaha—Bob_ Froemming last j

week was named assistant tv pro-

gram director at WOW-TV here, :

succeeding Ken James. Latter re-
signed to become progrant director
at San Antonio, Tex. Froemming!
was formerly ‘production manager ,
at WOW-TY.

Houston—Radio broadcasts of all
1957 U. of Houston football games
will be sponsored by the Continen-
tal Oil Co., and will be aired here
on KTRH. Dan Rather wil de-
scribe the action for Conoco
throughout the season which gets
under way on Sept. 21.

Columbus, Ga.—Jim Petit, for-
mer Georgia Tech football star and
now publicity director for a Co-
Jumbus trucking firm, will join
Thad Horton this fall in broadcast-
ing Georgia Tech’s football games.
Horton will do the play-by-play
and Petit doing the color on the
games, which are heard on a net-
work of Georgia stations each}
annum. -

Des Moines—Ray Stewart, direc-!
tor of public relations for the Iowa
State Medical Society for two]
years, has resigned to become di-
rector of public affairs at WHTN-
TV, a Cowles Broadcasting Co.
station at Huntington, W. Va.
Stewart was formerly associated}
with commercial television stations
and won three national awards for
. program excellence, -

Dallas—The Texas Showmanh’s | ache.

surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital at
the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minn, He’s expected to fly back to
Miami soon.

Schenectady—Herb Koster, WGY
announcer since June, 1955, has
been named to succeed Bob Ben-
der who left to join a station in
i Bradenton, Fla. Donn Chown, pro-
gram manager for the 50, 000-

i watter, said that Koster will do 2.

; 15-minute “Sports Spotlight” Mon-
day through Friday and will handle
1 other sports features.

| Boxers’ Cap Gains

cama COntinued from page 1

| Prompter tried to move in on the
| Robinson-Basilio fisticuffs with its
| own concept of guarantees—and
which forced Nathan L. Halpern’s

to make additional conces-:

sions—also points up that IBC’s
| control ‘of possible future deals

with NBC or any of the neworks—

and also for the United Artists
filmization of the fight—had been
watered-down. Despite, the -NBC-
N.Y. State Athletic Commission
understanding on negotiating for
any of the by-product rights, it was
not until considerable publicity and
much bad language, including
threats of litigation against Kahn's
outfit that» Halpern’s. organization
succeeded in getting the show once
! again on the road.

This “shifting sands” stage could |

create a problem, for example, in
| baseball, where diamond stars of
the calibre of Mickey Mantle could
then insist on certain special tv
privileges. Baseball is already so
beset with and scared of antitrust
violations that, unless the problem
‘of tv rights, closed-circuit, pay-see
or conventional, is not firmer than
was Norris and Halpern’s problem,
that too could create a new head-
It is a certainty, therefore,

Club, statewide organization, will| that there will be considerable new
honor Lawrence Welk with the| firming-up of video rights in future
group's first “Outstanding Show- | sports’ events.

man’s Award,” with the plaque pro-
claiming this to be presented to the
bandleader on his Sept. 7 telecast
which will originate from the new
Dallas Memorial Auditorium.
Welk will pay a visit here on Sept.
6 and 7.

Cleveland—WGAR has sold six
agencies in football involving
Cleveland Browns pro games,
Carling’s Brewery, via Lang,
Fisher & Stashower sponsor the
games with Sohio, through Mc-
Cann-Erickson, Inc, Pre-game spon-
sors include Harold Hand & As-
sociates and Howard Guider. Post-
fame sales were made to Gris-
wold Eshleman and Howard Marks.

Montpelier, Vt—A group head-
ed by Ellis Erdman, general man-
ager of radio station WTKO in
Ithaca, N. Y.,. has purchased radio
station KSKI in this city for an
undisclosed price and will operate
the outlet under the firm name of
the Green Mountain Broadcasting
Co. The transaction is subject to
the approval of the FCC.

Amarillo, Tex.—With the erec-
tion of KVII-TV, Amarillo will
have its third tv station, headed }
by Murry Woroner, former KAMQ
exec. It expects to be doing busi-
ness on Jan. 1, 1958. Reports indi-
cate it will be an ABC affiliate.

Miami—Sidney Meyer, co-owner
of WIVJ here and Wometco Thea-
tres, is convalescing from minor

Sees 500,000 Seats at $3
Average; Big Costs
Here’s how a TNT pickup of a

championship fight figures commer-
cially:

Halpern. envisions about 500, 000 |

seats, at an average of $3 a head.

The Rocky Marciano-Archie
Moore fight was the last previous
high,
ured at $3 average.

There’s nq such thing as 100%
saturation—a 75% gross on the es-
timated number of seats is. consid-
ered very good.

Taking the figurative but not
Téalistie $1,500,000 gross potential.
of those 500,000 seats times $3, the
deal is 50-50. The theatre takes
5090 off the top. (Its own method
of admissions is detailed below.)

Out of TNT’s 50% there are
some staggering costs such as:

1—That $365,000 guarantee to
Robinson and Basilio;

2—A cut to IBC which can run
$1-$1.50 per each $3 or $4 admis-
sion ticket at the theatres,

3—Some $150,000 in telephone
wire charges.

4—Between $30,000 and $40,000
for transportation of mobile units
—about 100 of the 165 theatres and
drive-ins, telecasting the fight will

need this portable equipment. (In
this, however, the exhibitors share
part of the costs).

5-—Costs of the basic production

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charges at Yankee Stadium:. cam-

‘costs, ete.

‘major bout but so far there are:

Seiders’ two drive-in Bayshore and

.C(minimum of four, or under) and $3

‘ty,

with 350,000 seats, also fig-|4 week before adjournment, Sen.

Charles B. Potter

‘| Laurence Olivier doing a series of

| host, with Kerr as drama consul-

era, cables, platform, announcer,
director, producer, organizational

Some 122 cities in the U.S. and
Canada will pick up the Robinson-
Basilio fight. For the first time it
will be on network in Canada; here-
tofore Toronto alone picked up a

six towns in the Dominion booked:
Montreal, London (Ont.), Hamil-
ton, Champaign and two theatres
in Toronto. Halpern is stilt trying
for Quebec and Vancouver.
0-Mile Radius Blackout

whe fight is blacked out within.

50 miles of New York City. Joe

Commack, Long Island; Walter
Reade Jr.’s Trenton and Atlantic
City. Drive-Ins; the St. James, As-
bury Park, are typical houses in |
the near-metropolitan. Sector. NBC
has the radio rights:

Seider’s paftern of $12 per car

a head for any extras, is the aver-
age stahdard. With tax it’s $13.20.
._ While the N.Y. State Athletic
Commission had ruled that IBC had .
the exclusive. right to peddle any
pix and radio rights, Halpern’s
TNE was.in a spot because it h

chises, and exhibitors had gone
into the hole promoting and trail-
erizing it. It was for that reason
that IBC declared its threat to “sue |
for ‘(aliegedly) inducing Robinson
to breach his contract,” etc.

FCC’s Ford

Continued from page 31

since Ford left. the Commission
staff to join the Department of
Justice, he .is by no meats
unfamiliar with subscription tv.
He was with the Commission
when it authorized a test of
Phonevision in Chicago and as
chief of the Hearing Division he
directed the agency’s case in the
proceedings on the merger of ABC.
and United Paramount Theatres
and the license qualifications -of
Paramount Pictures. Paramount’s
interest in Telemeter and its for-
mer interest in Scophony, Ltd., df
which Skiatron is an outgrowth,
were-extensiyely explored at these
hearings,

Despite implied threats of legis-
lation to prohibit subscription over
the -free channels, Congress ad-.
journed Friday (30) without action.

(R-Mich.), a
member of the” Interstate Com-
merce Committee, declared in a
speech on the Senate floor that he
would push for Committee hear-
ings in January on a bill by Sen.
Strom Thurmond (D-S.C.) to ban
pay tv. Sen. Potter failed to men-
tion.that his Committee has already:
held hearings on subscription and
that a staff report on the subject
has been prepared.

One of the largest crowds ever
to witness the swearing in of a}
member of the Commission was
present last Thursday (29) when
Ford was administered the oath by
Federal Judge John J. Sirica (at
one time counsel for the Cox
investigation. of the FCC) in
the Commission. meeting room.
Immediately “after the ceremony,
Ford took off for a vacation — his
first in two -years— In his native
state of West Virginia.

‘Omnibus?
‘Omnibus
=a Continued from page 31

under way for S. J. Perelman to
write the show); and likelihood of

one-man performances, As one of

‘its major efforts, “Omnibus” will}

also do an in-depth treatment of
the traffic problem in New York,
with a collaborative assist from
Police Commissioner Kennedy,
“Omni” has been bought as an.
outside package by NBC with
Saudek & Co. delivering the two
built-in sponsors, which allows for

a break-even status insofar as the}.

network is concerned. A third spon-
sor availability is still open, that
representing. the profit margin on
the showcase.

Saudek’s “& Co.” represents the
key administrative-production ele-
ments of previous semesters, in-
cluding Cooke’s continuance as

tant, Mary Ahern as feature editor,
George Benson handling the com-
mercial side, Henry
director, Richard ' Dunlap as staff
director and Dick Thomas as pro-
,duction manager.

‘way which started yesterday (Tues.) .

ay as art}

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Radio-TV Production Centers

Continued from parce 44 Saeenneee
of Eastern radio spot sales topper for the net... WGN radio increas-.
ing its emphasis on farm programming by expanding Norm Kraeft’s
“Country Fair” to 50 minutes across the board . .-. Publicist Herb
Grayson repping. CBS on an eight-day :junket on the St. Lawrence Sea-
- « WMAQ-WNBQ director of
operations, John Whalley, on monthlong vacation in Europe -with his
wife .. .Ward Quaal, WGN, Inc. veep, returned from conférences “at
WPIX, New York, and was off again to Minneapolis this week to meet
with clients ... Ken Stratton has joined WBBM sales staff ...., Fred
Niles Ptoductions filming the Oral Roberts religious crusades. for tv
for third straight year.

IN BOSTON .

‘Phys Doherty, p. r. and adv. -director, WNAC-TV, arranged for Ed
Sullivan to emcee benefit show for Boston newspapermen at Boston
Garden Sept. 12... Ray Dorey, WHDH, named member of Nat. Disk
Jockey Committee for 1958 Heart Fund ....Dick Allen, former Emer-
son College student, joined WHDH music dept. staff asa record
librarian this week’. ., WBZ-TV inked to carry all Nat. pro football
games. this season . . .. WEEI broadcasting its “Beantown Varieties”

‘show from Topsfield Fair daily through Saturday (7) .. .. Bill St. Claire,

WEEI vocalist, nabbed second place. on the Arthur Godfrey talent
‘show .. WBZ. using plugs and disk jock contests promoting their
“world’s largest elambake,” in conjunction with Fred Snow, “prexy
F. H. Snow Canning Co., at Plymouth Sepf. 15. Paul E. Mills, gen. mer.,

diready bold’ cloced-cleoutt ent WBZ and Snow will co-host the clambake

IN LON DON .

A film profilé of Charles "Chaplin will be aired by BBC-TV on Sept. -
11—the night before the London preem of his latest picture “A King
In New York.” The 45-minute program will be intréduced by Peter
Haigh and will include excerpts from “The Gold Rush,” “City Lights,”
“Modern Times,” “Monsieur Verdoux” and “Limelight” . » » Shirley.
Bassey and Dickie Valentine headed the bill of Associated TeleVision’s
“Meet The Stars In Sunday Night At Blackpool,” (1). - James Rushing.
to be featured in BBC-TV’s “Six-Five Special” on Sept. 14... Billy
Eckstine in for a 10-hour quickie from Paris to discuss his appearance
on ATV's “Saturday Spectacular” on Sept. 14.

IN SAN FRANCISCO .,

Henry Untermeyer, KCBS general manager, is modernizing his
favorite sport, polo, He’ll be astride his usual horse next Sunday (8),
refereeing a match at Golden Gate Park, but he'll be using a ‘short-
wave telephone to inform the spectators of what’s going on .. . KRON
and the California Academy of Science jointly received a second-place
silver medal for tv excellence at the State Fair in Sacramento. Award
was for “Science in Action,” and KRON was the only Northern Cali-
fornia metropolitan station to rate—KSWB, Salinas, took, second in the
non-metropolitan division for its “Salute to Baseball” . . KPIX's Cap~
tain Fortune (Pete Abenheim) was named to the faculty of ad design
at the California School of Fine Arts... Lotsa shifting in ail, three
Frisco tv stations’ news departments, with Shell News ditching 'KPDX<
for KRON and a new format—Tom Franklin moves right over-to KRON; ©

| too. KRON’s also. starting a late-news show with George Martin and

KPIX, minus Shell News, will use the time for its own news show on

an ‘expanded basis. KGO’s moving Jehn Daly to a 7:15 p.m. slot and will

use the vacated 11 p.m, time for a local.news show.
IN PHILADELPHIA

Joseph H.-Lang, former WIBG exec veepee, elected president of the.
Drake Hotel Corp. Lang was onee pres. of WHOM, N.Y... . Evening

——

.Bulletin columnists Earl and Anne Selby teed off a daily five-minute.

late-night session (3) . .. Margaret Mary Kearney, educational direc-
tor of the WCAU stations, received the 1957 “Woman of Achievement
Award” of the Business and Professional Women’s. Club of Phila. ...
Dick McCutchen, ex-Channel 3 newscaster now. on NBC's “Today”

| staff, did the commentary for three. live pickups.of WRCY-TV’s “Safety
| Carnival” (1)... Max E.

WFIL-TV salesman, named public-
ity director of the 32-Carat Club, Shrine origination ... Channel 12,
now we to give cocktail party at the Barclay to introduce top
rass
3

IN MINNEAPOLIS ese

Twin Cities Reid H. Ray Films completed its eighth U. of Towa
football color film, featuring _the Rose. Bowl trip and a victory over
Oregon State and it’s “being booked into Iowa theatre ... W. D. Donald,
son resigned as Iowa State U. tv station’s program director to become
‘senior director of the Twin Cities’ ew educational video station which
starts televising Sept. 16. He'll produce live programs here ., . Time's
local station, WI'CN-TY.-now goes on air daily at noon, instead of
8 a.m. . KSTP-TV teleyised Lutheran World Assembly pageant: live.
Event included a chorus of 52.000 voices and a procession of 800 dele-
gates from all over the world ... Mell Jass. longtime WCCO-TV com-
mercials spieler, quif to join. WICN-TV-AM as top tv newscaster and
to do nightly one-hour radio show. His five-year contract is claimed by
Phil Hoffman, WICN general manager, to be “one of the largest money-
wise ever signed here. -

WANT TO PLAY IN
THE BIG LEAGUE?
The Northwest area is really bi
league . 618,000 TV homecant
nearly $4 BILLION in spendable
income. '

Why not sign up with the first
place club—KSTP-TV, The
Northwest’s first TV station, —
KSTP-TV serves and sells this
vital market most effectively,

KSTP-TV-=<5]

MAMNEAPSLIS-ST.PAUL Deskc NOC TRiinke
“The Northwats. Loading Staten”

SPWARD PETRY & CONANT eG. — WAWONGAL REPRRUDITATVES

51

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September 4.

Wednesday,

‘MUSIC

52

Jocks, Jukes and Disks

By MIKE GROSS

Don Rondo (Jubilee): “THERE'S |
ONLY YOU" (Broadeast Music7)

KISSIN’ DIPLOMA”
);(Wemary) is a banal teen-pegged:
looks like another clicko for Don|rocker.
Rondo. It’s a big ballad that ex-}| -Lonnie Donegan * (Mercury):| ;
cellently - suits his powerhouse} “PUTTIN’ GN THE STYLE” (Mel-

style. “FORSAKING ALL| ody Trailst) is. worked over with

OTHERS” (Kahl+) is another bal-jlots of topical insertions that’ll

wrappings,

Jad with a stepout potential be-
cause of Rondo’s top-drawer song-
selling,

The Everly Bros. (Cadence):
“WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE”;} Les Brown Orch (Brunswick:
(Acuff-Roset) takes ‘off in a hat: ‘SWINGIN’ AT THE MET” (Crys-
rhythmic spurt and never lets up. | tal*) Swings up some oper
It can’t miss. “MAYBE TOMOR-|/themes for
ROW” (Acuff-Rose*) puts the boys} fun.
in a ballad mood that makes for}
only fair shellac, novelty with a vocal by- Butch

The Ames Bros. (RCA Victor): | Stone.
“MELODIE D’AMOUR” (Rayven*): Windy Hill

get it some spinning time. “GAM-
BLIN’ MAN” (Ludlow) has
enough folk-song drive to show off
Donegan’s free-wheeling: style.

“DONT YIELD TO TEMP-
TATION” .(Atiantic*) is a so-so

| Best Bets i

DON RONDO Pa a a THERE’S. ONLY YOU
(Jubilee) .ceccccccccevecescsees +-Foresaking All Others |
EVERLY BROS. ........ccccccsseeees WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE
(Cadence) stm dcerecreersonerrenvcee eevee Maybe. Tomorrow
AMES BROS. ......cccccccccccescescess+- MELODIE D’AMOUR
(RCA Victor) ...0 cperencserces ete aeeeee ,-SoO Little Time
BOBBY HELMS .......cc,c0 cece eee cece MY SPECIAL ANGEL
(Decca) ... ..46. ceseeee Standing at the End of the World
MITCH MILLER ORCH ........... THE. BOWERY. GRENADIERS
(Columbia) 2.2... 0 cece cece eeee cae e aeons Whistle Stop

$e
is a slick rhythm item set in a, “LIGHTHOUSE” (Empress*) is a
calypso groove which the Amesj;stormy blues item that gets a solid
Bros. build for a big score. “SO|reading to help promote spins.
LITTLE TIME” (Winnetoni) is}“HOW COME” (Empress*) is an
slick ballad material which should| okay entry in the rocking-blues
hit a strong spinning stride. field,

Bobby Helms (Decca): “MY; The Gallahads (Vik):
SPECIAL ANGEL" (Merge*) is a; LOVE ALONE” (Moon. Mist?) is a
country styled ballad that’s headed | pretty ballad fashioned with a
for a big rackup im the pop field | western flavor which the Galla-
and is sure to build Bobby Helms | hads bring in for good spinning re-
into a marquee lure. “STANDING sults. “TAKE BACK MY RING”
AT THE END OF THE WORLD"’|(Moon Mistt) puts the group back
(Copar?) is another country ballad: in the rocking groove with average
but jrith limited Gppeal. lumbia) material.

. Miller Orch (Columbia):| Buddy Greco (Kapp). “YOU
“THE BOWERY GRENADIERS” ARE MINE” (Debmar4 is a big bal-
(Hollis?) is an adaptation of a pop-|Iag with a small lyric idea but
ular p.d. theme that could make a; Greco builds it with a neat vocal
run Similar to Miller’s previous manner. “LEONA” (Garland*) is
“YELLOW, ROSE OF TEXAS.”|4 wildly-paced entry which Greco
“WHISTLE STOP", (Cromwell*)| plast across effectively.

has a bright melodic” quality which, felachrino Orch (RCA Victor):
the jocks and jukes will find at- |“WHATEVER LOLA WANTS” is
raclive la lush instrumental workover of a

The Cleftones (Gee): “HEY:'tune that made some noise a few
BABE” (Rayyen?) is a swinging years ago. “MY HEART REMINDS
entry headed for a big impact an ME”
the rock 'n’ ro eld. “ other r
DID I DO THAT WAS WRONG” | “AUTUMN COMDERNGE trome®
(Planetary*) is a slow ballad ef-!| Frankie Avalon (Chancellor:
fectively rendered in the Ink/)«spry Guy" (Debmar*) is a good
Spots’ styling. (Vik): “K p.1thythm number which will win

Teddy Randazo (Vik): “K -| some teenage approval. “TEACH-
ER'S PET” (Magnificentt) is a
bouncing rocker out of the “JAM-

OREE” pic which should help
{the tune move on jock and juke
i levels,

The ‘Poni-Tails (ABC - Para-
mount): “IT’S JUST MY LUCK
‘TO BE FIFTEEN” (BMI Canaday)

DIO” (Eden-Brookville*) is a rack-
ing item with a forceful beat out
of the Paramount pic, “MISTER
ROCK AND ROLL.” “I WAS THE
LAST ONE TO KNOW” (Eden?*)
sets Randazzo in a quiet and mean-
ingful ballad mood,

The Platters (Mereury): “ONLY
BECAUSE” (Argot) is a _ pretty;
ballad piece which The Platters:
pull along for a *good spinning |
count. “THE MYSTERY OF;
YOU” (Argo*) is a fair ballad that |
Bets a tasty treatment in the rock;

VARIETY

little. instrime al !

(RCA Victor):

; ABC-TV—Sat. 9-10 P.M. E.S.T.

| & TENDER LIPS”
)}tO mean much here.
‘along at a-brisk gait which Big

(Shalimar?) is a shouting blues
-entry cut from familiar rock. .’n’

- “ONE!

turned from a tour of the Brftish

‘The rock ’n’ roller-also refused the

(Symphony House*) is an-/|

10 Best: Sellers on Coin Machines

Wednesday, September 4,. 1957

- — Goody’s Album Bestsellers

(Compiled by Sam Goody’s, leading New York disk retailer.
whose global mail order operation reflects not only the national
market, but internationally).

Artist . Title Label
1.. Around World,80 Days Sound track Decca
2, Frank Sinatra A Swingin’ Affair Capitol
3. Mantovani Film Encores London
_& The Weavers At Carnegie Hall Vanguard.
5. My Fair Lady Original Cast: - Columbia
. 6, Harry Belafonte Caypse RCA Victor,
7. Lena Horne *Aft The Waldorf &CA Victor
8 Nat Cole This Is Nat King Cole Capitol
9. Ella Fitegerald Sings Rodgers & Hart Verve ™
19. New, Girl In Town Original Cast RCA Victor
11, Errgll Garner Concert By The Sea Columbia
12. Three Penny Opera Original Cast — MGM «
13. Fitagerald-Armstrong Ella & Louis Verye
14, Nat King Cole Love Is The Thing Capitol
15. Edmundo Ros Rhythms of the South London
16. Johnny Mathis Wonderful, an naerial Columbia
DER 17. ‘Shelly Manne My Fair La ; ‘Contemporary .
LAWRENCE WELK / is. Mantovani Great.Operatic Ariss London |
And His CHAMPAGNE MUSIC | 19. .Harry Belafonte Evening With Belafonte RCA Victor
‘8rd Consecutive Year 20, Swings The Blues - ABC-Paramount

Eydieé Gorme °
‘Album Reviews

Young ‘off. in a | too original. light.
The: motif is western and predict-
able and the success of the album
will be in direct proportion to how
the. pic does at the b.o. Same foes
for Frank Skinner’s score’for “Man
of a Thousand Faces.” It’s strictly
pegged fer screen coordination and
doesn’t get to mean much on its
own. .

Sonny James: “Sonny” (Capitol).
Siftce Capitol's release of “Young
‘Love," Sonny. James’ popularity
has spread. from its southern orig-
inations té the urban areas north
of the Mason-Dixon line. This new
package strengthens his grip. His
| twangy’ style is constantly appeal-
ing and he really takes over when
he tackles such familiars as ‘‘Sec-
ret Love,” “Near You,” “Heart-
aches” and “Because. Of You.’

The Four Sergeants: “World
War I Songs in Hi-Fi” (ABC-Para-
nfount). There’ s enough nostalgia.
packaged in this set to drum up
sales and plays.‘ The musical
Ajroundup of tunes popularized in
the World War I era are standup
items even in the rock 'n’ roll era
of the mid-50’s. The Four Ser-
geants (Frank Raye, Jimmy Ar-

Dodge Dancing Party

For Dodge Dealers of America
Top. Tunes and. New Talent
ABC-TV Mon: 9:30-10:30 pm, E.S.T.
Dodge and Plymouth

. _ oral Records
“ Thesaurus Transcriptions

a

Bing Crosby: “Ali Baba and. the
4@ Thieves 4@”; “A Christmas Story
(An Axe, An ‘Maple. and a Buck-
skin Jacket)” (Golden), Simon &
Schuster’s ‘wax offspring, Golden
Records, has taken a major step in
the package goods field with the
release of these two Crosby pack-
ages. On both sets label has
blended story and a song into a
waxed theatrical -production thatt.
-has so. much taste and charm that |
the moppets, for whom the albums
are pegged,. will have to fight
against the oldsters taking 7am
_ The treatment of. the mate-
: is the important thing here.
In adiitien to Crosby, who is in
exceptional vocal form, as: narrator
and songster, the composers and
-|lyricists rate equal billing. For
“Ali Baba’’ Mary: Rodgers (daughter
of Richard Rodgers) supplied the
music te Sammy Cahn’s words. It
is a happy blending. Score uses
rhythm and ballad to good effect
with “I Love’ You Whoever You
Are” shaping as a pop stepout. *
Christmas Story,” book and iyrice
by Arnold Sundgaard to Alec.
Wilder’ 5 misic, has all the ane
ties to become a e classic. e
story of a young boy’s dream in|nold, Harry E. Clarke, Nelson E.
the Kentucky frontier 100 years ago Starr) show a lot of style as they
will appeal to the young ‘uns and{vary pace from a zippy “Good
undoubtedly touch a lot of oldsters. | Morning Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip” to a
And (low Dovel 1, Casings [ehaliey Om We, est Ap
_ “The histo: these overseas. Will grab an important spot when sS -
tours show: they hurt fn artist’s s | 1957's Yule-tune sweepstakes Field by oy area of “Flanders
“ egin. -
Bie eseat BENE tons er yes] olan of he Aprow"Mfan of | Siang Melba, Orci, “Steppin
we've had a half dozen numbers up| 2housand Faces” (Decca). With in. Society" (Grand Award), | The
in the charts. After playing Great | the disk companies in a continuous | Mass record buying crowd is devel-

Britain we dropped out of the top scramble for film soundtrack

ic, Decca. continues to ride’.
20. We made $60,000 on the tour. | 7U*. «
But last year. we sold - 7,000,000 herd. On the cover of “Run of the

Arrow,” an RKO-U release, the late
from the platters alone amounted which is as it should be since Boor of the Cotillion Room of New
to $152,000. Is it worth while to|-young’s soundtrack of “Around | York's Hotel Pierre, ‘should have
travel all that distance just to en-| The World In 80 Days” is a Decca ne trouble spreading his style. And
danger that ind of money?"

2 ‘his ‘style is pegged strictly: for
click, However, it doesn’t show dancing. In this package, he gives

.|the Melba beat to 17 numbers in a
way that makes it difficult to sit
out any number.
Jazz Releases
* Bing Crosby-Bob Scobey: “Bing

is a teenagers’ plaintive wail which
will attract some attention to this
new femme combo. “WILD EYES
(Meridian+)
gives the girls 4 chance to show
some yocal spirit but it doesn’t get

(Herald):
rolls

-Big Bob MKornesy
“HUMDINGER” (Angel?)

Bob Kornegy knows. how to han-
dle. “STAY -WITH ME BABY”

roll material,
‘ ~ * ASCAP. ;

Haley Nixes Return Bid
To Britain; P.A.s Hurt’.
Disk Sales, Manager Sez

Philadelphia, Sept. 3

Jim Ferguson, manager of Bill
Haley's Comets, who recently re-

+ BMI.

Isles with the bandsman, explained
why Haley had nixed a ‘return bid
to Great Britain’ and the Continent
at $15,000 a week for six weeks.

same money to play South America.

*n’ roll vein. ”

Jimmy Dean (Columbia): “DEEP ; , oebes Eos Hee victor). not
BLUE SEA” (Dominion?) has ai L TAMMY (5) Debbie Reynolds.........-Coral Bing Crosby in one of his happiest
bright country-flavored beat W. hich ; tad { ) Cr 2) ee amecnene PEDO veeseveeeeeEes “e eaane Ames Bros. waveceeoeenes - Victor and swingiest vocal frames The
Jimmy Dean could push into a‘ Jevergreens are ever-bright when
strong spinning item. “LOVE ME} 2. GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN. (7) Leen cae eaeeor er areseseees Billy Williams ..0.00...° Coral

SO I'LL KNOW” (Famous*) hits | 3

a pleasant country-grooved beat(.

for okay results. |
Jess DuBois & The Hitch-Hikers !

(ABC-Paramount): ‘BEAUTIFUL 3.

DIANA (4)
TEDDY BEAR (8) ........

. IT’S NOT FOR ME TO SAY (6) ..

eee eee MT Ba ren ensa

os we rmees er eereteaereoteneveeseveen

Crosby and Scobey match wits.
Art Biakey’s Jam Messengers:
“Play Lerner and Loewe” (Vik).
;| Blakey's too far out to come to any
-common meeting,ground with com-
poser Frederick Loewe. The tunes

Johnny Mathis ......Columbia
Paul Anka «asnone oe, ABC-Par,
Elvis Presley .....0--... Victor

eoetee te ovnrxneoseeseegeesese

acceowe Bee nerererevressesseerene

LOVE” (Cromwell*) is a good de- Tony Bennett -....+...Columbia..2j are culled ‘from “My .Fair Lady,”
but showcase giving he, Segue | | 6. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND oreo ee eerecenesesscaccrenes | Tenvessee Emie aaveres - Capitol “Brigadoon” and “Paint Your
makes LIVE OeTSe. a ANGELS | 7. GOLD MINE IN THE SKY (1) seoeen seaenesae®** eansenaevrerrete Pat Boone eovecere : @eeees .Dot >} Wagon." Ch arlés: “The Great Ray
" ; " (Amp-'- Don Rondo ......+....Jubilee- Charles” (Atlantic). Noné of Ray
Cor ane just an average ballad 8. WHITE SILVER. SANDS (7) ...... rt ee eee et tens ee ne ene neces ; Dave Gardner .......0...-OdGy Charles’ pipes here but plenty of
so n
i Aghy Martin (RCA Victor): “Ar 9, AROUND THE WORLD (10) .......... sueeceasececeseveces Victor Young ...s..-22+--Decea $|7uS Blane. T's a standout entry
, eis is an old a . . ts
nab new spins _ because of Tony | 10. RAINBOW (6) .. 0.0.2... ee cece cece cc eeaeeeee wteccpenseees Russ Hamilton..... veeeee Kapp 2 mone Stent Deeks vine Complete
artin’s vibran an vivi an-: <
dling. “SCUSAMI” \Southern*) is: s nd G |Inetist ‘Cony Scott's showeasings
a romantic item that Martin does; | econ roup ri His big band treatment of the
so we ° . - : : :
The Skylarks (Verve): “THERE’S|$ SHANGRI-LA Four Coins .......e...-... Epic standards in the set, spy hip
A BOAT DAT’S LEAVIN’ SOON | |)$ FASCINATION .........esseeee, veeeees cecettecee dane Morgan ...cerceeee Kapp {{appreciate. The band’s personnel,

FOR NEW YORK” (Chappeli*)!
gets a spinning chance via the
Skylarks’ jazz interpretation. “OL |‘
MAN RIVER” tT. B. Harms*) takes
on a new and interesting flavor in|
the Skylarks’ uptempo version,
Bernle Nee iColumbia): “WH [AT |
WOULD YOU DO” (Frank*) gives |
Bernie Nee a chance to work over
a ballad that has a takeoff poten-:
tial. “SLEEPY SUNDAY” \Dart-!
mouth*) is a catchy item groove di>
in the calypso manner. 1+
The Tracey Twins (Epic): “EE-: + +
CAUSE.WE ARE YOUNG” iGola-i +
en Westt) is the “TOO YOUN('™: >
theme done up in rock ’n’ roll

HONEY COMB ..

BYE, BYE, LOVE ...
} "SEND FOR ME ..
+ THAT'LL BE THE DAY ......
STARDUST
BON VOYAGE .
TOVE ME TO PIFCES

se ee wee eer eoes

we ete at

EOC eKSee Kec errarevereeeeeeecrseesnerbisacessane

LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND ..

“utes te parentheses indicate number # weeks song has been tn the Top 10) * .
te * reed CTE EOD EHEC THE HEHEHE HEHE ETE HEHEHE tonio, Sept. 20.

oe - -

eeteperssece

by the way, reads like a-Who’s. Who
In: Jazz.

-| Joe Castro: “Mood Jam” (Atlan- .
\tic). This is an excursion into the

Jimmy Rodgers nt aso» Roulette
Everly Bros. ..........Cadence

ocvreseneses

oe ae a a re a er a 2 2 Nat King Cole weaecees- Capitol mood music feld via the jazz route
+ nT ; and Joe Castro makes it a y

weeceee cue ccccecncenecsscvcecess Crickets seseeeroees Brunswick interesting trip, His 88-ing is deft
pe erececccereceeccesccessecee Pat BoOOne .ccccecccessees Dot and sharp with a standout jaz
beveeeeeueeen vetteeecetensecseee Billy Ward ......c24.,.Liberty J]™00d Prevailing throughout, Gros.
ere r eR B® ween esenvnacns ereeessoeveaeenen Janice Harper cheoee oe eres Prep The Coasters, Five Satins, Sunny
Jill Corey ...... .-Columbia Thompson’s orch and other rock ’n’

:

roll units have been Dooked for a2
musical revue to be staged at the
Municipal Auditorium, San An-

- - 0
CS ay es Om ae Note oad Cee A ROTEL Cpe te oma em tT rom,

=. %
~,

Wednesday; September 4, 1957

Joe Carlton Sets Up Own Diskery;
Raising Capital From Pubs, Talent}

Joe Carlton, who settled his con-:
tract with RCA Victor last week
after a four-year stand as the
company’s pop artists & repertoire
chief, is setting up his own disk
company, to be known as the Carl-

“ton Record Corp. Carlton, who is
investing $20,000 of his own money
in the company, expects the com-
pany to be capitalized at $250,000
with the coin to be raised by in-
vestm@its of a minimum of $2,500
from ‘about 100 performers and
‘publishers who have shown inter-
_est In. the project. Carlton said
.that he had 37 investors already
lined up.

‘The new company is expected-to
launch its first releasés. in . about
four or five months. The disk label
will have a name different from
‘the corporate title. Carlton is ar-
ranging for office space on West
57th St. end will then proceed to
set up. his organization. Since

‘several publishers are joining the}

venture as investors, Carlton is
‘accenting the point that he does
not intend to enter the publishing

business as an adjunct to the disk- }

ery.
Dave Kapp, who was Carlton’s
predecessor in the Victor pop |

a&r slot, also set up his own disk-
ery, Kapp Records, after his exit
from that company and shaped it
into a successful indie operation
both in the single and album
markets.

Basie, Joe—Wilhams

Join Rouleite Roster

Count ‘Basie and yocalist Joe
Williams are the latest to fall in
on Roulette’s pacting spree. For

the past few years, both Basie and

Williams had been recording for
Norman Granz’s Verve label.

Diskery’s plans are to record
Basie and Williams together and as
individual acts, Within the past
few weeks, Roulette has set deals
with Pearl Bailey, Milton Berle
and Keefe Brasselle.

S&S Label Exits
RIAA in Row Over

Fed. Exeise Tax

First defection. in the Record In-
dustry Assn. of Ameriga has come

from Simon & Schuster’s disk op-'
eration, Golden Records. Accord-"
Ss

ing to Arthur himkin, who
heads up the Golden unit, diskery
is bowing out of the RIAA at the
end of ‘current term.

publishers. are. Jearning that pa-
tience pays off.

\for “Top 40” programming, This
Jitems and has put a big block in

| fore the spread of “Top 40” pro-

‘diskers. Their thinking had been

+ t i
we .

TAKES TIME }
GRACK ‘TOP 40

Record companies and - music

Roosevelt Inks Chase,
Blackwell. as Cleffers

Roosevelt Music is continuing to
wrap up BMI .cleffers. Last week
the publishing. firm added Otis
|. Blackwell.and Lincoln Chase to its
writing staff.

The duo supplements Raoose-
velt’s current writing staff which
includes .Charlie Singleton, Jesse;
Stone, Winfield Scott, Larry Cole-
man and Alicia Evelyn. Firm is}
run by Hal Fein. s

In the past few months the music
boys have been sticking with their
tapes and/or disks longer than ever
before and supplying every pre-
motional and plugging chance to
help get them off the ground.

This has been particularly notice-
able in the ballad field,

Ballads usually are slow-breakers
but according to publishers. and
disk men, it has become increas-
ingly difficult to. get ’em exposed
because of the deejay penchant

virtually limits exposure to the fast-
breaking rhythm ‘or rock ’n’ roll

RCA, Kleenex In
Co-op Drive For
Como Packages

RCA Vietor, which has been rid-
ing recently with a flock of promo-
tional tie-ins with non-show busi-
ness outfits, has now. wrapped up
a cooperative deal with Kimberly-
Clark, ‘makers. of Kleenex tissues
and sponsors of the Perry Como
NBC-TV show. Campaign, which
will run from Sepf. 23 through.

the way of the ballad material.
One diskery exec figured that he-

gramming, a good ballad could be-
gin to take hold in an eight-to-10
week period after releage. .Now
with constant work and. no plug-
ging letup, the takeoff time has
beer extended to between four and
six months.

This long wait has, heretofore,
discouraged the publishers and

that. the effort wasn’t in proportion
to the payoff. In recent weeks,
though, many of them have revised
their thinking.

The switch stems from the action

1) - ASCAP Tunesmith Battle Vs. BMI Due
To Spread Over Entire Show Biz Map

Golden’s exiting stems from its
dissatisfaction with the RIAA's in-
ability to.obtain Federal excise tax
relief. The Government now
taps the diskeries for 10% of its
original billing price:

Excise fax relief is of particular
importance to Golden because it
feels that it’s paying much m6re of
- | Proportionate share of production
costs since the bulk of its line is
shuffled its exec setup last week| marketed at 25c. For ‘the past
with four new appointments. | year, Golden has been working on

Richard Brun has .been set as|its own to get an excise fax ex
new director of fulfillment (care |¢Mption on 25¢c. disks,
of subscriber orders); John R,
Farmer has been promoted to
post of director of electronic data
processing; John W. Hurley has
been: named assistant to Farmer,
and A. C. Kindler has been pro-

Col Reshutfles
LP Club Echelon

Columbia LP. Record. Club re-

and one of its main objectives
since then has been to obtain ex-

retary, it’s still foremost on the

The RIAA was Jaunched in 1951 |

cise tax relief legislation. Accord- |.
ing to John Griffin, org’s exec sec-

of such tunes as “Wonderful, Won-
derful,” “It’s Not For Me To Say”
and “pay Despite the “Top 40”
block, the tunes held on for months
getting sporadic play and ‘then
broke through for a’ payoff. And
the payoff for publishers and

diskers,, o2 breakthrough ballad
material is substantial. For. the

diskers it has plus sales value be-
(Continued on page 59)

BREGMAN OUT, KESSEL
INTO VERVE A&R SLOT

Hollywooda Sept. 3.
‘Barney Kessei take over artists
&. repertoire supervision of all
xingles and all country & western
and rhythm & ‘blues albums for

Nov. 1, is pegged onto Como’s
Victor album releases.

boxes of Kleenex tissues will in-
clude ‘a coupon. offering a special
EP platter premium titled the
“Perry Como Highlighter Album,”
a collection of six tunes culled from
Como’s albums. ‘The EP will be
offered for 50c. as against the
usual $1.29 EP price. The. album
will only -be available as a Klee-
nex premium.

The promotion is due to get
heavy impetus when Como opens
his fall series under the Kimber-
ley-Clark. banner Sept. :14 on 180
stations, —

EP will be made on the Oct. 12
show. RCA Victor, meantime, is

‘In this tie-in, some 40,000;000-

A special plug of the premium.

moted to director of. warehousing,
inserting’ and. shipping. -

In addition to directing the ful-
fillment operations of the club,
Brun will serve on the ‘exec plan-
ning staff for processing methods.
Farmer ‘will direct the electronic
data processing and will preside
over a- planning staff which will

determine future electronic data |

programs. Hurley is. being trans-|
ferred to the New York h.q. from
Terre Haute, Ind., where he had
been data processing~ supervisor,
Kindler had been associated with
Montgomery-Ward for 16 years be-
fore joining the Col operation last
March.

Johnny 0’Comnor Back In
Pub Biz Via Andy Quinn,

Decca ‘Songsmith-Singer |

Johnny G’Connor is going to re- |.

activate his Woodward Music Co.,

chiefly ‘primed by a 24-year-old’

Buffalo songsmith-singer Andy
Quinn, who whipped up seven

tunes and was signed pronto by |,

Decca. Five of the seven tunes. will

go into the Woodward catalog; two}

will. be publsihed by Decca’s
Northern Music affiliate.
The first couplet,
School Again Blues” and “Rock-a-
Boogie,” is. being rushed by Decca
as a special release to-the. deejays
this week, at which time Quinn
will do the disk jockey swing

through Buffalo, Cleveland, De-|

troit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, "Bos-
ton "and New York. Thereafter,
O’Cennor figures that Quinn is

good for personals, which General |

Amus. Corp. will agent.

‘s backgroynd is athletic
director of a Buffalo youth coun-
cil where O’Connor- discovered

While his metier is in the
= metier, he alsa. writes and
sings ballads.

“Back to;

agenda.

MGM Hikes 78 Prices -
* MGM Records .is the latest com-
pany. to drive a nail into the 78
rpm coffin. Following the lead
taken by other diskeries in the past
few months, MGM is hiking its tab
on the 78s to $1.15, ?

New price schedule on the 78s
-go into effect Oct. 1

| Verve following the departure over

RETAIL SHEET BEST SELLERS

readying a promotional contest
involving some 3,800 disk jockeys,
with the first prize to be a. sports
car, Extensive point-of-sale pro-
motional material is also being
supplied to Kleenex dealers.

Victor had previously set into
motion promotion deals with such
companies as Heinz Soups, Pabst’s
Beer, Montgomery-Ward, Schrank
pajamas and others,

the weekend of Buddy Bregman as.
a&r director, Bossman Norman
Granz henceforth will supervise all
pop and jazz albums, tightening his
control over the operation.

Bregman was released from his
pact: by Granz last Friday (30).
It’s. known that there has been a
widening: rift in the organization
for some months.

—

The ASCAP tunesmiths’ battle
j against Broadcast Music Inc. and
the major broadcast networks is
; due to spread all over the show biz
map this fall. When pre-trial ex-
aminations resume this month
after a summer hiatus, an increas-
ing number of names, not directly
related to the suit, are due to be
subpoenaed by one side or -the
other to give testimony.

- Prominent among the show biz
personalities who will be asked to
testify will be Bing Crosby. Crosby
| came into the case when he blasted

BME in a letter to the U. S. Sen-
| ate committee investigating the
broadcast operation. BMI at that
\t time said that Crosby would be
called to testify about his. allega-
tions that “pressure” is being ex-
erted in favor of BMI. songs.

The calling of Crosby in the pre-
trial exams is expected to fouch off
a whole flock of depositions by
other names, Frank Sinatra, for in-
stance, has also been prominently
identified with the..ASCAPers’
cause and may also get the sub-
poena cajl to testify under oath.

On tHe other hand, the ASCAP
songsmith’s attorney, John Schul-
man, may eall a couple of dozen
performers who issued statements.
recently to the effect that they have
net been subject. to any pressure
in the selection of their material.
Yn this roster are such names as
Dinah Shore, Benny Goodman,
Sammy Kaye, Rudy Vallee and Nat
King Col °

Now four years old, the ASCAP
tunesmiths’ suit against BMI and
the broadcast webs is still due to
run for a considerable time before
it comes to trial, especially if a
round-robin of subpoenas to sundry
show biz names is made. The legal
costs of the suit, which have been
immense for Both sides to date,
will rise’ proportionately as the-
pretrial testimony mounts up.

Sen. Juke Bil
‘Not Forgotten’

Washington, Sept. 3.

Legislative efforts to amend the
1909 Copyright Act so as to make
jukebox performances subject to
licensing will continue later this.
year via hearings by the Senate
Judiciary Committee’s Subcom-
m‘ttee on Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights, Sen. Joseph O’Maho-
ney, chairman of the subcommittee,
said the bill. to amend the Copy-
Tight Act has “not been forgotten.”

Sen. O'Mahoney promised new
hearings sometime this year, al-
though he could not set the exact
date. The bill, No. 1870, has been
getting strong support from the
| American Society of Composers,

z . ep fe np

Le — _ “fo sla 3 siz { 2 ; Authors & Publishers, Broadcast
—-jVARI ET Y——— 1 8 & {2 01s 3 | Music Inc., the Songwriters Protec-
Survey of retail sheet music Sslslel tele! qf 4]. |i tive Assn. "and other music biz or-

best sellers based on reports + BLg{ 2 s1 sy i: x 8 | ganizations. The Music Operators
obtained. from leading stores in | lolAlesieleleisi. faltsits T lof America, representing the juke-
| 12 cities and showing. com . 3 3 x em| o | BF ef EIS OG g - j box. industry, is just as strongly op-
parative twos, rating for this ~ 3 His] 81 a. — a E g S| S y i pent a eftorts ta amend the Copy-.
a . wa Si Simla s ale etol a i 1
* ASCAP + BMI” | C(Slei sla ei@iSielei yi Si 2 fT.
‘ x=} Ty ofa! we iw x
ll Tlefalgialgldis 1 t e | ‘Golden Records Banks On
National =~ a/Gleley 7] y Sh) 2rsilio fl pon.
vationa S(T iere] g/l /8i8/3 AE Bing Crosby Packages For
This Last sid] s tg colalalait nN . f ne
wk. wk. Title and Publisher B13 ayelgiele ele ies sir tt Its Fall Album Drive
z MiniOiQié tei min| § Simon & Schuster’s Golden Bee-
1 1 *Yammy (Northern)............. 12 2 1 2 2 41 21 «21.2.1 #1 116 {fords label is banking on Bing Cros-
22 *Around the World (Youngy Z 11 2 1,1 2 2 6 2 2 3 107 |/by, for its fall package push.
— +oungs..---- : . SA Golden is issuing two Crosby sets,
3 7 {Fascination (Southern)......... 3.3) 3 9.3 3 3... ee 858 | his first for the label, to be ped-
4 3 *Love Letters Sands (Bourne). . . 6 10 10 4 5 .. 5 3 2 4 4 5 56 [idled at $2.98. The packages are
5 4&4 *Gonna Sit Down. (Chappell)....: . 9 ... 3 F 5 6 .. 5°3-6 2 53 pAb aba and | the 40 Thieves 40"
6 é White Silver Sands-(Southern).. 4 7 7 «5... 4 .. 4... +5 -. 4 |S: mamy Cake eintes) aed ane
7 {Middle of Island (Morris)... sts: 5... 6 .. & .. _ 7 * 10... 7 7 4 34 i ' Christmas Story” by Arnold
8 5 s*Old Cape Cod (Pincus)......... 8 4... 6 .. .. 7.7 8 8 .: .. 2 Sundgaard (book and lyrics). and
9 12 *Teddy Bear (Gladys)........... .. .. « To. 2. 2. 4.3 6 2... 24 Alee Wilder (music).
10 8 ‘Not For Me to Say (Korwin). $s... . 4 8. . 9 8 8 2B In an unprecedented move, an-
7 - —or a io —| OT 8 "is other: company, Kapp Records, is
11 3 Rainbow (tRobbins)........ eevee 9 Lace . oe he ee. oe e- . joining Golden’s Crosby kick with
12 {Bye, Bye, Love (Acuff-R. down. eee a we os 8 .. or 6 7 10 7. ... 13 ;. single releases of tunes from the
13 {Bon Veyage (Ardmore)......... a a ee ee eee albums. Karns ee who Deads
. Lea ee ee ee eee oan .. «. 6 § §{UD the-app iz pic up
a —. ie SS z sa _——--— 5S 10 — 9 3 four tune from the sets and re-
J af 1Seft ands y _ a spfoeovesoed e868 q as ~- o¢ i ad oe _ os oe J (Continued on page 59)

~ MUSIC

Disk Arrangers Want Billing

Vic Schoen Hits Deejays For Not Giving Credit -

To Men Who

The disk jockeys: in the east and
midwest are not being responsible
fo the industry. That’s the opin-
_jon of Coasf-man Vie Schoen who

as setup quarters in the east for
is chores as musical conductor
and arranger for CBS-TV’s “The
vig Record,” which tees off Sept.
8.

Schoen’s beef against the dee-
jays is that they’re not giving
credits to the disk’s arranger.
Schoen, who arranged Patti Page’s
“Old Cape Cod’* (Mercury) and:
Billy Ward’s “Star Dust” (Lib-
erty), feels that the jocks are un-
necessarily remiss in this. respect.
-“The way a record sounds is the
arranger’s conception,” he says,
“and it’s information the record
buffs want along with whose sing-
ing the song.” He points out that,
on their own, the Coast deéjays.
have steadily been giving this info
with the intro patter that goes
along with the disk. -“And-further-
more,” he sald, “credits are the
arrangers’ bread and butter.”

The value of an arranger to a
recording has been gaining reccogni-
tion steadily at the disk compan-.
jes. Many diskeries now include
an arranger credit on the label
copy feeling that this is the kind
of information the consumer as
well as the disk Jockey wants.

The arrangement’s importance
to a disk, Schoen claims, can be
pointed up by the recent deluge' of
Gisk artists on tv who are asked
to supply the original arrangement
for the studio orch’s “live” work-
over. Such key arrangers as Nel-
son Riddle and Gordon Jenkins,
Schoen states, are getting due
credit from the platter spinners on
the Coast and the jocks on the east-
on and midwestern stations should

ollow suit. .

Schoen has been arranging for
the past 25 years, 18 of which as
a Decca pactee where he did all of
‘fhe work for the Andrews Sisters.
He's now. freelancing as an ar-
ranger-conductor.

Ted Heath Set for Ist

Coast Date by Norman
‘In Jazz Concert Series

Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Gene Norman has set the first
Coast appearance of England’s Ted.
Heath and the reunion of the ori--
ginal Bob Crosby Dixieland Band
as the highlights of his. forthcom-
ing fall jazz concert. Norman who }
is celebrating his tenth year. of
promoting such one-night bashes },

here has set the following dates
for the coming, season.

Stan Kenton orch kicks off Nor-
man's jazz concerts along with the
Hi-Lo’s Sept. 27 at the Shrine.
Annual Dixieland Jubilee, to be |.
co-produced with Frank Bull, will

reassemble the Crosby band at!

Shrine Oct. 11. Fats Domino, La-
Vern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, La-

topline a rhythm & blues show |{
2 the Heath IT

Oct. 15, and on Nov.
~ band along with Carmen McRae,
one nite at the Pasadena Civic
Aud, .

Big ASCAPer Accent In
‘Hospital Night’ Lineup ||

“Hospital Star Night,” benefit |

show for the Long Island hospitals |}
at Roosevelt Raceways in West-tf

bury, L.I., next Tuesday night (8),
will have a wide representation of |
ASCAPers in the cast. Paul Cun- ;
ningham, ASCAP prexy, is musical :
director of the show and such ctm-!
posers as Irving Caesar, Arthur:

Schwartz and Ferde Grofe wili!}
baton their own works. Paul}
Whiteman is also due to play

George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in

Blue.”

Produced this year by Mike Todd |
and Elliott Murphy, show’s lineup |
will also inciude some of the top;
names in show biz. Jinx and Texif
McCrary are chairman of the Pene|
fit show’s committee.

David Rose, MGM pactee, booked i
for four Pasadena Pops Coneerts }
at the Santa Anita track, Cailii.,
Sept. 6-13-20-27. Concerts are
sponsored by the Pasadena Junior
Chamber of Commerce. 4

which will include classical as well

fry’s cafes and bars.

~_

Create ‘Sounds’

Esoteric Changes Name.

To Counterpoint Label |

‘The Esoteric label has changed
its Handle to Counterpoint Re-
cords. Diskery, headed up by Bill
Fox, is heading out on a stepped
up program of pop, jazz and long-
hair releases,

First single dates set up by Rudy
De Saxe, pop artists. & repertoire
chief, are with thrush Serena
Shaw. Counterpoint also plans a
falt release of 10 stereo tapes

as folk and jazz music.

ITALY SLAPS TAX
ON JUKE INDUSTRY

Rome, Aug. 27.
A jukebox tax has been slapped

on the many record-players which

have recently invaded this coun-
Tax was
agreed upon by reps of the inter-
ests involved, during meetings with

Southampton, New York, Sept 1,

One of the’ season’s most gala
events was the HENRY FORD HO,
birthday party. As usual Mr. Ford
marched. the Lester Lanin Society
Orchestra throughout his estate at
6 a.m., to the tune of “The Saints
Go Marching In.”

EPIC ALBUMS (LN-3340-3240).

V.LP.’s 3 Vivienne Sets
V.LP. Retords is going on an
all-out push on singer Vivienne,

nna cLaS eRnDD

"Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Small Combo Reviews

VIRGIL GONSALVES. SEXTET
Fack’s I, San Francisco
This spot is trying to reactivate
itself as a jazz joint with a modest
weekends-only policy. Current at-
traction is a Frisco group which
as some record time and extends
itself artfully in the modern jazz
idiom.
Nattily attired in tan Bermuda
shorts and blue jackets, Gonsalves’
hand whips through a collection of
modern jazz standards including
“Well You Needn’t” and “Bags
Groove,” as well as.a number of
originals by various members of
the group.
group is the nifty trumpet playing
of Mike Downs and the tenor sax
| of Danny Pateris: Leader Gonsal-
ves handles the baritone sax chores
| and announcements in a competent.
manner.
With good promotion this club
will resume it’s career aS a jazz
joint. The Gonsalves Sextet at-
tracts a good following of crew-cuts
and could build a substantial draw.
afe.

CAL TJADER QUINTET
Black Hank, San Francisco

A veteran jazz joint, the Black
Hawk is currently scoring with
Cal Tjader’s group, in a fashion
which is surprising everyone.
Tjader, former George Sfearing

and Bess”.

Chief feature of the | dru

selling sides on that indie label—.
and the topnotch manner in which
the group performs. Tjader, a
youthful, scholarly looking lad,
doubles from vibes ‘bongos:
Vince Guaraldi,. fnidies piano
chores; Gene Smith, bassist, is a
particularly strong. asset with an

[engaging manner audiences dig;

and Al Torres, is a drummer,

Tjader’s: program mixes Cole
Porter ballads medleys of “Porgy
tunes, Jazz standards
like “Bernie’s Tune” and a special
Latin set in which the jazz group
is joined by Luis Kant, conga
mmer, to belt out “Ritmo:
Caliente.” Both Tjader and Gua-
raldi sell ballads well and Wright
doubles with Guaraldi for some
effective blues specialities.

Tjader bows out of the Hawk at
the end of September and: begins
an eastern swing. Rafe.

BOB McGREW ORCH (8)

Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs
Summer tourist season finds the

Broadmoor in full swing and the

| Bob McGrew orth holding for an

8-week session extending into early
September, playing daily for din-
ner in the main dining hall and
moving.to the lakeside terrace for
dancing three nights per week.

McGrew has fronted the Broad-

9 8 Fabulous 750s (KXL 5000)

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OKLAHOMA (Capitol)

ROGER WILLEAMS (Kapp) — : 2 =|

SIAE, the [Italian Society of}scheduling three albums for fe-
Authors and Editors (Italy's equi-| lease within the next three months. | Sideman, has been leading his own | Or music for several long en.
lent of ASCAP in.the U.S.}. 7} Vivian Della Chiesa, label’s artist | 2TOuP out of here for several years
van : Sa, saves mixing Latin numbers with’ jazz |£agements in the Drake, Chi, and
Basically, though exact levies are | Vivian Della’ Chiese, label’s artist tunes Recently, however, he jazz the Kansas City Club in K.C. Mu-
not disclosed, these will be of two | & repertoire chief. jumped forward as a major draw ‘sic is in the society groove appro-
kinds, divided into two categories} The first two albums are already | ‘and-is currently packing this club | Priate for the crowd which loafs
according to price of the service | set. The kickoff package is tagged | aven on the usually light nights. the summer here in the shadow of
(tokens are still being used until | “Remember Me,” a pop compila-} Chief factors in ‘the booming | the Rockies.
metal coins are standardized in this | tion, and the followup will be a| Tjader draw are the success: of his Instrumentation, in addition to
country). package of Christmas carols. Fantasy records—currently the top- | (Continued on page 59)
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Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Juke Ops Want.
“Free Speech’ Vs.
Sundry Tax Raps |

Boston, Sept. 3.

‘Does playing a recerd on a juke-
box involve the principle of free |
speech? j

The Music Operators’ Assn. of;
Mass., jukebox org, contends it
should have the same guarantees.
Through their attorneys, Brown,
Rudnick & Freed, they’re filing aif
bill in equity this week char ing .
that an attempt to license a j 1
box by exacting a fee is a prior | =
restraint on free’speech. ;

The whole thing started last Jan, §
1, when juke ops found they were 'f
tabbed license fees of $160 ere |
machine per year in Boston under |}
new licensing fees set by the city.
The tab breaks down this way: state
charges $50 for a Sunday license,
city ‘charges $50 for weekday
license and $50 for Sunday, and
there ‘is'a Federal tax of $10, total
$160. -Ops hollered loud charging |

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Scoreboard

.OF

‘TOP TALENT AND TUNES

“Compiled from St from Statistical. Reports of Distribution
_Encompassing the Three Major Outlets

Retail Disks ~ Retail Sheet Music

~

Coin Machines

as Published i in the Current Issue

NOTE: “The current comparative sales strength of the Artists and Tunes listed hereunder fs
arrived at under a statistical system comprising each of the three major sales outlets enu-
merated above. These findings are corrélated. with data from wider sources, which are exclusive
with Variety. The positions resulting from these findings denote the OVERALL IMPACT de-

-. veloped from the ratio of points scored, two ways in the case of talent (coin machines, retajl

disks) and three ways inthe case of tunes (cotn machines, retail disks and retail sheet music).

TALENT

inh they gromteeneee raats || BOstmoNs .
The juke attorneys say they will Week Week ABTIST AND LABEL TUNE
challenge the leense tees on the 1 1 DEBBIE REYNOLDS (Coral) .......sceece oe
Se ann ean MEN) vee soe Me to Sayt
Constitution. ‘They will also attack | 3 3 JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) .......0eee0 Wonderful, Wonderfui+
aay he eee ig mandavorg) - 4 2 BILLY WILLIAMS (Coral) .............. Gonna Sit Right Down*
Playing of a record is a form of}[f 5 ,. JIMMY RODGERS (Roulette) ...-......4. Honeycomb}
prive it from the protection of the | 8 5 PAT BOONE (Dot) Love Letters in The Sand*
and dete courte | sseossemessasesseessfd Goldmine In The Sky*
7 4 ELVIS PRESLEY. (Victor) ...cccseecceeees Leddy Bear*
10 RUSS HAMILTON (K se ce eeee seces.e- Rainbows
Film. Scores Considered 5 9 CRICKETS Grunswicky vetcecebecaecwees That'll Be The Day?
Independent Ar t Form 10 6 JERRY LEE LEWIS (Sun)...........:.... Whole Lot Of Shaking}
Aside From Plug Yalue - 7
Editor, Varuey: Toronto. POSITIONS TUNES.
So the trade is “puzzled” -over|} woe, Week TUNE PUBLISHER
cords? What * about’ the public? I j *TAMMY—“Tammy & Bachelor”-F eee c eee n eee esaeeces . Northern

There are many hundreds of film

and music enthusiasts who buy

these records because they appre-

ciate the music and recognize it{
as a skillful and valid form of com-

position. Is this so strange?

For years, composers such as:
Steiner, Korngold and Alfred New-
man were inundated with requests
for reeordings of their scores. But
the studios, the publishers and the |
record companies turned a deat iy
ear.

Regrettably, far too many miedi-
ocre scores are being recorded and
not enough of the good ones. The
type of film the music was written ;]
for determines the choice, not the |,

quality of the music, If the. picture.
is “big” in budget, screen size and
star values, the score will prob-
ably be recorded. Should it be the
work of a good composer, such as
Autheil’s “The Pride and the Pas-
sion,” well.and good. But this is |
seldom so. It will probably have|-
been written by a hack, who will
be described on the sleeve as “a
master” together with so much
drivel about composing for films
that intelligent people are put off
by it. A good score for a film of
modest values and a small ad-pub-
licity campaign stands little chance
of being recorded.

There is an unfortunate tend-
ency on the part of many people to
refuse to give to film music a life
of its own. It was written for a
film, so let it stay with the film,
seems a general attitude, It is
described as formless, and is com-
pared unfavorably with sympho-
nies arid concertos. Those of us
who enjoy listening to film scores
do so with the knowledge that they
were written for a special purpose,
and in the belief that film’ music
is a form of composition as is
opera, ballet and chamber music.
The film is responsible for more
new music being composed today.
‘than any other source—far more
than the concert hall, and the work |
of men like Rozsa, Steiner, New-:
man, Waxman, North, - Leonard |.
Bernstein, Dunning, Smith, Wal-
lace ahd many others frequently
contains a craftsmanship and ex-
pression of new ideas that are not
recognized when their music is con-
fined to film. So why should it
not be hedrd apart.

Gerald Pratley
CBS Fin Commentator **

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JAPAN STEPPING UP

Jazz interest in this city, which
was at its peak three years ago, is
having a flurry of revival indica-

booked into Shinjuko’s Komo Sta-

will be split between jazz concert
presentation md musical comedy
Staging.

Lineup includes female vocalists

Kiyoko Murayama and Miyoko Ku-
roiura with Nancy Umeki a pos-
sible added starter if she returns
from the U. S. in time, Male jazz.
dispensers include Bimbo Danao,
Jimmy Shigeta, Manolo Valdes and
Teruo Hata. , Vocal groups are the |
Dark Ducks and Lilio Rhythmaires..
Big bands booked
‘and Flats and George Kawaguchi
and his All Stars. Jazz combos will
be the Rhythm Aces, the Six Joes
and the Crazy Cats.

Rudy Taylor | to » RG R
Rudy Taylor has joined the art-|

Gee-Roulette disk combine. He re-
places Joe Guercio who resigned to
go with Eydie Gorme as musical di.
rector.

topped by Hugo Peretti and Luigi
| Creatore:***-

4 *AROUND 1 THE WORLD—“Around Woild In 80 Days”-F .. seseseee YOURS
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(*ASCAP {BMI ‘F-Films)

Boston Jazz Fete. Pulls
A7G Despite Weather
Boston, Sept. 3
Harold Leverant, producer of the
North Shore Jazz Festival in 30,000-
seat: Manning Bow] in nearby Lynn,
which had to be pulled inside to
4,000-seat Boston Arena for the
‘last night (25), because of rain, re-
ported the jazz bash grossed $47,-
006 and played to 15, oo persons,
jth a newspaper strike on, jazz
will then move ta the Umeda | »,ow had to use radio, tv, careards,|
thr L or tw y ‘day sets | Posters and pillboards.. The ex-
ee-hour two-a-day sets! vioitation netted a 6,500 aud ‘for
the Arena. bash, ‘which featured
Sarah Vaughan, ‘George Shearing,
Count Basie. .
Leverant said he would try an-
other North -Shore jazz bash next
year.

Can,’s Caller Quintet
Set Upstate N.Y. Trek

Toronto, Sept. 3.

Ron Collier Quintet, Canadian
jazz quintet, is making its bow in
the U.S, in a series of concerts
in upstate New York starting Oct.
29. A library of original pieces is
being written by Collier, Norm
‘Symonds, a Toronto composer, and
others. The Collier combo was the
only Canadian crew represented
at the recent Stratford, Ont., festi-
va

Phil and Miriam Peters, of
Schenectady, N. Y., are promoting
the Collier concerts in that city,
Albany and Troy.

HOME-GROWN JAZZ

Tokyo, Aug. 27.

topped by a jazz lineu
topped by J p ‘Adier,

from Sept, 25 to Oct. 6. Miller.

rights, manuscript
publication and song sharks,

4 Showmen to V.LP.

Yukimura, Peggy Hayama, VIP.

a&r topper.
are the Sharps

in at Col’s sales meet in
July ,26-29.
repertoire staff of the Rama-

diskery’ s a&r operation is.

end.

1! ; Kapp. label.

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MORE LECTURERS FOR
HAL LEVY’S USC COURSE
Coast ASCAP tunesmith Hal
Levy is teeing off another semester
in songwriting at the U. of Cali-
fornia in Los Angeles Sept. 17 with
a series of guest lecturers, includ-
ing Alan Jay Lerner, Richard
Dinah Shore and Mitch

Course is on popular: lyric writ-
ing and covers such topics as copy-
preparation,

Records has added. the
Four Showmen to its talent roster,

Vocal quartet, currently appear-
ing at the Horizon Room, Pitts-

burgh, will come to New York
j shortly for- recording sessions un-
der Viyian Della Chiesa, label's

Col’s Phono Line Booms

_ Orders’ on Col’s phonograph}as a jazz appreci.don package for
line at ifs recent annual sales con- | teeners.
vention jumped almost four times
ahead of orders at the 1956 con-
clave. The sales orders were pulled
Miami

The Col phono line runs from:
$29.95: models to . machines that} facilities at Steinway Hall, N.Y.,
are tabbed , at * $1,995. All the
machines ‘in the line. showed an.
increase with the consoles and con-
solettes pacing the field. The port-
‘ ables also" held up on ‘the sales

ishooting and
with two’ Nola had. been operating

MUSIC 55

ng, Satchmo
In Freelancing

Disk fans will soon be needing a
scorecard to keep track of the re-

Diskery Spree

; cording stars if the freelancing

“Ii bug spreads.

The artist-Iabel confusion was
' spotlighted this week with the re-
; lease of Bing Crosby on Simon &
Schuster’s Golden Records and the
This brings Crosby's
: disk affiliations up to six com-
ipanies. A Decca pactee for more
jthan 20 years, Crosby recently
; went non-exclusive and has been
, recording for Capitol, Verve, RCA
: Victor as well as Decca.

Louis Armstrong ig another free-
‘lancer who’s been making the
i diskery rounds. Also a longtime
‘Decca pactee who went non-ex-
‘clusive, Armstrong: has been wax-
iing for Columbia, Verve and the
: Decca labels. Latter diskery, inci-

| i dentally, recently issued 2 deluxe

: Musical biography of Armstrong.

‘Dorali, Mpls. Symph Hit
Mid-East Trail for ANTA
| Tat’) Cultural Program

| Maestro Antal Derati and the

| Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

i kick off their one-month four of

;ithe mid-East next Saturday (7) in

‘Greece with the premiere of the
t modern American work, Henry
‘Cowell’s “Music for Orchestra,
11957." Dorati and the Minneapolis
:Symphony are making the first
; Swing. of an American symph
: through such places.as Baghdad,

|; Teheran, Karachi, Lahore, Beirut,

Ankara, Istanbul, Zagreb. and Bel-
‘ grade,

Cost of the tour is being under-
written by the ANTA-administered
President’s Special International
Program for Cultural Presenta-
tions: Orch -was originally set to
stop over fo Syria but recent po-
litical developments cued cancel-
lation of that date.

Dorati,, who commissioned the
Cowell work to be preemed in At-
hens, has also scheduled another
Cowell composition, “Persian Set,”
as a goodwill gesture for the con-
certs in Teheran in Iran, Sept. 16-
17. Following the final concert in
Belgrade, the Minneapolis Sym-
phony will plane home, but Dorati
is staying overseas to conduct two
additional concerts with Seventh
Army Symphony in Stuttgart, Oct.
13, and the Concertgebouw in Am-
sterdam, Oct. 22,

STUDS TERKEL'S BOOK
ON ‘GIANTS OF JAZ2’

“Giants of Jazz” by Studs Terkel
(Crowell; $3) traces the history of
jazz from King Oliver to Dizzy
Gillespie via slightly fictionalized

portraits of a dozen of jazzdom’s
most significant contributions.
While the book is intended to feed
a teenager’s interest'in jazz, or to
stimulate it, it’s also worth an
adult’s time if he’s looking for a
primer on jazz appreciation.

Author is a Chicago actor-writer-
disk jockey who, in the latter role,
is noted for his genuine enthusiasm
for jazz and folk music. Same en-
thusiasm is projected in “Giants,”
bis first book-size penning effort.
Each of the bios start at about
teenage and trace career deyelop-
‘ment thenceforth. In each case,
Terkel makes it clear in the nar-
rative fabric what the distinctive
musical qualities are that a new-
comer to jazz might look for.

| Book contains an ample discog-
raphy on each of the 12 artists and
imakes a fine shelf item in any high
school library. Also has possibili-
ties, if paired with a ‘companion
LP, of being sold in music stores

Les.

Nola Consolidates _

V. J. Nola Recording Studios has

‘completed its expansion program
with the consolidation of all its -

where it now occupies four floors.

New setup kas 30 studios for
tape and disk recording, film
video rehearsals.

With two branch offices.

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Roseland, N.Y, Sets
3506 Band Roster:

The touring name bands will nel
making a New York stop if Lou }
Brecker has anything to do about
it. Brecker, owner of Roseland
Dance City, has set a budget of
close to $350,000 for the coming
season to get the top names into
his ballroom.

Brecker feels that the reason
the Gotham hotels have cut down,
or eliminated entirely, their dance-
band policy is that most of them
have been spoiled by the old days
when a name orch would come in
for $2,500 a week. The prices. have
gone up since then, but the hotel
managements aren’t willing to go
along with them.

Brecker, who’s celebrating the
40th anni of Roseland’s Gotham
bow, believes the dancers will come
out for the bands and that they’re
worth the price. On tap for the
coming Roseland season are Les
Brown, Richard Maltby, Ted Lewis,
Xavier. Cugat and Chuck Cabot,
who has been whipping up a storm
in the midwest.

SIAE, Italo’s ASCAP, Gets
Hot Potato of Deciding
What Songs to Be Tv'd!

Rome, Aug. 27.
Popular songs to be transmitted |
by RAI-TV, the Italo radio and |
television network, will henceforth
be selected by a special commission

named by the SIAE, ASCAP. Dras-!)

tic policy change was announced
here, thus ending the long con-
troversy over song selections by
Italy’s government-subsidized net-|
work, stemming from the fact that!
only songs selected by RAI get al
proper play under the local mon-|
opolistic setup, the major Italo:
outlet for music.

Previously, methods of selection|
had been repeatedly criticized by:
songwriters and music editors, |
while charges of irregularities!
were also commonplace. RAI feels

that putting’ matter squarely into!:

hands of authors and editors’ or-}|
ganization would appease them.
First* work facing the new com-!
mission will be the selection of the!
first 100 songs to be broadcast!
during the next season by RAI-TV.|
So far over 3,000 songs have been!
entered in the competition, making!
selection task a difficult one. Ex-
pected it will take some months ]

—

fore a decision is reached.

VALENTINE TO U. 5S.
Glasgow, Sept. 8.

Dickie Valentine, English vaude
and tv singer, will plane to the
U.S. Sept. 21 for ty and nitery
dates.

He is currently headlining at the
Empire vaudery here.

Styne and Cabr.

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RETAIL DISK BEST SELLERS

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

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BILLY WARD (Liberty) ” :
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VICTOR. YOUNG (Decca)
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LARRY WILLIAMS (Specialty) ; . .
18 16 Short, Fat Fanny..................0.006- cae 10 10 .. .. 5 4... - €6 . 20
JANE MORGAN (Kapp) ;
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ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) — .
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Air Force PX’s Booming suid ‘Anthony ‘DeCarlo, himself 'a | records, iro Heading Back

US. Platters Overseas;
Sales Up 400%, Over 1956

By HAZEL GUILD
Wiesbaden, August 27.

AFEX, the Air Force Exchange.

System for stores throughout the
Air Force installations in Europe,

| tis booming the U, S. record busi-

ness here—and at the same time
is building up a new group of thou-
sands of record: buyers with its
huge expansion of its record de-
partments.

“We jumped from a permanent
stock of 200 records to a perma-
nent stock of 1,300 titles through-

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Currently —MICHIGAN STATE FAIR
_ Sept. 15—ED SULLIVAN SHOW; Sept. 18 (Week) TOWN HILL REST.,

Starting Sept. 23—PEP'S MUSICAL LOUNGE, Phila.
Current: LIBERTY Records

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professional musician as well ‘as
chief record buyer for the massive
AFEX chain of outlets. “The.in-
crease same about this spring, and

ate our record business shows
a 400% o. increase this year over
last.”

Generally, DeCarlo finds, airmen
in Europe like to buy European-
made record players, and Stateside
records. Siemens, Grundug, Tele-
funken, Braun, Philips record play-
ers and radio sets are stocked: at
the AFEX stores, with customers
insisting “on hi-fi-and the best in
equipment,

“Platters sell more here by
artist than by tune,” commented

are Kostalanetz, Mantovani, and
Melachrino Strings, in that order,
We've moved 33, 000 titles by these
three in the last three months, and

| are selling 56 titles on Kostalanetz

alone.
“When we first stepped up” our

record departments several months.

ago, we had Iots.of scare buying,

servicemen grabbing up 10 or 12]
platters at a time, but now that.
they know the larger record de-,

partments are here to stay in

AFEX stores, buying has slowed

‘own-—te—the normal.’ Using an
IBM-system to keep quick track of

3%; What records are moving, the

“Yop light classic sellers.

Wah Continental Tuners

Joe Shapiro, co-writer with Lou
Stallman of recent -clicks such as
“Round. and Round” and “Treasure
of Love,” is heading back for the
_ | U. S. after a two-month tour of the

Continent where he: picked up
stunes for which he intends to write
the English lyrics.

Shapiro is a Brooklyn highschool
teacher.

DeCarlo said: “We're building up
permanent record buyers .among
the airmen, many of whom will ul-
timately be record buyers back in
the States.”

Col Adds District Mgrs.
To Handle Phono Line

Columbia has added four new
district managers to handle its pho-
nograph line, They are Frank J.
Richter, Jean J. White, Len J. Mo-|
lenda and John E, Sadewhite.

Richter will manage an area in-|—
cluding West Va., Virginia,. North
Carolina and Tennessee. White’s
territory includes northern Ohio, {
western Pennsylvania and western |
New ‘York. Molenda will -handle |
the Michigan, southern Ohio and
‘Kentucky. Sadewhite’s bailfwick
‘will be Missouri, Arkansas, Okie. :
homa and Colorado.. They'll all}
‘report to James White, national]
sales director. |

Les-Larry Elgart Orch

Larry Elgart has tired of his role
as “inside man” and 1s Joining his
brother, Les, in the operation of
the band which will be billed as the

“LEROY ANDERSON

Another Big Hit

ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORPORATION

JOE GLASER, Pres.

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FORGOTTEN
DREAMS

orded by:-
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e CYRIL STAPLETON (London)
| © FREDERICK FENNELL (Mercury)

MILLS MUSIC, INC.

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—_ | AFEX exchanges sell records in
STARDUST ¥ nine countries and three conti-|
b/w LUCINDA ~inents, including curkey, Spain,
+ France; Germany, England.

“Elvis Presley and Harry Bela-
:fonte were way ahéad on the popu-
lar platters,” aodded DeCarlo.

: “Presley sold a minimum of 6,000
' platters of every one of his big
j numbers.” LP’s account for 669%
iof the exchange business, 45's
4 srakte= ap tre: ether: “third, and cthe

Les & Larry Elgart orch. Larry}
has devoted the past two years to
office work and recording sessions.
The Elgarts’ orch is working the
Chicago territory this .month and |}
will tour New England in Sep-|
tember. They’re also set for a
two-month run at New York’s Ho-
tel Statler beginning Dec. 6. Co-
lumbia Records has them lined up
for single and album releases, -

407 Lincoln Ra.
Miami Beach, Fla.
Phone:
JEtferson 8-6333

3619 Sunset Blvd.
H’wood 46, Calif,

Phone:
‘OLyntpla 2-9946

On The

New York

Merv Griffin, Decca _ pactee,
launches a new ABC-Radio show
Oct. 7. He'll be backed by The
Spellbinders and Jerry Bresler’s
orch. Bresler also will produce
_,.. Jackie Lee at the Stagecoach
Lounge, Merchantville, N. J
til Sept. 28 ... Sal Mayo
Four Voices to marry Marilyn Gol-
try, Copa gal, Dec, 14. , . In a pro-
motion stunt for their new ABC-
Paramount release, ‘“‘Angels Don’t
Live on Earth” and “Beautiful
Love,” Jess DuBoy and The Hitch-
hikers are heading out on a na-
tional hitchhiking tour.

Grand Award Records has
whipped a merchandising booklet
for salesmen which contains - full
‘color reproductions of. the disk-
ery’s album catalog, along with deé-

scriptive material, a .complete list-| (20)

ing of song titles and a cross refer-
ence of available LP’s and EP’s...
More than 200 golfers participated
jin the qualifying round of the first
annual Disk. Industry golf tourney.
Final rounds; will be played at
Fred .Waring’s Shawnee-on-Dela-
ware ... Kay Lawrence’s trio
opened at the Left Bank last night
(Tues.).

Turk Murphy’s dixieland crew
held over at Bourbon Street until
Oct. 8... The Jive Bombers,
Savoy diskers, into the French
Quarter, Union City (N. J.) for
four weeks ... Mel Turoff, na-
tional promotion manager ~for
Rama, Gee, Roulette labels, out on
a three-week disk jockey tour...
S&S Distributors, Detroit outfit,
has been named exclusive distribu-
tors for Urania Records in Michi-
gan and Toledo, O. -Org also will
handle Urania’s stereo tape line
..~ Trumpeter Leon Merian inked

to a five-year deal by Decca Rec-|

‘ords. First album for Decca will
be “The Magic Horn.” —

London _
Kenny Baker’s radio show “Let’s
Settle for Music,” resumes on Oct.
4... Miguelita and her orch
wound up a four-and-a-half-week

stint at the Edmundo Ros Club].

... Drummer Phil Seamen joined
the Don Rendell Sextet ... Alyn
Ainsworth, director of the BBC
Northern Orchestra, inked by the
Parlophone-label ... The first jazz
concert to be held at London’s
Lyceum Ballroom will be presented
Sept. 23. The show will run fdét
four hours arid will feature six
outfits plus singers.

Chicago.
Jimmy Giuffre trio into Modern
Jazz Room here for two weeks
starting Sept. I1...George Rico
Quartet opens four weeks at Cafe

Picardi (Muehlebach Hotel), Kan-:

sas City,.Sept. 30... Ken Nordine
cutting eight sides of “Word Jazz”
for Dot with the first sides (accom-
panied by Chico Hamilton Quintet)
due out this month.

Hollywood |
Marlene Willis, 15-year-old singer
in the 20th-Fox release, “Rocka-
billy Baby,” inked by Verve Rec-
ords . . . Liberty Records has
signed Myrna Fox .., Ted Dechter,
éx-trombonist .with name bands,

has joined Hollywood Film Co., as |

. fee are RRs

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A great scare compesed hy
Dimitri Tiemekin for
the new tinerama production
i“SEARCH FOR |
| PARADISE’’

M. WITMARK & soNS

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

‘flack ,

+ Love,”

Love Letters Sand ..

_ (London)

All Shook Up ........Presley

- (HMY) .-

Island In Sun ......Belafonte
(RCA) °

Bye-Bye’ Love Everly Bros.
(London) .

Train San Fernando Duncan

. (Columbia},

Teddy Bear avotes .». Presley’

Water, Water ...,.....Steele
(Decca} ,

With All My Heart ....Clark
{Pye-Nixa)..

. , Vicki Benet signed by

Liberty Records ... Dot inked jaz
reed man Paul Horn, now with the

Chico Hamilton Quintet, to cut a

solo album featuring’ his» work on
alto sax, clarinet and flute .

a a

Hugo Friedhofer assigned to score |

20th-Fox’s “The Young Lions,”
marking his fourth stint at the

| Westwood lot this year. Previously

he scored “Boy On a Dolphin,” “An
Affair to Remembér” and “The
Sun Also Rises” ... Cameo Pro-
ductions signed Michael Colicchie
to score “Run Across the River,’
recently completed in. Gotham.

‘Philadelphia
Norman Granz’ Jazz at the Phil-
harmonic booked into the Academy

of Music (21)... . Duke Ellington |.
plays the Club Los Hernanos’ Ball |
. . The Four Aces relight.

Sciolla’s (9-13) with Steve Gibson
& the Red Caps slated for the fol-
lowing two weeks ... Local vocalist.
Eddie Dano. signed as .Celebrity
Room opener (4).

San Francisco

Fats Domino, Billy Williams,
Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon,
Buddy Knox, Crickets, Drifters,
Teen-Agers and a number of other
acts. booked into Frisco Civie Audi-
terium Oct. .19. Show will play
Oakland Oct, 18 during Northern
California tour ... Woody Herman

into Dave Glickman’s Jazz Show-}

case Friday (6) for three nights... .

Al Wallace and his Bimbo's 365.

band, doing dotble-duty starting

Friday (6). playing afternoon cock- |
tail. dancing at the Canterbury
Hotel .. . Bob-Mielke’s Bearcats at

Pioneer Village, Lafayette, for

weekends.

Combo Reviews

Continued from page 54

McGrew’s fiddle, includes a trio of N
EN

reeds, trumpet, drums, string bass
and piano, Sidemen can come up
with a flock of doubles, giving the
McGrew crew great versatility. It
is thus enabled to Handle more

standard works, such as “Tales of:
the. Vienna Woods,” a luncheon fa-.
vorite, and veer to the livelier hit

parade faves of the day for the
evening dancing. ‘The Broadmoor

is regarded as perhaps the_plush- |" 2X
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iest of Colorado spots, and McGrew

has an outfit in keeping with this}
‘situation, -

Broadmoor also offers dancing
nightly in its downstairs Tavern
where: the Don Roth trio holds
forth, also coming in for a lunch-

eon spell daily in this. pot that is

an area favorite. Quin.

Ballads
==amas “Continued from page 33 Saas
cause the disks stay around much
longer than the quickie hits. For
the publishers the added revenue
comes. from strong sheet sales

which go hand in hand with ballad}

clicks..

On the publishing end, Lou Levy|
is one of the staunchest spokesman |
‘for the long pull. He feels that it’s
‘| worth the wait to get the disked
| ballad unscrambled from the heap
of wax releases. Levy’s current] ..

push is on “Fhrough The Eyes of

There are. still
around who aren’t trapped by “Top

40” and it’s this group whom the.
-publishers and diskers are. count-
‘ing on ‘sto stir up some movement

on the ballads.

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John. O’Connor, personal mana-
ger for the Johnny Long band, The
Mariners, and others, has the dans-
apators booked into 12 college
dates, also the annual .FBI dinner-
dance in November, in Washington.
Vet music ‘mam: is of the opinion
“they’re gonna start dancing again
this winter,” taking his cue from
the marked interest among campus,
fraternal and other organizations.
in putting more accent on the
dance bands than on the spot-

booked vocalists who have taken
the play away of late. °

MGM Record distributors in
Boston, is staging a special golf
tournament next Sunday (9).

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recorded them for pop single size.
Although the Kapp singles and the
Golden packages will be on the
market simultaneously, the disk-
eries will operafé independently of

ploitation. Golden gave Kapp the
okay for the single plan because it
isn’t equipped to operate in the
regular pop singles market.
Also in Golden’s fall pitch is a
“Bible Songs and Stories’ com-
posed ‘by Terry Gilkyson with
| Mitch Miller conducting the orch.
Package includes 15 songs and a
24-page storybook relating to the
tune. material, The Golden pro-
gram is rounded out by the addi-

‘DAY
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Hit Single From Album ,

MOONLIGHT

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MUSIC 59

——— Continued from page 53

tion of a low price line ($1.98) of
10 new 12-inch LPs.

Golden plans to apply book-biz
techniques to promote the fall line.
A kickoff ad is set for the N. Y.
Times which will include a mail-
order coupon for the packages.
Coupon will state that the items
can be had at local retailers or by
writing in directly to Simon &
Schuster. If the mail pull is big,
diskery. plans to expand the mail-
order ad campaign into national
mag outlets.

The Golden series will be
pitched through toy departments
and book stores as well as through
the regular outlets of rack jobbers,
syndicate stores and record shops.

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60 VAUDEVILLE

‘Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Vaudé, Cafe Dates

New York

; Ann Mace debuts as an exoiic
{the vet Frank Silk leading the way! at the El Morocco in Providence

Union City Burlesque So Sedate |
Customers Even Mitt the Singers’

By MIKE WEAR

Union City, NJ., Sept. 3. lin most of the blackouts and skits |! this week . Comic Jack Durant |

‘even these go oer solidly. Tony signed for three shots on the Ed|

Reopening of the Hudson Thea- |
tre burlesque here last Saturday
(31), with a citizen committee. act-
ing as censoring body, drew heavy
patronage, and the type of burley ;
on view does not seem likely to.
stir up any official ire. It appeared i
to be-a-case of the, weather being :
torrid but the “exotics” working |
under wraps.

After Newark shuttered both bur-
lesque operations about six months’
ago, Union City whipped up a stiff :

ordinance which stifled the old- |;

type burley as had been purveyed ;
at the Hudson for 15 to 20 years. :
This caused patrons to stay away!
in droves, and the house soon shut- .
tered, It was reopened last spring ‘
under a so-called citizen censor ;
committee or reviewing group. By |
that time, the ship had sailed and
the resumed operation staggered |
to an early closing in the spring.
The present policy, if it continues .
to draw steadily, looks to be a’

Gail, first exotic to appear, makes |

lan excellent straight femme to the
'comics. Walt Lukas is billed as the
|second comic, and one of better,
| newer burley funsters. Lad does a
takeoff of a stripper that’s actually
‘comical whereas most of these are
}extremely dull. Both comedians as-
isiduously avoid stepping off the
i eurb and getting into the gutter.
Theatre has a better pit orch,}
: With George Ponzoni, pianist-lead-
er, obviously making it click.
While it is startling to: hear a
t Hudson Theatre audence applaud
ia singer, even if she is comely, this

‘actually happens with this show. |

Maybe patrons can get along with-

,out so much stripping and grinds. ;Gene Norman to open a two-week
iOnly the turnstile click will tell. engagement at the Crescendo Jan.
‘In the meantime, it looks like a|19,
;cool fall—there are plenty of week ‘stand at the Safari in Scotts-

5

; Wraps in evidence.

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happy solution—since obviously | Ice Capades Hitting
meeting with the approval of this ,
citizenry group and still retaining :
the better facets of burlesque. First ,
show in, headed by Georgia Soth-:
ern and principals from her tour-
ing company, offers a well-picked Troy, N.Y., Sept. 3.
lineup of femmes; a couple of Last year’s (17th) edition of
above-average singers and several ,John H. Harris’ “Ice Capades,”
so-called exotic dancers who some . “which opened a 29-city tour at
place along the liné have learned: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’)
how to dance. Even Miss Sothern ; Field House Friday night (30), did

Opener of 29-City Tour

has an above-par routine despite not skate at quite the expected ! 4.
the familiar “have a cigarette” . boxoffice speed for the first three | dust,

songology. The eight chorines who: i performances, but moved into high
go through accepted dance routines Sunday (1), with two large audi-
are the best lookers to grace the | ences on hand. Indications were
Hudson stage in years, while five that the eight-show stand, ending
showgirls helped decorate

506 Pace in Troy Date, |

said Wednesday (4), might gross $48.000 |

stage though given no chance to
eyen slightly disrobe.

Jill Huntley, the only darkhaired :
stripper in the roadshow group !
(all the others are redheads), is a:
familiar figure ta burley patrons,
and running neck-’n-neck with Gee
Gee Joy for top exotic laurels. With |
the bars down, both could be
slightly sensational. Even so, Miss :
Joy’s gyrations amazed for their
energy and novel twists. She starts
out.as a tap dancer and winds up
as an acrobatic terpster; which:
Bives us an idea.

Most unusual part of this new:
Hudson lineup is the comedy. Itj
seldom gets under the four-letter

to $50, 000—at $1.50 to $3. The

‘Saturday matinee was at half price, |

i for children, .

The Field House, which normally
‘seats 6,200-tiered seats, at the
entrance end, partially took the
| place: of the chairs that are set on
a movable floor over ice had about
! 4.900 attendees Sunday night.

Featured performers “inchide
: Johnny Lettengarver, Aja Zanova,
Alan Konrad, Sandy Culbertson,
j The - -Bill Henrys, Sylvia & Michel
uropean pair champions), Arthur
Clark & Tony Swift (English com-
edy turn), Terry Hall, Don Bearson
and June Norrie.

Show, which goes from here to

class of humor and gags. Many of ; Pittsburgh, with Kansas City and.

the routines are familiar, but with Houston following has good ad-:

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Hollywood, Sept. 3.

The new weekend vaudeville pol-
icy which was to have gone into
effect last Saturday {31) at the
Lyric Theatre in Huntington Park
has fallen through. Snag came up
the last moment when George Mun-
j ton, prexy of the J & S Circuit,

which operates the Lyric, wouldn’t
post the necessary cash bond with:

both AGVA and AFM.

According te Bernard Goodman
who was to produce the stage
shows at the 1,000-seater, Munton

= i had already signed contracts with

the falent but stHl couldn’t see his

way clear to putting up the union |:

tleot. Bernard.had lined up local
deejays to handle emcee chores for

have kicked off with a three day
| pill toplining Johnny Desmond, the
| Super Sonics, Nilisson Twins,. and
: Margie Duncan with Mischa Novy
: handle orch chores.

Desmond’s pact called for the
, Singer to draw $750 guarantee for
| the three-day stint with a 50-50
split on all coin over $7,500.

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Dir.: WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY

torium Russ Morgan’s orch, Max

‘opening, with Joe Reichman’s orch,
Charlie Applewhite is set for Dec.

lavay Sept. 9. to the Four Scholars

‘this week in the nitery field at the

the vaude package which’ was to.

.|for a week’s vacation with her hus-

jis on-a three week furlough in

| will stogie the gang when I get

Sullivan tv show . Marge Cam-
erson opens at the. New Nixon,
Pitt, Sept. 20 fer tWo weeks. ...
Eva Iaci, Continental pianist-song-
stress, opens at the Hotel Manger-
Vanderbilt Sept. 9 .. , Kirby
Stone Four set for a four-weeker
at the Latin Quarter Oct. 30.
Tina Robin at the Fontainebleau,
Miami Beach, week of Sept. 17...
{Comic Tony Milo signed with GAC

Allen & DeWood signed for
three engagements at the Ameri-
can Hofel, Miami Beach, first start-
ing Oct. 8.

Hollywood
Singer Johnuy Mathis signed by

. Betsy Duncan making a two-

dale, Arizona... Dennis Day’s date
at the Shamrock, Houston, has
been moved back one week to Sept.
12 One-weeker will be followed
by a stand at Blinstrub’s, Boston,
and a month. at the Fairmont, San
Francisco, -opening Nov. 7...

ie Henderson penning new
Tatertal for Mamie Van Doren’s
opening at the Riviera, Las Vegas,
for- four, WwW eeks beginning Oct. 3.

‘Chicago

Ella Fitzgerald pacted for Mr,
| Kelly's here for four frames, Nov.
. Ford & Hines set for Star-
Wichita for three weeks,

5... Lenny Colyer set for
Brown Hotel, Louisville for three
frames, Fri. (6), and hen for
Zephyr Room, Cleveland, Sept. 30,
for one session... Shecky Greene
into Chez Paree, Montreal, Canada,
Sept. 17, far two weeks. -

‘Dallas

Local ‘producer J. David Nichols
has. switched his revue on Sept. 10
from Wichita Falls to Fort Worth’s

Will Rogers Auditorium, with two
shows Sept. 11 in State Fair Audi-

Coopér, Charlie Applewhite, ‘Burns
Twins & Evelyn and the Amazing
Tashays (2) are set. Nichols is after
Gene Austin or—Rudy: Vallee as
headliner .. . Rusty Draper in to-
morrow (Thurs.) at the Statler-
Hilton for two weeks, to be fol-
lowed by June Valli, Sept. 19;
Roberta Sherwood, Oct. 3 and Lilo,
Oct, 17. Adolphus Hotel inked
Robert McDonald for an Oct. 3

and has Tina Robin for Oct. 24.

19 ... Johnny Bach, held a fifth
week at the Colony Club, - gives

and Reta Ray comes in Sept. 30.
Bach returns ta the Mocambo,
Hollywood, Sept. 15... Chuck-a-
Lucks, local vocal trio, ‘open at the
T-Bone Club; Wichita, Kans., Sept.
9: for two frames ... Scat East-
land’s dixielanders - into the mid-
town Orleans Room . . . Robert
Bush, singer. just out of State Fair
Musicals’ “Rose Marie,” debuts

new Tree Club, with pianist Don
Neeley . . . Denise Foster and Bob
Rogers combo into the private
Cipango Club.

Saranac Lake

. By Happy Benway
’ Saranac Lake, Sept. 3.

Ray (IATSE) Van Buren shot in
from Gotham for his annual check-
up. -He is a graduate from here
class of 1954.
Bernard ‘Rubinstein, film inspec-
tor for Paramount Pictures, in from
Gotham for the general o.o. and
rest observation period. Ditto for
Albert (IATSE) Brown, stagehand
from Papermill Playhouse, in Mil-
burn, N.J. He is: also president of
| Local 21, IATSE. Both need rest
and this Adirondack air. :

Edith Gurba, cashier for Stanley-
Warner. Lane Theatre in Philly, in

band, John, whose progress is away
above par. ~

Audrey Lumpkin, . daughter of
James Brennan, v.p. IATSE, took
time off to stop. in to say hello to

the oldtimers with whom she re-|.
| gained her health. while here,’

Joseph (RKO) Erwin, whose pro-
gress is of special mention and. who

Gotham, writes us: “It’s a boy. I

Write to those who, are, Ls 335.9 ce

A eememed . .

revue this month,
and surpassed the, El Nacional {

|Vegas Scout Inks Japanese Talent For
Desert Inn, ‘Geisha Revue: This F all

Jerry Lewis Pulls 716
In Riviera, Det., Ist Wk.

Detroit, Sept. 3.
Jerry Lewis grossed a good
$71,000 in the first week of.a fort-
night’s. run at.the Riviera. News-
paper strike which blacked’ out
advance notice of show was blamed

of $83,000. .
The 2,700-seater, scaled up to
$5.95, is sold out for the remaining
week, ,

| Vegas Revue Winds 9- Wk.
Arsentine Stand; Gross
Off. From Sock Kickoff

Buenos Aires, August 27.
The ‘Pleasure in Las Vegas”
show, with The Platters and June
Taylor Dancers which was im-
ported nine weeks ago by. the
Lococo Circuit, bowed out at that
theatre last week, prior to a short

ond most important city. The
show moves on for a stand in
Montevideo, Uruguay.

Although the show clicked
strongly in the first four’ weeks,
The Platters especially getting an
overwhelming reception, grosses
tapered off later, and impamesario
Lococo repeatedly tried the well-
known Latin-American gimmick
of announcing reduced “popular”
prices for a “last” and later a
“positively last” week.

Some- observers estimate that
the high grosses could have been
maintained throughout the whole
originally scheduled 10-week book-~
ing, had it been possible to line up
radio engagements. However, the
Lococo demands were too far in
excess of what radio sponsors were
willing to pay, and they put up
general resistance.

Plane travel allowed the troupe
to make Sunday stands in Rosario,
Cordoba and Mendoza. Exhibitor

presented them in his Condor film-
theatre on Aug. 4, haying to meet

out at 215,000 pesos, not easy to
cover even with a sold-out house.
A continual drop in the Argen-
tine peso value must have hit the
Lococos hard over this “Las Vegas”
beoking. ‘When the show was
signed, the peso stood at around
38 to 40 pesos, and dropped'to 44,
Nevertheless, other local impres2-
rios have been spurred to scout
around for foreign importations for
next year.

‘Impresario Hector Quiroga is
mulling plans for a musichall type
theatre, provided the Government
doesn’t dream up a new tax on
imported shows, as it has with im-
ported ‘films.

The. Maipo theatre did such a
good job of brightening up its

grosses. The latter theatre’s. “Neron,
Cumple,” - with bright political
satire, reaches its. 400th perform-
ance on Aug. 23, having grossed
$225,000 in six nionths. On Sept.
1, the theatre opens a new revue,
always with good political satire

Carlos Petit’s scripts.

Roundup, §..A., Reopens
San, Antonio, Sept. 3.
Mrs. Grace Cepler has reopened
the Roundup, a local night spot Ig-

Base. She and her late husband,
Herman Cepler, were operators of.
the place for many years, but.they
periodically closed -it to go back

their high wire act.

‘The whole family took part in
the act, including a son and &
daughter.

Tour

FINSBURY PARK EMPIRE
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Direction: WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY
Pers. Mgr BD KIRKESY

for failure to hit potential capacity’

stand in Rosario, Argentina’s sec-,;

Jorge Estornell of the latter city:

a $5,000 fee to do so, which works |*

it took a spurt}.

eated near Randolph Air Force|

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Starring HARRY DOUGLAS
‘9th International

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Tokyo, Sept. 3.

Tom Ball, show packager rep-
ping Frank ‘Sennes’ interests, con-
tracted some Iocal talent for an all-
Japanese booking to open at Vegas’
Desert Inn Nov. 12 for six weeks.

After a week of giving the 0.0. to
performers in Tokyo, the veteran
theatrical Drushbeater penned a 16-
girl chorus line, a specialty dance
team, a male vocalist and an acro-
batic duo.

The show will be dubbed “Geisha

Giris Revue” and will be staged by

Donn Arden. H it proves successful,
it will be booked into other clubs.
Eight of the line girls make up
the Kabuki Modern Ballet -Team
and eight others were culled from
assorted lines. The specialty team
does a lion dance ‘act based on a
kabuki number. The vocalist is
youngster Tony Toyoda and the
acrobats are the Wong Bros.

Bali made out better than he

thought he would, but did not wrap ~

up enough talent for a-eomplete
one-hour show. Before leaving here
for Europe where he will: scout
European acts tu be booked into
Frank’ Sennes Moulin Rouge in
Hollywood, Ball said he ‘expects
to round out the Japanese show
with Oriental talent available on
the Continent.

Ball, admitted, however, certain
difficulties encountered here. He
said he had to perform missionary
work to. overcome suspicions of
Japanese talent’ on being intro-
duced to an American with a State-
side offer. Many Americans have
made similar offers in recent years,
but seldom has one been able to
unfold a contract.

He also met with some he be-
lieved “wanted to retire’ on what
the Vegas date would pay. Sennes
explained . that certain acts de-
manded prohibitive rates. He cited
that an act in Japan that com-

mands $800-$1,000 a -week wouldn’t -

be worth more than $250-$300 te
him because they would spell noth-
ing at the U.S. b.o. Ball therefore
steared clear of Japanese stars.
On the opposite side of the

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Chicago Shooting for More Tourism
Via Packaged Hotel Weekend Deals

Chicago, Sept.3. +

- Tourist trade, the prime dollar
asset to niteries, roadshows and big
city show biz generally, is getting
wholesale promotion from the Chi-
cago Assn. of Commerce and Indus-
try with spearheads via the local
Hilton hotels. The bid is in the
form of package. deals for weekend
visitors on a price scale below any
attempted here preyiously.

The current pian, recently
Jaunched at the Conrad Hilton here,
includes the Boulevard Room Ice
Show, dinner, breakfast, two nights
and: three days at the Hilton,
Cinerama, guided trips and the
usual accessories for less than $40.
A similar plan is expected to be
instituted at the Palmer House this
month. If these operations are suc-
cessful, it is expected the idea will
-be copied by.Hilton operations in
Detroit and Cleveland.

Chicago exemplifies a big city
hotel problem as it is felt to lesser
extent elswhere. As chief conven-
tion center, Chi hotels are busy
operations early in the week. But
Chicago ‘ranks low on tourist trade
by comparison with similarly sized
cities, and hotel] are-evyen more dis-
proportionately empty on week-
ends. The roster of empty theatres
and sagging night clubs correlates
closely in the Windy City.

Both the Conrad Hilton and
Palmer House have elaborate
house shows. Most other major
hotels here have dropped their
show policies in recent years, but it

is believed that if the house show | many vacationists over, while sev-
policy which keynotes the current | eral seasdnal spots are remaining
plans. provide an ‘adequate attrac-|open for the expected Pageant
tion, other hotels will find induce- | crowds. n
ment to resume the hiring of name; Pageant officially gets underway

acts.

According to the promoters of! the 1945 Miss America and now 2

the current attempt, its success de-
pends on the broad cooperation of

niteries, theatres and other hotels.

following suit and working coop-
eratively to provide a more varied
set of attractions. Already: several
night spots are’ working with the
Hilton plan to make a flexible set
of attractions available to the fam-
ily groups which are to constitute
the bulk of the public aimed at. ,

. Almost all major transportation
companies have latched onto the
new package although promotional
costs have been borne largely by

the Conrad Hilton: operation. Ac- | Gays, capacity 24,000 up on Satur-

cording to Don Carr who handles
the “Hilton Holiday Weekend Pack-
age” promotion, the’ Hilton has a
capacity of approximately 4,700

act policy, the Cotillion Room. of

i
!

people (3,000 rooms). It is hoped.

that the large part of this used
by conventioneers and tradespeople
during the early week can be ufi-

lized for weekend tourists even dur-| with few rainy days to scare them

ing the busy convention months,

- Tony-& Eddie into new Bon Soir |.

show: in New York’s Greenwich
Village opening Friday (6), with
Felicia Sanders and Charles‘ Manna.

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ctasows FUN-MASTER

} week for spots including: the. Steel

- SWEET MUSIC’ POLI

In a switch from its former name

the Hotel Pierre, N. Y., next Tues-

|day (10) will present an all-violin

spectacular billed as “Cotillion |
Strings,” Nine violinists will par-:
ticipate in the Stanley Melba pro-
duction. Joseph Ricardel, maestro
ast heard at the Sands Point
{N.Y.), Bath & Tennis Club, will
direct.

Emphasis on “soft lights and
sweet music,” it’s said, is aimed
at developing a “romantic” atmos-
phere for this plush spot, “Strings,”
for which Leslie Wheel has created
special lighting effects, will alter-
nate seyen times nightly with Stan-
ley Melba’s orch under baton of
Joseph Sudy.

ALC. Spots Slowing Down
With ‘Miss America’ Show
As Season’s. Final Fillip

Atlantic City, Sept. 3,
While Labor Day winds up the
season here, two attractions, the:
Miss America Pageant and the At-
lantic City Race course are holding

tonight (Tues.} when Bess Myerson,

tv personality, marshals the three
hour boardwalk night parade. Judg-
ing gets underway in Convention
Hall Thursday night (5) with Bert
Parks the emcee. It, will be con-
cluded with the.selection of the
new Miss America before a na-
tional tv audience via the CBS-TV
web this Saturday night: (7).

Race track, located a dozen miles
from resort, will continue its 50-
day. meet through September and
into middie of, October. ‘Traek
draws 12,000 to 18,000 daily week-

days, Last Saturday’ more than}
30,000 were on hand, but this fig-
ure will dip as. season ends.
Resort got. ideal Labor -Day
weather, - Saturday- -and Sunday
finding capacity crowds in city for
season's windup. While. August.

jfair season with gates. and pari-

FANS RUNNING
60% AHEAD OF LAST YR.

Boston, Sept. 3.
Mass, is“in the midst of its big}

mutuels running as high as 60%
ahead of last year. Running are
five fairs, Topsfield, Middlefield,
Northampton, Blandford and
Spencer.

-Upeoming are foyr more: Brock-
ton, Sunday (8) through 14; Frank- ;
lin. County Fair at Greenfield, 8-
14; Eastern States Exposition, West
Springfield, 14-22; and Little-
field Fair, 28-29.

Fair officials said they are bene-
fiting from good weather and a
general upgate tendency notice-
able this season in al fresco events. -

Tahoe Biltmore, Nev.,
Sold for $421,000 To

Nevada Club of Reno]

Lake Tahoe, Nev., Sept. 3.

The Tahoe Biltmore on the north ‘
shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, has |.

been sold to the Nevada Club of

-|Reno for $421,000. The hotel has

been in constant financial troubles
since it was built in 1948.

The Nevada Club’s move into the
Lake Fahoe area will make it the
third Reno club to take on a Tahoe
Branch. Harrah’s and the Palace
Club are on the south shore.

The Biltmore. was built with the
Government’s Reconstruction Fi-
nance Corporation furnishing
$500,000 or 75% of the cost. It
went broke a year Jater and was
auctioned to the old €al-Neva
group which in turn passed it along
to the latest owner, David Ross
Crow & Associates of New York..-

CCE-TOPS 500,000
- MARK FOR FIRST TIME

Ottawa, Sept. 3.
For the first time in its history,

the Central Canada Exhibition gar- |

nered an attendance of more than
500,000 people this year. Total
gate eounf was actually 507,172..
CCE’s 1956 total was 423,164.
Over the past seven or eight
yéars,. Ottawa’s big annual fair has
tried to hit the 500,000 mark, add-
ing gimmicks ‘yearly to entice the
crowd. -This year’s added gimmick
was an additional: seven hours of
operation. Fair did not operate

announcement of an award to the
person who was 500,000th through
the gate. More than 40 individual
prizes were set up for that individ-.
ual, ratiging from. a -panda bear
(toy) to 100° gallons of fuel’ oil.
Other enficements to patronage in-

business was better than usual, ¢lided an automébile free each

away, it is believed that i¢ will not |
be better than July, a record break-
er as far as the resort is conicerned.

It will bé businéss as usual this

Pier, where -George Hamilton. ‘ts

headlined in vaudeville while Tony | *

-Pastor and orchestra is in-the big
Marine baliroom..: Club. Harlem

night, and a complete free home.

Mo. State Fair’ Tops

"56 Attendance Mark
.. | ‘Kansas. City, Sept. 3."
_The annual Missouri State. Fair
which, closed -Aug. 25 set a record

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With Heavy Accent on Horse Operas

BETTY HUTTON BREAKS

| SAHARA COVER RECORD

Las Vegas, Sept. 3.
. Betty Hutton. has set a new
attendance record at the Sahara
Hotel for the first three weeks of
her current four-week stand. Miss
Hutton, who opened Aug. 6, played
to 27,156 paid covers during the
first three weeks, an average of
9,052 patrons per week for an all-

‘| time high.

Previous record for the Sahara
for a three-week period was set by
Donald O'Connor in January, 1954,
when he drew 26,892 paid covers,
an average of 8,964 per week.

Hotel said Miss Hutton has aver-
aged 87 turn-aways per show since
she opened.

Houston Nitery Scene
Gets Lift With Bow Of
Shamrock’s Continental

Houston, Sept: 3.

Houston nitery scene looks to
take on new glitter with the open-
ing of the International Club’s
Continental’ Room Thursday (5).

Porter Parris, club prexy as well
as topper for Shamrock Hilton in
which it is housed, said members
of swank privatery have had to be
turned away without reservations
because of crush—which follows
trend of. solid business other top
clubs have been experiencing since
June closing of The Balinese Room
in Galveston.

Herb Shriner, here for a one-
week stint, will raise the curtain
-with an assist from juggler Bobby
Winters and Paul } eighbors Orch.
Dennis Day, Edye Gorme, comic
Henry King, Kirby Stone Four,
Pompoff Thedy and family, Tina
Robin, and Sue Carson, have also

been booked for subsequent stands

at the -club.

Continental Room started life as
Shamrock Room when Shamrock

Hotel opened in 1948. Early this

year, hotel created the Interna-
‘tional Club with a $1,500 initiation

fee. Service & business picked up.

~ Room had a face-lifting in June.

Room now seats 50 more customers
0).

Fisticuffs at a State Fair
Flops in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Sept. 3.

_ The innovation of a 10-round
fistic match -as one of its opening
night attractions with an additional
tap of $2 to $10 for tickets-fizled
at the Minnesota State Fair here.

Advance sale for the Tiger Jones-
Del Flanagan bout in the Fair's

&

St. Paul, Sept. 3.

Even state fairs now are heeding
the public’s yen for the oater stuff
and taking a leaf from theatre
screens and television by dishing
up some of the western entertain-
ment themselves for the first time
currently. .

_ Barnes & Carruthers have pro-
vided a horse opry setting and in-
}cluded cowboy-Indian acts, a stage
coach holdup and.other such aetion
in their No. 1 state fair grandstand
show which held forth as the Min-
nesota State Fair’s night grand-
stand attraction.

They call it “West-O-Rama” and
the cast includes Doug Kennedy
and Brad Johnson fram tv’s “West-
ern Marshall” afid “Annie Oakley”
programs.

Also, the Royal American Shows,
biggest of the fairs’ midways and
again on tap at the exposition here,
has added a Western show which
is proving one of its best patronized
attractions. Among its performers
are Lash LaRue, advertised as a
movie and video cowboy, movie
stunt man Lou Joos, the Western
“Westonaires” quartet and cow~
girl singer Edie Fields.

It’develops that B & C felt the

j need of something different for its
,revue because, while state fair at-
| tendance Benerally has been soar-
‘ing, the grandstand night shows’
| patronage has been on the decline.

The producers figured that with
tv furnishing the best of acts and
an abundance of vaudeville enter-
tainment, such a revue no longer
held as much of a lure for even
the ruralites who attend these ex-
Positions in such’ large numbers

Beeause of Westerns’ present
vogue they believed the time has
arrived to resurrect the wild west

‘show features of ygsteryear and
| they assert that “West-O-Rama’s”
reception indicates they're right.
| Some state fairs are bringing in
.big name acts tind bands to bolster
their grandstand night show
erowds, but officials of the Min-
nesota exposition insist they’ll not
be driven to such a policy, because,
according to them, it doesn’t in-

|

crease profits which now are gar-
inered here in substantial amounts.
The reason for this, it’s explained,
is that the “name” ormers or
bands, demanding “fantastic” re~
muneration, grab the bulk of the
boxoffice take.

Names Star in Hub Benefit
Boston, Sept. 3.

Roberta Sherwood, Jackie Miles
and Paul Winchell have heen
inked for the eighth anni celebri- =:
ties night show of the Jewish Me-
morial Hospital at Boston Garden,
Sepé. 22.

Three performers will head a
variety show of some 15 acts.

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apparently, only a small handful
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62 REVIEWS | | sd PAAR TETY _ | Wednesday, September 4, 1957°

— recruited from tv's “Western Mar-[
e e shal” and “Annie Oakley.”
it R - Along more familiar lines, but
nl eviews {no less worthwhile, are the two
, circus trained animal: acts, Bill
; ; ; _§|Bushbom’s. Liberty Horses and
_ - | Klaussen’s Bears; the Honeymoon-
Ak-Sar-Ben Revue strung so far out pn the big stage ers’ hifalutin and exploding auto;
-SAR- LD, OMAHA) | pat tne ends se’com seemed to) the gags’ of emcee Don Rice; the| « nd Music,” their hit of a few years back.
(AK-SAR-BEN aia Aug. 30. | know what the middle was up to. | daring and ‘thrilling Takeo Usio pe igods and M with produced by Little Richard, ne closes .the-
Barnes & Carruthers production,| Bill opened with a “Gay 90s”}performance on the inclined high Georgie Kaye, Edme Hess, Eleanor |SHOw, is the knockout turn, how-
with Johnson & Owen, Heller &|Production. Acro threesome, Les} Wire; the musical and dancing con- Reina, Sondra’ Barrett, Angela’ To.|CVer: _ Everyone preceding receives:
Riley, Jimmy Burns & Patty, Varju| Bon Trio occupied a side stage in a| tributions of the Five Wades; Carl bias, Ton Guthrie. Grant g f °-lthe usual whistles, shouts and
Bros. (2), Hodgini’s Dogs & Pony,|Clicko bit of acro balancing on|Marx’s clowning; the sextefte’s| oe ee eee’ The Komen |mitts, but when Little Richard
Vocal Lovelies (5), Picketts .(2),|1adders. Lempke Chimps followed singing, the Calgary Bros. slow ache autelle, The Foursome,| started going the pent up emotions
Dorothy Hild Dancers (22), Fred.|i & standout animal routine with| motion pantomimery and acro- Rockettes, Corps de Ballet, Gleelexplode. House’s extra police
a ea Orch (12), At Ale Sar-Ben|top-Fank staging and costuming. | batics; the June Taylor’s dancers Club, Music Hall Symphony Orch-|force move fast and keep any of
ee eS on Aug. 27-29. °57 “Roaring ’20s”. production bit was|prancings which merit especial; estra directed by Raymond Paige;|the would-be roustabouts in, line.
Field, Omaha; Aug. 27-29, '57. finaled by Golden Fantasy, a gilded | accolade; the elaborate fireworks | sets, James Stewart Morcom; cos-| Little Richard has the frautic, sex-.
ded th jterp-chant spectacle, with the finale, and a-180-foot high swaying | tumes, Frank Spencer; lighting ef-{ual quality of a Presley and when
Ak-Sar-Ben : roun ed, on d €:Noble Trio (two males and ajpole perch from a helicopter by| fects, Eugene Braun; ballet direc-|he starts moving and singing the’
show: season J or te “ annual femme) in for a socko stanza of| Bill Atterbury. _ . ‘tor, Margaret Sande; special lyrics,;femme reaction is virtually the.
aay sec tation of Barnes & Carruth-j #cro om high parallel bars. At the Minnesota State Fair, one] Albert Stillman; “Pajama Game” | Saine: -
re No. 2 fair unit. “Cavaleade of|. Cole’s elephants worked on the} Of the world s_ jargest, and land (WB), reviewed in Varrery Aug.| Others in the lineup who ac-
Stars.” In past years, this has|ack to solid palmslapping. Doli | attended ribreks of from 12,0000 Dt quitted themselves favorably to
Been the breakin spot forthe pro- 0M & the, ada Sisters gavpered | BILLY, gtenets OS ame tpt camer, Fans were Cictones
duction but this time the outfit has; Tat attention, using a soft black witnessing “West-O-Rama.” Rees. | The Hall has had more opulent ! Vikings (5), Larry Williams, Ocie
—_—_ productions in the past, but!Smith and ‘the two ofay thrushes

been on the road for three weeks— backdrop, harsh Hght shining nm i
and the switch is quite noticeable.|'2e Customers eyes and s0 ac. “Moods and Music” capably mir-|Shaye Cogan and Jo Ann Camp-
Tors the contemporary scene rang- | pel], ° m

The show plays smoothly, the 18-!costuming for a realistic illusion
ing from disks to the dance. With ; Freed smartly stays out of the

girl, four boy chorus is well drilled} of _Gisappearance. , “6 10 mate
and confident, and the music Is in e Freedom Chorus 0 male ‘the accent on tunes, the burden for | y.. : .
top order. vont tay ie enough 2 Song ses° the most part falls on the Glee | give a shouting intro" end runs off

Show features four production sion with four majorettes prancing | comms: Johnny & Donna Dorgn,| Club and shapely India Adams who | into the wings to rehearse his intro-
numbers, “Down on Farm,” “Endjon the side. Bobo Barnett worked Graysons (2), Joey Vance, Tony only a couple of months ago was! of the ect came "Gros
of Rainbow,” “Animal Fantasy,”}a clown item with finely-trained Rico. Jackie Turner, Donne Trav | Warbling at the Chateau Madrid, a 1e. 77 0S.
and “Land of Midnight Sun.” Lat-| dogs and clicko comedy through- ers, Jesselene Turner, Suzette |mere stone’s throw from this —_—_

, Tow wore ?|“showplace of the nation.” Apollo, N. Y.

donning brie Eskimo outats with von a high wire, used earlier for | S?#7!ey Sullivan Dancers (6), Jim-| “Miss Adams registers nicely j Bo. Diddley & Co. (3); Cookies
bells hooked on and jiggling tol» thrill slide by Aerial Klien, the|™¥ Jackson Orch (4); admission} sequence ‘aptly titled “The Song| (3). Little J Harpienes (4h,
Fown,” ete. Line, incidentally, is| oyt of Landsdowne Park’s backfield, |2¢ Central Canada Exhibition, Ot-| Grant Eastman, George Savwtelle Don ts (6), ig 3) Jo 1 a ats

; | tao, and the Glee Glub, Seen through | derson, Reuben Philtips Band (12);

House Reviews

Music Hall, N.Y. | when they pull out “Sincerely,”

The Green Boor-

(CCE, OTTAWA) __..
Produced and directed by Dizie
‘Gordon; with Bambi & Bruve

:

by far the best-looking and shapli-| samme riding a motorcycle up the

est Burnes & Carruthers has ever Wi : _ waaPo ce an , 1

sent in this direction, Hing below ps ies linaia en 8 a transparent “disk” superimposed | «tjranium Boom” (Col).
“Down ‘on Farm” opener serveS|stopped 60 feet above the paved

- to introduce the Picketts, stilt-| track while the males balanced a

‘walking and dancing man and wife.!]adder acrass the bar and went

Pair works fast and earns good! through a chilling routine of slow-

hand with splits and their closing| motion acro.

Charleston. - . . .
. . . Ming & Ling, the Chinese hill-
Best act of show is Jolinson & pillies, got lefty impact in a stint

Owen, a couple of excellent gym-
of comedy and chant, taller partner
nasts who double. They do clever working 2 socko string of P pres-

comedy on the horizontal bars,| . . 2
then return as the Roberts Duo for|Sions. Distant from their audience,

their trampoline-casting act that} Pair’s visual. comedy is lost but
proves a near show-stouper. . |the audio portion is strong enough

Hodgini’s dogs and pony and{to carry Jots of punch.
Varju Bros., harmonica comics,| Leo Carrillo, starring in the ex-
are both big favorites with the|hibition’s afternoon show, “Fan-
kids although neither offers any} tasyland,” was on briefly for a gab
more than stock stuff. On the other} stint including a boost for his
hand, there’s Heller & _ Riley,jearlier show. Show closed with a
mixed comedy act, tnat sells gagstrock ’n’ roll production number
that are a bit on the sharp side for} left the customers wondering if the
the moppets. Joe Riley also serves| ““Spectorama” was really ended.
as emcee and does a solid job.| Quarter-hour.of fireworks followed.
Jimmy Burns & Patty are under| Batoned by B-C’s music man;
new acts. . Ted Varges, showbacking was pro-

Rounding out unit are the Vocal| vided, as in past CCE shows, by.
Lovelies, five young lassies who;the band of the Governor General's
-are easy on the eyes but so-so on/ Foot Guards. For Jullette’s item,
the ears. Freddie Nix’s orch, with} four of the band’s musicians formed
two locals added, cut an okay}a pop combo. Gorm.
show, —_____.

Although this wrapped up the ; .
free-show season for Ak-Sar-Ben| B&C’s ‘West-0-Rama’
members, the civic org still has its Minneapolis, Aug. 31.

Rodee, with Arthur Godfrey, slat-].
ed for Sept. 20-29, and its annual] Powe Kennedy, Brad Johnson,

Coronation and Ball, with Ralph| G@7y Strong & Co. (4), Don Rice,
Marterie’s orch, on Oct, 18-19. In| Bill Bushbom’s Liberty Horses,
addition to above named, Ak has|Klaussen’s Bears, Five Wades,
brought Pat Boone, the Philadel-| Takeo Usio, Poplin Honeymooners
phia Orch with Eugene Ormandy,| (2), Calgary Bros. .(2), Carl- Marx
Four Lads, Ben Blue, Fontaine} Singers (6), Girt Dancers (16),
Sisters, Dick Contino, Richard! Boy, Dancers (8), Izzy Cervonne
Hayman, Vaughn Monroe, An-lOrch (28); producer, Sam J.*Levy;.
drews Sisters and many others to| supervisor, Leroy Prinz; staging,

on an onstage prop house, she sets

the, tone of what’s to follow in a in’
phone conversation that’s illus- meee oe the strongest furns in
trated by. ent sho he dwel projected the present session at the Apollo,
Or While the “size ea ‘he all ig ; Which became the last New York
midway. sUse of a. new, slickly-|tough on comics; nevertheless Prine oa maton ‘closed a month .
lighted green and white front with | Georgie Kaye manages to project ago. Bo Diddley, Big Maybelle and
15-foot . green . plastic columns| himself fairly well. His material fets Domino aa the extra day of
lighted from ‘inside, plus marquee |18_ sufficiently mirth-provoking tos. rabor Day weekend should be
and platform. proof that there are | win chuckles, However, his line uite enough yO give the 125th St. .
girls inside,. combine to collect| about the man who had no tv set theatre a big push into the fall.
eapacity-plus-standee business at|aryi drilled a hole’in the wall of winter . season Pp a
all perfermances. the adjoining apartment to watch ; ' Diddley: a yourtg guitarist-sing- -
Dixie Gordon’s show. biz know-. the a et he pee, then dis-| 6. backed by a standout unbilled
how is evident throughout, Stage tis mbit 4 ey ae eae either drummer and a fine supporting .
is broad, feting and stage pauip- trade. oo rough for the family singer, strums some of the best.
ment, inchiding posh gold-silk cur-| ¢ is 41-mi rhythms in the biz. Big Maybelle -
tains, is fresh and clean with nifty | ,, (psner for this 41-minute layout ) 5. hext to last and Domino and his
attention to all angles. Costuming | 5. arb ad. the C oe Ballet seven-man instrumental support
is bright and lighting adequate. |7i 17 Gamoem ic Straka de. D et | close the show. After Diddley there
Show uses two routines, switching Piellite asi °s Neonee i ‘50 are the fotr lesser acts; the. main
acts with alternating performances | Gictincnished ‘by the tadivi daa |turms could have been lengthened
but retaining line. and production | Tory 5¢ Rdme Hoos, Fleanar Meine. |to carry the whole affair. The
routines in all. Sondra B rrett re iar bi oand Cookies (three femmes), Little Joe
Casts ‘for both shows include|.o Guthrie, Show winds uc win |and the Harptones (three guys and
Johnny & Donna Doran, calypso|ucound of the Benes” in which Mine {a al) hold their own. vocally, but
and adagio;. Bambi & Bruce| gute “soni dby a teal probe | the last crew, the six men who call
Semms, adagio, calypso and. other |i ited as The Foursome imirore ‘the |themselves The Hearts, are pro-
terps; singer-efncee Bernie George; | Rockettes. ‘Thein wracisnom wore |foundly shy of the kind of beat
exotic terper. Jesselene euemners and clase 3 tep ning oer usual woke and the manner of Staging ginat
raysons, adagio p wita. 0; o , appeal . the rock ’n’ ro cis
‘Joey Vance,. chant and drums; for a sock finale. ppeals to. the

f ; i ‘ anados, -
Tony Rico, femme Oriental dane- Gershwin sverture ade iy eae be Maybelle, her generous. frame

er; Jackie Turner, femme bongo ae -adorned for laughs in red satin.
terps; Donna Travers, canary; the Music Miirechoe a Rees tights, has a big voice and makes |
Suwette, fan dancer; and Jimmy Paige. Arrangement employs such | like a real red hot mama for some .
Jackson’s small combo backing all! +. nitiar Gershwin airs as “Sum-|0f the best returns of the show.
shows. Shirley Sullivan aDncers} yortime” and: “Rhapsody in Blue,” |Fats Domino, with. excellent musi-
are on four times each show. among: others. Overall Russell|¢al support, continues being one
Stint runs 30 minutes with ap-|\rarkert production is in keeping {of the more distinctive singer-
proximately 15 minutes between) vith the Hall’s standards pianists of the genre. As for ems
shows. ~ Gorm. | Gilb. [cee Jocko Henderson, he keeps
“ [things moving rapidly, . drawing

Tent sheltering The Green Door
on Frank Bergen’s World of Mirth
midway at the Central Canada Ex-
hibition in Ottawa probably covers
more customers in a day’s run
than any other show ‘tent on the

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Omaha this year. Trump. Paul Haakon; director, Rand, CN some laughs from the packed
—__— : » Randolph . , ; ¢ house. Reuben Phillips band is

; Avery; choreographer, June Tay- a B’klyn Paramount ouse. kgroun We :
Spectorama lor; musical arrangements, ‘Milton Geisha Revue Alan Freed’s Rock ’n’ Roll Show] fine in the background t ay oa

with Cleftones (4), Ocie Smith,
Diamonds (4), Shaye Cogan, Larry
Williams, Mickey & Sylvia, Jimmie
‘Rodgers, Tune Weavers (4),.Five
‘Keys, Jo Ann Campbell, Crickets
(4), Moonglows (5), Del Vikings
(5), Little Richard & Orch (5),
Freed Orch (18) with Sam (The
Man) Taylor, Al Sears, King Cur-
tis; “Gunsight Ridge’ (UA), re-
viewed in Variety Aug. 28, 57.

(CCE, OaTAWA) 97 ‘Henkin; at Minneapolis’ State Fair,
awa, Aug. 27. Aug. 25-Sept. 1; $2.50 top.
Produced by Barnes-Carruthers, 9 P $ P
directed by Dorothy Hild: Ted Var- Barnes & Carruthers this season
ges, music director; with Juliette, | have altered their No. 1 state fair
Ming & Ling, Dolinoff & Raya Sis-| grandstand show format. Evidently.
ters {4), Freedom Chorus (10),|recognizing the desirability of
Aerial Klien, Noble Trio, Les Bon{something different and taking
Trio, Lempke Chimps, Cole’s Ele-| cognizance of westerns’ tv and.
phants, Bobo Barnett, Kings & theatre screens’ popularity, they’ve
Queen of the Air (3), Barnes-Car- | Provided a horse opry setting and
ruthets Dancers (20), Governor | atmosphere along with a number
General’s Foot Guards Band (26), | of tried and true, standard giddyap
at the Central Canada Exhibition, | SOs for their is 2 test =
Ottwva: Aug. 26-31: admission $2} al emerges 1s a fast moving,
top. . 6 nission $2 | colorful, lively and highly enter-
taining two-hour melange of wid
Barnes-Carruthers moved its! West show, circus, vaudeville an
grandstand revue into “eastern | musical comedy production num-
Canada for the first time, replacing | bers that should set well with the

annual appearance of Geo. Hamid’s ; ¢ all topnotch of their kind and
(now GAC-Hamid’s) Grandstand: the ensemble dancing and costum-
Follies at the Central Canada Ex-'ig hit the usual high level that
hibtion in Ottawa. Show was here ' Would do credit to a Broadway at-
nightly Aug. 26 to 31. _ | faction. |

Working on an outdoor stage 264. Called “West-O-Rama,” the mu-
feet wide, B-C's 150-minute revue; sical “spectacular’s” proceedings
used a collection of standout talent,; unfold in front of a reproduction
mixing circus and vaudeville acts,; of a western town of the 1880s—a
Bill-topper was Canadian televi- ; setting that stretches 333 feet in
sion star Juliette. Juliette had no j front of the grandstand. and bieach-
d:fficulfy sending her socko piping‘ ers. There are the Wells Fargo
ard warm personality across the! office, general store, livery stable,
5Si-foot gap between stage and hardware store, © church, — thop
grandstand. In spite of faulty: house, etc., and in the center the
opening-night {26) electronics, in-: Silver Dollar saloon the walls of
cluding a stuttering public address‘: which swing open to reveal its
system, the whistle-stacked blond: floor show: which winds up in a
looker did her boffo stanza to great; brawl. Punctuating the goings-on
mitting: from a capacity (about 10.-: are gunplay, a wagon train’s ar-
000: audience, . ivival, a stagecoach holdup, re-

What this show lacked was co-! enactment of the battle of Tomb-

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ledger, he. pointed out that some
of the line girls, taking him for the
‘storied “rich American,” boosted
their asking price to $75 a week.
When he tried to explain that
AGVA requires minimum payment
of $125 a week in Nevada, they
thought he was crazy. He said, “I
couldn’t make them understand
what AGVA is.

Rut,” he added “when they heard
me offer more money, they started
asking for room and board. too.
That’s how they do it in Hawaii,
where they’ pay much cheaper
-Tates.” The acts: also asked for
three weeks pay in advance. -

Appraising Japanese vaude tal-
ent, Ball said, “Western-style show
business is in its infancy here, but
it’s progressing, fast. They seem
to rate length above what they do.
In America, we'd rather see. five
to six minutes of good tricks than
20 minutes of a mediocre act. But
they’re dying to learn our stuff
and there are a lot of possibilities
that can be developed here.”

‘Ball mused: that inside of a year,
‘some wide-awake outfit might open
a booking office here.

He also said he had been asked
to send some American acts over
here. He thought he would follow
up on this request and offered that
acts in the $250-$300 a week
bracket would do well, He ob-
served that many U.S. names would
have a little drawing power here as} who've been steadily developing an
ordination and production. Staging | stone, Indian war dances and trick | J@Panese “names” in Ameriéa. in-person polish; The Five Keys,|juggler and _roller-balancer. Mc--
was impressive but the individual! shooting, horsemanship and cow-| Ball added that he expects to} who handie the rhythmic values|Andrews & Mills, mixed twosome,
stints were loosely tied together. ‘boy singing by fast-on-the-draw return here in about four months|with taste, and The Moonglows, dance stylishly as pill openers,
The proliction numbers werg Doug;Kennedy and, Byad Jplnsqy, {for angpher @.9. gecu.-2y yxy 4WRO. augsespecially, easyifastek@ry not vessta tt soar CPPESS o

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Empire, Glasgow
. “ Glasgow, Aug. 29.
Dickie Valentine, Vic Hyde,
David Berglas, Eleonore . Gunter,
Tex McLeod, Fred Lovelle, Cyn-
thia & partner, McAndrews &
Mills, Bobby Dowds Orch, — :

Dickie Valentine, English pop
singer, proves a better-than-ever
pbilltopper here with all-round en-
tertaining act of songs anti impres-
sions. Youthful warbler pleases
both juves and oldsters, and ranges ’
in impressions from Al Jolson to
Elvis Presley, English comedian
Harry Secombe to Mario Lanza
Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine and
‘Inkspots. Opens with “Around the.
World,’ and follows with a lively:
‘version of “Puttin” On The Style.”
During act, he engages in amusing
but overlong by-play~ with_his..
drummer, Denny Piercy... Winds
with sock¢ travesty of Johnnie Ray,

With his multi-instrumental act,
playing several trumpéts at same
time, Vie Hyde, U.S. performer
scores solidly, and proves friendly
U.S, ambassador. eo,

David Berglas is slick magician
who uses aud participation to
maximum. Eleonore Gunter,
young Continental ~ equilibriste,
balances with ease and is nifty cones.
tortionist. Tex Mcleod igs better
at spnning ropes than gags. Fred
Loyvelle offers his familiar Lillipu-
tian dummy, invisible throughout,
in standard vent act.

Cynthia “ig adequate as femme

The -Brooklyn Paramount in-
troduced the rock ’n’ Poll show
(deejay-style) to town three -years
ago and since then its spread to
the Broadway Paramount, Loew’s
State, the Academy of Music and
of course, Harlem’s Apollo. Alan
Freed kicked it off for them then
and he’s been in great demand
since. In fact the Times Square
house monopolized him for the
holiday shows (Easter and July .4)
for whanmo business. The Brook-'
lyn house should do the same for
the 10-day stand which began Fri-
day (30) and runs over the Labor
Day weekend.

Current show is the same mix-
ture,as before. He packs in a Iot
of the r’n’r beat in a layout that
runs close to 75 minutes. Although
there’s a numbing similarity beat
and style, the aud teeners, keep lust-
ing for more, the on-and-off techni-
que instituted by Freed is a show-
manly necessity otherwise there’d
be ‘no turnover in the house at

Among the pros in this 14-act
roundup are Mickey & Sylvia,

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

things Miss Boyar lacks to put her
Linto a bigger league.

Cocoanut Greve, L. A.

Los Angeles, Sept, 1...

Gordon & Sheila McRae, Les-}

ter Horton Dancers; Freddy Martin
Orch, Van Alexander; cover $2.
$2.50, minimum $3.

If the Grove’s Gus Lampe
thought he was booking a singér
when he niched Gordon MacRae
for a fortnight he must have been
more surprised than the smart
turnout that packed the room for
his Wednesday night (23) takeoff.
Yet, no singer has a better right
to stand up and belt away fhan
the star of “Oklahoma,” “Carou-
sel’ scads of Capitol recordings
and a career in tv that spanned
the electronic course. His name
“draw is sufficient, however, to ply
his own trade and those he lures
away “from that 21-inch monster”
will find the evening both reward-
ing and exhilirating.

To. break -down his act, there’s
more mimicry and clowning than
singing, perhaps more diversified
than any previoiis outing since he
turned entertainer.
cluded from the lighter airiness is

- his life and stage partner, Sheila,
who wisely minimizes her singing
and presses hard on caricature.
From a serious start in his boom-
ing baritone, MacRae lapses into

comedic impressions and finally

gets himself all shook up in car-
ning Elvis and the current crop
of idols.. From these anfics. he
drew his heaviest plaudits so he
smartly plowed it deep. .

It is only natural that he would
capitalize on his musical associ-
ation with the Rodgers and Ham-
merstein wmiusicals. that brought
him cinema prominence and for
clear vibrancy of voice he need to
acknowledge few peers, ‘He seems
to get more of a charge out of his
imitations of Godfrey, Mortimer
Snerd, Nat King Cole, et al, so
the straight renditions such as
“The Soliloquy” from “Carousel”
are ~secondary in his’ personal
choice. This he sings against the
studio music frack. Van Alexan-
_der’s. accomp, however, is top
quality.

To warm up the boards; The
Lester Horton Dancers steam
through three fropical numbers
that were more frenetic than in-

ventive. Fréddy Martin’s crew of]

18° breeze through “Holiday in
Mexico” to good effect and keep
the celebrants hopping with their

dance sets. « élm.

Village Vanguard, N. Y.
Chris Connor, Slim Gaillard; $3
minimum.

‘There’s a lot of vocal jazz going
for a club when Chris Connor is
around. ‘Thrush, an exponent of

the cool school who incubated with | bo

the Stan Kenfon band, has been
developing steadily and is build-
ing a strong following via her At-
lantie releases, especially the cur-

rent "George Gershwin Almanac”

set.

‘This is all to the good for Max
Gordon, Vanguard impresario who
recently went ona jazz kick: Song-
stress is in for a three-weeker and
‘should pull the jazz aficianodos.

In her Vanguard outing, Miss

Connor works with Stan Fried,

piano: ‘Osie Johnson, drums, and
endell Marshall, bass.. They are
an -excellent: complement to her
vocalistics which at times takes on
the ‘dimension of an alto-sax in-
strument. She pours out a lot of
stuff inher set and it’s all worth
while even when she slows up on a
special piece like “Thursday's
‘Child’ ‘Material like “Poor Little
Rich Girl,” “Riding .High,”. “Moon-
light In Vermont” and “Lullaby of
Birdland’ are standout in her
hands. ~,

Sharing the bill is Slim Gaillard.
His fine rhy :
obscured by his clowning but he
‘delivers the goods, especially for
those who: are hip to the “inside”
material. In ‘Gaillard’s ~musical
grab-bag are such familiars as

‘Flat Foot Floogie,” “Cement
Mixer” and “Sédmewhere There’s
Music.”. - . .

Gaillard ig doubling into the
club from the outdoor music show
in Central Park. It shouldn't -ef-
fect the Vanguard biz too much
because Miss Connor is strong
enough to carry the marquee
weight. Gros.

Chateau Madrid, N. Y..

Monica Boyar, The Mambo Gents
{3}, Marlene Adanvo, Chiquito
Socarros Orch; $5 minimum week-
ends, $3.50 weekdays.

Monica Boyar finishes her stint
at this cafe (she originally had
te interrupt the date due to illness)
and her act gives the Chateau
Madrid show definite class. She’s

as much as an interpreter as she’s

a singer, and the combo of these

two talents help fo puf her over:
in a*major way. There are few:

Dominican-born chanteuse has’ a
way with a song, and her material
is put together with a careful eye
to both balan
talents: She slips in ‘and out of
various moods, never allowing her
customers to become too serious.
She’s got a good voice, a pleasant

offbeat version of
Blues,” which immediately gets her
attention as to voice.
up with a couple of calypso num-
bers, which ate definitely her
forte and which she does with

story line. It’s
whether she’s doing the right thing
via. her asides to the. ringsiders.

sounds in the red hot mamma
tradition, has enough sophistica-
tion to give her act wide appeal.
Her final number, “All that Glit-
ters Is Not Gold,” brings. the audi-
ence into the fray, and she does a

Not toa be ex-.

uses her hands and body to great

for a well-executed solo turn. It's

lene Adano who opens the shaw,

let style.

‘cover. , °

midway in her act at the Sfatler’s
| Terrace Room, “whatever happened

hythm sense is somewhat:

Billed as “The Satin Latin,” the

ce and her unique

ersonality to match, and a smooth
e of patter which occasionally

hits a blue note.

Miss Boyar gets going with an
“St. Louis

She follows

charm and skill, weaving in thé
questionable

Cracks get her the laughs, but they

don’t add to the enjoyment of the
numbers.

Chanteuse, who sometimes

sock job putting it across. She

advantage and goes off to loud

mitting.

- Preceding her on the bill are

The Mambo Gents, Julio & Mike

and a-bongo pounder. Terpers set

a hot pace at the start and keep it
up; creating remarkable movement
on the small floor.
coordinated and timed, with both

Act is nicely
Julio and Mike getting a chance

an effective spot.
Also on the bill is dancer Mar-

doing a lively Latin routine in bal-

ly. “Miss Adano might be w

ner. Act. needs..more solidity.
Chiquito Socarros’ orch gives the
performers fine, backing.. Pan-
chito provides the Latin rythms for
between-show dancing. Hift.

Hotel Statler, L. A.
Los Angelés, Aug, 29.
Irene Ryan, Harbers & Dale, Ed-
die Bergman Orch (12); $2-$2.50

“T’ wonder,” ponders Irene Ryan

to these kind of acts?” It’s a good
question, “for the pleasant divertis-

sement she’s dishing is sadly. lack- |

ing on a bistro that unfortunately
usually wayers between boff and
mb. .

Miss Ryan, with an act consider-
ably changed from her last local
outing about three years ago, regis-
ters ‘nicely in the middle register

of that range. There’s no great ex-
citement that will produce profit-

able word of mouth (just as there’s
little marquee lure in her namé),
but the patrons will undoubtedly.
be well satisfied with her blend of
comedics, song and nostalgia. The
flavor is there and it’s peddled with

the authority and knowhow that. is: productions,

more the tipoff to her years,
showbiz than her appearance. She
Moves easily through some -okay
patter, satirizes current femme

vocal trends and winds up with}
half-a-dozen tune reprises of: the}
days when “they wrote ’em better.”.
It’s all calculated to win approval, .
as are her slyly self-depreciating

gibes, and the act pays off nicely.
Qpener this time is the dance

team of Harbers & Dale, who offer

an okay 10-minute terpsichorean

{session that includes both fancy
footwork and intriguing choreogra-.
phy. Parisian and south-of-the-.

border numbers have a. speci
appeal and are sold well,
Eddie Bergman’s orchestra, in

addition to purveying a fine library

of. danceable tunes, effectively
backs the show. and launches the
layout with a -“Gypsy .Fancy”
routine featuring four fiddles and
a bass that registers strongly.

. . ap. -

Royal Nevada, Las Veg.
. (FOLLOW UP) ©

After the Russ ‘Morgan show
plus dancing didn’t click in the
Crown Rogm, hotel bosses stream-
lined the package, added comedian
Sonny Howard, scuttled regular
dinner policy, and introed a.“‘chuck
wagon”’—all you can’ eat at- $1.50.
Biz boomed. .

Howard gets .a warm reception.
He has an obviously well-trained,

pleasant sounding speaking ‘voice,

and barifone pipes.to match. He
comes on. socking “Dancing Cheek
to Cheek,” then goes into a rou-
tine of gags with smooth delivery.
His impreshes of w.k. headliners
are topnotch, and he’s glib with
thé *ddlibbirig.s 84" Dake...

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‘trombone; Edmond Hall, clarinet;

She wears a colorful |
costume and performs energetical-|
ell ad-
vised to find hérself a male part-

Amato's, Portland, Ore.
; Portiand,. Ore,, Aug. 29.
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars,
with Velma Middletow, . Julian
Dreyer Orch (5); $2.40 cover.

Louis Armstrong & His All Stars
(5) are making their nitery debut
in the Pacific Northwest at this
plush theatre restaurant. Satchmo

previously played one-niter con-.

certs at the Auditorium here and
goes an tour again immediately
following this seven-day stanza.

‘This is thé’ most ambitious book-

ing bossman George Amato has

ever undertaken from a financial

point of view. In addition, he is
pulling all stops and having a tre-
mendous all out promotion cam-
paign on this attraction. This also
promises to be the biggest week in
the history of Amato’s with enough
advance reservations on hand to
nearly assure a complete sellout
for every night of the engagement.

Armstrong and his five sidemen
slam out plenty of jazz, blues, rock
’n’ roll, and dixieland during their
75 minutes on stage. .The cus-
tomers show their appreciation for
the efforts of Armstrong and his
crew throughout. Trummy Young,

Barrett Deams, drums; Billy Kyle,
piano, and Squire Gersh, bass, get
a real workout as a unit and
knock out solid solos for smash
returns, This is a top -nitery at-

traction here since Armstrong and}

his outfit are vet showmen.
Velma* Middleton, on for a cou-

ple ‘of tunes, also knows how to
whip

up 2 storm. She also teams
with strong for some nifty
duo chirping. After the smoke

clears away, Julian Dreyer and his

house band get the dancers on
their feet for the dance seshes.
House was overflowing openin
night (29) with customers turn
away.. Nelson Eddy opens Sept. 5th.
eve.

-Angelo’s,. Omaha
. Omaha, Aug: 31.
Carmen Cavallare & Combo (4);
no cover or minimum.

Angelo DiGiacomo. will have to

‘lpeddle plenty of steaks to offset

his booking of Carmen Cavallaro’s
combo this week but judging by
the opening-night aud (30), he fig-
ures to come out a winner. The
500-seat bistro was jampacked for
the first two shows and that un-

doubtedly will.prevail the remain-.

ing six days,

Cavallaro comes up with a top-
notch offering that should pack
plenty word-of-mouth power, He
naturally emphasizes his “Eddy
Duchin” pieces and every one gets
a near ovation. Sandwiched*in be-
tween are such standouts as “Tea
for Two,” “Warsaw Concerto,”

“Voodoo Moon,” “Crazy Rhythm,”

etc.
A cute gimmick employed by
Cavallare has him bring up a mop-
pet from the aud for a “Chop-

sticks’ number as done in the:
Duchin movie. At show caught,.

the little gal-was quite a ham and

‘added considerably to the show.

Backing Cavallaro are Duffy.
Dee, drummer who adds.some good
comedy; Irving Norton, guitar; and
Sheldon Yates, bass. They stay in
the background but enhance the
Trump.

Chateau Ste. Rose, Mtl,
. _ Montreal, Aug. 24,
Rhythm Jesters (3), Billy Eck-

stein, Richard Baronet, Madge

Darling, Ray Ardi orch; $1 cover

(Sat. only), no minimum.

Introed as “the fabulous Billy
Eckstein,” a little birdlike man (4
ft. 11 in.) stepped. to the grand
piano as he’s been doing profes-
sionally for 58 years. Montreal-

-bern composer of 200 interna-;
aj {tionally published and recorded

{songs in the ’20s and ’30s filled a
request for one of them, “Let You

Forget,” then preemed his brand-
new rockaboogie, “Runaway Baby.”
He also preemed two by a Cana-
dian ‘songsmith, “Moonrise”, and
“Shivering Cold and Wide Awake.”
All were well received. oe

Eckstein, who at 14 was starred

fon Broadway as “The Boy Pade-

rewski” (at Wistaria Grove Roof

Garden), is still-a coruscating key-.

board kitten,-and his appearance
hasn’t changed in years. — He’s
rounding out his 21st year’at Ne-
poleon Paugin’s Chateau Ste. Rose,
on the highway north of Montreal,
broken by two years at other spots
till he returned. last January.At
69: (come December) he 88’s seven
nights.a week in summer, six in
winter, 242 hours a night until 2
am. Backed by capable young

drummer. Lou Likey, he plays for

listening and dancing before, be-
tween and after 10:30 and 12:30
shows(.and gets a lot of applause.

Shew is opened by Madge Dar-
ling, shapely tapper well above
average in-skill. Especially clever
at tricky unaccompanied work.

‘Siartly costumed ahd ‘with'’a

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NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS

fetching smile, she’s good for tv}

as well as clubs. She comes on

later for a roller-skate tap, but}
after one skate came off she limped

gracefully off to applause.

_ Richard Baronet, a tall Fr
Canadian, chirps four songs in
powerful baritone with plenty
range:. “Begin the Beguine” and

a
f

“Almost Like Being In Love,” with :

two. Frenchies between. In latter
his voice has a caressing ‘quality.
English renditions are attractively
French-accented. He also emcces.

One act had failed to show, so
headliners, Montreal-barn’ Rhythm
Jesters (3), showed a lot of wares.

Personable lads did mostly r. & r.,

to fairly light applause in this
family spot;° then switched to a
ballad, “Fallen Star,” for better
results. They wound with a long

and rough but generally hilarious;

to

“Elvis Schwartz” burlesque,

heavy mitting.. With eutting, shap-

ing and smoothing this could be
a knockout. Kids, who got their
start in a lounge at Peter Van Der
North’s El Morocco here, have cut
several disks for Apex and seem
set to go on up. Instruments, well
handled, are guitar, steel guitar
and bass. They sing too.

Ray Ardi Orch, backing show and
playing for part. of dancing, is
above average, and Pianist does

yA .

some nice solos.

EI Cortez. Las Vegas
(FOLLOWUP)
Las Vegas, Aug. 27.
In his campaign to bring top
quality shows to the downtown

the. best one ever_seen locally off
the. famous Vegas Strip.
The Gaylords headline the hill,

‘backed by a new edition of George

Arnold’s “Rhythm on I¢e” revue.
Ice show, with frequent changes in
cast and skits, has been running
with outstanding success for 17
weeks. Headliners (singers or com-

edians) attached to end of frosty.
reyue are usually booked for two |

weeks, but. Gaylords have clicked
here before without the skaters so
Smith has them in for six frames,

Gaylords (Burt Bonaldi, Billy
Christ on bass; Don Rea, drums)
get warm reception for their Mer-
cury disclicks, “From the Vine
Came the Grapes” and “Little
Shoemaker.” They keep their
crowd-pleasing pace consistent with

such as “It’s Too Soon To Know,”

“Detour,” and a médley of. “Bye,
Bye, Love,” “I’m Going to Sit
Right Down & Write Myself a Let-
ter," and “Sorrento.” Between
numbers, the boys display them-
selves as apt comedians. __..
“Around the World in 80 Days”

theme gives Ice Cubettes (4) a

chance to wear.a variety of beauti-
ful costumes.
George Zak are featured skaters,

Gloria Oakley &

both performing with high-level
grace. Ringleader George Arnold
does an effective solo in tophat &

tails, ang singer Larry Ellis pleases

both in the voice and blade depart-

‘ments. Buster Hallet’s orch (4) pro-

vides competent backing in the
intimate room which has a seating
capacity of 175. Duke. .

Bimbo’s 365 Club, S. F.

. San. Francisco, Aug.. 27.
‘Paul Gray, Anthony, Alyn &

\ Hodges (3), Juan Manuel, Dorothy
Dorben Dancers (10), Allen Cole, | tu

Al Wallace Orch (9); $1-$1.50
cover.

Standup comic Paul Gray rated
a nice hand when he finished his
25-minute routine at Bimbo’s 365.
He starts slowly and ingratlatingly,
giving impression that he’s a low-
pressure guy, but builds his gag
his specialty), and _ generally
Warms up audience well ©

Sore of Gray’s material is a bit
.whiskered—alniost as if he didn’t

realize news travels pretty quickly
from Chicago's West Side these
days—but he’s a good one with the
ad lib, never let’s his stuff get in
the too-blue category, and picks up
fast when -he’s laid the occasional
inevitable egg.

The dance trio of Anthony, Allyn
& Hodges is one of those incredibly
funny offbeat acts that staris out
straight ‘and winds“up in a mar-
velous comic mess. Both men and
girl work ‘hard, got hefty applause
at windup of their stint.

Juan Manuel has a nice operatic

{ tenor which he uses for such Latin

numbers: as “Siboney,” “Mala-
guena” and “Vesti la Giuba” from
“PagliaccL” He tops himself for his
encore by sittIng down at piano,
knocking out a very acceptable few
bars of Chopin’s “Fantasy Im-
promptu” and then singing “Love
Is a Many-Splendored Thing.”
Acts starts rather coolly, builds
well,

Dorothy Dorben dance numbers
are bright, original, nicely exe-
cuted. Allen Cole has become an
excellent singing emcee and Al
Wallace Orch is tops. Show will
Henidifi ‘tired Weeks! * -'° 4 Stéf.3’

ench-

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Riverside, Reno
Reno, Aug. 29.
Andrews Sisters, George & Peter
Bauer, Starlets with Don Dellair,
Bill Clifford’s Orch; $2 minimum.

Except for the early part of their
stanza when they try cut a few new

{the most part stay in their dis-
iclicks groove. Reprising a bunch
‘of their hits like “Roli Out the
jBarrel,” and “Apple Blossom
iTime,” they never fail to register
\nostalgically with the audience.
| In a new tune, “Stars.” they
iwork up some community singing.
j The identifying sound of the three-
isome hasn’t changed.
; George & Peter Bauer, father
jand young son, create plenty of
:excitement. George, on_his back,
iflips Peter and twirls him on his
| feet, once in awhile fumbling for
:some awkward falls. But even
lwhen they miss, they look good.
+A goodlooking combo, the act is
lbrief and flashy, .
The Riverside Starlets, a tradi-
‘tion in tow and widely known for
‘their intricate numbers and beau-
:tiful costuming, sometimes are
‘used in a too ambitious manner.
iBoth routines in this show are
‘frantic to the point af becoming all
{out athletic contests. The girls
, whirl and jump and run, amazingly
| coordinated, but the fact is it’s
jalmost impossible to get through
{such routines without some major
iflaws. Costumes begin to come
iapart and the finale always finds
;someone off balance or just plain
, exhausted and looking it. Even the

area’s only theatre restaurant, pro-| : "og
ducer Jack Smith has come up with |tmgsiders begin to feel a little

tense toward the last of these con-
ests.

The idea sometimes gets lost in
‘a project which is more energetic
ithan necessary. While every num-
ber isn’t supposed to be-a waltz,
either, the main idea of presenting
ia line of girls, is to see Some grace
-and beauty, not a panting, dishev-
eled crew. Mark.

i Marine Terr’ce, B’ran'*da

Bermuda, Aug. 26. _

Hal Leroy, Johnny McAteer Orch
(4);. $1.85 cover.

It’s the first time around for
dancer Hal Leroy in Bermuda un-
der the new policy of name acts at
the Marine Terrace of the In-
verurie Hotel in Paget. Hoofer,
who belies his years, hits the
visitors and locals just right. On
for 40 minutes, Leroy revives
memories. for oldsters and makes
new fans among the younger set.
Working on a concrete floor, he
mixes in all types of hoofing with
his usual bounce and energy,
demonstrating that he is still one
of the top feet manipulators with
plenty in the. personality depart-
ment,

Constant laughs are garnered
from throwaway asides and Leroy
clicks big with his takeoff of wild
jitterbug at dancehall. He has a
strong f
from audience and dancing her
round, a la three lessons from Ar-
thur Murray, to bring customers
to fioor still clapping. Johnny
McAteer, partner in hotel, books
the acts, and with his band (4);
‘fong society faves in Boston, backs

{dancer with just the right tempos

as well as keeping the -customers
happy with old and new show
nes, ¢

Marine Terrace, overlooking
Hamilton Harbour, gets big play
from boating set who moor along-
side floor and catch the acts. While
this doesn’t swell the covers it
makes for colorful setting. Biz ca-
pacity at show caught and Leroy

held over for second week.
Wags.

Cork Club, Houston

_ Houston, Aug. 23.
Peter Wood, Jose Campean Orch
{5) with Jackie Moore; no cover
or minimum,

Houston’s private clubs are
inotorious traps for out-of-town
comics making first stands here,
:and Cork Club with light house
‘opening night (20) of Peter Wood
‘stint, was no exception. Comic, a
;smooth performer,, uses delayed-
punch material. Warm-up there-
fore is a long timebuilding. But
Wood doesn’t panic, finally trot-
ifing out an aud participation bit
with socko results.

- All the standard impressions get
a- working over by Wood, albeit

with his own special twist. Patrons

are moderately amused until he
produces a United Nations medley,
featuring British, French and
Scotch variations of “Young in

| Heart,” ‘Mambo Italiano,” Chi-

;nese-slanted “I Love A Hussie,”

and several other items, which
, bring good returns. :
While poking fun at various
group traits, Wood is never offen-
i ive. Wood ought to do better as
r

VSept

ballads, the Andrews Sisters for:

ish by selecting femme.

oom fills, Connie Towers follows

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hristine & Moll
Lebrac & Bernice
.Babby Gonzales
Delicados
WilHams & Shand
Buster Fiddess

prongs Rowe
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Della Vance Katherine Dunham
Dionne Vail. Hone KONG
Tivelt (v) 9 Ritz Cabaret (T) 9
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Bobby Link BANGKOK
Dawn Lake Oasis Caberet (T) 9
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Aimee ADELAIDE
Thaika Tewn Hall (T) 9
redlock & Msrlowe Lutgt Infantine
BRITAIN
ASTON K & A Kem
Hippedreme (1) 2 | Fraedye Marshall
Leon Cortez Jack Beckitt
Tony Dalten Victor Seaforth
Pigalle Lovelies -| Gilbert
BIRMINGHAM Max Geldray
flepedreme ™ 2 | Henri Vadden
‘on.
Betty Fox Girls umpire UA) 2
Ctementi Twins Dickie Valentine
Margery _Manners McAndrews & Mills
Roy & Ray BU Waddington
Duo Russmar Matanzas
P eagy Cavell Lester Sharp & Iris
LACKPOOL Hans Bella & Mary
Palace (I) 2 Darly’s Dogs
Waner sis Campbell & Roger-
Odette Crystal LIVERPOOL
George Mitchell Empire (M) 2
Impero Bros. Dave King
Janet Gray Hazel Gee
Kordites

Martin Granger
Bollana Ivanko 4
Joan Davis Co.
Winter Garden
Bob Monkhouse
Karen Greer
Norris & Savage
3 Romanos
3 Merkys
Etiane & Rodolphe
12 Starlights
Opera House
Jewel é& Warriss

Yana
Holger é& Dolores
Latona —
Grzham & Chadel
George Mitchell
Dancing Debonaires
Dorothy Dampier
Herbert Hare
20 John Tiller: Girls
Audrey Mann
Nirska
Tower Circus
Charlie Cairoli
Krone’s Shetland
Ponies
Alma Michaels
Flying Marilees
§ Christianis
Nino Rubio
Bedini Troupe
Yokoi Troupe
Aerial Chapmans.
Coreaita Cristiani
Frances Duncan
Golden_ Linders
Little Jimmy
Our Sammy
The Circusettes
BRIGHTON
Hippedrome (M)- 2
Winifred Atwell
David Nixon
Aileen Cochrane
Reg Varney
R&J Jover
Malta & Fernandos
George Mitchell
Belles & Beaux
FINSBURY PARK
Emplre (M) 2
Deep River Boys
Royal Command
Girls —
Trio Tobas
Jeffrey Lenner
Allen & Albee Sis
Dash’s Chimps
Dick Henderson
Wumford’s Puppets
GLASGOW
Empire (M) 2
Charlie Gracie

Alwyn Leckie
Rae Morgan
Pamela Godso

| Olivia Dale:

Rudas’ Ce,
MANILA

Grand. opere House

Linda & Lanstant
Les Mal
Dany a
Bernard Landy
Renee Strange

LONDON

Metropolitan

Dave Gray

Toni Kaye
Dereck Lawrence
Arthur Gordon
Kish & Valaire.

Johnny Lister
Lana Mai Wong
Jack Whiteley’s

Starlets
NEWCASTLE
Empire (M) 2
MelI Torme
Gold & Curdell
Mandos Sisters
Jackie Ross
The Falcons
Mack & Kirk

NORTHAMPTON
New {) 2.
Johnny Silver
Mink Devine
Beryl Catl
Noble & Denéster
The Marelas
Juggling Brauns
Ten Girls
NORWICH

Hippodrome.(I) 2
Pauri Lupino Lane
George Truzzi
Hal Garner
Cellophane Girls

NOTTINGHAM
Emplre (M) 2
Marion Ryan
Miles Twins
J & P Barbour
James & Co.
Roy Castle
Gaunt Bros.
Les Brazilianos
Jessie
ale SS PAMPTON
Grand U1) 2
Peaches Page

| Karen & Rossana

Alan James
Lusctous Peaches

NEW YORK CITY

Casanova
Jacques Zarow
Alex Alstone

Chateau Madrid
Monica Boyar
Panchito Ore
Soceares Ore

Copacabana

Don Cornell
Larry Daniels
Coronados.
Tam Rockford
Mari Ann Cooper
Tony Starman
Michael Durso Ore
Frank Marti Ore

No 1 Fifth Ave
Bob Downey
Harold Fonville.
Hotel Ambassador

Chauncey Grav Orc

Jani Sarkozi
Gypsies

Quintero Rhumhius
Hotet Pierre

Stanley Blelha Ore |
i Dick T

Alan Logan Ore

Joseph Sudy
Hotel Roosevelt

‘Eddie Lane ‘Ore

Hotel Taft
Vincent Lopez Ore
Milt Shaw Ore

-Ray Bari Ore

Latin Quarter

’ Dominique

Szonys.

Y¥ Knot Twirlers
MoHdor Trio
Debonairs
Gillian Grey
Simon McQueen
Chic James.

Melena & Lady | Odetta
Blanca Glen Yarborough
Roger McCall Marilyn Child
Al D’Lacy Ore London House
Blue Note Andre Previn €3)
Shelly Manne Eddie Higgins (3)
M. J. T. Plus 2 Mister Kelly's
Chez Parsee Jackie Cain &
Billy Daniels Roy
Corbett Monica Maya "Angelou

Chez Adorables ©
Ted Fio Rito Ore 13
Cleister inn

Ramsey Lewis. Trio | J

Lorez Alexandria
Cernrad Hilkten
“Tee Review Spec”

Glenn & Colleen.

Shelley Berman

showed a few hopeful deviations
from the usual stooge and straight-
er routines, Gould & Young still
have considerable excess baggage
to shed but. offer good-promise for
development under fire.

Sid. Gould at his best shows a
warm. discoursive style, but his

Marty Rubenstein 3! opening bit begins to wear with

Palmer House
Martin Bros. 12)

repetition. A little trimming and
his opening remarks will provide

| Bob: Lewis & Ginny |a better sendoff for the act, Frank

Johnny Conrad
Dancers (4)

jand times. his leads.

Young is introduced as a_bass-
baritone. He treats S “Gypey dn My
Soul,” “Pennies

and "Old Man River” effectively
to Gould's
quips well.

Pair cooperate with good. effect

Chamber Ja: Jazz zz. Sex’t. on impressions of. Elvis Presley

Miss Lucille Ben Arden Orc,
LOS ANGELES

B. Gray’s Band Bex Mort i Sab] ude

Billy Gray

Lee Diamond | Bobby Short

Caro] Shannon

Bert Gordon Cael

Ric Marlowe
Le Hermen (3)
Bob Barley Trio
Cecenut Greve
Gordon MacRae
F, Martin Ore
Crescends
Dave Brnukeck

Frankie Sands Tri

{Paul Hebert Orc

Meulin Reuse.
erry Colonn
Statler Hetel

LAS VEGAS

1 Dasert finn Riviera
‘an Peerce .
Happy Jesters Spike Jones
Gina Genardi * | Royal Nevada
Art. Johnson Art Me ney
Donn Arden Dnecrs |} Phyllis .
Cariton Hayes Ore Chase & in vitchell

Dun Jimmy Grosso.
“Minsky Follies” Sahara

Garwood ean Ore
El. Cort
“Rhythm on_ Ice”

George Arnold.
The Gaylords
Buster Hallett Ore
EI Rancho Vegas
Milton Berle

Betty George

unhills
Stan Fisher

“Met Sextette

Molnar. Dancers
Dick Rice Orch
Flamingo
Tony Martin
Kraft Dancers
Lou Basil Orch
Fremont Hotel
Star Dusters
Joni Wilson
Mark Wayne 4
Golden Nugget

Billy Regis
Charlita

J Four

Victor Borge

Cee Davidson Orc
Sands

Nat King Cole

| Joey Bishop

Copa Girls .

Shewbeat
Roy Aubrey
Carol King
Garr Nelson
Showboat. Girls
Mike Werner Orch.
—«$iiver slipper

Thunderbird
La

Thunderbird Dnecrs
Al Jahns Orch
Tropicana.
Vivian Blaine
Dick Shawn -
‘Nat Brandywynne

RENO

Harolds Club
Jodimars
Terry Haven
Harrah's.
Sons of Pioneers

Matty Malneck Orc
Harrah’s

Jackie Miles
DeCastro Sisters

| Tippy & Cobina

Amin Brothers

Skylets

Ed Fitzpatrick Ore
New Golden

Fabulous Woodsons | 4 Tunes
Betty & Eseorts . .
Tommy Sandi 3 Hank Penny
Holiday Sue Thompson
Wilder Bros. Sabres (3)
Jacqueline Fontaine Rivarside
4 Canucks Andrews Sisters
Eddie Bush Bauers (2)
Los Nortenos Don Dellair
Mapes Skyroom | Starlets
Helen Traubel Bill Clifford Ore
LAKE tAHOE
Cal Neva ee stated line |
; : ng’s ate
Tony Martin Gi Jackson
Latere Ders Bob Scobey
Noel Boggs

Johnny ‘Dxelele ) | with a-crisp clicka stint of comedy.

Frank Morraco (3).
Frank Morraco (3)
Wagon Wheel’

MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH

Americana
_Jaye P.” Morgan
_ Jay Lawrence
Priest.& Fosse
‘Stan Ross Trio
Jackie Heller.
Lee Martin Ore
Maya Orc

BaJmoral
Billy Mitchell
Rosina Aston

‘Sonny Kendis Ore

‘Mandy Campo Ore
Othella Dallas
Jane Moore
Bernie Sager
Jack .Barcena Ore
Eden Roc
Cab Calloway
Lois O’Brien
Bobby Sargent

Syncopated Waters “| Bobby Costa Trio

Jo Lombardi :Ore
B Uarlowe Orc
Park Sheraton
Eddie Leyton
Spark Thurman

Mal Malkin Ore
hico Cuban’ Boyz
Fontainebleau

Leo Arden
T Pranic Marlowe

Viennese Lantern i Raye & Nal

Rita Dimitri
Yasuko

+Ernest Schoen Orc 1P

Harold Sandler
Paul Mann
Wihage Sarn.

Sophie “Corker

| Zeb Carver
Ed Smith

k Stuart Ore

{3 Sacasas are

upi Campo Ore
* Natali-Fields Trio
London Townes

' qrehur Blake

Weela Gallez
: Jean. Tourlgny
Lucerne

i avant Mardi Gras

Diosa ‘Costello

+Milas Velarde

Don Casino
Tonia Flores

fine peaks.

‘barbershop but it seems to be be-:
‘coming tougher to show anything

and Harry Richman and warm up

o|the stage with a_ burlesque of
strawhat act. Gould does an audi-.

ence-participation bit’ that gets
live reaction and pair wind up with
a climactic parody on a gypsy rou-

Act departs from the slap ‘em

jand slap *em back of most male

duos but fails to get much re-
sponse by spending the better part
of the act in each other's arms.
little pruning and quicker pacing
can be anticipated in future per-
formances so that the bulk of the
act doesn’t fall too far below its
evd.

4 EMCEES.
Sones

Antonio Morelli Ore | 36 Mins.

Chaudiere, Ottawa
The 4 Emcees is the latest addi-
tion to Canada’s output of male

|chant foursomes (ie. Four Lads,

Crew Cuts, Diamonds, ete.) ‘but
they do nothing to produce anxiety,
among their contemporaneous pre-.
decessors. They have okay pipes
and show acceptable tendencies to

new in this category, and this
group contributes nothing to the
solution. Staging and tune selec-

tion are routine, highlighted by aj

stint. of apings of ther chanters|a
which have been done better.

The 4 Emcees might have had
More impact five or six years ago
when the field wasn't:so crowded.

Gorm.
—_— ee

BILL McDONALD é
Comedy
18 Mins,
Chaudiere, Ottawa

In a crowd, Bill McDonald’s
appearance, éven name, wouldn’t
tab him as a comic. This delays

his initial acceptance but he has
the .customers guffawing pronto

MeDonald has a slick delivery and
style plus nice showmanship that
collects big mitting throughout.
Standout bits include recitation of
a poem using hats to distinguish
the various characters in the item,
and a session of chanting songs to
match colors suggested by the cus-
tomers at McDonald’s invitation.

Tony & Francella |Gags and general material are

‘Juan Romero

David Tyler Orc
Luis Varona Orc.

| Murray franktin’s

Roy Sedley

Dick Haviland
Wurray Franklin.
Sue. Lawton
Eddie Bernard
Nautilus

Larry K. Nixon
Marriette .
Mario & Tonia
Syd Stanley Orc
; Sevitte
Bob Sennett

4 Murri® & Ruth
Tommy Ryan

fresh and handled with ability.

Good for television, niteries,
stage; strongest where audience
participation is available. Gorm.

JIMMY BURNS & PATTY
Dancing, Comedy

16 Mins.

Ak-Sar-Ben, Omaha

Jimmy Burns & Patty is one of
those father-daughter deals that
never gets off the ground. Pri-

Johnny Silvers Orc marily a dancing act, it doesn’t

Rey: Mambo Ore
Saxony

Mari Leighton

Charles & Faye

Al Stuart Arehette :

Jimmy Grippo
Fred Thompson
Tonimy . Angel
Vagabonds
Vagabonds. (4%)
Micki Marlo

Dunhills
Prank: Linble Ore +,

jell because neither the father nor

his eight-year-old are up-to-stand-
ard in the hoofing department.

Challenging stuff is weak, altho
lkids in the aud get a kick ‘out of
booing the old man and cheering.
for their counterpart. Comedy is
cute but not novel. Act needs a
} shot of -life-threyghouts > Trump,

‘| machine—any kind of vending ma-

|ple rejected that, but they didn’t

‘worse, i.e., if Telemovies force cer-

the cable theatre is not so much a
revolutionary idea.as it is a simple
matter of survival. “Our attend-
ance is off 35% to 40% during the
peak summer months and more
than that the rest of the year, com-
pared with 1949,” the Video top-
per said, producing. elaborate
charts to prove his point. “We are

losing out because people are stay--

ing at home. That's become the
mecca for jeisure time. Now, we

have the simple choice of bringing
to them or
become
yery clear that, either we manage:

our entertainment
closing shop. Also, it’s

to expand our market and our rev-
enues, or else we can't get quality
pictures in quantity from the pro-
ducers.

“We've gone into this thing not

because we are exceedingly bright,

but because we are exceedingly
frightened.”

VIT today runs some 160 thea-
tres including 63 drive-ins. While
the gross has held up, partly due
to diversification into the tv field
(Video operates a station In Okla-

Ajhoma City and is building another

one in Santa Fe), the drop in at-
tendance is forcing the chain to.
close down houses. Some 40 to
50 situations will be sold or con-
verted in the next few months.

Circuit runs a number of com:
‘}munity antenna systems in towns
{in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex-

ico, and from these has gained
some of the experience that has
led up to the Bartlesville experi-
ment.
No Freedom of Choice

The Telemovie plan, which Grif-
fing devoutly hopes will be copied
by exhibitors elsewhere, shapes as
a challenging new concept for the

film industry. It differs from most

other systems proposed so far in
that it deprives the home viewer
of his freedom of choice. He buys
the service as a package, paying
his monthly bill regardless of
whether or not he tunes in once,
twice or every day. “This is not

‘toll’ system,” stresses Griffing.

We don’t think that’s the way to)

tackle this thing. And we don’t
want to be called a ‘toll’ service.
We don’t believe that a vending

chine—in the home can or will
work.

“They found that out,in the
hotels when they tried to install
television sets that you had to feed
quarters to make ’em work. FPeo-

mind having an extra fee added,
to their hotel bill.”
The three subscription-tv sys-

tems concurrently in the offing all.

involve a.. per-attraction charge.
Two—Zenith. and Skiatron—would

accomplish this via decoders at-|

tached to the set. Paramount
(Telemeter) proposes a decoder
with a built-in coinbox. -Toll or
mo tell, however, these systems |*
have one thing in common with
the Telemovies, i.e, they would
distribute films electronically into
homes.. Here, at Bartlesville, this
new concept has -its first applica-
tion and the one big question that
arises immediately is: Where does
all this leave the established
motion picture theatre?

. Griffing argues from the convic-
tion that 1) things can’t get a lot

tain houses to close, these. situa-
tions would fold anyway. 2) The
theatres’ boxoffice won’t suffer
since the home cable theatre will
ervice a public that doesn’t nor-
mally attend films.
audience today consists primarily
of the younger folks,” he said.
“They want to go out, and they'll
go to see their pictures as before.
Telemovies will be of primary in-~
terest to. the older generation,
which we call the ‘lost’ genera-
tion—lost to us, I mean.”
Again...and ,again,. - the. ; Video.

Service.

“Our -theatre |-

stalled the line and amplification
equipment for Video,

‘VIT already has applied for a
‘Telemoyie franchise in Oklahoma
City and plans to install the sys-
tem. in several other towns in the
Southwest. _

According to Griffing, his circuit
spent.a Jot of coin trying to devel-
op an adequate merchandising

much higher tham $300,000. Also,
General Precision and ‘Jerrold In-
vested heavily in developmental
research. The studio
housed in a former theatre, cost
$100,000 to build and equip. Pere

set, but Griffing thought these
charges can be brought down dras-
tically. “TI think it’s quite possibile
to build a studio for a third of
what we paid,” he said.
Pews-in-the-Parlor

As Griffing envisions the cable
theatre setup, it is literally. like
building a new theatre, with seats
in the home. “Certainly, if you
look at it. in this way, the costs
compare favorably. to any new
deluxe house we might construct,”
he commented. The Telemovie
unit would actually bid for pice
tures against the regular houses,

As for the distributors, Grif-

method for the Telemovie idea, so.
that the initial cost actually. runs.

alone,

connection costs run te $100. per .

fing opined that they stood to get

three to four times’ their normal
theatre revenue from any cable
theatre setup. “It doesn’t really
matter’ whether or not we succeed

{here at Bartlesville,” Griffing said.

“We may be making some mise
takes. The main thing is, we are
convinced that our Telemovie run

will foretell the future and will

become a fully accepted household
The cable theatre will
open a new future for the film
business.”
Though it is certainly committed
to a flat feé cable theatre, VIT
nevertheless maintains an ‘open

‘mind on possible addition or

superimposition of the toll method.
It’s understood that VIT at one
point approached Telemeter with
offer to install 100 coinboxes in
Bartlesville. Idea would have
been to test method side by side
with monthly. charge system. How-
ever, Telemeter nixed this com-
parative test.

Stressing “we aren’t geniuses”
and that “we must be flexible,”
VIT execs say that despite. the
turndown they may eventually
test the system allowing a per-

| attraction charge. They are frank-

ly pessimistic about the potential

‘draw of such a system, if in-home

gadget installation is involved. ”
” .:

Todd-AO Talks

Continued from pase 38 SS

theatres. than it is in the situations
playing the film in 35m.

Netter said he was at a loss to
establish the reason for Todd’s
feeling about the process in which
he shot his big picture and which
he helped develop. Todd has been
known to say he was “kicked out”
of Todd-AO. This is challenged by
Tadd-AO execs who note that the
company isn’t owned by any in-
dividuals, but is the joint property
of Magna Theatre Corp. and Amer-
{ean Optical Corp. When Todd
sold out his Magna share he also

/quit the Magna board and lost any

control over Todd-AO;

Todd has said that his new
film, “Don Quixote,” will be done
in a new process which he is de-
veloping.

According-to Netter, Todd is ob-
liged to service any U. S. exhibitor
with the Todd-AO version af “80
Days,” provided. the fheatre is.
properly equipped. Todd has no

Such, pbbligation abroad.

*

" ‘began its warm-weather hike May
_ Centralia; Mo., for a week. The

-summer season.

Wednesday, September 4, 1957 : __
Toby and Susie’ Clicks in Sticks

ee

- Rube Stage Comedy Still Mopping Up in the :

Hinterland After 32 Yrs. of Tentshow Operation
~_——

Edinburgh Still a-Buzz

‘The traditional “Toby and Susie”

show is still pulling audiences in|

the sticks. This vanishing brand of
entertainment, unfamiliar to met-|
Yopolitan areas, is being kept alive
principally by the touring Schaf-
fner Players, which Nejl Schaffner
has been operating for 32 consecu-
tive years. .
According to. Schaffner, who’s
the Toby of the troupe this wife
plays Susie), business thus far this
season has been good, with “the
public as hungry as ever for stage
entertainment.” The operation,.
billed as “America’s only folk the-
atre” and “starring Toby and Susie
in the tent theatre beautiful,” is
currently in the 15th week of its

The canvastop operation, which

26 in Washington, Ia., is now. in

- epmpany gives seven performances

"in each town, presenting a differ-

_centage of the audience purchas-:

_tured at the piano. _

week, the singers involved in the
-assured of the support of British

‘new their: contracts on the. old

ent play at each performance.
.The plays are either new or adap-
tations. This zeason’s crop include
the following titles: “Dallas Daisy,”
“Toby Goes to Texas,” “Giggling
Gossip,” “The Devil and the Wom-
an,” “He Married a Tiger,” “Arkan-
saw Wedding” and “Three in Bed.”
The unit covers about 1,500 miles
in Missouri, Iowa and Mlinois, and
plays every night, usually for a:
19-week period. A single perform-
ance ticket runs 50c (25¢ extra for
a reserved seat), with a large per-

ing tickets for all seven shows. .

Besides the Schaffners, the com-
pany includes Jay Bee Flesner,
Wally Marks, Dick Zimmermann,
Nan Wilson; Jane Willows, Bert
Dexter and Stanley Casaday, A
five-piece orchestra.is conducted by
Erman Gary, with Goldie Gray fea-

Hassle Over Chorus Pay
Holds Up Rehearsals At
Covent Garden, Sadler's
™— London, Sept. 3.
A pay dispute has stopped chorus

rehearsals for the fall season at the:

Royal Opera House, Covant Gar-
den, and at the Sadler’s Well’s
Theatre.

At a‘ meeting in London Iast

dispute, numbering about 120, were

Actors Equity. They agreed to meet
again tomorrow (Wed.) for talks if
the.matter has not yet been cleared
up by then. . . -

The singers have declined to re-

terms, which provide for $32 a
week for members of the Covent
Garden chorus and just under $30
a week for Sadler’s Wells. The
managements have offered an addi-
tional $4.20 per week, but Equity
refused.

The actor’s organization is rec-
ommending that members should
hold out for $5.60-per-week raise,
with the understanding that sal-
aries will be favorably reviewed
next season, The managements
have turned down this proposal

‘Rehearsals of “The Ring,” sched-
uled’ to open Sept. 25 at Cavent
Gardens, are held up. Choral. re-
hearsals were to have started Aug.
13. At Sadler’s Wells, rehearsals
should have begun Aug. 26. Pro-
ductions effected there are “Sam-
son and Delilah,” due to open the
season Sept. 24, and “Tosca,” “Cosi
Fan Tutte” and “The Moon and
Sixpence.” ‘

es 6 9

Offer Legit ‘Teahouse
At Michigan State Fair

Detroit, Sept. 3.

For the first time in its 108-year-
old history, the Michigan State
‘Fair is featuring a full-length
legit show for a 10-day run ending
next Sunday (8). Play is ‘“Tea-
house of the August Moon,” which
moved over to a fent set up on the

fairgrounds from the Will-O-Way
Strawhatter. It has the same cast

under the supervision of Will-O-:

Way producer-director William W.
Merrill, ,

There are two performances
‘nightly in the 750-seat tent scaled
up ta $1.50.

Over Crix Pan of ‘King’
* Edinburgh, Sept. 3.
The uproar of last week over the

critical roasting of the four-hour- !
long costume drama, “The Hidden
King,” is still boiling. Meanwhile,
the play has been cut by a half-
hour,-but company manager Ken-
neth Miles says that would have
been done regardless of the re-|
views, 7

, Agitation over the adverse no-

tices has apparently been stimu-

lated by a nymber of public meet-

ings at. which Eondon producer

Stephen Mitchell, who is present-
ing the show; Michael MacLiam-
moir, one of the leading players;
John Barber, critic of the London

Daily Express, .and numerous }

others, including playgoers, have
sounded off. Also, The Scotsman,

a leading morning daily, has com-"

mented editorially on the matter..

Local and visiting audiences, un-
accustomed to such controversy,
are ,flocking to the International

Festival presentation.

'To Get Interest

On Equity Bonds

A plan for the League of N. Y.
Theatres to earn interest on bonds
deposited by its producer members

‘with Actors. Equity has been put.
into operation. s

Beginning this month, Equity is
banking the salary guarantee fund

with Bankers Trust. Co., of N. Y.

The, bank will invest a percentage

lof the coin in Government bonds

and other gilt-edge securities. The

balance of the fund (30%-40% of|!.

the money invested) will be kept
in a cash account for use by Equity
if necessary. —

The basic arrangement for the

“Custodian Agreement,” as the’
‘plan is called, was worked out

over & year ago, but this month

marks its actual initiation. It’s fig-

ured that the bond money, which
fluctuates according to the number

of shows on the boards and in pro-

duction, will average around $300,-

‘000 annually, with the anticipated

interest on the investments run-

ning around 4%, for a total of

about $12,000 a year.

The income derived from the in-
vestments goes to the League for
whatever purpose it chooses. The
idea for ‘the investment plan was

initiated by Monty Shaff when he.
Was general manager for pro-
ducers Cy Feuer & Ernest H. Mar-.

tin, It was worked out by Equity
and League members with BT -vee-
pee Herb Golden.

WEST END'GROUP EYES

SETUP OF ST. JAMES’S

London, Sept. 3.

A survey to deternsine the strue-
tural condition of the St. James’s
Theatre, and its possible: financial
requirements, is to be carried out
on behalf of the Piccadilly and St.
James’s Assn. The latter organiza-
ticn, composed of West End busi-
ness men, seeks to preserve build-
ings of historical and architectupal
interest intthe area. It favors saving
the theatre from demolition.

As a result ofa campaign fed].
by Vivien Leigh, demolition was

postponed by the owners of the
site to allow time for the raising
of $100,000 estimated necessary to
save the structure. However, bé-
fore opening a pubsic subscription

the association is looking into the:

financial implications of running

the theatre.

Buford Armitage is general man-
ager of the upcoming N.Y. City
Center revival of “Carousel,” with
Zelda Dorfman company manager,
‘Herman Shapiro production stage
manager and Kermit Kegley and
William Field stage managers.
Howard Keel, who has the male
lead in the production, which be-
gins a limited three-week run Sept.

11, is starring,in the musical this:

week at the Warwick (RI) Musical
‘Theatre, following a one-perform-
ance stand last Sunday (1) night

‘at the Oakdale Musical Theatre,

Wallingford, Conn.

| Alfred Stern to Rep U.S.

for the American National Theatre
| & Academy, has been retained by

Fairs this month, and left the U. S.
last Saturday (31) to complete final

Romanof’ Opens

active fall legit segson next Mon-
day night (9) with the breakin of

will play the Shubert for two
‘loniat and Wilbur Theatres are

jopening Jan.13. —.....

-San, and a former drama critic and
editor of the chain’s Cincinnati

. VARIETY “~LEGITIMATE 65

At International Fairs P rofessional Show Biz Dominates
Nat'l Educational Theatre Huddle

-Alfred Stern, director of commu-
nity and. industrial showmanship
the U. S. Dept. of. Commerce as! > By GEORGE ALAN SMITH
consultant for the U. S, Interna-} . 3 “ ” |. Show business was much in evi-
tional Trade Fair program. : Allot $60,000 for Land | denée at the three-day convention
He’s serving as coordination pro- ' . ee 1 of the American Educational Thea-
ducer for American exhibits at the{ For New Dublin Abbey; it “ss. !2st, week In Boston. l-
Vienna and Zagreb International . am though an underlying theme of the
Dublin, Sept. 3. /convention seemed to be that col-
An appropriation of $60,000 has!Ilege and university theatres
been voted by the Eire government !shouldn’t ape Broadway, seminars
towards the purchase of additional!and events featuring in-the-flesh
land for the proposed reconstrut-|laborers from the professional
tion of the Abbey Theatre on its'vineyard elicited special interest
original site here. Since the old!and attention. A number of pan-
theatre burned in 1951 the Abbey jels, notably those on drama critic-
company has played in the Queen’s ;ism, playwriting, Shakespeare, and
Fr FF Theatre. iprofessional theatre schools, had
oston S ason :- Plans for the new structure have ‘almost entirely casts affiliated di-
‘been prepared by architect Michael ' rectly or tangentially with com-
| Scott, a former Abbey actor, in |mercial theatre.
collaboration with-French designer | A prime event of the convention
Pierre Sonrel. They call :for a | Was the award made at the con-
|

OO Osa. Or dee tap hy ae

details for the projects.

a a a ST GL

Boston, Sept. 3.
,. With only: three theatres defin-
itely available, Boston latinches an|new main theatre seating about/vention luncheon to N.Y. Times"
800 and a smaller playhouse for idrama critic Brooks Atkinson for
experimental. productions, replac-j outstanding contributien to edu-
ing the Peacock Theatre which was jcational theatre. The award was
part of the old setup. | | presented by Prof. Hubert Heffner,
Abbey. director Ernest Blythe | of the U. of Indiana. In accepting,
says that the plans also provide | Atkinson. expressed confidence in
for. a considerably larger foyer in;the durability of the theatre,
the new building. |noted the more serious attitude of
Opera House is in doubt (see sep-] the contemporary public toward
arate story}. the stage and credited college

The scheduled opener at the Co-|_ . .|drama courses as a major factor in
lonial is “Miss Lonelyhearts,” due | ac wat er 0 - “: creating today’s audiences. ;
Sept. 17 for.a two-week tryout. ,. } Because of Gilbert Seldes’ ab-

Other bookings for the same the- e¢ g sence from the drama criticism
atre include’ tryouts of “Time Re- Get 67, of ‘H eart ‘panel, Atkinson pinchhit, speaking

“Romanoff and Juliet.” . The show

weeks on subscription. The Co-

also slated for stage offerings, but
the status of the Shubert-operated

ne

membered,” two weeks starting {for 10 minutes on his critical credo.
Oct. 21; “Rope Dancers,” two- {As the Times’ first-stringer seldom

'

weeks beginning Nov. 4, and|{ Jack Carter will get 6% of the makes Epeeches, this was an addi-

“Apartment to Share,” two weeks oss for his co si tional fillip for conventioneers,

: earn gr ns tor nheoning me sdwey roe The Times critic was preceded
Besides “Romanoff and Juliet,”| duction of “Carefree Heart,” with |°2 the panel by Eleanor Hughes, of
scheduled offerings at the Shubert!, guarantee of $1,500 during the {the Boston Herald; Harold Bone,
include the new. musical, “Ja-| out-of-town tryout’ and $2,000 in | VARIETY’s New Haven correspon-
maica,” due Oct. 8 for three weeks New York. Ty . ow dent, and John Beaufort, N.Y. thea-
on subscription; a Continental |” itre rep of the Christian Science
magic show, “Sim Sala Bim,” two| Robert Wright and George For-' Monitor, Bone fetched yocks with
weeks starting Oct. 29; “Miss Iso-| "est, Who adapted the musical from | speculation on the seemingly soft
bel,” a tryout, Nov. 11 for two | Moliere’s “The Doctor in Spite of | jobs of the N.Y. critics who, unlike
weeks; a, Yiddish revue, “Bagels | Himself,” will get 7% of the gross, |road tryout reviewers, don’t have
and Yocks,” Nov. 25 for two weeks, | While director H. C. Potter is down |to guestimate weeks or months in
and a tryout, “Sunrise at Campo-|f0r 2% until production costs are , advance the survival potential of. a
bello,” Dec. 30 for two weeks. recouped, then 214% of the first ' show, ~

The Wilbur, ‘relinquished last | $40,000 weekly gross and 3° of{ Convention program chairman,
season by the Shuberts, is being | the take over that. ;Prof. Edward C. Cole, of Yale
booked by their former local man-| Also in for a percentage of the | (later elected new AETA president
ager, Mike Kavanagh. Slated for|.gross is the tuner’s orchestrator ;succeeding Jack Morrison, of
the house are the touring “Middle |Don Walker, who'll get 14 of 16 |UCLA), probably learned some-
of the Night,” Oct. 14 for two | after earning the basic union scale {thing about booking jams. His

weeks, and “Cut of the Axe,” for|at the same rate. The deal for the (Continued” on page 67)

a two-week tryout starting Nov. 4|ANTA Theatre, where the produc-

Also mentioned by Kavanagh are |tion is scheduled to open Nov. 7, } ;
possible bookings of a new cut-|is routine for a musical—the house ‘Boston Opera House §

down version of “Back to Methu-j| getting 30% of the first $20,000
selah,” Noy. 18 for two weeks, and | gross and 25% over that, with an Fate Is U i the Air:
a ourweek engagement, tating $8,500 minimum. ; B ony

, of “Cat on a Hot Tin} Lynn L er , , lt May say
Roof,”, a previous road company | the wows peedacors chav a cone kt Be Torn D own
which avoided possible censorship bined salary of $250 per week be-| _ . Boston, Sept. 3.

y skipping Boston on its last-sea- | ginning two weeks prior to the| The Opera House, an intermit-
son tour.. | seart of rehearsals and running | tently-lighted theatre operated by
. —_— until the show hits paydirt. Office the Shuberts, remains a question
TOM DONNELLY EXITS expense; also beginning two weeks | Mark for continued use as a legiter.

prior to the start of rehearsals, is | Various reports, none confirmed,

AS W-T LEGIT CRITIC $300 weekly. are to the effect that it has been

The musical, which went into | condemned and will be torn down,

Tom‘ Donnelly, drama critic last {Tehearsal: last Thursday (29), is | that it has been sold to a ware-

séason for the N. Y. World-Tele-{ Capitalized at $250,000, with pravi- | house firm and that it way be re-

gram & Sun,.is understood return-| Sion for 15% overcall, Susan John-|Novated by the Shuberts as an
ing to his former assignment as|S0n and Melville Cooper are co- | alternate legit spot.

aisle-sitter for the ‘Washington

Starred with Carter. Frank Coughlin, executive secre-
Daily News. Both are Scripps-How- tary to Boston building commis-
ard newspapers.

, . sioner Tom Hughes, has verified a

Although a permanent successor SP. A IN BES I SEASON; popore that an official compe
has apparently not been chosen] ‘UITWECC? f ad been received on the condition
for the World-Telly legitreviewing |” WITNESS TOP GROSSER | of the 3.000-seat theatre. He says
spot, last night’s (Tues.) reopen: Saratoga, N. Y.. Sept. 3 that notice had been sent to J. J.
ing of “Separate Tables” was cov-| ‘This seasott nis the Spa ‘Sum. | Seubert in New York to make
ered by Frank Aston, editor of the | mer Theatre's best in the 11 years | R°CessM'y Tepalrs within 30 days.
Scripps-Howard News, a house or- that John Huntington has been op- inspect the ‘structure this week.
erating the strawhat. Total gross} Aaron Richmond, local booker of
for the 10-week semester was 11° i the Metropojitan Opera and vari-
above last year’s previous high. {ous dance companies, reveals that
|, rop Srossers this season, with she is negotiating for the Met and
the respective takes as reported by | the Royal Danish Ballet to play the .
the producer were Basil Rathbone / yetropolitan Theatre. a 4,357-seat
in “Witness for the Prosecution,” ; ¢im spot. instead of the Obera
$10,965; Marilyn Maxwell in “Will | House. Officials. of the Boston
Success Spoil Rock Hunter,” $10,-: Storage Warehouse deny reports
500~ Lillian Roth in “Primrose | that they have purchased the prop-
Shubert-operated houses through-{ Path,” $9,000; Ed Begley in “In-; erty It is also rumored that other
out the U.S. by the Assn. of Thea-;herit the Wind,” $8,800; and Cel-! interests may buy the old theatre,
trical Press Agents & Managers ;¢Ste Holm in “Back to Methuselah,” : gamolish it and erect a downtown
was avoided last week .with the|$8,000. | The house record, just ' motel on the site.
signing of a new .one-year pact | Ver $12,000 (at upped scale), was; The Opera House, which opened
between the union and the theatre |Set last year by Beatrice Lil-:i,'y999, has been operated ‘by. the
firm. lie in “Beisops Fables.” _ : Shuberts Sor the last 30-odd vears,

The agreement raised house| The 580-seat, State-owned the-} aquring the last decade of which it
managers scale, except in Boston |atre had no losing weeks this sea-: 2. heen, something of a white
and Chicago, 5% to the $165.38|/S00. Huntington plans to operate ‘ elephant. It was condemned in
level of ATPAM's contract with the | the spot again next summer. ;1940 and the Metopera plaved its
League of N.Y. Theatres. In Boston] , ae Boston engagement at the Metro-
and Chicago, the hike was 10% to! Glenn a jordan, rte recently : politan film. theatre that season.
$153.07: The deal for those two} eonty e of the “Starlisht Theate ~; Necessary renovations were sub-
cities also stipulates that at the | Kansas City, is vetureing to News: sequently made, however, and the
termination of the new pact sala-jyoip to direct “Madame Butter-{ house has since had an in-and-out
ries be raised to the same level) ay» for a-road tour, sponsored by ; record.
as at other theatres throughout thei NRC. He's also been set as pro-: The prospeetive loss of the
country. -ducer-director of the 1957-58 sea-. Opera House leaves Boston with

The ATPAM-League pact for}son of the St. Paul Civic Opera. three available legit theatres, 1,717-
Boston and Chicago calls for a} Assn., which will open Oct. 10 with seat the Shubert, the 1.400-seat
$146.11 minimum. i“The Great Waltz.” i Colonial and the 1,241-seat Wilbur.

Post. It’s believed to be merely a
fill-in assignment for Aston.

Shuberts-ATPAM Settle;
‘Avert Theatre Strike

A threatened strike against

LEGITIMATE

Levit Followups

Bells Are Ringing
(SHUBERT THEATRE, N.Y.)

Larry Parks and Betty Garrett
(Mrs. Parks), who will head the
second company of “Belis Are
Ringin oF to be sent on the road in
the fall, are taking a sort of pre-
tour warmup as costars of the orig-
{nal Broadway edition during the
two-week vacation of star Judy
Holliday and top-featured Sydney
Chaplin. They give the Betty
Comden-Adolph Green-Jule Styne
musicaf different values, but retain
its audience impact.

It must have taken daring for
the Parkses to take on this replace-
ment assignment, especially in the
case of Miss Garrett, who thereby
invites comparison with one of the
notable musical comedy perfor-
mances of recent years. Moreover,
the femme lead and indeed the
show itself were tailored to fit Miss
Holliday’s talent and personality.

In the case of Parks, the risk was:

obviously not so great, since Chap-
lin’s performance as original male
lead was clearly overshadowed by
Miss Holliday's smash personal re-
ception. Moreover, Parks is con-
siderably more experienced than
Chaplin, especially in musicals.

Since comparisons, though odi-
ous, are inevitable, it must be noted
that Miss Holliday’s virtuoso play-
ing and projected warmth are
missed, as is Chaplin’s unique per-
sonal "quality. Considering the
circumstances, however, the
Parkses do a commendable job.
Parks is an adept musical comedy
performer, more skillful as both
singer and hoofer than the previ-
ously inexperienced Chaplin, and a
more pliable comedian. His ap-
proach is more direct and empha-
tic, which is perhaps not as effec-
tive in terms of characterization,
but decidedly creditable in view of
rehearsal limitations, lack of try-
out tour, etc.

In the manifestly impossible as-
signment of following the ex-
traordinary Miss Holliday in an ex-
pertly custom-created part, Miss
Garrett does amazingly well. She
could hardly be expected to repeat
her predecessor's astonishing com-
bination of comedy and pathos, but
she has a hitherto unrevealed

warmth, a truly touching personal , 75
singing and}

quality, admirable
dancing ability and the vital quality
of making what happens to the
character important.

.How much boxoffice~draw the
Parkses will have on tour remains
to be seen (business, which had
been solid capacity for the entire
run, was a trifle off at the perfor-
mance caught last week, but that
may have been inevitable at this
time of year and perhaps indicates
nothing as to road prospects). In
any case, although Parks and Miss
Garrett are less effective than Miss
Holliday and Chaplin, they= im-
press as satisfying on their own
standard.

Otherwise, with a few uncom-
fortable exceptions, this Theatre
Guild production holds its edge
commendably. Jean Stapleton,
Eddie Lawrence, Dort Clark, Frank
Aletter, Bernie West and Pat
Wilkes are still excellent in fea-
tured parts.

‘eases a bit lacking in virility. The
ensemble performance has become
a trifle spotty, notably in the vir-
tual yelling of the vocal chorus
and. the athleticism of the dancers.

As it sfands, “Bells” remains
smash entertainment—a _ triumph-
ant example of providing a story
and song and dance interludes for

a particular talent to delight the }

Broadway public. Hobe.

Annie Get Your Gun
(CURRAN, SAN FRANCISCO)
San Francisco, Aug. 30.
This must be the gaudiest, Bay-"
est version yet of the dozen-year-old |
“Annie Get Your Gun.” The Civi ic |

Light ber,
Opera presentation is blessed | Gracie, Shirley Ballard, Diana
i

by the presence in the title role
of a Mary Martin who looks
younger, belts the familiar Irving
Berlin songs harder and mimes
even more deliciously than she did

in the same role here nine years:

ago.

Miss Martin gets maximum’.

laughs from the Harbert and Dor-:

othy Fields book and recgives tre-;

mendous applause after each num- ;

ber. She also gets fine assistance |
from John Raitt, who acts and sings |

Peddle 2006 Stock In

ing company of “Annie,” along,
with Miss Martin.

More startling are the young fea-.
tured Gancers, Kelly Brown and

usan Luckey, who sing acceptably
and score soundly in the hoofing as| ern New York and Canadian inter-
Tommy Keeler and Winnie Tate.| ests. Titled “Music Fair, Ltd.” the

Buffalo, Sept. 3.
Stock in a proposed $200,000 mu-
sic tent for Toronto, Canada, is be-

Robert Nash as Pawnee Bill and| company will offer arena-style mu-.

Stuart Hodes as an Indian cere-| sical productions commencing next
monial dancer are excellent, and|summer with plant and operation
the three youngsters, Pat Morrow, | similar to that of Buffalo’s Melody
Janaire Skidmore and Barry Gor-| Fair. Yocal group is headed by
den, are standout as Annie’s kin. | Tewis T, Fisher, Melody Fair pro-

It’s hard to imagine anything| qgucer; Frank Abbate, attorney:

Toronto Musical Tent!

ing offered to the public by west-}

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

Ed's No Horse Player Nov
San Francisco, Sept. 3.-
Civic Light Opera’s Ed Lester will never holier “get a thorse”
aga
He got one—in fact, he got three for the CLO revival of “Annie
Get Your Gun,” at the Curran Theatre here. The idea was for Mary
Martin to ride sidesaddle in two scenes of the Annie role. At the
first horseback rehearsal a walking horse on the stage treadmill
became frightened, threw Miss Martin, bruising-her painfully.
Then, just two days before the Thursday (29) opening, the trailer
in which show’s three horses are installed during rehearsals be-

came involved. in a downtown Frisco traffic jam and the horses
got traffic tickets for:

But some of the re-|
placement supporting players are}
painfully mannered, or in some |.

new about a standard work like

“Annie,” but CLO headman Edwin

‘Lester, producing the show in as-

sociation with Richard Halliday,
have come up with a spectacular
novelty in the brief, climactic.

‘scene near the end of the first act

in which Annie does the shootin’-
iron trick which drives Frank But-
ler away.

This has always been done on a} .;

prop. motorcycle skidding across
the stage, but for this presentation.
Miss Martin performs on a real

‘horse, galloping on a treadmill, |

with circus tents lights revolving
all about the stage. The dazzling
effect gets an excited burst of ap-
plause from the audience.
Throughout, George Jenkins’ pro-
duction design is flawless, Peggy
Clark’s lighting spectacular.

The other credits come up to
these standards. ~Vincent Done-
hue’s direction is inspired, with an
incredibly swift pace maintained
in a show which easily could bé-
come unwieldy. Dorothy Jenkins’
costumes are fetching, Louis _Ad-
rian’s musical direction is bold
without being obtrusive and Ern-
est Flatt’s dances are interesting
and fitting.

The singing and dancing ensem-
bles handle their extcnsive chores

‘beautifully, and the show seems

to have benefited from the -pain-
staking care Lester has lavished
on it. “Annie” is still Miss Mar-
tin’s. show. She, and the supple
Berlin ‘score,
this the finest production of an
CLO season that has included
“South Pacific,” the touring com-

pany of “My Fair Lady” and
“Fanny.” ;
As “Annie”: stands right now,

it could be a bet for Broadway
again. Stef.

British Shows
(Figures denote opening dates)

LONDON
At Drop o? Hat, Fertune (1-24-57).
Bey Friend, Wyndham’s (12-1-53:
Bride & Bachelor, Duchess (12-19-58),
Chatk Garden, : Haymarket (4-11-56)..
Darhn Yankees, Collseum (3-28-57).
Dead Secret, Piccadilly (5-30-57).
Dear Delinquent, Westminster .(6-5-57),.
Dry Ret, Whitehal 3150.
Fanny, Drury. Lane (11-13-56
Fer Amusement Only, Apollo (6-5-36).
Free As Air, Savoy (6-6-51.
Grab Me a Gondela, Lyric (12-26-56).
House hy Lake, York’s- -9-56).
Less Than Kind, Arts (6-27-51,
Lonesome Road, Arts (8-28-57).
Lovebirds, Adelphi (4-20-57).
Meet By Moonlight, Aldwych (@-1-57).
Mousetrap, Ambassadors (11-23-52)
New Crary Gang, Vic. Pal. (12-18-58),
No. Time Sgts., Her Maj, (8-23-56).
Nude With Violin, Globe (11-7-50.
Odd Man. in, St. Martin’s (7-16-57).
Plalsirs De Paris, Wales (4-20-57).
Satlor Beware, Strand (2-16-55).
Salad Bays, Vaudeville (8-53-54).
Sllver Wedding, Cambridge (7-9-57T.
Six Months’ Grace,. Phoenix (64-57. -
Summer of 17th, New (4-30-57)
Tea & Sympathy, Comedy (4-25-57)
Tropical Heat, > ew Lind. (4-23-57).
Waltz of Toreaders, Criterion (-27-36).
Yerma, Arts (7-31-37)
SCHEDULED OPENINGS
Sat. Night at Crown, Garrick (9-9-57).
Entertainar, Palace (9-10-5
Nekrassov, Royal Ct. (#1 a on..
Repertory, Old Vic (9-18-57).
Closed Last Week
Oh, My Papa, Garrick (7-17-57. -

Casting

BROADWAY

Square ‘Root of Wonderful: Jean Dixon.

Tunnel of Love: Greta Markson (suc-
ceeded Sylvia Daneel).

Romanoff and Juliet: Phil Leeds.
Carefree Heart: Jayne Turner. -

Jamatea: Royce Wallace, Roy Thomp-
son, Carolyn Stanford, Michael Wright.
Christine Spencer, Challendra Jones,
| Adelaide Boatner, Doris Galiber,. Bert
| Vagae Billy ‘Wilson, Claude Thompson.’

Falr Game: Sam Levene, Robert -Web-
Hugh Reilly, Herbert Evers, ally

reark at the Top of the Stalrs: Carol
yine

Nude With Violins Luba Malina, Mor-
Tis Carnoysky.

Miss Lonelyhearts: Daniel Morgan.
Irene Dailey, Maurice Ellis, Jo Anna
March, Anne Mears, Mirian Reardon.

Young Strangers: Susan Kohner.

Stock Tryouts
(Sept, 2-15)
Dazzling Hour: adapted by Nancy Mit-

| ford from French of Anna Bonacci (Mony

Dalmes, Francis Lederer)}—Playhouse in.

the Frank Butler role ‘as if it w ere ithe Park, Philadelphia (2-7).

written for him.
William O’Neal is letter-perfect !

in his original Broadway role of!
Buffalo Bill, while Zachary Charles j @-
as Sitting Bull, Donald Burr as!

Charlie Davenport and Reta Shaw

as Dolly Tate grab big laughs as ifi
they’d all played the parts hun-!
dred of times as they have, all:

three being veterans of the tour-~

Inseparables, by Harry Granick Edith

Atwater, Albert Dekker}—Southern Tier
Playhouse, Binghamton, N.Y. (9-14).

Mask and Gown, revue (T.'C. Jones)—
| Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa.

Rimetaur, by Robert Thom (Gloria Van-
derbilt, Janice Rule}—Westport (Conn.).
Country Playhouse (2-7). ;

Parade, by Marianne Brown Wafers—
Gateway Theatre, Bellport, LI. (-7).

Saturday Wight Kid; by Jack. Dunphy
(Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol—Westport
(Conn.) Country Playhouse (9-19).

‘wrights and even ftachers of dra-

‘of the basic difference between

quickly and in dead tarnest.
‘argument of the play starts in the

combine. to make|

. gaged to be married, enters into a

|love affair—which he will win on

‘ing of his strange behavior -and
., increasingly hilarious.

{help to. the student of the theatre.
‘Not one of them points out that

course, the fundamental and most

| audience knows the motivation

possibilities of being dramatized as

fern theatre’s best examples of
‘comedy construction. ‘The story is

| of comedy.

|New Hope,’ ‘Pa.

Max .Clarkson, industrialist; and
Kenneth Gill, Buffalo Courier-Ex-

-press critic "currently production

Tanager of Melody Fair.

The Musie Fair wil be located]

at the Dixie Plaza on the Queen
Elizabeth Highway, 12 miles south
of Toronto’s business center.

Notes the Distinctions
Between Farce, Comedy;
Cites Classic. Examples

New York.
Editor, VARIETY:
It is endlessly mystifying that
producers, actors, directors, play+

matics: have so little understanding

farce and comedy. A farce is a
play of-situations, with no. witty |M
lines and no jokes. It is played
The

first act (or some report of what
has happened before the first act),
descends in action to the final cur-
tain ‘ends on a happy or hopeful
note, Some character or charac-.
ters are: in troublé—real or fan-
cied—and the audience is “in on
the know” from the start.

Some samples of this can be
cited from the old “Simon-pure”
farces, good old standbys. . Take
the William: Collier hit, “Nothing
But ‘the Truth” (revived in films
in comedy tempo with disastrous
results. A young stock broker, en-

wager with his two partners for a
large sum of money—very much
needed for the culmination of his

the condition that for 24 hours he
will tell nothing but the truth, he
rend famous for his wild fabrica-
10nSs.

| The. partners, in order to protect |
their bet, watch him, spy on him

and even frame him. The other
characters in the play know noth-

are baffled. . His distress becomes

Dictionaries are not of much
there is no climax, no wise cracks,
no exchange of jokes. - Everyone
in a farce is in earnest and, of
important difference is that the

from the start.

Comedy is almost as little under-
stood in the modern theatre as is

farce. Fundamentally, it is a seri-.
}ous story told lightly, with wit and

good humor. The intensity of the
story should and must be counter-
balanced by the cleverness of the
dialogue. Many a good story has

a. comedy. . The dialogue and
tempo—quick without Tushing—
are all important.

“Seventh Heaven” by Austin
Strong is perhaps one of the mod-

simple and human. It. unfolds
gradually. and reaches a climax of
intense tenderness, Even during
pis scene laughter is mixed with
ears."

larly funny but because the tempo
is faithfully adhered to—the tempo

A good comedy avoids. all resem-
blance to farce: The audience

-]does not know nor. should it be

able to guess how the characters
are going fo. unfold the story.
Mona Morgan,
(The writer is with the Macmil-
lan publishing house —Ed. )

iistead of Samuel ‘I Friedman,

ijwho had been slated for the job,

Bob Uliman has been doing the
union-assigned pressagenting of
this: week’s breakin of the T. C.
Jones show, “Mask. 4nd Gown,”
at the Bucks County Playhouse,
Both. Friedman
and Uliman are associates of Broad-
Sway p.a.-Bill Doil,

-of thing Moliere,

die Francaise—that is,

.The humor is never absent. t-.

Not because the lines are particu- lish language rights to the play, |-

Overparking (waiting for cues) in front of the Curran;
Parking too close to a fire hydrant;

Blocking traffic.

Right now, Lester is inclined to minimize the idea of making a

musical of “Ben Hur.”

a

* Stock Reviews

The Dazzling Hour
Stroudsburg, Pa., Aug. 27.

Rowena Stevens
(four scenes) come
adapted by Nancy Mittord. Stars Mony
Dalmes, Francis Lederer, Mary Sinclair;
features Alexander Clark, Jose Ruben.
rvised by Jules Ziegler>

Walters: settings.. Don-

ged by Sidney
‘ald Jensen; lighting, Henry M. Shaw. At

Salesmen....Maurice Shrog; Vincent Beck

“The Dazzling Hour” is the tra-
ditional type of French farce -done
by a splendid cast. It is the kind
Corneille and
Beaumarchais did while struggling
up the ladder, only they did it
with more finish.

The town bad. lady is a good
woman for one night and the good
woman goes bad for a night—
that is the heart of ‘it. “Every
woman has two: sides, wife and

prostitute” is one of the key lines

of the play. With considerably

more: wit, however, the idea has
made a lot of mouey in the theatre.

The biggest laugh is a line about
the bad lady, “Not for méney, but
for joy, she likes. it.”

Noel Coward.or S. N. Behrman

‘might take this script or this idea

and: make it amusing and engaging.

Not that the present script isn’t

engaging some of the time—par-
ticularly when handled by the
adroit players, but it is not amus-
ing enough of the time.

The switched-identities, switched
bedrooms farce involves a provin-

cial French. organist-composer and’

his proper, devoted wife who, in

-order to get his opera produced,

agree to the local Mayor’s scheme
to have a visiting duke spend the
night in their home. The local
prostie swaps places with the wife
to entertain

gue
The duke we the harlot don't | -

hit it off and the visitor goes in
disgust to the local brothel, where
he and the masquerading wife
spend a blissful night. Meanwhile,
husband takes the duke’s place
with the prasty. The next day, the
wife is back at home, having con-
fided the whole scheme to the
duke. Everything turns out happily

as the duke agrees to have the}

opera produced, and the Mayor is
awarded a decoration.

Mony Dalmes,. making Jher En Ene
lish. language debut
looker, playing the role of the wits
somewhat in the style of the Come-
straight.
More sparkle and a suggestion of

/mischievousness would probably

help. There are superb perform-
ances by Francis Lederer as the
husband, Jose Ruben as the Mayor,
Mary Sinclair as the prostie and
Alexander Clark as the duke, while
Juleen Comptoh and Maurice
Shrog are notable in smaller . parts.
es

(Gilbert Miller holds the Eng-

tried out in a
adapted by Kettt Firings and José
Ferrer, at the La Jolla (Cal.) Play-
house, with Olivia de Havilland as
star and Kent Smith, John Emery,
Mary Sinclair and Whit Bissell in
the cast. It was reviewed

‘previous version

.| VARrety, Aug. 5, ?

(The original " play,

by Albert Verly, with dialog by

Paris with Pierre Blanchar, Suz-
anne Flon and Jeanne -Moreau CO~
starred, It was reviewed in VaRIETy
Feb. 18, - ‘D3 —Ed.) .

Stanley, Holioway resumed his

‘featured role in’ the Broadway
production of “My Fair Lady” last |

Kronday (2) night after a month’s
der. Gor2n Dilworth subbed.

-

production of two-act |
by Anna Bonacci, |

in|

! titled |
“THeure. Eblousissante,” adapted

Henri Jeanson, was produced in

absence because of a broken shoul-|{

The Golden Lantern

Abingdon, Va., Aug. 28.
‘Robert Porterfield production of three-
act drama by M, K.. Stewart and Rebecca
Franklin. Features Vienna Cobb <Ander-
son, Nicolas Coster. Staged by Frank
Lowe; settings, Lynn Pecktal; costumés,
anna Elliotts lighting, Albin Auker-
lund. At At Barter “Theatre, Abingdon. Vass.
Aug. 26-31, ’57.

Poéono Playhouse, Mountainhome, Pa., | Millie ..,....... evessceeas Marcie Hubert
Aug. 26-31, ‘57, . Edwar ees reecncssccentenee se; a Welt
i Cmonace osete ae erry ar
Mold mata seserurrsre, Matyas “Korda | Horace Duncarey = ---.-- Nicolas Coster
Old Nurse ...c.cccce Seeneed I thune | Stella Vienna Cobb Anderson

Jacques Balard . ceases . Frances Lederer Piticer "Ford veveesse arren
Mayor .....ccucdcnccecccces Jose Ruben | Dr. Ober .........-.-6-5- Severn Darden
Mile. “ey Gloche Dene etescecoce s Sylvia avis .

() rs ey yar i ‘
Pephire Marcades « oeeeceees Mary Sin The wonders of psychiatry with
Duke de Morny . .. Alexander Clark |a love-conquers-ail motif are for
Zephire’. § Maid Be eeeerne Juleen Campton the most part agreeably | presented

in this play by the late star Mare
Doro (under the nom de plume -
M. K. Stewart) and mag freelance.
writer Rebecca Franklin, wife of
Syndicated legit eritic-columnist
Ward Morehouse. Anyone’s fondest
wishes come true. The devil is ex-
orcised.

The trouble is too much talk
about it; embarassing talk.. In the
excess of her love the attractive
young lady psychiatrist behaves
like nothing so much as a middle-
aged woman with her inhibitions
relaxed by-alcohol. That cofid be
fun, but this.is meant to be serious.

The story is of a rich but em-
bittered néurotic who lost the use
of his legs five years back, after

| he crashed his plane in.a Canadian

wilderness and watched his fiancee
die, His cousin Millie has arranged
for a famous psychiatrist to take
his casé unbeknownst to him. <A.
helping doctor arrives in the guise
of a servant devoted to laughter.
Millie, strangely, is surprised when
the psychiatrist whe follows turns
out to be a handsome young
woman.

In neatly written repartee the
disguised lady doctor wangles an
invitation to dinner with the bel-
lowing neurotic, spends the hight
and departs the next morning, per-
sonally involved, of eourse. Those
are acts one, two and three in 90
minutes. of playing time. ;
Flashes of perceptive writing in-
-dicate this idea could be devel-
oped without degenerating into
sloppiness. Ear for common human
talk is needed to replace in-

eessant . ‘ranting. Crifics could
either ignore this play or wither
it with acid. Audiences might
love it.

The acting is competent through-
out; and in the case of Marcie
Hubert exceptionally so. The actress -
has warmth and versatility, and is
one of the most talented to show
up at Barter. Vienna Cobb Andef-
son, as the psychiatrist, -manages
not to show embarrassment at her
lines. But although technically
accomplished, she can’t overcome
‘their handicap. -

Nicolas Coster is successful in

making the neurotic Horace con-
vincing in spite of triteness. Jerry
Hardin has the best written part
as the laughing doctor. He's an
}experienced and imaginative actor
and does much to suggest that
there might: be.something made of
this ‘play.
Frank Lowe's direction lends
brisk pace, so at least there is not:
too much time taken up with the
show. Ande.

Touring Shows

(Sept. 2-15)
Diary of Anna Frank (Joseph Schild-
kraut)—Alecazar, S.F. (2-1
Four Winds (tryout) (Ann Tedd, Peter
Cookson)—Forrest, Philly (0-14)
Mise Lonelyhearts (tryout) @at O’Brien)
—McCarter . Theatre, Princeton (12-14.
Co ey Aherne;
; J Omaha TN;
@-14)," .
- Ne Time for Sergeants {2d Co.)—Geary,
SF. @-10.
(Reginald Gardi-

Reluctant Debutante
ner, Brenda Forbes)—-Hartford, L.A.

-14).

West Side. Stery tryout)— National, ”
Wash. @-7); Erlanger, niyo
viewed in VARIETY, Aug. 21, ‘say

Ziesfeld Fellies—Royal Alexandra, To-
-ronto 2-14) “149, o

~

Fur Lady,’ College Revue,
Hot. $25,565 in Toronto

. Toronto, Sept. 3.
“My Fur Lady,’ a McGill U.
student show, is doing turnaway
nights for $25,565 against a poten-
tial capacity of $28,000 for the
week, dented by only light ‘mati-
nees, The 1,525-seat Royal Alex-
andra is scaled at $3.50 top for the
semi-pro revue. 2
Advance for the fortnight.is sold
out for all nights, with the troupe
to be brought back to the Royal for
week of Sept. 3, after the previous-
ly-booked “Ziegfeld Follies” tourer.

‘Annie’ $29,400 (4),
Sets. OK $27,100,
Diary’ $21,100, SF.

. San Francisco, Sept. 3.

Frisco’s summer legit boom
moved into final phase last week
with the Civic Light Opera’s “An-
{nie Get Your Gun" doing absolute
eapacity in its first four perfor-
mances. “Diary of Anne Frank”
was good, and figures to build on
excellent reviews and word-of-
mouth.

Coast company of “Tunnel of
Love” will open Sept. 30. at the
Alcazar and “Annie Get Your Gun”
will continue through Oct. 5, then
exit for Los Angeles,

Estimates for Last Week

Annie Get Your Gun, Curran (1st
wk; $5.50-$5.90; 1,758; $58,000)
{Mary Martin,. John Raitt). Capac-
ity, over $29,400 for four fer-
formances; CLO subscription held
house slightly below absolute po-
tential at $5.90 weekend scale.

Diary of Anne Frank, Alcazar
(1st wk; $4:40-$4.95; 1,147; $33,500)
{Joseph Schildkraut). Good $21,-
100 on the opener.

No Time for Sergeants, Geary
(9th wk; $4.40-$4.95; 1,550; $36,-
000). Healthy $27,100: previous
week, $30,300; exits Oct. 6 to re-
sume tour.

West Side Story’
SRO $46,906, D.C.

__ Washington, Sept. .3.
“West Side Story,” in the second
stanza of a_ three-week. tryout,
topped capacity last week at the
National Theatre here. The Leon-
‘ard SBernstein-Arthur Laurents-
Steve Sondheim. musical rode rave

| Wednesday, September 4, 1957 |
Costly Setup for ‘Mame’ Tourers

2-Company Project Capitalized at 300G (Plus 10%
Overcall) and Will Pay 2212%. Royalty to Parent |
‘ |

AETA Convention

= Continued from page $3

The Robert Fryer ~ Lawrence
Carr original Broadway production
of “Auntie Mame” will receive an
average of. 221£% of the combined
profits from a separately financed
two-company:touring setup on the
comedy. That’s in addition to a
combined $45,000 initial payment
from the dual road project.

The touring companies will be
operated by the production firm of
Charles Bowden, Richard Barr &
H. Ridgley Bullock Jr., with Fryer
é& Carr also receiving producer
billing. The two-company venture
is being financed at $300,000. total,
plus provision for 10% overcall.

The financing, éxcept. for the
overcall provision, is equal fo the
capitalization on the New York
original, which is considered one
of the costliest straight plays in
Broadway history, and the road
project will probably -represent a
new high in straight play touring
costs. The New York original. was
financed at $150,000, plus 20%
overcall, and cost $186,963 to bring

in.

The first of the two road compa-
nies will star Constance Bennett
in the title role originated and
currently being played by Rosalind
Russell on Broadway. Ilka Chase
will have the assignment in the
second touring company. The ver-
sion headlining Miss Bennett will
pay $25,000 to the Broadway com-
pany as part of its production cost,
while the edition with Miss Chase
will shell out $15,000 to the origi-
nal presentation.

Morton Da Costa, who directed
the Broadway production, will
ditto on the Miss Bennett company,
while Oliver’ Smith will recreate
his sets. To avoid any delay in get-
ting the first touring company
started, the producers are reserv-
ing the right to expend funds when |
$150,000 is invested. If the second
‘company doesn’t materialize, all
investors will receiye a pro-rata
refund based on the amount .of
money raised at that time. |

The director will. receive 3% of
the gross and 5% of the profits of
any prodjiction he stages. The
authors (Jerome Lawrence and_
Ro E. Lee adapted: the play
from Patrick Dennis’ novel of the
same title) will receiye 5% of the
gross until production costs have
been recouped and then 10%, plus
$150 per week.

The original producing company
will receive 3% of the gross of
both companies until production:
costs) have been: recouped, then
5%. Since Bowden, Barr & Bul-
lock are figuring that the original
production will receive an average
of 2214% of the profits from both
their companies, they’re offering
backers 65% of the remainder of
the profits, leaving 35% for them-
‘selves, In thet way the entire
amount of the profits due the origi-
nal. company will be absorbed:
from their share. .

‘The producers will also receive
$300 per week from each company
as advance royalty against their
share of the profits.

pré-convention chores included
conjecturing which events would
draw best and rated rooms on the
Hotel’ Statler’s mezzanine,
which to consign to cramped quar-
ters. on the 4th floor,

He missed on the playwright’s
panel featuring dramatist N. Rich-
ard Nash, Edward Barry Roberts,
of CBS script department, Hobe
Morrison, _VARIETY’s legit editor,
and chaired by Prof. Hugh Gray,
of UCLA. .The SRO crowd for this
ses¥ion extended to the corridor,
and a post-speech q. & a. period
was directed primarily at Vakiery’s
staffer, an enlivening knowledge
of the trade sheet being displayed
by the academic conferees.

As expécted, the current
Shakespéare epidemic resulted in
a good turnout for the American
Shakespeare Festival Theatre &
Academy’s John Houseman, who
spoke on “Shakespeare and the
American Audience.” Also on the
“Shakespeare Yesterday and To-
day” panel was Fanny Bradshaw,
ASFTA’s speech coach and mem-
ber of ‘the Board of Governors of
the Memorial Theatre, Stratford
on Avon, England, expounding ‘on
“Training for Shakespeare Verse,”
_ Simultaneously playing upstairs,
in a veritable conflict of glamor,
was a seminar on professional’
schools, starring Helen Menken,
president of the American: Thea-
tre Wing; actor-director-producer:
Ezra Stone, and actress Frances
Fuller, prexy-director of the Amer-|
ican Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Conventioneers ‘were torn, but the
redoubtable Wiliam got the break.

_ Convention sidelight were such
items as the hardy chestnut that
university and college theatre
ought’ to stop imitating Broadway
and adventure, with new’ scripts
like off-Broadway. Off-Broadway
not yet being noted for this daring,
the conclusion. seemed wishful
rather than realistic, _ oS
A number of suggestions were
made toward closer rapproach-
ment between the professional
community and academic theatres,
but specifics weren’t forthcoming,
leaving the exploration in the area
of toe-dipping. Frequent brags
were made about superior plants.
on the campuses, a boast that’ no-
body from the vicinity of Longacre
Square seemed disposéd to dispuite.
Re copying of Braadway, how-
ever, there was no doubt left that.
economics is as acute an impera-
tive at the campus theatre: as
elsewhere. Apparently audiences’
within the cloistered. grove feel
that “Time Out for Ginger” is a
Safer bet than the latest untried:
‘Script from the pen of Joe Blow,.
so that while all hands, pro, semi-
pro and otherwise, avow what the
(heaire ought to be, a wary eye is
still kept on the bexoffices.. ¥
' That there’s a constant yenning
for professionalism by the academ- |
ics, however, was summed up by an:

comment, and, is sold out for the
current, final tweek.

The Robert E. Griffith-Harold
S. Prince production moves to
Philadelphia next week for a fort-
night’s additional pre-Broadway
tuneup.

Estimate for Last Week

{2d wk; $5.50; 1,667; $46,585).
Pulled standee trade all week for
a smash $46,906 total; previous
week, 400; current week is the
finale he .

‘MARIE’ HEFTY $45,200

. oo fbattled prof h - | mark
TOURING ‘LADY’ $81,949 sized that of course he'd like to get| State Fair’ Meankt Gott ona

‘some professional credits under his
belt, but that going after themj{ended Sunday (1)
was a gamble he couldn't afford to | Marie” tallying $45,200 for seven
take. i. { performances in its holdover week.

ANTA’s executive director, Wil-|First week drew $43,800. Rudolf
lard Swire, in a progress report on |Friml revival, produced here by
the plan’ for a national theatre,

managing director Charles R.
told the conventien that pro

Meeker ars starred Anna Maria
theatre in the communities -was Tehett.. .

strictly up to the people in ‘the Good weather, with tempera-
hometown. Where VIP's in towns fures' below 100-degrees most of
and cities visited have Wwhole-

the week, aided the b.o. af air- con-
heartedly backed ANTA's efforts, {toned State Fair Auditorium.
he stated, progress has been made.

mes siccrous. | Sted’ SRO 106 2d Week
! 706 for Season, Olney

final. week of the 16th season

FOR WEEK IN DENVER

- Denver, Sept. 3. .

“My Fair Lady,” co-starring
Brian Aherne and Anne Rogets,
grossed a.capacity $81,949 in eight
performances last week at the Au-;
ditorium here, That ended. the
touring’ musical’s fortnight’s stand
at the 2,250-seater. The take for
the previous.frame was $71,100 for
seven performances,

The house was -scaled to a $6.
top.

Catawba College’ Group

work remains to be done. Nor is:

the professional community blame- Olney, Md. Sept. 3
he . <jless, strictured €, - h Olney. » wept vs.
To Act at. Monaco Fest! ccisnted ‘his predominantiy hint | Olney Theatre drew a capacity

Greensboro,-N.C., Sept. 3. j-terland audience with: “inside |$10,000 for the second week of
The Catawba College drama| stuff.” mo ’ -
troupe,. the Blue Masque Players,
now touring thé British Isles at
the invitation of the British Drama
League, *will give a performance
for Prince Rainier ilE and Princess
Grace of Monace. That is revealed
by officials of the college. at Salis-
bury, N.C." oe
The troupe -wad already sched-
uled to represent the U. 8. at the
Internationa] Festival ef. Amateur’
Theatre in Monaco next Saturday|calibre, and he made an otherwise
(7). Prof, Arnold Celbath is di-/moderately interesting: program
rector of the Catawba players. {seem dull by comparison. ©

The only production at the. con- t-week record, enabling the

vention was .a “Potpourri”: at
Boston University Theatre, consist-
ing of demonstrations by children’s.
theatre, high school theatre and
college dancers. The terping ses-.
sion was highlighted by the sharply
disciplined hoofing and choreo-.
graphy of Gus Solomon (an M.LT.
engineering student),

by Players, Inc, The Graham

reene drama had ,Frank Conroy
and Rudolph Weiss of the original
New York company, with William
Prince, Ann. Ives, Mary Grant,

. mond: and Mary Harrigan, also in
lomon’s | the cast. _

talent is of solid proféssfonal:
jmately $70,000, Olney wound up
the season with a good margin. It
drew $53,000 last summer.

-}notices and -strong -word-of-mouth :

West Side Story, National (MD) |

ENDS DALLAS SEASON

|“The Potting Shed” after a $7,800:

strawhatter to wind up ifs best sea-’
son in the five it has been operated |

Frederic Tozore, Dorothy Haiv-,

With a total gross of approxi-

Merman $43,800,

LEGETIMATE 67

B’way Up; Verdon-Ritter $53,100

Garrett-Parks 49146, ‘Simply’ 14146

i ‘Career’ Modest. $10,700,
Philly Park Playhouse

Philadelphia, Sept. 3.

“Career,’
; marquee names and sloughed by
the traditional “Labor Day exodus,
grossed a modest $10,700 last week
at the Playhouse in the Park. s {it
drew favorable reviews and friend-
ly word-of-mouth. ,

The Playhouse offering this
week, the final of the season, is
“The Dazzling Hour,” 2 tryout
‘adaptation from the French. ©

Fanny’ T1OY4GLA.

9

Debutante’ $8,700

Reluctant Debutante, Hunting-

Local levit blew hot and cold
last week, with only two shows in
from its first week, but “Reluctant
!Debutante” was only fair in its

| Estimates for Last Week
1,024; $33,000) (Lynn Bailey,
Brenda Forbes, Reginald ' Gardi-

Fanny, Philharmonic Aud (MC)
(2d wk; $495-$5.50; 2,670; $80,000)
Italo Tajo). Continuing fast pace

previous week,
$70,000
Kansas City, Sept. 3.
puffing up biz at the Swope Park
Starlight Theatre as the ¢loser of
making Ws third appearance in the
Starlight in six years, runs for two
others running a single week,
First. week of “Show Boat” end-
400, putting it among the leaders
of the season. Holdover week al-
and: could surpass the first with
weather breaks.
Collins, Robert Rounseville and
Terry Saunders.

Los Angeles, Sept. 3.
town.
initial week.
ton Hartford (C) (1st wk; $4.40;
ner), Fair $8,700.on the opener.
(Claude Dauphin, Doretta Morrow,
with $70,500;
‘SHOW BOAT’ $63,400
The venerable “Show Boat”
a 10-production season.
weeks, in contrast to most of the
ing Sunday (Ll) wound up at $63,-
ready has a hefty advarice sale,
Leads in the show are Dorothy
Stratford, Ont. $57,819;

Stratford, Ont., Sept. 3.
The Stratford Shakespeare Fes-

let” and “Twelfth Night,” drew a
fine 16,450 attendance (94% of

{the season, for a gross of $57,819.
The séason’s peak was the previous
stanza, with 97% capacity attend-
ance,

' The’ cumulative total gross Is
$502,549 for the season to date.
That’s a new high, as a result of
the larger seating capacity in the
{new theatre and .the $6 top, a
boost of $1 over the old high. The
season ends next Saturday (7).

: The fifth week of the music fes-
tival had 2,480 attendance, 62% of
capacity, with a gross of $7,511.
Season peak was the previous
week's 87% capacity attendance.
Cumulative. gross thus far has
reached $34,459.

Stratford, Conn., Soars

~

. Stratford, Conn., Sept. 3.
- With a week amd a half to go, the
American . Shakespeare Festival
Theatre again zoomed to a record
peak with a gross of $40,200 for the
eight shows ending Sunday (1).

tically every performance,
through to closing date Sept. 15.

24 .
‘Match’ 1836, Chi Barn
. . Chicago, Sept. 3.
“The Mafchmaker” grossed
$18,500 last week at the Edgewa-
ter Beach Playhouse here.
That was the first of two stanzas,

’ without the aid of any:

'“Fanny” moved up slightly

is;

Musical, |

Season Total Best Yet’
tival, offering a repertory of “Ham-

capacity) last week, the ninth of |

To Record SRO $40,200;

That’s over capacify and SRO prac-:
-Looks like the pace will hold! 57)

the current frame ending the sea-
dson. 1

. Broadway improved last week,
‘With practically all shows register-
iing increases “pyer the previous
» Stanza. ‘
; “Bells Are Ringing,” with Betty
z Larry Parks costar-
ring for vacationing star Judy Hol-
liday and featured male lead Syd-
ney Chaplin, fell out of the capac.
ity Hneup, with “Auntie Mame”
and “My Fair Lady” .the only sell-
; outs.
Estimates for Lust Week

Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drama),
CD (Comedy-Drama), R (Revue),
MC (Musical-Comedy), MD (Musi-
cal-Drama}, O (Opera), OP (Op-
eretta). ;

Other parenthetic designations
‘refer, respectively, to weeks played,
number of performances through
|r Saturday, top prices, number
J

;Garrett and

of seats, cupacity gross and stars.
Price includes 10° Federal and
5°o City tax, but grosses are net;
t.e.. exclusive of taxes.

Auntie Mame, Broadhurst (€)
(38th wk; 301; $6.90; 1,214; $46,-
500) (Rosalind Russell), Previous
week, $47,900; last week, same.

Belis Are Ringing, Shubert
(MC) (40th wk; 316; $8.05; 1,453;
$58,101) - (Betty Garrett, Larry
Parks). Previous week, $58,700;
last week, over $49,500. Miss
Garrett and Parks are costarring as
subs for vacationing star Judy
HoHiday and featured male lead
Sydney Chaplin,

Damn Yankees, Adelphi (MCS
(122d wk; 971; $7.50; 1,434; $50,-
|000).. Oa twofers. Previous week,
: $23,600; Jast week, over $25,500.

Happy Hunting, Majestic *MC)
| (38th wk; 308: $8.05; 1,625; $69,-
' 989) (Ethel Merman), Previous
iweek, $41,900; last week, almost
1 $43,800.

Li’l Abner, St. James (MC) (42d
jwk; 332; $8.05; 1,028; $58,100).
{Previous week, $53,700; last week,
almost $56,300.

. Long Day’s Journey Into Night,
Hayes (D) (36th wk; 216; $6.90;
1,039; $30,000) (Fredric March,
Florence Eldridge) Previous
week, $28,800; last week, over $28,~.

Most Happy Fella, Imperial
(MD) (70th wk; 556; $7.50; 1,427;
$57,875). Previous w&ek, $31,500;
last week, almost $34,100.

My Fair Lady, Hellinger (MC)
(77th wk; 611; $8.05; 1,551; $67,-
696) (Edward Mulhare, Julie An-
drews). As always, $68,700. Rex
Harrison resumed as costar: last:
Monday (2) following a month’s
vacation. Mulhare is his regular
sub. Sally Ann Howes succeeds
Miss Andrews when the latter’s
two-year contract expires Feb. 1.
Miss Howes will be costarred with
Muthare, who replaces Harrison
permanently Dec, 2.

New Girl In Town, 46th St. (MD)
(16th wk; 127; $9.20-$8.60; 1,297;
$59,084). (Gwen Verdon, Thelma
Ritter). Previous week, $50,100;
last week, over $53,100.

No Time for Sergeants, Alvin (C)
(98th wk; 780; $5.75-$4.60; 1,331;
$38,500), On discount tickets.
Previous week, $19,600; last week,
almost $21,600. Closes Sept. 14 ‘to
aur.

Simply Heavenly, Playhouse
(MC) (2d wk; 14: $5.75-$4.60; 5996;
$25,000). Previous week, $13,100
for first six performances; last
week, nearly $14,500. ,

Tunnel of Tove, Royale (C) ‘28th
wk; 229; $5.75; 944: $34,000) (Tom
Ewell). Previous. ‘week, $13,800;

(C) (30th wk; 236: $6.90-$5.75; 766;
$27,300) (Cyril Ritchard). Previ-
ous week, $19,800; last week, near-
ily $21,400.
Reopening This Week
Separate Tables, Music Box (D)
1($5.75; 1,010; $31,021) (Eric Port-
man, Geraldine Page). Began its
39th week last. Monday (2) after
laying off July 13 and playing Aug.
3-31 at the Central City (Col.) Fes-
tival; remains at the Music Box
four weeks through Sept. 28, then
tours. —
OFF BROADWAY

Career, Actors Playhouse (4-30-

Iceman Cometh, Circle-in-Square
(5-8-56).

In Good King Charles’ Golden
Days, Downtown (1-24-57).
- Purple (Cherry Lane (12-
27-56). “s

Sweeney Todd, Sullivan’ St.
(8-27-57).

Synge Trilogy, Theatre East (3-

6-57).
Threepenny Opera, de Lys (9-
0-55).

LEGITIMATE

63

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

U.S. Plays to Mark Rome Season

‘Bridge,’ ‘Requiem,’ Cat’ Journ ‘Journey,’ ‘Diary,’ Due For | somewhere on some sunimer stage

Production, Some as Returns

Rome, Aug. 27.

A number of former Broadway

hits and at least one U. S. play
never produced in America are

among the prospects of the coming }

Jegit season here. They include

“Cat on. a Hot Tin Roof,” “Long }]
Day’s Journey into Night,” “Diary:

of Anne Frank,” “View from the

Bridge” and the not-yet-pr esented-

‘on-Broadway “Requiem for a Nun,”
the Albert Camus adaptation of
William Faulkner.

Top “return’ ’to the boards this

fall is comboed in the Cervi-Pado-}

vani-Ferzetti company, which is set
to stage Tennessee Williams’ ‘Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof” and Marcel
Achard's ‘“‘Patate.” All three actors
involved, Gino Cervi, Lea Padovani
and Gabriele Ferzetti, have’ been
absent from legit for some time

due to pic work, and their com-.

bine is expected to draw very well
due to acquired film marquee yal-
ues.

Also “returning” next stanza are
Paolé Stoppa and Rina Morelli,
long top names in the Italo legit
picture, absent last year. They
will do Goldoni’s “L’Impresario di
Smirne” under Luchino Visconti’s
direction, as well as “View From
the Bridge,” if the Arthur Miller
play passes censorship scrutiny. A
Diego Fabbri novelty is also prob-
able on their program.

“Diary of Anne Frank” will be
done by the DeLullo-Guarnier-
Falk-Valli: company, which played
it-in Rome alone last season and is
currently on a successful South
American tour. Same group will
also do Chekov’s “Seagull,” plus. an
Italian novelty by Patroni-Griffi en-
titled “D’Amor si Muore.” “Re-
quiem for a Nun” will in turn be
staged by the Anna Froclemer-
Giorgio Albertazzi company, in ad-
dition to Diego Fabbri’s “Il Ladro
Sacrilego.” Latter might tempt pic
director Federico Fellini to make
his stage debut, according to local !
reports. Nino Taranto will stage:
and act in a set of novelties ‘by i
Giuseppe Marotta, Mangini,
Raffaele Viviani.

“Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Will continue its Italo tour as pre-
sented by the company headed by
Eva Magni and Renzo Ricci, al-
ready successful during last year’s
initial swing through the country.

Switch in names is in the books

+

a roe eee OO as

!

for Lina Vologhi, who breaks with |

Ernesto Calindri to team with Tino
Buazzelli and Alberto Lionello for
a set of lightweight presentations.
while a similar program is planned
by Ernesto Calindri, who will take
Laura Adani as his new partner.

A‘return to the stage is also
planned by Alida Valli and Mar-
cello Mastoriarni both recently busy
with pix. Their program is not yet
known, and will probably start late
in the season due to current pic
commitments. Eduardo DeFilippo
fas a new. play of his own ready
for staging, plus Gino Rocco's “Il
Padrone Sono Io,” with the North
of Italy as his. planned stamping
ground. Last seasons, DeFilippo has
stayed close to his native Naples
with his troupe.

Finally, little theatre groups of
Genoa, Milan, Turin,
Erasmo all are mulling their future

and Sant!

Off Bway Show |

” Sweeney Todd, the
Demon Barber of

Fleet Street

Lee Paton & Dayid Long revival of
three-act melodrama by George Didbin
Pitt; revised and edited by Richard Leigh.
Staged by Michael Casey; music, John
Graziano; lyrics, Charles Turners; pianist,
Pau¥ Michaels; settings, Alan el;
costumes, Sylvia Wintle; lighting, Michael
Romanov. At Sullivan Street Playhouse,
N.Y» Aug. 31, 757; $3.15 top ($4.15 open-

ing).
Cast: Alfred Russell, Nick Zanides,

Bt

Diane Deckard, Ruy Brown, Jack DeMave, }-

Raymond-Myles, Patricia Carlisle, James
O’Neil, Vivian Brown, Jack Patrick
Fogarty, Alan Coates, Esther Benson,
Louis Vuolo, John Riley, John Tobias,
Bettina Jinnette, John Collenback, Robert
‘W. Diehl, Jack Dudding, Roger Furman,
Guy Grasso, Bary Heaney, Henrietta
Hirshburg, Laura Lime, Stanley Puzycki,
Renee, J. Shulkin, Jane Vanderploeg.

To be credible to contemporary
audiences, revivals of mid-19th
century melodramas must be either
shockingly ghastly or flagrantly
funny. In the revival of “Sweeney | Ra
Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet
Street,” at off-Broadway’s new
Sullivan St. Theatre, neither hor-
ror nor humor prevail. -

Since “Sweeney Todd” is admit- )

tedly not a good play, the question
remains, how. good is it as a relic?
Because the curr ent revival in-
dulges in the macabre with lIess
than Grand Guignol enthusiasm
and because, alternatively, a broad
approach is not universally adopted
for amusement's sake, the produc-
tion falls short of being good red-
blooded meller.

Besides its fatal schizophrenic
style, the intimacy of Sullivan St.
Playhouse’s 174-seat arena theatre
is a handicap. The play’s dire
deeds might better be performed
behind footlights and proscenium,
as there can be little suspension
of disbelief when mechanistic illu-
sions. transpire in the audience’s

collective lap. Scene changes are.

handled by a horde of bustling ap-
prentice extras, a painted curtain
Moves clumsily and noisily across
as -scene follows scene, leaving

and‘ imagination little opportupity to

itake precedence.

. With the connivance of a middle--

aged widow who runs a bakery, the

fiend of Fleet St. despatches his

victims from a barber chair almost
directly into the widow's pies. The
connivance is not spotted until an
inquiring urchin plucks a_ hair
from’ between his teeth as he
munches a pie and extracts a but-
ton from the next bite. Yawning
pits, blunderbusses,
razors abound, and ketchup seems
to be a backstage staple.

The corridor-lobby of the new
playhouse features Alan Kimmel’s

stage designs for “Sweeney” and |

the costume sketches .of Sylvia

Wintle, the latter having much the }
better of it in production exect- |-

tion. Staging has been by Michael
Casey, who apparently must bear

styles, particularly for not bringing
Alfred Russell’s portrait of the
pivotal Sweeney out of self-con-
scious limbo.

Those actors who play with sim-
ple belief have the best of it, note-
worthily Esther Benson, as the
widow with a penchant for exotic
pastries, Patricia Carlisle as a pal-

pitatingly tender Victorian heroine, |

James O’Neil as a dashing colonel

She trembles.as“she waits her cue;

| But exultation swells her heart

‘by Denis Carey;

| Lia Compass

an interesting vehicle for ex-bal-

b.O.

licks as an trate detective, while

knives .and.

| caught the gafety of the period in.

} King and Robin Maugham. Staged by
the onus for muddled performance }

K Star Is Born

By TOM WEATHERLY:

Karl Krug will retain his drama
editor and critic’s spot at the Pitts-
burgh Sun-Telegraph while hari-
dling his new assignment as gen-
eral columnist.

The American Shakespeare Fes-
tival Co. has extended its season at
Stratford, Conn., a week through
Sept. 15, The repertory program
for the final stanza will comprise
“Much Ado About Nothing” and
“The Merchant of Venice.”

Jeane Fornadel, assistant stage
manager at the Spa Summer Thea-
tre, Saratoga, N.Y., will be property
‘mistress for the forthcoming off-
Broadway production. of “The Ita-
lian Straw Hat.”

Atthur Sircom is staging the
Sept. 9-14 production of “Will Suc-
cess Spoil Rock Hunter” at the
Bucks County ‘Playhouse, New
Hope, Pa.~

Cherie "Rose has joined the. resi-
dent company of the Wagon Wheel
Theatre, Rocton, DL, as “leading
lady for the next four months,

Tommy
Bishop will play the male leads in
the Coast production of “Tunnel of

A curtain’s on the rise,
| And in the wings a fledgling stands
With star-dust in her eyes.

Her temples throb and race;
And glory wreathes her face.

And so. she walks out on the stage,
In dedication clad:

And once again a witch is born—
_ To drive producers mad.

Shows Abroad

Mian of Distinction

Edinburgh, Aug, 27.
Henry Sherek presentation. of two-act
comedy by Walter Hasenclever. Stars
Anton Walbrook, Moira Shearer. Staged
decor and costumes,
Peter Rice. At. Lyceum Theatre, Edin-

burgh, Aug. 26, *57: $2 top,

Moira Shearer

Harry Compass «...-+..--. John * Warner Love,” opening Sept. 30 at the Al-
Aline... ..-.-srsesee +oee Prune cares Theatre, San Francisco. —
Frau Compass .....ce.s. Y Coulette | 224 ,
Herr gompens, ante ceaees vonEric 4 Porter -Myron McCormick, who origi-
Frau’ Schnuichen seeserees . Roger | Ostime nated the role of the can’t-make-a-
Hago Mobius wiisclicce Anton Walbrook |Dickle top-kick in the Broadway
Rasper .. ... schinnciteg Aubrey Richards production of ‘No ‘Time for Ser-
Pp * ion ehmettau....... eter Bu , ~
Policeman .......-...-a0ss¢ Neil Wilson geants, resume at assign

ment in the national company of
the comedy Sept. 16 at the Geary
Theatre, San Francisco. He'll suc-.
ceed King. Calder.

Elizabeth Pollock, who's been
associated with such mags as Busi-

Ladies. Dorothy Turner, Jean Hardwicke,
Betty Hare, Betty Lloyd-Davies,
‘Flerence. Shebbeare, Joyce Chap-
man-Kerrr Edna Hazell

wees, by the late German author
alter Hasenclever is a pretty-
pretty trifle with gay: puppet-style ness Week and Sports Illustrated,
characters in an amusing situation. is now art director for The P lay-
Me eS eee ioe ahs fon excbals| | Ernest Adler has been signed to

lerina Moira Shearer and Anton| create hair styles for the upcoming

Walbrook,: but seems limited in
chances and isn’t- likely to
cause much stir at an international
festival.

Anton Walbrook uses his native
Viennese accent to good purpose
as an unscrupulous. Berlin matri-
monial agent who. writes love let-
ters. to sentimental spinsters, He
makes the most: of an artificial
part, finally falling in love with
the attractive redhead heiress.

Miss Shearer has zest and
vitality as a gay young thing who
advertises for a hushand and finds
romance with the adventurer, She
registers on novelty alone when
she dances the Charleston in .a
tight-fitting dress ‘and the short-
est of skirts.

Aubrey Richards scores solidly
as a meticulous manservant, con-
spiring happily in Tunning the
Jove-letter agency. Eric Porter is
suitably stern and unbending as
the heiress’ father. Peter Bull

“Copper and Brass,” “Rumple” and
“Romanoff and Juliet.”

Thelma Chandler will be general
stage manager for the upcoming
tour of the Broadway production
of “No Time for Sergeants.” Loy
Nelson will be her assistant.

C. Edwin Knill is general man-
ager for “The Square Root of Won-
derful,” with Selma Tamber pro-
duction manager, Johi Maxton

thy Ross pressagent.

Victor Samrock is general man-
ager for “Miss Lonelyhearts,” with
‘Max Siegel company manager,
John Drew Devereaux production
stage manager, William Dodds as-
sistant production stage manager
and Bill Fields and Walter Alford.
pressagents.

third season at the Williamstown

urday (31), has.rejoined the Irish
Players in their off-Broadway pro-
duction of a trilogy of one-acters

Olga Lindo’s widow and the con-
by J. M. Synge.

ventional parlor-maid of Prunella
Scales are both well acted.

‘Scenes, all- brief, move briskly
on a turntable set. Peter Rice has

caricatures for the revised Play-
bill this fall, will design the
scenery and lighting for the off-
Broadway revival of Noel Coward’s
play with music, “Conversation
Piece.” John Kandor will conduct.

Of the 17 cast members in “Sim-
ply Heavenly,” 10 became mem-
bers of Actors Equity as a result
of the production’s move from off-
Broadway to. Broadway.

Joseph Olney is production stage

bright ‘costuming and pretty decor.
Gord,

A Lonesome Read

London, Aug. 30.
London Arts Theatre Committee: pres
entation of three-act drama by Philip
Club, |

Jack William tre

At Arts a
London, Aug. "38, 57; $1.50 ton.

“Rom: nd
Martin Smith ....+.+... Michael Atkinson’ Tuliee™ for “Romanoff a
s. OGOPCYP .caevevosecee oe Bilary azson
Alex Saunders J....s.sccce Hugh Moxey| John Roberts» who’s co-produc-
Pat Holden j.astcrtessceee sy: Amma Barry |ing “Miss Isobel” with Leonard
Rev, James Holden. "!ikenneth Edwards | Sillman, is back in New York from

the Coast, where he conferred
with Cedric Hardwicke, the play’ s
director.

Leonard — Bernstein, - composer,
Jerome Robbins,” director, and
Arthur Laurents, Ubrettist

There is little immediate pros-
pect that the censor will lift his
ban on plays with a homosexual
theme and this one, like “A View
from the Bridge” . and “Tea and

Noonan and William |.

Broadw. roductions, “Jamaica,” |
oan Meade Roberts’ play which

‘for

Graham stage mahager and Doro-’

Tom Brennan, who finished his:
(Mass.) Summer Theatre last Sat- |.

‘Tony Walton, who will do the

of |

program, with /Milan tending to a

i ho hel
Staging of Brecht and Gorki. who helps. justice triumph.

Geor,

CINCY ALREADY LISTS

A musical version of John Stein-
beck’s “Of Mice and Men” is
planned for off-Broadway produc-
tion this fall by Ira J. Bilowit,
who's also credited as lyricist and
co-adaptor of the vehicle. His col-
laborator on the book is Wilson
Lehr, who'll double as director.
Alfred Brooks is responsible for
the music.

Cincinnati, Sept. 3.
Cincy’s new legit season now
lists 14 shows, the largest number
in recent years, Last season there

weeks,

Opener is “Egghead” for the
week of Sept. 23. First of six
+ Skows under contract for the The-

atre Guild series is “Waltz: of Tore-

adors,” week of Oct. 14. Latest
booking Js the touring company of

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Telephone Plaza 7-0073 ot March 31.

Shubert. It and the 1,300-seat. Cox,
‘which was shuttered last season,
{{have been offered for sale- for

DIRECTOR

For Successful

Improvisational Theatre | Shubert is diverted to other pur-

CALL MU 3-5583 2,200-seat Emery,

houses.

independent

-fited audiences of theatre clubs,
which do not offer “public” per-

14 SHOWS FOR 57-58

were 11 shows, for 22 playing |

“Bells Are Ringing” for the week

Tenancy for these shows most.
likely will be in the 2,000-seat.

{months. Availabilities, in tase the

poses, are the 2,500-seat Taft and.
pertly directed by Jack Williams.

Sympathy,” is confined to the lim-

formances.

Asa
has the merit: of dealing in. sym-

pathetic style with a difficult sub- |

ject. The opening. is slow, the first
real punch not emerging until the
closing of the second act; when a
man is faced with the impossibility
of finding obscurity after once
being in the glare of scandal.

After serving a Jail sentence for
an act of perversion while drunk,
a. playwright hides away under his
real name in. a remote country
cottage. In renouncing his success-
ful nom de plume and making a
new life for himself, he is aided | yj,

by his agent. Tragedy occurs when j boo

the daughter and adolescent son
of the local parson form a strong

fit of despair, the youth, who had

only turned to the older man. for |

help, drives his motorbike over a
cliff.

‘There are no star players, but
the company gives a realistic, s
cere performance that brings out
the poignant situation. Play is ex-

Clem.

pity, sy Lonesome Road” |

‘Paul Vincen

“West Side Story,” were presented
last week with keys to the city of

Washington, where the new mu-|

sical is currently playing a tryout
engagement.

Tharon Musser {s lighting de-
signer: for “Saturday Night Kid.”

The Blackfriars Guild has sched- }-

uled a preem of Pat Wilmot’s.
“Truce of the Bear” for mid-Octo-
ber as its first production of the
new season. Robert Dale Martin

| will direct, while Dennis Gurney [|
} will. supervise the production.

Noel Taylor will create the cos-
tumes for Anne Baxter’s starring
stint in “The Square Root of Won-

Alee. Coppel hag joined Aldous |
‘Huxley and Beth Wendel

in
viding a & dramatization of Huxléy’s
Bek ‘The Genius and the God-

Pearsem and Liska |

season Oct. 29, with Ramsey Burch
as managing director. for the third
year. Included in the production’

sked are a tryout of “Heat of Noon-/

tide,” by Mrs. Kate Farness, and:

head yinee previously produced ;
in 1951 at East Hampton, L.I.

The dramatic rights to “Cry for}
Happy,” a novel. by George. W. .

‘pro- |

for Broadway production "Sef Touch

attachment to the newcomer. In a Ei season by C x i

t Carreéll’s “Chuckey- |

Legit Bits

Campbell scheduled for Harcourt
Brace & Co, publication next Feb.
n acquired by Kermit
Bloomgarden, ‘

Donald Oeslager is designing the
sets and Alyin Colt thé costumes
for the Phoenix Theatre, N.Y., pro-
duction of “Mary Stuart, ”” “fora
mierly titled “Maria Stuart.”

The 198-seat, Margo Jones’ Dal-
las Theatre will begin a 30-week

Gus Schirmer Jr., who's had a
package of “Boy Friend” touring
the. strawhat circuit this summer,
has acquired the rights to the musi-
cal for presentation off-Broadway.
this fall at an undesignated house .
where -he plans other tuner re-
vivals.

Legit producer Mary. K. Frank
has commissioned Samson Raphael-
son to dramatize Evelyn Piper’s

novel, “Bunny Lake Is Missing.”

eDiane Ladd, who toured last sea-

‘son in “Hatful of Rain,” has signed:

a personal management contract
with James. Geallis.

Barry Wilson, who heads the
speech dept. of Tamara Daykar-
hanova'’s School for the Stage, has
been awarded a Fulbright Scholar-
ship to study drama at the London
Academy of Music & Dramatie

Keene Curtis. is production stage
manager for “Four Winds,” with
Howard Morton as assistant. —

Joseph Papp’s cuffo-admission
Shakespearean presentations, cur-
rently playing New York’s Central
Park, will move Sept..18 to she
city’s 600-seat Heckscher Theatre

on a rent-free basis. The house is.

operated by the Dept. of Welfare.
Papp will have to foot the bill on
staffing the theatre and paying a

‘cast of 35. The coin for this will

have to come from contributions.
“Palm Tree in a Rose Garden,”
tried
out two seasons ago on the straw-
hat circuit, is scheduled for mid-

October. production ‘by Joe O'Brien.

and Rhett Cone at their off-Broad-
way Cricket Theatte. ¥
ax ‘Gordon has optioned Helen
Hunter's “Apartment to Share”
Broadway production early
next year, with George S, Ka
man slated - to direct.

Daniel S. Broun will be produc-
tion stage manager.and Mark Mil-
ler stage manager of the Play-
wrights Co.-Oliver Smith produc-
tion. of “Saturday Night Kid. ”

THEATRE ACTIVITY AS
ST. P. CIVIC PROJE€T

‘St. Paul, Sept. 3.
St. Paul Leisure Time Activities
is launching a program designed
to_develop theatrical activity on

‘a community-wide basis. The civie
-group’s initial project will be a.

creative theatre for grade school
children.
‘To this end, two training .work-

‘shops are being organized. A con-

centrated five-day course for chil-
dren will be conducted by K. L.
Graham, U. of Minnesota Theatre
associate. director, and there'll also

[be a concentrated five-day course

for volunteer. leaders.

Creative theatre classes will be
organized at the various Leisure
Time council agencies to plan in- .
formal dramatic projects. Later it
fis planned to broaden the scope
and number. of Projects.

SCHEDULED N. Y. OPENINGS
BROADWAY

_. (Fheatres Set).

Mask and: Gewn, Golden (9- 10-57).

Carevesl; 26S Center (9-11-57)
(9-25-37).

CG

Feur Winds. Cort
West Side Stery, Wint. Gard. (9-26-57).
Look ie Lyceum (10-1-57).

Set. Niewt Kia, Morosce (10-4-37).- *‘
Lenetyhearte, Music.

Mise Box (103-57,
Bey oes Up, acre (10-7-57), .
Remanett & Juillet, Plymouth (0- 10-5).
Cave Dwellers, Bijou (1012 10-12-57).
Gomauisions Ambasss lor (10-14-57).

Under Mi eF (10-15-57).
Nature's Wey, Coronet (10-16-57).
Copper and

rane, Beck (10-17-57).

0-22-5T).
Sq. Root of werent Natl (10-30-57).
Jamaiea, Imperial (1 ~
Falr Game, Longacre eae sD.
, Garetree Heart; ANTA (11-7-5D.
ime

C165?

Repe: Deneors (wk. 11-18-37.

‘shadow of ay Enemy (wk, 129-57).
Satt Alc (wk. .1-37

Rivalry (1-37-88).

Svunthe ot Campeboiie (1-30-38),

Leve: met Little G-6-58). -

OFF-BROADWAY

Pink st

a Camebie Payhouse (0-18-57.
Jenna . » Renata (9-17-57).
Helton Sfrawhat,. 4th Bt. .0-57)

Conversation
Makropelus sectaty Phoenix 1119-57 5.0,

| Wednesday, September ‘4; 1957

Literati

ence of a woman in Georgia, the
reader could be convicted of using
opprobrious language. Anything
that can’t be read aloud to .a
woman shouldn’t be sold, Jennings
insisted.

Mae West Tells All?

Prentice-Hall, which will pub-
lish Mae West’s autobiography, has
been asured by the’ actress that.
she will “tell all” in“her memoirs,
The synopsis gf presentation, as
given the publisher by her agent,
is by no means backward in nam-
ing names, romantic and_other-
wise. Book is for fall 1958 pub-
lication. ae

This is not a Brsttime literary
venture for Miss West, whose “The
Constant Sinner” and “Diamond
Lil” proved successful in the past.
Latter was also the title of a
screenplay and, of course, she au-
thored her own legit vehicles such
as “Pleasure Man,” “Sex,” “The
Drag” and “Catherine Was Great.”
Book ‘is tentatively titled “Come.
Up And See Me Sometime.”

‘ject;” he stated, “I’m just flatly
opposed to it.” |
Literature Commissioner Hubert.
‘Dyar, of Royston, expressed sur-
prise that the petitioners had not
read the book completely. Both he
and chairman James C. Wesberry,
‘Atlanta Baptist minister, said a
book must be considered in its en-
tirety to determine obscenity.

Fred Kohner’s Novel
Hollywood’s . Frederick Kohner
listened to and observéé
year-old daughter's Malibu Beach

‘I'm not a fanatic on this sub-|

his 16-)

lecturer at ‘Manchester Univ., Eng-|

land .

Producer Alex Cohen and his

wife Hildy hosting a “Love Me

Little Party” (for people who hate
j}each other)
(Conn.) place.

at their Westport

Norman Reader, ad-pub chief
French Government Tourist Office,
and femme off to Athens with

‘Naples, Rome, Florence, Genoa,

Nice, Paris and Madrid as other

stops. . .
The Ethel Merman-Fernando
Lamas-Gene Wesson backstage

hassle at “Happy Hunting” keyed
King Features’ Hyman Goldberg to
doing.a feature on actor-producer
wraneles, ; ,
The secrets of marketing a book
are reyealed by Dora Albert in an
article for October Writer’s Digest.
Piece is tied.in with her new book,

“You're Better Than You Think,”

to be published by Prentice Hall

this fall.
Cecil B. DeMille who hoped to

have. his autobiography for Pren-

tice-Hall publication keyed to the!

release. of “10 Commandments”

LITERATE 69

i SCULLY’S SCRAPBOOK |

Teeeeeteseete+++ By Frank Scully

¢ ’

Paris, Sept. 3.

Before it’s too late, Hollywood and Paris had better get together on
the “ligne ideale” or they may find that in this issue of styles both of
them have run. themselves out of biz. It may console them to be told
that they are not in competiticn because one makes clothes to show
and the other makes them to:sell, but if on women they are so far
apart ag.to make one or the other look laughable, somebody's gaing to
get hurt. ° :

You take this current knee-length potato sack, or short chemise, as
the’ crix: call it, It will be the dress length no matter how hard the
snows blow:this winter. Shaped like cotton, woolen or silk nightshirts,
they will bring back the freedom of the knees, no waistlines, cloche
hats and possibly. the original company of ‘Anything Goes” because
apparently anything will.

Uniless a Holiywood producer has a wardrobe of clothes of 30 years
ago. and cloche hats which he can rush back into action, his dolls are
going to look ridiculous on the screén next winter. In fact, pictures
in the cans awaiting release are going to Jook ridic in any event, unless
of course they are wilfully period pieces like Selznick’s A Farewell
To Hemingway.

There's no point now to saying how could Paris do this-to’ Holly-

. Philly Bans 35 Mags

The Philadelphia district attor-
ney’s office ordered 35 magazines
cleared from the city’s stands or
threatened to prosecute‘ the deal-

ers. Six distributing agencies have.

been notified, The list of mags was

compiled by Chief of County De-

tectives. Thomas. McDermott with
the help of the Citizens Commit-
tee Against Obscene Literature.

Lineup includes Battling Babes, |

Bizarre Beauties, Stairways to Sin,

Confidential. a .

The president of the Newsboys
Union, Local 628, has offered the
d.a. -his cooperation and said he
requested all members of the
union to refuse to handle,’ the
banned mags. ’

HCL — High Cost of Literature
A publishing boom of expensive
books, those selling at 10,000 yen
_ ($27.77) and up is bringing surprise
and joy to Japan’s publishers.
-One picture volume called “‘Tes-
sai,” on the famous artist, sells for
12,000 yen ($33:33) and weighs 10

pounds. A first printing of 2,000

copies was sold out. A rep of the

publisher, Chima Shobo, expressed |

his surprise saying, “The gross from
‘Tessa’? is equal to the sale of

10,000 books priced at 200 yen

(36c.) In Japan, a sale of 10,000
easily makes a book a bestseller.
Ten other expensive numbers
are also reportedly selling fast, all
priced at 2,500 yen ($6.94) and up.
A striking example in the unprece-
dented turn in Japan’s publishing
industry isa book on architecture

priced at 35,000 yen ($97.92) which |
- sold 20,000 copies during the first:

half of the year.

“‘Treadwell’s ‘Uncle Don’ Book

Bill Treadwell has completed a
book-length: ms on the life of
“Uncle Don” Carney, kiddie radio
entertainer for 27 years, titled
“Head, Heart and. Heel.” Tread-
‘well, who has done a number of
books on show biz personalities, is
a v.p. of Leo Burnett ad agency
and past prez of American Public
Relations Assn. ~ . .

He had his own public relations
firm in the ’30s and handled “Uncle
Don.”

‘Dice of God’ Too Hot —
, Georgia Literature Commission
and a Macon. group—Citizens’
Christian Commiftee—ran into a
Tartar in the person of author
Hoffman Birney,
Ala., whom they accused of ob-

‘scenity in his-novel,. “fhe Dice of

“The language of the barracks
is not the’ language of. the tea
table,” Hoffman riposted in an-

swering charges levelled. by the}

Maconites, headed by Al Jennings
and James Fletcher Chapman, who
accused Birney.-of using “profan-
ity” and “filth” in his paper-back
novel, a fictionalized account of

Custer’s Last Stand at Little Biz |

Horn. Birney is considered an ex-
pert on western’ lore and writes
regularly on the subject for the
N. Y¥. Times, .
-.. “As books go nowadays,” Birne
told the hearing, “the language is
quite mild. In writing the book~-I
was .trying to think and express
myself in the ‘language which
might be used by a hard-riding,
hard-swearing: cavalry captain in
the year.1875.". . . . ,
Birney said an author picks up
characters and. incidents from many
sources. -“You could. write about

a prostitute in your book, but fhat.

doesn’t mean you. encourage pros-
titution,” he said. . .
Jennings and«@hapman, as well
as.L. S,. Bussey;-Macon attorney,
_and John L. -Respess Jr.; Atlanta
lawyer, .all expressed opinions that

there was enough obscenity in Bir-:

ney’s book to warrant prosecution.
None had read the book in ‘its eh-
tirety, they. testifjed,

book was--read aloud -In ‘the’ Pres-

’

of Huntsville, :

‘Canadian Press, secretary;

bebaviorism ‘and the result is a
Putnam novel, “Gidget,” which
has to do with one summer in the
life of an adolescent “who ‘falls in
with the Beach Bums of Malibu
and learns about life from ‘older
jmen’,”’ -

Same pub is issuing a book of
‘another type, “Meet More People
—Have More Fun,” by Faith Per-
kins; former “Lonely Hearts”::edi-
tor of the San ‘Francisco Call-

‘Bulletin.
T'retty Pixie Pert and Hollywood).

Ernest Newman’s Book

Ernest. Newman, veteran music
critic of the London Sunday Times
who served a stint as guest critic
on the N. Y. Times in 1927, will
have his book of essays, .““From the
World of Music,” published in the
UW. S,. by Coward-McCann,

Some 48 pieces, written between
1920. and 1956, as selected by Felix
Aprahamian, Newman's assistant,

will comprise the book which not}§
only includes his views on com-j.

posers and conductors but also on
such diverse items as an essay on
P, G. Wodehouse and Esperanto as
the international language of the
uture.

Boston Post’s Salvage

Former Boston Post newspaper-
men will cut up $158,288 from fhe
bankrupt newspaper. Arthur T.
Wasserman, trustee in bankruptcy
of the Post Publishing Co., said
the money will be distributed Tues-
day (3) fo 900 former employes.

The: payment represents an ini-

| tial partial dividend to the Post

employes, he said, and the em-
ployes are entitled to second prior-
ity in the matter of claims.
—— .
Hilton’s Triple Preem
Conrad N. Hilton’s personal

lication, will have a triple literary

| “premiere,” in New York, Chicago

and Hollywood, _.

While there have been two pre~
viously: published biogs on the
hotelier (Horace Sutton’s “The

and Whitney Bolton's “The Silver
Spade’’) this is his first personally
written story. Prentice-Hall pub-
lishing. fo ,

Humphrey’s Chi News Spot
Chicago Daily News is picking

Jup Hal Humphrey's Hollywood. tv

column thrice weekly on its newly
designated television page. Hum-
phrey’s byliner mins alongside the
afternoon sheet’s radio-tv listings
and Ethel Daccardo’s daily local
column, which previously had run
in the comics section.

. This makes if unanimous now,
with all four Chi gazettes devoting
the equivalent of a full-page daily
to tv and radio.

. Vie Mackie Elected.

Victor J. Mackie, of the Winni-
peg Free Press, elected president
of the Parliamentary Press Gallery
in Ottawa to succeed James Nel-

son resigned both his BUP and
Gallery posts on his appointment
as press secretary to the Prime
Minister. . =

Other. Gallery officials elected:
James McCook, Ottawa Journal,
vice-president; Bernard Dufresne,
Bruce
Macdonald, ‘Toronto Star, trea-
surer. Directors are Jack Lusher,
Chronicle, and Norman Campbell,
Ottawa Citizen. =~

| . CHATTER
Living Books Inc. authorized to
conduct a merchandising business
in New York. eo
Regent Book Co. Inc. empow-
‘ered to carry on a book sales busi-
ness in the Bronx.
Peter Albertson, wi i
Pines Publications’ special projects
staff last February, named asso-

ciate editor of Real and See mags. |
-«:-.; |,, Univ, of Minnesota Press. pub-|
Jennings declared that “if - the | lishing

- “4. &, Housman: Scholar
and Poet” by Norman Marlow, 2%

jington bureau, married Jean Kerr

memoirs, slated for October pub-| gq

‘First 9 Lives of Michael Todd,”

Man Who Bought The Waldorf”:

‘in association witfi the Kiplinger
research organization.

{tion” at the Hotel du Bahia,

son. Formerly with the Ottawa bu-
reau of British United Press, Nel-|-

Jand exceeded the fourth week of
“High Society,” which played five

|“GWTIW”" has meant to Metro can

who joined,

has been constantly adding to it
and it now looks that 1958 will be
publication year. .

Walter Farley Creative Writing
‘Contest, under Random House
auspices, carries with its $1.750 in
prizes “to the schools. submitting
the most interesting collections of
creative writing by youngsters in
grades 4-6.” Details via RH.

The first 12,000 printing of
Lucius Beebe’s:and Charles. Clegg’s
“The Age of Steam” (Rinehart), aj
$15 book item, has. been sold out
before its official Sept. 12 publica-
tion, as had the limited $20 “main-
line” edition of 400 copies,

Jackie Robinson and Minneapolis
Tribune staffer Carl T. Rowan will
collaborate on a book to be pub-
lished by Random Hotse in 1958.
Deal was set by Lester Lewis As-
sociates. through Carolyn Stagg,
with Martin Stone repping Robin-

on.

William Bartholomew Crawford,
who will study at Columhia Univ.
this fall on ajCBS News fellowship,
and whose father, Kenneth Gale
‘Crawford, is associate editor of
Newsweek and chief of its Wash-

wood and what’s going to become of the shapely dolls like Marilyn
Monroe, Mamie Van Doren, Mile. Mansfield and Marie Wilson because
it’s already been, done. Their figures will look like a sack of spuds.
A run on their stockings and they’re ruined, because legs are going t
be the only things that show any shape. .._ 3 .

We caught a couple of these Paris showings and the trend is as indi-
eated. A few dresses had belts in front or in back but few seemed to
go: all ‘around the waist. Some had short bell-shaped evening dresses
but they were unbelted and never seemed to touch the body beautiful
jexcept at the shoulders. Some looked like a direct steal of Gandhi's
diapers. Suits were mostly jackets over dresses, not jackets and skirts,

Tipped: off that some young rebels who had supplanted the departed
Schiaparellis, Molyneuxs and Faths might really top the Diars, Worths, |
Rouffs, Patous, Lanvins, Hermes, Mad Carpentiers and Anny Biotts,
we headed first for Pierre Cardini’s.

. Variety Among the Clothes Lines

The showing was on’ the third floor and the lift was not working
{naturellement): We flashed our Varrety passes and in the rush they
looked like Vogue, which is a magic name among these clothes lines.
Anyway, we got by without further screening and were the only ones
who did.

The showroom was set up like a minstrel show, with frail gilded
chairs arranged in a semicircle. There was, however, one upholstered
job. Being no gentleman, I grabbed it. Spotlights were rigged ceiling
high in three corners of the room. Huge mirrors almost completely coy-
ered three of the walls. The floor was covered with gray wall-to-wall
‘carpeting, and from what I saw afterward I hope it had. been well

cleaned before we tramped in from the Rue St. Honore.

The show started 15 minutes late but after that moved so fast there
was not a chance of some spy trying to cop some details for his exclu-
sive shop in St. Joe, Mo, Two crix, or maybe they were buyers, touched
the material of two of the models in passing but that was as far as
they got, assuming it was as far as they intended to go. The mode!z

4 stopped for nothing. They were on a grind policy and had fixed routines.
There were three of them. They walked in, crossed the room, turned,
put a hand on one hip, or wheré my anatomy teacher told me a hip
should be, walked toward the exit, turned around once.and walked out

lof sight. I suspect I was the only one who bothered to look at their
faces. Two were, quite pretty and they both had the spindly gams
which are a must with this year’s mode. One, however, looked as if

i she had done too much horseback riding as a kid because her legs were

its former. president, -Paul C.

Smith, has been appointed. direc- kind of bowed.
tor of public relations for the NY |.
State Dept. of Education in Al-
bany at an annual salary of $15,-

Davenport, a Sports Afield staffer.
The history of drugs is covercd
in Richard Mathison’s book, “The
Eternal Search,” to be published
by Putnam this fall. Mathison,
editor of Fortnight, has sold one
chapter from tome to ‘Nugget.
Another chapter has been picked
up by American Heritage.
_ Walter B. King, who served as
public relations director for
Crowell-Collier and as assistant to

Fash Show For Spies

In an hour more than 70 dresses, suits, coats and evening frocks were
shot in and out of the room like guided missles. Once a model walked
in before another had finished her fast routine, saw her gaffe immedi-
ately and hurried out again. All were using the same door as an en-
trance and an exit. .

There were 23 in the audience, eight of them males. Two nien sat
together but they were not taking notes. Neither were they holding
hands. Another guy looked like a bald Danny Kaye and if it’s any con-
solation to.the comic he didn’t look bad that way.

Except for two dame crix who had some style of their own, the rest
looked like a weary, bedraggled lot. They viewed the glamor parade.
deadpan. In fact, I’ve seeht more life on the headstones at Pere Lachais,
the Forest Lawn of Paris, where Oscar Wilde is buried. There were
one or two feeble handclaps at the end of the showing. They could not
have been from Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar and they certainly weren't
from VARIETY. ,

Art Cohn brought in from Rome
his. 600,000-word biog on “The

for spring publication via Random
House, which the producer is cur-
rently reading on. his 10-day yacht-
ing vacation with Mrs.
(Elizabeth Taylor). Cohn worked
on the book while abroad for the
past six months. >

NBC's food expert Josie McCar-
thy is doing. a “TV Cookbook” for
Prentice-Hall, -Anita Colby is up-
dating her “beauty guide” for the
same pub. Another P-H item next
winter will be.a $1.95 paperback,
with a. 100,000 initial print order,

Potato Sacks and Gallows

All the models had mastered the hobbled stride which these tight
suits and dresses demand. If you think a dame looks fetching in a tight
‘underslip or.a short nightie, these waistless, bustless frocks are for

you. To me they’d hang just as alluringly from a gallows.
One dress which must have been left over from last year had a waist-
jline and bulged out below like a beil supported by stiff petticoats, but
the, rest were tighter than credit. Some had lasso drapes, many looped
: Ets ra ~-’ funder and between the knees and hooked somewhere in the back to give
ee whe. aris and Fo ae acer that Gandhi line I previously referred to. Others-had the cloth draped.
ag | in | like a kangaroo pouch around the knees. Sometimes this was in front,

5 ‘1. “until the | Sometimes in. back. Sometimes a suit was switched completely aroun
casknos "hecome Peeled again,” with big buttons down the back of the coat. Sometimes a ffock had
writes Boronski, “‘and I can ré-|rhinestones or big bows and one. knee-length, had a wide panel from
assume being entrepreneur of the|the shoulders to the floor. In fact, it was dragging the floor. It-was
revues into the Rio and ,Bahiaj caught around the seat by a big rose, meaning the dame could never
casinos.” - sit down. without crushing all semblance of life out of the artificial
ower.

_ ‘Shawl collars and horse collars were on the loose too. These drap-
‘GWTW’ G ings took some of the sHroud-like appearance away from some of the.
ross mummies but as‘a whole it looked as if Paris were fighting for its life
Continue @ from page 2 = and throwing anything into the battle. Suits had three-quarter-length
— es m page “ ==—=/ coats over knee-length dresses with coats lined with dark fur or some
be destined for a protracted run,|sheer material. Models would take off the coats on the second turn and
All these engagements are multi-| finish the routine with the coat dragging the floor as if to say, “This
repeat presentations. old thing!” . .
At M-G-M’s Ritz Theatre in Lon-
don, the fourth week of GWTW
was the-highest of the current run

on “Coming: Boom and Inflation,”

The Earl (Rosemary) Wilsons
ran into Georges Etienne Boronski,

Pa

. Competish For Poor Paree
Considering the boxear figures they put on these things, it seemed
like lighting cigars with 10,000 franc notes. Whether this effort to
cross women up. and make their wardrobes seem as out of date as
stagecoaches will succeed is one for the future hook. The Italians,
Americans and even the British have been showing resistance to screw-
ball styles from Paris and they certainly kicked Dior over the goalposts
{a few years ago with his attempt to de-bosom tke dolls. .
4 This trend goes much further in keeping guys guessing, but there
certainly will be no guessing about legs. Any gal sitting down in these
tight jobs has. a problem that a good deal more than her slip will be
showing. It means they will have to be continually pulling at the hem
‘to make the dress stay south of the knees. Of course, they have done
it before and lived through it. ,

Dresses, now too long, can be cut and used for a while but no method
that during the last 10 years|has yet. been found to cut the iength of skirts in pictures already in
“GWTW" has been responsible for] the cans. That’s Hollywood's problem and it looks as if at this moment
78% of the company’s film profits.|they’re stuck with it. - e hes

shows against GWTW’s. three. This

is the fifth West End engagement

for the picture in London. —
Perhaps an indication of what

be'gleaned from a contention made
by Joseph Tomlinson, who is chal-
lenging the Loew’s management,
that a recent survey of the com-
pany’s overall opérations revealed

CHATTER

70

i. | Carousel Room, plans continuation
Broadway of calypso shows through new sea-

The Paul Jacobsons made the Si! 5°, but new food setup.
Fabians grandparents; it’s a girl! _ George Clarke, Boston Record
for the showman’s daughter at the} nitery. columnist, did a daily radio
French Hospital. summary of Hub nightlife on)

Cynthia Clark engaged to Van! WORL during newspaper strike.

.| “Gigi.”

Doren Woodward 2d, both NBC |
staffers, where he is also manager ;
of the script division. . .
Paul Whiteman marked his 50th;
anni as a musician with a Tex &}
Jinx telecast last week. Paul Cun-

ningham, ASCAP prexy, was also|

on the same program, .

Leo Kovener of Daily VARIETY
staff did his first-time-to-Gotham
show biz and Cook’s touring vaca-
tion bit. Returns to the Holly-|
wood office today (Wed.). i

It’s a daughter for the David V.;
Pickers. He's United Artists’ liai-;
son between the sales and promo-:

Roberta Sherwood, Jackie Miles
and Paul Winchell inked for eighth
anni celebreties night show for
Jewish Memorial Hospital at Bos-
ton Garden, Sept. 22.

Rome

‘By Robert. F. Hawkins
¢Archimede 145; tel. 800211)
Seen in Rome: John Wayne, Rene
Clement, Jeff Chandler and Diana
Dors. .
New Metro drive-in opening here
soon, with “Nonna Sabella,” new

tion departments, and member of: Titanus release, as the first pic.

the Picker family long prominent’
in the film business. |

Barberry Room’s 20th season:
resumed, since its founding in:
1938 by Alexander Woollcott, with!
maitre d’hotel William Solda mark-}
ing his 10th anniversary in the!
spot and bartender Ray Cesarettij
another milestone since he first
started when the Barberry was}
originally known as the Elbow
Room. an:

_Barbara Lane, c/o Bank. “of:
Montreal, Vancouver, B. C., lately
arrived in Canada from New Zea- |
land, seeking her brother, Dr.!
Robert Marton, a hypnotist. No;
one answers at her brother’s To- |

Nilla Pizzi heads a new _nitery
show at the recently-opened Cesar

‘Augustus Roof Garden; hill also
includes Tito Manlio and Elio

Mauro.

Cecil B. DeMille and Yul Bryn-
ner slated to arrive here in Octo-
ber for European preem of “10
Cemmandments.” Coordination of
Continental openings was decided
at recent Paramount conciave in
London.

Walter Chiari’s musical show,
“Buonanotte Bettina," would be
staged in Madrid this fall accord-
ing to news from the Spanish capi-
tal Alberto Closas would have. a

ronto apartment, so she believes! starring role in Spanish version of
he’s “on the road”; there is a pos- the hit musical.’

sibility also that he’s touring in:
South America. i

Philadelphia |
By Jerry Gaghan

Frankie Richardson celebrating
52d year in show biz at Carroll’s. |
cal deejay, and Haskell Golden
formed the G & H Music Publish-
ing Co.

The Troc, town’s
house, reopened Sunday midnight
(Sept. 1).

Dave Taylor, former KYW pro-
ducer, sold his “Farewell to Valley
Forge” to Walt Disney.

Former nitery singer Joyce Bry-

‘and Indian; prize goes
i foreign pix.

Two Italian pix have been ad-
mitted to the Golden Laurel com-
petition of the David O. Selznick
organization. They are “Gold of
Nuples” and “La Strada.” Other

pix are French, Spanish, Japanese

only to

Roxy Theatre re-opening as a

first-runner follows current trend
for a decentralized entertainment
burlesque | Setup

! more L I
opened. in the outskirt areas while |

in the Italo capital. More and
first-runs houses are being

other town center houses switch to

second-runs or moveover theatres.

“A Farewell ta Arms” still has

a second unit working in northern

ant paced vocalizing in Gospel tent!Italy and Switzerland under the

revival conducted in West Philly
by Evangelist W. M. Fordam.
Edward Kassner named business
agent for Oceanic (BMI) and |
Anchor {ASCAP) Music companies, :

direction of Peter Newbrook and
Carlo Latricati, gathering backdrop

footage. Selznick production will
cost an estimated $4,000,000 when
finished. Mario Nascimbene chosen

both affiliates of Jolly and Norman ; to compose music for the pic.

«Joyce.

The Celebrity Room brings back
floor shows to the midtown, start-
ing this week, with comedy team
of Al Fisher and Lou Marks as
opening toppers.

Douglas “Jocko” Henderson, lo-

Lester Tapper, lighting director |
of the Valley Forge and Camden |
County Music Fairs, signed for
musical, “Copper and Brass.”

conductor
Choir, here to conduct a training.
: program forJapan’s choir leaders.
‘French mime Marcel Marceau, |

Tokyo
‘By David M. Jampel
(58-2058)
Dr. John F. Williamson, founder-
of the Westminister

Jay Chernis, musical conductor! who scored heavily here in 1955, is

at the Camden County Musie Fair, |
has a new recording, “First Love,”
with lyrics written by Dr. Arthur
M. Foxe, world known psychiatrist.

Regimental Band of the Black

Watch Royal Highland booked into: and other Sennes interests, here to {

the arena for a onenight stand |
(Sept. 20). Band’s two appear- ;
ances here Iast fall marked up;
unexpected grosses. oF

Las Vegas

By Forrest Duke
(Dudley 2-6100)

Mel Baker, local MCA rep, back:
from 10-day talent scouting in
northwest.

this

Sahara released figures

week showing that Betty Hutton is |

doing biggest biz in history of the
5

skedded to return: for three weeks
in November with a 12-member

troupe.

‘Tom Ball, repping Frank Sen-
nes’ Moulin Rouge in Hollywood

0.0. Japanese talent to package for
the Desert Inn, Las Vegas; and
possibly other spots. .

Mrs. Ella Van Heemstra, mother

by Japan’s enthusiastic fans as she
attended a showing of “Love In
The Afternoon” at this city’s
Shochiku Central Theatre. She is
visiting her son, an exec of Shell

Oil. |
Milan

By Gino Gario

Tenor Gianni Dal Ferro off to}

pa. r
Elaine Dunn, chirper-terper who South America for a fourmonth
closed at the Tropicana Sept. 3: tour singing In opera seasons.

after a full run in its charter show,
opens at Hollywood’s Mocambo
Oct. 16. |

Harry Ritz’s ailing throat:
knocked the boys out of the local|
Variety Tent’s 39’s “Night of]
Stars” benefit which paraded,
nearly all the Strip headliners.

Jack Smith, El Cortez Hotel
exec, who’s hypoed biz there with
shows of quality and food gim-
micks (special nights for pheasant,
barbecue and fresh Maine lobster),
commuting between Vegas, Hava-
ha and Los Angeles with new ideas
for the downtown inn.

Boston

Guy Livingston ©

Kurt Baum here from N. Y.
where he sang at the Met. He will
sing next season at the Scala in

German operas.

Polynesian dancer Colleen Ben-
net in from Paris. She is under
contract of impresario Remigio
Paone for one of his revue compa-
nies,

Film .producer and distributor
Rizzoli announced the pictures he
will distribute in 1957-58 season.
Heading the list is Charlie Chap-
lin’s “A King in New York.” . .

Noel Harrison (23-year-old son

of Rex Harrison) singing and play-}

ing the guitar at the Potiniere,
swank nitery in Portofino (Italian
Riviera) until end of September.

Tenor Luigi Infantino, familiar

;to English-speaking countries for

_| Rome.

‘urday (31).

preparing Passion Plays, scripted

| made performance at Kurzaalmin

| offense.

By

Norman Brooks turrentat Revere: recording in English, left for a
Frolic. {sixmonth concert tour of India,
Lilian Roth current in “Lady IniFar East, Australia and New Zea-
Dark” at Cohasset Music Circus: | land. .
Billy Fellows heading season’s; Impresario Remigio Paone won
opening show at Blinstrub’s hold-:a suit against dancer Kiki Urbani
ing through Sunday (15). who left the Paone’s revue com-
Sam Friedman, press agent, in; pany when she discovered that an-
for radio tv campaign on “Roma-jother leading dancer, French Ca-
noff and Juliet” opening the Shub-; mille Valerie, was. also in the com-
ert Monday (9). , pany. Paone will get three million
Al Taxier, boniface of Bradford’s i liras (about $5,000) damages.

London

(Temple Bar 5041/9952) .

Isabel Jeans. to. Paris for loca-!

tion work on

”

her latest picture!

“Pride and fhe Passion” (UA)
scheduled to open at London Pa-
Vilion in October. {
_F. Hugh Herbert guest of honor
at a press party tossed by Metro,,.
during a brief stop, enroute to.

Sir Kenneth Clark, chairman of

|the Independent Television. Au-

thority, retired fronf the post Sat-

Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams,
the composer, is in a London hos-
pital recovering from slight oper-
ation. He's 84.

20th-Fox invited national press
crime reporters and reps of the
Home Office ‘to private screening
of “A Hatful of Rain.”

‘Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Peter Thorneycroft, to be guest of.
honor at the Variety Club of Great
Britain luncheon at Savoy Hotel
Sept. 10. ..

' Elizabeth ‘Seal, -star of “Damn
Yankees” at the Coliseum, cele-
brated her 23d birthday with a
party on the theatre’s stage for
the cast. .

Douglas. Cleverdon, the BBC
features producer, planed to N.Y.
last night (Tues.) to produce Dylan
Thomas’s “Under Milk Wood’ on

Broadway.

Up until the end of last week,
506 American Barkers and their
wives had registered to attend the
1958 Variety Club Convention to
be held here next April.

Betty Box looking for a young
Japanese actress who can speak
some English to co-star with Dirk
Bogarde in her next production,
“The. Wind Cannot Read,” sched-
uled to start in December. ~°

Vienna
By Emil W. Maass
(Grosse Schiffgasse 14;
Tel. 356156).

Harry James expected to guest j
here in October.. | .

Austtia and France agreed on a
50-50 exchange basis for films in
1958. 7

Menotti’s “Maiden and Thief”
prepped by Hans Jaray for Aus-
trian tv. oF

Ten pictures being shot in
Austria’s -various studios, this is
all-time record. —

Kirchschlag

in Lower Austria

by Heinrich Neumayer.
UNESCO Theatre Congress for

1959 is skedded for Helsinki, Fin- |:
‘land, and 1961 in Vienna.

Hans Moser, 72, quickly recov-
ered from appendicitis operation
and resumed working in his next
picture. - .

Jazz studies included in newly
opened Theresianum high school,
once most aristocratic school in the
country. .

Amsterdam

“By Hans Saaltink
.(121 Pythagoras;
Tel. 56316 Amsterdam)
The Haagse Comedie produced

el Coward’s “Nude-With Violin.”
of Audrey Hepburn, was deluged Noe ° S Op

Netherlands Opera here received

a subsidy of $300,000 for next

season. . -
The ‘Negro’ ballet of Keita Fo-

deba played the Municipal Theatre

here for a. week. |

French singer Catherine Sauvage

Scheveningen (The Hague).

The Nieuw -Nederlands Toneel-
fiezeldschap performed Paul Vin-
cent Carroli’s “The Wayward
Saint.”

Pianist Hans -Bik appointed as-
sistant to Alexander Krannhals,
general music director of the opera
in Karlsruhe,.Germany. . |

“Guys And Dolls” (M-G) per-
mitted to play in Holland; pic was
nixed three times by Netherlands.
censor board because of fear that
the Salvation Army would take

A new Dutch feature film will be
produced as a Germano-Dutch co-
production. It will be a remake of
the pre-war success, “Eight Girls
In A Boat.” On the Dutch side
of deal _is- Standaard Film in
Amsterdam. .

Paris:
By Gene Moskowitz

(28 Rue Huchette; Odeon 4944)

Gallie actress Anne-Marie Meer-
sen into “Gigi” (M-G).
__ Actor Yves Robert directs his
‘first feature production, “L’Affaire
Blaireau,” with Louis De Funes:
and Noelie Adam. .

Denise Vernac,. the widow of
Erich Von Stroheim, goes back to
acting-in a featured role in: the
currently shooting “Montparnasse
18”.of Jacques Becker.

Jacques Beckér is making “Mont--
parnasse 19” ih black and white

‘drawing largest crowds in their

| cert soloist. .

sock biz in its fourweek run in

though it is a film on the life of
the painter Modigliani. He feels

color” detracts from dramatic ém- |

is,
Marcel Carne is preparing a new

Wednesday, September 4, 1957

| Hollywood

Stanley Kramer back from Ha-

; wali, °
Sam Zimbalist returned from

pic, “Les Tricheurs” (The Cheats) | yw: y

on Left Bank youth, and he is
already under attack from parent
outfits which feel he may malign
the youth of France. .' °

Marcel Ayme’s new play, “La
-Mouche Bleu” (The Blue Fly),
which opens at the Comedie Des
Champs Elysees early thie season,
is reported to be violently critical
of certain aspects of American life.

Ingrid Bergman relights last
seuson’s legit hit, “Tea and Sym-
pathy,” for a limited nymber of
performances until she heads for
London for a film chore in “Thanks
‘To a Fool.” That means Micheline
Presle will only do “Tea” on the
road and not in Paris as originally
planned, ,

Australia |

By Eric Gorrick
(Film House, Sydney)

Johnnie Ray is listed as due for
another Aussie runaround within
the next few weeks. |

Foreign language pix continue to
expand in b.o. popularity here as
migrant population increases.

J. C. Williamson Ltd. will road-
show the British comedy, “All For
Mary” throughout New Zealand.

David N. Martin, chief of. the
Tivoli vaude-revue loop, bringing
additional talent from the Far East
this year. -

Ernest Turnbull, Hoyts’ circuit |

chief, planes back to Sydney early
in September. after confabs with
Spyros Skouras. .

Ron Michaels, United Artists
chief, planed back from Tokyo
after viewing -the preem of
“Around World in 80 Days” there.

Dame Sybil Thorndike and Lewis
Casson arrived here to star in
“The Chalk Garden” for J. C. Wil-

liamson Lid. Lionel Harris is di-

| recting.

Minneapolis |

By Les Rees

Jazz pianist Meade Lux contin- °

|
|

uing at Gay 90’s. ;
Old Log strawhatter offering
“Reluctant Debutante.”
“Chariey’s Aunt” on tap at
Edyth ‘Bush Little Theatre.
Pianist Jan August continuing at
Hotel Radisson Flame Room.
Minnesota county fair and State

history..

“No Time for Sergeants” opens
Lyceum legit season Oct. 26;
booked for 10 days. —

St. Paul Civic Opera’s first pro-
duction this season to be “The
Great Waltz’ Oct. 10-12.

“Some Like It Hot,” new musi-
cal revue of iocal authorship,
preemed by U. of Minnesota
Theatre.

St. Paulite singer David Daniels,
one. of “Plain and Fancy’s” leads
on Broadway, Auditorium pop con-

Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee and

Four Preps here for appearance
in Minnesota State Fair’s free chil-
dren’s grandstand show.
U. of Minnesota football season
ducats at $20 per (five home
games) hit new all-time advance
sale of more than 24,000. ,

Minnesota statehood centennial
commission set aside $35,000 to
bring national tv shows to Minne-
sota for state’s 1958 birthday cele-
bration.

Minneapolis Hadassah chapter
presented “Carmen” in operalogue
form with Met’s Maria Martell,
Gloria Aliani William Diard and
Grant Garnell.

Pakistan
(P.O. Box 4686, Karachi)

Pakistan is due to have its first
color laboratory soon. Most of the
equipment has arrived. New lot
will be attached to the Evernew
Studios of Lahore. .

‘In the field of films, Pakistan is
showing progress. Last year 30:
films were produced while this
year so far 23 films have been pro-
duced ‘with the full yéar expected
to reach a total of 50.

“Hollywood or Bust” has done

Karachi, Jerry Lewis is a favorite
of the Karachi-ites. In last couple
of months, this film has been the

best grosser from any foreign |

eountry, except India,

Continued threat, of Indian films
to indigenous praduction is causing
great anxiety to filmites of this
country. There are moves being
taken to have proper restrictions
placed on import of Indian films
so they do not become a threat to.
the progress of the Iocal film in-
dustry. Industry men of: Lahore,
main production center of Paki-
stan, formed a group to: present:
their case to the government. . —

&

Mari Blanchard operated on to
cure an eye infection,

Al Vaughan joined the Rogers,
Cowan & Jacobs fiackery. .

Marjorie Rambeau at Hollywood
Presbyterian Hospital for observa-

on.

Bevhills plastic surgeon Dr.
Adolphe Brown cracking teleplay
market. “.

Film. editor Rudi Fehr’in trac-
tion at Cedars of Lebanon for a
slipped disc, "

Charles Brackett addressed
luncheon meeting of Authors Club
of Los Angeles, .

' Loyd C, Sigmon,- radio exec,
j heads Community Chest campaign -
in Hollywood this fall. .
| Ben Bard signed a one year
contract to continue as head of
20th-Fox’s new talent department.

Jack Genung exited the. Kurt
Frings Agency. to join Frank
1 Cooper Associates in talent depart-

i ment, .
Arthur A. DeTitta back from
lensing Movietone newsreel foot-
age of the “South. Pacific” location
in Hawaiii. ;
| Anne Blyth picked up $3,900
worth of Savings Bonds which have
been accumulating from her films’
salary sinee she was 14. .

Masquers named Kay Kuter, Pat

'Collins, George Gilfillan, Adolphe

| Wenland,. Reed Howes and Max

: Strasberg to the Jesterate.

Athens -
By Irene Velissariou
(Tinou 44 Str.; 614515)
Greek-born Yvonne Sanson stars

Jin Greek film.

Bogdati family is sharing billing
with local talent at the Green Park.

Darryl Zanuck shooting outdoor
scenes in Rhodes on his new Cine-
maScope production.

Holiday On Ice doing solid busi-
ness at the Panathinaekos Stadium,
Ballet of Belgrade’s State Opera
here for three performances at the
Athens Festival.

Ireland

. By Maxwell Sweeney
! (22 Farney Pk: Dublin 684506)

| ~Tax cut on imported disks has
‘upped, sales sharply in the past
month. oo

“Manuela” (British Lion) nixed
by film censor; will go to appeals
board next month. _—

Sports gabber Leo Nealon head-
ing new sound recording outfit in
Dublin—Video-Vox Ireland Ltd.

Mare Connelly in ta gander Irish
talent. while casting for London
presentation of “Hunter’s Moon.”

Sheila O’Brien, Dublin station
supervisor for Radio: Eireann, bows .
out to take teaching chore in
Nigeria.

Hilton Edwards and Michael
MacLiammoir mulling offer for
Stratford (England) Shakespeare
Festival next year.

“Joyce. Grenfell at Home” set
as opener for Olympia, Dublin,
Sept. 16; theatre was shuttered
two months for facelift.

Milo O’Shea into. Leprechaun
role in “Finian’s’ Rainbow” at
Gaiety, Dublin, after Joe Lyrich
bowed out to meet contractual
commitments,

Chicago

Sabie Model Agency notched its:
10th anni last .week with a splash
party at Chevy Chase.

John Forsythe due here this
weekend to plug his upcoming
CBS-TV vidpic, “Bachelor Father.”

Jerry Colonna hosting WBBM-
TV’s “In Town Tonight” through
Sept. 23 in Jim Conway’s absence.

Jack Kigen’s former fortnightly
column in Saturday Chicago. Trib- .
une ty supplement now running ©
weekly. .

Bookseller Stuart Brent hosting
cocktail party Tuesday (10) for
Studs Terkel’s new book, “Giants
of Jazz.” .

Producer Pefe DeMet and pub-

‘licist Max Cooper on Coast. this
week setting up more'sites for “All
Star Golf” telefilm series, .
_ Drake Hotel. scheduled reopen-
ing of Camellia House for Sept.
13 after summer layoff on enter-
tainment. Fernanda Montel is
first in.

Preston. Foster did a series of
filmed blurbs for Standard Oi at
|Kling Studios last week. They’ll
be used on the Green Bay Packers,
Chicago ° Cardinalss-and "Chicago
Bears football telecasts this season.

Sig Sakowicz, deejay and gossip
columnist for Polish Daily News,
departs with an entertainment.
troupe for a tour of European
Army camps Sept. 15. Show is get-
ting a break-in here at Holy Trin-~
ity auditorium Sept. 8, frée to the
Ppublie¢, 2 Jfeecs! wi OFS.

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Wednesday, Se

ptember 4, 1957

OBITUARIES

EDWARD J. MACGREGOR and playwright, died Aug. 25 in

Edward J. MacGregor, 78, vet-| Bad Ischl, Austria. A native of
eran stage director, died Sept. 1] Prague, he wrote several’ plays
in New York. Starting with an| which, were Successful in Europe
1893 production of ‘“Charley’s| Dut failures on Broadway. His “The
‘Aunt,” he worked in a’long.series|7tip, to Pressburg,” a melodrama
of legit plays, mostly as director whic ax ardt.presented in
of dialog.” _

From 1894 to 1896, MacGregor
was associated with William Gar
lette. In 1910, be worked witl 3
Jane Cowl Among the shows he Broadway in
particpiated in were “Gingham
Girl,” “Funny Face,” “Parlor, Bed-
room and Bath,” “Getting Gertie’s| was “Tomorrow a Holiday” which
Garter,’ “Panama Hattie,’ ‘“Du-|Perutz authored in collaboration
Barry: Was A Lady,” . “Louisiana| with Hans Adler. A farce, it was
Hafride,” “Méxican Hayride,” | produced in 1935 by John Golden
“Stepping Out,” “Earl Carrol’s| and. Joseph Schildkaut.
Vanities,” “Girl Crazy,” “Flying| Most noted of Perutz’s novels
High,” “Rio Rita,” “Desert Song” }was ‘The Marquis .of Bolivar.”
and “Nellie Bly.’ He also directed| Another tome, “Virgin’s Brand,”
several films, ‘including a
News.” o via Dutton.

Survivors. incl is wi Ly
clude his wife, son, PIERRE B. DALE

three brothers and two sisters. Pierre B. Dale, former musical
_ comedy and vaude perférmer who
_ CLIFFORD E, GIESSEMAN +) was a prominent figure in Atlanta

Clifford E, Giesseman, 62, ex-|show business, died Jast week in
ecutive assistant to Lester Isaacs,| Atlanta after along illness, A
national director of exhibition for‘native of San Francisco, he spent

dits there with Lili
top. femme role.
“Pressburg” came to

Darvas in the

IN MEMORIAM
Marcus Loew

September 5th,.1927

Stanley Warner Cinerama, died
suddenly of a heart attack on Aug.
31 while travelling by car on thé
Pennsylvania Turnpike. He had
pulled over to the side of the road
before he died.
_Giesseman, a vetetan exhibition
executive, was also in charge of
group sales of Cinerama ard was
responsible for $6,000,000 in sych
sales since the policy was started.

also. fronted his own band for 2
number of years in the 1920's.
Dale played the leading presen-
tation houses in the country. He
jjater served as director of stage
presentations at Aflanta’s Capitol

theatre.
ing business. and public relations

on WLW-A, Crosley’s Atlanta ty
outlet. At the time of his death

| vertisers Exchange.

In Remembrance His wife survives.

. y JOSEPH R. L AGH JR.
ni oseph : na T., 26, acto
BETTY who had -appeare nmer
: stock, was killed Aug. 28 when his
MACDONALD ear collided head-on with a bus in
East Orange, N.J. Ironically, he

‘was on his way home in the same
vehicle that served as a prop a few
hours earlier in a filmed sequence
fj of CBS-TV’s Studio One upcoming
| preduction of “The Night America

.| Trembled.”

Scene in the teleplay used
Lynagh’s 1938 convertible to illus-

Mother

He. started his industry career with
Balaban & Katz in Chicago in the:
late 1920s. He later shifted to De-:
troit’ and then to. San Francisco
where he was manager of the;
Golden Gate Theatre for three
years, He joined the Stanley War-
ner Cinerama operation’ on the
Coast and was responsible for the
opening of the Cinerama installa-
tions in Los . Angeles. and San
Francisco. Later he was brought a
to N.Y. as Isaacs’ assistant and}. September 5, 1955
overseer of group sales.
Survived by his wife. oe -

_ _ HELEN HAYE |

Helen Haye, 83, British legit ac-
tress who had been active in the|
theatre until very recently, died in
a London nursing home Sept. 1.)
Born in India, she broke into legit
in a small theatre at the British sea-.
side Fesort of Hastings when she
was 24 She made her first Lon-|ness, Until recently Atlas was a
don appearance at 36, playing with | major stockholder. in Walt ‘Disne
Sir Herbert Tree at His Majesty’s| Productions. His arsogetion ook
Nee in “Hamlet” and “Twelfth | Atlas and its head, Floyd B.:

i a” . > r

Miss Haye acted in some 130
roles over the next 40 years, play-|

“Trembled,” incidentally,.is based
upon the famed. 1938 broadcast of
Orson Welles .which aired an

In Memory of

| WALTER GOULD

‘imaginary invasiomof the Earth by
Martians.

L. BOYD HATCH...
_L Boyd Hatch, 60, who retired
three years ago as executive v.p.

years, . =
_A ‘noted philanthropist and a
native of Logan, Utah, Hatch also

vo — _ ALEC S. NYARY
Ing in the U.S. and Canada ds well
as England. When she was 78, she
appeared as the Dowager Empress
in “Anastasia” with a repertory.
company, also doing the play on
television. (Helen Hayes,._ the
American actress, played the same
role in the“20th-Fox film version of
s Anastasia.”) . ‘

‘Miss Haye was also an instruc-
tor at thé Royal Academy of Dra-
matic Art»

LEO PERUTZ —s*
Leo Perutz, 72, Viennese author

for the NBC-TV press departm
died Aug. 31 in New York of a
heart .attack incurred while he was
hospitalized with an acute attack
of hepatitis, ©

_, Nyary, wa k e
vision’s top stars; since before his
columns stint he was the NBC

network’s spectaculars. He had
been with NBC for’ six years, prior

Rank

network, ‘the J ;
and, USO.

. Arthur
ganization, United Artists

Vienna in 1930, won critical plau-

3 1935 under a newt.
title of “A Journey By Night” it |’
was withdrawn after seven per-|-
formances. Another Broadway flop |

“Good | Saw publication in the U.S. in 1935]

most of his life in the theatre. -He

Theatre and opened a school of the
He entered the advertis-

field after illness cut short his the-
atrical career. During the last two
years he produced a talent show

he was prez of Co-Operative Ad-

‘who had appeared. in summer!’

trate a fatal accident on a curve. |

Odlum, extended over some 30:

DU ROSS Seleman Mien | Was a director of the. City Invest-|
we, LatetesCyet pare ony nets lings in Broadway thesteieel oes
St. A urch: Mrs, Du Res {ings | roaawa atrica
with ner hushend and brother setm estate. At the time of his death
formed ‘he was board chairman of the Am-
irevits. bassadorsHotel, N. ee . ite. oo
Surviving are. his wife, two
ot tomes 2 cedalde, Lt. daughters, .two -brothers and: two
ore seca re elen Cuddy, nse ‘sisters. .

Alee S. Nyary, 42, column editor
ent, .
was well-known to tele-|
press department rep on all the,

to which he was with the Duniont
> ore

7 Camp ‘Shows. Survived by his
mother, two sisters and a brother.

. OSCAR F. NEU
Oscar

quipment and Supply Manufac-
turers. Assn., died Aug. 26 in Crest-
yrood, N, Y. President of TESMA
rom

and head of Neumade Products

Corp., manufacturers of. motion:

picture, radio and television equip-
ment.

Before entering the equipment}
‘business, Neu toured

in vaude

with singing comedian Al Wilson
and’ acted smail roles in silent

F; Neu, 71,.co-founder and}
past ‘president of the Theatre

1946 to 1951, he was owner

‘éerebral thrombosis Aug.

IN MEMORY OF

‘WILLIE BERGER

Cornock,. jn a turn known as Law-
rence & Curtis.
A stepdaughter survives.

HAROLD DARBY
Harold “Hal” Darby, 54, vet
‘burley comedian, was ed Aug.

31 in Hollywood when struck by an
automobile as he was crossing
Hollywood Blyd.

His wife, nitery: dancer Louise
Darling,. survi .

ives,
EMMIE WALDEN
Emmie Walden, 59, widow ¢* the
late English comedian Harold Wal-
den and an artiste herself, died of

25 Years

September 3, 1932

films. For a time he also directed

some silent pictures.
Surviving are his wife, a datgh-
ter and two sons. ,

JACK CUSICK

Jack Cusick, 54, onetime radio
comedian and script writer, died
Aug. 26 in Chicago. Despite the
loss of an eye and periods of deaf
muteness resulting from a beating
by a robher when he was 16, he
managed to become a radio comic
and at the same time. wrote for
such -personalities as Jimmy Du-
Yante, Eddie Cantor; Ben Bernie
and Georgie Price. Until three

years ago he was a staff writer,

for CBS.
Two sisters survive.

ERIK TUXEN.

Erik Tuxen, 55, a top Danish
musician who had been chief con-
ductor of the Danish State Radio
Symphony Orchestra since 1936,
died Aug. 28 in Copenhagen. He

batoned the symphony during ‘its.

U.S. tour five years ago.
Tuxen, who ‘studied music in

was a longtime. conductor at the
Royal Danish Theatre. He also

wielded the baton at the Edinburgh

_ With Love and Gratitude
We Salute You

PHILIP LOEB |

festivals in Scotland in 1950 and

again in 1954.

PROF. EDWARD J. DENT
- Prof. Edward J. Dent, 81, author-
ity on Mozart and a celebrated
musicologist, died Aug. 22 in Lor-

(don, He was famed for his transla-

tion of Mbozart’s “The Magic
Flute.”

A governor of Sadiler’s Wells
Theatre, Prof. Dent also was long-

time head of the International
| Music Society. He was best known

for two tomes, “Mozart’s Operas”
and “Alessandro Scarlatti, His Life
and Works.”

HARRY COOPER

for Larry Semon.
His pupils included Eddi
Withers, among others,

rs,
Surviving is his wife, Mae Valli
Cooper.

JOSEPH ROBINS

Joseph Robins, 62, president and.

owner of the Robins Amusement
Co., with theatres in Warren: and

In Memory of My Oo
Beloved Mother

ETHEL-ELLYN
(Fob. 28, 1886—Sept. 7, 1956)
CYNDA GLENN

Niles, .0,, died Aug. 23 of a heart
attack in Miami

in. mi Beach. He
operated the Robins and Daniel
houses in Warren and the Warner
and McKinley in Niles. His family
had operated the old Bijou, Dome
and Rex in Youngstown.
His wife, a son, and two grand-

children ‘survive.

LUCY L. CORNOCK

Mrs. Lucy L. Cornock, 72, actress
and vaude- performer for more
than 40 years, died Aug. 25 in New
Bedford, Mass. A cast member of
“Ben Hur” for three years, she
was also seen in the musical “Hoity
Toity.” She trouped in vaude with
her lafé husband, Sidmey Warren

+19

tras, was killed in England Sept. 1

Copenhagen, Berlin and Vienna,

- Harry Cooper,.75, a standard act
|in yaude for-yéars who toured with
‘this wife as Cooper & Valli, died
Aug. 28 in Hollywood. During the
‘!old Vitagraph days he was a stunt
man and worked with and doubled
Before retiring

two years ago he had been feach-
jing.
Albert, Donald O’Connor and Jane

e

fare straining to make ends meet
and that removal of the tax would!

Rotherwell, Leeds, Eng. She ap-
‘peared regularly in revues and
pantomimes between 1918 and

In the early 1930s, she toured

jEnglish vauderies. with a solo act.

Her routine included pop songs
and: chatter.

_A. JACK HAYWOOD
A. Jack Haywood, 77, a_pianis
who served as longtime official of
Musicians Union Local 6, died
Aug. 26 in San Francisco, He was
recording secretary of the Frisco
local at the time of his death and

had previously been a businéss; new York, Sept. 1.

agent and vice-president,

Wife survives.

.. DENNIS BRAIN
Dennis Brain, 36, noted French
horn: player in symphony orches-

in ‘an auto accident.

Brain, a Briton, had several mod-
ern concertos written for his solo
horn by such composers as Hinde-
mith and Britten.

ALPHGNSUS P. FOLLIARD

Alphonsus P. Folliard, 54, for-
mer sales manager of RKO Tele-
radio Pictures, died Aug. 30 in

FRIENDS

ber of the Variety Club. .
Wife and four children survive.

Andy Young, 46, woodwind
specialist and member of the MGM
Studio orchestra for the last 10
years, died in San Francisco Aug.
26. following surgery. Wife, twa
daughters, four stepsons survive.

Harold Bowden; 50,. musician,
and former clarinettist with the
Scottish National and Halle Orchs,

oni
roof of an apartment in B dling-

died Aug. 27% after fallin
ton, Yorkshire, Eng...

-O, R. Séllers, 89, associated until
recently in a Dallas sound record-
ing studio with his son, James,
ied Aug, 26 in Midlothian, Tex.
Also surviving are his wife and an-

died

other son,

ES

‘Mrs, Rebecca Brian Seltzer, 76
widow of exhibitor Jacob Seltzer
and mother of producers Frank,
Jules and Walter Seltzer, died in
Hollyw
ilmess,

Anthony J. Thiel, 85, who man-
aged the Huber Theatre, Hicksville,
O., from 1929 to 1946,
19, His wife, daughter and four
gons survive.

of the viola section of the N.Y.

Philtharmonie .Symphony for 35
years, died Aug. in Jamaica
lain, Mass.

singer, died of cancer Aug. 20 in
New York. .

Pic Tax AX

amas Continued from page 1

measure did not go far enough, At
a-hearing presided over by Wagner,
Reilly stated that legit houses also

be in order.

Deposition submitted by Murray
Handwerker, head of the Coney
Island group, insisted that scuttling

of the 5% film’tax was discrimina-

re:

Washington, D. C. He wasea Mem-

ood Aug. 27 after a long

Giovanni Imparato, 66, 2 member |

Gayne Sullivan, 49, actor and

“ison, Reigate, . 27,
Mother, Jean Metcalfe, and father

71

tory in that ft failed to take inte
consideration the outdoor amuse-

Jment industry which, too, needs

Telief.

‘That both Industries will press
for legislation in their behalf: at
the next session of the City Council
was strongly indicated.

‘Impressive to nonpartisan ob-
servers was the manner in which
film business segments joined, in
fighting the tax. Theatremen
aligned with both the Metropolitan
Motion Picture Theatres Assn.,
headed by Emanuel Frisch, and the
Independent Theatre Owners Assn.,
of which Harry Brandt is president,
| presented the common argument
that the tax, if continued, would

| cause the closing of numerous thea-

tres and this, in turn, would re-
‘sult in loss of city revenue via
| other theatre taxes and, in addi-

‘tion, would hurt business enter-

prises located in the shuttered-
'theatre regions. °
| Throughout the course of the
campaign exhibitors made it clear
that the $4,100,000 annual savings
from the tax elimination will not
be passed on to the public, that
j the 5° will simply be added to
cost of theatre tickets.

Bill had the support of the Wag-
ner administration right along and
strongly backing it was Ralph

t Brooks of the Commerce &-Indus-

try Assn, of N.Y,

MARRIAGES

Ann Reisman to Matty Hoffman,
Bride is assist-
ant to national promotion director
of Decca Records; he’s eastern pro-
motion director of Ceral Records.

Nina Wilcox to Marc Merson,
New York, Sept. 2. Bride is an
actress; he’s the CBS-TV casting
director, |

.Penny Funt to Samuel Blum,
Rome, Italy, Aug. 27. She is with
CBS-TV and daughter of play-
wright Julian Funt; he is an editor
for Dell Publications.

Kanda Jaque to Tito Mundt,
Santiago, Chile, rMcently.

wee?

. She's an
actress; he’s assistant editor of La
Tercera, Santiago,

{ Dolores (Dee) Hill to Yrwin

|Zucker, Hollywood, Sept. 1.

ff} | Bride's a script writer; he’s a disk

publicist.

Ruby Murray to Bernard Bur-
gess, Blackpool, Eng., Aug. 23.
Both are singers.

Jerome Levy to Elaine Skorneck
New York, Aug. 18. He's son o
Arch A, Levy, of the Radio City
Music Hall executive staff, and is
with the Gray ad agency,

Nona Gwynn Berdick to Sey-
mour Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.,
j Aug. 30. He’s a musician formerly
with the Tommy Dorsey and Benny
Goodman bands. .

Laura Ansell to Barry Barnett,
London, Sept. 1. He’s a VaRIeTY
lstaffer in the Londen bureau.

Nancy Rhodes to Art Nelson,
Dallas, Aug. 24. He’s a deejay at
KLIF there.

Barbara Vance to Gary Artzt,
San Antonio, Aug, 24. He’s junior
staff artist at WOAI-TV in that

cify. .

Theadora Cepler to A-2C Frank
Smart, San Antonio, recently.
Bride is a member of the Cepler
Family, high wire act.

Barbara Milberg to Howard S.
Fisher III, Evanston, D., Aug. 28.
Bride's a dancer with New York
City Ballet Co, : .

Pat Marand to Capt. Keith Ricks,
New Yark, Sept. 1. Bride’s a mu-
sicomedy actress.

Jeanne Meneley to Dave Wal-
shak, Gonzales, Texas, Aug. 10.
Groom is disk jockey at KCTI,
Gonzales.

~BIRTHS .
Mr. and Mrs. John Meredyth
Lucas, son, Hollywood, Aug. 26.

| Father is a writer-director; mother

is former actress Joan Winfield. ’
Mr, and Mrs, Stan Free, daugh-
ter, New York, Aug. 27. Mother is
2 legit actress; father is a pianist-
arranger with Connor. |
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Thorpe, son,
Hollywood, Aug. 27. Father is a
tv director; mother Dee is an ace

‘| tress,

Mr. and Mrs. Selig J. Seligman,
daughter, Hollywood, Aug. 26.
Father is general manager. of

‘and Mrs. Cliff Michelmore,
Eng, Aug

Mr. and

are radio and ty personalities.

Mr. and Mrs. James Kiss, son,
Philadelphia, Aug. 26. Father is
promotion director of WPEN.

Mr. and Mrs, Delbert Mann, sonp
Hollywood, Aug. 28. Father is di-
rector,

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferjardo, son,
Hollywood, Aug. 29. Mother is
singer Sylvia Mora.

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Godfrey, son
San Francisco, Aug. 27. Father
is a KCBS sportscaster; child is
first grandson of Arthur Godfrey.

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‘Cats Ors Promote Winter Crise STGKHOLDERS Yates Selling Control of Republic
As Revenge for Florida's Summer Biz) ALL THE SHOTS | . To Harris, Blau Group for $5,000,000

The Catskill resoft~owners are
now trying to wreak a special kind
of revenge on Miami Beach for
~ gutting into the lush summer trade
of -the mountain areas. They are
,- iow promoting cruises for winter
“ yacations, and are illustrating their
” propaganda by chartering the new
’ Israeli passenger vessel; the The-

: odor Herzl, for the January cruise |

_ In the West Indies, -

The | mountain . “owners ~ figure’
- that the cruise season doesn’t. com-
- pete with the mountain hotels be-
: ing at different.times of the year.
" However, it’s a. potent competition.
~to the Florida innkeepers, .who

_fow_ depend on the summer busi- | seme

‘mess as a vital part of. “their in-
* conte, and who havé’ pulled a con-
* siderable portian: of: ‘the mountain
‘ trade to the southland.

In this respéct, ‘the Catskillmen
‘are talking a cue from the travel |’

- agencies. and line publicity men}

‘who have long ‘been comparing
*the virtues of ” cruises to resort
> vacations, with -indteations point-
_ing to.a-terrific: battle, ‘for the win-
* ter ‘vacationer’s

_it's a lot cheaper, especialy since
* the line ‘serves six meals daily, | at
- the’ samé, basic cost, and top price
“for drinks on the Holland-Ameri-
‘ean line, for example, ds 45c., with
: most. running ‘ahout 25c. Imported
_ beers go for 10c, and Geneva gin
* for. the samé‘amount. Since the
‘ cruise Season. starts late In Novem-
“her,*when the bulk of the Catskill
inns. are, mothballed for the winter,
- they: feel that by. plugging the nau-
“tical vacations, they Will de-accent
“Florida. - :
-The cruise. lites, incidentally,
"are becoming. heavy. investors in
(Continued on page 76)

“Ed Wyna Making Like
A (Morning) Star Again;
Every Medren ‘Wants Him

Schreon Lake, N.' Y., Sept.10.

Whether or not Ed Wynn, as|

- some. observers - are _ predicting,

turns out ‘to b+ the scene-stealer |

- of. “Marjorie Morningstar,” he has

_ certainly been the attention-getter

~ oflgcation: shooting here. In ad-

dition ‘to being the chfef attraction |f}

fot - most: of the 80 newsmen and
-lensers who trekked to this moun-
* tain Jpsort, to cover loeation shoot-
ng of film versio#.of the Herman

- for a TT inkee ‘of 22, radio-ty writers

- Jast Thursday (5). .
Focus of attention on. the vet, ac-

: tor “highii ights. oe steady progress ture b

nf: his.

1 We Pr was

: van on NBC. But ice stream
0 ues r yey i terviews,
er marked bis here,
“Kas. been. pecompenied by a ‘dar-

take. of offers fe “work in pix, ty |:
. nilnued .on ‘page 42)

The cruise |
“advocates feel: that in’ ‘the long run, |

: bestseller, Wynn was target

Song Outgrosses Pic

A recording of a tune infro-’
duced in a recent Metro pic is
outgrossing the film,

Tune is “It’s Not for Me to
Say,” which was written for
“Tizzie’ by Robert Allen and
Al Stillman. Johnny Mathis,
who sings the song in the pic,
cut the tune for Columbia Rec-
ords which has racked up over
900,000 sales for a gross. take
of over $800, 000. The pic,
meantime, has srossed about
$750, 000.

Revolutions No
Bar to Tourism

In West Indies

Hotels haye become thé key. fac-

tor in tourist trade development in |.

the Caribbean area: Even after last
week’s evénts in which the Cuban
revolution took a serious turn,

Havana expects one of the biggest.

booms in years, while Haiti, which
lost the bulk. of its tourist trade
during the political upheaval. ear-

lier this year, anticipates tourism.

of giant proportions,

Key to both these developments.

is the building of new hotels.
Haiti’s Port au. Prince, key harbor
of the republic, has had a public
works program and a tourist devel-
opment poard, which has enticed a
multitude of new modern inns dot-

{ting the mountainside. All are built-|.
|along modern lines, and have -be-

come the sho owcases for the island...
| New inns su

as El Rancho; Mon-

tana, Chacounne,. Aboulelle, are

among some of the new structures.
In addition, the island recently

_(Continued on page 83)

The hee

Ce ee

ee ee a ee

Independent Theatres,. Inc. (ene

| J. Griffing,, president), is generally.
accepted as a milestone in the pic-]-.
usiness and, as such, seriaus-
jly_regarded., Too. many showmen.
;‘to} bring up. the how ‘tritely familiar
mere anecdote . about ‘the ‘film: |

“pioneer tf!

et eRe eee

come _to “the. movies to rest. and
doze, and don’t want. to

men ‘like nba ‘Balaban and

a. Se

labout by - stockhelders.
again, ati important . éxample~ is}

‘tive. .

‘trol - this

‘bé dis-
turbed -by dialog’ and there is:
unequivocal respect that “if show-.

By GENE ARNEEL

The major power hovering over
Hollywood is the stockholder.
Events of the recent past have
given this fact a new spotlighting.

Ostensibly. the bosses—the stu-,

\dfo heads and homeoffice toppers |

—call the turns.on policy matters.
But the pressure is on from the
investor, whether he owns 100
shares or 100,000.

Loew’s for the past five years:
|has been a prime example of how

management.is forced to accede to

| the shareowners’ wishes. Terms of

severance under which Louis B.

4+Mayer left the organization. were

renegotiated because of ‘stock-

jholder action in the co
The stockholder is king ‘in the}.

Joe Vogel-Joe Tomlinson. battle.

| His proxy may be the deciding fac-}

tor and he’s the target of. doorbell

ringers looking for the proxy sup*|.

port.
tures to television.

"All~ companies for the first ‘few

libraries.

the wisdom of the policy.. But once
the ranks were broken, via. Tom]

O'Neil’s peddling of the RKO back-}

logs, the other distribs . found
themselves obliged to follow suit.

Wall Street brokers and the in-
vestment advisory services continu-| <

ally were alerting invéstors-to the
values of. the backlogs, And stock-

‘holder anxiety anent such divesti-|

ture swelled as company profits
from optrations began to fall ‘off.

independent. producers and per-
centage deals largely was brought
. Here,

provided by Loew’s. The men. be-

hind the: money wouldn't hold still
7 _ {Continued on page 19}

light of it?”

“Nonetheless there is a vocal and |

authoritative group which, at. the

‘moment, takes a dim view of the]

Bartlesville experiment specifically

and.the overall pattern of “box-:

office..in the homte”-
Here aré some reasons:
1. Bartlesville is not represerita-
It’s too much of a “closed
town.” Not only does Griffing con-

.28,000-pepulation . town
controls several states.

generally.

‘he.

I There . are no other distractions,
-counter-attractions. :
only crap game in town.”

"It's like the
2. It’s. not a poor town. -It’s an
oil town and “if Mrs. Smith sees
Mrs. Jones has the latest gadget,
(Continued on page 22).

More embracing is the situation .
involving the unloading of old pic-:
Indeed, this)
matter concerns the enttre indus-

Osterman Using

This was a united front
and stockholders were assured of}

The switch to alignments. with

‘Tke’s Newport Hypo
Newport, R. L, Sept. 10.

‘President Eisenhower's va-"
cation here is “worth a mil-
lion dollars” in publicity, of-
ficials of this once lush play-
ground for tycoons report,
With the huge mansions crum-
bling and. decaying, and some
‘converted to. museums, schools
and religious houses, Ike’s se-
lection of Newport could kick
off a resurgence of a new kind,
say the city fathers.

“It. is spotlighting our won-.
derful fishing facilities and
beaches and our historical
sites,” one official observed.

|. Up to Ike’s selection of New-

port, the town in recent years
had derived national press only.
from the Newport Jazz Festi-
vaL

Cap Gains Setup
As Author Lure

Lester Osterman Jr., a Wall

‘Streeter who has: been associated
J with Jule Styne and other lezit |

producers as inyestor and recently

as 2o-presenter, ig one angel who.
is taking his legit bankrolling seri-}

ously, in more than one way.
Besides his industrious applica-
tion to the Broadway phase, Os-
terman is engaged in @ new Broad-
way idea of attracting name drama-

tists by giving them a capital-gains:

inducement, above and beyond the
normal author royaities. This is

in the form of a “piece” of the

Show.
Lillian Hellman’s next play, un-

(Continued en page 22)

Pros. .& Cons of T elemovies

|| vision, then who are we to make J.

“The Positive Side

Those who favor the Bartlesville
experiment, and look.to it to estah-
lish a radically new approach to
the selling of motion pictures, also

are aware that it’s easier to punc-'

ture a balloon than -to launch it.
Yet, while definitely in the minor-
ity in’ the film-biz, they nevertheless
consider themselves the prophets
whose: visions time will justify.
Eyen those who enthuse about

‘ithe cable theatre aren’t sure that

it has arrived in its wlitmate form

‘at Bartlesville. Henry J. Griffing,

préz of Video -Indepeddent Thea-
{Continued:on pege 22)

|{mesday (18).

filed a
| commercial libel suit against Daye

Deal is set for Herbert J. Yates
to sell his controlling stock in Re-
public Pictures to a, syndicate
headed by Joseph D. Blau and
Joseph Harris at a price of $5,000-
‘000. The closing date is next Wed-
Board of directors
meeting has been called for the
following day, at which time the
Blau-Harris group will install their

{own men at the helm.

That the deal was on the fire
was reported last week in VARIETY
and this immediately was followed
by Yates’ issuance of a so-called
statement of denial. Actually, this
was interpreted immediately in the
trade as confirmation of the report,
for the Veteran exec said Hittle
more than “I intend to continue
in this preat industry.” He did not
comment at all an disposal of his
stock or his relinquishing the
presidency..

Blau and Harris, who have ex-
tensive intérests (National Tele-
film Associates and Flamingo
Films), presently have in mind to
liquidate Rep’s feature production
‘and distribution setups. There is a

{remote chance, but only remote,

that they might be dissuaded from:
this by certain advisers. who have
pointed to the success United Art-

| ists’ new owners have had in build-

ing up an invalid company.

Also set for liquidation is Rep’s
plastics division. Disposition or re-
tention of other properties awaits
future decisions. Particularly val«
‘uable are the company’s studios in
North Hollywood, its Consolidated
‘Laboratories and Hollywood Tele-.
vision Service, tv subsidiary.

Studios are taken tp in Targe
part by Musie Corp. of Americz,
operating on a rental basis. Acqul-

(Continued on page 76)
$500,000 Suit Charges
Garroway Made Chump
Ont of Chimp (Muggs)

Can an animal be libeled? .Own-

jers of tv chimp J. Fred Muggs he-

lieve: so,-and yesterday (Tues.)
$500,000 conspiracy and

Garroway, announcer Jack Leg-
coulle, “Today.’. producer Jac Hein
and NBC-TV in N, Y. Supreme
Court,

Owners of the chimp contend
that since Muggs was dropped from
the *Today” show last March, the
defendants. have: made “innumer
able remarks” to the effect that
Muggs is “retired,” and is “viclots
and unmanageable.” Remarks
were made, the plaintiffs state, on
the “Today” show and in news-
paper columns. As a resulf, the
suit. alleges, the owners have had

-difficnify in booking the chimp,

and General Artists Corp., with
whom. they've been negotiating,

has been reluctant to take him on

as a client.
Suit was filed by Bud Mennelle

(Continued on page 75)

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~_S

2 MISCELLANY

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Bill Perlherg, Official U.S. Rep.

Bullish on Values of | Venice F OSE cone tax deductible by the N. |

By ROBERT F. HAWKINS

Venice, Sept. 10.

The Venice Film Festival is an
important. worthwhile internation-
al event which should and must get
the encouragement and full support
of the American film industry. This
is the pondered opinion of William
Perlberg, official U. S. Govern-
ment delegate to this year’s Venice
event, following an “eye-opening”
two-week tour of duty in the city
on the Jagoon.

The Yank producer stated that
hie would spare no effort in trying
to convince members of the film
industry at home of the vital, two-
pronged importance of the Venice
Festival, both for the U.S. Govern-
ment and for Hollywood. He added
that he was imoressed by its

‘Folsom as Chairman .

Of Heart Fund Drive

| Frank M. Folsom, chairman of the
executive committee
‘Corp. of America, has been named

{chairman of the N.Y. Heart Fund

| Campaign.

| Folsom is also a director of the
‘ Alfred E. Smith Memorial Founda-
‘tion, a trustee of Catholic Chari-
ities of the Archdiocese of New
i York and of the National Jewish
‘Hospital at Denver, and a member
| of the board of governors of the
‘Extension Society of the United
* States.

'
t
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of Radio:

‘physical layout. the giant press i
coverage it received (via 600;
scribes, radio and tv reporters), as
‘well as by its organization—though |
several correctable faults were
noted. He also had a good word |
for Venice’s director, Floris Am-; \
mannati, whom he found “dedi-: Edinburgh, Sept. 10.
cated and hard-working.” Perl.’ “If All the Guys in the World,”
To get his message across, Perl-_ French film portraying the essen-
berg expects to address any and | tial humanity of men of all na-
all talent guilds on the Coast,: tions, was announced here at the
through the Motion Picture Coun-j} Scot film festival as winner of the
cil, as well as contacting directors | 1957 Golden Laurel award by John
fions He feels that with the |a2¥,¢* Ritney, U. S. Ambassador ‘0
. 1. ;Great Britain. icture was se-
exception of some of the New York ; lected by the Golden Laurel jury,
office toppers, few industry people | which includes such international
know much about what goes on at! feures as Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
a film festival, citing his own case | velt, Ellis Arnall, Dr. Ralph
as an example. oe try to! Bunche, Gardner Cowles, William
aoc ee On nena of his’ ©, Douglas, Otto Harbach, Ogden
which he has collected sheafs ofthe film “which contributes the
notes), “how we can be helpful to’ most to the mutual understanding
Venice—and how Venice can be‘ and good will among the peoples of
net aning” one of his “dual”? the world,” defined as the 5. Scie.
function, ‘representing the Ameri- dee 7 Bele
can film industry as a Government ; Five other films, from Germany,
man, ee eré oted that ihe U.S.‘ India, Italy (2) and Japan, were
Continued on page 8 ‘nominated to compete for the
‘ award, and received Golden Laurel

‘Guys in World’ Lands
Golden Laurel Award;
Rene Clair Also Wins

VENICE SPOTS JUMPING fete ssio5o isctuding "the: Lord

DURING FILM FESTIY: _ Provost of Edinburgh, diplomats

w ,and film producers of many. na-

Venice; Sept. 10. . tions attending the presentation

The niteries and cafes of Venice: ceremony heard Forsyth Hardy, of

and the Lido have refurbished their; the Film Festival Council, say:
programs for .the Film Festival (Continued on page 22)

fortnight. The Casino Night Club: a me

; z e :
& Ladd, Spanish dancers Federico NBC-TY s Jerry H. Lewis
Rey & Pilar Gomez, and singer
orch provides the music. In the| Jerry H. Lewis, who was with
same program, for the first time! NBC-TV from 1950 to 1955, his last

has English acrobats Hall, Norman
Christianne Tassod. Tony Stella Now Pix Officer of USIA
in Italy, are the Joe Trouillot orch,! chore being NBC’s supervisor on

from Hatti, with chantoosie Denise} “your Hit Parade,” is now a mo-
Lallemand. {tion picture officer of the U.S. In-

At the Excelsior nitery is dancer! formation Agency and is stationed}

Bruno Dossena, Milan College Jazz | in the U.S Embassy in Saigon, Viet-
Society; the Silvano Tortorella orch !
with singers Renato Grimaldi and}in May of this year and his tour
Nello Airaldi; in the Excelsior bar! of duty extends to May, 1959.

is pianist-singer i Franco Nebbia. As part of his assignment Lewis
At the Parco delle: Rose are the;recently jinished shooting a color
Greco sisters (3),:acro dancers, the} film entitled, “Journey into the
Busca orch with singers Mary Cav-| Ancient Musie of Vietnam.” The
anna and Pippo D’Andri and trum-| picture will be shown throughout
pet player Tullio Gallo. back from | Vietnam in theatres and via Gov-
2 long tour in South America. ernment mobile units and sampans.

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_TV Sponsorship:
Tap B.0. Returns

Next. year’s Acddemy Awards
television (and radio) show will be
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‘industry and there. will be no com-

years of sponsorship by Oldsmobile.
| Following a board meeting of the
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(Continued on page 19)
GAC Streamlines Setup
Into Three Subsidiaries,
Fach Having Own Prexy

General Artists Corp. has’ af-
fected a streamlining operation
iwhich break up the .parent group
into a series of subsidiary corpora-
tions, each with its own set-of of-
ficers. .

Under the new setup, major qi-
visions will be GAC-TV, of which
Milton W. Krasny, has been elected
president, and General Artists Bu-
reau, of which Arthur C. Weems
will be prexy. A previously created
subsidiary is GAC-Hamid, of which
George A. Hamid is head, with
Joseph Higgins serving as veepee.

Vice-presidents elected ° are
Harry Anger, named. veepee and
general manager-of GAC-TV, and
‘Buddy Howe, who will be veepee
and general manager of the Gen-
eral Artists Bureau. GAC-TY con-
cerns itself with. the production
and sales of teevee and radio pro-
grams. General Artists Bureau
will engage in a general agency biz,
while GAC-Hamid has jurisdiction
over sales in the outdoor fields

‘tsuch as circus, fairs, etc.

Larry Kanaga is prexy of the
overall company, while Thomas G..

U. §, TREASURY DEPT.
~ HONORS JIM SAUTER

The U.S. Treasury Department’s
highest award, the Distinguished

week to James A. Sauter, former
| president of USO-Camp Shows, for
more than 15 years of service as a
volunteer in the Savings Bonds
Program. . Award was presented

|} Sauter by Mayor Robert F. Wagner,
honorary Savings Bond chairman’

for New York, and Philip M. Light,
northeast regional’ director of the
Savings Bond Division. Award cites
Sauter “for leadership in building
security for the people and the
nation through United States Sav-
ings Bonds.” _

Sauter, who was also president
‘of Air Features,. which cast the
bulk of daytime serials prior to be-
| ing bought by CBS, served as chair-
man of the entertainment industry

‘drives in New York, and has been

|| vicepresident of the committee]

itsince 19498,

his song titles, to symbolize the

mereials. This comes after four |-

‘lous
$3.95), who brooked and survived

Rockwell, who was formerly presi- |||
{dent, is now chairman of the board.
{}| All are wholly owned subsids of

‘Service Award, was presented last].

Committee for the eight War Loan}|

‘SAVE’? BROADWA.
SAVE’? BROADWAY

Billy Graham did a bangup evangelical pitch at Madison
Square Garden and made headlines daily. Broadway needs

similar salvation.

The N. Y. Sunday Times this past weekend spotlighted the

shuttering of the Mayfair, in

the heart.of Times Square, -as

another Knell in the midtown realty debacle. Some 150 cinemas
have been shuttered in New York since 1953 and the remaining
350 picture theatres face further conversions into supermarkets
and nondescript auditoriums for lodges, meeting halls, and the
like, Local 306 of the IATSE reports a membership drop from

2,500 to 1,800 since last year.

Quite obviously Broadway needs something and somebody

more vivid than the closing of one more showcase to reverse the
- tide in the continuing deterioration of the greatest and most

renowned Main Street in the world. Where to start is some-

' thing between the realtors and their tenants. Mazda Lane more

and more has become not only an even more extended Orange
. Juice Guich but its labyrinth of pizza stands, raucous jukebox
joints, shooting galleries and phoney auction rooms may soon
_. metamorphose the once proud Gay White Way into a Gray Wide

| Wayward Street of neo-Skid Row proportions.

_ Maybe the realtors see the handwriting on Third Avenue or

_ Lincoln Square or wherever may be the new realestate rehapili-

tation horizons, and don’t care who pays the raucous rents in the

Roaring 40s—so long as they are rented. If so, Broadway may :

-be beyond salvation. As now constituted, the periodic wishful-

'.thinking pronunciamentos of a Broadway Asssociation count for
' nought. Something much more vivid is necessary to “save”

Broadway. Many a regional rialto has seen its peak come and

on Broadway, the greatest and most famous show business hub

In the world.

Nat (King) Cole Hits

Resistance

Brisson Recovering;

Readies New Routine

Copenhagen, Sept. 10.
Carl (Cleo) Brisson, vacationing
here with his wife at the Hotel
d’Angleterre, where he has. also

‘been recuperating following a re-

cent illness, which entailed sur-
gery, is now well enough to re-
sume professionally. He has been
rehearsing a new routine for end-
October apening at the Berns,
Stockholm’s No. 1 nitery. .
This is the same spot where the

‘Danish singer made his professional

debut many years ago.

‘OKAY BIOGRAPHY OF

‘FABULOUS TOM MIX’

One of the cowboy greats of the

‘silent film era has been given a

sentimental but compelling bio-
graphieal treatment by Olive Stokes
Mix under the title of “The Fabu-
Tom Mix” (Prentice-Hall;

many dangers as a lawman and as
a daring film star only to meet
death in an automobile accident in
1940 at 60. Mrs. Mix, who divorced
the cowboy Star—one of the box-
office greats of the silent film era,
parred only by such lariat special-

ists as William S. Hart and Will]

(Continued on page 76)

+

Madison Ave.
To Negroes On TV

By DAVE KAUFMAN
Hollywood, Sept. 10.

Madison Avenue in N.Y. is to
blame for resistance to Negro en-
tertainers appearing on television,
not the South, in the belief of
Nat (King). Cole, first and only.
member of his race to. have a regu-
lar television series. Cole had no
kindly -words for the hucksters of
Madison Ave., but did commend
NBC highly for continuing’ his
his show into the hew séason, even
though it is a sustainer. ,

“After all, Madison Avenue Js In
the North, and that’s where the
resistance is. I think sometimes
the South is used ‘as a football to
take some of the stain off us in the
North, . Madison Avenue Still runs
television, and there is a certain
amount of reluctance on its. part to
sell my show. We have had a good
rating, and the top guestars in the
business,” remarked Cole

“NBC and I are not.doing this
as a challenge, but as it should be
done—as part of show biz. Why
shouldn’t a Negro entertainer have
a show of his own? I admit you
have to work harder to prove your.
point, but that isn’t the reason
for the show, and we didn’t start it
with that.idea. This is a new.
phase that hasn’t been previously
attempted, I realize. I have been.
well received in nightclubs, rec--
ords, so why not tv?

“Tt’s not the people in the South
who create racial problems—it’s

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“Wednesday, September 11, 1957

The ‘War Is Fun’ Cycle in Pi
_ Cycles, during. which pictures with similar themes are released
on top of one another, are-a familiar industry situation. No one
seems to know if the practice is deliberate or accidental,

The picture business has experienced cycles of gangster-films,.
musicals, psychological dramas, war films, rock 'n’ rollers and
others. :

It’s the service: comedy that now appears to be moving into the
forefront. Not too long ago, the public was saturated with the seri-
ous filma. about war. Now, if appears, the war wasn’t as serious
as it once appeared. Judged from the number of Army and Navy
comedies recently issued or on the horizon, service life is one big

augh.

- Students of the American scene and sociologists are probably
more competent to judge why the time appears ripe for the less
serious look at service life and the unmerciful spoofing the brass
receives in these pictures. It’s probable that in a time of peace and
prosperity (despite the cold war) the restrictions and what seems
like senseless regimentation appear hilarious in retrospect.

_ At any rate, the American public which recently saw. ‘Tea-
house of the August Moon” (M-G):and “Joe Butterfly” (U), two
service comedies with similar themes; are in for several more dur-
ing the fall and winter season. While Columbia will bank on
“Operation Mad Ball,” a wacky commentary of.the activities of an
Army medical unit, Metro will try its luck with “Don’t Go Near
the Water,” a.spoof of Navy public relations men in the South
Pacific area, Warner Bros. will foliow not too far behind with “No
Time for Sergeants,” the film version of the Broadway legit click
about a hillbilly who upsets Army routine. Also in preparation at
Warners is “Onfonhead,” a comedy about Coast Guard life,

The Paradox of Venice: Everyone

Running Right in Wrong Direction

By GENE MOSKOWITZ - —_—__—
mnice ‘iim Festivel | NeW KFG Productions

The 18th Venice Film Festival

turned out to be a.time for facing . « «@
Acquires Two Scripts

Katzka - Farrell - Gaige

“the moment of truth” by fest of-
‘tions Inc., newly organized film-

ficials, world industry reps and
government film . sources respon-
sible for, or in touch with such
events, ™ .
The fest. began Aug. 25
wound up Sunday (8) with the
awards and the out of competition
showing of Rene Clair’s Gallic pic
“Porte De Lilas.” Fest rained para-
doxes, for it could not be consid-
ered a hit or a complete miss and
blame might be on anybody and
everybody. In fact, it was a time
of perfect drama or faultless com-
edy; that it, everybody concerned
with the fest was both right and
wrong. Lo
This, of course, needs clarifica-
tion and some. backgrounding is in
order first. When Cannes forged
ahead of Venice, due to its earlier
time slot, better pix and more
prestige and persanality. play, an
incoming Venice Fest prexy, Floris
Ammannatti, decided that a new
format was needed to restore the
Venice name. Last year Venice
decided to put the “art” back in
fests by~ allowing in only specially
selected films of high calibre.
This immediately brought
trouble with a boycott by the Fed-
eration of International Film Pro-
ducers and the Motion Picture Ex- |
port Assn. Fest went on anyway
and showed a group of - films,
though with nothing outstanding
enough to warrant a Golden Lion
that year. |
~ Venice capitulated somewhat
this year and accepted entries |
from countries with producer orgs,
or chose from a list submitted by
‘the countries in question... They
took 10 films this way .and invited
(Continued on page 10)

H’wood Glamour Missing
At Key Film Fests But
VIP Guests Filled Void

Venice, Sept. 10.

_ The two key film fests of ’57,
Cannes and Venice, both conspic-
uously lacked the important es-
sential of personality participa-
tion. Stars were scarce, while pix
people from alt other facets of
film-making were in abundance, as
were newsmen. All are important
at fests, and most important are
the pix which were of a generall
high standard in spite of the clink-
ers that still manage to get into
these competitions.

So where were those who could
-really get photog interest and lure
the coveted space and publie play
that are also necessary for fests?
‘On the American side, the dearth
of stars under contract to the. ma-
(Continued on page 10)

Firm’s latest acquisition is “Heath-
er Mary” by J. M. Scott. -Keith
‘Winter is now writing the screen-
play and it’s due to roll next spring
in England and Scotland. .
Previously picked up were rights
te “Love, and the Countess to
Boot” by Jack Iams, political writer

son has been inked to prep the
adaptation for the -venture which
will. be made in New York and the
Virgin Islands. — oo
Company not only will be active
in film production but plans to par-
ticipate in theatrical and tv enter-
‘prises as well. Patrners in the op-
eration are Gabriel Katzka, form-
erly with Distributors Corp. of
America; Anthony Brady Farrell,
industriialist-investor, former own-
er of the Mark Hellinger Theatre

(N, Y.) Park Summer Theatre, and
Elise Gaige. She formerly was as-

Par Pix to-TV
Any Month Now

, Last of the holdouts, Paramount
now expects to unload its picture
backlog to television in the next
four to five months, according to
Barney Balaban, president. Com-
pany is considering various ap-
proaches (i.e., flat sales, leasing
| arrangements,
cisions have been made.

Early this year a deal was proj-

to CBS at a price of $50,000,000.

The published report on this (in
.VarieTy) accelerated the pace of
offers from other groups, with the
result thatthe Par board couldn’t
reach agreement. on which way to
turn,

Balaban now contends that the
vintage pictures “are more valuable
than ever.” He states further that

holdout on parting with the library
and Par’s control of the Interna-
tional Telemeter home toll ty sys-
tem. There had been some thought
in the trade anent Par’s possibly
keeping the oldie pix in the vaults
until sale via the pay-as-you-see
process would be feasible.

| PRODUCER RAPS

+ “Heartbeat”

Produc-

making outfit, has already acquired
two properties for lensing and has
deals pending for two other works..

for Newsweek mag. Robert Car-

and now owner of the Sacandaga’

sociated with indie producer-direc-

ete.) but no de-/in

ected for divestiture of the library}

there’s no connection between the’

By MIKE KAPLAN
Hollywood, Sept.’ 10.
Everybody in New York, from
elty officials on down, has his hand

‘out for payrolls from lovrationing

film companies, charges producer-

director Robert Altman. As a re-|-
he added, many location-|

sult;
bound film-makers are deciding to
avold Gotham in favor of other

areas where a budget won’t be.

swollen by a “Iet’s take 'em” atti-
tude.
(Although there have been wide-

| spread charges of payola in many

branches of show biz for many
years, this is the first open conten-
tion that the practice. has invaded,
or interfered with, film-making:

-| Ed. Note.)

Altman has just returned from
New York where he was production
consultant on “Heartbeat,” one of
Alfred Hitchcock’s hour-long “‘Sus-

|pense” telefilms. The budget ‘on
| the entry, he charged, was boosted
{by almost 100% as a result of

“holdups by landlords, city officials

and police.

Altman, an experienced film-:

maker who recently completed co-
producing and co-directing “The
James Dean Story,” has made a
career of location shooting, The
experience, fe con-
tended, was the worst in his ex-
perience. .

“I was driven right out of the

(Continued on page 12)
UP $1,600,000 IN YEAR
—.- Lendon, Sept. 10.

British film grosses for the year
ended last July 27 in the domestic
market were more than $1,600,000
better than in the previous year.
Figures released by the British Film
Production Fund show cumulative
rentals for the year at $19,066,600
aainst $17,408,000. In the 48-week
span to June 29, British films
earned $17,908,000, compared with
$16,140,000. ,

Over the past year the Eady
Fund has netted upwards of $7,100,-
000, which is being distributed to
producers at the rate of 30% of
the gross. In the previous year,
with a slightly upped income, the
distribution was at the rate of 33%.

National Boxo ffice Survey
Trade Down Post-Holiday; ‘80 Days’ Back on Top,
‘Game’ 2d, ‘Sun’ 3d, ‘Wonders,’ ‘10 C’s’ Next

Usual post-holiday slump this
session is being further sloughed
by lack of new product and open-
‘Ing of school in numerous key
cities covered by Variety. Added,
if rated a somewhat minor down-
beat factor, is:launching of new
fall tele shows. -

“Around World in 80 Days” (UA)
again has snapped into No, I spot.
Playing in some 20 keys, the Mike
Todd opus is uniformly big to wow
or capacity. Seeond place is being
captured by “Papama
(WB), which was topper last round.

“Sun Also Rises” (20th), second-
place winner a week ago, is wind-
ing up third, though not playing
as many cities as “Game.”
“Seven Wonders of World” (Cine-
rama) is landing fourth money,
same as last stanza.

“10 Commandments” (Par) again
is capturing fifth position, despite
the fact that it is playing in only
seven of bigger key cities. “Pride

and Passion” (UA) is taking ‘sixth

spot.

“Man of Thousand Faces” (U) is
landing in eighth place while “3:10
To Yuma” (Col) rounds out the
Top Nine Winners. “Rock Hunter”
(20th) and “Affair To Remember,”
also a 20th-Fox pic, are the runner-
up films. a

New batch of product does not
appear too promising, as indicated
by newles on initial playdates this
session,
(WB) is rated good in Cincinnati.
And “Giant Claw” (Col) looms trim
in L, A.

| presented stage attractions.

Game” |

However, “Black Patch’ | L

Vogel &Co, Catching Their Breath
HOLDUP’ TACTICS In Court's Postponement of Meet;

$3,050,000 TV Deal Closed

It’s back to business as usual at
Loew’s despite the delay in reach-
ing a final settlement in the fight
for control of the film company.
The postponement of the originally

- Albany, Sept. 10. 7.
. called Sept. 12 special stockhold-
A landmark disappeared from the ers’ meeting to Oct. 15 has p

theatrical map: of Saratoga with |-

New

Saratoga 1-House Town
In Closing of Congress

the permanent closing Sunday (8) vided a breather for prexy Joseph
in the 1920’s by the late William |}
E. Benton and located on Broadway to attend fo studio business.
across from the former Grand|.__ Vogel, accompanied by George
Union Hotel, it had chiefly played |Muchnic, who is playing an in-
motion pictures but occasionally he ey, . more manportant Tole jn

~ Lo erachy, Rober .

Walter Reade Inc. which- had | O’Brien, financial v.p:; and Charles
owned the Congress for the past 17) (iin) Bam: vin charge of tele-
months ‘and w or some time , .
before had it as part of a pool With | Te eee ee of ty deal comaletien

enton eatres, so e house tv
xa iene ttn iy, ois | ae ote compan?

ng for = reported $ "| cities for an additional ineome of
9. $3,050,000. New agreement, accord-
Bo Go t Ok: ing to Vogel, brings the company’s
nn Vv Vv ays take from tv rentals to more than

: . $43,000,000.
oe rel a While on the Coast, the Loew's

ree rts | topper conferred with George L.
, e We Killion, who with Vogel makes up

the company’s executive committee.
Bonn, Sept. 10. | They heard reports from studio de-

The German government has| partment heads on the progress be-
given written assurances to the/ing made to rejuvenate the com-
Motion Picture export ASSO. that | pany.
the Americans will be able to con-j vyogel r 7 .
tinue free importation into West} per gel eported also that a num

; of pending deals for new pic-
Germany during the 1957-58 re-| tures were brought before the com-
lease year, The only limitation is| mittee and were approved “subject
that imposed by the companies on ao
themselves on a voluntary basis. (Continued on page 27)

The German move {is considered
highly significant and gratifying in Ir la d C c k

e light of pressures to pose | |
restrictions. ot is also e load off clan CHSOIS Fac
the chest of the Americans, who .
were Seriously roneerned over the}: D Own On Five US. Pix;
possibility of limited imports in e& A?
this; their most healthy and im- ‘Tea, Costello Banned
portant- market on the Continent. Dublin, Sept. 10

Government guarantee is con- a ’ ” ac.
sidered a solid triumph for Fred and "Stan and Seay
Seer eine orecsed for it hore (Col) among the latest rejects by
Bonn, arguing. that the salvation | flm censor Liam O'Hara, the list of
of the German trade lies in a free | ScTeenings due to go before Appeals
interchangé of goods rather than| Board when it meets this month is
artificial restrictions and subsidies world wilm Week is Con eae

(Continued on page 10) this year, but this was rated as a
private showing, and therefore not
subject to censorship.

Nicholas Montsarrat’s “Esther
Costello’ novel is currently on
banned books list, but nix of this
book does not necessarily mean the
film should be barred.

“Brothers Rico” (Col) is rated | A Columbia production which
fine in Boston.. “Sea Wife’ (20th) | got scissoring recently was “Fire
okay in Chi, shapes slow in Louis-; Down Below,” and there. was &
Ville and. fair in Philly. “Dino” | minor _cut made in “Garment
(AA), fine in Providence, is good | Jungle” (Col).
in Bosfon. “Alligator Named! “Beau James” (Par) was cleared
Daisy” (Rank) looms hep in Chi./ by Appeal Board but given only
“Third Key,” also a Rank pic, is|}a limited certificate, banning ad-
fine Balto and smooth in Chi. ‘mission to all under 18.
enoodoo ciiland’ {UA) shapes _—
sturdy in Chi. “Silk Stockings”

(M-G), good in Philly and Detroit, COL ’
(M-G), good in Phil COHN AND COL. BRASS

“Land Unknown” (U) is rated | =
good in Frisco. “House of Num- HUSH HUSH NY. GABS
bers” (M-G), another newie, is dull ; Top-echelon execs and popard
in K. C, and Indianapolis, slow Members or Columbia were
Washington and okay in Frisco. closed doors at New York meetings

“Fuzzy Pink Nightgown” (UA), |“ C@y (0) and & oneay \) Whee
thin in Cleveland, is rated drab in| To" ons. “Spokesman seid the

ortland. “Band o gels” (WB), |%°" . so
good in ‘Indianapolis, shapes fair Sessions were. called because, Col
in Minneapolis and solid in Denver. pea one of hig infrequent visits

“Action of Tiger” (M-G), another | som the studio. He arrived in
fairly we entry, is mild in Seattle, Gotham last midweek to attend the
ville ven t are a CO) a Lows trade and press showing of “Pal

- Run.of Arrow” (U) is rated | joay” at Loew's 72d Street The-
good in Balto, Omaha and Detroit. | 4-6.
_ Loving You" (Par) looks solid} act that the huddles were tak-
Cy puistille James Dean Story” ing place gave rise to speculation
EC anda in | ppaha, is ght in!+e possible subjects on the agenda

a and average in Oni, hich, in turn, brought denials

Tip On Dead Jockey” (M-G),!from the spokesman. Denied were
okay in Minneapolis, looks slow to!reports that the suspenson of Kim
drab in N. Y., Portland, and L. A.| Novak was being taken up. This
“Hatful of Rain” (20th) is rated{is a serious matter for Col since
mild in Denver, Indianapolis and ; Miss Novak is regarded as the stu-

WA, dio’s top boxoffice star. Also con-

{jectured (and denied) was Co}
Board consideration of a spinoff o
Screen Gems, television subsidiary, _

(Complete Boxoffice Reports On
_Pages 8-9)

PICTURES» |

‘Nurse the Dollar’ Mood Eyed

Brit’s

As Anglo-U. S. Talks on Pact Near’

Noting reports of a serious drop+F
in the sterling area’s-fund of hard |f
currency reserves, film biz foreign |
execs last week were speculating
uliether the British government
would seek to lower the outflow of
film dollars during the coming
year..

British delegation, heads by Sir
Frank Lee, permanent Undersecre- }
tary of the eritish Board of Trade,
is due in Washington Sept. 24 for
renegotiation of the Anglo-Ameri-
ean film agreement.

Motion Picture Export Assn.
prexy Eric Johnston last week}
said the U. S. industry would
again raise the issue of free con-
vertibility of its earnings in Brit-
ain, but added that it wasn’t realis-
tie to think the British would make |
such a concession new. .“The
whole world is dollar hungry, and
Britain is no exception,” he said.

_According to MPEA, there have ,
been no indications of the exact;

problems which the British wish to Gilded Cage,” “Wait Till the Sun
diseuss in Washington. Last year, :

Shines Nellie,” “I Want a Girl,”
thev also came to the U. Ss. and | The Old Fall River Line” and
the agreement was simply extended | other hits of the preradio days.

for a year, Johnston said last week | _. .
MPEA Launches

Training Program

would happen this year.
Actually, the Americans have ay
Conscious of its expanding op-
eration throughout the world, Mo-

status virtuaily amounting to free
tion Picture Export Assn. has em-

eonvertibility in Britain. Johnston
has said on one or two occasions |:

barked on a training program for
its personnel.

that it was unrealistic to expect

the British to grant free converti-
bility to the U. S. film industry
without granting it to other _in-
dustries also. Furthermore, via
the current bonus system, the Brit-
ish keep a certain volume of Amer-

Continued on page 27)

As part of that program, Steven

Beers has joined the N.Y. staff of

MPEA, He’ll assist G. Griffith

Johnson, MPEA v.p., and George

Vietheer, exec officer. Beers, for-

merly with the U.S. Dept. of Com-

merce, will be stationed in Gotham

jfor a year before being sent to the

x ° .
TOA’s Stelling
Blasts ‘Ego’ Ads;
lasts ‘Ego’ Ads; (i:
: Earlier, MPEA had Henry Borg-
Worthless at BQ. 232 fe Oa Shee
f 0 eSs a - areowe post under Mare Spiegel.

f
. According
“Senseless ego advertising”. is}MPEA exee y.p., five or six new
costing the film industry millionsimen will eventually be taken on
of dollars annually, according toland trained. It’s noted that many
Ernest G.. Stellings, president of |of the men who have joined the
Theatre Qwners of America. In|association in recent years have
issuing his blast against the “bill-|come from Government posts, in-
ings” in film ads “which are getting |eluding Hetzel himself, Johnson,
worse year by year,” Stellings {Robert Corkery, who is in. charge
said he would present the prob-}of Latin Ameriea, and Charles
lem as one of the important items | Baldwin, who heads up the Rome
on the agenda of the TO4 conven- | office.
tion in November. Hetzel said it was important for
“While we are trying to mobilize {the MPEA to develop a-group of
the brains and resources of the in-} “second liners” specifically trained
dustry for a business-building cam-|to deal with the complex prob-
paign, we are apparently overlook-|lems that arise for the film biz
ing one of the most costly errors|abroad. He didn’t indicate the

Biopic of Von Tikzers ,

= Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Dan Dailey’s indie firm, Hunter-
‘Haven Productions, makes its solo.
pow with the life story of Albert
and Harry. Von Tilzer, songwriting
brothers of earlg 20th century Tin

}pating in production of “Under-
‘water Warrior,” Ivan Tors’ film for
Metro release. -

Dailey acquired rights to the
story from Harold Gumm, New
‘York theatrical attorney and last
surviving one of six brothers, two
of whom took the name of Von
Tilzer in the music business. Al-
bert wrote such tunes. as “Take
Me Out to the Ball Game,” “Put
Your Arm Around Me, Honey,”
“O By Jingo,” “Lonesomest Gal
in Town” and “Heart of my Heart”
while Harry wrote “Bird in a

re

being made in our advertising of | specific conditions a man must
motion pictures,” Stellings de-;meet to qualify for the MPEA
elared. “The multiple mention of | staff.
names and the overplay of unes- ——————_—_—_____—.
sential talent information are cost- ,
ng theatres and distributors mil- ot |
Hons ae dollars in space which ACLU W00S HIGH CT.
should be used to better advantage : TTT IC
at the boxoffice.” “| _ ON WIESON VS. LOEW
The situation, Stellings stressed, | - + Tie: : .
is of direct concern to TOA ment {yrate junertcan now a Tiberties
bers since they are called upon to/ihe US Supreme Court, asking
share the cost of the distributor— [the US. to be heard as “a friend:
prepared ads—‘ads that. devote i o¢ the court” in the case of screen-
sometimes as much as a third of: writer Michael Wilson against
their previous space to a listing of } “14.
names which eannot, by the farth-' jor.
‘Continued on page 12) : Move was opposed by the film
oT ' companies
o ave ; Which held the ACLU was seeking
Name Harris to Distrib — to “enlarge the scope of the aues-
3 O-T y > R . ‘ Hons raised um the petition for
a ; “writ of certiorari and to raise an
own andy CISSUC. orgue questions not heretofore
Philadelphia, Sept. 10. !raised er argued by the parties.”
Jack H. Harris, who broke Iong- The Union's brief noted the com-
standing house records, in August. | plaint, i.e., “that the Congressional
with the reissue of the 30-year-old ; Committee respondents and the
spec “Noah’s Ark,” has been ap-jindustry respondents agreed that
pointed by Associated-Dominant tatthere should be an exelusion from
distribute the reissue of "Yankee :further employment in the indus-

Doodle Dandy,” 1943 James Cag- try of any person who refused. on ;

ney starrer.

Harris’ Philadelphia exchange,
Screen Guild, has lined up 30 na-
tional. release fowns in Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Delaware to
break day-and-date (18). The musi-
eal will go immediately from first-

constitutional grounds to answer
‘questions on political affiliations

the Committee. and waive constitu-

political affiliations and beliefs of

rups into sub-runs on a second sat-! themselves, members of their fam- |

uration (Oct. 9). ‘ilies and friends.”

Campaign budget is $22.000 and filson had been called before
features a four-story billboard, of ; the House Un-American Activities
Cagney and heavy tv spot an-;Committee and had refused to
nauncenient campaign. Promotion | answer queries.
also breaks with current “Man of
1,000 Faces” click. :

The Union brief put the em-
‘Continued om page 10)

|-Pan Alley. Indie now is partici-|-

to Ralph Hetzel, +

ry tp

}Loew’s Inc. and most of the ma-,

it a separate brief.

and beliefs, and of anyone who f
failed or refused to appear before |.

tional rights and testify concerning |

Robert A. Wille to 20th .

Robert A. Wile, formerly exee

atre Owners of Ohio, has joined
20th-Fox as director of exhibitor re-
lations. He wilh work under Alex

| Harrison, 20th general sales mar-

ager.

a Tite's appointment occasioned
some surprise at 20th which enjoys
probably the best exhib relations
among any of the film tompanies.
The. only other distributor. now

maintaining an exhibitor relations |-

man ts Metro, where Mike Simons
holds the job.
Other companies

dropped them. That includes
20th, which had Sam Shain in the
exhib relations position until 1951.

It was made plain at 20th that.
there was no particular problem in-
(hibiting 20th’s relations with the
theatres at the moment. Wile’s job
|was outlined thusly: “He will di-
rect his efforts toward cultivating
a closer working relationship -be-
{tween the film company and the-
:atre owners, so that both parties
| may realize the maximum boxoffice
| Potential on every production
; Placed. into general. release,” .

.aS a publicist for Columbia. He
| graduated from various trade pub-

lications to Universal where he |- _te€ u e
‘ - sels, Paris, Rome, the Riviera, Nice, Beriin arid London.

theld major ad-pub posts for 10
‘years. In 1952 he resigned to be-
}come exec secretary: of the Ohio
| exhib group. He was one of the
in the’ fight
‘ against censorship in that state.

t Appointment of Wile flies in the
j face of those who, in recent years,
have been arguing that the distrib-
utors—having created a. seller’s

simportant springs

‘market via less produet—haye:

| shown less and less regard for their
exhib customers whom they ro-
‘Imanced in the pre-tv days.

MPEA’s Corkery -

~ Hustles to Arg.
(Cn Tax Decree

Film executives. were somewhat
Jess optimistic than Eric Johnston
last week over the prospects: of a

tion in Argentina, where-the gov-

10% boxoffice tax and a release
tax up to $5,000 per picture.

Robert Corkery, Motion. Picture
Export Assn. supervisor for Latin
America, left over the. weekend for
Buenos Aires in a last-ditch at-
tempt to hold off the. vYelease tax
which is due Oct. 1. Even assum-
ing an average tax of only $1,000
per picture, that stil would auto-
matically saddle the American
companies with an immediate
$270,000, since 270 films remain
‘unreleased in Argentina. .

It’s pointed out that Corkery’s
{job is not made any easier via the
economie turmoil that exists in the
country and the government’s plain
indications that it doesn’t intend to
have any more dollars }Teave the
country right now.” . -

MPEA has contacted. the U.S.
Government, which in turn. has
made representations in Buenos
.Aires, pointing out that the release
tax was contrary to the reciprocal
trade agreement that exists be-
tween the States and Argentina, ~
; Fact remains that the Americans

tare doing good business in Argen- |

tina, and their earnings are rising.
Argentina apparently has deter-
mined not to let
tinue.

| Johnston, at a press confab last
‘week, said the Latin-American
| potential for the U.S. was “great”
and he expressed optimism for a2
successful conclusien. of Corkery’s
talks in Buenos Aires.

- N.Y. to LA.
George Brown
Leshe Caron
David J. Cogan ..-
Franeo de Simone
Martin Gang
Betty Garrett

Nat Lapkin
Harold Loeb
Louis Mandel
James Mason
Albert McCleery.:
’ Judy Salkow
Martin Shapiro
Andrew Stone
Richard Widmark

In Exhib Relations P ost

| secretary of the Independent The-| **

had exhib-con- |
tacts in years gone by, but had

| Wile entered the film biz in-1930.

Satisfactory settlement. of the situa-}
ernment has decreed an additional |

this process con- [

Wednesday, September 11, 1957.

New York Sound Track:
When the original “Pal Jocy,” now reprised on’ film by Columbia,

‘opened on Broadway in December, 1940, Vanrery’s Abel had:an ob-

servation ‘to make about a young fellow in the chorus. “Blonde and
very personable . . . manages to project himself quite vividly,” he.
said of -Vam Johnson. Preem of the picture at Loew's 72d Street Thea-
tre, strictly an invitational via Col, saw the usual applause when the
top ¢ast names flashed on the screen, except one. There was. only
silence for Kim Novak, presently feuding with Col. Legion ‘of Decency’s
verdict on “Joey” is now awaited. It won't be an “A” rating—that’s
for sure. ' :

The Dore (Miriam) Schary’s second daughter, Joy, got married Sept.
1 in L.A. to Arthur Lewis Stashower.

Jeseph A. Tanney, prez of S.0.S. Cinema Supply Corp., sailed on the
Queen Mary last week for a nine-country European visit to inspect
facilities of various suppliers of his firm, Accompanied by-his wife, he'll.
make stops in London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Rome and other
points durimg his six weeks abroad.

Fred Clark and Keenan. Wynn, who portrayed an eccentric command-
ing officef and an obnoxious war correspondent respectively in Uni-

‘'versal’s “Joe Butterfly,” are seen in almost identical characterizations

in Metro’s “Don’t Go Near the Water”... BMI songwriter Otis Black-
wall, who has collaborated with Elvis Presley in writing a number of
tunes, has been signed as musical director of “Jamboree,” full-length

‘musical being filmed in New York by Max Rosenberg for Warner
Bros. release .

. . Betty Lou Holland, who plays Kim Stanley’s mother
in “The Goddess,” filmed at the Gold Medal-Biograph Studios in the
‘Bronx, is: actualy younger than Miss Stanley ...'. Fred Astaire set for
“Wonderland,”-the Cole Porter song cavalcade which Arthur Freed
is preparing for Metro ... Leslie Caron, in from European location
‘scenes for Metro’s “The Parisians,” headed for the Coasf after a short
‘Gotham stépover . . . Faina Elg, Einnish actress-ballerina who wins
‘star -status in Metro's “Les Girls,” set for a six-city U.S. tour during

‘first three ‘weeks in October.

Vanrrety’s Hy Hollinger leaves at the weekend for a swing. of Brus<-

George Thomas relays from the Riviera location for Otto Preminger’s
film version of Francoise Sdgan’s “Bonjour Tristesse” that bilingual
callsheets are issued daily in French and English to the combined
French-Anglo-American cast and crew. Preminger suggested that
there be one in a third language—“for the Americans.” At which
point, a cast member came up With a fourth—‘an accented one for
Preminger”’ ... New York area exhibitors hosted a luncheon at Toots
Shor’s last week for Joe Wohl, who moves up from Allied: Artists’
N.Y. branch-manager to assistant to worldwide sales chief Richard

« « - Memphis, Elvis Presley’s hometown, gets the premiere
of the rock ’n’ roller’s Metro film, “Jailhouse Rock,” Oct. 21. After the
preem, there will be saturation openings In 600 southern and south-
-western: theatres.

| “Inger. Stevens, Rod Steiger and 12 others workmg on‘a chase scene

in the Hudson Tubes tunnel for Metro’s “Cry Terror’ were overcome,

by earbox monoxide fumes early Saturday (7). Miss Stevens was taken

to a hospital after receiving artificial respiration. She was later re-
leased.. Steiger was treated at the scene and then sent to his home in
New York Only one person was detained: at the hospital—Justin
Scoppa, a property man, whose condition was described as good. Police
said the film crew’ was shooting scenes for the ‘production at 5 a:m.
Fumes leaking from a gasdline-driven generator that provided power
for the lighting equipment is said to have caused the accident...
Japanese authorities in Tokyo ordered a nationwide search last week
for Robert H. Boeth, a former film actor’and publisher of an English-
language newspaper in Tokyo. Booth, who acted.in Japan with Shirley
Yamaguchi, disappeared last June pending trial in a Tokyo court on
charges of forgery,.fraud and implication in an auto-theft ring. Booth,
36, is from -Mathiason, Miss. .

N. Y. Times Sunday mag picture of Russian actresses posing at the
beach in Venice is strongly reminiscent of the. poses American stars
used to strike—in the flapper age ... Strand Theatre in Wildwood,
N.J., went all out for WB’s “Pajama Game,” dressed its entire staff
in pajamas-and had ’em parade on the boardwalk... Director Fred
Zinnemanm and producer Henry Blanke off Oct. 15 for Brussels, Rome
and the Belgian Congo to arrange location sites for “The Nun’s Story,”
with Audrey Hepburn ... Warners wants if known that Jaek L. War-
ner didnt go to Europe just to help break the bank at Cammes. He
mixed business with pleasure, held two press confabs. and also read
scripts. ~ . .

* Video Independent Theatres in Oklahoma originally planned to carry
off the Bartlesville cable theatre test without any fanfare, keepmg the
whole thing quiet until the results were out. VIT prexy Henry J. Grif-

| fing admits he misfigured re the interest in the test ... Joseph Mater-

nati, head of the French Film Office, is back after a European vaca-
tion. Ditto his assistant, Donald La Badie, who went to Vermont and
the south. The French economy drive may also mean some belt-tight-
ening at the Maternati setup ... The stars of Arthur L. Mayer’s first
picture for Paramount are John Derek and Elaine Stewart, Film is
shooting in London where Mayer is co-producing with Bruce Balaban
... Victor Hoare of Lion International due soon from London... Sev-
eral Gotham arties dying with pix originally rated high.

‘Edward L. Rissien, exec v.p. of Harbel Productions, in which. he’s
partnered with, Harry Belafonte), gets in Sept. 14 for confabs with
Belafonte on Harbel plans. Singer is out of the hospital after an eye

‘operation. Harbel so far has been inoperative ... Film ads in the Sun-

day Times this week were dominated by the imports, with Continental
Distributing taking out big space to plug three current releases. -It’s
all part of the post-Labor day “rush” to establish pix with the return-

(Continued on page 22) .

L. A. to N. Y. N. Y. to- Europe
Jim Backus Gina Collens
Lucille Ball Walt Disney __
Lloyd Bridges Russell. V. Downing

Frederick Brisson . Bilt Finch
Doris Day Kay Harrison
Rosemary DeCamp Hy Hollinger

Gladys Kendall
Edward M. Kirby-
Rosalie Miller
Robert Rothafel

Charles Einfeld
Robert Evans

Oscar Hammerstein 2d
June Havoc

John Huston Joseph A: Tanney =e.
Adinor B. Keim Europe to ‘N. Y:
Eugenie Leontovich Cecil Beaton

David A. Lipton Lew. Grade

Arthur Lubin Peter Hall

Mort. Nathanson Sonja Henie

Don McGuire Ted Howard |

Martin Melcher George Jessel

Lita Milan E. R. (Ted) Lewis

_Mae Murray Goddard Lieberson
Norman Panama _ Frank Seully -

Roy. Rogers Maurice Silverstein
George Sidney Sam Spiegel

Ray Stark Mike Stern .

Jule Styne Mike Stern Jr.

Joseph R. Vogel Boh Troshko

_ is any indication, the new project

. runs. Now that theatre has brought

-.eurrent programs are apparently
being patient with various types of
-- difficulties that have cropped up

-stated they want the service.

Wednesday, September ‘11;

.

See Bartlesville Home-TV Winning
-—‘Adherents, But Circulation a Secret} pqwyplEY FACETS| Bids to Buy

By RALPH L. SMITH.

Bartlesville, Okla., Sept. 10.
Immediate reaction to Telemov-
les, the cabled pay-tv system)
which began operations here’ last
week, is apparently gaining favor
with the citizens of this community.
Six installation crews, working 10

hours each day, are still running |

15 days behind in connecting sub-

écribers’ television sets to the co-:

axial cable. -
Customers who are viewing the

during the first week of operation.
None has requested .the service
discontinued. —

The exact number of subscribers
is remaining a secret, at least for
the time being, Vumore Co. offi-
cials have refused to disclose the
number of connections or the total
number of residents who have

If results of a poll of subscribers

might be reaching the “lost audi-
ence,”
taken by Variety revealed that 33
Telemovie fans were not regular
filmgoers and .six stated they had
not attended a motion picture in
over five years: Nine persons
said they were regular fans and
two of these said they would quit

_attending theatres.

However, among 50 non-sub-
scribers in the connection area, 25
stated they were regular fans and
19 of these said they would prob-
ably take the service if the “bugs”
are worked out. ,

Phil Hays, manager of the local
system, has. admitted having some
difficulty with the system, but

(Continued on page 22)

Friendly Persuasion’
Practically a Career
For Twin Cities Nabes
Minneapolis, Sept. 10.

Film industry’s ‘most talked
about matter here undoubtedly is

the amazing boxoffice performance.

of “Friendly Persuasion” in its
repeat neighborhood engagements
in the Twin Cities. It demonstrates
arew that pictures “that atch on”
have much greater potentialities

than ever before and can pile up.

greater earnings than in the pre-ty
days, exhibitor leaders point out.
Some neighborhood houses have
played it three and four times,
always to bigger business. At the
St. Paul Grandview day and date
with a number of other outlying
houses, it ran for four weeks when
first released to the subsequent

it back and its take is better than
the initial time around.

Although it has played repeats
in many nabe houses, the Suburban
World, ordinarily a first-run foreign

arty, opens with it this week for

an indefinite run. The Richfield,
another nabe, had it booked for a
repeat three days and then held it
over the full week.

Local Allied Artists’ branch after
ts first release here about 10
months ago still has 16 prints going
and booked solid for months ahead
in the territory, believed to be
some kind of a record.

Chi Amus. Taxes Drop
; Chicago, Sept. 10.

City amusement taxes taken dur-
ing August from July grosses con-
‘tinues to tell the offpace story of
Chi film houses. Theatres here
paid $85,594 last month as against
$98,626 for the same period last
year. Percentagewise this approxi-
mates comparisons for the previous
six month of each year. .

Saving factors in the picture are

the. increased admission tabs gen-|

rally instituted and the substan-
Wal increase of roadshow business
which far avérshadows fhe few
closed nabe houses, Attendance,
though, has fallen more than

grosses to between 15 and 20% of

dast year’s.

(1957

man of the Episcopal Committee
on Motion Pictures, the Rev. Pat-
rick J. Sullivan, S. J., has become

National Legion of Decency.

Md., since 1954, he succeeds the
Rev. Paul J. Hayes who has been:

The poll of 48 subscribers |-

foreseeable future, 20th-Fox has no

ray Silverstoné, 20th-Fox Interna-
national prexy, said last week fol-

) will

Rev. Sullivan Named Top
Aide in Decency Legion
In a switch disclosed this week

by Bishop William A. Scully, chair-

assistant exec secretary of the

A. professor of dogmatic theology
at Woodstock College, Woodstock,

recalled to the Archdiocese of
Newark for reassignment.

Selling Pix to TV
Abroad ‘Ruinous’,

20th Snubs Bids

For the moment, and for the

intention -of selling its old pictures
to television stations abroad, Mur-

lowing his return from a tbree-

week European stay.

_ Silverstone, asked whether his
company planned to sell to foreign
tv now that a large block of War-
ner Bros. pix had been acquired by
commercial tv interests: in Bri-
tain, was emphatic in stating that
he, had no intention of following
suit.
in ruining our business,” he com-
mented. He said there had been
many tv bids for 20th’s product,
20th is trying to sell to theatres
abroad tv films made for U;S.
home consumption, but has made
little headway in that direction.
. Silverstane said his company ex-
pected to top the 1956 foreign
billings record in 1957, with gross
for the year expected to run to
$57,000,000. It was $53,000,000 in
06, The 20th exec stated flatly
that 20th was topdog in the import-

ant British market. Columbia at|
times has claimed that spot. Ac-.

cording to. Silverstone, his depart-
ment’s earnings this year again
account for approximately
50% of total rentals, This ratio
held true for 1956,

Silverstone offered a spirited

defense of the company’s new

release plan in Britain which goes
into effect with the opening of
“A Farewell to Arms” at Christ-
mas. Plan calls for the day-and-
date premiere of the picture in

‘the West End and in 12 to 15 se-
lected key theatres around the Lon-

don area. This is unprecedented
in Britain, where pix are simul-

taneously in specific London sec-|
tions and pulled after one week, -

Earlier this year, 20th created a
considerable upset in the British
trade when it launched “The King
and I” on a pre-release basis. Ac-
cording to Silverstone, business in
the subsequents wasn’t hurt at all,
Instead, it flourished. oo

‘Expressing the hope that other
companies would follow his ex-

ample, Silverstone said the present

release method in Britain killed
any word-of-mouth effect since, by
the time word got around, the piec-
tures already had been pulled. He

‘Said the 20th method also tended
to make the key houses less de-:

pendent on the small films which
aren’t doing any business.

S. R:-Mayer’s Loew's Post
Seymour R. Mayer has been
named~regional director of Latin

America. for Loew’s International.

According fo Morton <A. Spring,
v.p. of Loew’s International who
made the appointment, Mayer will
also continué to serve as regional
director of the Near and Far East.

At the same time, Spring re-
vealed that in addition to Charles
Pati, his assistant, he has appointed
Ronald Carroll to act as his aide
in sales and related matters,

“There would be no point |

INDUSTRY EYES

| By FRED HIFT
Film trade, watching with sharp
interest the reports out of Bart-

lesville, Okla., where Video Inde-
pendent Theatres has opened the

first commercial “cable tlieatre,”

is completely divided regarding the

blessings and threats which this
electronic distribution system rep-

resents for the industry.

It is, in essence, a reaction rooted

‘in fear and apprehension over what

T™ (Telemovies)—if it spreads—
could mean to all factions of the
trade from Hollywood to the the-
atres, from the stage grip to the
shipping clerk in the exchange and
the projectionist in- the neighbor-
hood house. ,

It is a revolt against the in-|.

evitability of change (during an

era of collossal changes) in an in-;

dustry that is thoroughly tradition-
alist in both structure and ap-

proach, and it reflects the deep-:

seated hesitancy to face realities

in a postwar age that has seen pix |

retreating before. massive competi-

tion and the changing patterns of}

American life, .
Disastrous. Folly

To many in the film biz, the:
‘Bartlesville TM experiment—and

any pay-tv system-—represent 4

‘threat. They call cooperation with.
it disastrous folly, opening the door

to destruction of the industry as it
stands today. “It’s like taking a
river, from which industries have
gotten their power for decades,
and channelling it into an entirely
new bed,” said one film -man.

cation.” , :

There appears to be no question
that, despite some. optimists and
some fence-sitters, the majority of

| distribution execs and theatremen

oppose piping films directly into
homes.

ting against TM and any other
forms of pay-video. Still others
argue that the cable theatre,

limited to the small ty screen( ist
a disservice both to Hollywood |

and to the customers.

“What’s the use of making beau-
tiful films, with scope and values,
only to show them on a small,

black-and-white ty screen?” asked

one exec, “If this thing goes, we
might as well turn our studios into

factories making cheap 16m pic-|

tures.” .
Employment Threat
Emotion runs quite high on
these issues. Several of the film
companies—20th-Fox, Metro and

Paramount—have refused to give’

product ‘to Bartlesville. There are

those who say that Warner Bros.,-

Universal and Columbia are coop-

erating simply to give TM enough

rope to hang itself.. Here and
(Continued on page 22)

Pity the low-bankroll exhibitor if
toll television becomes anything
like the “new show business” its
advocates picture. The economics
are such that only the well-heeled
theatremen can take a crack at op-
eration, via franchise, of any of
the toll systems, :

_A community-run system would

it’s obvious that this kind of f-
nancing is beyond the marginal
theatreowner. The fiscal hurdles
would be great even if the smaller
exhibs were to band together in
any. given area for the reason that
mortgages
would scare away the banks.

that it’s the “little fellow’ of ex-
hibition who desperately needs a
business hypo. And he’s without
the .means of latching on ta this
new system of home exhibition
which, as a result, could bring
about his extinction eyen faster.

“Imagine the havoc and..the dislo-

Some candidly admit that.
they are reacting instinctively |
,jrather than logically. Others cite
a host of economic factors milita-:

require millions in new capital and.

on their properties |

The irony of this, of course, is.

PICTURES

-TV

|Matty Fox Spurns Film Company

w e : a 7 €) e

Him Out in Skiatron-

— ‘ Several motion picture compa-
° nies, eyeing toll-tv with an eager

Fox Inter-Mountain eye, have offered to buy out Matty

i 8 _Fox’s interests in Skiatron-TY.
Buys Tabor m Denver one such offer not only would
.Denver, Sept. 10.

7 \ have seen the film company acquir-
Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres has | ing a substantial block of Skiatron-
bought. the Tabor theatre building, TV stock, but also would have pro-
which houses the Tabor, along with | vided $20,000,000 in working capi-
five stories of offices. Fox I-M had | tal for the Fox outft.
the theatre under lease, and| Fox said in N. Y. yesterday
“Around the World in 80 Days” is |(Tues,) that he was not interested °
now in its 18th week. Fox says it|in tying up with any film company,
will improve the theatre so it can | except for their product. His rea-
use the Cine-Miracle technique, | soning is that, in the light of the
and will also do a faceélifting job

consent decree under which they
on the exterior and interior of the |are operating, the _producer-dis-
office portion.

. tributors can not legally get into
The price was said to the operational end of subscrip-
cess of $1,000,000.

we i duce Be
Vote Coming Up
On Transfer.Of
Skiatron Stock

today, or even tomorrow, but even-
tually they will,” he said. “And I
don’t want to buy that kind of
headache,”
Stockholders of Skiatron Elec-
tronics & TV Corp. will meet Sept.
16 ‘in New York to vote on the
issue of 250,000 shares of Skiatron

Fox added that he also wouldn't

become partners with any exhibi-
stock to. Skiatron-tv, the operating
company headed by Matty Fox.

tor group—such as Fox-West Coast
Stock would be sold at $5 a share.

—unless that circuit left the pro-
sramping up to Skiatron. “The
It currently sells at close to $8.
Skiatron stockholders also will

be in ex-.

theatres see pay-tvy just as an
adjunct to their operation. To me,
it’s much more important than
that, and I believe it will be the
most vital new factor for produc-
tion since its inception,” he said.
' Skouras’ 20th-Fox Pitch
It’s known that among the com-
Fox 20th-Fox whose prexy,
Spyros P. Skouras, has been in
touch with the Skiatron-TV head.
be asked to approve a change in|jTo date, 20th has—publicly at
the contractual relations between jleast—taken a h-nds-off position
Skiatron, the development com-| vis-a-vis pay video,
pany, and Skiatron-TV. Change | The only film company that is in
concerns the profit participation ofthe subscription-tv field is Para-
Skiatron from closed-circuit opera-} mount via-its:Telemeter subsid. As
tions. long as it confines itself to provid-

At the moment, and governing (Continued on page 19)
inally contemplated, Skiafron: gets
5% of the gross and will continue |
to do s0 any time jnere is an ;
transmission. Under the proposed j [ .
new contract, Skiatron would get Ups Low Budseter $s B.0.,
only 214% off the top on monies fis. f Ds

cruing from closed-circuit opera- See 300-3506 m 2006 Pic
tion = It’s not unusual for a multi-mil-
_ It's explained that the closed-1jion gollar indie production to re-
circuit wire setups are costlier by) ceive “hand-tailored distribution
far than over-the-air telecasts. treatment, but when a rapidly-

‘made, low-budget program picture

{Continued on page 27) receives similar handling, albeit
—_—_—_——_—__ on a smaller scale, it rates atten

- tion. Such handling apparently can

Buff. House Goes Arty result. in a neat profit both for the

. Buffalo, Sept. 10.

Amherst Theatre, operated since | Profits, of course, are not astron-
its opening in the early ’40s by the | omical, but when a $200,000 pro-
Dipson chain as a conventional] duction can end up with a total
neighborhood «sub-run, goes art|take of $300,000 to $350,000, the
policy effective immediately. | picture is an eminently successful

Although house has 1;000-seat | one. ,
capacity and js located in the Am-| That's what a pair of young
hert suburbs of Buffalo, its proxi-; southern exhibitors, embarking on

-d| their first production, hope to ac-
to make it suitable for art-pix!complish with “Bayou,” a $200,000
policy. ‘effort shot in three weeks in the

picture, produced by Fessler-Ripps
‘Productions, is being distributed
by United Artists which also guar-
anteed $70,000 of its cost. The
principals of the production com-
pany are Edward Fessler, who
wrote the scrtenplay, and Michael
Ripps, who directed. Both shared- .
Louis Novins, new president of | Pro uction chores. Fess er an
International Telemeter, provided | Ripps, who are both in their 30s,
a good indication of the fiscal cali-)OW 2 tumber of theatres and
|

panies that have pitched offers at
only over-the-air transmission orig-
9 “1
Have ‘Bayou,’ Will Travel
Costs of: programming, wiring, etc.,
{producer and the distributor,
mity to the U, of Buffalo is figured
bayou country of Louisiana. The
bre of those showing interest in drive-ins in the Mobile, Alabama

the possibilities of franchise opera-;#0d New Orleans area. They im-
tions. Reps of these big-monied| Ported a production crew, hired
circuits attended the Telemeter| Lita Milan, Peter. Graves and Tim
demonstrations in New York sev-|Carey for the principal roles and
eral times: Century, Fabian, RKO, shot the picture entirely on lo-
, i te. E. M. w, | cation. .
Buterield, Shea, Comerford.| Rather than see the picture go
Skouras, Wometco and Randforce.| through the normal distribution
The Telemeter licenses will go} mill that is the fate of most pro-
to those best qualified, said Novins,| gram pictures, Fessler and Ripps
and it’s a cinch that the key quali-|Trefained Daniel Loventhal, former
fication is the Dun & Bradstreet} RKO eastern division sales man-~
rating. — jager, to serve as producer's rep-
_ Another source of bitter irony| resentative. In addition to acting
for the marginal theatremen is that} as liaison with UA’s sales and pub-
fact that many of the millionaire |licity forces, Loventhal has been
exhibs who can afford toll tv; hitting the hinterland trail on his
started out in business with shoe-j own to confer with exhibitors, buy-
string capital. The pattern can’tjers and bookers. While on the
be followed with toll. The rich j road, he’s also acting as field press
may get richer but the poor will{representative and has been inter-
never get rich. | (Continued on page 27)

FILM REVIEWS

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Pal Jeey
(MUSICAL-COLOR)

Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra
and Kim Novak in racy (not for
the kids and grandma) and
strictly-top-money mufical.

Columbia release of Essex-George Sid-
ney production (produced by Fred Kohl-
mar). Stars Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra,
Kim Novak: features Barbara Nichols,
Bobby Sherwood, Hank Henry, Elizabeth
Patterson. Directed by Sidney. Screen-
play, Dorothy Kingsley, from the play
of same title with book by John O'Hara;
music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart; stage-produced by George

bbott; camera Technicolor), Harold

pstein; editors, Viola Lawrence, Jerome
Thoms; choreography, Hermes Pan; music
gupervised and conducted by Morris
Stoloff, with arrangements by Nelson.
Riddle and adaptation by Riddle and
George Dunning. Previewed ELoew’s 72d
Street Theatre, N. Y., Sent. 5, ‘S57. Run-
ning time, 112 MINS. a

Vera Simpson ........4 Rita Hayworth
Joey Evans ..secneaseee Frank Sinatra
Linda English ...+0.0ee0+..-- Kilm_Novak:
Gladys seaceessesee Barbara Nichols
Ned Galvin ....ccscece Bobby Sherwood
Wike Miggins ......-- ..- Hank Henry
Mrs. Casey ...cecces Elizabeth Patterson
Bartender ..-cereceeeeeas Robin Morse [|
Col. Langley -.csccscesaces Frank Wilcox
Mr. Forsythe .....+.0+.-- Plerre Watkin
Anderson .-.ccseesee. oe. Barry Bernard
Carol . .cccccceese asseccace Elije Kent.
GBabrina ....cecccnscsccccos Mara McAfee -
Patsy ...c-rsvccccccscoscaces Betty Utey
Ta 6 cece weve cea ecentoes k Nelson

“Pal Joey,” to get the main point
across first, is a click. It can’t miss
being a blockbuster, the commer-
cial yalues being so stacked up.

Significant, too, is the nature of
the content.
beloved in original form by many.
The initial and repeat on-the-
boards outings meant profitable
returns. But who ean deny that
the play was clavicle-high in spice?
Here was a guy, x real heel, who
romances the dames without letup
or limitation and who comes to be-
witch, bother and bewilder an ex-
stripper turned Nob Hill society.
He gets to be her paid-for wooer.

Now it’s on the screen and there
are no efforts made to obscure the

basics; Joey is still the constant}
Dialoz is. highly seasoned | ‘r

lover.
and bits and story situations are
uncamouflaged boudoir played for
laughs. Jn other words, “Joey”
is still another reflection of Holly-
wood’s turn to “adult” material.

Be that as it may, this hand-
somely-rigged Fred Kohimar pro-
duction is a strong, funny enter-
tainment. Dorothy Kingsley’s
screenplay, fram John O’Hara’s
original book, is skillful rewriting,
with colorful characters and solid
story built around the Richard
Rodgers and Lorenz Hart songs.
Total of 14 tunes are intertwined
with the plot, 10 of them (such. as
“Bewitched, Bothered and Be-
wildered,” the novelty “Zip,”
“What Is a Man?” and “I Could
Write a Book”) being reprised from
the original. Others by the same
team of cleffers are “I Didn't Know
What Time It Was,” “The Lady Is
a Tramp,” “There’s a Small Hotel”
and “Funny Valentine.” These are
oldies penned on non-“Pal Joey”
occasions but fit in well with the
film’s script.

Miss Kingsley pulled some!
switches in shaping the legiter for
the sereen. Given a buildup to
star status is the chorine from Al-
Dbuquerque who becomes Joey's
prey; Rita Hayworth (in the Vi-
vienne Segal role) does the “Zip”
filiriber that had been done by the
herein-eliminated newspaper gal.
there’s not much terping, and the
finale is happy ending stuff where-
by Miss Hayworth plays Cupid in.
bringing Joey and thé line lass. to-
gether. That finish ought to draw
some complaints, for it’s inconsist-
ent with the nature of the charac-
ers,

Sinatra is potent. He’s almost j
ideal as the irreverent, free-wheel-
ing, glib Joey, delivering the rapid-
fire cracks in a fashion that wrings
out the full deeper-than-pale blue
comedy potentials, Point might be
made, though, that it’s hard to
figure why all the mice fall for this
rat. Kim Novak is one of. the mice
(term refers to the nitery gals)
and rates high as ever in the looks
department but her turn is pal-
lid in contrast with the forceful job
done by Sinatra.

Miss Hayworth, no longer the in-
genue, moves with authority as
Jovy’s sponsor and does the “Zip”
song Visuals in such fiery, amusing |
style as to rate an encore.

Standout of.the score is “Lady
Is a Tramp.” It’s a wham arrange-
ment and Sinatra gives it power-
house delivery. His “Write a
Book” is another of the big plusses.

Credit Hank Henry, veteran of
burlesque, with a cleverly-handled
performances as the ‘hard-exterior
night club owner. And working
competently. too, are Bobby Sher-
wood, as a bandleader with a yen
for Miss. Novak; Barbara ® chols as
the mouse who refuses to be
eharmed by the rat, and Elizabeth !

“Joey” was dearly |.

| White,

Patterson as a rooming ‘house]

operator,
The fun begins even before the

credits as Joey is being booted out

of town because of a hotel incident
with the mayor’s young daughter.
It’s then to San Francisco where
the singer, broke, nerves his way
into the emcee’s job. at Henry’s

club. He connects with both the
audience and the chorus and en-

counters Miss Hayworth as the

band does a charity date at her

lavish Nob Hill residence. From
then on he’s giving both Miss Hay-
worth and Miss. Novak a play.
Joey all the while is the egocen-
tric who can tell a dame she’ll cut
her own throat when she realizes

what it ig not to have him. He’s|:
(but: no)

substantially the same
longer the dancer) as when first
etched by O’Hara for George Ab-
bott'’s stage entry — the self-
assured, unscrupulous heel who
sells himself to the rich woman in
turn for his own Chez Joey fancy
night club. - .

George Sidney’s direction makes
of all this a robust, stimulating
outing. He has given it.sharpness
and pace and. eschewed subtlety.
The music credits are top-drawer,
ditto Harold Lipstein’s Technicolor

'camera work and the editing by.
Viola Lawrence and Jerome

Thoms. Gene.

Johnny Trouble
Human Interest comedy-drama
with okay prospects for gen-
eral market.

e

Hollywood, Sept. 6.

Warner Bros. release of John H. Auer {|
‘produc

jon, Stars Ethel Barrymore, Cecil
eelaway: Jesse
and Harper; features Stuart
Whitman, Jack Larson, Edward Byrnes,
Directed by Auer. Screenplay, Charles
O'Neal, David Lord; story, Ben Ames
Williams; camera, J. Peverell Marley:
editor, Tony Martinelli; music, Frank
DeVol. Previewed Aug. 27, °57. Runnin
time, 30 MINS,

costars Carolyn Jones,

Mra. Chandler ...ceceee- Ethel Barrymore
Tom McKay .....-eeseces. Cecil Kellaway
Julie ......- wonecerecene +e Carolyn Jones
Parson ..sccvevsccssseseere Jesse White
PHI] 2... ceveccccsncsse teacee ‘Rand Harper
Paul ..crccccccccesavveces Paul Wallace |.
Elifott w...ee aossseceees Edward Byrnes
OX .cccoactqgeceecsecce EGWard Castagna |
Charlie .c..ccccccees «sree.. Nmo Tempo
Ike ...ee pear ecsecccsteuses Jim Bridges
Bill .......2.202. veesescese Paul Lukather
‘Rev. Harrington ...cosceeeess James Bell
Mr, Relchow ...... cecseses Samuel Colt
Boy .. decactccrcce eeneanes Kip King
Madden .wcccvcescccsarccees Gavin Muir
Johnny ...0.« sesceeess Stuart: Whitman
Eddie .ccssevussseses peaceee Jack Larson

John Carroll’s Clarion Produc-
tion gets off to a healthy launch-
ing with this marketable comedy-
drama, long on human interest and
well turned out right down the
line, Film varries strong appeal for
the juve and family trade especially
and should do okay biz in the gen-
eral market, backed by its natural
exploitation potential, ° .
’ The titillating situation of a
wealthy widow who refuses to move
and remains in her own quarters
in an apartment hotel after a col-
lege purchases the building and
converts it into a men’s dormitory
springboards the Charles O’Neal-
David Lord sereenplay, based on a
story by Ben Ames Williams. Johu
H. Auer as producer-director fash-
ions the idea for sometimes rollick-
ing unfoldment, capturing with a
sure hand the entertaining possi-
bilities of the basic situation and
drawing capable portrayals from a
good cast, -

‘Ethel Barrymore heads player
lineup as the widow suddenly
plunged into the life of an other-
wise all-masculine house where she
luxuriates in the students’ devotion
under the nickname of “Nana.” She

stubbornly holds to the belief that.

her son, expelled from the college
27 years before and missing ever
since, will one day return to her.
When a recalcitranf young ex-

The Spanish Gardener
“The Spanish Gardener,” a
British-made film which
preemed at the Sutton
Theatre, N. Y., Sunday (8), was
- reviewed by Variety from
London on Jan. 2, 1957. Based
upon a novel by A. J. Cronin,
the J. Arthur Rank production
stars Dirk Bogarde,— Jon
Whiteley and. Michael ‘Hor-
dern. Rank Film Distributors
of America is releasing in the

- Ss.

In appraising the import,
Myro wrote that Cronin’s
study of a minor diplomat
translates into “absorbing

- screen entertainment.” Yarn
relates a father, son conflict
sparked by the interest of
Spanish gardener Dirk Bo-
garde in the boy. MBogarde,-
the reviewer added, gives. 2
“polished, restrained study”
in portraying the title role.

. Performance of other princi-
pals also drew praise from the
critic. Original running time
of 97 minutes has been
trimmed to 95 for American
distribution. ‘ ‘

Golden Virgin
(Story: of Esther Costello)
“Golden Virgin” is the’ final

title of the picture reviewed
in VarrsTy on Aug. 21 as
“Story of Esther. Costello.”
The Romulus production was
‘filmed in England for release
by Columbia.

_ The picture, which stars
Joan Crawford and Rossanuo
Brazzi, was described by Rich,
Variety's London reviewer, as
a strong tearjerker based on
Nicholas Monsarrat’s best-
selier about a pretty blind
mute, He further noted that
the powerful dramatic per-
formances of Miss Crawford,
Brazzi and- Heather Sears
“give it top b.o. appeal.”

Marine with the same name as her
son checks in, she sells herself that
he’s her grazidson, helping him in
his romantic problems’ and even

| going to bat when he gets into trou-
ble with school authorities. She:

dies on the eve of this boy’s father
arriving.to see his son, never know-

ing that the same hames are a mere.

coincidence..

Miss Barrymore offers a warm
and penetrating characterization,
a happy casting for the part, and
Stuart Whitman, an interesting

newcomer. with showy promise,
handles: himself well as the former:

leatherneck. Cecil Kellaway as
femme's faithful old retainer lends

sympathy to role,: and Carolyn.

Jones is a standout as a flip and
brassy co-ed who falls for Whit-
man. Jesse White is amusing as a
university official responsible for
trying to oust the. widow from the
dorm, and Jack Larson and Rand
Harper are okay as couple of stu-
dents.

J. Peverell Marley’s photography
is first-class, Tony. Martinelli’s
editing effective, James W. Sulli-
van’s art direction fits the story

and Frank DevVol’s music. score }

matches up. Title song cleffed by
Peggy Lee and sung by Eddie Rob-
ertson is pleasant listening. Whit.

Campbell's Kingdon
‘(BRITISH-COLOR)

Dirk Bogarde in robust adven-
ture yarn set in Canadian
‘Rockies; packs a punch for all-
family entertainment. .

_. Lendon, Sept. 3.
Rank release of a Betty E. Box produc-
tion. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker,
Michael Craig, Barbara Murray. Directed
by Ralph. Thomas. Screenplay by Robin
Estridge from novel by Hammond Innes;
camera, Ernest Steward; editor, Frederick

‘Wilson; music,. Clifton Parker. At Odeon,

Leicester Square, London, Sept. 3. Run-
ning time, 100 MINS. . |
Bruce Campbell ......... Dirk Bogarde
Owen Morgan .......seees Stanley Baker
Boy Bleden..........:¢.-- Michael]. Craig
Jean Lucas ....,-....., Barbara Murray
James MacDonald . :

, : James Robertson Justice
Miss Abigail ......... 2. Athene Seyler
CreaSY 2... .cccccccessacee Robert Brown
Mac ...---escaveceeseaacess JOHN Laurie
Timid Driver. ........ aes Sidney James [
Miss. Ruth .....seseceaes. Mary Metrall
Driver .,...csccceneese -,. Roland Brand
Max neces ceceswncceuee +. George Murcell
Old Man we... soeae. Finley Currie
The Doctor ...se.se. eseee-, Peter Dling
Fergus ..... Veccicnene a. Stanley Maxted
Cliff ...... sesesecoveee-- Gordon Tanner
The Stranger ...:... Richard McNamara

“Campbell’s Kingdom” is virtu-

ally a British western. It is a
straightforward, virile, action-
packed yarn with ‘ample excite-
ment and mounting drama. A pop-

‘ular cast, headed by Dirk Bogarde,

will make it.a safe .bet, Bogarde’s
star value in U. S, may, however,

be insufficient to earn this satis-'

fying pic the support it merits.

. Story is a simple clash between
a stiff-lipped hero and a glower-
ing villain. When. Bogarde, with

only six months to: live, arrives in:

the township of Come Lucky in
the Rockies to take up his grand-
father’s inheritance, » whole train

jof skulduggery is unleashed, Said
‘| inheritance: ‘is: Campbell’s. King-
dom, a valley which has been a

problem child for some years. The
old man obstinately insisted that .it
held oil, The local inhabitants in-
vested their money in his idea. His
partner absconded leaving. grand-

dad toa jail sentence and the}

hatred of the locals. Meanwhile

jruthless contractor Stanley Baker
wants to flood the valley as part of |

a new hydro-electric scheme in-

volving. building of a new dam|

with inferior cement. .
Bogarde, convinced “ that his

-grandfather’s oil vision was’ gen-
}uine, decides to fight Baker and

his. gang and make a last attempt

{to prove that Campbell’s Kingdom |-

is, actually, oil-bearing.- Before he
proves his point, he has to plan a

major military operation involving |

a great deal of dynamite and trick-
ery. Bridges are blown up, land-

slides credted and the entire dam]

| collapsed. .
The plot unfolds slowly but}.
gathers tremendous momentum,

with the dam crashing’ a great{

thrill, There is never any doubt

that oil will be struck and’ that] |

(Continued on page 26)

‘Lappeal should prove a big grosser

| for reasons of economy, and a near-

ing coal. bits by night in a.slag pit,
-he is buried and loses an arm in

‘and hundreds of suits pour in, as

‘their paces.competently and win-
ningly. Remainder of cast is excel-

~ Venice Film Festival Pix Reviews

Cittadi Notte
(City at Night)
(ITALIAN)

Venice, Sept. 3.
‘Titanua release of a Trionfalcine pro-

'$ duction. Features Patrizia Binl, Henri Vil-

bert, Antonlo DeTeffe, Rina Morelli, Cor-

‘rado Pani, Luciana Lombardi Written
.jand directed by Leopoldo Trieste. Camera,
. Mario Bava;

| Mario Chiari;
At Film Festival,

Nino Rota;. sets,
Gabriele Variale.
Venice; shown out of
competition, Running time, .90 MINS.

AHaseeenicrecesssee: Patrizia Bini
H Vibert

Se eoweasvassavase®®

music,

‘east of young players to carry it

script. Mild chances abroad, al-
though it has a certain appeal
among the circles whose problems

it exposes,

Film is a one-man effort, his

-first,- by young Italian Leopoldo

Trieste, and as such in itself prom-
ises much for his future, “While

thesping of the youthful cast is,

sometimes hesitant, the stylized
handling overcomes this handicap
in most instances, Patrizia Bini and
Antonio DeTeffe stand out. in the
large cast, the former sporting an
unusual and photogenic face, while
the. latter looks headed up follow-
ing this projection, aided by.talent
‘backed by a (locaHy unusual) tall

{physique and boyish handsome-

ness.
For a small-budgeter, lensing by

Mario Bava and other technical

credits are outstandingly good.
, Hawk.

El Gran Dia

(The Great Day)

(ITALO-SPANISH)

Venice, Sept. 3.

. ASPA release of an ASPA-LUX Film
production. Stars Miguelita Gil, Miguel
Rodriguez; features Luis Induni, Julita
Martinez, Jose Nunez. Directed by Rafael
Gil. Screenplay, Vincente Escriva; cam-
era, Cecilio Paniagua; music, Jesus Guri-
di, At Film Festival, Venice. Running.

MarcoS .wsessccossavcerceces Miguelito Gil
Polonio ..esse bec eeneee Miguel Rodriguez
Father .«... pares easteeecee - Luis Induni:
Sister ..e.se. deem ate aeenns Julita Martinez
Brother ...,00- cess cece eeeee- Jose Nunez

Moppet pic with strong femme

in all Hispano situations as well as
in its Italian run, especially in sub-
sequent situations. While religious
angle of plotting is overcome by
the universality of the theme and
appeal, the Catholic slant might
limit the boxoffice in some. siuta-
tions, It’s not for the arties in the
U. S., but a religioso-lingual re-
leasing sked might build into a
payoff.

Based on a true happening, pic
tells of the many attempts and
hardships of a boy who wants to
take his first communion in a white
suit. His family cannot help him

final gift by a dying woman {§ lost.
in a gambling bout by the boy’s
brother. When kid takes to gather-

an accident. News hits the papers,

well as other gifts, allowing him)
his first communion as wished for,

A tight script by Vincente Es.
criva and knowing direction by
Rafael Gil, both aimed at widest
audience appeal, pay off in a satis-
fying, often moving film, in which
the burden is carried by the two
starred moppets who run through

lent, too, Pic has been given a
handsome production dress by

’Long as They’re Happy
“A Long As_ They’re
Happy,”.a British import sche--
duled to be tradeshown today
(Wed.), was reviewed by
Variety from’ London April 6,
1955. -The J. Arthur Rank-
Raymond Stross production is
based upon the London stage
hit of a few seasons ago. Cast
in top roles are Jack Buchan-
an, Janette Scott and Jean

Carson. Rank Film Distribu-
tors of America is releasing in
the U. S.

_Film’s theme concerns the
effect a Holywood crooner has
on a middleclass London
family. ‘While it may be ex-
‘pected to register in the home
market,” Myro opined, “this
has restricted prospects over-
seas,- particularly in the U. S.
Marquee values are limited.” .
Jerry Wayne, as the crooner,
is a “positive asset’; Buchan-
an’s performance ‘as the head

_ of the family hits a “breezy
“note” while Miss Scott is “too
repetitive” as the adoring
teenager, 7.

Deliberately arty item about life.
{in existentialist circles of Rome,
pic has style and an interesting.

over certain ups and downs of the

‘suga@ Fujii. Direeted by Kenji Mizogu

‘Ubagaruma - (The

Cecilio Paniagua’s lensing of Span-
ish village and landscapes. er

|credits are likewise topdrawer, -

Hawk.

Same Livdi (Men Only (VYU@OSLAVIAN).
Jadran film on |
Tamara Miletic,: Milorad Magetic, Nikea
Stefanini, Stepan Juricevic. Directed by.
| Branko Baure. Screenplay, Arsen Dik-
Hes from stery by Bosko Kozanovic; cam~-

era, Blahko Blazina; editor, Radojke
Ivancevie; At Venice Film Festival. Run-
ning time, 163 MINS. ,

Mellerish pic tells love story of
-blind girl for a one-legged war vet,
climaxing in her seeing once more.
and accepting the man despite. his:
injury. Well acted, especially by
comely Tamara Miletic, film tells
its story simply and, too often, ob-
viously. Dialogue is endless and
production overlong. Ex por.t
chances appear nil. _ Hawk.

Uwasa No Onne (The Crucified. Woman)
(JAPANESE), Datef production and re-
lease, Stars. Kinuyo. Tanaka: fea
Yoshiko. Kuga, Tomeon Otani, Eitaro Shin-
do. Directed by Kenii Mizoguchi. Screen-
play, Yoshikata Yoda, Mashige Narusa-
‘wa; camera, Kasuo Miyagawa: efitor, T.
Mayuzami. At Venice Film Fest. Run-
ning -time,-9¢ MINS. mo

Though. the film’ takes place in
a fancy bordello, there is nothing
sensational. about it. ~Pic details
how -the- madame’s daughfer re«
furns from school where her moth-
er’s profession has made things

‘difficult, Here she falls in love
with a young doctor who is also
loved. by her mother. She finds
this out toa late and drives off the
young man to get reconciled with
her mother again and take her
place at-her side. The film telling-
ly lays bare life in the bagnio with
a compassion for the plight of the
girls. , ee

This is a subtle film which lim-
its this fo specialized playdating-in
the U. S. with word-of-mouth and
its theme plus factors. Technically, |
it is perfect and acting is outstahd-
ing, especially in the sensitive por-
trayal of the mother by Kinuyo
Tanaka, ~*~ , ‘Mosk,

Musashino § Fulin Gfrs, Musachino)
GAPANESE). Toho production . and’.re-
lease. Features K. Tanaka, Masayuki Mori,
So Yamamura, Yukiko Todoroki. Directed
by Kenji Mizognechi. Screenplay, Shohei
Ooka, Yoshitaka Ida;.eamera, Maszo Ta-
mai; editor, Shoji Kameyama. At Venice

Film Fest. Running time, 95 MINS.

/ Delicately-woven Jap tale details
how a sensitive married woman
falls in love with a cousin. Her
loose husband, who condones
adultery, drives. her into her cou-
sin’s arms but she holds back only
to be betrayed by both’ men, and
this leads to her suicide. Film is
tastefully lensed and deftly un-
folds this story with a dignity that
places it in a class for specialized
houses of the U. S. Its Japanese
pacing and mood make this less
likely for any regular U, S. chances,
It is teehnically tops with poignant
acting. and incisive direction.

: Mosk.

Yoru No Omnatachi (Women of the
Night) (JAPANESE), H. ‘Itaro-E, Risaita
production and release. Features K. Tana-
‘ka, Sanoo Takasugi, Tomieé Sumit#, Mit-

Sereenplay, Y. Yoda; camera,

editor, H. Ohsawa, At Venice Film Fest.

Running time, 85 MINS.

Film. details how two sisters are:
driven to prostitution by poverty.
It blocks out this nether world life
via a well-developed story which
gives a moving portrayal of the
reasons for their lives, frought with

-attémpts at escape.

‘Pic never cheapens, and-it seems
to have art house stature, .with
high exploitation values. Acting. is
homogeneous ‘and a_prostitute’s
“kangaroo” court, with the. vn-
leashing of their disdains and miis-

.eries, ends this on a high note...

Technical credits are fine.
° ” Mosk,

Baby Carriage)
(JAPANESE). Nikkatsu production and
reledse, Features Jurichi Uno, H. Yamas
ne, Ashikawa, ¥. Sugi. . Directed by
Tomataka Tasaka.-. Screenplay, Yojire
Ishizaca; caméra, Saburo Isayama; editor,
r Saite 4 Venice Fest. Running time,

This film treats domestic drama
with candor and. manages a light,

| perceptive first half. Then it slows

‘down. with polife talk about adult-
ery and illegitimacy, Pic looms as.
a chancey item for the U.S. except
as a possible exploitation film
‘after it has been scissored to speed
up things.: - :
An adolescent girl finds, her
father has a mistress and another
child, She. visits her and likes them.

‘both, and tries to find some way. to

solve the future of her half-sister.
Film has some good jacting and a
hice feel for character, but the miix-
ture of comedy, drama and problem
approath does not jell, It is tech-
nically-well made; © *~ Moski'

ment,” ‘He p
that a studio can’t do the job alone

‘new stars, ‘Daff cited the casting of,

‘Maria Remiarque’s bestseller, “A

in Remarque’s classic “All Quiet

_ Minutes here, the newspaper and

D
Spot Em. Where

- The only way to develop new

film personalities and not just a Shute’s ‘On

batch of new faces is.“to- go all
the way” and cast the newcomers

in important pictures, Alfred E.}
. Daff, Universal’s, executive. v.p, de-

clared Monday (9) in outlining the
company’s vigorous youth move-
ment program. _
“There is. no sense in talking
about deyeloping young talent,”
Daff said, “if you cast them in
mediocre pictures. You must take
the initiative and make the invest-
pointed out, however,

and that it’s up to the press and
exhibitors to support the effort.

- Az an-example of -Universal’s
contribution to the development ‘of.

Lisa Pulver, young Swiss actress,
and Jobn Gavin in the leading
roles in the -filmization of Erich

Time.to Love and # Time to Die,”
which U will film in Germany un-
der the title “There’s a Time to
Love.” “The picture, according to

Daff, is the most’ expensive one |
ever undertaken by the company

with .an investment in excess of
$5,000,000" -..

“Daff feels ‘that Miss Pulver and
Gayin ‘will come. out of. the picture
absolute ‘top personalities in the
industry” similarly. as did Lew
Ayres, Louis Wolheim~ ahd Slim
Summerville who. -were compara-
tive unknowns until they appeared

on thé Western Front” over 20.
years ago. = =e _—
“Ag part of the buildup for Miss
‘Pulver and Gavin, U: will show to
the press, exhibitors, opinfon mak-

‘efs and to the public a seven-min-.

ute color test which won them the
important roles. The test was un-
velled to the trade press on Mon-

day..: The test contains a twomin-'

uta, recorded introduction. by Daft
in. ‘which. he notes ‘that the com-
pany “has been “constantly pursu-
ing a. policy of seeking néw:and in-
teresting players with talent.” ..

Exec ‘emphasized that U is

- (Continued on: page 12)

Obio Theatre Mer’s 29

“Phone Calls Pay Off In

Columbus, O., Sept. 10.

-Althouzh he had. to make 20

phone calls fora visit of Jayne
Mansfield “which lasted only 29

yadié-ty coverage set up by Walter
Kessler, manager of Loew's. Ohio

. Theatre, brought big business far |
Miss ‘Mansfield’s starrer; “Witl Suc-| -
cess Spoil Rock Hunter?” when it} -

opened here about fwo weeks later,
_ When Kessler learned that Miss
Mansfield was going tobe in both
Cleveland and Cincinnati, and un-
doubtedly would fly oyer Colum-

bus, he swung into action’to get.
approval fora. brief visit, previous-|

ly not scheduled, °

First step: was to. get okay from |

READE CIRCUIT NAMES .

TWA to have the plane stop here
on an. emergency Janding. -Then,

he lined up the three daili¢s, four:

ratio stations and two tele sta-

tions, invited press-radio reps. to|.

‘breakfast at. the airport, arranged
for flowers to be handed Miss

Mansfield and had the theatre staff

ready to escort the screen star
from the. plane. - .

Although the plane was on the} mc. :
_ Appointment takes effect Oct. .1.

ground ‘only 29° minutes, -every
paper got the photos they needed
and disk jockéys and radio-tv peo-

ple taped the. visit ‘and breakfast:

party. |
The dailies gave a Page 1 {in
one instance), a feature layout in

another, a picture in still a third:
and the cover for a later edition.

in the fourth one. ;
Settiig~up the coverage and
breakfast-reception’ required about
four hours -of intensive. effort by
manager Kessler. in which he made

the 29 phone callg. But it paid off.

‘Wednesday; September. 11, 1957

’s ‘Formula U’ on Star Building:

‘distribute the picture.

the Beach’. |
To Kramer for 75G
‘Stanley Kramer has purchased
Screen rights te “On: the Beach,”

new and offbeat novel by Nevil.

Shute,.at a price of $75,000 »'us a
percentage of the gross, Alvuough

out only since July, the book has} -

passed the 100,000. mark in. sales
(William Morrow, & Co. is the pub-
lisher) and is being serialized: in
39 newspapers. | *

Shute’s story focuses on an Aus-
tralian’ group. who. are-the last

persons in the world remaining:

alive after an atomic disaster. _
United Artists will. finance and

3 Mirisch Bros.
Set Up Indie Co.
For 12 UA Films

a- deal to deliver an elaborate pro-
gram of 12 features to United Art-

ists has been formed by Harold

Mirisch, until recently -v.p. and

board member of Allied Artists,’

and his brothers, Walter and Mar-
yin. . .. -

Outfit is the Mirisch Co. Ine. and
has Harold Mirisch ay. president;

Walter. Mirisch, formerly, AA’s|

exec producer, as v.p. in charge of
production, .and Marvin Mirisch,
erstwhile AA exeg, as v.p. and gén-
eral manager.’ . :
Under contract to the new indie
unit are. prodycer-director Billy

Wilder, Gary Cooper, Tony Curtis,

Doris. Day; Audrey Hepburn, Joel
McCrea, Audie Murphy and Lana

Turner, each for a specific project,

Cofipany starts its production

{ activities. rolling Nov. 15 with

“Man Out of the West,” Reginald
Rosé screenplay based on a béok by
Will C.. Brown, .Cooper is to. star

‘With .Walter Mirisch : producing.

Wilder leaves for Europe in Oc-

jtober’ to’ scout docation ‘for “My

Sister and 1,”

will head the cast. .
- Budgets, according to the pr
WHl be “whatever is required.”

Company has. its Headquarters ‘at
the Samuel Goldwyn Studie in|.

Hollywood.

RKO vs. Mirisch ‘Kong’ ’

_ _ Hollywood, Sept. 10.
RKO has fled a “strong protest”
against, the newly-formed Mirisch
Co., on ‘latter’s
tion ‘King .Kong.”
RKO toppers, it had come to their

attention’ that the Mirisch outfit

had included “Korig”
coming. slate. -
. _ RKO made “Kong”

on its. up-

m- 1933. .

_ HARRIS AIDE TO PREZ

Reade Inc. and partn

of Wilbur
Snaper and. Irving

linger ‘in

| Triangle Theatre Service, has been.

named assistant to the president’ In
charge of film for Walter Reade
c

Harris will headquarter at the com-
pany’s homeoffice
House, Oakhurst, N. J.

cause of the continued growth aid
diversity: of our organization the
responsibility for. the careful selec-
tion and programming of our thea-

tres must be placed. in the hands‘

of one executive.” Harris also will
assist Reade in maintaining a closer
Haison with Continental Distribut-

ing. in which Reade formerly. was.|.
It," Tom Ewell introed the players

partnered with Frank Kassler.

_al _comedy by Louis
Vernueil, whieh he will both pro-
{duce and direct. Audrey Hepburn

Jayne’s 29 Min. Visit

and an as yet. unnamed male star

projected produc- |‘
According to].

Jack P, Harris, v.p. of Walter

at Mayfair’
Prexy Walter Reade said: “Be-|

‘which the. credits aren’t superim-

ng: [FUTURE PAYOFE
It Counts—Big Pix

~ KEYS AKO PLANS

. Hollywood, Sept, 10.

‘Convinced. that the future of the
run-of-the-mill feature film lies in
a teleyision payoff, RKO is em-
barking on an unprecedented pro-
gram of financing independent ef-
forts with the goal of building up
a huge .reservoir of product for
ultimate yideo release. ,
“There are only two ways to be
in this business,” opines Thomas

F. O'Neil: président. of RKO. Tele-
jradio Pictures, “You either make

pictures or yeu make money.”

RKO’s principal concern is the
making of money, since O’Neil

views the-corporate structure as.

simply one phase of the diversified
economic, empire that grew out of
the General Tire-Co. Its function
is to sell a product that will re-
turn a-profit. With that in mind, he

|has axed the distribution wing

of the business, turning RKO’s

‘distribution over to Universal, and

shut down operations of the Gower
St. studios, both moves aimed at
reducing the “factory”. overhead,
and is in search-of product which
the firm can pass on to the ultimate
consumer. oo

This doesn’t mean, O’Neil .em-
phasizes, that RKO will no longer
make pictures on its own. But the
company now is undertaking a
campaign to acquire films from
outside producers, and doing it on
a big scale. - .

What’s revolutionary about the
RKO drive for product is :O'Neil’s
vision of the future. .

“We feel,” he declares, “that
the greatest potential of the-aver-

‘age film lies in its television rey-|

enue. The big picture. still has a

‘tremendous future in theatres, but
| pictures in, say, the $500,000- $750,-
000 .class' should return the big-

gest part of their profits from tele-
vision. Consequently, we are in-
terested in television rights,”
Although no ‘deals have yet heen
closed, RKO is understood ta .be

discussing deals with-several pro-:
ducers which would set thé pattern

for future operations of the firm
through its linkage of television
stations, O’Neil’s plan {s to offer

100% financing to producers with
‘worthwhile projects and permit the

producers to retain the bulk of

| profits from worldwide theatrical.
i4volyes “Camp on Blood Island,”

distribution.. RKO, however, would
acquire all television rights to the
films, in perpetuity. -

"These deals,” O'Neil .declarés,
“would be on a three-year -basis;

(Continued on ‘page 19).

B

PICTURES T

BUOY

Vogel ‘On His Own’ in Solicitation

Of Proxies, Per Official Rulings

Hitch on Exceptional
Italo Pix Ratings
Rome, Sept. 3.
An unexpected hitch is holding

up. work on the committee in

charge of approving pix for “‘ex-
ceptional” rental status under the
recently signed rental pacts be-
tween AGIS and ANICA. The
government Undersecretary for
Entertainment, Giuseppe Resta,
ruled that Nicola DePirro, as Di-
rector of Entertainment, is ineli-
gible to head the commission on
‘exceptional pix. It’s argued that
in this post, DePirro’s work con-
flicts with his other one as judge
of eligibility of Italian product for
the yearly film aid awards.

Ruitng has come as a surprise
in loval film circles, where it is
pointed out that matter appears
merely one of jurisdiction. Also
noted that should the decision

stick; as is probable, the choice of|

a substitute in the post will be a
difficult one. °

Col 58 Brit. Pix
Seen Getting 50%,

~— Of Its UK Gross

By HAROLD MYERS.
London, Sept. 10. |
_Columbia’s British program in

1958 will aceount for 50% of the
company’s gross in the UK market:

other than Great Britain. That was
the forecast made to Varrety last
week by Mike J. Frankovich, the
company’s topper in London.
With the signing of a new three-
picture deal with James Carreras
of Hammer Film Productions last
week, Columbia is anticipating a
British program next year of up to
17 films and within the coming 18
months’ its investment in British
production will near $17,000,000.
Col's deal with Carreras in-
“The ‘Snorkel’

and “Blood of

given Worldwide distribution. In

{Continued on page 12).

Pix Owe Much to Credits.

Opening Runoff Now Getting Lotsa Flair, Flash,
Mood-Setting Motifs.

Screen credits, for many years a
routine proposition in U. S. films,
are. petting. renewed attention from
producers, Several major pictures
of recent vintage have garnered at-

‘| tention via their. imaginative open-

ings which, in a sense, can be com-
pared to tv’s “soft sell.” "s

Reasoning is that audiences have
long “‘suffered” through the credit
runoff which, over ‘the years, has
grown long and often tedious. Now,
the pitch is to make the credits
more pleasant and, at the. same

time, to set the mood for the story..:

Good example is “Will Success

Spoil Rock Hunter?” in which star :
‘Tony Randall gets out front and
‘In effect. introduces the various
In “Papama Game,”.

characters.
John Raitt wanders through the
pajama factory before . the: title
comes on. In “Under Fire,” Plato
Skouras' first production, the film
starts off in standard dimension

with action from the story as the].

titles flash on in the four corners,
As the picture starts, the screen
expands to full CinemaScope width.
This is one of the few instances in

posed on the centre of the screen.
Again, in “The Girl Can’t Help

and also CinemaScope, Film start-
ed’ off in standard size, black-and-
white, Ewell came on, called first
for the C’Scope and then for color.
In “Designing Woman,” the players

described their feelings about each
other before the story got under.

way, and “Tender Trap” used car-
toon characters,

It was left’ to Mike Todd to
Igunch “Around the World in 80
Days” without detailed credits, go-
ing straight into the story. At the

‘finale, Todd used cartoon imagery

to put over the long credit Ust. But
it was done with such imagination,
‘it rated many comments,

Credit presentation has become
something of a special “art,” and,
according to the studios, an expen-
sive one. “For the money we spent
on the ‘Rock Hunter’ introduction

‘we could almost make a low-budget

picture,” commented a 20th-Fox
exec.

There are. those who feel’ that |.

oredit originality can be overdone.
It started when men like Saul Bass

designed stunning titles for “Car-|

meh Jones” and “Man With the
Golden Arm.” Bass has done some
of the best and most imaginative

and 25% of its rentals worldwide,:

Frankenstein,” all of which will be.
the first two it’s participating 50-|

Loew’s prexy Joseph R. Vogel is
no longer giving any indication in
his solicitation of proxies that
it is the corporation that is seek-
ing the proxies. The new method
of solicitation stems from the
Ralph Campbell action in the Dela-
ware Court of Chancery. Camp-
bell, a supporter of Joseph Tom-
linson, succeeded in getting the
court ‘to stay the use of corporate
funds for the solicitation on behalf
of Vogel. In addition, it’s believed
that the Securities & Exchange
Commission in Washington also
ruled. that the solicitation must be
made personally by Vogel.

As a consequence, the new proxy
statement, issued this week, con-
tains no Loew's letterhead. It
specifically states that the proxy is
being solicited on behalf of Vogel
and George L. Killion,.a director
and member of the executive com-
mittee. Additional aid in the proxy
solicitation is being obtained by
Vogel via a special Loew's Stock-
holders Protective Commitee,
headed by exhibitor Harry Brandt,

.. The commiitee has filed with the

SEC and is legally permitted to
solicit on behalf of Vogel.
Letter Gives Details

Vogel’s second proxy letter, sent
to stockholders’ last week prior to
the Deitaware Court ruling postpon-
ing the special investors' meet to
Oct..15, gives a blow-by-low account
of the litigation and other maneuye
ers involved in the fight for con-
trol of the company. The proxy
statement again lists the purpose
of the meeting—the removal of

} Tomlinson and Stanley Meyer from

the board; the approval of an
amendment to the bylaws increas-
ing the number of directors from
‘13 to 19, and the election of direc-
‘tors to fill vacancies on the board.

The new proxy statement stresses
that Vogel and Killion will bear 211
costs in connection with the soli-
citation. Such expenses, it notes,
will or may be defrayed by cone
tributions from executives of the
company or others. To date, it
states, a total of $21,000 has been
received in contributions and that
Vogel hes spent $2,400 of his own
funds. Further contributions, it's

(Continued on page 12)

Readers-of Paperbacks
10-to-1 Over ‘Regulars’
As Filmgoer Potential

There’s a similarity between
motion picture audiences and those
who buy paperback books, in the
opinion of Harold Robbins, whose
Caryn Productions has a commit-
ment to turn out three pictures for
Allied Artists release over the next
year,’ Importance of this area of
fiimgoers ig so great, he said in

|New York last week, that their

boxoffice ‘impact is 10 to 1 over
purchasers of hardcover tomes,
Robbins hopes to cash in on this
vast potential audience with
Caryn’s first venture, “Never Love
a Stranger,” which went before the
cameras Monday (9) at the Gr'd
Medal Studios in the Bronx. Hi’s
based upon his own novel originally
published by Knopf in 1948. There

j have been 10 printings of the $3.95

hardcover edition, plus 300,000 of
a $1.49 hardcover edition ard
2,000.000 paperbacks.

“Stranger,” incidentally, marks
Robins’ initial step into production.
This, plus the two other films on
his program, are being financed by
AA as previously announced. Prior
to turning producer last year, he
was director of budget at Unive~-
Sal-Internationa}. In light of h’s
éxperience in that capacity, he
feels he's making considerable sav-
ings by shooting “Stranger” in
New York rather than in Holly-
wood.

“Construction costs are more ex-
pensive there,” Robbins said. “and
I estimate our budget of $750,000
would have had to be.raised to at
least $1,250.000.” On the-Coast, he
added, overhead and materials run
112 more per day not counting

work in the field. However, there’s! labor which represent a consider-

‘(Continued on page 19)

{Continued on page 19) -

PICTURE GROSSES

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

LA Okay Claw’ Trim $85 000in
Bean’ Big 716, 8; ‘Game’ Solid 276,
Sun’ Hot 196 in 2d, ‘Wonders’ $43,600

Los Angeles, Sept. 10.

Despite three new bills (one an —
arty entry), moderate to strong ' Broadway Grosses
holdovers gare ane a lively out: oe ‘
ook to is frame, wi stout —_—
$267.600 total in sight. “Giant| Estimated Total Gross
Claw,” coupled with “Night World This Week .......... $564, 100
Exploded.” paces the openers with (Based on 23 theatres )
trim $18,000 in three first-runs and| Yast Year .......... $591,860

an $85, 000 total with eight ozoners { Based on 22 theatres)

included i
“Beau James,” on first multi-run ———e
engagement after showcasing, | ¢

looks fair $11.000 in two houses
plus an additional $60,000 or near |
from six driye-ins.

“Pajama Game” leads the hold-
overs, looking like solid $27,000
in second lap in three locations.
“Sun Also Rises’ shapes fancy.
$19,000 or near, also in second, .at
the Chinese. “Affair to Remember”
is hot $16,500 in three spots, alsa
second.

Hard-ticket pix still dominate,
with “Seven Wonders of World,”
smash $43,000; “Around World in
80 Days,” capacity $27,300 and “10
Commandments.” sturdy $14,000.

Estimates For This Week

Downtown, Hawaii, El Rey (SW-
G&S-FWC) (1,757; 1,106; 861; 90-
$150)'—“Giant Claw” (Col) and
“Night the World Exploded” (Col).
Trim $18,000 or a bit over. Last
week, Downtown with New Fox,
Loyola, Fox Beverly, “Affair To
Remember” (20th) and “Strange
Intruder” (AA) (1st multiple run),

Faces’ Strong 96,
Philly; ‘Sun’ 186

Philadelphia, Sept. 10:

Heavy rainstorm Saturday night
plus after-Labor. Day Slump is
dampening: the b.o, take this ses-
sion since it sloughed weekend
trade. “Armored Attack’’-“Battle
Stripe” (UA), reissue package,
‘looms big at Stanton, however.
“Unholy Wife,” lone new entrant,
looks drab at Stanley. Holdovers
for most part are slipping. But
“Sun Also Rises” looms big at Fox
and hard-ticket ‘pix, “Seven Won-
ders” and “A’/und World”
tinue to fare well.

Estimates for This Week

Arcadia (S&S): (526; 99-$1.80)—
“Man of Thousand Faces” (U) (3d

con-

$32,3 ‘twk). Strong $9,000 or over. Last!
aa Four Star (UATC} (2,404: week, $11,000.
868; 80-$1.80)—"Beau James” (Par)| Boyd (SW-Cinerama) _(1,430:,

and ‘Unconquered” (Par) (reissue).
Fair $11 000. Last week, with Pan-
tages, “Tip on Dead Jockey” (M-G)
and “House of Numbers” (M-G),

$1.20-$2.60) — “Seven Wonders of
World” (Cinerama) (72d wk). Hold-
ing at $10,200. Last week, $11,000.

$19,500 ugun’ Also Rises” 20th) (ad. wi,
‘hine BE gs un Also Rises” Ww
Chinese (FWC) (1.908; $1.25-' Great $18,000. Last week. $33,000.

$2.40) — “Sun Also Rises” (20th) | ~ Goldman (Goldman) (1,250; 65-

re re ae 30g $19,000 or close. $1.25) — :
ast wee .
Hillstreet, Rif, Hollywood S15. Off to $8,500. Last week,

{RKO-FWC) (2,752; 1,330; 758; 90-| 19,000. Hill

$1.50)—"3:10 to Yuma” !Colt and}

“Calypso Heat Wave” (Col) (2d

Affair” (Indie) (5th wk). Lush $3,-

S17 700 700 Okay $12,500. Last week,; 500. Last week. $3.900.
Mastbaum (SW) (4.370; 90-$1.49) ;
Globe (Metropolitan) ‘799: 90-; Stan *

$1. 50) -— “Amazing Colossal Man” 1 12, il
fA-T) and. “Cat. Girl" (A-D «2d wk). (Down sharply to to, $12,000, mild.
Weak $3.700. Last week, with} Midtown (Goldman) (1,000; $2-
Hawaii, Fl Rey, $18,200.
Downtown Paramount, Wiltern,;
Yosue (ABPT-SW-FWC) (3,300;|000. Last week, $15,000
2344: 825; 90-$1.50\—“Pajama
Game” (WB) (2d wki. Solid $27,-!$1.25\—“Sea Wife” (20th) (2d’ wk).
000. Last week, $42.800. Floundering at $7,500.. Last week,
Los Angeles (FWC) (2.097; 90- | $11.000.
$1.50\—“House of Frankenstein” Stanley (SW) (2,900; 99-$1.49)—
‘Continued on page 24) “Unholy. Wife” (U). Drab $10,000.
Last week, “Pickup Alley’ (Col),

‘Game’ Rousing $20, 000, |Stanion (85 (SW) > (1,483; 99-$1.49)—
Toronto: ‘80 Days’ Wow | ; Battle “Stripe” (UA) (reissues),
156, ‘Silk’ Great 106;

Big $14,000. Last week, “Shoot
Toronto, Sept. 10.

i Out Medicine Bend”

“Run of Arrow” (U),. $11,000
Only newcomers are “Pajama
Game,” big at Imperial, to top city,

$2.75) — ‘Around World
Days” (UA) (37th wk).

Trans-Lux (T-L) (500; '99-$1. 80)

—"Silk Stockings” (M-G) (6th wk).
Good $4,000. Last week, $5,500.

Viking: (Sley) (1,000; "5-$1. 80)—

and “Omar Khayyam.” light at a | “Pride and Passion” (UA) (6th
three-house combo. After 67 weeks; wk). Nice $9,000. Last’ week,
at the Tivoli for longest run ever | $12, 000.

here., “Oklahoma” has been
switched to the University for con-
tinued nightly and weekend turn-
away biz. “Around World in 320
Days” is capacity in fourth frame
at Tiyoli. Holding good are “Pride
and Passion” in fifth, “Silk Stock-
ings” in third and “Interlude” in
second. “Love in Afternoon” still
ts fine In seventh stanza.

Estimates For This Week

Carlton (Rank) (2,518; 75-$1.50)
e777 Fride and Passion”: fUA) (5th
wk). Holding fine at $8, 500. Last
week, $12,0

Dowatown, " Glendale. Scarboro,
State (Taylor) (1,054; 995; 698; 694:
50-75)— ‘Naked Paradise”
and “Flesh and Spur” (Astral). |
So-so $12,500. Last week, “Giant
Claw” (Col) and “Night World Ex-
ploded” (Col), $14,000. “Pride and the Passion” shapes

Eglinton, Palace, Runnymede ‘okay in third at the New but “Pa-
FP) (1,080; 1,485; 1,385; 60-$1\—jjama Game” is lukewarm in sec-
“Omar Khayyam” (Bar: Light.ond at the Stanley. “Around
$10,000. . Last week. “Loving Yew” | World in 80 Days” still is rated
Par) (3d wk), $8,500 in 5 days. sturdy in 38th round at Film Cen-.

Hyland (Rank) (1 357; $1) — , tre.

“Admirable Crichton” «Col) (6th! Estimates for This Week
wk), Steady $4,000. Last week, |
same. at $1.251—“Sun Also Rises” (20th)
. Imperial (FP) '13.344:~60-S1.10)— ! (2d wk), Hot $12,000 after $18,000
Pajama Game” (WB). Big $20,000. ' opener.

Last week, “Fire Down Below” Cinema (Schwaber)- (460; 50-
.25)—"Sorceress” (Ellis) (2d wk).

206, ‘Sun’ Hot

Baltimore, Sept. 10.

Cool weather is helping the box-
office currently but a batch of hold-
overs will hold down the intake on
average. Biggest entry is “This Is
Cinerama,” great in sécond frame

at the Town. “Run of The Arrow,”
also new, is very good at the May-

ond at the Century, looms torrid.
“Third Key” is holding nicely at
the Playhouse.

Col), $13,500. t$1
. International tTaylor) (557; $1)— Fair $3,000 after $3,600 in first.
-Good Companions” (IFD'. Light; Film Centre (Rappaport). (890°
$3,500. Last week, Nene of Moon” ‘$1. 25-$2.25) — “Around World”
“WB) (4th wk), $3,0 !(UA) (38th .wk).
Loew's. (Loew) 2. 098; 75-$1.25) | Last week, $11,00
(Continued on page 24)

row,’

Fast $13,- |
Randolph (Goldman) (2,250; 65-|

(WB) and |}.

‘Astral) | fair while “Sun Also Rises.” in sec-

Century (Fruchtman) (3, 100;: 50- |.

| ‘Sun’ Sining $14,000,

Denver; Band’ Hot 116)

Denver, Sept. 10.
Although in its 17th week at the
Tabor, “Around World in 80 Days”

is showing enough strength to con-
tinue on into the 18th session. City |

is 100% holdover or longrun, and
considering. trade is’ holding yery
well. “Sun Also Rises” shapes sock
in second stanza at Centre while

'“Pajama Game” is rated good in
|its second frame at the Denver.
|“Band of Angels” looks solid in
initial holdover week at Paramount. .

Estimates. for This Week

‘| Aladdin (Fox) (1,400; $1.25-$1.50) |

—“1@ Commandments” (Par) (6th
wk). After 138 weeks at Denham.
Big $8,000. Stays. Last week $7,500.

Centre (Fox) (1,247; 70-$1.25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th) (2d wk).
Sock $14, 000 or near. Last week,
$16,000.

Denver '70-90)—

(Fox) _ (2,525;

“Pajama Game” (WB) and “Spoil-.

ers of the Forest” (Rep) (2d wk).
$17 008. $11,000 or close. Last week,
Orpheum (RKO). (2,600; '70-90)—

“‘Hatful of Rain® (20th) and “Hell

on Devil’s Island” (20th) (2d wk).
Slow $3,600 in 5 days. Last week,
$11,500.

Paramount (Wolfberg) (2,200; 70-
90)—"Band of Angels” (WB) and
“Shootout at -Medicine Bend”
(WB) (2d wk). Solid $11,000. Last
week, $17,000.

Tabor (Fox) (930; $1.25-$2. 0) |“Cinerama Holiday” continue great’

“Around the World:in 80 Days” (U)
(17th wk). Good $7,500. Last week,

‘$11,000.

80 Days’ Jays’ Wham

$14,000 in Omaha!

| and “27th Day” (Col). Okay $16,000.
Last week, “Rock Hunter” (20th),

Omaha, Sept. 10.
‘Biz is strictly in the doldrums at
first-runs here this week. . How-
ever, “Around World in 80 Days”
is an exception being terrific in its

“3:10 To Yuma” (Col) (2d second stanza at Ralph Blank’s

; nabe, the Admiral. “fun of Ar-
helped by FPatterson-Rade-

(Serena) (750; '75-' mecher fight films, is average at
'$1.25) (closed. Sundays) —“Silken|the Brandeis. “James Dean Story”

looks mild at the Omaha while
“Action of Tiger” is fair at the
State. “Affair to Remember’ is.

—“Pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk). light at Orpheum in second week.

Estimates for This Week
Admiral (Blank) (866; $2.50-

in 80: $2.20)—‘“Around World in 80. Days”

(UA) (2d wk). Wow. $14,000 after
$16,000 bow. |

Brandeis (RKO) (1,100; 75-90)—
“Run of Arrow” (U) and “Danger
Flight 932”. (T-L). Looks average

‘$3,500. Last week, “Hatful of Rain” | $10,200
(20th) and “Apache Warrior”. (20th)

(2d wk), $3,000.

Omaha (Tristates) (2,066; '75-90)
—James Dean Story’’ (WB) and
“Let’s Be Happy” (AA).
$3,500. Last week, “Pride and
Passion” (UA) (3d wk), $4,000 at
90-$1.25 scale.

Orpheum (Tristates) (2,980; 75-
90}—“‘Affair to Remember” (20th)

(20 wk). Light $6, 000. Last week,.

$8,500.

State (Goldberg) (850; 75-90)—.

“Action of Tiger” (M-G) ‘and “Vin-
tage’ (M-G). Fair $3,500, -Last

I week, “Gun Glory” (M-G), $5,500.

H.0.s Bop Balto But ‘Cinerama’ Boff

126, 2d, ‘Arrow’ 7G
$1.25) — “Passionate. Summer”
(Kings) (2d wk). Fancy $4,200 after
$4,500. in first week.

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,300;
50-$1.25)—‘“Jeanne Eagels” (Col)
(3d wk). Fair $4, 500 after $8,000
for second round.

__ Little | (Rappaport) (300; 50-$1.25)

Noah’s Ark” (Equity) (reissue)
(4th Wk), Oke $1,500. Last week,

Mayfair (Hicks) (980; 50-$1, 25)— |:

“Run of Arrow” (U), Good $7,000.
ne week, “Land Unknown” (U),

New (Fruchtman} (1,600; 50-
$1.25)—“Pride and Passion” (WA)
(3d wk). Warm $9; 000 after $12,-
000 for second.

Playhouse. (Schwaber) (400; 50-
$1.25) — “Third Key’”” (Rank) (3d
wk), Holding at fine ‘$5,000. ° Sec-
ond week was ditto

Stanley (SW). 3, 200; 50-$1. 25)—|.

“Pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk).

Slow $8,000. Last week, $14,000. |

Town (Rappaport) .(1, 125; $1,25-:
$2.50)—“This Is Cinerama” (Cine- |’
9 eure $10, 000. rama) (2d wk),

Great $20,000 after

irtually the same

Five West (Schwaber) (460; _50-| week.

(Cinerama) .

Mild |

jin,

in opening

Det. Still Solid: ‘Arrow’ Fast $15,000,

Hook’ 126, ‘Sun’ Sturdy 206, 2d

Key City Grosses

Estimated Total Gross _

' This Week ........ $2,595,280

(Based on 21 cities and 242

theatres, chiefly first runs, in- .
cluding N. Y
Total Gross same Week
Last Year ......... $2,929,860

(Based on 24 cities and 240
theatres.)

‘Game’ Smash ne

Cleveland. Sept. 10.

The wickets are turning in satis-
factory manner here this round
despite the usual dip post-holiday.
Standout newcomer is
Game,” smash at the Allen.

Both
“Around World in 80 Days” and

albeit downy of course, from a
week ago. “‘Pride and Passion”
looks fine at Stillman in seventh
session,
Estimates For This Week

Allen (S-W) (3,800;; 70-$1) —
“Pajama Game” (WB). Smash
$21,000 to pace city. Last week,
“Band of Angels” (WB) (2d wk),
$15,500,

Hipp (Telem’t) (3,700; '70-$1) —
“20 Million Miles to Earth” (Col)

$15; 000.

Wanna (Hanna Col) (1,515; 50-
$1.25) — “Happy Road” (M-G) (2d
wk). Poor $4,300, staying only one
week, and closing summer pic
policy here.

Ohio (Loew) (i 244; $1. 25-$2. 50)
“Around World (UA) (13th
wk). Stout $19,000. Last week,
$24,000.

Palace (SW-Cinerama) (1,523;
$1.25-$2.40) — “Cinerama Holiday”
(10th wk). Great
$17,000 after $20,000 last week.

State (Loew) (3,500; 70-90) —
“Fuzzy Pink Nightgown” (UA).

Thin $10,000. Last week, “House |

of Numbers” (M-G), $12,000.
Stillman (Loew) (2,700; 90-$1.50)

—‘“Pride and Passion” (UA) (7th

wk). Fine $10,000.

‘SUN’ SOCKEROO 1436,
K. C.; ‘ROCK’ NICE 116

Kansas City, Sept. 10.

Opening of school has lightened
interest in theatre going, with ef-
fect visible on virtually every
front. Making an impression in
the face of. this letdown is “Sun
Also Rises,” smash at Roxy and
Granada and “Will Success Spoil
Rock Hunter?”, nice in three Fox
Midwest houses. “James Dean
Story” at Paramount is light while
“House. of Numbers” at Midland

‘looms drab. Tower Theatre with

“Around the World” is having its
lightest week since the picture
opened but still rated fancy. “Sev-
en Wonders of World” is continu-
ing socko in third Missouri week.
Estimates for This Week

Dickinson, Glen, Shawnee Drive-
Leawood Drive-in (Dickinson)
(750; 700; 1,100 cars; 900 cars; 85c
per person)—“Parson and Outlaw”
(Col) and “Calypo Heat Wave”
(Col). Freem showing of picture,
but rain vuldsy night hurt. Rock
bottom $6,000. Last week, two
drive-ins played ‘The Cyclops”

(AA) and “Daughter of Dr. Jekyll”
(AA), oke $10,000; Dickinson and|(P

Glen, “Love. in” Afternoon” (AA)
and “Death in Small Doses” (AA)
(2d wk) for oke $2,000.

Midland (Loew) (3, 500; 60-80)—
“House of Numbers (M-G) and
“The Outlaws Son" ( (UA) with Pat-
terson-Rademacher fight pix. Drab
$6,000. Last week, “F Pink
Nightgown” (UA) and “Seventh
Sin” (M-G), $6,500. .

Missouri (SW-Cinerama). (1,194;
$1.25-$2)—"Seven Wonders” (Cine-
rama) (3d wk), Socko $15,000. Last

‘week, $20,000, with record play on

holiday: weekend.

Paramount (UP). (i, 900; 75-90)—
“James Dean Story (WB) and
“Deep Adventure” (WB). Light
,000 in 6 days. Last week, “Band

(750; '75-90)—Lost Continent” (In-
(Continued on page 24) .

wpajama.
Million Miles to Earth” looms okay |
at Hipp while “Fuzzy Pink Night- }
-gown” shapes thin at State.

(WB)

Last week,

Detroit, Sept. 10.
There’s a slight slackening from
torrid pace of the last few weeks
but this stanza still rates big. “Run
of Arrow” looks nice at the Palms.
“Trooper. Hooker” is about average
at the Broadway-Capitol. Others
are holdovers or longruns, with
“Sun Also Rises” at the Fox great
in second week. “Affair to Re-
member” is fine in-third round at

the Michigan.
Long-termers, “Around World
in 80 Days” in 37th session at
United Artists, “Seven Wonders of
World” in 58th week at Music

Hall and “10 Commandments” in
4ist week at Madison, all are doing
great.
remarkable coin in view of being

:in second year.

Paces Cleveland|

Estimates for This Week

Fox {(Fox-Detroit) (5,000;
$1.50)—"Sun Also Rises” (20th)
and “Parson and Outlaw” (Col) (24
wk). Swell $20,000, Last week,
$32,000.

Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000;

90-$1.25)—“Affair To Remember
(20th) and “Let’s Be Happy” (Rep)
(3d wk), Fine $14,000. Last week,
$18,000.

Palma (UD) (2,961; 90-$1.25)—

“Run of Arrow” (U) and “Midnight

Last
(WB),
$1.25-

Story”

(U0). Nice $15,000.
week, nke

“Curse of
and “X-Unknown”
$18,000

Madison (UD) (1 9005;

| $2.75)—"10: Commandments” (Par)

(41st wk). Great $14,000, Last
week, $14,500
Broadway-Capitol (UD) (3,500;
90-$1.25) — ‘Trooper Hook” (UA}
and “Delinquents” (UA). Average
$12,000. Last week, “Brothers
Rico” (Colt and.“Town on Trial”
(Con, ditto.
nited Artists (UA) (1,667; $1.25-
$3) Avoand World” (UA) (37th
wk).
$28,200
‘Adams (Bilaban) (1,700; 90-
$1.50)}—“Jeanne Eagels” (Col) (5th
wk). Own to oke $8,000. Last

week, $10,000.
Music Hall (SW-Cinerama) (1,9
205; $1,50-$2.65) — “Seven Won-

ders’ (Cinerama) (58th wk).
rifie $15,000. Last week, $18,600.
Krim (Krim) (1,000; $1.25)—~
“Silk Stockings” (M-G)" (7th wk).
Fairish $4,000, Last week, $5,000,

School Re-openings Slap.
Cincy B.0. Albeit ‘Eagels’
Sock 136, ‘Sun’ 106, 2d

Cincinnati, Sept. 10,
School reopening is reflecting
tumble in matinee and midweek

{biz at major houses this stanza.

“Jeanne Eagels,” ‘shaping. gxeat at
Keith’s, and “Black Patch,” in okay
stride - at ithe Grand, are the new-
comers. “Sun Also’ Rises” is good
and “Pajama Game” looks big in
second rounds. Long-runs “Seven
Wonders of World” and “Around
World in 80 Days” remain solid
despite. sharp, drop following vaca-
tion spree. “Seventh Sin” is oke
in fourth Guild week.
Estimates for This Week

Albee (RKO) (3,100; 90-$1.25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th) (2d wk).
Good $10,000 after $15,000 bow.

Capitol (SW-Cinerama) (1,376;
$1.20-$2.65) — “Seven Wonders”
((Cinerama) (66th. wk). Returning
to solid strata after lofty vacation
spree with $14,000 outlook. Last

Esquire (Shor) (50:4 50-90)—-
“Strange One” (Col). Nice $2,360
Stays. Last week, “Happy Roxd”
(M-G) (2d wk), $1, 300.

Grand (REO) (1,400; 75-$1:10)—
“Black Patch” (WB) and “Johnny
Trouble” (WB). Good $6,500, Same
last week for “Action of Tiger”
(M-G) and “Buster Keaton Story”

“Seven Wonders” is getting

parent $19,500. Last week,

ar),
Guild (Vance) (300; 50-90)—.
“Seventh Sin” (M-G) (4th wk).

Favorable $1,400 after $1, 600 -third
round.

Hyde Park (Shor) (617; 50-90)—
“Lady Chatterley’s Lover” (Indie)..
Nifty $2,500. Holds. Last week,
“Bride Goes Wild” (M-G), $1,100.

Keith’s (Shor): (1,500; '75-$1.25)—
“Jeanne Eagels” (CoD, Great $13,-
000, warranting a second week.
Last week, “Sweet Smell of Suc-
cess” (UA (2d wk), $7,000.

Palace (RKO). (2,600; 90-$1.10)—
“Pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk). Big
$11,000. following $16,000 preem.

Valley (Wiethe) (1,300; $1.50-
$2.50) — “Around World” (UA)

-| (13th wk), Rousing $15,000 in view

of midweek biz falloff after hotsy
summer splurge. Last week,
“$20,000,

Wednesday, September 11, 1957 LARIETY _ PICTURE GROSSES 9

Chi Slips; ‘Voodoo’ Loud $9, 000, Tent’ ce UpDown B’ way: ‘Jockey’ Pokey 106,
Rousing 45G on Multiple-Nabe Run, 3 ‘Bags’ Firm 136; ‘Pajama’ Tops 1606,
Sun’ Tall 256, ‘80 Days’ Wow 276 2d, ‘Eagels’ 336, 2d; Rises’ 706, 3d

With school kids back class’
rooms and city loaded with hold-
overs it is anything but a promis-
ing week currently. Lone new-
comer, “Action of Tiger” is slow
at Orpheum. Standout holdovers
are “Man of Thousand Faces” at
Music Box and Pajama Game’ a
Chicago, Sept: 10. usc. ven ace in thing; Somte cooler weatker.and rain day (9) was stout $6,100. Second
: Post Labor Day entries are wesicn shapes tamense in thitd! sre helping to: cushion the usual | was $9,000. ,
ehiefiy routing raction th house} Estimates for This Wee k sharp post-holiday (Labor Day) de- Palace (RKO) a, 700: 95-$2) —
changes. Sea Wife, nf o the care Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (800; 90- cline at Broadway deluxers this|«nran of Thousand Faces” kU) (5th
rick looks fairish $5,000 in firs $2.50). — “Around World in 90|Stanza. However, a virtually 1007|wk), Fourth session completed
frame. Near-northside houses liven holdover situation is proving a last night (Tues.) was bangu
up this session as “Third Key” handicap except at a few houses. | $99 900. Third was $28,000. P
opens at Esquire for fancy $10,000. | Fact that the city schools reopened Paramount (AB-PT) (3 665:
Nabe houses generally take it | $1.25)—"3:10 to Yuma’ (Col)’ and|Monday (9) naturally is putting a $2)——"Love in Afternoon” (A's) si
on.the chin this time of the year, “Beyond Mombassa” (Col) (2d wk).|further crimp in the take current- wk). Current stanza ending to-
put Rank has released an action Good ns 000 in 5 days, Last. week, ly. morrow (Thurs:) is heeding for
combo to 15 houses with four $8,70 Lone newcomer, on Broadway,!smooth $32,000. Second” was
others playing half the bill with Hitt Avenue (Evergreen) (2,500;|“Tip on Dead Jockey” is dragging $40,000. Stays fourth, at least.
sub-runs. The first-run package, $1-$1.50)—“Sun Also Rises” (20th}| bottom: at the State, with Jess than |" Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568, 90-

‘Estimates Are Net.

Film gross estimates as re-
ported herewith from the vari-
ous’ key cities, are net; i.e.,
without usual tax, Distrib-
utors share on net take, when
playing percentage, hence the
estimated figures are net in-
come,

The parenthetic admission
prices, however, as indicated,

Days” (UA) (21st wk), Fast. $11, 000
or near, Last week, $13,700
Coliseum (Evergreen) (t, 870; 90-

“Black Tent’-“‘Checkpoint” bucks| include the U.S. amusement |and “Courage of Black Beauty”|$10,000 in prospect. It’s being | $1. — ”
both back-to-school-movement with| tax. : (20th) Cid wid, “Hep $9,000. Last|yanked after one week, with | (Kingsley) (Gin "wid, "Seventh
a hotsy $45,000 in prospect. week, $11,50 “House ‘of Numbers” replacing|frame ended last Friday (6) was

Music Box (Hamrick) (850; 90-/ Friday (13). The single new arty|nice $6,400. ixth.
$1.25)—‘Man of Thousand Faces” entrant, “Four Bags Full,” looks | “Girl eA Black” (Kings) Oa
(U) (2d wk). Excellent $5,000 or] pig $13,000 opening round at | Sept. 16.
close. Last week, $5,5 Trans-Lux 52d Street. Radio City Music Mall (Rocke-
sans el case, (2,200; (2q| Still champ is “Pajama Game” | fellers) (6,200; 95-$2.75)—“Pajama
wi Syel 000 oF meme. Last Whe SST Pong ar sity | wal Tooke to hold With socket

Orpheum (Hamrick) (2,500; 99./0ver is in prospect for the first] #) i. 0c a4 Prevent session ending
-$1,25)—“‘Action of Tiger” (M-G) | ho over session, It cont ues, 000, new record for Labor’ Da
and. “House of Numbers” (M-G),/Second week of “Jeanne Eagels, week and fifth bigpest week ever
Mild $7,000. Last week, “Fuzzy down sharply from opener, still) ) ra Other pix to top this figure
Pink Nightgown” (UA) + and{|looks solid at $33,000 at the Ca- all were in holiday weeks, with
“Trooper Hook” (UA), $5,200. pitol. “3:10 To Yuma” was robust five-show daily Hneups. This was

Paramount (SW-Cinerama) (1,-| $18,000 in second Astor week. regular four per day. Stays on
262; $1.20-$2.65)—“Seven Wonders| “Sun Also Rises” with stageshow | indef. °
of World” (Cinerama) (3d wk). Im-!looks to finish its third round at Rivolf (UAT) (1,545; $1.25-$3.50)
mense ol 000 or close. Last week,/the Roxy with stout $70,000, with | “Around World in 80 Days” (UA)
$21,3 boost from preview of new pic (Continued 24

Thursday (12). Stays on. “Man of o ued on page 24)
Thousand Faces” still is big with

‘Game’ 1¢ Whopping Palace, ue Senza at Shel Frisco Lusty: Unknown’
' “Tove in Afternoon” continues { © é ?
| ood at the Paramount in the Good 116, Game Hep

Surprise starter is “Voodoo Is-
Jand”- “Pharaoh’s Curse” pair ati¢
the Monroe which promises lofty
$9,000 for initial session. “Wire-
tapper” with “Counterfeit Plan”
dows at the Grand for a good}
$7,000. Fine $4500 shapes for ini-
dial round of “Adorable Creatures”
at the World.

Second framers are all letting

Faces Fancy -
$10,000 in Mpls.

Minneapolis, Sept. 10.
End of Minnesota State Fair,
which had its effect on draining
film theatre coin, is helping box-

ten. | offices somewhat this week, but
also sharp at the Loop. More ten- |e oot opening was no aid. Only

. der is “James Dean Story”-“Troop- | § ) d
ér Hook” pair at the Roosevelt in} two- major new entries, “Man of
game frame and long termers{1,000 Faces” at RKO-Orpheum,
“Sweet Smelt of Success” in and “Tip on a Dead Jockey” at the
fourth at United Artists and | Gopher. ee aes 7 looms Solid.
‘ ” “Aroun e World” and “Seven
ganne ? Eagels” in fourth, at State- Wonders” both | continue great.
- Roadshows are holding: best: in Suny Also. Rises” is torrid in sec-
current slump with “Around {° Estim, session. This Week
World” above capacity again with wae a Es m net tann) (347. $1.50
resumption of extra shows in 23d cacemly | Around World BO
session at Todd’s Cinestage. “Sev-| T5 oo) a “AY (9th wk). Has constant
en Wonders of World” still is
i of advance ticket-buyers out
smash in 38th at the Palace while t
410 Commandments” keeps hot-at fron Great $19, 500 or near. Last
McVickers for 42d round. week, with added matinee, $20 1000.
cvickers tor T Century (SW-Cinerama) (1,15
Estintates for This Week $1.75-$2.65)—"Seven Wonders . of
. Chicago (B&K) (3,900; 90-$1.50)] World” (Cinerama) (57th wk). Spe-
—‘“Pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk). | cial school ' qnatinees Saturday
Bright $22,000, Last week, $35,000.) mornings ho up gross ow
Cinema (Indie) (495; 85)—“‘Alli-{ $17,000. Last week, $18,000.
gator Named Daisy” (Rank). Bang-| Gopher (Berger) (1, 000; 85-90) —

Chicago - and the Oriental’s “Sun
Also Rises” are still. sturdy, with
**Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?”

$15, 00, P A Se with $32, 000 and smash ‘ >
in same week at the a sett
rov. C | where day-dating. “Chicago Con- 126, 80 Day: S Wow 316
fidential” is slipping to a slight] | San Francisco, Sept. 10.

4 Providence, Sept. 10. $7,000 or close in ‘six-day second| First-run biz here continues

Pajama Game" is easily out-| frame at the Victoria, with “Wom- strong, with newcomers. and hold-
stripping the field here and giving|an in Dressing Gown” replacing | overs doing.well. ‘House of Num-
the Majestic a smash session. State tomorrow (Thurs.). bers” is rated okay at Warfield
is nice with second week of “Pride; “Man Escaped” was big $9,500| while “Land Unknown” looms good.
and Passion.” On the steady side |in second round at. arty Baronet, | at Golden Gate. “Sun Also Rises”
are Strand’s “Dino and Albee’s | while “Brothers in Law,” another|shapes fine in second Fox stanza.
, Forbidden’ Interlude. Continental release, is holding|“3:10 to’ Yuma” looks smooth in
up $3,500. Last week, subsequent- “Tip on a Dead Jockey” (M-G). aemates for This Week solid with $7,500 in third week at} first holdover week at Paramount.
run. Drab $3,000. Last week; “Curse|,, Albee (RKO) (2,200; 65-80)—j|the Guild, another arty house. | However, ace holdover is “Pajama

Esquire (H&E Balaban) (1,400;|Frankenstein” (WB) and’ “X the| “Forbidden Interlude” (U) and Game,” socko in second round at
90-$1.25) — “Third Key” (Rank).| Unknown” (WB) (2d wk), $5,500. | ~Joe Dakota” (U). Good $7,000. St. Francis. “Around World in
Gate-opening $10,000. Last week,|,, Lyrle (Par) {4,000; 90-$1.25)—| Last week, “Hatful of Rain” (20th) 80 Days” shapes terrific in 37th
rest Continent” (Teitel) (4th wk), | ““Ride Back’ (UA) and “The Lone-|and “Apache Warrior” (20th), session at Coronet while “Seven
$7,00 ly Man’\(UA), Oke $5,000. Last} $7,500, below hopes. Wonders of World” is smash in

000. ok (B&K) (850; 90-$1.25).—| week, “Affair to Remember” (20th)| | Majestic (S-W) (2,200; 65-80)— 42d week at Orpheum. :
“Gea Wife” (20th). Fairish (5th wk), $4,500 ‘Pajama Game” (WB): and “Paw- Estimates for This Week
Last week, “Hatful of Rain’ (0th) |, Radio City (Par) (4.100; 85-90)—| nee” (WB). Sock $15,000. Last 1
(24 Wk), $4,500 in 9 days, “pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk).| week, “Sun Also Rises” (20th), $14,- Golden Gate (RKO) (2,859; 90-

- Grand (indie) (850: 50-87)—| Healthy response earned a hold-} 000 in 9 days. $1.25)—"“Land Unknown” (U) and
“Wiretapper” (WB) and “Counter-| over. Good oe 000 currently. Last}. . State (Ticew) (3,200; '75-$1.25)— roe Dakota’! Ru. or ed $11,000.
feit Plan” (WB). Par $7,000. Last: ‘d_ “Destination Me CAD

week, $12,000 “Pride and Passion” (UA) (2d. wk). V
week, subsequent-run RKO-Orpheum (RKO) (2,800; 85-| Nice $11,000. First was $21,000. and 00 goestination 60,000” (AA),
Loop (Telem’t) (606; 90-$1.50)— $

oo Man of a Thousand Faces” _Sitand (silverman) (2,200; 65 -80)
‘ ” k agney performance ng|—*‘Dino” and “Let’s Be Hap- Fox (FWC). (4,651; $1.25-$1.50)—
Rugged sae D0, (Zorn) (2d weal, [for _Tecognition. Strong $10,000, py” (AA). Fine $7,500. Last week. “Sun. Also Rises” (20th) (2d wk).
$16.7 “Pride and Passion’ “3:10 to Yuma” (Col). and “No|. Fine $15,000 or near. Last week,
MoVickers (JL&S) (1,580; $1.25- ° $24,000.

Last we
(UA) (4th wk), $6,000. Place_ to Hide” (Col), $i, 000.

$3.30)—"10 Commandments" Pan) RKO-Pan (RKO) (1,800; _90- Warfield (Loew) (2,656; 90-$1.25)
WwW a as é 3

Hub Near Normal; Rock

$1.25)—"Pride and Passion” (UA)
week, $31,500.
OK $24,000, ‘Dino’ Rich

(m.o.). Satisfactory $4,000 after
-Monroe’ (Indie) (1,000; 67-87)—| Strong four-week stand at Or-
“Voodoo Island” (UA) and “Phar-
‘
176, ‘Sun’ Hot 186, 2d
Boston, Sept. 10.

“Last week, “Night Pas-
(Continued on page 24)
Hub biz is levelling off nicely

peor (U) (5th wk), $4,
of Angels” ) 2.308, $5 90}-—Band |
Indpls Slowing Up But
80 Days’ Mighty 176; after newspaper blackout was re-
cently eliminated, With stores re-
Pigeon Bangup $9, 000 opening on Saturdays and moppets

$5,000. Last week, $7,000.
Suburban World (Mann) -(800;:
85)—“Friendly Persuasion” (AA)
(reissue), Moved in by virtue of
Startling performance on neighbor-
hood break. Good $2,000. Last
back in school, Saturday matinees
Indianapolis, Sept. 10. are picking up. However, the five.
Biz is generally moderate. here new entries this week are not all
this. stanza, reflecting ~ back-to- sock. “Will Success Spoil Rock
school pointy. Pie exception til Ste ond looks fairly Bood at
‘Aroun orld in ays,” Ss fe an rpheum, “Dino” is
leading city in fifth week at Lyric. p

Hard-ticket pictures mainly are
off from the previous round, un-
derstandable since most spots had
fewer performances. “Around
World in 80 Days” is capacity $37,-
100 in 47th week at the Rivoli, this
being for two less shows than in
the 46th week. “10 Command-
ments” shapes great $40,000 at
Criterion for current (44th) stanza.
“Seven Wonders of World” wound
its 74th week at smash $37,000 at
the Warner. It now is in the 75th
session, with “Search For Para-
dise” due in Sept, 24..

Estimates For This Week

Astor. (City Inv.) (1,300; 75-$2)—

“3:10 to. Yuma” (Col) (38d- wk).
Second round ended last night
{Tues.} was sturdy $18,000 or near.
First was $26,000. Stays, with
“Helen Morgan Story” (WB) next
booked to open here.

‘Little Carnegie (L.- Carnegie)
(550; $1.25-$1. 80) — “Novel Affair”
(Cont) (34 wk).. Second week
‘finished Monday (9) held with
fancy $8,000. First was $9,100.

Baronet (Reade) (430; $1.25-
$1.80)—"“Man Escaped” (Cont) (3d
wk), -Second round completed
Sunday (8) was big $9,500, being
helped by part of Labor ney week-
end biz. First was $9,300

Capitol (Loew) (4,820; " $1-$2. 50)

—“Jeanne. Eagels” (Col) (2a wk).

This , stanza. winding tomorrow

(Thurs, looks like “solid. $33,000)

First was $51, 000, below expectan- .

cy. Holds $2.20)—"10 Commandments” (Par) ’

Central (Maurer) (854; 95-31.50)|(17th wk). Good $6,500. Last
—"“Battle Hell” (DCA) (4th wk). : $7,000.

—“House Of Numbers” ‘(M-G).
‘Oke $15,000. “Last week, “Action
Of Tiger” (M-G),; $8,500.

Paramount (Par) (2,646; 90-$1.25)

—3:10 To Yuma” (Col) and “Be-
yond ‘Mombassa” (Col) (2d wk).
Slick $11,000. Last week, $17,500.

‘St. Francis (Par) (1 400; "90-$1.25)

—"Pajama Game” (WB) (24 wk).
Seck $12,000. Last week, $19,500.

Orpheum (SW-Cinerama) (1,458;
$1.75-$2.65)——“Seven Wonders of
World” (Cinerama) (42d wk).
| Smash $23,300. Last week, $22,-

United Artists (Na; Coast) (1,207;
$1.25-$2)—“‘Pride and Passion
(UA) (8th wk). Nice $6,000 for 6
days. Last week, $9,200.

Stagedoor (A-R) (440; $1.25-

Third week completed last night| Larkin (Rosener) (400; $1.25)—
(Tues.) was good $11,000 or near. | “Mlle. Striptease” «weal. Lively
Second was $17,000. $3,800. Last week, “Mask and Des-
Criierion (Moss) (1,671; $1.80-{ tiny” (AA) (2d wk), $2,100.
$3.30)—“10 Commandments” (Par)| Clay (Rosener) | (400; $1.25)
{44th wk). ‘This session ending to-| “Last Bridge’’ (Indie). Fine $4,500.
morrow (Thurs.) looks to reach/Last week, “Rising Of Moon’
$40,000 for 15 performances. The | (WB) (3d wk), $2,300.
43d week was $47,000 for 16 shows.{ Vogue (S. F. Theatres) (364;
Stays on, natch! $1.25)—“Young - and Passionate”
Fine Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80)|(API). Fine $4,000. Last wee
— “The Roots” (Harrison) (2d wk).| “Quiet Man” (Rep) (reissue)- (3d
Initial week ended Sunday (8) was
very good $10,600. In ahead, “Light
Across Street” (UMPO) (5th wk),
$3,800. Oke $2,000. Last week, $3,600
59th St. Playhouse (Moss) (360;| Coronet (United. " California)
$1.25-$1.80) — “Rising of Moon” | $1.50-$3.75)}—“Around World” (DA)

Estimates for This Week

Astor (B&Q) (1,372; 90-$1.50)—
“Interlyde™ {U). Fast $14,000.
Last week, “Hatful of Rain”. (20th)
(5th wk), $6, 000 in 9 days

Beacon Hill (Sack) (678; 90-$1. 25)

wk), $1,700.
Bridge (Schwarz) (396; ak 25)—
‘Devil’s General” (DCA) (4th wk).

(WB) (10th wk). The 9th stanza| (37th wk). Terrific $31,000.
ended yesterday (Tues.) was $4,000, | week, $30,500
okay. The eighth was $4,800. Rio (Schwarz) (397; $1.10)—
Guild (Guild) (450; $1-$1. 75)—{“Grand Variety” (Indie). Fafr
“Brothers In Law” (Cont) (4th/$1,500. Last week, “Lady Vane
wk). Third round completed Sun-|ishes” (Indie) and 39 Steps” (In-
day (8) was fancy $7,500. Second die)’ (reissues), $1,600
was $9,500. ° esidio (Hardy-Parsons) (7743
$1.25-$1.50)—"French Are Funny
Race” (Indie) (3d wk). Big $3,500.
Lasts week,v $4,500, rBa sce

| die) (2d wk), $2,00
World (Mann) (400: '85-$1.25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th) (2d wk).
9,000. Virlle $7,000. Last week,
‘ Sg : ne = Wey, “Interlude” shapes fast at
“Band of Angels” (5, holding “up NUMBERS’ LICHT 126, the Astor. “Brothers Rico” is fine
: . - ti ae ama oe
stanza at Indiana, to get back on 3 . etim. “Pal Game
Metropolitan. “Sun Also Rises”
Rain” looks slow at Keith’s while is. hotsy at the Memorial in sec-
‘House of Numbers”: ‘shapes dull'at} annual Washington, Sort. siosp| ond. sy oo
Loew's has hit the mainstem hduses this
oownrele {Cockrill Dalle) {2, 18005 ay down is lack of solid new product,
eee ok 1¢ iran 0 oO), Good | House of Numbers” at Loew's
and Young Strangers bot | Capitol, and “Bright Road” at ‘Co-
yam” (Par) and “Buster Keaton’ a }
_ Story” (Par), $7,500. ent ese bet Hise er class Lost Continent” (Lopert) (2d{
Indiana (C-D) (3,200; 70-90)—| stanza at Loew’s Palace. “Pajama wi). 0 Gright $10,000. Last week,
a $5, 000 in 4 days, Last week,
Sree tis (CD) ( a WR stimates for This Week Soe OO ee wonders ot
eith’s (C- 1,200; 75-$1.25) .| World”. (Cinerama Ww.
at Ambassador (SW) (1,490; 80-| Stout $14,000. Last week, $16,500.
$7,500. Last week, “Love in After- | wk Ni
noon” (AA) (3d. wk), $6,500. S000 * 87000. Last week,/uGreen Man” (DCA) (6th wk).
Loew's (Loew) (2,427; ~70-85)—{| Capitol. (Loew) (3,434: '70-90)—-| Fifth week ended Saturday (7), big
‘Hit and R (UA). Dull $4,000. | s] Wpenway (NET) (1.374; 60
‘ and Run” u 1 ow $12,000. week, ‘Rock
Last: week, ‘Jéanne Eagels” (Col). Hunter” (20th) ta WB 316, 500 in| “Dino” (AA) and “Let’s Be Happy”
and ‘Women of River” {Coly, $9,000. ys. (AA). Good $5,000. Last week,
3 C. “James Dean Story” (WB) and
“Around World” UA) {Sth wk). | “Bright Road” (M-G), About aver-
Sizzling $17,000, greup sales keep-|age at $8,500, but not up te hopes}. Gary (Sack) (1,340; 90-$1 80)—| Normandie (Trans-Lux) (592; 95-
ing biz at steady level, Last week, for a Belafonte starrer. . Last week, “Pride and Passion” (WA) (5th wk).
P sia 7 AContinged on, page 24) |, ..

$1.80)—“Last Bridge” (Union) "(4th

week, Passions | Summer” (In-
Seems sure for run of several
teading oity Jn fitth week at aac rated good at Paramount and Fen-
niidweek openings. “Hatiul of D.C. , ‘GAME’ F AST 19G is jaizly smooth in second at the
Estimates for This Week stanza. Adding to general _let-
$9,000. Last week “Omar Khay-/tymbia, ‘sole newcomers, are both.
“Band of Angels” (WB) (2d wk). Game” looks solid in second round Boston (SW-Cinerama) (1,354;
—‘Hatful of Rain” (20th). “Mild|¢1.19)—"Pajama Game” (WB) (2d Exeter (Indie) (1,200; 60-$1.25)—
“Bouse of Numbers” (M-G) and| “House of Numbers” (M-G). Very Fenway (NET) (1,373; 60-$1.10)—
2.2.0) = Calimbta {Loew) (1,174;°70-90)— “Johnny. Trouble” (indie), $4,500.
itto. <Continued .on, page: 24); ;, . wid. sThird -round completed: Mon

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10 PICTURES
See: Venice’s ‘Info Section’ Made
P t After Click. at Fest:
By ROBERT F. HAWKINS 4+
Venice, Sept. 10. [f AT

The twin art-commerce junction | GERMANS TO ATTEND
of the Venice Film Festival, by; . TATY
which an “informative” section for EUROP FAN Pp OOL TALK |
trade showings of high-quality com- Venice, Sept. 10
mercial fare was this year added ; we ae ng
to the strictly quality-slanted main |, The Germans will participate col
event, looks to become a perma- the upcoming European Film Pool.
nent fixture of the lagoon. event ,CoMfabs. skedded for Ischia vom
following this-year’s successful ex- | Sept. 24-26, accorming to A 7
periment. This year’s experience | the Italian industry org. 4
will serve 2s a basis for some| Among the German delegation ,
needed changes in the 1958 setup. |to attend’ the talks will be Kurt

Considerably more than the 30;Schoene, prexy of the German
features originally intended to be | Producers Federation, and Walter
shown in the accessory section of ‘Koppel and R. Riesse of the Bonn ;
the fest were eventually screenzd {Ministry of Economics.
during the gathering’s 14-day run.; ANICA went to pains to deny!
Business was brisk among buyers, ; reports of the resignation of Floris
especial’'y Cortinental ones. Less; Ammannati as director of the Ven-
fare exportable to the U.S. was jice film fest, stating that members
noted by some U.S. buyers here, !of the Federation of International
among them Richard Davis, Ilya °Film Producers had always kept:
Lopert, Jean Goldwurm, Geor: 4 their internal and international
Margolin, who also felt that Ven-; problems clearly separated from
ice’s last-eome position among the |such other matters as participation
year’s film events had hurt its ‘in film fests.
chances of coming up with suitable There had been reports that
product. Interest among the U.S.| Ammannati was trying: to resign
contingent centered around Italian rin the wake of his refusal to accept
and French fare, with other film}the German “Robinson Soll Nicht |
sources still considered “too diffi-~|Sterben” for Venice, and that the |
cult” for the U.S. Germans—in apparent retaliation

On the “selling” side, the U.S. ;—wouldn’t Zo to Ischia sor the:
put forth “Twelve Angry Men” | talks.

{WA) with a press confab by Henry _———

Fonda, “Ambassador Satchmo” e ws

(also titled “Satchmo the Great” ;
and “The Saga of Satchmo” here), Venice Seeks New
also UA, plus last year's Documen- | “

tary Grand Prix winner, “On The e
Bowery,” and “Albert Schweitzer.”

“Bowery,” for one, picked up addi- Setup on Entries
additional Continental bookings —s. oe
via its local»exposure. . e

Both France and the curtain
countries were also all-out in F rom k ederation
presenting pix in this section, as - .
well as backing them with plenty Venice, Sept. 10.
ee geet num effect. As the result of this year’s rela-
Laurent.” “La Mort en Fraude,” | tively poor showing of pix at the
“L’Amour est en Jeu,” “Patrouille | Venice Film Festival (which many
de Choc.” Poland screened four | observers ascribe to the stringent-
features, Hungary one, “Quartier | ly applied Federation of Film Pro-
Libre” ito great success), Russia | ducers’ (FIAPF) ruling requiring
one, while Holland, Japan, Greece, |} the fest to accept 10 films from
Egypt, Yugoslavia, Mexico, Austria, | various countries or their industry
Argentina, ard of course Italy| groups), Venice has asked for a
were among the other countries | revision or at least a less binding
participating with one or more pix. enforcement of the Federation reg-

Criticism of this year’s initial | ulations,
experiment centered around a cer-/ Fact that. of the 14 features
tain lack of coordination in setting | shown’ here, the four “invitea”
up the screenings, as well as some |items were among the best while
inevitable confusion in drawing several of the “required” accept-
the line between straight trade | ances from film fecerations were
shows and showings of interesting | soundiy panned, appears to bolster
arty product for the connoisseur. the argument.

Most of all, however, buyers com- |- eg .
plained about the lack of screen- the toris Ammannati, director __ of.
ing rooms and/or houses. The one | “7 Venice fest met with officials
Lido cinema, the Astra, added to|°£, the International Federation
the three small rooms in the film with, a bid for rule changes. A
: autiously - worded communique
palace, soon proved insufficient for acknowledged that. i
the tremendous demand for screen- | 2¢*20W+e ee u nat, in the future,
ing sites and times. Cannes, with fications’ 4 chy be wlitable modi-
the dozen-cdd houses available is” Might be agreed upon.
every morning, was frequently} The festival jtself, when it an-
cited as an ideal place for such |nounced the list of accepted pix,
mass trade screenings, making the | 20ted its special thanks to those
Jocal lack more apparent in com-|Ccountries ‘Japan, India, Italy,
parison. Venice's pic houses, across | Spain, and the URSS) which did
the lagoon, are too impractical and | 20t rigidly apply the FIAPF rul-
distant. As all other Lido pic|108, alowing for freer selection.
houses are strictly al frescoers | It’s privately known, for example,
functioning seasonally and only at that Russia at first officially sub-
night, the only solution would be | ™itted a film which was not liked
to. build more screening rooms in| by the acceptance committee. Fol-.
the film palace area—no mean|Jowing an exchange of ideas,. they
feat. economically. - submitted a list of other pix, from

Lack of coordination was also | Which the eventual Venice entry,
evidenced here in fact that many Malwa,” was chosen.
film buyers were not properly For his part, Venice topper Am-
taken care of by the festival, which |mannati whose position was di-
shifted the burden over to the |}rectly threatened when he refused
Italian pic industry representation |to accept a German Pic in com-
here (ANICA, UNITALIA, AGIS, | petition, also feels that the over-
etc.), but only after considerable | stringent application of a ruling he
bureaucratic discussion evideneing | had hoped would have been more
improper ccoperation of the two | elastically considered has undoub-
sectors. It was repeatedly suggested | tedly damaged the Venice event.
also that the festival ‘name an able | He sald that: Venice bowed to the
public relations man to span this | Federation ruling in order to fulfil.
vital gap between art and com-|one of its most important func-
merce at the festival. tions, that of being a truly inter-

national and representative - event,
20th Promotes Raphel | with the widest possible represen-
: ation.

David Raphel, 20th-Fox manager ae oo
in Holland, has been upped to the | Ammannati added that regard-
post of assistant to John Lefebre, less of stil year’s results,” Venice
managing director for continental | ¥@S Still championing a quality
Europe, it was disclosed in New | Standard, and that he felt that the
York last week by foreign chief | &*Perience of this year would proye
Murray Silverstone. |@ helpful eye-opener to producers

Raphel joins Lefebre at the Paris |@nd the Federation, as well as to
office, wihch operates under direc- | the festival itself, and could lead
tion of Albert Cornfield, super-jV!@ mutual adjustment to a com-
visor for England and, the Conti-}™0n solution which would “finally’
nent. Oscar Lax remains as ehief | Mirror the best interests of cinema
aide, to Lefebre. idle yuk oor, proart and the film of industry pitself.)

| Venice Paradox

.| commiitee still was off in accepting

‘choice intrigues, when the fest can

;from the sponsoring governmental -

erous as fest authorities tried to
discourage unlikely. pix but then
showed a group of turkeys in the
‘fest proper.
qualitywise, was the special sec-
tion devoted to showing works of
recently deceased directors and the

world production. Here again the
fest and participants received a
blatk eye as many info section pix
turned out to be better than the
Official entries.

Japanése director Kenji Mizogu-
chi denoted a brilliant taste, feel-
ing and compassion in the treat-
ment of women’s dramas. in films.
Showings of films by Max Opuls,
Dimitri Kirsonoff, A.~ Dovchenko
tvie of old English films.
info brarich a Hungarian and Po- |

lish film stole interest from «many
of the regulars. —

little eclat either on the Venice
stars showed and, in sum, there

but no one with the verve and ap-
peal to capture bored photogs and

There was plently for film special-
ists but not for the lay press,

fest attention and have been anal-
yzed and reviewed in VARIETY;

edge due to time, location and.

there is a place for Venice if it
‘can get a good selection committee

art and commercial responsibilities. .

be shown specially outside the fest}

;will be a fine, specialized addition

‘tificates for common,

" Continued from page 3

four on their-own. This time it
turned out that the four special pix |
were the best, but the selection

many of the nondescript films that
ended up in competition.

When films are whistled at by a.
white tie audience, the founda-
tions of fests are wavering. Here
is where both the fest and partici-
pants were wrong. .

So it boils down to the fact that
either Venice enforces its special-.
ized format and has only unique
films—if there are enough left from
all the other fests’ and provided
they are being made—or it goes
back to the bigger type with most
films accepted and more prizes
prizes again a la Cannes. Cannes
gave 10 awards this year, Venice
four. . °

be shown at the fest.

category.
(White Nights).

Soviet feature, “Malwa.”

Poor Quality of Entries

After all these years of fests it;
also seems strange that some coun-
tries still send unlikely items which
only militate against the country’s
film prestige and the pic - itself.
When each country can undo

student. |
en

H’wood Glamor

=a Continued from page 3

jors was one reason for the lean
“showings.
in‘ the hard chores. of interviews,
photos, etc. No major can order

get away from diplomatic pressures

reps who want good. clients repped
whether the films aré good or bad,
and when Venice can get a proper
selection committee, with taste,
this fest may take on an art allure.
which would reflect to the advan-
tage ot all film-making and film-
going countries. .

Incidents this. year were num-.

sider invites ask for payments for
a retinue, clothes, etc, making the
trek usually impossible from a
financial point of view.

Recently wound Venice Fest
audiences gave a resounding hand
to “Hatful of Rain” (20th), and the
‘presence of one of the stars would
have localized it and made it even
greater. Kim Novak and Betsy
Blair were practically unknown on
‘the Continent and became’ stars
via the cli¢k they made with visi-
tors and newsmen at the fests. So

Saving the event

info section to give an idea of
make them sound investments as
well as sound sounding boards for
world film trends.

‘Glamour Roster’

While the lack of higtime stars,
especially from the USA, was more
than apparent with very few ex-
ceptions this year at Venice, the
festival denies that the glamour
element was lacking. On the con-
‘trary, it claims a record number of
VIP guests. To prove it, it lists the
following names as having attended
this year's event:

Esther Williams, Elsa Martinelli,
Marisa Allasio, Ruth Roman, Ros-
{sana Podesta, Siren Adjemova,

A series of films by the late

all helped, as did a curio retrospec-
In the

Slow Start

First week . ‘Bottin,-June Cunningham, Gianna

irst Week unspooled slowly with Maris. Canale, Andree Debar, Em-
screen or on the Lido. Some Italo Flores, Lorella de Luca, Annie
Girardot, Mireille Granelli; Made-
leine Fischer, Antonella Lualdi,
Belinda Lee, Waltraut. Haas, Maria
Linch, Katharina Mayberg, Rina
Morelli, Silvana Mangano, Andre-
ina Pagnani,- Silvana Pampanini,
Cosetta Graco, Lola ‘Oraloglu, Ja-
queline Plessis, Angelika Hauff,
Tania . Pileskaia,
Nora Ricci, Lea Massari, Heather
Sears, Delia Scala, Romi Schneider,
Cleo Teresa, Tilda Thamar, Yoko
Tani, Bianca Toccofondi, Nadia
Tcherednithcenko, Irene Tunc,
Anneliese Uhlig, Eva Kotthaus.

Actors present included: Alberto
Sordi, Robert Lamoureux, Giorgio
-Albertazzi, Renato Baldini, Jehia
Chanine, Eddie Constantine, Tullio
Carminati, Pablito Calvo, Antonio
-Ciffariello, Antonio deTeffe, Aldo
Fabrizi, Henry Fonda, Massimo
Girotti, Franco Interlenghi, Curd
Jurgens, Foleo Lulli, Michel Mer-
cier, Toshiro Mifune, Ettore Manni,
J. P. Mocky, Enrico. Pagani, Mas-
Simo Serato, Paolo Stoppa, Miksa
Stefanini, Jaques Sernas, Henry

were. bigger names than at.Cannes,

working newsmen’s attentions.

The invited pix, the Jap “Throne
of Blood,” the U. S. “Hatful of
Rain” (20th),-the French “Bitter
Victory” (Col) and. the . Italo
“White Nights,” were all worthy of

Of the rest, there were about
four which could be rated as fest |
entries, but six unworthy items
threw off the very meaning of the
fest. So attention must be paid if
the good Venice idea. does not lose
itself and fade, .

‘Cannes still seems to have the

both biz and quality balances; but.

ready to view all the films neces-
sary and having the power to re-
ject unworthy pix, to hefp reach a
level of importance. When. this | Vicario.

is done all parties would be satis-|_ Lending an artier note were the
fied. and Venice could fulfill its |following directors: Michelangelo
Antonioni, Bernard Aubert, Bruno
Beneck, Branko Bauer, Andre Cay-
}atte, Luigi Chiarini, Yves Ciampi,
Renato Castellani, Rene Clair,
Marcel Carne, Helmy Hussein,
Anatole Litvak, Gustav Machaty,
Antonio Petrucci, Ivan Pieriev,
Jan Popesco-Gopo, Satyajit Ray,
Carlo Rinaldi, Istvan Szots, Leo-
‘poldo Trieste, Nicolai Tikhonov,
Ladislao Vajda, Luchino Visconti,
Alberto Lattuada, Mare Allegret,
L, Van Gasteren.

.Right or wrong, Venice looks
here to stay. Perhaps more en-
tries could mean more good pix,
but if participants can ever send
their hest (commercial ones can

and Venice reps can travel afield
and get unique newcomers, Venice.

to the international film fest set-
up.

Col’s-30¢ Divvy , Need
* Columbia Pictures last week de- U's Dividend 25c
clared its regular quarterly cash{ Umiversal’s board of directors at
dividend of 30¢ per share on the|a meeting last week declared a
common stock and voting trust cer-|-quarterly dividend of 25c per share
on the company’s common stock.

Melon’ is payable Oct. 30 to| Melon is .payable Sept. 27 to

stpckholders of recogd Sept) 3043:

~The Winners at Venice

. The Venice Film Festival, which last year couldn’t find a single pic
worthy of its top honor, this year picked India’s “Aparajito” as the
winner of the “Golden Lion”. award, symbolic of the “best picture” to

Most will not indulge)

them too now, and those who con-.

care and interest in fests could!

Laura Adani, Franca Bettoia, Pina

‘ma Danieli, Mary Esquivel, Lola.

‘less cancellation notice was

Hind Rostom, |

Vidal, Mario Valdemarin, Marco.

Venice, Sept. 10.

The Indian film won out in the face of competition from two U.S,
productions—“Something. of Value” (Metro) and “Hatful of Rain”
(20th-Fox).. Both won prizes, but none rated tops. in the. general film

Second prize, the Silver Lion, went to the Italian “Notti Blanche”

Anthony Franciosa got the nod as best actor for his performance in
“Hatful of Rain.” Top female award went to Zidra Rutenbergs in the

Awards bestowed outside the festival proper included the Italian
critics’ Pasinetti trophy and the Catholic Film Office Prize, both of
which went to “Hatful of Rain.” “Something of Value” got the Giorgio
‘Cini Production’s St. George Statuette for the “human values” pre-
sented in the film. International critics’ award went to Satyajit Ray for
his direction of “Aparajito.” Esther Williams collected laurels as the
most cooperative film performer attending the festival. _

“Aparajito” is about a poor boy who manages to become a university

60 MIDWEST MANAGERS
“0.0. HOW PIX ARE MADE

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

Delegation 60 theatre managers
repping Commonwealth Amuse-
ment Corp. in the midwest are
here for a week’s stay. Headed by.
Elmer C, Rhoden Jr., circuit prexy,
board chairman H. E, Jameson and.
exec veep Richard H. Orerar, the.
group made the coastal trek as a
“morale booster’ for managers.‘
According M. B. Smith, ad-pub
manager of Commonwealth, “on-
spot visit to studios and various
film labs, to sée how film product
is put together, may give the ex-
hi Ss an incentive in selling their

pix

Commonwealth chain comprises
87 theatres in the five-state area.
surrounding Kansas City.

Bonn Gov't

Continued from page 3 =——»

as prevail In’ France and Italy.
Latter two countries have been.
pressuring the Germans to intro’
subsidies, etc., to create a standard °
for all members of ‘the Common:
European Market in “films. :
The German guarantees make
meaningless any future moveg
which the government may make
re cancéliation of .the Gereral |
Agreenient on Trade & Tariffs uns.
der which the Germans could not.
limit imports or raise their screen
quota above 27%. The GATT.
agreement was for two years and
froze trading conditions as they‘
existed in 1955. It contained a
clause calling for the continuina-
tion of the agreement into 1958, un-.
3 served’
by Sept. 30, 1957. _?
American trade recently hag
been alarmed by reports that the

|Germans had decided to definitely:

serve notice of cancellation. They
have not done this so far, and maj
not do so in the future. Should,
for political reasons, the move be
made, it will be of only theoretical
meaning for U.S: film companies in
the light of the new. “understand-
ing” re imports. : a
The German government’s un-
wiltingness to accede to the pres
sures of its allies In the Common
Market ‘is seen as a highly signifi-
cant and, from the American view, -
encouraging sign in the coming
struggle involving. the CM.

ACLU Woos

Continued from page 4 Soe

phasis on the role of members of
Congress (specifically the Commit-
tee) who worked with the film biz .
—according to the complaint—in
blocking future -empleyment of
persons called before the House
group who refused to answer ques-
tions and took the Fifth Amend-
ment. ,

Said the Union: “Because the
instant. case involves the extent of
power of Congressional investigat- ..

Jing committees over the status and .

economic well-being of the indi-
vidual, it affects much more than |
the private litigants in this suit, *
and it is appropriate that an amis --
cus (friend} interested from the
public standpoint be allowed te .-

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Wednesday, September 11,

Inside Stufl—Pictures

1957

Metro hopes to rival the 1939 Atlanta premiere of “Gone With the
Wind” with the activities planned for the bow of ‘Raintree County”

in Louisville on Oct. 2. George Murphy has been assigned by M-G to .

act as liaison between Kentucky State and city officials in extending

invitations to a list of Hollywood personalities. In addition to the Coast

contingent, reps of the working press will be flown to Louisville from
Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston, the cities
chosen for a series of roadshow engagements following the Kentucky

premiere.

Seven outstanding American artists have been retained by Metro to

‘prepare special illustrations for use in the pub-ad campaign for “Rain-

tree.” The artists whose contributions will be used for posters, lobby

displays and other promotional material include Walter Baumhofer,
Robert Patterson, Wallace Bassford, Sytneon Shimin, Armand Seguso,

John Groth and Steele Savage.

*

Realty men are. predicting more casualties among Broadway film
houses, according to a survey in the N.Y. Times real estate section on
Sunday (8). The report by John Callahan notes that “while the realty

men tend to blame Hollywood’s product. for failing to entice the public:

away from television screens and into the first-run houses, the movie
operators reply that they cannot long survive the lease arrangements

insisted upon by. their landlords.”

A Vartry story on Aug. 28 reyealed the complaints of theatremen

who charged that they have been forced to give up their leases. because
of demands .of higher terms and better guarantees by the real estate

operators.

Society of Motion Picture & TV Engineers has given its Samuel L.
Warner Memorial Award to Col. Richard H. Ranger, prexy of Ranger-
tone Inc., Newark, N.J; Presentation will be at the Society’s 82d annual
convention at the Sheraton Astor in Philadelphia Oct. 4. Ranger was:
picked “for. the invention, development and application of a method.
of electronically synchronizing sound recorded on magnetic tape to the}

motion picture camera.” Warner medal, first given in 1947, is awarded
for the most outstanding work in the field of sound motion picture
engineering and in the developntent of new and improved methods or

apparatus designed for sound pictures.

Teamup of the Mirisch Brothers with United Artists has its historical
background, states. Harold Mirisch. He said in New York this week
he’s been high on the Arthur Krim-Robert Benjamin operation for
some time and recalled a specific incident in which Krim had bailed

him out on a picture project.

-.Mirisch had a company in South America shooting “The Americano.”
Production ran into assorted snags and had to be abandoned. In a later
deal with UA, Krim permitted eosts of this to be charged against.
“Beachhead: ” Patter came out fiscally fine, made money for

Mirisch’s

both UA and Mirisch, and the producer had no loss on “Americano. an

Release of Warner’s “Marjorie Morningstar” will mark the debut of
a hew film hopeful, Susan Sperling; 16-year-old daughter of producer

Milton Sperling, plays a. bit role in ‘film. Along with Neighborhood:

Playhouse grad Suzanne Pleskette,

daughter of manager of Brooklyn

Paramount, Miss Sperling appears at end of film as a new candidate
for Noel Airman’s. (Gene Kelly) wiles. Playing extras in pic are 9-year-
old Debora Sperling and 11-year-old Lana Gurdin. Latter is sister of
Star Natalie Wood and, like the Sperling offspring, accompanied her
family for the Scaroon Manor location shooting.

New kind of telethon—this one dubbed “Taka-thon”—will originate
today (Wed.) from the dressing room of the Japanese actress, Miiko
Taka, on the Warner Bros. lot. Miss Taka, starred in Warners* ‘‘Sayo-
nara,” will hold around-the-clock interview sessions with scribes in
cities all over the world via the phone. and in person. She’ll also do-a

number of radio broadcasts. In “Sayonara,” Miss. Taka takes the part
of the young theatre dancer who falls in love with a young American

jet pilot (Marlon Brando).

Bosley ‘Crowther, film-critic of the New York Times, .will lecture on
“What You Don’t Know About the Movies” at the Albany Institute of
History and Art, March 27. His is one of seven special programs which
will be presented. The opener will, be Teresita La Tana & Co. in Span-
ish dances, Oct. 4. “Italian. Holiday,” a film by Donald Sultner Welles,

will be shown as part of the annual. Christ
a documentary of the life of the maharajahs,

Glory That Was India,”
ts slated for Feb. 24,

tmas show, Dec. 6, “The

Even on a big budgeter like “South Pacific, * 90th-Fox ig always on.
the lookout for economies. Actor Floyd Simmons, playing L

t, Cdr.

Harbison, was the first to find that. out. He was measured for a dozen
new khaki uniforms and the studio was set to go to work on them when
someone discovered that the shirts worn by Dan Dailey for “Lieutenant
Wore Skirts,” were Simmons’ exact size. He inherited them. Later,
another. worker discovered that Cary Grant's trousers from “I Was a
Male War Bride,” was a perfect fit. He got those too—and the studio

saved almost $300.

‘Metro is going to try again with “Bright-Road,” 1953 drama which
had an all-Negro cast including Dorothy Dandridge and Harry. Bela-
fonte., On its first time out the picture played only a limited number of
dates, there haying been .exhibitor resistance due to the lack of names.

Now, though, M-G feels that Belafonte and Miss Dandridge in the
interim became meaningful on the niarquee. As'a résult, “Road” is
being set for new ‘marketing, including a ‘Playoff. on the Loew’s circuit.

Los Angeles ‘ds getting the dirt on Universal. Studio made. a deal

with the city under which Airplane Hill, site of several permanent
sets including the Southern mansion, is being leveled. Studio gets flat

ground - space for expansion at no cost and the city gets some needed

dirt to fll the route for the Valley Freeway. - -

‘Guns Don't Argue’ Newest

To Take Turner Technique |

Visual Drama Inc., subsidiary of |

RKO Teleradio, which - ‘ produced
the feature, “Gangbusters,” will

haye another feature, “Guns Don’t:

Argue,” ready for release this
month, -

Coast by. William Farris, who also
produced “Gangbusters.”. Picture
is a factual account of the short

lives and quick -end of 12 of|

Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Takiff V.P. of Col Realty

America’s “public enemies.’’ They
include John Dillinger, Baby Face

among others.

An exploitation campaign is be-
ing prepared by Terry Turner and

Don Thompson.- Film will teé off

ly supérvised the acquisition and
be } development of the company’s few:
{ homeoffice at 711 Fifth Ave., New |.

with a saturation booking ii. fhe
New England area and will ©
distributed in the territory

by Joe
‘Levine’s Embassy Pietures?*4 Lay

Broidy AA Prod. Chief

~" Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Allied Artists prexy Steve: Broidy

has taken over function of studio
production chief, following exit of
exee producer Walter Mirisch, who

formerly helmed production (see |

Picture i is being completed on the Separate story).

Broidy held the top production
post years ago, later. relinquishing

it to “Mirisch. Broidy: plans to per-.

Sonally oversee all production,

Harry Takiff this week. was
hamed a v.p. of Columbia Pictures
Realty Corp.’

A veteran exec at Col, he recent-

Mork?- "ec. Lan ke ELI 1t HM

20 FOX-MIDWEST EXECS |

annual
-_Theatres later this month by a|:

titles as “manager of the year,”

Roy Hill, manager of the Tower:
| Theatre, Kansas City; Nick Carter, |

-Meinardi; film buyer Ralph Adams

‘tenance chief Lu Pope and: treas-
-urer Charles Shafer. They will be

|Cal,, for a six-day session of meet-] .
in black and white costs $7,500, of

Buena Vista's 15

'. Biggest releasing schedule since

released: by Buena Vista Film Dis-:

‘ager, told the windup of the firm’s

of Disney product including “Per-
the Forest,” “The Rainbow Road

WOMETCO 10 HIGH CT.

tervene in a New York Federal

'D, of J.

‘Florida chain also argues that

‘Theatre, Wabash, Ind., resulted in
$2,841, the second week, according.

resenting the theatre’s share of the}
‘boxoffice. Under the deal with

430% of the first ‘week’s receipts

erage weekly gross for the six

total admissions brought .20c or:
‘youngsters who couldn’t afford to

TO ATTEND NT MEETING

Kansas City, Sept. 10. {|

Fox Midwest Theatres will be’
represented on the Coast at the
‘convention of National

delegation of about 20 homeoffice
execs and managers. In the group
will be four managers accorded

Buena Vista Latches On.
To Its Ist German Pic
Walt Disney’s Buena Vista dis-

tribution. outfit has taken on the
German. “Maedchenjahre

each representing a: different quar-
ter drive.

‘The winning managers are C. C.
Murray, city manager at Wichita;
distribution in both the U. S. and
Britain.
first German release.

Color picture is being dubbed

into Englisk at the Disney studios.
It’s due for release in the States
next January. Star Romney Schnei-
der, and her ‘mother, Magda, are
expected to come over from Ger-

many te help bally the release.

Rex Theatre, Clay Center, Kans.;
and Clyde Patton, Lyric Theatre,
Boonville, Mo.

The list to attend includes
Richard Brous, president; district
managers Leon Robertson, James}
Long, Fred Souttar and John

and assistant Harold Hume; pub-

licity director Joe Redmond; con-
cession chief Frank Bamford; main-

Scorecard on Pix Made
In Yugoslavia: U.S. No. 1;
Players Get Tax Break

The average Yugoslavian feature

among a group seeing rushes of
Cinemiracle on Sept. 21, and then
will go to Alisal Ranch, Solvang,.

ings.
which $1,250 goes to the star, ac-
cording to Vladimir Bacic, who's
among the top players in Titoland.

Douglas’ “The Vikings,” Bacic
passed along some facts and figures

Its Distrib Peak

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

.to United Artists reps,
turn relayed them to New York.

the Walt Disney distrib firm was|P0PUlar in the country’s 4,000

founded. four years ago, a total of
15 full-length color films, will be
larity list were Orson’ Welles,

James Mason, Gregory Peck, Ava
Gardner and Kim Movak.

tribution Co: in the next 18 months.
Leo F, Samuels, general salés man-

second international sales confer-
ence that the Hst includes 2 pair of
C. V. Whitney Productions, “The
Missouri Traveler” and “The
Young Land,” and four films not
yet set.

Bulk of the program will consist

government and each produces

product, but there is considerable
freedom of expression. However,

ri.” “Old Yeller,” “The Light in Bacic noted, a film writer wouldn't

to O02," “Arctic Wildnerness,”

“Sleeping Beauty,” “Banner in the
Sky” and reissues of “Snow White}

and the Seven Dwarfs” and ‘Peter
an.”

the press.

Admission prices range from 5c
to 20c.

Stars have a happy tax situation,
‘according to Bacic, for they are

{called upon to pay no more than
10% of their income,

VE? 1 4
YS. LOEW’S IN M. BCH
Florida’s: Wometco Theatres has
gone to the U. S. Supreme Court,
in its effort. to bleck Loew’s from

a theatre in Miami
Beach. ‘Represented by attorney
Monroe E. Stein, the circuit, in its
high court petition, states it was
improperly denied the right to in-

-and South America, Of the imports,

‘Hollywood's in popularity,

Gibraltar $1, 000,000 Suit
Qn Pic ¥s. RKO Teleradio

RKO Teleradio Ine, last week
was named defendant in a $1,000,-

Court hearing on Loew’s acquisi-
fion of the property.

Loew’s bid for the theatre was
approved; the Department of Jus-
tice did not oppose it.

Wometco now charges that the
‘took information only
from: Loew’s on the competitive as-
pects of the acquisition and made
no’ independent investigation.

in N. Y. Federal Court by Gibraltar
Productions Ltd. In alleged viola-
tion of a five-year pact entered
inte in July, 1956, to properly re-
lease the plaintiff’s film, “Guilty?,”
i’s charged that RKO ‘turned the
picture over to states rights dis-
tributors.

“Guilty?” was an “artistic” suc-
cess in England, the complaint
states, and through: RKO’s failure
to handle the picture on its own
“they Milled a. good film.” De-

Loew's ig increasing its exhibition
interests beyond what -is author-
ized in the antitrust consent de-
crees.

Nearly $5,000 From 10 e |
In Pay-Choose Fortnite

The “pay-ns-you-choose” ‘policy
adopted by Trueman Rembusch for
“Ten Commandments” at the Crest’

last February, assértedly not only
turned the. film over to states
righters but failed to publicize, ad-
vertise and exploit. the film with
the result that it was handled in
second rate fashion.”

Gibraltar,
Fitelson & Mayers, also seeks an
injunction to restrain RKO from
distributing “Guilty?” through any
distrib except itself, Original re-
lease pact under -which RKO
agreed to handle the picture ap-
plied to the U. S, and Canada.

Winik to Film Bout
Deal has been set between Inter-
‘national Boxing Club and Leslie
| Winik, president of Winik Films,
for latter’s firm to film the Ray
Robinson-Carmen. Basilio middle-
weight ‘championship fight on
Sepf, 23.

Winik will produce the fight film
and United Artists will distribute.
It's estimated that more than 700
prints will be shipped to theatres
yithin 24 hours after, _ he fight

kes Place; *

grosses of $2,050 the first week and

to Rembusch,

- He revealed this in presenting a
check for $1,751 to the Will Rogers
Meniorial Fund, this amount rep-

Paramount, the theatre was giv

and 40% of the second’s.
-Rembusch reported that the av-

weeks prior to the “Command-
Mients” run was $346,

Exhib reported that 3.6% of the
less ‘from the customers, y

ay nar ea ma the

a ciate As category were

fh? eld F.0.24H

Now ‘in Munich working in Kirk

‘American films are the most
theatres and Tony Curtis recently

was named the top star in an ex-
hibition poll. High on the papu-

The five production companies
in - Yugoslavia are owned by the

three. documentary-type films and
two features a year. Scripts under-
go censorship as does the finished

turn in an. anti-government script
| because he would be ‘criticized by

Export -market is limited to:
England, France, Germany, Italy

the French pictures are second to

000: breach of contract suit brought.

}fendant, which closed its exchanges:

which ig repped by

i

PICTURES

Russians Cool to Pix Deal With Yanks
Ideas on ‘Reciprocity’ a Stalemate

+ Russians are currently so busy

turning out films fitted to the
theme: of the 40th anni of the

‘Bolshevik revolution that they

aren’t making the type of picture
that readily lend themselves for
export. to the U.S. However, as of
the end of this year, several inter-

Einer } esting, non-political pix are going
Koenigin” (The Young Queen). for | on the boards.

That's the word brought back

It's the Disney outfit’s | last week to N.Y. by Nicola Napoli,

! prez of Artkino, the Soviet film
agents in the U.S.

He reported that, as of the mo-
ment, the Soviets do not seem in-
terested in making a film deal

/with the Americans. «When the

about the. Jugoslavian film industry :
who in.

topic came up, Moscow continued
to insist that there could be no
deal unless the U.S. industry, via
the Motion Picture Export Assn.,
gave an assist to the Soviet pix
to assure their wider release in the
States. -

This is an old point of conten-
tion between the Americans and
the Russians. Former have ex-
plained that the type of “reciproc-
ity” asked by the Sovlets isn't
feasible under the American set-
up. The Russians, ignoring reali-
ties, continue to insist that it is.
The result has been a stalemate
from the start.

Napoli said he found the Soviet
studios preoccupied with color and
widescreen. Come 1958, they'll re-
flect the “new line” in Soviet cul-
ture, with themes that lean more
heavily on romance and culture
and less on chauvinism and Com-
imunism.

Plans are afoot to film several
ballets. Russians will make another
film version of “Giselle” despite
the fact that a British company
shot :the ballet in London, as per-
formed by the Bolshot Ballet. How-
ever, the Soviets say, the London
version was “done off the stage
while the new versiaqn will be
adapted for filming...

Also, the Soviets are dubbing
their “Don Quixote” picture
(showrm at the Cannes festival in
May) into English in London. It'll
be released here by Artkino. Mike
Todd plans to film the same story.
He saw the Soviet version at Can-
nes, but thought little of it.

S. F’s Film Festival
For Oct. Fortnight

San Francisco, Sept. 10.

Frisco will have an international
film festival next month, despite
lack of industry sanction

Festival will be held under
auspices of the city's Art Com-
mission, headed by industrialist
Harold Zellerbach, and Mayor
George Christopher has already
issued invitational letters to con-
sulates of France, Britain, Ger¢
tnany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, Swe-
den, Brazil, India, the Philippines,
Spain and Denmark. Most cone
sulates have signified interest.

Heading the working commit-
tee which will coordinate festival
is Irving M. (Bud) Levin, who runs
San Francisco Theatres Inc., a city
division of Michael Naify’s big
United California-Golden State
chain.

Festival, according to Levin, will
be held at the Metro Theatre,
1,200-seat neighborhood house not

‘far from downtown Frisco, Exact

timing is not yet set, but it’s ex-
pected festival will run two weeks,
starting in late October.

At stake will be four prizes,

“Golden Gate Awards,” for best

film, best actor, best actress and

| best director. Special jury is being

‘set up to make these selections.

Levin said a non-profit corpora-
tion is being set up to operate the
festival and that prime rules for
competition will be that films must
have English subtitles and must not
have been shown in general release
in northern California. Operating
corporation will select films to be
shown,

Festival stems from successful
t | Italian and French film festiv

‘ ‘Theld in Frisco within thesast y@ gkt.

12 PICTURES

Wall St Brokerage

Growing for Joe Vogel in Loews

1$53,250, according to a followup

Support for Loew’s prexy Joseph
R. Vogel in his fight against Joseph
Tomlinson is reportedly building
strongly among important Wall
Street brokerage firms. Several of
the downtown houses, it’s said, |
have pledged to vote substantial
blocks of stock for Vogel at the
Oct. 15 special stockholders’ meet-
ing. Among the Wall St. firms
seen joining the Vogel: camp are
Bache & Co., Carl M. Loeb &
Rhoades, Merrill, Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Beane, Bear, Stearns,
Arthur Wiesenberger, Sutro & Co.
and Burnham & Co., a survey in-
dicated. A spokesman for Dreyfus
& Co. said the firm is remaining
neutral. .

Meanwhile, despite persistent
reports that Tomlinson is seeking
to unload his stock, the Canadian
industrialist, who is challenging
Vogel's management, is reported
to have told intimates that he
plarined to file a 14B statement
with the Securities & Exehange
Commission and that he will send
out his first proxy letter shortly.
However, there’s been no indica-
tion from the SEC that Tomlinson !
has made such a move. ,

The filing of a 14-B statement
with the SEC is a legal require-
ment before a proxy solicitation
campaign can be launched. In
addition, it’s reported that Tomlin-
son has sounded out Squires &
Co.. a proxy solicitation firm.

If Fomlinson decides to launch
a proxy battle at this time, it will
probably cause considerable spec-
ulation among all those involved
in the fight for control of Loew’s.
Since Tomlinson has had _ since
July to start a proxy campaign if
he so desired, his motive in launch-
ing one at this time, if he does so,:
is unclear to observers of the
Loew's situation. Vogel has had a
tremendous head start and has
probably accumulated a majority
of-the proxies by this time. ‘Tom-
Hnson would have only a month
to solicit proxies and it’, doubted
that he would be able to match or
Surpass Vogel's total in so short a
Period. Tomlinson, ineidenially,
filed a 14-B statement Iast year

|

when he originally launched his
fight against Loew's. However, a
new statement would

for the present fight. i

In the midst of the complicated !
battle for control of the company,
Loew’s stock hit a new low for the
year yesterday (Tues.), closing at
14*g after a drop to 1434. It was |
off a total of 34 since Monday (9),
The drop is attributed to Tomlin-
son's persistent harassment of
the company and the fact
that the final quarter dividend will
be delayed since there is no func- !
tioning board of directors to de- |
clare one. The boad usually meets {
in September to settle on the!
fourth quarter divvy.

Vogel, who is on the Coast for .
an important ty deal, will return to!
New York for the originally-called |
special stockhalders’ meeting to- |
morrow {Thu. }. However, this
meeting will meet and, following |
the instructions of Chancellor
Collins J. Setiz of the Delaware
Chancery Court, will immediately:
adjourn to Oct. 15. It’s uncertain
as to how many stockholders will
make an appearance at tomorrow's
session, A letter informing them
of the postponement was received
by Stockholders early this week.

Vogel and George L. Killion,
president of American Lines, who
With Vogel makes up the com-
pany’s executive committee, have
continued to hold meetings. During
the period of Vogel-Tomlinson
battle, the exec comittee has con-
tinued to function actively and has
closed a number of deals, including
the one involving the aequisition of !
the Broadway legit hit, “Bells Are |
Ringing." , : ;

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Screencraft’s Features :
_ Hollywood, Sext. 10, |
After five years in the field of |
tv and industrial films, Screen-
craft Enterprises is branching out
into the feature film market,
Mare Frederic, general man
of the outfit, has closed -a deal |
with Astor Pictures to handle .a!
Program of 12 features, beginning }
next January. and covering a tivo-
year period. Initialler will be “She:
Demons” by Michael Francis,
which will go before the cameras
Sept. 25 to be ready for release |
Shortly after: the Astor contract:
takes effect. Screencraft will con-
centrate on exploitation films.

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Support Keeps

eg. 9

Screen Directors. Int'l
Now Official in East;

To Start Negotiations

Screen Directors International
Guild, an indie organization repre-
senting about 300 film directors in
the east, midwest and Canada, was
officially organized on Saturday
(7) at a meeting of the Film Di-
rectors Organizing Committee,

Officers of the new group are:
Howard Magwood, president;
Charles Wasserman, first v.p.; Jack
Glenn, second v.p.; Joseph .Kohn,
secretary, and Jean Lenauer, treas-
urer. Elected to board in addition
to the officers’were William Buck-
ley, Al De Caprio, Paul Falken-
burg, Maurl Goldberg, Phil Good-
man, Ben Gradus, Leo Hurwitz,
Joseph Lerner, Henwar Rodakie-
wicz, Leo Seltzer and Robert
Sharpe. George L. George was re-
named executiye Secretary, a post
he held during-the organizing pe-
riod. Irwin Feldman, a N. Y. at-
torney, has been retained as
counsel.

Méeting, at which the organiza-
tion was formalized and the bylaws
adopted, represented nearly two
years of research and study by the
organizing committee. It's expect-
ed that negotiations with film pro-
ducers will start shortly. New out-
fit mainly represents directors in
the documentary, Industrial, edu-
cational and television film fields.

PAR EXECS IN CHI ON |
‘GOLDEN 8° HOOPLA

Paramount homeoffice sales and

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~ Vogel on Own

Continued from page 7

pointed out, will be requested and]

accepted. Contributions now total

letter announcing the postpone-
ment of the Sept..12 meeting.

The proxy statement notes, too,
that as long as the restraining or-
der against the use of company
funds is in effect, no expenses will
be incurred by Loew’s and none of
its employees wilt be permitted to
request or solicit proxies on com-
pany time. It’s asserted, however,
that insofar as permissible, Vogel's
immediate staff and other officers
and employees will assist him in.
his efforts.

If the stay is removed or re-
versed, the proxy statement says,
the costs of solicitation will once
again be borne by Loew’s. Vogel
points out, however, ‘that when. the
stockholders make a decision on
the question of control of the com-
pany, he and Killion will request a
reimbursement on their own he-

half and on behalf of the contribu- |

tors. of the expenses involved in the
solicitation. Their present inten-
tion, it’s noted, is to submit the.
question of such relmbursement to
the board of directors rather than
to the stockholders.

Proxy statement notes that in ad-
dition to employees. involved in
proxy solicitation, pub-ad v,p. How-
ard Dietz and David Karr, special
public relations counsel, have han-
dled. the press relations relating
to the controversy between Vogel
and the Tomlinson group. Since

the entry of the stay against the:

use of corporate funds, the activi-
ties of Karr and his associates have
been without expense to the com-
pany, the proxy statement says.
Prior to that time, it notes,. Karr’s
outfit received weekly retainers
from the company of $1,500. -

. The separate proxy statement is-
sued by the Loew’s Stockholders

Protective Committee lists 65 mem- |

ad-pub execs are in Chicago for a| bers,. mostly from show. biz, who
two-day meeting opening today| are actively working to support Vo-
(Wed.) for discussions with field gel and his. slate of nominees. In
reps of product set for release Sep-|'3 letter to shareholders, Brandt
tember ‘through November. It’s} explained that the protective com-
billed as a “Golden 8” session, this ‘mittee was organized by prominent
being in reference to the eight pic-| membets of the motion picture and
tures on the schedule for the| other industries “as a concrete ex-

three months, .
Western sales chief Sidney De-}

which will be attended by global
distribution chief George Weltner,

others.

Similar session took place in
New York yesterday and Monday.

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Stellings

Continued from page 4

est Stretch of the imagination, sell
a single ticket.”
The TOA topper said he knew of
several circuits which have re-
fused to approve such ads “if they
must share the cost.” Stellings
acknowledged that those who create
pictures are entitled to all the.
credit they can get—“but not at the
expense of the boxoffice.” He}.

‘pointed out that the problem of }

billing has always existed in show
biz, “but the thing has gotten out
of control; where the abuse lies the
studios must know.” .

Stellings noted that “there have |
been previous discussions on the
subject, that Committees have been.
named to bring about reforms, but.
that nothing has been done. “The
ads get more cluttered each month
and sell fewer tickets,” Stelling
complained. ©

7 . 3
M-@’s 65m on ‘Ben Hur
“Ben Hur,” which goes into pro-
duction early next year, will be
the second Metro film to be shot in
the company’s few 65m process.:
The process was employed for the
first time in -“Raintree County,”
which will be released early next
month. , .. -

. Studio has set a deal with Pana-
vision Inc., headed by Robert Gotts-
chalk, to develop 10 new. lenses
for Metro’s Camera 65-so that the.
“sharpest focus ever, given a cam-
era” can ‘be obtairied for the focal
lengths required for -the spectacu-
lar scenes of “Ben Hur.”

Acearding -to M-G, the-65m filn,

|

pression of their faith and con-
fidence” in Vogel and his executive.

Contributors
The committee’s proxy solicita-

be required ;neau ‘will conduct the conference | team.

lad-pub v.p. Jerry Pickman and| tion notes that the group hag spent

$2,000 to dafe. It’s estimated that.
the total-amount to be spent will
be about $25,000. This does not
include attorneys’ fees, which may
be substantial, or costs of any liti-
gation, it’s pointed out. Contribu-
tions have been received from the
following: R. J..O’Donnell, $7,500;
Edward K. O’Shea, $1,000; Jay
Emanuel, $1,000; Leo Brecher, $500.
The committee, it’s noted, will ini-
tially bear all costs of solicitation

and other expenses and if success-

ful will seek

‘reimbursement from
Loew's. mS

Daff’s Formula

Continued from page 7

more interested in talent than
measurements. We are uninter-
ested in .publicity’ gimmicks not
backed up by performance.”
- Later,.in a discussion with trade
reporters, Daff. said the studio is
operating under.a “think young”
policy. Pictures and performers,,.
he stressed, will bé chosen to ap-
peal to the vast ;
that makes up the bulk of the pic-
ture trade. “It fis a2 recognized
fact,” he :said, “that actors, pro-
ducers, directors, executives, jour-
nalists and exhibitors grow old but
the ‘motion picture audience does
not.”
In addition ‘to Miss Pulver and
Gavin who are getting the big
break by. appearing in U’s most
important picture of the year, the
company, Daff noted, has cast a

batch of other newcomers in. im-.

portant roles. They include John
Saxon, Jock Mahoney, Rod Mc-
Kuen, Martha Hyer, Andra Martin,
Launa Patten, Gia Scala, Marianne
Cook, Sandra Dee, and -Rowan &
Martin: - A majority of the new:
personalities, Daff' said; are under
term contracts to Universal." _

_.On the basis.of the experiment
in showing as widely as possible

| be confined to a single circuit but

young audience

‘| city.

once exposed, ean be converted! the test performances of Miss Pul-
to fit any- type of. exhibition{}ver and Gavin, Daff-said the’studio

needed, including Ciner‘ama, Cine-|is corisidering the contimuation of:

maScope and ordinary 35m‘ projéc-|the technique to introduce other
tion, new performers,

ior the other of the pair.

(M-G to ‘Sail’ in With
Michener Before WB’s
Release on ‘Sayonara’

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

With both Metro and Warner
Bros. making picturizations of
James Michener books, Metro will
-nose out WB by at least two months
on its release of “Until They Sail.”
‘Charles Schnee production; di-
rected by Robert Wise, -is set for
mid-October pre-release dates,
while Warners won’t go into dis-

til around Christmas.

Metro.is lining up a heavy pro-
motion campaign, with Paul New-
man and Jean Simmons sparking
newspaper tampaigns on this end
and Piper Laurie hitting New York
Press-TV outlets. Joan ‘Fontaine
already has been grabbing space. in
Europe. Schnee goes to N.Y. in a
couple of weeks for additinnal pro-
motion, with Wise devoting week-
ends for long-distance telephone in-
terviews. —

‘Col Brit. Pix

Continued from page 7

50 in the finance, while the third

British production company.
“Blood Island” has already been
completed and is due for handing
over in the new year; “Snorkel”
started rolling last week. and the
new “Frankenstein” pic is- to go
into production in. November. .

Among the producers who will
be filming under the Columbia
banner in the coming year are
John Ford, Warwick Films, Laun-

Foreman, Sam Spiegel, Otto Prem-
inger, Hal Chester and John
Woolf. Additionally, Col’s own
British production company will be
|making another two pictures over
and above the John Ford film
which is now in the works.

. Apart from a two-picture deal
with John Woolf, .Columbia has
also inked a five-film deal with
the British producer for pix star-
ring Heather Sears, who plays the
title role in “Esther Costello” (The
‘Golden Virgin). These will be de-
‘livered at the rate of one a year
and some will probably be filmed
in Hollywood. |

Frankovich revealed that Colum-
‘bia intends to break away from
the normal distribution pattern for
Sam Spiegel’s Horizon Production,
-“The Bridge Over the River Kwai.”
The Alec Guinness-William Holden
starrer is due to open an. eight
weeks’ run at the Plaza on Oct. 2
on a two-a-day basis with a $2.80
top. It was also being set for a two
weeks’ run at Grauman’s Chinese
Theatre; Hollywood, in December
so that it could qualify for the
Academy Awards.

At the moment, Columbia is still
examining the “‘Kwai” release po-
tentialities, but envisaged the like-
lihood whereby the film would not

would. play the best theatres: in
each situation. Negotiations are
still in progress and it will be some
weeks before a firm decision can
be made,

Fhe company’s policy of negati-
ating independent production deals
was a definite inducement to cre-
ative talent. There was a.growing
‘tendency for participation by art-
ists, directors and others, which
could: be done. on indie deals, but
which.could not be undertaken by
a studio. And, Frankovich averred,
there was a wealth of creative tal-
ent in Britain which justified the
hefty. program.. _-

One’ of Columbia's. British pic-
tures ‘Fhe Admirable Crichton,”
with Kenneth More starred, will
rank as-one of its top grossers in
‘the UK market this year. It’s head-
ing: for a return of $840,000 first
time around, putting it ahead of
most .of its other British and
American productions,

3 6 - .

Rank’s Chi Break-In
oe Chicago, Sept. 10..
Newly set up Rank film distrib
office here makes its initial.break
into Chi houses this week on a
wholésale basis. Four Brifish-
made pix are entered around the
Daisy” starts while “Reach for
Sky” . bows’ at ..the Esquire and
“Black .Tent”-“Checkpoint” combo
is set for 15 nabes ‘and ozoners
with four other houses taking one

tribution of Goetz’ “Sayonara” un-.

will be backed exclusively by the!

der & Gilliat, Maxwell Setton, Carl.

At the Cinema “Alligator Named.

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

; ;

NY, Payola

city by the lousy, uncooperative

attitude of people vital to sniooth
film-making. No outsider had any

pride in his job. They feel this is-
the only time they’re going to work .

for a film company anyway, so they
may as well take. advantage of ‘it.
Everyone was looking for a payoff.”
Trouble starts at the top, Altman
contended, and. extends down
through various levels involving in-
dividuals, unions and officials.
“There’s no problem in arrang-
ing licenses and permits," he said,
“They're easy to get. It’s after you
get them that the trouble starts.

“The payoffs are so bad that I’m.

scared to talk about them.”
Altman charged that his produc-

tion man “who has been in New

York arranging locations for 20

Continued from page 3 ————

years for every film studio” is mov- .

ing to California because ‘‘things
are so impossible it’s hard for him
to accept any assignment in good
faith any more hecause he can’t

‘deliver within the budget.”

As an example of the “general
attitude” of ‘New Yorkers, Altman

four times his daily gross per day.
Shooting ran oyer one day “and
we had no choice but to keep shoot-
ing.”

charged, “set a new price of $100
per hour because he knew ‘he had.
us over a barrel. This was the same

‘man who at first. refused our offer

to pay, because he wanted us to

for the publicity benefit that would
accrue to him.”

Raps Teamsters _
Altman charged that teamsters
forced the unit to use extra trucks
for transporting furniture, even
though “three empties with two
teamsters apiece drawing overtime

Then, he added angrily, the movers
neglected to bring pads, damaging
expensive rented furniture beyond
repair. .

we drew power from them we'd

have to use their men. We said

we'd furnish our own power and
our own men, which, we did. When

down and said that regardless we

by. We finally negotiated it down to
three—and we never saw the three
men.”

Beyond that, Altman concluded,
“the electrical inspectors will let
you get away with anything you
want——eyen_ if it’s illegal as hell—
if the payola is high enough.”

Ed Wynn

Continued from page 1 =

and legit. There was even an of-
fer from Doubleday for a biogra-
phy to be authored by son, Keenan.
Wynn, who -delighted spectators
here by his. courtesy and courtli-

I’m doing dfamatie work,” -hé

four stints on the Perry.: Como
show, begininng Nov. 2, and spaced
two months apart thereafter,
Of three tv series he’is mulling,

teleseries tailored for him and to
be produced indeperidently. In ad-
dition, he will play Gramps in “On
Borrowed Time” on U. S. Steel
Hour,.and.has been offered a new
Russell Janney script, also to be
written for him -for production -by
Universal. “This would have been
good even for the,Ed Wynn of 15
years ago,” he gloats. .

As for’ Broadway, he Has nixed
several shows, ‘and feels the de-
mands of eight shows a week would
be too strenuous. Nor will hé ap-
prove any biography while he is
still alive, he states. “I hope this
will be a useful legacy for Keenan

when I’m gone,” he adds.- > -

As shooting hefe wound up this
week, town of Schroon Lake con-
tinued to exploit: the three-week

Signs-on the main road to Montreal
are being made to- proclaim “that
“ Marjorie Morningstar’ .was made
here.”: And the enterprising mian~
ager..of thé Joéal-cihema has been

—- fa. “B ni g Hills,” tai irig

jorie, and Tab Hunter,

related that the unit had rented a
bar te shoot in, offering the owner

“The tavern owner,” Altman.

shoot in his: place for nothing just.

“We had to shoot in Steeplechase ‘
Park and their electricians said if..-

we ‘got set-up, they shut the job -

states, “they want me for comedy -
again.” He is already slated. for .

he is partial ta “My Old Man,’ a.

Natalie .Woods, ‘who ‘ plays ‘ Mar-—

sat around while we had to hire two -
extra trucks to move, furniture.” -

had fo put 10 electricians on stand- *

‘ness, admits he is ‘thrilled’ with _
revived interest in hint, ‘Now that.

touch of Hollywood to the ‘hilt. -

Wednesday, September ii, 1957 © VARIETY

“A New. Star can Mean $200 Millions.”

Rober J. O'Donnell, Vice President and General Manager d Interstate Theatres, Texas

“Young stars create a greater
interest in movies.’

— Leonard Goldenson, President AB-PT

4 ‘We Must Develop New Talent.”

— Ben Marcus, President, Allied Theatre Owners of Wisconsin

- “Why don’t the. film companies start bringin

more youthful faces into the pictures?”
| —P. H: Bontsema, Orpheum Amusement Company, Indiana

“New faces are good for production, good for exhibition jERam
ane bu the future of the industry. ” a

H. Fabian, President, Stanley Warmer Corporation .

MeNew Poseeicen
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— ‘Elmer Rhoden, President, National Theatres _ |

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8 at Martin's Pines, Tratalgar Square

Flaud’s Idea of Forced Dating For
French Pix May Figure in Accord

Talks; Idea of

Venice, Sept. 10.

B.0. Films Ignored

The new French film policy of | Greater Union Profit

giving “proportional pleasure” to
countries taking Gallic product, by
allocating more French screen

time to them, may have a heavy} -

influence on French-U. S, film ac-
cord talks. Jacques Flaud, head of
the French Centre Du Cinema, elab-
orated. on this to VARIETY during
his Venice Film Festival visit. He
pointed out that France now
needed 200 foreign pix per year
and that the U. S, provided 110 to
3120 films of this total. With more
time needed for other countries,
reportedly taking more Gallic pix
than the U. S., this could méan a
drastic reduction in American
visas unless French films got great-
er playing time in the U. S.

Thus, Flaud felt that if U. S.
aid, via the Motion Picture Assn.
of America, was not forthcoming to
“back” French initiative in upping
French film returns from America
a corresponding cut in Yank pix
quotas in France was in the offing.
Flaud said that the U. S. office of
the MPAA now had the Gallic pro-
posals on this subject, and talks.
between. the.CNC and the MPEA

in Paris would be resumed later |

this month.
See Possible Boycatt
The old accord holds gocd until
the end of September. Some
sources here maintain that the

quota of 60. Since the MPEA
would not accept this, it would.
mean either an extensive backing
of French-U. S. market plans or a
deadlock, with a possible boycott
of the French market by Yank out-
fits.

Flaud insisted that the CNC
wanted no handout or subsidy from
the MPAA but only help in getting

France a greater foothold in the |.

American market. The’ French
Film Office in N. Y. would look-
see all future French attempts at
U. S. expansion’ and has the ad-
vantage of two.years of study of
the American foreign film distri-
ution setup.

U. S, plans will probably hark
back to the oft demanded “depth”
distribution sought by the French.
CNC feels it now has the fims for
mere general chances in America,
plus those for the arty theatres.
French steps in the U. S. will prob--
ably involve buying showcase the-
atres in key cities, another attempt
to get American majors take at
least one Gallic pic a year when
rated to have general circuit
chanees and perhaps setting up a
network, of distrib. outfits {to be
run by WU. S. indie foreign film
distribs).

It is felt here that foreign films
have not had exactly what-the-
market-will-bear chances in the
ve. S. FFO would also launch a
great publicity campaign for
French films. So, if American biz
for French films perk the French
would extend more visas to the

Joseph Maternati will stay on:
as FFO head in N. Y. He turned

dewn private industry offers in|

Paris to continue his work. Flaud

also feels that the Common Mart!
will probably be functioning by!
1959.
Gallie showing at Venice and said:
‘that Paul Graetz's “Bitter Victory”.

(Colt will probably get complete!
French
partial] film aid from government
coffers. Pic was made only in Eng-
lish whereas French rulings call
for. two versions to be made of co-
preductions to entitle them to aid.

Rank’s Prize Essay Contest!

London, Sept. 10.
In association with} the Daily Ex-
press, the Rank Organization has
launched a championship contest

carrying a top prize of $7,00C, plus
a life pass for two at any Odeon
or Gaumont theatre.

Competition, which began on
Monday (2), wiil run 12 days and
asks Express readers to place in or-
der of merit 10 means of increas-
ing b.o. receipts. Among the suc-
cess factors listed are big screen
presentation, no smoking, more
British films, first class projection
and sound, and good and friendly
service.

‘some U.S. visas.

‘ahead for the forthcoming talks.

Drop Blamed on Tele

. Sydney, Sept. 3.
Greater Union Theatres, major
cinema company headed by Nor-
man B. Rydge, reports a slight

the financial year. Intake was
225,061 pounds (about $507,000)
or a dip of 6,769 pounds ($15,230)
‘from the prior term.

inelude around $450,000, set aside.
to combat television. Rydge re-
ported toa stockholders that the

previous year. However, GUT
should be high up on its 1957 in-
take, it’s reported, despite mooted
tv opposition. GUT paid the same
dividends for the ’56 term as in
the preceding year or 150,000
pounds (about $337,500). The Rank
Organization, GUT partner re-
ceiyed nearly half of this.

U. S.-French Pix
Accord Stalled

; Paris, Sept. 3.
French-U.S. Accord talks are

French might demand a U. §, film|now going into the home stretch

but still appear to be deadlocked.
The old Aecord stays in effect -un-
til late this month though it ac-
tually ran out at last June. The
French seem determined to.. cut
drastically into the current 110-
film quota for Yank pix. French
would like to get the U.S. down to
60 films without any demands or
subsidies from American compa-
nies.

The reason given is that France
hag to extend courtesies to its
growing foreign marts, and hence
needs more screen time which
would result from lopping off
France is also
overproducing and needs more
time for its own product.

U.S. companies are remaining
adamant on keeping the present
quota, but talks will continue in
an effort to reach some equitable
agreement. With the 20% loss to
American remittances, caused by

like there some stormy days lie

These will continue next week
when Jacques Flaud of the Centre
Du Cinema again’ huddles with
Mare Spiegel cf the Motion Picture
Export Assn.

Pakistan Film Censors
Get Their Signals Mixed

Karachi, Sept. 3.
Censor problem took an accute
turn in this country recently when
a Pakistani film, “Murad,” was

okayed by two censor boards—the

Karachi and East Pakistan boards

—and then was declared as un-
suitable for general release by the
West Pakistan Board. The pro-

ducers of the film lodged an ap-

,;peal against the decision of this
; West Pakistan board to the Chief

He was content with the | Secretary of the West Pakistan

;government. After seeing the
: film, he ordered it passed.

This decision of the West Pakis-|
nationality and perhaps tan censors again has brought to

the fore the question of having one
central board of censors. It is
argued that if -a film is good
enough for one part of the coun-
try it should be for all sections.
After all, the people inhabiting the
country. have one religion, one cul-
ture and similar customs.

Pakistan Enters Ist Fest

Karachi, Sept. 3. |

For the first time a fulllength

Pakistani film will be shown to an
international festival, the .Asian
Film Fest in Peking. The film,
“Baghi,” has been dubbed in
Chinese. Earlier this year this pic
was purchased by China for release
in that country.

To participate in the festival a
three-member delegation from
Pakistan has left Karachi for
China. Delegation will remain in
China for two weeks.

downbeat in profits at the end of |

The earnings, however, do not]:

1956 term was not as powerful as.

devauation in currency, it looks.

Quiz Show a Matter
Of Dutch Politics|

Hilversum, Holland, Sept. 10,
Political necessity has forced the

Socialist government here to okay

an American-type quiz show on the
state-owned radio. Prizes will be
limited to $800 and part of the
jackpot must. go to specified chari-
ties.

Earlier, the Socialists opposed
quiz shows as a matter of princi-
ple, The Liberals, however, have

been urging the programming of

quiz shows.

Top Product Back In
Paris First-Runs Soon

After Summer Downbeat
: .| export committee that, if possible,
distributors of British films should

Paris, Sept. 10.
Film distributors and exhibitors
traditionally keep their good prod-
uct out of theatres here during the
summer. The mass Parisian exo-

dus, nearly 2,000,000, hotfoot. it for
resorts, plus the firm belief that

tourisis are not filmgoers nor are
the stay-at-homes, makes the sum-

‘mer .a strictly downbeat period.

Anyone looking for a good new pic
will find them hard to locate.
Although “Around World in ‘80
Days” (UA) and Cinerama held
fine and “Friendly Persuasion”

(AA) did top biz, weakie product
mainly was released during the{

summer. It is. true that a big de-
cline is readily in evidence from
July to August for the Gallic
thriller, “Mefiez Vous Fillettes”
(Look Out Girls), which had a

$62,000. week in July and dropped |
to $27,000: for the first week in

August, But this gross is still not
minor coin.

Gallic fill-ins were mainly of the
program variety. ‘They included

“Patroullle De Choc” (Shock Pa-

trol), and “Un Cheveux Sur La
Soupe” (A Hair in the Soup). Some
hack actioners and .musicals also
filled in the summer void such as.
“Frie Frac En Dentelles,” “Paris
Music Hall” and “Un Nuit a Mou-
lin Rouge.”

Reissued good oldies were top
summer entries. While summer
biz still definitely is off, some
French and U. S. distribs may take
a chance in the future to. help

change sharp decline.

Next week a deluge. of top pix.
will hit screens here as the French

and Yanks unload top product, in--

cluding “Sweet Smell-of Success”
(UA), “Hatful of -Rain” (20th)
“Something of Value” (M-G) “10
Commandments”” (Par). French
distribs also have a solid lineup.

Union Insurance Halts
Loans to French Prods.

Paris, Sept. 3.
Union Insurance Company’s pull-

ing out of film production bank

fuarantees is considered a finan-

ciat biow to filmmakers here,
Company backed Gallic pix loans
in the last few years at 3%, and
never was-unpaid. -Estimated that
Union underwrote ‘about $12,000,-

000 in pix loans all of which were

repaid.

Union’s decision to pull out is!

laid to.a sudden biz caution, but is
‘viewed as a blow to film biz equili-

brium here. Since-pulling out on
its guarantees, Union also is ask-
ing for 75% of policy preems in
advance . while originally it had
been only 25%. .

London Cafe de Paris

To Resume Operations

London, Sept. 10.

Cafe de Paris. has temporarily
suspended. its plan for a major con-
version because of the heavy Sun-
day night bookings for private func-
tions. ‘Instead, it’s fo resume as a
nitery on a twice-weekly operation
starting Sept. 12, with a policy
aimed at appealing to debuts. New

project tees off with dance music.

by the Johnny Lennox band, and
the Earl of Wharncliffe on druims.
The following night there will be

-{a rock session with Nat Allen’s

orch, interludes featuring hot jazz
disks. On the same evening there
will also be a “black tie” beat of.
the world rock ’n’. roll ehampion-
ships.

In one respect the :Cafe de Paris
is not changing its policy. Black

tie will continue to be a must, but.
innovation. will be a cover’

an
charge of approximately $1.50.
Food and liquor, however, will be
available at prices. lower than wn-
der the previous regime,

‘action by the British Film Produc-
fers Assn. Other organizations in

‘erence to London. There have been

‘and Procines,

all avenues of access to Hollywood

-head of the key Secion de Ordena-

during the last five months is
creating. public hostility, poor re-
‘turns and a dangerously increased

the Spain-MPEA conflict is not re-

if the cartel does not suceeed in

}inicrease of 10% over 1955, accord-

BFPA Acts to. Allow
Prods. Okay Fest Pix
London, Sept. 10.

_ The entry of British films into
Continental film fests without the
approval of the producer has led to

membership of the International

_ | Federation of Film Producers are |
‘| taking steps along similar lines.
At its meeting last week, the ex-.
‘ecutive committee of the BFPA en-

dorsed. a recommendation from the

include a clause in future overseas
contracts prohibiting their presen-
tation at international ‘festivals
without the agreement of the Brit-
ish parties concerned.

There was, apparently, a case
eariler this summer at a minor
Continental festival at which a lo-
cal distrib entered a British pic
which he had acquired without ref-

other cases reported affecting not
only British films, but pix from
other. countries.

Spain's Distribs
Form Buying Unit

Madrid, Sept. 3.

Spanish film distributors have
formed Cartel de Compras (Central
Purchasing Bloc), sponsored by
Bengala Films, CEA Distribucion,
Dipenfa, Exclusivas Diana, Exclu-
sivas Floralva, Filmayer, Hispamex
‘Cartel will have a
three-man purchasing group to
operate in the U.S. and to explore

quality product.
Distrib carte] received govern-
ment support when Jesus Orfila,

cion Economica de la Cinematog-
rafia (for Ministries of Commerce
and Industry) affixed his approval
to the statement of purpose and
rules. More concretely, the gov-
ernment has dipped into dimin-
ished -hard currency reserves to
the tune of $1,000,000 as a cartel
fund made available to distribs at
low official exchange rates for

_|the invasion of U.S. distrib home-.
| offices.

-Problem facing the new cartel is
threefold. The Motion Picture

‘Export Assn. boycott of the Span-|
ish market has practically sealed

off. Spain to top Hollywood prod-
uct. Lowgrade screenfare shown

rate of film consumption at a time
when product is difficult to import.
Equally serious is the rapidly de-
pleting State Aid Production Fund
derived largely from the importa-
tion of U.S. C’Scope tinters. If

solved by the end of the year, or

its American mission, the con-
tinued absence of Yank pix will
cripple local production. Local
distribs, successfully stalling
MPEA return to Spain, must now
secure U.S. product in quality and
quantity to keep the Preduction
Fund alive.

Cartel will name its three-man
buying group soon. Trio of buy-
ers will select all product, limited
only to a4 maximum average pic-
ture cost of $25,000, prints ex-
cluded. Each film will be given an
“A” or “B” -classification. “A”
films will he auctioned to the high-
est bidder at.a meeting of cartel
members. “B” films will be as-
signed as members pick titles out
of a hat.

Japanese Tourism Up

Tokyo, Sept. 3.
The trend of increased tourist
traffic continues to flow to Japan
as evidenced by figures for the

first five months of 1957 which:

give a total of 51,024 visitors, an

ing to the Japan. Tourist. Assn.
Total for the year is expected to
reach 154,000. Increased transport

facilities and publicity to the coun-.

try’s attractions are the reasons
given for the new high.

| Stadttheatre.

O’Neill’s Poet? Wilder One-Acters
Will Feature Swiss Legit Season

. Zurich, Sept. 3,

The 1957-58 Swiss legit season
at Schauspielhaus starts here
Sept. 12 with the German-language
preem of an unknown Goldoni
comedy, “Bettina, or The Respeéc-
fable Girl,” to celebrate the 18th
Century Italian poet’s 250th birth-
day. Opera season teed off one
week earlier. at Stadttheatre with

[an all-new production of Weber's.

“Freischuetz.”
The Schauspielhaus will follow
with a revival of G. B. Shaw’s

““Boctor’s Dilemma,” not staged.

here in more than 20 years; a new
‘production of “Romeo and Juliet”
with Peter Brogle and Maria Mag-
dalena Thiesing in the leads; and.
Swiss preenmi. of John Osbérne’s
“Look Back in Anger.” U, S, plays

‘slated for. production include. Eu-

gene O’Neill’s “Touch of the Poet,”
a series of one-act plays by Thorn-
ton Wilder, to be world-preemed
here, and repeat performances of.
the same author’s “Aleestiad’ (A
Life in the. Sun), first staged here
last June.

A new musical by Paul Burk-
hard (“Oh My Papa”) is set for.
New Year's: Eve opening, based on
Henry Becque’s 1885 French com-
edy “La Parisienne.” Gallic con-
tributions to the new legit sked in-

‘elude Felicien Marceati’s Paris hit,
| “L'Oeuf" (The Egg); Jean Genét’s
“Le Balcon” ‘and Maurice Clavel’s

three-character play, ‘Leonor.” A
Spanish play, “Clover in Bloom,”
by Rafael Alberti, will have its
preem in German.

The classics are’ well represente-
ed by Shakespeare's “Richard II,”
Goethe’s “Faust,” Schiller’s “Ma-

‘tia Stuart,’’*MoHere’s “Bourgeois

Kentilhomme” and two dramas by
Gerhart Hauptmann and Frank
Wedekind. Leading Swiss play-
wright Friedrich Duerrenmatt,
whose “Visit of an Old Lady,’ is
set for London and Broadway pro-
ductions, has written a new ver-
sion of his comedy-drama, “Romu-
lus the Great,” which will be done
here. Nine operas, five operettas
and one evening of ballets make
up the new season’s program at
Following “Frei-
schuetz,” Rossini’s “Barbiere di Si-
viglia” will be staged Sept. 14, fol-
lowed Sept. 30 by Puccini’s “Tyran-
dot,” with Swedish soprano Birgit
Nilsson in the lead. She will also
be heard in “Walkuere” next
January. Another important addi-
tion to the roster is Astrid Varnay
who has recently settled in Zurich
and will be heard here as Elektra
(Dec. 12), Lady Macbeth _§Verdi) ©
and Brunnhilde..

First performante in his native

‘country: of Rolf Liebermarin’s U.S.<

preemed opera, “School of Wos-
men,” is skedded for November, A
rarely performed comic opera by
Jaromir Weinberger, “Schwanda
the Bagpiper,” is also to be done,
as. are revivals of standard: operas

‘by Verdi, Bizet, Beethoven and

Lortzing.

‘Under the tiew regime of artistic
director Karl Heinz Krahl, ap-
pointed last year, a number of in-
noyations will be put into. action
this season; the first fully under
his control, among whick a reduced
number of new productions from
18 to 15, allowing more time for
preparations and rehearsals of in--
dividual stagings.

Trades Union to Ask
. Brit. Copyright Acts

London, Sept. 10.
The Trades Union Congress is te
ask the governinent to back :ah in-
ternational conference on perform-
ery rights, with a view to consid
ering ways of copyrighting acts.
Decision was taken at its Black-
pool congress last week after Hugh .
Jenkins, spokesman for British Ac<
tors Equity, said that oldtime per-
formers could -have lived on a sin-'
gle act. They might have been seén.

+ by 10,000 people in a week—-or pos-

sibly 10,000,000 in 20 years. Now,
a single peak-hour performance on
tv could consume the work of a
life-time. He averred that was
really automation.

Another proposal for the na-
tional registration : of | theatrical -
managers was referred to the TUC
general council for further consid-
eration. Congress was given exam-
ples by R. W. Swinson, secretary
of Variety Artists Federation, of
managers who had abandoned
performers without paying them.

i

he

“mative scene—had still failed to

--- Similar problems faced everyone,
_even the accountant. Native jabor
-near rugged “Murchison Falls had

‘a keen personal interest in her

“TWARIGTY’S!. LONDON OFFICE
5 ¥. Martin's Place, Teetelaer Square.

Location Shooting on ‘Naked Earth
In Uganda Proved Huge Headache

Entebbe, Uganda, Sept. 10.
Against the colorful backgrounds 20th Fox Won’ t Permit:
Pix. Clips. on Brit. TV release 11 German films in the

of Murchison Falls and Lake Vic-
toria in Uganda, ‘director Vincent
Sherman has finished work on what}.
he rates the toughest location job} London, Sept. 10. Five productions from Arthur
Insisting that the postage stamp | Brauner's CCC company, including |
ty screen, with its black and white the prize-winning “The Last Will
picture, is a negation of all that|Be the First,” are included on the

{Kaufman Would Release
| AL German Pix in US.)

. Frankfurt, Sept. 3. |
Sidney Kaufman, head of
Grand Prize Films of New York
City, has copped himself a lot of
good will in the German film pro-
duction industry with his announce-

Jessi Matthews Quits
Play Pre-London Preem

Leeds,. Eng., Sept. 3.

Jessie Matthews. has quit the
play in which she co-stars with her
former husband Sonnie. Hale. The
play, “A Nest of Robins,” written.
by Hale, opened at Liverpool, July
29. It has been on a pre-London
tour, but now has closed here.

Jessie Matthews, now about. 50,
played . ‘a retired - musieal comedy |
star in it. Hale, now 55, was cast
as an old admirer tempting her
| back to the stage,
Miss Matthews commented: “The
-experiment has not been a success,
and it is not one I should care to
repeat. ”

, Expected Aussie Govt.
Okay on Dollar Takeout

show up. Sherman compromised by
switching to a bullock as stand-in.

to be paid in coins rather than. pa-

Sydney, Sept. 3.

When Sir Arthur Fadden, treas-
urer :of the. Robert Menzies Liberal
Party. government,. announces the
new budget -in. parliment covering
the government’s financial policy
for the balance of this year and to
June, 1958, insiders tip that the

lar takeaway in a bid to encourage
| American organizations to invest in
this country on a no-hinderance
shipping all profits out of the coun-
try. American distributors will no
longer be compelled to freeze a
high percentage of Aussie earnings
as in the past, it is reported here.
The government in the new budget |.
will erase any “ceiling rate” in
‘order to permit a quick flow of
dollars from this zone, meaning
that distributors will be freed of
irksome coin freeze until next June
at. least.

US, stagé talent also fits into| 7
the new financial scheme via~a
greenlight to take away around
$15,000 from Aussie paychecks
or’ a 50% increase on the old
takeaway edict.
ters of the calibre of David N. Mar-
tin, Tivoli yaude-revue loop, and
Lee Gardon, Stadium circuit, will
now be able to put out more ar.
wractive bait to woo top U.S .talent

here for a -quick runaround.

Previously, these Aussie talent
operators had- been behind the
‘eight-bali for top performers be-
cause of the frozen money setup,
with many performers nixing.a
Down Under term when advised
they would be compelled to invest
a high percentage of earnings lo-
cally,

. Government’s agreement to al-

low the operators here to buy U.S.
programs with dollars minus re-
-Strictions“is.seen as a terrific boost

career, created some alarm. How
would’ a chic Existentialist chan-
teuse from the Left Bank fit into
the scheme of things? There was}
no temperment from Mile. Greco
even when her chore involved skin-
ning a crocodile with Todd.
Director Sherman led with his
chin by stating that “Earth,” an
earthy love-story, will make her a
star overnight. Back in the stu-
dios at Elstree this Foray Film
(for 20th-Fox) proceeds smoothly. |.
Because at Elstree ho elephants are
around to threaten. valuable equip-
‘ment and still more valuable stars,

DAIEI (JAP) FILM C0.
-DENIES STEVE PARKER

Tokyo, Sept. 11.

Daiei topper. Masaichi Nagata
disclaimed. a New York wire serv-
dce story announcing a coproduc-
tion arrangenient with indie Steve
Parker. Lo

‘The story. stated ‘that a film,
“Fourth Bureau,” dealing with
“eounterspy Richard Sorge’s activi-
ties in this country during World:
‘War IE would be made here begin-
ning in February. Jé was further
described as the “first co-produc-
-fion. arrangement bétween an
American and Japanése film com-
pany. woe

Nagata charged the story as false
and said Parker had no basis for |:
making such a statement. The:
Daiel prexy recalled that Parker
tried to arrange an appointment
“with. him during the Americani’s
#tay iri Japan, but Nagata's sched-
ule did not permit a meeting at

viously struggling along on a lim-
ited dollar budget. As previously
reported, the Aussie tele field be-
comes an open market for the tops
in~ U.S. entertainment.

The new. budget is also tipped to}
lighten the tax burden of the aver-

more spending coin for entertain-
ment. Cinema operators believe

that the exit of dollar restrictions

will see a new prosperity boom
here because of a continuous flow
of solid product from the U.S,, the
earnings from which may now re-
turn to the producers completely, !

edicts.

Rank to Film in Ireland

Dublin, Sept. 3.

chore for J. Arthur Rank Organ-
ization, “Rooney.” It will be pro-
duced ‘by George Brown from
movel by Catherine Cookson.
Story is that of shy Dublin man
who is also star at Irish ball game
of hurling. John ‘Gregson’ plays
lead, with Barry Fitzgerald; Noel
{Purcell and Muriel Pavlow. also
starred. After location work here,
picture moves to Pinewood Studios
for interiors.

has ever tackled. Varying
weather conditions plug the lack of
‘fpiacti tuto und coping with ene
usiastic but often erratic native | schedule. And he lans to exhibit
labor have combined to give. Sher- CinemaScope stands £00 tere the German product throughout
aan plenty of worries. Only 100% has decided not to supply any clips | America. Grand Prize Co. is cur-|
‘co-operation between Sherman's! trom its pictures to “Picture Pa-| rently making an English synchro-.
east and the British technical crew! rage” or “Box Office,” the two ex-| nization of the old UFA film,
enabled him to, finish ‘on the last ‘cerpt programs aired respectively “'Muenchhausen,” for which he has
day of his scheduled. four weeks.| 5, BBC-TV and ABC-TV. now cleared the U.S. release rights.
Panic might haye set. in on that) pattinson averred that the home|.
last day when the long over-due screen could not do justice to C’- ; .
corpse of a hippo—needed-for a big} scope and color entertainment of T are
theatrical screen proportions, and renc ’
felt that in the past excerpts had |.
done aT itapie: than ood. vey tine | 7
jo suitable clips to convey the : ‘we
“remotest impression” of Darryl Season Jumps
Zanuck's ‘Island in Sun," 20th-Fox |. 7
withheld pix clips from the two] ; s
‘per money because the natives use; tele programs, Pattinson - now. . .
the good earth as their bank and|claiiis this did not affect {ts busi- uol—i L ‘Car
paper caper would aed by ness anywhere.
an another area natives were
Paris, Sept. 3.
paid with goats since one goat
would buy a wife which struck the Jap. Actresses Balk At The Paris legit season usually |
natives as good business. tees off in mid-September, but this
Manhandling Equipment ~ Accepting “Any’ . Role In year the Theatre Potinieré has
Manhandling equipment up and "y _ -y ,¢ -{ jumped the gun with “A Quoi
down the steep slope leading to the Yank Film Productions Revent Les Maris,” by Maxine Fa-
foot Of the majestic Murchison bert and Pierre Chevalier. How-
Falls, followed by a 30-mile car Tokyo, Sept. 3: | aver, this entry is a mixture of
journey over a bumpy road invari-| _ American producers preparing to], oa om farce and a strip show.
ably blocked by elephants at night-|roll.their cameras on locations in The title, “What Husbands Dream
fall became part of everyday rou-|this country have met with great) 4) ot ‘means primarily unclad
tine. The film got, away to a shaky|-difficulty in casting Japanese ac- stri pers who double from the
start because of its title. The na-j'tresses for leading roles. Part of iteries around town, So this lame
tives misconstrued “The Naked|the problem is in finding a suitable} ) oor is really a touristy nude
Earth” to mean that the women| girl who can handle the English shows whipped ato play form.
would be running around: nude.}language. But a greater difficulty “owe i ay 2 -
Not until producer Adrian Worker| stems from the refusal or inability] it may get some play from the
had taken radio” time to explain|of.the’ Hollywood reps to consider’ Curious but does not look to be
that the film was perfectly proper|the position of the talent they seék, | around very long, and is definitely
and the Kabaka (the local ruler)|Most “of the tweedsuiters barge not an auspicious opener. Many of
into. Japan like a latter-day Com-| last season’s hits will be back soon
had visited the location to give the f h d bef thi
proceedings his blessing would the/ modore Perry and expect doors and | for another round before the new:
Swahilis consent to be lensed. ‘| careers to fly open at the drop. of plays are preemed. It looks to be
“ -,{a U.S. sereen credit. / another prolific season with the
Earth” which stars Richard Japan’s first actress to appear inj more than 50 theatres to house
Todd, also introduces Juliette} , post-war U.S. major production| about 160 new. plays, reprises and
Greco, “internationally known filmed'‘on location here said she|rep pieces. |
French cabaret star, and Jobn|has remained steadfast in her re-| Back for limited re-runs are “Tea
Kitzmiller, the American Negro ac- fusal to see the results of her ef-|and Sympath Jean Anouilh’s
tor who has become famous on thelort because she is “ashamed.” “Pauvre Bitd Se *- Andre Roussin’s |
Continent. Mlle. Greco’s arrival,| pretty Keiko Awaji, oné of Japan’s| “ta Mama,” Jacques Fabbri’s ver-
with Darryl F. Zanuck, wio takes better-known actresses, who waS|sion of the ‘Nenpetitain farce, “Mis-
featured in “The Bridges at Toko-|ery and Nobility,” “Patate” - and
Ri” (Par), said the public. indigna-| reprises. of the late Sacha Guitry’s
tion over her role as a slatternly| “The Night Watchman” and Rous-
hostess was So high she couldn’t} sin’s “Bobosse.”
ring herself to see the picture. h of
"Miss Awaji added: “If I had been Batch of Newcomers
able to read the scenario, I New ores in the offing are a new
’ | Anouilh, a new Marcel Ayme of-
wouldn’t haye taken the assign- ‘ -
ment. I would have told director | fering, “The Blue Fly,” which puts
Mark Robson to get another girl. American mores up to a satirical
But F was new at the time and tj ight; a new Jacques Deval piece,
didn’t. know what the role was. ‘La Prententaine (The Preten-
about.” dress); and George - Schehade’s
Having been burned once, she] “V2sco” as well as Pol Quentin's
‘spurned two later opportunities to| 2daptation of Franz Kafka’s “The
appear in U.S. productions, When| Castle.” Last-named is to be done
Universal was scouting for a Ja-|>y the Jean-Louis Barrault-Made-
panese’ actress to play. opposite leine Renaud Co. during its season
Audie Murphy in “Joe Butterfly,” at Theatre Sarah Bernhardt.
Miss Awaji was called. But her troupes is in rine Hen we
schedule fend such that she couldn't slated for an October appearance
Last summer, when director{ at the Palais De Chaillot with “The
Joshua Logan was seeking an ac-| Taming of the Shrew" in English,
tress to play the lead opposite|A litle later, Pierre Brasseur and
Marlon Brando in “Sayonara.' he | Suzanne Flon do it in French as
sought out Miss Awaji, Although | the first presentation of a new rep
he said she fitted the part, she;Company they have just formed.
turned it down. First musical of the year will be a
| John Huston Searching For. Girl |Tevue by Jean Marais, “The Sor-
-~Director John Huston, in Japan| CeTer oF ‘the Bewitched Fakir,”
earlier this year doing spadework| With music by Yank Jeff Davis and
for “The Townsend. Harris Story” | Choreography by U.S. dancer
(20th), was unable to fin da girl for | @eorge Reich.
the -all-important role of Qkichi, | Marcel Ayme- Play
‘the geisha who was roman cally Marcel Ayme, the caustic Gallic
linked with . the ‘first U.S, Ambassa- adthar and play wren, has a ne
’ ce rese on
‘Stating her position, Miss Await | ane look at American
declared: “I'm a Japanese girl. if] manners. Material came from the
they write about a good Japanesé| trip Ayme.took to the U.S. in 1954
girl, fine. But they always think| for Look mag. Look ‘never accepted.
in terms of hostesses or worse. I ‘Ayme’s looksee at America but may
‘would do a ‘bad girl’ only if the|see some of his observations in
seript explained the circumstances a. Mauche Bleue” {The Blue |
e 0 is xiew
Miss Awaji also. painted out that Bhay’ which opens _ Comedie Des
Japanese actresses who have ap-| Champs-Elysees later ‘this. season.
that time, That, Nagata declared, peared in U.S. productions have| Piece will be a love story in
be extent of his dealings with not necessarily been given a free| which Ayme will exainine such
|ticket.-to stardom. -Veteran Shir-| ordinary things as Yank efficiency,
i added that he is still very | ley Yamagucchi, who made two | materialism hygienic attitudes, etc.
{Yank pix, would probably just as/Ayme’s barbed looks at French
ed. poor nm hav. ve De people forget she. “miaide | Occupation and the law haye let to
ily was cast Sh ae Battertl | some incidents here i in the past,
ta oe Butterfly,”
dye. to his|hasn’t received any noticeable
boost in her native land az a result.
Machiko Kyo of ‘Teahouse of the
t-; August Moon” is a big star here,
Y. but she was a big star before that

putil at least October

heavy work load, “AH Kinds . of Men, ” by: Alex

h se w Yorker, ening “at
the London (Ene) ‘Arte’ Theatre. Pollock, a longtime assistant di-
‘It’s being directed by ‘Robert Mitch-|rector in British studios, has just
‘ell. been. upped to directorial chair.

Robert Jeffrey has been a
ed ' choreographer for the.
City Opera season, opening Oct. 9.

Seen Helping Show Biz:

government will okay a higher dol-,

Talent impor-j-

‘for the commercial ty loops, pre-| ~

age ‘Aussie family man, giving him! was $7,500.

freed of prior monetary control |

INTERNATIONAL

Too Many Holdovers Slow West End
‘Affair’ Great $10,500, Tiger’ Lean
9G in 2d, Costello’ Big 9146, 3d

London, Sept. 3.

The heavy volume of holdovers
appears to have affected West End
first-run returns in the past stanza.
But one newcomer “An Affair to
Remember” is doing smash busi-
ness at the Carlton first round

heading for $10,500.

“Action of the Tiger” looks light
$9,000 at Empire in second. “Man
of a Thousand Faces” at the Odeon,
‘Leicester Square, was just about
average at $7,000 opening round.

Among the holdovers, “Story of
Esther Costello” (to be released in
the U. S. as “The Golden Virgin’’}
is continuing as a solid attraction
at the Leicester Square Theatre.
After a second week at great $11,-
200, it's heading for a hefty $9,-
500 in third stanza.

“Around World in 80 Days” is
still capacity, natch, at the Astoria,

‘where. the.-ninth round hit $14,-
| 000.

“Cinerama Holiday” at the
Casino is stronger’ than eyer in its
83d week with a mighty $22,000.
“Prince and the Showgirl” is wind-
ing its 10-week run at Warner The-
atre with above-average $6,500.
Estimates for Last Week

Astoria (CMA) (1,474; $1.20-$2.15)
—‘‘Around World in 80 Days” (UA)
{Sth wk). Capacity as always, with
$14.000 for 10 performances.

Car‘ton (20th) (1,128; 70-$2.15)—
“Affair to Remember” (20th).
Prospects are for _Bteat $10,500
opening round.

Casino (Indie) (1,337; 70-$2.15)—:
“Cinerama Holiday” (Robin) (83d
wk). Better than ever at more
than $22,000.

Empire (M-G) (3,099; 55-$1.70)—
“Action of Tiger’ (M-G) (2d wk).
Mild $8,400 or near. First week,
$9,000.

Gaumont (CMA) (1,500; 50-$1.70)

—“Operation Mad Ball” (Col} (3d
wk). Fair $4,800--,Seecond was
$5.600. “Jeanne Eagles” (Col) fol-
lows Sept. 5.

Leicester Square Theatre (CMA)
(1,376: 50-$1.70)—“Story of Esther
Costello” (Col) (“Golden Virgin” in

S.). (3d wk), Heading for sock
$5. 500 or near. Second was $11,200.

London Pavilion (UA) (1,217; 50-
$1.70)—“Full of Life” (Col). Aver-
age $6,500 or close.

Odeon, Leicester Square (CMA)
(2,200; 50-$1.70)—“Man of Thou-
sand Faces” (Rank) (2d wk). Modest:
$5,900. ~ First was $7,000. “Camp-
bell’s Kingdom” (Rank) preems
Sent. 5.

Odeon, Marble Arch (CMA) (2,-
200; 50-$1.70)—“‘Long Haul” (Col).
Mild $5,300.

Plaza (Par) (1,902; 70-$1.70) —
“Loving You” (Par) (2d wk). Fair
$7,006 or near. “The Delicate De-
linquent” (Par) follows Sept. 5.

Rialto (20th) (592; 50-$1,.30)—“‘Is-
land in Sun” (20th) (2d wk). Great
$6, 400, better than first frame.

Ritz (M-G@) (432; 50-$1.30)—"“Gone
With Wind” (M-G) (reissue) (7th
wk), Fair $2,200, same as previous
week,

Studio One (APT) (600; 30-$1.20)
—“Song of South” (Disney) (5th
wk). Modest $2,000:

Warner (WB) (1,785; 50-$1.70)—
“Prince and Showgirl” (WB) (10th

wk), Finishing current pre-release
run with $6,500, above average for
length of engagement, Ninth frame
“Band of Angels”
(WB) opens Sept. 5.

AUSTRIANS IRKED BY
CONTINUED SEAT TAX

i new the Kultur Groschen law until

1960 has aroused Austrian cinema
owners, Together with the pro-
ducer group here, a vigorous
protest has been launched, since

George Pollock started work here i both exhibs and producers feel this
this weekend on his first direction |.h

urts biz,

This “Groschen” is a special tax
on each ticket sold. A large part
of it is used to support the legit-

‘imate theatre, with the Josephstadt

Theatre, Volkstheatre and operetta
theatre Raimund getting the major

‘part of the coin.

The film ‘industry’s attitude is
that it does not object to support-
ing the cultural needs of the coun-
try during times of crisis, but that
the situation has changed radically
since 1950. Theatres are sold out
at hearly all performances, and

business is good.

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H ‘wood!’s Oscar TV Sponsorship

Continued from page 2 SS

He’ 8 already sounded out numerous , of criticism from both within and
persons on the Coast and: has yet to | beyond the industry. Beef was that
encounter one dissent. It’s under-|this should have been the trade’s
tood that even talent agency reps | own show but the audience repeat-
ave verbally committed them-|edly was subjected to the projec-
selves ‘to the formula, tion of automobiles on parade and

Can Reach $800,000 the usual blurbs.

The specified fraction of rentals| .Seaton made it elear that this is
can amount to $800,000, Johnston
reported. In previous years the
Oscar outing cost the Olds division
of General Motors about $500,000,
which was paid to NBC for the time
and the Academy for putting on
the show. ,

Under picture industry sponsor-
ship, the monies left over will be
allocated to other projects which

‘strictly institutional; not even in-

Airer will have an opening line
such as “The Motion Picture In-
dustry Presents...” and that’s all.

Details of the format:are to be
worked out: by Seaton and his Acad
associates in cooperation with the
MPAA advertising-publicity. direc-
tors committees, which is headed
by Columbia v.p. Paul N. Lazarus
Jr.

MPAA action in large part was
| regarded as a-personal triumph for
Seaton. While many persons have
supported the idea of the picture
business sponsorship, this writer-
director-producer {in partnership
with William Perlberg) has worked
diligently on, the project. He had a

Exhib in on a Pass
Exhibitors are to be given

a “free ride” so far as the

industry’s: sponsorship of the

Academy Awards television

show is concerned, For the

time being, at least.
They’re not to he tapped as

&@ financing source this. year

under the formula proposed by

Acad president George “Seaton.

and “approved by the Motion

Picture Assn, of America. But

it was suggested that subse-

quenitiy this formula might be
changed so that theatremen
would be called upon to par-
ticipate. _
Seaton has been advocating. These
in¢glude an international film fes-
tival, creation of a library. for
mutual use by all studios, estab-
lishment of an industry museum in
Hollywood to accommodate tourists
who would usually want to visit a
studio, a traveling museum and ex-~
hibits, publication of a quarterly
magazine containing articles anent
various phases of -production for
circulation to edticators, critics and |
others, and a cooperative program.
with educational institutions, .

- Monies raised also will pay for
the services rendered the Academy.
MPAA member companies have
_ been footingethe bill for this at-the
rate of $150,000,

_ Gone Are The Blurbs

The “outside” sponsorship of thie
Oscar ty présentations in the past
consistently has been the subject

those companies which felt the Os-
cars encouraged the “art” but not
the “commerce” of films.

night (Wed.) to follow through,
gram in formal and working order.

Moneybags Talk

Continued from page 1

to come up withsthe right kind of
properties. The managements rec-
ognized this and acted acc ording-
ly, although several company presi-
dents have been outspoken in their

percentage teamups.

There’s been pressure exerted
for diversification, as stockholders
watched other industries expand
in other fields and, they ask, why
not Hollywood?

A final note might be added con-
cerning Howard-Hughes..- Accoré-
ing-te much trade suspicion, the

"RKO as a means of assuaging
minority holders -whe had brought

ment to the courts,
1

“4

| | Todd’s Threat’ to Put- |

.jarmed with a “threat” by Mike

‘refused.

| enced the vote couldn’t be gauged,

‘tion previously had been given a
{press spotlight and jit appearea

| taken seriously.

| his Oscar. sponsorship proposal

things turned out,. there was no

|the situation whereby Hollywood

‘magic and strange fascination that

“Something has gone wrong in the

‘credit runoff, while pleasing to the

finished. The new show is-to be,

dividual pictures will be plugged.:

“sell” job to do, particularly with |

He heads back to the Coast to- |
that is, putting the financing pro-|

if the company they “owned” failed’

beefs about the high costs of the

airman bought out all assets of|

their complaints about his. mahage-

Oscars on TV Himself

Twas Not U.S. But Too Many Pix That

If Acad Nized Backing Forced Up Italo Costs, Sez De Simone

George Seaton, president of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
& Sciences, went into the film com-
pany presidents’ meeting on spon-
sorship of the Oscar tv program

BOUT ADDS 5 HOUSES
FOR LINEUP OF 170

Addition of five theatres in five
more cities has increased the

Todd..

Todd put in the form of a tele-
gram his proposal to arrange for
the bankrolling of the show on his-
own in the event the company chief
execs, sitting as the board of the
Motion ‘Picture Assn, of America,

‘for the Ray Robinson-Carmen
Basilio middleweight championship
fight on Sept. 23 to an all-time rec-
ord of 170 theatres in 127 cities.
Requests from additional theatres

MPAA voted. approval and the
extent to which Todd had influ-}
However, his proposi-.

of course. Nate Halpern, prez of Theatre Net-

work Television, which is handling
the telecast for the International

likely that the company execs wer | Boxing Club. More than 100 TNT

aware ‘of #. As a matter of far‘
Seaton had mentioned the Todd
maneuver earlier on an informal |

basis and, ostensibly, it wasn't lines and a theatre seating capacity

of 500,000 are involved in the tele-
cast which. originates from Yankee
Stadium, N.Y,

Previous network ‘high for a
closed-tv bout was for the Rocky
Marciano-Archie Moore heavy-
weight championship fight two
years ago when 133 theatres in 93
cities carried the event.

Seaton carried a copy of the tele-
gram in his pocket to present it.
to the: MPAA group in the event
were to run into oppdsition. As |

need to produce it. .
In. his message Todd deplored

was being relegated to the “status;
of a fairground free act while a
medicine man uses the glamor,

Briefs From Lots

Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Merry Anders signed for a fea-

motion pictures exercise on the
public to sell them a commercial
product during our annual Acad-
emy Awards presentations.”

The “outside” sponsorship of the
program in the past was “shock-
ing,” thought Todd; who added:

tured -role in “Hell’s Highway”
which Aubrey Schenck wil produce
and Howard W. Koch direct at
Warners ., . Gavin Gordon: and
Rev Evans set for roles in Don
Hartman’s production of “The
Matchmaker” at Paramount . .
Steve Cochran’s Robert Alexander
Productions optioned “Walk ;
Wing,” life story of test.pilot Major
Speed Chandler as & possible Coch-
ran starrer ... Tom Gries will di-
rect “Girl in the Woods” which
Harry L. Mandell will produce for
AB-PT Pictures... Aibert C, Gan-
naway optioned Fred Schiller’s
| McCall mag yarn “10 Men and a
Prayer” for production under the
Gannaway International banner,
Elizabeth Frazer reprises her
stage role in'the film version of
“Tunnel of Love’ which Joseph
Fields will produce at Metro .. .
Security Pictures added $125,000
to the six-week location budget of
Anthony Mann’s ‘“God’s Little
Acre,” bringing the total to over
$1,500,000 _ «- Associated Artists
signed Audie Murphy to star in the
remake of “To Have and Have
Not” in the Humphrey Bogart role
. Producer Stanley Rubin bought
“Atomic Tragedy in Texas,” Look
Magazine article, for indie produc-
tion, possibly with Richard Wid-
mark in conjunction with the lat-
ter’s Heath Productions ... Lesley
Selander will direct Jack Wrath-
er’s production of “The Lone
Ranger” for United Artists release
. Universal signed Walter Mat-
thau to costar in “Middle of the
Street,” Howard. Pine production

Matty Fox

==amaz Continued from page 3

ing equipment, it’s a. “safe” opera-
tion. Once Telemter does the pra-
gramming, however, and uses film,
Fox feels that. it Is getting into a
Tangerous aren,
Fox said he could see a valuable

kingdom of films, and the. company
heads seem ‘bent on digging their
‘own graves

Todd said he felt he could re-
coup the cost of the show in terms
of the values accruing to his single
picture (“80° Days Around the
World”). -

Pix Credits

aaaaaa Continued from page 7

some suspicion that an offbeat:

patrons, does an {injustice to the
talent since the audience’s atten-
tion is definitely diverted from the
names.

Approach to titles varies, ranging
from the sedate to the hilarious.
The days when credits are flashed
on in. terious sequence against a
monotonous. background are virtu-
ally gone. Credits today catch the.
mood of the film. Frequently—and
it isn’t clear whether Hollywood’s
been copy-catting from tv. or vice
versa—action is started and gets.
underway quite a bit before the
credits come on. In contrast, in
the upcoming “My Man Godfrey,” |:
a butler sets an elaborate dinner
table. The placé cards serve as
credits, . . .

It is agreed that the manner of |
title presentation is more impor-
tant than ever in that it conditions
the audience’s receptivity of the
film itself. Thus, in “Sweet-Smell
of Success,” the ‘mood: of the piece
is very clearly: established even be-
fore the story itself Starts rolling.

- Readers

=m Continued from page ':

-

—

—
able item when projected over a
five or six-week shooting schedule.
“Stranger” will star John Drew
Barrymore, . ‘with Lita Milan and
Robert Bray--costarred. Robert.
Stevens directs. Co-producer - is
Richard Day, who has a participat-
ing interest in the picture. Loca-
tion lensing will be done at Coney
‘Island and other Gotham points,:
“Several versions of emotional
scenes,” Robbins said, “will be shot
for the European market. In this} | ”
case it’s not a question of cheese-|2 “Ro comment.
‘cake but of providing greater dra-|| He explained that he had re-
‘matic intensity.” Such “dramatic | fused to -cooperate in Bartlesville,
intensity,” it’s felt, may be found] Okla.,
in Caryn’s upeoming film version|a limited. test.” Video Independ-
of Robbins’ bestselling novel, “79jent Theatres prexy, Henry J. Grif-
Park Avenue.” While this concerns | fing, had offered to both Skiatron
a call girl, Robbins anticipates no | and Telemeter to install toll boxes
Code problem since it’s a “moral”|in some 100 Bartlesville homes to
-story. It’s due to roll next spring |test the effectiveness of pay sys-
in color and possibly CinemaScope. | tems vs. the VIT method, which in-
The third property isn’t set as yet. | volves a flat monthly charge.

etc. and really cash in on this, just
as long as they don’t try ta assume
the programming responsibilities, ”
he observed. Fox-West Coast orig-
inaly contacted Skiatron, but
backed ‘away, and tied up with
; Lelemeter,, when it became clear
that Fox. wouldn’t let them control
programming.

Asked. whether Skiatron was
jready to go.in New York, should
the Federal Communications Com-
mission authorize over-the-air tests
of pay-tv next week, Fox only had

closed-circuit felevision network |

are still coming in, according to;

mobile units and portable tv pro-|-
jectors, 25,000 miles of telephone.

“because I don’t believe in|

Rise of production costs in Italy
hasn’t been so much caused by
American filming activity there as
by the normal law of supply and
demand, Franco de Simone, gen-
eral manager of Italy’s Titanus
Films, said in New York Monday

“When we made 200 films ge
year, and everyone was working,
wages went up, Now, we make

fewer films, and a man will work
for the normal local scale if he

needs work,” he added.

In the past, the assertion has
been made on several occasions
that lavish U.S. spending in Italy
has caused wages to go up and has
created’ a problem for the local

Italian producers..

De Simone, whose outfit (headed
by Goffredo Lombardo) is Bot only
in production but also in distribu-
tion and runs theatres, said he

. personally was “all for healthy

competition from good American
films “without which we couldn't
exist in Europe.” Public generally
is showing a trend away from pix,
he noted, “and we should welcome
good films regardless where they
come from. We are facing a com-
mon competition for people's Iei-
sure time. These problems should
be faced without national distinc

I} tion.”

He refused to be drawn into dis
cussion as to the possible eventual
effects of a successful Europea
Common Market on the distribu:
tion of American. films on the Com
tinent.

As for Titanus, the company
made eight in *57, of which about
half are co-productions. He said
co-production with the French was
working out well. Titanus co-pro-
duced “The Seven Hills of Rome,’

A| starring Mario Lanza, with Metro.

and the picture has now been com:
pleted. Metro will distribute every-

where except Italy.

De Simone is in the States te
huddle on a co-production deal
(probably - again with Metro) fo1
a projected film on “Goya,” fot
which Titanus would like to hav¢
Ava Gardner. Italo exec also hat
with him a final script on “Venice
the ‘Moon and You,” which he de
seribed as a modern romantic com:
edy, calling for two American ac-
tresses and an Italian Jeading man.
Lee Steiner, the Titanus rep in the
VU. S., noted that the Titanus deals
were. the only “real” co-production
deals, in that the Italo outfit actu-
ally invests money. For instance,
in “Seven Hills of Rome,’ it was
Titanus which contributed Lanza's
services.

Regarding the Italo industry out-
look, de Simone said it was much
better for 1957 than it had been in
1956. “We are making fewer pic-
tures, and it.looks like the start of
a ‘new’ Italian industry,” he said.
Titanus so far has produced six in
*57 and will make two more within
the next two months.

Speaking of film festivals, Je
Simone opined it was impossible
to run a fest simply on “artistic”
grounds. “After all, pictures are
not for an elite,” he~ commented.
“In the long run, it still always
comes back to the question of the
commercial boxoffice.”

Titanus has 15 stages, some of
which it rents out to other pro-
ducers. One Titanus film as yet un-
released in the States is “Pulvert
ma Belli” {Poor But Handsome)
for which de Simone is trying to
negotiate distribution.

Video Buoy

Continued from page 7

that is, after the film has been in
theatricaal release for three years,
it would be turned over to us and
we could go ahead with the tele-
vision distribution. The three-year
figure isn’t an arbitrary one—we
can discuss that at any time. But
my own feeling is that in today’s
market, a picture in the class we're
talking about will have reaped its
return within three years and then
have virtually no theatrical pros-
pects left.”

The telestations owned and op-
erated by General Teleradio, it’s
understood, have already provided
the pattern for this type of opera-
tion through the week-long screen-
ings of films. Part of the O’Neil
plan is to continue to have a supply
of product for these operations,
which are highly profitable.

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Main Streets, from coast to coast, are not as gay and brilliant as
they used to be. And week after week they grow duller—as marquee
lights that once used to flash and blink their inviting promise of
high entertainment go slowly out.

Why? There are more people around than in the heyday of the
movies—more people with more money to spend, and with more
time to spend it. Why, then, the. high mortality among movie
houses? .

Can it be TV? Could be—but only partly. In fact, TV would be in
trouble if it weren’t for some of its film programs, And these are
old movies. Are the new ones any less appealing? -

Can it be the do-it-yourself movement? The rising tide of amateur
yachtsmen and outboard motor admirals? The surge to the

‘suburbs? The burgeoning shopping centers and farmers’ markets

and discount houses? The trend to outdoor living?

Could very well be all of these. For, as countless marketers and
sociologists have pointed out, America has been undergoing for

HIT FILMS ON SATURDAY REVIEW COVERS.

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“Giant” “12 Angry Men"

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

some years now a revolution in its living habits. The evidence is
everywhere around. You have only to look about you. You have
only to consider your own newly acquired hobbies and habits, ...

Revolutions are sparked and spread by ideas. New ideas. And these
are contagious. They spread from one person to another. The
symptoms are a feverish enthusiasm for change—and a tendency to-
forget old patterns of living. aa

And unless something is done to re-invigorate and make once again

fashionable and exciting the old patterns, they pass from the scene.

But where do ideas come from? And how are they sparked and
spread? How is change—which most people normally resist—made
challenging and exciting? How are old patterns of living re-
invigorated—like the phonograph, radio and square dancing?

Not from the bottom. For ideas that cause social change have one
basic characteristic—they do not rise up through the various sacial._
strata; they seep down. From the top.

r

‘Significantly, while some mass media have had their problems, the’

“Hatful of Rain®

Wednesday, September 11, 1957 _

so-called “high- brow’: ‘Magazines are going great guns. Signifi-
cantly, we say — — bécause these are the fountainhead of ideas,
“These are the magazines read by the people who spread ideas~
editors and edticators, business leaders and:social leaders, colum-
nists and college professors. In short, the vocal minority. -

Can it be that Hollywood has not. only not been telling its story

but, when it has told it, telling it to the wrong people? The people

from whom fresh and new and exciting ideas cannot possibly seep
dow n—and from whom they cannot possibly rise up?

In recent.yeais, as part of its editorial growth and diversification,
the Saturday Review has taken a closer look at movies, has fea-
tured, on its covers frequently, a Hollywood subject~a film, a star,
a director. And those particular i issues—every one of them—have
been newsstand sellouts! The latest film cover of Eva Marie Saint
in “Hatful of Rain” swept an issue off the newsstand in 48 hours.

When the Saturday Review intensified and expanded its coverage

of motion pictures on a regular basis, it was because its editors

felt that films constitute one of the most-important cultural forces

of our age.

They have had no reason, since, to change thei minds. In fact, as
issue after i issue featuring a particular film has sold out at the
newsstand, they have had reason to feel that movies are a major
pre-occupation of Saturday Review readers,

To mention one last significant fact—each of the films the Saturday
Review has seen fit to feature on its cover has done well at the box
office. Could be coincidence, Could be luck. But hardly, we venture
to suggest, every single time.

Could be the Saturday Review reaches the people who matter—to
Hollywood. Could be these are the people who set the pattern.
Could be these are the people who make—or break~—a picture.
(And right now this is no mere handful with weekly distribution

well over 200,000 copies.)

Could be the Saturday Review and Hollywood could make a great,
an unbeatable combination....

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Coming to Grips With Toll —

there indications crop up that in-
dividuals who are most vocal in
their opposition to home pix have
not overlooked the fact that, if the
practice becomes widespread, their
jebs*may be in jeopardy.

What some will admit in private

is that the film biz is at the cross-

roads, and that solutions. must be
found. Certain basic truths stand
out:

1. An alarming number of film
aren't doing the business expected
of them in the domestic market.

2. Many theatres are in trouble
and operating on an extremely thin
margin of profit. Houses are being
closed and more will shutter for
lack of business.

3. In the light of general pros-
perity and the increase of. per-
sons that have entered young
adulthood (and the film-going age)
the attendance ratio at the film
theatres is actually even more dis-
appointing than it looks on the
surface,

4. Hollywood is thinking and
acting more than ever in terms of
the foreign market—and of tv.

In Oklahoma City, where VIT is
headquartered, circuit prexy Henry
J. Griffing tries to be a realist to
the core. His conventional theatre
attendance is going down, and has
been for years. His overall gross
has kept at even levels partly be-
cause the circuit has diversified
into tv, miniature golf courses, etc.
He knows that people simply won’t
come out of their homes, and he
has determined—more or less as
a last resort—-to bring films to
them.

His quote in Variety last week
Was significant. ‘We are not doing
this because we think we are ex-
ceedingly bright, but because’ we
are exceedingly frightened,” he
said. Rightly or wrongly, Griffing
feels that his situation pertains to
many other parts of the country;
that exhibitors must sink or swim
ias per John Adams) with the
radical innovation of the cable the-
atre which, he insists, is motion
picture exhibition, not television.

N. ¥.’s. Icy, Stare

Realists in far-removed Gotham
sympathize with Griffing's plight
‘though he complains that, when
he was in New York some nionths
back, and argued his case with the
film companies, “it fell on com-
pletely arid ground@’’).
minimizing the very deep concern
that is felt in many industry quar-
ters over the state of the business
and its future. Yet these same real-
ists

reasoning.

They are watthing Bartlesville
With interest, but brush it aside as
a poor test-tube town. They go
further and hold that the whale
State of Oklahoma, hard hit by
drought in past years, isn’t a very
good example, What concerns
them more at this stage are the
economic and legal angles of the
proposition. ;

“What's the use,” asked one, “of
having a wonderful Telemovie set-
up in a town if it ruins all the the-
atres? We'd be right back where
we started.”

Legal Questions

hibitors.

. Continued from page §

| day thinking.

There is no |

are also aware of certain |
hard-core flaws in the- Griffing |

of serving the customer in the
home via one pay method or the
other now has taken root to such
an extent that, regardless of who
does if—and there is nothing to
| say that it must be the exhibitors—
the method will be tried out. Here,
a host of questions arise.

- What if several toll systems ar-
rive in the same town? What if
| the Federal Communications Com-
'mission, as is fully expected, de-
cides to authorize over-the-air pay
video? What if, conceding the
success of Paramount. and its Tele-
meter subsidiary, other film com-
panies jump into the fray and set
up their own’ home systems, or
make tieups?

jer fear—is that the basic concept

Already there are definite indi-|

| cations that Matty. Fox, for his
, Skiatron home system in Los An-

geles, has been deeply involved in.

conversations. with several of the

distributors. Obviously, he can’t
jlive on baseball and Sol Hurok
{alone. The backbone of any pay-
ity system must be filra. If faced
iwith realistic estimates of large
: revenues from home video, which

! way will the producers turn?

‘ ‘FoHow the Dollar’
Barney Balaban, prez.of Para-

: Mount, never has minced words

regarding his intention. He has
said very plainly that he will go
where the money is. As business-
men, most producers feel likewise.
The exhibitors are sharply aware
‘that they cannot expect more than
loyalty “lip service’ from the
i distributors, who are businessmen.
There is little doubt among the

Will jump into pay-tv, with new
films, just as: they jumped into tv
with their old ones, the moment
; they think the time is. ripe.

There is a tendency in the trade

to brush off Bartlesville as mean--
Yet,.

ingless, though dangerous.
even in the film business, there are
those who predict that the concept

of electronic distribution of films.

will eventually supersede. present-
Primarily however,
‘they hold, it is the service-in-the-
home logic that will eventually
revolutionize the business and
bring it into line—regardless of
turmoil and economic. upheaval—
‘with the changed needs of the
audience,

Bartlesville.

Continued from page 5

nothing serious. Most of the trouble

late Friday (6) and said that tech-
nically speaking, the -system is
sound, but as in anything new,
‘there is bound to be some trouble.

Boggs said, “At the present
time we are in the process of train-

j ing studio personnel and naturally

it is difficult. However, we haven't

| had any problems with the dis-
| tributing system. We are in what
‘you might term a

‘shakedown’

cruise. By October I, we will be

777 7 »”
Asked another: “Take a town trained and in good shape.

hke. Bartlesville, but one in which |
there are six or eight different ex-:
Assume that one or two | Console or control panel and one

A crew of three is required for
the studio. Two persons man the

of the theatres refuse to go along ; Projectionist takes-eare of the four
with the tv setup, Then what?” ; Projectors on each six-hour shift.

Griffing's reply is that the TM unit |

The projectionists, Lee Findley

would then bid for pictures in} and Jay Spears, are veteran em-

competition with the houses that
aren't parties to the cable theatre
operation. But several lawyers
seriously question whether this

practice could or would stand up in} TATSE Local 399, negotiated an in-'

ployees of Video Theatres. Findley
l has been an operator for 30 years.

! and Spears for about 20.

Findley, as business agent for

court.” This thing can only work in ; crease in wages for projectionists

a ‘closed’ town,” argued one. |
As for the question of-closing up

theatres, here again Griffing main- }

tains the argument lacks the prop-
er perspective. First, he says, TM
wouldn't compete against healthy
theatres but sick ones which are
quite often on the brink of shutter-
ing anyway. His own VIT is plan-
ning to close 40 to 50 houses. Sec-
ondly, the cable theatre should run

side-by-side with the theatres, |

though their number may be re-
duced. He doesn’t maintain that
the blockbusters should all play
the home-ty circuit. He does hold
that many top films could play in
‘the homes to an audience that
normally wouldn’t come out to see

working in the Telemovie studio..

The projectionists and console
operators will learn each other's
jobs. The console operators will be
permitted to join the local union if
they want too—it will not. be man-.
datory, ,

The history of the local union
has: been peaceful. All difficulties
so far have been solved by confer-
ences with company officials.

AB-PT’s 25c Dual Divvy

American Broadcasting - Para-
tmount Theatres board this week
{declared the regular dividends of
: 25c each on the corporation’s com-

them anyway, so it is an audience ‘ mon and preferred stock.

found, not lost.

| - Payable Oct. 19 to holders of

What many in New York fvel—! record on Sept. 27. .

theatre people that the distributors |

T elomovie Cons

Continued from -page 1

that $9.50 subscription fee is not

going to be a deterrent—she’ll

want to keep up with the Joneses,”
to quote another opinion.

3. The basic laws of economics
militate against this $9.50-a-month,

]two different pictures on two dif-
ferent channels, constituting 26

different features each: and every
‘month. “Make with the pen-
cil,’ argues another, “and. let’s
see how littie it figures. Even if
the distributor were to get $7 or
$7.50 for his. product, which after
all is the main attraction—the
Telemovies system, per se, is no
lure without what comes over the.
gadget—what’s left for VIT? But
forget themi—where does the pro-
ducer-distributor come off, no mat-
ter how many millions of these
gadgets: may be installed? Which

-brings-me to:

‘Basic Laws of Show Biz
4. “The basic laws of show busi-
ness, i.e., the attraction.. Only
socko pictures have offset boxoffice
inertia, as anybody knows, and no.
$3,000,000-$5,000,000 super-produc-
tion could ever -get out economical-

jly under this TM system.

5. No matter how modest, toll-
vision still needs a costly distribu-
tion system, equipment, etc..

6. Another wonders how “Pajama
Game” looks on the home Screen,
on the observation that ‘a filmusi-

cal never has the excitement on a/]-
‘small home tv screen as it does in
CinemaScope or even in the con-|{

ventional theatrical screen, not to
mention the values. of color, which
for the time being, anyway, are de-
nied the average home looker.”

7. Bartlesville is a.“hot house”
experment and Griffing may never
reveal what it actually means, dol-

lars-and-cents-wise, and not until a

more representative few cities are
hooked-up will the trade really
know.

-people in the South. I have played

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

New York Sound Track

Continued from page a _

ing. vacationers . .. Richard Gordon to London next week to super-
vise production he has going there .~ . Pathe’s Duncan McGregor
spending a week at Martha’s Vinyard. —

Irene and Zac Freedman (he’s a p.r. man, she’s the N.Y. Post’s Irene
Thirer) celebrating their 25th anni Saturday (14)... Milton Platt has
joined Continental Distributing as circuit sales manager. He was with
RKO for some 25 years.

_ Harold Mirisch states his clan’s 21,000 shares in Allied Artists are
to be retained despite the switch from that company to United Artists
... Arthur Krim back from a vacation in Israel, which he says is great
“if you have an interest in history” (he thas) and, he adds, it has the
best beaches in the world. .

Samuel Goldwyn showing interest in rights to Langston Hughes’
“Simply Heavenly” legiter ... A producer was discussing his newest
epic: “The opening was smash, last week was great, but things should
pick up.” —— °

Negotiations are on for Harry Belafonte to star in a still-untitled
Sol Siegel production at Metro.

Walter Waldman, United Artists publicist, updated and contributed
several pieces to the motion. picture section of the new edition of Col-
lier's Encyclopedia, just out. Revised section now includes material
on drive-ins, latest wide-screen developments, theatre television. and
MPAA code changes ,.. Theatre Owners of America is asking its mem-
bers to “program it yourself,” meaning that it’s asking them to indi-
cate in a questionnaire the topics they want discussed at the exhib
org’s 10th anni convention in Miami Beach Noy. 20-23 . .. Universal’s
pub-ad v.p. David Lipton in for conference with homeoffice exées ...
Nat Lapkin, first v.p. of Stanley Warner, to Coast to ogle. footage on
“Cinerama-South Seas,” being produced by Carl Hhudley . . . Amalga-
mated Productions, U.S. outfit headed by Richard.Gordon.and Charles
P. Vetter Jr., rolls “Fiend Without a Face” in Landon this week...
Max Blackman, Nat D. Fellman,'S. Arthur Glixon, Harry Goldberg,
Martin Levine, Burton E. Robbins, Robert K. Shapiro and Milt Living-
ston named as working committee for N.¥.’s Cinema Lodge B'nai
B’rith’s “honor night” for Stanley Warner exec y.p. Samuel Rosen at

|} the Sheraton-Astor Oct. 2.

Nat (King) Cole Re Madison Ave.

the people who are governing the ;the fhouse. Web has counted full-
sponsorship deals in eight markets
the South for years, I have many:| within thé past few -days.-

friends there. They are fine peo-| (Cole segment will be sponsored
ple, But those who govern iso-lin Neéw York .(WRCA-TV) and
late the people by advocating a} Wartford (WNBC) by Rheingold
rigid policy of discrimination | Beer: in Washington (WRC-TV) by.
whether the people want it or not} Gunther Béer’: in “San Francisco
they are not allowed to participate | (KRON-TV) by, Italian Swiss Col-
in mixed audiences because of their! ony Wine; and.in Los Angeles

laws. It is not the people in the | (KRCA-TV) by :Colgate and Gallo

|tre exhibition, at least in his part

seems in training the studio crew.
| Larry Boggs, of Ardmore, Okla.,:
‘and head of Video Independent
| Theatres Inc., community antenna
‘system, inspected the installation

— South generally, but the minority
T : p ‘}—those who govern and those
Pr who ineite others through organiza-

6 emovie rros tions such the the White Citizens

aman Continued from page 1 s=qeq} Council,” said Cole. Referring to
_ ; z| }he incident in which WCC mem-
tres, at no point argues that he| pers tried to pummel him during
has hit on the ultimate. He says a Birmingham, Ala., concert dast
simply that he is piqneering in the] year, core commented: received
; 3 that fe agaj ,.|many letters from southerners af-
face of a trend that is against thea ter that, expressing shame and re-
gret at what happened.”
|- Cole said a number of southern
telestations won’t carry his show,
and added the New Orleans chan-
nel which doesn’t has ‘been pom.

of the country.
‘Just a Seat At Home’

The argument for the cable hook-
up is necessarily an argument for

Wine. In addition, there are a
couple of ‘beer sponsorships being
firmed on WBAL-TV, Baltimore,
and KYW-TV, Cleveland.

: "Osterman Lure

Continued from page 1 So
der ‘the Osterman production aegis,
will reportedly have the author
getting a: percentage of the profits
asa bonus,, Heretofore, dramas
tists, like ‘stars, have been pérmit-

pay-tv, though Griffing maintains |barded by mail recently from view- ted the inside track a investors, so

‘stoutly that: his setup is simply anjers asking. them .to carry Cole’s

extension of the theatre seat into|Series. “I am on tv as an enter-
the home. It can’t be done properly|tainer. People like the show or
over the air, he says; it must be|ot on its merits, not because of
done by wire; and it can’t be done|™my race. You don’t judge enter-

by installing a gadget in the home,|tainment on a racial basis,” he

but. only via a metering system| added.

outside the livingroom.: Cole’s show is now on ‘76 NBC
Since Telemovies Jack experi-{Stations, and the web is getting

ence, and ‘none can fortell what|some resistance from some of the

-audience reaction really: will be|Channels since his program is a

(considering that the public is con-|S5ustainer, but nonetheless is con-
ditioned to big screens and color),} tinuing. Cole~into the new season,
its positive side is guesswork. But and at a better slot—the 7:30 D.m.
its proponents make these points: Tuesday me beginning Sept.

1. The public is staying home|: . yan
and the cable theatre is the only|™Y hat off to them. NBC is

; a ding $17,500 a week on the
means of reaching them. It could|SP©? : . |
expand the audience for films. to show, taking that out of its own

Le eed pocket. What the network is doing
way above the level if.used to have/i, “qemocratic and wise public

: ’ . . _. ,. |relations,” said Cole. Budget is
2. With wide circulation, distrib-| being upped $2,500 when the new
utors can @arn a much larger re-

. : . slot goes into effect, he added.
turn on their investment, and in a Cole has had the top names‘in
much shorter period of time.

show biz as guests, working on
3. Telemovies allows the exhibi-| scale fees in order to help out.
tors to get in on the ground floor} Consequently, he’s heen drawing
of a new business that could easily} topliner commercial show guests.
be taken over by someone else. For example, Bing Crosby called
4. The public is perfectly willing |Cole and asked to be on the show.
to sacrifice quality for comfort at/He will, in November. Danny
home, though there unquestiqnably| Thomas also promised to guest,
remains a large audience for the| and Milton Berle may.
big pix in the theatres. Julius LaRosa called from N.Y.,
5. TM has it all over other forms|saying he wanted to be on, skied
of pay-tv since it doesn’t intrude | out to appear on it last week with
on the airwaves occupied now by| Peggy Lee, then returned for his

the regular telecasters, allows the|own show. Tony Martin will guest

transmission of three or more] When Cole moves to Las Vegas for
shows simultaneously on channels|a Sands stand, and will be on the
not curreritly in use, and imposes|Sept. 17 show. Ella Fitzgerald
no time limitations. This is one of| 2nd the Four Lads guest this week.

the serious problems faced by over-| Harry Belafonte, -who’s turned
the-air systems. y down as much as $50,000 for a

6.. There is no direct Government commercial guesting, toiled on
control (though some say that even| Cole’s show for scale.
cable: transmission could be made _ Cole Going Co-op
subject. to Interstate Commerce| With no ¢hance for a network
regulations if it involves film,| sponsor in sight, NBC-TV last week
which is shipped over ‘state lines).| decided on the co-op route for the
Furthermore, definition in wire
‘transmission is better than signals
sent over the air.

show and by this week a flock of
local deals on the show were in

that if the play. clicks there may be
a jackpot payoff on more than one
level, but the Osterman pattern
calls for no investment.

Authors like Moss Hart, of
course, have worked through kin
like Bernard Hart or under the
Joseph Hyman aegis, for a sub-
stantial stake in. their own play
productions. George S. Kaufman
has a somewhat similar arrang-
ment with Max Gordon.

Also, F. Hugh Herbert’s “A Girl
Can Tell,” presented by Aldrich &
Myers, allotted him a slice of the‘
basie ownership. Edward Cho-
dorov and Joseph Fields have had
similar authorship-production tie-
ins, but it’s believed never on the
“bonus” pattern that. Osterman
now propounds.

‘Guys in World’

Continued from page 2 ==>

“Founded by that friendly Ameri-
can David Selznick, the awards are
an admirable idea.”

In making the awards, Whitney
referred to “the significance of the
motion picture as an art form
which is truly international,” and
said he was personally delighted
that a distinguished American has
So recognized it in this Golden
Laure] award.

Besides the award, the Golden
Laurel trophy for personal merit
‘this ‘yyedr was awarded to the.
Freneh: film producer, Rene
Clair. In addition, a special Golden
Laurel award was made to the
French pic, “The Red Balloon”
(Lopert), which, while not quali-
fying for the major award -since
it is a short feature, was consid-
red by the jury to be worthy of
special recognition. The reason
no American films were nominated

Tuesday at 7:30 Nat King Cole|is because the Selznick awards are

concerned only with pictures made
outside the U. S.

””

- Wednesday, September 11, 1957

THEY FOUGHT!
She said such nasty things—
and in French, toot

“THEY FLIRTEDL ~
‘ Oh, that balcony scens
in a sroall Botel!

.: THEY. FELL?
othe pictuite with a.
gleam in its eye!

M-G-M | presents. “THE.

HAPPY . ROAD" starring

GENE KELLY «© with:
Barbara Laage * Bobby - -
Clark” . Brigitte. Fossey mi
|. And. Michael Redgrave,

_ As “General Medworth"
A Kerry Production. ,
Screen Play by Arthur
~ Julian, Joseph Morhaim:-

‘and Harry Komitz * Music
by Georges Van Parys

Associate: Producer Noel _ |
Howard + Produced and. [|
Directed by Gene, Kelly:

An M-G M Release

~

Reerea.e

wecanen

I 3—"Side splitting and heartwarming ..

: 14—"Perfect family picture...

1—“A real treat.” —Vvariety

2—Picture of the Month.’ —redsook

3—‘Picture of the Month.” - —Coronet
4—Picture of the Month.” —Good Housekeeping

" 5—“Had me holding my sides with laughter,” -

—Bennet Cerf in Saturday Review
6—“Highly amusing ! Lively! Charming! Gene Kelly
outstanding.”’ —Crowther in N. Y. Times

7 —"Happy cinematic event. Excellent.” —Gibert in N.Y. Mirror
8—"Special award. Endearingly human.” —Parents' Magazine :

9—"A happy blend of inspiration, imagination and fun.”’
—Cook in World-Telegram

10—“Gene Kelly comedy a hit! Highly amusing adventures.”

—Dorotiy Masters in N.Y. Daily News

: "A happy comedy against charming backgrounds of

French countryside.” —Rose Pelswick ia N. ¥. Journ.-Amer.

12—"Enchanting. Full of laughs. I loved it.”
—Dorothy Kilgalien on WOR Radio a |

. a delightful. offbeat
comedy.”’ —Hollywood Reporter
, lmaginative, and gay.” —Film Daily
15—“A happy picture for adults and youngsters.”’

—Independent Film Journal
.16—“One of the surprise hits of the season.”’:—Fim Bulletin

-17—‘'Good, solid film for youngsters, oldsters or a

combination of both.” —M.P, Exhibitor
18—“A charming comedy. Plenty of laughs.” —Zunser in Cue
19—“A delightful comedy. ‘THE HAPPY ROAD’ should be
seen and taken.” —Commonweal

‘Jockey’ Dull $4,500,
Port.; ‘Game’ Big 914G
Portland, Ore., Sept. 10.

Biz continues here in high gear
Ee: the many holdovers. “80

24 PICTURES | | VARIETY

Picture Grosses

L’ ville Slumps; ‘Pajama’ | BROADWAY
Big $7,000, ‘Loving’ Same| stm wo. ‘the arth round

(48th wk). The 47th round com-
Louisville, Sept. 10.

pleted yesterday (Tues.) was capaa- round. Two new comers, “Fuzzy
Longruns and h.o’s are holding | ity $37,100 for 11 performances.! Pink: Nightgown” shapes drab at
fairly steady this week, with the}The 46th week was capacity $45,-| Paramount while “Tip on Dead

Days Around World” éontinues for
a 2ist smash week at the Broad-
way. “Sun Also Rises’ looks tor-
rid for a second sesh. “Pajama
Game” also is sock in second

Kentucky State Fair furnishing 000 for 13 shows. ee is dull at Liberty, both
strong opposition. feather was : Brecher) (525: $1.50-$2)—| beimgé newcomers. -
perfect for attendance at fair, up taza een ne ( ie Tw), Estimates for This Week

opening day attendance breaking | Cyrrent: session ending tomorrow|. Broadway (Parker) (980; $2-
Previous records. aot current |(Thurs.) is heading’ for , $15,500,|$2.50)—“Around World” (UA) (2ist
week’s newcomers, “Sea Wife 1S} still great if off a bit from terrific; wk). Sock $10,000. Last week,
fair, and jam Some is big a Oks 1 $17,500 of Labor Day week. a ea
Ud, r D S€t- | tinues on, of course. Fox (Everg } (1.536: $1-
. ts or ox (Evergreen) (1.536: $1-$1.50)
ond round while “Loving You"| Roxy (Nat'l Th.) (5,717, 65-:—“Sun Also Rises” (20th) and

looks solid in third. $2.50\—“Sun Also Rises” (20th)}“Black Beauty” (Indie) (2d wk).
Etsimates for This Week !and stageshow (3d wk). This ses-j Hot $9,000. Last week, $12,700.
Brown (Loew’s-Fourth Ave.) sion finishing up tomorrow (Thurs.)! Gyild (Indie) (400: $1.25)—

(1,000; $1.25-$2)—“Around World {likely will hit solid $70,000 or|«“Green Man” (DCA) (3d wk). Tall!

in 80 Days” (UA) (15th wk). Enter-; close. Second week was. $108,000.' $2 000. Last week, $2,300.
ing 15th week, and announcing} Stays a fourth. 7 Liberty (Hamrick) (1,890: 90-
final three weeks of engagement as! State (Loew) (3,450; 78-$1.75)—| $125)—"Tip On Dead Jockey”
positively ending Sept. 30. Current! “Tip on Dead Jockey” (M-G). First} (M-G). and “House of Numbers”
stanza looks to garner okay $6,500;round ending tomorgow (Thurs.){(M-G). Dull $4,500. Last week
after last week’s $7,500. ; Jooks like drab $10,000 or less, and! “jan Of Thousand Faces” (U) and
‘Kentucky (Switow) (1,200; 50-85) {heing pulled. In ahead, “Man on!“Oklahoman” (AA) (2d wk), $6,800.
Se eoving you" 'Par) (3d wk). {00° fo OMedoy week. th faye. sie Orpheum ‘(Evergreen) (1,600:
~ . s , . . : -$1.50)—“Paj : n ¢ }
$0 000. $7,000 after last week's view on final day. “House of Num- $1-$1.50)—"Pajama’ Game” (WB)
. : bers” (M-G) opens Friday (13).

te (LoewUTA) (3.000: 5O-BR) | ,
oe ne Tar Mee aaa |. Sutton (R&B) (561; 95-81.75)—

wk). Lusty at.$9,500. Last week,
13,500.

fr

“ +89 and ‘“Spanish Gardener” (R a n k) an
Seventh Sin” (M-G). Dull $5,500. pened Sunday (8). in ahead, Paramount (Port-Par) (3,400; 90-

Last week, “3:10 to Yuma’ (Col) i 9 im sf $1.50)}—“Fuzzy Pink Nightgown”

and “Town on Trial” (Col), $4,000.| “Doctor At Large” (U) (6th wk),| ypu é eerooper Hoek” BOA)

: |}concluded Saturday (7) was nice .

os ity Anderson (People’s) (1.200; | $6 400 after $6,700 in fifth Drab, $5,000. ee aes S200

-$1.25)—“‘Pajama Game” ‘tWB)!* ; ’ 74 (REN. -and Passion” . wk), $8,200.
(2a wk). Big $7,000 after first | Trans-Lux 52d St. (T-L) (540: $1- ' ———_$______.

saat? 1$1.50.—“Four Bags Full” (T-L) wat <a

week's $12,900. {(2d wk). Initial round concluded BOSTON ;
Borge. grout, Avenue oocG: | yesterday (Tues.) hit, Pig 513,000. _ {Continued from’ page 9J
“The Weapon” (Rep). Fair $8,500. | wk-a days), $2,900. *. 1 B00. $18,000. ast week, $20,

Last week, “Hatiul of Rain” (20th), | Wietoria (City Inv.) (1,060: 50-$2) Kenmore Undie) (700; 85-$1.25).

$9,000. -——"Chicago Confidential” (UA) (2d|—“Doctor At Large” (U) (3d wk).

wk-6 days). This frame ending to-| Sturdy $6,500. Last week, $8,000.
- LOS ANGELES day (Wed.) looks like lean $7.000}| Memorial (RKO}.- SG On0r 75-

: . « e or under. First week, $13,000./ $1 95);—« ises’’ (5

(Indie). and “Frankenstein Meets opens tomorrow (Thurs.).

” 48 * . . t $23, ° . ;
Wolf Man” indie) (reissues).| Warner (SW-Cinerama) (1,600;[ Metropolitan’ (NET) (4,357; 90-

Nifty $10,000, Last week, with | $1.20-$3.50) — “Seven Wonders”, $1.25)—"Pajama Game” (WB) and
Fox Wilshire, “Hatful of Rain”) (Cinerama) (75th wk). The 74th; “Pawnee” (Rep) (2d wk). Happy
(20th) (2d wk, $11,400. {session completed last Saturday| $18,000. Last. week, $28,000.
“ Fine | Arts (FWC) (631; $1.50)—§(7) was great $37,000 with extra Pilgrim (NET) (1,100; 65-95)—
Perri” (BV) (2d. wk). Strong | performance added. The 73d week/| “Brothers “Rico” (Col} and “Last
$6.800. Last week, $9,400. ; was $36,400, but including Satur-: jan to. Hang” (Col). Fine $7,000.
Orpheum, Iris, Uptown ‘Metro-; day prior to Labor Day. “Search; Last week, “Action of Tiger”
politan-FWC) (2,123; 756; 1.715: 90-: For Paradise’ (Cinerama) -opens ,
$1.501—"Pride and Passion” (UA); Sept. 24. with final two weeks be- $4,000 .
(2d wk) and second-run pix. Okay (ing advertised. . | Saxon. (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3.30)
$13.000 or over. Last week, $22,-/ World (Times). (501; 95-$1.50)—!—“Around World in 80 Days”
400. “no i“It Happened in Park” Ellis) (5th: (UA) (23d wk). Wow $24,000.. Last
Pantages (RKO) (2,812; 80-$1.80): wk). Fourth stanza ended Sunday! week, $26,000.

—"Tip on Dead Jockey” (M-G) and ' 18) was sturdy $6,000. Third. week,} Trans-Lux (Trans-Lux) (500; 75- :

“House of Numbers” 1M-G) (2d/$8,200. Stays. $1:10) — “Julietta” (Indie) .and

wk. Slow $4,200. Last week, —— “Torment” (Indie). Oke $3,000 re- |

with unit... oe . ouse «.

ew Fox, Fox Beverly, Loyola WASHINGTON , Sa gues te oon 75.$1.25)
WC) 1965; 1,334; 1.248; 90-§1.50| (Continued from page 9) — |—“Will Success Spoil Rock “Hun-

— : re “ Ds s ” “yy 7 ot pe . [ °

wih Dowatawne gong00 “oo M| elth's (RKO) (1.859; 90-$1.50.—! “Wotan of River” (Col) (3d wh),
Fox Wilshire (F WC) (2.296; $1.25- | “Pride and Passion” (UAY (6th wk). | $10,000.

$1.75)—"Hatful of Rain” :20th) 3d‘ Tanering off to $10,000, with week-' i475 sol on
Wk), Modest $5,000. Last week, jends still solid. Last week, $12,000. | (Jyh Suecess st0,000 Last, week,
with another unit. | Stays. . ;“‘Jeanne Eagels” (Col) and “Wom-
Hollywood Paramount ‘F&M)! Metropolitan (SW) (1,100: 80-'35 oe River” (Col) (3d wk) $5,000.
(1,468: 90-$1.80\—"“Man of Thou-}$1.10)—“Pajama Game” (WB): (2d} ‘Paramount (NET). (1.700: *60-
sand Faces” (U) (4th wk). Hefty}wk). Fine $12,000. Last week, | $1.10)—""Dino” (AA) and “Tels Be
$10.500. Last week, $10,200. $15,000. -|Happy” (AA). Nice $12,000. Last
\Egyptian (GWATC) (1.503: 80-; Palace (Loew) (2,350: 85-$1.25)— week, “James Dean Story” (WB?
$1.80)—‘‘Jeanne Eagels” (Col) (Sth {“Sun Also Rises” (20th) (2d wk?.| and “Johnny Trouble” (Indie),
wk!. Fast $10,500. Last week,|Fast $21,000 after $31,000 opener. | $9 000 _
2.800 Holding on. ’

Warner Hollywood (SW-Cine- Plaza (T-L) (277: 90-$1.35)— Ct
ama) (1,384; $1.20-§2.65)—“Seven | “Devil's: General” (Indie) (3d wk). CHICAGO
onders" (Cinerama). Started | Oke $2,000 after $3,000 in second. (Continued from page 9)

600 last week. —Jeanne Eagels”. (Col) (6th wk).| near. Last. week, “Cruel Tower”
$3.50\—“‘Around World” (UA) (38th Stays again.

: Star GOT + ow (AA), $4
ie op apacity $27,300. Last week, Uptown (SW) (1,100; $1.25-$3)—

Oriental (Indie) (3,400;. 90-$1.50)

1 sty Jenc” pent
a ; ry .|“Around World in 80 Days” (UA);— Sun Also Rises” (20th) (2d wid.
$1.502.50)- 10 Commandmecte’ |(23¢ wk). Smash $20,000. Last | Bright $25,000. Last week, $37,000.
: . Ommancments | veek, $22,000. Palace (SW-Cinerama) (1,484;

Par) (43d wk). r 14,000. . . rcy (a 3
ret week. $20.00." dy $14,000 Warner (SW Cinerama) (1,300; | $125°$3.40) sath oes: Wonders
Canon ‘Rosener) (533; $1.50)— | $1.20-$2.40} — “Seven Wonders" | (5) one k $41300. $33,"
“Wife for a Night” (Indie) (3d wky.!‘Cinerama) (37th wk). Goes into| 400. Last week, S41800,
Light $2,900, Last week, $3,200, |10th month with $13,000, after big] ,, Roosevelt (B&H) (1,400, 65 90)-—
Vagabond ‘Rosener) (390; $1.50) | $16,000 for holiday week. Stays on. “Trooper pen TAD ( ey wk).
—“Torero” (Col) (8th wk). Pleas- Te ‘1 Mild at $8,500. Last week, $15,000.

ing $3,100. Last week, $3,300. TORONTO State-Lake (B&K) (2,400; 65-90)

<ANSAS CIT) (Continued from page 8) | 7, ,eeamne Bagels” (Col) (ich wh.

KA TY SBS ively 000. week, ,000.

: “Silk Stockings” (M-G) (3d wk).j Surf (H&E Balaban) (685; $1.25)

‘Continued from page 8) Socko $10.000. Last week, $14,500. | —“Mademoiselle Striptease” (DCA)

die) (2d wk). Okay: $1,000. Last} Tivoli (FP) (955; $1,75-$2.40) —|(2d wk). Buxom $6,500. Last week,
week, $1.500. “Around World” (UA) (4th wk). On } $10,000 a

Roxy ‘Durwoad) (879; 90-$1.25) | turnaway biz at $15,000. Last week.| Todd’s Cinestage (Todd) (1,036;
—“Sun Also Rises” 120th}. Smash! with four capacity. matinees added | $1.75-$3.50) — “Around World”
$10.000; holds. Last week, ‘‘Pride}for fortnight’s tenure of the Cana-| (UA) (23d wk).. Capacity plus extra
and Passion” (GA) (5th wk), $4,000: dian National Exhibition, $20,000.}shows. Wow $27,000. Last week,

Tower (Fox Midwest) (1,145:: Towne (Taylor) (693: $1)—"“Love $24,800. an .
$125-$2)—"Around World” (UA): in afternoon” (AA) (7th wk). Fine| United Artists (B&K) (1,700; 90-
(15th wki. Slacked up a bit butisa5q0. Last week, ditto. _ $1.50)—“Sweet Smell of Success”

a il yy Wie : , j e a - . , 1 .
sis0en at $10.000.. Last week, ; University (FP) (1.556; 75-$1.25) Weck, $01,000." Fair $9,500. Last

Uptown, Esquire, Fairway ‘Fox: ~~ Oklahoma” (Magna). -After 67, . Woods (Essaness): (1,200; 90-|

Midsvest) 12,042; 820; 700; 75-90:— , Weeks at Tivoli, switch to Univer- | si 59) — “Chicago Confidential”
“Rock Hunter” (20th) and “Rest-!Sity sees night and weekend turn-/ (iyAy (2a wk). So-so $14,000. Last
les, Breed” (20th), Pleasing $11,-: 4Way biz for hefty $13,000. Last. oor $90,000. _

Oa0. Last week, “Night . Passage”: Week, “Hatful of Rain’ (20th) (4th | “ world (india) (606; 90)—“Adora-

aie), with Granada 11,217), in-| Uptown (Loew) (2,096; 75-$1.25)| 500, Last week, ot recermaker”
cluded, $15.000. :-—“Interlude” (U) (2d wk). Fine} (Teitel) (3d wk), $2,800.

Granada ‘Fox Midwest) (1,217; , $7,000. Last week, $10,000. | Ziegfeld (Davis) (435; $1.25-
§0-$1.25)—*‘Sun Also Rises” '20th):! York (FP) (877; $1.25-$2)—‘“10{$1.50) — “Light Across Street” |

Playing this house on the Kanssas_ Commandments” (Par) (42nd wk). | (Davis) (4th wk).. Okay $2,900. Last
side solo. Bright $4,500. | Good $4,000. Last week, $4,500. week, $3,200,

and “Restless Breed” (20th) (2d|.%

i\(M-G) and “Living ‘Idol’ (M-G), |

State (Loew). -(3,000; '75-$1.25)-y |.

4th week Sunday (8) after great Trans-Lux (T-L) (600; 90-$1.25) aoh’s Curse” (UA), Sock $9,000 or
Carthay (FWC) (1,138; $1.75-\ very steady $4,500 after ne a and “Destination 60,000” |

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

| Hollywood Production Pulse}

UNIVERSAL
Starts, This Year .........24
1 This Date, Last Year......23

“ONCE UPON A HORSE”
Prod.-Dir.—Hal. Kanter .
Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Martha Hyer,

Leif Erickson, Nita Talbot, James
Gleason, Ingrid Goude;, Paul Ander-

son ;
Started Aug. 5)

“KEMP BROWN?
Prod.—Gordon Ka

Dir.—Richard Carlson
Roary Calhoun, Beverly Garland, John

Larch
(Started Aug. 9)
“HOW LONELY THE NIGHT“
Prod.—Gordon Kay
. Dir.—Harry Keller
Richard Egan, Julie London
(Started Aug. 12) |
“TEACH ME HOW TO CRY”
Prod.—Ross Hunter
Dir.—Helmut Kautner |
John Saxon, Sandra Dee, Teresa Wright,
Margaret Lindsay, Virginia Grey
(Started “Aug. 26)
*“THERE’S A TIME TO LOVE”
| Ghooting in Germany)

ALLIED ARTISTS
Starts, This Year ........16
This Date, Last Year ......19

“HONG KONG INCIDENT”
Prod.—Raymond Friedgen
Dir.—Paul F. Heard
Jack Kelly
(Started July 29)

“ON THE MAKE”
Prod.—Richard Heermance -
Dir.—William Beaudine . :
Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, Patricia |

Donahue, Bowery. Boys
(Started Sept. 4.

“NEVER LOVE A STRANGER”
Prod.—Harold Robbins
Dir.—Robert Stevens
John Barrymore Jr.

(Started Sept. 9)

COLUMBIA

Starts, This Year ........24
This Date, Last Year ..... .22

“BONJOUR TRISTESSE’”
(Shooting in France)
Prad.-Dir. o Preminger
David. Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean Se-
berg, Mylene Demongeot, Geoffrey |:

orne

(Started Aug. 1)

“STELLA”

Prod.—Carl Foreman

Dir.—Sir Carol Reed

William Holden, Sophia Loren
(Started Aug. 7)

“GIDEON’S DAY”
Prod.-Dir—John Ford
{Shooting in London)

Jack Hawkins, Anna Lee
(Started Aug. 12)

oe VOYAGE OF SINBAD”

(Shooting in ain) .

: Prod.-Charles Schneer

Dir—Deugias Sirk |.
John Gavis, Lisa Pulver, Ann Harding,
Erich Maria Remarque, Keenan Wynn,

Deon DePare
(Started Ang. 39).
AIDDLE_OF THE STREET”
Prod.—Hoeward | e

Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Joanna Moore
{Starteé Aug. 3)

‘WARNER BROS.
| Starts, This Year ........13
This Dete, Last Year...... 8

Dir.._-Nathan Juran - me : . . .
Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin | “SH ,Ot MAN AND THE SEA“
Thatcher, Eddie Little . Dir. Lelan ae Baer

(Started Aug. 12)

"GOING STEADY”
Prod.—Sam Katzman
Dir.—Fred F. Sears
Molly Bee, Alan Reed Jr., Irene Hervey;
Bill Goodwin, Susan Easter, Hugh

Sanding
(Started Sept. 4

WALT DISNEY
Starts, This Year.......e5. 2}
This Date, Last Year...... KR

Spencer Tracy
Mesumed Shooting)

“MARIORIE MORNINGSTAR’ -
Dir- ‘Repper
Gene Kelty, Natalie Wood, Claire Tre-
vor, E@ Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Marty
(Started Aug. 20)

INDEPENDENT

Starts, This Year .....00..99
This Date, Last Year... ,..63

“THE LIGHT IN THE FOREST”
Prod.—Walt Disney
Dir.—-Herschel Daugherty
Fess Parker, Wendell Corey, Joanne

Dru, James MacArthur, Carol Lynley,
Jessica Tandy, Joseph Calleia, John

Mecintire_
(Started July 8)

“THE VIKINGS” .
Prod.---Jerry_ Bresler
. Dir.—Richard Fleischer
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borg-
nine, Janet Leigh, James Donald,
Alexander Knox, ‘Pér Buckoj, Dandy
Nichels, Eileen Way
(Started June 20y
“THE PUZZLE” —
“METRO (James 0. Radford-Anglo-Amaigamated

Starts, This Year .......:73 }f Shocking mm Rapa | cevber
Prod.—-Nat Cohen

in
| This Date, Last Year .....19 }{ Prods Nat Cohen
____}} (Started July x)

“MERRY ANDREW”
Fred So ci aa
Panny Kave, Pier Angeli, Baccaloni,

Robert Coote, Patricia Cutts, Noal
. Purcell, Rex Evans, Walter Kingsford |
(Started July D
"GIGI" .
‘(Shooting in France)
Prod.—aArthur Freed
Pir.—Vincente Minnelli

|. Maurice Chevalier, Leslie Caron, Louls

-+ Jourdan, Eva Gabor, Hermione Gin-

- gold.
Started Aug. D
“CRY TERROR”
Prod.-Dir.—Andrew L. Stone
James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod |.
-Stelger, Angie Dickinson
(Stazted Aug. 5)
“BAY OF THE MOON”
Prod.—Milo Frank
Dir.—Jose Ferrer
Jose Ferrer, Gena Rowland
(Started Sept. 9)

PARAMOUNT
Starts, This Year:........ 9
This Date, Last Year......15
“HOUSEBOAT ~

Prod.—Jack Rose
Dir.—Mel Shavelson

“THE BIG COUNTRY”
* Preae—Gregory Peck, William Wyl
Gregery Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll
Baker, Buri. Ives, Charies Bickford,
Charlton Heston
July

“THE Youne@ LAND
Ford

Dir,——Lowell : Farrell

Cc. V. Whitney For Buena Vista) -

Patrick Wayne. Dennis Hopper, Dan
O’Herlihy, Ken Curtis, Roberto de la
Madrid, Pedro Gonzales - Gonzales,
Cliff Ketchum, Miguel Comacho,

* Mario Artéaga, Cli€€ Lyons, Eddie
"Sweeney, Tom Tiner, Carios Romero,
Charles Heard, Chuck Hayward,.
Terry Wilsoa,. Frank McGrath, Jack
Carey, Wesley Fuller, Bill Williams

(Started Aug.

“§$TRANGE HOLD”
ted

f a)
Prod.—-Johg. Croydon
Dir.—Robert Day -
Boris Karloff, Elisabeth Allan, Jean
Kent. Anthony Dawson. Vera Day
(Started Aug. 6)

“KILLER’S CAGE”
Prod. Dir.—_Mel Welles | .
Terry Becker, Victoria King, Bruno Ve-
, Sota, Michael DeCarlo, Ed Melson,

Gery Judis, Hy Anzel

(Started Aug. 12) -

“TIME 1S A MEMORY”

(Batjac Ent). “

Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Mim? Gibson, jn
iarlies Herbert, Paul Petersen, | UA Release)
Harry Guardino od. —Frank Bo

. rzage |
Victor Mature, Lili Hwa, Bob Mathias,
Elaine Davis, ogaart Whitman, Donald

. » ABN Cy
(Started Aug. 15> ~
“GIRL ON THE HIGHWAY” %

Prod.-Dir.—Ronnie Ashcroft
bert Armstrong, Kathy Marlowe, Rob-
ert Clarke, Scott Douglas; Patti Gal-
lagher, Clem Bevens, Sarah Padden

Started Sept. D .

Dir.—Joseph Anthony :
Shirley Booth, Shirley MacLaine, An-
‘thony Perkins, Pani Ford

| 20th CENTURY-FOX
Starts, This Year ........20
This Date, Last Year......15 |

“THE YOUNG LIONS”
(Shooting in France)

Prod.—Al Lichtman

Dir.—Edward Dmytryk

‘Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean |
Martin, May Britt, Barbara Rush,
Tony Randall, Joanne Woodward, Ar-
thur Franz.

Started June 3)

“FRAULEIN”

Prod.—Walter Reisch

Dir—Henry Koster

Mel Ferrer, Dana Wynter

(Started Aug. 12)

“SOUTH PACIFIC”

Prod.—Buddy_Adler

Dir.—Joshua Logan _

Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John
Kerr, Ray (Walston, Juanita Hall,.
France Nuyen, Russ Brown, Ken
Clark, Floyd Simmons

(Started Aug. 12)

“OUR LOVE”

Prod.—Charles Brackett
Dir.—Jean Nesulesco
Robert Stack, Lauren Bacall
Gtarted Aug. 2D

“THUNDER ROAD”
Dir. Arthur Ripey
Robert. Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jaeques
Aubuchon, ‘Keely . Smith, Sandra
Knight, Randall “Randy” Sparks, Jim
Mitchum, Trevor Bardeft
(Started Sept. 3)

As da OF DRACULA”
Prod.—Herman Cohen

Dir.—Herbet L. Strock
Sandra_ Harrison
Started Sept. 9) -
“AMBUSH AT CIMARRON PASS”
(For 20th Fox) . :
Prod.—Herbert Menrelsohn
Dir.—Jodie Copelan
Scott Brady; Margia Dean, Frank Ger-
stle, Clint Eastwood, Keith Richards,
Irving Racons Dirk London, Bayles
Barron, ‘Vaughan, Ken Mayer
(Started Sept. 9)

“KINGS GO FORTH”
(For UA Release)
(Shooting in France)
Prad.— :
Dir.—Delmer Daves
Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Natalie

Wood
(Started Sept. D

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Campbells Kingdoms. | g00d shots of W. C. Handy, blind|
Bogarde will find a new lease of} COmposer of the tune, who was in
life so he can happily marry Bar-} the audience that night, and a final
bara Murray, the nice girl from | Kudosing of Armstrong by Bern-
the local saloon. ¥et tension is, Stein who tagged the jazz man “aj.
maintained. The only snag is a! dedicated artist. .
rather too facile finish. , Members of Armstrong’s combo.

Acting is solid. Bogarde leads|in this documentary are Edmund
his band of adventurers with dash | #a tron clarinet; my Young:
and confidence. Michael Craig im- Sa k Lesbere’ hae Shaw and
presses as his surveyor-lieutenant, |¢ 2° “S808 On, ass a _ different
As the heavy, Baker proves that Barrett D y Kyle an piano and
there is no better outdoor villain | ATT os are v hite ony eens |
in British films. Miss Murray han-| 2” th we rahe e ite and nobody
dies the unobtrusive romantic an-|) ott .a' to Sate Negro republic
gle with charm. James Robertson |0PJected to Satchmo’s desegrega- |.

Justic breezes through lustily as a” Hon policy towards whites. °

ee Nee Large line drawings by Ben|
piratic oil rig operator. AIso there . of .
are a number of other neat per-|S#ahn, in a jazzy artisti¢ style, il-|

c ae lustrate some of Armstrong’s ear-
formances, including Mary Mer-!7_ = e
rall and Athene Seyler. as a brace |/¥% days in New Orleans, Murrow

: handles his narration with. his!
of dear old maiden aunts. Comedy * :

honors are stolen by Sidney James usual skill, Herm.
who gives 100%2 impact as.a timid
truck driver.

The alleged Rockies were lensed
brilliantly in Cortina by Ernest
Steward. Director Ralph Thomas
wisely resists the temptation to al-
low his characters to indulge in
personal rough stuff. As a result,
the threat of coming violence

roods throughout and creates a
first-class edgy atmosphere.

Film keeps fairly close-to the
novel but it might have omitted
the character of Stanley Baker's
slightly crazy henchman, played
well by George Murcell. Rich.

wa

The Hired Gun
(C’SCOPE)

Regulation western with Rory

Calhoun and Anne Frencis

draw to spark chances in oate
€ .

Hollywood, Sept. 6.
' Metro releaseof Rory Calhoun-Victor M.
Orsatti production. Stars Calhoun, Anne
Francis; features Vince Edwards, John
Litel, Robert Burton, Guinn. Williams,
Chuck Connors, Salvadore Baguez, Regis
Parton. Directed by Ray Nazarro. Screen-
play, David Land. Buckley Angell, based
on story by Angell; camera, Harold J.
Marzorati; editor, Frank Santillo; music, |
Albert Glasser. Previewed Sept. 4, ’57.
| Running time, @ MINS, .

Satehino The Great

(DOCUMENTARY) Gl) McCord .......0..006 Rory Calhoun
© Ellen, Beldon seeeeeeeeseess Anne Francis

Excellent documentary about / yi. Helden oo ”” seecee VINCE BOwar
; " ce Beldon .soscvesesaca-x- Jobn Litel
Louis Armstrong with poten- Judd Farrow ...ceccers “Chuck Connors
tlal for special situations. Nathan Conroy ...-..--- Robert Burton

Domingo Ortega .,.... Salvadore Baques
Elby Kirby ... Guinn Willlams

weoeeeernes

United Artists release of Edward R.

Murrow-Fred W. Friendly production. | Ease eee eeeeneeee reeesee Regie Parton
Narration, Murrow; editor, Aram Avakian; . : .

camera, Charles Mack; drawings, Ben Hiring of-a gunman to kidnap
Shahn; sourd, Robert Huttenloch. Pre- and return to Texas a femme con-

yiewed in N.Y., Sept. 5, 57. Running time,

63. MINS. victed of murdering her husband

springboards the plot of this Rory |
Calhpun-Victor M. Orsatti indie
made for Metro release. Film is a
regulations western, with some-
what short running time; which
should do okay in oater field with:
star names of Calhoun and Anne
Franels to spark it.
The’ David Lang-Buckley Angell
screenplay is moderately interest-
ing as it follows Calhoun on his
assignment. Gun {is hired by dead;
man’s father, a wealthy Texan,
after legal attempts have failed to
extradite Miss Francis from New
Mexico, where she returns to her
father’s ranch following her escape
from jail a few hours before she
is ta hang. Enroute back to the
hangman, however, femme is able
to convince Calhoun that she is
innocent of the murder charge, and

“Satchmo the Great” is a swing-
ing, colorful bouquet to America’s
greatest jazzman and most effec-
tive ambassador of good ~ will—
Louis Armstrong. Expanded from
an Ed Murrow-Fred Friendly “See
It Now” CBS videocast of a couple
of years ago, this is a valuable doc-
umentary record of a standout per-
former and his extraordinary im-
pact on jazz buffs here and abroad.
It may do okay in specialized situ-
ations; but, in any case, there’s no
worry about recouping any heavy

roduction costs on this ‘straight-

orward documentary.

_Most of the first half of this film
originally appeared on the “See It
Now” shows which covered one of
the European tours made by Arm-
strong & His All-Stars. Here the
focus is on Satchmo in Europe,/ he’s able to prove that it was mur-
mopping up with his horn and his} dered man’s brother who commit-
growling vocals before capacity|ted the crime.
audiences in every country on the Ray Nazarro inserts plenty of
Continent and England. sinews in his direction and under

The closeups of Armstrong at; his helming the characters emerge
work are first-rate. Satchmo sweat-| first class. Calhoun delivers
ing through a trumpet passage or| strongly, and Miss Francis has coh-
spontaneously jiving it up on| siderably more to do than the aver-
planes and railroad cars between|age ‘western heroine, acquitting
dates has been captured in a por-/ herself nicely. John Litel is prop-
trait that is Immeasurably sharper} erly domineering as the father who
in outline on the film screen than} has tried to hang his daughter-in-
it was in the original video picture.
Murrow, who handles the narra-
tion, is on for one visual bit in
which he leads Armstrong to talk
about the varieties and meaning of
jazz early one morning in a
Parisian spot after a Jam session
with the local Claude Luter dixie-
land combo. Armstrong, vf course,
is a natural performer who, even
in casual conversation,. “blows”
some beautiful jive solo passages.

Highlight of this documentary,
not shown on video, covers Arm-
strong’s visit to the Gold Coast in
Africa, his ancestral birthplace
which hailed Satchmo as a national

law, Vince Edwards is capable as
the real murderer and Guinn Wil-
liams is in as key figure who helps
Calhoun free Miss Francis. Salva- |.
dore Baguez is well cast as a Mexi-
can friend of Calhoun.

Harold J. Marzorati’s photog-
raphy lends pictorial interest and
Albert Glassner’s music score goes
with the mood.. Frank Santillo’s {|
editing also is an asset. Whit,

Eseapade in Japan
(TECHNIRAMA-COLOR) -

Heartwarming ‘story ‘of two
small boys roving in Japan;

hero. The sequence included sev- : Clay Morgan ..-..... George Montgomery - a 3 1:
eral impressive clips of Armstrong particular appeal for family | Feien Danner .eececsee. Diane Brewster Lemberg. at's gan Sebastian Fest, Run: |,
being greeted by tribal chieftains Flytrap. -----reseesecees-+-+ Tom Pittman |ning time, 95 MINS.
and the American jazzman return- Hollywood, Sept. 6. | Holman ...-... saecees House Peters Jr. . ——
ing the nod by playing for the| wniversal release of Arthur Lubin pro- | BIH -.-----s+++7ese++- Lynn Cartwright | Average Spanish’ film fare re-
natives. _Armstrong’s wife, Lu- duction. Stars Teresa Wright, Cameron | arper ....cscccssscscs Peter Breeee | Veals tempo, humor asd youthful,
. . : on ay: . oO watoonsoevtase eves : 4 ; ; *
cille, . and velma pAtiddleton, his Nae a eae ures On. revost, Kunio Maxton Airis espe eneeeeg Ted Jacanes exuberance in early sequences. |
vocalist, were the-heroines of this} Miyake. Directed by Lubin. Screenplay, | FOLCY “y22- siscrc sees ee aha Then the plot bogs. down and pic
episode, both joining with the Winston piiller: camera yechplcalar): Frenchy De Vere “Sebastian Cabot | drags.
ie ° 4 5 am, er; cditor, Otto >lDrummer _ =
paves for # mass Jitterbug hoof-| music. Max Steiner, Previewed Aug. 26.| Drummer -.+--....++-+ Stanley Adams! -An gir rescue plahe crashes at.
ming coneits in the Gout Coat [gestae "cn wisn] mre tacse ide ates SE eee
) »| Mary Saunders .........- T . the. civil:
Armstrong is shown in his best| Dick Saunders ......... Gameron Mitchell| The intent of this picture is | flashback to -the civil war unfolds
form, delivering one of the most{ Tony Saunders ..../.....” .. Jon Provost | praiseworthy; the execution not{the pilot's story. Loaded with
touching tunes in: his repertory, | Tt* Colonel’ Hargrave... e Ehuin Ober | Neatly so. Obviously, “Black Patch” |medals. af the war's end, Alfredo
“Black and Blue,” a number cued| Michiko — .............. Kunika Miyake {| WaS supposed to break new trails Mayo weds the sister of a pal in
to the theme of racial discriming~| Kel Tanaka -...---1-++-- ; Susumu Fujita /in the field of the psychological | the air force. Faced with scandal, |
tion and one which must have had| MP "Ruchint wo ee ige Tita | Western. What emerges is an elon- | he drops off a rope ladder in mid-
special meaning for this audience,} Dekxe-Sin ..... 1270! iideko Koashikawa | gated mood piece, so slowly re-| air onto a civilian plane in distress.
Minister. Farmer’s Wife ........... Ayako Hidaka | resounding whimner. . Dramatic finale prompted giz-
Documentary’s windup scene, Tale by Leo Gordon (who. also} gles instead of bated breath. Okay

aiso net shown_on video, is set in} “Escaped in Japan” is a charm-

New York’s Lewisohn Stadium}ing and warmly human story of
where, together with Leonard;two small boys—one American and

Bernstein conducting the N. .Y.}one Nipponese—who race through
Philharmonic, Armstrong and his} Japan under the delusion that the
crew performed “St. Louis Blues.”: police are after tnem, Film might
Seduanas ws. heightenad .by, someicasily hecome.a sleaner, ,Pranerly|,

=| Woman in Dressing Gown

‘from a conventional rut. and

‘will reap returns.when it goes

- Thompson production in the
UV. S.. :

exploited and with the word-of-

{mouth {

‘Fchance are good for a satisfactory

payor, particularly in the family
rade,

rected pic entirely in Japan, mak-
ing the most of the beautiful back-
grounds afforded in the country-
side, in small towns and in such
‘cities as Kyoto, Takyo and Nara.
All this is caught up for splendid
pictorial effect by the Technirama
process, Technicolor tones lending
enchantment to the exotie loca-
‘tions which benefit unfoldment of.
narrative.

creates a happy mood in following
the adventures of the two fright-|:
{ened youngsters. On a. flight from
Manila to join his diplomat par-.
ents in Tokyo, six-year-old Ameri-
can’s plane crashes at sea, and he’s
rescued by Jap boy’s fisherman
family. When small Jap overhears
his mother mention the police, he
‘thinks it’s to arrest the American,
and they light out together, the
Jap offering to guide
‘friend to his
Instead of the journey being only
a few hours,
Stretches out to days, while a gi-
gantic search in' which both Jap
police and U. S. Air Force partici-
pate swirls around them, They're
finally rounded up atop the five-
storied pagoda in Nara,
largest in Japan.

Jon Provost scores brightly as
the little American and Roger
Nakagawa rivals him in interest as
they make their way to their des-
|tination, during which they ride}
freight trains, school buses, spend
the: night in
are entertained by the geishas with
a show all their own.. ,

Teresa Wright and Cameron

Mitchell portray
parents, hut have little to do. other
than act
anese parents, Kuniko Mitake and
Susumu Jujita are excellent. Philip
Ober rates okay as the Air Force
colonel in charge of the boys”
search and Henry Okawa handles
himself well as a police officer.
_ Photography by. William Snyder
is particularly outstanding,
art direction b
and Walter ‘Holscher is tops. Max
Steiner’s music score is distinctive
and Otto Ludwig’s editing expert.

Attempt at psychological west-
ern, emerges
mood piece, told at creeping
ace.

_, Warner Bros. release of a George Mont-
gomery production. Stars
| features Diane Brewster, Tom
Leo Gordon..

82 MINS. -

Judge Parnell ..2.222372.

‘acts in pic) presents George Mont-
gomery as a tough cowtown mar-
shal (title comes: from patch over
one
wound). Into town comes his. pre-
war buddy Gordon, and his ex-g-f.,

“Woman in a Dressing
Gown,” British import which
opens. tomorrow (Thurs.) at
the Victoria Theatre, N. Y.,
was reviewed by VaARIETy at
the Berlin Film Festival in the
issue of July 24, ’57. “It’s a
picture,” Myro observed, ‘‘with
obvious b.o. potentials and dis-
tinctly geared to capture
femme support.”

_ Story of a- woman: who's on
the brink of losing her hus-
band to a younger and more.
attractive girl proves a tailor-
made vehicle for Yvonne Mit-
chell." “The uncanny depth
of her portrayal of the wife,”
critic wrote, “lifts the yarn

. La Ciudad De Les Nines Coys’ Town)
(MEXICAN «= COLOR),

Filmes S. A. production. Starg Arturo de
‘Cordova, Marga Lopez; features Sara Gar-
ela, Carlos Rivas, Eduardo Fajardo, Oscar
Pulido. Directed by Gilberto Martinez
Solares. Screenplay, Julio Alejandro;
camera, Agustin Martinez Solares (East-
mancolor). At San Sebastian Film Fest.
Running time, 102 MINS.

A creditable Mexican pic pat-
terned after the Spencer Tracy
.opus, with’a fine de Cordova per-
formance and ‘impressive juve
| thesping, “Ciudad” suffers mainly
‘from a weighted religious slant.

Story line also fails at times to
| measure up to
technical assists. But the building
Jof boys’ town, and later the men-
ace to it from juve . dissidence,

fives it-a classy stature, which

the rounds.” -Warners is re~

leasing the Godwin-Willis-Lee tient understanding and humanity

of Padre Farias (de Cordova) ‘in
his handling of outcast youth lends
genuine dignity to this Mexican
production. — -
Eastmancolor with kids and Iand-
scape is topflight. Mexican. comic
Oscar Pulido ably adds relief
when pic seems about -to hit skids.
Technically above average in all
departments, “Ciudad” should
‘bring returns in all markets de-
spite the heavy religioso Message.
~ erb.

.

bally it’s sure. to receive,

Arthur Lubin produced and di-

El Abuelo Autemoyvil (ifodel T or The

koslovensky production.
Ludek Munzar, Ginette Pigeon, Raymond
Bussieres, Radovan Lukavsky, Josef Hlin-

play, Adolf Branold; music, J. F. Fischer,
it any Sebastian Fest. Running time,

Fanciful Czeck entry is ‘loaded
with comedy, screen poetry, inter-
esting documentation and pre-atom
nostalgia to make it a definite art

The Winston: Miller screenplay |

field where a plane mechanic and
an air hostess sit fingering-an al-
bum of old. photos, -Jn. this case
his new

parents in Tokyo.| when motorcycles and-cars were

first béing tried out starts off the
plot.

Director Radok deftly weaves 2
simple story of a Czech mechanie’s
love for the daughter of a French
‘mechanic into a documentary pat-
tern of bygone motor races. Ray-
mond Bussieres’s comedy is some-
what like a Buster Keaton’s, Gin-
ette Pigeon has a lot. of what

as lads think, it.

second

attractive. Czechs also help give

of sentiment. Werb.

a geisha house and

Mejuto in rec

‘Pamplona. reenplay, Clemente
Jona, Federico Muela and Jesus Vasallo
from Pamplona’s story. Music, Salvador
Ruiz de Lunas camera, Cesar Fraile. At
sen goebastian Fest. Running time,

the American
worried. As the Jap-

~

”

Unrelieved monotony of a very
slow-moving, implausible psycho-
logical drama dooms. screenwriter
| Pamplona’s first effort as a direc-
and} tor. - oo
George W. Davis!’ “ksteban (Andres Mejuto) is hurt
in an auto accident and hospital-
ized, after quarreling with his
wife, Lina sales. Returning

Whit.
Black Patch |

fidelity. He endlessly trails his.
spouse for evidence with intent to
kill. He finally does, but she’s the
wrong woman. os
Cesar Fraile’s off-key lighting Is
effective. Mejuto is good in an im-
possible role while writer-director

an elongated

Hollywood, Sept. 3. | effects on a skeleton tale. Music
Montgomery; | Score jars. Not for export.

erd. -

Sebastian Cabot. House

Peters Jr. Producer-director, ‘3

er. eenplay, 1e0 Gordon; cameras! werees Del Aire (Air Heros) (SPAIN-
Edward Colman; . editor, Jerry ‘Youns:|coior). Arturo . Gonzales _ production.
Siig Selena Pevineet ae wiltees | Stare Pina Romer, Aldreds. Mayo, ‘Mara
Theatre, L.A. Aug. 13, °57. R time, Piazzal, Julio Nunez, Tomas Blanco. DI-

}recteé by Ramon Torrado, Story and

cast.and average technical credits
but has weak minjatures and spe-
cial effects. Italy’s Maria Piazzai
is the air hostess. For local nabes
and. provinces and possibly fair re-
‘turns in some Latin American na-
(Continued onrpaper2?). cousltionms Yo xceem ge ac Werden

eye, result of Civil War

Cinematografica |

performances: and | dar

places this on solid ground. Pa-

Grandfather Automobile? (CZECHO). Ces |.

omaz. Directed by Alfred Radok. Screen-.

house candidate in the U.S. Pic|
opens on the runway of an air-

the debut of the 20th century)

makes French girls distinctively |

this original tale its full measure } nint

home mute, he suspects Ana’s in-

Pamplona strains to hang psycho|

screenplay, H. §. Valdes; camera, Ricardo {

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Foreign Capsule Reviews

Preleg (Prologue) (RUSSIAN: COLOR).
produ and release. With N.
Plotnikoy, N. Patuchova, P, Kadocjnikov.
Directed by Efim Dzigan. Screenplay, A.
‘Shtein; camera (Soveolor), V. Pavlov, B.
Petrof; editor, D. ‘Stolyarska; music,’ N.
Kryukov. At Karlovy Vary Film Fest,

Running time, 166 MINS.

This is a Sort of tableau-like pam-
‘phlet of romanticized revolution-
ary literature, which makes it un-
likely for the U.S. It is worthy as
a record of some new Soviet film
trends. De-Stalinization had led to
greater emphasis on the early
.revolutionary -days, with Lenin
played up. This has treated a stan-
dized film’ somewhat like ‘the
U.S. western, The good and bad
guys are drawn unmistakably, giy-

g a chance ‘to work in ‘fights, ad-

pntures, massacres; great names,
etc. ~

Pie is neatly mounted with.a fine.
use of a Soviet. anamarphoscope
process and stereophonic sound. It
is a series of anecdotes rather than
a story, Acting is in the heady,
poster manner. Technical crédits
are fine. Mosk.’

Urok Istori{f On Face of the World)
(BULGARIAN-RUSSIAN; COLOR). Bul-
garofilm production and: release. ‘With
S. Avoy, 8. Arnaud, J. Tonev, V. Line.
Written. and Sirected by Lev Arnstam.
Camera: (Saveolor), “A. elenkov, Chen
Yu-Lan; editor, Kara- avev. At Kar-
lovy Vary Fest, Runnifig time, 9 MINS,

Film is an academic recounting
of the purgé trials ‘of some Com-
munists after the Nazis set the
‘Reichstag Fire in 1934. It mainly
concerns the Bulgar Communist
Dimitrov who contownded . the
Nazis in his brilliant defense of
himself. Film is scaid but still
‘spins an interesting tale bolstered
‘by expert color, art work and tab-
leau-like staging. .- oO .
Acting is in the grandoise man-
ner, but manages to create charac-
ter. Nazis are drawn without toa.
much: carfeafure. In sort, this is
a propagandist but interesting
historical film Hmited in .Amer-
‘ica except for a few small spots
Direction has a fins flair for’
mob scenes arid technical. cred-
its tops. Russians again dem-
onstrate they tan get their quality
‘into pix no matter whera they are
made, Mosk

La Nonne Sebelia (Grandma Sabella)
ATALIAN). tanus production. Stars
Tina Pica, Peppino Filippo, - Sylva
Koschina, ‘Renato Salvatore, Paolo Stop-
pa, Dolores . Directed by Dine
ist} Screenpay, Pasquale Festa Cam-
panile, Massimo Franciosa, Ettore Gian-

. Dine 3 eamera, Toning. delli
Colll, At fen. Sebastian Fest. | Running

Strong casting helps pull a none:
too sturdy script into a palatable
comedy pic. Youthful film director
Dino Rist again sagely avoids stars
for seasoned thesps and promising
newconters In this low-budgeter.
pkay for Italian language ‘houses

A maverick provincial octogen-
arian attempts to arrange her“ city-
wise grandson’s marriage‘to a fat
dowry. Sympatico youngster (Ren-
ato Salvatore) spoils grandma’s
plans, wéds. the childhood friend
Lucie (Sylvia Kosehina). . .
Rist employs stock-in-trade farce,
but succeeds in .timing situations
for solid laughs, aided by an ‘uni-
formly excellent cast. Young lov-
ers Sylva Koschina and Renato
Salvatore have looks and screen
stance. De Filippo; Tina Pica and
Paolo Stoppa are firstrate. Music
is bright and technical credits okay.
This won the Golden Seashell at
the festival. ' Werb, -

Das Dritte Geschlecht, (The Third Sex)
(GERMAN). Constantin ‘release of Arce
production. Stare Paula Wessely, Paul
Dahlke; features Ingrid Stenn, Hans Niel
sen, Paul Esser, Friedrich Joloff, Hilde

Christian Wolff ted by

Koerber, . . Direc
Veit _Sereenplay, Felix Luétzken-
dorf, based’ on a true story; camera, Kurt

viewed nt Ares @tudloe Boune k ming
a d e
time, WS MINS.

German postwar films centering
around daring themes mostly have

“{been financial flops and/or artisti-

cal failures, This is in the latter
category, dealing largely. with ho-
mosexuality, and a remarkable ex-
ception. Unlike most other Teu-
tonic problem pix, “Third Sex” hag
been treated: with . considerable
fact and taste. Commercially
prospects, ‘appears rather
doubtful. - foreign prospects
appear dubidus in view of the fact
that many countries consider the.
homo theme-on the screen taboo,
Others will probably. demand
strong cuts.: (However, this pic al-
ready has been sold to a number
of countries). .. me
Screenplay centers around a.
well-reputed family whose 18-year-

‘old son feels attracted to homosex-.

ual circles. In order to save her
son from these. surroundings, his
mother makes the housemaid the
proposition to win the boy for her-

‘self. The plan works but one -of

}! ia(Gontinued-en- page 2th«+ =a!

“Wednesday, September 11, 1957. | | FARTETY PICTURES 27

mm Dp - Vogel & Co. Catching Breath —

a or tive assets. is breathtakingly
ia | ve Ul beautiful at times and there is also
iim Keviews a strong plus in the acting of the
Continued from page 3
to continued negotiations with the ; feeling is that Vogel would still win

late Pedro infante who portrays
principals involved.” ° | out. However, a delay of six months

———————— Continued from page 29 —— ‘the title~ role. :
‘~Jt's the tale of an Indian and

‘The Loew’s prexy said he had; would frustrate the normal opera-

been advised by special counsel }tion of the company since it will

Bindi Patel | ermation, «Moparts, Gots ntl ls passionate love for a white get
Brewster, now married. But atter ge ed at the end while
Caton turns put to be a bank|the POWs sweat it out in a Mar-|he commits suicide. The film’s

Louis Nizer that all proxies turned ; be impossible to convene a har-

in for the Sept. 12 meeting will be : monious board of directors to make

valid for the Oct. 15 session. | (important decisions. It is therefore

seille slum awaiting the next steps! fofkioristic ingredients are ex-
robber, so Montgomery claps hin of their escape to be arranged by tremely citerectin gta all’ “Tigoo”
Although the decision of Chan-!considered certain that the Dela-

eellor Collins J. Seitz in the Dela- l ware courts will rule that a special

il. :
inJ Jay aimous saloon keeper Sebas- | the patriots, is a production which will be re-
tian Cabot and bully-boy assistant| Credulity is strained by the way | membered for a while. Hans.

ware Court of Chancery repre- : meeting be held to resolve the im-
sented somewhat of a setback for | passe.

House Peters Jr. set a jailbreak Boyd, so obviously British,-wanders
for half Gordon’s loot, but kill| hand-in-hand with Mule. Gaylor in.
Gordon in the process. However, |the Marseille streets despite the
marshal finds and conceals other |.constant threat of the Nazis. Mean-
while, a suave doctor has buiit up

© Sobrade (The | Besieged House).
(BRAZILIAN). Vera Cruz production and
release... With - De Barbara

Fazio, Marcia. Real, Fernando Baleroni.
Directed by Walter Darat, Gabus Mendes.

half. Tom Pittman, youthful butt s lay” Darate e Vogel and hi ana nt teant,
eat racket. by posing as the head | Screenplay. Dur. ts a, Chico Fowle; | Vogel an S management tea The delay until Oct. 15 will not

Crorgen’ 3 cans jokes, first nhents of an escape OY eee ition. James giitor, Tau Paes AL At rlovy Vary Fest.;the company and its supporters : | affect the status of the proxies ‘al-
continue to be optimistic and feel | ready collected by Vogel. It's

Robertson Justice welcomes the
characters who wish to get out of
Marseille with speed, dopes them |
with brandy, lifts their bankrolls
and disposes of them in a_quick-
lJime-flooded cellar.

When the two soldiers come up

against the villain it leads to a
standup fight, fists and guns, and
a nightmare escape when Old Mar-
seille i is blown up by the exasperat-
ed Nazis. This is nothing but sheer
thick-ear hokum but it keeps the
suspense rattling along till the.
fadeout.

Apart from. Anna Gaylor’s fas-
cineting debut, Stephen Boyd and
Tony ~Wright -are appropriately |.
tough and stiff-upper-lipped and
James Robertson Justice is a
benign crook. Eugene Deckers acts
as Justice’s unwitting catspaw and
is the most satisfactorily Continen-
tal of the assorted male Frenchmen
and Nazis. Comedy relief is pro-
vided by Kathleen Harrison, as a
Cockney who.has been living in
Marseille for 20 years without any
{apparently sound reason. Miss
Harrison gives the performance
that has been garnering the- yocks
in British films for many years,
There is alsa a robust performance
by Denis Shaw as a fat, lecherous
slob-of a Nazi soldier. _

Hugo. Fregonese directs without
frills and has brought off the eva-
cuation before the blowing-up with
care and good. effect. The atmos-

superfast gunfighter, then inex-
plicably moves into: arms of be-
reaved Miss Brewster. Egged on
by Cabot and Peters, and eventu-
ally renounced by Miss Brewster,
Pittman takes on the marshal. But
incredible .ending has Miss Brew-
ster conveniently discover the
Cabot plotting, just in time to get
the scripter out ofa bad plotting
hole.

AS producer-director, a double
blame must fall on Allen H. Miner
for allowing a weak script and for
the creeping pace with which he
mounted it.

‘This isn’t one of Montgomery’s
better outings, and he lacks con-
viction as the marshal As the gun-
crazy youth, Pittman makes a
strong impression with a sensa-
—tive portrayal. Miss Brewster, ham-
pered by fuzzy writing; neverthe-
less ‘comes out okay. So does Gor-
don, and in lesser roles, Cabot and
Peters are noteworthy. —

Cameraman Edward Colman is
a graduate of the “Dragnet” school
of production and his work bears
the trademark, somewhat modified,
of the teleseries. However, his ex- |
treme low-key lensing in black-
* and-white, especially. in interiors,
quickly weays out. its ‘welcome.
Authentic settings of art director
Nicolai Remisoff is a definite plus
in mood-setting. Too bad the script |
doesn't match. Kove.

Turn-of-century setting has a
house beseiged .by a“group. of revo-
lutionariés in a small town. Though
the insurgent reasons, are unclear,
| pie has a deftly-detailed rendering
of the. ‘siege and its effect on the
people in the house whére a group
of dramas unfold:until defeat of
the rebels leads to freeing of the
housebound group. ‘Colorful,
Jmowing direction makes for many
dramatic scenes. This looks like
a neat entry for the U.S. Latino
circuits: but lacks the clarity and
feeling for arty spots, - Lensing is
excellent and acting fine. Mosk.

that. Vogel and the management | understood that these proxies re-
group will receive the support of ;main legal. However, if a re-solici-
an overwhelming majority of the | tation is required, Vogel is pre-
socruolders at te, Oct. 15 session. | pared to do so.
ellz ordere a e Sept Tomlinson so far has given no
meeting be held, but that no busi- | indication of whether he intends to
ness be transacted and that it im- lWwage a proxy fight. He has not
mediately be adjourned. He based . -filed- with the Securities & Ex-
his ruling on the complexity of the: ‘change Commission, a step that is
fant and in granting the motion : ‘legally required if he plans to wage
or the delay made by Joseph Tom- ! _
linson, noted that h ded {an out-and-out proxy war. Despite
av ne needed more |the numerous delaying actions and
time £ ‘to pues the charges andijegal maneuvers, reports persist
counter charges made by the op-linat Tomlinson is continuing to
posing groups. search for a buyer of his 180,000
Would Cancel Meet shares of Loew’s stock. Friends of
The Tomlinson forces are press- 1; Vogel, who at one time may have
ing for a complete cancellation of ‘ been inclined to buy out Tomlinson
the ‘special stockholders’ session, |at the premium rate he is said te
but supporters of Vogel, basing |be asking, now see no reason to
their comments on Seltz’s remarks, | do so, feeling as they do that Vogel
are confident that he will leave the {has acquired sufficient proxy. sup-
final resolution of the Loew’s con-|port to remove Tominson and his
troversy in the hands of the share- | associate, Stanley Mayer, from the
holders. Supporters of Vogel were | board at the special stockholders’
heartened -by Seitz’s observation : : meeting.
that the company had an executive j | In another development stem-
committee that could carry on the from the complicated battle

Typheon No. pr {JAPANESE), Yama-

moto-Madoka roduction and _ release.
With Keiji Sada, Kenji Sugawara, Shuji
Sano, Hitomi Nozoe. Directed by Satsu
Yamamoto... Screenplay, Toshio Yarumi.
Yusaku .VYamagata; camera, Minoru
Maeda; editor, Shigetoh Yasue. At Kar-
lovy Vary Fest. Running time, 110 MINS.

This is a “Japanese satire on
municipal corruption, A group of
shady politicians want to make.
money after a-typhoon by claiming
the sc 100lhouse has been destroyed
and then cashing in on building a

new one. oot ications nave i? affairs of the company in the in-|for control of the Loew's empire,

terim. The exec committee, as now | six stockholders, mainly relatives
trength to eak out.. : , six | ’ y
Apaegh sprightly. at Speak and | constituted;. consists of Vogel and; of Tomlinson, obtained the right in
rerainiscent of pre-war American | George L. Killion, a director who|N.Y. Supreme Court to become
comedies, this vacillates between |1s a staunch Vogel advocate. party defendants in the case filed
situation comedy and social.com-} The postponement of the special|by two Vogel supporters, Jacob
ment without adequately blending | meeting, which makes it impossible |Starr and Richard Spreyregen.
the two. It is neatly acted andifor Loew’s to have a functioning | Purpose of the action of the latter
| phere of the seedy section’ of Mar- mounted . but lonks: _ ehancey, ati board of directors until perhaps | was to enjoin the Tomlinson group
seille has been captured with great |/anguage spo Mosk. late October, -will have the effect
imagination by Arthur Lawson's best, for the Oe S., except for some : of delaying the issuance of the
| sae tao Sree pair | [checks the Siteelore usually sect
. checks, The ors usually meet.
ularly effective when. Marseille 14 about this time to declare the fourth
‘collapsing | al roun e trapp | quarterly dividend. However, be-
heroes ak near never attempts cause of the conflict and division
{to be more than 100 minutes of of the board, it appears’ that no
straight adventure, It comes off ivvy. will be declared until after
well because it never attempts to. the special Oct, 15 meeting when
take itself more seriously. Rich. Loew's hopes a new board will be

See Decision Upheld

Seven Thenders

(BRITISH) from preventing or hindering the

presentation of the facts, and issues
to the stockholders. They obtained
a temporary injunction. Interven-
tion of the Tomlinson supporters,
who own 13,600 shares valued at
about $250,000, has the effect of
providing Tomlinson with a group
to present his case in court. When
the original action was filed, Tom-
linson failed to appear to answer
the charges.

Implausible, but tense, war-
time thriller building up te
smash race-against-time climax,
Steady b.o. prospect.

London, Sept. 5.
Rank presentation and "release pro-
duced by Daniel M. Angel. Directed: by
Hugo- Fregonese. Stars Stephen Boyd,
Jameg 1 Robertson Justice, Kathleen Harri
aon, viokn Bh Screenplay, John.

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British Nurse
— Continued from page 4. —
ican production going at their stu-
‘dios. In fact, says the Americans, |
the system serves to bring” dollars
into Britain. - ‘
' hain. pact calls. for a $17,000, -
-| 000 basic remittance. In addition,| The Seitz decision, while a dis-
the Americans participate in the: appointment for Vogel, who is: H ‘Ra 5
Eady plan and they get remittance | seeking a free hand as soon as pos- ave payou
pons or purchasing prise sible, is not regarded as a serious
for release and for m tha —
films in Britain, There have been |secochoe seep orneys for Loew's.

— r- R 5 |
Dr. eee . James Rees Justice _ Foreign NOVIGWS
SIM cae eecsccccocces eoneees Tony Wright Continued trom page 2 =

Lige 2... cescccee dsevatercee. Anna Gaylor |
Harrison

Madame Abou ....... - . Kathi
Emile, Blanchard’. Eugene. Deckers {thé queers gets even, with the

Continued frem page 5 seat

Legalites feel that Vogel came out| viewed by local newspapers and
.joccasions- when the Antericanjon top in the crucial question re-| has appeared on radio and tv pro-
"|}companies have had to borrow | lating to the election of Louis B.| grams to plug the picture.
some pounds in order to meet their| Mayer and Sam Briskin ta the| Loventhal’s campaign to see that
board at the so-called rump meet-|the picture gets personal attention
ing of July 30. Although the Tom-| has achieved results beyond ex-
linson forces are appealing Seitz’s | pectations. ‘The picture has had
ruling that Mayer and Briskin were | a saturation premiere in the N.O.
invalidly elected: to the board,!|territory and has played first-run
friends of Vogel are of the opinion dates throughout the south. In one
that, on. the basis of the law in-|first-rum southern house, it racked
yolved, the Delaware Supreme |up a $15,000 take.
Court. will uphold the lower court’s} On the basis of the dates set dur-
‘decision. ing the 10 weeks in which “Bayou”
Meanwhile, Vogel has notified {has been out in release, the pro-
stockholders this week that the| ducers are expecting a rental txke
special meeting has been postponed | of between $300,000 to $350,000.
to Oct. 15. The Tomlinson group|The initial $200,000 cost includes
is continuing fo press in the courts not only the actual production ac-
for the complete invalidation of | tivities but print and advertising
}the special meeting and for the | costs and the distribution fee.
holding. ef the stockholders' ses- Success of their maiden effort
sion in February: when the annual! is prompting Fessler and Ripps
“Skiatr meet usually fakes place. Even if|to try it again. Their followup
on . . the | Tomlinson faction spol suc entry will be “Bonnie Parker,” a

: ce accomp g which | story of a female Robin Hood of
—_ Continued from pare ‘ ===! most observers doubt, the most observers doubt, the general lthe old west, || ‘the old west.
are to be borne. ehtirely by Fox, | sc ny

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ocre Middle-European -production,

Mona Hofland shows ability as| Voted om the very eve af an ex
the devilish woman. Same goes| Pected decision by the Federal Dassibis weathers late tere on the oon es and sur ton eee oics Cantons tor
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Eric Triebel ......ccusccs James Kenney |
Colonel Trautman... eesoe,- Anton Diffring
Schlip .......e.teceees--- Martin” Miller
‘adroit handling of the players. For
authentic atmosphere, he shot
some sequences in Berlin's queer
hangouts. Paul Dahlke and Paula

ents okay. An outstanding | per-
formance is turned in. by Ingrid
| Stenn ‘as the hoysemaid. Siegfried :
Wolff, new to the screen, is the boy
who nearly. goes homo, Hans
Schumm, also a.newcomer, is con-.
vincing as. a sensitive lad. A
strong plus about -this pic is the
score by Erwin Hailetz. Lensing
and other technical credits are
okay. ~~ - | Hans,

, Salyatore ...-...sseerees Marcel Pagliero

to comment and to “put ideas into
the heads of the British.” At the
same time, the drop in Britain’s
doHar reserves during August—
from$2, 367 000,000 to $2,142,000,000
within single month—has ‘not
gone unnoticed on elther side of
‘the Atlantic, Feeling generally is
that the British probably won't
want to monkey with the current
arrangement at this time since it
contains certain definite advantages
| to them, and they have learned. to.
count on U. S. filming activity in
London.

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Wartime ‘Marséille, with Nazi
occupation, is the setting for this
compétent. thriller.. Despite some
loose ends and improbahilities it;
adds up to sound entertainment.
with a strong climax that will have.
patrons eagerly urging on the
heroes to safety. ‘Seven Thunders”
suggests’ solid home-market busi-
ness, but neither the wartime set-
ting in Europe nor the strong but |?
far from starry cast are likely to
excife U. S. patrons overmuch. .

It does ‘one useful thing for Brit-
ish filnis by introducing a refresh-
ing newcomer, .24-year-ald Anna
Gaylor. This French girl, making
a noteworthy’ bow in’ British pit
has a piquancy, neat sense of com-
edy and touch of pathos that make
her a standout from some of: the
pleasant but uninspiring young-
sters.

Rupert Croft-Cooke’s. novel,
(screenplay by John Baines) _ in-
volves two husky British prisoners-
of-war, Stephen Boyd and Tony
Wright, smuggled from Italy into
Marseille in 1943. They are be-
friended by Anna Gaylor,’a war-
time orphan waif with a winning
way and a keen sense. of self-pre-

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RADIO-TELEVISION

"vB LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PROVE
SMART PEOPLE WATCH MEDIUM, T00

By ART WOODSTONE

Constant bombardment. of .nega-

tive comment over tv’s allegedly
low program standards and all that
talk about tv appealing “mostly to
morons,” has key medium sources

fearful it will hurt video’s pocket-.

book by frightening off potential
sponsors.

As a result, a defensive campaign
is being undertaken by tv through
its promotional outlet, Television
Bureau of Advertising. TvB is out
to prove that more _ intelligent
people watch ty than their mentally
less capable bretren. .

This markets one of the first of-
ficial steps to counteract the talk.
Feeling is that it was forced upon

the medium because the down-;
beat remarks, many of them from;

WABD in Bigtime

the competitive print media, have
been stepped up in pace as a result
of the great increase this season
of “bread and butter” shows. To
many critics, bread and butter is a
euphemism for programming that
appeals to the lower levels of U.S.
intelligence.

So long as the barbs hurt only

Obituary

New York viewers this week-
end (8) saw their last tele-
east of the New York Giants
-tangling with the Brooklyn
Dodgers at the Polo Grounds.
With the Giants lured away to
San Francisco by a stadium
and possible toll tv via Skia-
tron, WPIX, N.Y., no longer
will be carrying the Giant:

schedule next season, depend-~ .

ing for their baseball program-- ©
ming on the Yankee, telecasts,

Fred Thrower, WPIX’s top-
per, feels at this stage it’s too
early to tell what programming
will be subbed for the Giant
games next year.

Sponsor Wrapup

New York’s WABD, DuMont sta-

the creative personnel, the net-; tion, has inked Block Drug to a

works, at any rate, have refrained ;

'full-sponsorship pact on the up-}

from dignifying their critics with | coming “Art Ford’s Greenwich

P Oe retorts. in its campaign in| Village Party” and Ballantine Beer
recent speeches and in talks with | to total ownership of another half-
the press. Organization hold that ; hour, “Fiesta Americana.”

research data proves “college Sales, along with others con-

households can hardly be described summated in the last fortnight,

as incidental users of television.”
Bureau is proceeding, partly at
Jeast under the assumption that a
college degree can be equated with |
intelligence.
Income Level as Factor

Counterattack has also been:

based on the income level of view-

“Big Story.”

give WABD a big Friday night bill-

ings break, Other big sale on|

| Fridays was made to American
Tobacco: and Progresso Foods as
, Skip-week sponsors on the filmed
On Mondays, Piels

ers. Initially, research evidence of | Beer renewed its alternate-week

this nature was designed to prove
only that tv had rich buying audi-
ence. Today; income information
is given as an implication by the
industry that higher income view-
ers are better accustomed to cul-
ture.

One TvB spokesman said: “The
important thing as I see it is that

the amount of time spent with tel-.

evision is high for all education and
income groups—that rich people
are as interested as their less well
off brethren, and college house-
holds as much as grade school, that
in fact we have here the universal
medium,”

* On another occasion TvB staffers
and network execs have taken the

| sponsor on Oct; 4.

sponsorship of the main bout
110:30-11:15 p.m.) of the Monday
fights. Same brewery took on the
other week of “Gussie’s Corner,”
the quarter-hour post-fight show
hosted by former tennis star Gus-
sie Moran.

_ Sales success on both Ford and
the Latin rhythm shows is expected
to hasten WABD’s plan to get un-
derway more of the live half-hour.
packages it recently -outlined. |
There is also expected to be a re-
vamp of its Tuesday live entry,
“Entertainment Press Conference.”

Ford begins Friday (13) at
10 p.m., and Block takes over as
SSC&B made
the deal for the drug house.

stand that the consumer press, /«Fiesta” begins Sept. 20 with Bal-

rapping tv program standards, have
much to. gain by so undermining
the competition.
affected parts of the trade—the |
part that pays—but it also has had
its Bearing on the audience at
large.

Hence TvB’s- program to offset
all this is twofold, on the one hand
to reach the trade and the other
to directly approach tv viewers,

Not only has it}

Tl} tantine (out of Esty agency) riding

from the start.

Gross package price for the en-
tire half-hour of each show begins
at $3,000- a week (time and talent),
and in the event that the sponsors
ride it out for two-years there are
escalator. clauses to cover “in-
creases in that time.

“Big Story” {s programmed at
9:30 Fridays, fhe same time the

some of whom cannot be too happy for ye show held when it played

with their label.

To the trade, TvB recently re-;
ported: “U. S. households in which }
the head had any college train-

r years on NBC-TV. As a mat-
l ter of fact, American Tobacco, the
-WABD' alternate for the half-hour
vidfilm, owned it all on the net-

ing averaged 336 minutes with ; Work.

television (a day), while ‘grade
(Continued on ontinued on page 4 46)

$10,000,000 Zenith |

Suit Settlement:

Chicago, Sept. 10.

Zenith’s $61,000,000 antitrust suit
against RCA, General Electric and
Western Electrie was settled out
of court Monday (9) for a reported
$10,000,000, claimed to be the big-
gest in history of any private anti-
trust litigation. Zenith now also
has access to foreign markets, hav-
ing charged competing companies

of conspiring to monopolize them,

Zenith attorney Thomas McCon-

nell said it would be weeks before

the paperwork is eonsummated.
Meanwhile trial was set for Sept.
30. Original suit was filed in 1946
against RCA only, and other two

were named eo-defendants last

year.

News of settlement shot up
Zenith’s stock to around $7 share
on the New York Stock wachahsarkt ec. 9.

' Robt. Sarnoff 2 Bankers

“The Progresso and Hit Parade
buys were larger on ‘WABD than.
is reflected in the pi&chase of just
live shows, Each bought half-spon-

'sorship of filmed shows; Progresso |

| of “Sword of Freedom” and the
;cig house of “Waterfront.” And
; above these sales, WABD, also in

! the past two weeks, closed spot}:

‘deals with 14 advertisers.

Elected to RCA Board

Long - anticipated election of
(NBC prez Bob Sarnoff to the board
of directors of parent RCA took
place on Friday (6). Elected
along with Sarnoff were Andre
Meyer, senior partner of ‘the
Lazard Freres & Co. investment
banking house, and Paul M. Mazur,

; partner in Lehman Bros., invest-

ment bankers,

Board also voted a quarterly
dividend of 25¢c. per. common
share, payable Oct. 28 to holders
of record on Sept, 20, and an 8744¢.
per share on the first preferred
‘stock for the fourth quarter, pay-

able Jan,-2 to holders of record on |

C12

.dience leyel, and. ABC’s
day Night Fights” (the erstwhile

SAMMY KAYE
Opening Fall.Season at Hotel]
Roosevelt. Grill, New York City, on
Monday, Sept. 16. :
Columbia Records Exclusively.
Latest release “Moonlight Swim”
b/w “Mary Lou.”

Honeymoon Over

| For Boxing on TY,
Sez CBS Research

Boxing is no longer.a major at-
traction on television—the honey-
moon is over. So claims CBS-TV,

‘the only network without a fight

card (it dropped its “Blue Ribbon

Bouts” in 1955), basing its belief!

on a seven-year research span
which shows declining ratings and
climbing costs-per-thousands for

.the bouts

Back in 1950, boxing was televi-
sion’s biggest attraction, with
NBC’s “Cavalcade of Sports” pull-
ing down a 39-week -average-audi-
ence Nielsen of 41.3 for the Octo-
ber, °50 to April,
CBS’ “Blue Ribbon Bouts” hauling
in a 33.4 for the Same period. By
way of contrast, the 1956-1957 sea-

+son saw the “Cavalcade” winding

the season with a 23.0 average-au-
“Wednes-

“Blue Ribbon Bouts”) winding with
a 17.6 Nielsen and a 29. 3% share
for the 39 weeks.

In between has been a steady de-
cline that set in for the NBC show

immediately and for CBS in 1953,.

Moreover, CBS maintains, along
with the declining audiences has
come increased cost-per-thousand
levels, with the ‘‘Wednesday Night
Fights” rising to $3.18 per thou-

sand homes. per commercial minute |

during the March-April period, a
16% increase over the same two

months in 1956, when the c-p-t was }.

$2.74. Similarly, NBC's Friday
night bouts were up. from $2.79 to

$3,42, a 23% gain. This in the face |-

(Continued on page 48)
CBS-TV Documentary
To Depict Evacuation.
Of City Under Attack
“The Day Called X,” a. half-

hour filmed documentary simulat-
ing the mobilization and evacua-

[tion of a major U.S. city under an }

H-Bomb. attack, will be telecast on
CBS-TV in early December.’ City

used as the subject of the public}
affairs entry will be Portland, Ore., |
Ras

with CBS producer Harry

already erf route to the Coast to:

set up shooting on the show.
Produced in cooperation with
federal, state and city civil defense
authorities, the documentary will
picture the city’s efforts to or-

ganize evacuation and.relief while

under attack. Portland is unique

among American cities in that it.

has a specially constructed under-
ground housing vault designed to
house 300 key officials during such
an attack. The documentary will
picture officials taking over the
underground control center and

will also show simulated mass.

actiation. efforts. I

’51 span, and.

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

TV Network Premieres

(Sept. 11-21)

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11

Disneyland (film). Children’s ABC, 7:30 to- 8:30 p.m., Derby
Foods via McCann-Erickson, General Foods via Young &, Rubicam,
General Mills via Tatham-Laird, Reynolds Metals via Buchanan &
Co. and Clinton E. Frank.

The Lucy Reruns (film). Situation comedy, CBS, 7:30 to 8 p.m.,
Gold Seal Co. via Campbell-Mithun, Sheaffer Pen via Russel M.

Seeds.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 , .
Fic Tae Dough (color’. Quiz, NBC, 7:30 to 8 p.m., Warner-Lam-
. bert via Lennen & Newell, RCA via Kenyon & Eckhardt.
Playhouse 90. Drama, CBS, 9:30 to 11 p.m., Bristol-Myers via
-BBD&O, Marlboro. via. Leo Burnett, American Gas Assn. via
Lennen: & Newell, Allstate Insurance via Leo Burnett, Kimberly-
Clark via Foote, Cone & Belding.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 13

Saber of London (film). Mystery, NBC, 7:30: to 8 pm, , Sterling
Drug via Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample.

Life of Riley (film). Situation comedy, NBC, 8:30 to 9 p.m.,
Lever Bros, via BBD&O (alt. wks.).

Person to Person. Interview-remotes, CBS, 10:30 to 11 p.m., Time
Ine. via Young & Rubicam, Hamm Brewing via Campbell-Mithun,
American Oil was Joseph Katz:

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14

People Are Funny (film). Audience participation. NBC 7:30 to
8 p.m., R. J. Reynolds via Wm. Esty, Toni via North.

Perry Como Show (color). Music-variety, NBC, 8 to 9. p.m,
‘Kimberly-Clark via Foote, Cone & Belding, Noxema via. SSC&B,_
RCA and RCA-Whirlpool yia Kenyon & Eckhardt, Sunbeam via
- Perrin-Paus, American Dairy Assn. via Campbell-Mithun, Kno-
mark Mfg. via Emil Mogul. -

Gale Storm Show ifm). Situation comedy, CBS, 9 to 9:30 p. m.,
Nestle via Bryan Houston, Helene Curtis via Edward: H. Weiss.

Have Gun, Will Travel ‘(film). Western, CBS, 9:30 to 10 p.m.
Lever Bros. via J. Walter Thompson, Whitehall Pharmacal via ~
Ted Bates. -

Gunsmoke (film) Western, CBS,-10 to 10:30 p.m, L&M Filters,
via Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, Remington Rand via Young &

‘Rubicam.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 15

Wisdom (Pablo Picasso) (color). Interviews, NBC, 2; :30 to 3 p.m.,
sustaining.
ook Here. Interviews, NBC, 3:30 to 4 p.m.; sustaining.
ide Wide World. Remotes, NBC, 4 to 5:30 p.m. (alt. wks.), Gen-
eral Motors via McManus, John & ‘Adams.
You Asked For It (film). Request performances, ABC, 7 to 7:30
p.m., Skippy Peanut Butter via Guild, Bascom & Bonfigli. .
Sally (film). Situation comedy, NBC; 7:30 to 8 p.m., Chemstrand
via Doyle Dane Bernbach, Royal McBee via Young & Rubicam.
Bachelor Father (film). Situation comedy, CBS, 7: 30 to 8 pm.
(alt. wks.), American Tobacco via BBD&O.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 17

Nat King Cole Show. Music, NBC, 7:30 to 8 p.m., £0-0p

Sugarfoot (film). Western, ABC, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. (ait. wks),
American Chicle via Ted Bates (half-sponsorship), °

Phil Silvers Show (film). Situation comedy, CBS, 8 to.8:30 p.m.,
Frocter & Gamble via Leo Burnett, R. J. Reynolds via William

Sty.

Eve Arden Show: (film). Situation comedy, ‘CBS, 8:30 to 9 -p.m.,
Lever Bros. via J. Walter Thompson, Shulton via Wesley Associates.

Wyatt Earp (film). Western, ABC, 8:30 to 9 p.m., General Mills
via Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, Procter & Gamble via Compton.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18

Wagon Train (film). Western, NBC, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Drackett
via Young & Rubicam, Lewis Howe via MeCann-Erickson (3/8
sponsorship).

The Big Record (calor), Music, ‘CBS, 8 to 9 p.m., Pillsbury via
Leo Burnett, Armour via Foote, Cone & Belding, Kellogg via Leo
Burnett, Oldsmobile via D. P. Brother.

The Millionaire (film), Drama, CBS, 9 to 9: 30 p.m., Colgate-
Palmolive via Ted Bates.

THURS. SEPT. 19 -

Circus Boy (film), Adventure, ABC, 7:30 to 8 p.m., Mars via Knox-
Reeves, Kellogg via Leo Burnett.
Tennessee Ernie. Ford Show. Music-comedy, NBC, 9:30 to 10
p.m., Ford via J. Walter Thompson.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

Rin Tin Tin (fJm). Adventure, ABC, 7:30 to 8 p. m., National.

Biscuit via Kenyon & Eckhardt.

M Squad (film). Mystery, NBC, 9 to 9:30 p.m., Pall Mall via
SSC&B, Hazel Bishop via Raymond Spector.

“Mr, Adams & Eve (film). Situation comedy, CBS, $ to 9:30 p.m.,
R. J. Reynolds via William Esty, Colgate-Palmolive via Lennen &

ewe

The Thin Man (film). Mystery-comedy, NBC, 9:30 fo 10 p.m,
Colgate-Palmolive via Ted Bates.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21

Tales. of the Texas Rangers (film). Mystery-western, ABC, §& to
8: 30 p.m., Sweets Co. via Harry Eisen, Flav-R-Straws via Ruthrauft .

yan.

Polly Bergen Show and Club Oasis (alternating). Music, NBC, 9
to 9:30 .p.m., Max Factor via Doyle Dane Bernbach, Leggett &
Myers via McCann-Erickson,

; Perry] Mason (film), Mystery, CBS, 7: 30 to 8:30 p.m., Purex via
Edward: HE. Weiss, Libby-Owens-Ford via Fuller & Smith & Ross
(34 sponsorship).

Assignment Foreign ‘Legion (film). Adventure, ‘CBS, 10:30 to 11

p.m., sustaining. .
SPECIALS .

Texaco Command Appearance (Ed Wynn). (color). NBC, Thurs,,
Sept. 19, 10 to it p.m., Texaco via Cunningham & Walsh. °

‘Studio 1’s’ 2-Parter DON CHERRY ANKLES
“Studio One,” which last season WBBM-TV IN CHI

telecast its first two-parter.in Regi-
pihlcago, Sept.. 10. .

nald- Rose’s “The Defender,” is.

Third and fourth shows of the new | sie Although eatin oinger Don
season, on Sept. 23 and 30, will be| Cherry and y here have

devoted to a two-part - original,
“Mutiny on the Shark,” by novel-
ist-scripter Max Ehrlich,

Gordon Duff, who'll produce, has
already signed: Richard Basehart
for one lead and is dickering with
Ben Gazzara for another key role.
Yarn: concerns the- skipper and
crew of an American atomic sub.

om Donovan will. direct the two

ows,. ~C2ISEE bry

mutually agreed to terminate it
now. Cherry’s nighttime show on
{the station, which started last
March, was a ratings | disappoint-
ment and was replaced yesterday
‘(Mon.) by a five-minute sporis
show and Irv Kupcinet’s 10-minute
gabfest. — . ;
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cabaret . dates,..tv : guestshots, and
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Wednesday, September 11, 1957 _

V'S ‘T

Jack Paar’s Hold Those Affliates’

if there’s anything even suggesting a mild crisis when the NBC-
TV affiliates meet in New York with the network brass starting
today (Wed.), it’s the situation relative to Jack Paar and the “To-
night” show. In the face of some affiliate defections in recent
weeks (Houston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Boston, Schenectady,
among others), with the stations dropping the “Tonight” show in’
favor of feature films, Paar himself, will be doubling at the meet.
as quasi-administrator in “holding the affiliate line.”

Ostensibly, Paar and his “Tonight”? crew will provide the enter-
tainment at tomorrow. night’s affiliate-network banquet, But the
comedian’s motives are of far greater consequence, Specifically,
he’s set himself the assignment of convincing the affiiliate body
that the perpetuation of the “Tonight” show, now that it’s hit its
stride, would not only be a victory for Paar and NBC, but could
be a signal victory for the cause of live teleyision in general in
holding the fort against the late night feature pix invasion. “As
result there should be a lot of Paar in evidence when the af-
filiates get together.

That WATY Sale Is Up Avain:
Report NTA Buyout Imminent

Despite WATY's -official pro-
nouncement some weeks ago that)
the Newark, J., station was no
longer on the block, authoritative
sources report that station topper
Irving Rosenhaus is‘negotiating an
outright cash sale to National Tele-.:
film Associates and that a pact may |
be signed today (Wed.) or Thurs-
day. Yesterday, it was believed,
the deal could go either way.

Rosenhaus, who had several of-
fers for the station only a few
months ago, was then said to be
asking in excess of. $4,000,000 for
the Jersey Channel (13), one of.
the seven stations in the metropoli-
tan market.. Price ‘being offered
by NTA, a film distribution com-
pany, was disclosed as being in the
same vicinity.

NTA would be buying both
WATYV and its radio sister WAAT,
both part of Bremer Broadcasting, |
in which the Rosenhaus clan owns
the largest interest. Ely Landau
and Ted Cott of NTA met all this
week with Rosenhaus and have re-
‘portediy decided to pay about
$500,000 in cash for the stations
(Sans Mosque Theatre building in
Newark) and to assume a like
amount in longrange obligations
from mortgages, some film con-
tracts, equipment contracts, etc.
‘“There will be a two-year hiatus
before the balance, another $3,000,-:
000, is completely due. How the
balance is to be paid is evidently
the thing that was holding up the
signing yesterday.

Bremer, despite a winning radio
side, has been losing between $25,-
000 and $30,000 weekly, it was
learned.

When the various deals fell
through, Rosenhaus firmly décided

(Continued on page 46)
Kent Cigs Bu
Oberon Seri

P. Lorillard’s Kent Cigarets has
firmed up sponsorship of the CBS-|
TV Tuesday 10:30 to 11 p.m. slot.
and ‘has purchased “Assignment:
Foreign Legion,” the Merle Oberon
Starrer, for the spat. Sponsorship
on the 26-week deal, set via Len-
nen & Newell, starts Oct. 1. L&a&N
veep. Nick Keesely, incidentally,
planes to Europe next week to per-:
suade Miss Oberon to do the Kent
commercials, .

Choice of “Foreign Legion” as
the Kent entry inyolves a switch of
programming © between - Saturday
and. Tuesday nights, since “Legion”
was scheduled .as a_ sustaining.
entry for Saturday: at. 10:30 start-
ing Sept. 21. What now happens is
that “Playhouse. of ‘Mystery,” the:
Schlitz reruns originally set to fill
the Tuesday spot before Lorillard:
came along, will move to Saturday
and “Legion” to Tuesday.

The Lorillard deal also means:
that. . there’s: little.
“Small World,” the Ed Murrow-
Fred. Friendly package ‘whieh Eric
Sevareid was to -host,- wilt make
the grade this fall. At best, it’s only
a. January possibility. Lorillard:
showed a brief interest in the show,

but decided.on. a straight-entertain-:
ment entry instead. vedios 21

+
|

Late Late Thought

When Steve Allen in his
“Man in the Street” segment
‘of Sunday night’s (8) show
kept asking Tom Poston why
he preferred going to the mov-
ies to watching films on tele-
vision, this was Poston’s re-

NBC-TV, Kraft In
92-Week Renewal
Despite Concerns

Chicago, Sept. 10.

NBC-TV, emphatically denying
reports of a build-ratings-or-else
ultimatum to “Kraft Theatre,” has
inked a firm 52-week renewal. of
the 11-year-old show with Kraft
Foods. There'll be twa pre-émp-
tions, “Annie Get Yor Gun” on
Nov. 27 and another spec in Febru-

Despite the web’s denial of an
impending axe, bath sides of the
fence are seriously concerned over
the dramatic show’s future. The
sponsor feels he must get ratings
in the 20's or better for the amount
of money he’s plunging into che
project (of late the stanza has been
consistently rated in the middle
teens), and NBC of course wants
a higher rated show from 9-10 p.m.
to perk its Wednesday. night lineup
in general, Ratings are going to be
carefully eyed over the new span,
and if there isn’t substantial im-
provement it’s only reasonable that
{both NBC and Kraft will iet the
show go willingly.

Meanwhile, the cheese company
is taking steps to hypo the ratings,
this term adding bigger money to

(Continued on page 52)

TELEPHONE HOUR’
~ STAYS-PUT ON NBC

Bell Telephone shas decided to
continue its “Telephone Hour” on
NBC Radio and has signed a new
39-week contract for the show to
resume in its Monday 9 to 9:30
p.m. fime slot starting the second
week in October, - The.deal, which
essentially is a renewal put came
after the phone ‘company first.
went. off the air for the summer
and then heard presentations from
the other webs; comes as a key vic-
tery for network radio, since Beall
had also considered dropping the
show entirely. .

-One possible changetis the orig-
ination point, -with a good chance
that Carnegie Hall will be dropped.
as the site of the show and the
program moved into one of the
larger .NBC studios in Radio City.
Deal also means that -plans for 2
possible - simulcast version. of
“Twenty-One,”" the NBC-TV entry.
in the same time. slot, will-be drop-
pes. Deal was:sef via.the N. We

ly:
“I like to see my movies

\there isn’t even a-nibble thus far

‘| ghetto” of Sunday afternoon.

‘eally 5 to 6).

‘such lJgate-lamented CBS series as

{salve for their consciences,

{this “intellectual ghetto” with: its

‘tated owner-producer Robert Sau-

‘return of “Beat the Clock”
‘day afternoon at 2 slot until CBS

comes back as a sustainer, but it’s
‘| figured the network salesmen stand

| atty More.”)

277-400 Im.

RADIO-TELEVISION

“SUNDAY STIGMA

By GEORGE, ROSEN —

Trade Joke

They’re now suggesting that
the Robinson-Basilio bout be
moved back to the semi-wind-
up spot.

.Main bout: TelePrompter’s
Irving Kahn vs. TNT’s Nate
Halpern.

58, most likely as a-sustainer, since

The premiere of - “Seven. Lively}
Arts,” perhaps the most ambitious
of CBS-TV's new entries for nee
on sponsorship coin, has rekindled
an awareness of ‘the ~ ‘inevitable
plight of so-called - entightenment
programs that are relegated by the
networks to the “intellectual }
This is -the area, extending
roughly from .1:30. to 6:30: p.m.,
where “Seven Lively Arts” will get};
aa showcasing this season (specifi-
This is the aréa, too,
where it’s not only tough to get
a bankroller, but even. rougher to
find an audience—at least an audi-
ence to justify that kind of meri-
torious programming. The net-
works. can vest these Sunday after-
noon entries with their finest
brains and technicians (as witness

Sinatra Guesting
On L&M’s ‘Oasis’

Conflict between ABC-TV and
one ‘of its sponsors, Chesterfield,

“Adventure,” “Odyssey” an
“Search”), but their spotless rec-
ords as sustainers are matched only
by their inability to draw a respec- . .
table Nielsen. exists over whether Frank Sinatra
Yet year after year, perhaps as, CaN appear on. NBC-TV’s “Club
the; Oasis” under the terms of his ex-
webs continue to pour millions into | clusive ABC contract. Cig sponsor,

restricted audience draw. which owns Sinatra’s ABC Friday

Not that they’re all sustainers, { half-hour and also “Oasis,” alter-

or for that matter all in the area of ;Date-week half hour on the -rival |
“enlightenment”—but nonetheless} web, went ahead and skedded the

fhe, stigma remains attached to vir-i singer and actor as emcee of one
ually a nday ernoon pro- tha fifa ete’?
gramming (uniess it happens to be of. the “Oasis” segments.
sports, such as pro football). mene’: it is reported, A miffed by
- Item: “Wide Wide World” returns | Pe GPonsor's action agent Ligestt
fo its Sunday afternoon berth on) e “\iyers from using Sinatra. Ac-
NBC-TV, but it took a lot of Per-| cording to information given about
suasion—and coin concessions—to

: - the ABC-Sinatra pact, the star is.
bring General Motors back into the only able to make appearances on

hip picture. Yet the PP
sponsors | other networks when there is
show's. value has been demon-| ssreement on rec rocal appear-
strated time and again. ip PP
— . ances by himself and the star of

Item: “Omnibus” also returns as; a rival network’s program.

a Sunday afternoon attraction, this However, in the case of “Oasis,”
time on NBC-TY’s as “Wide alternating on Saturday with Polly
World’s” alternate-week fare, but| Bergen, there is no permanent host:
wodeh circumstances which necessi- | or star to tap for- such a reciprocal
arrangement, meaning that Sin-
atra’s one time’ appearance on the
show will provide no direct or
tangible guest benefits for his reg-
ular ABC stand,

What has not been cleared up at
this point, even among the princi-
ples,. .it appears, is whether the
basie contract between the per-
former and ABC-TV was altered
in favor of L&M by the fact that it
later signed as. his backer.

Situation may be unique in that
all previous hassles over actor. ex-
clusivity were between the net-
works, it is believed.’ This is clear-
ly a case, on the other hand, of*
network. pitted against: sponsor.

QUIZ, PANEL SHOWS
AN BBC-TV LOPOFF

-fondon, Sept. 10.
Tn a drastic programming over-
haul, BBC-TV is dropping all its
quiz and panel games with the ex-
ception of ““What’s My Line,” from
ithe Autumn schedule. Among the
axed shows are “Who Said That,’
“Place the Face,” “Find the Link,”
“Down You. Go,” “What’s in the;
Picture’ and “The Name’s the
Same.” .

Instead, BBC-TV will ‘put more
emphasis on Serious programs, will
devote more screen time to drama
and documentary entertainments |
and will give hourly news bulletins
through the evening. They'll also
up the number of talks programs.

Among the imports the state web
will retain are “The Phil Silvers
Show,” “Burns and Alen,” “Wells
Fargo,” “O Henry Playhouse” and
“Movie . Museum,” with . “Circus
Boy” and ‘Lone Ranger” held for
the moppets’ slot. “I Married Joan”
ends its present series during the
Fall quarter. They’li also continue
with the kines of short plays pro-
duced by Canadian Broadcasting

dek delivering his own sponsors
guaranteeing at least a break-even
status “for the network. - Yet
“Omni’s” stature and recognition
have long since been established.
Item: Despite the word-of-mouth
and printed praises heaped on
CBS-TY’s “The Last Word” Sun-
day. at 6 sustainer (falling within
the “ghetto” framework), it’s being |
‘knocked off to make a way for a
an
won't be back to its erstwhile Sun-

disposes of its pro football sched-
ale. Yet ironically, “Ciock” also

a betfer chance of selling it than
“Last Word.” (Said one irate
viewer: “They won't even throw
‘that small a sop to the minority

A great many people; inéluding
some producers, with mounting
fedrs that more §0 than éver~ be-
fore the tv networks have com-
pletely. abdicated on “nighttime re-
sponsibility” think something
Should be done about if. They

"(Continued on page -46)

ih A T3 3

TRAMMELL’S ‘WE'RE

nh, ?

DOING OK, THANKS
Miami, Sept. 10.

Niles Trammell denies that
there’s a serious schism existing
between the Cox and Knight own-
ership factions at WCKT (in which
he’s the third partner) or. that Cox
has any intention of buying out
Knight, or -vice versa.

If there’s any friction-at all.be-
tween the rival publishing houses
in their joint tv association, ‘says
Trammell, it’s nothing more seri-
ous than the ysual. things that{
could easily crop up and he wants
all and sundry to know that it’s
“business, at, usnal” from, here
eT ts rel RNs

| 209%

ne I FIGHT THAT NBC Major Worry of the Week:
What Do TV Affiliates Do When

They’ ve Nothing to Gripe About?

Not in half a dozen years or even
more has there been such a gripe-
less tv meet as that confronting the
NBC Affiliate conclave which opens
today (Wed.) in New York and con-
tinues through Friday (12),

There will be a separate meeting
for the radio affiliates tomorrow
(Thursday) and they, at least, will
have a new network compensat‘on
plan to o¢cupy their attention. But

‘| the tv boys will be hard put to find

even a modicum of controversy,
save perhaps, for the inevitable

jgzripes about comics who cuffo

piugs and “how about an extra 15
seconds for a local station break
commercial.” This time the NBC
station relation boys can really re-
ax’ in the assurance that prexy
Robert Sarnoff will emerge as any-
thing but a villain.

At least in the past few years the
NBC-TV daytime picture, which
was in a pretty deplorable state
until 57, generated a lot of affili-
ate steam‘and made things hum,
but the visiting station men don’t
even have that to canténd with any
longer, now that the network has
put its daytime house in very good
order. -

The early. September timing too

—

‘also redounds to the network's

favor, for, the meet corresponds
with the lgunching of the new sea-
son with its 21 new entries a high-
ly favorabiec réaction to last week's
closed-circuit “preview” of the
web’s new wares.

On the whole the affitiates feel
that the network management team
is qualitative with a m'nimum of
the nervousness and jitters that
prevailed previously. Also there
are. heartening overtones to the
advance comment of prexy Sar-

N. Y. Times Buys
Grid on WCBS-TV

New York Times has concluded
ifs first major sponsorship deal in
television, Newspaper will sponsor
one-fifth of nine National Football
League games on WCBS-TY, starte
ing Sept. 29. Deal, set via BBD&O,
imvolves-an expenditure of over
$35,000.

The local-only deal stems from
the fact that the CBS-TV flagship
was given the go-ahead to sell 40°,
of the nine-game schedule, due to
the fact that the network. was able
to sell only 60% on a regional
basis, this te Marlboro and Ballan-
tine, and gave local stations in the
area the go-ahead to co-op the

games. WCBS-TV sold the other.

to Vaseline Hair Tonic,. via
McCann-Eritkson.

Times is the first New York
daily to go into a major television

-{program deal, though others have

used capsule shows and spots
sporadically. Most of the: latter.
deals were exchange arrangements,
whereby the stations would get free
ad space in return for .the spots,
but the Times deal is a direct pur-
chase,

WCBS-TY, has reached the SRO
point on its. “Late Show” again,
with a waiting list of clients. The
football biz plus the new “Late
Show” and additional “Early Show”

orders will give the station its best

quarter’ in history during the
fourth quarter. .

Red Hot Manulis

Hollywood, Sept, 10.

CBS-TV has already initiated
negotiations for renewal of ‘“Play-
house 90” producer Martin Mane -
ulis’ contract, although the present
pact runs to Feb. 1, 1959.

It's no secret that discussions
by the web started so early because
several major film studios have
been bidding for the producer.
Current web talks are for a long:

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30 TV-FILMS

VARIETY

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

There’s No Longer a Union Problem
If CBS Wants to Film Own Shows':

The union jurisdictional prob-
Jems that have kept CBS from pro-
ducing its own telefilm shows for
£0 many years are, for most intents
and purposes, cleared up. This
Jeaves the way open for the net-
work to carry out a plan it has
under consideration to become its |
own telefilm producer.

There is still a legal technicality,
which has kept most tradesters
from fully realizing that CBS. is
in a good position to do its own
telefilming. A contract has not
been signed. detailing the jurisdic-
tion of the technical unions, but
an informal agreement has been
reached with the International|t
- Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
and the International Alliance of
Theatrical & Stage Employees that
gives the network a base on whith
to allocate film work without any
forseeable fear of further disputes
tying up production.

The network, which for years
has had its film shows done by out-
zide producers so as to avoid IBEW-
IATSE hassling, has reportedly
promised IBEW that it will not
intermix live and film tv produc-
tion in the same studios. The un-
publicized fact is that at CBS cer-
tain studios and theatres on both
eoasts are strictly film operations,
others strictly live.

In return, IBEW has agreed that
jt will not demand control over
lighting and lensing of CBS film
shows, it was learned. IATSE, tra-
ditionally in charge of those ele-
ments in the making of celluloid
entertainment, will handle them
for CBS

The situation has been calm as a
result of the compromise now.
IBEW began doing network film
as a carryover from the days when
it supplied infant television all of
its technical help. IBEW handled
and still handles most all of CBS
Radio’s technical detail. Friction
with IATSE over control came out
into the open in 1951, tying the
web in film knots since that time.

Whether CBS will go ahead with
the idea of actually doing all its
own entertainment films is still
undecided. But. at least, the prob-
Jem is now largely economic and
not political.

$3500,000 Gross
On 4-Star Reruns

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

Prexy Dick Powell of Four Star
Productions revealed here that re-
runs of Four Star Playhouse—
seen first-run on CBS—have gross-
ed close to $3,500,000.

The 157 Playhouse vidfilms in-
volyed were sold to Official Films
for distribution, in a deal which.
saw Four Star obtain 3314% of
Officiai stock.

Consequently, series which was |

_ On CBS-TV has brought in a hefty
rofit for Four Star owners Powell,

avid Niven, and Charles Boyer,

who also starred in the telefilms.

First season Playhouse was in
Production the company spent
more than it got from bankroller
on the telefilms, to insure good
quality, and wound up with $160,-
000 loss. Since that year, however,
Four Star has been in the black,
and rates as one of the more profit-
able vidfilmeries here.

‘ Y TIT 3
ON ‘WHITE HUNTER
Telestar Films’ “White Hunter”
appears to have gotten the sales
ump on the three syndicated
frican series heing- pitched. The
wily organized Telestar outfit,
elmed by Sy Weintraub, with a
@-IMan sales organization, has
laced “White Hunter” in a multi-
licity of markets, claiming a
oss of about $800,000,
Guild Films has just put “Mi-
haels of Africa” into syndication
ross-Krasne in about another
i will be selling “African Pa-
Markets inked for “White
junter” include WABD, N. Y,,

TLA, Los Angeles: WTTG, Wash--

ny WFAA, Dallas; WXYZ, De-
ST, Miami: KPHO, Phoe-
KBTV,. Denver; KUTY, Salt
ig City KATV, Little "Rock;
4 Paso.

It

| product. The WCBS-TV deal with

/company said that the deal was

who has lately developed a close

‘mapped by the National Television

‘appointment of a. motion picture

{spellout the City Code, permit re-

: flon, in the drive.

Geo. Bilson to Helm
Jessel Telefilm Series

George Bilson has: heen signed

y NTA as producer-director for}

| its “George Jessel’s Show Business”
itv series.

Present plans call for the use of
guest - personalities such as Eddie
‘Cantor and George Burns in the 39
episides, to be composed of film
clips, and to be hosted. by Jessel.

WCBS-TV ‘Late Show’
Sets Couple of Tinters

“The Late Show,” WCBS-TV’s
(N.Y.) pioneer feature film stanza,
will televise in color for the first
time on two nights this fail, Oct.
12, when it presents “Moulin
Rouge” in tint, and Dec. 7, when
it airs another post-°48 United Art-
ists entry “The African Queen.”
WCBS-TV has done one “Early
Show” in tint, but “Rouge” and
“Queen” are “Late Show” firsts in |
tint

of Israel and upon his return will
go to Hollywood to continue work
on the project.

AAP’s 2076 For
Actors On Rights

The WCBS-TV colorcasts aren’t
the first feafure films in tint. on |
New York television anyway.
WRCA-TV the rival NBC flagship, |
has been colorcasting. on its Sun-|
day night “Movie Four” whenever
possible, also. incidentally, with UA

Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Agreement to pay actors in-
volved in the pix $207,000 for tv
|rights has been made by Associated
Artists. Productions Corp. with the
Screen Actors Guild. AAP had
previously made post-1948 pix-to-

United Artists permits colorcasts
without any additional charge,’ for:
the films, and the station is taking |
advantage of that aspect of the
deal.

C&C Television’ S
RKO Shorts (1,20)
Acquired by Guild

C&C Television, which held the
RKO theatrical shorts from the tv
market since it acquired rights to
them from RKO chief Thomas
O’Neil last year has finally sold the
1,200 in the package to Guild Films
for distribution. There are over
500 comedies in the short subjects
package, including some by Leon
Errql, Edgar Kennedy, Jimmy
Gleason, Clark & McCullough, Ned
Sparks and Benny Rubin.

Guild will enter them for tv sale
immediately. A spokesman for the

| wood writers and directors.

| disclosed agreement was reached
with attorney David Stillman, rep-
ping AAP, for actors’ payment for
the Warner Bros. pix, at the rate
of $17,250 per film. .

The coin will be paid SAG in 36
monthly instalinients beginning
Oct. 1 and. will be split up among
actors in the pix involved. Pix are
“The Lady Takes a. Sailor,” ‘A1-
ways ‘Leave Them Laughing,”
“Story of Seabiscuit,” “Beyond ‘the

‘Across the Street,” “White Heat,”
“It’s a Great Feeling,” “Colorado
Territory,” “Flamingo. . Road,”
“Chain Lightning,” and “Inspec-
tor General.”

AAP must still make a deal with
the American Federation of Music
for reuse of the
scores before it can sell the pix to
video.

Tampa’s UV Invades
Leo The Lion’s Den
& Comes Out Winnah

Tampa, Sept. 10.

built on a cash transaction, but he
declined to say the amount. There
are also 108 documentaries in the
pile. Distrib intends cutting the
1,200 pix into different groupings,
some for daily half-hour stripping
and others as inserts on existing
local formats. .

C&C is bossed by Matthew Fox,.

working relationship with Guild
by dint of substantial stockholdings.
in the latter. He iricreased his stock
interest sometime back by turning
over seven half-hour rerun series }
to Guild.

Guild owns the negatives to all
RKO shorts that it is receiving
from Z&C.

NTFC’s 4-Point Program
In Bid to Keep Vidfilm -
Production in NY.C.

A four-point program for Mayor
Wagner’s consideration has been

except for these. factors.

United Artists “African Queén”
was played on the sole U station
in. this three-station market,
‘WSUN-TV. It bought the UA pack-
age of 52 just: four. days before
WFLA-TV was set to premiere its
Metre cinematics on Aug. 24, a
premiere attended by. ad-promotion
drive in all media topped by a
parade through the streets of
Tampa and St. Petersburg. WSUN-
TV, keying its premiere night for
the same Aug. 24 evening, opposing
“Command Decision” with “Afri-
can Queen,” confined ‘its promotion
to its own tv facilities.

The results, based on an ARB
coincidental survey, for the period
from 10:30 to 11:30 pm. gave
WSUN-TV

Film Council, in the latter’s “‘Keep
"Em in the East” campaign, a drive|
which also is enlisting the support
of film craft unions.

Spurred. by the flow of commer-
cial tv film production to the Coast
and the desire to stimulate other.
film’ production in New York, the
program calls for: a police squad
made up entirely of offduty police-
men, with jurisdiction everywhere] |
in the city, to aid location crews;

WPIX TELEFILMS ALSO
ATTRACT LOCAL COIN

to ride the telefilm: bandwagon on
WPIX, N.Y., whose heavy half-hour
series schedule has been attracting
mostly national coin.

Buying spot and. participation
campaigns in a variety of -telefilms
are Coco-Cola Bottling Co. of New
York, Robert Hall and-Macy’s. In
the past, local coin has ridden in
the main on local live shows, Con
Edison on station’s news shows and
Banker’s Trust oh “Showcase of
Sports” for example. —

coordinator and the delegation by
the coordinator of a rep to accorn-
pany each location crew, to clear
permits and to preclude work-stop-
pages that normally results from
from conflicts in city ordinances;
the preparation of a “Manual of
Motion Picture Requirements” ’ to

quirements, etc., as they apply to
location shooting; that all fire laws
applying to the use of nitrate films:
be considered “inapplicable” where
acetate film is concerned, and that
35m acetate film be considered in
the same light as 16m film.:

NTFC prez Dr.. Alfred N. Gold-
smith and honorary prez Melvin. L.
Gold met with film union execs,
getting unions’ Piece of coopera-

New York Daily News indie has
signed with 19 sponsors. Of these
seven are involved with full or
‘alternate sponsorships of skeins,

Latter currently is making a four!

To Post-'48 Pix

|tv deals on the films with Holly-.

John L. Dales, national exec sec-
‘retary of the Screen -Actors Guild,’

Forest,” “Task Force,” “The House.

soundtrack,

“African Queen” pulled the tail
of Leo the Lion, nosing out Metro’s
“Command Decision” in this Tam-

pa-St. Petersburg market, a situa-
tion which would. not be unusual

16.4, WFLA-TV, i6.,
and WTVT, the other “VY” in the.

Local advertisers are beginning’

On the national sponsor " front, |

including two renewals by Ballan-
tine for “Highway Patrol,” and H.

vw. 1, oy wwdde Belge for “Studio 577

Granik’s Diplomat;

Kefauver Files -

On Jive Delinquency & ‘N. Y. Story’

Phil Cowan Exits SG,
Sets Up Own PR. Shop

Phil Cowan is exiting Screen
‘Gems as director of publicity and
exploitation after a year in the

shop a month hence. New flackery

will. be called Phil Cowan Associ-
ates, and will handle talent and in-

distrial accounts.
Cowan was with CBS-TV as

manager of press relations and with
CBS Radio as director of special
‘projects before joining Screen

Gems as successor to Frank Young.

ment of a successor. a successor.

Pete De Met’s 06
Come-on for Pro
Golfers on Vidpix

Chicago, Sept. 10.
Pete De Met, making his biggest

for television, is dangling $80,000
in prize money to top golfers com-
peting in the 26 filmed matches of
his “All Star Golf,” debuting on
the ABC-TV net this fall. Elimi-
nation tourney pays $2,000 to the
|winner of each match and $1,000
to the loser, plus bonuses of $500
‘for an eagle and $10,000 for a-hole-
‘In-one. Conceivably, pro golfer
who wins every episode could bag
$52,000 plus bonuses, richest prize

' Saturday afternoon entry is now
-about three-fourths sold (ta Miller
Brewing and Wildroot Co.), and

| distributor Walt Schwimmer indi-

cates a third buy in the offing

‘|which would make it SRO. well
|-before the teeoff date of Oct. 12.

Web has now cleared 122 stations
for the tv tourney and expects at
this point to exceed the 140 it
promised, ,

Schwimmer shop is planning to
circulate. about 50 prints of the
films to stations which will feed

to effect a uniform 4 p.m¢ starting
time. This method of eliminating
time delay, it’s felt, increases the
flexibility of the network.
Shooting is being done current-
ly in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.,
Palm Springs and Apple Valley,
Calif., and in Las Vegas, the desert

for clear skies every day. Employ-
ing six cameras in the shooting,
De Met expeécis to expose half a
million feet of film with about

casts, boiling down the average
three-hour match into an hourlong
film. Even so, De Met intends to

' (Continued on page 53).

| TPA, EPI Series To

Dramatize Lives Of
Big Money Winners

A new-‘telefilm series based on

the lives of big money winners on

quiz shows, titled “Turning Point,”
will be made by Television Pro-
grams of America, which inked a

tions, Inc., for the project.

Question” and the “$64,000 Chal-
lenge” and a pioneer in the quiz

Kids” and “Stop the Music,” will
furnish actual case histories for

| dramatization .in the projected.

series. Series will include stories
about losers, too.

’ Half-hour skein will be produced |
by TPA in Hollywood... Details as
to the permanent star and produc-
tion staff are now being completed.
Deal was inked by Milton Gordon,
TPA prez and Harry F leischman,

telefilni outfit and a prominent live
packager... wa alt wide Mp Cae sae

\

post in order to open his own p.r. |

No replacement has been set for
him at the vidpix outfit yet, with
|Gene Plotnick, his assistant, hold-
ing down the fort pending appoint-

bid yet as a promoter of pro sports |

money in the country for the sport.

to others in the same time zones

links preferred because of the need

75,000 feet salvaged for the tele-

‘Gems of Canada.

deal with Entertainment Produc- |

EPI, creators of the ‘$64,000

field dating back to the “Quiz

EPI topper, repping a marriage on.
the venture between a leading indie

Ted Granik, already set in a CO~
production deal with CBS Tele-
vision Film Sales on the Clare
Booth lLuce-hosted “The Diplo<
mat,” is now prepping a second
series involving the Senate Com-
mittee on Juvenile Delinquency and
the National Probation & Parole

ssn.

New series will be based on the
files of and produced with the
blessing of the Senate Committee,
which is headed by Sen. Estes
Kefauver (D., Tenn.), with ranking
minority member Alexander Wiley
(R., Mis.) also promising full co<
operation. National Probation &
Parole Assn. has requested its

{member organizatiohs to provide

additional material for the series,
which will deal with the causes
and effects of juvenile delinquency
via dramatized episodes.

“Diplomat” séries, with Mrs,

J Luce as host; has the official bless«

ings of the State Dept., which has
been promised factual and dig-
nified treatment of its files by
Granik-and CBS Film Sales. Mrs.
Lace will not only host but will act
in some episodes, playing herself
in those stories in which she was
actually involved as U. S. Ambassa-
dor to Italy. CBS is planning ta
hold the show out for network
sale, either for this January or next
fall. Allen Sloane has turned in
the pilot script, detailing the State
Dept.’s unofficial efforts in getting
Europeans out ‘of Egypt during
last year’s Suez invasion. ..

Meanwhile, Granik and Screen.
Gems are set to roll the pilot on
“The New York City Story,” their
long delayed joint production ef-
fort, with filming due to get undere
way later this fall.

Fineshriber Exits
TPA for SG Int'l

William H. Fineshriber Jr. has
exited Television Programs of.
America to join Screen Gems in
the newly-created post.of director
of international. operations. Fine-

shriber will supervise the opera-
tions of Screen Gems’ key field eXe

{ecs and will set up new foreign of-

fices as well.

He’s due to begin the latter
phase of the operation in October
when, accompanied by Screen
Gems v.p.-general manager Ralph

‘Cohn set off for the Far East to.

establish offices in Australia, Japan
Hong: Kong, the Philippines- an
Thailand.
Post is stil another change of
pace for Fineshriber, who while at
TPA was strictly domestic, as v.p.
in charge of the New. York office.
Prior to that, he was v.p. ant
general manager of the radio an
tv networks at NBC, moving there

from Mutual where he was exee

v.p. New job is his first try at the¢
foreign field.

Much of the groundwork has ale
ready been laid for Fineshriber,
since the Screen Gems internatione
al. operation, though fragmentary
geographically, has a total of 39
personnel. with some key offices in
business for a couple of years. Eu+

Tope is covered via John Cron, whe

headquarters in’ England; Latin
America is handled by John Mane
son, V.p. and general manager for.

Latin America; Lloyd Burns jis v.p, _

and general manager of Screen
In’ addition,
James Dodd has been coordinating
sales in New York under v.p.
‘charge of sales John H. Mitchell,

Canada ‘Perspective’
Series Set for US. TV

The.- Calandian offbeat telefilm.
series, “Perspective” has been ac
quired for U.S. distribution by
Lakeside Television, the same ou
fit which is distributing Canadiay
Broadcasting Corp’s. “Tomahawk
series. :

“Perspective.” made by the
Canadian Film Board, current
being aired by CBC, is com
of 39 half-hours dealing in ‘docu
mentary fashion, with such topict

jas drug addition, prostitution, pre

judice, carnival life, u
mothers, labor relations, law, jue
venile delinquency, _thosts i
insanity. ayew yon e+,

_ Wednesday, September 11, 1957.

| SEEMS EVERYONE [Revue's $25 002,000 Production
IN SALES STRIDE} Budget With 16 Series on Sked

Hollywood, Sept. 106.
In a syndication market, accent- }. Desilu Prodyctions, which top-
ed by a plenitude of. first-run |-

‘ped the vidpix field in production
wo one around the first of the year, has
properties, most of which were ‘surrendered its No. 1 spot to Revue
kicked off this summer for fall | Productions, MCA’s subsid, which
viewing, sufficient returns have fast gained ground and overtook
been - tabulated in. the. selling
sweepstakes to proclaim the cur-

Destlu to predominate the Holly-
rent market the healthiest in years. wood vidfilm field, on the eve of a
With some exceptions, the: score-

new television season. With 16

. r series, Revue now has an overall

card for most-of the companies production budget of approximate-

make lush reading. True, a few Ty $25,000,000—one-fourth of all

shows have been slow, but the the telefilm production here this
greater majority are on a sales
sput that should take them across

season,
the finishing line with the ink flow- Around the first of this year,
ing in other than a red color.

Revue ranked in the runnerup
‘Here are some of the sales lead- category power-wise, with Desilu
ers, all put on the market at vary- Productions outdistancing the field,
ing times during the course of the However, since that time Revue
summer: Ziv’s “Harbor Com- proceeded to expand enormously,
mand” and third year. production

selling many new series as well
on “Highway ‘Patrol’; ABC Film as latching onto renewals of cur-
Syndication’s “26 Men,” CBS Film

rent ones.
Sales’ “Grey Ghost,” Television "At
Programs of America’s “New Ad- While Desilu, in the No. 2 spot

” today, has 17 series, its structure is
ventures of Charite pan. » abe} entirely. different from that of Re-
the 85-market mark, some well- ‘vue, walter owns au oh Pooled
above that level, claims which on ages Of most of the Series e

boxed in his life.)
. ~° ble it under its banner. -On the other
ine mhole are believed credible in hand, the Desilu company owns ali

Liv's 91%, on 3d
6 _ 9 rn °°. or part of only séven of its vid-
Also going strong , ab Sereen Patrol Go-Round: series, providing physical facilf-
Gems’ “Casey Jones, about the; & at 3} ties for filming of the other 10.
150-market level, Official’s ‘Decoy’ -
and “Sword of Freedom,” National Te Tyelte net third in the production
Telefilm Associates’ second year a. . ' eup Columbia’s subsid, Screen
production on “Sher of Conse] DIG DECT DUNN GS cessed font Sc Sun sa
r.” all taimi a sizable .multi- 4a 7 be busy the ensuing. season with
er, aiming & sizable - An alltime high on renewalstnine series, two of them contract
plicity of station and sponsor sales. has been scored by Ziv on its third|series the rest S G
NBC Films Sales’ “Boots and Sad- penednaned eet Gre a 1s properties.
dles” is said to have. grossed about | Year series of “Highway Patrol,” th Toure rm ogether after SG in
$1,000,000 to date, although a mar-| with about 97% of the advertisers Productines on ee are Four cid
ket rundown could not be obtained: sponsoring the series staying with|TCF-TV, Ziy TV and McCadden
__ With a 70-market regional inked | the show for its third outing. Productions, with Walt Disney and
While the breweries were most
prominent among the major re-
gional advertisers renewing the fab
on the show, the Broderick Craw-
ford starrer also picked up new

‘Bankok and Manila, returning, in by Falsta® B 2 MCA TV
late Oc ober. y Ss rewing, ’s
j second year production on “State wow beung grams of America
Trooper” obviously will be among ee eee
‘he winners ny roducton in Holywood ase Pa
Going slower “Ranch P production - Oluyw are
& Sow is ne waning in output, as costs rise and
contracts from such diverse spon-
sors as Kroger Supermarkets for
13 markets; Lion Oil for nine
southern markets; Household Fi-
ance for three midwestern cities;

Screen Gems Aims St ses x names rat
n Gems country and ‘west some—such as Ziv—seek network
‘Sealy -Mattress for five cities and

music sh d NTA’s “O I
i ae on | Detective? | both ¢laiming at this outlets rather than the syndica-
At 4 British-Made tlon field. For example, a couple
Syndicate Skeins
y a C CMs Morning‘ Milk for four western
‘markets.

point about 30 markets, figures. of years ago, TPA ured 2 pro-

which may spurt in this. healthy duction outlay of $12,000,000, but

RKO Teleradio apparently is ay snooring e series

‘having a tough time ea “Aggie roughly involving $4,000,000,

and “Sailor of Fortune,” Both $6 which announced a $9,500,000 pro-

episode series, a factor’ which duction budget about the same

London, Sept. 10. | makes it difficult to sell: “Aggie” (7PM alt 5 today Mca an overall pee four sere

Screen Gems, which has entered | has been’ on the market quite a € biggest Fenewal irom a beer ’ .

active telefilm production in Brit-| While with few sales and “Sailor of | @dvertiser came from P. Ballantine,|ure far below the optimistic pre-

P yia William Esty, which added Bal-| dictions of not-so-long-ago.

ain with the “Ivanhoe” series, is timore and Charleston, S. C., to
aiming to have a minimum of four | bring its market total to 25. Also
skeins in the works simultaneously. signing for a third round were
‘That's. the objective of Irving Wiedman Brewing for four mid-
Starr, European production topper western markets, and Pfeiffer
who has been in London for the Brewing: for another four mid-

past two to three months. western cities,

Fortune” is just going on the mar-
Elementary economics are in-
Starr told Varrery that his com- Other .regional advertiser . re-

ket.
Savvy syndicators acknowledge volved in the syndicators’ desire to
switch to web showcasings. When
pany was willing and able to pro- newals came from Safeway Stores
vide 100% finance and pre-produc-

that getting the first. 50 markets is
{not the problem, the test being they latch onto a network bank-
putting the show over the 100-mar- roller, they’re assured of most, if
not all, of their production coin
tion expenditure for a telefilm
series, but they were keen on sub-
jects which truly reflected the Brit-

-Business of telefilm bartering by distribs is a ticklish one, as well
as. being a lucrative one if vidpix houses.are once able to consum-
mate one of the difficult deals. Most important thing, it seems, is
keeping under: wraps as much as any barter deal as possible, with
most every distrib in town trying his hardest to prevent any news
of the deals or their details from leaking out. One of the chief
reasons is beliéved to be as a result of ad agency and station rep .
pressures to obviate any such agreements.

Since the distribs still have to deal with agencies on straight
regional syndicated sales, feeling is they don’t want to alienate
‘Madison Ave. more than necessary. By the same token, reps quite
often have a strong say with their respective stations and neither
the reps nor the agencies get much if any of a commission when a
barter deal is consummated. Barter traditionally bypasses the serv-
ices of both, with distrib, sponsor and stations dealing strictly
among themselves, When it doesn’t bypass agencies, it still de-
prives the outfit of doing more than a medium of a service in behalf
o£ the client.-

Furthermore, the biz of barter is so aggressively competitive,
distribs are acutely. afraid of letting their rivals in on slightest tip
that may spill a negotiation. The distribs on the scent of the same
“barter advertiser are said to engage in no-holds-barred. maneuver-
in

Thésping Boxers

‘The telefilm acting lists have
a substantial number of former
boxers. Casting exeés are high
on them as villains, and their
physiques, ‘one producer -said, -
“cover a multitude of talent
slips where talking out of
the side -of the mouth and

' mauling syllables is the tech-
nique de rigeur.”

For instance, Guild’s “Cap-
tain David Grief” adventure
skein has used former pugs
like Rocky Marciano, Vince
Barbi (who has done over 400 tv
roles), Buddy Baer, former
Golden Glove champ Phil Ken-
neally and Mickey Simpson.

(Naturally, champ Marciano
was kayoed ’at the end of his
particular half-hour appear-
_ance by one of the show's
goodies, an actor who never

E.

.Another important factor in this cloak and dagger business is
that stations themselves, while many are ready to take any kind
of barter deal offered, don't -want to be identified with same. If
-distribs can keep fhe name of barter advertisers silent, then, the
‘assumption is, it'd be harder to check whether an outlet’s spot
belong to a barter buyer or a straight national spot advertiser.

Is There Enuf Syndication Room
For Webs a 98 Telefilm Flops?

Those telefilm prodycers hit in
the. expected upcoming network |.
“fop market” on the network level
should be girded for a double dis-
appointment. For a skein, consist-
ing of only 13 or 26 episodes, is
much tougher to sell in syndication,
where the pattern is 39 plus 13 re-
peats.

Still. tougher, it’s. forecast, will
be the westerns, for the simple
reason if the 50% casualty rate
holds true for that eategory on the
networks, there will be ‘an.

ivalanche of that type show thrown,
to. syndication, 13. and 26 epi-.
sodes, and that the law of demand
and supply will drive their
residuals values down eyen further. |

This year, more than in any
other, network clients are riding}
with shoriterm commitments . 01
shows, including telefilms. Very
few producers. can recoup their
investment on a 13 or 26-week
ride, most producers depending on
a 39 plus 13 week run for their re-
turns, coupled with a syndication
run following network exposure,
for profits.

In addition to the factor. that a
series which summarily is pushed
off the net by the rating derby has
an-uphill fight in syhdication, sell-
ing is further complicated by only
13 or 26 in the can. Most stations.
pushing a skein: hope to tie up an
advertiser over a 52-week period,
and need programming for such
‘a time span. Other reasons stem
from the advertisers’ desire te
ride on a show which has a chance
to establish itself in the market.

British Com TV's
Batch of AAP Pix

London, Sept. -10.

Associated TeleVision has con-
firmed a deal for the acquisition of:
a batch of 37 features from Asso-
ciated Artists Productions Corp.
The negotiations were conducted
Letween Val Parnell and Norman
Katz.

Three British features in the
package are “Flying Fortress,”.
‘Sons of the Sea” and “The Prime
Minister.” Latter-stars John Giel-
gud and Diana Wynyard.

Among the Hollywoods features
are “Little Caesar,” “The Petrified

Forest,” “Treasure of Sierra
Madre. “ie” “Johnny Belinda,” “An-

Reiner to Far East

Manny _ Reiner, foreign sales
manager of Television Programs of
America, leaves tomorrow (Thurs. }
for seven weeks in the Far East.
His principal purpose will be to
open a branch TPA office in ‘Tokyo. |

In addition to Tokyo, Reiner
will make stops in Osaka, Nagoya,
Japan: Singapore, Hong Kong,

Ze

Birmingham and Montgomery. The
palance of advertiser renewals
eame from individual one-market
sponsors... i- -

“Highway ~ Patrol” is now play-
ing in 211 markets; in some of
‘these it has not yet reached the.

. e o ¢ a ’
Louis Nye’s ‘Fancy Dan’
Louis Nye, who plays Gordon.
Hathaway on the Steve Allen Show,
has signed with Allied Artists sub-
sid Interstate Television. to star in

ket hurdle, closer to: the 150-mar-
ket level. Most of the syndicated. | that first season; via syndications it
properties released since the be- comes in slowly, although there are
ginning of this summer haven’t at- rare exceptions.
tained that stage as yet, but indi-
eations, judging from Coday’s snap. ’
py syndication. market and the
py syndication market and. the Wadame Tussaud
ish way of life and which demand-| most of the shows attaining the
ed production in London. They | needed market saturation, eo 4 e
were already°in negotiation with: rete A T | Se
Several producers and writers, but errr 7 ep ;
he indicated the field was wide] FDINBURGH’S BID 5 Lelepix Denies
open for anyone with the right é ! — three-year mark. The 97% renewal London, Sept. 10.
proposition. FOR VIDPIX FESTIV AL score has been established in the tte 4
“Ivanhoe” series was now-im an| LOLLY AL) i36 areas where advertisers had|_.4cduisition of tv rights from
‘advance stage of production. but. -Edifiburgh, Sept. 10. | used the series throughout the first|Madame Tussaud’s, Ltd, the
they had not proceeded with their| _Edinburgh may become a reg-|two years. famed London wax museum, has
original plan of filming in color.| War meeting place ‘for delegates to |been obtained by Robert Siodmak,
They had made their pilot as a|the International Conference of Jules Buck and Charles Reynolds,
tinter, but the series was now be-| Film and Television. Forty repre- Lotsa Client Com For who plan to do a telefilm series
ing filmed in monochrome, sentatives from all over the world, titled “Robert Siodmak Presents
Highly impressed by the techni-| including Russia, decided this in ‘Cochise’s’ ad Go-Round Madame Tussaud.” .
cal standards in British studios, }¢oufab here. ’ Shooting of the 39 episodes will
Starr reckoned that some of their| The meeting, held during the. In-| National Telefilm Associates’ sec-! begin early in 1958 in England and
demands for the “Ivanhbe” series | ternational Festival, followed two) ong round on “Sheriff of Cochise”| on the continent, after Siodmak
would have been rejected as im-}£arlier meetings ‘organized bY] has chalked up a series. of fresh}and Buck complete the “O.S.S.”
possible by Hollywood studios, UNESCO in Tangier and Paris. | sponsor and station deals. series currently in production in
—_—_—_—_- . Cecil McGivern, deputy director] “Renewing for second year pro-|London. Stories will concern
of tv for the British Broadcasting | quction ig White King Soap in 38| those’ characters whose fame or
| Corp., said there was far too little | pestern markets, via Erwin, Wasey|infamy has earned them a place
contact between the film industry & Co. Newcomers include West]in the exhibition and in its cham-
and television. End Brewing for its Utica Club|ber of horrors. This is the first
we? erence tered _ they would! Beer in seven New York markets] time in its 200-year history that the
b e see such a Festival as Edin-| nq General Cigar for White Owl|wax museum has lent its name and .
purge ecome a center where reg-|in Chicago. and Baltimore. * made its files available to an out~-
# new situation - comedy series, jular conferentes and showings of} Station sales include WNHC-TV,|side commercial venture. New
thony - A verse, - “High Sierra,’| titled “Fancy Dan” television films could he organized. New Haven; KGMB, Honolulu;|series will be hosted and directed
“Jezebel,? “Elizabeth and. Essex,”| Filming on the series: will begin | WLWI, Indianapolis: WSBT-TV,| by Siodmak-while Buck will pro-
‘AN This and Heaven Too” and shortly at AA studios. Three main *{]/ South Bend; WI'VN-TV, Columbus, duce and Reynolds will function as -
-}O.; WREC-TY; and “WFAA-TV,. associate producer. Don Getz will

Other TY-Film News
On Page. 53.

. ¢
eo 4 Wate od wn em

“‘Night.and Day.” ° { characters will soon be cast. Matt
No. date has yet. been set for. the | Brooks has been signed as one of
telecasting. of these features, od the fbree contemplated writers..ssab{aos:

| Dallas. All-in all, series has rackedjact as sales supervisor | for the
tp about 70 markets, ~s- = 7™ Fgetteye

RADIO-TELEVISION

Wednesday, September i, 1957 —

RSTV Alerts Clients to New.
Ground Rules on Product Conflicts,

Plagued by all sorts of potential
WIR’ s Profit- Sharing

product conflicts during the selling
Detroit, Sept. 10.

season just past, CBS-TV this
A new profit-sharing trust ‘for

week took steps to see that such
conflicts can be avoided in the
future by setting down a new rule-
book on the matter. In a letter
from y.p. in charge of sales ad-
ministration Bill Hylan to agencies
and clients, the web set down
three basic policy points governing
all produzt conflicts.

Web’s new ground rules, which
supercede those in its published
rate card, call for (1) an “endeavor
to maintain separation of at least

established. New plan replaces the
former WJR insurance pension
trust. Under the progressive new

come eligible upon completion of
three years service instead of five
years as required by the former
plan.

Jobn F. Patt; station prexy, said

staff employees 6f WJR has been.

plan, WJR staff employees | be- |.

15 minutes in the network place-
ment of commercials for compet-
ing products”; (2) the web to
“continue to prevent competitive
product conflicts within programs
having two or more sponsors”; and
(3) possible changes in the slot-
ting of “exchange commercials”
(“crossplugs for alternate - week
sponsors) in order to maintain 15-
minute separation betwéen com-
petitive products, on the preniise
that “exchange commercials are
not. necessarily entitled to protec-
tion.”

Crossplug plan means that at
some time in the future, the net-
work may slot the crossplug in. the
middle commercial position in-
stead of at the end of the show as
is customary. There is no case to
which the crossplug formula will
be applied in the coming season,
but it’s a “just in case” measure.

Case that serves as an example
is the current setup on Tuesday
nights, where Procter & Gamble
alternates on Phil Silvers at 8 and
Lever Bros. alternates on Eve
Arden at 8:30. P&G and Lever
have their major sponsorship on
different weeks, which means that.
the week P&G has its crossplug
closing, Lever comes in with the
opening commercial on the Eve
Arden stanza, with the two com-
mercials just a matter of two min-
utes apart, In this case, P&G and
Lever privately worked out an
agreement under which they'll
plug non-competing products in
this situation, so that the middle-
commercial formula need not be
invoked.

But should a similar situation ;
arise in the future without agree-
ment between the two sponsors,
CBS would then place the preced-
ing crossplug in the middle com-
mercial peried to maintain that 15-
minute gap. As one network
spokesman said, “Why should we
lose out on a half-hour's worth ‘of
business just because we've been

good enough to allow a crossplug | be the two morning shows, McNeill
and the drama replacement, -Herb

at 58 minutes after the hour?”

As to the first rule, that also | (Oscar) Anderson.

represents a drastic change from
the rate card.

Cials for

separation of programs sponsored
by competing products.

In his letter, Hylan pointed out
that “product protection has been

FCC Again Seen
Ducking Pay-TV

Washington, Sept. 10.
Although the FCC is slated to.

take up the toll tv issue at a Spe- ;

cial meeting next Tuesday (17),
the betting here is that the Com-!
mission will again sidestep a posi-
tive position.

Those who claim the FCC will
either authorize or kill pay video
are rmioving a lot faster than the:
Commission will do, according to
one Washington source who pre-
dicted: “It may just be the start

pp ne «a Sy ee a Rp

New rule calls for | Backus and Jim Reeves..
15-minute separation of commer- | the 7 to 9 block, one hour a night
conflicting products, | Of which will be fronted by Merv
whereas the rate card rule which | Griffin, the other man still to be
it supercedes calls for 15-minute chosen.

|

the new plan assures permanence
of a WJR retirement program and
provides greater flexibility for

‘company contributions to the fund. |

Payments into the trust are made
entirely by the company with no
supplementary financial participa-
tion required of the employ of the employee.

ABC Radio Buildup
Also Encompasses

A New Sales Plan

New sales plan is in the works
at American Broadcasting Net-
work (ABC Radio), and one of the
primary facets of the setup will be
elevated costs on the network’s
news programming. Discount plans
are expected to-go into effect an
or shortly after Oct, 1, when ABN
expects to have its six new hour-
long daytime live shows on the
road.

Sales blueprint, according to
network sources, is being designed
to get radio bankrollers to spread.
coin across the daily sked,. cover-
ing the two morning, two afternoan
and two evening hours to. be sched-
uled by ABN. As it stands, most
client coin is now concentrated in
the ayem time, around the 9 to
10 ayem “Don MeNeill’s Breakfast
Club.” Also, at present, under the
sales arrangement made by former
{network chief Don Durgin, differ-
ent prices are charged for different
shows, with McNeill being the
highest costing and the now-de-
funct drama block (at 10 ayem) be-
ing second highest. From the
time the new plan. begins, cost of
shows will be

straight A, B and C rates. <A: will

B will be the
two afternoon shows, with Jim
C will be

Idea isto organize three sales
plans, ‘but all the time retaining
the five-minute segmentation base
begun by Durgin. First will be.
tthe ‘‘All-American Dual Plan,” giv-
ing cost incentives for advertisers
; who buy two segs a week, in any

| two of the three time classifica-

| tions. .
Second is the “All-American
; Triple-Threat Plan,” requiring

three five-minute buys a week, one
in A, one in B and one in C times:
Third plan is the “All-American
‘Big 10, which is 10 five-minute

‘ buys a week in any of the three

ed

classifications. Price reductions
‘will increase in progression from
the first to the third plan. All-the

(Continued. on page 50}.

LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL

That Goes For Time, Look, Too, As
Far As CBS Radic Is Concerned

By way of proving. that radio:

of a whole new series of delayed : drum-beating can still- pay off im-

actions.”

portantly. if the effort is intense

The meeting was scheduled sev-! enough, CBS Press Info Division

eral weeks ago te consider the| waltzed off with a trio of notable |d

next step in subscription television | slick mag layouts this past month.

—not necessarily to take final ac-
Meeting was ordered speci-

tion.
fically to analyse responses to a.
Commission request for informa-
ion leading toward a trial of toll
v.

At that timé, the FCC (1) ruled
it bas the authority to authorize

toll tv if and when it decided such
was in the public interest; (2) put

(Continued on page 52)

Current issue of Life Magazine
carries text and three pages. of pix
on two CBS Radio serials celebrat-

| ing their 25th year on that network

—‘"Ma Perkins” and “Romance of
Helen Trent.”
- Time Mag, issue.of Aug. 26, car-
ried extended piece on former day-
time throbber and Sept. 3 issue of
‘Look contained three pages of pix
and text on.same daytime soaper.

multi - weekly
determined by | nt

Four Tinted Roses
Philadelphia, Sept. 10..
RCA Victor and Four Roses Dis-

tillers are teaming up in a joint
‘promotion in which color television

will be plugged in 15,000 taverns
‘and key liquor stores.

“Using the theme, “Flavor Spec- |

tacular,” the campaign will be

run by Four Roses, through Sept. |

and Oct., with full page color ads
in Life and Look.. Familiar four

red rose trademark. will be feat- |.
ured on the screen. of an RCA “Liv-
ing Color” set, ending with tag line |.

“Why not host your friends tonight

with color tv and Four Roses?”

Radio Networks’

Nielsen Pullout ~.
Plus for Pulse |

American Brodaeasting Network

(ABC Radio), which quit Nielsen |

several weeks ago, has formally
signed an agreement with Pulse

for network radio research -cover- |
‘age. Mutual Broadcasting has also

quit Nielsen for Pulse,

In addition, ABN is preparing

to buy a second -research service,
probably Trendex or Hooper, for

‘special supplementary studies in
.a few markets, including those of

some of its owned & operated radio

outlets. This additional service, un-.
like the Pulse ratings (designated
for ad ageny consumption and the
usual exploitation route) will only
be for the eyes of network manage-
ment. Obviously, since. both :‘Tren-
dex and Hooper get quick audience
returns, network will use one or
the other to get a fast audience
reaction on the new programming
it plans. This will be to get some-
‘thing of a “pulsebeat,”.as it was
described,
ments in the entertainment for-
mats might be made when a dip is
manifested.

‘so that rapid’ adjust-

ABN and Mutual both griped
about the fact, when they had

Nielsen, that the service did not

adequately measure radio’s large

out-of-home audience, Pulse, which
will resume a network radio service
with the new contracts that it drop-
ped years ago, is giving ABN and
MBS a three-part national service.

Pulse will provide straight rat-
ings, audience composition figures
and weekly and mouthly cumula-
tives. The weekly service will be on
shows and . the
Onthly will cover only shows that
are heardvonce a week or less. -

Outfit will employ its regular
aided recall method (by house to
house interview) in the 26 largest
population markets in the country.

‘Tt will take into account, by means

of recall, the out-of-home listening
done. First report will be in No-

-vermber, about the time the Nielsen
{contract with ABN formally ends.

Though actual price -for: the
Pulse service was. not disclosed, it
is known ‘that Nielsen’s network
radio coverage cost in the vicinity
of 12 times. more than’ Pulse’s,
and that Nielsen’s annual fees to

each ‘radio-web run in six figures.

$2,000,000 BILLINGS

CBS Radio inked another §2, 000,-
000 in new and renewed business
last -week, the renewals consisting
of a 52-weeker from United Motors
for Lowell Thomas’ five-a-weeker,
and an expansion by Philip Mortis
of its “Country Musie Show” of
its lineup from 70 stations. to the
full. network. The ‘musical also
switches into a new Sunday night
9:05-9:30 time slot on Oct. 6.

Biggest of: the new sales was
that. of two five-minute nighttime
six-a-week news strips to Aero
Mayflower ‘Transit Co. for 52
weeks. Aero Mayflower will take

fon the 8.30 and 9:25 p.m. capsule

strips on a Monday-through-Satur-
ay basis beginning next Monday.
(16). Campana Sales bought. one
weekly “impact plan” segment for
26 weeks; H. J. Heinz Co. picked
up 10. “impacts” per weék for three
weeks; Sterling Drug bought one
weekly “Impact” for 39 weeks;
Hearst Publications bought 10. day-
time 744-minute units for a single
week; and Pure Oil bought full
sponsorship of the “Sports Car

500” race-last weekerid from Elk- |

hart, Ind.

Nice Work If You Can Get It

London, Sept. 16,

A number of top ty executives In the. United States have been
invited by Associated-Rediffusion to attend their second ‘anniver-
sary celebration, which is being. held in London on Thursday
week (19). The London commercial programming company have
chartered a boat for a midnight cruise down the River Thames.

Among those who have been invited are Leonard Goldenson,
president of American Broadcasting; George Shupert, ABC Film
Syndication prexy; Merle S. Jones and Leslie Harris from Colum-
bia Broadcasting; Tom McManus, Lew Wassérman and Berle Adams
from MCA-TV (Adams is subbing for Taft Schreiber who was orig-
inally. invited, but unable to attend); Robert Sarnoff, Alfred Stern
and Robert Kintner of the National Broadcasting Corp.; Ralph
Cohn, vice-prez of Screen Gems; Milton Gordon, president of
Television Programs of America; and John L, Sinn, Edward Stern
and Joe Brandel of Ziv.

Although commercial ty in London doesn't reach its second anni-
versary until Sunday, Sept. 22, the special celebratory program,
“Salute to Show Business,” will be aired on the previous Friday —
(20). The program will be ‘presented by John McMillan, A-R’s PIO- -

- gram controller.

‘American Assn. of Advertising
Agencies is markedly irked at a8

round house swing taken at the

4A’s and at ad agencies in general
‘in a article entitled “Is The Bloom
‘off Madison Ave?”

The 4A’s .has chosen not to re-
fute the article by John McCarthy,
former McCann-Erickson v.p., and
are going to let the “flowers be}.

plucked.” MeCarthy’s article as it
appeared in Harpers Magazine

jabbed away at the 4A’s for its
alleged surrender to the Dept. of
Justice when the latter moved

‘against it for violation of the Sher-
man Anti-Trust Act asserting that

the 4A’s signed the consent decree

because the agencies didn’t want
“their personal linen washed ‘in
public.” ~ |

Frederick R. Gamble, .prexy of

the 4A’s, lightly dismissed the mat-
ter in commenting on the, complex-
ities of the Sherman Act. Gamble
also didn’t want to touch any base
as far as the much talked about:
fee system is concerned.

McCarthy among other observers}
feels that advertisers have already|

shown signs of being malcontent in
re the commission system and that
the fee system will eventually re-

place it.

The 4A’s official comment was
that McCarthy’s article was written

as if he were still working for one

of the agencies, which he isn’t.
(McCarthy now is executive direc-
tor of Catholic Digest). ©

In context Gamble says McCar-
thy’s article is .“dated.’” In order

to make the article appear sprightly

Gamble charges McCarthy took
“certain liberties with the facts.’
“In some cases he may not have
known them and, in others, it may

-have been a matter of interpreta-

tion.”

“For instance, McCarthy says
that according to the A. A. A. A.
the average profit ratio for 16
agencies billing more than 40 mil-
ion a year has run to ‘roughly 25%
of the gross income.’

high. In most years it has been
under 20%.”

Elkin Kaufman To L & N

Elkin Kaufman,: who resigned
the presidency of Norman, Craig
| & Kummel agency, has joined Len-
nen & Newell as a senior vice-
president and management account
supervisor, He’ll supervise activi-
ties on the Old Gold account.

Kaufman’s been NC&K prexy
for the past two years, and was

| exec v.p. of the predecessor Wil-

liam H. Weintraub ageticy for 14
years previously.

Grant’s Revamp
Grant Advertising Inc., with an
estimated $80,000,000 in billings,
has revamped its top drawer ad-

ministration with the appointment
of Lawrence R. McIntosh as super-|

visor of. all domestic operations.
Paul- Bradley, y.p. in charge of

Coast operations, will shift to New.
York.to head up Grant operations

there. Edward R. Spence will con-
tinue to be in. charge of .Grant’s

| international division and has been

upped to exec Y-P.
Fuller, Smiths Story Prowl

Fuller, Smith & Ross say the
‘agency has gone into long-term
/planning i.e, the buying of stories
for the 1958-59 radio tv season. If
the properties are not used they
‘will be sold back into the market.

Around the Ad Agencies.

“The average has never been that’

The agency has been kept. busy.
pushing safety plated glass for Lib-

-by-Owens-Ford; having made up

some 60 commercials for their
sponsor showing the advantages of
glass plate protection in all win-

| dows instead of just. windshield,

Sponsor is the first glass manufac-
turer to use tv on a large scale
sinking $3,400,000 into its cam--
paign.
D’Arcy Ups Johnson
St. Louis, Sept. 10.
Robert E. Johnson has been up-

ped to director of the radio-tv

creative department of the D’Arcy
agency here, His staff will handle
writing and production of all spot

and program advertising serviced
by the agency's St. Louis office.

Johnson has heen with .D’Arcy as

writer-producer in the radio-tv de-

partment since 1954. since 1954.

NBC's Radio Rate
Card—So Simple -

NBC Radio took the wraps off
its new rate cards—the simplest
network card in modern times—

this week. The two-category card
deals only in participations and

five-minute units, with the latter
scaling from $1,700 to $1, 000 and.

the participation schedule calling
for $1,000 per one-minute spot,’
$750. for a 30-second commercial
and $250 per six-second chain
break.

The new card, No--35, eliminates
station-by-station listings and in-
stead guarantees clearance of sta-
tions whose aggregate percentage’
is equal to 75% of the full: net-
work rate, Any clearance above the
75% is a bonus to the advertiser.
Web's lineup consists of 188 sta-
tions,:

Instead of listing quarter-hour,
half-hour and full-hour rates, the
card calls for purchases of these
periods as combinations of five-
minute segments, subject to the

.same. weekly frequency discounts.

Thus, ‘a quarter-hour is equal. to
three weekly five-minute units, at
$1,500 per unit, or $4,500. ~ The
frequency scale on five-minute
units runs from -the $1,700. one-

time rate down to $1,000 for 10 or

more weekly units.

Web has also lowered its night-
time rates for time periods of a
quarter-hour or longer. Any such
purchase after 8 p.m. on week-
nights. will be pegged at 75% of
the basic rates detailed above.. The
five-minute unit section of the
card carries weekly contiguity
rates and also arm annual volume
discount ranging from 5% for

'$50,000:to $99,999 in annual volume

to 15% for over $500,000.

On the participations card, the
rates quoted are not subject to a
frequency scale, but in addition to
the annual volume discount (par-
ticipations and five-minute units
edn be combined for this discount),
there is also a weekly volume dis-.
count which ranges from 232%
for.. purchases of $5,000 to $9,999
to 12144% on weekly purchases of
$25,000 and over, .

New card takes effect Oct. 1,
with the usual six-month protection
period.“ Web. will also inaugurate
its new station compensation for-

mula, based on the new rate card,

at the same time. . ~

“Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Biggest Viewnng Night i in History’

With three non-competing spectaculars set for that night, Sunday

Oct. 13 may well turn out fo be the biggest viewing night. in tv
history. And, between NBC-TV and CBS-TV, it probably will aise
mark the biggest talent splurge yet in a single evening.

The three.and a half hours of specs will run from 6:30 to 10:30,
with a half-hour hiatus at 7:30. NBC begins it with an hourlong
production of “Pinocchio” for Rexall Drugs, with Mickey Rooney,
Walter Slezak, Jerry Colonna, and Fran Allison in the principal
roles. At 8 a mass dial switching is anticipated for the Edsel spread
on CBS, with Bing Crosby, Frank. Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, and
Louis ‘Armstrong. Mass dial movement then will likely be back .
to NBC for the spec celebrating the 75th anni of Standard Oil of
New Jersey. Hosted by Tyrone Power, who'll be making his first.
major tv appearance, the 90-minute lineup will also include
Jimmy Durante, June. Allyson, Bert Lahr, Kay Starr, Kay Thomp-
son, Jane Powell, Marge & Gower Champion, "Eddie Mayehon and
Brandon De Wilde,

Hitchcock Steals Show as NBC-TV
Close-Circuits Its W- 38 Lineup

NBC-TV closed-circuited a pre-
view of its upcoming. nighttime;
schedule to the largest. affiliate-
press gathering in its history, with
140 cities plugged in for the all-
star one-hour colorcast last week.
Observers came out with a double-
edged consensus: |

1. If the network. can succeed in
staging shows as good as the pre-|
view itself, it will be in pretty good
shape duririg the season,

2. Trade gags are the funniest of
ali, and it’s a shame the webs can’t
let - their hair down in public as|
they do in private. - .

The production, produced and
directed by NBC staff producer
Tom Naud, with a script by Arnie
Rosen, . Coleman 3c ane Bn
Gammie, gave s es to Al- or ”
fred Hitchcock (though the show} *70t% Requiem. _
sported an all-star cast including

* ‘Jack Paar, Dinah Shore, Perry}
Como, Eddie Fisher, George Gobel, SS: oh
Robert Young, Tennessee Ernie
-Ford, William Bendix & Tom D’An-
drea, and the entire new “Hit
Parade” staff.

Hitchcock introducing the Mon-
day night- lineup, went through}
some samples as these: discussing
the scheduling of “The Price ‘Is
Right” at 7:30, “my guess as-to the.
reason for this transfer (from day-
time’ based on my own arduous!
negotiations with this network. is
that the Price Was Right.”

“At sight o'clock, NBC-TV will
take a daring step. in programming
by presenting—a western.”

“I feel at this time the solemn
duty to make a small observation
about adult westerns. There seem
to be no more ow we
have only good guys and neurot-
cs

So Go Fight It

An ironic aspect to the “Tex-

aco Command Appearance”
; salute ta Ed Wynn:on NBC-TV
is the fact that the Thursday
(19) night 10 to 11 p.m. slot-
ting will find. Wynn. opposite
“Playhouse 90,” the very show
which projected. him on his
comeback just a/year ago, via
his role in- “Requiem for a
Heavyweight.”

To add to the twist, Wynn |
will be bucking the ‘second
“Playhouse 90” presentation of

- the year (“Requiem” ,was last”
year’s second show). “Dark
Side of the Earth,” which was
scripted by Rod Serling, who

i.

12 of the network's correspondents,

in, for a week-to-i)-days period,
as well,.

More Hitchcock: “At’8:30: follow-
-Ing ‘Restless Gun’ NBC. returns
with its popular western program
*Wells Fargo’—a neat change of
pace.”
“At 9p. m, “Twenty-One’ remains.

Huck Finn On
US. Steel Agenda

“yy, S. Steel Hour,” which pre-
-gented a ntusical version of “Tom
Sawyer” last season, will take up.
another Mark Twain: classic this}
per when it miusicalizes “Huck.

inn.” Frank Luther is writing |:
the=score ahd book for the Nov.
20 presentation, which will star
Jack Carson, Basil. Rathbone,
Florence Henderson and Jimmy
Boyd as Huck.

_ Another musical on the Theatre

d “Steel Hour” slate is “Who's
arnest?” an adaptation: of Oscar
de’s “The Importance of Being
Earnest” Py Lee Pockrias and Anhe

time perfod

known...

Chet Huntley:

(from Moscow), -

‘ (Continued on page 46)

Hemingway Quintet.

the World” and “The Battler’—

called
Stories.” —
On the monanusital aide, Elliott
fugent is set to costar with Char-
es Ruggles on Oct. 23 in “Crisis
Coroma,” while on Dec. 4, Bert|ner adapting the _ yarns.
1 “Arts” show, already set, is-S. J.
“You Can't.

—_

Hemingw

" sweepstakes,
» Love,”

“Zoo Parade” last week on the

‘ABC-TV (in slightly more than

‘tall commercial originations.

| try’s second largest city if only be-

. where the show originates.

|and American Dairy commercials

-casts; and the Marlboro and Ameri-

-CBS-TV outlet here, which once

terse Wrapup
As Yr.-End Hypo

NBC. News is planning its first |.
year-end television wrapup, with

1 fore.

seyen of-them overseas, due in for-.
| the one-hour “Projection ’58” stan-.
\za Dec. 29. While: the network's

seven foreign correspondents are|

they'll make. the rounds of the ma-
jor NBC’ tews and feature shows

The year-end show (CBS has
been doing a similar one for sev-
eral years now) is all part of the
new buildup the network is giving:
Bill McAndrew’s newly autonom-
ized news department. It’s set for
| Dee, 29, a Sunday, ‘and will follow
the web’s telecast ef the pro foot-
| ball championship game, so that a
won't. be set until the
origination Point of the game is

‘and football “Game of the Week,”

| the cross-country coaxials,

Show will probably be hosted by

Coming {n from
overseas will be Josepht Harsch
{from London), Irving R. Levine
_Jim Robinson
(from Hong Kong or Peiping; the

jon the CBS net, Alex Dreier’s
| few others like the “National Farm

$ z
For ‘7 Lively Arts

“The Seven Lively. Arts” will do;

a quintet of Ernest Hemingway
stories for its second show of the;
séason Noy. 10, marking the first
-|time the Hemingway yarns will
be performed on teélevision. All
five of the stories—“Now I Lay
Me,” “THe End of Something,”
“Three Day Blow,” “The -Light of:
} file,” smut mag yarn it had sched-

centre around Hemingway's Nick
| Adams character, and the show will
“The Nick Adams

Robert Herridge will produce the!

ay segment, with Robert

Mulligan directing and A. E. Hotch:
irs

Perelman’ s “The Changing Ways. of

RADIO-TELEVISION $3

& PIECES’

700, ‘YUKU rT Berle’s Checkout at Wm. Morris
LAST TV-STRAW: For MCA Reflects TV's Impact
By X28 Rows On Status of Talent Agencies

Chicago, Sept. 10.
NBC-TV’s quiet dropping of - Downbeat of the live talent
shows on networks is causing a
virtual revolution in the ranks of
|the talent agencies. The shift of
top performers to the percenteries-
controlling filmed shows is hitting
jan Increased stride with the cul-
|Mination being Milton Berle’s
| break with the William Morris
Agency after more than 20 years
}to go to Music Corp. of America,
| Recently, Imogene Coca also left
| Morris to try her luck at MCA
with both these performers eyeing
‘| vidpix.

The Berle contract with MCA {fs
currently in the process of being
:| finalized, Berle’s attorney is now
studing the MCA pact, and inking
is expected to take place shortly,

The about-face of the video pic-
ture from live to vidpix is re-
garded as having left the Morris
office in a position from which
it’s hard to retreat. The office,
| historically, has always been for
livé talent, and prospered on that
motif ever. since the late William
Morris founded the outfit. It has
developed some of the major stars
in all fields including Milton Berle.
When video first broke big, live
shows carried the day, and the
Morris office became the first
agency in the business. MCA
meanwhile has become the largest
film producer in the television field,
and on that basis has been able
to snag some top personalities.

With MCA very much in the
saddle at NBC the shift to yidpix
has been marked, and live shows
have been downgraded. This would
work out well in Berle’s status,
since he’s still under exclusive
contract to NBC for a number of
years, He’s already made one pilot
with Sheldon Reynolds, but which
is still unsold. The Morris Agency
will continue to get commission
from Berle on his “lifetime’’. deal
with NBC negotiated by Abe Last-
fogel.
It’s curfous to note fhat MCA
:l@ have gotten Berle shortly
after the war. Contract with the
‘Morris office -was running out and
deal was being made for a switch
to MCA, However, Berle wanted a
1 $50,000 advance from MCA, which
was turned down. He therefore
stayed with the Morris office which

anted that coin. The first year of
the renewed contract had Morris
getting all that mioney back. He
was booked into the Carnival N.Y.
nitery, and stayed for the better
part of a year, with a personal take
of $400,000 .on what was then the
highest nightclub confract ever
‘signed. He got $7,500 weekly plus
overages.

It has become evident that an
agency is in dire danger of losing
a top client whenever a television
show peters out. Most of them find
it negessary te return to niteries
and Berle is‘no exception. He’s
currently on a string of dates set
up for him by the Morris office.
He’s at El Rancho, Las El Rancho, Las Vegas.

Ed Madden, Keyes,
Jones Agency Tie

With vet network-film exec Ed
Madden and agehcyite Howard
Jones buying in, the 25-year-old
Russel, M. Seeds agency becomes
Keyes, Madden & Jones Inc., on
Oct. 1. Under the new manage-
ment, board chairman Freeman
Keyes continues in that post, while
Madden assumes the presidency
and Jones becomes exec v.p. -

The new agency thus far inherits
‘only the $15,000,000 billings of the
Seeds agency (key accounts: Ad-
mirai Corp. and Sheaffer Pen),
but Madden is believed to be in a
position to deliver additional ac-
counts. Possibilities are Interna-
tional Latex, from which he re-
signed as a v.p. after setting the
precedental $20,000,000 barter deal

(Continued on page 48)

®

Perkins ‘Surprised’
_ Chicago, Sept. 10.
-Marlin Perkins was sur-
prised at the sudden axing of
“Zoo Parade” by NBC-TV. He
revealed that he still had hun-
dreds of feet of unused film in
the can. Network indicated
it would. probably run off the
most interesting footage in
several special hourlong “Zoo
Parade” shows.
Perkins, front man of the
show, still has several years
remaining on his-NBC contract.

Burbank as 1-Big
Coast Roof For
NBCs TV & Radio

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

Hollywood -as the origination
-point of Coast television shows will
become a geographical .misnomer
when NBC-TV concentrates its op-
eration in Burbank a year or two
hence. As with the picture busi-
ness before it, the electronic medi-
um is p g out of Hollywood
within its actual boundaries.

CBS-TV’s Television City is
closer to Beverly Hills than Holly-
wood and ABC’s Television Center
is east of Hollywood extremity.
Burbank is a city of its own and
may resent the Hollywood sign-
off. .

Exhaustive study of the facility
requirements of NBC's Hollywood
operation looking to the ultimate
concehtration of both tv and radio
in Burbank is moving into its final
‘phases. Thomas Sarnoff, veepee],
in charge of production and busi-
ness affairs for the web’s western
division, said that complete evacu-
ation of Hollywood may require a
year. or two.

Survey of the Sunset and Vine
departmental requirements may be
the forerunner to further expan-
sion of the Burbank property call-
ing for one or two’new color stu-.
‘dios and service buildings some-
‘time ‘next year. Concentration of
activities in Hollywood gets its
first impetus in the move of the
publicity departinent from the

heels of ABC-TV’s axing of “Kukla,
Fran & Ollie’ clamps: the lid on]
Chi’s status as a ghost town of tv
network originations.. Only a sus-:
tainer now remains, “The Susan.
Show,” a Saturday morning kiddie
entry on CBS-TV, unless you throw
in a couple-of co-op offerings,
“Club 60” on NBC-TV (in about 80
markets) and “It’s Polka Time” on

25).
Yet the Windy City outlets still |
do a lot of business with the net-.
works in a changed, or changing,
role. While the stations here have
lost in show originations they have
‘| been steadily gaining. cut-in assign-
ments, one-shot contributions, feed-.
ing and relay chores, and 2 pi
e
networks can’t write off the coun-

cause many of their clients locate |
here, and there’s a growing desire
on the part. of the sponsors to be
near their commercials, regardless

The NBC-IV shop here, which
once originated such shows as}
“Ding Dong School,” “Garroway at
Large,” and “Mr. Wizard,” among
others, now originates the Sunbeam

fer the “Perry Como Show”; the
Zenith, Sunbeam and Glasswax
‘blurbs for National Football tele-

ean Foundry commercials for the.
regional gridcasts. Similarly, the!

originated “Welcome . _ Travelers”
and ‘Quiz Kids,” How serves the:
network with Gerber Foods cuta-
ways on “Our Miss Brooks,” and
Swift & Co. spiels .on “World
Turns,” among others. According
to Jim Troy, NBC-IV program
Manager here, there have ‘never
been so many network commer-
cials emanating from Chicago be-

‘Perrin & Paus, house ad agency
for Sunbeam, closed its New York
shop when it assigned its blurbs to’
Chicago, indicating the trend .
Apart from the conimercials, Chi
NBC-TY is also called upon for oc-
casional portions of “Wide, Wide
World,” “Outlook,” and “Today”
whenever the programatic themes
call for such a cutaway. “Meet the
Press” is set to do a one-shot from
here on Oct. 27 on NBC-TV, just
as CBS-TV did this past Sunday
(8) with Adlai Stevenson on “Face
the Nation.” The CBS shop here
cuts in Douglas Edwards’ news to
the net, originates the baseball
corner building at- Sunset and
Selma will be sold off as will
eventually the NBC studio building
at Sunset and Vine.

NBC is now producing for the
network shows from two. Holly-
wood sites. Three shows—Groucho
Marx, “It Could Be You” and
‘Truth or Consequences”—are
anchored at the NBC _ studio;
“Queen For a Day” emanates from
the Moulin Rouge, While the El
Capitan is still leased to NBC, the
web has closed it to its own. shows
and sub-leased the theatre for two
‘days a week to ABC for origination
of the Guy Mitchell Show.
| ‘With additional space at Bur-

banks, NBC would concentrate all
facilities in’ both-tvy and radio.

and because of Chi’s central loca-
tion feeds such. vidfilms as “Robin |
Hood,” “Bob Cummings Show”
‘and “Sgt. Preston” both ways on

Chi’s role in network tadio has
become ‘somewhat the same as in
especially with regard to the
bite. and-pieces contributions, as on
“Monitor” and “Nightline.” How-
ever, there is still the stalwart:
“Breakfast Club” on ABC radio,
Howard Miller’s show for Wrigley

“Man On the Go”-on NBC, and a'|
and Home Hour” on NBC, Satur-

days at noen.
| None of the radio-shows is put.on

KRAFT TOSSES our .{fhe network from here, the tapes
C ANDID PROFILE’ being air-mailed to N. Y. for feed

to the network.
Hollywood, Sept. 10.. oo

Theatre” to tose out “Candid ro: | CBS, Silvers Putting Up
Coin for Merman Pilot

Negotiations are being carried
for the making of a pilot film by
Ethel Merman. The package will.
be offered up for grabs by Music
Corp. of America, with CBS and
Phil’ Silvers supplying the b.r.

Miss Merman would be the lead
in a situation comedy instead of a
musical.

uled for tomorrow
NBC-TV.. '

June Havoc, who was to have
starred in the vidrama, was noti-
fied Iegal department would not
okay the show, and notified J. Wal-
ter Thompson it would oppose any
attempt to stage it.

Current trial of Confidential mag
here is believed to have influenced
the decision of the legalites.

(Wed.) on

‘Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Wednesday, September 11, 1957 . | LARIETY _—_

No doubt about it, there’s many a truth spoken in gist. CNP’s philos-
ophy can be spelled out very briefly:

We believe in Planned Production. With our ‘“Boots and Saddles—the
Story of the Fifth Cavalry” just released for syndication, we’re well on the way to com-
pletion of our next series, ‘Union Pacific,” And the cameras are set to roll on yet another
series, Continuity of effort like this is why we have and hold some of the best creative
people: in the business. :

Our production ‘plans are our own. We have full confidence in the
continued growth of non-network television, and we have undertaken to supply its pro-

gram needs on a regular basis, The result: film of far greater quality per dollar invested

than is possible in an intermittent, piecework, patchwork operation. The beneficiaries:

non-network advertisers, broadcasters, the public, and us.
Our creative decisions are our own. We believe that tailoring a
series to the assorted demands of all potential customers only Jeads to the kind of pro-

gramming that’s best described as corned beef hash.

=:

Our timing is.our own. When we produce a new series, it’s because

our own best creative judgment tells us that a series is-ripe for the making—not because
a “pilot film” has lured enough advance sales to underwrite any part of our negative costs,
‘We don’t create consumers and we don’t create advertising. We do
ereate entertainment.that energizes consumers for advertising. And because CNP pro-
duction doesn’t wait.on the vagaries of sales, on temporary fluctuations, or on other
‘people’s opinions, we'll always be ready, as we are right now, with prime syndicated TV
film product to meet the growing needs of an expanding Non-Network Television Market.

That's the CNP story in a nutshell. NBC TELEVISION FILMS A DIVISION OF

CALIFORNIA NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS, INC. ;

33

RADIO-TELEVISION

VARIETY Wednesday, September 11, 1957 °

NBC Makes Out a Good Case For
TV's Value As a Seller of Cars:
‘Most Dealers Favor Budget Hike

Television is far and away the
most effective medium in automo-
bile advertising, from the view-
point of dealers and customers, ac-
cording to a spécial “Advertising’s
Role in Automobile Selling” sur-
vey rejeased yesterday (Tues.) by
NBC-TV. Moreover, its impact is
highly disproportionate to its esti-
mated one-third share of the auto

advertising budget, the survey
claimed.
The survey, conducted last

March for the network by Adver-

test among 1,000 deglers, 1.500
shoppers and 2,000 new car pur-
chasers in 39 states, indicated that
television is the most important
medium in reaching prospects, in-
forming them and bringing them
into showrooms; that its impact is
disproportionately higher as 4a
source of car information, interest
and purchases than its dollar share
of the automotive .ad budget; and

rr Sy

that a definite relationship exists |

between the exposure to an auto-
maker’s program and the shopping
for and buying of his make.
Among the dealers interviewed,
69.60 chose teleyision in answer
to the question, “What kind of
national advertising does the best
job of telling people about your
ears?” Only 30.1% selected news-
papers and 13.6% chose maga-
zines. Asked “what kind of na-
tional advertising do you feel is
most effective in getting people to
visit your showroom?” 58.7°o of
the dealers chose tv, 33.060 picked
newspapers and 5.2% magazines.
Dealers were asked which me-
dium they would favor if the
manufacturer chose to put most of

his national budget into one kind.

of advertising, and 643° chose
television, 27.1% selected news-
papers and 6.269 took magazines.
Finally, asked whether they -be-
lieved their manufacturers should
increase their tv advertising, cut it
back or keep it at the same level,
only 36a favored cutbacks, while
59.6% wanted an increase in tv
advertising.

Among the shoppers inter-
viewed, 69° mentioned television
as the type of advertising for the
particular model they were shop-
ping as the kind they had most re-
cently seen or heard, vs. 31.9%
for mags and 30.7%, for news-
papers. Asked which kind‘ of ad-
vertising for the particular model |
“stands out most strongly in your
mind,” 61°¢ said tv, 18.8° said
magazines and 11.8°o said news-
papers. And in reply to the ques-.
tion of which type of advertising
“did the most to get you interested
in looking at a (make sold),” 45.3°
suid television, 16.4°o magazines
and 10.8°¢ newspapers.

Face Nation’ Into New
Sun. Slot; Goes 45 Mins.

CBS-TY is moving its “Face the:

Nation” tc an_ early-afterrioon
Sunday slot starting Sept. 22 and
is expanding the show to. 45. min-
utes. As of that date, “Nation”
moves into the 1 to 1:45 p.m. time
and stays put until Dec. 15, when
the pro football season ends. “Na-
tion” is currently slotted at 5 to

ly, “Face the Nation” will feature
the winner of the German elec-
ions,

Displaced in the “Nation” shift
is the “Heckle & Jeckle” cartoon
show, out of CBS’ Terrytoons
backlog. That will probably return
in midwinter. As for the extra 15
minutes for “Nation,” CBS is mov-.
ing into local station time for the
expansion,

WHIL’s Tower Topples

Medford, Mass., Sept. 10.

WHIL's 198-foot transmitting
tower colJapsed at 4:30 a.m. Thurs-
day (5), narrowilly missing hitting
the broadcasting studios and turn-
ing the area into pandemonium.
The falling tower pulled down
electric power lines, left more than.
400 householders. without lights
and conked out electric power in
industrial and business plants.

Boston’s WEEI was forced to
switch to emergency power shortly
before their studios on the Mystic

Valley Parkway went on the air at

5 o'clock. Bob Walsh, WHIL an-
nouncer, . who reported for work
shortly after the tower fell, said
the top of the. tower landed ‘about
20 feet from the office building,

Sherwood J. Tarlow, prexy and-
owner of WHIL, got workmen to
put up a makeshift tower and
broadcasting was resumed in six
hours. Cost. of replacing the de-

‘stroyed transmitter is $10,000, he

said,

. Laconia, N.H.— Art Rothafel,
manager of radio station -WLNH
here, has become the first golfer
in modern history of the Laconia
Country Club to win the champion-

‘ship there for the third. time,

Cuba’s 2d TV Network Finalized,
But NBC's % Stake Still lity

Although NBC’s_ international

‘division is still negotiating for a

stake in the newly-revived second

Among recent purchasers. 39.7¢@ | Cuban: network, the principals in
said that television was the kind | the deal have decided to go ahead
o advertising thaf made them most without NBC. Cuba’s Ministry .of

inierested in buying what they did,
‘Continued on page a0)

Banghart, Tex Antoine

|

i

t

ommuniéations last week ap-
: proved a merger which will result

:in the reactivation of the defunct.

; Television Nacional network un-
der the new corporate name of
-CMBF Cadena Nacional S. A.

WRCA Chores Expanded! ze “Julian, Lastra and ‘Miguel

Nearly complete revamp of its!
caytime schedule was finalized this
week by WRCA, the NBC Radio’
fiagship in New "York, with news-
man Ken Banghart and weather-
caster Tex Antoine getting the
lion's share of new assignments.

Bainghart, who turned deejay a
xeur ago via the station’s “Noon-
time Pulse,” now takes over a solid
two-hour 4 to 6 p.m. cross-the-board
Rlock of music, news and service

t

umara, RCA distributors in Cuba,

ad Jose I. de Montaner, publisher
'of the newspaper Informacion, who
will own 5090 of CMBF Cadena in
exchange for all the assets of the
defunct Television Nacional net;
Alberto Vadia, Cuban contraetor,

who owns 25% for which he paid

cash; and Goar Mestre and his
brothers, Luis Augusto and:Abel,
who operate the rival CMQ-TV

new company in exchange for the

features, while ‘Antoine takes overjassets of the Channel 7 station,
the noon to 2 p.m. segment with | CMBF-TV, and its sister all-mu-
music and chit-chat. Banghart will; sic radio outlet.

tailgate his two-hour stint with a
15-minute news show at 6 p.m.

If NBC decides to go ahead with.

the Cuban project—and part of

Banghart’s replacing Al ‘Jazvbo) [that -decision depends on the
Collins who's leaving the station: political outlook in Cuba—it would

for radio-tv work in Salt Lake City.

presumably buy a share of the

Remainder of the new early-even- network from the Lastra-Humara-

ing schedule consists of Jimmy ; ;de Montaner interests.

Powers spoits show and a fiv e-| tions ; are still being conducted, but
minute financial wrapup at 6:15-!/there’s no definite decision either
6:30, followed by Tex & Jinx Jic- ; Way.

Crary in ‘‘New York Close Up,” with i

The new CMBF-TV web=§ is

Weather and the Johnny And: «ws! operating on four stations, Chan-
live-and-disk music show com:ict-:nel 4 in Havana, Channel 13 -in

ing the lineup through 7:30, when: Matanzas,

the network takes over.

Channel 3 in Santa
Clara and Channel 4 in Camaguey.

}ence Olivier guest shot, Series fea-

a study of the traffic _of the traffic problem,
5:30. Day of the shift, incidental- |

French TV Faces

Mounting and full video coverage
-of France is pegged: for 1960. with

‘Playing second fiddle te radio, tv

‘studio and film facilities are grow-

‘which will soon be resolved,

5 in Santiago de Cuba, Channel 8

the advertisers’ needs.
web and who now own 25% of the}

‘seven years endeavored to operate

Negotia-.

BOSWELL’S JOHNSON’
AS AN ‘OMNI ENTRY |

“Omnibus” is adapting James |‘

Boswell’s famous “Life of Samuel
IN NEW YORK CITY .

Johnson” into a 90-minute televi-

sion show and has signed Emlyn

ili o play the bi er,
Willems, fo play a 1¢ biographer. Gilbert Seldes and Marya Mannes, tw ‘citie for The Reporter, dis-
with Charles Dickens readings | CUSS “Privacy, Controversy and Television” or Richard <Heffner’s
some seasons back, will be in| “The Open Mind” on WRCA-TV Sunday (15) .. ~ WCBS. sales man-
New York at the time with another | 28e% Buc Hurst off to Chicago for a round of sales meetings’. ,.. Dale
one-man entry of Dylan Thomas| Remington and Al Busse of the NBC press dept. to the Far East to
readings. James Lee, who wrote | Cover publicity and promotion with NBC Radio’s “Most Beautiful Voice
“Career,” the off-Broadway hit, is|in America” contest winner, Irma Jean Gaertner, hitting San Fran-
adapting the biography. ‘cisco, Honolulu and Tokyo en route and doubling as producers by
Other “Omnibus” entries already doing tapes for “Monitor” and “Nightline” ... Jerome Hellman As-
scheduled (as detailed in last sociates tied in with Evarts Ziegler, Coast agency, to rep Heliman’s
eek’s VARIETY) are Bert Lahr’s writer and director clients on the Coast... . Lamny Ross, Jim. Lowe
canister of the Bathtub,” the Met ‘and Galen Drake of WCBS appearing this week at the second annual.
0 y rformances, a Sir Laur- Radio-TV-Music Festival in Newark . .. Rose Tobias the new gen-
pera’ perform eral casting director for Talent Associates ... Sandy Nemiser, former
production assistant in CBS public affairs, named producer of CBS
‘Radio’s “So They Say” ... Rep. Emanuel Celler (D., N.Y.), chairman
of the House Judiciary Committee, is the guest speaker at the first
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences luncheon of the season at the
Harvard Club Sept. 24; he’ll discuss his investigations of the tv net-
| works ... CBS newsman Paul Loewenwarter, writer on “The World.
Tonight,” left for Yugoslavia to prepare special reports for the radio
segment ... The Four Voices guesting on’the Arthur Godfrey show
| (Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healey pinchhitting- while Godfrey va-
‘ _ deations) this week... . Ray Brown, a.reguiar in CBS Radio’s “Right
“f eufaito Happiness,” currently appearing in the off-Broadway “Sweeney

CW et vl S Todd, the Demon Barber.of Fleet Street.”

|. Julie Wilson set for the Perry Como. show Sept. 28. .°. Geron Zim-
. Paris, “Sept. 10. | merman, department editor at Look, scripted me Sept. 32° stanza, “The
Though. television get sales are | Quiet Spaniard,” for CBS-FV’s “Look Up and Live”. . . June Lock-
hart set for a “Climax” lead Oct. 3. in which she'll play a nympho
(originally, part called for her to play a drunken prostitute); she also
recently completed a “Gunsmoke” segment ,.; Jay C. Flippen sub-
bing. for vacationing: Robert Q. Lewis this week-. .. Paul Tripp, host-
producer of -WCBS-TV's ‘On the Carousel,” set for the cast of Sun-
ty|day’s (15) “Goodyear Playhouse”... . . Aaron ‘Ehrlich, “Person to
Person” associate who took up photography a year ago and .subse-
quently got a spread on his work in Modern Photography, now has
a one-man show going at the Canon Camera Gallery ... . Sammy
Kaye and his orch, who open at the Roosevelt Grill Monday (16),
guest on the Ed Sullivan show Oct, 20 « -.. Queens College offering
its first course in mass communications, with Dr. Arthur S. Barron,
sociologist and authority in the communications field, as instructor.
‘Dr. Barron will use show biz guests for the course . . WRCA’S “Pulse”
‘show gets a spread in the September issue of Popular Photography,
with photographer Ed Feingersh doubling via covering the show itself
and then guesting with photography tips for listeners . . . Charles N.
Hill, “Person to Person” director, back from “vaeatien,” part_of whieh
“Conquest”

TV- Radio Production Centres

turing -Leonard Bernstein and
another with Joseph N. Welch and

a possible second channel with
commercial aspects, the’ present
nationalized setup. is. in trouble.

just received another budget slash
under the present austerity regime.
Extensive program cuts are in the
offing just at a time when video

Gallic tv will drop four big shows
this season and substitute filmed
programs for them, plug some new
programs of cheapie format such
as talks, music and panel gamés.
Many of the more expensive variety
and dramatic shows will be cut. . | was spent in ‘doing advance work in Georgia for CBS-TV’

However video officials maintain | series.
that it is a* temporary-measure| Address by President Eisenhower: will climax the special 55-minute
}“Story of Civil- Defense broadcast Mutual ‘wilt present Sunday (15)
at 11:05 p.m. as the kickoff for Nationat Civil Defense Week .. .
| John Wingate, host on WABD’s wight, Beat,” is tape-recording inter-
|}views with Mr. John, the hat stylist; E Maxwell: Polly Adler, and
five other personalities for a record album, to be issued by Mohawk
Records, titled “Night Beat” ... Tedi ‘Thurman, weather forecaster
and “Miss Monitor” on NEC's Monitor radio shew; ‘has been given
an additional assignment. ‘She’s due to travel ta” San Francisco,
‘Miami and Provincetown, Mass., for taped interyiews with show biz
personalities and celebs for rebroadcast on “Mohitor” ... Eugene H.
Alnwick, former agericy time and media buyer, has been added to: the
Mutual sales staff. _

Ted and Rhoda Brown’s 7 to 10 ayem strip: for WMGM was extended

on Monday (9) by an hour with the pair backing up te.6 ayem..
Rondo had to. “guest” on the first week of the new Ameri¢an Broad-
casting Network Herb (Oscar) Anderson show, until he cleared away
other commitments, but the singer. becomes a permanent member of
the ayem audiocast when. he returns from out-of-town appearances;
now spelled by Bob Carroll... Art Van Horn starts. fall. series of ad-
dresses before women’s clubs next weekend in Searsdale . . . John
Pearson quits as program consultant to the Katz agency, where he’s.
been a short time, to become American Broadcasting's program con-
tact with affiliated ... Lawrence (Larry) Eisenberg is WABC-plus-tv’s.
new flack chief in a moveover from WABD; he replaces Heyward
Ehrlich who ankled several days ago to join California National .
Les Paul and Mary Ford into “Big Record” on. Oct. 2... Les Keiter
and John Condon cover WINS Giant grid sked; first show. was Saturday
‘night (7)... Austin G: Smithers has been’ appointed: account exec at
John Blair reppery. He comes from the Ed Petry house, Previously hé
had been radio salesmanager for Headly-Reed.

Raymond Scott did a series of radio commercials for Hotpoint, fea-
‘turing his quintet and the Honey Dreamers, with Scott composing as
welPas conducting the blurbs... Diana Barth set for “My True Story”
tomorrow (Thurs.)} ... Dennis James was a last-minute sub for Jan-
Murray on “Dollar a Second” Saturday (7) when Murray came down
with a fever late that afternoon ... CBS newsman Riehard C. Hotlet
planes to Germany Friday (13) to moderate a filmed. ‘Face the Nation’
session with Chancellor Conrad Adenauer set for Sept. 22... Toni
Darriay beginning a new sequence on “True Confessions” on NBC
Radio ... Dr. Bergen Evans, host of “The Last-Word,” in Europe for a
short vacation, with John Mason Brown subbing as moderator . .. Don
Redell, tv and. network sales manager of the TelePrompTer Corp:, mar-
ries Toni Hilles in Greenwich, Conn., tomorrow (Thurs.) ... Arnold
Starr named an account exec with WRCA-TV’s sales dept., replacing
‘Pat Harrington Jr., who’s moved to NBC network sales ... Sam Kan-
chuger, CBS sports .staffer, convalescing at N.Y. Eye & Ear Infirmary
after minor surgery ... Tex Antoine subbing for Bill Cullen this, week
on “Pulse” while Cullen vacations ... Robert S. Lewis upped from
comptrolier to treasurer and director of the Product Services agency,
and Diane Young joins the agency as copy chief .. . John Forsythe in
town to plug his new CBS-TV “Bachelor Father” series ... Eli Wallach .
set for “Lamp Unto My Feet” Sept. 22.

Harriet Davis Dryden ankling as program supervisor of Metropolitan
Educational Television Assn.;-she worked with the Times’ Bosley
Crowther on his historical tome of MGM, “The Lion’s Share”...
Roger O’Connor, from Katz, to American Broadcasting Network, as
Salesman ... Gilbert. Highet’s WXQR show, “People, Places ‘and
Books,” returned after summer hiatus last night (Tues.) at 9:05...
Same outlet’s “Adventures in Sound,” with Chester Santon, returned
on Sunday (8), with Harvey Radio Co. as bankroller ... MBS newsman
Henry. Gladstone, returning from a mideast tour, aired a taped inter-
view Monday (9) with Cypriot Archbishop Makarios, the prelate who
| was. exiled by.the British government during the Cypress uprisings

IN HOLLYWOOD .

The perfect example of “it looked like just a job bit turned out ta
be a career.” Sam Pe and George Balzer signed for their 15th year
as writers for Jack Benny. Other staffers, Al Gordon and. Hal Goldman,
are starting their eighth... Taluliah Bankhead ‘will help steam up
Desi and Lucy's second hour show .. . David Tytherleigh quit as Claude

(Continued on page 38}

Don Keyes Named:
Houston, Sept. 10.

Don ‘Keyes, disk jockey on KILT,
leaves the station to become over-
all program manager for the Gor-
don McLendon chain.

‘In another appointment, Bob
Stevens takes over as program di-
rector for KILT.

‘Houston—Dick Richniond has
been appointed news director for
KTHT here. He was formerly news
director for the Gordon McLendon
radio stations in Milwaukee, San
Antonio and. Dallas.”

Three more stations are currently
under cohstruction and should be
on the air within 90 days—Channel

in Holguin and Channel 2 in Ciego
de Avila. The Havana outlet
being used is Channel 4, which was
previously the flagship station of
the old Television Nacional, but.
the cali letters are those’ of
Mestre’s CMBF-TV Channel. 7,
which npw operates on a non-com-
mercial -basis as CMBA-TV and
will be put on the block berause
of the- six-channel status of
status of Havana.

Mestre said that he ‘must look
upon the CMBF-TV network. as
another competitor . We do
aspire. to have in CMBF-TV an
ethical competitor, genuinely in,
terested in the future progress or
the television industry, always
aware of the public’s interest and
In other
words, we welcome competition
from those for whom television is
a permanent goal in itself, to. be
operated as we have for the past

the CMQ-TV network. Our. 25%
participation in the CMBF-TV net-|
work is a‘consequence of our ef-
forts to keep the number two tele-
vision network in Cuba from com-
pletely disappearing.”

New CMBF-TV web will. ‘be
headed by Alberto Hernandez Cata’
as general manager, who was ‘in
‘charge of advertising operations in
Cuba, Mexico and Brazil for. Stert-
ing Products Co. for the past 15
years. He'll have most of the old
Television Nacional personsel, plus
some new blood, for his staff.

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Radio-TV Production Centers

McCue’s assistant at AFTRA to become executive secretary of the
Detroit local. Succeeds Boaz Siegel, who’s returning to his private law
practice ... Gene Fox bowed out of Foote, Cone & Belding after 14
years. His successor as head of western broadcasting for the agenty
is Ken Craig, formerly with ABC-TV here ... Jack Rayel, who has

been around with network specs, will produce the first hour show from |

Las Vegas for Jaffe-Phillipson, Exquisite Form (brasy bankrolls on
NBC-TV. Two other specials slated for the desert spa... Alvin Flan-
agan will be general manager of KCOP when Bing Crosby and his
group take over ownership of the indie TV’er for $4,000,000 Oct.1...

All local tv stations except ABC’s o-and-0 are plugging Television

Week with a puzzle picture contest for mucho loot. Statlon’s Selig

Seligman says it’s against network policy and that it would benefit set.

dealers more than tv per se because of the entry blagk dodge .. . Shull
Bonsall bought Television Arts Productions ¢“Crusador Rabbit”) from
Alex Anderson and Jay Ward ... Bill Gargan Jr. transferred to N.Y.
by Van Praag productions (TV commercials). +

IN CHICAGO ...

elusive radio rights, through 1960 . .. Bill Lawrence, ex-Godfrey
singer, joined WBBM’s morning radio “spectacular” ... Morgan Beatty
leaving Chi NBC to return to the net’s eastern news shop this week-
end (14)... Wrestling goes back on ty. Sept. 5 on WGN-TV and Sept.
7 on WKBEK ... Foote, Cone & Belding publicist Al Weisman handed
out toy models of the new car to plug the upcoming Edsel spec on
*CBS-TV Oct. 13, Each was “ticketed with a summons “for blocking
traffic on all other tv channels” ... Harry Creighton ankled his WGN
announcing chore to become a beer distributor .. . WNBQ moving
Jack Eigen’s third-degreer to Saturdays in same 10:30 p.m. spot start-
ing Sept. 21... Doreée Crews, former gal vocalist on Don Cherry show
on WBBM-TY, joins “Richard Lewellen Show” on WBKB this week
... Ray Rayner’s “Little Show” on WBBM-TV expanded to a full hour
on Saturday mornings ... “The Chan Show” on WMAQ goes 90-min-
utes next Monday (16) ... Bill Erin, ex-J. Walter Thompson, joined
radio-tv department of Needham, Louis & Brorby here... Shelby
Gordon, former CBS scripter in Chicago and New York, stopped here
last week enroute ‘to U. of Southern California where he’ll study
cinematography on a Fund for Adult Education (Ford Foundation)
fellowship,

IN WASHINGTON ...

Theodore Koop, director of CBS news and: public affairs in the
capital, named to the public relations committee of the President’s
Conference on Technical and Distribution Research for benefit of
Small Business . .. Vernon Taylor, WARL d.j., signed to exclusive. Dot
recording contract . . . NBC's Patty Cavin teed off 2 new “Monitor
Goes to a Party” series with taped report on joint birthday fete of

U.S. Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest and Reader’s Digest’s. Deena Clark:

.. +» Georgetown U. Forum and WITG-DuMont jointly presenting series
of four teleshows dealing with problems of D.C. government ... Mem-
bers of UNESCO public relations staff and U.S. National Commission,
paid tribute to fellow-member Ralph Hardy, late CBS v.p., in their
official publication . . . John Cooley, featured personality on suburban
Station WIGAY, now doubling as regular vocalist at Washington’s Hotel
ooseve ,

IN LONDON...

Granada-TV has postponed its network production of Jean Paul
Sartre’s “The Respectable Prostitute,” due to be aired tomorrow
iThurs.}, because they want the author to write a new adaptation for
them.. The show was already in-rehearsal when it was called off. As a
replacement, they will be showing a feature film, “Operation Diplomat”
... Associated TeleVision is Inaugurating a new quiz game next Tues-
day (17), entitled “To Tell the Truth.” The panel will consist of Roberta.
Leigh and Jacqueline Curtis on the femme side, with Dr. John Skeap-
ing, Professor of Arf at the Royal College of Art, and actor Bill Owen
as the male members, John Irwin has been slated to produce and Colin
Clews will direct ... “Gun Law” got the number one position in the
Nielsen ratings for the London area...
program dealing with homosexuality the day after the Government
committee had made its report .. ..Margaret Leighton guested in Edgar
Lustgarten’s ‘‘Cross Talk” program on Monday (9)... The Deep River
Boys featured in Val Parnell’s “Saturday Spectacular,” which was head-
lined by Peter Sellars.

IN BOSTON ... .

Two changes in Hub radio this week with WBMS taken over by the
Bartell Group and renamed WILD, and WMEX sold to Bob and Mack
Righmond, who operate a one kilowatt station in Morningside, Md...
WNAC unveiled a promosh piece, “Easy Listenin,” brochure, origi-
nated by Edward L. Pearle, ass’t production dir., featuring the actual
“Easy Listenin'” theme music by Frank Luther on front cover .. .
WBZ-TY hosted Hub ty crix at closed circuit telecast of upcoming
NBC fall programs and feted them at dinner following at 1200 Club
with Don Edgemond, promosh mgr.; Evan Neuhoff, ass’t promosh;
and Fran Corcoran, p.r.; in charge of arrangements ... WBZ-TV is
issuing a revised rate card aimed at realigning certain time buying
classifications with commensurate rate changes to give local and natl.
advertisers “most efficient and economical tv possible”
set a procession of antique autos for its Boston to Plymouth trek
Sunday (15) for its “world’s largest clambake” and inked the Crew
Cuts, Shirley Jones, Robert. Roundsville, Anita O’Day, Dave Brubeck
and Hampton _ Sisters for the affair expected to draw over 5,000...
WNAC-TV’s Louise. Morgan judges the cranberry recipes at the 10th
anni Nat. Cranberry Assn. festival Sept. 21-22 at Edaville plantation,
South Carver . .. WNAC-TV’s “Late News,” 11 p.m., goes live on
camera every night with Dave Rodman. ,

IN SAN FRANCISCO .. .

Dick Godfrey 'Arthur’s son) had his first son and within a week got
he news from KCBS that he’d been named an account exec, replacing
Stanley Johnson. At the same time, Don Klein was named KCBS spo: ,
director and Bill Garrity was appointed assistant sports director . .
Hal Berger's the new program director at ABC’s o-and-o KGO-Radio
-. . KSAY, the r-and-r station, finally went on the air... Oakland
Board of
studios for Bill Pabst’s Channel 2 near Jack London Square, suggested
sorne kind of joint financing ... KYA chief Irv Phillips bought a 25%
interest in KAPF, Petaluma . . . George Gobel loped into town, grab-
bed considerable space in the dailies .. . No changes in personnel or
operations of WOVR planned currently, according to controller Glenn
Kelly—H. L. Hoffman just sold the Stockton-Sacramento channel to
Lowell Thomas’ Hudson Valley Broadcasting for a cool $3,500,000.

IN CINCINNATI...

Len Gorrian resigned as WKRC-TV executive producer and com-
mercial production manager and replaced by Bob McHendrix and Bill
Horstman in separate capacities .... Seven announcers and disk jockeys
who struck WCKY to enforce demands for initia! AFTRA pact noti-
fied by Charles T. Hopmiller, station chief, that they have been re-

{just themselves accordingly.

Granada-TV mounted a special’

VARIETY

Radio Reviews

THE LANNY ROSS SHOW .
‘With Milton Kay |

Director: Marlik Swing

55 Mins.; Sat., 9:05 to 9:30 am.;
_ Mon.-thru-Fri., 9:05 a.m.
Participating

WCBS, New York

An easy-to-listen-to musie show,

‘Kay at the piano, had its debut
last week on the. CBS Radio New
York flagship. ‘Stripped in the
morning hours Monday through
Saturday, and apparently aimed at
the housewives, the music, in the
main, is. the standard, romantic
pop variety.

Ross, when not spinning records,
does a number of vocals himself,
lending an intimacy and a rapport,

; | scoring with the romantic ballads.
WCFL signed new three-year pact with Chicago White Sox for ex-|

But on the basis of show Caught,
Friday (6), the chatter and word
bridges, and the cracker-barrel

updating and freshening. .
On the music side, Rodgers and
Hammerstein were well repre-

Doris Day, Lena Horne,
Gorme. There also ‘was some good

interludes by Milton Kay made for
good listening. _— Horo. -

-_MIDDAY COMPOSITE
With Arthur Van Horn, Howard
Cosell, others
Producer: Maury Benko
45 Mins., Mon.-thru-Fri.,
Participating
WABC Radio, New York
Arthur Van Horn, who. acts as
host of the new WABC, N.Y., daily
45-minute “Midday Composite,”
also packages the stanza. He’s put
together a fast-moving, interesting
stint, but it sounds rather familiar.
The program is much along the
lines of rival WRCA’s own “Noon-
time Pulse,” with Ken Banghart,

il
12:15 p.m.

elled after the prototype of that
show, NBC's “Monitor.” However,
Van Horn, who writés his own con-
tinuity, some of. which is delivered
with more importance of tone than
it’ deserves, is expected by the
WABC management to keep his
features at pretty much the same
time every day, so that the women.
the program is directed at can ad-

Van Horn, on the preem, Mon-
day (9), read notes on fashions,
best -food buys, spun some lively
records, interviewed Audrey Hep-

did a capsule wrapup on theatre
news and introduced sportscaster
Howard Cosell (who will be a
permanent cast member) in a time-
ly interview with new woman’s na-.
tional tennis champ Aithea Gibson.
Despite the lack: of an original
format, “Composite” is a good ra-
dio show. WABC also has some-
thing like it in the early evenings,
ard -both shows are reputable
sponsor-bait, - Art.

Milwaukee—Baylen H. Smith
has been upped from production di-
rector to program director of
‘WISN-TV here in a wave of new.
program head appointments at
the station, Announcer James
Van de Velde has been named pro-

lic service director and Patt
Barnes, farm director.

philesophy spouted, could use some,

sented and disk faves included}
Eyde

jazz, but no rock ’n’ roll. The piano

and hence would naturally be mod-.

burn (in a direct, informative way),

duction director, Mel Quinn pub-.

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Inside Stuf—Radio-TV

It’s a curious anomaly that, for the second time, an NBC télevision
cameraman got jammed with the Cuban government when the parent
Radio Corp. of America has been selling the Batista government mile
lions of dollars of electronic equipment. In fact, President Batista is

‘a close friend of both board chairman General David Sarnoff and

Frank M. Folsom, chairman of the executive committee of RCA. Last
week: NBC’s Thomas Priestley, 40, of Bellmore, Long Island, com-
plained by. phone to his homeoffice in New York that he had been.
arrested at gun-point and held incommunicado for 11 hours, and then

ordered to leave Cuba. He was told “a civil war is in progress here,”

quoting the loyalist colonel who ordered his arrest when he was trying
to cover the rebellion in Cienfuegos. While the U. S. Embassy in Havana
got his ouster order rescinded, Priestley realized it was -futile to try
and get pictures so he left pronto. He was on NBC-TV News fo tell his
story.

~~

KTCA-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul educational television station, will

"be launched Sunday (15) with dedicatory program and on Monday goes

into its initial schedule, of telecasting, with 42124 hours a week on pro-
gram. Schedule represents nifty job of dovetailing, since 11 different
organizations—St. Paul and Minneapolis schoel systems, U. of Minne-
sota, U.S. Navy, Minneapoiis Citizens’ League, etc., including Associa-
tion of Minnesota Colleges, with 14 colleges represented—all are buy-
ing time on non-profit basis. to stage programs.

Among them will be one for which Farmers’ and Mechanics’ bank
of Minneapolis picks up the tab. Entitled “Money Matters,” it includes

‘financial economics expert and eight bright students discussing man-
‘agement of money. :

Dr. John C. Schwarzwalder, director of station, predicted that in two
years it will be up to schedule of 86 hours a week telecasting. Present
schedule leaves Saturday and Sunday blank until new shows are
developed. .

CBS-TV crews made Random House’s N.¥. headquarters a lécation ,

site last week for “The Seven Lively Arts,” using the publishing house

for its segment dealing with efforts of young creative talent to break
into the arts field In N.Y. The Random House segment, which features

jprexy Bennett Cerf (an old hand at television), deals with the publica-

tion of ‘The House in the. Ruins,” first novel by Robert Weekley, which

will be publishd after the first of the year.

You can’t depreciate your network affiliation contract if you are a
radio or tv station, Internal Revenue Service has ruled, in response to

‘a query. What’s more, you can’t depreciate local and national spot

advertising contracts acquired when you purchase a broadcast station.
Question came up when the purchaser of a station sought to depre-
clate the contracts and the affiliation for tax purposes.

Steve Allen is slotting an all-Hawaiian show for his NBC-TV Sunday
night show on Oct. 13, the night when Hing Crosby and Frank Sinatra
take over the Ed Sullivan hour for their Gonzaga U. benefit spectacular
for the new Edsel. Rather than try to buck the Crosby-Sinatra com-
bination with a straight-star lineup, Allen is moving into the offbeat
area with a complete Hawaiian layout. TO

Toplining will be Dorothy -Lamour, with Jon Halla possibility as a
second headliner. Otherwise, Allen is booking the Hawaiian acts via

the Lexington Hotel’s (N.Y.) Hawaiian Room. Stage setup will include

a swimming pool.

Television scripter: Robert J. Shaw has a couple of hot non-ty

projects. going for him. He’s just completed a play’based on his home-

town Milwaukee, “The Amber View” (it’s. about a family of brewery-
owners) and will offer it to producers in a few days. Judith Anderson
is currently reading it. He’s also signed for his fifth season of lec-
tures, a 30-date tour set through Columbia Lecture Bureau. Topic is
“The Monster in Your Living Room,” and dates set thus far include
N-Y.’s Town Hall on March 28, seven lectures at the Washington State
Educational Assn. meeting Sept. 30-Oct. 5, North Carolina Education
Assn. convention Oct. 9, a Canadian Education Assn, meet in-Montreal
Nov. 4 and a tour of 16 universities and colleges in 12. states during
anuary..

The Metropolitan Education Television Assn., in a second tie-up with
WPIX, N.Y., is going to do a series of shows, titled “Problems of
Everyday Living,” to be ‘broadcast Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
from 11:30 to noon, starting Sept. 25,

WPIX also will televise the five-day-a-week series “The Living

Blackboard,” a cooperative effort of META and the N. Y. City Board of
‘Education, in the time period 11 to 11:30 a.m., starting Sept. 30.

American Legion’s first Americanism Award will go to. NBC prez
Robert W. Sarnoff for his “vision and leadership” in launching the

‘NBC Educational Project.~He’ll be cited for making Jearnitg “more

attractive and available to Americans of all ages and stations.”
Presentation will be made by National Commander W. C. Daniel at

the Legion’s 39th annual convention Sept. 17 in Atlantic. City’s Con-

vention Hall. °

- + « WBZ has.

placed... Dotty Mack, platter mimic, bowed as chirper in guest shot
on Willie Thall’s WKRC-TV show. She may join that station, returning

Broadcasting Corp. uncorking Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer package of fea-
ture films on WLW-T in October. :

IN PHILADELPHIA .. . .

WCAU-TV’s “Big Top,” originated by veepee Charles Vanda, to he
axed (21). after being fed to CBS for past seven years. “Jimmy Dean”
show replaces the circus session ... The highly touted but sponsorless
“What in the World” anthropological stanza to be revived, in color, by
‘WCAU-TV .. . John Corcoran, radio commentator, has sold his Old
Mill Inn, Hatboro ... Fred Bennett, who ankled WPEN for “The Voice
of America” in Thailand, now with WLW, in Cincinnati... WCAU-

; comedian comes to town to plug his tv series.

i

‘IN MINNEAPOLIS... .

“| -Ted Cott of National Television Associated in from New York to

! look over local situation and figure out new programming for independ-

Port Commissioners refused to pungle up. $250,000 to build lent station KMGM-TV in which his company has acquired 75% inter-

est.-Station in which M-G-M Pictures owns 25% interest doesn’t start
broadcasting daily until 5 p.m. and confines itself almost directly to
feature films, including the Metro video library .. . KTCA-TV, Twin
Cities’ new educational station which just preemed, is joining National
Educational TV: network, bringing to area viewers five series of live
national programs ... After 18 years in the WCCO-TY accounting
department, Lil Brothers quifting to move to Los Angeles. Irene Rogers
|replaces ... CBS newsman Larry LeSeur here from New York for two
days to narrate a documentary color film for Lutheran World As-

sembly. Harry Reasoner, former localite and now a CBS newsnian in.

New York, also on hand in same connection... New WDGY morning
program includes appearances of Minnesota mayors to discuss safety
and other subjects . . . Prudential Insurance Co. and Variety Supply
Co. to ca-Sponsor WCCO Radio’s play-by-play broadcasts of all U. of
Minnesota football games this fall.

to Cincy screens after long stay on opposition WCPO-TV ... Crosley |

TV skeds a half-hour salute to Danny Thomas (Oct. 1), when the |-

Balto’s WJZ-TV Skeds
‘Sunday at the Zoo’
As Animals See Man

} . Baltimore, Sept. 10.

WJZ-TY, Channel 13 Baltimore,
Westinghouse’s newly-acquired stfa-
tion, is out to prove that
“monkies aren't the cwaziest peo-
ple” with a new program twist fea-
turing an animals’ eye-view of the
gawkers at the zoo.

New fall show labeled “Sunday
at the Zoo,” will be depicted from
the animals’ orbit. Viewers will be
able to:see things as they appear.

‘to the animals including the ine

terior of caves, the depth of the
sea lions’ pool and other areas-usu-
ally marked off limits to humans,

The series will also feature an
extended study -contrasting the
growth, behavior, development and
reaction of a young child and a
young chimpanzee, with scientific
records being kept.

“Sunday at the Zoo” will feature
Arthur Watson, Director of the
Zoo and will ke produced by Paui
Kane of the WiZ-TV staff.

Memphis — Dick Potter, w.xk.
radio spieler, actor and producer
has joined WMCT here as staffer

Wednesday, September 1], 1957

It happens every night!
Warner Bros. features have a habit of dominating
the picture in markets all across the country.

To see how quickly they win the greatest share
of audience in your area, write or phone:

Seven days a week, Warner Bros. features top

those of major film companies on competing stations
in Huntington, W. Va. There, nearly two-thirds

of all sets in use are tuned to WSAZ-TV from 10:30
to sign-off (June ARB). Actual share of audience for
Warner Bros. features is a whopping 64.2%—more
than double the 24.9% for features on Station “B’’
and more than five times greater than the 10:9% for
those on Station ‘“‘C’’, No surprise, this...for

Distributors for Associated Artiste Productions Corp.
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40 ‘T'V-FILMS VARIETY Wednesday, September 11, 1957

VARIETY - ARB City-By-City Syndicated Film Chart

VARIETY’S tweekly chart of city-by-city ratings of syndicated and na time factors, since sets-in-use and audience composition vary according to
tional spot film covers 40. to 60 cities reported by American Research Bur- __ time slot, i.e., a Saturday afternoon children’s show, with a low rating, may

eau on a monthly basis. Cities will be rotated each week, with the 10 top. havea large share and an audience composed largely of children, with cor-
. - a e . . y . e e e gy -
rated film shows listed in each case, and their competition shown opposite. responding results for the sponsor aiming at the children’s market. Abbre-

viations and symbols are as follows: (Adv), adventure;’(Ch), children’s;
(Co), comedy; (Dr), dramas (Doc),: documentary; (Mus), musicals
This VARIETY chart represents a gathering of all pertinent informa- (Myst), mystery; (Q), quiz; (Sp), sports; (W), western; (Wom),

All ratings are furnished by ARB, based on the latest reports.

tion about film in each market, which can he used by distributors, agencies, women’s. Numbered symbols next to station call letters represent the sta-
stations and clients as an aid in determining the effectiveness of a filmed tion’s channel: all channels above 13 are UHF. Those ad agencies listed as
show in the specific market. Attention should be paid to time—day and distributors rep the national sponsor from whom the film is aired.
TOP 10 PROGRAMS | DAY AND JULY SHARE SETS IN “TOP COMPETING PROGRAM

AND. TYPE STATION DISTRIB. TIME RATING 1%) USE | PROGRAM STA. RATING

ST. LOUIS Approx. Set Count—932,000 _Stations—KTVI i); KWK , KSD (5)

1, State Trooper (Adv) .. .. ...KSD.........,. MCA...... ‘sasaee. Tues. 9:30-10:00 ........ 26.7 ....5.5.. 63.8......... 41.9 ;}Key Club Playhouse......- KTVI ont eeee 9.3
1. Count of Monte Cristo (Ady.) .KWK...........TPA....cceeese-- Fri. 9:30-10:00 ........ 26.7... +0000. 76.1...++4.:. 35-1 [Sports Extra..... secveceeesKSD .cceee.. 64

, TV Theatre..... cacccceae RIVE woceeee. G2
2. Dr. Christian (Dr).......... KWK..seeenees -ZiVeccccceeeecee ss SUM, 10:00-10:30 .......5238.5..cceees+ 608....0..-. 38.7 {Lawrence Welk....ceceeeesKSD .....45.-11.6 -
3. Highway Patrol (Adv)........ KWK......000.-ZIV. occ c cee ees Thurs. 10:00-10:30 .....-23.3..ceevee. 52.9...060... 44:1 |} Men of Annapolis. ....../..KSD veveses 13.0
4. Death Valley Days (W).......KWK...........MeCann-Erickson. . Sat. 9:30-10:00 2.64645. -22.6.cceeeees 70:9....002+. 31.9 | Adventure Theatre........:KSD .7...... 6.1
5. Whirlybirds (Adv).. ..... we -KSD...cecpeeee. CBS ......... aces TUES. 10:00-10:30 .......18.7.cccccees 46.3..cc0000. 40.4/ Feature Film:......ceeeees KWK «.000---16.7
6. Soldiers of Fortune (Adv)..... KSD.....006....MCA....... seeeees Mon. 10:00-10:30 .4.40.-.17.3.cecceeds 52.9...0+004.-32-7 (Silent Service...... vesveres KWK o+.o0e-- 13.4
7. Star Performance (Dr) ......KWK..........-Official............Wed-10:00-10:30 .6.0.-.17.1..ccecae. 43,9....000+- 39.0} Channel 2 Theatre...seee.-KTVI .......14.2
8. Annie Oakley (W)..... weee- KWK,...06.4..-CBS..... oseecees Sat. 6:00-6:30 .....0....16.2....0002. B3.1......... 19.5 | Parade of Magic........00..KSD ........ 3,5
9. Secret Journal (Dr)..... woes KSD... cc eege es MCA. se ae eee Wed. 9:30-10200 .664..-.14.2...c0005. 29.5...00006- 48.1 | 20th Century Fox....,.....KWK .....,-.25.0
10

. Federal Men (Myst)..... Veaes KSD........... MCA.......0..05-- Mon. 9:30-10:00 ...... 189... 28.3.....6... 49.1 Studio One Summer Theatre. KWK saveeees 23.8

MILWAUKEE Approx. Set Count—740,000 ‘Stations —WTMS (4), WITI T (6), WISN (12), V WXIX a9)

1. State Trooper (Adv).........WTMJ......... MCA..... ate ee eaae Tues. 9:30-10:00 ........ 28.6... cee eee 58.8......55. 48.7 | Spike Jones . WXIX ........ 82
2. Dr. Christian (Dr)..... voces WIMJ.........-Ziv..... veseesess- SUN. 10:00-10:30 .0...... 26.7...000-.. 60.0......... 44.5 | News; Sports; Weather.. tees _ WISN cseceee OS
. Milw’kees Greatest Movies. WXIX .....,. 6.0

8. Highway Patrol (Ady) ....... WTMI ....000..- ZIV... ce eeveoaess. Mon. 9:30-10:00 rene --23.5..060004. 46.4.....-6.. 50.6 | Studio One Summer Theatre. WXIX .......13.8
4. Men of Annapolis (Adv)..,...WISN........0+ ZiV,»ccccaceececss TUES, 9:00-9:30 ...cee..-19.8..ceccecs 39.5. .ccesees 50.0.) $64,000 Question...... peoes WKIX .......13.35
8. Secret Journal (Dr) ......... WIMS......4...MCA....c.eee..+. Thurs, 8:00-8:30 voceee 19.2. .ceceee. 481.....,.... 39.9 | Danny Thomas............. ‘WISN. ...-.6, 83
6. Whirlybirds (Adv)............ WTMJI....00...-CBS...cccccceeees Sun. 9:30-10:00 ....00..-18.4. cee005. 33.3...000-2. 554 What’s My Line............ WXIX .......19.2
7. Science Fiction: Theatre (Adv). WIMJ......... ZiV ....eeceeeee+ Sat. U1:15-12:45 ....5..-17.2...0000-. 56.8......... 30.3 | Premiere; Behind the Badge. WISN ....... 8.8
-* ; . . MGM Television Premiere. WXIX ....... 5.0

8. Sheriff of Cochise (W)...... WTMJ....00... NTA... cscocecees- Fri. 10:30-11:00° .......-15.8....00... 45.7....6..-. 33.5 {20th Century Theatre...... WISN .....°0. 71
8. Curtain Call (Dr)............ WISN... .s000-- MCA....aecees.s Fri. 9:30-10:00 ......... 14.2.... . 36.3..... .... 39.1 |Search for Adventure.......WITI .......-12.6

10. Soldiers of Fortune (Adv)....WITI........ + MCA..........-... Sun. 5:30-6:00 .......... 14. Q..... pees 4B.40...0.... 28.9 | Music Festival Talent see eene WIMJ .... --- 66

INDIANAPOLIS Approx. Set.Count—665,000 Stations —WFBM (6), WISH (8), WTITV a

1. Highway Patrol (Adv) ....... WISH ......... Ziv.... ......:... Wed. 10:00-10:30 ...... ,28.1....... a) A: 41.5 { Channel 6 Playhouse.....-+. WFBM wtceee 94
2. Frontier Doctor (W).......... WFBM......,.. H-TV............. - Sat. 10:00-10:30 ....5....22.5....000.. 53.1......... 42.4} Star Showcase.....cccocees WISH .....--116
3. Studio 57 (Dr)........ eevee. WISH.......... MCA....2...... 2. Fri. 10:00-10:30 ........21.8....000.. 52.3...00.... 41.7 |Highway Patrol....cecesessWITV ......-14.5
4. Death Valley Days (W).......WFBM......,.. MceCann-Erickson. . Sun. 9:30-10:00 .....-...21.4-.sceeee. 39.1...s0006. 54.7 | What’s My Line....sesee» WISH .......30.8
4. Stage 7 (Dr)............ oo... WISH...... a... TPA..... eee eet te Mot. 10:00-10:30 2,005. 20M. eee) SET cceeec el aba | Wine Sarid’ 202 LE 8.9
5. State Trooper (Adv).......... WFBM......... MCA.:..... eeeeeee Thurs. 10:00-10:30 ..... -20.5...c000. S6.1...006..- 36.6 | If You Had a Million. eves WISH ;.......-13,2
6. Annie Oakley (W)...........WISH...,...... CBS......ceeeee:- Sat. 6:00-6:30 ........--18.3.....06.: 76.9......... 23.8 | Federal Men..:...... secoes WEBM. ....4. 3.8
%. Charlie Chan (Myst)........ . WISH.........: TPA.. wi eaeseeress Sat. 9:30-10:00 - 2.2.0... 26.1. cceeee- 39.2...000... 41.1 | Adventure Theatre.;...000. WFBM.......13.8.
8. Soldiers of Fortune (Adv)....WISH.......... MCA....ecceeee e+ Sum. 10:15-10:45, ...25....14.7...00005- 53.3..een0e0- 27.6 | Channel 6 Playhouse....+.. WFBM ce 8
9. Highway Patrol (Adv)......... WTTV. 2.005006. ZIV. tee ee ee eoe» Eri. 10:00-10:30 , a5 34.8......0.. 41.7 |Studio 57......... secoseses WISH .-.....21.8
10. Heart of the City (Dr)....... WTTV..... weee MCA... cccceeeees Fri. 9:30-10:00 ......... 13.4......... 33.0......... 406|Pantomime Quiz........... WISH :.......20.3.
10. Stories of the Century (W)....WFBM ........ H-TV............. Sat. 11:00-11:30 ........ 13.4......... 78.3......44. 17.1’ Sweet Time ...... cocoeeess WISH .....4. 3.7

SACRAMENTO Approx. Set Couni—450, 000 ; Stations—KE€RA (3), KBET (10), KOVR (13),

_?
1. Highway Patrol (Ady)... .....KBET.......... ZiV 2... ..ees Pek aee Sat. 9:30-10:00. ......:..26. 4... seeeee 49.9......... 53.0 |Lawretice Welk....... _.. KOVR. eens 20.7
2. Search for Adventure (Adv)... KCRA..........Bagnall........... Mon: 7:00-7:30 ........22.38....0.... 62.4....5.... 34.2{Burns & Allen..... seccees- KBET. ....... 9.8
3. State Trooper (Adv) ....... , KCRA..........MCA.. Lc seeeeee. Thurs. 7:30-8:00. ........18.4....00-.. 59.6......... 30.9| Captain David Grief........KBET:-....... 7.6
4. Popeye the Sailor. (Ch)....... KCRA......6+.- AAP... fos. c cece , Mon. 6:30-7:00 .........48.2-..000+0. 59.9.....+6.. 30.4|Robin Hood........ secevee KBET *..,,... 9.8
5. Jungle Jim (Adv) ...... ws... KCRA..........Sereen Gems...... Wed. 6:30-7:00 weeseee- 18.0....000.- 59.0.......-. 30.5 | City Detective.............KBET .......10.4
& Code 3 (Adv)... ..... eooeee» KCRA....0.--.-ABC........0206-- Sun. 10:30-11:00 .......-17.8...ceee.. 47.5...0000.. 37.5 | What’s My Line..... eeneees KBET. .......19.7
4%. Silent Service (Adv) ........ KCRA.......-..NBC..... oeeeee..- Mon. 7:30-8:00 viewed 15.6. wo eseees 5Z.1....0.... 30.0.| Godfrey’s. Talent Scouts....KBET:,....... 74
8. Sheriff of Cochise (W). 0c. cKCRA..csccc0.-NTA.. esececeees . Thurs. 7:00-7:30 cence es LEB. neces. 47.8. ..000.-. 31.0 Whirlybirds sevcvecesceeess MBET .......12.5
9. Annie Oakley (W)...... eeenee KCRA........ .-CBS..... soceees. Lues. 6:30-7:00 ......... 14.5..... . 53.4......... 27.2|Name That Tune......,. ... KBET wee eee : 3.8
10. Waterfront (Adv) ........... KCRA ......... MCA.........-0.. Tues. 7:00-7:30 °......... 13.7....020.. 42,.2........- 32.5 Phil Stivers... ++ +s++eee+++KBET we eeeee 13.7

MIAMI 2 Approx. Set Count—300,000 Stations—WTVJ (4), WCKT (7), WITV ray

1. State Trooper (Adv) ...... -WTVS.......... MCA..... pee encase Sat. 9:30-10:00 » B6.5......6.. 69.9......... 52.3 | Adventure heatre......... WCKT .. 12.8
2. Code 3 (Adv) 6... eee WTVJ...... aes ABC... cece eeeees Fri, 9:00-9:30 ......... 32.8....66+.. 64.0......... 51.3 | Cavalcade of Sports. . seoeess WCKT .. ...15.0
3. Men of Annapolis (Ady) .....WTVJ...... we GV. 2. Se eeeeeeee Tues. 9:30-10:00 ....... BLS.....0.. 53.2......... 59.8 |Studio 57...... ..... eedees WCKT 23.5
4. Highway Patrol (Adv) ........ WIVI....c000.. ZIV. «ee eee .... Tues, 10:30-11:00 ..... 30.5......... 79.3......... 38.5 | Richard Diamond........... WCKT . 18
5. O. Henry Playhouse (Dr) ....WTVJ..........Gross-Krasne .... Mon. 8:30-9:00 ....... 27.0...c00.-. 43.5....06-+- 62.0] Arthur Murray Party....... WCKT 24.0
6. Whirlybirds (Adv) a .WTVJ..........CBS.......... . s. Thurs. 10:00-10:30 26.0...ec0+--. 60.8........- 42.8} Best of Groucho .....60... WCKT 15.8 -
7. Death Valley Days (W) ...... WTVJ ......:. MeCann-Erickson . Fri. 10:30-11:00 25.5. ..s0006- T8.5...0600.. 32.5 Dr: Christian :.....sceee..- WCKT . 5.5
8. Studio 57 (Dr) .WCRT......... MCA ............. Tues. 9:30-10:00 - 23.5....000-. 39.3....0-... 59.8 | Men of Annapolis..,.cceees WIVI * 31.8
9. Inner Sanctum (Myst) ....WTVI ......2..NBC........... ... Mon. 10:00-10:30 20.0....062.. 59.2......... 33.8} Federal Men......ecsee2-.WCKT ...... 12.3
9. Sheriff of Cochise (W) .,. WCKT .,,..... NTA... ee gee cess. ‘Wed. 10:30-11:00 20.0....e0+-- 60.1......... 33.3 |}Hurricane ....cscccccsaces WiVd ....... 12.3

Wednesday, September 11, 1957.

VARIETY .

TELEVISION REVIEWS

41.

LASSIE

With Jan Clayton, Tommy Rettig,!
George Cleveland, Donald Keel-!

er, Lassie, Jon Provost, - others
Producer: Rudy Abel
Directors: Ralph Murphy,

Ford, John English _
Writers: Variops —
30 Mi Sun., 7 Fm,
CAMPBELL SOUP
CBS-TY (film)

. "+. BBDO)

“Lassie’s”. still a winner, and the |

Phil j

| ADVENTURES OF JiM BOWIE

With Scott Forbes, Peggy McKay,

Henry Brandon, Peter Whitney,

Lyn Osborn, ethers
Producer: Lou Edelman
Directer: Antony Leader
Writer: Sid Harris
30 Mins.; Fri:, 8 p

In.
AMERICAN CHICLE CO. (alt. wks) |
4 ABC-TV (film)

. (Ted Bates)
lf “Jim Bowie” started out last

first of the cast changes that went, year aS an adult western with a

into effect on the fourth year
preem of. the half-hour CBS-TV
Sabba.h program were true to
the original motif—a little ac-

: Big’ difference that remains, as the

difference, it has now slipped into
that, safe-and-same,--grooye of alt
the other bread-and-butter shows.

tion mixed with liberal doses of! show. begins its second year on

sentimentality. Tommy

Rettig,/ ABC-TV, is that Bowie totes a

now a full-fledged adolescent, is! knife and not a sixgun, and with

too big to stay in the cast as dog’s
best friend, but he was in the ini-
tialer and will’ be around long
enough, it appears. to give the new
kid a chance to fit naturally into
the format. After finishing some

_of the pix for this season, vet actor

George Cleveland who played a}
died, so!

benevolent grandfather,
his role will be filled by George
Chandler in what is assumed will
be the equally benevolent role of
an aged uncle to. the family. Other
changes will also be made in the

_pregram’s first -cycle.

one.

’ Jon Provost, who showed up
Sunday (8) as a runaway waif, is
the kind who would win a charm-
ing child contest hands down. ;

moppet of six or seven, he’s prob-
ably to become an adopted mem-

ber of the Miller family, while |

Rettig is sent off to school, or
something like that. Boy can elicit
a tear simply by opening his big
eyes to their fullest. He's very ex-
pressive visually, though he’s lack-
ing in technique when it comes to
saying anything other than the
simplest expressions. The Jack
Wrather production: outfit, which
owns this stanza, wisely kept his
verbalizing to a minimum.

- Jan Clayton, mother in the cast,
is a smooth aetress. The onetime
star of the stage version of ‘“Car-
ousel” makes the most of her sym-
pathetic part, nicely tying together
the small, nostalgic stories that are
“Lassie.” As for Lassie, trainer
Rudd Weatherwax knows how to

get the canine to sniffing “and

whimpering at the right moment,
Sponsor Campbell Sdup has no

‘reason to be dissatisfied with this
rt.

SCHOOL YEAR ’57 -
With George Herman, moderator;
Lawrence G. Derthick, Dr. Ly-
man Y. Ginger, Dr. Arthur F.
Corey, Dr. Philip J. Hickey,
panelists
Producer: Bill Kobin
Director: Herb Davis
30 Mins., Sun. (8), 5:30 p.m.
CBS-TV, from Washington ~
With the start of its pro football
season this. past weékend, CBS’
public affairs and news depart-
ments will be filling inthe 5 to 6
p.m, Sunday time with special pro-
grams until “Seven Lively "9
premieres in early November. AS

“the kickoff special, the network set

its sights.on the educational prob-
Jem in the US., timing the show,
of course, to the opening of the
school year throughout. the. coun-

Producer Bill Kobin turned in a
successful show Jargely because of
his choice of panelists—Lawrence
G. Derthick, U.S, Comr. of Educa-
tion; Dr. Lyman V. Ginger, prez of
the National Education Assn. and
Dean of the J. of Kentucky’s

School of Ed; Dr Arthur F. Corey,

exec secretary of the California |

Teachers Assn.; and Dr. Philip J.
Hickey, superintendent of instruc-
tion for the St. Louis public school
system and prez of the American
Assn. of School Administrators, ~

Ali four are hardheaded educa-
tors beset by the practicalities of
the problems of American educa-
tion, not ivory-tdwer theorists as
so many professional edutators ap-
pear to be. They laid the problems
right on the Jine at the outset—a
shortage of 159,000 classrooms, a
teacher shortage of .135,000 (with
these directly affecting 4,500,000

children and indirectly affecting | entry last Monday (9). The return:
sianza was a bottom-rung oater en-:

many more because of crowding,
-ete.), and the prospect ‘of 840,000
school children on half-day ses-
sions. ;

The keys to the problem—as
they unanmiously saw it—are two-
fold. First, on the instructional
level, they saw an absolute neces-
sity for raising téaching salaries,
raising teaching standards (so that
bad teachers don’t drive out good
ones, as one of them put it) and
elevating the teacher to.a position
of importance and
community.

The quartet was firm, logical and
persuasive, and under the skillful

.Buidance of moderator George

Herman of CBS News’ Washington
staff, covered all of the major bases
in: their discussion. Program ‘was
an excellently handled excursion
inte a difficult subject. |. Chap, .

jmiliar bu

prestige in the-

a rd

| it he’s as quick on the draw as the

best of the gunslingers. Past that
he’s just another of the handsome,
heroic frontiersmen honored in
| video series who can meet trouble,
mete out justice and win the girl’s
i heart in less than 30 minutes.
But even if it’s not very original,
the show is generally well executed,

;Paced swiftly with some imagina-

tive camerawork. Action starts in
the first 60 seconds, and after the
cutaway for commercial the plot
begins to thicken, but fast. Atten-
‘tion is glued by a brisk succession
of scenes, clipped dialog, and a fa-
t rapid story line. And
!there’s some’ point to the yarn,
; however elementary it may be.

| Initialer, which led off ABC-TV’s
new season last Friday (6), had a

,

ing on more than one occasion,
“You :shouldn’t be ashamed of
being part Choctaw, you should be
proud of it.” Bowie, called “Big
Knife” by his Indian friends, enters
a-strange town seeking the half-
breed brother of a deceased friend.
; He finds the populace hostile to
| him, the half-breed’s whereabouts
shrouded in mystery, and the town
| under one-man rule of an Indian-
; hater named Quint Oxley (Henry
Brandon). A Chottaw servant girl
(Peggy McKay) feeds Bowie the
inside dope, and there’s a show-
| down with Oxley.

The denouement falls aparf as
Bowie, “subduing the tyrant with
just a couple punches, learns that
Oxley is really part Choctaw him-
self and that he killed the half-
breed -because the lafter found out

|

-| about it. The town becomes honest

again, and Bowie strides off leaving
the girl heartsick. But at least the
town saloon doesn’t look like every
other western saloon in films.

Bowie, as Scott Forbes portrays
him, is a simple, likeable guy who
doesn’t go looking for trouble but
has a deep sense of righteousness.
Forbes has a sensitive look, and
that’s a fresh touch for this kind
of hero. Brandon, who has handled
this kind of role before, was con-
vincing as the dapper tyrant, Oxley;
and Peter Whitney and Lyn Os-
born, who portrayed Oxley’s hench-
men, were colorful. Miss McKay
made her impression with interest-
ing good looks in a role that was
not very demanding. ‘

Producer Lou Edelman made
several attempfs at giving the show
a stylistic difference, but most: of
them, when they came off, were
superficial touches. Musical punc-
tuation to the dramatic moments.
for instance, was done*by a vocy
chorus instead of by orchestra, and
while this was an interesting tech-
nique it was also obstrusive.

Show this year is so far only
half-sponsored. American Chicle,
which renewed, begins its alternate

l weeks this Friday (13). Les,
| TALES OF WELLS FARGO |
With Dale Robertson, others -

| Producer: Nat Holt

1 Director: Earl Bellamy

30 Mins.: Mon., 8:39 p.m.

|

/PALL MALL, BUICK

| NBC-TY (film)
(SSC&B, Kudner)
NBC-TY, which preemed “Tales
jof Wells Fargo” as a, mid-seascn
| entry last March, resumed the new

try with ‘little action arid no in-
sight. There wasn’t much to .ex-
cite the juves and-less to attract
the adults, .

Dale Robertson, the show’s star,
is competent as a Wells Fargo
agent. The action hinges around
his exploits and Jast Monday was

devoted to an encounter with the}

legendary Belle Star. The story

concentrated on her capture by

Robertson and at one point at-
tempted to explain her reasons for
turning outlaw, but it wasn’t very
effective,

The acting was okay and the
physical production satisfactory.
The series is turned out by Revue

Productions for Overland Produc-:

tions Inc. The Buick and Pall
Mall commercials were rqutine.

ose ae ewe ma
~-

racial theme, with Bowie moraliz-

4 what elements have gone into the

Jess, ..| Black.”

MISS AMERICA PAGEANT . YOUR HIT PARADE
‘With Bert Parks, Doug Edwards,

Bess Myerson, others
Producer: Paul Levitak

‘od Dom Walker Groh; Del Sharbutt,
Director: Vern Diamotd .

anneuncer

90 Mins., Sat. (7) 10:30 p.m. Producer: Dan Lounsbery

PHILCO | Director: Bi! Hobin

CBS-TY, from Atlantic City Writer: David Durston
(BBD&O) 30.Mins.; Sat., 10:30 p.m,

AMERICAN. TOBACCO; TQNT CO.
NBC-TY, from N.Y. (in color)
(BBD&O; North)

“Your Hit Parade,” after riding

The annual Miss America Pag-
eant finals, which took place in
Atlantic’s City’s Convention Hall,
Saturday (7), has been watered
down to a set routine. The excite-| for many years with the same cast, |
{ment that could prevail at the se-j returns this year with a completely
lection of the most beautiful girl|new lineup of faces. Otherwise,
in America séems to have been|there have been no changes in the.
eliminated in the interest of cold] format of this longstanding series,
efficiency, and the humor exercised | now in its: eighth year on video.
by the attempt to present the facts | It’s still a pleasing musical session
only. . with-the job of putting the top pops
meme aries Snow Seams Pg into. original settings each week.
terest from-the home viewers. This tha Shows pemonmal Oe eee urn
year, the telecast was. able to pre-| 514 +9 be the absence of Bill
sent all of the semi finalist§ in the ee ade

: ‘Nichols as..“idea man.” On the
talent competitions, and the bulk];; . :
of the show was concerned with kickoff (7), most of the production

: ; ideas for the top hits were pedes-
this segment, It’s to be expected | °° Ae vere pede
that this portion would be a major- trian. and lacked the imaginative

+ {touches characteristic of ‘previous
bowes takeoff, except for the fact . :
that it’s one facet of the judging crate ont, howevers may be
of the beauties, The intellectual | 2,,(m™yabien © DI .
attainments of the beauties were peut P arade has always tended
measured by the answers to a pair | ©° eft its, acularly. ae The por.
of questions selected from two fish- Pee id aE “the: ir t sh 100
bowls, and of course, the selection to ne ‘ man ng the urst show to
of Miss Colorado from ‘the five | ‘0U8 to tollow. .
blonde fimalists climaxed the show.|. The east of performers are:
It all seemed so routine from the| youthful, goodlooking and show
homesets, — enough talent to handle any fu-

The major mishap on the show | ture assignments. Whereas in past
was the unfortunate selection of | Seasons, the quartet of performers
were more or less on equal terms,
it looks as if “Hit Parade” is using
the “star system” this year on Jill
Corey: She's getting top: billing in
the ads and publicity and, on the
preem, had the No. 1 hit, “Tammy,”
to. close the show. Miss Corey, a
Cotumbia Records’ thrush who has
been steadily developing into a
savvy performer, registered with a
click vocal, her looks and girlish
charm helping considerably. Miss
Corey also did “Fascination” in
okay style. .

Virginia Gibson also scored with
her. bright pipes and personality.
Her delivery of “I'm Gonna Sit
Right Down and Write Myself a
Letter”. was slickly handled in a
girl’s dormitory setting. Miss Gib-
son also was showeased, together
with Alan Copeland, on a colorful
workover of “That’s Entertain-
ment,” one of the standards that
are slotted among the newies.
Miss Gibson and Copeland handled
the song-and-dance routines niffily.

Also. in the crooning department,
Tommy Leonetti is another ingrati-
ating youngster. Leonetti handled
“Rainbow,” in-a cliched nightclub
setting, and “In The Middle of An
Island,” with a clever Hawaiian Is-
land: fantasy motif that indicated
the show’s potential. —

Don Walker, who is giving the
| downbeat to the big orch, is using
a moderately quiet sound rather
than the flashier orchestrations
previously used. Ray Charles, who
{continues as choral director, is
still dishing up nifty ensemble
support while: the hoofers, under
Ernest Flatt, turned in a smooth
performance in the “Around The
World” number.. Herm.

UN IN ACTION

With Larry LeSueur, others; nar-
rator, George Hicks.

Producer: Harry Rasky

Writer: Lane Slate

30 Mins.: Sun., 11 a.m.

CBS-TYV, from N.Y.
CBS Public Affairs has launched

its seventh year of “UN In Action”

the time for a Philco commercial.
It happened when Miss Colorado
was performing at the electric or-
gan, and the viewers only saw a
small part of her solo.

Bert Parks in full dress suit,
made only a minor attempt to pro-
vide some levity to the proceed-|
ings, otherwise he _ straighted
this role. Doug Edwards and Bess
Myerson, latter the Miss America
of about. a decade ago, provided
background material, but not
enough to infuse the necessary ex-
{citement and glamor to the show.

Philco’s commercials, of course,
were pegged to the Miss America
video set as well aS some of their
other appliances. Miss Myerson
and. Phileo commercials is dn old
and tried association that has!
worked very well in the past when
Philco was a larger participant in
video ventures. She came over.
well. Edwards’ crack at the selec-
tion to the effect that she’s the one
who thinks woman’s place is in
the home was said in a tone of
slight amazement. There are many
who will feel that on the -basis
alone, the judges made an ex-
tremely wise selection. Jose.

SUNRISE. SEMESTER PREVIEW
With James Macandrew, Prof.

Floyd Zulli Jr.
Producer: Warren A. Kraetzer
Director: Robert Goodman
30 Mins., Sat.; 3:30 p.m.
WCBS-TY, N.Y. *

With “Sunrise Semester;” the
first university course to be tele-
vised for credit in the N.Y. metro-
politan area due to start Sept. 23
via WCBS-TYV, the station came up
with a question & answer session
Saturday (7) designed to brief the
public on what’s in store for it.
Tossing the queries on the half-
hour “trailer’’ was James Macan-
drew, moderator of WCBS-TV’s
“Camera Three,” while Dr. Floyd
Zulli Jr. who'll preside on the in-
jtial semester, provided tHe an-
swers, ,

Reportedly more than 3,500
viewers have already inquired for
details about the course which will
be offered. by New York U. in 76
telecasts through: Jan. 10, 1958.
But just how many of them will
rise early enough to absorb “Com-
parative Literature 10,” a study of
modern fiction. from Stendhal to
Hemingway, remains to be seen. Dr.
Zulli, who said he’s detected lassi-
tudé among students in N.Y.U.
evening classes, is confident that.
his viewer-pupils will presumably
‘be “bright and alert’’ for the 6:30
to 7 a.m. session.

It. will be a true college course,
Dr. Zulli pointed out, with three’
academic credits given. Macan-
drew and Dr. Zulli gave an elabo-
{rate explanation as to who is eli-
gible to take the course. But this
is best summed up as follows:
Write the Director of Admissions
at N.Y.U. for the brochure, then
fill out the application blank. As
a sample of the upcoming “Seme-
ster,” Dr. Zulli analyzed an excerpt
from Dickens’ “Pickwick Papers.”

His teaching ‘technique, it de-
veloped, is animated and stimulat-
ing. .At least it was on Saturday
afternoon when Dr. Zulli was ex-
pounding on the author’s style and

Still, 11 am. is better than nothi
at all as far as expertizing on the
United Nations is concerned, Larry

for the network, is competent and
reserved, which is better than be-
ing colorful and flashy but lacking
depth. CBS has plenty
“flash” boys around, but analysis !
of the what’s what at the UN needs
more than that kind of treatment.
Sunday’s (8) opening . covered
the report on last fall’s Hungarian :
revolt as submitted by a UN com-;
mittee and originally delivered by ;
Australian delegate Keith C.
Shann. As vivid film clips of some;
-of these tragic events of last Octo-.
ber wert presented, George Hicks
did a lucid off-screen narration.
There was updated interest in that
the UN’s General Assembly is about
to take up the report on Russia’s :
suppression of Budapest’s ‘“Octo-
ber revolution.”. Ambassador Shann ;
was in for a live interview. by
Sueur, as were N.Y. Timesman
Thomas Hamilton and a UN re-
porter for an Indian newspaper.
LeSueur opened with a recap of
the internationa. news and back-.
ground on the. Hungarian uprising
against the Reds, and later segued
from that into a section covering
the Middle Eastern (Israel vs, Jor-
dan) crisis, with film briefs from
speeches at the ‘Security Council:
“The series has an ambitious
schedule this season. Murray Katz-
man does the research. Trau,

novel that made it great. For
those ‘interested in getting a head.
start, Macandrew confided, your
homework assignment. for the first
telecast is “read the first 150 pages
of Stendhal’s ‘The Red and pee
~- - Gilb..

With Jill Corey, Virginia Gibson, |
Alam Copeland, Fommy Leonetti, ; With Edward R. Murrow, commen-

with credit all around save perhaps :
for the early 11 am. Sunday Sine |
ng

LeSueur, the iongtime such expert /

|

| Producer: Frederick Heider
of the/3

0. |

STUDIO ONE
(The Night America Trembled)

tator; Alex Scourby, others
Producer: Gordon Duff
Director: Tom Donovan
Writer: Nelson Bond

1 60 Mins., Mon., 10 p.m,
WESTINGHOUSE

CRES-TY, frem New York
_ {McCann-Eriokson?

As its Initial entry ‘of the new |
season, CBS-TWs “Studio One’
did a reenactment of the panie that
gripped the nation as a result of
Orson Welles’ now-storied drama-
tization of H. G. Wells’ classic tale
of the Martian invasion of the
Earth. That was 19 years ago,
when Welles’ “Mercury Theatre”
was. one of CBS’ more popular
half-hotr radio stanzas. It's a
pretty safe bet that 19 years from
now, or even next year for that
matter, they won’t be clamoring to
reenact Monday night’s “Studio
One” presentation.

For whatever the excitement and

resultant panic stemming from
Welles’ 1938 dramatization of “War
of the Worlds,” this “Studio One”
kickoff of its ninth season, titled
“The Night America Trembled,”
was off the bear as stimulating
entertainment. As scripted by
Nelson Bond, it was much too slow
in getting started (fully 25 minutes
elapsed before there was even a
semblance of the “seeds of panic”
that the CBS radio show was on the
way to sowing) and with hindsight
it just seemed incredible to believe
that people could have been moved
to hysteria by any radio program,
no matter how dramatically excit-
ing.
There was something pretentious
in Gordon Duff’s production of
what happened on the “Mercury
Theatre” broadcast in the utiliza-
tion of a commentator (Edward R.
Murrow). This, too, contributed
toward slowing up the pace and
accenting the foo-episodic treat-
ment. True, it was a useful con-
trivance in bridging the gap from
a “less sophisticated” day to an era
when, in the words of Murrow, the
Earth’s inhabitants are more likely
to invade Mars. But the commen-
tary intruded. A straightforward
dramatic recap would have speeded
things up. When it comes to re-
capturing events of the past, some-
how the “You Are There” tech-
nique, even within the half-hour
framework, has the necessary
blood-and-guts of reality, tensions
and excitement. This one didn't.

Technically, there was an aura
of genuineness in the recreation
of the Welles’ broadcast, with the
step-by-step studio simulation of
the “Mercury Theatre” show, the
sound effects and the succession of
vignettes showing how various
people around the country reacted
in accepting the broadcast as the
mccoy —-the baby sitter, the young
lovers speeding off to elope, the
man who hops the first train to
anywhere, the barroom quarrelers,
ete. But all this background did
not provide the cumulative ten-
sion and only remained as.episodic
‘incidents. As a case history of
how easily hysteria can be engen-
dered by. little knowledge, if made

| its point. But as drama it missed

@.
All the actors were able, within
the limitations of their roles. The
lack. was in the entire concept of
the production.
Strangely enough, the one re-
Iaining recollection of the ’38

‘broadcast . has always been the.

Orson Welles identification. Yet~

not once through the entire hour

did he rate so much as 2 mention.
oo ose.

iTHE VOICE OF FIRESTONE

With Robert Merrill, Howard Bar-
low, conductor; Hugh James,
anneuncer

Director: Cort Steen

0 Mins., Mon., 9 p.m.
FIRESTONE

ABC-TY, from New York
(Sweeney & James).

For the first time in its long
radio (30 years) and tv (10 years}
career, “The Voice of Firestone”
is going solo on tele. It had been
simulcast.for the past eight years.

That's the only news on the
show's 1957 fall season bow. The
“Firestone” formula hasn’t been
tampered with at all. It remains
a “Hit Parade” of light classical
musical with Howard Barlow, in
his 15th year with the show, lay-
ing down a big instrumental down-
beat for the guest singers.

Metop baritone Robert Merrill
was the kickoff guester and he
belted a medley that included
“September Song,” “Because,” the
toreador song from “Carmen” and
“Yours Is My Heart Alone.” His
piping style is solid enough but
more care should have been paid
to the visual values. Song sessions
were static and the frozen-faced
femme set on the receiving end of
Merrill's love songs didn’t help,
either, _

An ensemble of singers and

(Continued on page 48}

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RB FEATURE FILM CHART

Vaniery’s weekly “chart, based on ratings furnished by American Research -Bu-
reau’s latest reports, on feature films and their competition covers 1236 cities. Each
week, the 10 top-rated features in a particular city will be- rotated.

Factors which: would assist distributors, agencies, stations and advertisers in
determining the effectiveness of a feature show in a specific market have been
included in this Varrery chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding

features as their stars, release year, original production .company and the present
distributor, included wherever ‘possible along with the title. Attention should be paid

‘to such factors as the time and day. the high and k= ratings. for the measured

DETROIT a

Jeature period and. share hare of audience, since theses factors reflect the effectiveness
of the Seature, and audience composition, t.¢. @ late show at.11:15. pan. would. hardly
have gny children viewers, but its share of audience may reflect. dominance in that
time period. In the cities where stations sell their feature programming on a multt-.
stripped basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the week, a total rating for the
total number of showings for the week is given, the total rating not taking into account
the duplicated homes factor. Barring unscheduled switches in titles, the Usted features
for the particularly rated theatrical filmed show are as accurate as could be ascer

tained from a multiplicity of station and other data

“N

ARB SHARE OF AUGUST, 1957 ARB.

TOP 10 TITLES AND OTHER DATA TIME SLOT | RATING HIGH LOW. AUDIENCE TOP COMPETING SHOWS RATING

1, DESTROYER— Premiere Film Parade 17.6 19.0 15.7 41.6 . What's My Line... .....eseees WJBK ........26.8
Edward G. Robinsen, Glenn Ford; Sun. Aug. 4 Badge 714 .. . eooeee- WIBK woeenes 14.3
1943; Columbia; Screen Gems 9:30-11: 00 p.m, Kingdom of the ‘Sea. csecseess WIBK cceeeees 8-4

2. KING KONG— Hollywood im Thea. 13.1 13.9 - 12.0 33.1 Circus Boy ....ccccvscserces: WWd seceeeees 69
Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce. Sun. Aug. 4 Ed Sullivan ....sccneceseeess-WIBK .o500---18.2
Cabot; 1932; RKO; C&C 6:30-8:00 p.m. -

WXYZ ;

3. SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON— Hollywood Showcase 12.0 12.4 11.3 38.5 - David Niven ....... eveeccaes WRYL stecoees 8.4
John Wayne, Joanne Dru; 1949; Sat. Aug. 3 Sheriff of Cochise..... coceees WWI vcceecee 10.6
RKO; C&C §:30-11:00 p.m. Realm of the Wild ......... . WXYZ ...22-..10.6

WJBK Western Marshal ............. WWI ..cceee-- 8.6

4. SHE MARRIED HER BOSS— Nightwateh Theatre 8.1 8.4 8.0 55.9 Soul of a Monster, Million
Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas; Fri. Aug. , Dollar “Mystery ............ CKLW .oweoeee 38
1935; Columbia; Screen Gems 11: 300: :45 “in, Tonight ...:...... voce ccee ee WWI cenceeeee 20

JBK

5. DON’T GAMBLE WITH LOVE— Nightwatch Theatre 6:9 8.0 5.1 65,2 Tonight ..csceccscesee eeeeeee WWJ... 1... 3.0
Ann Sothern, Bruce Cabot; 1936; Mon. Aug. 5
Columbia; Screen Gems 11:30-12:45 a.m.

_ WIBE

6. ADAM HAD 4 SONS— Nightwatch Theatre 6.2 68 5.8 62.8 The Captain’s Paradise, .

Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward, Sun. Aug. 4 ‘ Jumbo Theatre ..... woese a WXYL secvecee 3.3
Warner Baxter; 1941; Columbia; . 11:30-1:00 a.m. ° .
Screen Gems , WIBE . ~. -

6. BEDTIME STORY— Early Show 6.2 6.2 6.2 29.9 Mickey Mouse Club .....0.66-W&XYD covoese- 8.8
Loretta Young, Frederic March; 1941; Wed, Aug. 7 .

Columbia; Screen Gems 5:00-6.00 p.m. ’
WIBK ~

7%. NOTORIOUS— Feature Theatre 5.9 6.2 4.7 12.3 G. E. Theatre...........2....-. WIBK .......-16.1
Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant: 1946; Sun. Aug. 4 * : Alfred Hitchcock Presents Laaes WIJBK ..5...--19.7
Selznick Studio; NTA 8:00-10:00 p.m. $64,000 Challenge ...... weees WIBK .cee.e.- 21.9

CKLW What’s My Line.............. WIBK .......-26.8

8. NEVER TO LOVE— Feature Theatre 5.7 6.2 4.7 12.6 Playhouse 90 .....ccseeenesees WIBK ....:...19.8

Maureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou; Thurs, Aug. 1 ,
1940; RKO; NTA 8:30-10:00 p.m.
CKLW . .

8. BLIND DATE— Nightwatch Theatre 5.7+ 5.8 5.5 50.0 They Made Me a Killer,

Ann Sothern, Paul Kelly; 1934; Wed. Aug. 7 Million Dollar Mystery .....CKLW ........ 34
Columbia; Screen Gems 11:30-12:45 a.m. Tonight .......... cece naan 3 WWI ncaeeee es 2.8
WJBK ’

8. THE AMAZING MR. WLLIAMS— Nightwatch Theatre 5.7 5.8 5.5 57.0 Tonight 2... ccc cece eee ween. WWI ..ceeeee. 25
Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas; 1946; Tues, Aug. 6
Columbia; Screen Gems 11:30-12:45 a.m.

WJIBK
KING KON G— Hollywood Film Thea, 20.8. 21.1 20.2 43.3 Circus Boy esaeoene ae eoeevpaeense .WBAL eataeees 9.3
Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray; Bruce Sun, Aug. 4 Ed Sullivan .....eceeucevaee» WMAR woweaee 18.1
Cabot; 1932; RKO; C&C 7:30-9:00. p.m. °

WAAM

2. THE GULT OF JANET AMES— First Run Theatre 11.9 13.7 8.4 47.1 Finals; Forecast, Sports....... WBAL .ccoeeee 9.6
Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas; sat. Aug. 3 ‘ Stanley & Livingston, 20th
1941; Columbia; Screen. Gems 11:00-12:45 a.m. Century Theatre ...2-.......WBAL ..ceceee 8.7

‘WMAR

3. BELLE STARR’S DAUGHTER— Ford Film Playhouse 11.0: i13 10.2 47.4 Pantomime Quiz ............. WMAR .cacee-s 8.6
George Montgomery; 1948; 20th-Fox; ‘Fri. Aug. 2 , Sports; News; Weather, Sports. WBAL .......- 81
M&A Alexander 10:30-12:00. a.m. A Bill of Divorcement, Chan-

WAAM nel 2 Theatre ............-- WMAR ...0---. 5.5
4 MACAO— Late Show 10.7 10.3: 9.9 48.4 Finals; Weather; Sports..... » WBAL ....¢---16.2
Jane Russell, Robert Mitchum; 1952; Tues, Aug. 6 Premiere Performance .......WMAR ...e..-. 5.1
RKO: C&C 11:20-12:30 a.m.
WAAM.

5. WHERE DANGER LIVES— Late Show 9:8 12.1 4.7 33.7 What’s My Line ...:--.we...:.WMAR ..o50+--26.9
Robert Mitchum. Maureen O’Sullivan, + Sun. Aug. 4 News; Forecast; Sports........ WBAL ..ene.--174
Faith Domergue; 1950; RKO; C&C 10:30-12:30 a.m. Somewhere in the Night, 20th

' , . WAAM Century Theatre one ere eeree WBAL eeewenes 7.5

6. ANGEL FACE— Late Show 8.4 10.2 4.7 29.7 Playhouse 90 ...........<.... WMAR ..cavee 26.7
Jean Simmons, Robert Mitchum; Thurs. Aug. 1 Finals; Weather; Sports....... WBAL .......-15.2
1953: RKO: C&C 10:30-12:30 a.m. Tonight’s Newsreel ween beaee WBAL ..ecee-. 6.5

.WAAM Race for Life, Channel 2 Thea..WMAR ........ 5.4

7. DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK— Million Dollar Movie 83 8.4 8.1 52.9 Lone Ranger .........20e00-- WAR .....0-. 7.3
Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda; 1939; Sat, Aug. 3: The Collegians ..... weceeness WMAR .oscceee 36
20th Century Fox; NTA 1:00-2:00 p.m. ,

WBAL .

8 FIRST YANK INTO FOKYO— Early Show 8.1 8.7 75. 35.7 Lassie .............s2¢85 wees WMAR ...,6..-41.2
Barbara Hale, Tom Neal; 1945; Sat. Aug. 3 Cartoon Funnies; Sports.......WMAR ........ 68
RKO; C&C 6:00-7:30 p.m. Highway Patrol ........ ceeees WMAR .. sete 12.3

. WAAM

9. NOT WANTED— Channel 2 Theatre 7.8 8.1 W1 52.7 ‘Tonight’s Newsreel seeececees WBAL ....0.-. 7.8
Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle; 1949; Mon. Aug. 5 , Tonight ........-...- seoeees-WBAL .......- 3.4

‘Film Classics 11:20-1: 0. a.m.
10. STANLEY & LIVINGSTON— 20th Century B rheatre 7.6 9.6 3.7 41.9 The Guilt of Janet Ames,
Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Sat. Aug. 5 - First Run Theatre.......... WMAR ......-. 11.9
Greene: 1939; 20th Century Fox; NTA 11:15-1:30 a.m. :
WBAL
DETROIT, AUGUST 1957
‘TOTAL ° AVERAGE HIGHEST
. . RATINGS OF | TOTAL RATING PER RATING PER
TITLE AND OTHER DATA STATION SHOW © ALL SHOWINGS SHOWINGS SHOWING SHOWING
Aug. 1-2—BOOMERANG— CKLW MiHion Dollar Movie 29.5 - 6 49 a
Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb; 7 : “Sun, Aug. 4
1947; 20th Century Fox; NTA 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Aug. 4—HE WALKED BY NIGHT—
Richard Basehart, Scott Brady; 1948;
Eagle-Lion Film; United Artists-TV

Aug. 5—MAN WHO WOULDN'T DIE—
Lioyd. Nolan, Marjorie Weaver; 1942;
20th Century Fox; NTA

Aug. 6—The JACKIE ROBINSON STORY—
_ Jackie Robinson. Minor Watson; 1950;
United Artists; United Artists-TV -

Aug. 1—_HOMESTRETCH—

Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara; 1947;
20th Century Fox; NTA

Wednesd

ay, September 11, 1957

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TV’s ‘Intellectual Ghetto’

Continued from page 29

such time that the networks open |

-Jup at least a half-hour a week

(away .from the “intellectual
ghetto”) for its more enterprising
—even though minority-slanted—
programs, it’s felt that the dete-

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

“ WATV Sale To NTA?

contend that the networks no: Bill Paley and program -chieftain rioration charges levelled against: to try his hand at some 50 hours

tonger make any pretense toward! Hubbell Robinson, the Tuesday
opening up desirable (meaning : night at 10:30 period was reserved
nighttime: segments for anything'for the filmed program (which
that might be labelled “enlight-| permits for a simultaneous two-
ened programming’”’—unless de- | and-three-way discussion among
livered to the networks with built-! top personalities around the world:
in sponsors. i.e., Groucho Marx and Nehru in a

A nighttime slotting of “Seven
Lively Arts,” on which, incidental-
ly, the network is sinking a small-|

ete). Anything but carbon-copy

hot debate; Mike Todd vs. Tito,]-

{ty can only ‘snowball. >

TV SET SALES DOWN
BUT AM OUTPUT UP)

Washington, Sept. 10.
TV set output for the first seven :

programming, it has the elements: months of this year declined sub-

size fortune, would, it’s argued, Of freshness and instanteity, plus: stantially from the comparable

automatically pre-guarantee a-its entertainment values. —
healthy ‘sponsorship underwriting.| But apparently even Tuesday

period of 1956,
Through July, the manufacturers

And conversely, they point “out, ! 10:30 appears too risky for so new| produced only 3,082,799 video re-

what chance would a “Playhouse}a concept.

When Kent Cigarets|ceivers, compared with 3,752,133

90°*have had had it been relegated‘expressed a desire to siot filmed/{turned out the year previously, ac-
to Sunday afternoon, even with the: mystery. repeats in the time, the|cording to the Electronic Indus-

same qualitative standards it now!network offered no
enjoys on Thursday nights? (Subsequently

resistance.] tries Association (formerly. Radio,
Kent bought the! Electronic,

Television Manufac-

It's perhaps because of the “in-|™Merle. Oberon “Foreign Legian” | turers Assn.).

tellectual ghetto” stigma that EdjVidfilm series for the slot.)
Murrow purposely rejected a bid by

By contrast, the production of

The night-after-night slotting of|radio sets increased during the first

CBS-TV to slot the new half-hour; westerns, mystery, quizzes, panels} seven’ months of 1957. The manu-
“Small World” entiy, which he and: and songfests in the more desir-|facturers made 7,799,882, includ-
Fred Friendly conceived, in Sun-!able & to 10:30 segments, it’s pro-|ing a little over 3,000,000 sets for

day afternoon time.
of the pilot, which won consider-
able favor with board chairman

On the basis; tesfed, can only convert the me-}{ automobiles.

For the first. seven

dium into a honky-tonk counter-| months ‘ef .1956, the total’ figure
part of; Times Square, and until} was 7,225,862.

a week of foreign language pro-
gramming, which is just now get-
ting underway. Since the sfation’s
billings were way off, he figured
that going specialized was the best
way to beat the rap.

However, if NTA takes over, it is
understood that the distribbéry will
once again revert to an operation
that is directed principally, if not
solely, at the mass English-speak-
ing audience in New York. NTA,
which controls the 20th Fox fea-
tures for tv, will ultimately be able
to program WATV with a large
number of feature films.

Meantime, Rosenhaus, both in an
effort to go foreign and because he
has had little sales success with
the 20th feature product he has
used so far, is trying to sublease
86 NTA
wise have to begin in October. He
is negotiating with WCBS-TV, New
York. -

Another step to program WATV
that is expected to be taken by
NTA in the event, of a buyout is to

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In the morning... “BATLTT MORE

starring Jack Wells

From 7 to 9:30 A.M., Monday throvgh
Friday, Jack Wells’ “ClosexUp” focuses
on weather, news, time signals, traffic
reports, music, interviews with local and

visiting celebrities, and cartoons for the”

In the afternoon...

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Magnificent MGM and RKO releases are attracting audi-
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- Potery, Griffa, Woodward, tne.

Continued from page .29

pix which he would other-.

{ paign,

-between-program blurbs.

| sparkplugging

shift the hotshet films used in its
NTA Film Network setup to WATV
from WPIX, once the latter’s con-
‘tract runs out. —

NTA recently bought KIMGM,
Minneapolis. And, in what is ap-
parently an effort to close out the
purchase of several stations. in as
shot a fime as possible, the dis-~
tributor is currently negotiating:
with KTVR, Denver, and WITI, in
Milwaukee.

TvB Drive

o
waa Continued from page 28 ===

2

school’ households on the average
viewed 301 minutes on an average
day. When TvB disclosed these

figures last spring, they were inci- -

dental to the campaign to prove
tv is not for the lowbrows, but the
bureau has since reasserted the in-.,
formation.

TvB didn’t bypass an opportuni-
ty, in the same report on tv view-
ing, to assail newspapers, which
previously assailed them. It was
said that there.is a “distinct trend”
toward less time spent- in reading
newspapers as education grew

| greater. College students, the same

ones who watched 336 minutes of
tv a day, read newspapers for only
127 minutes a day.

For consumers generally~ TvB
has begun a unique on-the-air cam-
enlisting the support of
some 220 member tv stations. Au-
dience wil] be bombarded, to what-

| ever degree TvB is capable of get-

ting it bombarded, by a series of
Themes
for this spot campaign connect

| with the urbane: “TY—Something
for Everyone”; “TV—Member of

the Community”; TV— Passport to
Everywhere”; TV—“Around the

| World.”

TvB is calling this aspect of its

campaign, “A Report to the:

People.” Org believes that there
has to be some direct method of
counteracting -the bad things said
in print.

NBC-TY Newsmen — |

| cman Continued from page 33 ===

latter if the Red China ban on
newsmen is resolved), Frank Bourg-
holtzer from Vienna, Ed Neuman
from Rome, Welles Hangen from
Cairo and Leif Eid from Paris.
Domestic correspondents will in-
clude David Brinkley, Martin Ag-
ronsky, Robert McCormick and
John Chancellor.’ Chet’ Hagan,
NBC midwest news manager, will
come in to N, Y. to produce the
show. . .

- Web’s newsmen will then make
the rounds of NBC shows like the
Huntley-Brinkfey news show, “To-
day,” “Tonight,” the Arlene Fran-
cis daytimer, and others. It’s also

4 expected that the web will make its

annual Earl Godwin Awards while

‘the overseas group is in fown, since

one of the winners will be accom-

} panying’ one of the newsmen back

overseas for six months on-the-job
training. The exposure for the NBC
newsmen on other NBC*shows is
part of an effort to build prestige
for the news department, as per its

| success last week in landing NBC
|] correspondents on the “Meet the
Press” panel. henceforth.’

a

NBC Affiliates

mamas Continued ‘from pagie 3 Sa

‘1 noff’s address to the affils on’ Fri-

day, which will spell out the web’s

| projection for the future and the

marked advances scored since last
December's convention. .in Miami
Beach.

Perhaps the only “surprise” ele-
ment to the meet will be the re-
election of Walter J. Damm, the
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, factotum,
as chairman of the key Affiliate
Exee Committee. Only a couple

/months back Damm put himself on

record that, after many. years of
Hr affiliate - network
powwows, he was finally pulling
out; paving the way for jLawrence
(Bud) Rogers, of Huntington,

W. Va., the vice chairman, to move

into.the chairmanship, But appar-
ently Damm has been persuaded to
change his mind. Advance reports

{have it that he’s -as good as re--

elected. :

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RADIO-TELEVISION

Wednesday, September. 11, 1957

Television Reviews

Continued f

‘dancers went through: some famil-.
iar choral paces to dress up the!

show a bit. Were, too, the produc-
tion has plenty of room for work.

All the producer has to do to
spruce up the seriés is to make
the show as appealing to the eye
as it is to the ear.

BOLD JOURNEY
With John Stevenson, host; Linden
Blue, guest
Producer: Julian Lesser
30 Mins., Mon., 8:30 p.m..
RALSTON PURINA
ABC-TV, from New York (film)
(Guild, Bascom & Bonfigli)
In good fashion, “Bold. Journey
kicked off its second season Mon-
day (9+ night devoting the half-
hour to the flying odyssey of the
young Blue brothers, an adventure
that not so long ago
front-cover picture treatment and
accompanying story by Life maga-
zine.
Judging from the preem, the se-
ries dealing with true-life adven-
tures of people, utilizing the foot-

pants, looks like a very serviceable!

entry, a good show in its category. |

Monday’s episode dealt with the,
25,000-mile fiving excursion of Neil:

and Linden Blue, two Denver col- | COCA-COLA
The! WCDA-TV, Albany

lege lads in their twenties. \
viewer, via their flying cameras,'
Saw Mexican locales from the air,:
active Guatamalan volcanoes, the!
Andes and lots more. They landed:
and visited South American head-:
hunters and took in skiing in Chile,:
the latter expedition nearly caus-!
ing a disastrous accident when the:

piane had to use a frozen lake for.
‘format: tightens and the necessity

a takeoff.

John Stevenson as host per-.
formed ably and Linden Blue as-
the guest was Hkeable and articu-
late, both supplying the running.
narration to the film. Footage on‘
the whole was quite good, just a.
few shots too dark for easy view-'
ing, but a fault which lends an’
authenticity to the proceedings.’
for the participants are adventur-—
ers first. Horo.
FOOTBALL FORECAST
With Ray Moore, moderator;

Charlie Roberts, Gene Asher, :

Harry Mehre i
Producer: Pat LaHatte
Director: Taylor Lumpkin |
15 mins.; Mon. thru Fri. .
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WSB-TV, Atlanta

Football fans, both prep and col-
lege variety, are prolific hereabouts
and WSB-TY is offering them a:
fancy package to acquaint them
With their favorite teams on both :

levels through the appearance of i
sports writers, coaches and experts °
on the cridiron pastime.

Backing up the wordage are! nd to soften voice.

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and college squads in action with ;fj
writers Charlie!
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| With Roberts and Asher appearing
‘with Northside High’s Coach Ray-
‘mond Creel and Decatur High’s

‘movies of Marist College team at while

»|High was. spotlighted with their

land Friday (6) it was. Coach

received’ ive coverage and it is doubtful if
,any other station in the country is
idoing a better job of bringing to

.age actually shot by the partici-;

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B {THIS IS SCOTLAND

‘Writer: Robert Kemp

of .Scoflangd and the Auld. Lang
Syne hills, lochs, people, industry
and entertainment personalities.
‘While running to expected routine
. pattern, and presenting the gen-
| erally-accepted _picture of the Scot
as the world looks at him, it loomed
as promising opener and-was tech-
nically well linked, with film thes-
‘per James Robertson Justice sup-
plying the :dignified commentary
in role of a typical burly Scot.
Program’ aimed high and wide.
eborah Kerr, who is’ Scot-born,
l nd David Niven (another High-
action |Jander) were. interviewed on film
: , ae on location in south-of-
practice and Roberts interviewing | France, local commentator Archie
MecCulloch-making a n.s.g. job of
the ‘questioning.. Alastair Sim re-
cited some verse, Moira Shearer

Coach Boots Payne. Wednesday
‘4+ Asher interviewed Southwest
| was interviewed in her Edinburgh
Festival dressing-room on some

High’s Coach Bob Greer and films
(5) {rather pointless questions, and

of squad were shown. Hoke Smith
. . . -h Danj Jack Buchanan appeared in per-
Kennerly discussing his O'Keeffe|son to gab about the past. For the
High team. _ w record, both Buchanan and Miss
Total of 40 shows is comprehen-| err are natives of Helensburgh,
Scotland, the birthplace of tv
| pioneer John Logie Baird, to whom
| due reference was made.
' Artists from. the local “Five-
Past: Eight”. revue .held up the
vaude side, comedians Jimmy Lo-
gan and Stanley Baxter getting by
*twith a babies sketch. Dancing
{slotting was artistically presented
| by Ross Taylor, Sheila O’Neill and
the Starlets.. Clyde Valley Stom-
pers, young rhythm group, and the
CBS local outlet’s long-planned ; 2°¢* n’ Roll Sinners in Auld addec

“Dance Party,’ with music spun 4 modern nore. bl
veo? Py . t. was in capable
on best-selling records, “generally | ~2 7° song cep s P

lacked. i hands ef tenor: Kenneth McKellar,
acke smoot ness, pace and sure-| Glasgow police bagpipers provided
much “talk and too many flute :the finale skirl, and ceraldo orch
Emceed by John Stewart and host- | aie et pyle ashowbac’ ne ivele
essed by Nancy Doell, {sro e BP

program i cane : ~
will. undoubtedly improve as. the | Sctpt: Rai Purdy did a neat’ meg

rom puge 4l

Constitution, and Gene Asher, At-
lanta Journal prep editor.

Kickoff show came Monday (2)

Coach Charlie Hall for round).
robin discussion of their teams’|p
chances during season. Following},
night’s show featured

‘coach, Lloyd Kimmel, Thursday

its viewers a fill-in on a sport such
as this. eva,

TOP TEN DANCE PARTY

With John Stewart, Nancy Doell
others

Director; Marv Mews

60 Mins.; Sat., 5 p.m.

jging job on his first assignment
. Gord.

for involved explanations of games ‘here.
and of viewer contests diminishes. | [[
Basically a disk jockey show on:
television, and targeted primarily :
at teenagers, the production, dance j
participants, gimmicks and public: - oe oan -
service angles are designed to! Kraft ‘Television Theatre
camouflage this and to build a fea-| The “‘executive suite’ theme
ture of wider range. It is not anicontinues to be one of the most

Television F ollowup

:@asy goal to arhieve, but the young popular on video, popping up in all
‘crowd probably can be satisfied. | sorts of guises.

0 On the Krait
There is nothing identical in this!Television Theatre” stanza las
First hour was marred by} Wednesday (4), in a drama titled
technical deficiencies, which can be | “Triumph,” there was “another

struggle for power in a giant maga-

corrected. a : are

Stewart, a medium - height,:zine corporation. The twist-in this
friendly and photogenic chap, best | teleplay, by Theodore and Mathilde
known to WCDA tuners as host] Ferro, was the fact that the boss
of filmed Early Show and of a late-| man was going blind. There was
night weather roundup, was obvi- occasional flashes of dramatic
ously nervous during first half. of {Power in the stanza, but not
opener; gained poise and certainty | enough to overcome an essentially
in second segment. . Miss Doell, as-; Static plot and oodles of vague

cer Gig Pogan and conductor of a; Spaces.
once-weekly radio show in Massa-|. A topflight performance by
chusetts, revealed relative newness! Ralph Bellamy carried the hour.

to television. A rather tall and! As the. brilliant idea man for a
attractive girl, she needs to relax |SUPer-publishing company. Bel-
Jaco. lamy had to fight approaching
{blindness and some maneuvering
iby staff members who were not in
isympathy with his. grandiose plans
jt} for a global literary magazine. At
| first inclined to give up in despair,
| Bellamy peas, inspired to the
struggle by his wife, played wi
With Deborah Kerr, David Niven, ther aE al’ high competence by
Jack Buchanan, Alastair Sim,!Betty Fields |
Moira Shearer, Jimmy Logan,| The climax was completely ho-
Staniey Baxter, Kenneth MecKel-| key. It hinged on ‘the ability of
lar, Ross Taylor, Sheila O'Neill, | Bellamy, now completely blind, to
Andrew Keir, Geraldo Orch,} conduct an exee board meeting as
Glasgow Police Pipe Band,|if he still could see. The point. of
Clyde Valley Stompers, Starlets.|this elaborate. blind man’s bluff

Foreign TV Review

Director: Rai Purdy

‘60 Mins.

, Scottish Television Ltd., from Glas-
gow .

: This tv program, directed by Rai
‘Purdy (formerly of. CBS, New

1
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: York), marked a historic. milestone’

,as the opener of the new Scot com-
imercial tv service’ Aug. 31. It

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| played skillfully despite lines that

Henry Jones, as Bellamy’s aide,

were incomprehensible in their
attempted cleverness. Other sup-
‘porting members of the cast also
played well in a slickly presented
production. that, unfortunately,
didn’t have too much substance.
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{from his Hollywood stint.

Madden, Keyes

amas CODtinued from page 33 Saas

with Matty Fox's C&C Television;
the C&C Super Corp. account and

Skiatron, another potentially big’

account which: Fox could deliver.
Madden had moved over to La-
tex after serving with Fox’s Mo-.
tion Pictures for Television opera-
tion as v.p. for a couple of years,
Prior to that, he was v.p. in charge
of sales for NBC-TV, having joined
the web after a stint as a McCann-
Erickson veep. Jones has been
exec v.p. in charge of the- cen-
tral creative staff at the Grant

agency,, after having been a v.p..

of Lord & Thomas and Blackett,
Sample & Hummert.

Agency will retain its Chicago
headquarters, but will expand. its
N.Y. office and has named David
Hale Halpérn as senior v.p. and
general manager of the Gotham
branch.
senior v.p. and general manager of
the Joseph Katz Co, and a v.p. with
the Biow Agency. Partners will
rotate between Chi and N.Y. as
headquarters.

Boxing on TV

Continued from page 28

of a general cost-per-thousand de-

cline as exempHfied in the 5%)

drop (from $3.05 to $2.91) for the
average of all CBS-TV nighttime
shows. .

In analyzing the'fights’ attraction .
for.male audience, CBS researchers }'
Point out that although the fights1.

do boast one of the highest per-
centages of male viewership of all
television programs,
number of male viewers reached

is less than that reached by the}
average CBS nighttime show in the |:
case of “Wednesday Night Fights,” |

and about the same with ‘“Caval-
cade of Sports’ when male teen-
agers are included. That’s due, of

get to fewer homes than the aver-

the percentage of males watching
fights is higher than the average.

cent NBC-TV Floyd Pattei-son-Hur-
ricane Jackson go can still pull
tremendous audiences, but points
out that such events are few and
far bc\.veen. Key point is that box-
ing has declined as a tv‘attraction
to the point where it not only falls
below the average program in the
rating department, but even in the
much-vaunted males-reached cate-
gory. CBS concludes by observing
that “it might be well for an.ad-
vertiser sponsoring week-to-week

~

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And remains and remains—a mon-
ument for the greedy.”

“At 10° p.m. the quality of the
network’s output gets a real shot

Halpern was. formerly:

the actual |:

course, to the fact that the fights

age nighttime show, even though |

Network ‘admits, of course, that.
occasional bouts such as the re-|

fignts on television to investigate }
more healthy television’properties.” |:

Tint TV to Preem
In Cuba on Oct. 24

First color ty station outside the
U. S. is due to go on the air in
Havana on Oct. 24, Station, oper=
ating on Channel 12 tnder vet
broadcaster Gaspar Pumarejo, has
ordered RCA tint equipment, with
the shipments already en route, |

Pumarejo, according to RCA, an-
ticipates installation of 1,000 color
sets: throughout Havana by the
time the station goes on the air,
and estimated sales of 10,000 within
the first year. Cost of color sets in
Cuba will be about $700, he said.
His plan is to use an all-film sched-
ule, using a two-hour format re-
peated 10 times daily, with fresh
news inserted. Live color program-
ming won't be feasible, he said,
until there are 20,000 tint sets in
use. .

~

Greensboro, N.C.—Phii Ellis of
WPTF, Raleigh, was elected as the
new president of the North Caro-
‘lina Associated Press Broadcasters.
He succeeded Ernie Greup of,
WTIVD, Durham. The group met
jat Raleigh. Other officers elected
were; Hal Stanley, WRRZ, Clinton,
first v.p.s Mrs. Doris Brown,
‘WKBC, North Wilkesboro, 2d v.p.;
and Paul Hansell, chief of the As-
sociated Press Charlotte Bureau,
reelected secretary-treasurer,

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one-hour suspense productions, en-
titled ‘Suspicion’ will be seen. This }
is a truly monumental task and will
of course be produced with con-
summate taste ,.. I will produce
them.” |

Tennessee Ernie got in a neat
trade ad lib along the way, observ-
ing while perching. on a stool that |.
NBC exec’ v.p. Bob Kintner, who
had-just preceded him, rated a
stoll with a back-on it. In a burst
of ad libbed enthusiasm for the
Thursday night lineup, he also said
that Groucho Marx is the reason}
that “CBS takes a coffee break at
eight o’clock, and with “Dragnet”
on at 8:30, “CBS goes out and/
makes another pot.” ,

Barry & Enright Prep
New Barl Ives Entry

Walter Slezak will take the spot
vacated by Burl Ives on the “High.
Low” NBC-TY quiz show. Ives has |
returned to Hollywood to co-star in
“Big Country” with Gregory Peck.
He recently finished “Desire
Under the Elms,” in which ‘he
co-stars with Sophia Loren and

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ing the wheels to build a ty show
around Burl Ives when he returns |

Wednesday, September tl, 1957 | VARIETY | | . . 49

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Program Guide-entitled “40 Years of Show Tunes.” Among the ASCAP membership are the men and women
who have ereated top. musicals for more than four decades. The compilation of songs |

in this latest Program Guide runs all the way from “Princess Pat” to “My Fair Lady.”
The listing includes not only the song - titles with the composers, authors and publishers, .
but also names the performing artists and the available recordings of the hit songs of
Broadway musicals -from 1917 to 1957. Television and radio broadcasters, advertising
agencies and all those engaged in entertaining the American public will find this —
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BC- ) fo .
N Ra a Rear Dito Product Conflicts.

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What $ ABC Gonna Do? and will continue to bé a voluntary

Russians Hold a London Tea Party
And Talk About Soviet-Style TV |

v
London, Sept. 10. compass more than a small part of
Under an operation stated to be}the country in a 60-minute film,

: . te : they were proposing to title the
unique, a Russfan telefilm unit has subject “Towns and People.” it
arrived in London to make a 60-; would be shown throughout the
minute film showing the British} Soviet Union on their tv network
way of. life and in return a unit | and, where no transmitters were
heads from here’ to Moscow to (available, would be given theatri-
make a similar treatment in the! cal release.

Soviet Union. The Russian visitor ducked
The Russian team is headed by |{newsmen’s questions about British
Vladimir Osjminin, director of the! ty, declining to make a comparison.
Central Television Studio of thejon the grounds that he had not
State Committee for Radio and time to see a complete uninterrup-
Television of the USSR. At his |ted program. He also. refused to
own request he met the press at a)comment on the quality of com-
Mayfair Hotel tea party— where | mercials, explaining that as these
the national] beverage of the two|were nonexistent in Russia, he had
countries was served in British and|no basis for comparison. He did
Russian style. He explained that, admit, however, that he’d watched
he wanted to oufline the aim andia program in producfion in the
objectives of the project. studio and was. impressed by the
The Soviet ty topper said the | technique.
emphasis in their film would be} His own studio in Russia had
put on Britain’s cultural life. It|been in existence for 20 years, but
would include the Shakespeare|had been operated on an experi-
country and Dickens’ London and | mental basis until after the war.
would feature references to Ber-|They now ran two parallel pro-
nard Shaw, H. G. Wells and Robert | grams nightly from 7.30 to 11 p.m.
Burns. By way of contrast, how-|and in the Moscow region, there
ever, they would also put the|were more than 1,000,000 receivers
spotlight on the Robin Hood terri-|in use. He had no figures avail-
tory of Sherwood Forest, thejable on a countrywide coverage.
Sherlock Holmes environs in Baker} Already there were 28 transmit-.
Street and Orators’ Corner in Hyde |ting stations in the Soviet Union
Park. The unit would tour England, | and each Republic had at least one
Scotland and Wales, visiting indus-|studio. Several of the larger
trial towns, ports, villages, etc.; Republics, the Ukrainian, for
They would endeavor to show all|example, had several. There was
aspects of life in Britain and not|a major expansion program for the
confine it exclusively to the work-|tv industry and the target of 75
ing classes. stations by 1960 was bound to be
Hew their inability t .-| exceeded because of the “energy”
In View of thelr Inability to_en with which the development was
. being carried out.
You’re Not Selling pflthough he had no info as to
‘the likelihood of Russia joining the
TV-FILMS! Eurovision hookup, he revealed
You are selling other merchandise— |) that they were building a string of
erpecduse ovary ‘lian! buve 's' fim || relay stations extending from Kiev,

series for one purpose cnite to pro- which should reach Prague and
mote sales. nd advertising ig the 4
most Important facter In promoting Berlin by 1960.

sales. Nine ears in pidvertising and The British unit, which is due to
most productive salesmen, Pick your {|leave for Russia shortly, will be
toughest territory and try me. Pres- || headed by producer Caryl Doncas-
ently employed. 7, VARIETY ter and director Michael Ingrams.

154° W, 46 ST, N.Y. 36 |! Their film will be shown on the
Associated - Rediffusion network

from London in due course. Osj-
‘minin insisted that there would be
{no restrictions on elther side of
_the Iron Curtain.

Cotton Bowl telecasts and signed | vision; it is not a contractual obli-
a new five-year deal with the Sugar | gation.” But “within the confines
Bowl in New Orleans, to commence |of these policies, this means, in
with this coming New Year’s Day.|terms of practical day - ta. - day.
The NBC-TV move leaves ABC-TV | operation, that CBS Television will
without a bowl game as of the mo-|endeavor to maintain as much
ment, since the latter web had been jseparation as feasible between
carrying the Sugar Bowl. It like-| competitive products while main-
wise leaves the Cotton Bowl with- | taining the opportunity for the nef-
out a telecast deal. work to serve advertisers without
| Though now without -a bow] | unreasonable limitations.
game, ABC-TV intends to get one| “We believe the changes out-
by New Year’s Day, a spokesman |lined above are in keeping with
said. Tom ‘Velotta, the-web's ad-|current economic patterns in net-
ministrative veep for news & pub-| work television, and it is our de-
lic affairs, is currently on. vacation, | sire that this new policy will pro-
and the web will have to hold-any | vide more advertisers greater ac-
negotiations for a new deal in abey- | cess to the medium and increased
fance until his return. ABC wasn’t | flexibility in its use on the CBS
too happy with the Sugar Bowl any- | Television Network.” ;
|way, because of the. Louisiana seg-| yjan attributed the need for
regation law which in the ‘past year|qpg “t 9 revise and clarify its
has prevented top ‘northern teams|p oduct protection policy” ‘to
with Negro stars from’ playing in| changing sponsorship patterns,
New Orleans. Web admitted, | «ihe continuing trend toward in-
though, that it lost the Sugar Bowl | auctrial diversification and the
rights, and didn’t give them up. vast expansion in multiple-brand
AS a sidelight, CBS-TV’s bowl advertising.”
game plans aren't any too firm
either, though this year’s contest is
set. Columbia has begun negotia-
tions on,a new pact with the Or- ABG Sales Plan
ange Bowl, to take effect after this .
New Year's Day, but it's understood | === Continued from pase 32 Samm
that the network and the Orange | details are not ready; it will be
Bowl committee are far apart 0n| several days before sales veep
demands. -_ Thomas Hamilton will have them

Mike Wallace Gets |i s2siste' crs
AcCiggie Renewal
But Shifts to Sat.

shows on all the networks are pres-
Renewal by Philip Morris on

ently “underpriced,” particularly
since news and news ramifications,
Mike _Wallace’s half-hour weekly
interview session is cueing up a

such as special events, are vital to
maintaining affiliate allegiance, He |
said that in addition to hiking
charges for news shows, the net-|
work will shortly institute a format |
whereby ‘special buys, such as the
mutil-weekend. buy by Camel cigs
will not be available. . This .type
series of weekend program maneu-
vers by ABC-TV. The network
got the bankroller to continue be-
yond Oct. 20, after spending most
all of deadline day, Friday (6), at
the offices of the-PM agency, N.
W. Ayer, and by promising to move
Wallace from Sunday at 10 to Sat.

of show was.called a “controlled

buy,” with the network clearing
urday at 10, beginning next week.
Beyond .the Kaiser ‘Maverick”

a tt a SP ane

time as orders arise. Camel con-
tract ends at the end of the year.

Under the new setup, ABN will
have only regular news formatting,
which advertisers can buy into.
There will be a solid 6:30 to 7
news-sports strip, the network’s
nightly wrapup on current events,
And there will also be half-hourly
five-minute news shows, beginning

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All Detalls. Jt , } 7:30 to. 8:30 buy, the switch of
Props-Scenery-Costumes-Alrtime et en ° -| nights on Wallace leaves ABC mo- from sometime around 9 ayem and
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from that time through 10:30 on
the Sabbath.

But on Saturdays an overall pro-
gram plan is taking shape. The
‘network has not made it definite,
but plans are to move the “Coun-
try Music Jubilee” from the new
Mike Wallace Sat. spot, at 10, to
7:30, This will be followed at 8
by an hourlong-version of the in-
and-out-again “Polka Time.” Being
followed at 9 by the solid Law-
rence Welk 60-minuter, it means
| ABC anticipates two-and-a-half
‘hours of solid music.

- Network was somewhat vague
about the duration of the PM re-
newal on Wallace. But one source
said that it was for, 12 weeks, not
the customary 13. The cig housé,
-Which bought Wallace first for 20
weeks and then for a continuation
of six, is by now accustomed to| Results of the survey have al-
making other than the straight 13-|"eady been presented in a round
week deal with ABC. amas (gyi Key automakers in

, efroit. Survey was released yes-.
through, network ‘boss, Ginee| €rday (Tues.) at a press confer-
Treyz planned to use Wallace in an char in N. ¥ with NBC vp. in|
‘hourlong Sunday show, moving a aTee of plannng and research,
back from 10 to 9:30 and continu- deteit M. Beville, laying out the.
‘ing until 10:30, doing two inter- | °°t@"S:
views a week instead of the cur-
pont one. h This is as Wallace had

sf }it when he did the local WABD
URE “Night Beat.”

According to the web, PM had to
cancel by Friday or the option was
automatically picked up.

1 | Dean Martin’s 1st TV
| Solo Set for Oct. 5

Dean Martin's first major solo tv:
{stint has been set for Oct. 5 on
NBC-TV, with Cy Howard-signed
to script and produce the one-hour
special. Union Carbide & Carbon’s
‘Prestone antifreeze will bankroll
the spetial; which goes into the 10
to 11 p.m. slot. -

{| Guest lineup includes Louis
Prima and his wife, Keely Smith,
and comic Joel Grey. Paul Weston
j will conduct, and Joseph Tinney is
‘the director.

° 4 3 e 3
On ‘What’s My Line’
Florida Citrus Commission is.
‘negotiating with CBS-TV to take
| over alternate-week sponsorship on
|“What’s My Line” for a short term
span in January. Centemplated is
a four or five-show sponsorship deal,
with Florida Citrus relieving
Remington Rand for those shows
|and the latter returding.to its nor-
mal skip-week setup thereafter.
Remington would welcome the
shorter relief, since the post
Christmas period is always a slow
time for such gift items as Reming- '
|ton’s electric shaver, Benton &
Bowles is negotiating the deal for
Florida Citrus.

Auto Sales on TV

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vs. 17.0% for magazines and 11.4%
for newspapers.

Survey found also that the per-
centage of shoppers for. the spon-

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Kansas City, Sept. 9. |

First ‘live remote colorcast is
scheduled here for Sept. 30 when
KCMO-TV picks up a session of
heart surgery. from Geneal Hos-
pital. Telecast of 45 minutes is be-
ing arranged in cooperation with
Smith, Kline & French, which is
bringing in a three-camera chain of
equipment for the pickup.

Town will be the scene of the
Southwest Clinical Society’s an-
nual-convention and the telecast is
being arranged in conjunction: with
that meeting. ,

Dallas — Richard H. (Dick)
Wheeler, formerly news editor for
KOVR-TV, San Francisco, has re-
joined the news staff of WFAA-TV.
He succeeds Joe Templeton, who
has accepted a post with WTVJ,
Miami, .

_NBC-TV this week dropped the| policy on the part of CBS Tele-|~

yachts.

tral division;

sor’s car was higher. among view- |.-

sponsor’s make, the survey-found. |

What’s a Labor-Owned

Station Doing With

A Yacht? Cues Hassle

Chicago, Sept. 10.

A mild hassle Broke out here last
week over. radio station-owned
It started when several
delegates of the Chicago Federa-
tion of Labor demanded a financial
‘report front. Federation ~- owned
WCEL, tax-free station into which
the local unions had poured over
$50,000 during radio’s Jean years.
Denied a peek at the financial
books (which are on record, of
course, with the FCC), the dele-
gates then brought up the matter
of a pleasure boat which the station
has owned since 1953 for the en-
tertainment of clients. .

The yacht was promptly sold the
next day. WCFL station manager
Marty Hogan told the press it was
not unusual for radio stations to
own yachts. He cited those of
three other local stations, and it
‘developed that each of those was
personally owned. The yacht Ho-
gan referred to at WMAQ is owned
by Henry T. Sjogren, assistant gen-
eral manager of the NBC oé&0’s
here; at WBBM, it’s owned by ‘H.
Leslie Atlass, v.p. of the CBS cen-
and at WIND by
Ralph L. Aflass, station manager.

William Lee, prexy of Chicago
Federation of Labor,
WCFL’s past use of the 44-foot
boat.

>

of Portland and 30
surrounding Oregone-.
Washington counties In
the palm of her lovely
hand. Her station Is
KOIN-TV. The way she re-
acts to buying suggestions
is absolutely charming.
‘You'll discover how charm-
ing when you learn KOIN-TV's
enviable ratings:.from the

gentlemen at CBS Spot Saiss..

defended

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_ Jack OBtians’ Thtews
Betty Johnson.

Is Dinah-Mite

Let's givé a little girl a nice big

- unqualified compliment: Betty Johnson,
of the Jack Paar Show... Maybe it’s’
-because she’s to be married in a month or

’ perhaps it’s simply her own sunny, bubbly
-, personality ... But what comes into our
- living rooms is a great big blob of happy-

faced enjoyment of life comparable only
to the pleasant wallop, the eagerness to
be liked, the outgoing. effervescence to
which Dinah Shore has the only other

Jack O'Brian
absolute patent among TV Singers .. .-Knowing not a
thing abouf Miss Johnson, she stacks up perkily as a
thoroughly nice, modest, homespun young lady without
the awkwardness usudlly associated with the word home-
spun... She also sings real nice...

».. AND THANKS, TOO, TO

MR. JACK PAAR AND ALL

THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE ON

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Wednesday, September 11,1957 VARIETY _ | 51

52 NADIO-TELEVISION

Scots Have Mixed Reactions To
Com] TY as Indie Setup Bows

By GORDON IRVING
Glasgow, Sept. 10.

principals in Larry Marshall, Sheila
Matthews and Brian Douglas, who
Seatlsh inde t Is now 10 days) O44 DE AOE Sor
young, and a lively bustling infant,! on Saturday Aug. 31, came amid
making a distinct impact on the| tension and excitement, and after
normally staid and canny Auld, weeks of day-and-night work by a)

_| new-to-television staff. Local top-
Lang Syne way of life. Roy Thom pers are Roy Thomson (who con-

son, Canadion newspaper boss, iS; trols Scotsman Publications from
the contractor, Rai Purdy (formerly| Edinburgh), J.. M. Coltart. and Rai

of Toronto and N.Y.) is executive| Purdy.
program director, and‘ the outfit;

has landed luxuriously in bright| ecutives planed north for the open-
new premises in the former legit| ing night, which ended.a quarter-
house, the Theatre Royal, in Glas- century of BBC monopoly in Scot-
gow's city center. land. Roy Thomson tossed a $3,000
Initial reaction from Scots has! champagne-and-chicken shipper for
been mixed, varing from’ delight] nearly 500 V. I. P. guests in the
in the new commercials and in the] local civic chambers, and festivities
focal interest value of programs] went on into the “wee sma’ hours”
to disgust at this alleged cheapen-! of the Sunday morning. BBC.execu-
ing of entertainment with frequent! tives in Scotland. were glued to
breakins. There has been very little} their sets comparing notes and pro-
switching to the more dignified; grams. ;
British Broadcasting Corp, channel] %’g no secret that BBC toppers
in the past 10 days, and early ad-)are worried by the new indie
Vertisers have gleaned a good har-| service here, which is likely to pro-
However, there has emerged aj|tion of programs. They may not be
mew respect for the impartiality] as dignified or as high in quality,
and dignity of BBC programs, and! but the impact is sufficient to keep
viewing is likely to settle down in! viewers tuned-in to the new Chan-
the near future. nel 10.

Local newcasting has been given; Estimates of early audiences fig-

Cruikshank and other London ex-

a boost. Jack Webster, Scot-born| ures vary. STV statistics suggest|.

reperter, in from Vancouver, has| that 200,00 sets have already been
Jaunched a twice-a-day newscast at! converted to receive transmissions
1:30 and 6:55, and is conducting}|from the new mast at Black Hiil,
interviews in lively vigorous style,| Lanarkshire, in. central Scotland.

though he has still to settle-in in] A nation-wide audience of seven}

Millions saw the opening “This Is
Scotland” show on the al-Britain
‘network, °

Vaude and legit houses are

composure. As a counter-move, and
beating STV by one day, the BBC
have given senior announcer Ali-
stair MacIntyre the chore of news-
casting each evening at 6:05. He is} geared for an initial drop in aud-
handling it well, iences, and are pulling out all stops
STV have also launched a rather ‘0 attract greater customer reac-
ion. Scotland has always been very

shaky amateur - talen half - hour,| much entertainment-conscious, with
Fanfare,” conducted brashly by| great accent on the live theatre.

Val Parnell, Lew Grade; Stewart!

‘former Polish newsman, going to

vide a much greater loeal contribu-|

local emcee Archie McCulloch. A
daily lunchtime program “The One
O’Clock Gang,” described as an in-
formal get-together, teed off with
weak comedy, and will have a long
way to go to maintain a daily stan-

How much indie tv competition will
affect operators of vauderies and
legit groups remains to be seen.
A number of No 2 vauderies are
switching back to full-week shows

in place of week-end productions,

dard. It has three little known
a

nevertheless.

Charlie Gracie, U.S. singer, was
billtopper at the local Empire. on
opening night of Scot tv, and ran
up against this strong local coun-
terblast. Scot interest in’ vaude
acts from the U.S.A. is not likely

and may even be hypoed by virtue
of their pre-appearance bookings
on tv shows from London, Billy
Eckstine, for instance, is skedded
to appear Saturday (14), then fo
open ‘his British tour at Glasgow
on Monday (16).

Hank Booraem to Ogilvy
Hendrik (Hank) Booraem Jr.

lhas. joined. the Ogilvy, Benson &
Mather agency as v.p. and director

fo be greatly affected, however,]|:

MAURICE SEYM
Photographer
BROADWAY at 54th St.

of radio-tv. He has resigned as

radio-ty veep at C. J, LaRoche

agency. -
Booraem, a vet tv-radio special-

ist in the agency field, was pre-

|¥iously with “Grep, Marschalk &

NEW YORK CO 5-3133 [Reeve

MORE DAYS TO

Cities of the Americas’
As ‘Outlook’ TY Series;

Also Poland. Appraisal]

Reuven Frank, producer of NBC-

TV’s “Outlook” ‘series, is experi--

menting with a “series within a
series” devoted to the principal
cities of the Americas. “Outlook”
has already done a report on Ciu-
dad Trujillo, rapital of the Domini-
can Republic, and is preparing one
on’ Sao Paolo, Brazil, the fastest-
growing city in the Western Hemi-
sphere. If the Sao Paolo show
works out right, Frank will go on
with a show on Toronto and then
inaugurate the “cities” programs
as a regular “Outlook” feature.

Also in the works for the NBC

news entry is one or more shows |

on Poland, with S. L. Shneiderman,

Warsaw and other cities to do at
least one show and also to set up
possible interviews for “Outlook”

moderator Chet Huntley for later.
| shows:
interview with Edward Bennett |

Also on the agenda is an

Williams, the attorney who got
James Hoffa, Frank Costello and
others off the hook and is turning
into one of the farhed defense law-

-yers of this generation.

“Cities” series, Frank states, can
go on indefinitely, “as long as we

|doe our shows about the people who

live in them.” Each show is pegged
on various themes—the Ciudad
Trujillo was political in its ap-
proach; the Sao Paolo show, on
which shooting starts next week,
will be economic in its theme.

WOR-TV REVAMPS
MIDDAY SCHEDULE

_ WOR-TV, N. ¥., has realigned its’

midday schedule for the fall, add-
ing a half-hour live children’s pro-
gram and a daily series utilizing
the Encyclopaedia Britannica Film
library. At the same time, Ted
Steele will. drop one hour of his
daily three-hour stanza.

The EB films will come on soon

after the station’s sign-on for 15}.

minutes starting at 1:45 under the

title of “Let’s Travel.” Station also

will use the EB films for a Satur-
day half-hour show from 12 to
12:30 p.m.

-The live children’s show at 2 p.m.
will be “TV Birthday Party,” to be
emceed by Shirley Palmer, and to
be keyed to celebrating the birth-
day of two youngsters in the studio
and one “shut-in” at home.

Ted Steele’s show, which will
continue to include the “Band-
stand,” will run from 4 to 6 p.m.,
following a-matinee movie at.
2:30 p.m.

Prestone’s Quickies
On Grid, ‘Perry. Mason’

The shortterm buying season ap-
pears to be starting in television
again. National Carbon’s Prestone
antifreeze kicked in.with a couple
of chunks of quickie business last
week at CBS-TV, buying alternate-

week sponsorship of the ‘Football |

Preview” preceding the ‘Sunday
afternoon pro football games, and

buying three alternate-week half-:

hours of ‘Perry Mason” as well.
. Deal on “Mason” calls for Pres-

tone to join Libby-Owens-Ford for

three alternate weeks strating Sept.
28 in sponsorship of the mystery
stanza (Purex has the full hour on
the other weeks). As for. “Foot-

-ball Preview,” the 15-minute warm-
‘jup segment,- the Prestone deal

makes that SRO, since Carter Prod-

| {ucts has the other week. Prestone |.

will be in for six shows. Both

deals were set via the William
| Esty agency. . .

KRMG’s 5006 Buy

Des Moines, Sept. 10.

Subject to approval: of the FCC,|

Meredith Publishing Co., through
subsidiaries, has contracted to pur-

chase the assets of radio station |

‘KRMG, Tulsa, for approximately
$500,000. The Tulsa station is

Broadcasting Co.
Fred Bohen, president of Mere-

dith, said no changes in operations:

or personnel at KRMG are con-
templated.

replaces Bob Blase, . -

VAN JOHNSON 10
PREM ‘OASIS’ TV'ER

Hollywood, Sept.” 10.
Van Johnson has been signed to

tee off the all-star segments of the

Liggett & Myers-bankrolled ‘Club
Oasis” television series which will
alternate with the Polly Bergen
series on NBC-TV. Bergen segs
will be angeled by Max Factor.
Betty Hutton has nixed a bid to
star in four of the Chesterfield

segs, on grounds four isolated half-

hour shots wouldn’t afford her an
opportunity to build a rating or
help her in any other way. She

said she prefers working in various:

specs or other shows on a guest.

basis.

Jimmy Durante has been added
to the all-star lineup, will appear
in two, Johnson may star in more
than the one show; Dean Martin is
set for four; Frank Sinatra, one;

| Eddie Fisher, two; Kay Starr, two.

Kraft Renewal

Continued from page 29

the budget, not only for production
but for . exploitation as well.
Merchandising of the show is the
new aim of Kraft and the J. Walter
Thompson agency, and toward this
purpose the slate of upcoming pro-
ductions is being planned well
enough ahead to convenience pre-
selling.

Kraft Is also going after name

talent this year, where in the past
it was satisfied with capable un-

knowns. Sal Mineo has been tapped |

for the Oct. 2 show, and Bert Lahr
is virtually set for a later appear-
ance. Show hit its alltime ratings
high last season with Tommy Sands
and now intends to lean to more
popular personages and scripts.
There is also hope that the video
audiences will quickly be surfeited
by the plethora of westerns and
variety shows next season to the
gain of the three remaining live
nighttime dramatic shows, “Kraft

‘Theatre,” “Studio One,” and “Play-

house 90.”

‘ Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Wrigley Gums Up
Chis WIND Sked

Chicago, Sept. 10.

’ Word has leaked out that P. K.
Wrigley, owner of the Chicago
Cubs baseball team, has bought
back the broadcast rights from
WIND for next year and is turning
over the play-by-play privilege to
WGN a year earlier than planned.
A few months ago Wrigley inked a
five-year deal with the Chi Tribune
station, but it wasn’t to have begun
until 1959. -

‘WIND, meanwhile, is hastily
mapping its music-and-news strate
egy now because of the basebail-
less summer it faces in 1958. Sta-
tion, which was purchased by West-
inghouse -not long ago, has made
several personnel changes. It’s
news editor for 15 years, Jim Dale,
was pink-slipped last week in
what was called “ a reorganization
of Westinghouse news.” A station
exec indicated that Dale’s job had
been vestigial anyway “because
every announcer on: the station

edits his own news.”

Jay Trompeter, high-rated disk
jockey who had spent five years
with the station, was dissatisfied
with the new. contract the station
offered him and quit last week.
Instead of hiring a new deejay to
replace him, WIND instead is ex-
panding the chores of its other
jocks. Howard Miller, for one, is
taking on a afternoon show besides
his morning opus.

Station took on a new music df-
rector, Fred Salem, a fortnight
ago.

Bob Hope Set For
ABC-TV Guest Shots

Bob Hope will be doing some ex«
tra-curricular guest shots this
season, and ABC-TV will be the.
beneficiary. Hope will appear on
the opening Frank Sinatra’ show of
the season, on Oct. 18, and in Janus
ary will also guest on the Pat

Boone show for ABC. That's above
and beyond his six-show. commit-
{ment plus guest shots for NBC-TY,
- The Boone appearance is a trade
deal, with the singer set to ap-

FCC on Pay-TV

Continued from page 32

‘off for the time being a decision on

what type of toll service could be
authorized; and (3), said it would
consider a trial if the interested

parties submitted pertinent and} ]

new information.
So, all the FCC has to do to avoid

-action is to declare that it hasn’t

received sufficient new and pertin-
ent information. Jt can then (a)
withhold any decision; (b) call for
oral arguments; (c) just begin a

new study of the information on.|.

hand.

_ Eventually, the FCC will have to.

decide whether to authorize. pay
tv over television channels, It must
do something somewhere. But at

‘present, it is subject to heavy

pressures from many sides; the

heaviest from the proponents of)

free tv—both in the broadcasting

pear on Hope’s February show
on NBC following his graduation

from Columbia U.

industry and in Congress,

Thus, it is reasoned in Washing-
ton, the Commission will be in no
hurry to act, especially when it

fveay DAY
ON EVERY CHANNEL

owned and operated by Western.

_ Houston—Mike Secrest, who re-:
‘(cently joined the staff of KXYZ
as a disk jockey, has been ap-j
pointed program director. Secrest }.

doesn’t have to, And the FCC has
built up a reputation as a notori-
ous procrastinator,
dragging gut issues for years in the
liope that something will turn up
to take the agency off the griddle.

occasionally |

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Wednesday, September 11, 1957

aruin Scklafor [UA TV Needs More
Marvin Schlafer Films for Library,
To Famous Films

Marvin Schlaffer has been named
assistant general manager of Na-.
tional ‘Telefilm Associates subsid
Famous Films-Programs for Tele- |-
vision.

In his new spot, Schlaffer will
coordinate division’s sales and dis-
tribution activities in the eastern
section of the country, headquar-
tering in N. Y. Famous Films, or-
ganized last month to supply low-
budget specialized programming, is
topped by v.p. Edward M. Gray,
and has been engaged, among its
other activities, in the barter deal.
with Exquisite Form Bra. Deal ran
into trouble recently, with NTA
losing exclusivity in supplying
’ product.

Division, which still Is working
on the barter project minus ex-
clusivity, reportedly has been of-
-fering a number of series, includ-
ing “China Smith,” “Orient Ex-
press” and “Combat Sergeant,” as
well as 52 features in barter nego-|— J

ations. ts catalogue comprises P |

- Pete De Met

syndicated programs, totaling some
500 shows, and about 200 features. Continued from page 30
include every. hole and nearly

SP ILLANE” TELESERIES ecules of ‘each match are being
SANS MIKE HAMMER :

kept secret until they are telecast.

John Newland, who's increasing- Among the pros participating are
ly-shifting from thesping to pix di-| Ed Furgol, Ed Oliver, Dick Mayer,
recting, hag inked to helm upcom-

Roberto Di Vencenzo, Ken Venturi,
ing “Mickey Spillane” teleseries |

Don Finsterwald, -Al Besselink,
for Reyue. This {is in addition to
his chores for “Lovett Stan Leonard, Mike Seuchak, Cary
Young | Show, ” for which he is | Middlecoff, Bob Toskie, Billy: Cas-
co to direct 4 minimum of | per, Jay Hebert, Bill Maxwell and
10 half-hour segments. Paul Houma rt, Billy
Newland leaves for the Coast in , ve ‘
mid-September, after he finishes| De Met's other property, ‘Cham-
cutting chores on Knight Produc-|pionship Bowling,’ now in its
fourth season, starts again Oct. 1 in

tions’ “Woman Without a Shadow,”
feature film in which he also .co-| at least 175 markets. Wildraot Co.
also bought this show in 74 mar-

stars; as well as directs.

Spillane series has been altered | kets, and Carling’s Brewery is
considerably, Newland reveals, and
character of Mike Hammer, bate.
tered private eye, has been elim-jin New:> York Btate,
inated. Gotham.

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pinned on the possibility of gather-
ing some feature product outside
UA shop.

Push stems from the desirability

push. UA TV, now selling its new
package of 52 post-’48’s headlined
by “African Queen” and “Moulin
Rouge,” feels it would be in a
more advantageous position if it

serve to bring the ‘price per pic
down.

For post-’48’s, with the require-
ment to build a reserve to take
care of residuals once a formula
is agreed upon, it’s an uphill fight

estimated for residuals. Competi-
tion is tough, too, because of the
large supply of features for tv. To
date, the package of 52 has been
sold in about 65 markets, grossing
about $3, 600, 000.

ing Co. is picking up the tab

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Even If Not Qwn| ciaud Kirenner,
United Artists TV has its eyes

of adding bulk to UA TV’s sales.

had a larger package which might

sponsoring in 23. Genesee Brew-:
excluding

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. host on WOR-
TV’s “Terrytoon Circus,” has just
completed six one-minute commer-
cials for Atlantic Gasoline, done
for N. W. Ayer by DeFrenes Co, in
Philadelphia , Qscar Rudolph,

who directed “The Duke of Sing
Sing” episode of “Thin Man” has
been inked to direct 10 more seg-
ments ,.. David Piel, Inc., is cur-
rently producing a two-reeler in
color for Nationwide Insurance, ti-
tled “Nationwide, Mama‘and You”
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Jones” has been acquired by At-|

lantic Television .. . WPIX, N.Y,
beginning Sept. 27, will switch
from Saturday to Friday nights for
its telecasts of “Premiere Perfor-
mance,” the NTA Film -Network
feature showcase. The change to

10 p.m. Fridays was ele py
to get the added 25% or more, the Madison Square Garden te

casts.

King ‘Horton, vet agency and
network exec, has joined George
Gould’s Telestudios Inc. as v.p. in
charge of sales and promotion.
He'll have as one of his immediate

concerns the spreading the word

on system of videotape commer-

|cials which Telestudios hopes to

unveil next spring

Guild, Bra Firms
In Barter Dickers

Though Guild Films is main-.

taining an absolute blackout on
barter information, it was learned
that the distrib is ‘currently in-
volved in:negotiation or deals with
two bra manufacturers, "Warner’s
and Exquisite Form. Warner's has
reportedly already signed ‘with
Guild for $2,000,000 worth of bar-
ter telefilm. product.

Guild has been engaged in talks
with Exquisite, which last week
packed out-of an exclusive barter

‘deal with National Telefilm Asso-|
ciates, when NTA ¢could not deliver:

the desired number of stations.
NTA, however, is kee~4g as much
Exquisite barter biz as it was able
to clear prior to last week.

| IF our. Vidoix P Producers Lose Court

TV-FILMS 53

Fight, Must Yield Data to FCC

Screen Gems, Ziv, MCA TY. and
Revue Productions, the MCA TV

production subsid, lost a court bat~

tle in their refusal to supply busi-
ness data sought by the Federal
Communication Commission’s Net-

respondents and agreed to furnish
the FCC the sought-after data.

Judge Bryan gave the four re
spondents a_ reasonable’ time
period to Produce the data, as
originally sought in the FCC sub-
Boenas,

work Study Group (the Barrow! ==

Committee).

New York Federal District Court
Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan,
in upholding the position of the
FCC, overruled the respondents
on their contention that the data
sought was not material to the in-
quiry. At.the same time, in his de-
cision, he sought. to insure the con-
fidentiality of the. material to be
submitted, saying he would impose
restrictions that none of the dis-
puted business info be released
voluntarily by the FCC

Screen Gems, Ziv, MCA TV and
Revue maintained at FCC hearings
last June that the pledge of confi-
dentiality given by the FCC may be

insufficient, painting out that Con-|¥
| gressional “committees

may sub-
poena FCC records. The disputed
data sought concerns the financial

‘| position of the companies, their
| profits and losses over a period of

years, the prices they received for
syndicated and network shows,
broken down into markets, the pro-
duction costs of the shows, and
other data.

Ruling on the issue of material-
ity, Judge Brvan said in his 36-
page opinion, that the -“respond-
ents seem to come within the
power of the framework of the
inquiry granted by Congress to

‘the FCC upon subject matter

which vitally affects the public in-

‘terest. Under these circumstances

the rights of the individual busi-
nessman to privacy in his business
affairs must yield to the para-
mount public interest.”

Before the issue went to the
courts, Televisiox Programs of
America, Official Films and Enter-
tainment Productions, Inc., broke

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Metro Pix Now
Tn 61 Markets

Conclusion of six more deals for
the Metro backlog puts Leo the
Lion pix in 61 markets in the U.S.

The new deals include: KSYD-
TV, Wichita Falls, KMJ-TV, Fres-
no, both leasing the full library of
about 725 cinematics over a five-
year period; KKTV, Colorado
Springs, which leased the library
for six years; KHQ-TV, Spokane,
for six and a half years; and
WEAR-TV, Pensacola, Fla., for five
ears. WMBRE-TV, Jacksonville,
has leased 150 pix for a limited
number of runs over a ihree-y ear
period,

Out of a total of 61 deals, 48
have covered the full -Metro li-
brary, six have called for deliveries
of half-libraries, and seven have:
covered lesser numbers, from 100
to 300 pix.

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$1,000,000 for ‘26 Men
Further evidence of the current
Strong position of the syndication
market was supplied by ABC Film
Syndication which reported it has
racked up over $1,000,00C in orders
on “26 Men,” putting the skein in
105 markets, including seven of
the top 16.
Station sales accounted for 25%
of the biz, with direct deals with

‘sponsors making up the 75%.

National advertisers include
Quaker Aats, A & P, Coca-Cola,

Fritos, Frigidaire, Carlings Red
Cap, Budweiser, Bardahl and
Brylereem,

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VARIETY SO | Wednesday, September 11, 1957

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Wednesday, September 11, 1937

Sunday night, millions of Americane—most of them strangers—went to Little Rock through the medium of ABC-TY’s
OPEN HEARING,

If you were one of them, you heard the voice of Arkansas’ Governor Faubus. -You saw his face. You saw him say,
“J had no alternative but to act to preserve the peace.”

This specially scheduled ABC. telecast accomplished what no-other news-gathering source has been able to accom-
plish, For four long days Little Rock made front page news—but no one knew what the man behind the news thought.
ABC-TX brought Gov. Faubus’ opinions and statements to a news-hungry America and OPEN HEARING made front

pages across the country.

If your reactions to the program agree with newspaper reviewers, they were reactions to outstanding public service
by television journalism. Reactions like these:

“The hereness and nowness of live TV was used to dramatic advantage...’
‘ —ETHEL DACCARDO, Chicago Daily News,

“What snade last nighi’s session unusually provocative was,its timeliness
and the astuteness of the questions asked...”
—HARRY HARRIS, Philadelphia Inquirer.

“...amajor scoop...TV at its best...”
_ —JACK GOULD, New York Times.

“ABC Television showed unusual flexibility and acceptance of its public
responsibility... in its public effairs programming...”
-——BILL JAHN, Seattle Post Intelligencer.

“.,.. tv was on the spot to record... history.”
—HAL HUMPHREY, Los Angeles Mirror News,

Public service television programming means, very sim ly, television that serves the public, Bunday right, we he-
lieve, ABC Television did just that, > very’? P nie

MTSIC

Patti Page (Mercury):
HOW THE TIME GOES BY” (Mor- ;
ris*', a swinging entry with a fine}
Iyric, adds up to another click for
Patti Page. “I'LL REMEMBER
TODAY” tHollist), another strong
side in waltz tempo, ° should shafe
the spins, —

Hugo Winterhalter Orch (RCA
Victor: “SEARCH FOR PARA-
DISE” (Witmark*), title song of the
latest Cinerama production, is an-
other pic instrumental with a po-
tent commercial kick. Hugo Win-
terhalter’s orch gives it a very lush
treatment for top impact. ‘“KASH-
MIR” tWitmark*), from the same
pic. is. another firstrate slice.

Jocks, Jukes and Disks,

By HERM SCHOENFELD
“ALY, , disk bow.

“JERSEY BOY” (Crom-
well*) is a very pretty tune, based
‘on an old folk theime.
step out ‘big.

Andy Quinn (Decca):
TO SCHOOL AGAIN BLUES”
(Woodward*),- written. by Andy
Quinn, is a cute seasonal idea nice-
ly handled with a rocking guitar
background. “ROCK-A-BOOGIE”
(Northern*) is fair material. .

Gary Williams (Verve): “TRA-

VELIN’ BLUES BOY” (JATAP?),:

a good country ballad, is handled
neatly in the folk idiom by Gary
Williams, who also cleffed.
GONNA RETURN” (JATAP?), is
a good ballad with more of a pop

It could.
“BACK |

“TM. po

Cathy Carr (Fraternity): =e
ENTS FROM THE PAST” ni Vivienne Della’ Chiesa
mous*) is a firstrate ballad with “ALL OVER AGAIN” (Parakeet7),

— Best Bets

PATTI PAGE ...... veccacactecs MY, HOW THE TIME GOES BY
CMercury) ...2 0 ce wees eve wees es cee ru Remember Today
HUGO WINTERBALTER ......... . SEARCH FOR PARADISE
(RCA Victor) ........-- acer ee sescceee aves ~-u Kashmir
CATHY CARR 1... see ccc ee eee: - PRESENTS FROM THE PAST
(Fraternity) ..... ee se eee cnavar ..House of Heartache
MARGIE RAYBURN ..cccsceccsccccceccsceee- ’M AVAILABLE
(Liberty? ...... a weet ec cette settee eee tee If Yeu Were
DON CORNELL ...... Sev etececacees wie ‘THERE’S ONLY YOU

(Coral) =... eee eee teeeeee re see

. Homesick Blues

standout commercial chances via; good, straight ballad, gets full,
this fine rendition by Cathy Carr.t{opened-voice workover by this
“HOUSE OF HEARTACHES” | trained songstress. “NO MAN”

(Republic*) is a well-executed tear-} (Parakeet*) is strictly special mate- |

jerker. rial with little pop impact.
Margie Rayburn (Liberty): “YM: Judy Faye (RCA Victor): “PLAY-
AVAILABLE” (Golden West*)|THING” (Renda-Pontrat}, a juve-
could go all the way. It’s joins|angled uptempo entry, gets an
a cute lyric to a bright tune, Mar-| effective brassy workover by young
gie Rayburn delivering it with mul-|songstress Judy | Faye. “WHO
tiple-dubbing technique. “IF YOU | CARES” (Remit) is an okay slow
WERE" (Frank*) is another rhythm ' ballad.
number with good chances. ! Wal'y Hughes (Ember): “PUG
* Don Cornell ‘Corals: “THERE'S : NOSE AND. PONY TAIL” (Desty)
ONLY YOU" ‘Broadcast*), a big | is too obviously tailored for. the
ballad, is belted strongly by Don; teenagers who are starting to out-
Cornell who should share the spins} grow this sort of thing. ‘“CON-
with Don Rondo’s slice for Jubilee. } VERTIBLE CAR” (Desty) exploits
“HOMESICK BLUES” (Southern*);a hot-rod motif that’s also slightly
is simple, catching item nicely han-. old hat:
dled. Fuller Todd (King):
Dean Martin (Capitol):
MISE HER ANYTHING” {Plane-‘a lilting ballad, is delivered in re-
tary"), a clever piece of materiai strained rocking style by Fuller:
with a swinging beat, gets a 200d. Todd, for good pop impact. “REAL
ride by Dean Martin. “THE TRUE LOVE” (Mar-Kay*} is fami-:
TRICHE TRACHE” (Shaw*) is an liar rockabilly stuff.
okay Italo-styled novelty. + Lucy’ Purser (Masquerade):
Harvey Boys (Cadence): “SWEET | ‘“SQUEEZE ME AGAIN” (Phil-
HONOLULU LOVE” (Martiny:: Art“ a clever, uptempo item,-
strengthens the Hawaiian cycle! belted with plenty -of avvy bs |
with a pleasing entry smoothly de-,Lucy Purser. a stylist who shows
livered by this vocal combo. “IF: considerable promise.
YOULL BE MY LOVE” (Cedar-.(Phil-Art*) is a pretentious ballad.

wood:) is a conventional rhythm | al o handled neatly.
ditty. Jerry Mar (AMP): “SITTING |

hitneay “Dar ON TQP OF THE WORLD"!
opal tinimes (ABC te (Feist*) is the latest oldie to turn

iwn in a rocking treatment by a
panted rocking ballad with a good > cood singer, Jerry Mar. “BROK-!

gets an okay vocal by Jill 7
Whitney. “CUDDLE BUG” iWe-
item. VARIETY
Johnny Desmond (Coral:: “BE! +4 4446-944464-46446-464
a catching rhythm ballad belted in:
the contemporary rocking style by

“YOUNG

‘mar‘i is a conventional bounce
PATIENT WITH ME” (Shawt: is:

CLOSES FOO E SOO De cethaenisiaeeeasaeieeciabetenee

Johnny Desmond. “MISSING”: 1, TAMMY (6) ..........-.
(BMI Canada‘) is a good piece of .
torch material impressively han-: ? 2. DIANA @) ..............
died by Desmond. ae
3 ‘% 3. GONNA

June Valli RCA Victor:: “OPEN > SIT RIGHT DOW
YOUR ARMS” (Criterion*), a big: 4. FASCINATION (1).
Latin-styled production, is belted:
strongly by June Valli with stand-_ 5. RAINBOW (7) ...... ....
out backing from Hugo Winterhal- . 6. AROUND THE WORLD (1
er’s orch. “BABY COME HOME” 4
(Aberbach’? is a neat ballad with a. 7. TEDDY BEAR (9)
catching rhythm idea. ae
; memay E Paul IP ‘Brunswick: , IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
“BEE , - LUMP - BUMP” 'Che-* ’ in
rio:', a rhythm novelty in a well-. 9. I'S NOT FOR ME TO S4
established groove, is brightly 14.

WHOLE LOT OF SHAKY
handled by sonestress Bunny Paul. :
“THE ONE YOU LOVE” iCherio? :
iS a routine b'lad.

puts, Goofers ‘Coral: “THE:
SY DOODLE” ‘'Lineoln® the = ; ' ,

Larry Clinton oldia, ‘s given a, WHITE SILVER SANDS...
ouncing workoer by this enerze- : yy ;
tic vocal combo. “TAKE THIS: COLD MINE .IN THE SKY ...

HEART” -Conar is an okay batlad HULA LOVE ...........

handled stra‘cht.

NorveHe Read «Deeead: SALL
THE WAY” ‘far ville*), a fine.
ballad from th> Paramount pic. :
“The Joker Is Wild.” makes sclid.
materiai for this exceliert crooner. :
“THE WORLD WON'T END".
(Cornell*: is clessy, c'fficult mate,
rial also hand'ted very effectively |

v Reid. .

‘Betty Ann Drake (Golden Crest::. 77
“THE LADY SINGS THE BLUES” +
(Ludiow-), an expclent Poke
mance sons, ,#s6ic4a stylish rend, a Ra ew ae as se awe
tion by Betty “Samy Qvale] in” Gis + 4 es Ot eee ete aesle,

THATLL BE THE: DAY .
REMEMBER YOU'RE MINE

FONEY COMB
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SND FOR ME ..:..... ‘Sane

(VIP):}

“PRO-° HEARTS ARE TRUE” (Mar-Kay?), |

“DANGER” |

LOVE ME TO PIECES |......

‘ah moe

‘LAWRENCE WELK

And His CHAMPAGNE MUSIC
3rd Consecutive Year
Dodge Dancing Party

ABC-TV—Sat. 9-10 P.M. E.S.T,

For Dodge.Dealers of America

Top Tunes and New Talent

ABC-TV Mon, $:30-10:30 pm, B.S.T.

Dodge and Plymouth
Coral Records
Thesaurus Transcriptions

ENEST HEART IN TOWN

(Scopet) is routine.
- Peggy King -(Calumbia):
YOU DON’T LOVE ME”

a ‘nifty slice by Peggy King.
“C'MON OVER?” (Feist*) is a. cute
Pas
a ASCAP. + BMI.

‘Bands of America’ Tome

Covers. Brass Maestros
“Bands of. America” by HH. W.

cellent, comprehensive history of
the great era of brass and oom-
pah-pah. Author, for many years
with Conn. Ltd., makers of band
instruments, spent more than two
decades gathering material for this
tome, which reports knowingly and
enthusiastically on the bands of
such conductors as John Philip
Sousa (so young in his early fame
‘he grew a beard to command pub-
iic respect); M. Antoine Jullien (of
the jewelled baton—who conduc-
ted “The Fireman's Quadrille”
with a flaming ceiling and three
companies of fire laddies on stage):
‘Patrick Gilmore (impresario of the
: National Peace Jubilee at the close
af the Civil War—a 1,000-piece
bard in a §60,000-seat coliseum,
with a chorus of 20,000 children);
5 | Creatore (athlete of the podium);
Siand Kryl (shaggy-maned cornetist
| suoreme).

Pryor and Goldman are also pres-
ent, and Schwartz’s cast includes
[the famous White Hussars of Al
'Sweet—one of the Chautauqua’s
i headline acts.- Book is. nostalgi¢, in-
: formative, well-illustrated. A fine
| addition to show biz archives.
Down.

Wednesday, September 11, . 1957

Goody's Album Bestsellers

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whose global mail order operation reflects not only the national
market, but internationaliy).

9? ] tion”
sound and lush arrangements of a

mahder*), an offbeat ballad idea, ;

“| instrumentation

Schwartz (Doubleday; $5), is an ex-

Morton Gould Orch: “Tempta-
(RCA Victor). Brilliant

dozen great standards give this

powerful edge in the pop LP mar-
ket. Gould fully exploits the hi-fi
angles with his symphonic arrange-
ments which use a wide range of
and dynamics.
‘Repertory includes such oldies as
the title song, “I Get A Kick Out
of You,” “What Is This Thing
Called ‘Love, " “That Old Black
Magic,” “The Very Though of
You,” “You and The Night and. The
Music, ” “Night and Day” and
others.

‘Dino (Epic): The soundtrack set
from the Allied Artists production,

‘doesn’t sing in the film), is based
on a score that has much inde-
pendent value as music.
Fried, composer and_ conductor,

ber, “Little Jaz,’ and -several
‘other melodic compositions of in-
terest. The set is banded into 10
numbers of varying moods.

Vik Records, in its fall package
program, has put a big accent on
the distaff vocalists and has come
up with three. crackerjacks sets
framed around Gisele MacKenzie,
Helen O’Connell and Julie Wilson,
and each different in mood. Miss
MacKenzie, in a album titled

“Mam’selle Gisele,” turns up with
a collection of Franco-American
songs, such as “‘C’est Si Bon,” “Au-
tumn Leaves,” “Tell Me That You
Love Me,” ‘tinder Paris Skies”

straightforward style. In an album
titled “Green Eyes,” Helen O’Con-
nell hits neatly in a collection of
swinging oldies, several. of which
she ' originally ‘did with. the old
Jimmy Dorsey band. Included are
the ‘title song, “Amapola,” “Tan-
gerine,” “Star Eyes,” “‘Embrace-

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Album Reviews

new Morton Gould collection a,

“Dino,” starring Sal Mineo (who

has written one fine swinging num- |.

and others delivered in a warm,

Artist Title Label

1. Around World 80 Dayz Sound Track Decea

2. Frank Sinatra A Swingin’ Affair - Capitol

3. Mantovani Film Encores |.“ London

4. The Weavers At Carnegie Hall . Vanguard

5. My Fair Lady Original Cast Columbia

6. Harry Belafonte Sings of Caribbean RCA Victor

7%. Lena Horne At The Waldorf - RCA Victor
' §8.- Bells Are Ringing Original Cast. Columbia
. 9, Harry Belafonte Calypse . RCA. Victor
1@, Nat Cole This Is Nat King Cole Capitol
11, Ella Fitsgerald Sings Rodgers & Hart. ' Verve
12, Errell Garner Concert By The Sea Columbia
13, Three-Penny Opera Original Cast MGM
14. Fitzgerald-Armstrong Ella & Louis Verve
135. Nat Cole Love Is. The Thing Capitol .
16. Johnny Mathis ‘Wonderful, Wonderful Columbia *
1%. Shelly Manne My Fair Lady Confemporary
18. Mantovani , Great Operatic Arias London :
19. Eydie Gorme Swings The Blues ABC-Paramount
20. Perry Come RCA. Victor.

able You,” “When The Sun Comes
Out” and others, Julie Wilson, in

a package titled “My Old Fiame,” |
adds. an atmospheric touch -with ©
of -excellent

her stylized vocals.
torch ballads such .as “When Your
Lover Has Gone,” “Street of
Tears,” “You Forgot to Hemem-<
ber,” “Baby, Won't You Please
Come Home” and others,

Billie Holiday: “Body and Soul”
(Verve): One of the alltime great

jazz vocalists at her peak and ~

still able to convey more meaning

to songs that most of the current.

songstresses, Billie Holiday is in
good form in her latest package.

{She does the title song, “They

Can’t Take That Away. From Me,”
“Darn That Dream,” “Let's Call
The Whole Thing Off,” 7 “Comes
Love,” “Gee, Baby, Ain't I

Good .
To You,” ““embraceable You" and...
“Moonlight In. Vermont. »” Backing °

is by a fine small jazz ‘combo.
Joni James; “Songs by Jereme

Kern and Harry. Warren” (MGM):°
a fine pop stylist, .

Joni James,

blends. tastefully with this song- —

alog by two standout songsmiths,

The Jerome Kern medley covers -

such lovelies as “Long . Ago, ”
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Why
Was I Born,” “Can't. Heip Lovin’
That Man,” “Bill* and “Ail The
Things You Are.” The Harry War-
ren standards include “I Only
Have Eyes For You,’ “I. Wish J
Knew,” “The More I See,”

“Friendly Star,” ‘You’lt Never
Know” and “I'll. String Along With
You.” Dave Terry batons the fid-
dles tastefully. .

The Blazers: “Coliege Drinking
Songs” .(ABC-Paramount): . With
the start of the new school season,
this is a timely package of college
tunes, historically identified by un-
dergraduate imbibing. The Blazers,
directed by Frank -Raye, handle
the repertory in. vigorous style.
Included are. such elbow-bending
standards as
Song,” “Little Brown Jug,” “The
Whiffenpoof Song,” Landlord, Fil
The Fiowing Bowl” and others of
that type.

Caterina. Valente-Silvio. Fran-
cesca: “Ole Caterina” (Decca): Cae
terina Valente .and- her brother,

.| Silvio Franceséa, team; vocally and

with their guitars, wh a bright col-
lection of popular Spanish num-
bers. Songs include some familiar
items such as “Babalu,’4 “El Cume-

| banchero,” “Ah Si, Ab Si,” amohg

others,

Latin rhythms, ranging from the
tango through the mambo to the
cha-cha and merengue, are among
the most popular items on wax and

ISLAND (2) ....l...c.ecce. Meeee {Tony Bennett ..... - Columb ia keep turning up in mucho numbers,
| Tennessee Ernie ........ Capitol ‘Among the new releases of interest
ET) Lc eck ee eee eee .--» Johnny Mathis ......Columbia ‘¢|are “Latin Impressions” (Decca)
GD ..... ale eben eee cc eueees Jerry Lee Lewis ..........-. Sun show casing fi Uist Socatras and his
S d C >| (RCA Victor with, Orquesta Ara-

gon, is a neat set from Cuba wi
econ r oup the eet b neatly ' dished mie da
. . rhythmic but not frantic style. On
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) Dave Gardner ............ OJay set titled “Mucho Puento,” hits his
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, + | embroidered arrangements, On the
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Crickets oe eo ene eevee .Brunswick : ona’s “Afro-Cuban ‘Snite,” 2 work
bavee See eeesawee reece sesescesese Pat BoOOne.,reseseeeseees.-DOt * OE eee econ re ie Rep,
img Caribbean beat. On the Kapp
Re oth ccc cee nese nes decevececceee Janice Harper eee necoves .Prep ° label, the Orchestra de Granados,
Leb eeeeenee besdeceecceeescesses Billy Ward ............Liberty $/under Jaime Jardin, serve up a
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Jill Corey “Terese “Columbia Y|cover. On the Tops label, Jack
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LP’s DRESS

BMI Suspending Is Program Clinics p ACKARE ID IDEAS Maj jor Diskers Blanketing Legit,
Next Year; Plans to Resume in 1959 SPURRING CAFS] Fil Tuners for Original Cast Sets

The diskeries are running hard
after musical properties out of
Broadway legit and Hollywood pix.
-With the package goods market on
a continual upsurge, the disk execs
are targeting in fast for original
easters and soundtrack packages.

Latest acquisitions in the original
cast set field are Decca’s grab of
“Carefree Heart” and Columbia’s
takeover of “Simply Heavenly.”
Latter show had been slated to go
into the groove under the Atlantic
banner but the diskery bowed out
om mutual agreement last week.
The Atlantic brass felt that it
wasn’t equipped to handle an orig-
inal cast package, ‘Heavenly”
would have been its first, and that
the recording cost outlay was too
| heavy for their operation.

Col’s “Heavenly” grab gives it
two sets so far this season. The
other on tap is “West Side Story”
eurrently in its pre-tryout Broad-
1 Way run.

Decea 1s running neck-and-neck
with Col in the original cast set
sweepstakes having latched on to
“Copper and Brass” as well as
“Carefree Heart.” Label is prep-

Broadcast Music Hee. is suspend 4 be of ding
‘ing its program ¢ or radio | Under pressure of an expan * -Le

broadcasters during 1958 with the Rock ’n ’ Tootsie Roll market, new packaging ideas for) F owl Play in Hi-Fi

intent of resuming the clinics the Blackpool, Eng., Sept. 3. \the LP market are steadil exe Atlanta, Sept. 10.

following year. The clinics, which Three Deuces, Canadian har- 5 y crop- : Hunters have been put on
revolve around practical discus-} mony threesome, playing the |Ping up to push sales and. facilities} notice by Uncle Sam that they
sions of all phases of radio station} Central Pier here, noticed that’ |handling on the consumer level. | can no longer resort to hi-fi
operation, have been conducted for! it's a fashion in this English Latest move, particularly in the] methods in taking migratory
the past seven years and have been| “Coney Island” to. sell Black- |jow-priced field, is the bagging of| game-birds during 1957-58
BMI’s top institutional promotion. pool rock. Hundreds of shops fall platters in factory-sealed poly-| -hunting season. Heretofore

Glenn R. Dolberg, y.p. in charge along the promenade. sell lit- Lethelyne wrappers. RCA’s Camden, huntsmen have played. dirty
of.station relations for BMI, stated| erally nothing but.the candy. |Columbia’s Harmony and other bar-| tricks on game migratory by
that the. “BMI staff had earned a They ‘chatted with a local {gain-priced labels are now putting| Tecording and amplifying.
respite from the big job of clinic] manufacturer, and he agreed {out their lines with a protective| goose or duck calls. Some
preparation and. the ‘rigors of| to replace the name ‘Black- | wrapping which is aimed at the| (humans, that is) were sneaky
travel. Dolberg. said that the de-| - pool’.on the candy with the |rackjobber field in supermarkets, | enough to record the sounds
cision to suspend the clinics: was mane ences ees nave chain stores, etc. of contetttment gf ducks and
made in spite of the fact that this; each nig e U : | geese eating and mating an
year’s clinics attendance at 45 ses- away sticks of the rock. To entiove 4s actually a spillover from then to amplify the sound to
sions set a new record. ' date they have given out a {items-are prebagged for safe han-| attract birds in flight or at

Dolberg stated that the four} ™ost 10,000 sticks. They split ‘dling and the minimization of wear| Test:

; : . the cost with the manufacturer, . , Government figured this
main topics under discussion at} 213 the ids get ’em for free, |0% the counters. Not only is the ‘asn’t cricket and that this
the clinics were local news, uses |__ #20 te g —_ customer assured of a fresh disk was dure had to stov. Deadl:
of, music, promotion and public] " when it’s bagged, but the rack-| - Pitty toe of th re Pe.
service. Dolbeyg stated that “when | - _- Wr. jobbers insist on the bagging so} nic de anes in Calling ducke
music was discussed, it was without | C A CCS a that their unsold disks will not de-| _ e oese to th e hantevs ns
any relationship to the authors,/ ARW&. |teriorate completely. The bagging _ and geese. gu
publishers or licensing agencies, |

| process is relatively expensive, and the potential threat of ex-
but a discussion in general (erms re eo .
on the broadcasting of music as Coast Ex (
one of the services performed. by |. pansion,

‘eosting a couple of cents per disk, chenwe es prantons ie the
but increased sales in the syndi- Migratory Bird Treaty Act and -
cates have made it. worthwhile.
stations.”
The suspension of the clinics
comes at a time when BMI’s op-

applies to all migratory game
eration has come under heavy fire
from the litigating ASCAP song-
smiths and..some legislators in the

U.S. Congress. In the report of |
Congressman Emanuel Celler's:

committee on the broadcasting 4in-
dustry, released a couple. of months
ago, BMI's activities in’ behalf of
the. broadcasters, including. the
clinic operation, was spotlighted.
The Cellier committee report, al-

though. generally hostile to BMI, |

did not eriticize the. clinics, bu

listed it as. one of the-many serv-|

ices BMI provided to the broad-
casters.

Cabot Entering Package
Field With Kid Lingual

Set & Geo. Jessel LP

Cahot Records, Paul Wexler’s re-
cently formed label, is moving into
the packaged goods field this
month with a stress on series of
foreign language platters for chil-
dren. The Ianguage sets, two 10-
inch LP’s to he priced at $4. 95, will
cover. French, Spanish, German
and Italian. ~

The lingo courses were compiled
by Frederick D. Eddy, editor-in-
chief; with an assist from J. Don-
ald Bowen, Hans Hainebach, Frank
M. Soda, Anne Slack, Mary Thomp-
son, Nelson Brooks and Olga Scher-
er Virski. Each platter course
comes boxed with an illustrated
book with word lists in color. Co-
lumbia’s custom disk -diyision
pressed the platters for Cabot. The

sets will be -peddled with a 100%

return privilege. Cabot has world
rights for ali record outlets while
Ottenheimer Publishers hayé re-
served the rights for distribution
to book .departments. . In. addition
to record and book outlets, an ad-
ditional promotional pitch is being
pegged at schools and teachers
around the country.

In -addition to the language
series, Cabot’s package goods move-
in will be pegged on an album of
George Jessel’s Carnegie Hall con-
cert a few months ago. It’s a 12-

inch LP package to be retailed at |
$4.98.

In the’ extended play platter
field, Cabot is. running with a ‘“Pop-
eye” disk out of the tv-film seriés
and “Lionel Hampton in Hi-Fi.”

Tab for “Popeye” is $1-while the’

Hampton package will go at $1.29.

Wexler fotmed Cabot ‘after va:
cating his veepeeship at Columbia
Records.

Decca 25c Melon
Decea Records last week de-
clared a regular quarterly dividend
of ase per share ‘on the company’s
stde

Dividend. is. payable: Sent. 30 -ta}]

stockivoidérs eho rethrdr Sept izé. si

turning out a fancier-looking prod-
uct these days in their bid for mass
sales. Whereas formerly, a label
such as Camden would use simple
jackets with ‘titles on one side and
catalog listings on the other, nowa-
days, four-color jobs and regular
liner notes are the order of the
day. Col’s Harmony label kicked
off this fall. with all of its releases
in deluxe ‘jackets. Camden is now.
in the process of repackaging 80
of its topsellers into four-color
jackets, most with liner notes.

Rady to. L.A. Staff

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

importance: -of : the
Coast as 2 recording center was
cited ‘by RCA Victor last night
{Mon.) in disclosing plans. for an.
expansion of its diskery operations |
Robert L. Yorke, newly-ap-
pointed manager of the firm’s Coast
operations, told an informal recep--
tion that the first move in that di-
t rection will be the appointment. of
Sy Rady to the Coast staff as a mu-
Rady headed the
‘firm’ s a&r setup in Europe. for the

aging is also proving to be an im-
portant sales weapon. Angel Rec-
ords, for instance, clicked with its
introduction of the permanent in-
ner polyethelyne sleeve, as well as
its celiophane-wrapped LPs for the
luxury market and its simplified
jackets for its “Library” series.

Sical director.

Yorke ‘added that one of his own
‘| principal functions would be to
step up the firm’s participation in
the release. of soundtrack albunis
from top pix. He will ‘also work.
closely with promotion men to help}.
push the label's product.
Reception was attended by label
execs from. New York, inctuding
veepee and diskery’s general man-
ager ‘George R. Marek; album divi-
vision manager "Willian © W. Bul-.
lock; single records manager John
Y Burgess, Jr. pop. album artists
& repertoire manager Edward OQ.
Welker; and single records a&r
manager Steve H. Sholes. Shindig:
was hosted by Hal Maag, RCA Vic-
tor’s west coast regional manager.
Marek, meantime, wil stay a
couple of weeks to 0.0. the Coast
He'll return to: New
York Sept. ‘24, °°

AL GOODMAN INTO -
INDIE C0.’S A&R SLOT

Vet maestre -Al Goodman, who
has cut numerous sets for RCA
Victor over the past 12 cyears in
addition to batoning radio and tv
shows, has been named artists &
repertoire manager and general
director of the Synthetie Plastic
makers of Promenade
Peter Pan platters. %

Goodman's appointment is in
line with the company’s expansion
in the kiddie, pop and classic fields.
Goodman has already sliced a set
of “My Fair Lady” for. the com-

Col LPs to Help Push
Ewen Biog of Rodgers

Columbia Records is tieing in the
publication next week of the David
Ewen biography,
gers,” by cuffoing 30 LP sets of the
new double-LP Andre Kostelanetz
playing Rodgers’ music to fhe book
publishers, Henry Holt & Co. which
will distribute the platters where
they’ll do the most good.

The Ewen book covers the 40:
year which Rodgers has been -writ-
ing. tunes, chiéfly. for legit musi-
cals with the Iate Lorenz (Larry)
in ‘recent years, with

ing elaborate photo albums, liner
notes, librettos, excerpts from.
literary works and, in the case of |
“Camille,” the packaging of the
whole Dumas novel along with the,
opera, Decca has been accenting its
“spectaculars,” atest being the
‘lushly packaged four-platter Louis :
| Armstrong set, Columbia, on the
other hand, has turned up with
four double-platter pop instrumen-
tal packages at a bargain price.

|VICTOR PICKS CLICKS

‘Michiko Hamamura, the 18-year-
old Japanese thrush who is appear-
ing on the “The Big Record” video
show Sept. 18, is due for a big RCA
Victor “buildup here. Billed - as
“Japan’s Teen Queen,” Victor is re-
leasing: four of her top hits in
Japan on an EP. One of. the tunes,
“The Banana Boat Song,” was the
biggest seller of any Japanese:
platter. Other funes are “Dark

Moon,” “Calypso Joe” and “Ven-
ezuela,’”’ all of which she does with
‘both English and Japanese lyrics.

the U.S. Monday (10), is due to
cut some sides for Victor today
(Wed.). In Japan, she works for
the Japanese Victor label.

““Richard Rod-

‘ter ‘Dulles,” which she cut for
Paremo

The low-priced labels also are.

In the regular-priced lines, pack-

RCA Victor has been specializing
in deluxe album packages, includ-

a

OF NIP CHICK FOR EP

Miss Hamamura, who arrived in!

Dulles in Diskland

Dot Records is getting on
the John Foster Dulles band-
wagon. Johnny Maddin, a
Coast performer, is cutting a
number titled “I Made A Fool
of Myself Over The Girl Who
Made A Foo! of Herself Over:
John Foster Dulles.”

it’s a2 takeoff. on nitery
Singer Carol Burnette’s click
piece of material, “I Made A
Fool of Myself over John Fos-

Witi ~-44-4-+4-9-4-5-4-94

birds, A ‘similar regulation ap-
plies in Canada, summer home
of migratory birds.

Looms Big Via

Westrex System

Stereophonic sound, which has

been spotlighted as one of the
‘main advantages of tape, may yet
wind up as a boon to the disk in-
dustry as an outcome of experi-
ments on a.new stereo platter by
the Westrex Corp., a Western Elec-

tric subsid. Westrex has developed
a stereo disk process which uses a
single stylus for the recording and
pick up of two sound channels.
Same previous attempts at strereo
disks were based on a cumbersome

double - cartridge. setup which
tracked over separate grooves in.
order to get the depth effect which.

makes stereophonic sound superior

to. the conventional monaural re-

cordings.

Another plus factor in the Wes-|
trex system is that it is compatible
with existing playback machines.
Even those. phonographs not
equipped for stereo reproduction
will be able to play the stereo
disks.

Westrex has been demonstrating
the process on the Coast at its Los
Angeles plant where it was devel-
oped. Heads of all the majors disk-
ers have looked at the stereo disk
process-and have shown interest in
its potential. A Westrex spokes-
man in New York stated that the
public unveiling would take place
in about six weeks after a few
things were irohed out.

EMMETT KELLY TO WAX

AND SELL FOR ROULETTE

Vet circus clown Emmett Kelly
is now getting into the disk act. |

He’s been tapped by Roulette Rec-

ords in both.a merchandising ca-
pacify and as a recording artist.
Initial plans are for Kelly to

| spearhead a new Roulette kidisk

line. Hugo Peretti and Luigi
Creatore, . artists and repertoire
heads at Roulette; are now map-
ping out a complete line of kiddie |
material for the kidisk push.

Bricklayer’ s Biscuits
Norvelle Reid, former bricklayer

and small cafe: singer, has been
inked by Decca Records.

ping a special push on the “Heart”
score having set an instrumental

-| albuln as well as an extended play
1 set for release in addition to the

original caster. Nine single releases
of tunes from the show also are in

| the offing.

Only other Broadway musical set
for grooving so far is “Jamaica,”
which is.in the RCA Victor hopper.

In the filmusical soundtrack

‘'feld, Victor is. leading’ the pack,
1 It’s already got 20th’s “South

‘Paclfic” under wraps and the disk-
ery is also due to get WB’s film
version of “Damn Yankees” since
Gwen Verdon, who’) star in pic,
is a Victor pactee. Thé original
legit cast package of the tuner, in-
cidentally, was a top seller for the
Victor label. Miss Verdon headed
that one up, too,

Running close behind in the film-
tuner soundtrack field are Col with
“Pajama Game,” Capitol with “Pal
Joey” and MGM with “Silk Stock-
ings.”

Gogi-Grant’s Move To
Victor Cues $6,000,000
“Antitrust Suit by Era

Los Angeles, Sept. 10.

Gogi Grant’s departure from Era
Records teed off a new lawsuit in
L. A. Federal Court here, a $6,-
000,000 damage action has been
brought by Era against RCA Victor
and. Warner Bros. ovér the ‘rights to
soundtrack disks from “The Helen
Morgan Story,” Miss Grant pro-
vided the offscreen voice for Ann
Blyth in the film.

Action alleges that the defend.
ants induced her to break her con-
tract with Era and seeks $2,400,000
for breach-of-contract conspiracy
and $3,600,000 for violation of anti-
trust laws.

Miss Grant sued Era some
months ago, seeking to break her
eontract on grounds of violating 2
fiduciary relationship in that the
firm insisted she record material
issued by its publishing subsidiary
and then sought cover records on

those.tunes, cutting into her sales.
She moved over to Victor, did the

“Morgan” soundtrack and has since
been working for the Little Dog

label under the terms of an in-

junction restraining Era from in-
terfering with her or with any
record company for whom she
might record.

E.R Lewis in U §. -

E. R. (Ted) Lewis, British Decca
topper, arrived in the U. S. yester-
day (Tues.) for his annual 0.0. of
the Stateside music biz scene. He'll

\headquarter at London Records,

His first sides are “All The Way” } British Decca subsid, in N. Y.

and “The World Won’t End.” Decca
has gotten the jump on “All The
Way,” from the Paramount film,

_He’s in for an indefinite stay.
Decca Records picked up master

|The Joker is Wild,” starring }of “Our Wedding Waltz” by Eddie

Frank Sinatra who will undoubted- ~Blatnick, & -His, Polka: Palsy & 4 s pot
ay Teleaset thst met via Vin<Oepitek ¢ tigrotp if Mihvaukee,: s 1?

till Music Longterm Contracts | |
Boom Prospects For D.C. Tooters Local

Washington, Sept. 10.

Signing of the first three-year, —_

contract, rather than the usual two} Katrel to Roulette
year agreement, between American .
Federation of Musicians Local 161} Bud Katzel, former promotion
hailed by both sides as indication moved over to Roulette Records as
of a new era of understanding. | Publicity chief. Mel Turoff con-
Contract, described as “mutually|tinues to head up Roulette’s na-
advantageous,” was celebrated at a| tional disk jockey promotion set-
luncheon hosted by Louis Lotito, j UP-.

prexy of City Playhouses Inc.,j| Katzel was with Decca for the
which operates the National, and!last seven. years, most recently as
Seott Kirpatrick, house manager. | assistant to Marty Salkin, Decca’s

Wednesday, September | il, 19ST

Inside Stuff—Music

A global folk song repertoire is being developed by conductor-are
ranger Norman Luboff for the international program at Calimigos Star
{C Ranch-Camp in Southern California. The camp, located in the
Malibu Mountains, is instituting its first major foreign children’s pro-
gram with the enrollment of 35 boys from countries throughout the
world for an eight-week stay during December and January. The
‘Luboff selections will be representative of the world’s folk music and
| will establish the theme of the international program. '

Rank Film Distributors of America is nabbing deejay plugs on its
non-musical product in a roundabout manner. Outfit has been sending
the jocks platters on Leroy Holmes’ “Souvenir d’Italie”. (MGM), title
of a Rank pic to be released sometime. next Year, and getting a deejay
pitch which reads ‘From the picture of the same title from the studio
which produced “Sheckpoint,” “The Black Tent,” ete.

Redd Evans and book publishers Funk & Wagnalls are getting to-.
gether on a push for Marion Mill Preminger’s upcoming tome “All I
eo ? sat Want Is Everything.” Charlie Ross, of the Evans’ firm set the tune tie-

New contract calls for a 5° in- promotion-publicity toppe publicity topper - in with a similarly titled song by David Mann and Redd Evans. Tome’s
crease in base pay, with provisions . author, incidentally, is the ex-wife’ of Hollywood producer-director

year thereafter for life of agvee-/ ABC-PAR STEPPING UP | LESTER LANIN _| Otto Preminger. , | —
|NEW PORT FETE DONATES

ment. Greatest single advance for Narragansett, R. I. (Sept. 9).

inusicians, according to Sam Jack| RELEASES FOR ARTISTS} ,,2GN®S, CEUS soses with ceo. | Welk Orch Pulls 1206

Kaufman, local boss, was provision

for one paid rehearsal for musicals.}| ABC-Paramount will cash in on| sreatest attendance in history ‘ ¥
Previous to this, ail. rehearsals (its current high-tiding diskers ORCHESTRA trom New You In Two Texas Benefits 5G FOR JUNKIE HELP
were free. - with a stepped up disking schedule ; Newport, R. I., Sept. 10.

. P UBUMS. ( 40-3240). | Dallas, Sept. 10.
Kaufman said that, in the past,| all the vay down the roster Or-} EPIC ALBU LiN-3340-8240) Lawrence Welk orch’s. two bene-
the musicians’ scale and working fers. fOr t e pressing pic San . = fit shows here, Sept. 6-7, grossed {
conditions in Washington “were | (inged Gown OY te coanile x bet. | Mills Pick Up Rights an estimated $120,000 for the Va-
3314 less than realistic.” He stated | © one Me 9 ve ° ater i ts fa , : . 4. |rlety Club Boys’ Ranch at nearby
that everything was being done to ty bac re ° vheduile eria! tor tu-; To Rosa, German Click Bedford, Texas. Welk drew an SRO
close the breach between condi-| Ute release schedules. Continuing it 14 8,500 fans to the new Dallas Memo-
tions here and those of comparable| On tap for the ABC-Par record- niinuing is prow! ior OVver-| ifal ColHseurm’s arena area Friday
cities. such as Boston, Cleveland} ing spree are Paul Anka, George | seas material, Mills Music Jast week | (g) and 500 chairs were added for to Jazz School Inc, at L Me
and Philadelphia. Present contract, {Hamilton IV, The Sparkletones, | jatched on to “Rosa, Rosa, Nina,” ala 9,000-seat total. Saturday (7), |' Jazz School Inc. at Lenox, Mass.
calling for $115 minimum. is ap-| Micki Marlo, Alan Dale and John- German click, for U.S. publication, | after his weekly ABC-TV network | The directors said the money for
proximately same as Philadelphia, | ny Nash. The tune nit by Kurt Felts | Proadeast, Welk's second show here the psychiatric clinie was recom-
for example. {In the album division, Don Costa,j "© [Un®, Written by Aurt Feltz) walled a capacity 8,500 patrons into | mended in a report after a panel on
Hand in glove with the National director of pop artists & repertoire, and Werner _Scharfenberger, was the arena } the problem, chaired by John Ham-
contract, which sets the city pat-| Creed Taylor, head of the jazz op-| originally published by Edition} Dodge brought the Welk troupe | mond, jazz authority, was held at
tern, the union has just. inked a| eration, have set aside the next six| Rialto and was picked up by the| here and underwrote the $40,000 | the Newport Jaz Festival. They
three-year contract with the Feld.| Weeks for a complete schedule of| firm's prexy Jack Mills. expense. Saturday’s (7) telecast | Said the Jazz School Inc, is the only
Bros., operators of Carter Barron | cutting to cover almost the entire} Mills currently is having Eng-| was for Dodge dealers, who packed: School in the country devoted te
Amphitheatre. Latter’s summer | artist roster. . lish lysles set for the tune. - | the 1.773-seat adjacent auditorium, ' Setious teaching of jazz.
season of variety entertainment has . °
been a bonanza to local. musicians

for past four years. Agreement pro- | -~ ' - an
vides for basic orch of 20 men, with me =. a
some attractions, such as epera, us- { i

|
i
ing as many as 48 musicians. Elev- |
enth hour illness of Harry Bela- |

Newport Jazz Festival directors.
voted to give $5,000 to establish.
ment of a free psychiatric clinic in
New. York for treatment of jazz
musicos addicted to narcofics, and
$1,000 Louis Armstrong scholarship

fonte, which washed out an 11; C . + Zialals

night run, was a blew to both man- | 4 3 2% Sis 2ISiais
agement and union, and was set- | oo, 3 3 sialy ° = Ss lels = .

tled anieably by giving the musi- | VARIETY ~ tots gl3ay;Eie 5 g\s »l 3) 28 |s 9
cians half-pa wee a a | ~ > om ds

Local 161 with 1,600 members. Survey of retail disk best > <|% g 3} ois 3 Rig|/?{(s|218 a2. 2] &.
has profited from a resurgence of sellers based on reports ob- 31%] $i e a) § . fe 21 & | a joi alm i sid. g Oo
show biz and music . attraction tained from leading stores in SPR(ESISISTEISISIEIEIT Ble fei vise s| rT
here. In addition to National and | 18 cities and showing com- mi | & by 5} 3 Simicgiel<| 5 318/518 Gy sl ml A
Carter Barron, the 86-man National | parative scles rating for this. pd SJ E,9CI2Z (Flo STP iT ts( ely {cia e/a] E
Symphony provides steady. work and last week. &144si8 I g > a 4 E q | (i> | o .
for members. The $50,000 annual | 4 aie! 5 an } I~ {OojelZ | - Jag BT o
endowment of General Foods’ |} 45 Eyal Ti tt = Ts $ I 2/3 aia 3 i] l.
chairman Mrs. Merriwether Post ational Sie] ajar Ce a Sleisis a £ Eis

Rating Le 3 | aiSigziaie Z| NE.
for 2 series of free Spring concerts This Last :]* 3 4 = § 3] 48 3 Sia $ aial Tt
ot visiting school moppets, has /¥ ! “7 om o ; : oi. = =
provided Beextrs week remit aaell wk. wk, Artist, Label, Title SISIBISIE SES Elda lglzlzicislals| s
Symphony players. DEBBIE REYNOLDS (Coral)

Greatest» new source of employ- 1 1 Tammy . wee eee eas . 92 1 283. 2 114 2 131 3 4 .. +. . 2 . 1 127
ment is in the field of hillbillv mu- [J - PAU ANKA ABC. <=>. SNES SERRE
sic, according to J. Martin Emer- |: 2 2 Di L ( -P ar) 297 44 8 6 8s 1 314 3 3 4 9
son, executive secretary of the lo- ADA ws seen tee eet ees weet tse +t :
cal, and Ray Woods, its treasurer. | CRICKETS (Brunswick) oe
“Washington has become the cen- fa 3A 4 That'll Be the Day......... eee eee eee ce tans 3 2... 1 1... 1 .. 6 .. .. 12... .. 1... 8&8
ter of hillbilly music, rather than | JIMMY RODGERS (Roulette) ” } oe /

Norfolk, ” states Mr. Woods. daily 3B 3 Honeycomb ...............c cee eee ee eee , 6 6 . 2 6 . 2 6 1 TFT... 2 4 5 9 & 2 8
shows as Jimmy Dean’s two daily |} °
CHE telecasts; WMAU's “Saturday || 5 5 Horma Ton Wee oD ccece oe A a kk Te a
Night Jamboree”: and the develop- | JERRY LEE LEWIS (Sun) - — ;
ment of country music personal. | 6 6 Whole Lot of Shaki 7 510 4 8 10 4 3° 3 6 49
itles in local radio stations, plus an!f °° __¥ Hore Lot of Staking... -----.s- seer eeee ees ED eB
increasing number of special en- JANE MORGAN (Kapp) : oo . . a2
gagements for the corn-spun mu- 7 19 Fascination .......... scerstss Lee weer ene ee 3 1 Ba. trot est a :
sic, is helping local, players. BOBETTES (Atlantic) ° °
$$ 8 15 Mr. Lee ............0..00-00, ev ebaceee ees DM Be ae ee wee Be ee ee Bee 8 BE
LIZABETH SCOTT INTO Rainbow vse
9 7 Rainbow ........0.. 0. cece wee eee ene oo 9 8 2 2. ww B ow ee ee oe we 6h 6 68lUMTl, BO
DISK ACT VIA VIK DE aL BILLY WILLIAMS (Coral). : e
tA 10 8 Gonna Sit Right Down ............. ‘eae veces ae ee oe) BOOT Be we we Be we ae ee ee BC 8K

Lizabeth Scott is the latest Hol | JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia). cee eee eoes °° ‘ .
lywood name to get into the | 11A .. Chances . Are Re ee we ee «610 Bo. ww oe ke ee eee tes 1 ,. 2 -. 23
groove. She’s been inked for al-{ PAT BOONE (Dot) ; 2
bums by Herman Diaz, artists &{[11B .. Goldmine in the Sky............. be eeeee eeee oe ee BG ue we oe BB we ww i ne ee we ee 2B
repertoire chief for Vik Records. || ELVIS PRESLEY (Victon ~ .

Diaz, who was on the Coast for{[13 29 ‘Teddy Bear .....-..--.0.--cseeeuse ceceeeee Boe Tice ce ee We ee BB ce ae ne ee ee ee OD
the past couple of weeks, also — DON RONDO Uubilee) —
inked songstresses Gail Robbins |§ 14 18 White Silver S ut ee). | | 10 7704 8 18
and Jo Ann Gilbert and trumpeter ver ANGE 22 we ce ie we a oe are ae or ea oe oe oe se _- “° °° died _ oe
Billy Regis, who was formerly the |[ __ NAT KING COLE (Capitol)

Jead horn in the Perez Prado orch. 15 10 Send for Me ....-............. Ocerese ce enee 5 se oe -- 40 ,. a) oe oo 9... 9 .. an es se 6 oo 16}
While on the Coast, Diaz also cut . GENE VINCENT (Capitol)
a package with Diahann Carroll. 16 .. Lotta Loving........ see eee we cede eee eee oe ee GD nw ee ete tele we ee Ge OB ek ne et 8
N w Bios on Tos 5 DAVID CARROLL (Mereury) 5 4 1B
; 17 25 Fascimation ...........0.. ccc cece cee cee a a or ae oe le -. oc I
New log on oscy PAT BOONE (Dot) | a
canine phy of the Tate Ao oon! 184 13 Remember You're Mine............ eteeeee » 10 6. cn ce ne we te ee ee ee ee ee BCU CULT le ee GY 1D
about the maestro since his death, ! 18B DEL i hat ering. bilee) 5 7 9 Soe: ve ee 12
will hit the stands Sept. 13 under : son es OG - Le Glew cee wots aa cee * ae oe 1 ee ee 2° ae oe _.: oe oe oe: 4 ye (ee a
the G. P. Putnam's Sons banner. : MANTOVANI (London) nl
It's titled “The Magic Baton; Tos-.} 20A 11 Around the World ......-.-..+.-----ssssers ss te es By
canini’s Life for Music.” FRANKIE LYMON (Gee) .

Authored by Filippo Sacchi, tome;{ 20B .. Goody, Goody .............. pt cdaeeeues wees nk oe cee ewe ee Be Bane ne ne we we ee oe ee =D
will touch on the conductor's life! ~~——“*PONY BENNETT (Columbia) , - . - .
and times, from the start of nS 22 =2.. Middle. of the Islamd.....................--- a a
career in Italy to his work in the, ; Ts —

: BILLY WARD (Liberty)
Us. Sacchi is an Italian journalist. Q3A 14 Sear acc Leetecees seseeeees cece ee Bee ee ee De ee

Leopold La. Fosse has been if T BO (Do ,
named new concertmaster of the i{ 23B.21 Love Letters in the Sand........... vere ceteete ee ee ee ee oe ee ee ee te in ee ee et 9 #69
Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the :} SARAH VAUGHN (Mercury) :
1957-58 season, after five seasons | 23G -. Band of Angels ........-........ a co se BS ook ee ow oe IO 1. OOF
with the San Abtonio Symphany.! { ou . ~ presen eis 7 sissies warn '

Wednesday, September 1, 1987

MUSIC 59

Boff Champagne ( Circuit B. 0.

Marshard, Like. Davis Davis and } Lanin, Clicking Big
With Blueblood Beat

By GUY LIVINGSTON

Boston, Sept. 10.
Harry Marshard, Hub society
orch -maestro, who has 21 units
out playing bounce for debs and
bluebloods from Bar Harbor to
Miami and from here to midwest

and back, says biz on the social

register cireuit has never been
better.

Same goes for the society units
traveling under the Lester Lanin
and Meyer Davis baniers.

The Hub. tooter is a corporation
with ‘employment of 250 Boston
musicians all year around, and has

been pied pipering among the fash-

ionable set for 25 years, serving
up his “businessman’s bounce,”
dance music at the rate of 128
steps -a minute.

Today’s debs. dig jazz the most,
he says, and this is about the only
change in the two and one-half
decades he’s been supplying music
for the socially acceptable. . With
bookings now for his society orchs
through 1965, Marshard is turning
his attention to the recording field.

His first album, “Harry Marshard.

Plays Resort Favorites” on Uni-
corn, made with 25 tooters, is set
for release the last week of Aug-
ust. Tumes range from pops and
jazz to calypso. in the album of
Marshard resort faves.

‘The 23 selections, he says, are a
composite of. faves from the lush
spots he’ 5 played from Bar Harbor

VARIETY

,to the Bahamas.

operations

“AROUND. THE WORLD (Decca) °

‘Lanin has a hit
LP going for him on the Epic. label

and Davis has grooved for ABC-.

Paramount.

Marshard, whose Boston-based
include booking and
veeping Vaughn Monroe Produc-

tions (he discovered Monroe play- |

ing a trumpet in 1935), says so-
ciety tooting has a skill all its own.
“You: have to feel the pulse of
the party at all times and_arrange

‘the music accordingly,” he points

out. “The three most important
elements are tempo, timing and
tune. All arrangements must have
the proper tempo to satisfy every-
one at the same time. The music
cannot be so slow or so fast that

.some people will be unable to

dance.

“The best tempo is ‘business-

man’s bounce,’ a Gadence of ap-
proximately 128 steps per minute,
a.very bouyant stride. Persons who
do not. know how to dance can

enjoy it on the dance floor: by:

merely walking to it.”

Upper echelon parties are bigger
and more frequent now than they
have been for some time, Marshard
says. Jazz artists are in vogue with
the society crowd and he frequent-

‘ly brings in top names in the jazz

field for the doings. Ivy League
biz is up too, after a decline, he
reports.
Marshard’s itinerary ‘covers some
30 cities and Bar Harbor,( -Nan-
(Continued on page 62)

Kathy Barr to Victor

RCA Victor is prepping a big pop
buildup for a new _ songstress,
‘Kathy Barr, a coloratura soprano
who will cut pop singles and |
albums.
_ Her first set. will he""'The Desert
Song” with the Metopera basso,
Georgio Tozzi. ;

‘Colored Performers
Rights Society’ a New
Barney Young Venture’

m= Barney Young, who has been at
the center of numerous Tin Pan Al-
ley ventures and squabbles, ts now
involved in another enterprise
called the Colored “Performers
Rights Society of America. Young
‘indicated that the new outfit would
aim at giving greater exposure to
the works of Negro cleffers, both
past and present and irrespective of
whether the works are in the pub-
lic domain.

The new organization will also
be a performing. rights society,
licensing radio, television and
other users of such works that it
will control. Young said that while
Negro composers would be princi-.
pally affected, the organization |
would be open to all persons “re-
gardless of race, color or creed.”

Ramona Redd to Lin
Ramona Redd, singer and cleffer
of “Pledge of Love,” has . been ;
inked to a disk pact by Lin Rec-

{ords, a Texas indie.

Her first Lin sides, “Rendez-
yous” and “Give Me Your Heart,”
were also wriften by} her.

IN. Y. Local 802 Hits Meyer Davis
In New Deal With Legit Theatres

Dot’s Boone Boon

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

_ Name change is heing mulled
for Nick Boone, 22-year-ojd
brother of Pat Boone, who. has.
been signed to a disking con-
tract by Dot Records. Randy
Wood, Dot. prexy, wanis to
change the younger. brother's
handle to avoid any conflict
with Pat Boone, Dot’ s hot plat-
ter property.

There may be more conflict -

in the offing. Wood also is
talking a disk deal with Pat’s
wife, Shirley.

Newton to Coast For
Distrib Realignment :

+ Local 802, N.Y. unit of the Amer-

iiean Federation of Musicians,
| achieved its goal of blocking em-
; ployment of musicians in Broadway
‘shows in which they invest in their
“new pact with the League of N.Y.

4 Theatres. Local 802 has been fight-

‘ing this setup for many years in a

«Move aimed princivally at Meyer

i Davis, a prominent Broadway angel
: who also. contracts for.theatre pit
| orchs.

‘ The legit pact, “ which runs for
three years, also ups the minimum
| from $148 to $155 and, during the
: third year of the pact, the mint-
; mum quota of tooters for legitu-
:hers goes up from 24 to 25 men.
i All extra men, who do not have
-run-of-the-play contracts, must get
i 10 weeks notice instead of the for-
'mer six.

t -Local 802’s dealings with the

N.Y. Philharmonic, mo... ..2e, are
completely stalled. With the new

Larry Newton, ABC-Paramount’s ! season due to start in October, no

national sales manager, headed for ; Pact has yet been signed although
the Coast over the weekend for a:

i Local 802 spokesman say they are
t “optimistic” about coming to terms.

two-week 0.0. of the label’s dis-! asain demand of Local 802 is a

tributor setup in that area.

- According to Sam Clark, ABC-:

| longer season. At the present.time,
ithe N.Y. Philharmonic has a 29-

Par prexy, the high percentage of | week season as against 46 for-the

|sales marked .up by the various : 9 ks for ¢ ila.
distributors for the label has made: Boston and 82 wee § for the Phila
f ;

it necessary. for a realignment o
the Coast operation to effect a
closer coordination with sales in
the midwest and in the east. During
his Coast stay, Newton will huddle.
with diskery’s Coast field rep, Lee
Palmer, and check ABC-Par’s Coast

pressing facilities.

4 RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS |

LA Judge Upsets AFM
‘Arbitration Setup In
Action Vs. Radio Producer

Los Angeles, Sept. 10.

Arbitration awards affirmed by
ithe international executive board
‘of the American Federation of
| Musicians have no force or effect
‘in Los Angeles County, Superior
. Court Judge Bayard Rhone ruled .
:in yacating an order seeking a
‘judgment against David Hire Pro-
iductions. Ruling could have a

't far-reachin? effect on trial board

| decisions of Local 47, AFM.

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Survey of ‘retail album best >, 8 ae > a ole lel@ialels. 5 E B| 4 o ||. Organist Richard Aurandt. took
sellers bared | on . reports from lead. lei. tele & E joie] 8 g 3 fears lslele;¢/o 3 7 {jthe case to court after the AFM
tng stores and showing comparative Jeig]#} el sig. a) 4 gi/&/§ gisl|s]a g a|2|2] 4 |] board affirmed a Local 47 ruling
ratings for this week and last. (1F/ Sl Sle elt Sle lsle aisles Y |B) 8] 7 || that Hire owed Aurandt $12,636 for
SIiSiA®IAlSiF |] sleluis @le12)8 a g “es 1a] © Ii the re-use of the transcribed “Wild
reISTELTIEL LS] 118 Ligj#@la ll isla S| 2 | , || Bill Hickok” radio serles. Au-
~ I~ Te]s s = od BP a om | I a&l~r = lly a | f& | P randt, who supplied the musi¢ on
i) | & | oly 3 2/l/i 212/32 wd £13! 4) O bithe original shows, claimed he
National sis ie|Siel$]&] x tieiala: silalaia]é E ©} 11] wasn’t paid for a total of 117 re-
Rating : Si/eislials a Bis ei sie@le eis] el eiF N |! broadcasts. Tune union found in
This Last Slee SIS IB (SIs isi glelsl2]s)/ el 18) 3) 8] Thjnis favor and ordered Hire to
wk. wk. _ Artist, Label, Title Z| <1Filmin lOlweielalsidil Siz lola i ala! 2] S Fimake payment. When the coin

wasn't forthcoming, Aurandt went

. x 4{into court seeking a judgment to
1 1 Soundtrack (DL 9046).......... becevees 2 9 6 | r1 tft 2 1 3 «1 «2 «28 «38 1~=«12 1 2:10 8 154 Fl cntorce the AFM ruling. »
. MY FAIR LADY (Columbia) - an Judge Rhone ruled that the Su-
2 3 Original Cast (CL 5090)..:..... eee eseene 5 4 7. 8 2 3 8 2 2 5 5 7 2 ' § 1. 3 6 110 f| perior Court has no power to en-
-_- ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) , " force such rulings unless the arbi-
34° 2 Loving You (LPM 1515)...........ee805- 2 «2 21 2 22 ww 61, 3 6 3 4 4.2 1 2 102- tration, takes Place, within Los An-
: ‘NAT KING COLE (Capitol) 7 . _ geles County or unless both parties
3B 5" Love Is the Thing (W 824)............... 3 2 2 3 5 1 2 8 5 44. 5 3 86 3 102 |. agree to such enforcement at the
: — - — || time the controversy comes to a
‘ FRANK,SINATRA (Capitol) . ~ head. There was no such sgree-
‘MANTOVANI (London) ° ‘tuled that members of the dune
6 8 Film Encores (LL 1700).......... seonese oo = 8 S&S F D9 Ww . - 6 2 98 10 3 8... .. 48 f/ union's exec board are scattered all
: KING & I (CapitoD . {| aver the U. S. and Canada and
7 7 Soundtrack (T 740)..........0cceseeeee8 9 9 3 °2 10 3... 7 . 9 6 6. «. 46 paerefote etspate was not erbt
OKLAHOMA (Capitol) — er in the dispute was not am ac-
8A 10 Soundtrack (SAO 595).......0scceccesees 7 4... 449... 7 @ oe ay se 34 || tion binding within the limits of
. _ > the county.
JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) - ~” Since written agreements of the
8B 11 Wonderful, Wonderful (CL 1028)... eeeres 08 ee (ee ee oe 4 3 -10- - 1. - 7 .. 7 34 9! xind mentioned are virtually un-
ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp) heard of in the industry, the Rhone
‘104A 9 Fabulous '50’s (KXL 5000 roteteeseesses oe os 9 8 oe ae 6 68 4 .- «- 9 4 5 32 J! ruling has the effect of making an
‘LESTER LANIN ORC® (Epic) exec board arbitration ruling val-
. 10B- 8 Dance to Music of (LW B3B4C)... ccc eseeee Bow... h.,6hUUOUB . oe. Woo. 2 weteee oe ae 1 32 |] ueless in this county.
' EDDY DUCHIN STORY (Decca) — oy vee
1242 Soundtrack (DL. 8289).........- westceae 8 0s ee ee 6 6 PTs «2 5 Tie ee 23 I! Gallic Varel & Bailly °
LENA HORNE (Victor) cc “ fo ee
13 1" Lena at the Waldorf (LOC 1028).......... .. 3 e. wow. . o., eee ne te ee ee DS 19 To Reprise JJ 5S Tour
ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp) — ch tu
144... Almost Paradise (1063)........0...000000 008 ee eee ws 6 un ee ee ee 2 vs .- 10 15-{}. Varel & Bailly, Fren ne-
— — — — = || smith-singing team which played in
FRED WARING (Capitol). - : , ; -
4B 15 Waring in HI-FI (W 845). ; 5 2 15 || the U. S. last year with a seven
* . =, ste ses esses ees oe ae “ 6 * :* . os ° or oe me man vocal ensemble, the Chanteurs
HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor) . | de Paris, have been booked for an-
14C Sings the Caribbean (LPM 1505).,........ ee ae 4... .. ee ee oe ee eee So.n oe ee eee 15, | other extensive tour of this coun-
i. TENNESSEE ERNIE (Capitol) So - "—! try this fall and winter. They'll
17... Hymns (T 756)...... 2.0... s senna seoee 6 ne ee Tce ne ee ce ne tee 7 .. «- 10... .. .. 14.9} bow here via-a tv appearance on
MARTIN DENNY (Liberty) a ~ _ > the Gary Moore show in early Oc-
18 .. ° Exotica (LRP 3034)......... ceueeeceeees 80 ne ee ne ne ee ve we ne beeeee ce ce ne ee Bw. = «13 J] tober.
PERRY COMO (Victor) — - - — ' FoHowing, they have dates ‘ the
- , Fontainebleau in Miami Beac. e
194 14 We Get.Letters (LPM 3453). eseene sc eaeees 10 .. 8 .. 10 8 .. 07 1... ee ee 12 El Morocco in Montreal; and Chez
- FRANK SINATRA (Capitol) . Gerard in Quebec. They are also
-19B Swinging Lovers. (W 653).......... Deeses bs 8 .. 8 % a -9. 12 ! due to make a repeat stand at the
HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor) , ~ — Empire Room of the. Waldorf-
19C 20 Calypso (LPM 1248)......... pesvecvaccee 00 UW 2. ce ee ee ee ee Tne ie ee ee ee ee) 68. =o S2 «ff Astoria, N. Y., where they Played
PAJAMA GAME (Columbia) , 4 : — i ; last spring. .
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MUSIC

On The Upveat

_New York
Anita Kerr Singers and Owen:
Bradley’s orch, both Decca artists,:

set as regulars on the ABC “Jim
Reeves Show” series . . . Detroit |

branch won Decca’s silver record :
award for top sales performance :
during July. :
Thelma Carpenter now appearing
at the Belvedere deHe Rose in’
Rome ... Carole Bennett, Hilton:
Records .thrush, majoring in psy-
chology at Hunter College night |
sessions . Kelly Camarata, Ard-:
more and Beechwood professional .
manager, off to the Coast for two,
weeks . . . Bobby Kroll fashioning :
R nitery act for thrush Vivian Della:
Chiesa . . . The Rover Boys, Vik:
pactees, set for four weeks at Ben >
Maksik’s Town & Country, Brook-—
lyn, beginning Oct. 14... Judy Scott.
slated for the Mapes Hotel, Reno, :
for a two-weeker, starting ‘Oct.

‘frames ..

ooo ate eee

for Mode ... Les Baxter signed by
producer Bernard Glasser to score!
“Escape from Red Rock,” filmed |

ing... Doris Drew cut an ae

2

Chicago

Billy Taylor set for Hotel Suther-
land here for two frames, Oct. 30
. Barbara Carroll returns to Lon-

: don House here, Oct. 30, for four
' George Rico Quartet |

pacted by Muehlebacht Hotel, N.C.,
‘Sept, 30, for four frames .. . Don

; Thompson quintet inked for Pala- |;

ium, E. St. Louis, HL for two
weeks, Oct. 29, and then to De-
‘ eatur Lounge, Decatur, Til. for two
:more, Nov. 11. Lionel Hamp- |
.ton into Roberts "Show Club here,
Sept. 18, for two weeks and ther
Rail, Hilwaukee. { for ore

to Brass

.week, Sept. "30. - Topsy

. packaged with Willie Mabon band

Cabot Records’ head Paul Wex-: ‘for October tours.

Jer and disker Bill Heyer hitting,
the midwest area on a plugging:
trek for latter’s “September Song” |
and “Clouds” . Bill Hayes plays ;
a Catholic Youth Org benefit in.
Washington Oct. 4... Paul Anka,!
ABC-Paramount disker, headlining |
the “Biggest Show of *57” tour,
which kicked off in Pittsburgh, last :
week ... Horace Silver Quintet.
and Helen Merrill headlining the |
new Village Vanguard bill .
Francis inked to the indie "Safari
Jabel .. . Miles Davis is out of cir-
culation for September following
major surgery in N. YY... .
Paragons signed a five-year pact
‘with Shaw Artists. Sax-man Sonny
Rollins formed his own jazz com- is
bo... Blues singer Rosco Gordon ;
set for a South American tour by;
Shaw Artists ,.. Goldie Goldmark '
to the Coast for two weeks.
Irving Fields Trio back at the!
St. Moritz Oct. 1... Vocalist Lauri |
Ames signed 2 personal manage- ;
ment deal with Jerry Lynn,
Irwin Zucker, Coast disk promo-;
tion man, and Dee Hill leave on a:
European honeymoon today (Wed.)
. Don, Casanave, ABC-Paramount
disker, holding over on Ted
Steele’s WOR-TV show . . Mahlon!
Merrick orch signed with Urania
Records . . . September issue of
Playboy mag features a two-page
Spread on Kai Winding ... Mar-
shall Stearns begins a 15-week
course on jazz at the New. School
For poeia Research beginning
ct. 4.

Hollywood

Jeff Alexander assigned by, Met-:
ro to score “Saddle the Wind” .. ./
Brunswick Records. signed vocalist!
Jackie Wilson, formerly with Billy |
Ward & the Dominoes .. . Gloria
DeMarco, of the five DeMarco Sis-
+ leavin’ «“onv to work as a;
single . - » Clarence Wheeler and
a.. :s Bibo inked to score George
Pal’s "Tom Thumb” , , , Norman
Grana talking an album of spirit-
uals with Jane Powell ,.. April
Ames inked. by GNP to cut an al-
hum with Walt Heebner supervis-

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lunder the Regal banner for 20th- |
Fox release Lk
son and the

day tour of Army shows is’ lined

Cabana.

| |Maynard Ferguson, Oct. 7; Austra-

Philadelphia
Johnny Mathis making first local
appearance at the Celebrity Room

(Oct. 1), Glenn Derringer, 14-

year-old ‘organist, admitted to the}

Musicians Union, as the younges.
member of the AFM ... Jeff
Chandler in town making. radio

rounds to plug his new disks .

After appearances with “Jazz -at the
Philharmonic,” the Modern Jazz
Quartet set for a European. tour in
November ... . Richard Maltby into
Sunnybrook | “Ballroom (14) Le
Jolly Joyce has signed Steve Gib-
Red Caps for the win-
ter -season at Miami Beach’s new
Deauville Hotel, first talent booked
‘for the inn which opens Dec 20.

San Francisco

Chico Hamilton Quintet opened
Tuesday (10) Dave Glickman’s Jazz

iShowecase .,.. Four Lads opening

Thursday (12) at the Fairmont’s
Venetian Room, to be followed
Oct. 10 by Marie McDonald .

Earl Hines started his third year
at Doc Dougherty’s Hangover ., .
Jean Hoffman and. her. electric}
piano return to Frisco Sept. 17 to
the Blackhawk—her trio will the | B
with the Cal Tjader Quintet: the
first_ two weeks, ‘and in the second

half of her inonth-long ‘stand she'll |."

be joined by. Art Pepper .”. . Boo
Pleasant opened at the Céllar : ue

Dorothy Dorben in town working -
‘with Al Wallace and her Bimbo’s

365 line June Christy at Fack’s
II, to be followed by the Mary
Kaye Trio.

Kansas City

Carmen Cavallaro and company
to the Coast following their cur-
rent stand in the Eddy Restaurant.
They are set to open a three-week
stand in the Hotel. Statler in L. A,
early in Oct... . Smith » hea
for Sacramento when they ‘finish
their engagement in the Tefrace
Grill of Hote] el Muehlebach. A 10-

up for them there in late Septem-|
ber ... The former Southern Map-|
sion on Baltimore Avenue, long
closed, has been reopened as the
Dixie Manor by Bob Billington
with music by Diana at the piano

. Terry Felix has moved in at
the “keyboard of the organ in the
Hotel Phillips recently spruced up

Cleveland

Sam Firsten upping his Modern
Jazz Room’s autumn budget for
Anita 0’ Day unit week of Sept. 16,

lian Jazz Quartet, Oct. 21; and Os-

0619 Sunset Blvd.
H’weed 46, Calif.

At? Lincoln Rd.
Mlaml Beach, Fla.
Phene:
JEHerson 8-0333

Phene:_
OLymple 2-9948

‘Representatives of five permanent’

‘| ferces to discuss the problem, Ken-
| neth E. Crickmore, manager of ‘the

‘atthe Edinburgh Festival here so
that. he. might get “speedy public

‘World, the Halle, he said, was fac-

OO ia doko dt te

/ Wednesday, - September -11, -1957

TET 1Elsie S| 3 |
. Survey of retail sheet music slo] es 2 z]a]
best sellers based on reports Ble) 3 3 1e18
obtained from leading stores in Ss A rn = a = E 8 oi fT
| 12 cities and showing com Blt2lio| Ble on a|-~{13i/o
parative sales rating for this ~ S TSEle] gi} a. g g s- S|T
and last week. , oa Rx Sal Ss. 5 J2)& jo] a
* ASCAP —‘ ¢- BMI 5 & 5 S| e|-8 Jo| 218 Sib
, SiS er Li eigi ly j tad,
a lis iSleidia 2 o| PF
National * w & a I ~ B a tT7io
Rating | Sidhisizi eld ei ard ys
_ This Last . 8 3 < i i <j] x Zz x
wk. wk. Title and Publisher 13 |31% Va a|-87 8)
“™ : flBleis 6S lel zis lS lai 81s
1 1 *Tammy (Northern)............. 12 2 1 4 2 41 °=1'1 «1 «£ «17
2 2 ‘*Around the World (Young)..... 2121 2 2 1 ~ 2 «2,2 2 3 = 4 108
3 3 7Fascination (Southern)........: 3 6°3- 6 3 3° 3... #T .. 2-.., 68
4 4 *Love Letters Sands (Bourne)....:6 3 .. 4 6 .. 10 3.5 38 4 35 59
5A 6 .+White Silver Sands (Southern)... 7 B 5 8 7 6. 3.7 5... 43
“5B 5 *Gonna Sit. Down (Chappell)..... De ee BB a4. 9 4 6 3 43
7 | ‘Middle of Island (Morris).... 5 5 5 9 9... -9 10 6... 2 -39
; 11 *Rainbow (Robbins).:........... 10 067~—C6U7 10 D5... wes. F 9 26
11 ,.. ‘Not For Me to Say (Konwin).. . ...10. 8 4. 4 «+7... 2... 10 10 6 22
0 8. *Old: Cape Cod -(Pincus)....:.-.. 9 4... 7. 0. 8 100. 8 20
ms a “Teddy Bear (Gladys)........... ee -. 4 4 9. 16
124 Affair to Remember (Feist)...... 4 10... +. 40+. 0s) _ +; 1S.
12B 14 +Diana (Mellin):................ Boy. ee ee ee 5. 8b . 10 #15.
14° *Honeycomb (Joy)............. wee A . 8 _7 4
15 *Goldmine in Sky’ (Bourne) veeeee » 8. . 8 66

ear Peterson Oct. 28 . . Wendell
Tracy trio moved into ‘Hotel Tudor
Arms to replace Joe Baldi quintet
which returned to Eldorado Room,
its usual winter haunt ,.. Don Ly-
barger’s Coachhouse, redecorated
after a fire, ‘reopened by Jimmy
Saunders’ Playboys who were. re--
cently signed by -Chess Records

‘Aristid Wuertzler, concert
| harpist, added to Johnny Singer’s
crew which stays at Statler Terrace
Room until Sammy Watkins’ out-
fit returns Sept. 30 for installation
of floor shows ... Angelo DaMalas*
orch to alternate with AI’ Russ’
band in two-week spells at Al Nai-
man's Zephyr Room when it' brings
in Phil Foster Sept. 17-22, Terri
Stevens. Sept. 24-29: Lenny Colyer
Oct. 1-6 and Anita Ellis Oct. 8-13.

British, Symuphs Beef
Over Goyt. Subsidies

Edinburgh, "Sept. 3.
Musie jig in a bad way in Britain.

British. symphony orchs regard it
as so serious they have joined.

Halle Orchestra, called here for an:
independent. national committee to
look into the whole question of
public subsidies for music “in yiew
of the fresh financial crises: facing
the permanent symphony orches-
tras.” He made his: announcement

reaction to the -whole unholy
mess.”

Despite having a bigger b.o. turn
over than any: other oerch in the}.

ing an znnual loss of $30,000. The
chief trouble was that British orchs
Jacked the substantial Government

grants on. which foreign orchs.
farived. Their difficulties had been
intensified by recent pay hikes to
musicians, a

According to Crickmore, the |.
Halle Orch has received invitations
from 15 different countries, includ-
ing America, but cannot accept be-
cause they are undercut by other
orchs which are subsidized by their
own governments,

British Disk. Bestsellers

London, Sept. 10,

Diana ............006. Anka.
(Columbia)

‘Love Letters Sand .... -Boone
(London)

Train to San Fernando Duncan
(Columbia)

All Shook Up ......:.. Presley
(HMYV)- _

— (RCA)

" Water, Water ..........Steele
(Decca) ©

Teddy Bear . eas manese Presley

(RCA}
With All My Heart cess Clark
(Pye-Nixa) | .
Paralysed ..... oeseee Presley
(HMV)

Wanderin’ Eyes .....,.Gracie
(London)

{ night .in .Tokyo,” “Swing Journal
cert. ”

$9.95 package.
standard Ory material (“Tin Roof |-

Brewers Put Caltural

Head on New Institute|

Julius Bloom, formerly director
of the Brooklyn Academy of Music,
has been named executive director
of the National Institute for Music,
a new organization set up. under
sponsorship of the U. S. Brewers
Foundation. The Institute: will be

.dedicated to the encouragement of.
new talent in -various fields oft:
music and ‘the organization of new |

musical ensembles.
It’s the first. time that a-manu-

facturing group’ has set up an outfit

to back the cultural arts; Edward:

VY. Lahey, the Brewers Foundation’
“the nation’s.

prexy, stated that
brewers. believe: that business and

‘industry © can perform a vital role
financial support ‘for

previding,
America’s fine arts just. as they
have. supported scientific investiga-
tions, general research and other
public interest projects.”

The first project of the Institute:

will be the formation ofa major

chorus. It will be modeled along

the lines of leading symphony’ orchs
in that its member will be

York, but will tour the country..A

series of auditions will be held

“=| CARMEL

shortly, : sts

Japanese King Records: :

Ups Instruniental Jazz
: Tokyo, Sept. 3.

After experimenting. with .jazz|
instrumental. - records since “last:
year, the King Record Co. is: pull-}
ing out all the stops. Company isi.
now recording its 10th jazz LP over
the period. Current session fea-

tures. top band Shafps and Flats
with the ‘nation’s three top drum-

mers, George Kawaguchi, Jimmie|

Takeuchi and Hideo: Shirai. “Pre-
‘viously, .all Japanese jazz records
were vocals,

King will sell .distributorship to|f-
all 10 LPs-in U. S., Canada, Aus-:

tralia and Europe. Titles include
“Jazz Message From Tokyo,” “Mid-

on a-
fulltime basis and_its programs will {|
cover the full ganiut of: the}
repértoire. It. will be based in New |

Soil Bens

tucket, Cape Cod, Jamaica and

Nassau resorts.-:The society bigwigs
have definite likes and dislikes, and
| “generally - speaking,”
‘gays, “hit tunes are mot as popular
‘as ‘standard: ‘showtines of the Por-
ter,“ Kern, Gershwin, ‘Rodgers &&
Hammerstein type.”

is oke,; but not too miich. One of
his tooters is Maxie Kaminsky, who

has played: at-one time or. another.

with most of the great bands since
‘the '30s. Marshard constantly seeks
new talent, and there are sartorial
requirements too. Tooters get ‘spe-
‘cial barbers and clothing. styles
specified by the Marshard-office.
Marshard, who started as a druni-
mer in-a. highschool band, now has
a list of gilt edge clients, in¢elud-
ing the Fords, the duPonts, ‘Stet-
tiniuses, Saltonstalls, Haliowells,
Iselins, Pullmans and “Palmers.

Marshard’s dates. are. in the $5,-
000 class, .and his one-nighters are
‘In the’ country’s plushiest country
clubs and private mansions.

_QUINN

-WHO ARE. YOU
FOOLIN’ NOW
ond .

You CAN’T
RUN AWAY FROM
YOUR HEART

All Stars” and “Sunday Jazz Con-|} agg

Kid Ons LP Spree

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

| Verve Records flew Kid Ory

down from San Francisco last week
for a hectic session of recording a|
new double LP package as a follow- | |

up. to the first of a Kid Ory series
which hasn’t even . been released.

yet.

| Initialler was recorded "by Nor-}
‘man Granz during Ory’s tour of
{Europe and is now being edited for

Telease in the near future as a
‘It features all the

Blues” -etc.) and Granz, now in-

volved in the editing chore, de-.

cided to do more of the same as
soon as possible..

of. disking,

Four LP sides! §
were completed fin one weekend |

A great score compesed by.
Dimitr! Tiemkia for
the new cinorama predection ..
“1g EARCH FOR
PARADIS e&

M. WITMARK & SONS

; Continued from page 58 games .

Marshard

“A: little hot with the: oompah -

—

UND TRACK

wee Pena gee at aes olde tle an an oe Cea

~~

an original sound track recording from the

20th CENTURY-FOX CinemaScope Production, Produced by
ald, Directed by Leo McCarey, color by DeLuxe.

he Title Song, “An Affair to Remember”

.

ing by VIC DAMONE.

Wednesday, September 11, 1987 VARIETY . #8

64 MUSIC

Wednesday, September -11, -1957

STEEL BANDS STANDARD |
WITH TOURIST TRADE:

By BILL ORNSTEIN
St. Thomas, Sept. 10.

Steel Bands continue the craze of ©

the Caribbean. Hotels faver them
at least one night a week to give
the tourists semethitig to talk about.

There are at least 18 Steel Bands

on the islands, two of which can -
be found in St. Thomas, largest of .

the three most important Virgins.
One band visits the Virgin Isle
Hotel for its Pavillion Under the
Stars every Thursday night when.
for extra divertissement, the dining
room being closed down for an
open air barbecue buffet which is
followed by The Steel Band.

Calypso, cha-cha and merengue
are the specialty of the steel bands
‘which have a harmony and: dance
rhythm all their own.

Boys who exude this type of mu.
sic range from 15 to 20 years of age.
Attire typically is a pair of levis
and a colored shirt. Bands usually
have 10 to 12 boys.

Steel bands originated soon after

World War II when empty. oil:

drums were left behind by U. S.,]
soldiers. Someone discovered that ;

by using a blunt steel instrument ;
and making a series’of indentations
the music forthcoming would vary
in sound in each specific area on
the drum top. Only the top quarter
(sometimes half) of the container |
is used..

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VARIETY Scoreboard

OF

TOP TALENT AND TUNES

ee

Compiled from Statistical ‘Reports of Distribution
Encompassing the Three Major Outlets

Retail Sheet Music

as Published in the Current Issue

Retail Disks

&

NOTE: The current comparative sales strength of the Artists and Tunes ‘Usted hereunder ts
arrived at. under a statistical system comprising each of the three major sales outlets enu-
merated above. These findings are correlated with data from wider sources, which are exclusive
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TALENT

if POSITIONS

|| This Last a _

i Week Week ARTIST AND LABEL

| 1 1 DEBBIE REYNOLDS (Coral).
2 2 PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par.) ......
3 5
4 9
5 3
6 10 JERRY LEE LEWIS (Sun) ..
7...
8 4
9 8 RUSS HAMILTON (Kapp) ....
10 6

It’s Still the ‘Sound,’
Not the Song Quality,
That’s Hitting on Disks

Bronxville, N.Y.
Editor, VARIETY:

‘In the past six weeks the music
[biz has got the pundits jumpin’
because suddenly sheer noise has
been replaced by a softer sound,
albeit with a beat, and, what most
of them seemed to have missed,
with a new-type of recorded voices
which have a young sincere sound,
and many with names not hitherto
famous on records. Whether it’s
a ballad or a rocker it is the in-
dividual sound of the particular
record that’s grabbing the loot.
To eall any ballad a “good” song

wild sound, and any heavy-beat
tune “bad,” just because it’s loud,
is making the whole thing too sim-
| pie.

The present trend of individuals
and groups judging out loud what
is a good song and what is a bad
one comes awfully close to censor-
ship, I think. If a song isn’t ob-
‘scene, it would seem that over the
years the public, by plunking down
its dough, has pretty well deter-
mined what it thinks is “good”
‘and vice versa. "The country &
western. market has always pro-
duced songs that appealed to mil-
lions of non-New Yorkers, whereas
most Broadway show scores lately
have been devoid of hits, “My Fair
Lady” excepted. WLo cah say
which type is good, or bad?

If the pundits would tramp Tin

PAT BOONE (Dot) Fee teatemeeeteeeneeneed

just because it isn’t done -with a.

(#ASCAP {BMI F-Films)

Pan Alley and play as many demos
for publishers and a&r men as I
have, they’d find that no two pub-|[

lishers. agree on what is a “good”
song, or a turkey. Likewise, any|

working songsmith knows that out
of seven or eight top a&r men,
their taste and judgment is com-

pletely unrelated to what the other]

may think.

I think a good song is“one that
sells a million records and half as
many copies, whether it is a bal-
lad, schottische or barrel-house

blues, If corny, trite and simple!

songs. sell, who'am I or anybody
else. to call them: corny, trite and
simple? W. C. Fields forever put
the clam on. humor-pundits when
he asked, “Who knows what’s
funny?” I ‘can’t recall that anybody
ever gave him the answer.
Pat Ballard.

ATLANTA SYMPH SHIFTS.

Atlanta, Sept. 10.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
one of the South’s major sym-
phonic organizations, is shifting
its principle series of subscription
concerts from Atlanta’s 5,000-seat
Municipal Auditorium to the
Tower Theatre, formerly known as
the Erlanger, ‘the coming sedson.
New house which seats only 1,850,
will require double concerts to

accommodate the audiences.
Among the artists featured this

year are Jennie Tourel, Leonard |

Pennario, Thomas Brockman, Gina
Bauchauer, Whittemore &. ‘Lowe,
Yehudi Menuhin, Lisa Della Casa;
and guest conductors Arthur Field-
ler and Alberto Bolet. Henry Sop-
kin is musical director.

veeeeseseese Lammy*
ceceeseeeees Dianat

JIMMY ‘RODGERS (Roulette) ....... ». +. Honeycomb*
CRICKETS (Brunswick) wesceceseeeceeeees Chat’ Be The Dayy

\Tt’s Not for Me to Say*
(Wonderful, Wonderfuly
sseseeeeee Whole Lot Of Shakingy
JANE MORGAN (Kapp) .................. Fascination} —

BILLY WILLIAMS (Coral) -............... Gonna Sit Right Down*
veeeee Rainbow}

Love Letters in The Sand*
Goldmine In The Sky*

{anni celebrafion for the season of

jorch itself is stepping up its sched-

seur” concerts aimed at specialized

‘expanded, according to Paul L.
| Willson, associated president.

‘historian for the Victor disk divi-.

ing Machine Co. in 1912.

Combo Review

ANDRE PREVIN TRIO.
London House, Chicago

Exposuré through film and disks
brought: a packed. opening night
turnout to Andre Previn’s Windy

City -debut (4). Except for week-
end Coast dates squeezed between
film commitménts, this four-frame
London House engagement is Pre-
vin’s only nitery stand for the year.

Previn’s brand of showmanship
‘and his style of music display a
confidence. that enables him to dis-
pense with any: admixture of sales-
manship. He consequently re-
;mains in direct contact with the
| audience during thé sets which are
wide ranging in pace and idiom.
{Showtunes are exploited for a vast.
{range of subtle and imaginative
jazz effects while the esoteric bits
of far out and cool stuff are played
j}with the idea of communication
to the audience and not with a con-
|| descending air.

With Previn’s piano is the pair
that has worked with him on pre-
vious occasions, Bob Neel on
drums and bassist Bob Berteaux.
Both follow Previn’s capers with
understanding and do a fine sup-
|}porting job musically although
neither dis called on-for virtuoso
s

Cal Tjader takes over the Lon-
don House, Oct.

| Suburban Tread Sparks
New S. F. Longhair Sked

San Francisco, Sept. 10.

The San Francisco Symphony
'|has abandoned its ‘decades-old
policy of Saturday night concerts
and will perform this coming sea-
son on Wednesday and Thursday
nights and Friday afternoons. The
| Wednesday night is new, replacing
the old Saturday night series. The
reasons, according to symphony
i} manager Howard Skinner, are the
{trend toward the suburbs and the
trend toward the long weekend...

The coming. season will consist
of 54 concerts, opening Dec. 4, plus
a number of special "events—15
‘| youth concerts under Ear] Bernard

TUNE

POSITIONS TUNES Murray and four “pops” concerts
This Last under Andre Kostelanetz. Sym-
Week Week TUNE PUBLISHER phony conductor Enrique .Jorda
1 1 *TAMMY—“Tammy & Bachelor’-F ..........000scc..0000.¢.. Northern | eet? “Clara. Mask Paar
q : time on the West Coast),- Robert

2 3 DIANA ....... eos ve @Peeaead eeer es eee ewareerereoeecreseereeeeenoense Mellin Casadesus, Rudolf Serkin, Alexan-
3 2 *AROUND THE WORLD— “Around ‘World In 80 Days”-F ........ Young |} der Brailowsky, Robert Mueller,
“ * Victoria de los Angeles; Yehudi

4 6 +FASCINATION— Love In The Afternoon”-F ........cesee086. Southern Menuhin, Naoum Blinder, Isaac
5 4 *GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN ............ccccscsseeeeeeeeeeeees Chappell nam Aldrich, and Andres Segovia
i In addition, composer-conducfors

6 os “HONEYCOMB eee emerreo ranma FS Paoeoreovereeese ese eer senna aeeonenseaerzed Joy Virgil: Thomson and Igor Stravin-
7 § *RAINBOW .......... pena Snore ccaceecececeesecscssesasesscees RODbHINS See one eee’ ae a toe
oo three concerts apiece, as will con-

8 7 +WHITE SILVER SANDS ....... wep ec eho ceed ences eatssacas Southern ductor Bruno Walter. ‘wo choral
9 5 *IT’S NOT FOR ME TO SAY—Lizzie"-E ......00...ceceee000+- Korwin |) (30a%s uaccabecus” in’ obsermance
10 .. }MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND......... veceeecsscesecescousesecees Morris fof Channukah, and the Berlioz

1 “Requiem” just before Easter.

STEELE TO HOLLAND.
Hilversum, Holland, Sept..10._

KC. Symph Steps iW) ‘Tommy Steele, British rock ny?

roll singer, is “coming over to Hol.
. 2oth Anni P romotion land this week ‘to cut some sides
Kansas City, Sept. 10.

Q. {for the Philips company, |
Kansas City Philharmonic Or-} Although rock ’n’ roli is popular. _
chestra has launched a big scale.

‘on disks, live concerts do not pay
promotion as the crux of its 25th | 1m this country. _

1957-58. Aim is to inveigle more
interest and support from the
natives, and thereby lessen the}:

financial squeeze that develops fi ae; rs ,. °
Arn Attain |

annually. According to George
Cad
ere)
a
Sarena

Morgulis, business manager, ad<{
LEROY ANDERSON

vance season ticket sales for the
Another Sig Hie.

regular fall-winter concert series.
already are about 20% ahead of

this point a year ago. ’
Observing. the anniversary year, |
e LEROY aembaesON (Decea)
© CYRIL STAPLETON {Leadea)

© FREDERICK PENNELL (Mercery)
MILLS MUSIC, INC.

ule. In addition to the regular bi- |_
weekly concerts, there will be a
series of five afternoon concerts
given at -the. mid-town Plaza
Theatre, and a series of “connois-

tastes. The program of concerts
for school children also is being |

VICTOR VET RETIRED
Elsie M. Garrison, an RCA Victor
employee for years, retired last
week. She was given a RCA tv.
set in recognition for her long
service. | ;
In recent years, she served as

sion. She joined the Victor Talk- |

Wednesday, September. 11, 1957 | | VARIETY | 63

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66

Far Eastern Tours Uneconomical —

VAUDEVILLE

For Top Bracket Cabaret Acts

_ Tokyo, Sept. 10.
Although extended at this city’s
Copacabana for a third and possi-
bly fourth week, Darvas & Julia

are touring the Far East in what is }.

their first and probably last trip
to the territory.
Darvas explained that the cur-
rent tour was possible only through
he efforfs of the late Charley
ray, a wealthy real estate holder
with offices in Hongkong, .who

liked to dabble as an impressario.

With Gray’s death two weeks ago,
Darvas noted that there was no
other man in Asia with the com-
bination of financial status, ability
and desire to book expensive acts.

“I think his death ends it,” Dar-
vas said. “Nobody else has the

financial backing to make the guar-/|

antees. He signed us for three
months at $3,000 a week. That was
deposited for us. For two weeks an
act wouldn’t come to Asia. All in
all, as I see it, there’s nothing here
for bigtime acts on -the cabaret
circuit. On our level, Southeast
Asia is out.”

Darvas noted that Gray was
able to at Ieast balance the books
on the act by raking off from an
fncreased cover charge -t the
Southeast Asia dates. At Tokyo’s
Copa, the coyer was doubled from
800 yen (83 cents) to 600 yen.

Darvas feels that price is too
high for the average patron. ‘“Im-
agine five people coming in a party.
That’s a lot of money,” he said.
“The people are coming in now,
put I wonder if it won’t hurt the
club later, even when it reverts
back to its regular rates. There is
nothing to play here,” he reiter-
ated. “Neither this club nor any
other club here can afford us. They
do it as prestige.”

He did, however, express admira-
tion for the good business Tokyo’s
plushier clubs are doing generally.
‘They are keeping their entertain-
ment budget very low and they are
making money,” he observed.

“But,” he strongly specified,
“they have the women. Take out
the women and business would fall
off one fifth or one tenth. I have
noticed that 80 to 90% of the guests
are men, usually in groups with
one entertaining the others. May-
be 10 or 20 couples a night come
in together. The men ask the
hostesses to their tables. If that
would be allowed throughout the
world, the night club business
would jump 500 per cent.”

Considering the practise of acts
coming on military air transports
in return for playing a number of
military dates, usually in Korea,
Darvas cited, “Again, it's a ques-
tion of who would want to do it.
You cannot play those shows in a
week. You lose maybe two weeks.
As soon as you lose that, the ad-
vantage is gone. It makes it
pretty impossible now if you speak
of over $500 a week acts.”

Darvas & Julia played Singapore
for five weeks (extended from a
scheduled two) and Hongkong be-
fore coming to Tokyo late August.
From here, their plans calf for
Btops at Manila, a return to Hong-
kong,.and on to Bangkok, Saigon
and Calcutta before going to. Eu-
rope as they fill in points between
the Palace and the Palladium they
have not yet played.

LaRosa, Hamilton To

Headline N.C. Fair;

; ment the Pageant crowds.

Greensboro, N. C., Sept. 10.

A 24-band festival, two-day ap-
pearaneces eaeh by Julius LaRosa
and George: Hamilton, fireworks.
and grandstand acts as well as the
World of Mirth midway shows are
scheduled as features of the 57th
annual Greensboro Agricultural
Fair. here Oct. 1-5. The band fes-
tival is scheduled for 3 p.m. Satur-
day, Oct. 5, in front of the grand-
stand, with marching maneuvers
and figure performances to be com-
bined with the musical efforts of
the 25 junior and senior high
school bands of the county.

In addition, each evening will in-

clude acrobatic, juggling, clown,

high-wire and other acts, with aj
fireworks display due to top it all:

Feld Bros. Book Greco
For ’58 Season Series

The Feld Bros. are starting to

| book the 1958 season at the Carter

Barron Amphitheatre, Washington.
The freres have already. set Jose
Greco for June 23, and are pro-
ceeding to line up other personali-
ties for a full season.

The alfresco theatre was a. suc-
cessful operation this year.

Miss America Pageant
A Boffo Kissoff For
A. C’s Summer Seaso
» S summer season
Atlantic City, Sept. 10.

Selection . of Miss Colorado,
Marilyn Elaine VanDerbur, as Miss.
America before some 20,000 in
Convention’ Halil and a national}
television .audiencee Saturday
night (7) brought to its conclu-
sion here one of the most success-
ful seasons in the city’s 103-year
old history.

New. queen succeeds Marian
McKnight, the Miss America of
1957, and will spend the next 12
months on tour through the U. S.
and possibly Europe, trips which
are expected: to net her upwards
to $100,000.

The Miss America fitle brings
her $5,000 in a scholarship fund,
Jody Elizabeth Shattuck, Miss
Georgia, got $3,000 as first runner-
up. Miss Oklahoma, Mary Nancy
Denner, got $2,500 as second run~
ner-up; Miss California, Lorna M.
Anderson $2,000 as one of the
finalists; and Miss Florida, Doro-
thy Maria Steiner, $2,000 as the.
final finalist.

__ Crowning of the Miss America,
1958, followed a. week of Pageant
events which started when the 51
girls arrived from all sections of
the country on Labor Day. First
big event when crowds saw the
candidates for the Miss America
title for the first time was on Tues-
day {3) when more than 100,000
watched the three-hour boardwalk
parade when the girls rode in spe-
cial automobiles or on floats.

Judging started on ‘Wednesday
(4) night in huge Convention hall,
and continued before large audi-
ences Thursday and Friday with
the finals Saturday. ‘Pageant this
year went off without incident. It
bought here hundreds of news-
papermen, radio ‘and tv an-
nouncers. Bert Parks, again
emcee, kept things moving through
the three-hour sessions each eve-
ning. _ |

Meantime, bank deposit figures:
released late last week show that:
the resort had its best Labor Day |
weekend in its history. And
though the.deposits for August
‘have not yet been announced, it
seems certain that they will show
the best season of all of them also.

Deposits for the three banks
totalled $16,311,063.70, an increase
of $3,231,137.75 over the figure of
$13,079,925.95 of Labor Day week-
end a year ago. —

A better than usual fall Conven-
tion season looms, topped by the
national gathering of the American
Legion which comes in for a week |
starting next Monday (16), This
week National Exchange Clubs
brought some 3,000 here to augu-

N.Y. Plaza’s Golden Anni
Tees Sept. 18 With Lilo

New York’s Plaza Hotel will
launch the 50th anni of its Persian
Room Sept. 18 with Lilo headlin-

| ing. Spot, originally tagged the
; Rose Room; was switched to the
i Persian Room in 1934. __

| Along with Lilo, Ted Straeter’s
| orch will be back for its fifth con-
| secutive year. He’ll share the podi-
;um with Mark Monte & His Con-
; tinentals. ‘Meantime, Lilo’s hus-
| band, Marquis Guy de la Passar-
tdiere, is working on a-tv series
in which the French chanteuse will
star this. winter.:

off nightly. The World of Mirth

| Alvin Brandt Named

Editor of AGVA News|

- Alvin Brandt has -been named
‘editor of the. AGVA News succeed-
1ing Dean M, Jennings who re-

, cently resigned. He's the third edi-

‘tor of the union’s house organ.
A plaque, incidentally, is to be
unveiled at the Actors Temple,

| N. Y.,-to the late Jimmy Lyons, first

permanent editor of the sheet.

Memorial will take place during |

the quarterly. board meeting of

tthe union slated for Oct. 1 at the:

Manhattan Hotel. ~

Camp Shows

USO Camp Shows has cast its

‘last ‘shows prior to getting its
honorable discharge at the end of

the year. On a unit going out
Saturday (14). will be Jack Powell,
Paul Le Paul, both of whom were
on unit 975, first to go out when the

present organization was reacti-.

vated in May of 1951, Harry Reser,
Lola Jay and Ruth Petty. Package
will play the Alaskan area.

Other layout set to depart Sept.
29 will comprise Joe Young, Jean |
Doyle, Ginger Cole, Jay Kirk and }.

Joe Botek. -Unit will play the
Northeast Air Command plus Iee-

‘land. Show comes. back Oct. 26.

Since its .reactiviation, USO-
Camp’ .shows .has’ sent out about
300 units, exclusive of svolunteer

‘units. and the gigantic year-end
holiday name shows. | Parent or- |.

ganization, USO, will handle
volunteer units only for troop con-
sumption, following the breakup
of Camp Shows.

USO-Camp Shows was disbanded |

at a time of an increasing need for
live entertainment.
announcement breaking .up the

Camp Shows, Maj. Gen. William F. |

Stone in a pitch to USO execs
stated. “Your. Camp Shows provide
a remarkable morale boost to our
servicemen, particularly in over-
seas areas. This feature of USO
activity. is being received with
more and more enthusissm. In
the months ahead, the Air Force,
especially, will probably have an
increasing need for these shows
and for this reason: We are going
into a period of increased dispersal
and even wider deployment : of
many units,

“As matters stand today we have
stationed at 2,000°

our people
separate installations all over the
world.. Many of these are in iso-
lated areas. They are put there
as a matter of military necessity—
to get our missi.es and planes with-
in range of their targets or to give
us a trip wire of radar warning
against attack. So we shall have
to continue the pracfice of assign-
ing our people to areas where they
cannot enjoy the community and

family .associations that -mean g0

much to all Americans. In the
Arctic and other remote areas, our
peovle Jook férward so much to
having USO performers bring live
entertainment to their stations.
This offers a closer tie with their
Stateside experience than all the
bbrayaes and hobby shows ‘ean pro-
vide.”

Cleve. Restaurateur |
Buys Spot for $55,000

_ Cleveland, Sept. 10.

. Bandmaster Henry George and
Max George (no relation), who have
operated Cabin Club 10 years, are

‘selling it to Frank Lo Presti for a |

reported $55,000 and dropping out
of the local nitery picture.
Maestro intends to devote all his
future time to his other’ interests
as a talent and disk promoter. He
owns half interest in local Reserve
Records and Custom Records Dis-
tributing Co., with Sandy Beck, in
addition to being personal business
manager for the Tracey Twins,
Jackie Jocko and Charlie Ross.
Max George, Cabin Club associ-
ate, intends to open new cocktail-
ery of his own but minus enter-
tainment. When Lo Presti, a Cleve-
land restaurateur, takes over the
club around Sept, 16, he will con-

tinue floor shows and the. previous |.

policy. Dave. Davis’ Marvelites
orch is replacing the Henry George
band which the leader hopes to
-keep intact for his country club
and recording work. .

Casts Finale |

_ Wednesday, September 11, 1957

It's Up to City Hall

Key to whether producers and operators will have to pay off casts
should an Asian flu.outbreak occur, is in the hands of public health
authorities, says the American Guild of Variety Artists.

According to Jackie Bright, national administration se¢retary of .
the union, should city or state authorities forbid any kind of con-
Sregation in public places, then the occtirrence could be construed
as an act of God and therefore the employers wouldn’t, be liable.
“However, should an operator go ahead-and book a show, and want
to take a chance on the rescinding of. such an edict, then the opera-
tor will be responsible for salaries, In the. event that miunicipal
authorities merely recommend that people stay away from places
of amusement in order to curb outbreaks, then the operator will
have to be liable for salaries, says Bright. _

There have been instances during polio outbreaks when author-
ities recommended that youngsters stay away from amusement
spots, Ii’s recalled that “Ice Capades” dropped a barrel of coin in
. Boston during this period, and couldn’t call off the show without
being liable to the arena for rental as well as the cast’s salaries,
A show of that magnitude carries a weekly payroll of about $75,000.
“Ice Follies” carries a lead of about the same amount, while “Holi-
day on Ice” has a- tab somewhat lower.

Prior to the

Try Some Apple Poy
Honolulu, Sept. 10.

Columnist Jimmy Starr,
touring Waikiki’s night spots
the other night, came up with
this capsule review:

“I come to Hawaii—go to a
Japanese club—and see a Mex-
ican number. So what else is
new?”

New Hub Auditorium
‘Nears Reality; to Hike
Opera, Convention Biz

Boston, Sept. 10.

Boston’s. stock as a convention

city soared last week when the
Massachusetts Senate approved a
bill to allow the city to borrow
$12,000,00 to build a 6,500-seat aud
at the $100,000,000 Prudential Cen-
ter (Boston’s Rockefeller Center)

in Back Bay. With the governor's
signature, a five man commission
will go into action planning con-

struction and management of the |

building.

May, 1959, is the Hub target date
for completion of the aud, which
Mayor John B. Hynes said will be

constructed to standards for pro-_|

duction as big as the Metropolitan
Opera. ‘The mayor said availahjlity
of 6,500 seats could extend the
Met’s stay. in Boston from one to
three weeks.

Completion. of the entire center |

is estimated to require ‘five years.
The convention auditorium is to.
be located on a two-and-a-half-acre

tract of the present Boston Albany.

yards. With future Metropolitan
Opera sessions at the Opera House
ended because of sale of the the-
atre and plans for its demolition,
the new aud is to include facilities

‘for staging the opera season.
Mayor Hynes said the commis-.

sion should have no trouble floating

the $12 million bond issue within -

the 4144 per cent interest ceiling
set by the legislation just passed
by the Senate.

- The new. auditorium would also
be used for -vaude shows, theatre
and ballet, as well as conventions
and trade shows.

. It will have the largest seating

- capacity in the city.

Kentucky State Fair

Gate Ahead of 1956 ,

Louisville, Sept. 10.
Kentucky State Fair opened Fri-
day (6) to a 41,925 attendance fig-
ure. This was.a reeord for open-
ing day, and compares with 36,672

last year. Second day (7) drew

66,351, down from last year’s 75,-

472. Fair officials blamed threat-_|

ening clouds for the dip in attend-
ance.

Attractions at the annual 10-day
event are World Championship Ro-
deo with Buffalo Bill Jr., Sept. 6, 7
and 8; Country Music Festival
headlining Minnie Pearl, Sept. 8;
Paolo Rosi vs. Ray Portilla,. boxing,

‘the Casino,

AGVA Stripping for Action In :
Organizing

Drive on Burlesque

The American Guild of Variety
‘Artists has started on organization-
al drive in the burlesque houses.
First to be.signed is the Hudson.
Theatre, Union City, N. J., which

| Zot’a scale of $75 for chorus and

$125. for principals, fogether with
a six day week, extra pay for mid-
night performances, and midnight
shows on New Year’s Eve calling

{for a whole day’s pay.

Jackie Bright, national adminis-—

| trative secretary of the union, has

departed on a trip in which he ex-
pects to sign other burlésqueries
to minimum basic agreements, Yes-
terday (Tues.), he conferred with
reps of the firm of Bryan & Engle,
operating the Casino, Boston; Roxy,
Cleveland, Gaiety, Baltimore, and
Pittsburgh. Today
(Wed.) he'll confer with Dewey
‘Michaels, operator of the Palace,
Buffalo,

In Youngstown, a parley will
take place with Mary Turner, who
operates five burley houses come
prising the Park, Youngstowny
Town Hall, Toledo; Gaiety, Cincin-
nati; Gaiety, Columbus, and the
Geneva, Geneva, Ohio.

During the present drive on bur-
Iesque houses, performers in that
field will be—permitted to join
AGVA at half initiation fees, Thus
chorus members may join for $25
plus six months dues for a total of

| $43, while principal members, may.

go in for $50 plus six months dues.

1 Following this. period; regular in-

itiation. will apply. AGVA recently
obtained the burlesque jurisdiction
when it.was taken away from the
Burlesque Artists Assn. for failure
to organize the field.

Atlantic City Girds”
For American Legion

. Atlantic City, Sepf. 10.

Resort is preping for. annual
convention of «the American
Legion, which for the first-time in
its history meets in Atlantic City
next week (15-21) when late vaca-
tion and other convention crowds
Will be augumented by thousands
of Legionnaires; The ~diinual
Legion parade, schedules to take
place on the boardwalk next Tues-
(17) will be the. greatest ever
staged in the city, requiring eight
hours to pass a fixed point. There .
will be hundreds of side meetings
with the regular sessions of thé
organization which will be staged
in the big beachfront convention -

George A. Hamid will bring in
Jo Ann Tolley, recording star, for
mext weekend (14-15) and hag
scheduled Dagmar in a special
“American Legion Follies” ree
opening the plier for the week the
Legion is in town. . Johnny Long
comes into the Marine ballroom
from the 14th until the 18th when
George~Somers and his orchestra

|are in until Sept. 21. .-More than

100 spots. scatterea: throughout the
resort will also bid with special
attractions for the incoming coin.

Robbins’ New WM Slot

Sept. 7; horse show, Sept, 9-14, with; “Ed Robbins, of the William Mor-

Shows is to set up 35 rides and) phy Taylor, veteran manager of| Mrs. Ciel Jacobs has joined the

stage 22 shows, all due to be in!the touring John H. Harris’ “Ice: banquet department staff of Ben
place when the fair officially opens! Capades,” is recovering from an! Maksik’s Fown & Country Club,
at noon Tuesday, Oct. 1. Opening | operation performed in a Port Ar-| Brooklyn. Mrs. Jacobs was for-
hours will be at noon the first three | thur, Ontario, hospital. He will re-|merly Mrs. Al Beckman (& Pran-

days and 10.a.m. on the final two. | join the company in Dailas, Tex. | sky)

Jan Garber orch; Johnnie Ray,
Milis Bros., Dorothy Lamour, Su-
perman, and Rockettes, Sept. 9-10-
11; Pat Boone, Fontane Sisters,
Lassie, and Rockettes, Sept. 12-13-
4, l

ris Agency cafe dept., is tranfer-
ing to the legit sector, Place will
be taken by George Kane, who had
formerly been assisting Robbins,

Kane is going to the cafe sector
from the television dept.

VARIETY

{Martha Raye Follows
| Joe E. Lewis Into Copa

Martha Raye has been signed for
her first NY. “nitery date in many.
years. She'll ga@ Iht6 the Copaca-|
| bana, Oct, 17, following the current

VAUDEVILLE

(After Run af French Chanteuses, Fin
Songstresses Get Hot in N. Y. Hotels

Wednesday, : September. 11, 1957

AGVA Lifts Walters Club-Date
Licénse With Right to Reapply

The club-date producing license:
of the Lou Walters Enterprises Inc.,
was revoked until the end of the
year by the American Guild . of
Variety Artists following an arbi-
tration. held last week. Firm,
headed by. Cass Franklin, wa
charged ‘with operating illegally
as an agency for which it had no
franchise from the union.

In a carefully worded statement}
on which neither side -would am-
plify, it was stated, “After careful
consideration and "deliberation ‘of
the arbitration tribunal, it was the
unanimous decision that Lou Wal-
ters Enterprises Inc., violated its
AGVA. club date producers: certifi-
cate as charged by AGVA and that
the club date producers certificate
to Lou Walters Enterprises Inc.
be suspended until Dec. 31, 1957.

“However, it was the further
unapimous decision of the arbi-
tration tribunal that Cass Franklin,

resently managing director of Lou

falters Enterprises ‘Inc., if he ap-
plies to AGVA after 30 ‘days from|.
the date of this decision (Sept, 3)
for an agency. franchise . and/or
club date producers’ certificate,, the
same will ‘be granted by AGVA
providing said Cass Franklin has
fulfilled. the | qualifications to re-
eeive same.” Arbitrators -were
Dolores: Rosaler, an AGVA exec;
Isadore ' Dimmer, attorney for

Franklin, and George Moskowitz,
an attorney.on the. panel. of the
American Arbitration Assn.

The . statement, however, indi-
‘cates, that. Franklin may have to
sever ties to Lou. Walters. Phragé
“providing he has fulfilled qualifi-
cations to receive same” means that;
he will have to fill all AGVA regu-
lations before the franchise will be
issued. For example, AGVA regu-
lations forbid a nitery operator
from obtaining a license from the
union

The recent tiff between the union
and Phil Consolo on the right of
Consolo to use the name Chez
Paree Artists Bureau, indicate that
the name of the outfit may also
have to be changed, Consolo waged
‘a battle with the union on the right
to use the same tag as the Chicago
nitery. Upion declared that it in-
dicated a connection with the cafe
and therefore was illegal., Consolo
settled for another tag plus the
right to. ony. Chez Paree
Artists Bureau” iliing.

Hawaii Nitery Angel
Gets OK to Pay Out: Top
Salaries Via Radio’ Co.

Honolulu, Sept. 3...
Heiress Shirley Louise Mendel-
son can continue to pour an esti-
mated $10,000 a month into her
Top o’ the Isle nitery operation
atop the Waikiki Biltmore hotel, so
long as she complies with city
liquor commission technicalities.
Board earlier had voted to clip her
wings on. ‘grounds she was paying
talent from her private account
father than through her South
Pacific Broadcasting ‘Co., which
holds the Top. o’ the Isle permit.
If-she wants to. eentinue to pay
her headliner, Haunani Kahalewai,
2 vee $600 a week, that’s okay
. just as long’ ‘as she does it} tr
. the broadcasting company.
Miss Kahalewai, déep-voiced singer
heard occasionally on the ‘Hawaii
Calls’ radio programs, submitted
an affidavit denying that she is
“dominating” or “exerting any un-
due influence over” heiress-angel
Mendelson
Mise Mendelson’s. salaries have
Traised eyebrows in nitery circles.
Moat of the home town-entertain-
ers in. other niterles are lucky if
they're earning $000 a month. Miss
Mendelson owns all but 50 of 13,-
$40 shares of South Pacific Broad-
casting. Co. stock, rm operates.
KHON, Honolulu: indie, and oper-
ates Top o’ the Isle on sub-lease
from Massaglia hotel chain,

Brussels Fair Pacts
Snyder’s Water Show

Sam Snyder’s Water Follies has
been contracted for the sixmonth
run of the World Fair at Brussels
starting next April.
. The vet Boston water showman
{is down for two-a-day at a grand-
stand to be constructed by Georges
Frand at what's desrribéd as a
“choice location” on the grounds.

fortnight's stay at the 2,700-seat
Riviera. First week's take was $71,-
000. Potential capacity was $83,000
with the house scaled to $5.95.

| penses.

Jerry Lewis’ Whammo

153G in Det. 2-Weeker
Detroit, Sept. 10.

Jerry Lewis grossed: a terrific |

$82,220 in the second week of a

In an unusual move, David T.
Nederlander, theatre manager, who

also is manager of the Shubert.
here, took out a large ad. on the

amusement -pages of ‘all thrée -dai-

lies at the-conclusion of Lewis’ run |
to pay him a personal tribute.

Ringling Suit

Asks Accounting,

Sarasota, Sept. 10.°
A suit charging mismanagement
and diversion of futids from the

Ringling Bros, and Barnum &
Bailey Cireus was filed against cir-

cus prexy John Ringling North and.

his brother Henry Ringling North.

Suit charged that $20,000,000 had

been drained off the circus funds

iegally and asked that both
Norths ‘as well as Arthur M. Con-

cello, circus’ general manager, be:

removed from the management of

the circus. Suit was filed in the
Circuit Court here by Mrs. Hester.

‘Ringling Sanford,-a-director and
minority stockholder, and her son |

Stuart G. Lancaster through the St..
Petersburg lawfirm of Rhubottom
& Cofer.

Suit follows a writ of manda-
mus.-obtained by Mrs.
last February to force examination
of the books. Restoration. of funds
received. or taken” from the cor-
poration was also asked. It alleges
that J. -R. North charged $50,097 in
personal expenses at: the . Hotel
Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y., to the cir-

{cus account in 1955 and 1956, and

cited charges to the corporation to
an account’known as officer’s ex-
It continued with the
charge that North spent $48,278 in
1954 and $50,763 in 1955 for travel
in-Europe to secure new acts,. but

papers. charged that the circus.

maintains an agent abroad for such
purposes.

It was charged that Henry
Ringling ‘North, the veepee and
treasurer of the: circus, maintains

‘an apartment in Rome on the cor-
-Although ap-.

poration’s expense.
proximately 45 charges of misman-
agement were listed, papers stated

that these. charges.are’ not to be.

considered complete.
Mrs, Sanford is the daughter of
| Charles Ringling, one of the circus

founders, Together with her chil-

dren and other descendants.of this

founder, she jis part of a bloc con-
trolling 49% of the cireus mock.

BUNCH OF BOSTON SPOTS
LAUNCH FALL SEASON
Hub . nitery femtba, is at. M0
with Blinstruh’s
Billy Fellows, current -

Sunday (15), Four Voices opening
Monday (16), and George Hamilton

booked for Sept. 23-29; Dorothy.
Collins, Sept, 30-Oct. 6. Steuben’s.

opens its peason Thavsday (12) with
Don Dennis, singing emcee, and
four in: on two weekers,

Carousel Room at the Bradford, on:

ular. supper club format 1¢-now on.
Hurley’ $s Mayfair and the Show-
bar continue with continuous en-
tertainment format. Revere Frolic
‘continues year round operation

with two shows nightly. Hub has. .
Presley before some 40,000 fans at

three supper clubs, Blinstrub’s,
Steuben’s and the Bradford Carou-
sel room going this season. Only
change from last season is the
Bradford Carousel Room . which

‘supplants the shuttered Bradford |
| start at 7 p.m..

Roof.

110 and one half weeks,

Sanford}

underway, with:
through |.

‘run of Joe E. Lewis. -
-Miss Raye’s previous dates Jo-
cally have been at the Town & .

Country Club, Y Club, Brovilyn. * .

Belafonte, Borge
Hike Greek’s B.0.
To Record 6926

Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Harry Belafonte’s torrid $253,700

| for three weeks paced the al fresco

Greek Theatre ta its best season
with a total gross of $692,100 for
Belafonte
also set a new house record during

the stand, notching $94,000 at the

4 ,400-seater during his final frame.

Close on-his heels was Victor Bor- |
‘ge, last year’s record holder, who

Norths” Ouster'!

grabbed $93,500 for one week. -

s
ization), opened with Judy Gar-

land, grossing $112,000 in 11 per-.

formances. Jose Greco followed
with $68,000 for one week, and-was

followed by Belafonte.

. After Belafonte, Greek Theatre
managing director "James A. Doolit-

tle produced. the. first full-length
version of the ballet “‘Coppelia”
seen in this country, grossing $54,-
500 for five performances. Borge
followed and Doolittle. then pre-
sented “La Traviata” for three per-

formances, hitting a smashing $36,-_

400 total.

American Ballet Theatre closed
the season, clocking $74,000 for its
two-week stand.

8.961,534 Pass Through
Disneyland Wickets In
Year: Attendance Up 207,

Paced by a 20% boost in at-
tendance for June, July and Au-

.Zust. Disneyland is racking up new
attendance and: business figures:

daily. Park has. attracted a total. of
8,961,534 visitors between its open-
ing July 18, 1956 and Sept. 1, 1957.
June, July and August figure for
this year was 2,157,020 as com-
pared to 1,800,618 . for the same
period last year.

Overall investment in the amuse-

‘ment park now stands at $21,500,-

000. Since the park opened, a to-
tal of more than . $4,500,000 has
been spent on additional exhibits
and attractions as well as in adding
to-the general facilities.

During the week ending Aug. 25,
1957, a new seven-day attendance
record was set with 209,872 per-

sons passing through the turnstiles.

Biggest day’s attendance in history
of park was clocked up last August

{17, when 36,566 visitors checked in.

It was further disclosed. that adults

‘outnumbered moppets by 34-to-1.
Total second year’s attendance
|from July 18, 1956, through July

477“1957, amounted to 4,072,043,

|for’an increase of :13%- over the

first year's mfiark which totaled
3,004,351, it was stated. Second
year’s revenue was proportionately
reflected in a 26% boost over the
first year’s operation. An average
of $2.79 has been spent per person
during visit to Disneyland, includ-
ing all charges.

Report also showed that 42% of
all. ‘Disneyland visitors are. non-

‘California residents, with'all states

and.U, S. territories and 63 foreign
countries repped here, Average
stay in the park was reyealed to be
five hours and 40 minutes.

Boone Plays Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Sept. 10.

A “Pat Boone Show” has been
set for Cotton Bowl on Oct. 13,
during the 1957 State Fair of Tex-
as. The personal appearance of
the singer will be sponsored by
KLIF, which also presented Elvis

last year’s fair.
Ticket prices aré $1.25 in ad-
vance arid $1.75 on the day of the

| weeks, --

show at the Canadian National Ex-

Greek, scaled to a $4 top (no tax | .
it is a non-profit civic organ-

| wheeled out on stage.

+ of the talent. He was given a 50%

*| show. Miss America (Marilyn E.

|

‘at Three Lakes. The Showboat will

show. The show will be augmented.

with several other top acts and will

‘ager for Bob Hope, collapsed in the |.
] Royal. York hotel here from an
{ulcer and. was rushed to the Tor

‘McKim. _Alan & Blanche Lund. did

‘other events,

‘there, has signed Miss America for

Femme filmsters are becoming
premium bookings on the plush ho-
tel circuits. Concentration of sing-
ets With film backgrounds in the
N. Y. inns indicates that the hostels
are trying to exploit that angle
this season. Latest to be booked
for a tenure in aN. Y. hotel is Jane

Powell who will be making her
first . hotel stand at the
Persian Room of the Plaza starting
on April 9, She has worked Miami
‘Beach and Las Vegas, but only
vauders in her Manhattan appear-
ances.

Others due this season include
Anna Maria Alberghetti who gues
inte the Empire Room of the Hotel
Waldorf-Astoria. Marie McDonald
is also set for the Persian Room.

Another plush booking at the
.| Persian Room is the first N. Y. ho-
] tel date for Dolores Gray, who will

also: play the Persian Room, start-
}a four-weeker on Dec. 30, Miss Gray
first came to prominence in New
York at the now-defunct La Mar-
tinique.

For the past few years, the inns
have been concentrating on femme
singers. For a while, Continental.
imports, especially from France,
provided the bulk of the entertain-
ers. Now the bonifaces are seek-
ing the presold film names, How-
ever, the inns haven’t abandoned
the Continentals. For example, the
Persian Room opens next week
(16). with Lilo, and hag Katyna
Ranieri, a French-Italian number
to follow. The Waldorf-Astoria
will play, among others Juliette
Greco, during the period of the an-
nual April in Paris Ball. — -

The Waldorf-Astoria, last week,
lined up its preem turn for the
opening of the Empire Room, Sept.
19. Los Chavales de Espana were
stgned to kick off the season fol-
lowing the cancellation of Harry
| Belafonte, whe had to bow out be-
cause of an optic operation. I¢
was originally contemplated to ex-
tend. the season on the Starlight
Roof so that the Empire Room
would open Sept. 26. However,
that plan was abandoned with the
Chavales booking.

Claude C. Philippe, exec veepee.
‘of the Waldorf-Astoria, who is in
charge of the talent buying, is still
hopeful. of playing Belafonte this
season, and is keeping open time
for that reason.

Mpls. Solon Demands
Enough Light in Cafes
To Read His Tabs By

Minneapolis, Sept.” 10.

Night clubs here will.bave to
light up, instead of being in semi-
darkness,. if the city council this
week passes an ordinance ap-
proved by its ordinances and legis-
lation committee.

In what was called a blow
against romance, the committee
decided there must be a minimum
iNumination of one-half foot can-
dle, to be measured at a height 30
inches abave the floor—enough
light to read a menu.

The measnre applies to all pub-
lic dining and drinking spots, in-
cluding restaurants, taverns and
bars as well as supper clubs, Its
author, Alderman Byron Nelson,
said that. what is “atmesphere” to
some people is just “darkness” to
him. Other committee members
indicated they weren't interested
in the romantic angle.

Backing the ordinance, city
health commissioner Karl Lunde-
berg said he favors anything “that
i will throw light on an obscure sub-
ject like dirt.” The lighting in
some establishments “is so dim
you can’t tell whether they're
clean or not,’’ he claimed.

Allen, Lassie to Top
K.C. Live Stock Show

be pushing its entertainment policy Kansas City, Sept. 10.

for winter skiers in the area as well! American Royal Live Stock and
as for summer vacationers from} Horse Show here Oct. 19-26 will
the midwest. bring in cowpoke Rex Allen and

Current summer ‘season ends in| dog star, Lassie.

October, and the Showboat reopens; Bookings of names known in the
in December with the Serenaders, | outdoor and western field follow
Kismet and other acts paeted./ success last year with the appear-
Lapses in show policy will hence: ance of Gene Autry and company.
forth be only for a couple of weeks; which gave the Royal one of its

Cooley, Bob Hope’ s Mer.,
Hospitalized in Can.

Toronto, Sept. 10.
Charles Cooley,. business man: |

onto General hospital. Cooley must
remain in hospital here for some

Cooley and Hope have been as-
sociated in show biz for some 30
years.

Comedian was headliner of. Jack
Arthur’s 24,000-seater grandstand

Boh Hope } Hope Breaks
CNE Record With
$475,000 Rackup

Toronto, Sept, 10.

Despite bad weather during the
entire first week anda rainy La-
bor Day, Bob Hope broke the
grandstand record at the Canadian
National“ Exhibition. He scored
$479, 500 breaking last year’s mark
held by Ed Sullivan and channel
swimmer: Marion Dell, a Toronto:
girl who created a big:noise by her
successful: swim of Lake Ontario.
Hope’s top. take came despite re-.
funds. of :about $500 during the

rain. In several instances, Hope
had to work under a canopy

Hope’s basic take was $100,000
with the exhib paying off the rest

split of the coin over $472,000
which was the previous record.
Thus he added about $4,000 to his
basic stipend.

Others on the show included
Geoffrey Holder & Co., Paul Koh-
Ter, Jo, Jac & Joni, Alcettys,
D'Arco & Gee, Jerry the Giraffe,
Martha Ann Bentley and Shari

the show’s choreography,

While in Toronto Hope aided
several charitable and civic causes.
He helped raise $500,000 for the
local Young Men’s Hebrew ASSn.,
which attracted about 500 to a
$1,000 a plate dinner, did a news-
boys . benefit and participated in

He’ll do several fair dates before
retiring temporarily from the per-
Sonal appearance field.

MISS AMERICA INKED -
FOR VEGAS’ FLAMINGO

ling goodwill ‘ambassador who is
an exec in the Flamingo Hotel

an engagement at that inn. She’l!
go in Jan. 18 on the Tony Martin

Van Derbur) won the Miss -Amer-
ica title on ‘Saturday {7)- in
lantic City. Schiller completed the
Las Vegas deal with Miss America
Pageant officials in Atlantie City.
It’s the second straight year that:
Miss America will play that foteL

Schiller planed out to Pendleton,
Ore., where. he'll: be the grand
marshall of the Pendleton roundup.

Wisconsin 1 Spot Goes
On: Year-Around Basis
Chicago, Sept. 10.
First ‘year-round show policy
in Wisconsin’s Northwoods resort

area is being undertaken at Show-
boat nitery of Northenaire hotel

‘Jin spring and fall between seasons. ! biggest attendance years.

58 | | VARIETY Wednesday, September 11, 1957

~

‘Starred in RECORD-BREAKING ENGAGEMENT:
at Starlight Theatre, K. C., where Producer.
RICHARD BERGER Says—"He’s a MUST to star

Sit

in next season's ‘Guys and Dolls’.”

Direction {

WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY

Wednesday, September 11,1957 | VARIETY | __ 69

+.

g Just concluded FOUR SMASH WEEKS at the
COPA, NEW YORK,-where JULES PODELL says—
“Don, you were great, you'll be back at the Copa, .
‘again and again.”

‘Musical Direcor JERRY CARRETTA

Personal Management "
-MANNIE GREENFIELD ASSOCIATES

VAUDEVILLE

Fed Padlock Alpme Village

Cleve’s Largest Cafe in 686 Claim

Cleveland, Sept. 10.

Herman Pirchner’s Alpine Vil-
lage, largest nitery here, was pad-
locked Monday. (9) by Internal
Revenue agents who charged that
the owner failed to pay $68,167 in
back taxes. Bureau ofiicials
threatened to sell all of the club’s
physical assets unless Pirchner
pays in full within 20 days.

Claims against the 675-capacity
room consist of cabaret and with-
holding taxes for 1952, the third
quarter of 1956 and the second
quarter of 1957, according to Jack
A. McIver, chief of the service’s
delinquent acounis division. He
said two liens were outstanding
against Pirchner for non-payment
of the 20°O Federal cabaret tax.

Proprietor had been making
payments on one of the liens,

Village and its Eldorado Club up-
stairs Saturday {7), chased out
customers early and confiscated
$4,200 from cash tills. That will

tbe applied to accounts overdue,

Mcliver said.
Pirehner -has been for many

years. a conscientious objector to].

the 20% federal cabaret tax, claim-
ing it was killing nitery and enter-
tainment biz. To keep his 20-year-
old nitery going this summer, he
took a side job as chief service
officer in charge. of food, liquor
and music for the S.S. Aquarama,
a luxury cruiser. that runs to

Detroit.

Destine’s Calypso Tour

« Jean-Leon Destine; who just re-

‘turned from a Japanese tour with

a calypso troupe, has set up a new

amounting fo $57,458, which was | Company . which opens in Toronto

slapped on. his business in August,
1956. Second plaster, for $10,711,
was filed last weekend, allegedly
represented amount due on a-re-
turn which owner did not pay in
July. Agents took over the Alpine

Sept. 27-28. He'll follow with a

| swing through the major cities of

Canada and the eastern U.S.

New troupe will include The
Duke of Iron, The Magnets (a steel
band), Lord Nelson and others.

NOTICE TO ALL PERFORMERS

IN THE BURLESQUE FIELD

The International Board of the Associated Actars and

‘ters Volchek & Engerman,

| Ireland Sez. Tourist {
Biz Hits $105,000,000|

Dublin, Sept. 3.
Tourist traffic to Emerald Isle
means around $105,000,000 a year
to thig country, according to an
official suryey for Jast year which
has just been completed. Most of
cash comes from English visitors,
with Americans Second on list,
new drive is being slanted to get
more tourists from the industrial

rnorth area of England next year.

Drive in the U.S. will continue,
particularly aimed at getting air
visitors to Europe to stop. off. at
Shannon for a swing around the
country. Shannon hag appeal for

{many travelers returning to U.S.

beeause of its duty-free shops
where such things as five bottles of.
Trish whiskey can be picked up
duty free as a last-minute souvenir.

SATCHKO HITS SOLID
B.0. PACE IN NORTHWEST

Seattle, Sept. 10.

Although handicapped by the
timing which has Louis Armstrong
following a recent tour by Elvis
Presley by a short period, promo-
of
Northwest Releasing, look like
hey’ come out far ahead on the
our.

On Sept. 6, the Armstrong show

hit Vancouver with a hot score of |.

$8,500. In Seattle, at the Or-
pheum, the gross hit $8,000. Only
off date, thus far was: Spokane

‘| where only $3,500 was registered.

Other dates ‘booked for Arm-
strong by the Seattle impresarios
are Calgary on Monday -(9), Ed-

{monton, the following day, Regina

and Saskatoon in that order,

I Fifth Ave. Assn, Sets

September 11th, 1957

Artistes of America (The Four A’s) has charged the Ameri-
can Guild of Variety Artists with the responsibility of or-
ganizing the Burlesque field. We are currently in nego-
tiations with the various operators of the Burlesque the-

atres in America for the purpose of affecting an amicable
contract for both the performer and management as well.

From the date of this notice, and for a period of 30 days,

any performer appearing in the burlesque field which is
now properly under AGVA’s

direction may become a

member by merely paying half initiation fee. Principal
members will come in for $50.00 and Chorus members

will be accepted for $25.00, plus $18.00, semi-annual

dues. After the 30-day period, chorus and principal mem- .
bers will have to pay full initiation fees. when joining. -

it is our endeavor and aim to provide for those perform-
ers in the Burlesque Field, all the rights, benefits and priv-
ileges that are currently. being received by members of
The American Guild of Variety Artists. We ask for your
help and cooperation, and we sincerely hope and trust
that we will be providing for you a type of contract and
future benefits that you have. been anticipating for so

long a time.

Members of the Burlesque Field will alsa

have proper representation on AGVA boards and Execu-

tive Council.

Yours will not be a separate entity, but will

be an actual part of the future and the growth of AGVA...

Anticipating your help and cooperation, we are,

|| gain in health via two years of cur- |i}
ing. She’s getting married to Bob |4]
fMello-Earks) Smith sometime this | -

Sincerely and fraternally,

AMERICAN GUILD OF

VARIETY ARTISTS OF THE

UNITED STATES AND CANADA

GEORGIE PRICE,

President

MALINI |

JACKIE BRIGHT,
Netionel. Administrative

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thave hotels and reerencee at Gi-potal te quafifed per ons. Pal present. for a well deserved rest until

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bavursesas assess sewress suuvvenuwers 14d ee

fa nifty top clinic report.

Golden Jubilee Parade

New York’s Fifth Ave. Assn.

| will stage a golden anniversary

“Torchlight Parade” up the Av-
enue on Oct. 10 to mark the asso-
ciation’s 50th year. The course is
from Washington Sq. to 57th St.,
and “post time” is 8 p.m.

Tom Lee, who did the interiors

‘!for the Coast’s Cocoanut Grove,

will stage the parade and design
the floats, several of which will
depict -such oldtime landmark

. | restaurants as Sherry’s and Del-
‘|monico’s, with a “cast” including

Diamond Jim Brady & Lillian Rus-
sell, Lili Langtry, et al., who'll be.
portrayed by current stars, A so-

| clety float will reproduce N’ .Y.’s
‘famous 400 arriving -at a 1907 re-
‘ception. Others will cover the era

of the flapper, the 1918 Armistice,
Lindbergh’s hop over the Atlantic,
the World’s Fair and the tradition-
al Easter Parade.

Grover A, Whalen 1s chairman of
the celebration, * Mayor Robert
F. Wagner the grand ‘marshal
and Police Commissioner Stephen
Kennedy, deputy marshal.

‘Saranac Lake
By Happy Benway
Saranac Lake,-Sept. 10.

Women patients of the Will Rog- |-

ers tendered: a shower to Elna
Oliver, of the Roxy Theatre Cres-
cent Amusement Co., Clarksville,
Tenn., who flashed top. progress

r
Sally Frick, mother of Tommy
NY re Minor, Majestic Theatre,
home.

Frank Healy, at one time singing
waiter and nitery entertainer, rated

Ann R. Morsch, accompanied by
her husband Frank (IATSE)
Morsch, in from Emerson, N.J. for

the annual checkup. Good health |

prevailed 100% in her favor.

‘Top progress reported by Joseph

(RKO) Erwin; Alphonse Loscuito,

Allied Artists; Lindsay MacHarrie, 1
‘| yadio-tv director,

Write te these who are: ill.

STATLER, DET., SETS ROSTER
Detroit, Sept. 10.
Hotel Statler Terrace Room, tal-
ent lineup for the fall: includes
Dorothy Shay, in for a week after
an absence of four years here; Nel<

son Eddy, Sept. 30; Eydie Gorme,

Oct. 14 and. Rowan and Martin,

-eekss a Ist of Oct, 28. . - o¥
Steve -KisYey and his orth will j

any, DOW Sept. 16.

A| City, Sept. 27 for his second stand

Three Suns off to the bimbasiy,

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

New York

Comedian -~- Henny Youngman
heading for the Muehlbach, Kansas:

in three months ... Pat Windsor
going to the Royal York, Toronto,
Nov. 1... Marie McDonald slated
for the. Beverly Hills Country
Club, Feb. 28 . . . Robert Clary to
the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco,
Jan, 2... Arline De Marco tapped
for the Cliche, Detroit, Nov. 4.
Helen Forrest current at. that spot
... Billy Fields opens at the Eden
Roc, Miami Beach, Noy. 14 .

Hildegarde set for the Eden Roe,
Nov. 20 with The Palmers on the

i

The Monsignore resumed opera-
tions after a brief hiatus with Ros-
alynda St. John, Jim Farrar and
the Theo Fanidi orch . .. Johnny
Mathis pacted for the Celebrity
Club, Philadelphia,

Binghamton, N, Y., Oct. .
Eileen Rodgers to the Hi oy Ca-
sino, N. Westport, Mass., -Nov. 25
. .. Stella Brooks rejoins the Up-
stairs at the Downstairs cast to-
morrow (Thurs.) . . . Gloria Ham-
iltton a newcomer at One Fifth Ave.
with Mickey Deems heading. the!
layout.

pene ge — a .

Hollywood
Walter Shyretto set for the Ed-

gar Bergen-Mary Kaye Trio show).

which opens a four-week stand at}
the Sahara, Las Vegas, Oct. 3, fol-
lowing the current Victor Borge en-
gagement... Interlude has booked
Shelley Manne. for a return date
joining the Hi-Lo’s in the layout
bewing Sept. 20 ... Dean Murp
opens with Julie Wilson at the Riy-
erside, Reno, Thursday ... May-
nard Sloate, formerly partnered in
Strip City- and latterly in the Cres-
cendo, opens a new nitery in town
Sept. ‘24, the Avant Garde. - Chico
Hamilton Quintet and Herkie Sty-
les will open room ... Mary Kaye

Trio returns to the Crescendo Sept.

25.

Chicago
Christian Lamont troupe pacted
for Muehlebach, K.C., Oct. 11, for
two weeks... . Gogi Grant tapped
for Eddys’, K.C., Oct. 4, for twa
frames to be followed by "Don Cor-
nell, Oct. 18, also for a pair .
Sophie Tucker into Chase Hotel,
St. Louis, Dec. 31, for 10 days and
then to the Roosevelt, N.O., Jan. 9
for four frames .... Dave Gardner
into Shamrock Hotel, Houston,
Sept. 19, for two weeks . illy
Williams (4) into Bonnie’s, St.
Louis, Nov.’ 11, for one week...
Henny Youngman set for Hotel
Muehlebach, K.C., Sept. 27, for
two weeks... Steven Ashtons do-
ing club dates around Chicago dur-
ing October . .. Ciro Rimac revue
set for Northcrest Hotel, .Ft.
Wayne, Nov. 18, for one frame eee
Mulcays inked. for Muehlebach,
K.C., -Oct. 25, for two weeks .. .
Lela & Lita booked for Montle-
one, N.O,, Tues, (17),.
weeks,

a rr

for twot

Atlanta

Leb’s Pigally, redecorated and.
refurbished, opened Monday (9)
with a new show topped by Mini-
que Francois and Claudette Pion,
two French gals who sing and
dance; Johnny Carnes, Irish tenor;
George. Hefferman and his gypsy
violin; and Loran Bearden, organ-
ist. Continental acts are to be fea-
tured at this downtown rendezvous,
co-managed by George Petras, lin-
guistic troubardor, and Ann Arling-
ton, petite brunette thrush . : .
Lona, red-haired exotic dancer,
opened at -Circus Lounge, with
Dave Townsend’s Band providing
‘jtunes . Imperial MHotel’s Do-
mina Lounge has Kalantan exotic
this week on bill with Julie &
George, acrobatic team; and Vie.
Spadee, comic-emcee, with rmusie
by Tokye Trio ... Mickey Morano’s.
Anchorage Club in Clermont Hotel,
offers new show dancer J e
Carroll and comedy emcee Billy
Read ... Atlanta Biltmore Hotel's
Fall season opened Monday (9)
with Freddy Martell, and Sonny
Morgan Band . Magi Gali Gali
and The Mobiles, dance trio, are.
being held over’ in Henry Grady
Hotel’s Paradise Room, with - Ery
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VAUBEVILLE 71

AGVA Asks $3, 000-For
[.ATheatre Ranout On

Scheduled Vaude Show! comic

Hollywood, Sept. 10.

The American Guild of Variety
Artists is demanding $3,000.from
George Munton, operator of the
Lyric Theatre, "Huntington Park,
and prexy of the J&S Theatre Cir-
cuit, for claims filed by union mem-
bers.

Move to blacklist Munton and
his circuit stems from claims filed
with the guild by singer Johnny.

Desmond,- KLAC deejay Jack.

Smith (latter prior to present job
was a singer and is still an AGVA
member) who was to. have emceed,
the Supersonics, Nillsson Twins,
and Margie Duncan.

Talent had been contracted for
by Monton, according to union,

‘to play a three-day Labor Day

weekend stage stint at the Lyric,
which was to have had vaudfilm
policy oyer the holiday.

Show never opened following
Munton’s refusal to post a cash
pond covering. salaries with both
AGVA and American Federation
of Musicians. Latter union inci-

- dentally is also taking similar ac-

tion against Munton on behalf of

member Mischa Novy who had been

signed to handle bandleader chore.

According to Irvin P. Mazzeli,|

AGVA’s Coast topper, union will
process its members claims to ex-
tent of civil court action if neces-
sary.

Bob Rothafel, managing director
of the Roxy Theatre, N. Y., left for
Europe Friday (6)’on the second
talent scouting trip. He’s going to
a Scandinavian countries this

ime.

Lis)

.

STATLER HOTEL

Les. Angeles

- | Jackie Miles Toplines

-Capitol next Monday (16) night.
‘|Cobina, the monkey act emceed

‘play 8 performances, with a single

‘to mount as opening night ap-

‘this town, house is so scaled that

-at.the Hilton Hotel.

BIMBO

of Bimbo’s 365 Club, San Francisco
Is pleased to announce the appointment of

DAVID BRANOWER
as House Booker

Pleese direct -ell information regerding entertainment to Mr. Branower,
1728 Laurel: Canyon Bivd., Hollywood 46—Oldfield 4-4746

The new 1958 edition of

Judy to Philly

Hollywood, Sept. 10.
-Judy Garland ha’ set a week in
Philadelphia as a follow-up to her!
scheduled vaudate at Loew’s Capi-
tol, Washington, D. C., Sept. 16-22.
She'll open Sept. 26 at the Mast-

Jady’s Support in D. C.

Washington, Sept. 10.

Jackie Miles tops the line-
up for first half of the Judy Gar-
land show, which bows into Loew’s

baum, Philadelphia. Alan King
will be on the bill with her in both
situations. —

Water Show Hits L
176 in Mass. Fair

Topsfield, Mass., Sept. 10.

Danny White’s Acquamatics (17)
grossed $17,000 at the Topsfield
Fair for 17 performances in eight
days, Sept. 1-7. Attendance was
84,000, with a 50c admission fee.
Paul Corson, fair. manager, said he
has inked the water show for re-
turn date.

Fair officials featured the local-

Backing up Miles will be the Hun-
garian. Ballet team of Nora Ko-
vach and Istvan Rabovsky; the.
Shyretto’s, acro team,-and Tippy &

by Manuel and Marita Viers. Judy
Garland, following pattern of her
Palace Theatre ‘appearance, will
fill entire second act. Show will

Saturday matinee.

Advance sale of tickets for the
3,434 seat house, which has been
scaled from $6.60 for weekends and
opening night, has been okay, but:
not spectacular, with over $17,000
racked up for initial. week of sale.
However, momentum is expected
proaches. Despite high tab for
there are large blocks of seats at |
pop prices.

-

AMES BROS. RACK UP
TALL 496 IN OREGON

Portiand, Ore., Sept. 10.

The Ames Bros, with Al Semola
racked up a hot $49,300 in. eight
performances at the Oregon State
Fair in nearby Salem. last week
(31-7). The 5,500-seater was scaled
at $1.50 and the show had ideal
weather, ‘

Supporting the Ames Bros. were
The O’Dell’s (2), Dwight Moore’s
Mongrel Revue, The Madcaps (2),
SSS —_ — | Cycling Saxtons (2), Malione Danc-
ers (10) with Francesca, and The
Red Dunning Orck (13). Larry Al-
len Agency of San Francisco pro-
duced the ozoner for the first time.

in policy this year. Previously,
disk names were brought in. Pro-
ducer Daniy White had six Acqua-
‘models, three divers, Tom Hardy
Lou Ascol and Jim Flannagan; Cu-
Beth, songstress; Teddy English,
emcee; Stan {Zip) Bond, dives into
pool from 65-foot tower.

White’s locally produced water
‘show will play at other fairs and
on. the supermarket parking lot cir-
cuit. On the supermarket stands,
no admish is charged. and show is
sold to the super on flat fee.

Whale of a Show Wasn't,
So He Sues for 3906

Minneapolis, Sept. 10.

“Mrs. Haroy,”
whale that was paraded up and
down Broadway and exhibited at
Coney Island, is the subject of a
lawsuit brought’ here by Leif Soe-
gaard, Copenhagen, Denmark, its
owner, who wants $390,000 dam-

ages because of its Ioss. Defend-
ants in the local district court ac-
tion are showmen Morris Chalfen
and Raye D. Perkins, Minneapo-
lis, and Emery F. Gilbert, Toledo,
who were exhibiting it in New
'| York and through whose careless-
‘ness, it’s alleged, “Mrs, Haroy” was

S. A. HILTON IN FACELIFT
~ San Antonio, Sept. 10.
A remodeling project, planned to.
cost $250,000,. got under way here

The rebuilt section, typical of
Hilton Hotels elsewhere, will in-
clude a downtown dining and danc-
ing club, a swimming pool and sun
terrace, and reorganization of the

lobby.

| July 13, 1954.

that in’ 1953 he turned the pfe-
served whale over to the defend-
ants who had agreed to exhibit in.
the U. S. and other countries and
to give him 55% of the profits. It’s
alleged the defendants failed to
exhibit it in a “proper businesslike
manner” and didn’t exploit it in the
way they had agreed. As a result,
1] the venture was a- financial loss
costing him $150,000, Soegaard
claims.

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-ly-produced water show, a switch

the preserved

‘destroyed by fire in Gotham on|:

In his complaint, Soegaard says |

Wildwood, N. J; Op Sees One Show

Wildwood, N: J., Sept. 10.
After the first season of opera-
tion, the Beach Club in Wildwood- | ¥

by-the-Sea, N. J., suggests that
other resort club owners might

enlarge their plants with great suc- |

céss. George James, president of
the Diamond Beach Lodge, feels
that the 3,100-seating capacity, one-
show nightly policy is the answer
to modern-day cafe operation,

James points out that with a big
name and name band policy, the
Saturday night gross is sufficient
to make the weekday night less
| significant.

Concerning claims that Wild-
wood operators were. injured by
-performers appearing in Atlantic
City before they opened in Wild-
wood, James labeled. such claims
as “stupid’’ and asserted, “I feel
that Wildwood and A.C, operators,
by arranging consecutive bookings
with name acts, can obtain better
[talent at more reasonable prices.
It isn’t always possible to get a
star act to come in from the Coast
for one week dates, but if a week
in Wildwood can be backed up with
a week in A.C., it becomes easier.
We worked with the 500 Club in

A.C. in this manner in hooking the

McGuire Sisters and Nat Cole.
Far from being injured by the A.C.
appearances of the McGuires, we
we found that they gave us our
best gross of the season, in a week
where business was generally off
in this area.”

| He also-gives name bands a tre-
mendous boost, palming the per-

+formance and pulling power of ag- |
gregations like Charlie Spivak and i
|

The 6 nly
| . PROFESSIO AL GAG SERVICE

Ray Eberle. Aside from their mar-
quee yalue, they lure many’ dance
fans inside the club.

- James praised both the AGVA
and the William Morris Agency.
He said that both the union and
agency were very helpful and went
all ont to help the club continue
name: operation after they ran into ;
opening difficulties due to a $40,-

Laine.

i

| loyse parodies,

000 salary promise to Frankie:

James contends that if Laine!
and Ted Lewis had appeared later j
‘in the season when the club was i

Policy in Top Spots, Lands A.C. Co-op

jestablished and had shed its “new-
ness,” they both would have done

well. The initial adyertising also
missed the mark, according to
James. He said that it wasn’t un-
tit he began use of numerous bill-
boards and mobile truck, station
wagon, bus and car billboards and
posters that the club began to
achieve its Potential.

Altamont Fair Reaches
New Attendance Peak

. Albany, Sept. 10.
The Altamont Fair, near here,
established an alltime high of 91,-
192 admissions. Only one day fell
behind the corresponding one in

1956. It rained that day in sur-
rounding areas, but missed the Al-
bany-Schenectady' County fair-
grounds.

Less than a decade ago, the Al-
tamont fair was playing to crowds
of 13,000 to 16,000. Then new di-
rectors took over and decided on
a complete rebuilding program,
Modernization will continue, Presi-
dent Arthur S. Tompkins said.

The supermarket check-in sys-
tems, used at the gates this year
and dispensing with tickets, tick-
et sellers and takers, was highly
successful. Experimentally in-
stalled, it called for patrons to
drive up to entrance booths, pay
their admission (punched on cash
registers) and hold the torn-off
tape as a receipt.

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Tee Show Reviews

{cee Capades ;the more “popular,” traditional

vas _[ Shenanigans of this frosted frolic :
18th edition of the John Ht. Her and the overall word is “class.”‘or pomposity in the manner in
1Although the music in two-of the;which the operas are presented.
kingsize numbers is from operas, }‘“Butterfly,”..in fact, comes in fast
as the warmun,-right after maestro.

ris production; costumes, Billy Liv-
tngston; scenery, Harvey Warren;
scoré and music direction, Jerry | the strains are the more familiay
Mayhall; lighting, Peter Dante;' ones from “Ma dame . Butterfly”
choreography, Ron Fletcher, Jose

: and “Carmen.” Opera -lovers might
Greco, Rosemarie Stewart & Rob-

Took down-their durantes at ‘such a

t
“t

LARIETY.

in Orrin - Markhus -and Iria

: Thomas, hiding behind their long-

‘time . tradematk of

The Old

Smaothies.

‘lion dollar” spectacular on ice that

? really looks the part.

'

ert Dench; with Ronnie Robertson, t refrigerated desecration “iced” by.

Bobby Specht, Cathy Machado, Old
Smoothies (Orrin Markus & Irma
Fhomas:, Dianne & Bobby Maxson,
Helen Davidson, Romayne & Steele,
Labrecque & Gray, Jimmy Grogan,
Helga, Joan Penwarn, The Schuh-
plattlers ‘Bader, Biersack, Geter-
stanger & Papp), Eric Waite, Fred-
die Trenkler, Forgie & Larson,
Mercedes & Albano, Norman Lu-
bo# Choir, Rhythmic Waters, Ice
Ca’pets’, Ice Cadets, Herbert Cow-
man, Dauphinais & Colter. At
Madison Sq. Garden, N.Y., Sept.
4-15, °57; $5 top.

John H. Harris for the 18th edi-
tion. Happily for him and the
boxoffice, however, the serioso sect
does not especially favor the. deep-
freeze shows anyway, so he’ll have
to be content to count on the other.
160,000,000 or so just-plain-fotks
around the country.

What -with the quick-as-a-flash
Operas, plus Tchaikovsky's Nut-
cracker Suite ‘as interpreted in”
Walt Disney’s “Fantasia,” plus a
“salute” to George Gershwin em-
bracing some of the late compos-
er’s greatest standards, this is
Harris’ glossiest and snazziest pro-
duction. Most of the half-dozen
outsized numbers are dazzlers. In
the less opulent but smasheron
-|sphere, Harris has fielded at Ieast

six skaters, almost any one of
‘| whom alone is worth the five-buck
| top. and in Ronnie Robertson es-
| pecially, he has a virtuoso who wil,
idraw everywhere.

+ Billed as the world’s and Olympic
{;champ, Robertson spins out his
, Wares with magnificent style and
‘disciplined fury on a bare floor
without ‘benefit of the gigantic
‘{. trappings and eye-arresting cos-
‘itumes that congest and enrich the
larena elsewhere.. This diminutive
! vistuoso of the blades again: comes
{isharply into focus as a solo per-
‘former of such stratospheric talent
| that he belies his small height.
| And as Escamillo in ‘Carmen,”
he is the “toreador” terrific. There
;is Winning support from such other
‘formidable straight and .comedic
: bladesters as Bobby Specht, Cathy
| Machado, Jimmy Grogan, Dianne
;& Bobby Maxson, Helen Davidson,
| Freddie Trenkler, Johnny Labrec-
‘que & Johnny Gray, Hugh Forgie
Ji& Stig Larson, Eric Waite, Cathy
| Steele & Phil Romayne, Germany's
'Helga, and “the people’s choice”

The key word in this season's
“Ice Capades” is “classical.” Add

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It spells out
big-b,o. for the tour. .
“Ice Capades”. reflects no conceit

Jerry Mayhall’s overture, and 41s
presented as. “a profile,” whieh of
cotirse it is. since there is. no
no attempt to encompass other
than a few highlight scenes from
the Puccini work. There are three
flashy spreads placed in Nagasaki,
with Helen Davidson winsome and
winning in the title role, Jimmy
Grogan loose-limbed. as Lieut.

Pinkerton, and the crackerjack:

Ice Ca’pets’ and Ice Cadets skill-
fully’.carrying the ensemble bur-
dens. As throughout, the Billy
Livingston costumes are rich and
exoressive’ Without being gaudy.
Selections ‘from the scpre are
hanpily mated to the skate activi-
ties.

“Carmen” comes before
intermission, in four scenes, and
with Milton Cross noting in his
recorded narration that “Carmen”
is watered down to a “happy” one,
sans the stabbing stuff and: soap-
opera trimmings. For the marquee

values, the dance patterns have

been done by Jose Greco, the
Brooklyn-born Spanish stomper,
and the vocals are by the Norman
Luboff Choir, Here the score
(“Habanera,” “Flower Song,” “Tor-
eador Song,” ‘et al.,) is a stirring
thing, and the production large in
scope.

' Cathy “Chado” Machado is lusty
as Carmen, Bobby Specht is a

vigorous Don Jose and Ronnie /

Robertson, as noted,.is whammo as
Escamillo—meaning ‘their histrion-
ics on the blades. The boy & girl
groups cavort with characteristic
deftness as caballeros, toreadors,
cigaret girls, etc., to provide’ good
atmosphere and mood. In a
“special” Mercedes & Albano are
rolled out to the centre of the rink
on a large circular platform where,
with finesse and grace, they. add a
fillip with a skateless flamenco’
dance, eo,

Also in the first half comes the
“Fantasia” inning, a knockout with

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This is.a dream “mil-

‘enhanced by the soloists and pair-

‘their familiar badminton on skates;

‘the mixed duo of Romayne &

the ;f

-varian-Austrian practitioners _ af

entry that rivets. attention and

‘the kilts. :
The George Gershwin sequence,

|| hus-Thomas
‘| draws . considerable mitting and

{i pilots,

SON,

1957. $3.60 top.

wide kid appeal, and not much less
so for the older crowd. Joan Pen-~
warn is ‘in the role of Clara, and
the Ca’pets’ and Cadets are in
there makebelieving with such
cherished memorabilia as Chinese
mushrooms, a group of 12 roses,
sugar plum fairies and, best of all,
ballerinas hippopotamuses.

The show’s forepart is further |

ings. These include the German
champ, Helga, an attractive and
skillful, stately and shapely baller-
ina operating with “Around the
World in 80 Days” as her theme as
she takes command of the arena.
solo. Labrecque & Gray provide
a funny stanza as “Dumb Bell
Boys”; Forgie & Larson sock over

Freddie Trenkler is again the in-
comparable comedy acrobat on ice:

Stelle is a visual and_ skating
delight, and a funster billed “Mr.
Clow N.- Prince” does some fancy
comedy capering.

_ The second half opens with a
novel and colorful though some-
times repetitious and uninteresting
eature in “The Schuhplattlers.
Dance.” This is an old terp idea

from the Bavarian Alps. that con-|#

sists of feet-stamping, clapping
hands, thighs, knees and cheeks.
It’s a compote of quartet of Ba-

the.so-called art, with a‘couple of

principals aiding and the Ca’pets |

and Cadets operating as bell-
ringers. : |

Jimmy Grogan has the rink. to
himself for his *‘world’s: champion”

applause. John Dauphinais and
John Colter do a Scot session to
standard tunes from the land of

also choreographed by Fletcher,
brings out sevéral of the principal
soloists for their top-drawer skate
entries. With that unbeatable run-

through of the composer’s memory- |

tickling tunes and a color spectrum
supplied by the Rhythmic Waters,
a. splendiferous. fountain display,
such fancydan skaters as Robert-
son, Miss Machado, Specht and
Romayne & Steele, plus the
Ca’pets’ and Cadets, this is one of
the best numbers in the entire
layout and a perfect trough for
Fletcher’s dance arrangements.
Before the finale, the
Smoothies and Trenkler come on
for separate numbers. The Mark-
“grayhaired” team

Trenkler, aided by Labrecque &
Gray and the Cadets, causes pan-
demonium with his bouncing tac-

‘tics as an irrepressible fireman.

The closer is a stormy “spec”
called’ “Jet—300 Minutes Holly-,
wood to Broadway” with N. Y.’s
Idlewild Airport as the locale. The
top. principals, including Robert-:
son, Specht, Grogan, Maxson,!
cayort like mad, but they are more
than equally matched by the pre-"
cision stuff of the Ca’pets and;
Cadets, as.) “movie stars” and:

bears the bright choreographic

stamp of Rosemarie Stewart and.

Robert Dench. Jerry Mayhall ex-

-pertly leads his men to back the]
.|show-—-in fact, he is faultless: on

the cues, as is lighting chief Peter
Dante, - with Harvey Warren’s

scenery another decisive factor. |:

This “Ice Capades” undoubtedly is
John Harris’ topmost effort in all
departments. Trau.

Iee Follies of 1958
(Pan Pacific Aud, L. A.)
Los Angeles, Sept. 5.

Eddie & Roy Shipstad and Oscar |.

Johnson production of an ice revue
in two acts (20 scenes). Directed

| by Frances Claudet, Mary Jane
‘| Lewis, Stanley D. Kahn; costumes

by Renie; written by Hal Berger:
original music, Larry Morey; mu-
sic director, George Hackett. With
Florence Rae, Richard Dwyer, Mr.
Frick, Walter & Irene, Janet Cham-
pion, Barbara Myers, Lesley Good-
win, Donald’ Manning, Gary John-
Gordon Crossland,’ Wall &
Dova, Andra’ McLaughlin, The
Beaitys:.(2), The Kermonds_-(2),
Bill Jack, Carol Caverly, Frances
Dorsey,. Patti Crandall, Jimmy
Waldo, Bill Thomas, Ice -Folliettes
(32). At. Pan Pacific Aud, Sept. 5, |

After 22 years, it’s probably in-

. Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Old

This lively ender-upper |:

}evitable that: there -be some thaw

set in in the field: of blade shows.
The Shipstads & Johnson probably
are Well aware of it too, hence the
shortest run on record for the pres
miere of the 22d versién of “Ice
Follies.” It will be here a scant
18 days and the prospects are for
only the devoted to trek to the Pan.
Pacific Auditorium, for this edition
doesn’t measure up to the glitter-
ing phantasmagoria which patrons
expect in the frappe field,
Weakest portion of the layout is
in the productions, not as eye-

‘filling or as captivating as in the

past and minus the costume and
production gimmicks that have
brought oohs and ahs .from pre-
vious audiences, There’s an o¢ea-.
sional imaginative portion, .as in
the “Garden in the Sky” number
which. winds: up the first act and
the “Corrida,” which gives a
torero atmosphere to the finale.
Latter is colorful, but somehow
falls short of what could be ex-
pected from’ the inherent- premise.

. .Follies still has some. strong

comedy sequences, highlighted of
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Joe E. Lewis (with Austin Mack
at piano}, Peggy King, 4 Mints,
Sammy «Devens, Cindy Tyson,
Elaine Deming; Michael Durso and
Frank Marti Orchs;- staged. by
Douglas Coudy; songs, Durso, Mel
Mitchell & Marvin Kahn; costumes,
Sal Anthony (Mme. Berthe); orch-
estrations,, Deac Eberhard; coif-
fures, Larry Matthews; $5.50 min-
imum.

- With the return of Joe E. Lewis
for his annual six-weeker at Jules

1957,

(17) stand by ready to embellish
Borge’ pianistics, they are rarely
called upon. Borge’s previous Ve-'
gas stint (at the ‘late New Fron-
tier) found him billed with a dane-
ing line, but in this, the girls are
missing, and it’s just as well.

The combination of Borge, the
master keyboard technician, and
Borge, the unpredictable comedian,
continues. to be a phenomenon of.
show biz. He has a cult of re-
peaters-who seemed to dominate.
the first night audience; a mitt-
warming group which was reluct-:

Podell’s East 60th St. bistro, the|ant to let him bow off. Included
fall season is officially on in Goth-|in his initial show were Rachmani-
am, The summer vacationers, still|D0ff “and Tchaikovsky medlies,
unusually outdoorsy-looking, wili|Chopin’s Minute and C Sh
soon acquire the traditional| Waltzes, and “Ave Maria.
Scotch-tan to match the pixie co-| Serious moments on the 88s, drama-
median’s now trademarked humor jtic lighting adds ta the effective-
pattern, © 7 ness of his fine tglent.

‘Lewis, per always, can do no! Ad-libbing neatly balances his
wrong—and: he does ‘plenty. What;memorized dialogue. He got a big
would be professional suicide for | yock when a baby started crying—
many appears a plus in his case.|He asked, “Was a child just born
His fractured - Frenchisms and|in here?. Truly a first-nighter!
other asides would cause the joint|He reprises his hilarious audible
to be raided under other auspices} punctuation bit, and the biz with
—with him it’s “cute.” ‘With it,|the dictionary as.prop. One of the
of course, apart from the unsubtlejtop laughs comes when he men-

double-entendres there’s a studious
design for saucy wit and a pains-
taking application to the hon mot
and the Eli Basse-noted parody.

Cheating somewhat on‘his usual
generdéus running-time at the open-
ing (dinner) show,’ when his: stint
was only clocked at 48 minutes,
Lewis obServed that his “father
wanted me to be a sex maniac but
I couldn’t pass the physical’; that
he “belongs to the pari-mutuel ag-
gravation society”; that he’s going
to star in a new picture titled
“around a crap table in 80 drinks”;
that Frank Sinatra’s “The Joker
Is Wild,” biopic of Lewis’. career,
“was brought in. at $2,400,000; we
could have done it for $2,000,000
but we used real Scotch,”

Referring to the. green coiffures
(credited ta- - Matthews),
which the 8 Copagirls sport for the
néw show—a dramatic if betimes
soon. tiring affectation — Lewis
cracked “they look like .they all
slept'on a pool-table.” ~

The Four Mints, personable
rotk ‘n’ roll combo, run the gamut
from “Don’t Ever Say, Goodbye”
through “Tammy,” a jive version
“of: “This Ofe House” (the male
quartet is said to have started. orig-
inally as gospel singers) medleyed
with “Saints Come Marching In,” |
“Memories Are Made of This”
medleyed with “Love Is A Many

‘ment gets the money, but T’ve been

tions, “I’ve made a couple of al-
bums for Columbia,.which seems
to be a secret, I'd like for you to
buy them. It doesn’t matter to
me financially, because the Govern-

here for several years, and if you:

like this country as much as I do

—go out and. buy the albums!”
Duke.

Fontainebleau, M. B’ch
Miami Beaeh, Sept, 7.

Sue Carson, Dick Lee, Del Ray,

Murray Schlamm, Sacasas Orch;

$3.50 minimum. 7

Sue Carson is playing out a long-
due date under an old commitment.
and the ‘impact she makes on the
dwindling patronage , that comes
with the September dog-days for

this area rates her a return date]
when the smart-setters fill the.

town. -
Last seen in the La Ronde a con-
ple-of seasons ago, Miss Carson is
a much smoother, more assured
comedienne now, than in that out-
ing. ‘There’s.a polish to her de-
meanor that was lacking then. The
know-how is there, evidenced. in
the timing, the deceptively wide-.
eyed .approach to. her sophis-

Splendored Thing,” -and winding} ticated material .which encom-
up with “Hound Dog.” Whether] passes, in the main, the “rocky”
ballad or r&b, it’s all in the same|life as regards fhe men in her
idiom. A H’l contrast would help| world. Laugh proyoking advice to

these four -cleancut and attractive
young men. — .
Peggy King is another near-hit.
What she needs is a hit record and
seemingly none knows it better
than the alumna of the “Hunt's
Tomato Sauce” jingler. She points
it up with some cute and appealing
dialog about her “latest picture”
and. “latest ‘hit record,” both of

which she has yet to make, and | hair.

when she does essay a “Zero Hour”
song, which she says was sung un-
der (or over). the title of this Para-
mount release, unfortunately it’s
a slow ballad: which loses the cus-
tomers. She would really have
scored had she a socko song entry
at’ this point, ouis B
her best. arrangement, Miss King
Still needs a sturdier format,

A real standout is’ the. leggy
Cindy Tyson, an attractive blonde
avho, for’ a big gal, is beaucoup

agile on the hoof with her acro-/|.

drancing. She- clicks in her two

opportunities. Sammy Devens is aj.

good thrush as the male number-

leader opposite Elaine Deming:
who, where Lewis complained of:
mike trouble, indicated she didn’t | -
need the mike; her innate robust-

ness requires no amplification. In
trith, the mike does her a disserv-
ice because it shows up some un-
certain un-pear-shaped notes, par-
ticularly in that “Lover’s Island”
(perched-on-the-piano) interlude.
Lewis came:on to a salvo, with

appropriate equine fanfare to her-:

ald his ‘“‘post-time!” He observed
‘that in all his career he never won
an Oscar or.a gold record or a Pul-
itzer,.but Seagram's was awarding
him “a-solid gold shot glass,” This
marks. his 18th year at the Copa.
Doug Coudy has staged his usual

slick floorshow and maestro Mike |:
Durso, backstopping a good show |*,,

er always, again collaborated with

fel Mitchell and Marvin Kabn ‘on
some good numbers. |

Inflationary note: the Copa :
imum has been upped four bits to
$5.50. ° Abel.

. Sahara, Las Vegas
> ° *.? Las: Vegas, Sept, 4. -
Vieter Borge,.-Cée Davidson Orch.

(1995. '$2-tninimam.,

femmes in lyric form is ladled
out in plentifuli—and satiric—por-
tions, topped by her. “Seven Ap-
proaches To Loye.” mpo
native singers-dancers In the Yma

Sumac genre is another class spoof, ;
as is series of impreshes. She's a.

callback click. _:

songster, with immaculate blonde
_ His stint isin the same im-
maculately tailored vein, leaving

for the September course. °
- Del Ray is a well equipped
magico with a tongue-in-cheek ap-

proach to his trickery that warms
“ithe aud and adds to overall hearty

reception. Per- usual, Murray
Schlamm is a smooth-introer with
Sacasas ditto on the showbacks.
Due this week: Jerry Lester and
Rita Constance. Lary.

Eddys’, K. €.
_.; .dansas City, Sept. 6...
Carmen Cavallaro (4),.Tony Dt
Pardo Orch (8};- $1-$1,50. cover.

‘Back. in the Eddy. Bros.’ Restau-
rant after about a year, Carmen
Cavallaro is repeating on good pi-
ano playing and good play from the
customers, as he hag done in two
previous stands here; This time

}around he is earrying a supporting

trio of guitar, drums and string
bass, played by Jimmy Norton,
Buffy Dee and Sheldon Yates, the
last of whom has just recently been
added to the..crew. oe

By this. time most anything

+Cavallare reels off is:familiar to

the fans and meets ‘with favor,
from the opening “Begin the Be-
» to the. closing “Tea for
Two,” .In between the offerings
include “The Continental,” the
now refiowned medley from the
“Eddy Duchin Story,” and “War-
saw Concerto.” All have the spe-
cial Cayallaro touch,. ranging from
the almost standard. interpretation
to the most fanciful of fingerings.
‘By- popular staridards this is music

keyhoard, and

‘| ated: by the patrons throughout the
35 minutes"

Lampoon of}

Dick Lee is a personable young

nothing to chance: containing the
| standards and currents. He’s okay

thoroughly appreci-:

VARIETY

_ Mocambo, Hollywood

Hollywood, Sept. 6.
Louis Prima and Keely Smith,
with Sam Butera & the Witnesses
(5); $2.50 cover.

«

For some stylized reason, the

bistro biz in recent years ‘has
tended to relegate “lounge acts” to
a secondary position. But after
three years at the Sshara, Las

Vegas, and other similar stands, |
Louis Prima and Keely Smith are |;

out to prove that a good act is a
good act anywhere. They more than
succeed, giving the Mocambo one
of its most electric. layouts in a
considerable period, auguring hefty
business for the limited stand.
Aided and abetted by. Sam Bu-
tera and:the Witnesses, they easily
live up to the billing “The Wildest”
to knock but a solid hour of enter-
tainment that never lets up. Prima

is no longer a singing musician; _
he’s an entertainer in the broadest

sense and whether spotlighted
alone or with Keely Smith, a top-
notch blues or ballad bleater in her
own right, keeps the show moving
with. patter and bits of business
that provides continuity.
Butera.and the Witnesses (5) are

.a vital. adjunct to the layout, pro-

viding a driving musical backing
and joining in the clowning. Prima
is at his best vocally with.a varied

assortment of standards, or when
‘investing offbeat. material with a

mild leer. Miss Smith goes with

‘equal facility from bounce to bal-

Jad, occasionally kidding the lyrics
en route. Part of the humor derives
from a satirical Svengali routine
they’ve worked out that registers

1 solidly.

Plan is to do three shows nightly,
but it’s questionable whether they
can .stand the. pace. Three hour-
long shows like they dish involves
considerably more than twice as

much effort as the average act puts.

into two half-hour shows. It’s the
‘wnbridled exuberance that makes
the difference—and makes the_act

Kap.

a must on any nitery: patron’s list. P

International, Houston

-.. Houston, Sept. 5.
- Herb Shriner; Bobby. Winters,
‘Paul Neighbors Orch (12); no
cover or minimum. |

Newly refurbished and renamed
Continental Room (ex-Shar
Room), part of Shamrock. Hilton’s
International. Club, is setting for
Herb. Shriner who keeps the Jaffs
rolling for a Solid 40-minutes, Co-
median, always natural,. with:.a
dozen throwaway lines’ for every

gag, proves one of most ingrati-.

ating . enterfainers patrons have
seen. . a

Shriner- never seems to run’ out
of yak-btinging reeollections of
bis home town in Indiana. Patrons
showed pleasure with enthusiastic
palming, and brought Shriner back
for long encore,

Bobby Winters masters all the
familiar ball and dumbbell tricks

of comic juggler, couples them with’

Stan Laurel déadpan for good re-
turns. Paul Neighbors group shows
its. usual good support and solid
offerings “ranging from- Latin
rhythms to fox trots for tab-lifters
terping. |

Dennis Day replates ~ Shriner:
Thursday (12); Winters holds ‘for|

two weeks. Burt, . .

Seville,
Steven Peck & Lita, The Ele-
gantes (4), George. Hernandez
Orch (8); $3 minimum “oS

“Bolero,” new Latin show whick

‘opened four-week stand- here Tues-
day (3), looks: to be a winner.

Fancy footwork by topliner Steven
Peck and his
ing routine, “Mam of fhe
Times,” is vocalled in good fashion
by The Elegantes, new vocal group,
against Peck’s terping. i '
sponsible for both direction and
choreogrphy of show, draw# heavy
mitt response from first-niters and
Peck’s dance showmanship through-
out his turn is evident via his
graceful hip and foot movements.
Melodic backgrounds is ably pro-
jected by George Hernandez orch
which ‘features. Carlos, Vidal on
congos and Ray Rivero on bongos.
_.Elegantes, comprised of leader
Bobby Navairo, Harry Noful, and
two femme beauts—Mona Watson
and Joan Swift—haye a samewhat
fresh approach to such standard
tunes. as “Guban. Love. Song,”
“Bolero,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” and
“Get Out of Town.”

Vocalizing of the group was
somewhat. handicapped by the

mike, but ‘quartet madé up for it:
‘by: some viever pantomine.*~ The

.| Rouge (nee Earl Carroll's cabaret-
‘|theatre) in Hollywood,

-| Ma

Hellyweed. -; le
Hollywood, Sept. 10. -/ cons of standards to smoother bal- |

.
.

dance partner Lita
holds :attention throughout. “Open-:

3 ré-

NIGHT. CLUB REVIEWS

<3

Jerry Lewis Boffo at Town & Country,

Brooklyn’s Taj Mahal Near the Sea

The Ben (and Doris, for his wife

‘is an equal partner) Maksik show
biz success story has been subject.

of considerable press attention and
invariably inspires the intra-trade
observation that “you gotta see it
to believe it.” Latter still goes. So
much ‘so, that on a Monday night
(9) premiere of Jerry Lewis, kick-
ing off a. succession of saloon
names that reads like a benefit
bill; the Flatbush Ave. & Ave. V
(like in faroff Vladivostok) Brook-
lyn nitery, in the far reaches of the
‘Coney Island belt, had a New

in no bistro, class or mass, have so
many (1,700, absolute capacity)
customers, at the $6 minimum
(average check is twice that) tray-
elled so far to spend so much.
The same axiomatic “you gotta
see it to believe it”. inspired the
safari to the Maksiks’ spot. It was
both a mass and class turnaut for
Jerry Lewis who, at $40,000 a week
‘for his package (he’s in for two
weeks), again evidenced the: basic
-boxoffice adage that if you give

The Town &. Country is not only
the biggest cabaret in the east but
in the world, and that takes in the
range from the Pierre Louis-Guerin
& Rene Fraday’s Le Lido on the
Champs-Elysees, which rivals ‘the
Eiffel Tower and the Louvre as

Town & Ceuntry. Bklyn.

Jerry Lewis, The Skylarks (5),
Dick Humphries, Lou Brown; line
of 10; Ned Harvey orch (11) and
Raul Martell Latins; $6 minimum.

the most popular
Paris, to Frank Sennes’ Moulin

another
over-1,000 capacity nitery. Maksik’'s
in room seats 1,500, the adjoin-
ing bar another 200, and there
is a private banquet room perched
high above the main room which
can open up and afford a view of
‘the floorshow. -

Jerry. Lewis is his same old self,
versatile, betimes nostalgic with
an ultra-modern veneer. of the cén-
temporaneous, betimes brash, ‘but,
above all, funny. He is slicker,
Suavyer ‘and a shade more restrained,
He‘is also of familiar formula now,
‘and undoubtedly is the first to
recognize that refurbishing of
his. nonsense script must go on
the agenda for the next time
around. While it’s a truism “not to

rewrite a hit” the -quick-absorption |

of values, especially when s0
widely exposed as it is in the case
of a wmultiple-threat talent like
Lewis (films, tv and in-person) dic-
tates, if only from the perspective
of personal ego, that the ever-
punching clown punch up his zany-
isms. :

In actuality, he has moderated
on the panze stuff by. eliminating

the: male line and only utilizing a;

couple of the boys from The Sky-
larks, mixed quintet (two of them
femmes) for the
ring” nonsense. Dick Humphries is
retained from the former precision
octet for his personal standout
legmania, The Skylarks run the
amut from hyper-arranged ver-

lads, notably.the “Fair Lady” med-
-ley which is much less “advanced”

derbies, is-2 new added starter and
wone of their. best:

‘The rest is pure Jerry Lewis.
Observing “and they say the

factory?” he greets his stylish cus-
tomers with a Vegas routine. A
born-in-the-trunk comedian he has
innate. coneept of audience values
and- knows how to cajole them into
loosening their palms for the hand-
to-hand musie; shamelessly piug
his Decca records (albeit with com-
edic. overtones); con the ringsiders
into community sings with “Shine
On Harvest Moon” (somewhat over-
‘done and should be trimmed a bit);
cut: up with outlandish lampoons
of sundry song stylists (Latin, hill-
billy, pugilistic and Presley); his
now standard Al Jolsonisms;- the
Japanese rock ’n’ roller “Tab
Yamaguchi,” with some hilarious
if borderline mimicry and ,.“Eng-.

‘lish translations”; the inevitable

local jokes about Brooklyn; an ef-:

‘fective legmania “challenge” rou-

‘tine. with tiptop terper Dick

able limericks; and a flock of. in-

Year’s eve turnout. Excepting that ;

"em the attraction they'll find yeu. | q

tourist sight in|

“engagement:

iw its vocalisthenies. Their “Dark-'
{town Strutters’ Ball,” avec black

‘Dodgers have no. place to play; }
jwhat’s wrong: with this dirigible

calculable’ but ever-effective. bits ;

foils as an offkey community singer
like Decca’s a&r man (“and he’s
the guy who picks the songs!”
Lewis cracked) to Sophie Tucker,
Isobel Bigley, Don McGuire (pro-
ducer-director of Lewis’ latest
film, “Delicate Delinquent”), and
Hal March, who abstained and
audibly suggested Lewis continue
“to do a single.”

Lewis’ vocal routine still retains
its autobiographical connotations
from the opening “Sitting On Top
of the World,” “By Myself” and
his signoff salute to the absent
Patty (Mrs. Lewis) whom he heralds
with “Come Rain, Come Shine” for
the finale after a solid solo stint
that was clocked from 9:26 through
10:46. It was lean and trim and
solid virtually all of the way,
stripped of the fat, not padded and
always diverting. Perhaps one more
number out and. he'd leave ’em a
litte hungrier, always a desired
‘technique.

Back to the Town & Country -
Club operation which grew from
a hot-dog stand and, like the legen-
ary “Topsy,” “just grew ’n’ grew.”
It’s a tribute to the Maksiks in every
respect from the efficiency of the
parking ($1 a throw) to the wel-
trained and skillfully manned
corps of 150 busboys, waiters and
captains who know what they are
doing every minute—and do it with
eclat: The - prosperity generates
right down the line. The personnel
costuming is neo-Eaves out of
“Student Prince,” with attractive
‘waistcoats for the omnibus cad-
dies and road company admiralty
regalia for the table-waiters,

"The show fs on an elevated floor,
with a superstructure runway
above the rear-bandstand on which
the houseline (7 girls and 3 boys)
do an expert if perforce hooverized
terp routine. The Ned-..Harvey
band of 11 is augmented to 18 by
Lewis’ own AFMers, including spe-
cial maestro Lou Brown. Besides
expertly backstopping the entire
proceedings, Harvey’s musikers are
beaucoup okay on the hoofology
music, as are the alternating Raul
Martell Latinos. A giant chandelier
is a highlight decor feature of the
interior, an irridiscent color-radia-
tion focal centre as it dominates
the mammoth room and especially
reflects romantically over the
dance- r.

The many architectural touches
are impressive, from the protective
velvet ropes girding the elevated
floor (removed for the show itself,
to eliminate any possible ob-
struction) to the clean backstage
dressingroom suites,

The, Maksiks’ 19-year-old son,
Ian, now taking the famed hotel
management course at Cornell
Univ., is a part-time aide to his
parents between semesters but it
would appear thaf his parents have
built.a Fort Knox-by-the-Gowanus
that is a readymade lure so long as
they have attractions like the fol-
lowing after Jerry Lewiis: Ritz
Bros., Alan Gale, Victor Borge,
Johnnie Ray, Gordon MacRae,
Harry Belafonte, Sophie Tucker,
Tony Martin and Tony Bennett.

Town & Country’s $40,000 sti-
pend to Lewis & Co., for this two-
week semester, exceeds the Vegas
salaries, and so do the fees to the
above-named. And without gam-
bling, of course. The answer {s that
1,700-capacity at $6 a head, which
can and does take the Maksiks off
the nut on the weekend gross alone
—the rest is gravy. As the man
said, “you gotta see it to belleve
it,” Abel.

Tropicana, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Sept. 8.
Monte Proser's “Tropicana Re-
vue” (second edition), music and
lyrtes by Gordon Jenkins; with
Vivian Blaine, Dick Shawn, Neile
Adams, Dante.D’Paulo, Nat Brandy-
‘wynne Orch; $3 minimum.

“You Gotta Be in Lore,” the
most ambitious original musical
ever unveiled on The Strip, has
something for everybody—most of
if good; the rest spectacular. °

Vivian Blaine and Dick Shawn
counterpoint song and comedy in
top billing of Monte Proser's
“Tropicana Revue,” second edition.
Add 19 showgirls and dancers,
words -and music by Gordon -Jen-
kins, dazzling sets by Glenn Holse,
and it ali makes for boxoffice
draw, plus. .

_ The 88-minute musical is pegged
to a, stery of “a show within a
show’ about .a summer _§ stock

‘Humphries; some ribald but accept- {troupe making its way to Broad-

way. While the plot is not exactly -
lost in the huge dimensions of the

Victor Rorye’s bneinian stow: in “Next ‘will “be a return date by|show, running 35 minutes,’ is put | & businéss that add up to n's book. [fines vesell it really never de-

the Congo Room is almost afterally The : Diapionds with” comedian on twice nightly; with Heriandez ¢lick score in any comedian’s book. finés itself. -It doesn’t make much’
tt—aé_. 90-minute. single. -| Lenny e opening for a fortnight | crew filling in evening with some} For the audience-participatign.: eS alte d ce usic ;
though Cee Davidson and his orch {Lenn 20. ' Quin, afd. “Harvest 5 ARE PTERT SE eke Veoaed a]

| good dance music, Ka

74

NIGHT CLUB

‘REVIEWS |

- Night Club Reviews

=n Continued from page 73
offerings include “Tammy,” “Har-

Tropicana, Las Vegas
Brandywynne’s orch (17) races
even to the anties of comic Shawn.

Miss Blaine appears in five of
the 11 sequences, highlighted by a
skit written, composed and stage
by Sid Kuller, Jerry Fielding,. and
Jonathan Lucas. Her professional
zest enlivens each number and
gives Jenkins’ ballad “I Live
Alone” a special quality.

Shawn comes into his own as a
topflight comic. His impression of
today’s all-around “superstar” is
fresh satire executed deftly to
elearly exhibit his all-around abil-
ities. Also well-received is his take-
off’ on the president of an Elvis
Presley fan club. Given more time
than usually allowed a comedian
in a show of this stature, Shawn’s

performance more than justifies}

its length.

_Other individual standouts in the
mass of talent include Mary Ellen,
youthful vocal veteran singing the
romantic “In The Summertime”;

Dante D'’Paulo, with smooth dance,

interpretations; and Neile Adams,
who sings and dances the exuber-
ant “Sex.”

The Bill Norvas Singers (4) pro-
vide several bright moments,
topped by “We'll Take New York,”
a peppy number abetted by six
dancers. —

Leona Gage, “Miss USA for 2
Day,” is limited to four walk-ons
and one brief line.

Earl Barton’s staging and
choreography give “You Gotta Be
in Love” its spectacular air, aided
by the costuming of Billy Living-
stone. Digl.

El Moroeeco, Montreal
Montreal, Sept. 7.
Billy Daniels (with ‘Benny
Payne), Eddie Schaffer, Helen Sil-
ver & Her Playboys (2), Maury
Kaye Orch (8); $1.50 cover.

Once again boniface Peter Van
Der North proves that a name at-
traction will bring out the custom-
ers. With the opening of a new
season in the refurbished El Mo-
rocco, Billy Daniels brings back
the lustre and nostalgia to Mont-
real’s. cafe biz,

It has been a long time since an
opening occurred such ag last night
(6) in this town; a capacity house
greeted the performers: all the
guys and dolls came out in their
best and Daniels did a solid 45-min-
utes for his three shows (his con-
tract calls for three shows: on Wed-
nesday, Friday and Saturday of his
10-day stint), Backed, as usual, by
Benny Payne and. with an assist
from Maury Kaye’s band, Daniels
opens. briskly with “Just One of
Those Things.” Routining builds
Steadily as Daniels introduces sev-
eral new items with his standards
and wowing with a medley that
preceeded a calypso, “Masculine
Touch” from his latest disk.

For a breather, Payne takes over
with a rasping, rollicking “St.
James Infirmary” for plaudits and
then Daniels returns to reprise a
few oldies that went back to his
first singing days in Dickie Wells’
Harlem saloon in the ’20s. The in-
evitable closer, ‘Old Black Magic,”
is still his biggest and draws an
avation as though Daniels was do-
ing it for the first time.

Opening show on present layout
is Helen Silver and Her two play-
boys, Femme is a striking blonde
with few inhibitions who mixes her
terp and song talents with a gusto
that matches the spirit of her part-
ners, A further note of nostalgia
is struck with comic Eddie Schaf-
fer who first appeared in Montreal
at the original El Morocco. Gab-
bing centres around the changes

since he played here which makes 0

an easy transition into his “‘Tene-
ment Serenade” and his youth in
New York’s Lower East Side.
Schaffer is a natural in a room
such as this.
Daniels holds until Sept. 15 and
Sammy Davis Jr. opens the follow-
ing Fri. (20), Newt,

Beach Club, Wildwood

Wildwood, NJ., Aug. 29.-
Carmel Quinn, Allan & DeWood,

eover or minimum,

audience participation bits.

a Letter.”
She brings on the entire corps of

scarlet-jacketed waiters to sing
“Irish Lullaby” with her, Her other

rigan,” “Christopher Robin,” ‘‘Mc-
Gilligan’s Ball,” “Dear Old’ Done-
gal,” “Irish In My: Eyes,” “Mother
Machree”, and “MacNamara’s
Band.” ‘

Equally winning are the comedy
team of Marty Allan & Mitch De-

| Wood. Their material is bright and
is delivered with spirit and fresh-
ness, ° .
Dancer Betty Sawyer is pleasing
and the- Ray Eberle orchestra
backs up the stars solidly and
weaves a nostalgia-filled Glenn
Miller musical style pattern for
the dancers. Ray’ Eberle handles
‘the vocals in great style. Math.

Amato’s, Portiand, Ore.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 6.

Nelson Eddy with Gale Sher-

wood & Theodore Paxton, The

Claydettes (6), Julian Dreyer Orch

(8), Nikalani Fo & Buddy; $1.25

cover, $1.50 Sat.

Nelson Eddy opened a 10-day
| stint at this plush nitery last week
and is a big hit. Word will get
around fast enough ‘to insure a
hefty take for the engagement. The
new Nelson is relaxed, easy going,

edy and showmanship. His program
runs the gamut from classical to
hillbilly to rock.’n’ roll. It is loaded
with entertainment and has a fine
change of pace.

standards. Gale Sherwood, a looker,
scores heavily in duo: work with
Eddy. The gal is well endowed
physically and talentwise. She dis-
plays plenty of salesmanship in
every humber and is a good foil for
Nelson’s chatter. Best bets are “Out

of the Night,” “If’n,” and “Desert |

Song.” The act is well staged and
is top drawer all the way and suit-

able for all spots. He begs off |

graciously three times after doing
40 minutes with plenty of applause
still filling the plush spot. Pianist
Theodore Paxton batons the house
crew and works well with the two
singers in bits
_The Claydettes (6) are on for two
nifty production numbers. Orb
filling gals are fresh looking and
real hoofers. Their precision work,
choreography, and costuming is top
flight Nikalani Fo &-Buddy please
the lounge patrons with their songs
and piano stuff. Julian Dreyer and
his orch (8) play a solid show and
get the dancers on the floor during
the dance seshes. House full when
caught.
Ted Lewis. opens Sept. 15.
Feve.:
Blinsirub’s, Boston
Boston, Sept. 2.
Billy Fellows (Paul Lafortune),
Salvy Cavicchio, Maxwell’s (2),
Hocter & Bird, Dteter Tasso,
Michael Gaylord Orch (10), Lou
Weir; $2.50 minimum.

Stanley Bliastrub ‘Kicks off the

season in hig 1,700-séat den of the |

hot diskers with a record panto
act, practically foolproof, which has
the customers divided as to whether
jit’s for real or not. Billy Fellows,
@ genius at upholstering, tape splic-
ing, stereophonic sound and mim-

ing, is Johnnie Ray, Sammy Davis,

Jr., Elvis Presley, a concert: pianist,

etc., to amazement of those not hip.

to the gimmick. In for two weeks,

closing Sunday (15), Fellows is a

master of visual impression and

nabs terrific. mitting, specially for

his Presley opus. Backed by his
own drummer, Paul Lafortune, and
Mike Gaylord’s orch coming in
;on and around the tapes, the tall,
personable dark haired lad is quite
a production. He’s also ~ con-
structed a dummy upholstered 88

the piano thumping.

windup.

Salvy Cavicchio gets the show off |
; with xylophone tap-
Betty Sawyer, Bob Lappin, Penny! pings. Maxwell's, acro.comics with
Parker, Ray Eberle Orch (15); no;slow motion starids and lifts, score
.| with pyramid wicker basket. fall. | big-b
‘| Hocter & Bird earn nice mitt with
Carmel Quinn, from the Godfrey ;fast taps, dances to request num-{
regulars, clicks with her pleasantly | bers and Charleston windup. Die-
naive patter, cute dance steps and!ter Tasso adds patter to his slack
Shej wire balancing set in which he
also hits with two pop numbers,!tossés cups and saucers from his.
“Who Are You Fooling Now,” ajtoe to head for big returns, Mike.
ump selection, and “I’m Gonna: Gaylord cuts the show with a crisp
it Right Down and Write Myself|beat; Lou Weir is Pleasing layout
s

tto a fast start

| organ interludes.
i:holds through Sunday (15).
Four

Ray Bari ‘Orchs; $2 and $2.50 cou-

‘were as. synonymous as Haig &

vieve and the like are to the gen-

Can Get It,” “This Moment On,”
‘People Who Are Born in May,”

{| Mine”
j lines), a Rodgers. & Hart item, al-

pumber.
terial; film director Mitchell Leisen

confident, and has a flair for com-:

Eddy belts out some tunes that:

he is noted for in addition to pop. spelled by the equally danced com-

of Life Are Free,’ and. following
-with. “Melancholy Baby,” Draper,

tal solos of “Beguine the Beguine”

pectedly plugs his Mercury pilat-:
‘ters,
“Freight Train,’ “Are You Satis-

‘f ploys amplified ukelele to: wind his

a begoff. He could use more of his
‘between-tunes throwaway gags, as
they register.

‘Valli set for Sept. 19, when Bob
.Cross’. orch returns to the Empire

$7 minimum.

n which he fingers “Hungarian
Rhapsody,” a dummy guitar, uphol-
stered too, for the Presley bits, and
flashes strobe lighted red gloves for
At no time
during his act is the gimmick given
away. He weaves slick patter in.
between his tape mimings, does
a touch of Ed Sullivan, dons orchid
jacket and sideburns for Presley

‘dates. during the upcoming season,

fery territory~ around—the

‘replacement for. ailing Pete Peter-

i .Voices opén Monday (16)
for one’ week S! C WOT el. y Gey, i

St. Regis, N. Y.
Constance Moore; Milt Shaw and

‘approach to.upbeat tempos a la

bling up throughout their stand-

vert,
One by one the standard Gotham

spots are reopening, and just as
Hildegarde and the Persian Room

are consistent clicks—but here, in
their home base, it’s a matter now
of getting the topper to their own
remaining draw values, in the per-
son of a Tony Bennett, if they’re
‘to keep their attractive bistro on
the profit course.
Bennett is a completely at-home
cafe entertainer now. He’s gone
beyond the recording-click stage
to become the well rounded per-
sonality, selling his song-book
strongly, punching out excitement
via delivery that is loose and free
wheeling thanks to neck-band
mike, and in general establishing
rapport via his verbal interchanges
with the auditors. He has to beg

Haig so, too, Constance Moore has
been. gaing. steady with the posh
Maisonette in the Hotel St. Regis.
The Vincent Astor-owned and
Pierre Bultinck-managed hostelry
still maintains a standard all its
own, under the aegis of vet maitre
a’ August, and the talent com-
ponents always match:

Personalities of the class aura
of Miss Moore, Julie Wilson, Gene-

eral liking of the Maisonette’s
choosey clientele and they deliver
accordingly. Filmster - songstress’
repertoire bespeaks the atmos-
phere, from “Nice Work If You

Om. :

Tanya & Biagi are a zingy tee-
off act, a pair of legit ballroom-
ologists with the femme an eye-
eatcher, who spice their lifts and
spins with comedy bits involving
‘slipped holds and split costumes,
that prime steady laugh returns.

Frank Linale and his orch back
matters superbly. It’s now a. ques-
tion of whom Vags can come up

“Just in Time,” “Observe the
Niceties” {a Charles Addamsesaue
special lyric), “An Affair to Re-
member,” “Will You Still Be
(with new topical catch-
the “guest” star policy.

Lary.

ways good, and her now standard
“40 Cups:of Coffee,” good rhythm
Earl Brent and Matt
Dennis authored has special ma-

EI Raneho, Las Vegas
so Las Vegas, Sept. 3.
Milton Berle, Betty George, The
Dunhills, Stan Fisher, Metropolitan
Sextet, Renee Molnar Dancers (9},
Dick Rice Orch /14); $3 minimum.

designed her. gown.

Per usual she is accoutred in
tres chic style and ‘per usual also,
maestro Milt Shaw not only gives
out with his tiptop brand of “so-
ciety” dansapation but is an-in-
valuable backstopper to any and
all of the personalities. He is

Milton Berle is back on the
Opera House stage walloping
across his brash and bawdy revue
which displays him as still one. of
the best bistro comics in the biz.
This act, a tour de force for Berle
who manages to weave himself into
all the skits; is a carbon of. his
previous El Rancho romp, and
‘probably will repeat the SRO
-traffic of that engagement. It’s not
designed for kiddies, but im’ a
| Vegas showroom, who needs ‘em?

Betty George is the perfect foil
for Berle’s double-entendre. Her
socko sex-appeal is embellished
with pleasant pipery.

The Dunhills are excellent | pur-
veyors of sho oofing, and the
belter who forged a local following trio gets “help” from the versatile
here four years ago in a midtown| Berle, wha doesn’t do so badly
cabaret, gives notice that he'll himself in the terp department,
bring boff biz in his two frames| ian Fisher. a topflight harmon-
here. Opening with “Best Things | ;,3 virtuoso, adds class—and even
a bit of comedy—to the revue,
Naturally, he doesn’t do a single.

pelling Ray Bari ensemble. Inci-
dentally, “A Night at the Maison-
ette” (or “The St. Regis Roof,”
sumumer season) is a natural, LP
album for some diskery, with Shaw
batoning his Isprightly melodies,
yo. e

Siatler-Hilten, Dallas
Dallas, Sept. 8.
Rusty Draper, Chuck Cabot Ord
(9); $2-$2:50 cover.

Rusty Draper, carrot-topped

accomping. himself on electric

guitar, switched to neat instrumen- funny bit. And his mingling with

the Metropolitan Sextet gets loud
yocks—he joins the longhair sing-
ers clad in an atrocious baggy-
pants getup. On their own, they

and “April in Portugal” for hefty
mitting. Back on vocals, he ex-

scoring with ‘Seventeen,’

The Renee Molnar Dancers, with
a specialty by Jan Storey, set the
stage decorously for the impend-
ing madness. Dick Rice, who also
gets involved in the goings-on, ex-
pertly batons the orch (14), Pack-
age is skedded for six. frames.

° e.

fied,” “Shifting Sands” and. “Gam- |
bler’s Guitar."—.No longer using
banjo and mandoline, Draper em-
40-minute stint, with vocals of “In
the Middle of an Island” and “Five
Foot Two, Eyes: of Blue,” and it’s

Chuck Cabot orch lends ample
assist at showtime and packs the
floor for terp turns, .

Act ends Sept. 18, with June

Montreal, Sept. 5.
Arthur Lee Simpkins, (with
‘Charles Prime), Syd & Paul Kaye,
Frederick & Tanya, Roger Cole-
man, Bir Belair Orch (11), Buddy

Room. Bark.

$1 admission,.

|. Absent from local nitery circles
‘for several years,. Arthur Lee
Simpkins returns this time to the
lofty Bellevue Casino and his
dynamic voice still is as effective
as ever. In the‘headline slot, Simp-
kins does a hefty 30 minutes before

Vagahbonds, Miami
Miami, Sept. F
Tony Bennett, Vadgabonds (4),
Tanya & Biagi, Frank Linale Orch;

In an effort to hypo sagging
business—which -began last winter
—the. Vagabonds brought in Tony
Bennett for a weekend stand that
saw, sellout houses for all perform-
ances at a time when rival hotel-
cafes are singing the September
boxoffice blues. For Bennett and
the Americana hotel management
to which he is committed for three

customers with a wide range of
numbers. His self-effacing manner
during intros seems to appeal to
the ringsiders and he seldom man-
ages to get through a pre-set song-
‘alog because of audience requests

‘Piping still has power and author-

his patron-packing value, strong
last winter, looks to have grown
to the hot fave stage, insuring his}
upcoming dates, —

_ For the Vagabonds, it proved a
point. other operators learned long
ago—that in this jaded showtown,,
you must have a hot attraction if
you're going to pull them across
the Bay from the most fertile nit-
Beach.
This may be a lesson Jearned too
late, hewever. The Vagabond,
for several years, were a consistent

from reception on night caught.

Adagio hoofers Frederick &
Tanya open present layout and

‘spins. Couple impress on stage
with their appearance and hold in-
terest for their varied terp efforts.
Two newcomers Syd & Paul Kaye
bring their British nonsense to.fhe
Casino and garners okay mitting.
|Both are young, neatly garbed in
black silk dinner clothes and play

-biz guarantee for their own

spot. But to
bounced pog much pf good thing most part is reasonably fresh and

despite fact that with a new part-| boys pick up laughs without forcin
ner, Eddie Peddie, makin rong | OF _milkin.

a fare-thee-well. Material for the

The lavish Craig Daye. produc-
tions with Madame. Berthe’s cos-
tumes make an attractive setting
‘for all performers. Music is under
the baton of Bix Belaitvwith Roger.
Coleman doing emcee chores in his

son, their act.is as entertaining and
fun-filled as ever, ’
Their clowning is still concerned
with the guy who bought too much
salt; with .the yock-provoking
break-ins of deadpanned accot
ionist Tilo, and with their stron
“Hazy ( Rives” 3sbided with. town

trio cuts the interlude sides.

with if they plan to continue on

offer some fine serlous vocalizing. |

Bellevue Casino, Mont’!

the closing production obliging the:

ity and this handsome colored Iad/|
could’ve doubled his time judging |

|Berle’s duet with Fisher is a very}

-Clayton Trio,.Casino Lovelies (8);|

the straightman-comic gimmick to}

rd-| usual capable fashion. The Clayton

Wednesday, September. 11; 1957:

ing bits that keep the howls bub-[
ard buffoonery. On the road they)

EoUNedt2 .$an leuaten rade 3 an

for items associated. with him. ‘Music enjoyment.

baritone & C
| (Dean} medley, Dean does a swish -

‘into somethin

Palmer: Heuse,. Chi

OO + Chicago, Sept. 5.

Jo Ann Miller, Bob Lewis &
Ginny, Martin Bros. (2), Johnny
Conrad Dancers (4), Ben Arden
Orch (10); $2 cover.

Lacking top bracket names, this
Merriel Abbott production is an ef-
fective vaude olio that peddles tal-
ent rather,than name value.

Headliner Jo Ann Miller is not
new around Chicago, having played
at the intimate Cloister Inn, and
her uppance to the prestige Empire
Room shows her as.a self-possessed
performer working without the coy
antics that plague the usual offer-
ings of hotel room chanteuses..
Her relaxed stage manner serves
her well through ballads, blues,
and an assortment of ditties in-
cluding “Tragedy in Trinidad,”
written by the singer and a famii-
liar item in the catalogs of Rush
Street calypsonia. Thrush shows
herself adequate throughout her
20-minute stint except for her
signoff audience participation bit,
“Saints Come Marching In,” which
she renders with rhythmic embel-
lishments that discourage the
house from Joining in. As a solo
though it gets good response.

Bob ‘Lewis plays ‘the fumbling
magico act with a convincing
smoothness, sharp laugh lines, and
with dandy assists from femme ac-
complice Ginny. . Besides colorful
treatment of disappearance stunts
he passes off a series of rope tricks
with impressive caSuainess, Lewis’
amalgam of talents makes this a
class act which gets live response
throughout,

Jugglers have been scarce in lo-
cal bistros lately. and the Martin
Bros. give an additional punch to.
their turn by intricate duo routines
as bewildering to the spectator as
an illusionist act. The gadgetry
is colorful, the pace fast, and. the
signoff routine with flaming
torches showy. Heavy hands for
this pair. — .

Johnny Conrad and his three
fenime terpers have. a challenge to -
meet in the standards set by pre-
ceding dance groups in the Empire
Room. Their costuming is fine and
choreography. original. If the ex-
tra sparkle is lacking in the execu-
tion there is no denying its com-
petence, Both the jazzy use. of
East Indian motifs and the Calypso
routine show dramatic character.

Dorothy Shay heads the next

pill here, Oct. 3:

Hotel Radisson, Mpls.
Minneapolis, Sept. 7.
Jan August, Don McGrane Orch
(8); $2.50-$3.50 minimum.

Pianist Jan August, formerly &
regular visitor in this plush Flame -
Room, has been absent for more
than two‘years. Local cafe society

‘seems happy over his return and an
‘overflow Saturday supper show

audience greeted him enthusias-
tically. .

August comes only a few weeks
after Carmen Cavallaro, but nitery
patrons here go for the ivory tick-
lers in a big way judging by the
response to the latter, Roger Wil-
liams and Liberace and in this
‘supper club. :

which he long has been associated:
in person and on platters. He also
does requests and at times has the
tablesitters humming along.

As always, he embellishes his
pianistics with effective fancy frills |
and his own original arrangements
of pop and longhair -classics impart
added listenability to the keyboard
massaging. In toto the result is
an extremely pleasant musical ses-.

-$10Nn,

Don McGrane and his musicians
give the. performer standout sup-
port and supply the usual dance

ees.

Crescendo, Heuston
Houston, Sept. 4.
Norman & Dean, Jose Ortiz Orch

(3), with Charlene Morris; $3: min-
imum, Sat. night. ,
-score nicely with their lifts and{

Norman & Dean are. a pair: of
comics with lots of gag savvy. Solid
voice and good looks of Norman
mixed with big helpings of Dean’s
mad facial contortions and mimick-.
ing talent, plus ala Martin & Lewis,
perfect timing gets warm reception
at Club Crescendo. °

All pair lacks is material. |

What they could do with satirical
situations is demonstrated in. their ©
(Norman) & soprano

routine for good reaction. Dea
stalks off stage after this one and
stays.out with the customers for
about 10. minufes, volleying gags.
with Norman. This bit will develop.
fas soon as the boys
find a sub: e for the heayy
dialect routine, which usuall sinks
tu

Wednesday, September 11,

Blue Angel, N.Y:

‘Carol Burnett, ‘Azidentals, Luc}

Poret, George Matson, Jimmy Lyon
Trio; $5 minimum.

The Blue Angel, following a
brief: vacation, is now again open
for business with .a sprightly show
that’ carries a fair share of en-
tertainment. The Herbert Jacoby &
Max Gordon enterprise has gotten
together a tasteful layout which is
demonstrating the staying powers
of Carol Burnett, who seems to be
‘building consistantly during her
stay at this intimerie. Bill also
includes the local bow of.The Axi-
dentals, the moveover of George

Matson from the Latin Quarter, .

and the songs by Gallic singer Luc
Poret: The varied blend goes over
well.

Miss Burnett who came up with
her lament on her Iove for John
Foster Dulles, has acquired a more
eonfident mien, it’s now easier for
her to get Jaughs and her material
has an easy swing that gets the
erowds rolling. Her varied disser-
tations on her teevee singing, the

weather forecasters have now be-|

come familiar to the BA patrons..
Another holdover should force her
to acquire some new numbers, but
she’s still making out handsomely
with what she’s serving up.

The Axidentals, a foursome com-
prising three lads and a girl, are
influenced by the -moderns. It’s a
group that seems to be searching

for a new medium of vocal expres- |

sion, and experimenting for dif-
ferent harmonies, even if it has to
be dohe via dissonances. The re-
sults are ‘extremely interesting.
The foursome has a rich lode of
harmonic originality and an assort-
ment of offbeat tune treatments.
For amusement seekers such as
abound at the Angel, they’re a bit
hard to follow. But a jazz room
would give them a terrific sound-
ing board. There are elements of
appreciation in this room, but not
enough for the thought and efforts
that goes into an act of this kind.
. Luc Poret, wha used to be.Gene-
vieve’s guitar accomper and now in
business for himself, is developing
into a powerful and_ sensitive
singer. Although a Gallic chan-
teur, his treatment of a flamenco
number has the feel of authentic-

ity. There’s a meaningful ode in’

which he swings his guitar in emu-
lation of a pealing bell, and a com-
edy number that gets him off
strongly. Poret scores in -every
respect here.

Matson’s recorded pantomimes

#0 over in this room with a greater;

force than that experienced on the
West Side spot which he recently
vacated. His femme takeoffs carry
a lot of clever comedy, and the
crowd gives‘him a chance to do
an unusually large number of en-
cores,

The Jimmy.Lyon Trio provides
support to the acts.

staunch
. - Jose.

Americana, Miami B.
Miami Beach, Sept. 8.
Joan Roberts & The Escorts,

Herkie Styles, Tun Tun, Jackie.

Heller, Lee Martin Orch; $35 mini-
mum, .

The Bal Masque in this uptown- |

ery has presented probably the
most consistent set of aud-pleasing
bookings in recent weeks along the
oceanfront circuit and ‘with this
layout, follows the pattern into off-
ish September, when the budgets
usually are pared downward.

Joan Roberts and her two male
aides, in the topliner slot, are a
definite hit here, a switch from the
recording-tv thrushes who’ve been
playing the: aréa. Miss Roberts’
act, tailoréd to her musicomedy in-
clinations and background, comes

-off to zesty. returns on a cafe stage.

Working with verve and distinc-
tion, she evokes optimum plaudits
as she works over invéntively ar-
ranged set of “My Fair Lady” ex-
tracts with the Escorts lending top
assist in the song-dance depart-
ment. A change of pace is well
placed midway, with a comedy

“lecture”. that is aimed for the.

classy spots the act evidently
has been slanted for reprise on
jOMahoma’’ role in shortie form,
is a
leads to encore demands. As is,
any segment of the act could make
for a-solid tv-guester entry. That
the class cafes are in her future,
ig obvious.
‘Herkie Styles is making

‘foray along the top hotel situation.

run here and shows plenty of pro-
mise. He’s a tall, goodlooking lad
who knows. his way around a com-
edy line, familiar or new. With it
he displays plenty savvy in work-
ing over the ringsiders funnybones
in personalized theme when the

‘gags float off into oblivion. The.

gimmick stands him in good stead.
With addition of a more set rou-
tines. with a fresh touch; he'll be
ready for the better spots.

Tex wRyn is a returnee feyg apd:

| the energetic inite kicks up a storm

van and-Presley. His is an. unflag-

palming zoomer-upper that

hig first | Ad

1957

with his Latino hip-swings, .work-
overs of ringsidérs, impressions on.
the lampoon side notably Ed Sulli-

ging pace that keeps the interest
high and reaction stirring through-
out.

Jackie Heller warms matters
quickly with his nostalgic tenorings
and adroit introings while Lee Mar-
tin and his musicrew add solidity
to the goings on. Arriving Thurs-
day are Sallie Blair and Norman &
Dean. Lary.

Sands, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Sept. 8.
Nat (King) Cole, Joey Bishop,
Copa Girls (12), Antonio Morelli
& Orch (17); $8 minimum.

Nat (King) Cole holds the Copa
Room: stage for more than half of |
the current Jack Entratter produc-
tion. to offer a hatful of 14 songs
plucked primarily from his record-
‘ing successes.

Cole’s five-week engagement Is
another under his five-year con-
tract with Entratter for a whooping
$500,000, The relaxed showman
responds unstintisgly behind the
imaginative orchestration of the
Antonio Morelli orch. Especially
outstanding are “Stardust,” “Mak-
ing Whoopee,” and his piano styl-
ing of “Just One of Those Things.”

Cole will originate two of his NBC-
TV network shows direct and live
from the Sands stage. Dates are
Sept. 10 and 17. Ella Fitzgerald
in one of the productions for tele-
Vision. ‘

Joey Bishop, longtime Sands
‘comic favorite, unleashes more of
his rapid-fire witticisms for a re-
ceptive audience. His urbane spoof-
ing includes takeoffs on famous
personalities and the next-door
neighbor. —

The Copa Girls hit with a lively
opening number featuring the use
of hand-mirror props.
raphers Bob Gilbert and Renne
Stuart open the second production
number, “You Stepped Out of a
Dream,” with four showgirls spot-
lighted in.the audience.
solos when the dancers return to
the stage. igl.

Colony, London
_.. 2. .ondon, Sept. 3.
Virginia Somers, Felix King and

Don Carlos Orchs,

Virginia Somers ‘has become
quite a regular at this Berkeley

in her second. engagenient there

\this year. She’s in for a month’s.
run and looks set for another suc- |

cessful season.

A singer of ‘considerable vitalit
and a pianist of no mean skill Miss

{| plishments to make a stout impact.
Apart from.her opener, she’s
mainly self-atcompanied on the

giving subtle and

discreet addi-
tional backgroundin .* at

‘and. vivacious.” entty,

hour show. Over at the piano she
follows with a gay conversation
‘piece in’ a French train and
achieves a change of pace with
“Without Love” from “Silk Stock-
ings.” A Chopin selection and a
brisk number describing a week-
end in the English countryside are
other plus features in a good all-
round performance, -

pert care of the dance sessions.
Myro.

Ottawa House, Otiawa

Le. Ottawa, Sept. 4.
Jerri Adams, Bob Gibson; Cana-
dian Jazz Quartet; no.minimum or
cover. ,

Booking of jazz canary Jerri
Adams and folk-singer: Bob Gib-
son simultaneously into an inti-
mate jazz-conditioned room like
the Circus Lounge of the Ottawa
House is a bold effort and one that

Gibson are spaced
apart on the bill, with the house's
‘Canadian Jazz Quartet producing
tunes between. Miss Adams. uses

“Guess Who I Saw Today” from
New Faces. of 1952, in a clicko ar-
rangement, to “Heat Wave” and
“Happiness is a Guy Named. Joe.”

in all her bits,

. Bob Gibson (New. Acts) works
alone, with no band: backing, to
blend banjo, pipes and gab into a
Fmogth saint. Gorm.

‘ous

‘Baby,” “All For Me,”

During his Copa Room stay,

and the Four Lads will be featured | B

Choreog-:

Gilbert.

Square restaurant and is currently

Somers ¢mploys both these accom-'

ivoties, with the Felix King combo:

Her bow-on number is a lively
a ' entitled |
“Money ‘Isn’t Everything,” which’
sets the pattern for a breezy half-}

‘The two resident bands take ex- |

{lace .Orch (9); $1-$1.50 cover.

a varied songalog, ranging through |

Femme has a solid beat that shows |.

Riviera, Las, Vegas
Las Vegas, Sept. 5

a

Spike Jone:

gan, Billy Barty, Mousie Gardner,
Bob De Yoye Trio, Dorothy. Dor-
ben Dancers (12), Ray Sinatra Orch

| (12); $3 minimum.

Spike Jones and his group of;
musical zanies toot, bang, and clat-
ter back into Vegas for their 10th
time. They're in top norisensical

form this.trip, and toss ina batch |.

of new tricks with some of their
sure-fire yock-pullers. The gag

Orch (11), Helen}’
Grayco, Gil Bernal, Freddy Mor-|-

NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS.

couple of audience members, who
look -.a little scared -but come
through their ordeals pleasantly.
- Giovanna & Gianni :Fabbri sing
several-Italian operatic selections
in good voice, and Dorothy Dorben
line does up its opening and clos-
ing dance chores very well. Al
Wallace orch is excellent. Show,
playing three weeks, runs just over
an hour. Stef.

Flamingo, Las Vegas
. . ° . Lag Vegas, Sept. 8.
Tony Martin, Beatrice Kraft &

props, the collapsing musical in- Basil.& Orch (17); $2 minimum.

struments, the fireworks—they’re
all there, and they’re all very
funny.

Tony Martin returns to the Fla-
mingo Room for four weeks with

Missing is the “City Slickers” { Something old, something new, and

tag, group now being billed as th
“Band That Plays For Fun,” new

‘title used. on Jones’ tver and al-

bum, “Dinner Music For People
Who Aren’t Very Hungry.”

Helen Grayco. changes
with pleasant pipery on “You Da
Something .To Me,” “How, About
You” (in which she mentions vari-
other Strip headliners),
“Around The World,’ “One For My
and ‘Fire
Down Below.” Miss Grayco. shows
versatility in joining Bob Powell
and Mitchell Nutick for an out-
standing bit of terping. .

‘Gil Bernal, the sax man, is im-
pressive during’ a tooting stroll
through the audience, and also 1s
competent’ in the impresh depart-
ment. Freddy Morgan, the banjo-
ist with the rubber kisser, fits per-
fectly into the madhouse ‘antics, as
do Mousie. Gardner and Billy

‘The Bob De Voye Trio are grace-|
ful in their dance numbers, adding
sock contrast to the festivities. Ar-
nie Ross expertly batons the Ray.
Sinatra or¢h (12) during Miss Gray-
co’s numbers, and the Dorothy
Dorben Dancers (12) represent
precision decor in two ambitious
production numbers. Show is
booked through Sept. 30. + Duke.

Beverly Hills, Newport
Newport, Ky., Sept. 7.

Johnny Puleo & Harmonica Ras-
cals (6), Four Step *Bros., Donn
Arden Dancers (10), John Juliang
& Mary Fassett, Gardner Benedict
Orch (10), Jimmy Wilber Trio,
Larry Vincent; ‘$3 minimum, $4
Sat. ‘ °

A solid hour
ment unfolds in this holiday pack-
age.
two-framer are Johnny ‘Puleo and
-his harmonica gang and the Four
Step Bros,, well established with
Greater Cincinnati cafe ‘society
and both high .on the list of acts
that are fixtures for repeats at
lush Beverly Hills.

-Turning on as much ¢lass and
speed as ever, the Four Step Bros.
garnish top single, double and
quartet tap dance routines with
acrobatics and light comedy. Tor-:
rid quarter hour ends with a polite:
encore exit. __

Diminutive Puleo, in his cowboy
‘getup, and his five assisting har-
moncists have no difficulty in main-
taining the show's zippy tempo.
‘Puleo’s artistic mimicry -while ‘be-
ing shoved around in his efforts to
‘break into the harmonica ensem-
ble ts tiie core of yocks over a 23-
minute route. «= -

Two 10-minute production num-
bers are contributed by the highly.
polished Donn Arden Hne, featur-

g Ronny Meren and Ellie Stattin,
with John Juliano and. Mary: Fas-
sett the yvocal.leads. The Noveli-
ties and Carmel Quinn top the
lineup opening Sept. 13. Koll. ©

Bimhbo’s, Friseo .
San Francisco, Sept. 5. .
Davis & Reese, The Boginos (5),
Giovanna dd. Gianni Fabbri, Dor-
othy Dorben Dancers (12), Al Wal-

Bimbo Guintoli calls this pot-
pourri his. “Jtalian Follies” and
who’s to argue? It’s a fast-paced
show with the young slapstick team
of Davis & Reese turning in a sur-
prisingly good comic. performance
‘after a fairly slow. start.

This is a team in the tradition of
Abbott & Costello, Martin & Lewis,
Wheeler & Woolsey, with Pepper
Davis the inept butt of the comedy
and Tony Reese handling the
straight-man chores. They ‘have
a lot of fast gags, much physical|
comedy and do a number of .“im-
pressions’”—these are the least ac-
ceptable bits of the act, with the
cliches of tv rather overplayed.
Team winds up with a ing.
and hoofing bit that’s dandy and
the whole act may be summarized
as loud, stupid and quite funny—
audience loves it.

‘Fhe. Boginos, three men and two:
women, do a risley act with great.
deftnéss and one of. the tedm has
some comic talent, which is em-
ployed nicely. High spot is prob-

ably. the zqot-Jugglipg veediron 44

of sock entertain-
Sharing top honors in this}

e|something blue, tailored suavely

for: an audience including long-
time fans at his familiar stamping
grounds. °

Five string instruments are used
Basil’s orch (17) when
pianist Al Sendrey assumes direc-
tion during Martin’s appearance in
the Hal Belfer production.

‘tin wheels through 10 songs with

the romantic string complement,
including an imaginative interpre-
tation of “Around the World” and
comedy-laced “Top Hat, White Tie
and Tails.”

Beatrice Kraft & Dancers make
two warmly received appearances.
In -Far East whirling dervish
fashion Miss Kraft’s turbaned trio
and their harem-girl counterparts
swirl through six exotic routines.
Miss. Kraft ‘herself solos in an
artful presentation of ‘“Radha-
Krishna” set to the slowly phrased.
“My Love.”

Sandwiched between the Kraft
Dancers and Martin in the 80-min-
ute production is a refreshing dog
act featuring Bob Williams and
“Red Dust." The dog varies from
others in similar circumstances—
he refuses to do anything. his mas-
ter commands. Williams dashes
about, issuing frantic orders, while

Unusual closing — for a. Las
Vegas nightclub— marks the cur-
rent Martin show. He takes the

mike to sing “I’H See You In My

Dreams” and as the footlights dim
he invites the audience to join in
dancing on the stage. General
policy is to usher the crowd out—
into the area of the Casino.
igl,

Adolphus, Dallas
. Dallas, Sept. 7.
Rickie Layne

& Velvet, Vincent
Bragale Orch (6); $1.50-$2 ‘cover.

In his first local date Rickie
Layne is breaking in a new format,
this time doing an opening 10'min-
utes of standup solo comedy, sans

‘Velvel, his dialectical dummy. At

opening (29) Layne scored well
with the warmup sesh, The near-
capacity crowd auzgurs a hefty fort-
night’s biz for the.Century Room.
When he starts the dialect come-
dics viz his sassy dummy, the
laughs roll, Ventro smartly works
in throwaway gags and hits with
his waodenhead’s solo on “Old Man
River” to add further rapport.
._ Vineent Bragale orch has little
shawbacking ta do, but packs the
floor for terp turns. Act winds
Sept. 11 when Betty Summer and
Chan Canasta open for three reeks.
ark.

Bradford Carousel, Bos.

. _. Boston, Sept. 5.

Helen Ferguson, Caunt Bernar-
dino & Palmetto Boys (5), Harry
DeAngelis Orch (5); $2.50 mini-
mum. ’

Calypso kick still prevails at
boniface Al Taxier’s 400-seat gratto
‘in the lower level of the Hotel
Bradford. Helen Ferguson, petite
songstress, however, switches from
calypso to pops in second half of
her stint fo nice rounds. Layout,
closing out 2 two-weeker Saturday
(14), is split in two parts with
Miss Ferguson warbling standard
calypsonian diet numbers, “Zombie
Jamboree,” “Woman Never Let
Go,” “You Need Vim, Vigor- and
Vitamins,” then to pops, while
Count Bernardino fronts his ag-
gregation with calypso classics. |
' Miss Ferguson displays. a torchy
style on ‘It’s All Right” and “Love
‘for Sale” for nice effect and big
rounds. Count Bernardino, with
the _ peculiar brand of cakypso

raythm that stands out, pitches a

big batch of calypsongs bordering
on the funny. Palmetto Boys do a

£{ workmanlike job of backing him.

Harry DeAngelis plays the dance
sets in fine’ style. Taxier plans
some changes: in format as three-
a-night calypso bill has held since
opening this spring.

Where previously-.spot was on
food-in-a-basket kick, complete

used in the shuttered Bradford

Mar-!

Red Dust looks on complacently. |,

dinner setup, similar to the style ;
‘Roofinitery, is now offered, Guy, +

75

Stkh’m
Stockholm, Sept. 1.
Caterina Vatente, Silvio Fran-

i Berns Salongen,

Jerry Hoeg-
admission 5

cesco, Karl Sanner,
stedt and Orch (8);
ikronor (about $1).

* The 1,442-seat Berns Salengen,
:Stockhoim’s foremost variety-res-
taurant, has seen a considerable
{number of outstanding interna-
‘tional headliners within the past
‘years, Caterina Valente’s appear-
‘ance is one of the biggest clicks at
:this nitery. Taking into account

Dancers 47), Bob Williams, Lottis { that in addition to the entrance fee

i(five kronor) the average dining
‘bill per customer comes up ie
!about 40 kronor tabout $8) and
that an average of 150 Caterina

alente records, on which the
house also has a cut, are sold dur-
ing the intermission each evening,
the overall profit is quite obvious.

International songstress ‘born in
: Paris of Italian parents, raised -in
(Germany and became a German
national after her marriage with’
ex-juggler Eric von Aro) doesn’t.
disappoint her local fans. She ap-
jpeared here with her brother,
| ciarin Francesco (singer, dancer,

clarinetist, guitarist}, her own:
; drummer Karl Sanner (from Ger-
‘'many) and Jerry Hoegstedt orch,
ithe Berns’ permanent § musie¢
' makers. Choreography was done by
Billy Daniel, American, whom Miss
Valente first met in Los Angeles
when she appeared on Colgate-TV
some years ago and who, since then,
{has handled the choreography in
| nearly all Valente (German) musi-
ical pix.

| Most of her songs were Latin
numbers, the rest American and a
few of German origin. She teed off
with “Still of the Night,” followed
by “Oho, Aha, Oho.” Then brother
Silvio Francesco took over with
“Hara Staccato” and “Quiera Me
Mucho,” fine clarinet solos. Miss’
Valente, returns in a red instead
‘a black gown, for a new song and,
inevitably, her two biggest num-
bers, "Malaguena” and “The Breeze
an os

Miss Valente, apart from her re-
markable singing qualities, repre-
sents ottstanding showmanship,
has a fine sense of humor and a
warm personality. Helping, of
course, is the fact that she speaks
several languages (German, French,
Italian, Spanish, Swedish) and it’s
always effectful to address the
{ audience or to announce the vari-
jous songs in their respective Jane
guages. Remarkably, her films in
Sweden are complete flops.

Brother Francesco has improved
considerably within the past years.
His voice has sympathetic appeal.
His clarinet playing is of fine
calibre. He has the kind of charm
which goes with the bobbysoxers,
Drummer Sanner also is very good.

. ans.

Ice Show Reviews

Continued from page 72 =a

Iee Follies

course by the zanyisms of Mr,
Frick. He's great in some “Al-
pine Antics” but is’ completely
wasted moments later as the di-
rector in a. “Silent Movie Days”
production that emerges as the
standout number of the show, ‘par-
ticularly With the flickerin ght
finale. It features, too, Florence
Rae, the standout skater of the
extravaganza.

Other comedy is deftly handled
by The Scarecrows, whose acro-
bladics add tingles to the tltters,
Wall & Dova, The Heattys, the
Kermonds and Donald Mannin
and Gary Johnson as a St, Bernar

og.

Best of the east remain the fa-
milfars, Rithard Dwyer whose
Young. Debonaire routine gets a
champagne atmosphere this time;
‘Walter & Irene, Frances Dorsey
and Andra McLaughlin and the
crowd - pleasing moppet,
Champion. .

Show is directed by Frances
Claudet, Mary Jane Lewis and
Stanley D. Kahn with costumes, in-
cluding a fine array of styles in
“Champagne Fashions,” by Renie.
George Hackett is music director.

ap.

a tft tr Enea ota nanan“ Apiary tenetaticct
«

Janet

Muggs’ 500G Suit

Continued from page 1 =a

and Roy Waldron, owner of Muggs,
through attorney Martin Schnei-
derman. Complaint, in back-
frounding the case, states that
Muggs was with the “Today” show
for four and a half years, until
he was dropped last March, at a
weekly salary of $1,275. Owners
had no complaint about his being
dropped froni the show, since they
intended to get other work for him,
but the remarks of the defendants
have made this difficult, they con-
tenga eH occ Liecrcedadisid'

|

76

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11

Numerals In sennection with bills belew Indicate opening day o? show

whether fuli or split week

Lefter In parentheses Indicates circult: (1) Independent) (L) Leews (M) Moss)
(P) Paramount; (R) RKO; ($) Stoll) (T) Tivellz; (WW) Warner

VARIETY BILLS

NEW YORK CITY

Music Halt (P) 12

Rexy (12)

‘Fiesta at Boxy”
India Adams Elena Giusti
Georgie Kaye Bkating Squires
Rockettes oxyettes
Raymond Paige Ore‘ Roxy Orch
AUSTRALIA

MELSOURNE Riggoletto Bros,

Tivoli (FT) 16 &.. Aimee
Archie Robbins Les Thaika
Margo “Z” Bomb | Medlock & Marlowe
Boys of Mexico 1 Balladinis
2 Earis Rily Rayes —
Christine & Moll Darryl Stewart
Lebrac & Bernice | Johnny O’Connor
Bobby Gonzales Edit
Delicados Alwyn Leckie
Williams & Shand {Ree Morgan

Buster Fiddess

Pamela Godso

Brenda Rowe Olivia Dale -
Frank Ward HONG KONG
Della Vance -Ritz Cabaret (T) 16
Dionne. Vail Darvas & J
Ballet (13) BANGKOK
SYDNEY Oasis Cabaret (T) 16
Tivoli (TT) 1% Banks uth
Johnny Lockwood - MELBOURNE
Bobby Limb Tewn Hall (T) 18
awn Lake Luigi Infantino
BRITAIN
BIRMINGHAM Florence Whiteley -
Hippodrome iM) -9 Girls
Dickie Valentine Canfield Smith
Sylva & Audrey Four Ramblers
my James & Co. | Maxine Daniels
Roy Castle Rosinas
Les Brazilianos Nat Gonella
Vie Hyde GRANADA _.-
Les Mallini Shrewsbury (I) 9
BLACKPOOL Carroll Levis
’ Palace (i) % Terry Thomas
Hylda Baker Joycs Golding
Tanner Sis Tony Stuart
Odette Crystal Coffren & Spencer
Sonny Koy Mistin Juniors.
George Mitchell LEEDS
Impero Bros. Empire (mM) 9
Janet Gray ‘Deep River Boys
Martin Granger { Command Girls
Bollana Ivanko Falcons

Joan Davis Co.
Opera House
Jewel & Warriss
Vana
Holger é& Dolores.
Latona
Graham & Chadel
George Mitchell
Dancing _Debonaires.
Dorothy Dampier
Herbert Hare
Audrey Mann
Nirska
Winter Garden.
Bob Monkhouse
Karen Greer
Morris & Savage
3 Romanos
3 Merkys
Eliane & Rodolphe
BRADFORD
Alhambra
Eddie Calvert
Burke & Kovac
Darly’s Dogs
Top Drum Four
Jim Couton
Joan Manning
Jeffrey Lenner
Georgette
BRIGHTON
Hippedrome (M) 9
Winifred Atwell
David Nixon
Aileen Cochrane
Reg Varney
R & J Jover
Malta & Fernandos
Dogs
Géorge Mitchell Co.
EDINBURGH
Empire (M) ?
Mel Torme
Six Jivers
Mandos Sisters
Archie Glen
Mack & Kirk
Woodward & Cooper.
Bert Bendon
Rusty
FINSBURY PARK
Empire (M) &.
Tony Hancock
Betty Fox Girls
Maurice French
Margery Manners
Joan Hinde
Evers & Toni
Peggy Cavell
GLASGOW
Empire (M) ?
Nat Jackley

NEW YORK CITY

Bon Soir
Tony & Eddie
Felicia Sanders

Blue Angel
Carol Burnett

Luc Poret
Axidentals
George Matson
Casanova
Jacques Zarow
Alex Alstone
Chateau Madrid.
Naja Karamuro
Mariolo Torrente
Ralph Font Ore
El Canay
Candi Cortez
Copacabana
Joe E. Lewis
Peggy King
Four Mints
Cindy Tysen
Sammy Devens
Elaine Deming
Michael Durso Ore
Frank Marti Ore
No 1 Fifth Ave
Mickey Deems
Bob Downey
Harold Fonville
Hotel Ampassador

Chauncey Gray Ore |

Jani Sarkozi
Gypsies
Quintero Rhumbas
Hotet Pierre
Stanley Melba Ore
Alan Logan Orc
Joseph Sudy
Hotel Rooseveit

‘Tommy

-‘Walthon &
R&R

Cabaret Bills

Dick Henderson
Mumfords. Puppets

Metropolitan (1) %

Palace () 9
Charlie Gracie
Skating Meteors

‘Fredye Marshall
LS &

P Barbour
Joe Church

Elimar
r Winters & Fielding

Rei

Hal Garner

Cellophane Girls
SHEFFIELD
Empire (M) 9%

Peers

Ken-Tones —
Les Murphy
ields
Johnny Franks Qtte
SOUTHAMPTON
Grand () ¢@
Southlanders
Moorlands
Kirby & Raymond
Rochelle Trio
Frank Preston
Henri Vadden

‘| Carlos Sis

erdini
SOUTHSEA
Kings (D 3
David Whitfield
Harry Worth
Audrey Jeans .
ros.
B Dainty
Skylons

‘ Southsea Belles.

SUNDERLAND. -
Empire (M) 9 -

Ave & Aurey

Dorraine
Marlow

J &D Dean

Jack Béckitt

Sammy Kaye Ore
Hotel Statler
Buddy Morrow
Hotel Tatt
Vincent Lopez Ore
Hotel St. Regis
Constance Movre
Milt Shaw Orc
Ray, Bari Ore
Latin Quarter
Molidor, ‘Frio
Debonairs
Gillian Grey
Simon McQueen
Chic James
Syncopated Waters
Jo Lumbardi Orc
B Uarlowe Ore
Park Sheraton
Eddie Leyton
Spark Thurman .
Viennese Lantern
Loma Duke .
Laureanne Lemay
Ernest Schoen Orc
Paw Mann
Vilage Barn
Larry McMahon
Vivian Swanson
Ed Smith
Jack Marlin
Piute Pete
Bobby Meyers Orc
Village Vanguara
Horace Silver
Chris Connor

Waldorf-Astorla
Count Basie
Sarah Veughan
Li.hiian Ders

. oo MOMS, LONE OFS oo o eel Babnt Dra ves

{La Hermen (3)

. - Americana
Jaye P. Morgan
Jay Lawrence

t

Black Orchia
Frances Faye
Joe Parnello (3)

Biue Angel
“Calypso Cruise”
Phil

Roger McCall
.Al D'Lacy Ore
Blue Note
Kai Winding
M. J. T. Plus 3
. Chez Paree
Pearl Balley &
Louis Bellzon (5)
Chez. Adorables (6)
Ted Fio Rito Ora 13
|. Clolster Inn
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Lorez Alexandria
Conrad Hilton
“Ice Review Spec”
Glenn & Colleen
Miss Lucille
Jo Ann 3B{cGowan
Ros Pettinger —

Bob Barley Trio
Coconut Grove

‘Paul Hebert Ore

CHICAGO

Bill Christopher
Gil Shepard & De
Soto Sisterz (3)

| Paul Gibbon &

ully Kothman

‘| Fred Napier

Norman Crider

Tune Tattlers (4)

Charlie: Fisk Ore
Gate of Horn

etta
Glen Yarborough
Marilyn Child
Londen House
Andre Previn (3)

Eddie Higgins @)

Mister Kellys
Jerl Southern
Cindy & Lindy
Marty Rubenstein 3

Palmer House -
Jo Ann Miller

‘Martin Bros. @)
_] Bob Lewis & Ginny |

Johnny Conrad
Dancers (4
Ben Arden Orc,

LO$ ANGELES
Bays Band Bex ‘ interlude
y Gray Bobby Short
Teo Diamond | Chamber Jazz Sex’t.
Bert Gordon Mecambe
Ric Marlowe Louis Prima

‘| Keeley Smith
Fr.

ankie Sands Trio

M. Piazza Moulin Reuge
Bobby Van Jerry Colonna
F. Martin Ore Statler Hotel
Crescende Irene Ryan
Stan Kenton .| Harbers & Dale
Mort Sahl &d, Bergman Ore
LAS VEGAS
Desert inn , Helen Grayco
Jan Peerce | Freddie Morgan
Happy Jesters Dorben D’ncrs
Gina Genardi Ray Sinatra Ore

Art Johnson
Donn Arden Dners
‘Carlton Hayes Ora

Dunes
‘Minsky Follies’’

El Cortez
“Rhythm on Ice”
George Arnold
The Tarriers
Buster Hallett Ore
El Rancho Vegas
Milton Berle
Betty George

ohills

Du
Stan Fisher
Met Sextette
Molnar Dancers
Dick Rice Orch
Flamingo
Tony Martin
Kraft. Dancers
Bob Williarns
Merry Macs

| Lou Basil Orch

Fremont Hotel

| Stardusters
| Make Believes

Mark Wayne 4
Golden Nugget

Hank Penny
Sue Thompson
Harry Ranch
Billy Regis
Charlita

_ Riviera
Spike Jones

Harolds Club

Tony Martin

Lotere Dcrs

Matty: Malneck Orc
Harrah‘s :

; -Jackle Miles.

DeCastro Sisters
'Tippy & Cobina

‘Garwood Van Orc .

.Aank Hi

Royal Nevada
Art Mooney
Phyllis Inez
Chase & Mitchell
Jimmy Grosso
Sparkletongs

Sahara’
Victor Borge
Cee Davidson Ore
Mary Kayé Trio

Sands
Nat King Cole

| Joey Bishop

Copa Girls

Antonio Borelli Ore
_ Showboat

Wallis & Carroll

Carol’ King

Garr Nelson

‘Showboat Girls

Mike Werner Orch
Silver slipper:

enry

Toni Mohr .

Jimmy Cavanaugh

Thunderbird Dncrs
AI Jahns Orch

; Tropicana
Vivian Blaine
Dick Shawn

Nat Brandywyune ,

RENO.

| Amin Brothers

Jodimars Skylets ..
Terry Haven, | Ed Fitzpatrick Ore
Sons, of Pioneers New Golden
abulous Woodsons ,
Betty & Escorts Hank Penny
Tommy sing 3 Sue Thompson
Wilder Bros. . , Sabres (3) —
{ Jacqueline Fontaine Riverside
4 Canucks — . Andrews.- Sisters
Eddie Bush Bauers (2)
Los Nortenos Don Dellair
Mapes Skyroom Starlets
Helen Traubel Bill Clifford Ore
LAKE 1AHOE
Cal Neva Will Osborne Orc.

King’s IV. Stateline

Ginny Jackson
Bob Scobey

Noel Boggs
Johnny Ukxelele ©)
Frank Morraco (3).
Frank Morraco (3)
Wagon Wheel

MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH

Priest & Fosse
Stan Ross Trio
Jackie Heller
Lee Martin Ore
‘Maya Ore

'' Balmoral

‘| Biny Mitchell

Rosina Aston
Sonny Kendis Oro
Tana Lenn

Di Lido
Mandy Campo Ore
Othella -Dalias
Jane Moore:
Bernie Sager
Jack Barcena Ore

Eden Roe
Gab Calloway
Lois O’Brien’
Bobby Sargent

Johnny Costa Trio |

Mal Malkin Orc
Chico Cuban Boyg
Fontainebleau
Toni Arden |
Frank Marlowe -
Raye & Naldi -
Jack Stuart Ore
Sacasas Orc :
Papi Campo Ore

Lucerne

‘Havana Mardi Gras

Diasa Costelle

Luis Varona Orc
Murray Franklin’s

Murray Franklin
Sue Lawton .
Eddie Bernard
Navtilus
Larry K. Nixon
Marriette

Mario é& Tonia
Syd Stanley Orc
: Seville.
Bob Sennett
Murrl & Ruth
Tommy Ryan
Johnny Silvers Orc

|} Rey Mambo. Orc

Saxony

.Mari Leighton

Charles & Faye
Al Stuart Archette
Jimmy Grippo

| Fred Thompson
| Tommy Angel

Natali-Fields Trio ._. Wagabonds
London Towne Vagabonds ()
Arthur Blake - Micki Marlo
Weela Gallez | Dunhilils (3)
Jean Tourigny ‘' Frank Linale Ori
HAVANA
Montmartre Gladys Bocay
‘Mesa Guzman Singers
Fajardo Orc -

Ra
Raquel Barisba
Ivette De La Fuente

Glardssa Nowa'a 2 ve

Nacional

«Shella, Reynolds a 2s then» takes savern

‘| Marla Magdalene 8
La . & Bomea Orq

‘|Marlowe, Frank Connors,
‘Gray, Joe Adamek & the Al Dvorin
-LOrchestra (12), At Multnomah Sta-

enters the stadium and the

1 with some nifty cleating.

Ortega Ore

Ray Carson Tromcans
Dancing Waters:
: Luis Garcia

W. Reyes Orc Alberto ‘Rochi

Sans Souci ©§ | Matzuko Miguel
Gloria & Rolanda j|Gladys & Freddy
Alfredo Sadel - Riveros
Miriam Baneras Dominique
Roberto Barcelo Tropicana Ballet

Suare: Orq

Unit Review

Elvis Presley Show

., Portland, Ore., Sept. 3.
Al Dworins production starring
‘Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires
(4), The Blue Moon Boys (3), How-
ard Hardin, Frankie Trent, Res
odi

dium, Portland; Sept. 2; $3.50 top.

Elvis: Presley wound up his five
performances in four days tour of
the Pacific Northwest over the La-
bor Day holidays (30-2) in great
shape, physically. and ‘financially.
He grabbed $147,400 in five key
bergs and loads of publicity space.

The layout is set up in two parts
with an intermission before Pres-
ley comes on. The singer is spot-
lighted in.a convertible car as he
scream .for the full 45 minutes
he is on stage. He is driven
around: the. arena track so that all
can get a closer look. Decked out
in a gold lame coat trimmed in

_{ rhinestones, he slams out all of his
| platter stuff with assists from the
‘Blue Moon Boys (3) and the Jor-

danaires (4). He finales with
“Hounddog.” .The kids are then
told that Presley had left the park.
The mob here was very orderly

‘and there was no need for the 200
‘police on duty for the event.
-. The first part of the show goes

off quickly as the customers only
wanted Presley. Comic juggler
Howard: Hardin grabs yocks with
his better-than-average juggling
and line of continuous chatter. He
also: handles the emcee chores well
and keeps’ the entire layout mov-
ing quickly. :

Young Frankie Trent tees off
Rex
Marlowe, in the deuce, has a
rough time due to the distance to
the crowd who cannot see his
mugging at its best. His eccentric
visual portion sells well, Tenor
Frank Connors belts out a, couple
of tunes and displays some. real
pipes. He can do more. The Jor-
danaires. closed. the first half and
click with their tunes.

Orb filling Jodi Gray. gets the
second half under way with some
lively xylophoning. She pulls off
her breakaway skirt arid does some
nice heel and toe stuff while hit-

j ting the blocks.

Presley is by far the biggest at-
traction. to play this part of the
country from the boxoffice point

of. view. Lee Gordon & Art Schur-
{gin promoted the tour, Presley

only worked light dates prior to
this tour.. Joe Adamak batoned the
orchestra for the show, Feve.

House Reviews

. Apollo, N. Y.°
Davis
elers (5); Gospel Wonders (5);
Hart Singers (5); Elizabeth Lands,
Golden Arrows (6), Herman Stev-

| ens, Fred Barr, Doc Wheeler; “The

Burning Hills” (WB).

Doc Wheeler and Fred Barr, of
New York radio station WWRL
which programs for the Negro mar-
ket, have assembled another. Gos-
pel Cardayan, taking over. the
Harlem vaude. house this week for
a religious songfest.

Against a Cathedral’ backdrop,
the stage,. which regularly spot-

is converted into a singing Temple,
with the lights picking up the
gospel singers. The groups, some
dressed. in satin black, others in
white, green and red, form a color-

-|ful array. The singing varies in
competency, but each group brings

an emotional intensity to its spiri-

‘| tual singing that catches the sym-

pathetic audience, stirring “amens”
and hand-clapping all over the
house. -—_

The level of the appeal of each
song is simple and fundamental,
telling of the trials and tribula-
tions of man on éarth and the
Kingdom he strives for. The singers

appear swept by their message, a:

few seemingly shaken in a trance

on stage. It’s quite a show even

over the nearly two-hour span.
‘After a spotlight intro of a few

‘of the groups, the Golden Arrows

(6): open. followed by the Hart
Singers (5) and the Gospel Won-
ders (5), each singing a few
spirituals to good effect, Elizabeth
Land, a young, attractive soprano,

| Barr are comfortable

‘Performer has talent in travesties,

‘Ing to some of his stories.

!Bobby Dowds house orch is

Jj garded as a strong possibility with

sorbed by, NTA. Post-1948 pictures

Sisters (4); Pitgrim Trav-|

| divisions. ar)

lights more earthy rhythmic lyrics, |

- ‘Tom Mix Biog

Although: she..ap-]

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

pears to have trouble in the high
notes, she scores. Pilgrim Travelers
(5), one of the few: groups: dressed
in mufti, take over for-a medley of
spirituals, with the show winding
up with the gospel pros The Davis
Sisters (4), to a solid finish.
WWRL’s Doc Wheeler and Fred
in their
Horo

New Acts. |
Comedy, Songs x
Hi-Way Casino, Fall River, Mass.

Baker Sisters, formerly the Mce

‘Coy sister act of singing comes
diennes, replaces Thelma, wife of

emceeing chores.

Empire, Glasgew
Glasgow, Sept. 4.
Charlie Gracie, Fredye Marshall,
Victor Seaforth, Max Geldray,.Gil-
bert, Henri Vadden & partner, Jack |
Beckitt, Kathleen & -Ann Kemp,
Bobby Dowds Orch. -

Pierre’s, New. York, .who left to.
become a housewife, with Fran
Burr, tall looker. Playing straight
to Bobbi Baker’s zany ~ clowning,
the new Baker sister gets off some

straight work shows off Bobbi’s
comicking to slick advantage,

Act retains former fast-paced
pitch, with addition of new patter
‘and scenes. Opening with duet,
“Mutual Admiration,’ the femmes
‘go into takeoffs of current pipers,
‘Ethel Merman, Roberta Sherwood,
Elvis Presley, Pearl Bailey. Fran
has a nice impresh of Louella Para
sons, and gets yocks as narrator
of Wide Wide World visiting Met
Opera, with Bobbi as Helen
Traubel. Stripper impresh b
Fran, as Gypsy Rose Lee, an
Bobbi, as Lahr,. is nicely.
etched. Vaude routine to “Me and
My Shadow” with straw skimmers
and canes, makes nice visual im-

Charlie Gracie, youthful Amer-
ican, with his guitar and rock ’n’
roll tunes, gets pronta reaction as
headliner here, Juves in audience
respond with solid mitting and
screams. Singer-musician, with
pleasant manner and expert mu-
sicianship, brings best response
with “All Shook Up,” ‘Hound Dog”
and “Butterfly,” and exits to high
rating on mitt-meter,.despite’ not
having name Iocally with older
stubholders. ,

First-half segment is closed by
Fredye Marshall, tall Negro song-
stress, who offers stylish songalog.
She gives out: with tunes from
“Carmen Jones” and “Porgy and

Bess,” and clicks with “Stormy | presh. :
Weather.” Also exists to good} Femmes are attractively gowned
palming. in black and pink sequin sheaths

In average support layout, Vic-
tor Seaforth contributes impres-
sions of the Inkspots, English com-
edian Vic Oliver, George Sanders,
Churchill, and Charles Laughton.

and act is fresh and brightly paced,
Act looks to go far with warm pers
sonality of femmes and looks: right
for all visual mediums, Guy.
ELEANOR GUNTHER
. Acrobatic
Max Geldray scores with har-|7 Mins.
monica selections, Jack Beckitt i is| Empire, Glasgow
an offbeat ventriloquist using the} Eleanor Gunther is:a honey of
backs of shoes for dummies. Henri|an acrobatic act, and okay for both
Vadden juggles with plates, el vaude and video. —

ances while tossing clubs, bal- 7 * .
ances a heavy table while climbing on Bee ly gal is young and a look-
a ladder, and catches a heavy|.2 ‘Has skill in contortionist rou
cart-wheel on spiked helmet atop |tines and-shows extreme flexibil-
his head. Kathleen & Ann Kemp ity in bending body and limbs. -
are song-and-dance openers. Clever | Way. deftly on hands: then does
chimp act, Gilbert, is reviewed in| }ackward balance walk on trestle, -
New Acts. Showbacking from the and holds herself balanced steadily
Gord ¥-/on hands atop two sticks. Also-

» {Suspends herself with limbs in air
== and resting in mauth-balance posi-.

tion. ;

Definitely an act with U.S. po-

tential. ae Gord,

7

but should avoid the indigo flavor-

Yates Selling Rep |

ae Continued from page 1

sition of the lot by MCA jis re-

GILBERT

Chimpanzee Comedy

Y Mins,

Empire, Glasgow

Cute four-year-old. West African -
impanzee offers fairly satisfying
comedy as it mimicks its trainer, .
Animal responds obediently to. all.
commands, suchas baring its. teeth,

smiling, and giving. appropriate

Blau-Harris, et al.,
ital gains..

It’s logical to assume that the tv
subsid will be merged with, or ab-j| oh

eyeing the cap-

which haven’t been already sold
will go to tv, also for the cap gains.
And with Rep -bowing out of the
feature production picture, expect- | gestures in response to questions,
edly the film-making guilds will be} Ata word from its master, Hans
denied any cut-in on the gross. . Vogelbein, Gilbert, the chimp turns

Yates, who is now in New York,|round on a table, engages in a
and his immediate associates own | dance, stands on its. hands, turns-a
between 500,000 and 600,000 shares | somersault, and walks away clever-
of Rep’s outstanding issue of|1ly on ifs hands. Comedy strain is
slightly over 2,00,000 shares. Com-fintroduced as it does exact walk
pany, which has never paid a cash |in imitation of trainer, or when it
dividend, has been under Yates’ |8ives a happy mouth-crackle. when
one-man rule since its inception. acked for an opinion on Marilyn |

In the feature field Rep faltered: ae ‘
by remaining with the status quo. Vogelbein run of vauderiess nd
While other companies sought. to ° awe
adjust to changes in the economy
of the business and placed new em-
phasis on “A” values, the Yates
outfit continued with its output of
westerns and “B” entries, many
of which starred the prexy’s wife,
Vera Ralston. .

The result was a string of losses
from this branch of the company
and these were compensated for by
gains in the tv and laboratory

Catskill Ops

European routes have an agree-
ment not to. use floorshows, the ac-
cent. on shows is one of the selling
points on the cruise ships. The
WOR, Artists Bureau, headed by
Nat Abramson, is the booker for
the Holland American lines,
which takes on name entertainers
.|when available.
{Florida season, there are many:

Continued from page 2

Rogers—pulls .no punches in re-
counting the rise and fall of her
-husband. Closely linked into the
saga is their daughter, Ruth Mix,
who later starred in the Tom Mix
Circus, an undertaking which, when
he forsook Hollywood, with the ad-
vent of sound, was to prove his
economic undoing. | 0

After his film novitiate with Col.
William Selig’s company he was to
become the old Fox Film’s. No. 1
boxoffice attraction, yet the star’s
impatience with th> vagaries of,
Mixville—as his ranch; which was
the production capital of his proli-
fic output, was called—frequently
caused him to. disappear and seek
anonymity as respite from the fans
and sycophants, _. }mecessary in order to keep the

It’s a warm nostalgic hark-back} boats in operations, crews together,
into the mellower orbit of Holly-}and vital to the commerce of the
wood’s«growingwp..phase,. Abel. various ‘ports af: which they. stop...

tunity fo go on a two-week cruise,
getting a salary as well as a vaca-
tion. For example, performers of
the stature of Georgie Price have
worked the ship circuits at vari-
out times.

The Holland - American line
started the cruise seasogn earlier
this year with a full hduse on a
11-day ‘sail around the Caribbean

their boats will go off the Euro-
pean run for junkefs from New
York to the West Indies. Included
will; be the Niew Amsterdam.-
All will have a complement of full
shows, According to spokesmen’
for the line, most cruises are run
at a loss to the line, but they are

Gene Gendrome, owner of Lucky -

neat piping and impresh work, Her .

Okay for general Hans —

= “Continued from page 1 ===”
talent. While ships plying the -

Even during the .

names that will take an oppor.

on the Maasdam. Shortly, most of ©

s

Wednesday, September 11,1957

‘Mousetrap to Set London Record |

Reaches 1,998-Performance Mark to Become Longest- ;

Run Play; Approaching ‘Chu Chin Chow’
1 |

Resident Theatre Men
Ogle Foundation Coin
San Francisco, Sept. 10.
The prospects of a Rockefeller
or other foundation grant to assist
regional theatres will be discussed
next. weekend at Madison, Wis.
The confab has been called by
Robert Gard of the Wisconsin Idea
Theatre, who was asked by the
‘Rockefellers to conduct a survey of
the operation and financing of. resi-
dent. theatres in the U.S. and Can-

London, Sept. 10.

“The Mousetrap” becomes the
Jongest-run straight play in Lon-
don history next Friday night (13).
when it plays its 1,998th perform-
That will top the old rec-
ord set by “Blithe Spirit” during
World War II.
. The Agatha Christie thriller,
presented by Peter Saunders, will
hit the 1,998 mark at the 435-seat
Ambassadors Theatre,
opened Nov. 25, 1952, and has since
been seen by over 750,000 paying
\ Prior to its London

i ed a seven weeks’ tryout .
run it played 2 "y Jules Irving, managing director

of the local Actors Workshop, will
attend the parley, as will Tom Pat-
terson, the principal founder of |
the Stratierd «Ont.) Shakespeare
Festival; Jack Higgins, of Chicago; |-
Walter Jensen; of Atlanta; Fred
Burleigh, of the Pittsburgh Play-
house; and John Wray Young, of
Shreveport, La. .

Egghead UD ning
Season in Cleve.;
Det. Gets ‘Heart

Cleveland, Sept. 10.

The local legit season will open
next Monday (16) with the break-
in of “The Egghead’ at the Hanna.
‘Theatre. The play by Molly Kazan,
wife of legit-film director Elia
is rehearsing here this
week, with Hume Cronyn as
stager, Karl Malden is star. The
show is in for a single week, then
goes to Cincinnati and Washington,
en route to Broadway.

Subsequent bookings for the
Hanna include “Waltz of the Tor-

Heart” (tryout) Oct, 14-26; a ten-
tative date for a proposed road
edition of “Auntie Mame,” Oct. 28-
Nov. 9; “Middle of the Night,” Noy.
18-23; “Separate Tables,” Dec. 2-7;
“No Time for Sergeants”
touring company), Dec. 25-Jan. 4;
“Most Happy Fella,” Jan. 13-25;
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (tenta-
tive), Feb. 10-15; “Bells Are. Ring-
ing” (touring company), Feb. 17-
of Anne Frank,”
4 March 17-22, and “Visit to aS
Planet,” March 24-29.

Detrolt Tees Off Sept. 30
Detroit, Sept. 10.

{ Legit season. gets under way
4Sept. 30 with the premiere of.
“Carefree Heart,”
Carter, at the Cass. New musical
comedy is based on Moliere’s
“Doctor in_Spite of Himself.” - It
will play two weeks before going }
on to Cleyeland and Cincinnati,
prior ta its New York opening Nov.
7 at the ANTA Playhouse.

Shubert’s season opens Oct. 1
with a three-week stand of *‘The
‘Diary of Anne Frank,” starring
Joseph Schildkraut.

‘Planet’ For National
Washington, Sept. 10.

| Two more bookings have been
added for the National Theatre
schedule. “Visit to a Small Planet”
comes in for a fortnight, starting
‘Feb, 24, and the Canadian Strat- |
ford Players will be here one week
beginning March 17. ~

Except for the current week,
that leaves the National with only
two open weeks for the remainder |
‘of the. season—Christmas. week and
Feb. 3-& However, there is a
possibility of more open space. “‘No
Time For Sergeants” is skedded
|for an eight-week stand starting
March 24, There is some question
about whether this might be too
Jong a D. C. run for the comedy.
In the eyent it is cut, there’ll be
room for additional plays.

| The all-time London record is
still held by the World War I Inu-
- “Chu Chin Chow,”
played 2,238 performances at His
Majesty’s Theatre, opening Aug.
“The Mousetrap” is due
to equal that mark next April 12.
Richard Attenborough, who with
his wife, Sheila Sim, originally
starred in “Mousetrap,” will in-
troduce an excerpt from the play

BBC-TV the night the new record |
is established.

Among the long-running hits in|
the West End in recent years were
“Worm’'s Eye View,” which opened
in 1947 and held for 1,745 shows; |
“Reluctant Heroes,” which opened
-in 1950 and ran for 1,610 perfor-
mances; “Seagulls Over Sorrento,”
also opening in 1950, and playing.
1,554 performarices, and “Arsenic
and Old Lace,” which opened in
1947 and ran for 1,337 perform-

In. between the wars “The Far-
mer’s Wife” opened in 1924 and
held for 1,324 shows, and before
the turn. of the century. the origi-.
nal productions of
Aunt,” opening 1892, played 1,466
performances. .

Broadway Shows _
ong-run record on Broad-
way is held by “Life With Father,”
which played. 3,224 performances
over a span of nearly eight years,
opening Nov. 8, 1939. Other mara-
thon hits included “Tobacco Road,”
3,182 performances; “Abie’s Irish.
2,327 performances, and
“Oklahoma,” longest-run musical,.
2:248 performances. Sixteen other
shows, including seven musicals,
have topped the 1,000-performance
mark, :

pera House Sold
Shift Ballet to Loew’s;
Plan: 6,500-Seat Aud

Boston, Sept. 10.
Sale last week of the 3,000-seat

starring Jack

struction Co., of Chelsea, Mass.,
hag touched off a number of de-
New owner Alvin
. Allen said, ‘We haven't completely
analyzed the condition of the
building, but we know it is in bad
shape. It's likely that we will tear.
it down. It is our understanding |.
that the J. J. Shubert interests can-
celed .all existing contracts for the
use of the Opera House.”

Mayor John B. Hynes said the
citys new. 6,500-seat aud to be built
at- the Prudential“ Center in Ba
Bay will be constructed to stand-

the - Metropolitan

ards allowing
Opera to play there.
out the availability of 6,500 seats
might extend the stay of the Met
from one to three weeks in future
years, (The Mass. Senafe approved |
a bill last week to allow the city

ued on page 80)

Buster Keaton. Will Do
‘Merton’ on Coast, Tour
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Buster Keaton, who starred in a
strawhat revival of “Merton of the
Movies” during the summer, will
do. the old comedy at the Hunting-
ton Hartford Theatre opening Oct.
8, prior to a road tour, It will be
produced by Huntington Hartford, ;
who envisions a possible Broadway.
stand if road reception is strong.
Play; written in 1922 by George
S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly,
has been revised to conform to
Keaton’s age.

GEO, BRANDT SEEKING
‘CAT’ RIGHTS ON TOUR

George Brandt is negotiating
‘with the Playwrights: Co. for the
touring rights to Tennessee Wil-
liams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
A tentative route has been laid
out for the show, although no cast-:
ing has been announced.

The play toured last season, fol-
Jowing ifs 87-week Broadway run.

a

VARIA CIMA tr
“Now Half Professional Oly 90 Barn’ Tryouts This Summer’
Authors Wary of Strawhat Quality

- Ottawa, Sept. 10.
“My Fur Lady,” McGill U, revue

irawhat 6perators are apparent-
ly shying away from tryouts. New

which ended an SRO: two-week run
last Saturday (7) at. the Royal
Alexandra Theatre,.Toronto, will
return there Sept. 23° for a third
stanza, It opens tonight (Tues.)
entries, which in recent years num-
-bered 60-80 on the barn circuit,
dropped to less than 50 this stim-
mer.
The falloff in fresh product is

for a previously-booked fortnight

at the Garden. Centre. . Theatre, |.
believed to stem mainly from the
overall poor quality of plays avail-

Vineland, Ont. .
The campus musical will play
able for barn preems. This is ap-
parently due in turn to the re-

an engagement here later, and

probably return to Montreal, where

it had a 10-week:capacity run last
luctance of playwrights to release
scripts for uncertain-quality barn
production if there’s any prospect

spring-summer before doing. five
weeks at ‘Stratford, Ont. More

of having them optioned for Broad-
way presentation.

than half the cast is now profes-
sional, many of the students having
dropped out.

Nevertheless, producers appar-
ently aren't willing to alienate their
customers with a play that might

turn out to be a turkey, In the
same vein, audiences are hesitant
to gamble on previously untested
product, particularly -if they've
been stuck before.

Of the shows tried out this sum-
mer, only three are definite Broad-
way entries, one, “Mask and Gown,”
having opened last night (Tues.)
at the Golden Theatre, N.Y. The
other two are Jack Dunphy’s “Sat-
jurday Night Kid” and “An Even-
ing With Kukla, Fran & Ollie.”
The former is at the Westport

(Conn.} Country Playhouse this

Ctel. | ;
Silo Producers
week prior to the start of the regu-
7. Jar pre-Broadway out-of-town try-
Foozled B.0. Bet out, Tt opens Oct. 2 at the Morosco

The “KF&O” show was presented

° ; earlier this summer for a week at
With T ¢ the Canal Fulton (O.) Summer
0 Ue ones Theatre, It’s slated for a Nov.

21 Broadway opening. Another

Female impersonator T. C. Jones {¢ntty, James Van Lare’s “A Part
confounded the strawhat experts|°f the Memory,” which tried out
last week. That is, all except at the Bushkill (N.Y.) Playhouse,
Michael Ellis,’ operator of the{is slated for off-Broadway prodwc-
Bueks County Playhouse, New |tion next November at the Theatre
Hope, Pa. . Marquee.

No major barn producer except| Some of the other properties
Ellis would book the Jones show,! Were announced as Broadway
“Mask and Gown.” It played Bucks} Prospects, but have thus far not
County last week and broke the | been scheduled for Main Stem pro-.
house record with a $7,629 take, | duction.

The. Stand there was in the nature Oo

of a pre-Broadway tryout, since the

production opened last night (Tues.) " hec

at the Golden Theatre, N Y. Montreal C . ks Out
eonard. Sillman and Bryant! ° | »

Baliday, producers of the show had So-5 9 Str awhat Season;

planned: a four-week strawhat try- .

out prior to. the Broadway preem. Bad Weather Hart Start

The deal for Bucks County was set Montreal, Sept. 10.

last May, but no other silo would} All strawhattérs in the Montreal

book the revue, apparently on the] area have now called it a seagon.

theory that Jones wouldn’t draw| For most of it was an indifferent

and that they didn’t want to risk}semester which got away to an

offending their audiences. almost disastrous start in late June

When the show played New Hope, | with a near-hurricane. In the fol-
one Philadelphia paper refused to lowing weeks, the grosses climbed
cover the opening on the assump- steadily, solid weekend hiz in most
tion the show wasn’t for family} spots making up for so-so returns
trade. When other papers came out | during the week.
with rave notices, a representative! In Ste. Agathe some 60 miles
of the sheet called Ellis and apol-/ north of Montreal in the Lauren-
ogized, claiming that advance ad-/tians, Joy Thomson's Tent Theatre
vertising in the New York press/took a beating on the opening
had created the wrong impression.| weeks despite okay productions.
| ,4lthough the Wednesday matinee | Cool weather and continued rains
of ®‘Mask and Gown” was slightly| made it almost impossible to re-
off at Bucks County, Ellis more} coup losses when weather finally
than made up for the lost business | turned in her favor.
by putting in over 60 extra seats} The North Hatley Pl_yhouse in
last Saturday (7) night. the _.Eastern Townships experi-
mented with a one-night stand in
L ARDNER VICE GIBBS Rock Island on the U.S.-Canadian
. . border but dropped the idea after
. FOR THE NEW. YORKER two performances due to indiffer-

ay ih , ent response. Weather had littte

John Lardner will be the drama | effect on this company as theatre
critic for the New Yorker this sea- | 4s in a converted curling rink. How-
}son, subbing for Wolcott Gibbs,|/ever, Productions during season
who’s taking a year’s leave of ab- (Continued on page 78)
sence. He has handled ue picien —-_—_—_——_—————-
ment several times previously on a |. . -
temporary basis. “dy dir -R?

Gibbs has reportedly been an- Mull Adding Oif B Way
xioug to quit the legit reviewing : .
-stint for some time, but was per- To NY. Review Reprints
suaded to accept a year’s leave in-/| Publication in permanent book
stead. He’s reportedly working on a}.form of reprints of the Broadway
new play, and may do occaséonal | legit reviews appearing in the-gen-
non-review pieces for the mag. He} eral-circulation New York dailies
had been ill some months ago, but} may be expanded to include off-
has recently been in good health.| Broadway. The weekly publica-

Gibbs is the author of “Season! tion, New York Theatre Critics’
In the Sun,” which had a 367-per-} Reviews, is offering the increased
‘formance run: on Broadway iN: coverage to subscribers, at a pro-
1950-51, | posed increase from $25 a year to

i | approximately $50.
Knickerbocker Legiters The upped costs inydlyed in as-
__- 4 !sembling off-Broadway reviews was

Play Guest Barn Stand’ brought to the attention of NYTCR

Albany, Sept. 10. | subscribers in a letter from Rachel

The Knickerbocker Players, a lo-: W. Coffin, editor of the publication.
cal strawhat group, played a guest; Miss Coffin revealed that there
‘engagement last week at the Mal-; have recently been requests for
den Bridge (N. Y.) Playhouse. The} the inclusion of off-Broadway re-
company“at the latter barn ended | views in the publication. The let-
its season the previous week. {ter also pointed out that because

The Knickerbocker troupe pre-j of the “irregularity” in off-Broad-
‘sented the period meller, “The! way coverage, those reviews would
Streets of New York.” l be ‘issued on a monthly basts.

Avondale, Indpls. Tent,
Had Profitable Season:
. Indianapolis, Sept. 10.

For the first time in its four-year
history, the Avondale Playhouse,
local strawhat, earned a profit on
its summer season that closed last
Sunday (8).

It’s planned to expand -opera-
tions next summer, with a new
tent seating about 1,000 in place of
the present 750-seater. The talent
| budget will also be increased. The
aim is to continue af the same lc-
cation next year. The fact that
‘this summer, for the first time, it
‘did not have to move; is figured
to have helped draw attendance.
Another plan for next season is to
have bus service from downtown
Indianapolis, 16 miles away, in-
stead of continuing to rely entire-
ly on drive-in trade. ;

W. Wilson Taylor is president of
the: group and William Tregoe di-
rector.

Stevens m Bik
Built for Three

Roger L. Stevens, who has be-
come one of the most prolific pro-
ducers in Broadway history, has
hired two new assistants to work
on shows he’s doing under the
Playwrights Co. banner. Jeannette
Kamins, who has authored several
plays and was formerly assistant
to producer Cheryl Crawford, will.
be a production coordinator. Gayle
Stine, who has. produced two
Broadway shows, one in association
with the Playwrights, will serve as
Stevens’ liaison with talent, especi-
ally stars.

George Hamlin, who has been
serving as a contact with the Play-
wrights Co., of which Stevens is a}
member, will continue that assign- |
ment, also retaining his spot as
executive secretary. of the New
Dramatists Committee. Victor |
Samrock, general manager of the
Playwrights, will continue that as-
signment.

Besides being a Playwrights
member, Stevens is partnered with
Robert Whitehead and Robert W.
Dowling in Producers ‘Theatre, |
which produces shows and operates
three New York theatres, the Mor-
-osco, Helen Hayes and Coronet,
-and is reconverting the Giobe for
use as a legit house, reopening
next January. Stevens is also
partnered in such upcoming Broad-
way shows as “West Side Story,”
(With Robert E. Griffith & Harold
S. Prince),.“Nude With Violin’
(with Lance Hamilton & Charles
Russell), “Saturday Night. Kid”
(with Oliver Smith) and “Under':
Milk Wood” (with Henry Sherek
and Giibert Miller).

.' &t the moment, Stevens is asso-
i ciated in 10 productions scheduled
for Broadway this season, plus
‘four others slated for “London.
Through :the Producers Theatre, |
he recently purchased The Playbill
official program for the Broad-
way theatre. He is also a major
realty operator, with multi-million
dollar operations in various cities.

LARRY’ SHUBERT ILL;
SHUBERTS’ PHILA. MGR.

‘Lawrence Shubert Lawrence,
local manager for the Shubert
theatre interests in Philadelphia,
is critically ill in the University:
Hospital. there. His only son,
Lawrence Shubert Lawrence Jr.,
‘Manager of the Majestic Thea-
tre, N. Y., and other members of
the family, including J. J. Shub-
ert, head of the firm, and the lat-
ter’s son John Shubert, were re-
portedly at his bedside yesterday
(Tues.). ,

“Larry” Shubert, as he’s known
in the trade, has been a fixture
in Philly for the Shuberts for a
quarter-century, but became one
of the key elements in the inyol¥ed
affairs of the family and firm upon
the death several years ago of his
uncle, Lee Shubert. The latter, the
senior partner of the firm, carried
on a bitter feud for many years
with his brother, J. J. (“Jake”).

When J. J. took over control at
Lee’s death, “Larry” Shubert sided
with him in- the subsequent.
{maneuverings and litigation that
‘are still in progress among rela-
tives and heirs.

~~

““Y Knock at the Door,” Paul
Shyre’s adaptation of. Sean
O’Casey’s.. initial -yolume in an.
autobiographical series, has been
‘booked into the Belasco Theatre,
N. Y., for a Sept. 29-Noy. 9 run.
The venture is being produced by
Shyre, Lucille Lortel and Howard
Gottfried.

LEGITIMATE

Shows Out of Town :

all unsuecessful. ‘The heiress is so
bored with her existence that she;
turns to drink and, being of.a pas-
sionate nature, ‘to affairs with men
whom she realizes aré only inter-
ested in her millions.

The -play: starts on a note of
drawing reom comedy, but ends in
a mood of serious drama, even
near-tragedy..as the neurotic her-
oine. reverts. to her decadent exist-
ence instead. of clinging to the
genuine love of a healthy-minded

73

Romanoff and Juliet

_ Boston, Sept. 9. '
David Merrick production of three-ac
comedy Me Peter Ustinov. Staged by.
George §. Kaufman; settings. Dennis
Malcles; -seenic. and lighting supervision,
Howard Bay; costumdés, Helene Pons: in-
eldentat music, Harold Rome; ballads,
Anthony Hopkins arid: Ustinov. Stars Usti-
nov; features Fred Clark, George Vas-
Koveos Natalie Schafer, Gerald Sarracinl,
Suzanne Storrs, William Greene, Edward
Atlenza, Alvin ein, Marianne Deem-
ing. Sylvia Daneel, Phil Leeds. Jack Gil-
ford, At Shubert Theatre, Boston, Sept.
9, 757,

Viacaee denaeeeee Phil Leeds .
2a Soldier... wv cove Jack Gilford | Suitor, — ee
General . .. cseccoas Peter Ustinov Conrad Na el, reversing his
Hooper Moulsworth...... . Fred Clark sl ch terization, scores aS a
Vadim Romanoff ....... George Voskovec | USUAL CNaracterizat » Scores 4
Igor Romanoff ....++00. Gerald Sarracini} conniving family Iawyer.. Cookson,
Juliet sess seer eeeees - Suzanne Eesteia last ‘seen here in the musical,}
5 ne ee ete eeoder es
Se vish Moulsworth rc°**" aiotalie Schafer | ““Can-Can,” gives a good account

of himself in the. completely no-
good role of the fiance. oo

Roberty. Hardy .as the visiting
Englishman scores in the earlier
scenes, but seems a little floored
by: his material in the Iast-act.
Luella Gear, a last-minute addition
to the cast, flubs a few lines, but
indicates that she will be a stand-
out in the cast.

Also liked by the first night
audience here which was inclined
to be polite but not enthusiastic,
was Carl Esmond as one. of the
heiress’s former husbands, and
James Rennie scores sharply in a
single appearance as her press-
agent.

Producers ‘Worthington Miner
and Kenneth Wagg have given au-
thor Phipps plenty of: help, not
only in the afore-mentioned cast
of players, but in Guthrie McClin-
tic as director and Donald Oen-
slager as designer. If the play
never quite.comes alive and in the
‘first act is discursive and meander-
ing, it is hard to seé how he could
have gotten much more out of it,
though of course the effect should
be .better when all the players:
know their lines and the speeches
are sharpened and tightened.

Waters.

‘Ballet Review

Royal Ballet .
Britain’s Royal Ballet is a cinch
to stand them up throughout its
four weeks’ season in New York.
The ex-Sadler’s Wells troupe, roy-
alized less than a year. ago hy a
decree of the Crown, is eminently
worthy of the honor. At its open-
ing Sunday (8) at the Metopera,
there were a couple of hundred
standees, most of them young peo-
ple who, like their elders in the
audience, cheered their heads off
for the full-length “The Sleeping
Beauty.” ~

It was a notable curtain-raiser
on the season, for “Beauty” is a big,
spectacular ballet which even. a
flatfoot can dig. The television
version given some months ago
by the company through arrange-
ments by impresario: Sol Hurok,|
U.S. manager of the Royal Ballet,
only “served to show in. retrospect
how pale an electronic edition -can
be, especially when abridged to:
rob the work of its true elegance
-and the personal virtuosity thereof.
__ Although there is no star billing,
Margot Fonteyn is recognized as
top of the toesters, but with a com-
pany of superlative principals in-
cluding Nadia Nerina, Rowena
Jackson, Svetlana Beriosova,
Michael Somes, Frederick Ashton,
Brian Shaw, Alexander Grant,

Marianne Deeming
Sylvia Daneel
... Willam Greene

Edward Atienza

Evdokia Romanoff
Jr. Captain Zlotochienko
Freddie Yande

Arehbishop ....

“Romanoff and Juliet,” although
providing a romp for author-star
_ Peter Ustinov, looks lightweight in
its American preem at the Shubert
Theatre here. It is not destined to
set any boxoffices on fire and has
limited appeal. . _.

It. seems less funny than might
be gathered from first-night laughs.
The first act is dull and slow paced,
needing fixing. There are unique
flashes of wit in the modern-day
Romeo and Juliet yarn, but the
story line of an American ambassa-
dor’s daughter falling in love with
the Soviet -ambassador’s son may
have seemed funnier in London
than in the U. S.

In addition to a big hole in the
first act, the entire piece needs
tightening and strengthening.
Ustinov, as a general of a mythical
country where love conquers all,
has a field day with spongy legged
struttings and posings in confabs
with American and Soviet ambass-
adorg over the lovers. He scores.
brilliantly in a théy-know-that-you-
know bit of diplomatic shennani-
gans. *

The staging is slick with a revolv- |
ing four-level set, but up-paced{
direction seems needed. What
happens when the Soviet boy meets
the Yank girl jsn’t much. After
some burlesque’ Russian antics in-|°
valving spying and confessions.
which don’t quite seem to come off,
and rantings and ‘ravings by the
U. S. ambassador and his frau, the
lovers are wed in a gimmick rigged
up by Ustinov. .

The -best thing about Suzanne
Storrs, the “contest” winner play-
ing Juliet, is her figure, which Is
nicely displayed most of the time
in night attire reclining on a bed
in the. upper. right .of stage. It's
hardly the fault of the players that
the piece gets weary. ot

English imports William Green,
Edward Atineza and Marianne
Deeming turn in corhpetent per-
formances. Alvin Epstein makes
the most of a meaty role as the spy.
Sylvia Daneel is nice as a suscep-
tible Russian captain... Fred Clark
is fine as the U.'S. ambassador and
George Vokovec plays the Soviet
one with nice touch of pathos.

It’s Ustinov’s show all the way,
with the rest window dressing.
Fixing should improve it, but in its
present form, “Romanoff and
Juliet” seems dull. Guy.

Four Winds
Philadelphia, Sept. 9.

Worthington Miner & Kenneth Wagg
presentation of -three-act (five scencs)
comedy-drama by Thomas W. Phipps.
Staged by Guthrie McClintic: decar, Don-
Hehthee er; assistant on scenery and
ngs us Holm; assistant on cos-| philip Chatfield, David Blair, Anya:

tumes, Patton Campbell. Stars Ann Todd, : ’ ao
Peter Cookson; | features Luella Gear.| Linden, plus the: large mixed:
Conrad Nagel, Robert Hardy, Carl Es- | co : ,

. Ss.
mond, James Rennie, Harry Mehaffey, The Tchaikovsky score was under |

Ludmilla Toretzka, Harry Shaw Lowe. At ’
Forrest Theatre, Philadejphia, Sept. 9. ‘57, the paton of the troupe's new mu
ce TT ceca cvcceecees Car 5
Audrey Pender ...... weasees Luella Gear sita . irector, hone Rignol Ol e
Garrett Scott ..ccacecccess Peter feckson Messel. and costumes are Dy ver
ASO we ence n www cncneess onra age ssel, , uo :
Qo... tk weeenes Harry Shaw Lowe Of the dozen works to be pre-

J Paget s..eecee Robert Hard re : . ° ‘

Madamoiselie JIE Ludmilla ,, Toretaks sented, six will be qptemieres or
avina Marg ..cceyencee . n Todd|new productions, e preemers

mi Wet srotet tts Harry Mehaffey | are Ashton’s “Birthday Offering,”

James Rennie

Kenneth MacMillan’s ‘Solitaire,”
John Cranko’s “The Prince of the}
Pagodas” to Benjamin Britten’s
music, Ashton's “La Peri” to Paul
Dukas’ score, and MacMillan’s
“Noctambules.”

The new production is Fokine’s
“Petrouchka,” re-created by Serge
Grigoriev and his wife Liubov
Tchernicheva, to the Stravinsky
score. There will be a revival in.
“Sylvia,” another full-lengther not

The outstanding angle of “Four!seen for four years here. “Sleep-
Winds” is that it brings the first} ing Beauty” is down for eight per-|
American stage appearance of Miss. formances, and the others will like-
Todd, who has made one Holly-jwise be repeated. -
wood film and two American tele-| ‘There'll be a lot of money flow-
vision appearances, but whose Ma-;ing into the Met, with the open-
jor successes on both stage and! ing top at $10.80 and $7 otherwise.
screen have been made in London.:; Trau.
She’s an able performer and aj et
striking personality, and whatever!
happens to’ “Four Winds,” she; Morton Gottlieb, general mana-
seems a cinch to enhance her rep-:ger of the American Stratford
utation. | Festival Theatre & Academy -has]}

Her part is a juicy and many-;resigned as of the close of the
faceted one, as an almost-fantasti-: summer season next Sunday (15)
cally wealthy young woman who and will return to Broadway pro-
has had a number of marriages—i duction and management.

Philly has opened its legit sea-
son with. much worse plays than
“Four Winds,” the first stage work
by tv scripter Thomas W. Phipps,.
which preemed at the Forrest The-
tre here with Ann Todd and Peter
Cookson co-starred. The town has
had many more exciting ovenings,
however, and this one adds up to
a passible but not too probable;
Broadway entrant.

‘jing to -eopy
characterizations, Miss: Page gives |:
a thoroughly believable and mov-

| jected:

Separate Tables
(MUSIC BOX: THEATRE, N. Y.)
Having :undergone extensive cast
changes and taken time out for a
summer engagement at Central

City, Col.,; ‘the longrun British
import, “Separate Tables,” has re-
turned for a sort of refresher stint
on Broadway before going on tour:
The Terence. Rattigan twin-bill
remains an engrossing and moving
show, though ‘perhaps not quite as
as taut as when it opened at the

‘same theatre nearly a year ago. It

should do reasonably well on the
road.

The principal cast change is, of
course, Geraldine Page in the dual
role originally played in London
and then in New York by Margaret
Leighton, Apparently without try-
her. predecessor’s

ing performance,. especially com-
mendable in view of the lack of
comparable direction, rehearsal
and length of time to get inside the
two'parts. .-. 7 °

She finds less range in the roles,
being less the ‘carved out of ice”
woman of the opening playlet,
“Table by the Window,” and not
quite so blubhering a frump in the

following “Table Number Seven.”

She therefore misses some of the
theatricalisms of the spectacular
contrast Miss Leighton got in the

two parts.
It is a skillfull and striking per-
formance, however, even for. play-

goers who saw Miss Leighton, and.

it should be genuinely affecting for
first-time audiences. Miss Page’s
English accent, though somewhat
inconsistent, is acceptable. Her
playing of. the frigid ex-wife, the
key role of the opener, is a bit Iess
tense and more frankly helpless

than was Miss Leighton’s, but her

performance of the pitiful neurotic
of the closer (a less dimensional
and interesting character). seems a
little better understood and pro-

Eric. Portman, continuing in his
original dual role as top-billed

‘costar, still gives one of the mem-

orable performances of recent
Seasons, I
compelling (presumably
deeply felt and
ceived) playlet;

more
fensely con-

emotionally contorted, transpar-

ently .jovial, bogus ex-Major is

virtually an acting. classie. . _
Beryl Measor, continuing in the

‘featured rolé of the’ perceptive,

sympathetic hotel manager, is still
piving d rock of a perform-
ance, William Podmore
remains capital as. the retired
schoolteacher, Helena Carroll is
convincing as the giddy young

Waitress and Georgia: Harvey is”

credibly heavy-handed ag the 40-
years-older waitress. —

. With the exception of Laura
Pierpont, who portrays the pony-
betting eccentric with 4n engaging
twinkle, thé other. replacements
tend. to play a bit broadly, though
not. unbelievably. They include
Ann. Shoemaker as . the self-
righteous -maternal tyrant, Cather-
ine Proctor as the timid BBC fan,.
Michael Lipton as-the young medi-
cal student and Valerie Cardew as

‘his: sweetheart in the first playlet’

and wife in the second. Hobe,

“Montreal
=——= Continued from page 77

failed to maintain the high level
established in their first season in
"5. . . a

Newest company in province was
one started by Denise Pelletier
and in the Art Centre at Perce,
This small town, whose rep is
mostly as a, tourist attraction,
is situated some 650 miles north

‘of Montreal on the Atlantic coast.
Playing three nights a week in a|.

230-seat house, Miss Pelletier and

-her company had a remarkably suc-
cessful first season. All plays were

in French and plans for next year
include a greater range of. offerings
in both French and English.
Oldest. strawhatter. in’ district is
Norma Springford’s Mountain
Piayhouse. atop the mountain right

here in Montreal. Playing. a full

week and- holding all shows for

three weeks at a time, Miss Spring-|

ford has maintained: her rep as a
producer and for.the first time
offered a play in French, Andre
Roussin’s “L’Amour Four” (Love

-Madness),

Jack Welser, manager of the
Adelphi Theatre, N.Y., is an in-
structor at. City College, N.Y., and
the High School of Performing

Arts, N.Y, ::

The Saturday Night Kid;

| signed

| Young Man wccceacens

‘est, except for one hair-raising

-adult settings this trio now: taunt

Particularly in the more] ¥e

“Table Number | rily
Seven,” his characterization of the | Olivia Spurr

‘this Robert Thoms script on his.1|

summer,

‘has created a ruthless Park Ave.’

‘| Greek

| One character has not
‘his exit when a new
‘immediately related, enters from

‘cabaret pianist-performer Spivy

although her voice clatter’ now

Wednesday, September. 1]; 1957

Mask and Gown.

_. New Hope, Pa., Sept. 3:
Michael Ellis presentation of Leonard
| Silman & Bryant Haliday production of

revue in two parts.. Stars T..C. Jones:
features Betty Carr, Gaby Monet, John
Smolko, Rod Strong. Continuity by Ronny
Graham and Sidney Carroll; choreography
}and musical ‘staging, Jim Russell; special
.music and lyrics, R Gra , June
Carroll, Arthur Siegel, Dorothea Freitag;
mua arrahgements. and direction,
Dorothea Freitag; settings, Ws Broderick
“Hackett; ne David. Hale Hand. At

| Bucks County rhouse, New Hope, Pa,
Sept. 2-7, 37. , Per °

Westport, Conn., Sept. 9. [|
Playwrights Co. & Oliver Smith pres-,
entation of drama by Jack Dunphy. Stars
Shelley Winters, Staged by George Keagh-
ley; lighting, Tharon Musser; setting de-.
by Smith, executed by Marvin
Reiss; costumes, Noel-T'aylor. At West-
port (Conn.). Country -Playhouse,; Sept.
9-14, ’57. :
Winters
wees ex Nicol.
Joseph Wiseman

Mrs. Topaze .sccesseacs Shelley
» Al

Driver ...

ceotaorvreengers

Shelley. Winters, when she can
be heard, has an almost immobile:
vehicle in “The Saturday Night
Kid.” The Playwrights Co, & Oliver
Smith, in one of its few summer-
time gambles, have not found a
writer of more than ordinary inter-

T. C. Jones; the: female imper-
Sonator featured on Broadway last
Season in “New Faces,” has'a vehi-
‘ele worthy of his talents in this-
new Leonard Sillman-Bryant -Hali-
day production. After a single
week breakin at this Delaware. Val-.
ley strawhat, the show goes to-
Broadway for what’s announced as
a five-week. run, but should be.
good for considerably more than
that if a theatre is available. Other-

se, it’s a likely. prospect for

‘Jones seems peerless in the yan-
ishing art of female impersonation.
‘He has ati acceptable singing yoice,-
considerable . acting -skill and’.
enough dancing ability to get.
around, plus unerring good taste.

In “Mask and-Gown” his comedy.
talent is showcased in funny and.
topical sketches by Ronny Graham, -
Sidney Carroll and_ co-producer’.
Sillman, The repeat impressions of‘
Tallulah Bankhead and Bette Davis
get laughter and applause, as Jones
adds just enough exaggeration give
to them flayor, ~ a

Four ‘talented. young assistants, .
Betty Carr, Gaby Monet, John.
Smolko. and Rod Strong, are fea-.
tured along: with Jones in a satire
of show business from the turn of -
‘the century to 1960. ‘This includes
I | sketches: of Louelia Parsons and a..."

| rock ‘n’ roll bit written by Ronny .-

Graham. . .. Peed
| _ A feature of the second half has.

Jones portraying. various film stars
‘Jas they might play. Shakespeare. .
He also offers caricatures: of Ethel -
Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Clan-~-
dette Colbert, Judy Holliday and .
Katharine Hepburn. —- oi

Jones is. always in character and -

minute when a sly and daring taxi
driver sinks down a fire escape
to spy. upon a pair of fares who
have aroused his fascination. ©
Miss Winters, having -lately
stabbed her husband to death,
jumps into a passing taxi occupied.
by a romantic and. articulate vaga-.
bond who gives her shelter in his}
flat. Their driver not only. suspects.
the lady, but has his own tortured
longings, which he now has an
opportunity to exploit.

In one of Smith’s customarilly ;

each other without too much help:
from the new author, Jack Dunphy.
And Joseph Wiseman, handsome
and catlike, almost walks off with
the proceedings as the cabbie, com-
pelling even the most obdurate
theatregoer to vow to note cab
driver licenses hereafter.

-Miss Winters has many effective
moments in a confusing assign-
ment and Alex Nicol figures as ‘the
host. ’ .

“Kid” next goes to Philadelphia,
with a Broadway opening set. for
Oct. 2 at the Morosco Theatre. 1

ou. e

The Minotamr
Westport, Conn., Sept. 2.
Lawrence Langner & Michael Myerberg
presentation of two-act- (and -epilog) drama
by Robert Thoms, Staged by. Sidney
Lumet; settings, Marvir Reiss. At West-'|
port aroma) Country Playhouse, Sept.

Heloise ..........+. Madeleine Sherwood'| always in good taste, with none of -
Bayne Hartly ...... dwecees Gene Lyons the vulgarity that ‘might be asso-

a te so ee ca anne besnnrs tneacs pivy : oe

Spurr ........4..2+ Philip Bourneuf } Clated’ with the female-imperson-
Felicity Davis -.....0+++- uth White | ator. “Mask and Gown” is a fast-
Wilma Hartly 3.0.3.2. Gloria Vanderbilt moving, timely revue worthy ‘of the -
LUV .......ceecee Seeveesyees Judy Eynne talents of its star. ne

wt eaedevedenss e pule| (“Mask and Gown” opened last ..,

Lattimore: Caney eee. oem palracch night (Tues.) at the’Golden Thea- , -
Michael ..........-+2.++. Kenneth Mays} tre, N. Y., for an announced -five-

week engagement.—Ed.) - Bitt.
Off-B’ way Show™

Pink String and Sealing
Wax: ree
Rosemary Berkeléy & Paula Dean -
. . presentation of: the British Repertory ~
“The Minotaur” is a rather grim | Pertwee, Fealires- Setter Melved. ae.
yarn about 3 mythi cal jfalfman, Dean. Staged by-John Aineworth;, sefting,
alf- who destroys the..seven ; 2opert.. tee: costumes, ale | Jey.
people nearest him.- The author | {opt Fyne N-Y Sept. 3. 37; 93.69
< ul Tty “avai | Gaudry,. “Mercer “MeLeeds, Sevee eae
wastrel who spreads cruélty .an le 7 weod, — ~oyce
ugliness in futile efforts to recap- Forster: Yaula Dean rriott “Wilson, Peter
ture an early love. He rejects’ his} - ,
wife, abuses her mother, debases a
young student, discards his sister,
shocks ‘his housemaid, contributes
to the murder of his mistress ‘and
nearly disHlusions even a sort of
chorus slyly and {impeccably
played by Philip Bourmeuf. - —
Lumet has strung out these inci-
dents with a. stage cunning, that
dilutes some of the unpleasantriess.
uite made
gure, not:

Michael ‘Myerberg, who has had}

Broadway production docket for
some time, has teamed with Thea-
tré Guild brasshat Lawrence Lang-
ner to give it a tryout run at the
latter’s' local strawhat.- Sidney
Lumet has staged ‘the work, one of
the most impressive, if not entirely |:
worthy, workouts of: the waning

. Hammering backstage up to cur. -
tain time.and an & o'clock curtain...
that went up at 8:15 heralded the -
‘start of a-new off-Broadway seagon -
at the Royal Playhouse. At: the .
opening of “Pink String and. Seal« -
ing Wax" these signa: and portents
might’ have seemed minor, how-
ever, had they not preludéd three
-Stodgy acts of an. alleged mystery -
thriller. aa mo ‘
- Roland Pertweé's “Pink String” .
is said to have-been a London suc: ~
cess’ a_ few seasons back.’ Even
acknowledging the known perils of ~
tlantic transplantation, how- ~
ever, it is still difficult ta fathom ;
what could haye so intrigued West

Early in the play, talk of poisons,
| gallows, murdérers and. prison -is
introduced with the obvious object
‘of setting the mood. Subseqiently
strychnine poisoning is indicated
as similar to lockjaw in its un-
pleasant manifestations. Herewith
a young wife of dubious ~morals
filches some of the poison from
the public analyst: (pharmacist),
takes what is referred to as a “turn
in the park” with the analyst's son,
then goes home to test her spouse's
allergy to strychnine. - ;

As most of the cast is said to he
British, it might seem that there
would be evident know-how for this
sort of thing, but it mostly nar-
and then. ae jxows down to attacking lines with
‘Ruth. White has some wry mo-| fearsome breathiness, and vocaliza-
ments as an exasperated parent and | tion that occasionally gets as shrill
George Peppard. is excellent as the | bobby’s. whistle. Howeyer, _
mislead youth. Spivy ‘plays the Mercer McLeod, as an overbearing
piano in a Greenwich Village bistro | father who converts to. mellowness,
where the pivotal murder takes | manages.conviction, as does Ejleen
place, adding authenticity to a.play | Summers, as-a rebellious daughter
‘that has-many: elements to make it | who is discovered by Mme. Adelina

remembered, * Doul. . | Patti, - Geor.

another door and pauses: there till
the first incumbent has retired.
The show is played on two risers,
with only a changing panel at the.
rear of the stagé, to. record the
passing: scenes. These illusions pro-
yoke a special interest when the
author’s passions become unwieldy,

The interesting ahd expensive
cast includes’ Betty Furness. and

who once operated. her own New
York nitery.

” Gene Lyons has the central role.
of the unsayory protagonist, but
does not seem to be a commanding |
enough personality to throw the
threatening shadow the author ap-.
parently intended, Miss Rule brings.
fine quality to the part of the lost
love, and Gloria Vanderbilt is fra-
gile and lovely as the rejected wife,

Wednesday; ‘September II, 1957,

Pat O'Brien: Traditionalist

The fact that Pat O'Brien, star pf the Incoming legit play, “Misa
Lonelyhearts,” is a former legit actor, is costing the show's man-
agement an extra $50. Having gone.into pictures from the Broad-
way stage some 25 years ago, the actor. was used to learning his.
lines from. “‘sidés” (a typed portion of the ‘script containing just
his part and the cue lines). General practice in legit today is for
actors to use the entire. script in memorizing their ‘parts. .

Shortly after agreeing to return to Broadway in the Howard
Teichmann. dramatization of the Nathaniel West story, O’Brien
telephoned, from Hollywood and asked for the “sides” to be sent
him. There was some palaver, but at the actor’s insistence that that .
was the way he’d been used. to working in legit, 1 the management
had the “sides” typed to order. .

Levit Bits

Ed Parkinson wal be advance, sustained while attending rehear-
agent. and Ed Perper company|sals of the musical,
manager for the 57-city U.S,-Can-|.
ada tour of the -Massed Pipers,
Regimental Band and Highland
Dancers of the Black Watch, be-
ginning. Sept. 3% in. Washington,

Paul Gregory has. 0 ttoned Mar-
jorie Housepian’s novel, *‘A House-
ful of Love,” which ¥ John Patrick:
will dramatize. for Broadway pro-
duction next season.

Wyn Pearce is pinchhitting for
Charles Hohman in the Broadway
production of “No Time. for Ser-
geants,” with Hohman slated to
resume his lead assignment in the
comedy. when it begins - touring
Sept. 23 in Altoona, Pa.

Charlés’ Afdman and Mary
Jamesx returned to the cast of the
off-Broadway production of ‘“Ca-
Playhouse in the Park, Philadel Vines the Baxoltice stalt of New

ork’s Town
proviols week. of the play the . John Huntington, - operator: of

Staats Cotsworth is back in New| ‘He Spa. Suimmer- Theatre, Sara-
York from Hollywood, where he toga, NY. wi column to . string of
had a featuréd role in the filmiza- upstate, papers.

tion of “Peyton Place.”

A score written by Jacques Ibert: ey John Reich, co-author | of
for “The Itallan Strawhat” will] ot She ph 2 eran tre, NE. “ie
be utilized in’ the: forthcoming Pro- divectow of She art “Institute = and
duction of the comedy at the 4t the Goodman Theatre in -Chicago.

Street, Playhouse, N. Y.
Foatini, actor-director, and} A new course in ‘scenic produc-
fered this fall- poe Meoheatl of

Carmen Capalbo and Stanley | ¢
Chase to be company manager for
the upcoming musical, “Copper

and Brass.”

Dasha Amsterdant, productio
assistant for the incoming “Miss
Lonelyhearts,” has announced her
engagement, to Henry. Epstein, a
realtor.

engagement the week of Sept. 23
in Cincinnati, will be not only the.
local. season opener but also the

semester. |

Beatrice Rice, treasurer and busi-
ness manager at the wee Summer
Theatre, Sarato has’ re-

vincent Campo have ‘formed. Mo-
liere Productions for the off-
Broadway presentation of a series
of plays. adapted from orignals by|N.Y. It will be conducted” by Jo-
the French playwright. Scheduled|seph Londin, the college's "htage
as. the. first’ production is ‘“Thé| technician.

Merry Pranks. of Hoiman,” adapted |
by Campo. from “Les Fourberies
de Scapin. a A theatre hasn’t been
designated yet.

The school and executive offices
of the Ballet Russe de Monté Carlo
will be movéd to the new 7 Arts
Center, N.

Onna White has been set as
Mane for ‘The Music

: Ben Edwards wili design the sets
and Lucinda B. the costumes
for “The” Dark at the Top of the
Stairs.”

Jule Styne “has written a title
song. for “Miss. Lonelyhearts.

Richard Whorf will double as
director-designer jon “The -Genius

and the Goddéss.”

“An Evening With Kukla, ‘Fran
& Oliie,’”. which Robert Fryer &.
Lawrence Carr will présent on
Broadway in association with
Beulah Zachary, who pfoduced the
“Kukla, Fran & Ollie’ tv show,
will precede its scheduled Nov, 41
New York opening with tryouts a
the McCarter Theatre, Princeton,

J. (Nov. 7-9) and the Shubert
Thentre Washington (Nov. 11-16)..
The ~show may be retitled, “An
Afternoon wi Fran
Ollie” for matinees,

June Havoe has been tagged as
star of “One F the Door,”
the Julie Berns comedy - drama
which Richard W Krakeur plans
presenting on, on ' Beoagway early in

Kean has. replaced stripper Julie
Gibson in the Bucks County. Play-.
house, New Hope, Pa., production
of “Will Success S oil Rock Hun-
ter,” which opened last Monday (9):
Miss Kean succeeded Jayne Mans-
field in the original Broadway pro-
duction.

“An Evening With Ruth St. Den-
nis” will be presented ‘Sept.
at the Theatre Marquee, Ye

for “Tevya and His’ Daughters.”
Nikos Pscharopoulos, executive
director of the Williamstown

joined the faculty of the Yale
School of Drama.

rector of “Nature’s. Way,” which be-
gins a tryout tour tonight (Wed;)

has taken over the staging.”
Roger L. Stevens will be -associ-

tion of “Under Milk Wood.”

&| Katherine Anne Porter novel, will

(14-15) at the’ White Barn Theatre,
Westport, Conn,

j direct, will be Douglas Watson,

Norman Maibaum ‘has resigned |
as general manager for producers |

“The Egghead,” set for a tuneup ,

initial’ subscription ‘offering of the.

General Studies of Hunter College,
000).

In a last minute switch, Jane |

20-22 }.
Leon Gersten is stage manager

(Mass.) Summer Theatre, ‘has’ re-|
Basil Langton has exited ag. di- {$2,000)

in Wilmington, DeL. Alfred de Li- |
agre-Jr.; producer of the comedy,”

{| ated with Gilbert Miller and Henry-
Sherek in the Broadway produc-

“Pale Horse, Pale Rider,” the agave
Karen Jacker adaptation of the]

be preemed next Saturday-Sunday

Featured in the’
production, which Miss Jacker will

{‘Show Boat’ $60,000, K.C.;
See 6706 Season Gross

sas City, Sept. 10.

Kan;
. Starlight Theatre closed its sea-'
{son last ‘Sunday (73 with:a. rush -for

“Show Boat.’* wa’ Yain-out
and weather threats, -the ‘second

‘| week of the venerable. ‘musical ran

a_big take, but below

, what the advance sale.and interest:

week drew
$64,000.

The musical starréd’ Dorothy
Collins and featured Terry Saun-
ders, Robert Rounseville and La-
vern Hutcherson.

During the 1l-week season there

dicated. . Previous.;

{were four rain-outs, the most in

several years. ‘Early estimates in-
dicate the season’s gross will come

{close to the anticipated budget of
$670;000, but final tallies later will

have to tell the Proat and loss
Pictures

‘Annie’ SRO 566,

Diary’ $19,000, SF.

San Francisco,’ Sept. 10.
.Civie Light Opera’ revival of
‘Annie Get Your Gun” did abso-

lute capacity in its second week :

Anne Frank’ fell off.

jfor Sergeants” skidded in its 10th:

we

Randolph Hale’s West Coast ver-

sion of “Tunnel of Love” has been
Set back a week and is now Sched.
uled to open. Oct. 7 at the Alcazar.
- Estimates for Last Week
Annie Get Your ‘Gun, Curran
(2d wis are 50-$5.90; 1,758; $58,
000) Martin, John Raitt).

; Cavacity. $56,034; previous week,.

$29,425 for four performances;
CLO subscription holds house,

‘| slightly below absolute: potential.

Diary of Anne

Frank, Al
(2d. wk). ($4.40-$4.95; 1,147; $33, 500) j -

(Joseph Schildkraut). “Almost $19,-
000; previous week, $21,100.

No Time for Ser geants, Geary
(10th wk) ($4. 40-$4.95; 1,550; ‘$36,-
-Down ‘to $23,800; previous
week, $29,500; exits Oct. - 6 to re-
sume tour. -

“My Fair Lady,” costarring
air y,* *cos
Brian” Aherne and Anne Rogers,
grossed a capacity $85,776 in eight
erformances last .week at.
600-seat City Auditorium AMuste
at a $5:50 top..

Despite the turnaway biz, Bro-
moter Dick Walter miay do we:
break éven in view of the terms,
what with the heavy expense of
‘stagehands ($8,000), music ($3,400),
rental ($8,000)

“Casting
BS ROADWAY

‘Under Milk Wood: Patricia Moore,
Knock at Door: Aline Macmahon,

J ecquelyn McK

uare Root “OF “Wonderty anit Ab} -
Sq Is ip

» Gerald Mohr, K
beet eompvuision: Frank cous

| Mary Linn and John Reese.
Role Doula ler the direction of| Dorothy MeGuire has been]. Balt Seine len eee tang
wenic des igner- ‘and Her-! signed to star in ‘Winesburg, Bverett, Charles Lee $ at ging
me ‘Be matein ; een ral man- Ohio, the Christopher Sergel ” Four Winds: Luella Gear “(queceeded
ager. ems as gene ‘adaptation of Sherwoed Anderson’s Se MET, Harry, Mehaffey * (ruc-
“Middle of ‘the Night,” ‘which book, Joseph Anthony will direct | “oes, od. Kevin Drohan

halted its Broadway run. early in the offering, which is scheduled

the Suramer, resume on the

ary. The sets will be designed by

to fo open on Broadway next Janu-'| The

oban.,.
country. ‘Wife: Richard Easton, Ernest
Winesburg, Ohle:. Dorothy McGuire.

road ew: oven Aubert ental Oliver Smith and the costumes by. Clerembaras FEROADWAY Ruth Me
tour is planned, with Edward G. thy Jeakins. Devitt, Will ce Piven, Elain
Robinson continuing as star, The| Charles Bowden, Richara Barr Hiandze, Summit: Byrne Piven, .

and H, Ridley Bullock Jr. are cur-
rently. concentrating on one road

mpany of “Auntie Mame” in-
stea of two. as reported in last

offering, originally produced and

directed ‘by Joshua Logan, will be

restaged by Curt Conway, while; ¢

Walter Fried, Logan’s general

manager is Is “handling the produc-
on

ured in Fanny"
peare

company ‘of: “Plain ‘and Fancy,”
weds actréss-Nuella Dierking. next
Saturday (15) in Valljo, Cal. After.
a. honeymoon el, , the
couple returns. to New York. |

Betty Jane Wateen is starring in
“South Pacific” this week and next:
at..the Pocono: ‘ Playhouse, Moun-
tainhome, Pa.

Peter Duxid has teken over 4s
resident stager at the Citizens:
Theatre, - Glasgow, ° ‘starting -with
Arthur Miller's drama, “View from
the Bridge.” 8d of th

Leeseer, co-producer e
ines’ “€arefree’ Heart,” isjg
hobbifng around om a broken tée,

jnanced at $150,000, with. the pro-
ducers going on the assumption

company
duce costs on the contemplated
second touririg production. -
William Feper, legit and film
columnist-interviewer for the N. Y.
World Telegram & Sun, planed to
Europe -last Saturd
month’s vacation.
John Crowley,’ house manager

Playhouse; New’ Hope, Pa., will be
stand by mariager this season at
the Playhouse, Wilmington.
The road’ tour of ‘Happiest ‘Mil-
‘Honaire,” ‘. starring ter Pid.
éon, will g andeeway “Oct. 2 at
the ne Playhonce, Wilmington, ‘Del ~

week's Variety. That’s being fi-:

that their experience on the single |.
wa enable- them to re-|:

ay (7) for a

this summer at the Bucks County

Best ef Burlesque: Tom Poston.
‘Synge Triplegy: © Michael. Conaree (re-

itailan Strawhat; onnre Norbo.
Waltz ef the Toreadors: Robert Gel-
Falkenhain,

ing Hazen Giffor
Middle of the Might: Mona Freeman,
‘Nancy Poll Martin Landau,. Ethel

‘eld, Phyllis Wnts Peg Shirley.

(Sept 9-15)
Inseparables, by Harry, Granick (dith
Atwater, Alhert Dekker)—Southern Tier
Playhouse, Binghamton, N.Y. ©-14)..
Pale Herse, - -Pale Rider, adapted by
Karin Jacker from = Katherine Anne Por-

by Jack, Wenphy
(Shelley Nicob—
{onn>’ Country Playhouse rs a

figure of the 13-week season. Mony,

jlast week,
‘Pace slackens next. week following

“{Brenda Forbes,’ Reginald Gardi-

| Saturday (14).
‘LADY’ $85,776; OMAHA: |:

HOUSE JUST GETS BY.
‘STORY’ SOLID $46,800,

and advertising

-1(3d wk)
1 $46,800; previous week, $46. 900

|Fur Lady’ Warm $27,800

took Back .in Anger: ovivwerme Drum- { .

.|Day, plus nightly turnaways,
‘ing up a $53,367 total out of a pos-!

Land: Saturdays when tariff

Alexandra for the week of Sept. 23.

ock,
Britton, Sylvia Davis, Doris Belack, Nor-.

Theatre, West-:

LEGITIMATE

B way NG, Bat Mame’ Record Mi, a
‘Abner’ $49,800, ‘Girl 496, Bells’ 39446,
Journey $25,600, ‘Separate’ $12,400

Broadway held to form last week,
as business reflected the traditional

‘Hour’ N ot So Daziling Labor Day droop. Receipts sagged
oer practic al

9G at Philly Playhouse “auntie Mame” and. “My Fair

Philadelphia, Sept. 10. jLady” continued at capacity,

former even topping its previous
house record.

The season’s first new entry,
“Mask and Gown,” opened last
night (Tues.), and “Carousel” opens
tonight (Wed.) for a scheduled
three-week stand at the N. Y. City
Center.

‘Estimates for Last Week

Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drama),
CD (Comedy-Drama), R (Revue),
MC (Musical-Comedy), MD (Must-
cal-Drama), O (Opera), OP {‘Op-
eretia),

Other parenthetic designations
refer, respectively, to weeks played,
number of performances through
last: Saturday, top prices, number
of seats, capacity gross and stars.
Price includes 10°% Federal and.
5° City tax, but grosses are net;
te., exclusive of taxes.

Auntie Mame, Broadhurst (C)
(39th wk; 309; $6.90; 1,214; $46,500)
(Rosalind Russell). Previous week,

The Playhouse in the Park,
Philly’s municipally operated tent
theatre a Fairmount Park, |
wound up its sixth summer season,
and one of its most profitable, with
a sour $9,000 gross with “The Dazz-
ling Hour.” It was the lowest

‘{Dalmes, one of the Comedie Fran-
eaise, making her debut in an
English-speaking part, Francis
Lederer and Mary Sinclair were
costarred, with Jose Ruben and
Alexander Clark featured.

The Playhouse will do away. with-
its canvas next summer in favor
of a substantial stantial hard-top st structure.

| Fanny 1046, LA:
‘Debutante’ $9,200

Los Angeles, Sept. 10:
Two. local legit houses felt the
effect of ‘the Labor Day weekend
with grosses holding,
close to the previous session's level.

house at $47,921.

Bells Are. Ringing, Shubert (MC)
(41st wk; 324; $8.05; 1,453: $58,101)
(Betty Garrett, Larry Parks). Pre-
vious week, $49, 500; last week,
over $39, 500. Star Judy Halliday
and featured male lead Sydney
Chaplin returned to the cast last
Monday (9) night following a fort-

departure of “Reluctant Debu-.
tante.” No new entries are due
until Oct. 7, when “Annie Get
Your Gun” will replace “Fanny”
at the Philharmonic. ‘The follow-
ing night ‘Merton of the Movies”
AZaT | hows at the Huntington Hartford.
‘Estimates for Last Week
Reluctant: Debutante, Hunting-
ton Hartford (C) (2d wk) ($4.40;
1,024; $33,000) (Lynn Bailey,|.

Parks subbed during their absence.
Miss Holliday, however, was un-
able to go on Monday night be-
eause of illness, Her standby June
Ericson subbed.

Damn Yankees, Adelphi {MC)
(123d wk; 979; $7.50; 1,434; $50,-
000’. On twofers. Previous week,
$25,500; last week, over $22,200.

Happy Hunting, Majestic (MC)

(40th wk; 316; $8.05; 1,625; $69,989)
(Ethel Merman). Previous week,
$43,800; last week, almost $33,800.
: Closes Nov. 30.
Li'l Abner, St. James {MC} (43d
1 WE; 340; $8.05: 1,028: $58,100}. Pre-
yious week, $56,300; last week, al-
most $49,800.

Long Day’s Journey Into Night,
Hayes (D) (37th ‘wk; : -90;
1,039; $30,000) {Fredric "March,
Florence Eldridge). Previous week,
$28,100; last-week, nearly $25,600.

Most Happy Fella, Imperial (MD)
(71st wk; 564; $7.50; 1,427; $57,875).
Previous week, $34, 100; last week,
almost $29,000.

My Fair Lady, He-linger (MC)
{78th wk; 619; $8.05; 1,551; $67,696)
(Rex Harrison, Jnlie Andrews), AS
always, $68, 700.

New Girl in Town, 46th St. (MD)
{17th wk; 135; $9.20-$8.60; 1,297;
$59,084) (Gwen Verdon, Thelma
Ritter). Previous. week, $53,100;
last week, over $49,000

No Time for Sergeants, Alyin (C)
(99th. wk; 788; $5.75-$4.60; 1,331;
$38, 500). On disco aae tickets. Pre-
vious week, $21,600; last week,
over 519; 700. Closes next Saturday
(44) to tour.

Separate Tables, Music Box {D)
(39th wk; 308; $5.75; 1,010; $31,021)
‘| (Eric Portman, Geraldine Page).
Resumed Sept. 2 after a seven-week
absence; ‘grossed nearly $12,400 for
the week. Remains until Sept. 28,
then tours.

Simply Heavenly, Playhouse
(MC). (3d -wk; 22; $5.75-$4.60; Bee:
$25,000). Previous week, $14,500
last week, nearly $13, 200.

Tunnel of Love, Royale (C) (29th
wk; .237; $5.75; 944; $34,000) {Tom
Ewell). Previous week, $14,800; last
week, almost $12,

Visit to a al r ptanet, Booth
(C) (31st wk; 244; $6.90-$5: 15: 766;
$27,300) ( Cyril Ritchard). Preyious
week, $21,400; last week, over

ner), Unprofitable $9,200 after
$8,700 opening week; closes next

Philharmonic (MC) (8d
{$4.95-$5.50; 2,670; $80,000)
(Claude Dauphin, Doretta Morrow,
Italo . Tajo). ‘Another $70,500
frame; closes Sept, 21.

ON 3D WEEK IN WASH.

‘Washington, Sept. 10.
“West . Side Story” ‘ended a

(7) with another over-capacity
gross. It also got standee business
the second. week. The show is now
in Philly for a fortnight’s addition-
al tuneup prior to opening Sept. 26
at the Winter Garden, N. Y.

The National is now dark, but

“Nature’s Way,” and has almost
solid Hookings thereafter. .-
Estimate for Last Week
West Side -Stery, National (MD)
($5.50; 1,667; $46,585).
Standee trade ‘again or almost

Qn 2d Week in Toronto
Toronto, Sept. 10.

With an extra matinee tebe

Fur Lady” grossed $27,802 last}

week, its second, with the fort-:

night's: Toronto engagement rack-

sible $56,000. The 1,525-seat
Royal Alexandra Theatre was
scaled at $3 eves, except. Fridays
was
bumped to $3.50 top, and $2. 50 for

mats.

McGill college show. is currently
in Vineland, Ont., then plays Ot-
tawa and Teturns ‘to the Royal

,, Opening This Week

Mask and Gown, Golden (R)
($5. re 4 00, 800; $20,000) (fT. Cc.
‘Jones}. Revue, presented by Leon-
Iceman Cometh, Circle-in-Square ard Silman & Bryant Haliday, cost
(5-8-56). t $25,000 to bring in after a
In Good King Charles’ Golden: apo ane strawhat tryout; opened
Devs, Downtown (1+24-57). [last night (Tues.) for an announced

o OFF BROADWAY
(Opening date in parenthesis)
prareet, Actors Playhouse (4-30-;

Purple Dust Cherry Lane (12- five-week run. -

| 27-56). ‘Carousel, City Center (MD)
Sweeney Todd, Sullivan St. 1 ($3. 80; 3,090; $61,812) (Victor
(8-27-57). Moore, Howard Keel, Barbara
Synge Trilogy, Theatre East (3-} Cook, Russel Nype, Pat Stanley,
6-57). Marie Powers, Bambi Linn, Jameg
Mitchell, Kay Medford, Yictor

Threepenny Opera, de Lys (9-

20-55). Moore)... N.Y. City Center Light

Closed Last Week Opera Co. revival; opens tonight
Pink String & Sealing Wax, (Wed) for a scheduled three-week
Royal. (9-5-57).. run.

$47,900; last week, new record for.

night’s vacation. Miss Garrett and

LEGITIMATE

"Patk Ending Varied- Fa are Season

‘Consul’ Gets Pro Production as 2d Legit Entry
In 14-Week Spread

. VARIETY

~ Opera House

to borrow $12,000,000 to-build the
auditorium.) —

' First of the ‘incoming produc-
‘|tions, the Royal Ballet, formerly
Sadler’s Wells Ballet, originally
set for the Opérd House, has been
| transféetred: to Loew’s State, 3,000-
seat film house, for the same dates,
Oct. 8-12. “An, ‘additional 400 seats
for each performance is figured by
the booker, Aaron Richmond. Al-
though the Opera House has. a
3,000-seat capacity, many of the

IATSE Local Gets Foot |
In Legit Booklet Door

Local H-63, of. the International
Alliance of ‘Theatrical Stage Em-
ployees has made some headway
‘in its effort to break into the legit
field by adding souvenir program
salesmen to its jurisdiction. The
booklet hawkers have been repre-
sented by the Bookmen & Charge-
men’s Union, Local 1115-D.

Local H-463, now mainly active as
the. representative of office work-
ers in the film industry, won one
election and lost another in a vote
among two companies held Aug. 27
under the supervision of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board. Mem-
bers of the Superior Program Pub--
lishing Co. balloted in favor of
Local H-63, while employees of the
Greenstone Publishing firm voted
no. union,

SET B’WAY LEADS FOR

Michael P. Grace & Chris F. An-
derson. sueceeded Jast week in
squeezing a respectable legit pro-
duction into their varied enter-
tainment schedule at Theatre Un-|
der the Stars in New York’s Cen-
tral Park. The presentation was
Chandler Cowles’ production of
“The Consul,” which Cowles put
on earlier in the summer in: Bos-
ton and had originally produced on
Broadway in 1950 with Efrem Zim-
balist Jr.

Although the outdoor venture
was originally announced as a
showcase for a series of musical
productions, “The Consul,” which

ties at the film house will necessi-
toire, Richmond said.

The engagement was announced

comparable locations in the State.

In the meantime, opera and sym-
phony groups and cultural bookers
voiced their.consternation over the
removal of the Opera. House ‘from
the scene. Talcott M. Banks, Jr.,
prexy of the Boston Opera Assn. ”
revealed that the. Met has been

The Consul

Michael P. Grace & Chris F. Anderson
presentation of Chandler Cowles produc-
tion of three-act (six scenes) opera by
Gian-Carlo Menotti. Staged by Cowles.
Musical director, Lehman Engel. Features
Patricla Neway, Gloria. Lane, George
Gaynes, Norman Atkins, Norman Kelley,

Boston next spring, and that the as-
sociation is continuing with plans
and considering acquisition of one

’ of the city’s theatres, presumably
Grant, Bruile Renan Geerganne Bou LONDON ‘BELLS CAST the 4,357-seat Metropolitan, a film
donne, Francis Monachino.. At Theatre

house, or Loew’s State.

London, Sept. 10.
Three. prospective purchasers:

A West End production of “Bells

Pander the Stars, N.¥., Sept. 3. °57; $3.45
o

Pp. .
John Sorel Norman Atkins

\ ., |have evidenced intere ince the:
Magda Sorel ...........-. Patricla Neway | Are Ringing” is slated for mid-} sale became known the Allen Con
Mother . .......2-.c000 Lydia Summers , . ,

Secret Police Agent. ......George Gaynes | } November, following a two-week|struction Co. head asserted. One
Mr. Kofmer””......7..,.. Emile Henan | tryout opening Oct, 29 at the Opera |is Northwestern U. However, it’s
Foreign Woman ae recterene sharia Marlo House, Manchester. ‘The Broadway figured that the 48-year-old struc-
Vera Boronel..../Georgeanne Bourdonne | tuner will be presented here by|ture will be demolished, The price
Magician . ........... Norman Kelley} S, A. Gorlinsky, a concert impre-| Paid the Shuberts for the property
Assan ..........-.... Francis Monachino

was reportedly over $100, 000.

(Met Insures Self
With 5-Year Pact
To Rudolf Bing

Rudolf Bing, who has just inked

a new five-year pact as general
manager of the Metropolitan Op-
era, returns next week from Eu-
rope where he’s been inspecting re-
cently built opera houses. His sur-
vey of playhouses in Cologne,.

sario who entered the legit field
last year with the Drury Lane pro-
duction of “Fanny.” The latter mu-
sical folds next Saturday (14) and
goes on tour.

Broadway personalities will be}
east in the Judy Holliday and Syd-
ney Chaplin rojes in “Bells” and
another U.-S. performer will also:
‘be in a featured part. Names will
(be announced within a few days,
after contracts have been ‘signed:
and work permits negotiated
through the Ministry of Labor. ;

ran a week, was the second tuner
of the 14-frame season, The other,
which. ran two weeks, was “Rosa-
lie.” Jazz shows have dominated
five of the stanzas, including the
current and final one. Another
four weeks were split evenly be-
tween ballet and pop recording
artists. The remaining fortnight
was devoted to “The Cotton Club
Revue.”

The park venture has been most
effective when outside producers
have been brought in, as was the
case with the jazz shows, the pop
recording artists’ program, “The
Cotton Club Revue” and “The
Consul.” In these instances, ex-
cept for the Revue, Grace has re-
ceived double billing as presenter
with Anderson and as producer
participant on the individual offer-
ings. Although Anderson is billed
with Grace as co-producer of the
operation, he’s said publicly that
he’s an inactive partner.

The production of “The Consul,”
on which which Grace was billed as
Cowles associate producer, demon-
strated that a legittuner could be
put on in the park without turn-
ing into a fiasco, as was the case
with “Rosalie.” The Gian Carlo
Menotti musical-drama may be
somewhat heavy for popular taste,
but the production was _ profes-
sional.

The cast, headed by Patricia
Neway in the role she originated
on Broadway in 1950, was impres-'
sive. Others repeating parts. they
originated were Gloria Lane; Maria
Marlo and Francis Monachino.
Cowles’ staging had impact, while
the orchestra, conducted by Leh-
man Engel, registered solidly. The
settings were also. a plus.

“The Consul” had some slow
stretches, but in the overall it’s a
dynamic work. Jess.

Wanamaker-Anna Wiman

At Odds on New Project

London, Sept. 10.

Sam Wanamaker is planning to
go ahead with the reopening Oct.
31 of the Shakespeare Theatre,
Liverpool, despite the announce-
ment last week by Anna Deere
Wiman, chairman of the company,
that the project was being post-
poned. Wanamaker, managing di-
rector of the venture, says that the
initial show will be Arthur Miller’s|
“A View from the Bridge,” to be
followed Dec. 3 by N. Richard
Nash’s “The Rainmaker” and then
Dec. 26 by the musical, ‘Finian’s.
Rainbow.”

In issuing the postponement an-
nouncement through her press
representatives, Miss Wiman indi-
cated that her action was necessi-
tated by heavy production commit-
ments in London and New York.
Her statement said she would leave
shortly for the US.

purpose of gaining architectural
ideas: that will be of value when
the Met shapes its plans for a new

ter of the Performing Arts.

will continue as general manager
for the next five years plus options
for an additional two years accord-
ing to Anthony A. Bliss, prez of
the Metropolitan Opera Assn.
Bing’s old ticket, which would

j torn up by mutual consent. Fresh
deal, it was said, will insure con-

sition from the Met's existing arena
on W. 39th St, N. Y., to the Lin-
coln Center. |

Bliss, who hailed Bing’s leader-
|ship as “imaginative and dynamic,”
emphasized that the Met board
“wishes to be certain to have the
benefit of Mr. Bing’s extraordinary
ability during these next years
| which promise to be the most im-
portant in the history of the com-
pany.” Likewise, the board’s move

Critics currently i in town to catch
the Broadway shows include Lily
Mae Caldwell, of the Birmingham
Orleans Times-Picayune, and Hope
Pantell, of the Baltimore Evening
News.
=| was editorially hailed Friday (6) in
the N. Y. Times. It regarded the
new agreement aS a “tribute to Mr.

tor,..

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seats are obstructed. Stage facili-'
tate a slight change in the reper-

A ticket mixup is also likely.|
last April and 11,000 tickets have]

been mail-distributed. They will,
have to be exchanged by mail for|

tentatively booked for a week in|

- Walker,

Duesseldorf, Hamburg and other |
German cities was made for the}

home in the proposed Lincoln Cen- | ™°
With the Met since 1949, Bing.

have. expired June 1, 1959, was}
Ustinov)—Shubert, Boston <

tinuity of his direction during tran-| &

‘in assuring itself of Bing’s services |

Bing’s . gifts as an administra- |

with a two-week engagement of{

4

- Wednesday; September Il, 1957.

side Stu Legit

If an authentic one can be located, a descendant of Moliere will be
brought to the U.S, to attend the Broadway opening of “The. Carefree

Heart,” a musical version of the great French satirist’s comedy, “A

Physician in Spite-of Himself.” The show will premiere Nov. 7 at the
ANTA Playhouse, New York, after a tryout tour.

‘Arthur Caritor, pressagent for the production, arranged, with the
Paris daily, France Soir, to. conduct a search for a Moliere descendant,
and Air France has agreed fo proyide the round-trip transportation.
Since the candidate doesn’t have to be named Moliere, it’s expected that
someone will be located for the assignment.

_ Overlooked in last week’s obituary of veteran stage director Edward
J. MacGregor, reader Arthur J. Sheldon points out, was the fact that
he produced and directed “Fighting the, Flames,” This was billed as
“The Great Fire Show” at Dreamland, “Coney Island, N.Y., in 1906.
Sheldon, who is a guest at the Percy Williams Home, East Islip, L.L,

says he well remembers the occasion since he was paymaster at Dream-
land at that time.

British Shows
(Figures denote opening dates)

LONDON
At Drop et ef Hat, Foriune O245D.
Boy Friend, Wyndham’s (12-1-53
Bride & Bachelor, Duchess 219. 56).
Chalk Garden, Haymarket (4-11-56).
Damna.- “ankees.. Coliseum (3-28-57).
Dead Secret, Pi (5-30-57),
Dear Delinquent, Westminster (6-5-
Dry Ret, Whitehal -31-54).
‘Entertainer, Palace (9-10-57). -
Fanny, Drury Lane (11-15-56).
For Amusement only, Apollo (6-5-56).
ree s r, Savoy (6-6-5
Gra Me a Gondola, Lyric (12-26-56).
House by Lake, York’s 6-9-56).
Less Than Kind, Arts (6-27-57).
Lenesome Read, Arts (8-28-57).
Levebirds, Adelphi (4-20-37).
Meet By Meonlight, Aldwych (8-1-5357).

So. African Met. Group
Asks US., British Agents
To Favor Pro Outfits

” Johannesburg, Sept. 3

| The recently formed South Afri-

sp, | can Assn. of Theatrical Managers
has sent a circular letter to authors
and talent agents in the U.S. and
England listing the recognized legit
and vaude managements in the

| Union of South Africa and Suggest-
ing the withholding of amateur
rights here until after professional
| performance,

Mousetrap, bassadors (11-25-52) -The’ communication points out
New Crazy Gang) Vic, Fal o08. ©«| that professional theatre is slowly
Nude with Violin, Globe e (117-36). developing in the Union, but must
nm In, St. Martin . ‘be. protected by getting perform-

He aber drat ae | ance rights before local amateur
: * “Might at. crewn, G Garrick (9-857). groups can present the. material.

ser Wedding, Cambridge (7-98-57):
Six Menths‘ Grace, Phoenix (6-437),
Summer af 17th, New (4-30-57).
eon~& Sympathy, Comedy (4-25-57),
Tre teal Heat, New Lind. (4-23-57).
Waltz eof Tereaders, Criterion ©-27
-Yerma, Arts (7-31-57).

SCHEDULED OPENINGS
Chinese Theatre, Drury (9-16-57).
Nekrassev, Royal Ct. (9-17-57);
Repertory, Old Vic (9-18-57).

Ever Since Eve, Arts (9-19-57).

The scope of the professional
theatre is indicated, it notes, by
recent productions, here of “The
Boy Friend,” “The ‘Strong Are
| Lonely,” an American ice show and
Luisillo and his Spanish Ballet.
The letter also declares that the
association hopes to assure payment
of full author royalties for profes-
sional productions, and therefore

Desert Song . Lon Tour urges mined rights he given “only to
arte ° | recognize managemen s. It lists
Doctor in the House the membership of the association,

Glamour Girl
Head ef the Family
Motel Paradiso

plus two -recognized non-member
professional firms.

Love Match, The The members include Brian
Nekransey on Brooke Co. Ltd., National Theatre
Pajama Gam Organization, Children’s Theatre,
Plaintitt ina Pretty Hat Margaret Inglis Presentations,

Ruth Oppenheim Co. Ltd., Cockpit
Players, Hugo Keleti Productions,
Company of Three, Taubie Kush-
. lick Productions, Anthony Farmer
° Productions . and Cecil Williams
Prodictions,” Non-member. profes-
sional managements. are African
Consolidated Theatres - Ltd. . and
Johannesburg Repertory Players.
Brian Brooke is. president of. the
association, with P. D. Breytenbach
and Stuart ‘Brown vice-chairman
and Robert Langford secretary.

Jack Benny, Geo. Burns
Angels of ‘Foot-in Door’

Jack Benny -and George Burns
are putting up 50% of the financing
‘for’ Richard W. Krakeur’s sched-
uled Broadway production of Julie

Touring Shows

c (Sept. 9-22)
opper and Brass (tryout?) (Nancy
Joan Blondel)— Shubert, New
Haven (16-2). -
weer ef Anne Frank Goseph Schild-
xraut) Al cazar, S.F, (9-21). 4
gehead (tryout) Carl Malden)—Hanna,
casye. Winds (tryout
evr * out) (Ann sfoad, Peter
Cookson)—Forrest, ¥nilly 49-
Jamatea Coyoub Gena Hone, Ricardo
ntalban)—Shubert, Philly (6-21).
Miss ‘Lonelpheacts (tryout) (Pat O’Brien)
—M er, Princeton (12-14); Colonial,

Bost. (17-21).
My Fair Lady (d Co.) (Brian Aherne,
NT, Des Moines (9-14);

@ Ro ora a
Ot a t)—Playh i

you Playhouse, Wil--
mington (11-1 National, Wasb. Mean.

Nature's “Way
Ne Time. aN ir Sergeant
a Js rgeanfs (24 °C

21).
. Reluctant Gebetante Meginald Gardi-'
mers Brenda Forbes)—Hartford, L.A.

Romaneff and Juliet ttryouty @eter [

Saturday Night Kid ieyout)” (Shelley | Berns’ comedy, “One Foot in the
Giga Alex Nicob—Locust, © Phy) Noor.” The show, which will star
West Side Sto (tryout)—Erlanger, | June Havoc, is being capitalised
Philly (10-2 - Re lewed in VARIETY, at $100,000

Aug. 21, °57). PVN.

Ziesteld ‘Follies—Royal Alexandra, To-.
ronto -12-21.

‘THE THEATER SCRAPBOOK
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shows with Pictures, Reviews, Data
Four issues New Resdy-—Bern Yester- I
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SCHEDULED N.Y. OPENINGS
BROADWAY

(Theatres Set)
Four Winds, Cort (9-25-57)
West Side Story: Wint. Gara, (8-26-57),
Knock at Deor, Belasco— (9-29-51
Look In Anger, Lyceum Gon 1-57).
_ Sat. Night Kid, Morosco (10-2-57).
-Miss Lonetyhearts, Music Box (10-3-572.
Boy Grewing Up, Longacre (10-7-57).
Kgghead, Barrymore (10-9-57). |
Romanoff & Juliet, Plymouth (10-10-57).
Cave Dwellers, Bijou (10-

| Standard Legit Forms |

Under Mik Weed, Milles G Clo: 15-57)..
Nature's Way, Coronet (10-16-57) Stage on oh ‘ame Sheets
Copper and-Srass, Beck (10-17-57). Box eperts

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Compulsion, Auubassador (10-21-57.
Monks ue, Golden (10-22-5
Sq. R Wenderful, Nat'l (0-30-57).
Jamaica; finesat a 31-57).
Fair Game, Scongacre. €11-2-57).
. Rumple, Alvin (11-552:
Carefree Heart, ANTA (11-7-57).
Time Remembered, Morosco aida.
Nude With Vielin ees | 4-57).
Kukla, Fran & Ollie. (1-2 2190
Country Wife, Adelphi (11-2757.
Loek Hemeward, Barrymore (11-28-57), '
Dark Tep Stairs, Music Box (12-5-57.
Music Man, Majestic. Ga18-50.
Miss q 7 Royale (12-26-57).
aln‘s Paradiee, Alvin 1-28-57.
Se Hocks, Globe {3-6-37);
Theatres Not Set)
‘st est (10-32-57),
Soft Teuch OLS?

Repo Dancers (wk. 11-18-57)..
Shadow y, Enemy (wk. 12-9-5D,
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Tevysa, Carnegie Playhouse (9-16-37)..
Johnny Summit, Renata @2ts?.

..Cleremberd, Rooftop (11-8- 37).
Conveégsation Piece; Barbizor (11-20-57)..
Makropolus Secret, Phoenix (1-19-57). ©

Wednésday, September 11, 1957

or, Gold- Medal

{Kyriakys, exéc edit

. ticles editor, Parents mag; Doris S.
}|Patee, children’s ‘ books editor,
}/ Macmillan. .

Also Edith -Margolis, Augusti
Lenniger literary agency; Mike
Land, assistant articles editor, This
Week mag; Donald McCampbell,
literary agent; Howard Cady, edi-
tor-in-chief, G. P. Putnam’s Sons;
Barbara Ramney, editor Poetry
Broadside; Andre Fontaine, roving
editor, Redbook, and Mrs. Helen
Diehl Olds who's authored some
14 juvenile books. te

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Literati

‘trustees in bankruptcy of. the Post
Publishing Co.-conducted an in-
quiry in the disposition of the
‘newspaper's assets.

Questioned by Atty. Joseph
Landis, tounsel for the trustees,
Sullivan testified that the with-
drawals were entered in the so-
called John Fox Exchangé Account
on the books of the corporation. }
He told Referee Hanpon that Fox.
sold the building at 17-21 School |
St., Boston, owned by Post Pub-
lishing Co, in 1953 for $11,000 and.
| kept the proceeds. Sullivan testi-
fied that Fox then gave the corpor-
ation a promissory note for that
amount.

Atlantic Monthly's Centennial
The Atlantic Monthly, making a
three-issue splurge to mark’ 100
years of publication, is shooting
the works, especially with the No-
vember number, the actual cen-'
tennial issue It will print about
175,000 copies for newstand sale,
about double the normal run, with
the price upped from 60c to $1 for
that copy. ‘In view of some of
the material being included, the
issue is expected to have especially
enlarged. circulation among film
and tv story editors, etc. .
Among the features in the No-
vember number will. be the first
installment (of an expected five or'|
six) of James Thurber’s series,
“The Years with Ross,” about the
late New Yorker editor and the
early years of the mag, with a
number of previously unpublished
drawings by the author. The issue
will also include a pair of short
stories by Ernest Hemingway, un-
der the joint title, “Two Tales of
Darkness.” It will be virtually*a.
30th anniversary stint -for thé no-
velist, whose fitst U.S. publication
was. a short story,. “Fifty Grand,”
in the July, 1927, issue of the At-
lantic. . .
Other items in the November
number will be an article by psychi-
atry pioneer Dr. Carl Jung, titled
“God, the Devil, and the Human
Soul;” a Fhornton Wilder one-act
play, “The Drunken Sisters;” pieces
by Edith and Osbert Sitwell; a
Nicholas Monsarrat piece about
Dunkirk; an article by publisher
Alfred Knopf about his discovery
of Joseph Conrad, ‘and a short
story by Isak Dinesen, ~ oe
Of the other two centennial-
marking issues of the Atlantic, the
October will include a supplement
on science and industry and the
December a supplement on mass
communications.

Louis Jouvet Biog

“Louis Jouvet, Man of the Thea-
tre,” by Bettina Liebowitz Knapp
(Columbia U. Press; $6), is an ex-
cellent, full-scale biography of the
late French actor-manager. In a
forward to the book, Michael Red-
grave calls Jouvet a true “Renais-
J}sance man,” meaning, theatrically,
that he fused with exceptional bril-
liance and balance the three skills
of his craft: creative, interpretative
and managerial. Jouvet, who d‘ed
in 1951, began his career in 1904
jand thereafter’ was constantly on
‘the stage, ‘before film -cameras, or
producing books and articles. -Mrs.
Knapp has provided one of the
most carefully-documented studies
of a contemporary theatre figure;
and since, in time, Jouvet’s im-
portance to the French stage- may
give him a place close to Moliere,
her labors are not wasted.. She
‘establishes not only the porirait
of a great professional, but also a
satisfying reflection of the man
himself, his challenges and defeats,
his aspirations and achievements.
The accord between Jouvet and
American audiences, created dur-
ing his brief Broadway appearances
in 1951, is touched upon. IJustra-
tions ‘are good.. The book was
manufactured in Holland.

Christiansen, Whitley Retiring

Arthur Christiansen has retired
as editor of London Daily Exoress
after 24 years in the chair. He re-
tains his seat on the board of
Beaverbrook Newspapers’ and con-
tinues -as. executive director and
consultant on editorial matters.
He’s succeeded by Edward Picker-
ing, who joined the Express in
1950, - Christiansen has been in:
poor health for some time and .re-
‘cently had an extended. stay in
.Bermuda to recuperate. -

Reg Whitley, with the London
Daily Mirror for 50 years and its
film critic for 40 years, is shortly.
‘to retire. He'll be 65 this month.
He joined the paper as an office
boy in the managerial .department
and joined the editorial room after
war service in 1919. In his 40
years as the paper’s critic. Whitley
has seen 7, films, travelled
70,000 miles to films ‘on location,
including five ‘trips fo Hollywood.
He was the first critic to fly the
Atlantie on business.- Last year he
was the nominee of .the Critics’}
Circle on the selection committee
for the Royal Command Perform-
ance and was ‘presented to the
_| Queen,

Down.

Toledo’s Amus, Compendium

Mrs. Marion S. Revett has pres-
ented the Toledo Public Library
with a reference book listing
every booking date in Toledo in
the 19th century, starting on July
4,°1837, when the city celehrated
its first Fourth of July, The: ref-
erence work was begun in 1947,
when Mrs. Revett began to help
Lina C. Keith prepare a musical
history of Toledo - and Lucas
County. Miss Keith died in 1950
but Mrs. Revett decided .to con-
tinue and widen the scope of her
research. . .

The work covers lectures, plays,
circus engagements, musical con-

Elsa -Maxwell’s How-To
Designed as a practical aid for
the femme whe wants to be “the
hostess with the mostess” is Elsa
Maxwell’s new tome, ‘‘How to Do
It, Or, the Lively Art of Entertain-
ing,’. It’s due for publication Oct.

28 via Little, Brown.

Miss “Maxwell, who’s thrown
many a party. herself, also tosses
in some hints for the male host..
Book includes menus and recipes}
as well as a separate chapter on
“The Art of Preparing a Party.”

- 158-Year-Old Weekly Suspends |
458-year-old New Hampshire
Sentinel,.one of the oldest week-
dies in the U.S. continuously pub-
lished under its original name, has
ceased, publication in Keene,
N. H. The newspaper, which had
recorded the deaths of all of the
nation’s Presidents, championed
the Federalist party in New Hamp-
shire in its early days. |
_ Publisher James D. Ewing said
it was ho longer practical from an.
economic standpoint to continue
publication of the weekly news-
paper in an area served by the
daily Keene Evening Sentinel,
owned by the same company,

More On Defunct Boston Post

Testimony that former ‘Boston
Post. publisher John Fox took
$144,000 from the Post Publishing
Co, in 1953 was given in Boston
federal court’ Friday (6) by the
former controller and- business |.
manager, Francis Sullivan, of the
defunct daily newspaper.
_ Sullivan testified at a hearing
before réferee in bankruptcy
Edwin F, Hannon as the. three

Now in Book Form!
BROADWAY'S SMASH HITS

%

Scot’s TV History | “
_ The Scottish Daily Mail, Edin-
burgh, has made. history -by becom-
ing the first Scot newspaper in its
‘field: to advertise on ‘television.
Viewers on the new STY channel
saw various stages of the news-
paper’s production in Scotland,
from arrival of fhe news from all
over the world to sale of‘ the‘ fin-|
ished article.
Members of the staff w
in closeup. ~

ere seen

°

Ted Patrick’s ‘Holiday’. Pitch
. Ted Patrick, editor of Holiday,
is flying to the Coast Sept. 15 to
participate in an intensive local
promotion of the October issue,
devoted to “The Astounding World
of Los Angeles.” He is slated to
‘appear on several of the 31 tv
shows tied-in with exploitation and
to accept-a scroll from the Cham-
ber of Commerce. A _leather-

| bills. Every offering is listed by |
title, date and. place, along with
the name of every member of the’
cast. The index alone covers 236
pages and is so preparéd that one
can find an évent either by title
or by reference to any member
of the cast. Mrs. Revett is planning
another reference book, this one
to deal with entertainment in To-
ledo from 1900 to 1930.

CHATTER

Sports Car Times Inc. author-
‘ized to eonduct.a publishing busi-
ness in N. Y.; Axelrod & Jaffe,
filing attorneys at Albany. -

William Longgood, N.Y. World-
Telegram & Sun staffer, authored
“Suez. Story—Key to the Middle
East” which Greenberg: Publisher
is bringing out Sept. 17, _

The Philadelphia Daily. News,
city’s sole tabloid, coming out with
a weekend édition -Oct. 1. Don
Robinson, sheets picture desk chief
named editor. —

W. Bradford Briggs has resigned
as publisher. of McCall’s Pattern
Book’ and McCall’s Needlework &
Crafts mag to join Ziff-Davis Pub-|
lishing Co, as assistarit to prexy
\ William Ziff. It’s a new post at: the
publishing house.

Walter O’Malley of. the Brooklyn:
Dodgers. Blowups of illustrations.
will be featured in department
store windows, supermarkets and
at the L. A. County Fair.
.| All articles are bylined by local
name writers. Robert Carson’s
“Haunted Hollywood,” and Jerry
Wald’s piece. on Bevhills are
among these, ,

N, Y. Writers Conf. Slate.
More than ‘a dozen reps of the
publishing field are slated to speak
at thee-New York Writers’ Confer-
ence to be held: Nov. 8-9 at the
Sheraton-McAlpin Hotel: Among
‘those listed. are Robin Little

+K. Hansen, now Col. Kenneth K,
Hansen, has authored “Heroes Be-
~{hind the Barbed. Wire” (D, Van
Nostrand Co.; $4.95), book about
the $88,000 -heroic. Chinese and
North Korean POWS. | .
- Epsie Kinard, formerly: associ-
'ate editor of Woman’s Day, joined
{ House: Beautiful as. associate edi-
}tor, Another HB addition is Mrs,

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Albany.
Author Gené Markey’s wife, who
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two-year-old colt, Kentucky Pride,
woh Arlington ~Park’s . Matron.
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LITERATE 8]

Bill Perlberg Bullish on Venice

; Continued from page 2

Government (which gave him a; gin before its fest screening, Perl-
Jong briefing before he flew over |berg suggests that the companies
for the Festival- was _ vitally |be made to agree to hold up release
interested in the Venice. Festival |on the above selections until their
because of its friendly relationship | festival dates are met. (In some
with the Italian Government,{cases a special dispensation can be
which indirectly fosters a friend-{had with regard to the British
ship | a the two §lm 1 industries. market.)
“Besifies,” says the producer, “to/ On the other hand, Perlberg is
paraphrase Charles Wilson: "What's |i, ¢avor of abolishing th avale
good for the United States is good vor of 4 B the
allowing Venice to “invite” a

for its film industry’.” ,

It is Petlberg’s conviction that if |cettain number of pictures outside
the U. S. sends “bad” pictures to of the national fe industry selec:
Venice, neither the U. S. nor the}yy "5° t o possible dangers tshould
Motion Pictire Export Assn., nor | the festival direction change hands
Hollywood itself is helped. On the in future years) such as that en-
other hand, if Hollywood sends | countered some years back when a
over “good” product, does a good | festival “invitation” to “Salt of the
job at the festivals, and cooperates | Farth” was caught and discouraged
in a friendly way, it will soon be-|only at the last minute. The pro-
come indispensable. This he feels | ducer feels that though there is no
will aid the MPEA in its negotia-| such danger now, the faculty might
tions: with the Italian fijni industry, ‘conceivably be purposely misused
whereas the opposite could damage! some time in the future.
such negotiations, which are get- Qui . - a .

b eas . ueried regarding possible jn-
ting more critical. and important | terference of this proposal with the

every year in the vital foreign ; .
market, now providing half the /cUrrently setup MPEA-FIAPF rul-
° ‘ings about selections ‘which he

industry’s revenue. This, of | se, {oe
applies in--other European coun, | privately feels have proven them-
tries as well. i seqves too winding and pneifictent,
Whisk bes ; ; Witness this year’s rash of poor
one nich brings he oProducer to “official” selections more or less
tion: the present method for selec-!said that “if something has. shows
tion of prank pix for | the various iitself to be unsatisfactory, it should
ing his comment with a reminder | Perlbere tesed Mhot Vebies
that’ this year’s’ - Venice choices | should ee allowed to refus Seany
(“Something of Value” as the offi- | film. not up to standard res dlecs
cial MPEA selection, and “Hatful|u¢ origin: Failure to do ‘this cost
Sharpened t0 be” okay, he adsed |e, Veniee show some points this
that' for the. very same reasons a ead © added, but the Ceperfence
poor choice could be made in the future Prove valuable in the
uture—as if h i i °
the past. as many times in | Better Coordination
According to Perlberg, the | res- | In reviewing this year's event
ent ‘method for selection of Yank mentally, Perlberg noted that
entries (via a committee set up by | there was insufficient contact be-
MPEA from among New York com- tween delegations, as well as
pany men) is “a shameful thing.” between the press and the delega-
He ‘expressed his doubts about | tens In some cases, press accredi-
New York film men’s competence |‘@tion appeared haphazard, while
with regard to such specific festival the festival lacked a well-oiled
selections, and is in favor of moy-| Public relations setup, especially
ing this closer to the film industry with regard to meeting VIPs, stars,
proper, and to the film critics. This |Producers, and buyers, though
he feels, also applies to participa- {27 ™#tedly doing an already fine
tion; at festivals, where MPEA men, | job taking care of the press.
because of their impersonal status,{__Producer will try to convince
1 Hollywood. of the need to get stars

“make poor representatives.” — to attend festivals, sl fmeti
o attend festivals, also as function-
Nominations Plan ‘| al accessories to festival pic entries
In order to give the U. S. a more | and future boxoffice of their pix in
rigid and reliable selection setup |foreign countries, Perlberg hopes
for “festival films,” Perlberg pro-|to get some fund-raising machinery
poses the following plan, designed |started on the Coast in order to

to take care of. the four important |help finance such glamor missions
European festivals every year:|to fests, admittedly a problem

because of stars’ increased divorce-
Venice. Four films, one for each | ment from studios. These are now
event, ‘to be drawn from the four {More reluctant than ever to foot
non-winning Academy Award nom-j|travel bills, while on the other
inees for best picture. Four more}hand the already short-changed
features, again one. each to ‘the ; festivals are unable to pay for such?
four fests to meet ‘the total .of two ; transport themselves. .
required, to be selected (from films; -In. conclusion, Perlberg pointed
not yet nominated for the Academyjto the all-out effort that other,
awards) by the New York Film/often much poorer nations, were
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vals and meet their regulations, | international events such as this in
which say that a pic cannot be | order to maintain its front-ranking
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BY REUEL DENNY

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boisterous and seemingly incomprehensible
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Broadway

George Jessel back from his
Paris-Israel quickie. —

Alice and Frank Scully due back
from their European safari.

Joel Shaw’s orch laying down
the beat for the Hotel Delmonico’s
Sunday “Champagne Brunch.” _

A fire in the kitchen of the Latin
Quarter on Monday afternoon (9)
failed to disrupt operations that
evening.

Richard Widmark back to the

Coast tomorrow (Thurs.) after dis-
tribution huddles on his “Time
Limit’ picture.
_ Artkraft - Strauss prepped the
Budweiser “salute in lights” for
the American Legion conclave in
Atlantic City Sept. 16.

E. R. (Ted) Lewis, chairman and

managing director’ of British Dec-
ca, in from London yesterday
(Tues.) on the Queen Elizabeth.

Ailing Peggy King dropped out

of the Copacabana show Sunday |

and Monday. No replacement —
Joe E. Lewis just did more time.
Showmen Ezra R. Baker writes,

professional appearances therein.

Marcel Achard’s “Will You Play|
We Me?” is at the Windsor Pocket
European nomenclature

Theatre,
for 4 small-capacity Yegit house.

side Barcelona.

Maestro Padilla, author. of “Va-
lencia,” “El Relicario” and other
hits, in Barcelona for his new mu-
sical show “La Chacha, Rodriguez
y su padre” (The Nurse, Rodriguez
and his Father), with Queta Claver,

Gomez Bur and Rafael Somoza.

Lyrics by Munoz Roman, at Bar-

celona Theatre.

Frankfurt

UFA chain has added another

_; theatre, the Gloria House in Frank-

furt.
German actor Curd Juergens

| booked up in U.S. and French films

until March 1958, when he returns
to Germany to film the “Schach-

“The first producer who mentions | povelle’ (Chess Novel) at Geisel-

doing a musical version of the
Oberammergau Passion Play is a
rotten egg.”

Margaret Ann Young, director
of the Motion Picture Assn. of
America’s title registration bureau,

wed Lester J. Franklin Aug. 17 in!

| from Hollywood

gasteig.

American Leon Askin en route
to
where he is going to direct and

star.in G. B. Shaw’s “Widower’s
‘play

House,” after which he will
“Othello” there.

Italian pie actor Walter Chiari
to film “Buenos dias amor” (Good
Morning Love) with French star-
‘lets Yvonne Monlaur and Isabelle
Corey at Garraf Hills 15 miles. out-}

Hamburg,.

| London
"(Temple Bar 5041/9952)
Boris Karloff judged the finals

of .a bathing beauty contest or-
20th-Fox

ganized by ABC-TY.

Percy Livingstone,
sales manager in London, upped to
a seat on the board.

Lillian Gish ‘to. Berlin, where
she'll appear in two one-act plays

at the New Congress Hall.

Jack L. Warner guest of honor
at a cocktail party last night (Tues.)
and a luncheon today (Wed.).

’ The Frank Scullys to Dublin on
last leg of their European tour be-
fore returning home to the U.S.

Robert Clark, Elstree studio pro-
duction boss, hosted a cocktailery
to launch the upcoming production,

4“Ice Cold in Ice.”

Frances. Day returned from the
Riviera last weekend to open a
cabaret season at the Society res-
taurant. this week.

Anna. Russell set for a Sunday
afternoon concert at the Royal Al-
bert Hall, following her season at
the Edinburgh Festival.

_ Peter Thorneycroft, Chancellor

of the Exchequer, was a guest.

speaker at yesterday’s (Tues.)

‘monthly luncheon of the Variety

Club. .
Charles Collingwood, CBS news-
man, named moderator for the

World Congress: on Commercial.

| séat

‘will give only 10

ation, also will be in for a remake.

‘It was made before the war by.

Mare Allegret. -
Jean Renoir’s

due at Theatre Bouffes-Parisiens

Jater this season. Stars will be

Daniel Gelin and Clatide Genia.
Gallic pic “Miss Catastrophe”

A surprise strike was pulled by

Chatelet and Gaite-Lyrique. More

and there may be some stormy
strike times ahead for legit houses

| this season.

Colombia .
_ “Giant” (WB) first picture to be
exhibted in Barranquilla and Me-

of 42c broke all house records at
Colon and Opera theatres,
New Olympia theatre, a 1,400-
t cinema, opened “Around
World in 80 days” (UA). Theatre

weekly instead of normal 21 with
85c fop, about double highest ad-

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

adaptation of
Clifford Odets’ “The Big Knife”

banned in East Germany by Com-
‘munist Party because it was felt
‘that a film in-which a millionaire.
gives up his money for love could}
affect audiences without their be-
f-ing aware of it. ‘

stagehands at three theatres hous-
ing allyeayoperettas, The Mogador,

money -demands are in the offing:

dellin. at increased admission price {|

performances:

Connecticut. East Germany has lured another
A cocktailery at the Waldorf | talented artist away from the West.
last week celebrated the appoint-|BRalletmaster Herbert Freund, for-

: : jmission price charged up to now
Television, which opens in London: in Colombia.

Alistair Cook: aired his 500th Government-owned tele station

ment of Hilton Hotels Inter-
national veepee Curt R. Strand
as g.mj of the soon-due Berlin
Hilton (Germany).

Yvonne DuMont, daughter of tv
pioneer Dr. Allen B, DuMont, en-
gaged to Cadet James Allen God-
bey, now at West Point. No mar-
riage date set. The DuMonts re-
side in Upper Montclair, N. J.

Realtor Theodore Backer and |

merly with this town’s City Stage, |

pacted by. the Leipzig, East Ger-
many, City Stage. .
American choreographer Billy

i Daniel staging new series of tele
shows for German songstress Cate--

rina Valente from South German
television station in Baden-Baden.
First show set for Sept. 10:
Several German stars—-Helen
Vita, Hans Christian Blech,‘ Bar-

Michael {Michael's Pub) Pearman |para’ Rutting, Alice Treff—signed

“poured” for Jean and Percy Hos-
kins, in from England, where he is
crime reporter for the London
Express and his wife heads Celeb-
rity Service in Britain.

United Artists’
21” Monday (9) in celebration of
the new tieup with the Mirisch
Brothers drew unusual number of
top exhibitors, one of whom ex-
plained, “We all like to ride with
a winner,” this being a reference
to UA'’s money-making record:

Music biz execs toasted the 70th
birthday of music publisher Rocco
Voccoe (Bregman, Vocco & Conn)
at a surprise party at Danny’s
Hideaway Monday fright (9). Shin-
dig was arranged by. Phil Spitalny,
NBC veep Manie Sacks and song-
writer Rube Bloom. .

. Bob Hope wound up his date at}
* the Canadian National Exposition,

Toronto, and came in to see United
Artists execs about the release of
“Paris Holiday.” His indie com-
pany (Tolda Productions) made it
in France and he, Fernandel and
Anita Ekberg are in the leads,
Meyer Davis, bandleader, or-
chestra vontractor and legit in-
vestor, sails N. Y.-Europe Sept. 19
on the S.S. United States and Eu-
rope-N. Y. Oct. 2 on the S.S. Amer-
ica. He’s making the round trip
to check on the six Davis orches-
tras which play regularly ‘on the
two ships.
Hollywood attorney Martin Gang

(Gang, Tyre, Brown & Rudin?’ backs

to the Coast this week after: a
three-month safari through Europe,
with his wife and their four

adopted children, on behalf of the

American Jewish Committee in

whose work he is very active in}

California.

Paintings by three bank execu-}

tives now attracting attention in
Wall Street district, at Churchill’s
Restaurant on lower Broadway.
Works of art now on display are
by Robert Clark, an attorney for
Irving Trust, John Lewis, assistant
veepee of Title Guarantee & Trust,
arrd George W. Freese, analyst and
designer for Chase Manhattan.

Showman Donald Flamm writes!

from Salzburg that “all the hotel

concierges are doing a terrific busi- !

ness scalping Festival seats: they
get 40° above the boxoffice price
for so-so seats that cost 270 shil-

lings (about $10.80 each, at 4c per|
shilling) so going to the theatre;

costs about $30 a pair but, believe
it or not, the productions are so
wonderful that it’s worth it!”

Barcelona

By Joaquina C. Vidal-Gomis
(Angli. 43—Tel. 30-89-20)

1
cocktailery at|

‘

for parts in the new Universal film,
“Time to Love, Time fo Die,”
which Douglas Sirk is beginning
shortly in Berlin.

Miami Beach
By Larry Solloway .

(1755 Calais Dr.; Union 5-5389)

Ruth Wallis back for another
extended stay in the , Saxony’s
Tropical Room. . a

Carlyle, ex-Sans Souci (and other
Havana nitery show stager), set to
ditto at the new building Capri.’

Diosa Costello had contract. ex-
tended through season of ’57-’58 by |

Oscar Markovich for Latino revue
in his Lucerne’s Club Chalet.
‘Morris Lansburgh, topper of new

jaunt and seareh for talent for
international revue he'll present
there. .
Tony Bennett, pacted to Ameri-
cana on exclusive-deal, played the

Vagabonds past weekend as favor

to the quartet, with Americana’s.
Larry Tisch okaying the gesture.
Bill Miller bought a bayfront
estate here, moving his family
down .from New Jersey. He will
be headman for the cafe operation
of fhe 600-room Monte Carlo, now.
under construction in Havana. —

Madrid
By Ramsay Ames :

(Castellana Hilton: 37-22-00) ~

Andres Segovia giving concerts
in Chile. ,

Mexico's Trio Calaveras croon-
ing nightly at the Pavillon in
Retiro Park.

Miguel Mihuras “Mi Vida” (My
. Life), which he is completing now,
will be preemed at Teatro Maria
Guerrero.

Pastora Pena, touring with “Tea |

and Sympathy” in the northern
provinces, alternating with Anou-
ilh’s “Antigone,” oo
Seripter Jose Maria de Sagarra
preparing a version ‘of “Julius Cae-

‘ juich.

| South American singing star

| Regulo Ramirez, who has been big
recently in cabaret, radio and tele

here, crooning these nights at out-
deor Jardin Anton,

| Emma _ Pennella’s sister, Elisa

Montes, busy in the starring role
of “El Puente de la Paz” (The
Bridge of Peace) for CEA. Films, ;

directed by Rafael Salvia.

Teatro. Recoletos preparing for
. season with Graham
.tGreene’s “The Sleeping Lion’ and
“Marina” operetta is in revival; Jose Maria Peman’s “The Three

the new

by Marcos Redondo at the Cal-;Etceteras of Doctor Simon.”

deron here.

Franco Rossi, Italian pic direc-
tor in search of location: at the

features. .

' The Comedia Theatre has the
legit-play “Crime Pays” by Yvan
Noe and Pierrette Caillel with
Isabel Garces in lead.

Miguel: de Molina, absent from
| his native Spain for 15 years and

(a big hit in Spanish Flamenco re-j|
Costa Brava (Gerona) to film two!vues in Buenos Aires all this time,
{moving from the Parque Florida

‘to the Teatro Albeniz.

; One of Spain’s busiest and most
‘popular actor, Francisco Rabal, on
| his way to Rome, where he will

Swimming pools are on the in-!star in Italian production of “Jeru-
crease in Spain and a company!salem Liberated.”
called “The Mermaids Gala Water,adapted from .a poem by Torcuato

Show” has been touring to make: Tasso.

| . Peter

‘Trades Union Congress,
majority of more than 5,000,006

Deauville, heading for European;

sar” in Catalan, to be presented {_
at open-air Greek Theatre in Mont-

Screenplay is.

“Letter From America” BBC radio
program last Sunday (8).
show's been on the air, with a few
short breaks, over the last 11 years.

_Margaret Rutherford going to
Australia to star in a stage version
of “Happiest Days of Your Life”

after she’s finished filming in Nor-

man Wisdom comedy, “Just My
Luck.” .
Sir Philip Warter, chairman of

‘Associated British Picture Corp.,

named. chairman of Independent
Television News. This post rotates
among the tv program contracting
companies, - ,
Saunders _ celebrating
1,997th performance of ‘The
Mousetrap” tomorrow (Thurs.) with
a buffet lunch. On that day the
Agatha Christie thriller will have
equalled the longest-run straight
play in British theatre history.
Tom O’Brien, M.P., general sec-
retary of the National Assn. of

‘Theatrical and Kine Employees, re-

elected .to general council of the
with a

over his nearest rival, George H.

, Elvin,. general secretary of Assn. |

of Cine, Television and Allied

Technicians.

Philadelphia

By Jerry Gaghan
_ Mike Todd Jr. in to meet press
and éxhibs this week (9). ;
Dory Schary doing script for

Chanukkah Festival at Convention | 2

Hall (Dec. 15).
Judy Garland and her revue

booked intg the 4,370-seaf Mast-

baum ‘Theatre (26).

’ Harvey Husten, operator of the:

Red Hill Inn, Jersey jazz spot, in
hospital for surgery.

Dick Barstow, who staged all this
year’s productions for the Music

Fairs, starting rehearsals for Judy

Garland’s planned London revue.
Grand Theatre in Bristol, Pa.,

formerly operated by John Kenley,
reopens in mid-October with Ber-

nard L., Sackett pacted:- as producer.
Alfonso Cavaliere,
conductor of the Philadelphia Civie

Ballet Orch, named musical. direc-
tor for Erlanger Theatre, by owner
William Goldman.

Pat Patterson, former hotel
manager, is new branch manager
of the American Guild of Variety
Artists; succeeds Morrie. Wayne,

who gave up the local AGVA post.

to return to show biz in Chicago.

Paris
By. Gene Moskowitz
(28 Rue Huchette; Odeon 4944)

Jose: Limon Ballet Co. into the

Theatre Marigny. :

Michele Morgan set for another
film version of Gustave Flaubert’s
classic, “Madame Bovary.”

In and.then out for vacation
spots are George Jessel, Sidney
Chaplin and Judy Holliday.

' Ray Anthony’s appearances in
numerous jazz spots around town
recently helped his disk -sales.

Gallic actress Evelyn Eyfel play-

ing three roles in Otto Preminger’s

“Bonjour ‘Tristesse,” as three sis-
ters.

ing into: a. second firstrun setup
after a lucrative 18-week run in its
first ‘slotting.

Maria Schell in from her Holly-
wood stint and right into Gallic

pic “Une Vie," based on a Guy De
Maupassant story.
Joseph Conrad’s “Ramuntcho,”

‘about a pre-revolutionary assassin-

The :

26-year-old |-

| Falls

having trouble projecting films
because of faulty scanners. Local
sponsers prefer mediocre live
shows as result of protests over
faulty reception of films.
planned to import new scanners

which would be a boon to Ameri~

can companies trying to push their

‘filmed shows here.

Minneapolis
By Les Rees
Hildegarde into Hotel Radisson
Flame Room.
Edyth.Bush Little Theatre offer-
ing “The Curtain Rises.”
Lily Pons opening Minnesota U.

Artists Course season Oct. 23.

American Ballet Theatre inked
for Northrop Auditorium Oct. 8.
. Col. Norman E. Sproul trans-
ferred here from K. C. by Cine-
rama to handle Century publicity,

replacing Anna Lee who returns to /

Dallas. |

Glenn Jordan of NBC Opera Co.,
new St. Paul Civic Opera Co,
director, and will handle its three
offerings, starting with “The Great
Waltz’ next month.

With departure of pianist Meade
Lux Lewis after long engagement,
Gay 90s reverting fo former vaude-
ville policy with five ~acts and
Horace Henderson band.

Minneapolis Symphony off on
32,000-mile tour of Greece, India
and 10 other Far Eastern countries.

“Jazz at Philharmonic” set for
annual local Auditorium visit Sept.

7. .
Cleveland
By Glenn C. Pullen.
(Plain Dealer; MAin 1-4500)
Portia. Nelson at Billy’s Club for
fortnight.

Ed Clark, ex-newspaperman,

made press agent of Cleveland }-

Play House’s three theatres.

Johnny Singer moving his orch.
from Riviera Room to Statler to}
tee off its. Terrace Room’s fall.

season. - .
Johnny Singer moved. his orch

from Riviera Room to Statler Ter-
race Room in teeing off Iatter’s
fall season.

K. Elmo Lowe’s production of
“Witness For Prosecution”. re-
opening Play House’s ~ Drury
Theatre this week.

After skipping Cleveland last
year, Norm Granz is swinging new
‘Jazz at Philharmonic” into’ Public
Music Hall Sept. 18: as season’s
first pop concert.

Harvey Epstein and Jean Wein-

berger wound up their Chagrm
strawhat semester with
“Something Wild -in Country”
Sunday (8), in the black.

- John Reardon, Ronnie Cunning-,
ham ‘and Donn. Driver currently
handling top roles in “Damn Yan-
[kees” for three weeKs at Musicar-

nival Tent strawhatter. Johnny
Price, its producer, making one-of

{his @aye stage appearance as base-
‘ball manager.

During weekend visit in N.Y.,
Sam Firsten, gperator of Modern

Jazz Room, signed George Shear-.
ing for current stanza; Anita

O’Day, for week of Sept, 16: May-

Ls jnard Ferguson unit, Oct. 7; Aus-}
“Love in Afternoon”” (AA) go-’

tralian Jazz Quartet, Oct... 21; and
Oscar Peterson, Oct. 28.

Hume Cronyn getting in town

Sept. 11 ahead of his Broadway-
pound cust of Molly Kazan’s new
comedy,. “The Egghead,” whicir he
is directing in one week tryoiit at
Hanna starting Monday’ (16).

-Authoress also coming with troupe

headed by Karl Malden. -

Now.

record distrib here,

j tween

Hollywood

. David Hoffman in Cedars for hig
ulcers. . -

Roger Corman to Brazil to final-
ize a film deal, ..

- George Sidney named to board
of Mary Bailey Foundation for
Heart Research, .

‘ Gilda Gray in Glendale Com-
munity Hospital for treatment of
stomach disorder:

_Ruth Lewis, formerly a colum-
Mist on various local papers,- joined
the William Schuller Agency as a
10%’er. coe . 7 :

Robert McElwaine joined Ted
Loeff’s praisery which will hence-
forth be known as Loeff &
McEliwaine: « .

‘David ‘Golding checked in at
Paramount to launch a special six-

|month chore as promotional’ coor-
jdinator on “Desire Under Elnis.”

_ William F. McNutt, administra-
tive assistant to William Dozier for.

‘the past year after 10 years as

studio -story department topper,
exited RKO.
Milton Schapp, prexy of Jerrold
Electronics, will discuss the
Bartlesville ‘experiment and its
place in the industry’s futuré at
Screen Producers Guild's member«
ship meeting ‘Sept. 23. aa
Paramount contacting silent fin
western stars to take part in a
chuck wagon barbecue Sept. 19: in
connection with fall meeting of the
Westerners, national society = {o
preserve the old West's history.

Reno

Wilder Brothers break in a
lounge act at Holiday Hotel.
_ Liberace signed by MHarrah’s
Club, Lake Tahoe, for Sepf: 9. -

Beatrice Kay doing three shows
a night at her own guest ‘ranch,

_Riverside manager Lee Franko-
vitch moves in as new manager.of
Holiday Hotel. . mo

Universal completed shooting at
Lake Tahoe for musical short star-
ting Louis Prima and Keely Smiith.
The couple: moves from Harrah's
at Tahoe to Harrah’s Reno this
week,

Istanbul

. By N. Zarar

Teddy Seidler orch head bill at
the Floria Casino. .

Redley’s “Circus on Ice”
hit at Palais des Sports. _

The Parisian “Night and Day
Follies” to open at Open Air The-
atre for a threeweek run.

Legit director Max Meinecke re-
turned: from Vienna and started
rehearsals for Victor Hugo's “Her-
nani” at the Dram Theatre. .

Legit actor-director Haldum
Dormen signed contract with Kucuk
Sahne Theatre where te will per-
form with his own company for
the next five years. For the first
season his. plays include “Queen
and the Rebels, “Stalag 17,” and
“Inspector General.”

Bermuda
By Al Wagstaff .
Patrice Munsel, with hubby Bob

a solid

| Shuler and baby Rett, born last

year in Bermuda, in for month's
holiday at Ann Deere Wiman’s
house. ~ ’

.. Clare Booth Luce back for more
skin-diving lessons from local ex-

‘perts, Park and Jean Breck.

Wally Griffin, signed by Ed Sul-

-livan for seven ty-shows during
tlatter’s recent ‘Bermuda vaéation,
‘closed fourweek stint at Alibi

Room of Empire Club;
Roy Talbot, bass player with
Talbot Brothers, long a Calypso

favorite, lost three fingers on hand

and rushed to N. Y. for treatment.

“Will play again.

Chicago.
Ike Cole, brother of Nat, opens

at Black Orehid Jr. Sunday (15).
Dick Marcus, former MCA agent

‘in Chi, entered Marine Corps last

week, ; .
Lenny Garmisa, ABC-Paramount
recovering
from surgery at Michael - Reese
Hospital. — .
- Roulette Records’ Stan Pat tak-
ing Pearl Bailey:to radio ‘and tv
interviews: during: her Chez Paree
stand here,

Socialite-drummer Freddie
Wacker and his orch \ play @ one-
jniter- at Aragon B lroom © next

Friday (20). an

David, Le. Winter orch, society
band at the Pump Room, etched a_
new. LP for Mercury, “An Evening
at Pump Room”. - -.— -

Karen Chandler filled in for five
days at Chez ‘Paree last week be-
tween Billy “Daniels’ and Pearl
Bailey’s stints there. Latter opened
yesterday (Tues.). ,

Marie Wilson back in town in
*Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?”
at Drury Lane Theatre.: She. was
here in same vehicle last July
when a. rainstorm blew:.down the
Drury Lane tent.

on WHAS radio. Prior to returning
to Louisville to teach violin, he
‘twas violinist’ in various nitery
combos.in Chicago. 7
Surviving are a daughter and
two brothers. -

HARRY ‘PINKY’ GREEN
Harry “Pinky” Green, 66, former |
vaude performer ‘and producer,
died Sept. 3 in. Néw York after a
lengthy illness. _He was a member
of the comedy team‘ of Feriton &
Green which played: -houses

_ Wednesday; September 11, 1957 __

_ OBITUARIES:

MARCUS HEIMAN).

Marcus Heiman, 74, veteran thea-
tre manager, a former head of the
‘old Orpheum circuit and in recent
years president of the United Book-
ing Office, died of a heart attack
‘Sept..9 in. New York. He was
stricken in his office in the Sardi
Eldg: In recent years he was more
‘or Iess in semi-retirement, princi-

pally due to failing eyesight.
Heiman, who had been associated
with. the legitimate theatre and
vaudeyille for more than 50 years,
became the center of a controversy
some 10 years ago when he: re-
fused to admit, Negroes to the Na-
tional Theatre, ‘Washington, despite
protests by Actors: Equity. Presi-
dent of the operating company for
the National, Heiman said he wou'd
change the house’s policy only if
general racial discrimination in
Washington was removed by law.
‘He continued: to be a holdout
even after Equity passed a rule for-

pital on Aug. 31, a day after he
had heen. admitted.

He had been instrumental in
forming the KRS and was also the
legal adviser to its predecessor, the
Cinematograph. Trade Protection

‘

Society.

ss

Eric Neusser, 55, actor-producer, |
died of. a heart attack Aug. 30 in
Vienna while in the midst of shoot-
ing a picture. Originally an ac-
tor with the German UFA, he
switched to producing and became
a co-founder of the Wien Film Co.

Mrs. Augustus Fleischer, 82,
mother-in-law of director William
Beaudine and widow of Philip
Fleischer, former member of the

New York yesterday (Tues.), with
interment to follow in Syracuse.
Three sisters survive.

HERMAN BECKER
the Rusote Beck Oe. pat wi ich
e Rugofft er circuit which oe oe
operates 20 theatres in the New|throughout the country. He later
York metropolitan ar7i, died Sept.|became a writer and in conjunc-
8 in New York after a long illness.jtion with Phil Morris produced a
His association with the late Ed-jseries of vaudeville acts. He was
ward N. Rugoff began in 1922{also credited as being the writer
when they built an open-air audi-|and producer of the revue, “Just a
torium on the roof of the Parks-|Minute.” Not.to be confused with
ville Theatre in Brooklyn. _ |the former Paramount Pictures
A native of Philadelphia, Becker| comedian of same name, now. re-.
started his. show business career|siding in London.
at the age of 16 as an office boy|. Survived by a brother.
for Gus Edwards. Before even- OS —
- VIRGINIA DALE .

tually turning to exhibition, ‘he ;
acted as a personal manager ‘and| Virginia Dale, 50, novelist, short
handled his sister, Ruth Roye, as|story writer and one time film and
well as Jack Pearl and Bert Lahr| drama critic, died Sept. 5 in New
when, they were trouping in the|York. Born, in Chicago, she was
helyday. of vaudeville, ~ . motion picture and drama critic in
With ‘the growth of the Rugoff the early 1930s on’ the Chicago

; . ; ournal.

Miss Dale, who. privately was;
Mrs. Hermona Shirk-Johnstone,
jauthored three. novels including
“Honeyfogling Time.”. Published
‘in 1946 by Harper and Bros., it was.
acquired for filming by 20th-Fox
‘tin a pre-publication deal.

- ALICE L. POLLOCK

Mrs. Alice L.-Pollock, 76, retired
actress and playwright, died Sept. |
6 in Philadelphia after a long ill-
ness, Born in New York, she was
seen in David Belasco’s 1910
production of “The Heart of Mary-
land.” -In subsequent years she
wrote operatic librettos and for a
time authored screenplays. .
- Surviving are a daughter,
Eleanor Pollock, executive women’s
editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin,

two sisters and a brother.

_ MARVIN FISHER
Marvin Fisher, 50, veteran radio-
tv comedy writer, died Sept. 1 of a,
heart aritack. sy eeoreoee Palisades,
: _ *Cal. A former drummer, he turne r
'& Becker chain through the years,|to writing 20 years ago and was|at Mills College, died Sept. 4 In
the loop placed considerable em- chief scripter for pack Carson dur- {San Francisco. Three sons survive.

hasis upon art product andjing the er’s entire radio career. |, —— ,
ttressed , plush atmosphere in|He also wrote for Bob Hope and| T. De Witt Bittenbender, 61, for
some: of its houses in keeping with| other network comics and recently |29 years a projectionist at Loew's
the type of film on the screen.|collaborated on a tv script for|Capitol Theatre in Washington
Among these operations are the|Eve Arden. D.C., died Sept. 6 in that city.
Sutton, Beekman, the &th St. Play-| Wife, son ‘and daughter survive. ,

‘house, the Art, all in N. Y., plus Mario Tecero Gonzalez, 38, stage-
GORDON D. WEST pie comic, died in Mexico City Aug.

|the recently completed Cinema in ;
; - | Gordon D. West, 74, prominent j 28

Manhasset, L.I1.

R. & B. chain was also.a pioneer} North of England exhib. died Sept.
in the yesteryear “suhway circuit’*|2 in Liverpool, Eng. He had been| Julio Daneri, 43, stage-pic dra-;
when. Broadway legit hits toured/secretary of the northwest England|™atic actor, died in Mexico City
the outer reaches of New York. It!branch of the Cinematograph Ex- Aug. 28
acquired the Brighton Theatre in
Brooklyn in 1929 and also pur-:
‘chased the. Castle Theatre, Long
‘Beach, L,I. Both houses were fre-
quent showcases for vaude and
legit fare.

Surviving ‘are a daughter, two/
brothers and three sisters.

WILLIAM G, TRACEY
William G.. Tracey, 74, song-
writer who turned out such tunes
as “Gee, But It’s Great to Meet'a
Friend from Your Home Town,”
died Sept. 5 in New York. He had

Sept. 3 in Los Angeles after a

brief illness. ;

Mother, 82, of Harry F. Shaw,
division manager. of Loew’s Poli-
New England Theatres, died Aug.
30 in New Haven after a long ill-
ness. Also surviving are a daugh-
ter and two. sisters.

Fred Weissler, 45, bandleader of
Ed Mann orchestra and for
years leader of Chez Paree rhumba

?

i

Chicago.. Wife, two. brothers, son
and daughter survive.

-- Jose Luis Tapia, dean of Mexi-
can theatre crifics, and formerly
a La Prensa (New York) and El
Mundo (Havana) film and stage
critic, died in Mexico City Sept. 5.

Charles Henry Erben, 66, mem-
ber of the Paramount studio elec-
trical operating department for 27
years, died Aug. 30 in Hollywood.:
Wife survives. ~

Son, 14, of Michael Matacchiero,
assistant manager of Saratoga
Drive-in, Latham, N, Y., drowned
Sept. 3 in Lake Ontario.

‘Lawrence Ollins Birch, manager
of Morecambe Pleasure Park for
over 40 years, died Aug. 17 in:
Morecambe, Eng.

Euther B. Marchant, 69, former
chairman of the music department

HERMAN BECKER

‘September 8, 1957

The Employees of Rugoff and Becker Theatres
regretfully announce the passing of our esteemed.
employer.

bidding its members from appear-
ing in any Washington theatre hav-
ing a racial discrimination policy.
Unable to get touring shows for
the house, Heiman’ switched to a
film policy, and another theatre,
the Shubert, was subsequently cons
verted to legit. Ultimately, upon
expiration of Heiman’s lease, the
National was taken over by. other
New York interests, City Play-
houses, Inc., in partnership with
Aldrich & Myers, and again be-
came the key theatre in the Capital
for touring Broadway shows.

A natiye of Syracuse, Heiman
started his managerial career as
assistant treasurer of the Vastable
‘Theatre there. It was controlled by
the Shyberts. Years: later he acted:
as treasurer for them in Boston
and Chicago, Hé also rejoined them
in 1932 when he became head of
the Shubert-dominated United

‘Booking Office,

hibs’ Assn for’ nearly 40 years. =
_ His connection. with the cinema| +—
trade started in 1910. In addition:
to being secretary for a number of | -
cinema companies, he was a direc-
tor of Liverpool Palais de Luxe,

G. DUDLEY WEST
| G, Dudley West, 75, secretary of
the North Western branch ofthe
Cinematograph Exhibitors’ Assn.}!
for more than 40 years, died Sept.
2 in Liverpool. Apart from heing
a senior partner in a firm of char-
tered accountants, he was also a
director of ‘several theatre com-.
panies, cluding the. Liverpool:
de Luxe.

‘Survived by e@ son.

|. | QUINTON GIBSON
‘| Quinton Gibson, 95, pioneer ex-
hib and former vaude artiste, died
| Aug. 23 In Searborough, Eng. In
| his early days he appeared in many
| vauderies. as a femme imperson-
-|} ator, possessing a fine alto voice.
Gibson, who made his vaude bow
‘}in the--1890’s at the Trocadero,
London, retired from. show biz
} shortly after 1918.

ROBERT W. ORR .

Robert W. Orr, 60, who headed
the advertising firm of Robert W.
Orr & Associates, died Sept. 3 in
Southampton, L. I. He formed his
own agency in 1946 shortly after
as v.p. of Lennen &

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West Indies

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‘adopted legistatfon which permits
merchants in Port au Prince to
|compete with such free ports as
Curacao, Virgin Islands, and
Jamaica. Thus far, most of the inns
and niteries on the islands are
using native shows, but many ex-
pect that within a few years they
will be in the market for acts from
the US.

The past year, admittedly, was
disastrous for the island as far as
its tourist development is con-
cerned. Several cruise ships re-
fused to permit the vactioners to
alight on the island, specially dur-~
ing the-rapid changes in govern-
ment, -However, during the peace-
ful period when fhe Junta took
over, tourism returned, and off-
season indication point. out to rec-
ord breaking number of vacaticn- |
ers. Just so long as there are suffi-
{cient number of luxury inns to ac-

Helman’s introduction to theatri-
cal combines stemmeéd from a thea-
tre he bought in 1906 in association
with Joseph Finn. Out of this lone

LAYT!

(Sept. 12, 1950)

You Are Ever With Us

_ Simmy: — Tadic
Louis — Jack — Jules

} with political peace continuing, the
istland’s businessmen feel that
they'll he hitting one of the best
strides in years. ,

In Havana, until.the naval revolt
of last week, hotelmen had pre-
| dicted few inconveniences because
of the insurrection. A compara-
‘tlyely long period of quiet had pro-
4duced calming influences. Tourist

boats and planes gave an ex-
tremely high percentage of occu-
pancy to the Hotel Nacional and

a

worked for a number of music pub-
lishers and most recently was
associated with Broadway Music, |
A native of Brooklyn, Tracey
wrote his initial song in -1910, | Mitchell. . | ,
Titled “Barbershop Chord,” 4¢ was d Surviving are. his wife and two
introduced iby Bert Williams | at | Caugnters.. |
Hammerstein’s Victoria. eatre. ; wi
He later authored “Is My B HOWARD. W. RAPPORT
Blue~Tonight?” ‘ oO’ Howard W.. Rapport, 49, radio-
“Bring Back My Daddy to Me,’|ty commercial supervisor for Ta-
“Bixié Is. Dixie Once ‘More’ and |tham-Laird ad agency in Chicago,
“Give a Little-Credit to Your Dad,” | died in that city Aug. 31. He was
~"* Ja former actor and radio script

among others. | writer.

“houss grew the Finn &. Heiman
cireult, which eventually became
part of the Orpheum Joop. In time
Heiman. bec Orpheum head.
His ability as a manager and
booker was instrumental in aiding
the chain in eliminating competi-
tion via pooling agreements“ with
rival circuits in a number of key
cities, ae

Heiman remained UBO topper
until last year, when the combine
was dissolved in compliance with
a Government consent decree. Be-
fore its dissolution the Government

of the Riviera and Capri, both}
‘slated for December and the Hil-:

7

» wv

}set only a band, and whether it

3 oe ee
y,

‘had charged it, along with Heiman LOUIS RIGO Sister ‘survives. : ¥ 1
Shuberts. aU: _ mee a —_—_ ._.. xtension of Miami Beach as
vonoRe ibe Se altea auind Louis Rigo, 65, violinist in the . IRENE STANLEY far as the tO tee of tourists were
tion of the antitrust laws, Louisville Civic Symphony orches-} Irene Stanley, 58, former nitery | concerned. The Riviera is still nego- | 24
hie failing fhe _|tra died Sept. 6 in Louisville. Born | singer, died of at cancer, in! ya ante to’ Dp
Despite his failing health, Hei- ; a oo mr | cae? gee EY 10) tiating for Harry Belafonte to pre-
e7esP} ted B a Negit’ th in the- pid Austro-} lan Em: | Frisco Sept. 5. She had been in] sige over its opening show, while
tres on his own up until the time pire, 2 a ae ae fort F Surviving ws the past six.years. the Capri has set Jose Greco for.
of his death. These included the} | fake iis | restaurateur ‘J. am Bainett, {its pfeem. The Hilton has thus far

Erlanger, Chicago, and Biltmore,{—
Los Angeles. He also handled the
Colonial, Boston, but dropped it a
couple of years ago.

‘Funeral services. were held in

orchestras in’ Louisville t |. HUGH V, HARRAWAY

and radio stations.. At one time} Hugh V. Harraway, 76, legal ad-
he was director of. the - Royal; viser to the Kinematograph Rent-
Hungarians, a top musical group’ ers’ Society, died in a London hos-

undecided, Gambling, of course,
will be the keystone of the enter-'
‘tainment in all of the new inns.

20th-Fox police deparfment, died}

band “in Chicago, died Sept. 5 in].

Mr.
daughter,

mah 4 ; 5.
‘{oeommodate wellheeled visitors, and | craft.

ter,
Father is a vaude comedian.

daughter,
ton Havana, set for January, it was{Mother is singer Paula Wayne;
anticipated that Havana would be | father is a CBS-TV stage manager.

daughter, West Ch

MARRIAGES
Ivy Benson to Berthold Brant!

y
Callaway, U.S.A.F., Sept. 6.
Douglas, Isle of Man. Miss Benson
is the foremost femme bandleader
in Britain and w.k. for her Euro-
pean concerts at Allied service-
men’s installations, ~°~

Jean Carrol to Thomas Wynne
Evans, London, Eng., recently.
Bride is a concert and radio singer.

Evelyn Frankel to Cyrus Marder,
New York, Aug. 31. Bride is daugh-
ter of publicist Low Frankel.

Elsa Cardenas to Guy Preston
Patton, Mexico City, Aug. 31.
Bride's an actress; he’s non-pro.

Harry Lee Danziger to Angela
King, London, Sept. 3. Bride's the
daughter of an exhibitor; he’s a
film producer.

Barbara von Hazmburg to Lieut.

Jim Mikulecky, Chicago, Sept. 7.
Bride’s with CBS press department
in Chi.
_ Lillian Epstein to Erwin Gelsey,
Great Neck, L.I., Aug. 31. Scripter
Gelsey is now head of Famous Art-
ists’ literary dept.; bride is non-
pro, widow of writer Philip Ep-
stein.

Meredith Edwards to Clarke
(Duke) Wales, Santa Barbara, Cal.,
Aug, 23. Bride is secretary to Uni-
versal’s legal eagle Joseph Dubin:
he's public relations chief for the
Motion Picture Assn. of America.

Mary E. Heneghan to Thomes J.
O'Hagan, Dublin, Aug. 29. He's a
news exec with Radio Eireann.

Frieda Ogrodnik to Boris Volk-
off. Toronto, Sept. 6. Bride is a
Singer-actress; he’s a dancer-
choreographer,

Carol Shane to Ron Scott, Hamp-
Stead, Eng., Sept. 6 Bride’s a
dancer; he’s.a comedian-vocalist.

Marcella Schneider to Phillip
Beigel, New York, Sept. 7. He's a
‘director for WCBS-TV.

Nina Yoneff to Nathan Shoe-
halter, South Orange, N. J., Sept.
7, Bride is assistant to the publi-
city director of WCBS-TV, N. Y.;
he’s head ot radio-tv for Rutgers U.

Eileen Barton to Vie Jarmel,
New York, Sept. 8. She is a singer;
he’s an agent,

Lynda Lynch to Gene Lyons,
New York, Sept. 8 She is an
actress and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Lynch the is N. Y. Music

Hall ad-publicity director). Lyons
is an actor,
_ Barbara Pulisfer to Edward
Hanlon, New York, Sept. 7. He's
an actor,

Deborah Millman to Stan
Schneider, Flushing, L. I., Sept. 2.

He’s an actor.

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oliver, son,

| Chula Vista, Cal, Sept. 4, Mother
{1s an actress: father is an actor.

Mr. and Mrs. Shepard Henkin,
son, University City, Mo., Aug. 30,
57. Father is publicity director for
Universal Match Co., St. Louis,
and formerly dittoed for the Car-
ter Hotels chain in New York,

fr, and Mrs. Monte Vernon,
son, Hollywood, Sept. 1. Mother is
actress Mala Powers.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Sherman,
son, Hollywood, Aug. 30. Father
is an indie pubifeist.

. and Mrs, Bob Elson, son,
Chicago, Sept. 5. Father is sports-
caster on WCFL and commentator
on WBKB in that city.

Mr, and Mrs. William Hitchcock,
son, Chicago, Aug, 24. Father is
with WGN-TV continuity in Chi,

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Arnold, son,
Las Vegas, Sept. 4. Father Is a
member of The Four Lads,

and Mrs. Jim Schneider,
New York, Sept. 4. Fa-

ther is with the CBS Radio pro-
gramming department.
r. an Robert. . Ford,

aq: .
daughter, Santa Monica, Cal., .
ather is film editor at Film-

Mr. and Mrs, Larry Galipea
daughter, San Fernando, Peal
Sept. 7. ; is actress Judy

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Davis, son,
Teaneck, N. J., Sept. 2. Father is

Thordsen.

a mernber of the Yankee Network.

Mr. and Mrs, Alex Munro, daugh-
Morecambe, Eng. recently.

. Mr, and Mrs. Carl Bakal, daugh-

ter, New York, Sept. 1. Mother is

formerly jpuitley are
anist; father is editor

other inns, and with the. opening vee mags. of Real and

Sesser, concert

Mr, and Mrs, Robert I. Myerson,
New York, pt. 5.
Edwin Shade,
ester, Pa, Aug.
Mother formerly was with
rogram dept. of WEFM, Chicago;

father is a legit designer and direc-
or.

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Faskow, son.

New York, Sept. 5. Father is head
{ will have a Roorshow policy, is still ° Me sre

library.
Mrs. Don Cherry, son,

Chicago, Sept. 7. Father is a. sing-
er; mother, Sharon Kay Ritchie, is
former Miss America.

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By HAROLD MYERS
{USSR STRONG-ARMING “ belione 1 ses Se Sir
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Soviets are reported to be put-| That statement was made by Ct
ting considerable pressure on the/ les Chaplin to this Varrry repor-
satellites to -k&ep them from mak-| ter after the press screening of his
ing film deals with the Americans, | first British feature, prior to the
This is said to be one of the rea~|Charity preem at the Leicester
sons for the Czech failure to come Square Theatre last Thursday (12).
to an: understanding with the Mo-| The film is new running concttr-
tion Picture Export Assn. ~ rently also at e Camieo-Poly, a

Russians themselves have cooled | West En art howse. leewhere in:
‘off on any _déals with the U. S. The pic (reviewed elsewhere
and seem no longer interested in| this issue) is being distributed by
acquiring American pix. Archway Films, a company whose

MPEA fully expects a deal with | main activity hitherto has been the
‘Poland. The.East Germans are|release of Continental imports.
screening films and the Hungarians There appears to be little likeli-
now have a man in Paris also look-: hood of the film ever getting a U.S.
ing at Hollywood pictures with a release, Chaplin admitted that he

iew to possible Purchase had two or three offers from indie
¥ " distribs, but was determined not
fo allow it to go gut in America for
a return which “could only equal
Sho S$ Nix peanuts.” It was too important for

Jazz W that, he averred, In’ any event, he
reiterated that he had never had
the American market in mind. when

Texas Dates, Want|"issaetmos=

major circuits and the current

é , -. Dp preem presentation at Rank’s Lel-

‘Int ted Au S cester Square # on a rental basis

egra , A only. Among indie groups who hava

. booked the new production is the

Dallas, Sept. 17. | Granada chain of some 60 theatres,

Three touring musical troupes] mainly in Londgn and the home

have cancelled local dates pre-| countries. On the basis of present

sumably over failure to permit de-| commitments, “A King in New
segregated audiences here. Dave (Continyed on page 13)

Brubeck Quartet, has teld promoter

Harry Vitemb* of Houston, that it

sit Son Barents pt ClosedCircat TV
Auditorium. No further explanation Can Now De Eve 71

“Jazz At the Philharmonic,” the : ° e
'}Norman Granz treupe which has| Including Baby-Sit
played the expo auditorium an- Washtugton, Sept. 17.
nually for several years with segre- Closed circuit ty operations now

(Continied one Page 62) range from remote control “baby
sitting’ to supervising roulette

3 @ wheel play in Nevada gambling
JERRY LEWIS’ $232,000 houses, Federal Communications
ALLTIME NITERY PE AK Commission said, reporting a boom
ete eed ty Among other tses
Probably the biggest take in| listed by the agency were:
nightclub history was registered| Spotting shoplifters in depart-
during the past week by Jerry | ment stores.
Lewis. at hispreem atthe 1,500-seat| Checking. on prisoners in cells
Town & Country Club, Brooklyn, | 274 ‘workshops. .
where the score racked up to a gi-| , Watching students in school

gantic $232,000. with nearly 20,000 | Study, halls.
admissions clocked for the seven- Monitoring atomic energy proc-

"While. the television networks

Tika Moward! Pope Plus Sirs co. CARL SANDBURCS cH
-_ POEM FOR US. STEEL

cyclical calling for Catholic super-
Yiston Re pied Phe aE: |
. execs privately are mak-
{ng no bones about the fact that | , Chicago, Sept. 17. °
they. are concerned abduit. the a NBC-TY is originating “Meet.
‘eye cal’s . possible effects,. ot |the Press” in Chicago on Oct, 27 to
, much on themselver.—“we' re leateh. poet Carl Sandburg, who’ il
“ised. to all Kinds of daily pres- be in thé Windy City for a U..
‘Steel, “promotion called. “Chicago
Dynamie.’
: Us Bx Steél has commissioned

-stires;".. one exec said—but. on the
aponsars.
Sandburg. to . write a new: poem

the -television blacklist.-was | shout Chicago; a sequel to his:

e” effective “only: becadsé the | famous “Hog Butcher of the
spontort -enforced it as soon’ as. ‘| World” opus, and Sandburg is sup-
they eel ics of letters poséd to have it ready. byt the time
actor,,: ot director... The het- of the Promotion. ,
works ate afraid ‘that should, the |.
Church set about enforcing thé en- |°
‘cyclical, the.forcé of Church, eritt|.

cism would send sponsors '¢apiter 7’ unch Box( office)
“lation. con ; ‘tiie spot. ~
for the weby themselves, néw-| A N A, le F .
East Side (| ths: promising show, particularly a
L i o Ul ‘musical or straight play with. ma-

ever,. it’s another story. Networks’
first. “off” all. maintain their own

\jor stars, is dikely to be a virtual
solid sellout for the first .two or

Himiity and acceptance depart~
meng ‘which govern all programs.
for. “objectionable materjal, ‘from:
1e-viewpoint of taste and: harmful:
kiesé to racial -and religious graitps. |
-Becondly, ‘they operate within. thet.
framework of-the-NARTB Code, three months of its run.
iso Zoverning such Ynaterial, . “The fact “that boxoffice prices
are steadily increasing (“Jamaica”
will have an $8.35 top nightly,
“Time Remembered” will have”a
‘$9.90 top for front orchestra, and
most straight plays now get $5. 95
(Continued on page 62) ~

Actually, the network and station
ruti-ins. with the Church until. how.
Expect Toll-TV
Decis e ion Te 1 oo

jaye been few; on. one. occasion,
Washington, Sept. 17,

C-TV¥ received" a Church objec.
tioh fo a forthcoming ™'‘
- - Federal Communications Com-
| mission is expected to reach a final |.

- shaw in which a “Caesarean b th
” was: depicted—but’ NBC had aire’

decision regarding. toll-ty’s ‘use
of the airwaves tomorrow (Wed.).

yankéd*the sequence on. the
: of bad. taste.. Most cclebtated

Commission will hand dowh one
of three rulings: a rejection pf toll-

“Church hassle was over the shaw-
vision, authorization of - limited

tng of. “Martin Luther” on Wt

‘TV jn Chicago. At the same tijre,
trials, or authorization for full use
of the spectrum. Indications are

‘MEL networks and_ most stations
(Continued en page: 56) ot

that the Commission will act to au-

thorize limited trials.

(BS-TV Traming 3 60.
Exec Personnel Just’ ly
Meanwhile, today (Tues.) the
| Commission received news of a new

Case Engineers ‘Strike!
development which may make pos-

By HOBE MORRISON

Broadway is apparently due for
‘a legit boxoffice cleanup this fail,
That's based on a- ‘heavy lineup of

new shows, starting “next week}
(s¢e Scheduled N: Y. Openings,
in the Legit section), with unprece-
dented - theatre party bookings, a2
‘large number of conventions sched-
uled and a backlog of strong hold-
over hits,

Late September and all of Oc.
tober are traditionaélly-a bullish:
b.o. period. The extent of the biz
surge varies with a number of fac-
tors, including the quality of the
new shows, the yolume of tourist.
} trade in New York, the number of
convention bookings and, to ‘a con-
siderable degree, the’ national econ-~
omy in general.

In recent: years, theatre party
bookings have tended’ to provide
| consistently increasing suf port; for

the fall-season b.d., to a et ex-
tent offsetting - the uncertain fac-
tor of new-show quality. This bene-
fit business has now reached such |
a level that almost any reasonably

The scare-casy attitude. of most.
television: bankrollers.’is” an- old

“+.Phere’s such a bonanza in lunch
business on New. York’s east side
that many niteries are’ currently
‘considering opening at midday in
time to cash in on this loot. In
some instances, it’s reported that
the take is greater than the eve-'
ning trade despite individually :
higher checks.
+ For example, ‘the Eden Roe is
now serving an ayerage of more.
han 300 Iunches daily _wity ayer-
-age lunch check running fo $6.
-| Other spots, which have had con-.
templated cocktail hour and even-
it operations only, are now open-
for the lunch trade.
. Séarch of eating places is becom-
ing increasingly” acute as’ “more
office -buildings are rising in that:
"| ares. What was once strictly a
Yesidential’ sector, hassnow radical-
| ly- changed with nodntime crowds
esperately looking for. nearby eat-
ing spots. Result is that’a lot, of

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strike at the end of the year, Wel

two-year. contract with the Inter, . Having Siven .up.the idea sev-

a

|eral seasons ago of becoming the day period. According to operator ; ©SS€S. . ;
Fons GREW) ends at that ‘ime. owzér dt ‘television stations, 2oth-| Sible trials and eventual fuliseaie Ben. Maksik, the - average check Condueting underwater fisheries
"Witte ‘ne gotiations haven't “yet Fox -has: now- decided to reenter | US¢ _ n € ti infri y -toll-tv | during this period was $12, just | Tesearch, for ”
peg ea te Ps ory wri the. field....It was learited this {OPet#tors withou ringing: upon double the minimum at this hos- Watching for “poachers” on
IBEW’s- toca 1 1212 in New y ym week that the. major has begun ne-| free television. The Blonder- pice. parking lots.

Tongue Laboratories of Newark, |
ani -other-locals in CBS-TV o&o Sia for ihe purchase of fe wie, | Nw., teported the Sevelopmient of
- Sities, the network is taking no/ outict Bi-Tran, 2 new. techniqué whi
chances and is enrolling its: execs | | 5 poeta so" om permits simultaneous tranaém
elestudios; the commerci affiliate on ‘Channel 4, which be-| and reception of: two tefevision
testing studios In N. ¥. Possibility | gan‘ operation in 1949. Film com- 7
poi the megotiating: sessions be- | pany pe applied for stations in a}T
eet union aid management may | Yew markets years. back, but with- | pa
be tougher. than ever this year is. drew after a time, :
reflected in the fact that the con-;- Negotiations for WDAF have no television, Device requires, modi-.
(Continued on page 63) (Continued. on page 56) (Continued on page 18)-

Also, according- to operators, the} In the entertainment field, Com-
$232,000: doesn’t take into account; Mission. credited Palm Springs,
the coin from adjoining operations | Calif, experiments by Paramount
such as the cocktail lounge and the | Pictures with | pic pioneering tolf-ty.
$1 per-car nick for parking. Figure |It Hsted the frst regular toli-tv
also doesn’t. represent capacity | Service at Cedar City, Utah, in 1956
since the club could have accom-| 20d the first large-scale venture at
*|medated 21,700 during the 15 shows] Bartlesville, Okla, two weeks aga.
performed that week. Previous} 12 education, agency credited the
‘record was held by Harry Bela-| Hagerstowa, Md, school system

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Sol Hurok Decides to Form His Own
Dicker Off |

‘Telemovies May Change

Booking Staff

Impresario Sol Hurok, who two*

months ago reportedly was plan-

ning to turn over the booking of

artists and companies under his

management to the William Morris
Agency, will form his‘own booking|
staff and expects this new division!
to be fully organized before the;
first of the year, ;

While conceding that discussions
were held with the Morris office.
Hurok explained in New York this
week that a deal was never con-
summated “because we felt that we
should go independent.’ In the
past the Hurok roster of a‘tists,
and groups have been booked by
National Artists Corp. with which
Hurok shares a floor in the Colum-
bia Pictures Bldg.

Hurok, whose relations with NAC
cooled after ex-Met baritone Luben
Yichey bought out Marks Levine
two years ago, pointed out that no
agreements exists between his ‘of-:
fice and NAC. Hence he’s free to)
make his own a-rangements. In a!
formal statement he emphasized
that hereafter he will not be af-}
filiated with any other management]
of? booking agency. , 1

Operating his own booking wing,
will be nothing new for the veteran’
impresario who recalled that he!
had such a setup around 1915-16. |
“This continued,” he added, “until!
shortly after 1929 when we joined:
the old NBC Artists Service. That!
Was dissolved in the early ‘30s!

when the Government claimed it!

Was a monopoly and we moved in;
with Marks Levine’s National Con-!
cert & Artists Corp.” i
Local Auspices :

Still reminiscing, Hurok asserted:
that prior to 1929 some 3,300 local!
managers and music clubs were:
flourishing throughout the U.S. This.
number has diminished consider-!
ably in recent years and “by turn-!
ing independent we fell that. we,
can help them.” Aside from this
neglected group, he plans an inten-|
sive drive to enlist the interest of!
students and faculties of the more}
than 1,800 colleges and universities!
in his talent roster.
Meantime, Hurok is scouting for:

space to accommodate his enter-;
prises and expects to conclude!
realty arrangements within a few:
weeks. His new booking staff,it’s!
estimated, will number about 15,:
but just whe will head up the op-|
eration hasn’t been decided as yet.!
Hurok artists and companies will:
now be available to all local man-'

i
r

agements and organized groups in-:

cluding community and civic or-) Was in ruckus for striking a Nazi

ganizations. . :

The impresario, who often has,
been informally dubbed as “Amer-}
ica’s goodwill ambassador,” re-)
turned last month from a 75,000
mile global talent hunt—much of|
shich was’ behind the Iron Cur-|
tain. The junket produced contracts |
to present major Soviet artists and.
companies in the U.S. Among the:
latter are Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet:
and Moiseyev Folk Ballet, both’ of |
which are due next season. os

Other members of the Russian,
contingent will be pianist Emil;

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“Years ago (the early ’20s) one of
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Polo. Now, if I ama correct, he was
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Variety, I believe, that in 1940 he

extras. - :

George Justin, production: chief
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‘lensed in Manhattan over the past
several years, including the cur-
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hardship—indeed, there, a big
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tan shooting. °

official while appearing with a
circus in Germany. Then in Life
magazine (1948) was a layout of
Eddie Polo who did ‘a slide for
life, hanging by his hair’. What.
puzzles me is—if he was in a fight
in 1940—well; at the age of 59?
And if doing a stunt -performance
in °48, would be at the age-of 67!
What gives? Are there two Eddie
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‘| and none are conteniplated.

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slim last week in the wake of the]

satirical comedy have been made|

re Chaplin himself and his feelings.

Iilya Lopert, who saw the “King”
‘}in Europe, said last week that he
had found it.very unfunnny. Fred
Schwartz of Distributors Corp. of
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Wednesday, September 18,1957

[Steinbeck Raps: Wishy-Washy’ Pix:

‘Playing It Safe’ With ‘No Opinion’

Can Distribs Recover
~ Heavy *57-’58 Outlay?

Madrid, Sept. 17.
Can Spanish film distributors

this year? That is the paramount
question .asked in industry and.
banking circles here as the 1957-.
58 season starts. There is a satis-
fied feeling among local compan-
ies that the Motion Picture Export
Assn, embargo, now entering its
third year, again has been vitiated
by the purchase and ‘coming re-
lease of fare. However, this was
achieved not only with great ef-
fort but at unprecedented -cost.

Spain today is a seller's marke
with a marked inflationary trend.
Statistic from within the indus-
try reveal that the cost of French
pictures have tripled, English quin-

‘tipled,-ItaHan product has mounted

1000% in the last three years and
German films, with less than two
years of market penetration here,
now cost about eight times more

(Continued on page 18)

100,000 AT FUNERAL
OF INDIA: PIC ACTOR

Madras, Sept. 10.
Reminiscent of the turnout of

mourners for the late Rudolph

Valentino was the funeral here last
week for film actor N. S. Kirshnan.
The rites were attended by more
than 100,000 of his fans and police
struggled to maintain order. Some
21 of the comedian’s friends and
co-workers in the film industry eulo-
gized him at.the Burning Ghat,

where the body. rested on a high|

platform.

Krishnan, along with his actress-
wife’ Mathuram, starred in about
100 .South Indian films. Popular-

ity of the team was stich that few | fit

South Indian pictures were made
without the pair appearing in
them. He was famed as an adlib-

ber who specialized in down to.

earth terms. -For a time he was a
producer and turned out such films
as “Nalla Thambi” (The Good
Brother).
Some years ago he was involved
in the slaying of a journalist and
was sentenced to a prison term.
After his release for good conduct,
he made a remarkable rally as an
actor and most people almost for-

got he ever went to jail. Aside,
from his ability as an actor and

comedian, he. excelled as a- folk

dancer.

Krishnan, whose early life was
one of poverty, supported himself

‘edibles which he ‘carried on his
head in-a bamboo tray. Later he
joined an itinerant drama troupe.
With his ready wit and humor, he
was a top legit actor before switch-
ing to films,

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Toyko, Sept. 10;
Although generally pleased with
the filmization, of his own works,
John Steinbeck described Holly.
wood as a place where “the only

jsafe thing is to have no opinion

that anybody would argue with.”
Here attending the 29th’ Interna-
tional PEN Congress, Steinbeck
was asked by Variety if he
thought the Hollywood product is
a reflection of truth. ,

“They certainly reflect the truth
... the truth of what the ‘studios
are thinking about ... the. truth
about making-money ... and the
truth about not having any differ-
ent opinion in any direction that
might get you in trouble,” he said,

When told that certain: overseas
company managers have refused
to re-issue “Grapes of Wrath” be-

|eause it might have the effect of
+ | hurting America abroad; Steinbeck

explained, “I don’t think if would
have any effect: at all-xat might
have some reputation for telling
old truths. That’s a period piece
about a situation that doesn’t exist
Perhaps it will never
exist any more.

‘T think the only thing that hurts
us abroad are the people who .are
afraid of hurting us abroad. So
we've got faults, and we're trying
to do something about them. To
cover them up sand try to kid

*lourselves that they don’t exist is

a crime. We've made tremendous
gains. Just on the Negro problem
alone, we’ve made great strides
if slowly. | . .
‘Grapes’ Withdrawn by Russos.
“IT was once told by the Ameri-
can ambassador to Moscow,” Stein-

beck reflected, “that the Russians

tried to use ‘Grapes of Wrath’ as

u
they immediately withdrew it be-
cause the cinema patrons said
that those in the picture had
autos.”

Drawing a wry comparison with
Hollywood’s _ self - consciousrress
overseas, Steinbeck likened: it to a
big star who finally got her first
tink coat, and said, “It doesn’t
Commenting on. films that have
been made from his stories, the au-
thor said: “I’ve had awfully good
luck in pictures. There have been

‘some awfully good people on my

pictures. If you get a Kazan or a
Nunrally Johnson, it’s kind of an
assurance that you are going to get
the best possible results.”: -
Steinbeck has had nine pictures
made from his fiction. For two,
“The Pearl” and “The Forgotten
Village,” he wrote the screenplays.
He also did the scenarios. for “Life-
boat” and “Viva Zapata.”.- He. has
never worked in Hollywood, having
written these outside the film capi-
Questioned as to why a top wri-
ter such ‘as himself doesn’t utilize
the technical potential of films as

‘a medium of expression, Steinbeck

noted, “I think writers work pretty.
much, ,alone, In pictures, it’s
group things. I remember one
time I was visiting a friend in
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_ Wednesday, September 18, 1957

Balabar’s 1 Told You wy

Barney Balaban was repeating himself at the Paramount sales
meeting in Chicago last week but his audience wasn’t aware of it
until the film company president sprang his punchline.

- Reading a-prepared..statement, Balaban fook a dim view of. in-
dustry conditions, Good film. properties were becoming more and
more difficult to come by, he said. Costs were rising at an alarm-
ing rate; participation deals in production were getting out of
hand; the standard patterns in both exhibition and distribution are
to be changed. All in all, the economics of the business were be- -
coming severe. It was a message regarded as downbeat by many
and realistic to Balaban.

-~ Then putting the statement aside, the prez filled in the sales per-
‘sonnel with the background. It was, he revealed, the same state-
ment he made 10 years ago-at a convention of the Theatre Owners
of America.

At that time the presidents of four other lm companies accused

* Balaban of being top pesimistic. Two of those companies, RKO

and Republic, have since virtually passed from the picture business

scene.

'AMPP Nixes Golden Jubilee TV Gala
By Ed Sullivan in Sharp Turmabout

Plan for an Ed Sullivan CBS-TV
- show devoted in its entirety to Hol-
Iywood’s Goldén Jubilee celebra-
tion has been scuttled by the ad-
vertising-publicity committee of.
the Assn. of Motion ‘Picture .Pro-
ducers. Idea originated in New
York and had been given an okay
by Sullivan.

As mapped out in tentative form,
the program was to ‘be made up of
film coverage of a star junket to).
various cities. This gets. underway
‘next month when 15 to 20 perform-
ers leave Hollywood on a barn
storming tour designed to focus
attention on the 50th birthday of

- production on the west coast.
Films were to be followed by the
live appearance of perhaps five or
“gix players on Sullivan’s show.
_ Film company ad-pub directors in
the east agreed to the project. but ¢:
the Coast group; which is calling
the turns:on the stars’ appearances,
voted the nix,

- There. are to be no radio or tv

. appearances. at all, whether locally}
in cities covered on the junket or
nationally, they ruled.

Some conflict in industry think-
dng was apparent since the promo-
tion ‘execs in past have been eager
te spot their star clients on the
Sullivan airer for the publicity
‘values.

Reported reasons for. the veto:

" Agenting the Atom
Hollywood, Sept. 17.

The field of personal man-
agement is obviously” ever £X-
panding,

Gabbe, Lutz, Heller & Loeb
now is ‘representing Harold
Northway and Jackson McVey,
principals’ in the Houston
atomic radiation’ story which
(was recently: featured in Look
magazine, GLHL is: handling:
all rights for Northway and
McVey in the fields of motion
pictures, television and books,

Stanley Rubin, recently an-
nounced he had optioned the
Look story and is now nego-
-tiating with GLHL on rights
for a film story. :

Film Deals With |
ASatelites Axed;
Too Much Stalling

With the realization that several

of the Iron Curtain countries ob-
varied. One was that the industry|viously don’t. mean business in
show. would tend to keep the pub-/their approaches to buy U..3.

. lic at home with their tv sefs and| films, the companies last week
not in theatres. Others. concerned terminated their licenses and thus
the payments which the stars erfded any“possibility of a Motion
would require and difficulties‘ in ‘Picture Export. Assn. deal with
getting the “right” ones for Sulli-| Albania, Roumania, Czechoslovak-
van. {ia and Bulgaria,

——— Licenses were renewed indefin-
Ny | jitely for Poland, Hungary and
Can't See Oscar
As a Dependent

East Germany, thus giving the
Though it is now definite that

MPEA a chance to work out deals
with these countries,

The companies in the past is-
sued licenses, good for one year,
to MPEA on a specifed group of |
films considered’ suitable for sale
to the Reds. Expiration of the

the motion picture industry will} censes, on Aug. eaves the
pick up the tab for the 1958 Acad- individual companies ‘theoretically
emy Awards radio and tv shows,|free to make their own deals
several ad-pub toppers aren’t mak- (Continued on page 15)
ing any secret of. the fact that they} —— ay
e move was a mistake, Ls. wt wpe

Group naturally must go along} alsh’ $ -
with the vote of the company prex- Raoul W $ I mil
ies, but that doesn’t mean that
these execs subscribe to the. ideaj
which one termed “a terrific waste
of money.”

Those in opposition hold that
he 1957 Awards tv show, sponsored
y Oldsmobile, was perfectly well
handled, with the commercials well
integrated and not offensive. Thus,
they argue, what’s the point of de-
priving the industry of: a. smooth
free ride and spending. snoney on
a show when oat same coin could

used advantageously to launch Hudson in July, 1952, agreed to

another ‘audfence-getting project.| appear in“four pictures for hina, at

the rate of one annually. However,
Kubin. MPIC Prez complaint added, Hudson had re-
Hollywood, Sept: 17.

_JSoseph L. Kubin, NBC, is new in’ 1957,- 1958, 1959 and 1960
prexy of Motion: Picture Industry when asked by: "Walsh recently,
‘Controllers, for 1957-58 term be-
ginning Oct. 1. -|son from appearing in a Henry.
"John Musgrave, Samuel Goldwyn} Ginsberg production for. 20th-Fox
,,. Productions, ang Eugene Donofrio,
‘ Dor ugfair ConPe

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~ Hollywood, Sept. 17,
Rock Hudson was named de-
fendant in a ‘$1,000,000 damage
suit filed by director Raoul Walsh
Friday (13) in L.A. Superior Court,
Action also asked for an injunction

any other producer before fulfill-
ing obligations which Walsh stated
were due him.

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ater

-of- censorship moves covering the

-|fion issue in Little Rock, Ark.
this week.that Ku Klux Klan units, ;

-elements of Dixie,

| suppressing any future productions’

| prior-censorship . panel.

with which te ban. “Sun”

| press.

‘Biz Still Spotty; ‘80 Days’ Again Champ, ‘Game’

Suit Vs. Rock Hudson/

to prevent actor from working for | ;

-Walsh fn complaint asserted that}.

fused to appear in films. to be made }

Court was asked to enjoin Hud-

Telease, which Walsh stated he un--
-plans,. until after, ihe .

LHEKSONVLLE’S. (Loew's Studying 2, Stock Diy

‘NO MIX IN Pix’) To Replace Regular 25c in Cash;
$9,000,000 Due Upon Divorcement

A 2% stock dividend in lieu of
the regular 25c Loew's Inc, quar-
4 terly dividend may be declared by
the film company. Final action de-
pends on the Securities & Ex-
change Commission. . It's under-
stood that, with final divorcement .
of the production-distribution com-
pany from the theatre firm, the
parent company will have some $9,-
000,000 due it from Loew’s Thea-
tres; hence the 2% stock divvy pro-
posal instead of the 25¢ cash melon.

The recent downbeat in the
Loew’s stock was regarded in Wall
Street as the signal that either the
}time-honored $1 annual dividend.
would be cut this year (the final
quarter of the past fiscal, year) or
withheld. It’s understood that
Loew’s prexy Joseph R. Vogel fa-
vors a conservation of cash by pass-
ing this quarter with the idea of
“making it up’ in the near future
when earnings are expected to ac-
celerate, <

Regardless, the sundry delaying
legal maneuvers involving the fight
with the Joseph Tomlinson dissi-
dent. group, gravitating between
Wilmington and New York juris-
diction, has made any formal board
action on this quarter’s divvy aca-
demic..

* Instead, special counsel Louis
Nizer, on behalf of Loew's Inc.,
(Continued on page 13)

10 New Entries
On Code Board

Makeup of the 20-man Produc-
tion Code Review Board, including
10 members of the Motion Picture
Assn. of America and 10 “outsid-
ers” (six exhibitors and four inde-
pendent producers) was revealed
in New York yesterday (Tues.) by
Eric A. Johnston, MPAA president.
Johnston chairs the board, whose
purpose is to decide on appeals
from decisions of the Code admin-
istration.

Heretofore only the MPAA
members ‘comprised the appeals
board. Now added are: Russell V.
| Downing, president of N. Y.’s Ra-

dio City Music Hall; ‘Leopold

Friedman, Loew’s Theatres prez;
Leonard A. Goldenson, president
of American Broadcasting-Para-
mount Theatres; George Kerasotes,
operator of Kerasotes Theatres,
Springfeld, Til.; Ben Marcus, Mil-
waukee: circuit. general manager;
Sol A. Schwartz, president of RKO
Theatres; and indie film-makers
John Ford, William Goetz, F. Hugh
Herbert and George Sidney.

Term of office is one year. ‘First
meeting will be held when there's
a Code appeal to be considered.

Grash Victim Melhado
Was a Key Figure On
Ba. of Loew’s Theatres

Allan Lloyd Melhado, 60, Kings-
{ton, B.W.I.-born investment ad-
-viser, who crashed in the fatal
Northeast Airlines accident Sun-
day (15), enroute from. his sunuuer
home at Nantucket, was one of
two court-appointed directors to
the Loew’s Theatres board. (The
other is Karl Pettit, head of the
Investment house bearing his name
and operator of the Knickerbocker
Fund, an investment trust.)

It turned out not to be a casual
appointment, so far as the Joseph
R. Vogel management was "con-
cerned, in that Melhado proved a
key figure in holding back some
$9,000,000 revenues from the thea-
tre corporation which the parent
Loew’s Inc. claimed was still due
into its exchequer, since the pie-
ture company and the theatre chain
had not been formally severed, with
‘a division of their obligations yet
to. be worked ‘out. Melhado felt
On | otherwise kad: shfd® the $4,000,900

Continued. ou: page 18}. .-

By GENE ARNEEL
"Representatives of the Motion
Picture Assn. of America will be
in Jacksonville, Fla., this wéek
with the hope of. staving off what’s
feared to be the first of a series

Yates Has Year to Go;
May Become. Chairman

Herbert J. Yates, under terms of
stock sale of Republic Pictures to
Joseph D. Blau-Joseph Harris syn-
Film industry sources revealed | dicate, remains with company for

one year, after sale is consum-
mated tomorrow (Wed.).

It’s doubtful that he’ll continue
-in post of prexy, which he’s occu-
pied since formation of the com-
pany, but agreement calls for
Yates to serve for one more year.
One report is: he may be named
board chairman.

Actual purchase price for Yates’
600,000. sharés was shares was $4,800.01 800,600.

Par Unbends On
Bartlesville-TV:
Talk Terms Later

Paramount’s pictures:are to be
made available for the Telemovie
toll television runs in Bartlesville,
Okla., thus making 20th-Fox and
Metro the only major distributors
whose product will not be seen via
the cabled system.

Par policy heretofore had been
to licénse its pictures for home ex-
Inbition but only if terms could)
be agreed upon with Henry Grif-
fing, Telemovie. chief. Actually,
hawever, this film company had no
idea of what kind of payoff ar-
rangement to make and neither
had Griffng. As a result, no deal
was made,

Other distribs released their
films to Telemovie simply on the
understanding that terms would be
taken up for discussion at some
time in.the future. Par now has
decided to do the same thing—
‘product now, terms Iater. -

AS previously ‘reported, the 20th
policy is to well its new theatrical

_ {Continued on page 15)

entire south. The agitation . for.
blue-penciling statutes ties in di-
rectly with Darryl F. Zanuck’s “Ts-
land. in the Sun” and the integra-

“white councils’ and numerous
other segregationists have been
putting the pressure’ on for new
local laws intended to bar any.
{pictures in which whites and Ne-
groes are seen together. The Za-
nuck picture, in which_Joan Fon-
taine becomes romantically invol- |.
ved with Negro singer-actor Harry '
Belafonte, didn’t cause any riots,
‘but nonetheless went against the
grain with the white supremacy

These same elements have be-
come inflamed over the. Negro sit-
uation as a result of the mess in
Little Rock and. are now bent on

which focus on Negro-white angles.
Pre-Censorship Setup

Introduced in the Jacksonyille
‘city council is a measure establish- |
ing in vague terms an official
While
the bill lacks specific intentions,
it’s clearly interpreted as a weapon
type films.

Picture business execs are grave-.
ly concerned for the réason that
such local-level censorship is diffi-
cult to beat. In such territorially
limited areas the Supreme Court
edicts on censorship are virtually
ignored,

There have been various indita-.
{tions already that the pie censor-
ship movement will spread once it |.
gets a start, such as in Jacksonville.
The agitators in numerous south-
ern states, it’s reported, have sent
threatening letters to exhibitors
regarding the playing of the “un-|.
wanted” product, Afd. they've
been lobbying ‘among the local law-|
makers (many of whom also are
segregation traditionalists). © for
measures against films spotlight-
ing the Negro.

A factor in all this, too, is ‘the

Film industry observers re-
(Continued on page 15) |

National Boxoffice Survey

2d,.‘Sun’ 3d, ‘Wonders’ 4th, ‘Faces’. 5th

First-runs in key cities covered; “House of Numbers” (M-G), one
by Varrery this round found that| of these, is listed with $92,000 from
combination of back-to-school, new} nine keys but in only Philly dogs
fall tele shows and return of torrid it shape. good, Other dates range
weather too much of a handicap, “Fuzzy Pink
and even the better pix are suffer-| Nightgown” other,
ing. Some of weakie newcomers] though fair in Toronto and okay in|
are taking a real beating at the| Omaha, is mild to thin elsewhere.
wickets, There is not much pros] “Omar Khayyam” (Par) is fine
pect of much new product until/in Chi and okay in Frisco. “My
early next month, distribs appar-} Gun Is Quick” (UA) shapes socko
ently pong jeer’ of unvenng. in Detroit.
stronger jare while seasonal iac-| “Quantez” (U), fair in K.C.,
tors are working against them. {looms okay in Seattle and modest

Around | World in 80 Days in Portland. “Sea Wife” (20th), J
(UA) continues as b.0o. champ, also new, is good in Portland, okay
same as. a week ag0.- rane ma ¢) in Denver, fair in Omaha and mod-
Todd epic is varying ttle om est in Chi. “Happy Road” (M-G), ,
week to week in numerous keys.| slow in Detroit, looks oke in Port-
“Pajama: Game” (WB) again is land. ” ,

finishing second same as last} ,, ‘Action of Tiger” (M-G) is fair

stanza oe

“Sun _ Also Rises” is landing in Detroit. . I Was Teenage Were-
third money just as it did a week} Wolf (Indie) looks strong in Chi.
ago. “Seven Wonders of World”| Rock Hunter” (20th) shapes sock
(Cinerama) is winding in fourth;i@ Chi |
spot,’same as last round. “Joe Butterfly” (U) is rated

“Man of Thousand Faces” (U)| brisk in Washington. “James
is pushing up from eighth place to| Dean Story” (WB) looms okay in
fifth, “10 Commandments” (Par) | Minneapolis. “Doctor. at. Large”
ig finishing sixth while “Jeanne| (U) is great in Boston.
.Eagels” (Col) is seventh. “Silk Stockings” (M-G), hot in

“Pride and Passion” (UA), long] Philly, looms neat in ‘Toronto,
high on list, is winding up eighth “Perri” (BY), which opens in N.Y.
wae “interiade (0), company soon, shapes tidy in L.A.

new, rounds out the Big et w ¢
Two next highest films, in point of | in big N. in ‘Attemoo: " ini) stil
coin total, are making such weak. oy

sage’; (U) looms solid in Buffalo.

showings that they are: sot. -even}
strong .enough for srunnet-up-r Tal A Cunehete Boobs Repor ts on

7. art? e
4 . - “s
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‘PICTURES

” Wédsiesday; September 18, 1957

ini Distribs See imported Pix
Hurt Most By Pope s Encyclical

Independent film distributors
were the only ones last week will-
ing to comment on the encyclical
letter of Pope Pius XII in whieh
he urged extension of Legion of
Decency activity to radio and tv,
but also discussed motion pictures
at some length.

Indies, going by the report on/
the Pope’s letter as published in|.

The N.Y. Times, felt uneasily that

it might be the cue for: intensifica-

tion of the Roman Catholic drive
against pictures found objection-
able by the Legion. This almost
automatically would mean foreign
films, which have borne the brunt
of the Legion’s displeasure.

Several of the indies saw in the
Pope’s message an indication that
he was displeased with Catholic
reaction to the Legion ratings and
with the type of “earthy” product
emanating from the two {important
Catholic countries in Europe,
France and Italy. The Pope ex-
horted public authorities against
supporting the production of mor-
ally unsatisfactory films and urged
them to make a greater effort in
favor of good films.

It has long been one of the |.
thorns in tne side of importers and
distribs that the very pictures con- }
demned in the U.S. by the Legion
of Decency failed to run afoul
Catholic censorship in Europe.
‘This disparity of views between
European and American ecclesias-
tical authorities has also concern-
‘ed the French and the Italians,
who have suffered under it.

The Pope said he wished to im-
press the episcopacy with “how the
fiock entrusted to the care of each

(Continued on page 62)

AA’s 36 Entries;
Sprint on Tint

Allied Artists will release’ 36
features in the next 12 months, in-
cluding at least one entry im Cine-

maScope and color every month,
Steye Broidy, president, disclosed

eo

this week. AA now has.a backlog |

of 13 completed productions, he
added.

New schedule marks an increase
over the past 12 months when 30
pictures were placed into distribu-
tion.

Broidy stated that AA intends to
continue in the high-budget field
which was entered with “Friendly
Persuasion” and “Lo-.e in the Af-
ternoon.’ Two pictures in this
category are “now in the negotia-
tion stage, he said.

Backlog includes “Hunchback of

Notre Dame,” .starring: Gina Lol-|.

lobrigida and Anthony Quinn, and
“The Tall Stranger,” with Joel Me-

Crea and Virginia Mayo, both in|}

tinted C’Scope.

The 36 will be turned out by at
Jeast cight producers, including a
neweomer to AA, Harold Robbins.
His first, “Never Love a Stranger,”
based on one of his own novels, is
now shooting in New York. Set for
production next spring is Robbins’
“79 Park Avenue.”

Broidy stated further that the}
company will continue to keep the

| Todd’s

—

The Light ‘Touch’

‘ Hollywood, Sept. 17.
Universal offers additional
proof that distaff filmgoers
are highly regarded by studios:
in setting product. —

Studio asked Sindlinger
Research to check on audience,
reception to the title “Badge
of Evil,” which had been as-
signed to a recent Albert Zug-
smith production. It’s a mod-
ern-day cops & robbers yarn
localed in Mexico.

Women, however, regarded
the word “Badge” as an ‘in-
dication the film is a western
—so Universal will send it out.
as “Touch of Evil,”

UA Net $1,196,000:
For 6 Mos., a 217;
Up; O'Seas Soars

United Artists is riding high, :
still. Board chairman Robert: S.
Benjamin this week revealed the
company had 4a net profit of $1,196,-
000 for the first.27 weeks of 1957,
compared with $989,000 for the
corresponding period ofslast year.
The gain was 21%

Worldwide gross, said Benjamin, |

climbed from $27,342,000 in the
1956 period ta $32 498,000 in the

41957 frame.

Distribution-financing outfit, fur-
ther, is running ahead of last year
currently. Tall income is being de-
rived from Stanley Kramer’s
“Pride and the Passion” and Mike
“Around the World in 80
Days,” along with less prominent

entries.

For all of 1956, UA netted $3,-
106,000 on a gross of $64,771 784,

Meanwhile, a dividend payoff
date has been set for Sept; 27.)
Shareowners of record of Sept. 13
will collect 35c per share on the
common issue.

them drive-ins, has been elected
head of the American Cancer So-
ciety’s Fulton County (Atlanta)
Unit by the board of directors.

What Makes Tammy’ Run?

Studios Scurrying Back to ‘Corn’ Files in U’s Click

With Debbie

The success ‘of Universal’s “‘Tam-
my and the Bachelor” may have’
the effect of inducing the film com-
panies to. reappraise their story
properties.. In an era when it is
believed that only offbeat, hard-
hitting themes can achieve b.o.
success, “Tammy.” an obviously

door open to indie film-makers|corny, romantic love story in the

with properties in addition to those |
now on the slate.

Distributors Gander Film.

If the experience of three young,
first-time feature film-makers is.
any criterion, there is apparentiy
a demand for inexpensive product.
The picture in question is “Run!
Across the River,” a low,
budgeter quickly assembled as a

Brought in By Ex-TV Tio

For Peanuts (66 Negative) |

Cinderella tradition, is emerging
as one of the most unusual entries
of the summer season.

Although in release only 12
weeks, the De}bie Reynolds star-
rer. produced at a cast of a little
less than a $1,000,000, has already
grossed in excess of $1, 500,000 and
has brought in to U’s coffers as
much coin. as “The Glenn Miller
Story” did in a similar period. The
victure is presently the hottest.
item on U's state and, on the basis.
of bookings already. set, the studio
is anticipating a domestic gross of

low over $3,000,000.

.j electric train seating

\Melbro Chi Suit.
- Vs, B&K; Majors

John H. Stembler, president of |
|Georgia Theatre Co., operators of
.50 theatres in the state, half: of

Peculiar aspect of “Tammy’ s”
do-it-yourself project by three;current appeal is that it got off
former television staffers who! to a slow stert. It whisked
momentarily found themselves. at;through New York, for example,
liberty. ion its first-run outing without

The picture was filmed in New: being noticed. Some of its early
York in the Greenwich Village i dates, after a first start in a New
area at a negative cost of $6,000. | ! Orleans premiere saturation book-
Editing, scoring and printing has!ing were, disappointing. How-
since added another $19.000. Add-; ever, the picture began to. build as
ing approximately $50.000 in de-:it moved, and word-of-mouth com-
ferments for the writer, per-‘ ment, particularly among the teen-
formers, technicians, director, pro-! :age dating set and family groups,
ducer, ete., and the picture’s total is said to have provided the hypo.
cost amounts to $75,000. ° { The new attention the picture is:

* Camrieo Productions is the corpo-!-presently receiving is resulting: in:

(Continued on page 13} irebookings in ‘a flock of: first-run

{81 200, 000 Loew Ozoner
| Opens Seon in Houston

Houston; Sept. 17%.
Homer McCallon,‘ manager o

Loew’s Drive-In, located in sub-
urban Sharpstown, will open early
in October. Ozoner was built at
a cost of $1,200,000 and will be the

the largest, it will be the most €x-
pensive-per-car in the country, ac-
cording to McCallon, |

It will occupy 36. acres, with 10.
devoted to playground equipment
and room for about 1,700 cars. An
50 and a
merry-go-round will be available
for the small fry. Wayne. Horton
will be manager. °

Chicago, Sepf. 17.
Antitrust suits against: the Bala-
Jban & Katz theatre ‘chain, Metro,
| Universal, 20th, United Artists,
Paramount and Columbia distribs
on behalf of Melbro Amusements
Corp., operators of Rockne Thea-
tre here, were entered in Chicago
Federal District Court. last ‘week
by attorney Seymour Simon,
‘Suit charges: that these major
distributors refused first outlying
run pix to the Rockne when being
played by the B&K State Theatre.
It complains that Rockne should
not have to. bid” competitively
against the State for pix any more
than the B&K Mercury,
Par Brass to Paris On
Gabs for ‘Commandments’
Paramount execs are on the hop.
Off from New York to Paris over
the past-weekend for a distribution
and promotion meeting on “The
Ten Commandments” and other
product were’ George Weitner,
global: sales chief; Jerry Pickman,
ad-pub v-.p.; James Perkins, exec
v.p. of the international depart-
ment; Clay Hake, overseas sales
chief for :.“Commandments,” and
John B.. Nathan, general manager.
for Continental Europe. Nathan,
returning to his. ‘Paris. headquar-

‘ters, had been in Gotham a week
for homeoffice huddles.

Following his return to N. Y, at
the. weekend, Pickman will wing
to Caracas with “Commandments”
worldwide sales head Charles Boas-
‘berg and after this he goes to the
Orient. °

Reynolds Pic

and drive-in theatres. In Chicago,
for example, where the picture
originally bypasséd a downtown
first-run for: a multi-néighborhood
engagement, “Tammy” has been
brought back and booked into the
first-run, downtown Grand The-
atre. In Los Angeles, where it
originally played in a combination
of first-run theatres, it is being re-
booked in another group of. first-

run houses instead of being moved }

to subsequent-run situations. In
N.O., where the World premiere
was held, the ‘film is being replay-
ed by the Joy Theatre. In addi-
tion, the entire Butterfield circuit,
which booked the film when it was
launched, has.requesfed repeat en-
gagements. In many communi-
ties, opposition houses, which. saw
their rivals play the pic initially,
have set playdates. .

Part of the picture’s buildup is

attributed to. the success of the |
song from the picture—“Tammy,” |

which is or has been in first place
on all music charts. When the pic-
ture first came.out, the song had
not as yet reached the peak of its
popularity. However, as the picture

moved about, the tune jumped into |.

national recognition and apparently
has aided: in calling attention to
the film,

The success: of both the song and
the picture represents the joint
promotional efforts of U and Decca
which, of course, are closely ‘allied

since "Decca owns the major por-f
tion of the film company’s stock. |
‘The song ‘was ‘issuéd on the. Coral,

‘Yabel,“a subsidiary’ of: ‘Decea':

i New York Sound Track :

j Loew's State het, revealed that |

third ozoner in Loew's circuit. Not

_ Nicholas M, Schenck (now out of the picture) was one of the main
reasons why the Academy Awards television show wasn’t sponsored by
the film industry in past. He had been adamantly against it. and influ-
enced the MPAA’S§ négative votes. Barney Balaban also was on the neg-
ative side but jad a change of heart this year. Credit George Seaton’s
planning and persuasiveness with the unanimous. decision in favor of
bankrolling the show. — :

-Some mémbers of the film industry’s ‘ad-pub fraternity doing a
burn, over the free space being grabbed by Mike. Todd. They claim he
has the big advantage in making grandstand plays {latest being rental
of Madison Square Garden for an “80 Days Around the’ World” first
birthday party) in that he has only, the one picture to plug, no alle-
giances, nq stat contracts to worry about, etc.

Rumor Eastman Kodak planning to raise the price. of black-and-
white release print stock. It’s now 1%4c per foot ... National Labor
Relations Board polled workers at Technicolor’s 57th. ‘St. Ravelle ama-

‘| teur color plant and Local 702 lost the vote ... Warner Bros. Employees

feted ad-pub v.p. Robert Taplinger on the occasion of his return from
Europe and. also-to mark his first anni with the company... . Darryl F,
Zanuck says neither he nor Jack L. Warner broke the bank “at. Cannes,
In fact, Zanuck just broke. even and Warner didn’t..even do that. Story, .
says Zanuck, was put out by fhe Casino publicity office .. , DeLuxqg
Laboratories expecting to add 200,000,000 ft. a year when it adds a

; third shift in the late fall. Lab, under Alan Freedman, now handles

400,000,000 to 500,000,000 ft. a year and has been forced to parcel. ont
work to other labs. Incidentally, all the special CinemaScope 55 ma-
chinery is being added at De Luxe’s Coast plant, not ‘in Gotham:

Martin Dickstein, ex-Brooklyn Eagle film critic and later its-amuse-
ments advertising manager for 20 years, now ditto on the N.Y. World-
Telegram & Sun, succeeding Donald. Reis, shifted” to. the daily’s ‘general,
‘advertising department.

Elise Galge and Gabriel Katzka, partners in the newly-organized
Katzka-Farrell-Gaige Productions, due back from the Coast at end of
this week after seven days there scouting various story properties.

Selma Lynch, longttime associate of Gus Sehirmer Jr. at Profes-
sional Artists, has become casting director for Hareld Robbins’ .new
indie picture outfit ... Walt Disney’s upcoming “Rainbow Road to.Oz”
will Have a top cast comprising only members of the “Mickey Mouse
Club” tv’er, such as Jimmie Dodd, Annette Funicello and Darlene
Gillespie. No picture names as such in thé producer's first all-live mu-
sical... “The Roof,” produced and directed by Vittorio De Sica, taken
over for stateside distribution by Rebert L. Lawrence, Alfred R. Stern
and Marie De ‘Vecchi. *

Memorial service and unveiling of a plaque in memory of Ben

|. Wirth, formerly head. of the Stanley Warner real estate department,

was held Sunday (15) at the Actors Temple ..,. Howard Hughes’ leng
delayed “Jet Pilot," which ‘Jniversal is distributing for RKO, is set.
to open ifi 400 key and sub-key situations starting tomorrow (Thurs.)
,»», Community of Danville, Ky., where Metro’s “Raintree County’’ was -
filmed, is going all out in support of the film. Tickets for Danville night
at Louisville, 75. miles away, were sold out in an hour and a half, ac-
cording to Metro ... Joan ‘O’Brian, a regular on Bob Crosby's tv show,
signed to a term contract by Metro ... Broadway producer Hal Prince
is an investor in the Gold Medal-Biograph Studios in the Bronx...
N. Richard Nash to the Coast to meet with Columbia execs-for script
conferences on “The Great Sebastians,” the Howard Lindsay-Russell
Crouse play which Nash is adapting for the screen ., , Universal prexy
Milton RB. Rackmil -back from a three-week survey of the company: s
Continental offices.

Producer Milton Sperling brought in his. Adirondacks and Gotham
filming on “Marjorie Morningstar” ahead of schedule . . Marlon
Brando has a mad on vs, the fan mags. Won’t cooperate with ‘them. ae
David 0. Selzuf&ek once “wanted the reissue of “Rebecca” to open at
Radio City Music Hall .. - Sidney Fields, N.Y. Mirror columnist, on
the Coast to da a series on Hollywood families. Aim is to give a posi-
tive slant’... Maria Santose, secretary to Indonesia’s President Soe-
karno and also chief of Indonesia’s film censcr board, is visiting the
U.S. on the invite of the Ford Foundation. Indonesia is very tough on
U.S. pix .... 20th redubbing Suzy Parker's voice in ‘Kiss Them For
Me” and also editing out some of Jane Mansfield’s wiggles and squeals

. “Farewell to Arms,” 20th’s Christmas release, to bé previewed in

‘an ‘out-of-the-way place “far from Hollywood.” .. . Irving Mass,. Mo-

tion Picture Export Assn. Far Eastern supervisor, in the ‘hospital

Herbert Erlanger, secy. to the MPEA tax committee, has left for
the Philippines to help settle legal details involved i inthe tax demands
vs. the U.S. distribs.

Europe to N. Y.

“

N. Y. to L. A.

Alan Bates. Walter Abel.

Rudolf Bing - Marian Ander.

Earl Blac’rwell Milton Baron son
Henry Cornelius
Joan Crawford Alfred E. Daff

" Clarence Derwent | Elise Gaige
Vyvyan Donner Walter Lowendahl

. Vivienne Drummond Dina Merrill
Irying Drutman N. Richard Nash.
Denholm Elliott Bert Orde
Albert. Fennel ‘Larry Parks
Geno di Grandi Leah Salisbury
Ernest Graves Syd Silverman
Kenneth Haigh ‘Arnold Stang
Patricia Jessel Caskie Stinnett

Borden Mace

Ned Manderino

Elsa Marinelli

‘George Mathews
William F. McDermott
-Kenneth More
Patricia Neal

Margaret Phillips
Milton R. Rackmil
Toni Richardson

L. A. to N. Y.
Jean Pierre Aumont
Eddie Cantor
Oscar A. Doob.
- Robert Evans _
“Albert C. Gannaway
Mitchell Hamilburg

Alfred N. Steele Robert Horton
Alfred A: Strelsin wat Hutchins,
Robert S. Taplinger anny wwe
Stephen F. Temmer ang tone
Blanche Yurka ur Lubin
Cye Martin

Marilyn Maxwell *
Charles McCarthy
Michael Sean O’Shea
John Patrick

N. Y. to Europe

Meyer Davis
Clay V. Hake

Maurice Lehmann Hat Roach Jr.
Saul Levinson Cliff Robertson
Alicia Markova Jay Sayers

_ Bernard Musnik Rod Serling |
John B. Nathan Norman Shannon
John Newman Sol C. Siegel

. Jameés BE. Perkins Rod Steiger

» Derry. Pickman_ ; Barry Sullivan

© Tara Turner Joseph’ R.- Vogel _*
3 George Weltick "Si Waronker™

. now enjoyed by American Broad-

“remained adamant despite a flood

* poth Theatre Owners of
- formerly-affiliated circuits be per-|

Show-Bizzers 0.0.

would be consummated; a. final

- gotten.

-torneys for SW, theatre circuit for-

‘trust division, but so far have been
‘unable: ‘to convince the: Govern:
.ment agency to loosen its stand.

tain well-spelled-out. restrictions.

tering into production... There is

Wednesday, ‘September 18, 1957

Stanley Warner Sill roding
D. of J. for Film-Making Go-Ahead) jc | TV ‘EXHIR’

- Stanley Warner is not giving up.
on efforts to obtain a greenlight
from the Dept. of Justice that
would allow it to embark on a pro-.
duction program similar to the one:

casting-Paramount Theatres, At-
merly affiliated with Warner Bros., }
have beem holding numerous con-

ferences with officials of the anti-

~The position of the D,-of J. has}

of petitions and resolutions from
exhibitor organizations, including
‘America |;

and ‘Allied States Assn., that the |
mitted to. make pictures under cer-

The. exhibitor orgs and individual
theatremen have argued that the
well-heeled theatre chains can pro-

theatres to survive in today's mar-
ket.

What is particularly irking SW |}.
is the fact. that the earlier consent
decrees, issued against Paramount
and RK O, . contained no bars
against the separated theatres en-

nothihg in the Par. and RKO de-
(Continued on vontinued on page 13)

Gaps on Cmerama

‘Warner Bros. will receive a 20%
to 25% distribution fee for the
handling of Cinerama productions
abroad. Part of WB’s task in the
overseas market will be to con-
vince local exhibitors to install.
Cinerama equipment at their own
expense for the showing of the pic-
tures in the three-strip medinm.

The foreign market, it’s felt, has
hardly been tapped since there are
only eight Cinerama installations
abroad as compared with 21 in the
U.S. and Canada. Robin Inter-
national, the import-export firm,
controls. a nuniber of: the foreign
theatres and Stanley Warner,
which owns the exhibition and pro-.
duction rights to the medium, has
superyision of the ‘others.

SW has long been seeking an or-
gahization to promote the full po-}
tential of the overseas market. It
had a deal for Technicolor to take
over the foreign operation, but it
fell. through when’ the companies |
could not agree on the price.

WB's arrangement was an-,
nounced in Paris by WB. prexy
Jack L. Warner. However, in New
York, it was reported that while it:
is likely that a deal with. WB

contract had not as yet been drawn

up.

This is the second time that WB.
and SW have had an agreement in--
volving Cinerama. Previously, it in-
volved the production of Cinerama
pictures by WB, but nothing came’
of this deal and it was quietly for-

Pat Somerset Elected
Prez of Film Council
Hollywood, Sept.-17.

Pat Somerset, biz rep of Screen
Actors Guild, was elected new.
prexy of AFL Film Council, suc- ;
ceeding Henry C. Wadsworth, of-
Studio Utilities Employes, without
ppposition. Somerset assumes. of-
fice Sept. 24.

Also elected withou. opposition |
were John Lehners, IATSE film
editors, v.p.;°H. O'Neil. Shanks,
Screen Extras Guild, recording sec-.
retary; Edwin T. Hill, IA propmen,
treasurer; and IA international rep.
George Flaherty, Ralph Clare” of
Studio Transportation Drivers and
Albert K, Erickson of IA Laborers,
trustees, ;

Somerset is also prexy of Calif,
State Theatrical..Federation. and
v.p. of State Federation of Labor.

bos.

oJ ubilee’ s Talent Panel
Hollywood, Sept. 17. _
Nine members have been ap-
pointed to the new talent com-
-mittee to organize participa-
tion of Hollywood celebs in
the industry’s Golden, Jubilee,
with more talent execs to be
added.
Members include Wiliam
Meikeljohn, Paramount; - Vic-
tor Sutker, Columbia; Solly
Biano, Warners; Jack Bauer,
Universal; Frank: McCarthy,
- 20th; Howard _— Strickling,
_ Metro; Jay Hunter, MCA; Har-
‘- old Rose, Famous Artists; Len-
ny Hershon, William Morris
Agency.

Okla. Telemovies

And Rate It High

By RALPH L. SMITH
Bartlesville, Okla., Sept. 17.
Paramount’s sudden entry into
the: local Telemoyie project: here

will undoubtedly raise many eye-

brows and cause much speculation

jin the motion picture industry...
Paramount; sponsor of the Tele- |
4 meter system, had previously stated

that it would not make any of its
product available to the operating
system in this community. The re-
versal of its stand came to light

last ,week when a Par picture

“Delicate Delinquent” replaced a
United Artists production on the

first-run October booking sheet for
the p¥oject.

An interested spectator who re-
cently inspected the local system
was Louis Stevens, Washington,

D. C.,, an attorney for the Fed-

eral Communications. Commission.

While Stevens would not comment

on the various aspects of the local
project he did say he was here to

Jook the situation over and would

submit a report td the commission.

He said he was. impressed with the.

{Continued on page 18) _

By HERMAN LOWE .
Washington, Sept. 17.

No group—not the. broadcasters |

or the motion picture studios and
exhibitors—is watching the

| Bartlesville experiment. with more

interest than the operators-of Cain-
munity-Antenna’ service.
could be the first ones to cash in

‘on any cable theatre spread.

For, if it enables them to offer

a combination of new motion pic-|

tures and the present free tv pro-

‘grams,.it.may.bé a milestone in
{the growth and development of

community antenna, the only gen-
uine wired tv service now offered

in this country. ©

An inkling of the intense inter-

est is the lineup of speakers for

the Western: Regional Conference
lof the National. Community Tele-

vision Assn., to be held in Los An-{

geles Sept. 24-26,

The convention will be devoted
to cable theatre and toll-tv. Head-
ing the speakers’ list will be Matty
Fox, of Skiatron TV, who will talk

on his proposed wired systems. for:

L.A.,. Frisco and San Diego; and

Milton Shapp, president of Jerrold.
Electronics, which designed and has

installed the Bartlesville wired dis-
tribution system: A spokesman for

‘Paramount’s International Tele-

meter will also: appéar.

Among other speakers: Jack D.
Wrather Jr., president of Wrather
Television. Productions, to discuss
cable theatre and pay-tv from the
angle of the tv film producer;
Charles Gilmore, of Gibralter En-
terprise, on problems of leasing
films from motion picture produc-

ers; and Lloyd Hallamore, of Halla-}

more Electronics, on cost and tech-
nical problems: of building and
equipping a studio for a cable the-
atre system.

Out of Hiding

on the community antenna busi-
ness, taking it out of its self-im-
posed place in-the shadows. ~*

- One of the newest developments

in the-electronics field, the entire’

business is only seven years old, the

‘first system—Panther Valley TV—

having been established at Lance-
ford, Pa., in 1950.
Today there are more than 500

ww (Continued on page 15)

“.

‘They.

| tion,
Conference will put a spotlight

: WNT FNMA MASISTEM SusticeD Dept. Skeds AllIndustry

Hearing Oct. 4 on NT’s Filming Yen

Shotgun Credits

Screen credits are getting
longer all over the world.
Everyone’s getting in on the
act, complains ‘the Indian
magazine, Picturegoer.

‘It ‘cites the example of the
picture whose credits included
the name of the man who fi-
nanced it.

Exhibitors Woo
D. of J. Okay On
Prod. by Chain:

In a film industry switch which is
almost startling in the extent of its
aboutface-ism, the bulk of the na-
tion’s exhibitors are about to sup-

port the principle of major. circuits |

engaging in the production of pic-
tures; Many of these same indie
exhibs originally had goaded the
Dept. of Justicé into assaulting the
major. film corporations with the
antitrust suit that led to divorce-
ment—the divorcement that sep-
arated production from exhibition.
The indies are now hard-pressed
for film. product and don’t care
where ‘if comes from, even if the
source is their previous arch foe,
onetime affiliated circuit.

The D. of J. has called a special
session in Washington to sound out
all of ‘the trade’s interested parties
on a petition by National-Theatres
for an okay to segue into produc-
Decrees in the industry. case
presently enjoin National, Stanley
Warner and Loew’s Theatres from
making pictures unless’ approval is
specifically given by the New York
Federal Court. D. of J. greenlight.
would be tantamount té. such ap-
proval. D. of J. objections would be
hard to overcome. Such injuhc--
tions against producing: are not
contained in the decrees with
United Paramount {which’ already

(Continued on page 18)

Chi Prices All Shook Up

By DAVE LEVADI
‘ Chicago, Sept. 17.

Shocko B.O.

A shakeup in Loop theatres’ }.°

prices is getting an anxious eye

Troma _distribs of double-bill fare, |

houses which have run a fairly
steady diet of doubles, with big
emphasis on.shocker and shotgun
product have slashed prices al-

most immediately after a summer.
round of general price increases j.

in first-run outlets.
Standard top rate downtown is
$1.50 with

Grand recently lowered, its top of

| $1.25. to 87c and the Monroe just
|dropped to "9c limit from 87c.
!This leaves the Roosevelt, at 90c |.
per head, the highest priced ac:

tion house in the Loop.
The moves on the part. of the
indie-owned Grand and Monroe

‘were necessitated by what seems

to be a shrinking market of teen-

age trade which previously kept
Chicago one of. the best markets ].
for double-header action bills in

the country. $
Roosevelt No. 1

Less than ‘eight years ago Bala-

‘ban & Katz converted the Roose-
elt to a strictly action house pol-
.Jicy with new pix every tWo weeks.
| At that time the Roosevelt was suf-
fering more than most downtown

houses from the early inroads of ty
Today it is generally recognized as
the most consistent profit-making

house in the city.

AS more and moré action’ and

horror product and. sclence-fiction

occasional uppanices to]
$1.80 on the heaviest product, The.

Minneapolis, Sept. 17.

Berause low-budgeted “hor-

ror” shockers, sci-fi thrillers,
‘rock ’n’ roll and juvenile de-
linquent films apparently.
often spell larger profits than
the high percentage top fare,
two local loop first-run houses,
United. Paramount’s Lyric and.
RKO Theatres’ Pan, are back.
playing such. twin bills,
_ Hach of the theatres had
brief flings with the important
bigger pictures at. advanced.
admissiou.

No doubt, too, the fact that
the top fare is thinning out
again, numerically speaking, is.
a‘factor.in this development.
But-the fact remains that the’
houses in question usually fin-
ish well in the black with that
-kind of “B” and lesser fare.

It all means, of course; that
the minor releases are able to
snare downtown playdates
again after being shut out of
the. loop for more than a
month,

became available, the Grand und

Monroe, whose offbeat locations
fook them out of direct competi-
tion with other downtown houses

for much frst-run product, reach- |

ed into the overstocked distribu-
tors’ shelves and brought in this

kind of reel with increasing fre-|

quency.
‘Af first it. seemed. that, despite

\for first-runs

+as an. action house only, these.

houses could count on a medium
but steady weekly gross. Quanti-

-tatively the product is more avail-

able than ever today, but over co |

\ last year action houses have faken |

a beating, and the audience for

| their pix shows. signs of drving up.

These theatres could no longer
count on the habitual return of

|} teenagers and top quality -action

pictures are at a premium now..
- Indicative of the limited size of :

the audience for westerns and out-

er-space céllulof@’ was a sudden

{surge of business at the Monroe!

when both the Roosevelt and
Grand experimented with a differ- j.

ent kind of booking.

, Ozoner Slant

The Grand is experimenting
with some success now on double-
billing ‘subsequent runs other than ;

strictly action product; and the |

| action pic market would certainly :
aggravate the unhealthly surplus:

Washington, Sept. 17.

An all-industry conference is be-
ing called here Oct. 4 to give views
on the request of National Theatres
to produce and distribute motion
pictures,

Invitations to more than 20 in-
terested firms and asociations have
been sent out by the Antitrust
Division of the Justice Department.
The hearings is expected to deter-
mine whether all the divorced thea-

;; tre circuits may go into film pro-

duction.
AB-PT has taken the step into
production and distribution, but

.|has released only two pix ta date,

The Paramount and RKO anti-
trust decrees, the first two signed,
do not carry any section on the
subject of whether these circuits
could produce pix. Thus, there was
no bar to AB-PT going into the
{ field.

However, the three later decrees
—Warners, Loew’s and Fox—state
Specifically that the divorced cir-
cuits must have Federal court ap-
proval to make and distribute pic-
tures. Since that time, Stanley War-
ner got the okay to buy the Cine-
rama system and to produce and
distribute Cinerama films. But SW
discussions on entering general pro-
duction have gotten nowhere. -.

Among the parties invited to
send spokesmen to the Oct. 4. con-
ference are the efght major distvi-
butors and some independents, the
other four divorced circuits, Society
of Independent Motion Picture
producers, the big exhibitor trade
assosiations, such as Allied, TOA,
etc., and one or two other groups.
Interested parties not invited may
contact the Antitrust Division for
permission to attend.

Lotsa Fire Behind
Alhed’s Peace Bid

Allied States Assn.’s recent
“tread softly” policy should not
lull the industry into a false sense
of security or be taken as an in«
dication that Allied is going soft,
a vocal member of the exhib org’s
hierarchy emphasized last week.
Although Allied is following a pol-
icy of cooperation with other seg-
ments of the industry in an effort
{to reach a Satisfactory solution of.
Jmany of the problems currently
facing the film business, it’s pointed
{out that the usually blunt and out-
spoken exhibitor group is not ab-
dicating its forceful watchdog role
as spokesman for the small, inde-
pendent theatreowners..

Having ranted, raved and pro-
tested against distributor practices
j for some 25 years, Allied is exper-
imenting with the new approach of
attempting to work things out over
the conference table. With the
future of the film business at stake,
both from the Standpoint of dis-
tribution and exhibition, Allied has
indicated that it is willing to dis-
j cuss industry questions in an at-
mosphere of calm and quiet in the
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aL

Yeggs Tap. Theatres

In Boston for $5,500
Boston, Sept. 17.

Hub film theatres were targets
‘of yeggs during last weekend, and
; Ben Sack’s Beacon Hill and Gary
igot tapped for a total of $5,500. |
The sequence went: A holdup,
ij slugging of a manager and a safe

of reels stuek .on distributors’ ! looting.

shelves. It is likely that drive-ins
which run heavy:on this fare will
be in a betfer bargaining position
next year. because of
this surplus. Meanwhile, many
nabe action houses find themselves
further pressed in a price squeeze !
‘by the new downtown levelling.

If the success of the Roosevelt
is indicative of the possibilities of

success of a low price policy, and j

the Grand and Monroe show any
upward trends in gross, the minor-
ity voices arguing for lowered ad- j

missions. may get their way

the stignia :ef. being characterized:| downtown houses.

Sack's Beacon Hill was robbed.

iof over $2,000 in cash Sunday (8)

by a lone bandit armed with an
automatic pistol who tied up the

| Next, azd a woman cashier.

Next, yeggs stole $3,500 from a
safe in the new Gary Theatre,
former Plymouth legit house. They

bos before getting a second strong-

box open.
A man is being held for assault
on Henry Goodman, manager of

(om, Puritan Theatre, south end,

who was slugged when he tried to

in | break up a djspute between the

suspect and the theatre cashier.

6

A King in New York

(BRITISH)
Half-hearted Charles Chaplin
comedy with sour political un-
dertones; Spasmodically funny
show which will attract on
curiosity. and star value,

London, Sept. 10.

Arehway release of Charles Chaplin
production, Stars Charles Chaplin, Dawn
Addams. Directed by Charles Chaplin.
Screenplay and original story by Chaplin;
camera, Georges Perinal; editor, Spencer
Reeves; music, Chaplin. Previewed' at
Leicester Square Theatre, London. Run-
ning time, 105 MINS.

King Shadhov ..,....... « Charles Chaplin
Any Kay ......-... eeeess. Dawn Addains
The Ambassador ....... » Oliver Johnston

Quéen Irene. ...ccccveevs Maxine Audley

Lawyer Green ...ccccsscece Harry Green

Headmaster ........ deaccoaee

Macabee Senior ........... John MeLaren

School Superintendent...... Allan Gifford

Night Club Vocalist........ Shani Wallis

Night Club Vocalist......-. Jay Nichols

Rupert Macabec ........ Michael Chaplin |
Mus, Cromwell ..... geeeees John Ingram}
Mr. Johnson ......ccceceess Sidney James :
Prime Minister .......+ Jerry Desmionde

Lift Boy ...........e.ee0- Robert Arden

Comedy Double-Act .Lauri Lupina, Lane
Truzzi

George

The name “Charles Chaplin”

still spells stellar magic to most }.

British cinema patrons, except
perhaps the adolescents. There-
fore, this his latest could attract

reasonable business providing the |.

patrons are given an adequate op-
portunity to view it. As of this
writing, no major circuit booking
has been hooked, but it will be
given on the Granada chain here.
Curiosity would surely stimulate
active trade among U.S. patrons,
but Chaplin has stoutly announced

that he is not interested in an|tien.. Stars Richard Widniark, Richard

American release.

vor Loc artin
"Cutting through the domestic j sam, Rip Torn, Kale Deel, Yale Wexter,
and political hubbub surrounding | Alan Dexter. Directed by Kar:
Chaplin's first British offering and | Screenplay, Henry Denker. from the play
assessing it purely as a film, the {Sam Leavitt; editor, Aaron Stell: music,
result is a tepid disappointment. | Fred, Steiner. Previewed Aug. 28 °

No Chaplin work can fail to have
professional highlights and a fair

quota of yocks, but this vet film | Corporal Jean Evans....Dolores Michaels

praducer has set his own high
standards, and fails to measure
up to them,

Few of the laugh sequences are
developed with the confident zing:

« Manning Ross
with which the comedian is asso-|Coionel Kim ..... ccccccccse-. Kale Deei
ciated. He is obviously more inter- Poleska erevse. OCF Feeesesuer Skip McNally
ested in hammering home his mes- | GU See 1....JUULUUVLLU. tenet. Alton
sage, which is a straightforward, | Steve ...... rocceoccsecasee James Douglas

unsubtle tirade against some ob-
vious aspects of the American way
of life. Cynics may well regard

this as nibbling at the hand that | would force it into special booking
has prosperously fed him through | situations where it could achieve

the well-stacked years.

Tilting against American tv is | boxoffice attention. However, this
fair game and while doing this {initial entry from Heath Produc-
Chaplin contributes some shrewd, | tions for United Artists releasé is
funny observations on a vulnerable |a good, professional job of picture-
theme. But when he sets his sights | making in all departments and the
on the problem of Communism and | grim
un-American activities, the jester’s |sequences lend dramatic vigor to
mask drops. He loses objectivity | what is essentially a sobering study
revealed as an embit-| of a contemporary problem.
tered man who permits his tired | punch
good humor to be bogged down|ploitation and word-of-mputh. to

and sfan

by personal prejudice.

The story has Chaplin as the
amiable, dethroned monarch of
strovia. He survives a-revolution
und, with his ambassador, seeks

New York sanctuary. He arrives |.major's collaboration with the Reds
‘o find that his primé minister has {following his capture in Korea.

‘lecamped with the treasury and
‘he king is financially flat. His
natrimonial status is also rocky.

Dawn Addams is a winning tele }

»ersonality who charmingly tricks
“hapiin into guesting on her show. |
‘Wvernight, he becomes a tv star.

tegally he- thumbs down allj

-hances of cashing-in on this suc-
ess until his dwindling bankroll
orces him to. advertise whiskey on
‘levision. His tv personality roc-|
ets. So far, fairly funny. |

He then befriends a politically-
\inded 10-year-old whose parents
re on the mat for not squealing
1 friends who are suspect by the
“‘n-American Activities Commit-
‘e, AS a result, Chaplin is himself
“raigned before this committee.
leared (unconvincingly), he finds
iat the child has freed his parents
y proffering the required infor-
‘ation. But the child's spirit has
2en quelled, At this, Chaplin de-
‘des that America is no place for
mt and leaves for Europe to sit
’e matter out.

The way in which Chaplin poses;from higher brass an

83 political problems through the
outh of a child is both queasy
:@ embarrassing. He has little
at is either novel or important
. declare, and it has little more
ipact than a slightly out-of-date
act. On the. funny side, there are
ch good moments as when Chap-
1 is being fingerprinted while
‘ing enthusiastically interviewed
1 US. as the land of the free:
hen he becomes embroiled with a
se which succeeds in dausing the
‘obing committee; when he con-
tects a hotel chase because he
‘stakes an autograph hunter for
dick; when he advertises on tv
whiskey which practically pois-
s him; when a chocolate cake
ings back nostalgic memories of
1, mnear-forgotten custard-pie
¥s, But, largely, the humor is
lf-hearted and jaded.

Chaplin is supported by a string
British thespians who take full
‘antage of the limited opportun-

FILM REVIEWS

| sitive and already has received the

; vides nothing noteworthy. Rich.

impact that underscores the dogged

ic role as the colonel. It’s an ex-

|. Steiner's score.

+:

{ities afforded by the star-director-
producer. Miss Addams, particu-
larly, shows fire and polished as-
surance as the latest in Chaplin's

long list of leading ladies who, |

having been given a Chaplin
chance, stibsequently : find the

‘burden hard to bear in follow-up }

chores. Chaplin’s own son, Michael,
plays the small boy with intelli-
gence and some pathos.

Jerry Desmonde, as. the prime
minister, Oliver Johnston, as the
} ambassador; Harry Green, as the

a tv exec, and Maxine Audley, as
Chaplin’s estranged wife, all give
: standout performances.

| Direction is good except where

Phil Brown; Chaplin and art director Allan

-Harris have been lax in permitting
obvious London locations to ob-
trude on what is ostensibly a N.Y.
scene. Fhe whiquitous.Chaplin also
composed the musie which is sen-

nod on tele and- discs. Georges
Perinal’s lensing is okay but: pro-

Time Limit

Well done film version of the
moderately successful Broad-
way play examining motives
for collaboration with Commu-
nists; subject matter normally
woule work against it, but it
could be a sleeper.

Hollywood, Sept. 3.
United Artists release of Heath (ich-
ard Widmark-Wlliam Heyrtolds) produe-

Basehart, Features Dolores Michaels, June
khart, Carl Benton Reid, M

1 Malden.
y Denker ‘and Ralph Berkey; camera,

Running time, 96 MINS. ..
Col. WilHam Edwards..Richard Widmark
Major Harry Cargill.,..Richard Basehart
Mrs, Cargill ........ evses June Lockhart
General Connors......Carl Benton Reid |
Sergeant Baker............Martin Balsam
Lieut. George Miller......-.-:
Mike °
Captain Joe Connors...
Lieut. Harvey ,.sccscsassece

weet ewer gore soue

‘This could be a sleeper. ,
Normally, theme of “Time Limit

critical acclaim but only moderate |

and gripping flashback

The
may provide the extra ex-

permit good response.

Henry Denker screenplayed
from his own and Ralph Berkey's
play, hewing closely to the original
script about an Army probe into a

Flashbacks are used to give the tes-
timony of witnesses a present-tense

digging of a colonel determined to
know the “why” of the defection
before he recommends a court-
martial. His painstaking investiga-
tion finally reveals that the major
acted to save the lives of fellow
prisoners after the murder of an
informer enraged: the prison camp
commander who issued a coopera-
tion-or-carnage ultimatum.

Within this basic framework,
Denker telis a compelling story of.
a_ man’s terrible decision as to
whether the reality of saving 16
lives outweighs the abstraction of
aiding enemy propagandists, It has
been tautly and sympathetically
directed by Karl Malden who ‘ex-
tracts a collection of topnotch per-
formances from the small - cast.
Best of the lot is that of Richard
Widmark, in a strongly sympathet-

cellent study of a man determined
to find the truth despite pressure
consfstently
rings the bell. Only a-shade behind
is the work of Richard Basehart as
the soul-tortured miajor, a fine
characterization of a man torn be-
tween humaneness and-duty as ex-
emplified by the Army code. .

In lesser parts, there is another
very good job by Martin Balsam,
who provides comle relief as the
colonel’s orderly and Dolores
Michaels impressez strongly as a
WAC corporal in the colonel’s of-
fice. Rip Torn, as the young lieu-
tenant who finally blurts out the
truth; June Lockhart, seen briefly
as Baseharts’ wife; Carl Benton
Reid as the general; and Kaie Deei’
as the Korean Communist colonel,
al’ register effectively. .

Film is a good initial production
job by Widmark and William Rey-
nolds and the technical credits are
uniformly good, particularly the
camera work by Sam _ Leavitt,
Aaron Stell’s editing and Fred:

ap.

frenetic lawyer; Sidney James, ‘as | A}

office

‘entry with Polly Bergen starréd.
‘fare better in this test if it. were

pears to be a growing series of

car Saul, Dean Reisner,’ Stephen

‘eredulity and the dialog and situ-

‘by Ann Blyth, comes to Chicaga to

‘operator, and his desertion of her

‘When he. comes ‘back into her life

for a cure,

Broadway had forgotten her.
a good job with the material at

convincing

‘aleoholic wear. Newman is very

White as a waiter; Walter Woolf

striking shot of-La.Morgan :at. the

Helen Morgan Stery

The

Ann ‘Blyth, Paul Newman in

° another boozy biople | of a Bracht, . Kep,
showbiz eat; tuneful. and: {| . = o
nostalgic, aout "a phony story Slaughter On Tenth

and the recent televersion
may hurt boxoffice chances..
moderate at best.

~

Hollywood, Sept. 3.
| ‘Warner release of Martin Rackin pro-
duction. Stars Ann Blyth, Paul Newman,
Richard Carlson; also stars Gene Evans,

an King, Cara Williams; features. Vir-
ginija Vincent, Walter Woolf. King, Dor-
‘othy Green. Ed Platt, -Warren Douglas,
Sammy AWhite. Directed. by Michael. Curtiz.
Screenplay, Oscar Saul, Dean _ Riesner,
’Stephen Longstreet, Nelson Gidding; cam-
era, Ted McCor@; editor, Frank Bracht;
art director, John Beckroan; musical num-
bers staged by LeRoy: Prinz. Songs sung
by Gogi Grant. Previewed Sept. 3, °S7.
Running time, 117 MINS. ‘

Avenue

Hard-hitting, realistic picture
about labor racketeers on the
waterfront, Good b.o. poten-
ial

Universal release

production. Stars’, Richard Egan,

Sam Levene, .Mickéy Shaughnessy.
rence Roman, based on the book ‘The
J. Keating and Riehard Carter; camera,

BO ne eee meee eevee John McNamara
Mrs. Cavanaugh ....... Amzie Strickland
| Big John .... «-e.- Mickey Hargitay

First test of any adverse box-
reaction on a feature
through sudden prior production
on television looms with “The
Helen ‘Morgan Story.” done a few
rnonths ago as a “Playhouse 90”

or or

““Siaughter on Tenth Avenue,”
the title of Richard Rodgers’ bal-
let music from “On Your Toes,”
has been effectively employed by
Universal for a hard-hitting and
commendable film about racketeer-

Warners’ feature probably would

a more potent offering; unfortu-
nately, it is little more.than-a tune-j: d
ful soapgpera, another in what ap-|The picture, adapted by. Lawrence
Roman from a book entitled “The
Man Who Rocked the. Boat,’ by
William J. Keating and Richard
Carter, is as timely as the recent

oozy biopix of showbiz greats.
Even without. the added question
mark of.the video version, ‘‘Mor-
gan” looks to have only moderate
appeal, haypered as it is*by a
story as authentic as Prohibition
hooch. Ann Blyth and Paul New-.
man will add some . marquee
weight.

On the -studio’s schedule for a
long time, the Martin Rackin pro-
duction finally emerges as the
product of four screenwriters, Os-

ing with the Congressional probe
of malpractices of labor unions.
Since Keating is a former N.Y.
assistant district attorney whose
true-life experiences with water-
front gangs are recorded :in the
book, the film has-a quiet, docu-
mentary flavor and contains a
minimum of the false heroics that
usually appear in pictures of this
ype:
ever, does not detract from its dra-
matic values. As a result, the b.o.
results should be. highly satisfac-
ory. .
_ The story presents Richard Egan
as Keating, a young assistant D.A.
who has been assigned te a shoot-
ing casé stemming from waterfront
conflicts. Mickey Shaughnessy, an
honest longshoreman, is shot be-
cause of his efforts to eliminate the
gangster elements from the ‘docks.

Longstreet and Nelson Gidding,
who have taken some of the leg-
ends and some of the realities of
the Roaring.’20s and loosely at-
tributed all of them to La Morgan.
The story line sometimes strains -
ations occasionally give the pro-
duction a cornball flavor. Overall
plot of a woman in love with a
heel (best exemplified by the fade-
out shot on -the song “Can't Help
Lovin’ That Man”) will, however,
be wn asset for distaff audiences
eager ‘to use hankerchiefs.

. Screenplay spans a fabulous
decade, beginning in the early
1920s when Miss Morgan, played

Jan Sterling) and his supporters at
first follow the underworld code of
not revealing the identity of the
triggermen. “However, Keating: is
persistent. He gets them to change
their minds and thus is able to
corrat evidence and witnesses to
build his case for an indictment
mand a trial. Shaughnessy makes a
deathbed identification which pro-
vides Keating. with his most potent
evidence for a murder trial.

The film is-careful to point out
that not all longshoremen are
gangsters and racketeerg and that
honest workers exist who are con-
tinually attempting to bring about
reforms despite the dangers of re-
sisting the corrupt labor bosses.

Seek a career. She gets her start,
both professionally and romanti-
cally,. with Paul Newman, a shady’

ter one night sets the pattern.
for his domination of her career.

to prey upon her friendship for
attorney Richard Carlson, she
takes to the bottle for solace, pav-
ing the way for her downf

Eventually, she collapses in a Bow-
ery alley and is taken to Bellevue
Her recovery .con-
veniently coincides with Newman’s
release from prison and he escorts
her to a party at.‘which, for the
happy windup, she discovers that
she was wrong when she thought

good production values and has as-
sembled a cast who make the pro-
céedings wholly believable. Egan
is convincing: as the at-first-wide-
eyed and then tough assistant D.A.
from the Pennsylvania coal coun-
try. His college and law education
have rubbed off his coal country
beginnings, but he’s not adverse to
trading punches with the toughs
when aroused. Miss Sterling isex-
cellent as Shaughnessy’s tough yet
tender and understanding wife.
‘Shaughnessy, heretofore seen
Mainly in comedies, shows that he
can also bé good in.a dramatic role.

Sam Levene as Keating’s hard-
driving although sympathetic boss; |
Walter Matthau as the boss labor
racketeer; Dan Duryea‘as the gang-
sters’ lawyer; Julie Adams as
Keating’s wife; Charles McGraw
as a knowledgeable and honest de-
tective with wide experience on the
waterfront; Harry Bellavyer and
Nick Dennis as longshoremen op-
‘posed to the gangster influences;
and Ned Weaver as.one of the kil-
lers, all turn in fine performances.

Arnold Laven’s direction gives
the picture a realistic quality which
Fred Jackman’s b&w photography
captures effectively. The “Slaugh-
ter on Tenth Avenue” music is
used expertly for some of the back-
ground. Technical credits, includ-
ing Herschel Gilbert’s musical ar-
‘rangements under the supervision
of Joseph Gershenson Russell
Schoengarth’s editing, and Phil’
‘Bowles’ ‘ special
fall first-rate. . ©

Director Michael Curtiz has done

hand, injecting a pacing and bits
of business that help maintain in-
terest, and the production gets
added benefit from a series of hit
tunes of the era, ‘excellently sung
offscreen by Gogi Grant. (Miss

as Miss Grant, from a purely
technical standpoint, sings better.)
In the title role, Miss Blyth turns
in a sympathetic but not always
erformance. She never
cllarly the. worse for

seems p

good as the rackets guy, giving the
part authority and credibility, and
Carlson is convincing, ‘There are
a pair of standout supporting per-
formances among the cast: Cara’
Williams is topnotch as a longtime
friend of the star’s and Alan King
impresses powerfully as the shady
guy who marries her. Gene Evans
is good as.a gangster menace and
there is okay support from Sammy

King ‘and Ed Platt, both seen
brietly as Ziegfeld and a Broadway!
detective; and Virginia Vincent as
a soubret. Jimmy McHugh, Rudy
Vallee and Walter Winchell appear
as themselves in scenes. designed
to re-create the era.

Technical credits are generally
good, notably the camera work of
Ted McCord, highlighted by a

Londen -Palladium; art. direction

| “Wednesday, September 18, 1957
John Beckman which recap- -

Prinz and the editing by Frank

———~
of Albert. Zugsmith
Jan

Sterling, Dan Duryea, Julie Adams. Fea-
tures Walter Matthau, Charles McGraw,
rected by Arnold Laven. Screenplay, Law-

Man Who Rocked the Beat,” by William

Fred Jackman; editor, Russell F. Schoen- : - Paar
ner rachel {top award at this Venice festival.

ee omy ay, | Barth: = mm arrangement, Hersche
Helen Morgan -....-...--.#:.+ Ann Blyth.| Gilberts’ “Slaughter On Tenth Avenue,”
Larry +... -ccccees aevetene Paulk Newman composed by: Richard Rodgers. Previewed
Witty Krause DIDI Richard Carlson in N-Y.. Sept. 11, ’57, Running time, 103
Ben ..ccccces vcscccnsevoes oc: King William Keating : Ri a Eean
Dolly ee eheeeees aeveeeeee y Cara Wiliame Madge Pitts co l272I00¢, ‘ichar a Egan
Ziegfeld ..... oo Wall reins ve King |J0hn Jacob Masterg:......... Dan Duryea
Mrs. Wade ....e--seeee-ee Dorothy Green {| Dee. -..---.. stees pes bte ence Julie Adams
Haggerty ..- ITIL... Ed Platt f Al Dablice ....../....... Walter Matthau
ellinger eee W. arren Douglas Lt. Anthony Vosnick....Charles- Taw
Sammy ...-....:se-ssee2- Sammy White | Howard Rysdale .......... Sam Levene
Singers,....... Peggy De Castro, Cheri De Solly atts wee cceeeee Mickey Shaughnessy
; Castro, Babette De Castro | Benjy Karp ....-....... rry Bellaver
Jimmy McHugh ....--0.0++eeeee.. Himself | Midget -..-.... migtsseee Nick Dennis
Rudy Vallee~.....-..caccescceee Himself | Eddie ‘‘Cockeye” Cook... .. Ned Weaver
Walter Winchell ...-.-.scesecere Himself | ‘"Monk’ Mohler -.......... Billy M. Greene

ing on the New York -waterfront.

headlines from Washington deadl- |.

The picture’s honesty, how-

Shaughnessy, his wife (played by-.|

Albert Zugsmith has provided |

jhotography, are
ph grap Holt. f

by. -Aparajite
. so tures the period; the-staging of}. ({Unvanquisked)
(C’SCOP E SONGS) thie musical. humbers - by LeRoy Ce

Aurore rel Venice, Sept. 10.
urora | 6480 ©: Film .. Lodge
‘tion. Features Pinaki Gen Gupta,

Banerjee, ran Ghosal, Kanu Baner-
jee, Ramant Sen Gupta. Written and
directed by

Satyajit Ray, based on nove}
by Bibhutitbhusan Banda dhay, Camera,

pad
-| Subroto_ Mitra; editor, Dylala Duttas
| Filing

‘musi¢, Ravi Shankar. Ai Venice
Fest. Running time, 105 MINS.
Apu €ChHA) ..ccarsocess Pinald Sen Gupta

Mother «.......-eeceseee Maruna Banerje
APU (TOWN) spcceseceee Samaran Gho
Father .....csaces ecv>-o, Kant Banerjee
Uncle ..cecceee erccee Ramani Sen Gupta

This is the second. film of a tril-
ogy based on a leading Indian best-
seller. The first, “Pather Pan-
‘chali,” copped “the most- human
document” prize’ at the Cannes.
Film Fest.jast year. This won.the

“Aparajito” looms mainly an art
house possibility where its insight
and lyricism could garner solid
word-of-mouth and crix praise.
Locale, slow pace and Jack of story
might limit this.in more general.
U.S. runs. .
-Pie picks up an Indian family”
in the 1930's, living in poor circum-
stances. A_ 10-year-old boy, how-
ever, is enthralled by the bustling
life of the river andthe city, since
just in from the country. -The fa-.
ther dies, and mother and son go
back to the village. However, the
boy excels in school and is sent ta
the city .on a scholarship. His
mother is ill but she: will not call
him to interfere with his exams, .
When he is summoned it is too‘Jate
but -he resolves to go on and work
harder in memory of his mother.

_ The film pulsates with the flow
of life. If the story is slight. and
does not quite develop the young
hero, the mother dominates it with
a presence and poignance ‘to.make ~
this a study of Indian life which
rings true. .

Music and imagery combine for
interesting rhythmie effects. More
cohesion and expansion of ‘the
characters would. have given this -
greater possibilities: for the West.
As is, it remains extremely special-
ized. It is téechnidally sound and
the third one should round out the
first reat picture of India to be put
on screens. Pic is also'a natural
for school showings.

This continues the first film but
‘is not a sequel. It is complete in
itself and is also based on the book
via the proper filmic adaptation.
‘First one opens in N.Y. shortly,
and response may. cue this second
production’s chance in America.

_ Mosk.
The Deerslayer
(C’'SCOPE—COLOR)
Exploitable adaptation of

James Fenimore Cooper classic
“with sure draw in outdoor
. market.

Hollywood, Sept. 13.

20th-Fox release of Kirt Neumann pro
duction. Stars Lex Barker, Rita Moreno,
Forrest Tucker, Cathy O'Donnell; costars
Jay C. Flippen, Carlos Rivas; features
John Halloran,: Joseph Vitale. Directed
py Neumann: eenplay, Carrolk Young,
Neumann, based on novel by James Feni-
more Cooper; camera (eLuxeColor), Karl
Struss; editor, Jodie Copelan; music, Paul
Sawtell, Bert Shefter. Previewed Sept.
10, °57, Running time, 76 MINS.

The Deerslayer ..cccessceors Lex Barker
Hetty ........ec00. aceceses- Rita Morene
Harry Marsh ....esseeeee Forrest Tucks

Judith ~~... ec cnccence thy O'Donnell

Old Tom Hutter Ruvente te J
‘Chingechgook eewmeeeeneeras
Old. Warrior ...e.s+e.e0,5 John Halloran
Huron Chief tereesecencede Joseph, Vitale

tunt evVeoeececeestaaosase Beane cky s

tunt ...ccccecs depeseee Phil Schumacker
Stunt ....cesaccsvcvere George Rebothan
Stunt cosceces A occceseessece Carok Henry

This picturization of the James
Fenimore Cooper classic is a welle
turned-out derring-do actioner
which ‘spins off 76 minutes of en-
tertainment slanted particularly. for
demands of the juve frade. Fiim
should show good payoff in the
outdoor market, where Cinema-
Scope and DeLuxe-Color are defi-
nite assets. ,

Produced and directed by Kurt
Neumann, pic is strong on pice
torial values which bolster the Car-
‘roll Young-Neumann screenplay.
‘Location lensing in northern Cali-
fornia by Karl Struss_is most ef-
fective in backdropping regulation
action of the days of the Hurons.
and Mohicans of early America and
which Neumann succeeds in pro-
jecting via believable characters.
Twentieth is releasing film under
its own production banner.

Lex Barker takes on title char-
acter, a young white man reared
by the Mohicans whose _ biood
brother is Chingachgook, Mohican
‘chief. Together, they fy fo save
‘a. half-crazy hunter and his two
daughters, who live on a floating
fort in the river, from Huron wrath.
This man, who hates Indians be-
cause they scalped his wife years
before, is a bounty hunter inter-
ested only in filling his pouch with

¥, | Indian scalps. Enraged Hurons are

determined to retrieve the scalps _
of their. dead so their’ souls. may -
(Continiied on page -15)

Par’s ‘I Big Diversified Family’
Paramount’s policy is one of ‘expansion, and is- not to be interp-
‘ Yeted as diversification, president Barney Balaban told a company.
. Bales meeting last week. While: moving in other allied ‘fields, ‘the
basic picture. business is. the foundation of the Par enterprise and:
the moves are designed to enhance this.foundation, he said.
-The Par and Famous music companies and the recently-acquired.
“ Dot Records Have as their function to “extend” the musi¢ in pic-_
tures. The. International Telemeter system will have film: product
as its basic programming. The Chromatic Laboratories subsid has
~ developed a special tube to be used: in televising motion pictures.
The root of a)l these..enterprises is the motion, picture, Balaban
» stressed “in ramming across his point that the picture production
business is here to stay and he. has full confidence in its future.

TOA’s Plumlee Pushes Merger With
‘Allied States; ‘Why 2 Exhib Orgs?!

Farmington, ‘Mo, Sept. 17. —
Goodman to NSS .

What appears be another
feeler for a merger of thé two large |

Monroe .R. ‘Goodman, . formerly
v.p. of Artists-Producers Associ-

exhibitor organizations — Theatre

Owners of America ‘and Allied
ates Inc.; last week joined National
Screen Service aS. executive assis-

States Assn.—was issued here this
week by a midwestern TOA leader.

tant to sales y.p. Burton E.’ Rob-
bins.

¥. L. Plumlee, a regional v.p., told
the Missouri-lllinois Theatre Own-

Prior to his APA stint, Goodman
was with Paramount Film Distrib-

ers convention that he would like
uting Corn. for 25 years, The ap-

see the group go on record “as rec;
-| pointment. is expected to enableé

ommending and encouraging” that
TOA continue its efforts for a con-

Robbins to spend more time in the
field.

Regal (20th) Plots
4 Pix in Canada;

orgvajzations,” he declared. - “Ta
me, .two- exhib: organizations hag
seemed a little ridieulous . . . Col-
lectively, I think we -could have
gained more indsutry harmony and
greater accomplishments,” The in-
dustry, Plumlee noted, has “secret.
ly and often openly laughed: as us”
for having two groups working for
the same thing. s

“Plimlee gave a ‘comprehensive
analysis of the problems confront-
ing the industry and; despite a de-
tailed listing’ of the many ailments
of: exhibition, he concluded that he
was “enthusiastic, optimistic and {|
confident” that “there is a theafre
in our future.” -

"He repeated the frequent: indus-:
try call for harmony and ‘coopera-
tion of all segments of the indus-
try and urged every_component of.
the industry to help one another
*“‘when rough spots” appear.

Stressing that many small thea-
tres face a serious emergency,
Plumlee suggested that “if any
' proceeds of revenue that is derived
from this, business is to be donated
to some one,” it should be placed
in a relief fund “to help our dis-

- (Continued on page 15) _

If Ban on Foreign Pix
Would Bring in Peelers

Madras, Sept. 10,

-Government of India will not
change its decision regarding im-
ports during last quarter this year,
-{t’s reported here. If, as feared,
the government does not allow im-
ports of exposed films during the
October-December period, other | ————————________________ a
companies are expected to “take {°
’ measures similar to Paramount on
its branch operations. This prob-
-ably would mean heavy, retrench-
ment of staffs, with present man-
agers being. left in the position

> Production. of four feature films

‘Films, which produces low-budge-
ters for 20th-Fox release. Unlike
most American films, which only
go locationing in Canada, these pix

will be, wholly Canadian in char-
| acter.

Several -advantages. attach to
‘making films in Canada. One im-
portant one, though i€ remains to

with the French,

that Canada takes virtually all of

the French output,

France camt very well refuse to
- (Continued on page 15)

Col's Katzinan ‘At Ease’
‘Hollywood, Sept. 17.
Columbia Pictures, due to its big
inventory of unrealsed product, has

in the Sam Katzman unit until Jan-

“pr pix,

Stadio, however, will continue to
‘turn out top-budgeted pix already
skedded.

Peak of the seasonal drive-in

Cite Advantages

in Canada is planned by. Regal

values.
j abroad, always going on the prin-

be tested, is the export of such.
pix to France on a reciprocal deal.
‘Argument is}

suspended all further production |
uary. Move alsa. affects all other

‘fore:

ASSEMBLY LINE'S Latest Count ¢ on 1 Bout Slam-Bang
$114 Mil, 175 Theatres, 132 Cities

OO BOFFOS & 65

By FRED HIFT

Concept | of ‘mass’: production,
which for a while went down the
drain as the studios concentrated
on “quality” and in -doing con-
tracted their output, is back. with
a bang at 20th-Fox. Outfit next

year expects to release more than

60° films—-37 major attractions and
the rest “showmanship” budget

Though some of the distribs—
notably. Universal, United Artists
and .Columbia—never _ seriously
trimmed their releases, it’s only
at 20th that there has. been a defin-
ite change of heart in the direction:
of volume.

Company is going ahead full.
blast om what it calls the “Gen-!

‘eral Motors” formula, f.e., making

films for every type audience and
in- every bracket, much as GM
turns. out its’ various lines of cars.

‘Theory at 20th is- based on the
assumption that’ the audience for
pictures is basically there, and that j
the theatres must be maintained to:
serve it, even if. this means. making |
pix that—budgetwise—represent
an adjustment to new market con-
ditions. In other words,. 20th is
going on the assumption that, even
in a slipping film market - () a

‘big picture can do bigger than

ever and (2) a. low-budgeter, if
made with any kind of distinction,
almost can’t lose,

Regal’s Potential |

Thus 20th invested in the 25 to
30 Regal Films entries, which Rob-
ert L. Lippert is producing, and
which so far have. given promise
of being sock. ‘grossers in their cate-
gory. What 20th is proving with
the Regal product, which is turned
out at around $125,000, is that the
shoestring budget picture almost
can’t lose and, furthermore, that it
doesn’t have to Betray the fact that
it was made. on.a shoestring in the
first place, .

What 20th is’ doing additionally
is to make pictures with ‘‘gimmick”
Between the U.S. and

ciple of volume and ‘the knowledge
of the exhibitors’ need for bread-
and-butter product, the Regal pix
appear potent. on the b.o. Apart
from that, they, still have eventual
tv value,

It’s this return to the “volume”
principle, which Hollywood seemed
to. have given up so thoroughly
that strike observers. most about
20th’s new pitch. They. note that
being virtually the only company
to so sharply step up production,
20th has gained certain immediate
advantages, i.e., it has product
available when others do not.

‘Sell on Sight’

To those who argue that 20th
isn’t set up-to properly “sell” this
yolume of pix, company execs ans- }
wer that the low-budgeters, par-
ticularly with a handle, sell them-
selves, Occasionally, if a push is
put behind fhem, they can-do ex-

(Continued on page 15) :

A patented. so-called Cold

U's $1,887,000 Profit

The closed-circuit telecast of the
Ray $$ Robinson-Carmen Basilio
middleweight championship fight
on Monday {23) stands to set a

Universal chalked up a profit of | poxoffice record for large-screen

$1,887,498, after providing $2,005,-! theatre. television.

_ A Bross of

000 for Federal income taxes, for more than $1,500,000 is not beyond

Nate

1957. Following deduction of divi- Halpern’ s Theatre Network Tele-
dends on preferred stock, earnings! yjsion has already guaranteed the
are é€qual to $1.86 per share 00 | International Boxing Club a total

the 927,254 shares outstanding.

227,933, .equivalent to $2.22 per
share after preferred dividends.
The 1956 earnings did not include
a non-recurring capital profit of
$1,021 000. .

Rap Talent Reps
“As Chief Villains

Root of the billing problem in
picture advertising lies in the
agents and agencies who today
“control” much of the talent side
of the film biz, an ad-pub exec
| charged this week.

“Yt isn’t so much the studios as
the. falent.reps whom we have to
get into line and whom we have
to make understand that they're
killing the effectiveness of our ads
with their insistence on crowding
them and imposing their will on
ours,” he added.

Remarks ' came as Gil Golden,
Warner Bros. ad manager and
chairman of the Motion Picture
Assn.’s committee on advertising
billings, put out a statement that
dovetailed with an earlier blast vs.
imbalanced ads by Ernest G. Stell-
ings, prexy of the Theatre Owners
of America.

ter within a couple of weeks with}
the studios—going with him will
be Paramount prexy Barney Bala-
ban as representative of the MPAA
exec board—blamed part of the
trouble ‘on the upswing ‘In inde-
pendent production. “Most of the
time- when independent deals are
accepted by the studios, all .con-
tractual obligations involving the
talent are a ‘fait accompli’ and
there jis. little opportunity at that
stage for more reasonable consid-
erations of the advertising diffi-
culties they cause.”

The present overemphasis of the
size and number of names in bill=
ings “is entirely. the result of sat-
isfying what Professor John Dewey:
calls ‘the individual’s craving for
recognition’,” he commented.
Ad-pub execs. say the talent;

. " Continued’ on page 135)

A New Light on ‘Drive-Ins

erational exec for Tarc, said nu-;

tried the fight.

In ‘Over-Billing’ si" %=)

Golden, due to take up the mat-| basis.

Pe entmenes

| of 500,000 seats and indications are

Current earnings .are $340,435|that Halpern’s organization will
less than the ‘39-week period of 2/ have no difficulty meeting or per-
year ago wher the total was $2,-| hans topping its commitment.

TNT has signed 175 theatres in
132 cities for the. closed-tv event.
The total in both locations and
cities Is a new record for the me-
dium. Previous -network high for
any closed-circuit .telecast was
achieved for the Rocky Marciano-
Archie Moore fight two years ago
when. 133 theatres in 93 cities car-
The gross was
about $1,000,000.

The controversy over the closed-
tv rights to the fight which erupted
when Robinson ‘demanded that
a rival closed-cir-
cuit firm, be brought in to handle
the event had the effect of making
the bout one of the most publicized
attractions In recent years. The
blow-by-blow account of hearings
before the N.Y. State Athletic
Commission and the charges and
counter charges issued by TNT and
TelePrompter made the fight and
the fact that it could be seen only
in theatres a top sports page story
for more than a week. The result
has been a spurt of wicket activity
at all theatres carrying the tele-
cast. The price range will vary
at different theatres and in differ-"
ent. cities. However, a $3 admis-
sion will be about the average in
most places.

As a result of Robinson’s de-
mands, TNT had to make an ad-
vanee guarantee to the champ of
$255,000. Basilio, the challenger,
was assured $100,000 for his share
of the telecast. Theatres and TNT
will split the b.o. take on a 50-50
While TNT will pay for the
long lines, the local loop charges
will be borne by each situation
individually. IBC’s cut comes
from .the share TNT receiyes from
the theatres: and after production
costs are deducted.

The recard network of 175 the-
atres was made possible by the
owned and operated mobile and
portable units which TNT is de-
ploying to situations throughout

(Continued on page 18)

MPEA Shifting Staff
For Strength in Field;
Maas to Base in Tokyo

Personnel shifts are being mulled
at the Motion Picttre Export Assn.

agencies are behind the insistence: Aim appears to be the strengthen-
on over-billing in a-market where ! ing of the association's field setup.

Irving Maas, MPEA’s Far East-

oo OE supervisor, is slated ta shift

j his pendaarters from New York

Tokyo. Leo Hochstetter is be-

ing withdrawn from the Far East

and probably will be reassigned to
Buenos Aires.

In New York, Steven Beers, as-

merous industry engineers have in-} sistant to v.p. Griffith: Johnson and”
spected nee process, said ney liked | exec officer fhe aati es of George
wha ey saw, an en went: taken over the duties
away, - never to be heard from | Canty, who may leave the associa-
again. tion and retire. Canty joined
t une pros and cons, cause and ef: | MPEA eight years ago after serv-
ect are to be argued, by the men} ing with the State Dept.
from Cal Tech and M.1.¥. The ob- | Beers is slated to get his irain-
server, to repeat, saw a good screen ‘ing at N. Y. headquarter rs for a
picture, one that ‘hat can an Year, act t's fi time he I fo beg
improvement over what can e fie ’s figur ew 2
seen under current conditions at, tapped for a’ Scandinavian post.
the drive-ins. (Gordon claims the : : That area is currently taken care
systém, which would cost an ex-! ‘of by Fred Gronich, MPEA‘s Ger-
auitabiliny” tor’ the bi ait ae vapioedl Mlaas’ transfer to- Tokyo, which
su. y for the big in oor pres: ; aas’ transfer to Tokyo, whic
entation houses.). Lis not yet certain, is explained by
Tare is economically hard-pressed | MPEA's fecking that the Far East
and hopes to come up with some]{s too distant an area to administer
wherewithal via a merger with an-! effectively from New York. As for
other outfit. Meanwhile, claims! Latin America, MPF A zt the mo-
‘in night spofs, had good definition,} Gordon, the Pentagon is showing; ment has only Harry Stone in Rio
whereas these would have been vir- interest, ‘eyeing the possibilities | de Janeiro. Robert Corkery.
tually obscured..in darkness aty of, daylight projection of training: MPEA .v.p. in charge of the area
‘maahy.’ A ramp’.opetratibm, ton cain fOr the “Arhiéd £ orc’: . .j makes, frequent ips. from en.
‘GeorgeGordon, who's-a’ ‘top Op “Gene. "York: |

of resident representatives.

Another idea being mulled is for
branches to be centralized as. one
~ depot with reps fort individual com-
panies. to look after ahd maintain
present sales. One foreign. film ex-.
hibitor, here recently, said that if
the gavernment imposed ‘a total
ban on the import of foreign pix,
whether on a quarterly basis or
yearly basis, he would. convert his
theatré info a ‘vaudeville house
with emphasis on ‘striptease acts.

This is something outrageous to
Indian sentiment’ and tradition,
but, according to the exhib, that
is the only material on which one
can depend since it will not be: in
short supply and. there is no neces- |’
sity of importing any material from
abroad: The measure of exhib’s
resentment against the finance min-
ister can also be gauged from the
fact that he claiméd he would
invite. the ‘finante.ministes Himself | fhe
to. launch such an operation.

Focus Gate whose development
means heat can be dissipated as
quickly as it’s generated with no
buckling of the film at all. It
employs both air and water cooling
and the application is to both the
emulsion and base sides of the
print,
A. recent demonstration looked
‘good to an observer. With in-
ventor Victér Merrill manning the
machiné at Tare’s plant under day-
light conditions (not high noon
but earlier than dusk), strips of an
old John Payne color “meller were
run off on a 15x24 standard screen
‘with a 60-foot projection. throw.
The picture was in steady focus
and the pictorial detail was impres-
-Sive.. Small items in the foreground.!
and characters in the background,

business in the east is now over,
the Monday morning quarterback-
‘ing time is here, and along with the
usual conclusions about values and
edncession. payoffs, a verbal spot-
light might well be thrown on the
physical lighting inadequacies. |

_ The ozoners are limited sto one
full show a night-and, because of
the now-conventional big screens
along with the present day’s still-
to be. improved upon projection
methods, screeh images in night:
rscenes are shadowy,. lacking pic-
torial distinction. “And if a trigger-
happy projectionist starts the pro-
gram too early, all scenes appear
faded and washed out.

The problem is for: the engineers.
and focuses on the need for greater
‘luminaus power without damaging:
or destroying the: film print. Tare
Electronics, Westbury, N. Y., out-
fit, claims to have: the answers. but,

fhe film industry:isn’t Hstening.«1:

Tarc’s Claims were printed be*

—

PICTURE GROSSES

Holdovers, Oldies Slow Down LA.

Dont Cry’ Quiet

$68,000, 12 Spots;

Days’ Terrif $27 0) Wonders’ 3G)

Los Angels, Sept. 17.

Seasonal dropoff caused by start ;

of school plus lack of big openers.
will slow down first-runs here this
round. “Pajama Game” in third
session in three theatres is only
film shoving much strength among
regular runs. It's down to $20,000.
currently, still in the money.

Juve package of “Young Don’t
Cry” and “No Time to Be Yaung”’
is leading newcomers. It is mild
$15,000. or near in three houses,
with total increased to $68,000 or
close, including one nabe and
elght ozoners. Pair of reissue bills |
are disappointing. “Silken Affair,”
also new, shapes light $4,500 at
Four Star.

Among holdovers, “Sun Also
Rises” looms fair $13,000 or near
in third Chinese stanza. ‘Affair to
Remember” should do okay $12,-!
000 in third, three spots. “Around
World in 80 Days” still is capacity ;
$27,300 in 39th lap. at Carthay y.|
“Seven Wonders of World” looks |
strong $35,000 and “10 Command-
ments” is okay $15,000. la

Estimates for This Week [3s

Four Star (UATC! (865; 80- $l. 80) :
“Silken Affair’ ‘DCA). Light $4,-
"000. Last week, with State, “Beau:
James” ¢Par) and “Unconquered”
(Par) freissue), $11,400.

Hillstreet, Hawaii, Uptown (RKO-!
Gé&S-FWC) 2 »752; 1,106; 1,715; 90-
$1. 50)—"Young Don't Cry” (Col)
and “No Time to Be Young” (Col).
Mild $15,000 or near. Last week,!
Hillstreet with Ritz, Hollywood,
“3:10 to Yuma” (Col), “Calypso

t "(Cold (2d wk), $12,700. | $1.20-$2.80)—"Seven Wonders of
Heat Wave | (Co wh, § | World” (Cinerama) (73d wk). Fine

Hawaii with Downtown, El Rey,
“Giant Claw" (Col) and “Night |
World Exploded” (Col), $17,200.’
Uptown with Orpheum, Iris, “Pride:
and Passion” (UA), with 2d-run pix |
(24 wk), $13,000. |

Los Angeles, Hollywood, Ritz |
(FWC) (2,097; 756; 1,330; 90-$1. 50) |

—Destination Moon” (Favor) and |
“Forbidden Planet” ‘(M-G) (re-;
issues} .Slow $13,400. Last week,
Los Angeles, “House of Franken-!
stein” (Indie) and “Frankenstein }
Meets Wolf Man” (Indie) treissues)
{5 days), $7,000.

Pantages (RKO) (2.812; 80-$1.80)
—"River of No Return” '20th) and
“Gunfighter” (20th) reissues).
NSG $3,300. Last week, “Tip On
Dead Jockey’ (M-G! and “House

(Continued on page 18)

‘Game’ Great $30,000 in
Det.: ‘Gun’ Lively 206,
‘Sun’ Strong 126, 3d).

Detroit, Sept. 17.

Biz generally among downtown
houses. stays at high level as cou-
ple of big newcomers more than
make up for slight declines by a
couple of long-termers. “Pajama:
Game” looks tops, being terrific at:
the Michigan. “Gun Is Quick” |
shapes big at Palms. “Seven Won- |
ders” in 59th week at Music Hall. |
and “Around World” in. 38th round
at United Artists:continue great. !

“Action of Tiger” Iooms only fair :
at the Adams.: “Monster That:
Challenged World” is rated aver-
age at Broadway-Capitol. “Happy
Road” looks sluggish at the Krim. i

Estimates for This Week

Fox (Fox-Detroit) (5,000; 96.
$1 -50)— “Sun Also Rises” (20th
and “Parson and Outlaw” (Col) 3d
wk). Down to strong $12.000.. Last
week, $16,000.

Michigan (United Detroit) (4, 000;

90-$1.50\—“Pajama Game” (WB? |
and “Johnny Trouble” (WB). Ter- |
Tific $30,000. Last week, “Affair:

to Remember” (20th) and “Let’s Be |
Happy” (Rep) (8d wk), $14.000. ;
Palms (UD) ‘!2.961: 90-$1. 25)—!
_“NIy Gun Is Quick” (UA) and “Ride :
Back” (UA). Sock $20,000. Last:
week, “Run of Arrow” (U) and
“Midnight Story” (G), $15,000. i
Madison (U])) (1, 900: $1.25-$2.75) *

—“10 Commandments” (Par) (42d |

wk. Swell $12.000. Last week,;frame, is also holding neatly.
$14.000. i “Around World in 80 Days” still is
Broadway-Capitol (UD)- (3.500:! doing turnaway biz in fifth stanza].

90-$1.25) — “Monster Challenged | lat the Tivoli. “10 Commandments”
7 {AA). Vin 43d frame is about the same as

World" tAA) and “Vamplr
Average $12.000. Last week, :
“Trooper Hook” (UA) and “Delin-
quents” (UA), $12,500.

United Artists (UA) (1,667; $1.25-

.$3’—“‘Around World in 80 Days” |

(UA) (38th wk’,
Last week, same.
Music Hall (SW-C in erama)
{1.205; $1.50-$2.65)—“'Seven Won-
ders” ‘(Cinerama) (59th wk).
$15,200, ‘Last week, $14,200.

Smash $19,000.

| Affair” (DCA) (6th wh

-+(38th wk).
fj week, ditto.
Randolph (Goldman) (2,250; 65-}:

Broadway Grosses

Estimated Total Gross

“This Week ......... $505, 3500

(Based on. 23 theatres)

Last Year .......... $562,800
( Based on 21 theatres)

‘Numbers Hep 136,
Philly: Faces’ 96

Philadelphia, Sept. 17.
Noticeable upswing in Saturday

ib.o. trade compared with recent}.
!weeks is helping. some in current
session. Brisk third week at the

Fox is enabling “Sun Also Rises”
to get biggest” coin total in city
Ithough “Man of Thousand Faces”
1s. comparably bigger in fourth
und at the smaller -Areradia.
| “Chicago Confidential” shapes to
land. bangup total opening week at
‘Stanton. “House of Numbers’’ is
rated good at Goldman. “Around
World in 80 Days” looms bright in!
38th week at Midtown.
Estimates for This Week
Arcadia (S&S) (526; 99-$1.80)—
“Man of Thousand Faces” (U) (4th
iwk). Big $9,000. Last week, ditto.

Boyd (SW - Cinerama) (1,430;

- $9,000. Last week, $10,200.

Fox (20th) .(2,250; 55-$1.80)—
:“Sun Also Rises” (20th) . (3d wk).
Brisk $15,000.. Last week, $18,000.

Goldman (Goldman) (1,250; 65-

$1.25) — “House of Numbers”
(M-G). Good $13,000 or near. Last
week, “3:10 to Yuma” (Col) (2d| Ki
wk), $8, 506.

Green Hill (Serena) (750; 75-
?$1.25) (closed ‘Sundays) — “Silken
Smooth
$3,200. Last week, $3,5

Mastbaum (SW) (4,370; . BO-$1A8)

—"Pajama Game” (WB) (3d wk):
Holding at solid $12, 000. Last
week, same.

Midtown (Goldman) (1,000; $2-
$2.75) — “Around World” (UA)
Bright $13,000. Last

$1.25) — “Fuzzy Pink Nightgown”
(UA). Threadbare . $8,000. Last
eet “Sea Wife” (20th) (2d wk),

"Stantey (SW) (2,900; $9-$1.49)—
“Tip on Dead Jockey” (M-G) and
“Action of Tiger” (M-G). Sad $7,-
500. Last week, “Unholy Wife”
(U). $10,000.

Stanton (SW) (1 483; 99-$1.49)—
“Chicago Confidential” (UA) an
“War Drums” (UA). Bangup $12,-
‘000. Last week, “Armored Attack”
(Indie) and “Battle Stripe” (Indie)
i (reissues), $14,000.

Trans-Lux (T-L) (500; 99-$1.80)

:—"Silk Stockings” (M-G) (7th wk).

:Hot $4,300. Last, week, $4,000.

4,
Viking (Sley) (4,000; 75-$1.80)—

“Pride and Passion” (UA) (7th wk).
}Quiet $7,000. Last week, $9, 000,

Toronto, Sept: 1 17.
Of the major newcomers,”
to’ Remember”
four-house combo while “Brothers
in Law” looms smash at sm
Towne. “Fuzzy Pink Nightgown"
and “James Dean. Story” look only
- passable.
_ €oing to “Pajama Game,” sockeroo
in second stanza, and little changed
from great opening week,
“Silk Stockings,”

last week, and not exciting.
Estimates for This Week

Christie, Danforth, Humber, Hy- |

ajl

in fourth!

‘FACES’ FIRM $8,000,

dj (U),

air |

is big, pl aving a

City’s top coin . is still

fand (Rank) (877; 1,330; 1,203;
1,357; $1)—“Affair™ to Remember”
(20th). eT sty $22, 000. Last week,

in Hyland only, *‘Admirable Crich-

ton” (Col) (6th wk), $4,000.

Hollywood, Palace, Runnymede

Great (FP) (1,080;. 1,485; 1,385; .60-$1)-—~

i“James: Dean Story” (WB). ‘Good.

_PROV.; ‘GAME’ 136

Providence, Sept. 17.

“Pajama Game” is still the name |

pic. here and easy Jeader in a
mash second week at Majestic.

Other stands are spotty. Loew’s ‘

“House of Nimbers” looks. drab.

Albee s “Man of a Thousand Faces”
“Brothers Rico” :

is rated good,.
| Shapes slow at Strand.

Estimates for This Week
Albee (RKO) (2,200; 65-80)—

“Love Lottery’ (R).
‘or near, Last week,
Interlude” (U) and. “Joe Dakota”
(U), $5,500. —

Majestic. (S-W) (2,200; 65-80)—
“Pajama Game” (WB
nee” (WB) (2d wk). Looks great
<= 513.000. First sesh was $15,000.
State (Loew) (3,200;
“House of Numbers” (M-G) and
“Gun Duel In Durango” (UA).
Drab $8,500. Last week, “Pride
and Passion” (UA) (2d wk), $10,000.
Strand
80)—“‘Brothers Rico’
“Spook Chasers” (AA).
000. Last week,
“Let’s Be Be Happy” (AA), § (AA), $5,500.

‘Game Stout 106
Tops Slow K.C.

Kansas City, Sept. 17,
Biz has generally slackened here
‘this stanza and totals are lighter at
most spots. “Pajama Game” at
Paramount shapes standout, with
stout session in prospect. "Other
hewcomers are so-so, including
“Pickup. Alley” at the Midland,

(Col) and
Slow $4,-

town, “Quantez” in three Fox Mid-
west houses, and “Portland Ex-
ose” in four Dickinson spots.
“Baby and Battleship” is strong at
the Kimo, a bright spot in the pic-
ture. “Sun Also Rises” looks good
in second week at the Roxy, al-
though running under hopes,

Estimates ‘for This Week
Midland (Loew) (3,500; 60-80)—
“Pickup Alley” (Col) "and “Domino
Kid” (Col), Sad-$6,000. Last week,
“House of Numbers” (M-G) and
“Outlaw’s Son” (UA), $6,000.
Missouri (SW-Cinerama) (1,194;
$1.25-$2) — “Seven Wonders of

at fat pace, $14,000. Last week,
same
Paramount (UP) (1,900; '75-90)—
“Pajama Game” (WB). Nice $10,-
000. Somewhat under sights, may
hold: Last week, “James Dean
Story” (WB) and “Deep Adven-
ture” (WB), $3,500 in 6 days.
Roxy (Durwood) (879; 90-$1.25)
—"Sun Also Rises” (20th) (2d wk).
Good $6,000. Last week, $8,000
-but far from expectations.
Tower (Fox Midwest) (1,145;
$1.25-$2)—“‘Around World in 80
Days” (UA) (16th wk). Slackened
off as fall patterns set in, lightest
of run at $7, 500, but still Pleasing.
Last week, $9,5
Uptown (Fox Midwest). (2,043;
75-90) — “Forbidden Interlude”
Moderate $4,500, as house
Last: week, Uptown,

Zoes solo.
“Rock Hun-

Fairway and Esquire,

(20th), $10,000.

Esqui re, Fairway, Granada (Fox

Midwest). (820; 700; 1,217; 75-90)—
“Quantez” (U) and “Land Un-

known” (U), Fair $8,000. Granada

last week played “Sun Also Rises”
(20th) at $1.25 top-for mild $5,000.

‘Afair’ Lusty $22,000, Ace Toronto
Newcomer; Dean’ 156, ‘Silk’ 96, 4th =

$15,000. Last. week, “Omar Khay- |

yam” (Par), $14, 000..

Imperial (FP). (3,344; 60-$1.10)—
“Pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk).
Holding at smash $20,000. Last
week, $22,000

Loew's (Loew) (2,098: 75-$1.25)—
“Silk Stockings” (M-G} (4th wk),
Neat $9,000 in final week. Last
week, $10,000.

Tivoli (FP) (955; $1. 75-$2.40)—

“Around World” (UA) (5th wk).
Capacity to turnaway biz for $15,-
000. Last week, same.
Towne (Taylor) 693; $1) —“Broth-
ers. in. Law” (IFD). Smash $6,500.
Last week, “Love in Afternoon”
(AA) (7th wk), $3,500

University (FP). (1, 556: 75-$1.25)

—“Oklahoma” (Magna) (69th wk),
Swell $8,500. Last week, same.

Uptown (Loew) (2,096; 75-$1.25)

— "That Night” (U), $6,000
Last week, “Interlude” (U) (24 wk),

$6,000.
York (FP) (877; $1.25-$2)—"10

‘Commandments (Par) {43d .wk),

! Drop fo $3, 500. Last week, same,”

‘| “Man: of Thousand Faces” (U). and |

) and “Paw- |.

65-80) —| ¢

(Silverman) (2,200; 65-]

“Dino” (AA) and ,

jin third week at Ambassador and

V
“Forbiddén Taterlude” at the Up-
p -300 in opener.

“Joe Butterfly” (U).

wk)...
000

World” (Cinerama) (4th wk). Holds |

| (24th wk).

ter” (20th) and “Restless Breed” |

Wednesday, September 18, 1957_

Key City Grosses

Estimated Total Gross.

This Week ........$2,32 28,400
(Based on 21 cities and. 243
theatres, chtefty first runs, in-

cluding. N. Y.)
Total Gross Same Week
Last Year ......... -. $2,527,206.

(Based on 23 cities and 238
theatres.) |

‘Butterfly’ Brisk

Washington, Sept. 17.
Holdovers continue to dominate
dewntown fare ‘with “Sun Also
Rises” leading in third week at
Palace. “Pride and Passion” is
still nice in seventh stanza ‘at
Keith’s. “Jeanne Eagels” is hold-
pig strong in seventh at Trans-
Lux. “Pajama Game” looms neat

Met. Only newcomer, “Joe Butter-
fly,” looks bright ‘at Columbia.
Capitol goes vaude this week for
Judy Garlarid show,
Estimates for This Week
Ambassador (SW) (1,490;

$1.10) —“Pajama Game” (WB) (3d.
‘Neat ‘$5,500.. Last week,

wk).
$7,500.
Capitol (Loew)
“House of Numbers”
wk-3 days). Poor $5,000 after $10,-
Columbia (Loew) (1, 174: 70-90)—

000 or close. Last. week, “Bright
Road” (M-G), $6,500.

Keith’s (RKO) (1,859; 90-$1.50)—
“Pride and Passion” (UA) (7th wk).
Nice $8,500 after $9,500 in previous
round. Stays one more.

Metropolitan (SW) ‘(1,100; 80.
$1.10)—“Pajama Game” (WB): (
‘Hep $8,500. Last week, $12, -

Palace (Loew) (2,350; 83-$1.25)—
“Sun. Also Rises” (20th) (3d wk).

‘Good $13,000 after $19,000 last

week, Stays..
Trans-Lux (T-L) (600; 90-$1.25)
—Jeanne Eagels” (Col) (7th wk}.
Strong $5,000. Last week, ditto.
Stays on

Uptown (SW) (1, 100; $1.25-$3)—.

“Around World in’ 80 Days’? (UA)

Great $19,000. Last
,| week, $20,000
Warner (SW-Cinerama) (1,300;

$1.20-$2.40)—“Seven Wonders of|

World” (Cinerama) (38th a Big
$12,000. Last week, $11,500

Tnterlude’ Modest 106,
Cincy; ‘Game’ Tall 9G

ages” Bang $8,000

Cincinnati, Sept. 17.

Cincy!s pic trade is in the throes
of a back-to-school carryover this
week, with thinning matinee and
midweek night grosses. "“Forbid-
den Interlude,” only new. bill,
shapes moderately in the big Al-
bee. “Pajama Game” continues
hotsy in third stanza and “Jeanne
Eagels” looms bangup in second
round, Among the arties, the tiny
Guild is in terrific trend with
“Garden of Eden.” Long-runs
“Seven Worders of World” and
“Around World in 80 Days” retain
& ways.
Estimates for’ This Week

“Forbidden Interlude” (U). Moder-
ate $10,000. Last week, “Sun Also
Rises” (20th) (2d wk), $9, 500.

Capitol (SW-Cinerama) (4,376:
$1.20-$2,65) — “Seven Wonders”
(Cinerama) (67th wk). Sticking
close to $13,000 bracket,
ekay. Last week, $13,500, a tumble
after lush summer streak k cof Cin-
cy’s alltime record

(3,434;70-903— |
(M-G) .(2d |

Bright $10,-"

Albee (RKO) (3,100; 90-$1.25)—

plenty | $6,5

Faces Slick $16,000, Cleve.: ‘James’
Mild 96, ‘80 Days’ Mighty 186, 14th

Cleveland, Sept, 17.
“Man of Thousand Faces” is tops.
ping newcomers here this round:
‘with a smooth session at the Hipp,
It looks to hold. er new eDe

_{trants are on the mild side al<

though “Beau James” is not too
weak at Stillman.

“Around World In 80 Days”

lively in 14th kession
o. “Pajama Game” is
rated fast in final five days of secs
ond stanza at the Allen

Estimates for This Week

Allen (S-W) (3,800; 70-$1)—+
“Pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk),
Fast agate 500 in 5 days, Last week,

Sipe (Telem%) (3,700; 70-$1)—<
of Thousand Faces” WU).

ek,
to Earth” (Col)

$22.5

$10,000 in D.C.

and “o7th Day” (Col), $15,000.

Ohio (Loew) (1,244; $1.25-$2.50).
—"Around World” (UA) (14th wk),

|Lively $18,000 after $18,200 last

week. -
Palace (SW-Cinerama) (1,523;
-$1.25-$2.40)—“Cinerama Holiday”

Sinemet (lith wk). Off to trim
$13,200. Last week, $17,000.

State (Loew) (3,500; ‘70-90)—
“Gun Glory” (M-G), Mild $9,000.
Last week, “ Pink Night-
gown” (UA), $7,000.

Stillman (Loew) (2,700; 70-90)—
“Beau James” (Par), Modest $9,-
000. Last week, “Pride and Pas-
sion” (UA) (7th wk), $7,000.

cere |

‘Interlude’ Okay $9,000,

* (fi 3 ft

Frisco; ‘Game’ 936, 3d,
‘ ___$ ’
Days’ Great 266, 38th

San Francisco, Sept. 17.
Back-to-school movement is
hurting film: biz here currently,
with new entrants and many hold-
overs heing hit hard this week,
“Omar Khayyam”. at Paramoiint
and “Forbidden Interlude” at
Golden Gate are just okay. “Fuzzy
Pink Nightgown” shapes thin at
United Artists. “Pajama Game”
d | still is fairly big at St. Francis in

third round,

“Around World in 80 Days” is
biggest of upped-scale pix, being
mighty in 38th stanza at Coronet
while “Seven Wonders of World”
looks sturdy in 43d session at Or-

pheum. Incidentally, “80 Days’
should hit the $1,000,000 gross
mark this week. The Mike Todd

opus has played the Coronet, a
nabe operation until coverted to
Todd-AO nine months ago, with
some 500,000 persons seeing the
show.
Estimates. for This Week

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,859; 90-

$1.25)—"Forbidden. Interlude”. (U)

‘and “Footsteps In Night” {AA).

Okay $9,000: Last week, ‘Land
Unknown” (U) and “Joe Dakota”
(U, $11,000.

Fox (FWC) (4, eS $1.25-$1.50)—
“Sun Alsa- Rises” ( 20th) (Sd wk).
Good $13,000.- Last week, $14,500.

Warfield (Loew) (2,656; 90-$1 25)

—“House of Numbers” (M-G) (2d
wk). Mild $7,000.. Last week, |
$15,000.

Paramount (Par) (2,646;.
$1.25) — “Omar Khayyam” (Par)
and “Out of Clouds” (Rank). Okay
$13,000. -Last week, “3:10 To
Yuma” (Col): and “Beyond: Mome
basa” (Col) (2d wk), $11,000.

St. Francis. (Par) (1,400; . 90-
$1.25)—“Pajama Game” (WB). (3d -
wk). Big $9,000 in & days,. Last
week, $12,000

Orpheum (SW-Cinerama) (1,458;
$1.75-$2.65) — “Seven ‘Wonders’
(Cinerama) (43d wk). onnurey, $16,-
300. Last week, $23,000

United. Artists (No. Coast) (1,207;

90-$1.25)} — “Fuzzy Pink Night-
gown” (UA) and “Hidden Fear”
(UA). Slim ‘$6,200, Last week,
“Pride and Passion” (UA) (8th wk),

Stagedoor (A-R) (440: $1.25-
$2.20) —"‘10 Commandments” (Par)
eth hn wh). Okay $5,500. Last week,

Clay (Rosener} (400; $1.25)—
“Last Bridge” (Indie) (2d wk). Big
$3,900. Last week, $4:500.

1$6,000 in 6 days.

Grand (REO) (1,400; 75-S1, 10\—{ Vogue (SF. Threatres) (364;
“Sailor Beware” (Par) and “Jump-|$1.25) —- “Young and. Passionate”
ing Jacks” (Par) (reissues). All|(API) (2d ae. ast $3,800. Last
right $6,500. Last week, -“Black}| week, $4,00

Patch” (WB) and . “Johnny Trou-
ble” (WB), $5,50

Keith’s (Shor) “4 500; 75-$1.25)—
“Jeanne Eagels’ (Col) (2d wk).
Smash $8,000 trailing $12,500 first.
round.

Palace (RKO} (2,600; 90-$1.10)—
“Dajama Game” (WB) (3d wh), Big
$9,000. Last week, $11,000

Valley (Wiethe) (I, 300: - $1.
$2.50) — “Around World” (WA)
(14th wk). Close to last. week's
hotsy $14,500. Zoe Fe

Bridge (Schwarz) (396; $1.25)—
“It Happened In Par * “(ndie).
Fancy $4,000. Last week, “Devil’s
General’™ (DCA} th wk), $2, 000.

Coronet (United - California) {1,-
250; $1.50-$3.75)—“Around World”
(WA) (38th wk). Powerful $26,000.

000.

. (397;-- $1.10) —
“Flamenco” (Indie) and ‘“Bullfight”"
(Indie) (reissues). Oke $1,500. Last
week, © id: Variety”. . {Indi die); .
‘same, .

- weekend warmth-hurt some. Most]

” (UA) (24th wk). Big ‘$24,000. st

spoiled third frame at the Loop.

wk). -Fancy $2,400. ‘Last week,

tite week,’ “Rock Hunter” (20th), | L

__Weduesday, September’ 18/1987 _VARIETY | a PICTURE GROSSES 9
H.0.’s Hobble Chi, ‘Omar’ Boff. $18,500, . en un Hoe iG Heat Wilts B’ way; House’ Slight 126,

‘30 Days’ Wow $24,800, Werewolf’ 19G, 282! 255| ‘Gown’ $9,500, Game” Still Sockeroo
Rock Rousing 12446, ‘Sun’ IT

End” is top new entry, with a fine
Chicago, Sept. 17.

take at Paramount. ‘10 Com-f if TF. 9

mandments” stays at the Aladdin $140 HO L e@ St d AA : } ) {

while “Around World in 80 Days AVU,UUY, i OV ur y S$
Holdovers dominate the scene

continues on at the Tabor. “‘Chi-

cage Confidential” Jooms poor at Return of torrid summer weather, >| great $140,000., Holds on again.
during a normally slow Loop week.
with a generally moderate session

Denham. Second hit $156500.
pa sight. “Omar Khayyam” at
ni

Estimates Are Net

Film gross estimates as Te-.
ported herewith from the yari-
ous key cities, are net; ie.,
without usual tax. Distrib-
utors share on net take, when
playing percentage, hence the
estimated figures are net in-
come. ;

The parenthetic admission
prices, however, as indicated, -
include the U. S. amusement

~~

plus some weak newcomers, and

AlanStimates for This Week | 59)| back-to-school trek all are’ con-| Rivoli (WAT) (1,545; $1,25-$3.50)

"19 Commandments” (Par) (8th! tributing to the offish tone on|—“Around World” (UA) (49th wki.

wk), After 13 weeks at Denham. | Broadway this stanza. Some rainy|The 48th round ended yesterday

ited Artists is fancy $18,500 Fast $7,000. Last week, $8:000. | afternoons anid nights on'y spelled (Tues.) was capacity $37,100 in 11

while “‘Torero” bows in at the Centre (Fox) (1,247; '70-$1.25)—| additional humidity, and did the;shows. The 47th week was same

Ziegfeld with a bully $4,000, “Sun Also Rises” (20th) (8d wk).|first-runs no good. for like number of performances.

‘ Healthiest starter this frame Is Big $11, 500. Stays. Last week,| Brightest newcomer is the Rank} Continues on, naturally, with no

Teenage Werewolf prin ae jpic, “Spanish Gardener,” whichjthought of closing or changing
sion of Saucer-Men” at's $19,-
000 at Roosevelt, “Crime of Pas-}
sion” and “Big Boodle” rates a
temperate $3,000 in’ first at Monroe.

Denver (Fox) (2,525: '70-90)—j| wound its initial week with a theatres,
Britishers are doing well in sec-

“Sea Wife’ (20th) and “Two! sturdy $11,600 at the arty Sutton.| Plaza (Brecher). (525; $1.50-$2)—
ond frames, “Third Key” at Es-
“Hired Gun” (M-G). Slow $8,000! in first week. —“Sun Also Rises” (20th) with
“Band of Angels” (WB) and|it looks solid $30,000 in fourth | the first one in many years.
in “Man of ‘Thousand Faces,”
Rises” with stageshow is holding |including previéw of “Numbers.”
“Green Man” doing well. enough

Grooms for Bride” (20th), Okay| “Woman in Dressing Gown,” an- {| “Love in Afternoon” {AA) (4th wk),
$10,500. Last - week, “Pajama| Other British-made, is not getting | Present stanza winding up tomor-
quire and “Alligator Named Daisy”
at Cinema, both being fancy. Lone;
or less. Last week; “Hatful of! Continuing its winning ways is } stageshow (4th wk). Current round
Rain” (20th) and “Hell on Devil's, “Pajama Game” with stageshow, ending tomorrow (Thurs.) looks to
rote 1 isdicine Bend” (WB); stanza at Par flagship. and smash a State (Loew) (3,450; 78-$1. “Be
which should make a run of it, Ww. $14,000 for same week at the Plaza. | ‘House of Numbers (M-G). First
Latest h.o. of “Jeanne Eagels’’ con-
d Bri P Brioht 15 | i, with around $58, 000, nice, in cur Sutton Ree) (561; ow BS
‘En ren week a e Roxy. Pic | “Spanish ardener”’ ank) (
another ho. mille “colds Str rig t Stays om. wk). Initial session finished Satur-

Roadshows pix are in fine shape
despite the autumn drop. Adver-
tising its last -weeks, “10 Com-
mandments” looks sharp in its 43d-
set, at the MeVickers. “Seven
Wonders” is smash in 39th session |:
at Palace. “Around World” re-
mains terrific for 24th frame
at Todd’s Cinestage.

Estimates for This Week
* Chicago (B&K) (3,900; 90-$1.50)
=—‘Pajama Game” (WB) (3d wk).
Fair $17,000. Last week, $22,000.
Cinema (Indie). (495; 85)—"Alli-
gator Named Daisy” (Rank) (2d

g

Game” (WB) and “Spoilers of For-|far with a mild "$9, 500 or less{row (Thurs.) looks to hit smash
est” (Rep) (2d wk), $10,500. opening round at the Victoria.}$14,000. Third was $15,500. Stays
. | Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 70-90)— “House of Numbers” looks light !on indef.
exception.to sharp dropoff of ear-| ¢; 3: Yu- , s
lier entries is “Will Success: ‘Spoil | § ef
Rock Hunter” heading for an un-| ° aces ; opping
. Island” (20th) (2d wk), $3,600 in} which is heading for great $140,000 | hold with fine $58,000. Third was
'e ° 5 days.. in current (3d) session at the Musie $66,000, being helped by preview
SIL; (i) In Pitt Paramount (Wolfberg) (2,200;; Hall. Naturally, it’s staying ajon “Thursday (12). Stays again,
yea PT) and “Unearthly” (AB-PT).| playing marked stamina, playing}ing Oct. 11, While not first Uni-
. Pittsburgh, Sept. 17.
Tabor (Pox) (930; $1.25-$2.50)—| “Man of Thousand Faces” con-|week ehding today (Wed.) is head-
“Around World in 80 Days” (UA)j tinues bright, finishing fifth ses-|ing for light $12, 000 -or near
finues big, running ahead of a , 7
couple pf hew entries. “House of| ¢ got one Fat $8,000. Last week,| sion at the Palace wit $17,500. It’s|Holds. In ahead, “Tip on Dead
Numbers” at Penn shapes very|*

Second session of “Four Bags/day (14) was snappy $11,600. In
| Full” held with bangup $10,500 at | ahead, “Doctor at Large” «U) (6th
the arty Trans-Lux 52d Street.| wk), $6 400.
DU. Oy Coca” whic get tone splendid | Trans-Lux 52d St. (T-L) (540; $1-
5 ee out of “Battle. Hell,” brings | $1.50)—“Four Bags Full” (T-L) (3d

$3,500.
Grand (Indie) (1,200; 50-87)—

Subsequent-run. Last week, “Wire-
tapper” (WB) and “Counterfeit
Plan” (WB), oke $5,000.

Loop (Telem’t) (606; 90-$1.:50)5—
“Rock Hunter” (20th) (3d wk).
Rousing $12,500. Last week, |

MeVickers (JL&S) (1,580; $1.25-
$3.30)—“10 Commandments” (Par)
ONG wk). Hotsy $19,000. Last. week,

Oo ital (Indie) (3,400; 90-$1.50)

(Continued on page 18) =

Heat Bops Hub Albeit
‘Deerslayer’ Okay 156;
‘80 Days’ Wham $24,000

‘Boston, Sept. 17.
Holdovers dominate the scene
here with biz hitting ‘its normal
stride at b.o. for this season. Ex-
ceptionally hot weather with rec-
ord 93.2 degrees Friday (13) and

Ta round ‘World in 80 Days” at
Nixon, both are still in the big
money.
Estimates for This Week

Fulton (Shea: 1,700; 80-$1.25—
“Man of Thousand Paces” (U). Ex-
cellent notices and biz to: match.
Should have no trouble grabbing
smash $11,000. Last week, ‘'For-
bidden ‘TInterlude”. (U), $8, 000.

. Harris (Harris) (2;165; 80-$1.25)
i— “Jeanne Eagels” (Col) (83d wk).
: ‘Showing Surprising strength and
will do jest aret 3s $e000' os
week as ast, big or at U falo 1
{near, Might even have held again| ders” still is big in 55th round: at.
{if not for locked, booking on “Sun| Teck.
Also Rises” (20th), which opens to- Estimates for This Week
Morrow (Wed ‘Buffalo (Loew) (3,000; 70-90)-—

oat __|“House of Numbers” (M-G) and
cc Nixon, Rubin) (1 (200; $1.25-$3) —lagive Steps to Danger” (UA), Fair

Dipping a bit after a. big August $10, 000 or less. Last week, “Rock
and qa strong holiday but still big] Hunter” (20th) and Apache War-

*|rior” (20th), $10,500.

fot tock, giguoge? O% 804 O%|* "paramount (AB-PT) (3,000; 70-90)
Penn (UA. (3,300; 80-$1.25)—/—> Beginning of End” (AB-PT) and
“House of Numbers” (M-G). Sad Unearthly (AB-PT). Brisk $15,-
$8,500 if that. Last week, “Fuzzy|900. Last week, “Pajama Game
Pink Nightgown” (UA), yanked (WB) and “China Gate” (Indie) (2d

after 5 days at only $4,000. wk), $11,000
Warner (SW) (1. ne '$1.25-$2.40)| «,Cemter, (AB-PT) (2,000; 70-90)—
“19 Commandments” (Par) (28th Black Patch” (WB) "and Johnny

Trouble”. (WB). Modest $9,000.:
wk), Winding up here in anothér|Tisct week, “Sun Also Rises” (20th)

10 days to make room for new Ga wh), $13,200 in 10 days with
to
Lafayette (Basil) (3,000; 70-90)—| |
‘Night Passage” - (U). Solid $10,-
000. Last week, “Pickup Alley”
{ (Gol) and “Calypso Heat Wave”
| (Col) $8,000
. Century {Buhawk) (2,900; 70-90)
—3:10 to Yuma” (Col) ‘and “Fown
on Trial” (Col).. Slow $9,000. Last
week, “Jeanne Eagels” (Col) and
“Parson and Outlaw” (Col) (2d wk),
‘$10,000.
Teck (SW -. Cinerama) (1;200;
$1.20-$2.40.—“Seven Wonders of
World” (Cinerama) (55th wk), Big

‘}“House of Numbers” (M-G) ‘and! $12,000 or a bit under at the State: Roxy (Nat’l Th.) (5,717; 65-$2. 50)
70-90)—“Beginning of End” (AB-| fourth. “Love in Afternoon” is dis- {| with “My Man Godfrey” (U) open-
Fancy $11,000 or near. Last week,| day-date at Paramount and Plaza. |versal pic to play this house, it’s

‘Fulton has the big one this week
now in sixth week. “Sun Also | Jockey” (M-G), $i, 000 in six days,

dull, Art houses holding fast,.
in it’s first Rank pic, “Checkpoint; ”iwk), First holdover round finished

today (Wed.),. yesterday {Tues.) was fancy $10,-
Estimates for This Week“ 1500. Initial week was $13,000.

Astor (City Inv.) (1,300; 75-$2)—| _Vietoria (City Inv. (1,060; 50-$2)

“ ‘9 — ‘Woman in Dressing Gown"
3:10 To Yuma (Col) (ath wk). (WB). First stanza ending today

(tues) wast sturdy $4, oon. Thr (Wed.) looks like modest $9, 500 or
wae Solu Saye og aie Bear Holding In ahead, “Ch
Morgan Story” (WB) due in next.| anys, $8,000. “Three Faces of

Little Carnegie (UL. Carnegie) ve (20th opens on Sept. 26.
(550; $1.25-$1.80)“"Novel Affair” |=™ (20th) coon on eee 600;
(Cont) (4th wk). Third round end $1,20-$3.50} — “Seven Wonders”
ed Monday (16) was fine $6,100/({Cinerama) (76th-final wk). The
after $8,000 for second. 75th session ended Saturday (14)

Baronet (Reade) (430; $1.25-;was big $31,700 for 15 perform-
| $1.80)—“Man Escaped” (Cont) (4th ance. The 74th week was $37,-
wk). Third frame completed Sun-!000 for 16 shows and taking in holi-
day G5) ones great $7,800. Second day weekend. “Search For Paras
was $9,5 dise”’ ( Cinerama) opens ort se

Caviiol veteew) (4,820; $1-$2.50 orld (Times) ( - —
—Jeanne Eagels” {Col} $5 2.80) “It Happened in Park” (Ellis) (6th
Current. session. ending tomorrow wk). Fifth week completed Sun-
(fhurs.) looks like fair $29,000.{day (15) was big $6,400. Stays on
Second. was $34,000. Continues on,|indefinitely. The fourth week
with “Joker Is Wild” (Par) due to | was $7,500, over hopes.
open Sept, 26.

Central (Maurer) (854; 95-$1.50) ‘Yuma’ Good $7, 500 In

a ae es a
a
Hell” (DCA) (th wi, okay $8,500 Mols; Omar’ Light 86 ,

a critetion. (Moss). (1,671; $1.80- ‘Faces’ Oke $6, 500, 2d

30)——10 Commandments” (Par) Minnea
polis, Sept. 17.

45th wk). This round finishing) with newcomers conspicuous by
tomorrow (Thurs) is heading for| their weakness, the impressive ar-
great Seton fo 15 shows. The sath ray of holdovers commands major
Was, $30, eter en inder °+ {attention currently. Fresh entries
performances. Stays on indef. are limited to “Omar Khayyam,”

_ Fine Arts (Davis) (468; 90-$1.80) ge 10 to Yuma,” the British “De-

"Thé Roots” (Harrison) (3d wk):| cision Against Time” and a trio of
Second week completed Sunday/|“B” twin bills, none of them box-
(15) was great $8,300. First was office barn-burners by any means,

0,600. However, “Seven Wonders of

55th St. Playhouse (Moss) (300;. World” and “Around World in 80
$1.25-$1.80) — “Rising. of Moon”|Days,” in their 58th and 10th
(WB) (11th wk). The 10th session | weeks, respectively, continue to
| finished yesterday (Tues.) was okay} ride high, wide and handsome, Sec-
{$3,500. The ninth was $4,000. ond week of “Man of Thousand
q. ‘ Guild. . "Guild (450; $1-$1.75)—| Faces" shapes forte. Cold nights

Brothers in Law” (Cont) (5th wk). | favor the hardtop houses.

Buffalo, Sept, 17.

Average biz is being enjoyed by
most deluxers hére this stanza, with
newcomers very spotty. Best of
these is “Beginning of End,”
paired with “The Unearthly,”
which. looms brisk at Paramount.
“Night Passage” is. rated :solid at
Lafayette but “3:10 To Yuma”
shapes slow at: Century, “Black
Patch” is unexciting at the Center
while “House of Numbers” is mild-
ish’ at the Buffalo. “Seven Won-

disappointing looks like “Hause of
Numbers” at State and Orpheum,
where only fair “Deersiayer” at
Paramount and Fenway. combo
shapes good. ‘Monster That Chal-

jenged World” at the Pilgrim/—
ooms okay.

Estimates for This Week

wk), Shapes sock $12,000 or near.
Last week, $13,500.

‘Brandeis (RKO (1,100; 75-90)—
“Band of Angels” (WB) and’ “Last
Stagecoach West” (Rep), Sturdy
$5,000 or near. Last. week, “Run
of. Arrow” (RKO): and “Danger

week, same.
Trans-Lux (T-L). (500: ies. 10)
—"His First Affair” (Indi e) and
“Three Forbidden Stories” (Indie).
Oke $3,000. Last week, “Julietta”
Gadie) and “Torment” {Indie},

ioe feum (Loew) . (2,900; 75-t
Yq, House of Numbers” (M-G) |.

: . Cinerama’ production, “Search for
eo itor {BRO}, (si oe 50} ice Paradise,” which opens Oct, 3.
$10,000, Last week, $14,000. Last sceks rere 000." pe
° on
Boston (SW-Cine oe). (1,354;| 1es00 ast wee
Hols 15000" Ene week 314008
otsy wee . .. . ; -
_ Fenway (NET) (1.873;, 60-$1.10) L’ville Lags; Lewis Loud
“Neers ay » TT ; : ee: Wr
Devils leend” (QOtE). Neat $5,000 $7,000 Arrow’ Fair BiG
Last week, “Dino” (AA) and “Let's
Be Happ ry? (AA), $3,000. - Louisville, Sept, 17.
Gary (Sack) (1,340; 90-$1.80)— End of Kentucky. State. Fair,
“pride and Passion” (UA) (6th wk).| Which had a strong effect on film
Fine $15,000. Last week, $18,000. shows, drew a terrific crowd for
Kenmore (Indie (700; 85-$1.25)—| closing day Sunday (15) with Chi-| $7,500. Last week, ditto,
Doctor at Large’ (U) ie wk). football game. oe orld tl ¢ ———— + *
Great $7,500. Last, week, $8,500, | 50 Days"’ is heading for hefty 16th EAGELS’ FANCY: 106, ; jaw eon fs
Memorial (RKO) (3, 000; 75-$1.25)| week total at the Brown, “Run of ’ was. smooth, $6,500. aay 5) Estimates for This Week
—"“Sun Also Rises” (20th) (3d wk).-: Arrow” is fairish at Rialto. “Deli-|- - OM ABA: SAND’ BIG 5G $7. 500. Academy (Mann) (847: $1.50-
Nice $13,000. .-Last week, $15,000. | cate Delinquent” at the Kentucky "Normandie (Trans-Lux) (592; 95- | $2-65)—“Around World” “(UA)
‘Metropolitan (NET) (4,357; 90-|is brisk. ; Omaha, Sept, 17. $1.80)—"Last Bridge’ (Union) (5th | (10th wk). Back to the three-mat-
$1.25\—“Pajama Game” (WB) ‘and Estimates for This Week Biz has perked a little this week, iL). Fourth session ended Monday |imees-a-week schedule and going
“Pawnee” (Rep) (3d wk). Fair} grown (Loew's - Fourth Ave.) but opening of football season last| ¥ 0 session ended Monday! ean nearly. always, as usual.
$10,000. Last week. $18,000 (1,000; $1:25-$2)—“Around World”| Weekend plus Ak-SarBen’s World (16) was very good $5,800. Thir rd Stout $17,000. Last week, $19,500,
Paramount (NET) ’ a 700; a (GA) (16th wk). Hefty $6,500 ‘Ghampionship ed OS Are Oct. $6,100. “Perri” (BY) opens Century (SW-Cinerama) (1 150:
s ? a : .
$11 10) — “Deerslayer” (Zoth) an toe ties same last.week, Engagement taking their tolls, “Jeanne Eagels”: be ivee (RKO) (1,700; 95-$2)—!$1.75-$2.65) — “Seven ‘Wonders
Good. $10,000. Last week, -“Dino” prentiere "of es County" is fine at: Orpheum while. “Band “Man of Thousand Faces! 0) ent month still (eth wki. t The lath
46 ’ ” + sco | WK). stanza ende t ni mon Stl nas pilen v 0. e
$3000" and,“‘Let's Be Happy (A4),) (M-G). ° OF ATEN ans oe at prandels. | rues) was smooth $17,500, Fourth} buyers. Amazing $12,000, Last
Saxon (Sack) (1, 100; $13 50-$3.30)|__ Kentucky (Switow) (1,200; 50-85) was $19,500, “Jet Pilot” (U) is due} week, $165,500, with extra matinee,
—“Around World | =-'Delicate Delinquent” (Par), {in next but date not set. Lyrie (Par) (1,000; 85-90)—-
Lusty $7,000 for Jerry Lewis Pic. Paramount (AB-PT) (3,665; $1-j“James Dean Story” (WB) and
Last week “Loving You” (Par) (3d $2)—“Love in Afternoon” (AA) “Deep Adventure” (WB). Oke
wk), $6,50 . (4th wk). Present session ending{$5,000. Last week, “Affair to Re--
‘Loew's. Goew-UA} (3, 000; 50-85) tomorrow (Thurs.). is holding with] member” (20th wk), $4,500 at
—Fozzy Pink. Nightgown” (UA) solid $30,000 after unusually | $1.25 top.
and oe Trrooper Hook” . (UA). strong weekend. Stays on. “Black | Radio City (Par) (4,100; 85-90)—
Drab $4,500. Last week, “Action Scorpion” (WB) due in next but Omar Khayyam” (Par), Boff sell-
of Tiger” (M-G) and “Seventh Sin” Flight 931” (T-L), $3,50 ‘date not set. g job may pt pull this one through
(M-G), $5,500. rpheum. (Tristates) "> 980; 75-|. Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568; 90- tor light $8,000. Last week, “Pae
Wary Aidérson (Pedple’s) (1;200: 90) Jeanne Eagels” (Col), ‘Fine|$1.80)—"Girl in Black” (Kings). jama Game” (WB) (2d wk), $8,000.
(WB) $10,600 or close. Last week, ‘Af- Opened Monday (16). Last week,j RKO Orpheum (RKO) (2,800; 85-

1.25) — “Pajama Game” (

ir { 85-$
1 (3d wk). Stout - $6, 000 ‘after Jast “Passionate Summer” (Kings) (8thi90) — “Man of a Thousand

$11,000. Las unt- fair ‘to Remember” (20th), | (2d wk),

er” (20th), sam ‘week's $7,000, $8,000. wk-9 days), okay $6,200 after $6,-| Faces” (U) (2d wk). Has come
‘ State Cosws, 43; 500; 78-$1, 25)—| Rialto. (Fourth Avenue} ($3, 000; * State (Goldberg) (850; '%5-90)—j 400 in seventh, regular 7-day .week.| through nicely. Satisfactory $6,500,
House of Numbers” .(M-G) and} 50-85)—“Run. of “KF uum Pink Nightgown” (UA). "Music Hall (Rocke-| Last week, $8,500.

Arrow”. (U) and
00.10 y $3.000.. Last week, “Action of/fell rG 700: wane .15)—“Pajama| World (Mann) - (400; 85-$1.25)}—»
rive y (MG) and’ “Vintage” aG),| Gam WR) esltow. Bd} “Sur” Alsq Rises” | (20th) “3d. oe
| ES2 500, is re Current sade eading® for! Good $4,000. Last week, $5,000.

“Ride Back” (UA. Oke $8,000.

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QO. aoe a ry oR.

"Wednesday, September 18, ‘1957.

The spectacular, startling,
gripping drama of the war

between machines and the
Wi men who made them!

ROBBY,

THE ROBOT ,
is in

action
again!

In a market where goose pimples spell money at the box-office; this
_picture will raise.a bumper crop! Here is the world’s imagination run -
riot with headline-hot guided missiles, the satellite space station, a
stratosphere kite that carries human cargo and other amazing sights.
Your screen will thunder as The Invisible Boy sets off the war between

the world and incredible electronic inventions that defy human control!
Fi .
M-G-M presents “THE INVISIBLE BOY” starring Richard Eyer « Philip Abbott » Diane Brewster » with Harold J. Stone » Robert

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”

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'VARISTY'S’ LONDON OFFICE

_ 8 at. Martin's Plate, Trate

wer Square

Too Many Flop Films Threatening

Finnish Industry; Cut Studio Staffs

Helsinki, Sept. 10.

The Finnish motion picture in-
dustry has been hit by a severe
crisis as a result of recent film
flops. The biggest producing com-

pany, SF, is going to discharge

most of its studio and laboratory
personnel while Fennada, second
largest producer, has closed its
studios for the winter séason.

These decisions will bring unem-'

ployment down about. 70%. of nor-
mal technical staffs. h actors
too, will be deprived of income

since they have depended mainly:

on flms for work since the war.

Finnish picture officials feel
that drastic new decisions and new
economie- planning must be

adopted to save the ‘film hiz from]

falling into oblivion. Film crix,
who during the last two years have
made furious attacks on Fi
pictures, are now being blamed

get the limited economic and tech-
nical possibiities of home prodycs
tion in a country
4,000,000 inhabitants. Recent Fin-
nish sucgesses abroad have deép-
ened the gulf between the ‘best
nd the more modest productions,
apparently not helping the
industry much
The first Finnish-German copro-
duction has been announced here:
Finnish participants are the in-
dependent producer Veikko Itko-
nen and Riol-Filmi, newly-founded
company under the management
of - Ola¥i Linnus, former foreign:
sales topper of SF, with Pallas-
Film-Verleih,. Frankfort,
West-German parfner.
Pie will have. top German and
Finnish stars and it will. be shot
in both Finnish ‘and German.

Shooting has been started, and
pic is scheduled for release next.
year. Story is an adaptation of

famous. Finnish comedy “Twice
Adam, once Eve” once Eve” by Yrjo | Yrjo Soini.

Al-Industry Board To
Boost Film Biz Urged
_By Head of Brit. KRS

London, Sept. 10.

A plan for a film industry board,
which would tackle major trade
problems and strive for improved
public relations and better busi-

ness, is being advocated by Sir'|

David E. Griffiths, permanent
prexy of the Kinematograph Rent-
ers Society, It. will be submitted to
all the major industry groups.

Sir David’s proposal is for a
board which would include the

prexies of the KRS, the British

ilm “Producers Assn., and‘ the
Cinematograph: Exhibitors Assn. It
wotld also have in membership,

reps from the Federation of British.

Film Makers, the. Motion Picture
Assn., the ‘Assn. of Specialized Film

Producers. and the Assn. of Inde-:
pendent Cinemas. He alsa hopes}

there would be nominees from the
leading circuits and distributors. of
British films.

The KRS topper has outlined a
project which will be financed by
a levy on all boxoffice receipts to

be deducted before payment of film|

hire, which would yield approx-
imately $200,000 a year. It would
be eaded by a proniinent public

with only

as dhe}

deal,
indie is filming a- co-production.

E Berliner Balks At
Anti-US. Music, Flees

Frankfurt, Sept. 3.
On the other side of the cultural
fence, West Germany reports that

‘Gert Olaf Uhlig, East Berlin com-

poser, has ‘fled into West Berlin,

‘and asked for sanctuary. He turned
dewn the request of a Communist:
‘East Berlin Youth Organization to

compose anti-American music, and

refused to write the music for an

anti-U.S. film, “Ami Go Home,”
that is to be made by DEFA, the

| Communist-controlled film-making

organization in East Berlin.

prisals from the East for his re-

nnish|fusat to help musically with the
‘propaganda against America. :

for the crisis. The industry gen-}

erally feels critics should not for-;

Hong Kong Pix

Paying Own Way

Tokyo, Sept. 10,

Hong Kong film production,
traditionally in the red, shows
signs.of paying ifs own -way, for at
least one.company. V, I. Shaw, rep-
ping the Shaw organization inter-
ests: at its Hong Kong headquar-
ters, said that co-production with
promise of moré to be made points
to brighter days ahead.

Here on a: business frip Shaw
told Varrery that although Hong
Kong is one of the world leaders
in volume of film production (al-
most 250 in 1956), the spending
power of the potential markets for
Chinese pictures is very weak. With
the Mainland politically untouch-
able, what remains is 30,000,000
Chinese scattered throughout

Southeast Asia. Adding: to costs:
1and slimmer returns is the dialect

problem; different films have to be

made in Mandarin, the Chinese na-:

tional dialect, and in Cantonese,

‘the southern dialect of China.

Starting two years ago, the Shaw
company began to increase ifs po-

‘tential audience by entering into

co-productions, First one was with

|Japan’s Daiel, called “Yang Kwei

Fei,’ which was exported. to the
U. S. by Buena Vista. Last year,
with Toho of Japan, Shaw made
“Madame White Snake,” starring
Shirley Yamaguchi. Starting next

month, another joint yenture with

Daiei will be started, this one to
be filmed in India in color. It will
be a documentary on elephants,
‘and named “Long Nose;” In Octo-

ber, the Rengo M..P. Co. of Japan}

will fifm “Angkor Vat” (a place
in Cambodia), on location there
in widescreen ‘and color on a co-op
At the moment, a Korean

with Shaw in color. .

Shaw's compatty is now ‘concen-
frating hard on co-productions, He
claims they ar
because of the bigger market (with

dubbing) and sharing of costs. Of

the 1956 production total of Hong
Kong, 24 were made by Shaw.
The Shaw holdings, mainly real
estate, also extend to production,
distribution and exhibition. I. V.

‘Shaw is the son of co-founder

‘Ithat he wishes to return to Lohdon.
British producers in Japan; first

BCFC Rep in Japan Quits
London, Sept. 10.

William Moffatt, wha has been:

rep of the British Commonwealth |

Film Oorp.: in Japan since 1955,

is resigning at the end of this

month. He has notified the board

The BCFC, which represents all

Austria Gets Pic Setup
. Like Johnston Office

Vienna, Sept, 10:
With its registration af the
Chamber of Commerce, Uniaustria
has been officially launched here.
Setup is somewhat similar to the
MPEA. Idea to have all producers:
repped by one outfit for represen-!
tation abroad has been under dis-
-cussion since 1945.
The stout individualists for a
‘while obstructed the successful
‘| Jaunching.. A crisis in production
last year brought these around,
and despite the ending of this crisis
with increased production today,
the Uniaustria.is now m operation.
‘| <At the first meeting, Anton
Schuchmann was elected presi-
dent, -assisted by two veepees, Otto

invited Moffatt to visit Tokyo in
January, 1955, to undertake. ur-
gent inquiries, On his return the
following month he was offered
and accepted a two-year. contract,
which was Nas subsequently €9 extended.

WB to Expand
Its European
Prod. Program

London, ‘Sept, 17.
Warner Bros. is to expand its

INTERNATIONAL

50 U.S. Pix Being Released in Spain
In ’57-58 Despite MPEA Embargo

i

Madrid, Sept. 10.

A Variety survey of the film
supply available to Spain for the
57-58 season, reveals that some
50 U. S. pittures. will be matqueed
here déspite stringent measures
taken by the Motion Picture Ex-
port Assn. to make its two-year-old
embargo on the local market more
effective than ever. This repre-
sents a drop over last year but
local distribs are counting on i2
j prestige films among the 50 to fos-
ter the impression in Spain that
{ the MPEA embargo is powerless

to curtail the import of Hellywood
product.

Big pix already booked are “80
Days Around World” (UA), “Guys
and Dolls” (M-G), “Pride and Pas-
sion” (UA), “Love in Afternoon”
(AA), “12 ‘Angry Men” (UA), “A

more profitable

European production program and
has lined up a series of pix to be

filmed in Britain and the Continent

for inclusion in next year’s release
schedule. The detaiis were released

‘last week by Jack L. Warner, the}

company’s prexy, who is in town
to -continue negotiations with in-
dependent film makers, as well as
with their British affiliate. Asso-
ciated British Picture Corp. He will
stay here for at least another week.

To tee off the new program, WB
has signed a deal for a British pro-
duction of Norman Krasna’s ‘Kind
Sir,” which will star Cary Grant
and Ingrid Bergman. It will be
directed by Stanley Donen, and will
be lensed at ABPC’s Elstree
studios. ‘ ,

WB, which at one time main-
tained its own British studios, al-

‘ways has taken a keen interest in
British production. In the last: few}

weeks the company. acquired U.S.
rights te two recent British pro-
ductiens, “Woman in a Dressing
Gown” and “These Dangerous
Years.” “The Curse of Franken-

reras, has been a b.o. smash in the
U.S. under the WH banner ‘and its
British progr.
major productions in “Moby Dick”

{and “Prirfté and the Showgirl.” ©

The company’s offshore. :produc-

‘tion program will include “Chase

a Crooked Shadow,” being filmed

zation of “Fanny,”

be made in Marseilles.
Also on the WB international

be produced in Australia with Gary

‘Cooper and Deborah Kerr in the
In
which Rosalind Russell will repeat:

leads, and “Auntie Mamie,”

her Brodaway role,

with Cinerama to be sole ;
tors throughout the world outst
the U.S. and Canada. That wail

mean that many additional thea-
tres in England and in important
foreign markets would be equipped

for the. process,

stein,” made locally by James Car-

am has included two

by Douglas Fairbanks Jr, in Spain
and London, with Richard Todd
and Anne Baxter; Joshua Logan’s
“Sayonara,” starring Marlon Bran-
do, being filmed in Japan in Tech-
nirama; “The Nun's Story,” star-
ring Audrey Hepburn, to be direct-
ed by Fred :Zinneman in Brussels
and the Belgian Congo; and a filmi-
also to be di-
rected by Joshua Logan, which will

‘oversea’s-production this year and

roster are “The Sundowners,” to}

Spéaking ‘at a formal trade
'Tuhcheon jthe WB prexy said that
the. company had signed a deat

‘and Her Sheep” (SF).

| King ‘for Four Queens” (UA) and
“Fire Down Below” (Col.

In addition, six Disneys . will
help, They are “Lady and the
Tramp” (first time around only in
Madrid and Barcelona), “Davy |
Crockett,” “Little Outlaw” and
“Great Locomotive Chase,” dis-
tributed here by Dipenfa-Filmayer,
and “African Lion,” together with
| "Secrets of’ Life,” handled by Ci-

esa.

Negotiations are still in progress
for “Oklahoma” (RKO), “Friendly
Persuasion” {AA), “Moby Dick”

(WB), “Carmen Jones” (20th) and
“fsland i in Sun” (20th). “Sea Wall’
{Col) and “Monte Carlo Story”

French-U. S. Pix
Union Pact Set!

Paris, Sept..10.

Reliable sources here have Amer-
ican films or U.S. coproductions
heing made here henceforth giving
major consideration for hiring tech-
nical and thesp personnel to the
Syndicate Force Ouvriere, the non-
Communist dominated union, as . "
opposed to the Committee General | (UA), foreign pix subsidized with
De Travail, reputedly. Communist | U. S. coi, are aiso in the running
controlled. SFO claims that the} this season for local distribs.
other union was getting the most} More Yank Quality Pix
American play until now. | Percentage of quality American

Yank reps denied this staiing|Imports will be higher this year
that the CGT was well rtin and had|than Iast. There will be fewer
many non-Red members as # result. | pre-1955 billings in the coming sea-
They opined that U.S. companies{son. Big majority of U. S. pix
could not screen all union mem-|seen last year were dated. Three
bers used on thelr political stand-| months before the breakdown of.
ing. 3 film ties between Spain and MPEA
Syndicate Force Ouvriere is to} in 1955, local U. S. managers made
have closer. ties with American {a series of outright sales to Span-
counterparts, on which they basejish firms, unloading a “B” back-
their claim of future precedence in! log of 198 Reg Wy wow trademarked
Yank pix made here, Pat Somerset, | filins. EA boycott found dis-
a rep of the Screen Actors Guild, tribs are a Wrellstocked with MPEA
met with SFO members recently product to span the embargo in-
and assured them that Amefican|/ierim. Only 15 now remain but
unions would seé to it that Yank ; these add strategically to the short
pix done abroad qrould use SFO {supply for the season.
members over ones whenever) More than 25% of all U. S. films
possible. SFO claimed that Somer-jig pe shown in the caine 10
set would point out to Hollywood| months bear the United Artists
how SFO was slighted in Yanktiabel, UA explains sales as action
of American indie producers over
whom United Artists has no con-
trol. Empty-handed Yank distrib
execs in Barcelona, however, ran-
corously complain that UA is a
member of MPEA, and should lend
its best effort to plug distrib leaks
not create them. They feel United
Artists could enjoin its indie pro-
ducers, in or out of contract, from
making Spain deals during ‘the life
of the MPEA embargo.

Jap Festival in 1958
To Be Patterned After
Edinburgh Fest Lineup

Edinburgh, Sept. 10.

A new International Festival,
» {Skedded for Osaka, Japan, April 10-

eed

steps would be immediately taken
to remedy the situation.

YANK FILMS SCORE IN
FINLAND 1ST HALF ’57

. Helsinki, Sept. 10.

"During the first half of this year
American ‘pictures have scored
| heavily in Finland. Amorig the top
10 ho. hits are five U. S. produc-
tions-—“Trapeze” (UA), *Guys and
Dollis” (M-G), “Anastasia” {Z0th),
_|“War and Peace” (Par) and “Giant”
(WB). Three Finnish pix have
reached the top, “The Parish Shoe-
makers” (S-Filmi), “The Rebel-
Youth” (Fennada) and “Little Ilona

Two German entries are in the

Runde Shaw. The company’s film
“interests started 30 years ago, Sim-
ultanesusly. with the beginnings of
{filmmaking in China, and is the
t only pioneer. survivor. :
Shaw oT “We have on
° own theatres e we invariably |
To Tour Japan in Fall Jose money on production, we re-
Tokyo, Septs3. .| gain it through distribution and

The 107-member Berlin Phithar-| exhibition.” Shaw interests own
raonic Orchestra will give 13 ‘con-| 110 theatres in southeast: Asia, av~
certs in Tokyo and seven other cities | eraging 900 seats each, Their thea-
in Japan beginning Nov.-4. The or-{ tres exhibit U. S. pix, but do not
chestra with conductor Herbert} distribute them. The big produc-
yon Karajan is skedded to arrive;tion in Hong Kong,: Shaw ex-jatte is preparing a new pie which
Oct. 31. plained, is to meet exhibition com-j also will mix scenes in color and
The occasion will mark the-75th! mitments: The company .also fi-j black-and-white. If is “La Nuit Et
anni of the orchestra’s founding |‘nances many indies for the same|Le Jour” (Night and Day) which
and will be the first time: for the} reason. — rolls later this year and starring

rsonality as chairman and staffed.
y top public relations officer, sec-
retary, etc.

Tristesse’ Gets Tinter,
Black-White Shooting

‘Paris, Sept. 17,

“Bonjour Tristesse” (Col), now
rolling on the Riviera, is "peing
made in black and white as well
as color, Director Otto Preminger
is- saving the tinterworks for
| for. Southern France and the b & w
for the studios and .Parisian ex-
teriors. Gallic director Andre Cay-

Berlin Philharmonic

top 10 for boxofficé honors, “Kitty” |

land “Sissi, the Young Emperess.”

Generally’ business has been milder
than in previous years. |

The coming fall season is viewed j
with some fear, because the coun-
try’s economie situation is not
good,. with extensive general un-
employment threatening.

Mex City Policmg Cinemas:

Mexico City, Sept. 10.
Two plainclothes cops have been
assigned to all 115 cinemas here,
since 22 continue closed because
of damages from the July earth-

‘quake, as a feature of the city gov-|

ernment’s drive to assure 100°%

May 10, 1958, will be modelled
along the lines of the Edinburgh
: Festival, David Jones, publicity
chairman of the Osaka enterprise,
said here it will be unique by
virtue of presentigg, side by side,
Occidental and Oriental culture.

Program will include the N.Y.
City Ballet, the Vienna Opera, the
Amadeus String Quartet from Eng-
land, Jan Peerce, star of the Met,
N.Y:; Gaspar Cassada, Spanish
‘cellist; the Salzburg Marionettes
from Austria, Thailand Court Dance
ers and leading orchs of Japan. In
addition, the Japanese Ballet
Troupe, the Japanese Court musi-
cians, and Kabuki Players will
appear.

¢roup in Japan. Outside Tokya,,

performances will be at Nagoya,
Fukuoka, Yawata, Hiroshima, Osa-

kx, Kohe and Sendai. The tour is
by inyitation of the Japan Broad-
casting Corp. (NHK).

Following the introductory con-
cert, the orch will perform at To-
kyo’s Hibiya Hall with tickets
scaled from ' 800 yen ($2,22) to 2,000
yen ($5. 55).

Regarding the vast. potential
market on the China mainland,
Shaw said: “While the film Dusi-
ness is not political, you get pulled
into it. Either we go to one side
or to no side at all, We chose not
to export to the Communists. We
have never had any dealings with
the Communists. We don’t like the
idea. We've got to be “clear about
our political standing.”

Michele Morgan and Bourvil.
color with usual negative

ig not new in pix, After early hand-

tinting of certain scenes in many
silent films, came Erich Von Stro-
heim’s gold tinting of all such ob-
jéects.in his. classic, “Greed” (M-G).
Albert Lewin used sudden color
shots of paintings for shock values
in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
(M-G), and “Bel Ami,”

Outdoor spectacle, the equivalent
of the Edinburgh Festival Tattoo,

moral behavior of audiences, The
gendarmes are to pounce on the

everamorous couples, exhibifioh-; will be provided by Japanese danc-

ists and vicious types. {ing and music at the Shitennoji
The .government reportedly re-i Temple, and by a procession in
jected as too harsh an appeal to or-! feudal style to Osaka Castle.
der ‘separate seating sections fori Edinburgh Festival officials will
males and females in the cinemas.jbe invited to Osaka to. see the
Thus far, patrons caught behaving: opening junket. An Osaka Film
not exactly as in church are askedj Festival will show European and
to cease and desist.. Asiatic films.

Wednesday, September 18, 1957 .

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Wednesday, September 18, 1957 —

PICTURES 13

Amusement Stock Quotations

For Week Ended Tuesday (17)
N. Y. Stock Exchange —

Distribs Gander

Continued from page ¢

‘rate title of the company consist-
ing of Everett Chambers, who di-

1937 . Net rected. and produced, Charles
High Low Weekly ol bind Weekly aan Change Weiss, who served as associate pro-
174% 11% ABC Vending 24 14% 145% 14% __ % ducer and general factotum, and
3644 2754 CBS “A”.... 131 29% 28% 29 +. Yq | David Cogan,, who looked after the
3514 27%. CBS “B”.... 46 2812 27% 28% 4% “financial miatters. The report of
2014 - Ceal-Pix ..... “9 184%. ‘18% 18% + 3% “{the completion of the picture,
195% 13% Deora ..... 82 18% 17% 18. —% | which appeared in Varrery sev-
115-8134 Kastinas Kék.. 86 100% 9514 { . $234 + eral weeks ago, brought results
434 34% EMI ..... aes 46 2834 275%. 2814 +Uu that “astounded” the. yourg. pro-
103g 73— List Ind. ... 42° 83% 8 =§86«B 8% -+% ducers. '
22, 143% Leew’s...... 211° 183% 1404 16 4+1% |. In addition to a number of in-
9144 73% Nat. Thea. .., 519 9% 9%. + % {dependent distributors, they re-
36% 281% Paramount... 52 3778 3034 34 =6++ % | ceived calls from several major
1834 14 Philee ...... 127 143% 14 14% -+ ¥%. | distribs. who expressed interest in
40 31% RCA ...... 314 34 327, 331% #$.4+% ‘|taking on the picture for release.
G4 Sh Repe eaee 103 7136 (614 1% + % |Trio has a date with Columbia
134¢ 11 Repipid..... 8 U%- 11% #1®41138 —% .Jand United Artists as soon as the.
1832° 14%- Stanley War 63 17% 1634- 17 — finished print is completed, (What
‘29144 23% Serer....... 21 2334 2346 2334 + % surprised the young producers.
3034 22g 2Oth-Fex .... 82 2534 244% 243, —1 most, according to Chambers, is’
2556. 20% Upited Artists 47 2148 20% 20% ##$—%4 | the number of commercial picture
307%. :.235%% Unalv, Pix .. 1 26% 264% 2642 —-%2. | makers who are anxious to get into
73 (@ ~ Univ. pld.-.. *30 70 69% 70 ~ +1. theatrical production, Among the
287%. 21 Warner Bres. 12 21 . 20% 20% — % | calls they received were some from
121 914% Zenith . 164 12244 1123%4 122% +8 commercial studios which offered
sO . ; the use of their facilities as below-.
. American Stock Exchange ° the-line confributions for the com-
445 27, Alited Artists 28 34 3 3% — pletion of “Run Across the River”
10% 38 Ald Art, pid. 3. BI, 814 8 —7” or for a future program of pictures
1134 9 Asse Artists 93 914 . 834 9 — \% |Cameo desired to undertake. “They:
1% gt “C&C Tele,. 63 % 13/16 13/16 +-+1/16 | made these offers,” said Chambers,
6144 DuMent Lab. 76 4h Alg 4 _+ % |“without seeing the result we.
45% we. Guild Films . 1i1 35% 3 3. — % | achieved with our first picture.”
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Bid Ask See thain + , :
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Chesapeake Industries: eevee Cote secseere 214 214 — s oots from making: films. How-
Cinerama.. Ine. noegpapdectecsepecer 15% 1V —\% ever, the consent decrees handed
cinerams, Pred. we cepeecccccncecceres 28 a 4 . down. at a later date. against 20th-
ee eeegasaseet Prone . V3 7 -— 8 Fox and its theatre’ affiliate, now
ouean Theatre. se ponnpenennennne vteeee ae ae + 14 National Theatres; *Warner. Bros.
Pobareld .ioverscnsevescessecceecsress 189 199 +7. - |and its theatre offshoot, Stanley
wv. A Theatres cen penevessceetcrsece eae 414 4% _— VW Warner; and Loew's and Loew's
Walt Disney -» KOSOCeve coarse oeseepeoeees 1714 18% — 358 Theatres contain specific clauses

| atres from producing or distribut-
| ing pictures.

’ Arguments. by sw and Nationai,
both of which are hopeful of en-
tering into production, that. the
decrees are discriminatory, have
failed to change the views of the
¢ Justice Dept. Latter, it’s said, has
admitted that it made an error in
neglecting to insert the restrictive
clauses in the Par and -RKO ‘de-
crees, but that it saw no reason for

* Actual: Volume.
{Quotations furnished by Dreyfus & Co.)*

- Lotsa Fire i in: Allied’s Peace Bid

Continued from page 5

hope that good’ business judgment
on the part.of all parties concerned.
-will result in equitable: decisions.

‘benefitting all sections of the film
industry. While Allied: leaders.haye
been less. vocal as a ‘consequenre of
the new. policy, representatives of
the exhib org warn. that this con-
cession should not be accepted as a
sign of weakness.

Allied would prefer that its pres-
ent “friendly” ye taken
as being equivalent to the calm
that precedes .a storm. For if cur-
‘rent negotiations do’ not produce
concrete results that will help the:
hard-pressed indie theatreowner, |
Allied, is .prepared .to. erupt once:
again “with its customary fury. At
present, it has no intention of .up-

tion are satisfactory. in addition,
the: arbitration talks are expected
to reach+>a point at which’ Allied
officials and members, can appraise
its progress; --- .

TV, Prints, Ete.

Other topics ‘that Allied. “wilt |
consider at-the annual meet include
home-toll tv which, it's: felt, will
chave reached the stage by the end
of October so that a ‘realistic stand
can be taken;. the- print shortage
which is said.to be getting worse.
rather than improving; the price
of film which again is’ said to be | hope that some satisfactory solu-
getting out of line, Allied will also} tion may be evolved.
consider the pdssibility of. retain-| .
ing a ‘public xelations -staffer,. a’
move recently made. b by: the iziral
eatre Owners 0 erica: A hot
‘Setting the apple cart thet is filed ‘and perennial topic that is expected |:
te ~
the Council of Motion Picture .Or-|-. 0 come up once again at the con
ganizations, toll-tv and a proposed
business building campaign:
Post-Conferetice Rele .

Allied has already accepted the
industry's proposed system of con-
ciliation and is‘ now awaiting the
decisions that will be made on.ar-
bitration, The arbitration confer-
ences, which . were: dur-
ing the summer, are scheduled: to
Tesume shortly. The result of these
conferences, it felt, will: play a
significant role in guiding Allied’s
future course. ,

If these talks fail and if Allied
is copvinced that the film com-.
panies.are not sincere in the nego- |
tiations; a return to Allied’s bel- |‘
ligerent policy can be expected at
its annual board meeting. and con-:
vention; scheduled for the Concord
Hotel in upstate New York Oct. 28-
30. At this session, the AlHed -dele-
gates will receive reports from its
various committees and if these
groups feel that no progress is be-
ing made by “cooperating,” Allied
apparently will once again “go it

one.”

The, months of. September’ and
October:are therefore trucial. ones
as far .as -Allied is concerned. It’s
expected that the long drawn-out
talks relating to AHied’s return to
COMPO will be concluded before
the annual convention, at which the
board and the membership will de-
cide whether the terms of Allied’s
return to the all-industry organiza-

‘the bars in ‘the subsequent divorte-
, ment decrees,”

. SW has weighed the possibility
-cost and the fime involved plus. the
‘uncertainty. of the eventual. deci-
sion could conceivably negate the
benefits that might be gained. In
the meanwhile, the theatre chain
is continuing to hold negotiations
with the Dept. of Justice in the

~

stockholders’

Perhaps ‘for. the first time since prexy Joseph R. Vogel (on Thurs
Allied was founded 25 years ago,
Col. H. A.:Cole, one of the found-
ing fathers and vocal ' leaders
throughout the years, will be ab-
sent from the board meeting and
convention. Cole, head of Texas
| Allied for many years, has been
{seriously ailing for the past. year
yand has heen unable to. participate

‘vigor. His silence, it's said, has’
been ‘tiainly due to Ais health.

Racal Walsh.
— Continued from page 3.
: fulfills . his - ‘asserted. 1957 commit:

ment to Walsh:

-Following filing of suit, Hudson
through manager Henry Willson is-
sued this statement: “Walsh. has

Oct. 15 as ordered by’the Delaware
Court of Chancery, it had the ef-
fect of significantly demonstrating
that Vogel can defeat the Joseph
Tomlinson forces hands down in
a proxy fight.

Vogel and his director-supporters
were able to submit proxies for
| 2,746,000 shares, being 51% of the
total stock outstanding. These prox-
ies were submitted “solely to estab-
lish the presence of a quorum,”
It's understood that: the Vogel
forces have subtantially more prox-
des available, but decided to sub-
mit only ‘the quorum-making
amount. In establishing the* pres-
ence of a quorum, Irving Green-
field, secretary of the corporation,
pointed out that holders of addi-

About 35 shareholders showed
up at the meeting ‘at Loew’s State 1s
Building in New York. In com-
‘| pliance ‘with an order of Chancel-
1549, has signed no contracts any- lor Colling J. Seitz, the only busi-
where that permit him outside pix|ness taken up was a.motion‘to ad-
at this time. Universal has the|journ the meeting to Oct. 15. Vogel
‘right to loan out his services to|returned from the Coast to. preside
other studios and has on three}at the meeting. Neither Tomlinson:
separate occasions — “Giant,”
“Something of Value” and “Fare-
well to Arms.”

|
were present. However,

~

barring the formerly-affiliated the- |:

compounding its error by removing |

of'a test case, but feels that the.

Although the Loew's Inc, special was present as an. observer. All de-|

‘day (12) had to be adjourned to:

‘tional shares were also present at|==—=== Continued frem page 3
the meeting in person or by proxy.| proposes to send out a “hard look
at the facts” type of letter to every !

London, Sept. 17,

Chaplin’ 5 Good Press i in Britain
In Contrast to Raves in France

jconcluded his notice with the ob-
Most of the national press critics ; servation:

“But what the deuce!

gave sympathetic reviews to “A;We can afford to Ist Charlie in-

King in New York,” although quite
a few. were highly critical of the

heavy-handed treatment of the .no-

litical message in the story. The
press coverage was on a lavish
scale. The Daily Mirror, for ex-

a page ta its review and all the
other dailies carried its notices im-

mediately after the press screening,| Charlie Chaplin,
other than the two Beaverbrook pa-| mented,

ners, the Daily Express and the
Evening Standard:

Donald Zee,
viewer, rated the film “superbly

funny” and described it as Chan-

Tin’s “reprisal” on celluloid. “‘Us-
ing the camera as his artillery, he
blasts them (the

dulge his old man’s: petulance ia
return for all the fun he has given
us in the past—and still does in ‘A
King in New York’” Ivon Adams
in the Star, while disacreeing with
Chaplin's own definition of the

ample, devoted the best part of] film as the funniest he has ever

made, insisted that Charles Chap-
lin will never be as funny as
but, he com-
“there are moments of
merriment and pathos that only the

i King of Clowns himself is capable
the Mirror's’ re-;

of. ev

More Favorable In Paris
Paris, Sept. 17.
On the heels of the opening of

| Americans) with] Charles Chaplin’s new film “A
‘Tidicule, shatters ‘them with. de- King in New York” in London, the

ture.”

Harold Conway of the Daily
Skétch took a more moderate view.
He appraised the film as being
oyeriong, burdened with © undis-
‘tinguished, sometimes trite, dialog.
Towards the end, he noted, “laugh-
ter retreated. before ‘unwilling | °
yawns... But half a dozen. times,
and more, it was ilumivated with
blazing’ shafts of brilliant wit
which only Chaplin’s genius could

have conjured from the scrint.” He |

considered the satire restrained.
amfable, but. never vicious ard
thought ‘that Chaplin “had discip-
Yined his revenge into mellow good
humor.”

Cecil Wilson in. the Daily Mail
rated the picture “a lumpish mix-
ture of subtle slapstick and clumsy
‘polit* cal. satire’ while .Campbell | 2=
Dixon in: the Daily- Telegraph con-

man—‘“tendentious, -wordy
-furny ouly in patches.” ©
The Socialist Daily Herald, if a
review under. Margaret flinxman’s
byline, described. “A: King in New
“York” as the work of a genius. and
added: “It is the master comedian, ’
not the political commentator; who |
stands revealed in this film.” The
Times notice, carrying -a double-
eolumn . headline “Mr.. Chaplin
Satirizes . McCarthyism,”* observed
that the film “disappoints because
the old Chaplin comfe Inspiration
proves itself an affair of fits and
-starts, unstable and. not to be re-
lied upon. But the, fits and starts
exist’ and hilarious they. are, the

products of a technique sure of its |

own perfection.”

Although conceding. that the plot
had little cohesion, Paul Dehn’s re-
view in’ the News Chronicle
thought the film would outrage
three sorts of bigot: “the purist, the
prude and the die-hard politician.”

Jymvson Harman, veteran Eve-}.

ning -News critic, after taking

Chaplin to task for suggesting;

there was “no message” in the film

meeting called by tails of the méeting were completed

in less than three minutes,

-On Oct. 15, if there are no further
legal obstacles, the matters for
which last Thursday's meeting was
called will be placed before the
stockholders for voting. The agenda
includes voting’ on the removal of
‘two members. of the board of di-
rectors—Tomlinson and Meyer; an

amendment to the bylaws to in-j.

‘crease the board from 13 to 19,
and the filling of all varancies on
the board. According to Loew's
Ine., proxies obtained prior to the
Thursday. meeting will be appli-

cable to the session when it_re-!

convenes Oct. 15. _*

f

Loew's Studying

stackholder next weekend, detail-
ing the. state of the company’s wel-
‘fare; the “nerveus” product. old
‘and new; and the “big money” box-!
office potentials of the Metro film!
product on thé horizon.

Nizer’s communique | to

space to it, plus early reviews over
;a nronth before its opening there.
Reactions seem much more favor-
able than the Anglo ones. The wave
of publicity, the renown of Chap-
lin here, and the controversial na-
ture of the pic—it’s being accused
of anti-Americanism—should turn

this into a grosser here.

Film is skedded to opem at five
loeal firstrun houses Oct. 25, with
probably three showing the dubbed
version and two the ériginal with
subtitles, Lead evening papers,
Paris-Presse and France-Soir, gave
a great deal of space to the open-
ing as did Paris-Match, top weekly
pieture mag.

As opposed to most: of the Angla.
critics, who found the film some-
what heavy and unfunny, bitter

and overstated, the French were
much better disposed to it, Most
or the Anglo scribes stated they

missed the old Chaplin of
{tramp days but the French, as a
whole, believed that the ‘tramp
rightfully died with silent pix and
had to give way to a new, talking
counterpart.

a
| Chaplin’s ‘Service’

— Continued trom page t

York” will be largely confine” to
independent bookings.

At a reception ‘after the unveil-
ing of the film for the press, Chap-
lin insisted that his film was not
political, but dramatic, in content.
It was, so.far as he personally was
concerned, maifily a recognition
of the individuality of man, per-
sonified in the film by the star
himself as an exiled king and a
young schoolboy (played by his
ewn son), who is forced into a role
of stool-pigeon to free his parents
from a contempt rap after a hear-
ing of the UnAmerican Activities
Comnnittee.

According to Chaplin, the scenes

*| which spotlight the activities of

the Committee are primarily deal-

‘Spit Hatred at U. S.”

Art Buchwald, in the
(Paris} N. Y. Herald Tribune,
was one of the first Yank jour-
nalists to castigate the picture
before Chaplin’s interview
with the U. S. press in Lon-
don.

Buchwald felt thet the film
was completely unfunny and
too cheaply made. He said that
Chaplin “used his son to spit
out his hatred at America”
which was not quite the thing
for a man of taste.

ing with spiritual values. Likew’'se,
his harangue on the question of
passports is another important plat-
form subject in his yarn. “I can
remember” Chaplin said, “When

| passports were not required by any-

body-<other than by Russians. Now

\the whole scene has changed com-

pletely.”

Answering newsmen’s queries
with ease and frankness, Chaplin
asserted that: the story was not in-
spired by personal bitterness. He
had outgrown such reactions, al-
though he admitted that his last
10 years in the U.S. were unhappy.”
It had been his original intention
to set the story amidst the snow-
‘capped mountains of Switzerland,
but after his first entrance he

the; found he was without a plot. He

stockholders will depend on SEC!then switched the locale to New

nor his ‘associate, Stanley Meyer,: okay. It’s believed that in the let-| York as the most effective way of
Milton. ter Nizer will stress the $9,000,000;treating the subject he had in-
Pollack, Tomlinson’s N.Y, ‘attorney, { that’s due the parent company | mind.

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@ PLEASE, Jack Warner and Billy
Goetz, don’t construe from the follow-
Ing that we are jumping the review
date on *'Sayonara.”* This is NOT a re-
view of this wonderful picture. It’s a
tip we are sending aut to the exhibitor
readers of this column in an effort ta
give them a bit of advance information
on what will, more than likely, be their

reatest money-maker during the com-
ing year.

We have been looking at motion
pictures since the days of the ‘“‘split
reels.” We saw the. first feature ever
made in the U.S. and the other night
we saw ‘‘Sayonara’’ and we have no
hesitancy in reporting that we believe
this picture is the BEST PICTURE we
have ever seen. We believe it will, with
some exploitation help, become one of
the greatest ticket-sellers of all-time.
We believe this picture will have more
10 do in bringing back the lost audi-
ences to our theatres than anything
that could be created for that purpose.
‘We feel that a motion picture miracle
has been wrought right at the moment
when it will take nothing, short of .a
miracle to fill theatres to absolute ca-
pacity, morning, noon and night.

‘Sayonara’ has EVERYTHING that
a great movie entertainment should
have; a wonderful story, filled with
heart: a beautiful love story—two of
them running side by side with one
ending in tragedy. The picture has ex-
citement and beauty beyond descrip-
tion, a wonderful musical background
with a scenic investiture too rarely
found in our better pictures, It has a
great star, Marlon Brando, a great sur
rounding cast of players perfectly cast
and, above all, the direction of Josh
‘Logan, who off of this accomplishment
goes to the top of our list of directors
in this great medium of motion pic-
tures. oo

If we were writing a review of '‘Say-
onafa,’”” arid we wouldn't because we
don’t consider we are capable of such
a task, we'd have to give 90% of the
credits to Mr. Logan Because what he
has done with. this yarn and the direc-
tion of the performances of the players
Is not only sheer genius in direction but
in the creation of motion picture en-
tertainment that will arouse the en-
thusiasm of everyone in the production
of pictures, the theatre men who ex-

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hibit them and those millions of ticket
buyers who have been waiting and-
hoping for something that “Sayonara”
now brings them. *

‘So, you theatre men, good and bad,

beaten down by poor attendance over
the years, shake yourself, phone, write
‘or visit your nearest Warner exchange.

“and make some deal, any eal, that will

get you this picture, and clear your
booking sheéts for the longest fun you
have ever given a picture, because, if
you run it long enough, you will even-'
‘tually play to every man, woman. and
child within the réach of your theatre
and many of them will see it over and
over again because the picture is that
pood. oS

Sayonara means goodbye in Japanese.’
The title applied to. this picture will
mean goodbye to empty theatre seats,’
It’s a wonderful; wonderful picture,
Thank you, Mr. Goetz, Mr. Warner, !:
and to Josh Logan, keep in good health
so that we might have you making
more pictures for a long time,

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Wednesday, September 18, 1957

Wednesday, September 18, 1957
Dark Horse in Cable Stakes:

Ss ~(Continued from page 5 -

commercial community iS. and| Method has been used elsewhere.

.systemms operating in the U.S. and I
several score more in Canada.. via-which theatre chain would pick
With huge antennas, they pull in| up signals from nearby broadcast-
network and local television pro-|itg stations and pipe them into
gTtams which the people ‘in their hemes of subscribers at so much
area would not be able to receivei per month.
at all——or, at least, not very well.
From their antenna, they wire d=
rectly to the home television: sets
of their clients, using 4 light coax-
ial cable similar to that being used
in Bartlesville. They charge a
monthly fee, which averages about
$3.50. and normally an installation
fee for the cable and connections,
which range from a low of about
$37.50 up to as high as $150.

Today, more than 350,000 homes
-across the nation are wired for | would be nominal, in the neighbor-
community antenna. Estimating | hood of $1.25 per week.” ~
about 3.2 viewers per ‘set, they
caveons. reach at least 1,000,000 Grengs Ganders Franchises
, Thus, they say, they are wired] ~ Minneapolis, seri ae re
and ready for cable theatre when- Sheldon Grengs, one 0 Ba
ever it is ready for them. One ques-
tion is why théxtre-people are. go-
ing to the expense of wiring .a new
community when they might have
made a deal with one of the exist-
ing community antenna sy. stems. operate loeal antennas from com-

Range of Clients - ' munities of lesser population.

While some. systems in small}
communities have fewer than 100 ‘
clients, others range above 3,000) vise first-run pictures directly into
paying customers. Several have | homes.
8,000 to 10,000 installations and at
least one system boasts more than
12,000: connections, .

As pointed out earlfer, the com-
munity antenna.operators hereto-
fore have kept their heads down,
and have remained out of the spot-
light. This is for several reasons:

1. They are not regulated. by the
FCC since they do. not use the air-
ways and they are not anxious to
have Congress -vote them under
control: (It is intéresting. that
shortly before Congress adjourned,
Senator Carl Curtis of Nebraska
made a speech in which he de-
manded Congress should regulate
all wired ty.) . the Twin Cities.

' 2. Community antenna takes out ;

of the air and delivers to its cus- | —
Par Unbends

tomers the programs originated by
Continued from page 3

Norman: Shavin, tv-radio editor of
Atlanta Journal, by C, L. Patrick,
general manager of Martin chain,
which has 60 or 70 theatres in
Georgia, . :

“J cannot give
system will start,” Patrick said, “It
depends upon engineering -prob-
lems and our ability to pick up
signals from stations in the area.”

As to charges, Patrick said: “It

‘ine what stacks up perhaps as a
different system. of smalltown
“theatre” toll-tv sans showhouses.

investment. he says.

Cities are concerned fthere’s no
known move being made now in
the direction of theatre toll-tv. Es-
timated. cost of a Minneapolis-St.

evervhody ovt ord generally re-

garded as prohibitive.
Minnesota Amusement Co.

ago had some estimates prepared

tively, regarding it as impractical

networks and individual stations.
The broadcasters have not objected
because if increases the audience
.for. the Sponsors of the programs.
However, there has béen some talk
about testing the property rights
of the: broadcasters and whether
community -antenna may appro-|
priate these programs for private
profit. .

3. Community antenna réaches
only 350,000 homes in contrast to
about 40,000,000 reached by free
broadcasting: In any. kind of
knockdown fight, the community.
antenna service would be the prob-
able loser. ;

Using-the Unused at
_ However, something new has
been added recently, While a few
of the smallest community antenna
Services supply the programming
of only one television statién, the
average is about three and some go
as high as five. Generally, the cdax-
jal cable used can~-handie. up to
seven programs, simultaneously.

A handful of the operators have
been experimenting with their own |
closed-circuit. progfamming. They
have been selling local commer-
cials to. local merchants and offer-
ing local shows on the unused
channels, ~ . _ oo

Thus, they have been: looking
around for. ways to expand and
make more money. Here is’ where
cable theatre is made to order for
them. They have the wired systems
‘and the unused facilities. ,

If the matter of price can be
worked out, pote with jfpeir cus: ——— _
tomers and the film suppliers, large <n
commufnity antenna companies may Film Deals.
become the first open door to cable! - -
theatre. ef mms Continued from page 3

They have-a readymade audience | with Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, ete.
of 350,000 families. They may go-| However, there's said to be a ten-
into partnership with local film|tative understanding that they
exhibitors; or into competition with | won’t go ahead on their own.
them, They are no longer remain-| MMPEA prexy Eric. Johnston, at
‘a “press confab last week, also

ing quietly in the ‘shadows.

‘They see in.cable theatre a new/opened that it wouldn’t’ be very
way for them to grow, by. wiring | profitable anyway. Communist na-
more homes. and establishing new

systems.

Georgia Circuit Joins: Up .
_. ‘ Atlanta, Sept. 17.
Martin Theatre chain, with head-
quarters in” Columbus, Ga., epera-
tors of some -150 film houses in
Georgia, Alabama, Florida. and/panjes for the Soviet Union since
Tennessee, is entering the home|no deal has been under discussion
pay-tv field, Scene of project is|with the Russians. MPEA member
Fitzgerald, in south Georgia tobac-| companies have a firm ban on the

co belt. Sale of films to Red China.

hasn’t gotten around to any de-
‘cisions for or against the principle

tol tv.
The Par situation served to

auestion of hnw much is to be paid
fer film by the tolfcasters in the

medium.
not too much. of a problem in Bar-
tlesville for the reason that this
town’s three operating theatres,
two conventional and one a drive-
in, are owned by the Griffing com-
‘nany, Video Independent Theatres.
These houses will play the same
product ~ that
bound on the wires, -

‘Looming as vastly more difficult
are those areas where the distribs
are dependent upon the:tres for
their income and where these thea-

sponsors. It’s a cinch that some
‘exhibitors will balk at playing pic-
tures which-are pined into the
home-tv sets. Ahd.in such cases,
as a result, it figures that the toll-
tv impresarios likely will have dif-
ficulty in obtaining film product
until their networks are. sufficient-
ly large to assure revenue for-the
distributor tha# at least equals the
income that normally would be got-
ten from standard exhibition.

the Poles. One is under disctission
with the East Germans, who are

‘the talking stages with Hungary.

(DISMISSAL OF E-L SUIT
| VS. LOEW, RKO UPHELD

It consists of community afitenna, |

Details of plan were revealed to

the-date. when the

| ritory's circuit owners, is Jaunch-

He’s trying to obtain as many
franchises as possible to erect and

Grengs figures that the same
equipment can be utilized to tele-

His system would neces-
sitate only a.comparatively modest

As far, however, as the Twin}

Paul setup is more than $6.000.000
—-enough apparently to frighten.

(United Paramount) several years
and then forgot the proposition en-

for any of its situations, including.

product only to theatres. M-G:

of releasing its productions to

throw the spotlight on the entire:

earlv stages of development of the.
The complexities are.

Foes homeward’

tres are not owned by the toll-tele

tions pay very little. Deal is vir-!
{tually concluded by MPEA with.
‘screening films, and another is in.

_ No. licensing arrangements ex-,
ists between MPEA and the com:

.

- U, S, Cireuit Court of Appeals

this week upheld the N. Y. Federal |

Court’s dismissal of the Eagle-Lion
antitrust suit against the _Loew’s
and RKO circuits, oO

E-E complaint contended that the
two chains- conspired to exclude
the plaintiff from the opportunity

‘to license’ product on a competi-

tive basis in the N. Y. metropoli-
tan area’s subsequent-run miarket:
As. a result. -of -the alleged con-

spiracy E-L claimed to haye lost.

$417,000 in
period.
.» There. was no “error:

rentals in ‘the: 1946-50

£ taw” In

the. lower court’s: decision “that a}

‘conspiracy did not exist and. that
the plaintiff was.not damaged, the

‘Appeals Court ruled.

Rap Talent

Continued from page 7

«

top stars.are scarce and the pro-
ducers are having. casting prob-
lems. These same execs doubt
that much can be accomplished at
the moment, though—almost to a
man—they deplore ‘the: way so
many ad factors now are beyond
their control. Some even maintain

| that the agencies’ say-so on ad de-
‘sign and billings (one star’s head

-must never be shown below that
of any. of the rest .of the cast) has

has impaired their effectiveness by
selling a mediocre name rather
than a good sfory-title.

Said GdAien: “While all ad
chiefs agree ... that this creates
costly . non-productive advertising
expenditures, it must be recognized

overnight project.”
20th’s ‘Retaliation’

Continued from. page 7
tremely well. According to Lip-

pert, “God Is My Partner” recoup- |

ed its negative cost in the Atlanta

| area alone, ‘
Actually, 20th is already having

some trouble playing off its new
volume of product with its normal

‘customers, and it has to find new
| outlets for it. Theatres that in the

past havyen’t booked 20th films are
booking them now, and 20th isn’t
keeping quiet about the fact that it

‘is emerging .as the exhibitors’

friend in the time of need. .

“In providing for 37 Cinema-
Scope and 25-30 showmanship pro-
ductions next year, 20th is mindful
of the importance of the neighbor-
hood and smalitown theatres as
well as the needs of the key-city
first-run houses,” said Alex Harri-
son, 20th geneéral sales manager:

Studio’s ‘For All’

“This company, because of its.
great confidence and faith in the:
‘future of this industry, has. been

dedicated to the policy of support-
ing to the limit of its resources
every motion picture theatreowner,

regardless of run or type of op-.

eration or the size of the commun-

ity in which the theatre is located.” |

_ This is in sharp contrast to the
‘private attitude taken by quite a
few distribution execs who feel
that.distributiostactually‘is serving
too many -account -which aren’t

Strictly speaking, profitable on a'|-

per-picture -basi¢. Thought ‘was
expressed concisely recently by

“David O, Selznick, who is produc-

ing for 20th. Selznick stated flatly
that distribution costs could .be

trimmed significantly if the num--

ber of accounts served would be
reduced. - .
Fox as Lone Wolf

By playing it the opposite way,

'}20th is actually xeducing the risk. | Gf

It has a distribution .organization,

which—with 60 or 65 pictures—can | 38
‘be kept going at*full- speed, using

every man; it doesn’t fall quite as
hard if one of its biggies lays an
egg, and itis providing the kind of
low-budgeters that help keep open
the theatres and-can be sold at a-
reasonable price without showing
a loss. By not sacrificing quality
in many of the 37 top releases, it
doesn’t have to empromise with
audience tastes. . .

In a sense, 20th is playing. a
lone-wolf game. Lef the entire
industry pendulum swing back to
“volume,” which is: highly unlike-
ly, and 20th’s advantage would
fade rapidly. <As thing stands,
however, 20th execs feel they can’t
lose.and, despite some disappoint-

‘ments (“Will Success Spoil Rock

Hunter?”, “Desk Set,” etc.), they

}of plot are hurdled by fast action.

‘rugged as a tough. frontier trader,

= {Bert Shefter and art direction by |;

spoiled ad campaigns. or at least Hi

that changing: human nature is no! india

‘Barry Sulitvan, who have pairediosj=—s

:in Tombstone on official business,

15

PICTURES

Filmi Reviews

= Continued from page 6 =a

Further complications arise be-
tween the two, even as a romance
develops, over Miss Stanwyck’s

he eanvine.{| brother, John Ericson, a brawling
Barker plays his part convince | would-be killer. ’

ingly and has okay support’ right
down ‘the line. Forrest Tucker. is

The Deerslayer
rest in peace. Oldfashioned aspects

Miss Stanwyck socks over her
‘role in experienced style and Sulli-
van is persuasive as the marshal
who loses his 10-year record for
non-killing by gunning down Eric-
nell qualify as his daughters, for-|son after latter has murdered his
mer actually an. Indian’who was|brother, Gene Barry. Barry, also
stolen by hunter and raised as his|& marshal who rides as Sullivan's
own. Carlos Rivas is colorful as; Tight hand on his official duties,
Barker's Indian brother. handles role effectively and is in
Technical -credits come in for ;for romance with Eve Brent, excel-
expert handling, including Jodie | lent in her part of a gorgeous gun-
Copelan’s fast editing, atmospheric | Smith who.is widowed by Ericson’s
music score by Paul Sawtell and; Shot as she’s leaving church after
Ericson impresses

Jay C.'Flippen scores as the griz-
zled old hunter who hates Indians,
and Rita Moreno and Cathy/O’Don-

the wedding.

Theobold Holsopple. Whit, |in a part which might have been
ern overplayed.

_ Good support also is offered by

Copper Sky Dean Jagger, sheriff completely

(REGALSCOPE) dominated by femme ranch own-

_ — — er, and Robert Dix, enacting Sulli-

. Dull western with small pros- jvan’s second brother, who wants

pects. . to be a gunfighter. Jack “Jidge”

—. Carroll delivers sfrongly in his

Hollywood, Sept. 13. j|rendition of two songs, the catchy

20th-Fox release of Robert Stabler pro- “High Ridin’ Woman.” by Harold

duction. Stars Jeff Morrow. Coleen Gray; Ad : d Har Suk: dad
features Strother Martin, Pav! Brinegar, amson an “ arry oukman, an

John Pickard, Batrick Pat) Q'Moor , Jack the plaintive God Has His Arms

mas, B ame}, er.- , + VW "

Directed by Charles Marquis Warren. Around Me,” by Victor Young and

Screenplay, Eric Norden, from story by amson, . .

Stabler; camera, Brydon Baker; editor, Joseph Biroc_ uses his cameras
expertly and Gene Fowler Jr.’s
eee editing gives good pace to
‘ m.

a .

Fred W. Berger: music. Raoul Kraushaar.
Previewed ‘Sept. 12, °57. Running time,

INS.
Hack ‘Williams ........000e0 Jeff Morrow : Whit.
Ora ..... etc enare eeccernes Coleen Gray } . .
Charlie Martin .......... ess. ———————___._______. }
Trumble ...-... » William R. (Bill) Hamel
LAWSON .a.-. cece sacets Jack M. Lomas 5 ty
Pokey 0.5... csccceceees Strother Martin @fa ots
Trooper Hadley ......-~.-. John Pickard ° ‘ ,
Cok” Thurston......Patrick at) O’Moore :
Stunt Mav ...csceesseesees ROCKY Shahan | ame Continued fr6m. page 7 soos
Man No, Livcccecccscsevess Bil McGraw is e lic f . t d .
ULOr ...-cesve ecaresececeers JSOIry o SU enses tor pictures made in
Corporal’ :...ccaccevesee.s Rush Williams : .
Th evcvcccsctvcscccese Rod Redwing | C@nada.

; : There is virtually no feature pro-
“Copper Sky” probably sets aj duction in Canada now.
record high for lack of action and; The Regal outfit, financed large-
overage .of dialog in a western.|ly by 20th, has formed Regal
Film is so dull it will have-to fight; Films of. Canada Ltd. If the
for bookings. _ |scheme works out. activity may be
- he Robert Stabler production: stepped up to eight features.
opens on an Apache massacre of; At the moment. these Regal
a town’s entire populace, with Jeff! productions aren‘t being sent into
Morrow, overlooked by Redskins) France. Being limited in its im-
because he's in jail, the sole sur-| port licenses, 20th naturally pre-
vivor. Into this settlement rides a! fers to send its. big pix into that
prim young Boston school-mistress country. AS Canadian films th
the followiig morning. Thereafter, | . ‘¢ as, we
; : vy tree | Regal releases would be entitled to
camera focusés on pair as they try diff t treat i:
to. reach safety, following them | eren realment. © Further-
across the range and desert. jmore, they might get quota film
Morrow, ex - cayalryman, is Status in Britain.
drunk and recovering from a hang- The Canadian government {s
over most of the trek; Coleen Gray| Very eager to have feature pro-.
as the’ teacher spends her whole | duction and has extended its co-
time moralizing, Hating each other | Operation: There are several tax
through most: of picture, the Eric| and other advantages also.
Norden script would have audiences| Films made by Regal in Canada
would have one or two American

believe they fall in love. It’s one
of the least interesting oaters inj stars. Rest of the talent would be
recruited locally.

years, and Charles Marquis War-
ee

ren’s direction does nothing to al-
“Little Rock’

leviate the dullness. .
Continued from pase 3 ==>

The two principals are wasted
in their. respective roles... Morrow |
sometimes goes more than a reel!
without. uttering a word as he!]——
stares blankly into space, but Miss |
Gray yackety-yacks more than any! late that the southerners are riled
blithering stage heroine. Balance!over the big play given the inte-
of cast in brief roles mean nothing. ; gration matter in nor‘hern papers,
‘Brydon Baker’s expert camera/their feeling being that this is a
work is only plus for picture. “local” matter and headlined out
Whit. |of realistic proportion. Regardless
|of the validity of this. the profes-
sional southerners ere out for
revenge and one way of achieving
this objective is the clampdown on
pictures featuring Negroes.

Film industry has had its prob-
lerns in-the south. before. The Hal
Roach feature. “Curley.” was bar-
red from Shelby County (Mem-

voth-Fox rélease cf Sepuel Fuller pro- phis), Tenn., because the local

duction, Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Barry {censor, the late Lloyd Binford,
Ss . . .

illivan; Ts Jagger, Jonn;didn’t think it fit for Joval con-
Ericson, Gene Barry; features Robert Dix! sumption, It showed a colored

Eve Brent, Jack “Jidge” Carroll. Director- ;

Forty Guns
(C’SCOPE)
Fast western with names of
Barbara Stanywck and Barry

Sullivan to draw strongly in
outdoor market,

Hollywood; Sept, 13:

screenplay, Fuijer; camera, Joseph Birocs ; youngster at play with white child-
e > ene Fowler Jr.; music, Harry } as .
Sukmin. reviewed Sept 11, ’87. Run {7¢2: The banning became the sub-

ning time, 76 MINS. iject of a court dispute and Bin-

Jessica, ona tT Barbara Stanwyck | ford won out. United Artists, dis-
Tiff Bonnell ......-0.5. Barry Sullivan ! tyj ioture. we sn
ed Lovano. lo. ners Dean Jagger ; Wibutor of the picture, was not in
Brockie Drummond ........ John Ericson | corporated in Tennessee and there-
wes Bonnell -..-+» ssrveeeee Gene Barry | fore had no standing in ihe state's

bert x ’ .
Louventa S ANBET .. ce seeeee- Eve ‘Brent j courts. That S what the state S
Barney Cashman ...Jack “Jidge” Carrol!) courts said.

TOA’s Plumlee

t,
tT

“Forty Guns” carries enough:
dramatic punch to see it strongly:
through the outdoor market. Star |
team of. Barbara Stanwyck and

Continued from pasé 7 =a
: , means wicket business, so;, -.__4,, ; .
aero shoul a be. cect tebe } tressed.’ He said that perhaps: the

Samuel Fuller in triple capacity; board of trustees of the Council of
of .producer-scripter-director has; Motion Picture Organizations could
devised a solid piece of entertain-! handle such an arrangement.
ment which has femme ‘star play-j; Piumlee had words of praise for
ing a’ruthless Arizona ranch own-; the Hollywood producers, declaring
er, the boss of Cochise County.! that it hie belief that

: . -; that it was his belie at “pie-
Into her realm rides Sullivan and tures are truly better.” Hollywood,
ris te geo ner® fopMer aN GkC| he noted. was facing a taught job
SUR SAS we : i because of the change in public
U. S. Attorney General, his fame} mood, “but I am confident that -we

with a gun preceding him. | have enough capable and créative
which means conflict with femme. | talent within the industry to keep

‘predict a record year for the com- who rules her domain. including! a continuous flow of good product
. pany, ‘

the sheriff, with an iron hand.j coming our way...”

STATISTICS CUT FANCY FIGURE AS

By BILL STEIF. buying films for exhibition it is 1937 $15 million write-dowst back
necessary to try to figure out how} into its corporate expensés ior the
Ss Goan eee Ibe «pt 17. -well the. pictures will do at the] 1947-48 film season. :
am Sct 20th: Fo - National boxoffice. This 1s what Lundgren| Lundgren testified th :
trust suit against ext Const| brought out with great clarity in| vice of its accountants, National
Theatres and rs te hed blackboard demonstrations of how|had written down its properties
spent most 0 f stattetic after Fed- the sliding-scale works. __|$15: million when it came out of
tral Judge Ed : d P.M oh re.| But what the Goldwyn-Alloto| bankruptcy. ot “aq
eral Judge Edwar i ine a {_{complaint centers on is the constant} AHoto Srought out that National's
sumed hearings following a LOT t" | 514% figure for administrative ex-}| 1942 “im lieu” figure, approximate-
mE ative of Goldwyn’s lawyer,| PeDses- | ly itg taxes, was $2,800,000, ‘but in
Joseph Alioto; was to show, through Letters From Zabel 1947 this figure jumped to $3,798,-
introduction of piles of statistical! To try to show that this figure 253, which eventually went inte
material and through testimony,| is padded, Alioto introduced letters} computation of the sliding scale.
that the National-FWC sliding-|from Zabel and others referring Added to Investment:
scales of film rentals were unfair|to “actual expenses,” but Lund-} rhe $15 million, Alioto had dis-
to film producers, and specificaliy| ren clung to the concept that in-| eovered, was quietly added to “Net
to Goldwyn, because the scales; Cluded in the 514% was a theoreti-| t vestment on Property” in cal-
loaded too many extraneous items, ca! figure “in lieu of return on 10") Kujating ‘corporate expense—the
Against Alioto, the week’s chief| there because there was no other own worksheets and was not re-
witness, FWC statistician - buyer| Way to calculate this. ‘lected in other fiscal statistics of.
Pete Lundgren, furnished an abun-| The reason for the “in lieu” fig-} the company. .
dance of ammunition for the de-| ure, Lundgren said, was that Na-| What the $15 million addition
fense. At the end of Lundgren’s| tional and FWC awn many fee! resulfed in was to make the “Net
testimony, in fact, Judge Murphy} properties—that is, clear-title prap-| Investment on Property” figure:
commented that Lundgren’s expla-| erties on which they pay no. rent.
nations had been “very revealing”! Nevertheless, the exhibitors feel
—both sides took this as a good| their operating expenses should re-
omen. 'flect a rental figure, a return-on-
Following Lundgren to the stand} investment figure, and therefore
were Eddie Zabel, a Fox employee| the properties’ tax was used in
28 years and now an independent) formulating the sliding-scale. per-
producer; John McCollom, statisti-| centages. | .
cian-buyer for Michael Naify’s} At-one point.early in the week,
United California circuit; and} Alioto needled Lundgren into de-
Robert A. Naify, his son and gen-jclaring he had corrected Charles
eral manager of United California.|Skouras when Goldwyn and RKO
Lundgren’s 6 Points representatives met with Skouras
Lundgren’s testimony, centered and Mf group 1. make the road:
basically on how a sliding-scale is Laver g or on St teeuhed that
constructed. To cite an easy, theo-} 71VeS. Lundgren t
retical example, here’s the way it Goldwyn’s Arthur Sachson kept re-
works: ; ferring to theatre expenses during
1) You start with only one known! the discussions—that is, to these

+ aes + $3)
factor, house ‘theatre) expenses, eee ae expenses, as * bast
whieh you'll call, for ease, $1,000 a out with, “sure, it’s expenses” fi-
week “this is your ase Ae wocsn't| Bally, and Lundgren testified he
ut your nase neure quietly corrécted his boss by say-
represent all your operating ex-| ng “I'm: setting up this deal and
penses by a long -shot—so YOU j s6 not expenses.”
figure film rental at 25% of your Lundgren also testified that non-
operating expens oe. administrative, theatrical rentals derived from va-
61s. ses at 544° and profit *" xious of the National’s properties
. Cc. .
: (were substracted from the total
3) That Jeaves G312% of the; which went into the expenses. by
total operating expenses for hause which the sliding-scales were set
txpenses; n

4) You then divide your 6312°¢| UP- ss -_
into your $1,000, giving you a total Judge's Observations
of $1,574 per week which you need After defense lawyer Arthur B.
to run your theatre, pay a 25¢!Dunne’s_ cross = examination of .
film rental, allocate 54° admin-|Lundgren, during which Lunhd-
istrative costs and make a 614°@|gren detailed the scales’ makeup
profit on your week's gross—the|on the blackboard, Judge Murphy
gross presumably being $1,574; leaned down and remarked: - |

5) You refine this still further} “AS Mr, Dunne has suggested,
by recalling that the week’s time this sort of evens itself out all the
factor is 10 units—that is, Monday| Way around, doesn’t it?” =
through Friday count as one unit Lundgren replied affirmatively
apiece in a playdate, while Satur-. and defense lawyers Dunne, Fred
day counts as two units and Sunday| Pride and Ben Priest beamed. —
counts as three units (meaning| Throughout, Lundgren denied
your Sunday boxoffice should he|that he had set up sliding-scales
three times as great as any one of! for either the Naify circuit. or El-
the week-days); {mer Rhoden’s Commonwealth cir-

6) So you divide your anticipated; cuit and said, in fact, that “Rhoden
week’s gross, $1,574 in this case} Was not familiar with the methods
by 10, to find out what your per- used to arrive at the scales’ base
unit figure should be—$157.40. figures.” He freely admitted that

These are. the basic elements of/ at the suggestion of Metro's George
the sliding-scale, testified Lund-| Hickey, several Naify execs dis-
Bren, and they are laid on a scale; cussed their sliding-scale problems

($3,798,253) “in lieu” return looked
like fairly modest. Without the
‘$15 million, the “in lieu” return
would have been a whopping
3214%.

Lundgren also agreed with Ali-
oto that the exhibition end of the
husiness had contributed most to
the earnings of such integrated
companies as Fox and Loew's, and
indicated this was most likely true
of other firms.. .

He testified that: the sliding-:
scales had been changed In 1942,
1943, 1945, 1946, 1947 and 1950.
But he seemed toe strike a blow
for his own side when he’ testifted
that if corporate expenses in the’
seales had been reduced $100,000
‘it would: have’ made a maximum.
difference of only $59 for the three
Goldwyn. films.in the three-year
period with which this trial is sup-
posed to concern itself (1947-50).
Only three of the seven Goldwyn
films involved in this case were
affected by the scales, Lufidgren
said. They were the géneral re-
lease of “Best Years of Our Lives,”
“Song Is -Born” and. “Enchant-
ment;” which played an average of
84 National situations per picture.

_ > GLandgren’s Testimony .

Under defense lawyer Fred
Pride’s examination, Lundgren
testified: - .
1). “The Secret Life of Walter
{ Mitty” was negotiated on a flat
rental approximating the $300,000
National paid for “The Kid from
Brooklyn” in late_1946—RKO gen-
eral sales manager Robert Mochrie
made the deal gnd the rental was
slightly under that for “Kid” be-
cause National had divested itself
of 30 ‘to 40 theatres; 7
- 2) “The Bishop’s. Wife’ was ne-
gotiated on slightly better terms
for Goldwyn, because RKO. west-
ern division manager Walter Bran-
son thought it was a better picture
than “Mitty’—Lundgren at. this
point said neither RKO nor Gold-
wyn complained about rentals-from
either “Mitty” or “Bishop’s Wife”;

3) Original negotiations

oe ee : on
this way: ; With him in 1947-48, hut noted that “Song Is Born” and general-release
the T . d Tdi Stat «cD: ” ‘ai : . oy
‘Unit Figure Film Rental % Profit 96! troperties, “mostiy owned im fee, | BYOL” fell aparteand. said Lund-
(theoretical) ns | with very little debt and with de-|[—= :
500 38 25 ‘preciation mostly expired,” were {fi ° .
550 30 not amenable: ta FWC scale meth- Popcorn Breakage
600 27 35 log | “a
nO 38 a | Lundgren made no bones about — 3 .
750. 30 50 ‘| the fact that National’s and FWC’s | San Francisco, Sept. 17.

: litigation, judgment and settlement

And sa on—except that the third: fees were included in their ex-
or profit column never exceeds the: penses. .
50°<. Negotiations,

The obvious, point, much mis-; Alioto also brought out through
understood and much-maligned, is; Lundgren that Lundgren and Za-
that the profit column represents: bel sometimes negotiated for the
a percentage cf the film rental, whole National. circuit, after the
which in turn represents only al 1940 consent decree, and that the
relatively minor percentage of the: pair also negotiated for the 11 UA| tial’ expenses of candy operation
total cost of running a theatre. ‘houses in the 60-theatre United | were included in house expenses

Thus, taking your old house ex-| West Coast circuit and, sometimes,! which went into sliding-scales.
pense figure of $1,000 per week,;even for pools and partnerships; Lundgren denied this, except for
you see that if the film rental is! dissolved by the Paramount decree | 4n “inadvertent” $44,000 in 1946.
20° on the. sliding scale, your’ and no longer having a National| He said theatre managers and other
profit figure must be 15¢¢—your‘ ownership tie, . ‘employees got “popcorn breakage.”
administrative figure remains con; Lundgren said, too, that National | Alioto wanted to know how this
stant vat S'4a°. This adds up to never offered separate negotiations | worked and Lundgren explained:
5014Cr, leaving 49°4° to be di-i for closed towns and repeated} Popcorn bags come in bigger
vided into $1,000. , , Others’ earlier testimony that he | bags holding .16 little bags. But

The result is that your theatre; didn’t like competitive bidding be-} managers are charged with less
has to gross. $2,010 per week, or, cause: . oe than 16 bags per big bag and thus
$201 per unit, which is a healthy; “It’s —.-ed on the law of supply | get to keep the difference,
cut above what would have to be| and demand, it doesn’t supply any| Alioto asked: ;
done on the 2550 film rental, 25¢| measure of value or lack of value} “Did you ever hear Charles
profit at the top of the sliding-scale.| of films.” Skouras say the reason for this

Though Lundgren never put it| Possibly the most punishing | practice was ‘to keep the managers
iato so many words, the implica-| point Alioto dug up in his long ex-|honest’?” a,

‘tion was that for greater risk, there! amination of Lundgren was the| ‘Yes,’ replied. Lundgren, to the
must be greater’-returns, and inj fact that ‘National had tacked aj lawyer's surprise.

Fascinating sidelight of Sam

Fox, National Theatres, Fox-West
Coast was developed last week
when Goldwyn’s lawyer, Joseph
Alioto, plunged into candy counter
operation with FWC’s Pete Lund-
gren. . a,

Alioto’s charge was. that substan-

‘uations—later, however, RKO re-

_— - . |—if RKO éctations that picture
that on ad- ‘Sy P

$26,700,563, so that the 14%-plus |

‘this was with or without the $15

_jtional, kept three sets of books,

‘without nearly sq much detail.

‘Skouras complaining about the dis-

‘and Skouras had agreed there’d be
‘pense. were actual, bona fide ex-
‘view of those
‘Depinet didn’t know what they

isn’t the way the deal-was.set up.”
‘were the, “in lieu” figures which,

Goldwyn’s antitrust suit vs. 20th-|_

‘| Northwest; mew nothing of the s¢-

Wednesday, September 18, 1957 |

gren, RKO. sold the films away. to
competition in many important sif-

called Frisco “lottery” ‘by which
product was split, and left all of
this, and particularly competitive.
bidding matters, in FWC buyer
Bert. Pirosh’s hands. Zabel vol-
unteered:

“You'll find any time a split of
product was made, the distributors
were very Happy about it.”

Zabel added, “I think there were
situations subject to agreement of
exhibitors and distributors,” and
Alioto: hit some paydirt when Za-
bel continued, “downtown Los
Angeles was one—Sherrill Corwin,
RKO, Warner’s, Fox, Paramount,
ali the distributors.” _. .

Alioto spaded away, but Zabel
insisted fre hadn’t been in on the.
split, that “it was general knowl-
edge all over Los Angeles” and
that “Pirosh didn’t have any more
to do with it than any others.”

This theme carried over to final
day of testimony, when Zabel said
regular biweekly meetings were
held in Los Angeles to divide pro-
duct and “that’s going on right. as
of today, although I’ve heard.
they're bidding for ‘Ten Com-
mandments’ today.” He added
“Ten Commandments” had- been
put up for bid all over Los An-
geles.

Much of Alioto’s questioning
was devoted to trying to make the
point that National had not ceas-
ed buying pictures on.a circuit-
wide basis as a result of-the 1940
consent decree.. Zabel. however,
contended that National: had “de-
centralized,” had: left most of the
buying up to the divisions with
only occasional deals made in Los
Angeles and that he had acted
simply as a “trouble-shooter” -or
“consultant” to the divisions.

Circuit-Wide Deals

Alioto countered with letters
and interoffice memos designed
to show a, number of deals had
been made on a circuit-wide basis,
Among them: .

1) National ‘bought “Song to-Re-
member” from Columbia for a flat”
$200,000 in 1945; _

2) “Kiss and Tell” was purchas-
ed rom Columbia for a flat $200,-

00; - .

'3) Walt Disney’s “Saludos Ami-
gos” and “Pinocchio” were both
circuit deals; _ we

4) “Call of the Wild’-dnd the
British-made “The Way ‘Ahead”
were both purchased on a circuit-
wide basis from 20th-Fox;

5) National made a key deal-pay-
ing 742% of the total domestic
gross for Universal’s ~“Fomorrow
Is Forever’—this deal, made. -by
Charles SkouraS and Leo’ Spitz,
had a provision that if the total
domestic gross exceeded $3 million,
an extra 144% would be added to
the rental and the ‘film, in fact,
did better than $3 million.

Alioto introduced ‘through Zabel
a letter Elmer Balaban wrote
Charles Skouras in May, . 1948,
complaining fhat the Fox in De-
troit had made a succéssful bid
over Balaban’s Adams for Metro’s
“Homecoming.” SBalaban’s letter
‘said Fox. had access to 20th-Fox
and Universal product, never play-
ed Metro, “consequently it’s dif-
ficult for.me to comprehend. this
deliberate attempt to. take picfures-
from us from the few available
sources we have.” The letter refer-
red to National’s “great purchas-
ing power’ and “privileged posi-
tion” and added “we appeal fo
you not to desert the fing tradition
of reasonable dealing. which I
know has always been part of your
code.”

‘The letter was referred to Za-
bel for answer and Zabe]’s reply..
took him and National completely
off the hook. It said anyone coyld
bid on Universal product, first,
and second, “I should also like ‘to
point out -that your letter is sus-
eeptible to the interpretation that
there exists between you and us an
agreement not to license the’ pic-
tures of certain distributors... .
‘such has never been the case and,
of course, would be a violation of
law ...Tm sure you did intend to
convey that idea.” ° Ses

John -McCollom, Naify circuit
buyer-statistician, followed Zabel
to the stand, told briefly about
what went into the Naify sliding-
scale. He was succeeded in testi-
mony by Robert A. Naify, United
California’s general manager, who
simply corroborated earlier testi-
mony that there had been “‘lotter-
ies” in Frisco for pictures at Rich-
mond, Cal., and some ‘other situa-
tions. oe

At conclusion of the week, Al-
ioto said he had only one more ad-
verse witness, National’s general
manager, "Frank H. Ricketson Jr.,
and then would. start with: fayor-
able witnesses, the first bemg
Goldwyn’s Joseph Walsh ex-Para-
‘mount exec, © -

opened negotiations and sold the
pictures to National at, variously,
a 35% minimum or a flat rental,
depending on the situation (the}
flats were based on RKO’s “Fort
Apache”)s.

4) Sameé deal was set on “En-
chantment” with this compromise

would do as well as “Song Is Born”
became fact, same flats as “Song”
would be paid, otherwise flats of
general-release “BYOL” would be
paid (Lundgren said: “Enchant-
-ment”. gave.a “very disappointing
performance’’);

5) Goldwyn wanted “Song”
terms for “‘Roseanna McCoy,” but
Lundgren .and Zabel demurred,
saying they didn’t think film was.
any better’ than. “Enchantment”
and offered lesser .terms which
Goldwyn,: through RKO, refused.
Picture was sold away and RKO
later came to Lundgren and Zabel
and asked what terms they’d make
to play closed situations, to which
the FWC execs replied with their
earlier offer, not only for closed
towns but many other FWC situa-
tions;

6) Goldwyn, turned down the
“McCoy” deal and negotiations for
“My Foolish Heart” never got off
the ground. o

RKO ‘Pushed’ Goldwyn Pix

Lundgren also testified that RKO
pushed Goldwyn films aggressively,
“harder than those they produced
themselves,” and Pride asked:

“Did any RKO-produeed picture
geta higher film rental than Gold-

*5?”

“None,” replied Lundgren.

Lundgren testified, too, that on}.
RKO’s distribution schedule of
double-A,. A. and B films, Gold-
wyn's pictures had “no classifica-
tion’: because they got better terms
than any RKO product. —

_ Lundgren said he and Metro’s
Eddie’ Aaron calculated the 1947
scale, based on National’s financial
statements (it wasn’t clear whether

-_

million writeoff),- and that other
distributors accepted the scalé’ af-
ter it had been explained:to them.
He denied Alioto’s claim that the
scale was. forced on other distribu-
tors, said it was well-explained,
especially to ,RKO president Ned
Depinet and to RKO. western dis-.
trict manager Herc Macintyre.
Lundgren also denied that Na-

one for the Government, one for
the company and one for distribu-_
ors. .

Zabel’s testimony followed much
the same lines as Lundgren’s, but

Right off the bat he corrected a

misimpression of Depimet and of

the late Charles Skouras.
Depinet’s Letter

_. Alioto put into evidence .an

April, 1947, letter Depinet- wrote

appointing playoff on the roadshow
“BYOL.”

The letter pointed out that RKO

no audit “on the basis of your rep-
resentation that the figures for ex-|

penses” and then asked for a re-

es,
But Zabel swiftly set the record

straight by saying: ;
“Evidently, Mr. Skouras and Mr.

were talking about because that

Zabel explained the expense
figures referred to in the letter

as Lundgren eatlier testified, were
theoretical.
Alioto then taxed Zabel with
his 1948 National contract, in
which there was a representation
that Zabel had no other theatrical
interests “in view of the Para-
mount case decree.” Alioto follow-
ed up with a-question about Za-
bel’s interest in the Park Theatre,
Huntington Park, Cal. “Zabel said
he had a‘ 20% interest, acquired |
in 1947, and Alioto asked:

“Ts this warranty true or false?”

Defense Jawyer Dunne object-
ed, pointing out Zabel wasn’t a
party to this suit, and. the Judge
sustained -the objection, saying Za-
bel was “here-to shed light on the
issues and no more of this other
material and that’s that.”

Metro-Naify Deal

Alioto went into film-buying|
methods with Zabel. He brought
out that Zabel had.once “arbitrat-
ed” a Metro-Naify deal in 1941,
had once flown to Seattle to settle
a beef ‘between éxhibitor William
Edris and ‘Columbia but hadn't set
up a split of product in the Pacific

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PICTURES

Wednesday, September 18,1957

‘| York’s Metropolitan Opera. House} project, because we are as much a
Sept. 8 ‘and -will make a cross-|part of show business as anyone
‘|}gountry tour. Black Watch launches, else in the industry. The install:
a similar swing tomorrow (Thurs.); tion here is a masterpiece of work-
!in Washington, D.C. | manship and the equipment is the
‘ George Melachrino’s orch, whose; best money can buy.
music Hurok refers to as a “classi- “From the sets I have seen and
cal schmaliz,” is a British import|the folks I have talked-to and
on next season's slate. In keeping! visited with, I would gay there is a
with, Hurok’s international accent|iot of merit in the project, It will
for 1958-59 wilt be the Old Viclrequire close inspection and study
leine Rennaud & Jean Louis Bar- right now it looks favorable.”
vault Company rom Faris and tne! peter Keane, New York City, a
Roberto Inglesias Spanish Ballet !Screen Gems rep, called the new.

from. Madrid. 'project “pretty ‘terrific.’ Homw-

‘ever, he said the real question
was how film companies would be
paid for their product. ‘The ques-
tion apparently is not easily an-
; swered, either by Telemovie offici-
jals or by industry leaders.

‘With Paramount’s recent action
it is possible Telemoyies and Tele-
meter may combine in some fash-
ion. Phil Hays, Manager of the
local system, is non-comumittal
about the possibility.

New subscribers to the system
are still being added, but no figures
on the exact- number of installa-

Picture Grosses

Seattle Slow; ‘Alley’
8G, ‘Wonders’ Big 14G

Seattle, Sept. 17.

‘Sea Wife’ Brisk $8,000,
Port. 80 Days’ Big S26) Plethora of holdovers and ab-

Portland, Ore., Sept. 17. | ice of many big newcomers is
Terrific mid-summer heat is cut-| hurting first-run biz here this

ting deeply into first-run biz here}, eek. “Quantez” and “Check-
this session, but some longruns are! t” ted okay in first week
still big. “Around World” looms| ae js rat Qkay in erst week
great. in 22d round at the Broad-} Word” looks great in fourth round
way, And “Pajama Game” still 18 | at Paramount while “Around World
lusty Wife” one of few new en.| i 60, Days" still is big in 22d week
— of u 3t
trants, is rated good at the Fox.! 1a apes good at. Coliseurn. P y
‘However, other newcomers are not: Estimates for This Week
getting far. . Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (800;
Estimates for This Week | $1.50-$2.50)—“‘Around World in 80.
Broadway (Parker) (980; $2-| Days’ 7 (UA) (22d wk). Solid $9,500.
$2.50) — “Around World In 80} Last week, $10,200.
Days” (UA) (22d wk). Big $9,500. Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,870; 90-
Last week, 510,300. $1.25) —‘Pickup Alley” (Col) “and
Fox (Evergreen) (1,536; $1-$1.50)| Brothers Rico” (Col). Goog

* _|$8,000. Last week, “3:10 to Yum
Fon Sea, Wifer (oth) and Patter-|icol) and “Beyond Monbass” (Col)

(2d wk-5 days), $5,800.
Fees t3otk) tai wBiack Beauty” Fifth Avenue (Evergreen) (2,500;
(Indie) (2d wk), $8,700. $1-$1.50)—“Sun Also Rises” (20th)
Guild ‘Indie) (400; $1.25)——Hap- oath Courage of Black Beauty
py Road” (M-G), Okay $2,500, Last | {20th) (3d w. well $ as

“ " week, $9,300.
Sooo. nen ane eA) (3d wk), | "Music Hall (Hamrick) (2,200; 90-
(Hamrick) (1,890; 90-

Liberty $1.25) —"'Pajama Game’ (WB). (3d
$1. 25) Guantez” (a an gees 387 Sturdy $6,500. Last week,
point” (Rank). odes as _ .
week, “Tip On Dead Jockey” (M-G) | , Paramoint ow cea 2 ane a)
34300 of Numbers” (M-G), ‘la ders” (Cinerama) (4th wk). Great

Orp! $14,000 or near. Last week, $18,

00.

. a a

- Crash Victim
=== Continued from page 3,
intake should be held inthe Loew's
Theatres exchequer, ah item which,
of course, (1) had nruch to do with
the delayed stock dividend action
and (2), in itself, represents not a
little revenue because of the in-
terest this amount of capital. could
earn.

The court agreed with Melhado
that this.sum be kept aside until
a clearance on the overall split of
‘the $30,000,000 loans, due the in-.
surance companies, is resolved.

Another Northeast Airline victim
was 70-year-old Russell D. Beil,
head of Greenshields & Co., Mon-
treal investment house, with a Wall
St. branch office, who had fringe
show business -connections as head
of the Ritz Hotel, Montreal, Bell
was an old N.Y. Sun reporter. He,
was flying from his summer home
at Martha’s Vineyard for a direc-
tors’ meeting in New York.

US. Ducking ‘King’

Continued from page 2

have exceeded 1,000. <A total of
2,000 or 3,000 subscribers is sought
on the 40-mile cable system.

The system’s equipment was -put
to an ‘acid test last wéek (11-12)
when 2.08 inches of rain and heavy
winds lashed the city in the first
fall storm. Ten subscribers were

Orpheum (Evergreen) (1,600; $1- contacted by this Varrery corres-

$1.50\—"‘Pajama Game” (WB) and
“Restless Breed” (20th) (8d wk),
roe $9,000 or close. Last week,
oe remount (Fort-Par) (3, A095 90-
50) — “Monster From reen
Hell” (DCA) and “Half Human” Okay $17,500, Last ‘week, $25,000. |
(DCA). Fair $7,000. Last week,| .Palace (SW-Cinerama) (1,484;.
“Fuzzy Pink Nightgown” (UA) and ; $1.25-$3.40) — “Seven Wonders”
“Trooper Jack” (UA), $5,000. (Cinerama) (39th wk). Great $30,-

-_e_oooO 000. Last week, $33,400.
LOS ANGELES Roosevelt (B&K) (1,400;; 65-90)—.
(Continued from page 8) said.

“T Was prem Age Werewolf” (Can,
itoI) and “Invasion of Saucer-Men” .
of Numbers” (M-G) (2d. wk), $4,100, | (Capitol). Nifty $19, 000. Last week, |- Chaplin is on record in London
Downtown (SW) (1,757; $0-$1. 50)|"‘James Dean Story” (WB) and as saying he. felt no bitterness|
—"Giant Claw” (Col) and “Night “Trooper Hook’ (UA) (2d wk),|4gainst America. He has -also
Worid Exploded” (Col) (2d wk). | $8,500. denied the charge that he is a
Poor §3,20 - State-Lake Communist.
epotate (TAC) (2,404; 80-$1.80)— | ¢150)—"Jeanne. Eagels” (Col) (5th| “I think the picture must be
Beau James” (Par) and “Uncon- wk). . Trim -$15,000. Last week,| judged on its: merits and not on
ere ane (reissue) (24 wk). | $16,200. . the basis of whether or not we
Chinen wo) «1.908: g1.25-|,.Todd’s Cinestage (Todd) (1,036;| agree with Chaplin’s _ political
spun Ai, ew’ Oath | LAPSED cg, AEDUES, SUSE | eva, emmented one of the i
fa ees17 00. $13,000 or near. Last Last week, $27,000
wee
Downtown Paramount, Wiltern,| Woods. Geeiness) (1,200; . 90-]:

any interference from the storm.
‘Their television reception from
three Tulsa stations. was -inter-
rupted, they claimed.

CHICAGO
(Continued from page 9)
—“Sun Also Rises” (20th) (3d wk).

»

= ace z =i}. = Fount on Bout

at us and our way of life, but we’d

Never release a picture made out} ammmsas Continued from page 7
of bitterness against the U.S.,” hejin, us. and Canada.

_In 120 of
‘the 175 fight locations, TNT mobile
units will. be installed especially
for the felecast and then dis-
mantled immediately afterward.

Some 25,000 miles of tv and
radio lines have been ordered from
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. Lines costs are esti-
mated at about $150,000. About
‘3,000 TNT, RCA and Telephone

(B&K) (2,400; 90-

| will be involved.

‘, tthe Yankee Stadium, N.Y., will be

Vogue (ABPT-SW-FWC) (3 300; | $1.50) — “Chicago Confidential” 7 ae as f
2.344; 825; 90-$1.50)—"Pajama | (UA) (3d wk). Fair $9,000 in 5{ture would have to overcome heavy| poe ge, que or 2 DOMME radius 0
Game” (WB) (8d wk). Down to|days. Last week, $14,000. opposition, in order to be shown in ;

$20,060. Last week, $27,900.

Fine Arts (FWC) (631; 90-$1.50)

—“Perri” (BV) (3d-wk) Tidy
$6,600. Last week, $6,900

Orpheum, Iris, Uptown (Metro-
politan-FWC) — “Pride and Pas-
sion” (UA) (8d wk) and second-run {.
pix. Lukewarm $8,600. Last
week, $13,100.

New Fex, Fox Beverly, Loyola
(FWC?) (965; 1,334: 1,248; 90-$1.50)

—"Affair to Remember” (20th) and
“Stranger Intruder” (AA) (3d wk).
sig bos $12,000 or near. Last week,

Hollywood Paramount (F&M)
(1.468; 90-$1.80)—“Man of Thou-
sand Faces” (U) (5th wk). Okay

Ziegfeld (Davis) (435; $1.25-
$1. 4 — “Torero” (Davis). Sock
Sane ‘Last. week, “Light Across
treet” (Davis) (4 wk), $2,800.

~ Sol Hurok

— Continued trom page 2 =

Gilels and. violinist Leonid Kogan.
They’re scheduled to arrive next
January while due next fall are
violinist David Oistrakh and com-
poser Aram Khachaturian. Latter
will appear as a guest conductor.
Representing Poland next season

the U.S. They feel that the Chaplin
reputation, plus the controversial
content of the film, would place
‘serious ‘obstacles in the way of a
release of the film here,

Eddie Polo

Continued from page 2

Mpls. Eyes $12,000
Minneapolis, Sept. 17,

United Paramount’s 4,100-seat
Radio City here is scaled to gross
$12,000 for the Robinson-Basilio

balcony “ringside seats” are $5.50.
There are also $2.75 and $3.85 1o-
cations,

Telecast also will be presented
at same scale at the circuit's St.
‘| Paul 2,300-seat St. Paul Paramount.

Best previous. gross here for a
theatre televised fight was the
$9,000 Marciano-Moore _ sellout,

decided to stop giving™us the low-
down on show business.”

This obituary from the May 2,
1956 issue would indicate there

were two Eddie Polos, and para-

- : doxically the older, film personal-| carried exclusively in the Twin
$7,100, Last week, $9,900. will be the Mazowsze Dance Com-| ity may have outlived (since there | Cities by local Raaio City.

Egy tian (UATC) | (3,503, 80-| pany from Warsaw: Due here this|;<’no record) the European circus | —
$1.80)—"Jeanne Eagels <Col) (6th season for the first time is Polish man whose: final “notice” reads:
wk). Holding at $9,600 or near. pianist Andre Tchaikowsky. . .

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Last week, $11,000 "Appearing now in North America Eddie Polo, 41, Swedish circus

(SW-Cine- |

Exhibitors Woo

rama we apa §100-92.65 \—"Seven | Hover Re panoer ate ue peed Rtinieaeecm peteately 2 2 fa |
Wonders” (Cinerama). Started | 2O¥2* _ alle ormeriy saciers Copenhagen of injuries sustained | —= Continued from page 5 ceases

15th week Sunday (15) after socko
$35.000 last week.
og earthy (FWC)
—"Around World i in 80. Days” |
sano (39th wk). Capacity $27,300.
Last week, same.

in a ‘death jump’ into a container
of: water. He fractured his skull
when he struck the metal rim of the
tank. In accomplishing the feat,
Polo normally dropped head down-
ward from a trapeze attached. to'|

Wells Batlet)} from the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden, London
(1,138; $1.75-| ‘and The Black Watch with its
| Massed Pipers, Highland Dancers
and Regimental band. Royal Ballet
opened a four-weel. stand at New

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is engaged in production) and RKO
Theatres.

The meeting.is set for Oct. +

atre Owners of America and Allied
States -Assn., which are the two
nationwide exhib bodies, will sup-
‘port the National bid.

Pointing back to an Allied de-
cision made a year and a half ago,
this outfit’s general counsel, Abram
F. Myers, said this week he as-
sumes “our people” will go along
with the idea of the big chains’
production activities. The decision
he referred tO was. one favoring
picttire-making by the previous af-
filiates but on condition that this
wouldn’t result in a “recurrence of
the-same abuses that led to «the
Government (monopoly) suit in the
first place. »” Allied jomed TOA in
this. decision, which also okayed
the idea of a film-making circuit
playing its own pictures ‘first, non-

Show Bizzers .

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; Continued from page 5

installation and thought the pic-
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_ Film distributors from Oklahoma
City for Warner Bros., Universal,
United Artists and Columbia also.
‘tinspected the system this week.-
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Distribs in Spain

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than original sales to this terri-
Ory.

Every U.S. film shown during
the coming season represent a ma-
jor distrib investment. Added to
the very. steep purchase price’ of
pix like “Guys. and Dolls,” (M-G),
“12 .Angry Men” (UA), “Rire
Down Below” (Col) and “A King
for Four Queens” (UA), is a mil
lion peseta ($24,000) import: fee
for’ C’Sope tinters and a 700,000

-peseta tab for black-and-whites,
“Whether for

“A” or “B” pix, the
outlay is tremendous for local
companies.

Huge investment by locals to
guarantee Spain the minimum 250
films required’ for hardtop exhibi-.
tion was made possible by inver-
sion of. practically total distrib
benefits garnered during MPEA
absence in the past two years. Bank
loans fortified new companies. and
small outfits on a grandeur kick
to enter their colors in the upcom-
ing gilt-edged steeplechase.

One Big Distrib Holds Back

At least one important distrib,
Victory Films, gaye negative con-
sideration to market possibilities
and made no purchases this year.
Last year, the firm had “Pionic®
(Col) on the screens in Spain for
massive returns. Current cautious
wait-and-see. policy reflects the: in-
dustry’s uneasiness.

- The. development, local distribs
fear. most. at this time is settle-
ment of film discord between Spain
and MPEA. Re-entry of U.S. ma-
jors during the ’57-’58 season, it is

felt heré& would drastically dimin-

ish local prospects of amortizing
enormous sums invested. The
Spanish. government,’ caught be-
tween a foreign relations urge to
restoré normal U.S. film operations
in Spain, and a. possible collapse
of native son distributors’ in re-
newed competition with a formid-
able U.S. quality backlog, has no
choice but to shelter hqme indus-
try.

MPEA return to Spain this year,
new depending largely on official
talks in Venice between MPEA

‘toppers and Spanish film authori-

ties nevertheless would undoubt-

‘edly be premised on MPEA accept-

ance of a late season start and
quality-diluted list of entries. Even
if Spain continues to deny MPEA
admittance, local distribs will still
nervously ‘await b.o. reaction to
extensive Continental product. The
exhib assertion, reported in

“VARIETY some months ago (April
{10}, that there is no profit substi-
-{tute for U.S. pix, is shared by many
film patrons and several outstand-

ing pix scribes. The distribs and
some government film figures do
not concur,

The assertion will be substan-
tiated or punctured in part by the
end of the year, more completely
by Easter Week and definitely
when the season winds at the
end of next June. .

It’s open film season again in
Spain. Only this year, it’s a test
season which will establish or re-
establish fundamental exhib-dis-
trib patterns. to. stabilize industry

.| operations and eliminate risk.. In

the meanwhile, local distribs, with
beaucoup pesetas at stake, will be
plotting graphs. daily to learn

whether there will or will not be
missing faces among them at the

same time next year.

. . .

Toll-F¥* Decision

Continued from page 1 ==

‘fication of transmitting and recep-

tion equipment.”

Commission. met all day today in
its first full-day: meeting on the
tollvision problem, and, carried
over the session ta tomorrow, when
the final decision is expected.
Frederick Ford, the new Commis-
sioner, was present but safd he
would not vote unless in the event

‘of a tie, since he had riot yet an op-

portunity to ‘study the full record
on the toll-ty issue:

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RADIO-TELEVISION

Teleglobe as Fourth Pay-TV

System: You Pay for the Sound!

Washington, Sept. 17.

Developers of a fourth system of
pay-tv, known a8 Teleglobe, called
on the Federal Communications
Commission yesterday (16) to au-
thorize subscription video and to
consider its. method, along with
the others, for on-the-air toll serv-
ice.

Subject of a pending U. S. patent |.

application, the Teleglobe system
requires no decoder attachment to
unscramble the picture, yet per-
mits payment for programs. This
js accomplished’ by transmitting
the picture over the air without
sound. The sound,

tained only by request of the sub-
seriber to a central switchboard or
boxoffice which records the charge.

As described to the FCC by the
developers, Teleglobe Pay-tv Sys-
tem, Inc., New York, the system
“involves nothing more than the
separation of the video signal from
the audio signal at the station. The
video signals are broadcast over
the tv transmitter but no aural sig-
nal is broadeast—the sound is
brought to subscribers by means of
inexpensive wire lines.”

Allowing the viewer to see the
“silent” picture free, the develop-
ers told FCC, would be an advan-
tage in that it “would unquestion-
ably be tantalizing enough to in-
duce the public to subscribe for
the audio part and thus obtain via

the pay-tv service the complete:

video plus audio program.” In ad-
dition, they asserted, the silent pic-
ture can serve as a “marquee” to
indicate a forthcoming attraction
via an anouncement on the screen.

The only device required for the
system, according to the develop-
ers, is a simple speaker connected
to a telephone-type wire line. The
subscriber requests the program
through an automatie switch at-
tached to the audio wire leading to
the speaker.

Under Teleglobe, the developers
to'd the Commission, “the function
of the individual box offices in the
home suggested by other systems
would be taken over .entirely by
the central switchboard or central

(Continued on ontinued on page 4 40)

NBC The Winnah
On Philly Renewal

Washington, Sept. 17.

Federal Communications Com-.
mission this week denied Philco
Corp.’s protest against the renewal
of NBC’s licenses for WRCV and
WRVC-TV in Philade’phia? Li-
censes had been renewed in July
without a hearing, but the follow-

ing month Philco lodged a protest }

and hearings were held and briefs
submitted.

Decision by the FCC is a major
victory for NBC, particularly in
light of the fact that NBC’s ac-
quisition of the Philadelphia sta-
tions from Westinghouse is the ba-
sis for a Government antitrust ac-
tion against the network. By ‘its
ruling, the FCC in effect said
that the NBC has been operating
the stations in the public service.
It also denied Philco’s position that
NBC's ownership of the stations
are injurious to Philco because of
the RCA-Philco competition in the
manufacturing field.

GREG GARRISON
GETS ‘OASIS’ NOD

Greg Garrison has been signed
by McCann-Erickson to produce
and direct “Club Oasis,” the alter-
nate-week Saturday at 9 entry on
NBC-TV which is to be bankrolled
by Liggett & Myers new Oasis

brand. Series, which wi!l utilize |.

d:fferent stars in a musical frame-
work ‘lineup includes Dean Mar-
tin, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante,

Kay Starr, et al.), kicks off Sept. }

28. with Van Johnson starring,

Garrison will have to miss the |}

second show in the series Oct. 12,
since he’s afso been inked by
McCann-Erickson to -direct the
Stundard Oil of New Jersey 90-
minute anniversary special on Oct.
13, which will originate in New
York “Oasis” will come from the
Coast). SO’ spec will be produced
by Paul Feigay. with Tyrone Power
hosting an all-star caste

transmitted |
through closed circuit, can be ob-]

‘bring the billings to $20,000,000. It

| Pharmaceuticals Inc. He brought it
| with him to tie up with Bruck.

‘Cann as one of its. top tv execs.

?
Tully's F (8B Slot
Chicago, Sept. 17.
Richard W, Tully has been
elected a vice prez and promoted
to general manager of Foote, Cone
& Belding Chicago office.

Tully had been an account super-
visor of the ad shop for 11 years.

Bergmann Prexy
Of Parkson Agcy.
As Kletter Quits

Edward Kletter, who a few weeks
ago formed the Parkson advertis-
ing agency in partnership with
Franklin Bruck, is leaving the
agency (with a potential $20,000,-

rector of advertising of Pharmaceu-
ticals Inc. Meanwhile, Ted Berg-
mann has quit McCamn-Erickson as

‘one of the chief media veeps to be-

come the new president of, Park-
son.
Bruck has become chairman of

the board. His former title .was.

chairman of the plans committee, a
duty which, he said, will remain

‘his under the new title,

Recently, Bruck sold his agency,
Franklin Bruck Advertising, to
former employees, and he joined
with Kletter to form Park
son, bringing with him.a few small

‘accounts. He is also firming up a

deal with Williams (shaving goods),
which, when added to $11,000,000
in “Pharmaceuticals billings, will

was said that Williams biz, if and
when the deal is finally closed,
will add virtually all of the re-
maining $9,000,000.

Bruck would not disclose the na-
ture of the financial arrange-
ment with Kletter, but later it was
learned the latter retains an inter-
est in the agency. He is also known
to be up for a stock interest ‘in
Pharmaceuticals, run by his long-
time friend Matthew Rosenhaus.
When he ran Edward Kiletter agen-
cy, his only major account was

Bergmann, before joining Mc-

was managing director of the old
DuMont network. At McCann, one
of his chief accounts we es Bulova.

‘Never Consulted’ Cantor
Quits as Fisher Consultant

Hollywood, Sept. 17.

Differences with “too
others with assumed authority” has
cued Eddie Cantor to bow out as

new NBC-T'V show. No conflict
existed with Fisher personally,
however, according to Cantor.

As a consultant, he points out,
he was never consulted. He'll
continue to be of personal service
to Fisher, his protege, but “wants
no part of a@ staff job.” —

000 yearly billings figure) to be-
come a vicepresident and the di-]:

many’|

‘consultant to Eddie Fisher on his |

SAMMY KAYE
. And His Orchestra
Now: swinging and swaying at]
Hotel Roosevelt Grill, New York
City. ¢
Columbia Records Exclusively.
Currently “Moonlight Swim” b/w

“Mary Lou.”

Released Sept. 16, “Album of

.Popular American Waltzes,”

Today-Tonight

participating sales unit is begin-
ning ta work up steam, with some

$500,000 in orders for “Today” in:

the house in. just the past month,
and several big ones in the works

for both “Today” and the new “‘To-.

night” entry.

been Evinrude; for 40 spots; Cali-
fornia Prune Advisory Board, for
13; White Motors, for six; Bridge-
port Brass,’ for 17 and Asco Elec-_

tronics, for two. In the works are |.

a couple of major beer deals, an
insurance company sale and others,

Web is bullish on “Today” in
light of the ‘“Today’-“Tonight”
new discount structure, plus its
new rate reclassification as “D”
time. Under the discount setup,
sponsors can earn 10 free spots for
every 30 purchased (a. special
shortterm’ introductory rate gives

them. 10 free for every 20 pur-}

chased), and with the new time

classification and the discount

structure, advertisers can get the

same spot as a year.ago for as}

much as $1,000 less. than it cost.
them then. Jim Hergen, head of the
participating sales unit, and Bill
Sargent, director of: participating
programs, reported a reawakened
interest among advertisers to the

participating program setup. Her- |.

gen’s unit and Sargent’s program-
ming operation moved into adja-

cent quarters this week, first time |.
the “T-T” sales and program op-|.

erations have been together physi-
cally.

i 2. 6 ?

Stratford’s. ‘Peer Gynt’

Stratford, Ont., Sept. 17.
Stratford Players, fofmed from
Shakespeare Festival Co., and
Canadian Players, will do 90-min-
ute Ibsens’ “Peer Gynt” Sunday,
Dec. 29, at 9:30 p.m. on Canadian

Broadcasting Corp.’s network.

-International Nickel Co. of Can-

ada Sponsors. |

S00G Sales Plum)

NBC - TV's “Today - Tonight” |

Signed in the past 30 days have |

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

TV Network Premieres

(Sept. 18-28)

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18

Wagon Train (film), Western,-NBC, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Drackett
via Young. & Rubicain, Lewis Howe via McCann-Erickson (3/8

sponsorship).

The Big Record (color). Music, CBS, 8 to 9 p.m., Pillsbury via
Leo Burnett, Armour via Foote, Cone & Belding, Kellogg via Leo
‘Burnett, Oldsmobile via D, P. Brother.

The Millionaire (film). Drama, CBS, 9 to 9:30 p.m., Colgate-

Palmolive via Ted Bates:

THURS. SEPT. -19
Circus Boy (film). Adventure, ABC, 7:30 to 8 p.m., Mars via Knox-

. Reeves, Kellogg via Leo Burnett.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
Rin Tin Tin (film). Adventure, ABC, 7:30 to 8 p.m., National

Biscuit via Kenyon & Eckhardt.

M Squad (film)... Mystery, NBC, 9 to 9:30 pm., Pall Mall via.
SSC&B, Hazel Bishop via Raymond Spector.

Mr. ‘Adams & Eve (film). Situation comedy, CBS, 9 to $: 30 p.m.,
R. J. Reynolds via William Esty, Colgate-Palmolive yia Lennen &

Newell.

The Thin Man (film). Mystery-comedy, NBC, 9: 30 to 10 p.m,

Colgate-Palmolive via Ted Bates. .

. ' SATURDAY, SEPT. 21

_ Tales of the Texas Rangers (film). Mystery-western, ABC, 5 to
5:30 p.m., Sweets Co. via Harry Eisen, Flay-R-Straws via Ruthrauff

& Ryan.

. Polly Bergen Show and Club Oasis (alternating). Music, NBC, 9
to 9:30 p.m., Max Factor via Doyle Dane Bernbach, Leggett &

Myers via McCann-Erickson.

Perry Mason (film). Mystery, CBS
Edward H. Weiss, Libby-Owens-Ford

(34 sponsorship).

SUNDAY,

7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Purex via
via Fuller & Smith & Ross.

SEPT. 22.

: My Friend Flicka (film). Adventure, NBC, 6:30 to 7 p.m., sustain-
ing. a . .
Original Amateur Hour. Variety, NBC, 7 to 7:30 p.m., Hazel

Bishop via Raymond Spector.

Jack Benny Show. Comedy, CBS, 7:30 to 8 p.m. (alt. wks.), Amer-

ican Tobacco via BBD&O.

Maverick (film). Western, ABC, 7: 30 to 8:30 p.m., Kaiser Indus-

tries via Young & Rubicam.

Bowling Stars. Bowling, ABC, 8:30 fo 9 p.m., American Machine
& Foundry via Fletcher D. Richards.
MONDAY, SEPT. 23

The Price Is Right (color); Audience participation, NBC, 7:30 to
8 p.m., Speidel via Norman, Craig & Kummel, RCA via Kenyon &.

Eekharat.

The Restless Gun (film). Western, NBC, 8 to 8:30 p.m., Warner-

Lambert via SSC&B (alt. wks.).

TUESDAY, SEPT.

24

Cheyenne (film). Western, ABC, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., General Elec-

“tric via Young & Rubicam.

George Gobel Show (color). “Comedy, NBC, 8 to 9 p.m. (alt. wks),
-RCA-Victor & RCA Whirlpool] via Kenyon & “Eckhardt.

Bob Cummings Show (film). Situation comedy, NBC, 9:30 to 10

p.m., B. J. Reynolds via Wm. Esty, Chesebrough-Ponds via MceCann~

Erickson,

The Californians (film). Western, NBC, 10 to 10:30 p.m., Singer

via Young & Rubicam.’

‘WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25

Father’ Knows Best (film), Situation comedy, NBC, 8:30 to 9 p.m.
Scott Paper via‘J. Walter Thompson.
This Is Your Life. Biography, NBC, 10 to 10:30 p.m., Procter &

Gamble via Compton.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
Harbourmaster (film). Adventure, CBS, 8 to 8:30 p.m., R. J. Rey-

nolds yia Wm. Esty (alt. wks.).

You Bet Your Life (film). Comedy-quiz, NBC, 8 to 8:30 p.m.,
DeSota via BBD&O, Toni via North.

‘Dragnet (film). Mystery; NEC, 8:30 to 9 p.m., Liggett & Myers
via McCann-Erickson, ‘Schick via Warwick & Legler.

People’s Choice (film). Situation comedy, NBC, 9 to 9:30 p.m.,

Borden, American Home Products, both via Young & Rubicam.
* Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. Music-comedy, NBC, 9:30 to 10

McCann-Erickson.

p.m., Ford via J. Walter Thompson.
0.S.S.. (film), Adventure, ~ABC, $:30 to -10 p.m., Mennen via

The Lux Show~(Rosemary Clooney) (color). Music, NBC, 10 to
10:30 p.m., Lever Bros, via J: Walter Thompson.

Jane Wyman Show (film). Drama, NBC, 10:30 to 11 -p.m., Hazel
Bishop via Raymond Spector, Quaker Oats via Needham, Louis &

_Brorby.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
The Lineup (film). Mystery, CBS, 10 to 10:30 p.m., Brown &. Wil-
liamson via Ted Bates, Procter & Gamble via Young & Rubicam,
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28

Dick & the Duchess (film). Mystery-comedy, CBS, 8:30 to 9 p.m.,
Helene Curtis via Gordon Best, Mogen David via Edward H. Weiss.

Gisele MacKenzie Show. Music. NBC, 9:30 to 10: p.m., Scott Paper
via J. Walter Thompson, Schick via Warwick &: Legler.

SPECIALS .
Texaco Command Appearance (Ed Wynn). (color). NBC, Thurs.,

lio News Hotter ‘n Ever: M

.. e
Radio News Hotter ‘n Ever: Murrow
» Radio is doing a better job of covering the news than ever before
—and that includes the local independents around the - country.
That’s the “casual impression” of Edward R. Murrow, back in New
York after a4 summer’s auto tour through the western states, dur-
ing which he did plenty of what the researchers call “out-of-home
listening.”

The upbeat, Murrow feels, is particularly noticeable on the local
news level, where for one thing, local stations are getting reporters
out on the street with tape recorders aid going after their stories.
He recalls a program he heard on a Seattle station at the time a
couple of people were stranded on Mt. Ranier, with the station's re-
porters right at the scene of rescue. operations with their minitapes.
For another, the stations are “writing” their news—it shows a.sense
of work, rather than as if it’s being read right off "the teletype.

Murrow also reports there’s a lot more news being broadcast,
attributes it, for one thing, to the fact that it’s now a more com-
mercial commodity—most of what he heard .was sponsored, he
States. That may also be the reason for the additional care and
work the stations are putting into their news efforts. Stations also
seem to be carrying lots more of network news, and this means
their coverage of national and foreign affairs is also better, he ob-
Serves..

All in all,-states Mur row, ‘radio ‘kept: Hint ag well-informed’ ‘dure.

ing his jaunt as could arty “newspaper.

Sept. 19, 10 to 11 .p.m., Texaco via Cunningham & Walsh.
Eleven Against the Ice (film) (color). Documentary, NBC, Mon-

day, Sept. 23, 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Timken Roller Bearing Co. via

BBD&O.

WTIC-TY to Bow

Hartford, Sept. 17.
This city’s first VHF operation,

WTIC-TY, is skedded to hit the].
tether next Monday {23).
{by the Traveler’s Broadcasti
‘| operators of WTIC here, the

Owned
Co.,
han-
nel 3 outlet will operate minus net

} affiliations.

The three nets are spoken’ ‘for
in this’ area.” The two Jocal
UHF-rs, WNBC and WHCT are. re-
spectively owned and operated by

{NBC and CBS. ABC is affiliated
‘with Connecticut’s
‘VHF’r, WNHC-TV of New Haven,

only other
_| Local programming ard film will
make wpiittest UF the - programming
for WTIC-TY.

REMINGTON, SINGER
EXPAND TV BUYS

Remington Rand, which had
originally signed for alternate-
week sponsorship of CBS-TV’s Fri-
day night. “Leave It to Beaver,”

‘has expanded this to full sponsor-

ship, starting with the show’s pre
miere, Meanwhile,- at NBC-TV,
Singer Sewing~ Machines did the
same with “The. Californians,” its
Tuesday entry?

In both eases, the sponsrs will
yield to the alternate weeks if the
networks can come up with addi-
tional sponsors, Until that oc-

‘curs, hbWwever, ‘they- are taking: on

the every-week load.

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

“Gotta Get Caesar Back’ Club

Group calling itself the “Committee for Caesar's Longevity
prepared to cross the Rubicon or in this case Times Square to Pine:
Sid Caesar back on the air.

Serving as Mark Anthony is Harry J. Macklis of Jamaica, New
York. Macklis along with a group of six makes up the committee
punich with a-new twist “has come to praise Caesar not to bury

m.” . ; . . ,

“Committee for Caesar’s Longevity” is a non-robed non-profit or- -
ganization dedicated to having Caesar on the air once again. In-
stead of the scroll the group has taken to penning articles and bits
in the effort to bring attention to Caesar. * .

in addition to this, Macklis has spent” his‘own coin to place ads
in leading newspapers. Ad appearing in the New York Times last

week was headed “DON’T BURY CAESAR” with the subhead
reading, ‘DO WE GET SID CAESAR OR DO WE THROW AWAY
OUR TV SETS?”
According to Macklis “its times like these that we need great art
-and satire. I feel that the raters are honorable péople but the peo-
ple are also honorable and they want Sid.” .
ABC-TV is currently pitching Caesar as its Sunday. at 9 entry for
the fall. Evidently, Caesar, teamed with his old partner Imogene
‘ Coca once more, is holding off on a firm commitment to ABC, un-
less it sells the show, because dickers are reported still going on
with NBC. Talks with CBS fell through.

* British Com! TV in Salute To
Show Biz’ As 2d Anni Hoopla

By DICK RICHARDS

London, Sept. 17.

British commercial tv celebrates
its second birthday next week and
Associated-Rediffusion, one of the
two companies that. pioneered the
new service in’ 1955, will mark
the occasion with two special
events.’ On Thursday (19) they
will throw a mammoth VIP junket,
- followed the next day by a star-
studded parade of show biz. This
will run for two hours, the longest
. individual program yet seen-on the
ITV. channel, and will be. trans-
mitted from London and fully net-

Miss America No. 1

CBS-TV landed in first place
"jn the September Trendex Top
10 ‘by virtue of having. taken
over the telecasting of this
year’s “Miss America Pageant”.
from ABC, which has done it
in previous years. CBS took
six other spots in the Top 10, ~
with NBC grabbing two and
ABC one. Ratings cover the‘
one live telecast during the
week of Sept. 1-7.
Miss America Pag’ nt, , CBS 34.7

orked. Gunsmoke, CBS..,-..... ee 25.2
wor iness”” will Climax, CBS........4.... , 23.2
Salute to Show Business What's My Line, CBS.... 22.4

spotlight the debt that commercial
tv owes to the spheres of films,
legit and vaudeville. The show

Lawrence Welk, ABC...
Arthur Murray, NBC....
Playhouse 90, CBS......

devised by John McMillan, A-R’s] | S..es>. 19.
Program Controller, will fall into Undercurrent, CBS... see 198
three phases, In the first two! g¢4 00 Question, CBS... 19.5

viewers will see the stories of two
pop show biz personalities un-
folded. These are Margaret Lock-
wood, top film and stage actress,
and Dickie Valentine, ace vocalist
of .tv, disks. and vaude, Scenes.
from their lives will be enacted
and the two lengthy spots will re-.
fiect the triumphs, struggles, dis- |
appointments of the profession.
Third episode will pay tribute
to the legit theatre by sparking
some of the past history of the Hay-
market: West End’s second oldest
theatre. ‘Distinguished topliners
will tell and act the story, includ-
ing Sir John Gielgud, Dame Edith |
Evans, Fay Compton, Kileen
Herlie and Athene Seyler. View-|
ers will also get a peek af the first

(Continued on ontinued on page 4 42)

Chevalier’s Got
A P to P’ Date!

Maurice Chevalier will prob-
ably make a “Person to Person”
appearance: on CBS-TV later this
year, possibly in another six
weeks or so. Chevalier has agreed |
to appear on the show next time}.

he’s in New York for any length of
time.

Writers Alerted
ToP ay-IV Fra,

Blueprint Terms

“Hollywood, Sept. 17.

Looking ahead, special com-
bined. membership. meeting of
Screen Writers and Ty-Radio
Writers branches of Writers Guild
of America West will scan. de-
mands to be made on miajor pic
producers, in case foll-tv comes
about. Members at Sept. 30. meet-

| pay-tv proposals, as well as to ap-
prove modification of the current
live tv pact with the nets.
Latter agreement, was reached
recently in N. Y..negotiations, but] i
must be okayed ‘by membership.

(Continued on ontinued om page 4 40)

CBS Radio’s Banner | Banner
Month; $8,800,000
New Biz, Renewals

Chevalier is currently busy with| Monthiong period ending Sept.
the filming of Metro’s “Gigi,” and 8 was a record salés month for
expects to be in New York six CBS Radio, with the web claiming
weeks from now, when shooting is {2 total of $8,800,000 in gross new
- completed. He's working on plans| and renewed business during the
for another one-man show in Paris, }30 days. The period set the second
and may have to cut short his Got-j consecutive record ‘sales month in
ham stay for a quickie visit to the|the current. quarter, first .having
Continent. The “P’ fo P’ date will} been worth $6,500,000 for the web.
be either before or after his trip| » Web’s daytime lineup is now
to Paris, depending on the-timing {80% sold out, “according to. sales
of the trip. v.p. John Karol, while the new
Date was set this past-summer | nighttime weekend “impsct” plan,
by “P to P” coproducer Jesse{involving. five-minute segments,
Zousmer, while touring. Europe
with his family, and firmed up last
peck when Chevalier came to the
UV. S. for. the “Gigi” filming here.
Zousmer and coproducer John
Aaron had tried to get Chevalier
for the show.a couple of years ago, |
but Cheyalier’s. contract with NBC
Stood in the way at the time. «=:

its implementation last March.
Added to the totals this week

(but not included in the overall

figure) were orders for 16 “Im-

gest, two from Columbia LP Record
Club and a 13-week. “Impact: “Tes
newal from Clairol.

|NBC-TV investment in

ling high-budgeted.

1 7:30.
all-important question of whether
4 “Big Record” at 8 can win over

ing will be asked to endorsé set of

has grossed somé $2,500,000 since |

pact” segments from Reader's Di-

BOD

RADIO-TELEVISION

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IF IRGT IMPORTANT Morris Agency's Non-Participation
TRENDEX RETURN! On Ownership of Programs Veils

By GEQRGE ROSEN...

This is the night (Sept. 18). of

restless tossing and little sleep for

ja sizable segment. of the television
-} population. By tomorrow afternoon

the {nitial ratings -will bé splashed
all over the tv pages (see your fa-
vorite column) on the new season’s
No. 1 “battle ground”—Wednesday
night 7:30 to 9 on NBC, CBS and
ABC, -

What the initial Trendex re-
turns will show won’t, of course,
be the fait accompli in determining

‘who dies and who. rejoices, but,
tv being the hurry-up business it}
lis, a

lot of people will be placing
a 1ot of stock in what the Trendex
tallies reveal as the -trend-pacer

jon Wednesday night tastes.

| They'll be in action ‘tonight in
a four-way program competition,

which, - incidentally, is only | one
of perhaps five major “battle
grounds” of the ’57-’58 semester,

and which involves some of the

tallest coin expended on weekly tv |
shows. These include the $4,000,000
“Wagon
Train”; the $100,000-per-week “Big
Record” on CBS-TV, the continu-
“Disneyland”
series on ABC-TV, along with the
“J Love Lucy” reruns on CBS as
the forepiece to “Big Record.”

some indication of where “Wago
Train” will go, if anywhere, in up-
setting the “Disneyland” appeal
and whether either of these shows
will suffer from the slotting of the
“Lucy” reruns, the latter meeting
both of the hour shows head-on at
Then, of. course, there’s the

the “Disneyland” or “Wagon

-Train” audiences. at the midway
.|mark. And while the five-weeks-
from-now Nielsens will carry more.

impact with the agencies and the

networks, the fact remains that
tomorrow’s Trendex™ scorecard is| 4
‘fraught with ulcers.

“Maverick’s” influence on either

jthe Ed Sullivan or Steve Allen
shows on Sunday represents an-
other vital wait-and-see. area. Big
‘| question here, aside from the com-
{plete reversal in format pattern, |
jis how solidly a toehold “‘Maver-:

ick” can get by virtue of its half-
hour earlier (7:30). starting time.
Next Sunday’s (22) the big three-

{ way preem on this one.

“Then; of course, there’s the all-
important Sunday night 9 to 10

“battle ground” which now finds.

the toprated brace of Columbia
shows, “General Electric Theatre’*
and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,”
pitted against the Dinah Shore
hour on NEC.

Outcome of the Monday night 10

to 11 NBC vs. CBS slugfest may
determine the continued Westing-
house sponsorship of “Studio One”
beyond the end of the year; when
the present contract expires.

s banking on its much higher-
budgeted :‘*Suspicion” series to
turn the trick.

Saturday night 9 to 10:30.is load-
éd with Trendex-Nielsen implica-].
| tions. involving all three networks. |

Somebody’s got. fa get hurt bad
and CBS feels. that it's ‘got the
right combination in the back-to-

back slotting of the “Gunsmoke”- |

“Have Gun, Will Travel” westerns.

ABC is counting on the continued

popularity of Lawrence Welk, plus

the moveover of Mike Wallce to.

Sat. at 10. NBC.is equally confi-
dent about the star-rotating varie-
ty “Club Oasis” show, Gisele Mac-
Kenzie and the Barry-Enright -quiz-

mer. .
All of Thursday and Friday are
up for grabs.

Red Foley to NBC.

“The Red Foley Show,” which

Dow Chemical: has sponsored on

ABC Radio since last January,
switches over to NBC Radio on

Thus tonight’s. Trendex will offer |

NBC

‘Lucy’ Reruns Hot

When the “I Love Lucy”
reruns kicked off last Wednes-
day (11), the half-hour filn
show gave the high-powered.
“Disneyland.” §which was
preeming a new serles of hours
for the season, a real Trendex
run for the money.
“lucy” on CBS-TV. and “Dis-
neyland” on ABC-TV ran al-
most neck-and-neck for the
half hour they competed, be-
tween 7:30 and 8. ‘“‘Disney-
Jand grabbed a Trendex of
15.2, with a share of 39.1, while
“Lucy” repeats got 15.1 rating
and a 39 share.

ABC. ‘Bandstand
In Sleeper Status
Vs. NBC and CBS

NBC-TY and CBS-TV have been
pitting their afternoon program
strength against each other, with
little. regard for ABC-TV, and, “as
a matter of fact, ABC considered
its programming, at least from 3
to 4:30 dafly, a throwaway. But,
after its second network rating, the

can Bandstand,” has completely
shaken up the pre-dark audience
standings.

“Bandstand,” teenage dancetime
affair from WFIL-TV, ABC’s Philly
affiliate, pulled a Teal sleeper,
and on its second Trendex (Sept.
2-6) clobbered all-the competition

uring the time it was on,the air.
On the four-city tally, in N. Y.,
Philly, Cleveland and Atlanta,

the clock-time NBC and CBS
shows, it drew a 6.6 rating and 40
share to CBS’ 2.8 and 17 and NBC’s
4.2 and 16.5.

Previously, NBC was clear mas-
ter of, the time, and NBC billings
in. the daytime reflected its rating
lead. CBS. daylight programming,
under the direction of Oscar Katz,
has lately been making sponsor
and rating headway, leaving ABC
almost: completely out of the pic-
ture. So far—before the new
Trendex reports—ABC has made
no sales on the inexpensive “Band-.

On the full 11-city Trendex, com-
(Continued dn page 42)

Vet B’casters Shifted
In Exec Realignment
At Triangle Stations

Philadelphia, Sept. 17.
In a series of high-level admini-
strative appointments in the Tri-
angle Stations Ben B. Baylor Jr.
-ha$ beeh hamed station manager of
WNHC-AM-FM-TV, Hartford-New
Hayen Conn.; Frank Palmer moves;

ton, Pa., as general manager; Joe;
Zimmerman goes to WLBR-TY,
Lancaster-Lebanon, Pa.; and Ed-

FM-TV. ;

All appointees are vet broad-
casters. Baylor-joined Triangle less
than two weeks ago. He was for-

Fort Wayne.

Palmer has been serving as g.m.:
of Triangle’s only UFH station.:
WLBR-TV, Lebanon-Lancaster.

Zimmerman, with Triangle since:
1950 has been. director of station:
promotion for WFIL stations and‘
a director of operations for WFIL-}.

Noy. 2 under a new 52-week deal.! TV.

Show will move into the Saturday

‘afternoon 12:30 to 12:55 period,

with Dow.continuing as sponsor via
McManus, John & Adams,

Scala has been associated with’
the WFBG stations for . over!
éighteen months, serving as g.m.
l gor the past year.

show. in that time period, “Ameri-.

where it directly competed with)

to WEBG-AM-TY, Aitoona-Johns-

merly yeepee and g.m. of .WIN-TV,i
| Standard Oil spec, skedded for Oct,

Major Status in Television Arena

Hollywood, Sept. 17.

There has been an almost reyos.
Iutionary, but unnoticed develop-
ment in show biz as. result of tele-
films—a creation of the electronic
age. Widespread and farflung in
its operations, the vidpix biz has
mushroomed largely because a po-
tent substitute has been found for
the functions’ paralleling those of
the motion picture studio execu-
tive producers, who ingeniously
put together and develop the jig-
saw pieces that go into the final
emergence of a finished screen
product:

Leader in this field of bringing
together the various elements for
vidseries is the William Morris
agency, which this new season will
represent 19 network and three
new syndication series, many of
which the agency helped to create
or put together. However, main-
taining its 59-year-old credo of
management of talent, the Morris
office does not own or have any
participation in any of the series
it has helped to create, Abe Last-
fogel, the agency’s head, adheres
frankly to the belief that the agen-
cy’s clients—and only its clients
—should have ownership of shows
or participation in scripts.

As a result of the fact that the
agency studiously avoids any own-
ership or participation, other than
normal 10% commission, in any
telefilm series, the Morris agency
is always in a fair position to bet-
ter terms for its clients, In other
words, it isn’t forced to hold the
line ‘on salaries or participations
by nature of also being an em-
ployer. As Lastfogel-puts it: “We
established rerun fees long before
the guilds made it a part of their
basic agreements. We did it at
the very inception of filmed tv. We
also established the principle of
telefilm ownership by our clients.”

A recent spectacular example {fs

{Continued ‘on page 42}

'Trendex Blackout’
(& Here They Are)

CBS-TV this week pulled down
the Trendex curtain, via an inter-
office order stating that the over-
night Trendex ratings were hence~
forth intended for programming
and sales purposes only and are
inot ta be used for publicity pur-
poses. With NBC-TY continuing
its policy against publicizing the
Trendexes, ABC-TV is the only
web giving Trendex ratings to the
newspapers, and the number of

| ABC special ratings is considerably

lower than those ordered by NBC
and Columbia.

The CBS-TV decision not to cir-
culate the Trendex ratings came
as a pleasant surprise to NBC,
which last year ordered a news
hlackout on ‘Trendexes only to
have CBS hand them out to the
press. NBC is hopeful that the
combined blackout will serve to
deemphasize the over-importance

(Continued on page 42)

‘June Allyson In

ward M. Scala becomes ‘director of}
sales development for W¥FIL-AM-}

5.0. Spec Runout
Desnite 506 Fee

Hollywood, Sept. 17.
June Allyson is bowing off the

‘1? on NBC-TV, because she doesn’t
i like the. material: submitted to her,
a close source reveaied.,

Actress is bypassing approxi-
imately $50,000 she would have
drawn for the stint.

Miss Allyson felt the comedy
sketch written for her “just didn’t
‘pan out in writing,” and Terry
Clyne of McCann-Erickson Agency

- agreed it didn’t work out as they'd
' hoped.

ees

TV- FILMS

NTA Now Wants No Part Of
Barter As Bra Deal Blows Up;

‘Detriment to Industry’ Unger | :

The National felefilm Associates +
Bra has blown up conpletely, With TIV’S DAY-& DATE
NTA, via exec v.p. Oliver A Un-
LATIN AM. RELEASE

ger, issuing a blast against barter,
maintaining that such deals ‘‘down-
The almost day and date release
, of a syndicated show in the Latin

grade values of both film and 3ta-
! American market concurrently

tion time and are detrimental to

the entire television industry.”

ane esis room “spok eons with its U. S. debut appears to be

stated that NTA’s exclusivity had} paying off for Ziv-on its Spanish

expired, with the bra outfit going; dubbed “Harbor Command” and

to other telefiln outlets, especially | “New Adventures of Martin Kane.”

oe aes or ae Ung to dado “Harbot Command” was bought
e statement by Unger ; .

mention the bra company at ail. i by Venezolana de Tabaco for tele

maintaining that NTA conducted {casting in Caracas and Maracaibo,

Wednesday, September 18, 1957 _

~ How Can You Miss With 123 Men?

iv, which plans to increase its product output both on the syn-

dication and national Jével, is engaged in a major sales expansion
_ program, adding new account execs, creating new posts and Proe
moting some execs. There is now a sales force of 123 men.

Outfit has promoted Walter Kingsley to the newly-created. post
of general sales manager of the syndication operations, reporting to
M. J. Rifkin, v.p..in charge of sales. Kingsley for the past two years
has been sales manager of Ziv’s national sales department. Succeed-
ing Kingsley as sales manager is James Shaw, formerly central
division ‘sdles manager of the-national sales department. Jerry Kir-
by, formerly an account exec, assumes Shaw’s position as central
division manager,

-In addition to making possible an increase in product output
which Ziv feels the industry can absorb, the sales expansion pro-
gram is designed to render more direct service to and more fre-
quent contact with advertisers, agencies and stations.

-A number of additions have been made to the sales force,

‘Evolve Pattern to Absorb High
Residual Fee Tab on Post- 48 Pix

“JIMMY NELSON
DANNY O°DAY and FARFEL

Currently TV spokesman
for the NESTLE Co..
Management-—Mercury Artists Corp.

“some experiments” with barter | Venezuela; ‘by WAPA-TV for San
deals in light of what appeared to/{ Juan and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico;

be an industry trend, forming a
separate division for the “experi-
ment.”

“After taking soundings in vari-
ous parts of the country, we hove
concluded that the interests of the |
stations. the advertisers and the
film distributors would best be}
served by an immediate and com-
plete halt to this experiment,” Un-
ger declared.

“The healthiest economy that
our industry can attain is through
proper purchase at regular rates
and announced station packages
by advertising agencies trained in
the specifics of time buying. In-
evitably such purchases by special-
ists will have the best sales results
both for the station and advertiser..

“In the final analysis, the film
producer and distributor benefits

most by suecessful campaigns.

‘Barter deals’ in our opinion down-
grade values both of film and sfa-
tion time at the very moment that
the television industry is develop-
ing better cost per thousand fig-
ures than ever before. Stations,
we discovered have used their
least desirable periods on the air
as a payoff to advertisers in these
‘barter deals’ with the result that
the advertiser neither reaches the
amount nor the kind of audience
he most wants. In ‘barter deals’
he’s buying a ‘pig in the poke.’

“Proper values for time cannot
be- achieyed by this method and
we, for one, in the hest interests of
the industry are calling an im-
mediate halt to any activity in the
‘barter’ field.” Unger concluded.

In a separate statement to the
bra trade, B. Rohert Brown, v.p

by Company de Panama for Pana-
ma; and by Radio EI Sol in Lima,

i Peru, the latter two companies also
A third }’

buying the “Kane” series.
new addition to the Latin lineup.

“Kane” is Mexico City, where
ne skein was bought by H. Steele.
National Bisenit:Ca, had previously

contracted for “Kane” in Puerto

Rico.

Post-’32 Pix To
Chi WNBQ Fans
Sun. Film Brawl

Chicago, Sept. 17.

A latecomer to the feature films
marketplace, WNBQ has- snapped
up the post-1952 United Artists
package of §5 features outbidding
two other stations and a couple of
local sponsors. It’s the local NBC-
TV station’s first package purchase

| its’ predicted by Hollywood telepix’

—estimated at about $500,000—and |:

for the first time gives the station
a steady supply of formidable prod-
uct for the Sunday night film

brawl.
Once dominated by Jim Moran's
WGN-TV “Courtesy Theatre,” the

latenight Sunday arena became a
hattlefield early this year when
WBBM-TV turned loose its MGM
big guns for Moran’s fare. Now

_1it‘lt be virtually a fullscale war

of Exquisite Form, acknowledzed with WNBQ dumping such block-

the limitations of barter. Said he:

busters as “African Queen,” “Mou-

“Large scale cash purchases of!lin Rouge, * “Little Kidnappers,”

time direct from

found necessary for thorough na- |

tional coverage. This was under-;

taken after seven months of work |

on so-called barter deals and after
we made certain we had acquired
all the desirable barter time avail-
able.

According to bra spokesmen, Ex-
quisite has lined up 92 markets
either via cash or barter, with most.
of the major markets bought on a
cash spot basis. It was stated
that NTA offered a number of bar-
ter deals which sponsor found un-
acceptabile,

stations were |and “Night of the Hunter” into the

ratings scramble, Actually the NBC
station has a jump on the others,
beginning its film program at
9:30 p.m., half an hour ahead of
WGN-TV and WBKB and a full

hour ahead of WBBM-TV.

switching its barter |

Sunday night show will get the
first run of the new package, and
subsequent runs will be slotted on
the weekday afternoon ‘Movie 5”
strip. WNBQ will show 25 of the
films in color.

WRCA-TV Buys 24
WRCA-TY, the NBC-TV flagship.

biz to Guild and two other un-/in N. Y,, also hopped aboard the

named syndicators,

‘Baron Frankenstein’
Britain’s Contrib To

|

i; United Artists feature bandwagon,

purchasing 24.of UA’'s bundle of
ey post-"48: films. Of the 24,.13.
are in color, with the station plan-
ning te coloreast these when
| they’ re scheduled on the Sunday
‘night “Movie 4."

Chillers on U.S. TV] ,2slance of, ie UA package had

London, Sept. 17.
“Baron Frankenstein” is to be
filmed by Hammer Film Produc-
tions as a telefilm series. That's

ethe indie British outfit which re-

cently made “The Curse of Frank-
enstein” for Warner Bros. release
and which has hit the b.o. jackpot
in the U.S.

|

val WCES-TYV for its “Early” and
“Late” shows.

WABC-TV’s Brace Of |
Clients for ‘26 Men’

Two sponsors fairly jumped into

Series will comprize 39 half-hour: the Tuesday night 10:30 -slot on.
features, and scripts for the first} WABC-TV, New York, which had
16 have been completed. Produc-; been warmed by the shifting “Men

tion is due to start before the end
of the year.

according to a statement last
week by James Carreras, the Ham-
mer Films topper, the skein is be-
ing geared for the U.S. market in
view of the success of “The Curse
of Frankensfein,”- They're antici-

pating a strong reaction in the U.S.iw ork’s

of Annapolis.”
White Owl have placed ABC Film’s
new “Twenty Six Men” in the time
as of Oct. 15.

“Annapolis” ig being shifted by
the ABC flag to Monday at 10:30
because in its Tuesday time it posed
a back-to-back copflict with the net-

“West Point Story,” similar

where, says Carreras, tv stations: in material and by the same pro-
are “rushing to cash in on the; ducer, Ziv. The Navy show was the
enormous demand for horror en-: highest rated telefilm, syndication

tertainment.”

‘in the market.

1 will

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730 Fifth Ave, New York: J U 6—6500

Vidpix Producers
Fearful of Client

e ®
Price Resistance
Hollywood, Sept. 17.
Steady increases in the cost of

. talent and labor in vidfilms will
result in. more and more resistance

from sponsors as higher budgets
are passed along to the bankrollers,

producers expressing concern over
the, rising costs.

The current .contracts for vid-
series provide,. in many instances,
that the sponsor absorb any pro-
duction cost boost due to labor
hikes, but the sentiment was aired

that sponsors already are ;.begin-
ning to complain telepix are ‘be- |
coming over-priced and too expen-

|Merchandise Yield:

and JATSE. unions resume pact |

tive in a tight money market.

Some talent giulds resume nego-
tiations on new contracts this fall,

talks around the first of the year,
and producers are fearful further
upping of costs will eventually re-

‘sult In less production. It’s not a

new fear: it’s. been expressed be-
fore by producers, and the guilds
and unions invariably have count-
ered with “why aren’t we entilted
to a piece of the pie?”

Martin Leeds, exec v.p. of Desilu.

‘Productions, commented that the

average increase per episode due
to labor costs this year ranges from
$650 to $1,256 in most instances.
Sometimes it’s more. He - cited
Desilu’s “Sheriff of Cochise’ ser-<
ies, budget of which was ypped
$1,750 a frame this year due to

| talent and labor hikes.

'“We.are in a tight money mar-
ket, and the bills aren’t being paid
as fast as a few years ago. There
is a Price resistance from spon-
sors,” commented Leeds,

Irving Asher, production chief
for TCE-TV, 20th-Fox’s ty subsid,
remarked talent prices are soaring

'so rapidly because of the demand

they. definitely affect budgets, but
didn’t attribute the hikes to labor.

At Screen Gems, a spokesman |
said the vidfilmery—a_ subsid: of |

Columbia—can ‘now predict costs
on. existing contracts, but said
there is uncertainty- as to what hap-

‘pens in the upcoming negotiations.
with fhe guilds and unions.

There is a general feeling that
both the guilds and labor unions
are going to seek more of a cut in
the tv coin. Some hope was éx-
pressed that the labor negotiators
concentrate on longrange
“fringe” benefits rather than pay
hikes...

Erskine May Revive .

wr 9 e

‘TY Reader’s Digest’
Hollywood, Sept. 17. —
Revival of “TV Reader's Digest”
+ telefilm series, based on articles
from:-mag, is in air and producer

Chester Erskine is slated
to N. Y. at.end of this mo
confabs on a net affiliation.
New format may include ‘hour-
long telefilms. Previously, half-

hour series had a run on ABC-TV]
couple of years Gack ahd segments |

are currently in syndication.

‘troit, and Miss White takes off on

‘ends where it won't interfere with

‘Chrysler Corp.

$7,000,000 gross in 1957.

‘coloring books, pajamas, T shirts,

Saperstein figures gross. will ~be

‘ad agencies.

‘ernment Economic Development

It appears. likely that as fresh
| post-’48's: pix ‘are made available
to tv, via agreement with.the Hol-
lywood. guilds, they will be added
to pre-’48. packages, the pre-'48’s.
absorbing, wherever possible, a
good deal of the residual payment
costs.

“That pattern is being pursued by
Associated ..Artists- Productions, -
which owns and distributes the
Warner Bros. library, and which
recently made a deal with the
talent guilds -for..12. post-’48 pix.
Anticipating the deal, AAP had
allocated the 12 in a variety of
packages, pricing each package to
take care of the residual contin-
gency, although it didn’t anticipate -
the high total of $32,000 per pix
for clearing of .the theatricals with
‘the actors, writers and directors
guild.

But by allocating. the $32,000
over a group of pix, all others be-
ing -pre-’48’s, it’s a bite which ._
can be absorbed. °

It’s known that other feature .
distribs plan similar mixed pack-
ages, as they obtain a number of
post-’48's, the period after . which -
‘the guilds share in tv revenues.

United Artists TV, which dis-
{tributes post~’48’s exclusively, the.
present management only taking ~
over in comparative recent years, -
can’t follow that pattern for lack
of product, although it’s eyeing
low-budget ‘product from other
thah .UA sources: ta divvy the

Mebbe $7,000,000 s:"25" ei

eyryatt Earp” merchandising tie- . * Agreement on ‘an alj-industry .
ups yielded between $6,000,000 and | formula, rather than on a pix to
The | PE asis, would upset the evolving

various Earp licenses are handled: pattern, but such agreement is °
through H. G. Saperstein, and the | ComSsidered unlikely at ‘this point.

estimate given for 1958 is over
$10,000,000 Ie possible that im | Gross-Krasne Shifts
Schlank, Sales Hdgs.
To East, Hélds Powwow

outdistance his regular show éarn-|
Like MCA-TV before it, Gross-

ings in this manner.

Show, running its second year
on ABC-TY, has 10 licensees, who
make Earp hats, guns, playsuits,
plastic figures, hosiery,” badges,|yracne has shifted its sales head-

quarters from: Hollywood. to New -

York, The syndicator moved vice-

‘president and general manager
Mel Schlank permanently back to
New York.

About the time G-K_ officially
lauriches sales on its twé new half-
‘hour vidpie series, “Jungle Boy”.
“dand “African Patrol, * organization
will hold its national sales meeting
jin New York. Series go up for sale
on Friday (20):

Meantime, partner Jack Gross
has returned to his Hollywood
desk, after three months in Eu-
rope and Africa, where he oversaw |
shooting on the two new series.

Othes partner Phil Krasne will
be in New York for the sales meet-
ings. The three regional sales
veeps will be i attendance: Rob-
ert Brahm, in charge of the east-
ern division; John Rohrs, boss in
the midwest, and Bob Hall, Coast
chief.

George Carlson, formerly with
MCA, was hired as a salesman un-
der Rohrs in the midwest.

‘Both G-K and MCA found that it
was impractical to maintain sales
headquarters in Hollywood when
‘the greatest majority of activity
was in New York.

————

Kling Ups Hilly Rose

Chicago, Sept. 17.
Kling Film Studios hHiere has
upped Hilly Rose to v.p. and sales’
manager, retaining his regular
duties as creative director. Rose
had joined ‘Kling in 1954 and he-.
came creative director last year.
Jack Trindl was simultaneously:
elevated to creative coordinator of.
- the company:" . ¢

BETTY HITS THE ROAD .

78, 000-Mile Promotional Teur to
Plug Telepix Series -

Hollywood, Sept. 17.
Betty White will trek to at least
35 cities during rest of this year
fo plug her ABC-TV-Don Fedder-
son telepix series, “Date With the
Angels.” Already - -completed are
two trips to N. Y. and one to De-:

upcoming weekends to visit Mem-
phis, Atlanta and Miami,

She’ll rackup 178,000. miles in
promotional travel by 1958, it’s
estimated, mostly aver the week-

the sbooting schedule.

However, during November,
she’ll take a shooting -break to
touch 15 cities in her exploitation
swings on behalf of the series and
sponsoring Plymouth division ‘of

‘Wyatt Earp s Big.

pants and jackets.

Edelman has: Saperstein’ just.
getting started-on another of ‘his
ABC shows, “Jim- Bowie.” Latter
has three licensees, making comics,
books and. plastic horses, and

about $2,000,000 in 1958.

Puerto Rican Telefilmery
Aims at US; Market

A Puerto Rican telefilm produc-
tion company has been formed, ex-.
clusivély to produce for stateside
use. Called Caribe Films, it was
organized by Juan ‘Viguie Jr.,
founder of a P.R. newsreel-tele-
‘lurb production house, and Paul
Fanning of New York.

Viguie Films, the original Viguie
company; will continue producing
for the P.R. market, and the new.
company is shooting for English-
language producers, networks and

Viguie cites P.R. tax exemptions]
and the.cooperation of the gov-

Administration. as ways to reduces
production costs down there. ,

‘Hill 24° Into. TV
“Hill. 24 Doesn’t Answer,” first
major English language ° film -"pro-
duced in Israel and refeased
theatrically in 1955, has béen ac-
quired for tv distribution by Trans-.
Lux Television Corp.
Acquisifion, via Rex Films,
qnarks ‘first feature. for. tv‘ put into
“Frans-Lux portfolios. -

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

x13. Th Weje¢ £ | B G p
Nestle's Unique Vidpix Exposure ‘SEEK 10% 0° HIKE Late uying, roup aralysis;
In the felefilm rerun field, MCA ae deal with Nestle crew | Al (lie
recently renewed for another 13 wee e fo such renewals t te t
represents one of the neatest deals in syndication: , J “It ih of Ki GROSS elma e nh I ems. $0
Unlike barter which upsets rate structures, station rep and agency:
relationships, the Nestle deal doesn’t disturb existing relationships,
Nestle simply guarantees the purchase of a one-minute spot at card Syndicators are i the midst of | Besetti ‘de e hncators
rate in three to five shows, depending on the size of‘the market, | major push in the foreign market

soid by MCA TY. The size of the roster of Nestle markets has now - ao va.
grown to 55, covering most of the U.S. with the exception of New which finds the top men of 2 num: Problems which vexed the net-

York and Los Angeles, where replacement programming is bought, | her of telefilm outfits: slated to} — . ‘ works-in lining up sponsors for the

-and not well populated western area, where DeCaf ig not pushed. - alight. on their respective. “inagic Autos Nix Oaters fall season, late buyin g, group de-
MCA TV currently is dickering with two other advertisers for | carpets” for world girdling tours The big car makers have |. . , ,

similar deals, ~ twin f kin turned. thumbs down on spon-_ | <£isions amounting to “group paraly-
Under the Nestle deal, MCA TY, which. has a large number of ° for the twin purposes o makine/ soring westerns in syndica- |sis,” and finding alternate spon-

rerun properties, asks stations to select the threé to five shows in |deals and establishing liaisons or| tion. Word from.one telefilm sors, currently are irritants in the

the rerun array. Usually, the promised guarantee by Nestle is | offices.in remaining. areas. outfit pitching an oater is that | .ndication field, now enjoying tip-

enough to pay fer the programming. From the sponsor's point of — |- The roster of toppers includes agency informed it that its car me ’

view, his guaranteed participation in most instances is enough to. . manufacturing. client thinks a top biz, .
clear the early evening and the late evening up to ‘11 p.m. time, |Milton. Gordon, Television Pro-| joe ‘opera is too old fash- Some large regional or spot buy-
required under the deal.:Sponsor also feels it’s-getting proven pro-- | grams:of America prez; Leslie Har-| joned a format to advertise its | ers coming in late include a num-

ris, head of CBS Film Sales, and} . new car, ber of breweries, such as Bud-

Ralph -Cohn, veep and general] | Dealers” a welser, Westinghouse, Wilson
manager of Screen Gems. Ail three ' local level, have been known /j Packing, whose ride on “Dr, Hud-
will take-in the Far East area,.2| to _to ride wit with an oater. son’s Secret Journal” expires in

‘section of the globe where tv con: | ——— some of its 30-odd markets al-

P we tively is. ie infamy t 000, on Bi though continuing ‘for quite awhile
ope, according to a nu 0 t , ; .

syndicators, is to raise next year’s | § ul ¢ Gs 2. hing, “Esco. Pr teen

level of revenues from the foreign ,

market from 5% ‘to 10% as com-.

pared to the.current year. At this

On Ne P Some syndicators see nothing
‘stage, foreign grosses from syndi- W rograms unusual in the late buys of the‘

cation- run about 205% of the do- | foregoing, saying its peculiar to
mesti¢ gross, the foreign gross in- |’ j each company, individual compa-
| cluding revenues from the lucra-}' Ker DY I. | nies having some internal reason to
tive Canadian market. |g slow. Others, however, blame
| ithe prexy tour” comes at ume lf on what they call the “paralysis”
ment on almost day and date re-|$6,000,000 for the 1957-'58 season One syndicator id he ‘soreoned
to tv. lease of syndication product in the | 28s been allocated by Television new first-run show for 12 execs
ica which ex-!

His plan, as outlined In Variety U. S. with non-English speaking Programs of ne 4 i of an individual company, on dif-
-last week, envisioned RKO financ- strip. foreign. markets, especially Latin | pects to do a minimum of five new} sorant occasions, the brand man-
‘ing indie motion picture produc- Actress. T Roberts has been|America: Ziv has made Latin shows for the period. ager, the division manager, and

set ‘to “star ‘In 26 “stanzas, to eer American sales'on “Harbor Com- hie panto one of the; sight up the line through to the
here shortly, |mand” and “New Adventures .of | 2/!8nughts ‘o e tecently 0M) account exec from the agency who

ers with the goal of building up a
Martin, " Dpoth Spanish dubbed. cluded exec powwow, the first to passed the buck to the agency prez

huge reservoir-of product for ulti-
Ditto for ABC Film Syndication’s be held since Milton A. Gordon

mate video release.— probably
“26 men.” CBS’ “Assignment For- prez, acquired the interest former- —still without a decision.

three years after their theatrical
distribution. tiene ren ee felt » ly held by Edward Small, ex-board| Another reason for the late buy-
average. film lies in its television eB is Spanish dubbing “New bed. chairman arid Hollywood pro-|ing cited is that. many regional
revenue, with pictures in-the $500,- SP ant: ducer. Other highlights were the; and local advertisers wanted ta see
750,000 cl turning th ventures of Charlie Chan’ and i8| section of three new board mem-| how the networks firmed up their
000. ta $750, cass re Write f . {conducting a test dubbing job in bers, and the election of Kurt| Schedules as well as local stations,
television. of their pro rom Puerté Rico on “Hawkeye. and the Blumberg and Walt Plant. to . p.| before making a buy in particular
Skeptical vet féature distributors | eee ae eee sine in Mexico status. Plant has’ been ,manager| Markets. Incidentally, many sta-
int out that it’s difficult to gros : ‘the | Of the central division, while | ton reps and stations report spot
pomt our that ws 1 Bross City, where it was found that the Blumberg, who had been an as-| biz, participations and local spon-
‘ture, the $80,000, on 4 good ple" | Matin 1 spoken is acceptable in all) setant v.p., gets his ‘full veepee | Sorship of shows, off for the sum-
coming closer to $60,000. among Features, meanwhile are contin- | Stipes and the title of v.p. for | mer, but biz now is coming in at
th t-'48's. It's -very unusual ede aot ie further “;, [Sales coordination. _Both report to:a good pace to compensate for the
e@ pos Ss. 8 ‘very Hollywood, Sept. 17. “| ning fo get -a further foothold in Michael Sillerman, ex ini decrease during the third-quarter.
for a top quality pix fo. gross Da-| Four more stations have been| the foreign tv market. - Associated | (tive of sales. exec VP. “1 | Then, of course, some of the hold.
tionally from ty_ $100 [licensed by Metro to. show entire| Artists Productions, of the heels|“"NS. °airectors are Sillerman,|outs haven't seen a syndicated
With: these figures in ° mind, they | backlog. of 725-old pix, for total| of its feature deal in England for|, 9° Fromkess, y.p. for roduetion. show- yet for which they'll “flip,”
find it hard to see how RKO ‘could price :tag” of $3,050,000, Loew's} 37 Warner Bros. pix, has concluded ‘and Bruce Eells, D. Pt divi. | throwing auction aside and signing
Took toward tv rather: thant theatr}: prey Joseph R. Vogel disclosed feature and short subjects deals in | sion. V-p, western divi- up.
ca ibution for its greate: ast week on eve of departure to| West Germany, Belgium, Sweden
N.Y. Latest deal brings total con-| and Hollaid. Deals are for a rel- Heearding Peta on, one of nS prevent oreblens ees
tracts signed for MGM licesing to| atively small grdup of pix from the | g Fon
over $43,000,000.
Deal was with Crosley stations
in midwest, in Indianapolis, Day-
ton, Cincinnati and Columbus.
Vogel, here on thfee-day studio
visit, held an exec committee meet-
ing attended by chairman George
L. Killion.- Vogel heard reports on
rejuvenation projects from various
department heads, -he disclosed.
BORDEN, GOLD-SEAL

profit, potential. though:
An RKO spokesman, though;saw to be produced i 1 partner-|dicators in a variety of markets
WB library of over 700 pix, feeling reouced 40 equal partner-
being that packages.will be worth. ship with Entertainment Produc-| Problems which are not new but
Borden Co, and Gold Seal have

it in a somewhat different Tight,
explaining O'Neill's position in this
fashion: Accepting the mofion pic-_ more in years hence when the set, tions,. Inc., dramatizing. the lives) all the same Fore tha folding
ture industry’s rule of thumb that count expands and the telecasting of quiz game winners. Is New York many syndicators. own ene ine ZOE
in order to break even on a pic- hours are increased. Right now, Oe eae aren Anoth bl hich
ture, it should gross roughly ‘its ‘monies are small and the number activated.” The. management com-; Hontene Clete Geom en wrayer nene
“tegative.- costs,’ that is, a picture of pix that can be absorbed in Con- mittee also selected four other new ; | Syndicators claim is. more prevalent ;
‘budgeted at $750,000 should gross tinental Europe are limited. programs on which pilot films are | today than in the past, is that some
$1,500,000 for the . break even There also should bea production tobe made later this year, In ad. stations, especiatly in the one and |
point, the O’Neil approach with tv ‘upswing abroad where, incidentally, dition, TPA has taken options. on iwors tation markets, aavieg ada:
in mind supplies an added cushion. there isn’t residual payments to | chi ch it new Programs out of bulk lib deals. And unl
And-of course, there's the -possibil- ‘Builds at this stage, but which is|¥2ich it will select several more j DU rary ceals. dnd unless a
foreseen in England. Screen Gems, for possible production next year.|Syndicator comes along with a
curently ‘producing the “Ivah be” sponsor, or some special bargain,
joined. the WPIX, N. Y. roster of.
spot buyers on the heavy telefilm
programmed Station. Their satura-
} tion campaigns will amount to well
over $250,000. St. Joseph Aspirin
also has boughta spot campaign,
while Maltex Cereal: has bought
’ | participations in‘ the ‘Popeye’’
series,
Monet Jewelry has signed for
full sponsorship of the “Ethel Thor-
sen Fashion Show,” Sundays at

ity that among the smaller budg-
eted pictures, there may be a few: the :
va | y are not too prone to buy. Of
winners going. way beyond the. series aE FLOCK OF NEW SALES course fis problem has been miti-
‘ a ai - JATINADY? 7 ; gated by some new stations going
day vin ts ecap wita Lever bros) _ ON “SHOCK” PACKAGE) on th ais, in markets such as Bos
2:30 to 3>p.ni., starting Oct. 27,
one of the few live shows on the
‘indie’s fall schedule which does

break-even point.
da,, via its tie-up with Lever Bros.
Screen Gems, has rolled up a purgh,
‘not fall under the sports and news

‘RA 2 Coan 7 (Continued 6n page 38)
. ee - ———-—— total’ of 13. new sales on its 52-pic ;
- Pact “Shock” ‘package of Universal:
category.
‘On the station operations level,

.| thrillers, bringing the market total
on the-feature film package to 24. ‘New Caries Based
Madrid, Sept. 17.,

Frank Tuoti, present acting man-

Sales. are all in advance of air date, |
which is Oct, 3 in most markets.
New markets include WRGB-TV, |
CBS is the first American com- Schenectady; KBTV, Denver, WSB-| Uli | ons $
pany to enter the Spanish tele-
ager of. advertising, promotion and
research, has. been. named director

TV, Atlanta: KFJZ-TV Ft. Worth
vision niarkef and has. an exclusive
of that department.

gramming, shows ‘such as “City Detective,” “Lone Wolf,” “Water-

‘ front,” “Federal Men” and “Man. Behind the Badge”. and from
three to ‘five exposures on different nights, getting a chance for a
wider audience, even though shows are: second and. third -run.

TV Distribs Don't Share O'Neil’s
Views Re Runof- Mill, Features

- Unless RKO Teleradio (prez
‘Brenda Start’ Strip

Thomas F; O'Neil has a card up his;
Hollywood, Sept. 17.

‘sleeve, his. plan of depending on
television for realizing the greatest

N. C. Perry, formerly Columbia |
Pictures v.p. in Paris and -Conti-

profit potential for new run-of-the-
mill features, was met with skepti-
j nental supervisor, 1s planning entry
into. telepix field with.a dramati-

cism: by vet distributors of features
zation of “Brenda ‘Starr” comic

Gamble and a few others.

A production budget of at least |

Steiner to Europe
For Hildegarde TV’er

Joseph Steiner, vet motion pic-
ture producer, leaves.for Paris,
London and Rome Sept, 21 te set
up production facilities for shoot-
ing on “The International Show,”
the new -half-hour series starring
Hildegarde. Steiner, who’s associ-
ated with the singer and Michael
‘Laurence in the series, will- act. a8
producer. ~

He’s béen in the film business
for the past 30 years, having
worked in production capacities
{with _Paramount, United Artists
and several independents. He’s
also a former pic exhibitor, asso-
ciated with Century Theatres, RKO
Theatres and thé Walter Reade.
chain.

WTIV, Miami: KENS, San ‘Antonio: |
pact with government tv authori- KOOL-TY, Pheonix: WDAU-TV,' ait see ts abroad,
ties to furnish all U. S. telefilms, Scranton; KXLY, Spokane; KGMB-' : based on the files and writin 3 f
according to Henri Grundman, TV, Honolulu; KAKE-TV, Wichita;’ members of DACOR, Dit Jomati
CBS rep for Spain and Latin: KVI, Amarillo; KINT, Seattle-‘ and Consular “Officers, Ret. wis
ATTwo Spanish-dubbed CBS yid- Tacoma: WSUN-TY, St Petersburg; planned by Dervel Producing As-

and. KFBC-TV, Cheyenne.
film series, “You Are There” and __ y sociates.

f To be titled ‘Mr. Consul,” series
The Whistler,” backed by a ‘daily & 7. Fi ’
CBS newsreel are already on the SG Signs Kozlenko ceed Labor tobe ‘did DPA’s packs
ar as Spain’s lone tv ‘ation Ee ~Hollywood, Sept. 17. |age “Exclusive.” Ed Sutherland is
ea Mad id after ep 1 5 Bill) Kozlenko, formerly storyjslated to direct, with Jerry Feld-
oF adri er asummer ay- |. consutant 2t Revue Productions, } man as exec producer. To date
has been signed as a producer by | DPA has received over one hun-
ne the end gt the t onth, Grund Screen Gems, Columbia's tv sub-idred stories-from former consuls.
toiefane witli 7 we pee mE. sid. DACOR has also made available to
ele Tr - ave, ucy, or- While at Revue, Kozlenko was {DPA the writings of George F.
Ben egion”’ an San Francisca | associated with the GE Theatre, j Kennan, U.S. former Ambassador
Schlitz Playhouse, Studio 57 and .to Moscow, as well as published.
He predicted U.. Ss. vidpix, will, | the”: howr-long. “Suspicton”: ‘yid- | Works of many other DACOR
Continued’ on page 38)... 2+ ‘tl series. =fa F members.

More.*Roy Bean’ Markets ;
Screencraft Pictures has inked
12 add{tional markets for “Judge|
Roy Bean,” fwo of-which will tele-}
cast the series in color.

It also signed'an Australian: deal
for “Mickey Rooney Show,’ as well
.as placing the: datter:. skelm. ‘in dour.
more U. S, marKetsz: ki bese

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TELEVISION REVIEWS

Wednesday, September 18, 1957 _

DISNEYLAND | .
‘With Walt Disney, host; The
Mouseketeers, Fess Parker, Je-

rome.Courtland, Guy Williams,

Sterling Holloway, others

Exec Producer: Disney

Producer: Bill Walsh

Directors; Sidney Miller, Hamilton
S. Luske

Writer: Albert Duffy

60 Mins.; Wed., 7:30 p.m.

DERBY FOODS, GENERAL

FOODS, GENERAL. MILLS,
REYNOLDS METALS —
ABC-TV (film)
(McCann-Erickson, Y&R, Dancer-
Fitzgerald-Sample and Tdtham-
Laird, Buchanan & Co. and Clinton
E. Frank)

Walt Disney starts his fourth
*“Disneyland” season with perhaps
his toughest competition to date.
NBC-TV has dropped its 7:30-8
music & news setup and is posing a
substantial threat with the hour-
Jong “Wagen Train” western series
at 7:30. CBS, which dropped its
music & news a.couple of years
back but has programmed ineffec-
tually against “‘Disneyland”’ since,
now has the “I Love Lucy” reruns
in at 7:30 and “Big Record” at 8.
The western and “Lucy” both have
strong kiddie appeal, a consider-
able factor in reckoning the com-
petitive shape of things to come.

That’s not to say, of caurse, that
the CBS and NBC competition
stand any chance of knocking Dis-
ney off—he’s too astute a show-
man and has far too much mate-
rial and facilities at his command
for anything like that to happen.

But in these day of cost-per-thou- | art

sand-conscious advertisers, he may

be faced with some uncomfortable

audience cutbacks for the first time
since he’s taken to the air.

This prospect, of course, calls
for some topflight showmanship,
and Disney’s got it. But his pro-
pensity for the big plug may hurt

is chances. Opening show was a
prime example, what with only the
first segment devoted to straight
entertainment and the rest of the
show consisting of one giant trailer
—for the Mouseketeers, for upcom-
ing “Disneyland” shows, for the
new “Zorro” series, for Disneyland
Park and for a “Rainbow Road to”
Oz” pic. It was pretty dreary stuff,
except for the opening reprise of
“Peter and the Wolf.”

There's no gainsaying Disney’s
shrewdness over the past three
years in using television to pro-
mote his film business instead of
fighting it as have other top pro-
ducers in the t. He’s learned
how to integrate ballyhoo within
the context of an entertainment
format, and the payoff has been
great for his theatrical and mer-
chandising efforts without strain-
ing the entertainment content of
his programs. But in the opening
show, he went way overboard and
Yost all restraint.

Perhaps it’s a lemptation, having.
done so well with his plugs over
the past three seasons, to relax and
exercise less care in the integra-
tion. If that’s the case, Disney had
better perk up and take care. Even
the tiniest moppet can spot the
extraneous. stuff, and can get
bored by it, as Disney well knows.
Unless he gets back into a cal-
culated and restrained formula
that integrates the plugs and makes
the show itself entertaining, Dis-
ney may be hurt more than he
anticipates in the competitive
sweepstakes.

One thing more. The Mouse-
keteers have been good within the
context of the five-a-week Disney.
“Mickey Mouse Club,” but in a
nighttime once-a-week format, they
tend to be cloying and out of place.
It’s to be hoped that Disney keeps
them strictly a daytime commodity
and Ieaves “Disneyland” to the car-
toons, adventure and science for-
mulas. Chan,

GREAT JEWISH STORIES
With Joseph Boland, Paul Andor,
others; Zvee Scooler, host
Producer-directors Sholem Ruben-
stein
15 Mins.: Wed., 3:30 p.m.
MY-T-FINE
WATY, Newark
(Joseph Jacobs)

“Bontsche Shweig,” at least as
depicted on the quarter-hour
“Great Jewish Stories.” is a weak
fantasy. Scribe Felix Leon took it
from an original by I. L. Peretz
and converted if to tv for the
metropolitan Jewish audience
sought by bankroller. My-T-Fine.
-(It won high praise as an off-
Broadway legiter a few seasons
back.)

In English; it was thin, It was
the tale of Bontsche, an old man,
who was. being withheld from the
gates of Paradise by an alternately
_ idiotic and ‘sympathetic prosecutor,

because he never complained when
he was alive. Acting on the show
was hardly commendable. Art.

WISDOM

(Pablo Picasso)

With Daniel Catton Rich, narrator

‘Producer: Robert G

Direetor: Luciano Emmer
Writer: Rich

30 Mins.; Sun., 2:30 p.m.
NBC-TY (film, color)

NBC-TV's “Conversations with
the Elder Wise Men,’ which has
been sporadically. produced by the
network over the past few years,
has finally made the grade as a
weekly serles, under the new title
of “Wisdom.” First of the 26 half-
hour films in the ‘series is a color
entry, produced by Rizzoli Films
of Italy with a commentary by Dan-
iel Catton Rich, director of Chi-
cago’s Art Institute, superimposed
over the original production.

Fact that NBC picked up the
film, rather than producing it on
its own, accounts for the departure
in format.from the rest of the
series. Film shows Pablo Picasso at
work at his studio in the south of
France, with Rich commenting on
his work. Picasso doesn’t talk—in
fact there’s no: soundtrack other
than Rich’s commentary, back-
ground music and some occasional
sounds of Picasso at work.

Thus, the opener of the series
was hardly typical of the shows to
come, which will be interview and
conversational in format. In spite
of this, however, the Picasso entry

was a rewarding one, particularly:

for those who saw it in color.
Though twice-remoyed from the

original {filmed and then telecast),
the video reproduction of Picasso’s’

works ‘was for the most part good,
and Rich’s commentary tracing
Picasso’s development with a host
of on-screen illustrations was an
excellent basic guide to Picasso’s

The photography of the paintings
and sculpture, in fact, was better
than the live-action views of Pi-
casso at work, at least as far as the
color was concerned. The instabil-
ity of color film is one of the things
the network is going to have to do
a lot more work on. But the shots
of Picasso molding a bird out of
still-wet pottery, scraping a picture
on a ceramic, piecing together a
figure out of odds-and-ends of pipe
and brick, and. beginning a huge
wall mural, were a fascinating com-
posite of. genius-at-work. . Chan.

LOOK. HERE! ©

With Martin Agronsky,. guests
Producer: Robert Graff
30. Mins.: Sun., 3:36 p.m.
NBC, from N. Y.

sky's new interview series which
may be considered as NBC’s an-
swer:to both Ed Murrow’s “Pérson
to Person” on CBS and Mike Wal-
lace’s interviews on ABC, may
have started off too auspiciously
jJast Sunday (15). As the initial
guest, Secretary of State Jobn
Foster Dulles apparently over-
awed Agronsky whose timidity in
the presence of one of the world’s
most powerful figures, was the
most. striking characteristic of the
preem. |. .

Agronsky attempted to draw out
Dulles both personally and_philo-
sophically, but he succeeded in
neither’ direction, The questions
touching on Dulles’ job were
phrased so generally and so cir-
cumspectly, for the most part, that
they could only be answered on
the most _platitudinous level.
‘Agronsky did attempt to probe
Dulles on the relationship between
Christian morality and .the conduct
of international affairs; but he did
not pursue the question with either.
sharpness or boldness. Agronsky
was apparently foo intent on being
philosophical, an approach that
easily tends to generate an intel-
lectual fog. Lo .

On. the personal level, Agronsky
‘was no more comfortable in asking
about Dulles’ working habits and
his family life. This was super-
ficial and cliched chit-chat which
added very little to the under-
standing of Dulles. The technique
of drawing a private portrait of a
public figure requires a more in-
timate touch than Agronsky re-
vealed with Dulles.

- Unfortunately, just-vhen Agron-
sky Seemed to be loosening up
Dulles with a quefy about the cur-
rent ditty, “I Made a Fool of My-
self Over John Foster Dulles,”
NBC broke in with a house plug
for nétwork television as . Dulles
began his reply: Coming when it
did, the plug probably didn’t cre-
ate much goodwill for the web.
Herm.

Mike Wallace Interview

lace, under Philip Morris sponsor-

‘ship, had some initial difficulty

keeping guest George Jessel on the
beam but as the author-comedian
relaxed it proved a more absorb-
ing stint, Wallace has a faculty of
focusing sharp interest when
guests start to wander, and when
Jessel was studiously evasive by
using “Bronxite” as an euphemism,

Wallace was incisive in stating that
“if you mean Jewish comedians. or
singers of Jewish extraction, [I
believe they have long enjoyed ac-
ceptance and great popularity on
the broad American scene.” There-

jafter, both he and Jessel let it

drop.

The canvas for Jessel’s excur-
sions into personal philosophy dn
attitudes was broad but somehow
it never came off. Wallace utilized
“girls, entertainment, unions, lome-
liness, and criticisms of George
Jessel” as five basic premises but
the veteran comedian, after some
facetious plugging for his: new
Cabot album, “George Jessel’s
Show. Business,” denied any inter-
est fn: doing publicity for James
Hoffa and/or the Teamsters Union,
other than possibly making some
telépix plugging unionism. To this,
Wallace observed (1) the best pub-
He relations the Hoffa brand of
unionism could want would be to
rid itself of racketeers, and (2),
that unionism has already done
that sort of affirmative p.r, job.

In characteristic manner, Wal-
lace cited-from Jessel’s past auto-
biographical writings and delved
into egoism versus vanity; the
“young girls” legend, which the
comedian deflated, citing that his
first two wives were actually a
year older than he; recognized that,
for reasons of faith alone, he could
never be Ambassador to Israel, and
that this has been a longtime face-
tious columnar reference; endorsed
the barrage of publicity as giving
him “a sense of security, a recog-
nition from headwaiters, railroad
conductors, cabdrivers, airline
stewardesses.”

Jessel, looking telegenic and be-
lieing his 59 years, with almost a
half-century of show business be-
hind him, may have given the mis-

In his shift to Saturdays-at-10
pm, this past weekend, Mike Wal-

| ele Follow-Up Comment

which he is in actuality most of
the time. His ‘lonely peregrina-
tions, as he flits LA-NY or overseas
with perhaps the greatest fre-
quency of any individual in. mod-
ern show business,. are part and
parcel of his continual hedgehop-
ping and crisscrossing this land on
charity and Israel Bond drives, and
for other fraternal and _ civi¢
speechmaking and fund pitches.
fe: yoiced the innate honesty of
any and everybody, in or out
of show business, that “a hit is
what I need.” He was honest that
“success does. make all the differ-
ence in the world... that the
crime is to lose, whether at dice,
a ballgame, politics, or in show
business.” Quite honestly if per-

pricetag on sticcess, the brand of
success that he, as a trouper, always
seeks, wants, hungers for, .doesn’t
always. achieve.

Jessel’s, vexation with tv ratings
‘was touched: upon; and his frank

appreciation of an alcoholic stimu- |

lus (“the false courage from a
drink,” he called it) to relax “the
semMtired arteries,” was discussed.

Wallace took many things out of
context for conversational spring-
boards and, on the average, Jessel
came out all right, such as the in-
terviewer’s challenge that “most
people in show business don’t prac-
tice any formal religion.” Jessel
concurred but added that “there’s
no doubt that some Great Power
up there stage-manages every-
thing” (in this universe). .

Jessel is one of the great wits of
our time. In show business he’s
the comedian’s comedian. The
famed round table at Hillcrest
| (BevHills) is never the same sans
Jessel There is a special plaque,
unique and extraordinary in itself,
in his honor there. Jessel is also
at his peak on the Celery Circuit,
no: matter the. cross-section of the
banqueteers; he is the modern-day
Chauncey Depew as the No. 1
after-dinner speaker. But, once
again, given widespread public ex-
j posure on such a vast outlet at

the ABC-TV network he didn’t do}

himself full justice. Nonetheless,
his was among Wallace’s most
widely appealing guest appear-
ances, .
Incidentally, with the stiffer
Saturdays-at-10 opposition,
“flintex” rating on this show,
which Jessel. is so won’t to decry

impression of being foo much the;and deride, will be trade-worthy

sad man and. not the. hon, vivant!

«Gontinued on’ page 34) °- .

Look Here!’ Martin Agron-

‘30 -Min

haps debatably he places a great rst

SABER OF LONDON: :._ :
(The Captain and the Killers)

| With Donald Gray, Neil McCallum,

30 Mins.; Fri., 7:30 p.m,

STERLING DRUGS

NBC-TV (film).
(Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample}

In the private eye ‘fv parade,
“Saber of London,” which preemed
Friday (13), adds no new dimen-
sions to that particular field, al-
though the initialer had some old
‘fashioned, old world: charm which
wise to
{pursue instead of following the

the producers might be

Mike er herd.

The initialer was highlighted by
a crotchety, retired sea captain,
y Len Sharp, who. wit-
nessed a- killing. Donald Gray,
handsome, and one-armed fn this
series, played the private-eye ef-
fectively. It might be added that

portrayed

the one-arm appeared to be no

handicap for the sharp private in-
vestigator, who even mastermind-
ed Scotland Yard in the appre-
killers. The old
fashioned motif had its play with
catching a bit of the English coun-
‘tryside, the bobby patrolling his
beat on a bicycle, the pub and
G l=
viously an English gentleman, took
on the case for one reason, it of-

hension of the

other scenes. Mark. Saber,

fered a chance to get out in the

country, for which he says he'll

néed a chang® of togs,
The story line is quite apparent,

an American tourist 1s inadvertant-

ly killed by two young hoodlums,
neither of them very bright, and
surely no match for Saber. Series,

on the basis of the initialer, is
nothing to brighten the tv spec-

trum this new season,

Acting and production are up

to par, oro.

TELEPHONE TIME

With Dr. Frank Baxter, host: Greer
Garson, Grant Richard, Florenz
Ames, others

Exee Producer: Hal Roach Jr.

Producer: Jerry Stagg

Director: Lewis Allen

Writer: Laslo Vadnay

ins., Wed. 9:30 p.m.

BELL TELEPHONE CoO.

| ABC-TV (film)

- _ (N.W. Ayer) .
“Telephone Time,” recipient of
a pre-season ultimatum of sorts
from ABC fo upgrade, began its
second semester last Tuesday (10)
with a new host, a splendid -half-
hour script, and a topnotch cast

headed by Greer’ Garson, It was

real upgrading all right and would
have been an auspicious kickoff
for the current season had ABC-
TV not lost eight minutes of the
picture in technical difficulties.
Attributed by network engineers
to a “failing of a power circuit
breaker,” mishap occurred ap-
proximately midway in the show,
blacking out the main

viewers who stuck with the audio
during the blackout didn’t miss
any of the. crucial scenes, but an

‘announcer made it ludicrous by

butting in twice after the picture
was restored to apologize for a
lack of video.

Vidplay, titled “Revenge,” fo-

cussed on that theme for only the

rst haif and ‘then softened to a
yarn about the innovation of wom-
en jurors in old Wyoming. Both
halves tied together nicely -with

‘several good doses of dramatic ac-

tion and purportedly was based on
an actual incident.

Eliza Stewart, a Massachusetts
schoolteacher, comes to a spall

‘Wyoming town to marry, only to

learn her interided had been killed
in a gunfight. She sees the killer
freed on what she’s convinced is a
phony self-defense plea and later
finds him drinking with the boys
of the jury. She haunts the killer,
jabbing at his conscience, when
suddenly he’s killed in another
gunfight. Realizing then that what
she wanted was not revenge but
justice, she organizes the town’s
women and talks the judge into al-
lowing them to serve on the jury.

Women, because they’re unbiased |

and against murder, then bring
justice to the Wyoming town.

Miss Garson’s performance as
Eliza was smooth and eloquent.
Grant Richard as Dawson,.the kil-
ler, was convincing as a bad man
with a eonscience, and Florenz
Ames portrayed the judge comfor-
tably. Rest of the cast was evenly
capable, and Laslo Vadnay’s fluent

script skirted most of the vidpix.

cliches. .

Replacing John. Nesbitt, who
hosted and narrated the anthology
series last term on
Frank Baxter, an amiable but
rather unrelaxed personality.

manner is professorial, and his in-:

tro to the story sounded at first
like it was going to be a commer-
| pitch. Role is minor, a few

HES. a

I commercial |
and part of the film. Fortunately,

CBS is. Dr:

lines fore and aft, but should con-
tribute. to the mood. .of “Hoe Devs

wtand it doesn’t.-- «4.5 «+ ‘feature_.coverage. -

{| ART FORD'S GREENWICH YIL~

_. LAGE PARTY.

With Cy Coleman Trio, Pat Foster;
Betty Comden, Adeiph Green,
Eddie Heyweod,- Susan Reed,
others, guesia ,

Producer: Ford.

| Direeter: Wes: Kenney

30 Mins.; Fri., 1@ p.m.
WABD, New York — .

Art Ford, a successful radio jock
who sometime ago made a rela-
tively brief and unsuccessful
stand on another fy: station, this
time, as host and producer, has de-
veloped a model local video pro-
gram for WABD,;, New York,
There’s very little more that a full
network could do in offering a.
musical variety program. |

First of all, Ford, who still does
a daily radio stint on WNEV, sister
station to WABD, got an inspira-
tional hold on the atmosphere’ that
is Greenwich Village, a feat not
successfully accomplished by far
more costly video adventures (his
half-hour time and talent costs run
$3,000). Just getting a grip. on the
Village might not be enough to.
make good tv were it not for the
fact that this downtown locale has
many built-in showmanship values,
in the offbeat of music, theatre and
art. .
On the first program Friday
(13), Ford, backed admirably - by
the mobile cameras and direction
of Wes Kenney, some fine light-
ing by Carl Gaiti and scenic de-
signs took the audience on a one-
room tour of what makes the Vil-
‘lage tick. He frontlined songwriters
Adolph Green and Betty Comden,
who also are performers and of a
topdrawer variety; Susan Reed, and
pianist Eddie Heywood. In and
around them he mixed non-talking
guests such as model Nancy Berg

Land teenage art dealer Nancy Mil-

ler and his own regulars Cy Cole-
man on the 88, Aaron Bell on bass
and Ray Mosca on-drums, and he
4ntroduced a newcomer Pat Foster
doing a mumbled styling. of a good
folk song, “John Henry.” That’s 2
lot in a half-hour, but it came off
with tempo and timing. ee,

Of Ford himself, he manifested
feeling for his subject and every-

jthing from paintings to mosaics

and everyone from Comden and
Green to Foster got intelligent,
warm handling. Block Drug, which
is buying the live half-hour as of
October, will be getting its money's
worth for stre. Art.

‘YOU ASKED FOR IT

With Art Baker, ethers

C-| Producer: Cran Chamberlin

Director: Fred Gadette +
Writers: Gomer Cool, Rick Mittle-

man

3@ Mins., Sun., 7 p.m.
BEST FOODS
ABC-TY: from Hollywood (live and

By now, the only really com-
mendable thing about the aging

“N

“You Asked For It” is the preseht~-
rable

_ cost-per-1,000 it delivers,.
but both the format and the “firsts”

‘it boasts are approaching staleness.

Host Art Baker still works up en-

‘thusiasm that seems genuine, but

the narrative that he has to read.

about performing Russian bears,

the. largest power shovel in the
world and Mexican horseriders,.
written for him by those masters
of the mawkish, Gomer Cool, Rick
Mittleman, is no more genuine in
enthusiasm and hardly more genu-
ine in fact than the Baron of Ari-
zopa’s claim to several thousand
square miles of arid America. _
Baker last summer took a trip to
other parts of the world, where he
lined up fresh subjects for “You
Asked For It.” .First of the alien
items to be shown on the seasonal

‘premiere was a trip to Moscow to

watch Russian bears perform.
Bears Were filmed on a soundstage,
a point Baker made note of before
promptly referring to the -paid-
extra audience as though they
were the real: thing in pewsters.
Again, it was the fault -of his
writers unless he rewrote them, be-
cause the references to politicians
and peasants, made as the cameras |
panned the extras, seemed. there
in the interests of rhetoric and not
honesty. How writers can excite
ty audience by implied falsehoods,
when they’ve just told them the
truth, is imponderable. More ine
portant, certainly, is -the sopho-
moric delight the show takes in
offering “firsts,” which are not al-
ways firsts. Looks like ‘Asked for
It” is-running out of interesting
new things to.show. .

ke the stand

g

If the show would

His|that it was going to show things

of interest, without usualy Presse

ing for firsts, it might .still have

some naturat life left in it. Only

respectable portion of the preem

this season was the footage on

Hiroshima; it. wad-legitimate ees
: a @

SALLY $
With Joan Caulfield,

_ Lorne, others.
Producer: Frank Ross
Directors William Asher
Writer: Phil Shulken
30 Mins.; Sun., 7:30 p.m.
CHEMSTRAND CORP.,

ee a RS

NBC-TV ,

(Doyle Dane Bernbach, Y&R)
“Sally” as a starter-pffer showed

itself as a slickly handled and well

mounted though innocuous situ-.

ationer with dual assets. Tuese are

the lovely-to-look-at Joan Caul-'8aP _ | ern
field. whose previnus series wasi“Private Secretary” (TPA) series.) an

“My Favorite Husband.” and
Marion Lorne. the double-take ec-
centric fun-ladler brought out for
‘the livingroom set as the dizzy
schoolmarm in Wally. Cox's '“Mis-
ter Peepers.” The f
inclined .to reach a bit for ‘its
laughs, with some of the setups
desigenedly telegraphic. But since
‘tv -is a slot-for-slot thing. “Sally”
figures to lord it over the C
“Bachelor Father’ which intra-
office sentinels describe as some-
thing less than remarkable. |

Miss Caulfield is discovered as
a department store salesgirl ‘who
through somewhat farcical and
often clever incidents becomes in-
volved as the traveling companion
of wealthy Miss Lorne {fhe char-
acter names aré Sally Truesdale
for the ‘Caulfield ‘doll and Mrs.
Myrtle Banford for the stizhtly
daffy moneybags), At the finale,
the duo find themselves in Paree,
which may or may ‘not indicate a
lot of crazy capers from here. in.
The laugh track was an irritant at
times, . .

Snappy direction by William
Asher, with Frank Ross, Miss.Caul-
field’s Hollywood-noted husband,
serving his baptism as a tv pro-
ducer. Show is filmed on the
Paramount fot. Trau.

PERSON TO PERSON:

With Edward BR. Murrow, Julie

London, Robert F. Kennedy

Producers: Jesse Zousmer, John
n

0: .
Directors: Robert Sammon, Charles

Hill, Beb Dailey
Editerial Associates:. John Horn,
David Moore .

30 Mins., Fri., 10:30 p.m.
LIFE MAGAZINE, AMOCO
CBS-TY, from N.Y. .
{Young & Rubicam, Joseph Katz)
_ Edward R. Murrow by now is a
staple on the Friday night spec-
um, Starting his fifth season pn
Friday (13), Murrow ran into a bit
of the kind of luck that’s tradition-
al qp this date. His interview
with Julie London from Hollywood
was dogged by pictures which
wouldn't ‘hold still, while the
Robert F, Kennedy brood just
behaved exactly like children
which resulted in Mrs. Kennedy
getting more time than should
have heen allotted her while her
distinguished husband disposed of
the youngsters,

Kernedy, of the. Boston Ken-
nedys, now the chief counsel for
the Senate's Select Committee on
Labor and Management‘and who
Sen. McClellan’s major amanuen-
sis in the uncovering of corruption
in the labor field, in the compara-
tively few moments allotted him
provided an inright on the potency.
of video on the American scene.
From the counsellor’s words it can

‘almost be construed that govern-
ment by television is approaching.
Kennedy pointed out that after
teamster boss Dave Beck's appear-
ances, many leads came in from
viewers that were helpful to the
committee. The same was true in
the case of Jimmy Hoffa. Such
vigilance as can be obtained by
complete exposure on, video can be
a boon and a bane, and at all times
a sobering responsibility.

Despite the brief time with Ken-
nedy, Murrow was able to extract
from. the 31-year old counsel his.
sense of enthusiasm for the work
he’s engaged. in, his feeling for pub-
‘lic service and the thoroughness of
preparation for his tasks. In his
interyiew Kennedy pointed out
that for every hour of testimony,
there’s about 15 hours of work on
this witness by the committee.
The committee has agaszently got-
ten its man when it hauls him in
front of the video cameras,

Miss Londop is a personable dish
who sings very softly use cafe
customers ‘will have to put down
their steak knives and salad forks

~if they want to listen. She pointed
out that on one.ef her albums, more
time was spent on the cheesecake
on her jacket than on recording.
“Miss London hay. come. into a lot
of prominence of late via pix and
disks. SHe gave a pleasant account
of herself despite the interruptions
caused by a misbehaving cable. It
was a bit of-lightness that prepared
the: way for the heavier gabfest

preemer was

Wednesday, September 18, 1957.

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with Kennedy. She tried her best.

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essentially nervous quality; Josey hihere path the best pfi

Q@pPening stanza in the unlikely spot

cast, There's 102 reason fo believe me nothing more han to show
why “Gunsmoke”: “wort “be*-apfthe taxpayer where his “money is°
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| HAVE GUN, WILL. TRAVEL

BACHELOR FATHER

-coran, Samee Tong, Alice Backes, !
_ others
Producer: Harry Ackerman.
Director; Jerry Hooper e-
Writers: Arthur Alsberg,

Jack Lord, Judson Pratt, Harry
Shannon, others

*] Producer: Julian Claman
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

30 Mins., Bit. 9:30 p.m,

|

30 Mins., Sun., 7:30 p.m. | WHITEHALL PHARMATCAL,
AMERICAN TOBACCO. CO. LEVER BROS.. .
CBS-TV (film CBS-TV (film)

(BBD&O)- (Ted Bates, JWT)

“Bachelor Father” is a new! In contrast to tv westerns of the.

(Bachelor Prods...Reyue) half-hour | Past couple of seasons and many to}.

situation comedy entry filling the : come this fall, “Have. Gun, Will
left by the Ann Sothern! Travel” makes no pretence at being
“adult ,western,” which -is to

Slotted 7:30-8 Sunday night it will; Say it’s strictly an actioner, There’s
alternate with Jack Benny during no overlying psychological motif—
the coming season, it’s strictly ‘business, as-is its lead
t a nat tv comedy format is pret. character, who wher he’s not liv-.
“Bachelor Father” is no exception, ing it up in San Francisco, p uts_his
Show is stock situation comedy re-|5" out on hire, we .
yolving around Jonu Forsyine in|, But welldone ation series con

. : Vv. ; aw <
the role of Bentley Gregg, Beverly done “adult” oater, and if the frst

episode is. any indication, CBS
should have a winner on its hands.
Under the production aegis of Ju-
lian Claman and, the direction of!
Andrew McLagien, “Have Gun’
waS a taut and vigorous exercise in
the hardboiled category of western,
If it stays that way, it ought to give
Lawrence Welk and Gisele Mac-.
Kenzie a good run for their money.

Richard Boone, in a real casting
switch from his “Medic” days, is the:
principal character, a S. F. dandy
between jobs and a tough mercen-
ary when he’s at work. First “job”
had him going into a Mexican town,
a sort of sanctuary for killers.and
‘outlaws, to bring back a rancher’s
daughter and the badman she ran
away with. Boone is authoritative
and commanding ip his role.|
Janice Rule and Jack Lord were
good as the daughter and the
heavy.

‘Have Gun” is no “Gunsmoke,”
but it’s: different enough from
“Gunsmoke” to make their back-
to-back Saturday night combina-
tion a palatable one. han.

—y—ey

comes the guardian of his 13-year-
old niete, Kelly, The youngster
naturally upsets the normal house-
hold routine of her unmarried
uncle and the usual domestic sit-

uations. follow.. Forsythe spent the

of trying to soft talk an Italian
actress into a studio contract while
holding off the biddies.at the local
PTA. meeting. .Niece Kelly comes
to the rescue though and convinces
the actress that her uncle isn’t
such a bad guy after all and this,
apparently, does the trick with the
actress signing up with Forsythe’s
studio client, '

Writers Alsberg and Monaster
have provided the show with bet-;
ter than average dialog-that is defi-
nitely an asset. The laugh track.
was generally used with modera-
tion although it did become an-
noying toward the end of the show.
_. Forsythe handles the ‘title role
with ease and confidence, turning
in a competent job with the limited
plot value pf the material’ Noreen:
‘Corcoran as niece, Kelly, does an
OK job which should-improve with
experience. Samee Tong as the
hotiseboy provided many of the
shows brighter comedy moments
and bolstering of this role .could

WIDE WIDE WORLD
With Dave Garroway, host; Charles |
Van Doren, Dr. Werner von.
lwaiter: Joe Liss
° , Writer: Joe Liss
Commercials (film) for. Hit Pa-i Exec Producer: Barry Wood
Producer: Herbert Sussan
Director: Van Fox |
90 Mins.; Sun,, 4 p.m,
GENERAL MOTORS.
| NBC-TY, from various po

the volume held fo a reasonable
level.. i _ Syd,

GUNSMOKE
With James Arness, Dennis Weav-
er, Milburn Steme, Amanda
Blake, pth -
Producer: Norman Macdonnell |
Directors: Ted Post, Richard;

Whorf |
Writer: John Meston

3 ints
_ (MacManus, John'& Adams) -
Now in its third season, “Wide
Wide World” resumed its pictorial
probings Sunday (15) via NBC-TV
with a roundup on “The Challenge
of Space.” By its very nature this

«

30 Mins, Gat, 10-pam. lis a challenging subject. But un-
tim agarele, Hesington Rand | rortunately this General Motors

‘| sponsored . stanza. missed the boat
as far as dramatic impact was con-
cerned. a

_.True, the NBC-IV. cameras
roamed Wright Air Development
Centre, Dayton, O.; the Air Force
Flight Test Centre at Edwards,
Cal., a rocket test site af Santa
Susana, Cal., and the Army Bal-
listics Missile Agency centre at
Huntsville, Ala., among other
places. Howeyer,‘while the missiles
as well as the men who make ’em
were vibrant with interest this
color and excitement weren't
heightened by WWW host Dave
Garroway’s commentary.
| In fact, the writing approach on
: trae Challenge of Space” Appeared
; ¢ ° -‘much the same as “use
Dodge City where Marshal Dillon! to describe peach festivals and
shows that he is human; he is in} other innocuous events that WWW

barber shop needling the barber} i i t.
about the amice of a baireat and a has visited in the past. On the
bath and other bits of small: talk. |

_ From :there on the drama picks
up speed with the entrance of the!

(YeR; D-F-S) .
“Gunsmoke” preemed for its
third season via CBS-TV Sat, {14)
and lived up to its reputation as
adult western fare with the strong
possibility that it will again corral
one of the top 10 Nielsen spots.
Show was fast pacéd and well exe-
cuted and had an interesting twist
asa psychological oater, _

Film opened with one gunslinger
consoling his pard and telling him
that he is “going to be allright”
which immediately raises the ques-
tien of .what is wrong with the
toter. The outlaws lay plans to
meet after the “Dodge City Affair”

Next scenes of the yarn are in

zingy, more dramatic. .was required:
subject. .

badman into Dedge City. The gun-} When missile expert Dr. Werner |!
man walks into the barbersho 2 and | yon Braun pointedly observed that
orders the ‘Marshal out of: the!“today’s missiles -are stepping’!

chair. Dillon being the true west-
ern hero he is, retuses t but backs |
out of a showdown because he is|
interested in finding out who put
the guy up ‘to killing him.

Next 10 scenes are spént in:
showing the neurotic tendencies of
the torpedo; he kills a dog who
jumps up behind him, brandishes
a gun at dance hall girl and suc-
ceeds in breaking up.a card game.

Chester, ably handled by Dennis
Weaver, tells béss Marshal that
Nate Springer, the badman, is a
well known hired killer, ”

Pie finales with a showdown gun)
fight between the Marshal and
the slinger and the badman utters
en his deathbed that he had to!
kill someone tke the Marshal to
get his.nerve back -which. he~ lost
in Yuma prison, - _, .

Arness does his usyally fine job
of acting with a fine’ supporting

te . how the old

Particularly noteworthy in re-
spect to the camera coverage were
rocket engine tests.at Santa Susana
—an awesome spectacle of smoke
and flames, a test fire of a Jupiter
engine af Huntsville and scenes of
experimental supersonic planes in
flight. Amiable but unexciting was
quiz expert Charles Van Doren’s
hosting in Washington, where the
Navy’s man-made “mogn”™ was pre-
viewed. — ,

Technically, this semi-documen-
tary was well done despite the.
many remotes involved. Infrequent
plugs for General Motors and its
products were primarily of an in-
stitutional nature. Withal, this. 90-
minute outing did have some values |

Nate! Writers: Herb Meadow, Sam Rolfe: Producer: Rober) S. Finkel

jas his assistant and which might

} stinting, and the fact that he dom-

| urday.)

| also
“Selfish” ballad but with some-
‘what less satisfactory results.

‘and the grownup. ponies) enhanced

“space” topic something more {of

complement this extraordinary | ‘b:

stones to future space ships” it was the new pemester.

+ OHL SUSANNA

rector.

stanza for the 1957-58 season was
‘guest star-Pat> Boone. He was the.

“TELEVISION REVIEWS

25
PLAYHOUSE 90

PERRY COMO SHOW

Marion! With John Forsythe, Noreen Cor- | With Richard. Boone, Janice Rule,| With Ginger Rogers, George San-! (The Death of Manolete)

ders, Louw Carter, guests; Frank] With Jack Palance, Suzy Parker,
Gallop, Mitch Ayres orch, Ray| Robert Middleton, Ray Danton,
Charles Singers, Louls Da Pron}; Nehemiah Persoff, Esther Minci-
Dancers otti, others

Producer: Martin Manulis
Director: John Frankenheimer
Barnaby Conrad, Paul

Director: Gray Lockwood
Writers; Goodman Ace, Jay Bur-! Writers:
ton, Mort Green, George Foster! Monash
60 Mins.; Sat., 8 p.m. 90 Mins., Thurs,, 9:30 p.m.
AMERICAN DAIRY ASSN.,, AMERICAN GAS ASSN., BRIS-

KLEENEX, NOXZEMA, ES-| TOL-MYERS, MARLBORO,
QUIRE. POLISH, RCA, SUN-| ALL-STATE, KIMBERLY-
BEAM CLARK

| CBS-TV, from Hollywood

NBC-TV, from N.Y. (Color)
»(Lennen & Newell, BBD&O, Leo

(Campbell-Mithum, FC&B, Emil |
Mogul, SSC&B, Kenyon & Eck- Burnett FC&B!
. hardt, Perrin-Paus) == -| However admirable the inten-
They're laying odds that this is:tions of CBS-TV's “Playhouse 99”
the season when Perry Como williin dramatizing “The Death of
top. the whole Nielsen’ parade in! Manolete” as the initial offering of
tv—a_ wager predicated on the;the new season, the accomplish-
fact that {1) The Como, now,ment was considerably less than
thoroughly . vintaged, can do nojrewarding. The unfolding of the
wrong; (2\ his competition ("Perry!story of Spain’s greatest bull-
Mason”) is as yet an untested| fighter, based on a still forthcom-
item, and (3) in the-intramuraljing novel by Barnaby Conrad and
sweepstakes and drastic overhaul | fashioned for tv by Conrad and
of programming there are no long-' paul Monash, with Jack Palance
er any “soft spots” save perhaps) njaying the titular role, was unfor-
for Saturday 8 to 9. tunately marred by too many
Be that as it may ,Como’s return;moments of awkwardness ard
to NBC-TY last Saturdsy (14)idownright dullness, It might
night testified anew tothe potency|conceivably have ° registered
of “Mr. Nice Guy” and-his hour!more strongly as an hour drama,
showease as surefire entertain-i but basically the fault lay
ment, Como himself premiered/less in the length than in the script-
the new season in top form and) ing of the play itself and the short-
the presentation itself was geared | comings of Palance’s portrayal.
ror maamum | Values; Palance’s performance was. a
Goody” Ace, again masterminding | johnny-one-note of gloom, sadness,
the seripting and with all the/tumility and despair. From the
other top-bracketed components] +andpoint of the viewer, it was
on: deck, it was’ a lively, engaging) in truth, 90-minutes of unreward-
eye-and-ear-appealing romp thatli.. dramatic fare (save, perhaps
just about adds up to par for these|s,- what seemed like 30 minutes :
Como entries: | Of interruptions for national spon-
there is invariably an aura 0fjsors, local station-break sponsors,
high professionalism about these/repeated reidentification’ of the
Como hours, stamped by a showcase and other “non-playing”

tinctive taste and style, with the| irritants), ‘This, of course, only
humor on an adult level and an| succeeded in heisttening the jerky

overall respect for showmanship.
Now and then there could be oc-
casional lapses and a straining for
effect (as for example jn the over-
doing of the station-break bit with
Frank Gallop bringing on a looker

quality of the d. «ma proper and,
along with the episodic treatment
of the play, mitigated against a sus-
{tained mood.

(Coincidentally, the commercial
pattern of “Playhouse 90,” with its
quarter-hour segmentation and a
resultant “six-curtain play,” which
is a hangover from last season,
seems one of the basic weaknesses
of an otherwise ambitious program-
ming venture. Whatever the solu-
tion to a currently existing evil, it’s
a matter that warrants some kind
of priority in attention around the
network, for in the final analysis
“Playhouse 90,” however qualita-
tive the entry, must inevitably suf-
er.)

To relate psychologically the
story of the rise and inevitable
doom of Manolete without a vital
and moving script perhaps required
a great deal more versatility and
acting prowess than Palance was
able to bring to the performance.
His portrayal was that of a matador
gripped with a sickening fear so
powerful that it wiped out his cour-
age and pride. It revealed only the
weakness of the man without per-

saying that over the hour spanj

Como & -Co."have an awareness of

what constitutes enjoyment.
‘Como himself is not one

inates the greater portion of the
hour with nearly a dozen songs
and his inevitable banter may or
may not be a reflection of the
present-day tight squeeze on guest
talent, but whatever the causes.
the effects are ‘very good indeed
for the show,

Ginger Rogers, George Sanders
and Loy Carter held down the
guest spots on the season’s initialer
and as guest rosters go these days
they..acauitted themselves in okay
Style, Miss Rogers still looks like
a million and her mambo bit with
Como had some engaging mo-
ments. (She'll. be back next Sat-:

Sanders came off best of all,|mitting him dignity. ‘The inte-
particularly in the three-way by-| grated film clips only succeeded
play partially in capturing the excite-

with Como and Lou Carter
and in his “Comacabana” nitery
turn as vocalist (to his own piano
accomp) in “If You Were the Only
Girl,” plus a line of girls. Carter

‘worked with a line with his

ment and tense passion of the bull-
ring and even that somewhat awk-
wardly, for it took some straining
to identify the live with the film
segments. ‘There were moments,
good ones, but as a whole it was not
the story it should have been—
that of a:courageous man giving his
life for the bloodthirsty lovers of
the bullfight who asked more and
more and always more.

Suzy Parker in the role of an
actress played the “love” interest
in a bit of inept casting. Robert
Middleton, Ray Danton; Nehemiah
Persoff and Esther Minciotti were
among the others in the cast, all
responding correctly but unable ‘to
rise above. the script’s inadequacies
and ail, in turn, suffering from the
note set by Palance.

Perhaps “Playhouse 90” can du-
J plicate its feat of last season when,
after a similarly inauspicious
opener, it scored with a one-two
punch on its second time up. with
Rod Serling’s original “Requiem
For A Heavyweight” (which cata-
pulted Palance into tv promi-
nence). Again Serling is in the No.
2 position with this week’s offering.

: ose. ¢

TV Prayers—In Color

Houston, Sept. 17.
Another first for a local tv sta-
tion. was announced here when
KTRK-TV released word that it
will present a series of 365 prayers
in color. The releasing group of
the prayers in New York were
‘hunting for a typical city in which
to release the one minute prayers

and decided on Houston.

' Two hundred of the prayers have
already been made and will be
presented at various times during
the day. The remaining 165 color
‘prityers ‘will be: “shot” in Houston
* with local backgrounds and scenes.

Perhaps. as it should be, it's
when Como personally and ali his!
pré@uction lieutenants take over
command of. the show that it hits
its peak level. The opening “Hal-
lelujah”® production number with
chorus and. dancers (including a
moppet line of precision dancers

by some striking choreography and
scenic. effect, Como’s renditions
£ “Around. the World,” “In the
é bt his “Wht

Rose.

With. Gale Storm, ZaSu Pitts, Roy
Roberts, others .
Preducer: Alex GottHeb |
Exec Producer: Hal Roach Jr. _
Directors: Charles Barton, William
Seiter
36 Mins., Sats $ p.m.
NESTLE, HELENE CURTIS
CBS-TV, from Hollywood (film)
(Bryan Houston, Weiss & -Geller) |
“Ob! Susanna”: apparently found
an audience during its run last year
so it’s back on the same net, same
time and same silly plot line. In
the key spot, once again, is Gale
Storm as a ship's entertainment di-
On. hand, too, are Zasu
Pitts (ship’s beautician) and Roy
2 » n . .

“"SaContinued otf pagé’34)° °

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26 . | | VARIETY | Wednesday, Septemher 18, 1957

This season’s premiere broadcasts Each of these programs was watched
of “Studio One” and “Playhouse 90” _ by at least 50 per cent more viewers
commanded larger audiences than than the competing programs on any

on their “opening nights” last Fall. other network...

These early returns are an exciting
indication of the continuing ‘vitality

_Of television, -which each year wins

a larger, more enthusiastic audience.

They also suggest that the new
television season has exploded with
the greatest impact in its history
...0M THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

‘27

28 TV-FILMS —

~,

Weilnesday, September 18, 1987

VARIETY - ARB City-By-City Syndicated Film Chart

VARIETY’S weekly chart of city-by-city ratings of syndicated and na
tional. spot film covers 40 to 60 cities reported by American Research Bur.

eau on a monthly basis. Cities will be rotated each week, with the 10 top-
rated film shows listed in each case, and their competition shown opposite.
All ratings are furnished by ARB, based on the latest reports.

This VARIETY chart represents a gathering of all pertinent informa-
tion about film in each market, which can be used by distributors, agencies, -
stations and clients as an aid in determining the -effectiveness of a filmed
show in the specific market. Aliention should be paid to time—day and

TOP 10 PROGRAMS | DAY Ano
AND TYPE ‘STATION DISTRIB, T

time factors, since sets-in-use and audience composition vary according to
time slot, i.e.. a Saturday afternoon children’s show, with a low rating, may

have a large share and an audience compesed largely of children, with cor-

responding results for the sponsor aiming at the children’s market. Abbre
viations and symbols are as follows: (Adv), adventure; (Ch), children’s;
(Co), comedy; (Dr), dramas; (Doc), documentary; (Mus), musical
(Myst), mystery; (Q), quiz; (Sp), sports; (W), western; (Wom),
women’s. Numbered symbols next to station call letters represent the sta-
tion’s channel; all channels above 13 are UHF. Fhose ad agencies listed as
distributors rep the national sponsor from whom the film. is aired.

SETS IN
USE

SHARE
(%)

AUGUST
RATING

TOP COMPETING PROGRAM

{ PROGRAM STA. “RATING

NEW YORK Approx. Set Count—4, 525, 000-

WCBS (2), WRCA (4), WABD (5), WABC (7),
WOR (2), WPIX (11), WATV (13)

Stations—

All Star Theatre (Dr) ..

"ss WROA. ++... Seveen Gems..

I. os. Tues. 10:30-11:00 cece eM ccegeees QB Teeveceses 40.8 Spike Jones Le netneeeeeeees WCBS ....... 14.2

2. Highway Patrol (Adv) .....2-WRCA..cscoeas LiVi ass cecee woeeee MOD. 7:00-7:30 coacccees Gilesvvccces BO7ecceceess 24717 O'Clock Report .......... WGBS .,..... 10:0

. ° BS News—D. Edwards ..WCBS .,..... 9.2

3. Death Valley Days (W) ......WRCA...ceccees MCC-E. os eccccene Wed. 7:00-7:30 22. c cece BB. ccs cece s BOS. ceeeeee 23.5/ 7 O'Clock Report .......... WCBS ..<..., 78

a _ . CBS News—D. Edwards...WCBS ....... 7.5

4. Men of Annapolis (Adv) vee WABC. cccevees LiVe cscs eves -LUCS. 10:31)-11:00 Lecce Tec veneees 18.4..ce005+. 40.8] Spike Jones ......... teeeee WCBS ....... 14.2
5. Public Defender (Dr) ........WPEX.....s-...Interstate..........Mon. 10:00-10:30 ....605 6.6..ceec0-- TZO.ccccaess 55.1 ; Studio One. ,

_ | Summer Theatre veeeeee WCBS ....... 23.1

6. My Little Margie (Co) .......WCBS....ces---Official,........... Mon. 9:30-10: 00. . ws GA... cece, 63.4.....08.. 10.1 | Sandy Becker ......... «++ WABD ....... 2.2

; ; Fri. a.m. ! Studio One :

1. Code 3 (Adv) .........00006. WRCA, cavcvers ABC. .ccseseceeees Mon, 10:30-11:00 ..0.00) OL. .cceenes 13.8....000.. 44.0) Summer Theatre ........ WCBS .......22.4

8. Whirlybirds (Adv) ...,....22. WPIX. ocseeees CBS. .ccsenceeeenes Thurs, 7:30-8:00 ..06cc00 STeveceevee 2L3...0...6+ 26.7) Set. Preston of the Yukon ..WCBS ,...... 6.0

9. Federal Men (Myst) .........WPIK....¢0+..-MCA..... seccceoe, WEG. 10:00-10:30 0.2.62. BG. ccceees O72 eceeseee. 57.7 | 20th Century Fox ...... ...e WCBS, .-.....17.1

9. Gangbusters (Ady) ........ + WABD.,....e0. RKO Teleradio..... Sun. 5:00-5:30 .-.. 600006. 5.6-..00000 24.9.....006, 22.5} Baseball ........... cep teees WPIX ‘ecanae. OD

9. Last of the Mohicans (W) ....WABC.....000+ TPA... ..cseceeeees Fri, 10:30-11:00 ........ 5.6......... 16.3......... 34.2}Pantomime Quiz .......... WCBS .......12,2

10. Guy Lombardo (Mus) .......WRCA.........MCA...... veseece. Thurs, 7:00-7:30. 0.0000. BS. eee eee 21.9......... 25.1|7 O'Clock Report .......... WCBS ....... &7

> _| CBS News—D. Edwards . . WCBS eeees 10.0

CHICAGO. Approx. Set Count—2,900, 000

_Stations—WBBM @®, WNBO (5), 1 WBKB (7 )s: WGN (9)

1, State Trooper (Adv) ......... WNBQ...cerece MCA. .gecceccseees Weds 9:30-10:00 ‘oeeees 16.0.5: veeee 31.5..... .... 50.8 20th: Century Fox .......... WEEM wees. 17,3
_2. Man Called X (Myst) ........ WGN. .ccascone-ZiV..ceccecessqaes Mon, 9:00-9:30" ..5.....145......0.. 26.5-..-...... 546] Studio One _
. ; Summer Theatre ......... WBBM ......24.8

3.. Death Valley Days (W) ......WNBQ. ccocneoe MCC-E...sne0ee0-.-MOn. 9:30-10:00- ........14.2.......6. 25.7......... 55.4 | Studio One .
. a, Summer Theatre ......... WBBM ...... 23.6

4. Sheriff of Cochise (WW) ceneee WBBM. vecacee NTA. ci cseece cece Sat. 1:30-8:00. 0c cee IBZ cere aes 40.4 sa eseees 33.0 | Julius La Rosa ............ WNBQ .......112
5. City Detective (Myst): ....., WGN. .ceqcoecs MCA. ccccccgene ees ETH 9230-10200 .. ccc ene y 125. ceeee 25:7..-..05., 42.1 | Cavaleade of Sports ........ WNBQ .. .-1L6
§ Highway Patrol (Adv) .......WGN...cavcaee LiVescvecsaceesees ETI. 8:00-8:30 ..c0cne es 125. .cc00.0. 41.6......... 30.1) Mr. Adams & Eve .........WBBM ......10.6
6. Silent Service (Adv) .......-, WNBQ. ccccaces NBC. vaceeceacenss LUBS, 9:30-10:00 doceeaa ED2Z,cevecens Q0.ceaceee- 48:7|Spike Jones ...... ea secees WBBM weeee 194
%. Racket Squad (Myst) 0.0.6. WGN. eceseess ABC. ccsccsysecnen TUCS, 8:30-9:00 00000. 10.9 cee ceces L9G. ceveeees 36.9 | Telephone Time ........... WBKB .......10.7
8 Code 3 (Adv) ......... <ceees WBKB. cesesess ABC. casccerecsace ELL 9:30-10:00 2... .0002 10.7. eevee ZEA. sees eee. 42.1 | City Detective ..... teseeee WGN ....... 12.5

8. Men of Annapolis (Adv) .....WGN...cccene. ZIV. cscceceogcexes MOM. 9:30-10:00 ...6....10.7..cceeee, 19.3,....04.. 55.4) Studio One

~ ‘Summer Theatre ........WBBM .,.....23.6'

.8, Secret Journal (Dr) ..... we WNBQ.. cocencee MCA. recccconeese. Sat. 10:00-10:30 ...0....10.7....000- 20.1......... 53.3; Best of MGM .............WBBM .... .-30.4
9. San Francisco Beat (Dr) ..... WGN. ..scvcees CBS. ccscevcersee ei TUES. 9:00-9:30 wevenne LOA cece een 18.4....002-. 56.7 | $64,000 Question ........... WBBM ...... 20.6
9. Susie (Co) ............0005 WBKB......... FPA. rteeveseeses Sat, §:30-10:00. we veeeee LOA ete eanee 25.4. ..000eee . 41.0 | Jimmy Dean Show ........ WBBM ~-...-..14.0

LOS ANGELES

__. ENT (2), KRCA (4), KTLA (5), KABE (7),
Approx. Set Count macneontel ‘Stations KHJ (9), KTTV (11), KCOP (13)" -
8
I. San Francisco Beat (Dr) ..... KTTV..........CBS..........0085- Sat. 9:30-10:00°......... 13.2...-..... 83.3......... (39.7 |Jimmy Dean .............. KNXT ....... 9.5
2. O. Henry Playhouse (Dr) ... KHJ........... Gross-Krasne...... Mon. 8:30-9:00 ........-18.1.....4... 26.7. ...0.00- _ 49.0 | Richard Diamond ..,....... KNXAT .......10.8
3. Search For Adventure (Adv) ..KCOP......... Bagnmall...........- Thurs. 7:00-7:30 ........12.8......... 38.3......... 33.4! Amos & Andy ......... was KNXT 152... 6.9
. Men of Annapolis . 7. KNXT .......10.4
4. Highway Patrol (Ady) ...,... KTTV........+-Ziv..... coeevences -MMOn. 9:00-9:30 ......... 12.3.....-... 19.3......... 63.7) Twenty-One ........... 1s.s.KRCA overens 17.6
5. State Trooper (Adv) ......... KHJ.. 21. e0...-MCA....... seoecse MoM, 8:00-8:30 12.2.2... 10.8... 0.02005 23.1..... .... 46.8|Those Whiting Girls ....... KNXT .......10.8
6. Confidential File (Doc) ...... KTTV.....6...-Guild.....,......--Mon. 9:30-10:00 ...... » 10.5.0. ...00. 18.9......... 55.6! Studio One
. Summer Theatre ........ KNXAT ....... 11.2
7. Men of Annapolis (Ady) .....KNXT.....cc.. ZIV... cv eee cues. Thurs, 7:30-8:00 ....:...10. Ae eeeeee B1.1......... | 33.4; Search For Adventure .....KCOP :......10.0
8. Sheriff of Cochise (W) ....... KTTV.,2.020..- NTA... ccc ccce eee Tues. 9:30-10:00 ........ 9.6..... woe. IBBLL | 52.3 |Spike Jones ............. . KNXT ....... 17.4
9. Sheriff of Cochise (W) ....... RTTV....2ccuce NTA. .ccceegesees Sat. 7:30-8:00 2.2... .0.- 92.05.00 eee 26.8....0..-. 34.4 |People Are Funny .........KRCA ....... 10.4
10. Dick Powell (Dr) ............ KNXT........-. Official............ Fri. 10: 00-10 30 ae eee 9.0 12.600, 22.9......... 39.3 Juke Box Jury .......,..4.. KRCA ....... 11.2
CLEVELAND Approx. Set Count—I, 900, 000 Stations—KYW 3), WEWS (5), WIW (8)
1. Silent Service (Adv) .. WIW. ........ NBC..........2-6-6. Sat. 10:30-11:00 .......- 25.0.......5. 58.4......... 42.9) Adventure Theatre ........ KYW ........ 9.8
2. Sheriff of Cochise (W) . KYW.......... NTA...... cece eee *, Sun, 10;30-11:00 ......-. 24.4... 44.6......... 548 | What’s My Line......... oe WIW .ysenee. 25.2
3. Mr. District Attorney (Myst). KYW.......... A Tues, 10: 06-10: BO .4,....22.8......, .. 46:4......... 49,11 $64,000 Question .......... WIWw eae e 20.9
4. Highway Patrol (Ady) WIW .......... ZIV... ce eee cee ee Tues. 10: 30211: OO ...... 18.2....0.... 43.4......... 41,7 |Soldiers. of Fortune ........ KYW :.....-. 12.5
5. Heart of the City, (Dr) ...... WIW. occ e ee ee. MCA..... eeeceeee Erk 10:30-2800 02.5.6. .175-. 0... a+. 36.5. ...2 ~,.-. 48.0 | Baseball; Scoreboard ....... WEWS .......26.6
6. State Troeper. (Adv) KYW....... ».. MCA...... “yee eeee Mon. .10:30-11:00 ....... 17.3... ..08e. 34.6. .6000..- 59.0 Studio One
. Summer Theatre ........ .WIW ..... %.-25.3
7. Men of Annapolis (Ady) KYW ....00... ZIV. ee eee eee ee ees Wed. 10:30-11:00 ....... 18.6....2.... QTD. de... 48.8; 20th Century Fox ........:WJW ........ 26.57
8. Soldiers of Fortune (Adv) .. KYW....... ».. MCA se esaeenee Tues. 10:30-11:00 ..:.... 12.5......... 30.0... . 41.7 | Highway Patrol ,/..........WIW .,......181
9. City Detective (Myst) . ... KYW oo... MCA...... be eeenee Sat. 7:00-7:30 .......... 12.4 .eeaeee. 57.4.2... --- 21,6 (Liberace ........-....., «.- WEWS ....... 4.6
| Heart of the City ........WIW ........ 4.6
10. Frontier Doctor (W) . ... KYW.... 2... H-TV..........-.. Mon. 7:00-7:30 .:.-..... 10.5......... 53.9...... ... 19.5] Waterfront ..-........ geese WEWS ....... 6.5

ATLANTA ‘Approx. Set t Count—515, 000, Stations—WSB (2), WAGA (5), WLW-A:(11).
1. Badge 714 (Myst) ...... .. .WSB ......... NBC.......... .... Tues. 10:00-10:30 ...... 17.4. ..0.. ce. 5B.6....0005. 29.7|Code 3°...........ccuees .-WAGA .....-. 88
2. Mystery Is My Business (Myst) WAGA ..... aoe TPA. eee eee. Sat. 9:30-10:00 ...... 1 LT0.....000, 56.1.......-6 30.3 | Adventure Theatre ...... 22. WSB ...-000- 7.6
3. Highway Patrol (Ady) ....... WAGA..... woes ZIV. vue vecsaceees FTL 10:00-10:30-..5..... 16.1 . 5L1.....4... 31.5 {Secret Journal ....... ceeeee WSB. op. 002-110
4. State Trooper (Adv) .:..... . WAGA ..ccc0e MCA... cc cece ee .. Wed. 10:00-10:30 . weve ee 15.8... c400.. 448......... 35.3 | Sheriff of Cochise’.........WSB ........145

—- Science Fiction Theatre (Adv) WAGA......... ZIV... es .00. ».-Tues. 9:30-10:00 2.......15.7 sias- 45.8......... 34.3 /0. Henry Playhouse .......,.WSB ......,-12.0
6. Sheriff of Cochise (W) ..... WSB ..........NTA....,. seaceege Wed. 10:00-10:30°.......14.5........ 4U1....00+-. 35.3 [State Trooper ..........++. WAGA .......15.8
7. Soldiers of Fortune (Ady).. ..WAGA . veecees MICA... co.cc eee . - Mon. 10: 0:00-10: | 12.2. .2...06. 42.7... 040. ... 28.6/Susie ........- vee eee eeeee WSB ........1L7
8. O. Henry Playhouse (Dr) 12.0. .¢.00.+. 35.0....006-- 3431 Science Fiction Theatre....WAGA .......15.7
9. Susie (Cod .. 2.5... 62. cen es .ALT.... . 40.9......... 28.6] Soldiers of Fortune ..... .2e-WAGA .......12.2

10. Diy Jatt Margis, Coos: ..11.3.......-. 59.9...e0006- 18.9] Rogers-Autry Theatre ..>..WAGA....... 49

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LOS ANGELES
TOP 10 TITLES AND OTHER DATA
1. JANE EYRE—

Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles;

1944. 20th Century
Fox; NTA

2. ROAD HOUSE—
Cornel Wilde, Ida Lupino,
Richard Widmark; 1948; 20th
Century Fox; NTA

. 3. THIS MAN’S NAVY—
Wallace Beery, Tom Drake;
1945; MGM; MGM-TV

4. TWO SISTERS FROM BOSTON—
Kathrym Grayson, June Allyson,
Jimmy Durante, Peter Lawford;
1946; MGM; MGM-TV

3. ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO—
Bette Davis, Charles Boyer; 1940;
. Warner Brothers; Associated
Artists Productions

6. RED DUST—
Clark Gable, Jean Harlow,
Mary Astor; 1932; MGM;
MGM-TV

7. SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN—
William Powell, Myrna
Loy, Donna Reed; 1943; ~
MGM; MGM-TV

8 BULLETS OR BALLOTS—
Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondel];
1936; Warner Brothers; Associated
Artists Productions

9. PILOT NO. 5—
Gene Kelly, Franchot
Tone, Marsha Hunt; 1943;
MGM; MGM-TV

10. CONQUEST—

Charles Boyer, Greta Garbo;
1937; MGM; MGM-TV

ATLANTA

1, KING KONG—
Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray,
Bruce Cabot; 1932;
RKO; C&C

2. A GUY NAMED JOE—
Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne,
Van Johnson; 1943;

MGM: MGM-TV

8. YOUNG TOM EDISON—
Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter;
1940: MGM; MGM-TV

4. COMMANDOS STRIKE AT DAWN—
Paul Muni, Sir Cedric

Hardwicke; 1943; Columbia;

Screen Gems

3. WATERLOO BRIDGE—
Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor;
1940; MGM; MGM-TV

6. ANGEL AND THE BADMAN—
John Wayne, Gail Russell;
1947; Republic; Hollywood
Television Service
HOMECOMING—

Lana Turner, Clark Gable,
Anne Baxter; 1948; MGM;
MGM-TV

$. A WING AND A PRAYER—
Don Ameche, Dana Andrews;
1944; 20th Century Fox;
NTA

9. THE BLACK SWAN—
Tyrone Power, Maureen
O’Hara; 1942; 20th Century
Fox; NTA 2

40. KISS AND TELL—
hirley Temple; 1945;
olumbia; Screen Gems

7

Re AND OTHER DATA

ugust 1, 2, 4—NIGHT SONG—
Merle Oberon, Dana Andrews; °
1947; RKO; RKO Teleradio

August 5, 6, 7—BACK TO BATANN--
qobn Wayne, Anthony Quinn;
944; REO: RKO Teleradio

we 2° QR *e ee es

TETY- ARB FE

Vanriety’s weekly chart, based on ratings furnished by American Research Bu
reau’s latest reports, on feature films and their competition covers 120 eities. Each
week, the 10 top-rated features in a particular city will be rotated. .

Factors which would assist distributors, agencies, stations and advertisers in
determining the effectiveness of a feature show in a specific market have been
included in this Variety chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding.
features as their stars, release year, original production company and the present
distributor, included wherever possible along with the title. Attention should be paid
to such factors as the time and day, the high and low ratings for the measured

TIME SLOT RATING HIGH
Fabulous 52 16.0 16.4
Sat. Aug. 3
10:00-12:00 a.m.
KNXT

Premiere Performance 13.2 13.7
Sun. Aug. 4
9:00-10:45 p.m.
KTTV

“Wallace Beery ‘Theatre 12.7 14.0.

Sun. Aug. 4
6:30-8:30 p.m.
KTTV

Big Friday Movie 11.5 12,3
’ Fri, Aug. 2
8:30-10:15 p.m.
KTTV

First Run Movie 9.5 9.8
Sun. Aug. 4
7:30-9:30 p.m.
KTLA

First Show 6.2 76
Mon. Aug. 5
10:15-11:55 p.m.
KTTV

First Show 6.1 18
Fri. Aug. 2
10:35-12:25 a.m.
KTTV

First Run Movie 6.0 6.4
Mon. Aug. 5
7:30-9:00 p.m.
KTLA

« First Show 5.2 5.9
Wed. Aug. 7 -
10:15-11:45 p.m.
KTTV

‘First Show 3.0 6.1
Thurs. Aug. 1
10:15-12:25 a.m.
KTTV

H’ywood Film Theatre « 18.8 19.2
Sun. Aug. 4
6:30-8:00 p.m. 7
WLW-A
MGM Playhouse 18.7 20.2
Sun. Aug. 4
12:45-3:00 p.m.
WSB

Armchair Playhouse 17.4 18.0
Sun. Aug. 4
+ 3:00-4.30 p.m..
WSR

Century Playhouse 15.5 17.0°
Sun. Aug. 4
10:00-12:00 a.m.
WSB
Late Show 14.3 14.8
Sat. Aug. 3
10:00-12:00 a.m.:
WSB
Armchair Playhouse 13.9 14.38
Mon. Aug. 5
12:15-2:00 p.m.
WSB

Request Performance 13.8 16.1
Fri. Aug. 2
10:50-12:45 a.m.
- WSB
Late Shaw 12.3. 13.3
Mon. Aug. 3
10:50-12:30 a.m.
WSB

. Late Show 11.9 13.6

10:50-12:15 a.m.
_ WSB. . .
Armchair Playhouse 11.8 13.3
Tues. Aug. 6
12:15-2:00 p.m.
WSB —

MULTI-STRIPPED SAL

LOW . SHARE OF
15.2 51.3
12.5 26.7
11.8 20.4
10:3 26.5—
8.8 17.6
5.1 29.8
3.7 30:6
5.6 15.1
44 24.5
42, 22.0
18.6. 48.1
15.8 $2.4
15.8 73.9
13.6 724
13.3 - 60.6
12.0 729 .
85 72.3
10.1 80.4
?
9.5 84.5
9.1 65.2

DETROIT, AUGUST 1957 ~

STATION SHOW
Ku - Chamel $.
Movie Theatre

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

CHART

Jeature period and share of audience, since these factors reflect the effectiveness
of the feature, and audience composition, i.e. a late show at 11:15 p.m. would hardly.
have eny children viewers, but its share of audience may reflect dominance in that f
time perlod. In the cities where stations sell their feature programming on a multt
stripped basis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the week, a total rating for the
total number of showings for the week is given, the total rating not taking into account
. the duplicated homes factor. Barring unscheduled switches in titles, the listed features
for the particularly rated theatrical fitmed show are as accurate ag could be. ascer. :
tained from a multiplicity of station and other data, ,

AUGUST, 1957 ARB

TOP COMPETING SHOWS __ RATING
Boxing wiaee oop emaueves sececcece KMS s*eeo ee veoae d 6.0

Town Hall Patty...ccccoeseee- KITV aeneesee 4.2

G.E. Theatre......... doecceees KNXT seseve. 28
Alfred Hitchcock.......-2000.+KNAT geaccee aud
$64,000 Challenge..........0.-KNXT .i.00,0+19,8
What?s My Line........e000-KNAL poescee 196

You Are Theatre oecerereeeneeseeeme KNXT eeeeogee 8.
Lassie bas asencccccace ecco ees NAL assesee ell
All This and Heaven Too, :

First Run: Movie:.-. ceesveses KILA aerocenes 9.1
Ed Sullivan ee enorme eweoesa at cocceee KNAT cccsees 194
Playhouse of Stars: ....seesees KN evcever tL.Q
Undercurrent ........ceeeeeesKNXT wesiees 19.5
Date’ With the Angels.........KABC ...¢.... 86
This Mah’s Navy Wallace

Beery Theatre aeoevrereraene os KITV eavewves ee 14:0

° Ed Sullivan scweee eee re ceves »ae KNXT eadeess 20.2
G. E. Theatre....7,....... 1. KNXT ‘evwnees al8
Back to Bataan, Channel 9

Movie Theatre.............. KHI ....0006..10.7
Big News... 2. ..cccceecceeene KNAT, easetuen 8.3
Roller Derby..:.....ccceceee KILLA cecacses 45
Tom Duggan oeene vacvaresese» KCOP eeowneoene 2.4
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_ The Invisible Sell -

It’s not subconscious. It is Subliminal and it may be sublime.

Subliminal Projection Co,, has. been formed by motivation re-
searcher James Vicary and motion pic producers Rene Bras and
Francis Thayer, to show—or maybe not to show—invisible com-
mercials on theatre and tv screens. General idea is to project a
brief blurb, such as “buy popcorn” on the screen at below the light
intensity of the picture. “The eye sees it but you’re not aware of
t. 92 .

Vicary reported that Subliminal a year ago was. scientifically: test-
ed in a motion picture theatre. Exactly 45,699 persons attended dur-
ing the tests, running six weeks, and two ad messages were project-
ed subliminally at alternate times during the show. One message
‘urged eating popcorn, the other suggested pewsters drink Coca Co-
la. Sales figures for the period of the test, said Vicary were com-
pared to previous sales records, and the invisible sell increased
popcorn sales 57.5% and Coke went up 18.1%. -

¥Vicary said experiments had beeh conducted on a non-commer-
cial basis in England by BBC. No tv tests of the theory have taken
place-here. He said that if it were used on tv here as a practical
selling method, he would want some prior disclosure by advertisers
‘that it was being done, perhaps even have the method regulated
by the government, —

It was pointed out that many persons leave the set during the’
commercial, but with the invisible sell a brief message could be
subliminally projected at the climax of the tv show, thereby reach-
ing maximum audience,

NBC Already Looking to 58-59 -

Sked; TV Program Unit Set-Up :

NBC-TV henceforth will do its
program planning well in advance,
s0 much so that the web has called
a meeting of all its staff and out-
side -creative personnel for next |.
month to begin to map out tKe ’58-
'°59 schedule, prexy Bob Sarnoff
told the NBC Television Affiliates
meeting in New York last week.

At the same time, the network
will create a program development
unit which will parallel the work
of the recently created special.
projects unit in pubaffairs undér
Henry (Pete) Salomon, which is al-
ready planning programming for
next year and beyond, New unit
will be headed by a v.p., it’s un-
derstood, but a choice hasn’t been
made yet. Sarnoff said that “we
have already laid out the program
types we want developed sas new
NBC properties to meet our long-
range needs, and we intend to
keep working well ahead of re-
quirements so that our schedules
can be refreshed and our leader-
ship assured. .

Sarnoff also expressed_the hope
that through next month’s meeting
and planning sessions, a solution to
the “summer program problem’’.
could be developed. “Perhaps the
summer will become our training
camp for program tryouts and new
star development. Perhaps, event-
ually, fhe summer will become an {.
opener for the succeeding season,
instead of the tail end of the old
one.”

_ Urgency of longrange planning
was pointed up by the unprece-
dented revamp of the NBC sched-
ule, described in detail by Sarnoff
and exec’ v.p. Bob Kintner in their

Fisher ‘Coke Time’
in MBS Renewal

Eddie Fisher’s “Coke Time” has
been renewed on the Mutual net
for its large multi-regional spread
for the fourth consecutive year, be-
ginning Sept. 26. .

Other new and renewal bjz in-
include: Chrysler division has set
four-week 20-second campaign: fol-
lowing the 8:30 a.m. newscasts start-
Yng Oct. 31. This is the first of sey-
eral Chrysler Corp. ‘drives on MBS
with its Chrysler division ‘activity
timed to coincide with public re-
Jease of its ’58 models. ,

H. J. Heinz has purchased the
five-minuté newscast at 10:30 p.m.
on Wednesdays and Thursdays as.
part of its “57 Varieties” drive. _ |far cry from the situation just a

The Dawn Bible Institute has re-
newed for the eighth year. its
“Frank and Ermest”. programs on
Sundays, beginning Oct. 6.

Fisher Will be slotted from 7:45
to 8 p.m, on Tuesdays and Thurs-
days, the program being fed mainly
in areas not carrying the NBC-TV
Fisher-Gobel show, markets though
in numbers totaling 248 stations in
the south, southwest and midwest.

McLendon’s KTBS Buy —
Dallas, Sept. 17.
Gordon McLendon has received

KTBS, Shreveport, for a reported
$200,000.

Other stations operated by the
McLendon Corp., with headquar-
ters here are KLIF, Dallas; KTSA,
San Anfonio, and KILT, Houston.

P&C Returns To

Major NBC Bu
NBC Radio unveiled a surprise
package for its affiliates last week
in the form of Procter & Gamble’s
first major network radio order in
two-and-a-half years, and a fat one
on that: Too late for the meeting,

(Continued on page 42)
‘By BOB CHANDLER

‘commercial hours,
quality of advertise

Many a year.

new health and'‘vigor:

of weeks ago, Colgate renewed i
work and daytime radio.

business, programming and affiliate
relationships, To top it off, Procter
& Gamble signed to return to net-
work radio (joining ‘Colgate and
advertiser confidence in the
medium.

At ABC, déspite a complete re-
organization of the web's top eche-

approval of the FCC to purchase;

Network Radio In.

hut also solid hunk of business, was
another order from Newport ciga-

By any means or measurement,
network radio is in its healthiest
state in years‘as it prepares to start
the fall season. In terms of billings,

quantity and:

and the re-
newed respect of the ‘industry, the
networks haven't had ‘it so good in

Typical examples of networking’s|
4

At CBS, the network weathered
a critical juncture by clearing more
than 90% of the network for the
$5,000,000 Ford order. The clear-
ance ‘cleared up a key point: Do.
Jocal operators really- want net-
working to survive and prosper in
light of the fat cat status of inde-| 1
pendent radio? The answer was a
resounding yes. And just a couple

$3,500,000. annual stake in the net-
_ At NBC, the network’s affiliates
last week ended a tranquil three-
day session with a vote of confi-
dence for the web’s leadership, a

year ago when NBC’s radio fortunes
had hit rock bottom in terms of

Lever Bros.), still another sign of

HUT LOTSA SHOWS

Recently, the network tv Niel-

sens revealed a troubling competi- |.
five situation, clearly, seen jn. the
Sabbath tilting between.

fierce
CBS’ Ed Sullivan and NBC’s Steve

Allen in the 8 to 9 p.m. slot, that
|}bodes ill for more than a dozen

other video programs. And be-

leause it forefronts a basic flaw in

the increasingly popular variety

or music-variety format, which al-
lows viewers to tune in or out at]

will and not lose the continuity,
it might,.it’s felt, also mark a prob-

blem of variable magnitude for all.

23 regular web programs falling

into this classification,

The type of performer and the
type of act on both Sullivan and
Allen either aré so good or so simi-

lar that Nielsen had no trouble:

proving the amount of time the av-
erage’ viewer spent with either

‘Show, before switching channels

to seek a better bargain or out of
pure curiosity, was about four min-
utes, -

There is little doubt in many
minds, a good deal of this dial dex-

terity occurs during commercials. |

And for programs costing as much
as Sullivan and Allen, this con-

| stitutes a genuine sponsor head-

ache, particularly since most shows
of this genre come mighty expen-
sive—and don’t forget the specs,
As a matter of fact, the high pric-
ing on talent is elevating the pro-

gram costs of most of the 23 shows |

in the music and variety market.
A glance af the network sked

Jsees new alternating-week shows,

Polly Bergen and “Club Oasis,”

| Saturdays at 9, pitted against the

first half of the firmly entrenched

| Lawrence Welk on' ABC. Giesele

MacKenzie, who follows Bergen

and “Oasis” on NBC, meets up

with Welk at 9:30. Feeling is that
the dial-shopping competition can
do only harm fo all four shows and
their bankrollers, if the shows are
strong and front appealing guests.

Pat Boone, being primed as a
big ABC Thursday-at-9 entry, runs:
directly into Chrysler’s “Shower of

Stars,” from 8:30 to 9:30 on CBS

While “Shower” collides with
Boone but once monthly, it is a
strange setup that neither

‘Chevy, in backing Boone,
Chrysler on “Shower,”
get many cars on the road this

(Continued on page ,36)

Ion of executives and sweeping
programming-changes that are still
in the works, the web has held its
own in terms of sponsored hours
as compared with a-year ago. And
at Mutual, the ownership change-
Fover hasn’t prevented the new man-
agement from reaping in some fat
new orders, although the web's
sponsored hours list is down sub-

stantially from last year.
All Top Spenders Back

an increase for the industry as a
whole of 16%. In fact, the NBC

Sponsored -hours chart shows a

steady monthly increase since ast

May over the comparative month.

for °56, with August, for example,
showing a 12% jump over August
of ’56, with 93:28 hours Vs. 83:08.
The August-to-September four-
network increase of this year comes
to a whacking 10 hours and 50 min-
utes, or over 11%, most of it rep-

nor |
might

Another indication of health is
the fact’ that 14 of the radio’s ‘top
15 pre-television spenders are now
all back in network AM. Sole ex-
ception is Campbell Soups, and
that’s expected back soon in light
of its currently breaking regional
radio campaign for its frozen soup

e.

The sponsored hours index, com-
piled by NBC for its own: informa-:
tion, is as good as any index with
which to guage the health of the
industry. In September of ’56 the
four-network total sponsored hours
was 89:17 per week; as of the first
week of this month, it was 104:18,

NBC Love & Kisses Affil Powwow
| WHT PET uipT| Underscored by Unspoken Fears
WIL Ge] HURT Of ‘Outside Influences’ Moving In

Sweetness - and - light atmo -
sphere of the NBC Television
Affiliates meeting last week
was summed up in the affils’
resolution, which:

“Unanimously endorse(s) the
creative planning of the NBC
-TFelevision Network and the
steps which it has taken to
develop a program .structure
which will offer the public the
most comprehensive and at-
tractive programming in the
-history of television” and
which pledged the “full sup-
port” of the affiliates to NBC
“in .accomplishing its plans
and objectives to make and
keep. the NBC Television Net-
work the Number One Network
in its service to the public, to
advertisers and to affiliates.

NBC & Affils Can’t
Even Get Too Mad
On Station Breaks

years NBC-TV affiliates meeting,
only one sore point came up, and
that aas quickly disposed of with
a compromise. Stations came into
the .meet insistent on getting a
midway station break on the new
“Wagon Train” stanza, and after a
couple of sessions, the network and
the affils agreed that the network
would break on the show whenever
it is not fully sold.

For all practical purposes, the
stations will get their mid-point 30-
second break every week this fall,
and for the rest of the season if
NBC can’t come up with some addi-
tional clients. From the network’s

‘condition was a matter of prin-
ciplé which it hopes will govern
similar situations in the future.
There’s no problem with’ middle
station breaks in 60 and 90-minute
(Continued on page 42)

Network Radio’s Hunky-Dory

the Joe Culligan regime, with an

over 100%. As of last September,
NBC's sponsored hours
21:35, as. compared: to 43:23 today.

gramming innovations currently
being put into effect, from 16:50 to
15:55, and Mutual is down substan-
tially, from 26:46 jo 16:00. In fact,
in September of "56, Mutual was
the four-network leader .in spon-
sored hours, slightly ahead of CBS.

Menge

garded index in the industry, but
it’s one of the few comparative

PIB stopped publishing billings. By

RADIO-TELEVISION

V FA

T Pledge Allegiance...’

In last week's most-peaceful-in-_

standpoint, however, the fully-sold |

and a block of new business on!
NBC, In the four network break-| terns in the three-web competition.
down for Ohta the ommereal | But much of this enthusiasm was
urs, > leads the pack with! 3, .pi : “we're-all-in-this-to-
43:23, an increase of 6:18 from .ast! inspired by a treat vate
month; CBS is up 4:02 from Au-}
gust’s 24:58 to 29:00 for September. |
ABC has dropped five minutes a:
wéek from last month, to. 15:55.
while Mutual. is ‘uip ‘in ‘the past
.| month from 15:25 to 16:Q0.
. Biggest advances during the past
year have been made at NBC under

‘overall September to . September
sponsored hours iticrease of just

The .sponsored hours index, | ur
which. converts minute participa-; Sic affiliates;
tions into five-minute periods for;
purposes .oft Computation and pro-!
rates smaller participations in like:
fashions, isn’t the most highly re-

yardsticks left, particularly = By WIRE-LV. Wheeling Other exec
this token, at least, everything's, committee, members, are, Ewing, .C, |
hunky-dory in radioland these;

resenting the Ford business on CBS| days. |

By GEORGE ROSEN

Perhaps the major significance
of last week’s lovefest when NBC
and its affiliates got together for
their three-day meet in New York

|lay in the unspoken words rather

than the flowery and endearing
orations. For underscoring this
“love and kisses” powwow, which

| vitually saw the ty affiliates pledg-

ing undying devotion. to the net-

| work and vice versa (to an ex-~

treme perhaps never witnessed be-
fore in network-affiliate relations)
are the below-the-surface rum-
blings affecting one and all.

Since the last NBC-affiliate con-
vention Jast December in Florida,
much has been happening, not so

| much in the neétwork-affil relation-

ship, which was very good even
‘then, but stemming strictly from
outside influences which could well
jar both the network and these
powerful stations and could even
conceivably topple them from their
giant status.

These outside influences derive
from two major sources—the threat
of pay-tv, which, if successful
could endanger the whole network-
affiliate structure as it is now set
up, and,on a more immediate level,
the rise of the indie stations in
many key markets around the
country that are running away with
the ratings by virtue of their fea-
ture film backlogs.

In more than one key city, the
NBC. affiliate stations, which along
with their CBS affiliate competitors
‘have been accustomed through the
years to sharing the major audi-
ence plum, now find themselves
‘in a vulnerable position as the
indies in many cases move into
the forefront with. their prized
cinematies,

On the more distant horizon,
they’re apprehensive, as, of
course, are the networks, of what
wired subscription tv for the home
can do, if it snowballs into a suc-
cessful cross-country reality. That’s
why, more than ever before, there’s
an awareness (as was evident at
Iast week’s meeting) of what the
network means to the affiliates and
what the stations mean to the net-
‘work. The concern over the com-
petitive positions of the three net-
; works, while certainly not entirely
; erased, was perhaps less meaning-.-
ful than the unspoken fears of what
can happen in the future.

There was, of course, gehuine
enthusiasm for the strides made
by NBC over the past eight months,
and they applauded the network’s
presentation of the changing pat-~

: gether-and-we-gotta-stick-together”
attitude.

Damm Reelected

~ By NBC-TV Afi

}
NBC Television Affiliates uanim-

totaled! ously reelected Walter Damm, v.p.-
| general manager of WIMJ-TV,
CBS is also up, from 24:12 in ’56| Milwaukee, to a new two-year term
to 29:00 today. ABC is slightly! as chairman of the executive com-

down, due largely to the new pro-! Mittee—“against my wishes.
gely to the new p i Damm. He had earlier stated he.

: didn’t want the job, but was per-
:suaded in the weeks prior to the
* affiliates meeting in N. Y. to return
: to the post.

: Affils also elected as officers.
i Jack Harris of KPRC-TV, Houston,

oF

said

vice chairman fepresenting the ba-
Harold Essex of
WSJS-TV, Winston-Salem, vice
chairman representing optionals;
and Harold Stuart of KVOO-TV,
Tulsa, secretary-terasurer. Newly
elected to the exec committee, were
Richard C. Dunning of KHQ-TV,
Spokane, and Robert Ferguson of

Kelly ‘of ,RORASTY,. Sacnamente3;
{Continued on page 42)

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{David Hughes, a pop vocalist with

Television Reviews

peg to turn the show into a pop.

musical affair which probably
pleased the teetiage yiewers.. Pro-
ducers wisely had him singing
“Bernardine,” “Goldmine In The
Sky” and a duet with Miss Storm
of “Would You Like To Take A
Walk.” Miss Storm got some vo-
cal licks in, too, with “Love By
The Jukebox Lights.”
have made the Dot Records peo-
‘ple happy since both are Dot pac-
tees.

Plot, whipped up by producer
Alex Gottlieb and director William

Seiter, concerned Miss Storm’s at- |.

tempts to get Boone to entertain at
a ship’s party.

measles. It later turns out that
the diagnosis was wrong and the
crooner is able to go on.

The day was saved but not the
show. Gros.

THE LIFE OF RILEY

With William Bendix, Marjorie
Lu-;

Reynolds, Tom D’Andrea,

gene Sanders, Wesley Morgan,

Gloria Biondell, others
Producer: Tom McKnight
Director: Jean Yarbrough

Continued from page. 25 ;

It all should.

She’s almost foiled |[{l-
wher Boone is bedded with the

testant) was Charles Van Doran.
It- developed that his. appearance
was. little more than a plug for his
upcoming stint on NBC-TY's
“Wide Wide World.”

Picking up the tab on an alter-
nate week basis are Warner-Lam-
bert on behalf.of its “Quick” home
permanent ‘and “Beauty Curl’
spray set, and RCA telesets and
records. Plugs for the cosmetic
sponsor were copious to Say the
least. Gilb.

Foreign TV Review

ALEXANDER KORDA THE
GREAT

With Flora Robson, Ralph Richard-
son, Muir Mathieson, McDonald
Hobley.

Producer: Eddie Kebbell

Writer: C. A. Lejeune

25 Mins., Sun., 10:05 p.m.

ABC-TV, from Birmingham
As a prelude to the screening on

| the commercial network ef a hatch

of the late Sir Alexander Korda’s
productions, ABC-TV presented a

Writers: Albert Lewin, Burt Styler 25-minute tribute program to. the

30 Mins., Fri. 8:30 p.m.

LEVER BROS.

NBC-TV (film) -
‘(BBD&O)

William Bendix and his longtime
vehicle made a lively entry for the
sixth year on NBC-TY last Friday
(13) with a fine light travesty on
rumor mongering. A well-con-
ceived series in general, with a
seasoned cast that by now wears
the situation comedy like house-
‘clothes, ‘‘Life of Riley’* promises
to be a sélid programming picker-
upper this term—amiong the adult
westerns and pretentious musicals
that are peppering the network
timeslots.

Chester Riley, as Bendix por-
trays him, is an exceptionally dur-
able video character, an ordinary
working stiff with amusing short-
comings, noble values, and a slight-
ly idealized standard of living. He’s
~asy for the viewer to equate with,
and likewise his family and pals

British producer. It was scripted
by Caroline A. Lejeune, film critic
to the Observer, who had known
him for many years and was. in-
troduced and narrated by McDon-
ald Hobley, one of Britain’s lead-
ing tv persoralities.

The program, disappointingly,
made little attempt at straight-
forward biography, but contented
itself with a selection of clips from
some. of his noted productions
(“Henry VIII,” “Catherine the
Great,” “Shape of Things to Come,”
“The Scarlet Pimpernel,” ete.) and
also featured interviews with some
artists who had worked under the
Korda banner. It added up to a
rather dull and uninspiring effort,
wheréas there was surely the po-
tential for a program of great
dramatic impact. Among the
screen personalities featured were
Flora Robson, Mary Morris and.
John Justin. Muir Mathieson,
Korda’s musical adviser, was also

smack of the American average. | interviewed. Both Ralph Richard-
Around the well-meaning Riley the; son and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who

familiar situations of daily living}had been skedded to appear, ‘were |

always manage to get complex, and
that’s the writers’ comedy cue.
Initialer had him instructing his
son Junior on the evils of gossip,
and in making up a forinstance
Riley unwittingly starts a fresh
rumor that sets off a chain reac-

tion. From that point writers Al-!

him in a fast-moving improbable | '° watch. This past Sunday. Wal-

bert Lewin and Burt Styler snarl}

yarn that affects his neighbors and ;

fellow workers and by windup has!

him taking his troubles to a tele-
vision problem-solver a la Mr.
Anthony.

Cast plays the script for a good;
quota of laughs, with smart sup-;
porting ._performances turned in by ;
Tom 1T)’Andrea as Gillis (“that rat,
is my best friend,” says Riley),
Marjdrie Reynolds as Riley’s wife
Peggy, and Wesley Morgan as Jun-
ior. "Bendix, of course, is superior,
and he does well by the Wisk and
Lifebuoy commercials besides.

es.

TIC TAC DOUGH

With Jay Jackson, emcee; various | jams it's most unintelligble, al-

cuests
Producers:
Felscher
Director: George Simpson
30 Mins.: Thuts,, 7:30 p

Jack Barry, Howard

¥ARNER-LAMBERT ING., RCA;! ard
wh B i handling of his cast, so that they’re

Alt.
NBC-TYV, from New York
tLeineon & Newell, Kenyon &
‘Eckhardt)
A Monday-thru-Friday daytime;
res ny for the past year, “Tic Tac;
ough

its quiz fare. “Whether this is a:
break for nightime viewers is a‘
matter: of individual taste,

At any rate the initial half-hour
instatiment via NBC-FV Thursday:
(12:
counterpart save for the presence ;
of Jay Jackson as emcee instead!
ef deck Barry. Another change:
is upped coin to guest participants :
who correctly answer the ques-'
lions,

Similar to the standard game of.
cevice used on:
this quizzer ix an elaborate board!

“Tic-tac-toe,” the

Ruta Lee, as fhe tyrant’s ward,

has now branched out toi
include evening audiences in on|

‘ite wilh a burst of mediocrity.

varied little from its daytime!

unable to show up and sent tribute
messages | instead. ‘Myro. -

Tele Followups

Continued from page 24

lace did a double-header by also
linterviewing Arkansas Governor
Orval E. Faubus. Abel,

Lux Video Theatre

Appropriately titled, “The Last.
Act”

rang down the curtain on
“Lux Video Theatre,” which exited
tv with this presentation last
Thursday (12).. It was in a sense.a
fitting obituary for the complete
lack of quality in “Act’! told bet-
ter than any words could why Lux
Video, once so prominent in ty, has
bit the dust.

An old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy
meller about an aging, despotic
French actress who rules her

ways uninteresting. William
lingham story is a dated, badly-
written telepiay; director ‘Norman
Morgan hues to the tow-level stand-
with thoroughly uninspired
wooden and unconvincing. Only
}emerges with a goad performance.
! Jack ‘Cassidy ithe hero) has all the
emotional qualities of a _ statue.
And Lilia Skala, as the aged ham,
overacts so much it comes aS a re-

lief when she accidentally kills

her self,
Lux Video. in short, ended its tv

Daku.

Sunday Night At Blackpool
This was the last show ‘of the

iseason from the show biz centre of

the North and the Sunday night
program now returns to London,
where. as in the past two years, it
: Will originate from the Palladium.
The program also marked the finals

the “Strike It Lucky” contest,

| About Weather—36 Times

If the weather could be re-

L.
Stuart adaptation of a Margery Al-| 2°70ue antifreeze.

with the customary squares divid-'°
ed_ into various categories. Teg which carried with it a top prize

}
right answer entitles the contest-: of $2.800.
ant to a cross or circle. “Winner| Headliner of the bill was north

on the opening sesh was a law’ country comedienne Hylda_ Baker,

student who disposed of twa ad-! whose ‘popularity is greatest in her |
Her ~ ‘performance.

versaries and walked away with!own territory.

$4.300. lobviously meant more to the live
Jackson, who occasionally has; audience and to. north coyntry
subbed for Barry on the daytime’ viewers than it did te southerners;

version. was a glib emcce but not it had a down-to-earth appeal that

to the point of being too voluble., was largely without distinction.
A sutprise guest (but a non- con-! Certainly, there was not enough to

an ingratiating style, clicked with
a few song entries and Elimar's
juggling, particularly on a. sla
wire, inade good, visual .entertain-
tment.. Lhe -musieal backgrounding
for his act, provided by: the Geraldo
orch, was particularly good,
From a public® ‘point of view the]
main attraction: of ‘the program
were the finals: of
Lucky” contest). which had been
suavely emceed throughout the sea-
son by Carroll Levis. The winner,
judged, by a pro panel including
Rank executive producer Earl St.
John, impresario Bernard Delfont
and. ‘actress Evelyn Laye, was a
colored singer from: Trinidad, Vic-
tor Soverll,. who was immediately

promised a contract for next sea-|
\son by George and Alfred Black,

who presented the telecast. Myro.

= D.C. In Bid For

Closed-Circuit TV

Washington, Sept.. 17.

Washington Broadcasting Co.
applied to the D. C. Board of Com-
missioners last week for a. fran-
chise to set up a closed-circuit
wired television system in the na-
tion’s capital.

The company operates radio sta-
‘tion WOL, a local 250-watter. In
the letter to the Washington
D. C. Commissioners, Henry Rau,
president of Washington Broad-
casting Co., explained:

The local. phone-company, Chesa- |.

peake & Potomac’ Telephone Co.,
is studying a request that it install
‘the wiring to provide the service.

If the application is approved a
new corporation will be formed,
with leading cifizens invited to the
board. .

Both Rau and Leonard H. “Marks,
attorney for the closed-circuit ap-
plicant, sidestepped questions on
‘cost and financing.
‘Presumably, however, the new

stock issue. In San Francisco, a
city of comparable size, it was
estimated by Matty Fox that he
could do the ‘job with a “grid”
system of wiring ‘for. $6,000,000.
The use of coaxial cable, it’ was
estimated by other sources, would
cost $25,000,000 to $30,000,000.

would probably be higher. In
Frisco, the wiring would be on
existing telephone poles. Regula-

the wiring all be underground.
Andre Baruch & Bea Wain
Are Gonna Do Something

hearsed, the endurance problem
faced by Andre Baruch and Bea
Wain might be reduced. The Mr.
&. Mrs. team will hardly find time

starting Saturday (21) when they
make with a 36-week ‘wariety
show”
five-minute format on the radio
network of ABC. Du- Pont has
bought the program for a six
weeks’ minimnum sto plug. sits

The Saturday burden amounts to
12 capsules. starting five minutes
after the hour at 11:05 am. and
continuing hourly with finale .at
10:05 p.m. Sunday’s “little weather
revues” come to a mere nine¥start-
ing at 10 in the morning, then at
10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 3:05, 7:05, 8:05
‘9:05 and 9:35, The Monday-to-Fri-
day setup runs to 15 reports, with
a daily threesome at 9:05 a.m. and
6 and 6:40 p.m. (the morning. deal
will spill over as part. of Don
McNeill’s “Breakfast Club’).

In the case of Baruch, a little
used facet of the longtime an-
nouncer’s bag of tricks will be ex-
‘ploited, since he’s known to be_es-
pecially adept at handling a wide

range of dialects. His wife will,

play more or less straight, feeding
-him lines wherein he can go into
Russian, German, French, under-
world, ete., lingo for the chatter-
box sessiotis between crystal-gaz-
ing on the weather. Miss. Wain,
aside from the chitchat, will han-
dle songs, song-narratives, poems
and ditties . and participate in the.
numerous “sketches”

The team will rehearse virtually.
all day long throughout. the week,
boning up. “fast for the next ses-
sion, in. addition to studying the
last-minute charts for the nation-
al and regional reports on the

weather to be spread: over some.

130 stations.

ee — -TV-Radio Production Centres

the “Strike It

‘fede upped to the guest shot department at GAC-TV.

corporation would float a public:

.Jaok Sterling on WCBS, vacationing at Lake Tomahawk, .
However, the cost in Washington |

.tions in Washington require that.

‘hanging heavily on their hands’

and weather forecast in

f

IN NEW YORK CITY

Ed Sullivan, who founded and served as the first prexy of the N.Y.
Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, was tionored
the other eve at brief ceremonies by the body and his successor Mark.

_Goodson, who gave him a miniature “Eximy”. . > Milton Robertson be-

comes exec producer of WABD; former “Home” editor, he’ll work on
the DuMont stations live entries for fall .. .Don Blauhut, ‘associate
radio-tvy director at,Parkson agency, marrying Gloria Constantine the
beginning of October, then off to Mexico for several weeks . , ..Ted
Granjk’s “American Youth Forum,” “Disneyland” and “Lawrence Welk’s
Saturday show were, ‘named for’ Golden Mike Awards by. the American
Legion Auxiliary . - .Anita Phillips, ex-assistant on Steve Allen “To-
night” show, joining Roy Winsor Productions . . .David Grimm,’ Roger
Q’Connor to American Broadcasting Network sales, while Arthur Carl-
son join’s web’s research staff ... Jchnny Qlsen to host seventh-year.
preem of “Star Time” over WABD on Sept. 22 . . Bill Thourlby .into-

Ed Wynn special on NBC-TV Thursday (19)...

. « « Mari Lynn, off radio and tv for past six months while touring ‘with
the Broadway company of “The Matchmaker” resumes broadcasting
work with a part in CBS-TV’s “The Verdict Is. Yours” on ‘Friday (20),
and “My True Story” via NBC Radio Oct. 3°: .. Shorty Long ‘former-
ly of “Most Happy Fella,” and seven-year-old singer-actress Donna:Kay
Erickson are collaborating on a.new tv series “Little Miss Sunbeam,
with Stanley A. Anderson as the packager. .. Art Ford, host.on WNEW’s
“Make Believe Ballroom” wili address the members of the National
Ballroom Operator’s Association on “The Disk Jockey’s Contribution
to Popular Music” on Tuesday (24) at the Park Sheraton Hotel. —_.
Greenwich Village’s Festival of San Gennarro will be telecast live on

-WABD's “Art Ford’s Greenwich Village Party”:on Friday (20)...

WLISB carried former President Truman’s address to the Zionist Organ-.
ization of America on Sunday (15) from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. Following
through on its Sunday wrapup of the integration problem. in Little
Rock, Ark., WLIB Sunday (15) evening ‘carried the Nashville, Tenn., in-
tegration story, interviewing via “beep” phone, Mayor Ben West, Dr.
Herman Long, director of race relations at Fisk U., and Mrs. L. Grif-

fith, mother of the first Negro girl to attend one of the local schools.

Peter Emmons has resigned as director of tv theatre and studio. op-
erations at CBS-TV to become a director of motion picture film pro-
duction for the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. .. Attorney
for J. Fred Muggs in his suit against Dave Garroway, et al., is. Martin

‘J. Scheiman. , . Elaine Malbin signed for a lead in “Dialogs of the Car-

melites,” the Dec. 8 presentation on the NBC Television Opera Thea-
tre... “Stranger in the Silence,” the original on Sunday’s (15) “Look
Up and Live” on CBS-TV, was scripted by Arthur Cavauer. ‘brother
of David Fuchs of the web’s presentations department. . . Sat Bona-
‘NBC yeep
Mike Dann to San Francisco for meetings with Producer Richard Halli-
day to finalize arrangements for Mary Martin in “Annie Get Your Gun”
telecast. .. CBS-TV “Lamp Unto My Feet” show for the Jewish holi-
days Sunday (22) will feature Alfredo Antonini conducting the .first
performance of a sacred service written by 16th Century Italian-Sew-
ish composer Salomon Rossi. . . Peter Affe, director of operations at
WRCA and WRCA-TV, appointed chairman of the Radio-Television
Executives Society’s program production workshop. . . WCBS. mer-
chandising manager Howard. Lally in Goshen Hospital, " Goshen; N.Y,
with ulcers. . . Scripter Max Ehrlich lecturing this semester at New
York U. on “Writing for Television”. .. Walter Latzko, head writer for
. Mason Ad-

ams, who plays the title role in the “Pepper Young” soaps, tapped: as

spokesman for Timken Roller Bearings in its sponsorship of “Eleyen
Against the Ice” Monday night (23) on NBC-TV. . . Murray Benson,
sales manager of. CBS Television Enterprises, engaged to Doris Bray-
erman, Steve Allen’s secretary; wedding set for last week in Nayem-
ber. .. Herman Hickman back on CBS Radio’s “Sports Time,” .alter-
nating on the show-with Phil Rizzuto. . . John Day, CBS director of
news, was principal speaker Saturday (14) at the Texas Associated
Press Broadcasters meeting in San Antonio. Elizabeth Doubleday
becomes a permanent soloist on NBC Radio’s “Bandstand USA”...
Robert Q. Lewis. back on CBS Radio after a two-week jaunt through
Europe. .. Carl R. Schutz moved from WRCA sales to NBC Radio Spot
Sales. , . Douglas Parkhirst, back from a four-month European ‘rip,
resumes ‘his running role in “Road of Life”. . . Lynn Cooper of .GBS
Television Enterprises recuperating in New York Hospital following
surgery. ..

«-« » Cameron Day of Printers Ink at last minute spurned offer ‘to
write advertising column for N.Y. Journal American.

.. Don Morrow to do the live blurbs for Speidel on the nighttip
tion of Bill. Cullen’s “The Price Is Right.”,., Paul Taubman providing
the music for nighttime “Tic Tac Dough.”. . . Bill Thourlby tapped for
live commercials on Schick’s new lighters and shavers. ; . Joan Sin-
claire signed as associat# producer and director of continuity on Allan
Keith’s “TV Beautyrama,” the first closed-circuit tradeshow for. the
beauty industry, to be televised in 30 cities Nov. 3... Virginia Vincent
will have the only female role in the final Sundaycast of “Alcoa Hour”
{22), appearing in “Night”, by Bill Barrett, with cast headed by Fran-
chot Tone, E. G. Marshall and Jason Robards Jr.

Del Sharbutt signed by BBD&O (Hit Parade ciggies) to handle an-
nouncing on “Your Hit Parade,” while Jim Backus dittoes for ‘Do You
Trust Your Wife?” on ABC-TV, both set threugh Ray Bloch Associ-
ates ... Claudia Crawford into “Haunted Harbor,” U.S. Steel drama
next Wednesday (25) ... U.S. Air Force renewed its recruiting adyer-
tising budget with Ruthrauff & Ryan .., Paul Garreft, ex-v.p. in
charge of public relations for General Motors and more recently head
of his own p.r. shop, elected to the board of directors of TelePromp-
Ter Corp . ... Nina Reader does “Faith for Taday” today (Wed.) and is.
set for cast of “The Prince and the Pauper” next month on CBS-TV -

IN HOLLYWOOD .

Eastside beer (Pabst)~ moves its $1,000,000 annual billing ‘out of
Leo Burnett agency Dec. 31. It’s up for grabs, .. Herb. Polesie, who used
to produce Bing Crosby’s radio shows, is trying to team him up with
Jackie Gleason in a musical bio picture, Failing there, he'll pitch it to
tv as a color spec. . . Stan Quinn, who left Hollywood when Lux Video
left tv; caught on with Kraft-Theatre as director. .. Paul Gregory said
in a recent interview that he would produce “The Big Banjo” as a
color spec for CBS-TV. With the network rule against “corking up,”
where’ll he find his interlocutor and end men with enough name and
talent value to carry the 90-minute cavalcade of minstrelsy?. .. John
Payne may even out-protean “Dragnet’s” Jack Webb in his own pack-
aged and starting western, “Restless Gun.” He also has a hand in writ-
ing, direction, production and staging. .. KRCA’s Tom McCray’ was.
named prexy of L.A. Art Assn. To be a real longhair he’d have to buy
a rug... Ge Ge Pearson and Hal Gerard, longtime radio favorites, are.
now voice recording for “Crusader Rabbit.”

IN LONDON

Robert Pik, director of Flamingo Enterprises, planed to New York

‘edi-

. *

-on a quickie last weekend -for consultation with the McCann-Ericskon

Agency and his parent company, on the “OSS” telefiim series now in
(Continued on page 36)

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Great pictures? Of course!
And they’re typical of NTA’s
prize package of them—The
Nifty Big Fifty.” . -

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NATIONAL. TELEFILM ASSOCIATES, INC,
60 West 55th Street, New York 19, N.Y,

PLaza 7-2i00

Docrfer a Click With B’casters
in Ist Oficial Talk as FOC Head

For so newly seated a chairman+ en
WFIL-TY’s 10th Anni.

of the often eritized Federal Com- |
Philadelphia, Sept. 17.

munications Commission, John C.

Doerfer did relatively a lot of
straight talking and probably went; WFIL-TV marked its 10th anni
out been then a ne see then! With “birthday party” ceremonies
S , . : :
government officials in 80 a tender | on each ty session, a formal salute
position. In his first major speech | from the city presented by Mayor
before one of the largest and most! Dilworth and a special 10-year
important executive bodies col-| news survey of the local scene by
lected in New York for a Radio &} news director Gunnar Back,
Television Executives Society|
luncheon, Doerfer on Thursday (12): by the city were the WFIL-TV

took direct stands on four issues! Newsreel Unit, first Iocal tv news

|GOLDBERG'S JUNKET
FOR TYRO- TALENT

Lou Goldberg, partnered with
Ted Mack in the “Original Amateur
TY, takes off today;
(Wed.), with: network and State
import
groups of amateurs from Vienna,
Belgrade and Warsaw. The U.S, has
given the nod to the Jugoslavia and
Polish ams; the Austrians, are not
as much an immigration problem.

Goldberg, as “Lewis Graham,” is
producer of the Mack-emceed

Singled out for special tribute|

facing the FCC, circumlocuted one; dept. in the contury, the DuPont

and discussed a sixth principle is-
sue upon which he could not be
expected to offer his own definitive
beliefs.

He voiced an opinion that was
immediately taken to be a lightly
veiled threat to both the operators
of boxoffice vidéo and home toll.
In effect, he sald that wired tele-
vision, net presently under FCC

control, would ultimately come un-; r ’
der some kind of government con-| Seems There's No End

trol and “excessive

would be eliminated.
Doerfer promised that the com-

missioners would go into session

earnings”

yesterday (Tues.) and make a con-} -

certed effort to have a decision on

toll ty (without closed-circuit wires| -

but rather on the usual transmis-
sion-by-air basis) within three or
four weeks from that date. “I am
of the firm opinion that both pro-
ponents and opponents of subscrip-
tion are entitled to some definite
determination soon.” |
Doerfer on ‘Protest Law’

A third point, as of much im-
portance to the RTES luncheoneers
as either of the other two points,
was Doerfer on the “protest law.”
The chairman said he looked for-
ward to its repeal, because it was,
in his estimation, “incompatible
both with the basic philosophy of:
the Communications Act and the
purpose in creation of admiristra-
tive agencies.”

Doerfer, who held an FCC com-!

missioner’s seat for over three years
before becoming its chief, delivered
a fourth thrust, this time on be-
half of the -FCC itself. “Another
basic inconsistency,” he said, as
the asserted duty of the Commis-
sion to examine programming}
periodically in the face of Congres-i

‘Sional structures against censorship}
and interference with free speech.’
He seeks a clear-cut court decision
on the question.

The problem of network investi-|

gation was raised by Doerfer, but
not as atproblem, simply as a state-!
ment of fact, or a progress report!
of sorts. He told the several hun-'
dred RTES members and guests,

that the Network Study Group will: }
have a draft report ready for a:}

committee of commissioners on!

Not later than Jan. 1, 1958, he said,|
the Senate Committee on Interstate!
and Foreign Commerce will be ad-;
vised of the report and FCC plans.:

Faced with the persistent di-: Fo

Iemma of deintermixture of VHF:
and UHF stations, Doerfer did net!

give a complete reply to RTES. He!

did say he was of the opinion that:

sold the time to Van Heusen

Products, for “West Point Story.”
New York, and it’s known that the

{‘“Kukla, Fran & Ollie” and “Zoo
Parade,” Chi will be left with only

tainer on CBS-TV, and “‘Club 60,”

award-winning “University of the
Air” and “Studio Schoolhouse.”
Mayor Dilworth also noted the sta-
tion’s public service programs—
“Tell It to the Mayor,” “Ben Frank-
lin the Compleat Man” and the
new “Hitch Horse Sense to Horse-
power” safety campaign.

To Those Lopoffs On
Chi TY Origmations

Chicago, Sept. 17.
An epidemic which has already
snuffed. out two of five Chicago
originations at the season’s. start.
may now also claim ABC-TV’s
“It’s Polka Time,” a co-op show
beamed in slightly under 40 mar-
kets. Show is being moved from
its Tuesday night spot supposedly
to Saturday evening preceding
Isawrence Welk, but the net has
reconsidered the shift, and now,
during the top tapping, the show’s
status is uncertain. .
“Polka Time’s” Tuesday night
slot was usurped recently when
WBKB, the ABC-TV outlet here,

Shirts, alternating with Carter

“Polka” had had good ratings in

network’s relative, ABC-Para-
mount Records, was anxious for the
show to continue because it had is-
sued two “Polka Time” albums that

were selling’ well. |

If “Polka Time” goes the way of

two originations, “The Susan
Show,” a Saturday. morning sus-

another co-op show on NBC-TV.

Arthur Godfrey, Nan Castle,
Neil Van Ells;. John C. Doerfer,
guest; Burt Farber, music

Producer-director: Charlie An-

rews .

25 Mins.; Mon.,-thru-Fri., 5:05 p,m..

CBS, from New York ;

(J. Walter Thompson)
“Ford Road Show" 4s. juSt. what
its title indicates, a -cross-the-bodrd

will be settled-for an amount be-

'WSAI, Ciney; WYDE

"Rao Revi

Sept. 30. Later, after study, it willl THE FORD ROAD SHOW
be made to the full Commission.! With

“any relief to UHF by that process! stanza aimed at the: homeward-

is too little and too late,” but he; bound motorist..It’s part of the
deferred a fuller opinion on the: $5,000,000 Ford buy on CBS: Radio,
Pile of faets so far available, and} biggest in years, and the philosophy
reiterated his “continued interest”|of reaching the~ auto customer
in the work of the Television Alto-| where he’s most conscious of an
cations Study-Organization, He de- | automobile sales
clared Dr. George Towne, TASO’s| of sense. Also, of course, the use
executive director, had advised him' °f CBS’ super-salesmat, Arthur
the target date for completion of. Godfrey, makes even more sense.
the TASO study was June 30, 1958.) ,.But what doesn’t add up is the
About the use of wire, once more,! Kind of. format Godfrey has | se-
Doerfer’s remarks were sufficiently! !¢cted for the show. In its premiere
broad to cover both theatre and: S¢8ment (and apparently future
. ee -4 segments will-be shaped the same
home closed-circuitry. He said, way), it consisted of a long inter-
janyorie who pay sons huge profits’ view (with FCC Chairman John-C.
1 wired tv had better look over’ Doerfer), a single song and some
his shoulder. That warm feeling of: chit-chat by 16-year-old Godfrey
fol reatcatreguslon Beeuee’ aeelge? Nan Cale, and the com
ot bre: tion. se‘ mercials.
“historically few businesses which. Apart from Miss Castle’s song,
use public highways for a substan-: there was not much in the way of
tial portion of their plant invest-. entertainment in the show, and the
ment and charge the pubilc for the! interview tended to be longwinded..,
setvice have escaped regulation,”; For the tired motorist heading
he felt government control of wire: home after a day’s work (and per-
was imminent, particularly in the: baps, as suggested by Godfrey,
face of success and “regardless of! S2atied in a traffic jam), this type
how reasonable the charges for °f Programming is hardly _condu-
Service may appear.”
Theatre tv has always depended

_cive' to good’ listening. Doerfer,

pitch, makes a lot}

Hour” an-NBG-

‘Department bdlegstng, to

amateur cavalcade, and last season,
brought: in ams from Mexico and
Guatamala, followed by - groups
from Israel and Ireland.

Chicago, Sept, 17.
As part of the settlement in
Zenith’s longrunning $61,000,000

ty manufacturers, RCA, has agreed
to pay Zenith $10,000,000 at the

‘trate of $1,000,000 per year for its
}recovery from’ alleged restrained

trade overseas. Complete agree-.

'|ment worked out last week by |
attorneys of all parties will go be-

fore Judge Michael Igoe in Chi
Federal District Court, Sept. 30,
for approval. _ -

In addition, RCA and Zenith will
exchange royalty free licenses for
radio and television up to Jan. 1,
1963, excluding licenses for color
tv, and the other defendants, Gen-
eral Electric and Western Electric,
will similarly. exchafge royalty:
free licenses with Zenith. Zenith
had charged the three companies

‘with patent infringement and with

conspiring to keep Zenith from do-
ing business abroad by creating
patent pool tieups with several for-

counter-claim against
Zenith for patent infringement

tween $2,800,000 to $4,700,000.
Zenith, for its claim, will get bs-
tween $1,700,000 to $2,100,000.

Tom McConnell, Zenith’s principal
attorney, estimated the company
spent about $2,000,000 in litigation.

New York — Young Television
Corp., national sales reps, now has
total of 13 radio webs in stable
having added four since the first
of this year. Latest additions are
i". Birming-
ham; WILD, Boston; WORC,
Wooster, and KJAY, Topeka.

Ford commercials, which should
‘make client and agency happy, but
under the present setup he’s hardly
going to keep the listener the same
way. Chan.

FAULINE FREDERICK AT THE

“Producer: Doris Corwith
25 Mins.; Wed., 10:05 p.m.

}NBC Radio, from New York

. An informative, .well organized
program on the activities of the
-world organization, helmed by vet

woman commentator. Pauline Fred-j

-erick, has preemed on NBC Radio.

With the state of the* world as
it is, and with the 12th General
Assembly due to convene shortly,
‘it should) make for interesting
listening.. nd .-

‘Wednesday’s (11) outing, the sec-
ond, concerned itself with the Hun-
garian question and a short inter-
view with. Sir Leslie Monroe; of
‘New Zealand, supported by. the
West as the next president of the
U.N. General Assembly. Taped
recordings of delegates speaking
on the condemnatory report of the
special UN Hungarian Committee
were presented. The frank report,
which keyed a resolution supported
by the U.S. and over 36 other na-
tions, was rebuited. by the: Rou-
manian delegate, the latter using
the familiar Soviet phrase of “it is
well known” that the revolt was
stirred and fed by those “you-
know-which” circles.

Pauline Frederick as usual han-

:rather uncommunicative for the!dled her running commentary and
. chairman of ‘the Federal Communi- j

her interview with Sir Leslie in-

on closed-wire arrangements rather: cations Commisston, talked intelli- |telligently. Sir Leslie, as 4 can-

than regular tv transmission. And

: gently about the CONELRAD sys-!didate for the presidency, inciden-

lately home tollers are talking wire tem, but otherwise was somewhat |tally, evidenced the attributes of

to obviate awaiting an FCC. de-,

. gnithe reticent side.
cision on toll.

“Godfrey goes all-out with the

most elective-candidates, avoiding
too much controversy. Horo.

‘Wednesday, September 18, 1957

Radio-TV Production Ce
mis = = s Continued from pase 4 ——
production at the National Studios, Elstree, and, which made their

nters

British bow on the commercial web last Saturday (14), ., The Chinese

-Classical Theatre, now appearing

at Drury Lane, were féatured in

Jack Hylton’s “Music Box” program over the Associated-Rediffyusion
network on Friday (13). , , Max Wall’s new series “That's Life”. teed off
on Monday (16) in the new Associated-Xediffusion autumn. schedule.

The skein embraces six shows
days.

whith
. . Charles Dickens’ “Nicholas Nickleby” is to be serialized by

will be aired on alternate. Mon-

BBC-TV. and the 10-part program opens Oct. 18. . . Diekle Henderson
emcees the first four shows in the new “Sunday Night at the Palladium”
series. Harry Secombe was the first headliner of the new season...
Jack Jackson’s disk show. returned to the commercial tv web jast Sun-

IN BOSTON...

day (15) when guests included Max Bygraves and Joan ‘Regan:

WNAC-TV hosted Hub ty writers at Town House for new Martin

Zenith-RCA Suit |
Terms Are Bared.

sult against three competing radio-.

World Television Congress as a correspondent for the Westingh

IN SAN FRANCISCO .. .

Kane and “Code 3” films and guested scribes at theatre party of “Ro-
manoff And Juliet” with Phyl Doherty, adv. and promotion. director,
and Ruth Sylvane asst., in charge of arrangements. , . Danny Wilson,
new disk jock, just came aboard WHAV, Haverhill. .. Hampden Harv-
ard Brewing Co. inked for 15-min. sports program, “Lookin’ At. Sports”
on WBZ-TV beginning Saturday, Oct. 5, sponsorship includes telecast
prior to NCAA football games through Dec. 7... Dumean MacDonald,
director WNAC and Yankee Net ‘Yankee Home and Food Show", lin-
ing up guests around Hub for her programs. . . Fred B. Cole, WHDH's
“Carnival of Music” ‘host, giving telephone reports from Mexico City
where he flew on. nonstop passenger flight rebroadcast Sept. 16,
17, 18. .. WBZ-TVis “Boomtown” cast moves outdoors Saturday (21)
with Rex Trailer, cowboy personality, giving viewers history lesson in
enacting westward movement by early pioneers. , . ‘WEEI comes up
with new fall offering, Bill Cunningham, Boston Herald and syndicated
sports and national affairs columnist, as. host of their “Mystery: Thea-

e.”" . “a . J

IN CHICAGO...

Georgia Drake starting new show on WBKB in October, ‘working in
her bare feet’. . . Jackie Van trying out 15-minute strip on WGN-TV

‘for coupla weeks . . . Jack Elgen notched his sixth anni. of his WMAQ

“Chez Show” last Sunday (15). His tv stanza on WNBQ gets moved to

‘Saturday nights ... Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers game to” be

telecast on WBBM-TV Sept. 29... “Polka Band Parade” with ‘John-
nie Bombe orch replaces “International Cafe” Friday nights on WGN-
TV, retaining producers Rudy Orisek and Hal Stein ... Alex Suthar-
Jand, formerly of the BBC, now in charge of the U.-of Chicago’s broad-
casting dept. .. Art Van Damme orch cutting new album for: Coluum-
bia... Johnny Erp, sports director of WMAQ-WNBQ, marks his 19th
year with the NBC o&o’s this Friday (20) . . . “Currie LL. Brewer, ex-
Tatham-Laird, joined H. W. Kastor & Sons as account exec .*, « John
Blair reppery has added John N. Boden, ex-Lee Burnett, BF Be.

IN PITTSBURGH ...°

George N. Thomas, KDKA-TV news editor, flew to London ‘for the
ouse
chain and will look in on Eurovision in Paris and Monca before re-
turning. He’ll be gone only a week... Jim Westover, KQV deejay, has
resumed as host on WQED's “Greeks Had a Word For It” every Monday
night after vacationing from the program for the summer. . . John
Mihelosen, Pitt football coach, set for a Sunday afternoon series on
WIIC during the gridiron season. . . June Faith SaVanick won TV
Guide’s annual tv scholarship to Penn State U... Beneficial Finance
now sponsoring Jehnny Boyer’s five-minute late afternoon sports strip
on WCAE... . Frank Maurea, who quit WKJP-FM to go with Ketchum
McLeod & Grove agency, has been replaced by Beb Clarke, formerly
of WESA in Charleroi and WMCK in McKeesport.

“Doctor's News Conference,” the KRON panel which seemed ‘to-be
doomed when sponsor Jenkel-Davidson withdrew on advice of its ad
department, may live after all. Though the chain of optometry stores
is out, owner Forrest. Davidson still likes the show and seems prepared
to pick up the tab for another 13 weeks if KRON pays for the technical
side—which it’s indicated it would do: If sa, one of the liveliest’ half-
hours on Frisce tv may yet be saved. .. Fred Stuthman, who's come to
a parting of the ways with KGO, is about ready to cast his lot- with
Robert Mitchum’s film company. .. Another KGO-ite, a deejay, is re-
ported on the verge of departing, too... . KSAN’s making 2 good thing

‘of the Arkansas integration bitterness, taping special interviews, whip-

ping up. sentiment among the r-and-r station’s listeners; . , Air Space
Panel of the Air Co-ordinating Committee okayed KRON’s plan for
a higher tower on San Bruno Mountain—but the FCC still hasn’t act-
ed,. and -ABC’s -KGO is still bucking KRON with its own antenna
plans. . . Alex. McDowell, station manager of IXN, New Zealand, was

one of 15 “Down Under” newsmen through Frisco enroute to Lgndon,

EE

Thursday video outlays.

On’ NBC this fall, Bob Hope:

meets Boone at least once. The

comedian is Iinéd up for a special
that night, between 8:30 and 9:30,

‘so that he competes with Boone in

the second half-hour. Also on NBC,
Jerry Lewis, in a spec, runs into
the regularly skedded Patrice Mun-
sel at least

8.30 ABC showcase.

Both DuPont and Edsel, the new
Ford brand, are probably quite
capable of mounting lavish produc-
tions on CBS, one for its new. car
kickoff, the. other for its.series of
weekend spectaculars. But Edsel
faces off against Allen, and- what
guardntee does it have. that it can
do what Sullivan can’t? DuPont
will run into NBC’s .9-10 Dinah
Shore “Chevy Show.” .

Some _ researchers,’ who have
been tapped for opinions, maintain
that the Allen-Sullivan lack of
allegiance is unique, Others say

it is not, that because there are |

frequent breaks in the continuity

Dial-Shopping on TV

Continued from page 31
year and next, through their big.

once. He wilt be’
doing a Friday 8 to 9’er versus ther |

_———
of music: and variety. shows, home-
screeners can, and should be. ex-
pected to, tune out for a.few min-
utes several times. a show and still
not Jose the flavor of-the dne they
are primarily interested in. « *
But -the specific problem is in
the great probability that dial shop-
ping will most naturally happen

‘during the sponsor's méssage or

méssages. If this: Happens often
enough it apparently means bank-
rollers are just as well off giving
$100,000 a week or better to char-
ity. Losing out on commercials,
while it is a total loss fo merchan-
disers, is not the very worst that
can happen. It allows that dial-
twisting happens only every seven
fo 15 minutes, come commercial
time, but at the extreme the prox
pect is switching every four min-
utes, as with Sullivan and Allen.

What happens.to other musicale
variety shows, the Ernie Fords,
King Coles, Frank Sinatras, “Big

Records,” which number among the *
(23 regular shows of the class is

anybody’s guess. . They face, by
and large, programs with indis-
soluble formats.

de by

KDKA-TV joins CBS, That means the folks inthe
Greater Pittsburgh. Market can gét all the famous and
fabulous CBS shows on their favorite Channel 2. It also
means that advertisers have an even greater reason for

scheduling their product messages on

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BROADCASTING
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RADIO-TELEVISION

WJZ-TV's Balto Pyrotechnics

Some Fancy Week-long Hoopla Supplemented By
WBC’s Rating Payoffs

Baltimore, Sept. 17.

When Westinghouse Broadcast- |

ing Co. acquires a new tv station

(as it has in the rechristened WJZ- |

TV on Channel 13 here) it doesn’t
make a secret of if. In fact the
week-long hoopla is one for the in-
dustry books There probably isn’t
a Baltimore citizen, junior or adult,

who hasn’t beer made conscious of
the WBG invasion as the parent
company pulled. off some of its
most successful promotional pyro-
technics to date, with luncheons,
cocktail parties,. hosting the trade-
press from N.Y. and otherwise mak-
ing its presence felt community-
wise.

And to top it off WJZ-TV came
up with some chest-thumping co-
incidental ARB ratings revealing
in no uncertain terms the impact
of its programming overhaul, not-
ably in the area of local live day-
time shows. (For the nighttime it
latches on to the ABC-TV cables),
then gets the jump on the Iate
night audience by installing its fea-
ture pix at 10:30 (whereas other
stations begin their cinematics at
11 or later.)

On the coincidental ratings the
new station tripled its rating audi-
ence over a similar period In Au-
gust. In its second day of opera-
tion using the rechristened call
letters (a Westinghouse pioneer
broadcasting station first used
them on the air in 1921) it cap-
tured 41% of the listening audi-

ence on the 7:30 to 9 a.m. slot with ,

the city’s first ive morning show.
The outing Is handled by Jack
Wells and is headlined “Baltimore
Closeup.”

In the 3 to 5 period the format
calls for the “Buddy Dean Show,”
another local live entry which
caught 44% of the listening audi-
ence. Similar ratings were com-
piled in the 6 to 7:30. pericd and
the 10 to 10:30 segment... Sets in
the Baltimore area were increased
almost 50° in WJZ’s first week of
operation.

arry Israel, former v.p. and
gZeneral manager of WENS, Pitis-
burgh, is the general manager of !
the station and the programming is
handled by Joel Chaseman. The
combination has come up with
three live daytime shows. In ad-
dition ta this, the station has pur-
chased the MGM and the RKO li-
braries. Program schedule also. in-
cludes “Popeye” and “Terrytoon’”’
cartoons and Encyclopedia Brit-
tannica films.

Station is operating with 30°
local live shows and totad of 60°¢
local shows including film.

* 9 ¢ “49
Liv’s Sea-Hunt

Ziv is taking another plunge in
the water with a new syndication
series, “Sea Hunt,” starring Lloyd
Bridges, and highlighting the ex-
ploits of frogmen. Dealing with
above-the-water exploits, Ziv cur-
rently has “Harbor Command” in
syndication and has sold *“‘Harbor-
master” to CBS-TV.

Other sea localed series in syn-
dication include Guild’s “King-
dom of the Sea.” and NBC Film
Syndication’s “Silent Service.”

~ _

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\ ZW. ZIV SHOWS 4

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Pulse, Apr. °5?

‘Birthday

‘ager, has been named to it,

TV Film Chatter

Ziv national salesman Bernard
Musnik is winging to Europe for

three weeks, for rest and to visit }

daughter who is living there for

year . . . Van Praag Productions |

shifts. William Gargan Jr. from the
Coast to the New York office Oct.
1, where he’ll head national sales.

Norman Gluck, who heads up|
Universal-International’s commer-

cial tv film department, back from |

Europe ... Title confusion now

has entered the feature package News is equipping all chief camera-

field. In deference to’. ABC Film

|Syndication’s “Anniversary Pack-

age,” Atlantic Television is chang-
ing the name of its current offer-
ing of feature films from “10th
Anniversary Package” to “10th
Package”... WKOW,
Madison, Wisc., has bought. the
Encyclopaedia Britannica Film li-
brary from Trans-Lux.

Roger Carlin, co-producer of
“Light. of the World” for
Guild ‘Films, and story. edi-

tor Sid Ellis, winging this
week to Mexico City for confabs
with company exec producer Duke
Goldstone on. plans for biblical

‘pilot which goes before cameras:

down there shortly ... Charles
(Bud). Barry, Metro TV v.p. re-
turned from the Coast, to join a

‘Metro TV sales meeting on the li-

brary and short subjects. Meeting
wound up yesterday (Tues.)...
Abby Lewis has just completed
commercials for Sylvania Televi-
sion Tubes. -

Lawrence H. Merchant, former.
sales director for Tele-Q Corp.,
joined CBS Television Film Sales
as an account exec in the N.Y. of-
fice ... Nicole Milinaire, exec
producer on Sheldon Reynolds’ new
CBS-TV entry, “Dick & the Duch-

ess,” planes to N.Y. from London] -

Sunday (22) for ballyhoo on the
series, preeming Sept. 28...
Screen Gems signed. Louis King to
direct the first four “Wild Bill
Hickok” films in the western’s new
cycle. SG took the series over this
summer from Bill Broidy.

JERRY LEWIS, GOBEL
NBC RADIO CAPSULES

In line with its policy of wooing

‘back the top. stars to radio in cap-

sule-type shows, NBC Radio this
week signed Jerry Lewis and.
George Gobel to turn out 10 five-
minute segments apiece per week,
starting later in the fall. The seg-
ments will be used on a five-a-
week basis in both “Nightline” and
“Bandstand.”

‘Web recently got Fibber McGee |}
& Molly to move into the “Moni-.

tor” lineup with 10 such segments
per weekend, augmenting the Boy
and Ray stanzas already being

used. 2

Hollywood—-KTLA has created

Mew post of eastern sales rep, and

Dick Jollifee, sales seryice man-
0 -
fee will headquarter at N.-Y.,
station rep offices of Peters, Grif-
fin, Woodward Inc.

SETS THE PACE WITH ..

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a #1 MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY 28.3
“#3 MEN OF ANNAPOLIS —

#6 DR. CHRISTIAN

#7 HIGHWAY PATROL

ZIV TELEVISION PROGRAMS INC.

‘eall for Teleknow’s entrance into

‘dent of the newly-charted organi-

‘act as v.p. and general manager,

at/ went ‘to CKLW, Detroit-Windsor;
1 WJAC, Johnstown, Pa., and WLWI,

we eres a

Who Needs It?

Rationale of some telefilm
yroducers that the 30-minute
format does not allow time for
character study, exploration of
adult themes, or adult rela-
tionships—forcing telefilms to
stick close to the action-ad-
venture format—is met with
xkepticism in some quarters.

Vet motion picture hands
point to the success of such
foreign: films as “Gold of
Naples” from Italy, “Trio” and ~
“Quartet” from England, and
many other examples of pix
consisting of separate stories
under one title, the individual
vignettes also ‘Umited by the
time factor,

NEW EQUIPMENT FOR
NBC’S CAMERAMEN

As part of a drive to boost qual-
ity of news. presentations, NBC

men with new magnetic striped

tape equipment for their cameras.]
Involved is. an investment of $60,-.

000 to install the tape equipment
on the 16m Auricon cameras em-
vloyed by the NBC news operation.

Equipment for 14 camera setups
in 11 cities is going out this week.
Washington will get two units, New
York three, Dallas, Los Angeles,
Chicago and Aflanta one each. Also,
London, Tokyo, Berlin, Rome and
Beirut bureaus will get one new
unit apiece,

The magnetic striped system,
which: invalves synchronous taping
‘of the audio.instead of the cus-
tomary optical soundtrack system,
reportedly -gives finer quality.
Other advantages are greater port-
ability, instant monitoring, -easier
processing and the ability of cam-
eramen to get better footage by
not haying to worry about how the

‘sound will take.

Hinkley, McGarry’ $
Teieknow Setup

Teleknow Organization, new
production company in the tv-AM
field emphasizing programming in
the educational-cultural sphere,

has been set up under the guidance | |

of Ray Hinkley, tv producer-direc-
tor and Pat McGarry, ATPAM|
Theatre Manager.

While no specific project plans
have been announced, future plans

the legit and independent areas of
production, |

Hinkley, who. was telethon pro-
ducer for the National Multiple
Schlerosis Society will act as presi-

zation while McGarry, Manager of
the Warner Cinerama Theatre will

Sterling’s Sales
Sterling Television’ has racked
up sales on “Bowling Time,” “Ab-
bott & Costello” and its cartoons. |
Buying the bowling show were
WPST, Miami; WBUF, Buffalo,
N.Y; KXGN, Glendive, Mont.;
KQTY, Ft. Dodge, Ta.; and KGEZ,
Kalispell, Mont. WNAC, Boston,
bought the “Abbott & Costello”
series, while: Sterling’s cartoons

Indianapolis And,

* ob,

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24.5
23.8
23.0 °

| WLW-T, here
| ing off their kickoff of the Metro

ey
| thinking ia to concentrate ad-pre- |;
‘| making their network bows on the [;

| title, with WLW-I joining in with |.
| ver for that evening. The day and

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

Inside Stuf—TV Films

Number of new products to be Introduced to ty this season and the
perplexing problem of resolving sponsor conflicts among actors, has at
least one tv film commercial prodtiction company on an intensive talent
search. Since competing sponsors don’t want the same faces in their
blurbs, at least for a year from. the date they did work for rivals,

‘scouting ,talent agents, and on their own the niteries, off-Broadway
theatres for as many blurb performers as it cam lay its hands on.

Lawrence’s “roving talent scout.”

Value of those expensive presentation books on a new syndicated
property, a tab which runs as high as $10,000, is thrown into question
by ABC Film Syndication’s “26 Men.” Outfit didn’t have time to pre«
pare the usual portfolio, used by the salesmen in their pitches, cone
current with showing the pilot. Apparently, sales hasn’t suffered with
show sold in over 100 markets, minus the gilt-edged presentation book
and accompanying spiel.

Buster (“Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion”) Crabbe finds
himself in a new role. The former swimming champ is heading the first
skin diving plane tour, sponsored by Swiss Airlines.

Swiss Airline plane took off Monday (16) from N.Y. with a party of
about 40 for « skin diving expedition which will take the party to Nice,
French and Italian Riviera and the Cote d’Asure, Tour will take about
two wee

Javelin’s Contrast’

Ottawa, Sept, 17.
Javelin Productions has com-
pleted a pilot of a tv-film series of
39 titled “Contrast,” Opener con-
trasts an empty. stock exchange
with hubbub while trading goes on.
Montreal outfit is owned by
‘James Stevens, Norman Kihl, Ga-
briel Lasalle and Bernard Vali-
| quette.

Global Conquest
maa Continued from page 23 Saaae

of Canada, “Hawkeye” being an-
other TPA project produced in
Canada. Ziv recently completed
shooting in Britain of “Martin
Kane.” Other companies also have
production plans abroad, in-Britain
and elsewhere.

TPA prez Milton Gordon leaves
Friday (20), for London, ‘Paris,
West Germany, Italy, India, Singa-
pore, Bangkok, meeting TPA’s for-
eign topper Manny Reiner in
Tokyo, for a visit to other Japa-
nese outlets in Nagoya and Osaka
and if time permits, both going to
Australia,

CBS Film Sales prez Leslie Har-
ris is due for another visit to Eu-
rope in October, stopping over in
London, Rome, Paris, Vienna and |.
Stockholm. At a later date, Har-1;
ris is slated for the first time to go
to Manila, Japan and Australia.

Raiph Cohn, Screen Gems top-
per, will accompany William H.
Fineshriber Jr., director of inter-
national operations, next month
to the Far East to establish offices
in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong,
the Philippines and Thailand.

CBS & Spain

same Continued from page 33 sues
boom tv in Spain,. Local program-
mers during the past year have.
transmitted all programs live in an
unbroken four-hour daily span. _

Pact with Spain calls for CBS to
provide all U.S. telefilm programs
without charge but gives the Spain
CBS rep, now dickering with ad-
vertisers, full remittance from}
sponsor deals. Pact also sews up.
exclusive CBS rights to similar
operations with other tv stations
as they are added eventually to the.
Iberian network,

Grundman js currently negotiat-
ing with ministry officials to set
aside one hour daily for CBS fele
programs in English. He believes
the concession will be granted:
within a fortnight and is confi}
dent such programming will pay
off commer’:

Crosley Stations Preg .
Metro. Library Hoopla

Cincinnati, Sept. 17. A
The three Crosley. stations, },

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three stations, following through {
with a campaign on the Metro fea-[.
tures for a new shot of excite-}
ment,

Of course, a different course will
be followed for the new Crosley
outlet in Indianapolis, WLW-I,}
which bows Sunday (15), There}
the debut will be marked by thé
Metro. unreeling, with WLW-I}:
scheduling two features daily. ‘ [|

Concurrent with the Oct, 26

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Crosley stations, “Honky Tonk”
has been selected for the premiere}

telecasting of the Clark Gable star-

date premiere has been keyed to
a regional promotion-ad campaign.

Robert Lawrence Productions, one of the bigger houses in the biz, is

Search is under the direction of Audrey Sammons, described as:

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39

WABC.TV’s Housewives Special’

Stone’s Daytime Saturation Sales Plan Seen Model

4

For Other Stations

en

Within three weeks after going, spot sales, and this plan was a rec-
into direct price competition to! 08nition of fact and an obviously
local radio with a daytime satura- | Successful counterattack to radio.
ocal. radio wi y “"+ “Housewives” also sells shorter
tion sales plan, WABC-TV, New spot announcements than one-min-

rated charges for the more expen-
sive programs and lower rates for

| sports events, educational programs

and other types.of programs. |

’ “Under such an arrangement,
the central switchboard or central
box office would be able to provide
separation of payments between

‘Wednesday, September 18,1957

~ Inside Stuff—Radio-TV

The election of Andre Meyer (Lazard‘Freres) and Paul Manheim
(Lehman Bros.) to the RCA board, along with NBC president Robert
W. Sarnoff, last week, is not to be regarded.as a move for any -new
financing of the Radio Corp. of America. The board was increased

st BS

of sports events, educational insti-.
: tutions, the tv station and the op-, man David Sarnoff.
: erating-company.”
| System was conceived by Solo-
; mon Sagall,-a pioneer in television
‘and one of the founders of Sco-

‘some time in the future.

producers of programs, promoters | from 14 to 17. Both downtown banking houses have long been inter-
ested in RCA, and its principals are personal friends of. board chair-

Young Sarnoff’s election to the parent company’s board i§ seen
by some as a precursor to his eventual “moving upstairs” to RCA at

4

“York key for ABC-TV, had at-/ utes. . ; Phony, Ltd., of London, of which
tracted 13 sponsors and a cash} Blair-TV, station rep for WABC-.; Skiatron Electronics and TV. Corp.

‘OSs - ; TV, is reportedly making an effort | iS an outgrowth. Sagall is now an.
Bross of $305,438 in contractually to ‘extend the sales pitch to its’ American citizen living in New

-7 . e

commiited time. It is seen possible | other stations as a means of con-: York.

that the selling blueprint, devised !

: testing radio. Campaign goes be-:
by WABC-TV chief Robert Stone,| ‘og pians represe g

; : representation of: . 9 e.
will have a point of reference forictone ABC owned & operated. .
many ty stations across the country } outlets mo : y um in it
thal are hurt by the successful | I " 280 one-minute spots were | aa‘
saturation sell of radio.. n all WABCTY ty the rr:
Stone printed a new rate card sold by | ~fV in the Pas ; oe
‘ prin’ ‘c. day period. Adell Chemical, -Gen- ; |
at the beginning of September, of- eral Foods, Columbia River, Coca! ™ all ® » WE
fering 21 one-minute spots a week} Gj, Sealey Mattress, Ex-Lax. | 3 aS
in any of the daytime film pro- ‘ ’

43 | Zenith, Warren Connolly tv dis- Washington, Sept. 17

grams on the station, at the price!; yy 77. ‘ ees . on, ep - id.
of $1,008 for non-preemptable buys tribhery. soley ake. ara ean ‘ With Howard K. Smith and Rob-
and $798 for 21 spots that were} .oots or adjacencies. Internationa] . ett Pierpont shifting from London
jnon-tixed this (preemptable). ie oe | Latex, in a straight cash :deal (La-;and Tokyo, respectively, to join
: _ i P 2 ' J ' ° » . .
a par with that of the leading ra-' tex deals in barter elsewhere) | the CBS news staff here this week,

ron bought 28, seven above the usual: 4; twork will h doubled its.
, : be-! g sua)! the network will have doubied its
Sides ty despite Fe eee naiin'g{amount. Two newest, Kraft and news coverage irom the Capital,
alleged ‘strength, still reaches a’ Station ; Via radio and tv, in the past year.
preater audience. ‘has room for a total of 375 spots a: Web Washington ‘staff of news
oe ae Special P lan tr callie | largest for network coverage.
° enot i ! Three new radio programs ori-
i ; . a , ginating here started this month.
the 21 in the non-preemptable sina S
package, and $338 for the preempt- Pay TY Writers On Sept. 2, Bill Downs began a
than Iowest rate for Class C time _ " , p.m. sponsored by Miles Labs.
on WABC-TV’s “7/14 Plan.” The!As for subscription video, screen, ‘Yesterday (Mon.) George Her-
count selling plan until the “Spe-|last year provides for reopening on} 8:30 sponsored by. Mayflower
cial” was devised. minimums and credits, but also| Transit Co. “Also,-at 9:45 p.m.
wae disco lan for his present, both branches are draft-| news analysis. sponsored by May-
building Pum chews, P which have | im& demands in this field, but vot~| flower Transit.
7:30 ayem until 5 p.m., is the best | branch, since reopener is under its i five-minute segment on tv on the
way not only to compete with ra-! Contract. Douglas Edwards news show at
otherwise be borne sustaining. members will vote on live tv pact | Washington coverage to this pro-
In the first 10 selling days, the modifications. Also on agenda.are : gram.

i Bissell, each bought 21.
lweek under the plan. | broadcasters now totals 12, the
down to $48 per spot for each of | :
able kind. Unit cost is 509 less|——. continued from page 21 acca: T4lly five-minute newscast at 2
“7°14” was the station’s chief dis-: minimum basic agreement reached; man began a nightly newscast at
It is Stone’s contention that} Permits discussion of toll-tv. At) Eric Sevareid started a five-minute |
been slotted at various times from{ing will be confined to Screen! ajco yesterday, Smith started a
dio but to sell cellutoid that might| On other hand, only tv-radio | eae pm. adding five minutes of.
new setup brought in 11 advertis- proposed revisions of the screen |

'¢ounts’”’ campaign,

| York,” contemplated as a “See It

The CBS Foundation, web's agency for granting of educational and
charitable gifts, has struck close to home in its latest grant. Foundation
this week granted $10,000 to the U. of Washington’s School of Com-
munications for the preservation and reference-cataloguing of historic

CBS Radio broadcasts.

Universtiy has.in its posession some 4,800 disks of CBS Radio pro-
grams, amounting to around 1,200 hours, given to it through the years
since 1937 by KIRO, the CBS affiliate in Seattle. Disks contain broad-
casts of speeches, news reports, features, reports from overseas (es-
pecially during World War I). Under the grant, some 3,452 of the 15-
minute disks will be transferred to tape, and a reference catalog will
be prepared.

Project will be supervised by Prof. Milo Ryan, of the university’s
school of communications. He’s due to return to Washington this fall
after a year’s leave of absence atthe Educational Television & Radio
Center. at Ann Arbor. ~

Veterans Administration and the radib-tv industry have kicked off
the campaign for the National Employ the Handicapped Week on Oct.
6-12, and apart from the customary scripts, slides and features the VA
came up with a topical angle. Referring to the complaints of stars and
producers that there isn’t enough guest talent to go around in the up-

-coming season, the VA came up with a list of top performers who’ve

-been physically handicapped and can point up the campaign.
. Included in the list of performers who overcame physical disabil-
ity to reach the top are Alec Templeton, Connee Boswell, Johnnie Ray,

Jane Froman, Jimmy Savo, Al Hibbler, Marjorie Lawrence, George

Shearing, Sammy Davis Jr., Herbert Marshall, Paul Muni, Doris Day,

.Kay Starr, Peggy Lee and Eddie Heywood. VA urges producers to use

these performers to spotlight the “it’s ability — not disability’ that
This year’s chairman for the public information committee is NBC
News director Bill McAndrew, with NARTB prez Harold Fellows kick-
ing off the campaign to stations; Thomas D’Arcy Brophy, board chair-
man of Kenyon & Eckhardt, who handled the advertisers end, BMI and
SESAG, who distributed special scripts to subscribers, and the Ad
onneil, ‘

E. B, WHITE SEG FOR
‘SEVEN LIVELY ARTS’

E. B. White’s “Here Is New

| Fadiman, Paxinou, Others
Set for Second Series In
NBC-TV’s Educ’! Project

Second series in the NBC-TV
Educational Project is due to start

Now” project a year ago, is now

ers, six of them on a non-preempt- contract; report on sale of theatri-

able or fixed positioning basis. If
the various contracts are renewed
after their first cycles are over, it

will mean several hundred thou-

sands of dollars more than $292,-
000 in gross revenue to the station
for daytime telefilm. Weekly
“Housewives” take is now at-$11,-
500, that’s with the addition. This
past week of Kraft and Bissell
Sweepers.

Though he did not detail it,
Stone said that with 13 sponsors,
the station is making a distinct
profit on its telefilm shows. He
noted that the saturation tv plan in
his Class C time was definitely no
giveaway, particularly in the New
York market, since few if any of
the local stations were actually
able to command anything like
their printed card rates for straight

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cal films to tv; vote for a 3% in-
stead of current 1% assessment in
this area; spec writing; negotia-
tions wiih agents; building pro-
gram; and the planned WGAW vid-
series.

Teleglobe

m=——e Continued from page 20 =e

box office. This Teleglobe method
!results in still. further simplifica-
tion in the operation of pay-tv,
since coin boxes and the attendant
problems of collecting their con-
tents from the home as well as
the need for attaching to the audio
wire of a decoding or actuating de-
vice is completely eliminated.
“The entire method of recording
the programs have been viewed,

\the accounting of them and the
billing for them, is done by the.

central switchboard or central box
office” .. , which... “could re-
cord either a flat monthly charge
for each. subscriber, or, if it were
deemed desirable, could adjust the

tof the Metropolitan Educational

being adapted and filmed as one
of the upcoming “Seven Lively

| ye : 6.
Budapest String Quartet | of, the, upcoming "Seven Lively
teams have been filming the tele-

TY Bow Set for Oct. 21; vision adaptation ot the book for
* . ur the past five weeks and will spen
Gratis Stint for META two more weeks completing loca:
tet tion footage in no less than
m ee Budapest String Quartet wi separate sites throughout the city.
Oct. 27, in a one-hour program on| “Here Is New York” segment is
WCBS-TV, N. Y¥., under auspices| being handled by associate pro-

ducer. Robert Northshield, with
Robert K. Sharpe as director, An-

Television Assn. (META). Program:
is .one of four one-hour shows
which META will produce via
WCBS-TV facilities this fal] on
Sundays whtn the station is
‘blacked out of the CBS-TY pro-
fessional football coverage.

- Famed quartet has consistently
turned down television offers, but
is making tbe hourlong appearance
gratis on the basis of a contribu-|
tion to educational ty. Richard
Heftner, META program director,
said that the show would be done:
as a musical rather than a lecture
offering. A top musician or expert
will appear to make brief introduc-
tions of the music and the mem-

adapter and Richard J. Leacock as
photographer. Filming, some 50,-
000 feet worth, covers everything
from Broadway to Harlem to
Chinatown and Greenwich Village.

Andy Rooney Tapped

Vet tv scripter Andy Rooney
has been handled the plum “D-
Day”
“The Twentieth Century’ series.
Rooney. will write the D-Day Nor-

drew J. Rooney as the book’s!

For ‘D-Day’ Assignment

assignment for CBS-TV’s.

(a 10-week run on Oct. 28, with

such names as Cliften Fadiman,

actress Katina Paxinou and classic-_

ist Edith Hamilton in the “cast.”
Series will be piped to an ex-
panded network of 30 educational
stations, and .the web also hopes
to get some affiliates to carry it
Fadiman will be teaching mathe-
matics, a-hobby with the essayist-.
critic and a switch from the first
course where a math prof was in
charge. Misses Hamilton and
Paxinou will handle the Greek art:
and mythology stanza, which this
Season replaces the series on opera.
Other courses in the new cur-
riculum are a series on current af-
fairs, one on resources and con-
servation and the fifth on the In-

{ternational Geophysical Year. Left

out is literature (which ran third
in the mail pull; surprisingly,
world geography was first), .
resources and conservation series
ig intended as a continuation of
the world geography show. -
ee eer eel

bers. of the quartet, but the em-
phasis will be on playing the selec-
{tions in full.

The WCBS-TV-META arrange-
ment was-revealed Monday (16) at
the opening of META’S new Man-

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“D-Day: Buildup” and “D-Day: At-

tlon as
and varied

Rooney recently completed the
teladaptation of E. 3B. White’s
“Here Is New York’ for CBS’
“Seven Lively Arts” series,

| /at 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Content of the].

j-_ National Academy of TV Arts &

hattan studios, which will be used
for the production of live and
filed educational shows for airing
jin N. ¥Y. and elsewhere. The four |
shows on WCBS-TY, however, will
emanate from the station's studios. |
Other dates for the META shows
‘are Noy. 10 and.17 and Dec 1, all

three remaining shows isn’t set
yet. .

NBC Dickers Five-Year
Deal on Emmy Awards

Hollywood, Sept. 17.

Sciences is currently mulling offer}
of NBC-TV to continue Emmy
Award telecasts for next five years,
Hollywood ATAS prexy Harry Ac-
kerman disclosed at membership }..
meeting last week.

During Ackerman report, he
predicted “revolutionary” ap-|
proach to awards by new Holly-:
wood award structure committee,
headed by Wayne Tiss and Jack}
Webb. Details will ‘be forthcom-
ing at a future meeting, Acker-
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Morris Agency’ S Major TV Stake

Continued from page 21

the Frank Sinatra series, which: son, which is more than any other |
‘ will be on ABC this season. Under | agency has by far, William Morris
the deal negotiated by the Morris ' is repping in ‘syndication 20 tele-;
agency, ABC put up $3,000,000: in' §1med series that have already had!
financing of Sinatra’s tv produc-} their first-runs on the networks.

tion, yet the actor-singer has 100°C: Network tv-pix series repped by j
of the most expensive half-hour . the agency this upcoming season

| with A-R, was in‘at the beginning

aboard the Royal Sovereign, famed

hip, which plies the Th d — |
South-East coast on pleasure trips.| NBG Program Unit

South-East coast on pleasure trips.
ames Continued from page 31 ses

About 1,000 name guests from al}

facets of show biz will be hosted
speeches. Web brought in a total
of 61% of the schedule in new

iby J. Spencer Wills, A-R’s chair-
mian, and senior execs, U.S. scribes |
and- tv personalities will also be

guests. programiing, with the ire job

-T : | done in just six months, between

Associated = TeleVision, January and June. While they

didn’t say so to the affiliates, Sar-

noff, Kintner & Co. don’t want to

have to go through that again.

which,

of commercial tv in U.K., is taking
no active part in the birthday cele-
brations. A spokesman said:. ‘Since |

series in tv. today. The only obli-!

gation to ABC, if the series is a:
success, is for the network to get.
back its $3,000,000 financing.
Another example of the agency’s :
“exec producer” function was the:
early planning of a show for cli-
ent Danny Thomas. Morris agency ,

are “Danny Thomas Show,” “Peo-
‘ple’s Chaice,” ‘Wyatt Earp, ” “Jim
Bowie,” “December Bride,” “Tele-
phone Time,” Gale Storm Show,
“Blondie,” Loretta Young series,
Zane Grey series, Groucho Marx’s
: “You Bet Your Life,” “Life of
Riley.” “Richard Diamond,” Sinat-

brought in client Louis Edelman tra, “The Real McCoys,” “The Cali-
as producer, then brought in a: fornians,” “Dick and the Duchess.”
non-William Morris client, writer : “Trackdown” and “Aleoa-Good-'
Mel Shavelson, to help develop and | | year Theatre.” Latter six are brand |
create a show ‘idea for the comedi-! new sales fof the coming ‘season,
an, then finally put Jean Hagen, as | and interestingly, despite the in-.
Thomas’ tv wife, and director Shel-! : flux of oaters this semester, anly;
don Leonard into what evo:ved as! two are hoss operas; two are come-
a top comedy series. | | dies; one is anthology,.and Sinat-
Also ‘Real McCoys’ Series, - | ra’s fs both musical and dramatics.

In another illustration of this: New syndicated series repped by
type of exec producer function,‘ the agency are “Silent Service, |

Sarnoff also defended the web’s
policy of bringing in outside pack-
agers and producers by declaring
that (1) “whatever the extent of our
‘activity in the development or pro-
duction of individual shows, the
construction of the NBC schedule
is the job for which we are wholly
| responsible’; (2) belief of some
people “that a network's creative
activity is measured by the num-
ber of programs it produces, in the
house, with its own staff, *» is “a
|yery narrow definition.” ‘He par-
mame | alleled this with the “concept and

construction” of Rotkefeller Cen-
ter, where the architects developed
the plan, the builders carried it
forward, buying some components,
commissioning others and building

our programs. are all special we.
shall not be doing anything for the
‘occasion.” Following the return
of “Sunday Night at the Palla-
dium” last Sunday (15), however,
ATV hosted an after-show stage
party mainly for topline advertis-
ing execs... ..“the people who ‘pay
. the bills.”

ST _

bine Joba J)
ABC ‘Bandstand’
Continued from pare 21.

plicated by changing time ZONES,
ABC ‘competed against NBC’s 4 to
5:30 shows in much of the central
time zone, and against CBS’ 4 to 5
stanzas, ‘with the CBS affiis going

agency recently sought a sproperty :
for client Walter Brennan. Pro-;

ducer Irving Pineus had an em-!

bryonic series, “The Real McCoys,”
on which NBC had the rights. But
NBC coutdn’t cast it, so relin-
quished its claim. Morris agency ;
brought Pincus and Brennan to-
gether, and when they had a meet-
ing of minds, brought series to;
Danny Thomas for financing, then
sold the show to ABC. It debuts
this fall.

Producer Bab Sisk, another cli-
ent, had an idea for the “Wyatt
Earp” serles, 80 agency merged |
Sisk and Louis Edelman into one
company, then brought client Hugh
O’Brian into the setup to play:
“Earp. " All three today are part-
ners in what’s become one of tv’s;
top westerns. Similarly, Sisk and!
Edelman teamed this year to turn !
out a new series,
ans.” And same team has “Ad-
ventures of Jim Bowie,” with the
agency slotting Scott Forbes into
that one,

Morris agency also helped cre-;
ate elements of Dick Powell’s Zane
Grey Theatre, and arranged for
Powell, Four Star Productions and
the Grey estate to have joint par-
ticipation. Agency negotiated a
25°a participation for Peter Law-
ford, as co-star of Metro tv’s “Thin
Man" series. For Phyllis Kirk,

other star of the series, agency ne-
gotiated a deal whereby she will
receive an unprecedented 1500
of her original salary for reruns.
In addition to the 22 film shows
it is repping on first-runs this sea-

“The Californi- | [

RG BT eC IP

“New Adventures of Charlie
Chan” and “Trader Horn.”

Of course, the agency is also ac-
ttive in live television, and its
| shows in this field. include Patrice
| Munsel, “$64,000— Question,” "$64,-

000 Chaltenge,” Jan Murray's
| “Treasure Hunt” and his “Dollar
{a Second,” Garry Moore and Pave
‘Garroway.
Another strong facet of the
| Morris agency’s current biz is that
of termpacts in ty. Surprisingly,
tthe number of these contracts for
| writers, actors, directors, producers,
| et al., now far outnumber the simi- |
j lar deals it negotiated in the hey-
‘day of large stock companies at the
major film studios. This trend also
bespeaks the phenomenal growth
of the vidpix industry in the past
i few years.

| British Com'l TV.

Continued fron: page 21

rehearsal of the Haymarket’s next
| attraction, “The Flowering Cher-
ry,’ new play by Somerset school-
master Robert Bolt. Sir Ralph
Richardson, Celia Johnson and an
18-year-old youngster, Susan Bur-j
nett, making her West End bow,
will be seen in the Haymarket
story.

Margaret Lockwood and Dickie
Valentine stories will also rate
front-line stellar support with ap-
pearances by Sir Carol Reed, Wil-
liam Holden, Trevor Howard, Phyl-
lis Calvert, Leslie Arliss, Jack Hyl-
ton, Val Parnell, Tommy Trin-
der, Bruce Trent, Jimmy James
and others. Hosting the show will
be comedian Peter Sellers, with
stooge Kenneth Connor, and much
of his linking material will have
been, shot on the preceding eve-
ning at A-R’s birthday party. Hazel
Adair, Cyril Bennett and David.
Freeman have scripted the show,
Peter Morley directs film-se-
quences, Joan Kemp-Welch studio
shots and Peter Hunt produces.

Thursday night’s party, which
promises to. be the most glittering
shindig since Mike Todd’s “Around
the World in 80 Days” whirl at
Battersea Fun Fair, will take place

Med A DAYS TO

Fal Toye:

. score (Jack Benny faces “Sally”:

.|12.4 on his.Goy. Faubus interview,

113.7 for “The Web.”

| NBC’s “Encore Theatre.”

| shows when there’s a single spon-

- participating shows (‘Perry Como

S53 pe We RCREERET OTS BEESON” TIRE LEC EE

some others themselves, but with.
“the concept, the design and the
selection” being “their responsibil-
ity and creation. ”

P&G Back to Radio
Continued from pase 31 Qo

rets for a substantial hunk of |.
“Monitor” business:
Exact extent of the P&G order
isn’t certain yet—it will. be 40 .an-
nouncements per week for 52
weeks cancellable at the end of 13
weeks—because it’s not yet decided
how many of the 40 spots will be
for one minute, 30 seconds or six
seconds, The deal, however, is cer-
tain to exceed $1,000,000 in net
billings on an annual basis.
nrouncement will be ‘dispersed
throughout the weekday schedule.

Newport business. consists of an
order for. 10 “Fibber McGee &
Molly” and “Bob & Ray’ segments.
per weekend on “Monitor,” also a
52-weeker cancellable in cycles.
Coin amounts ao $520,000 net on
-an annual basis. It’s the new P.
Lorillard menthol-filter entry’s
| first major buy in network radio,

Other than the P&G order,. the
web’s affiliates session held few
surprises, The regular gripe ses-
sion was devoted to some affillate
charges of poor production work
at the network, with commercials
running over, etc., but by and large
the affils weré rontent with the
obyious upbeat in the web’s for-
tunes. As one

‘local at-5. In any event, full report
reads: ABC stations 5.7, CBS 3.5
and NBC 4,2.

Encouraged by the Trendex on
the new afternooner, which began
in early August and which lost out
last month on its first rating to the
other webs, ABC is already .con-
templating an additional. night-/
time format for Dick Clark,.who]
emcees the Philly show.

ABC, offering “Bandstand® for
$7,723 gross time and’ talent for an
alternate-week quarter-hour buy
over 26 weeks, has downed NBC's
“Matinee Theatre’ and “Queen
For a Day,” and CBS’ “Big Payoff,”.
Bob Crosby’ (before he gave way-
to “Verdict Is Yours”), and the
network's soap’ block. That was
in the east, on-the four-city Tren-

dex, where. the competition was.
matched off according to the regu-
lar network skeds. In the midwest

and southwest, which gave Tren-
‘dex its other rating cities, ABC
also bucked NBC's “Modern Ro-
mances” and “Comedy Time,” on
CBS, “Edge of Night.”

Trendex ‘Blackout’ ,

Continued from page 21

they claim is attached to the week-
to-week Trendexes. °

Be that as it may, here are some
early-season samples: .

Perry Como’s opening was 30.0
vs. 9.3 for the “Pendleton Round-
up” rodeo: special on CBS and 4.6
for ABC’s feature films. On Thurs-
day (12), NBC’s new “Tic Tac
Dough” scored a 9.5 in its 7:30
spot, tying ABC’s “Lone Ranger”
and topping CBS’ “Sgt. Preston’s” |
7.2. Next night, NBC’s new “Sa-
ber of London” was topped by
CBS’ “Beat the Clock” and ABC’s
“Rin Tin Tin,” 11.1 for CBS, 9.2
for ABC and 6.4 for NBC. On
Saturday, Lawrence Welk topped
CBS’ new “Have Gun,- Will Travel” }
by a 21.9'to 16.0 score (with NBC's
“Dollar a Second” a poor 9.2), but
succumbed to ‘the 9-9:30 “Gale
Storm Show” (with Pat Boone as
guest),. 19.0 to 183 (NBC's
“George Sanders Mystery Theatre”
got 10.6). \.

Sunday saw NBC’s new “Sally”
take the measure of CBS’s new
“Bachelor Father” by a 13.4 to 11.5

tails, not about principles.” Affili-
ates ended their session with a
statement reporting their “inter-
est and enthusiasm’ ‘in hearing of
the web’s “tremendous progress on
all fronts during the past year.”

Damm Reelected
== Continued from page 31 see

Ralph Evans of WOC-TV, Daven-
port; John H. DeWitt of WSM-TV,
Nashville; and Joseph. H. Bryant
of KCDB-TV, Lubbock,

At the NBC Radio Affiliates
meet a day earlier, five new mem-
bers were elected to the exec com-
mittee. Ray Welpott of WKY,
Oklahoma City, becomes vice chair-
man (under incumbent chairman

next week), . while Ed Sullivan
edged Stevé ‘Allen, 21.9 to 19.3.

Same night, Mike "Wallace Zot a

pa); Douglas Manship of WJBO,

vs 20.2 for “$64,000 Challenge” and
“Night before
in Wallace's first show in his new
Saturday slot, he got a 12.1 vs.

25.2 for “Gunsmoke” and 7.2 for and Willard Schroeder, of WOOD,

George Wagner of KFI, Los An-

NBC Station Breaks

-WBRE, Wilkes-Barre.

affiliate put it,
“There were complaints about de-

George W: Harvey of WFLA, Tam- |.

Grand Rapids. Holdovers are Har- |
old Hough of WBAP, Ft. Worth; |

' NBC's Cell--Matic

Not content with having told its
affiliates, the. agencies and the
press in patchwork fashion about
its. audience -recoyery during the
course of last season, and also no
little irked by ABC-TV’s claims. of
the past few months, NBC-TV laid
it all out on the line with an im-
posing array of statistics delivered
in a Cell-O-Matic ‘presentation on

[the final day of the NBC affiliates

meet in N. Y. Friday (13).

With sales planning veep Don
Durgin (who had participated in
the last ABC presentation, and
took. occasion fo swipe at that one
with a “how to lie with statistics”
crack), running the show, NBC-TV
mounted an impressive case for its
Octoher-to-June upbeat in night+
time and daytime programming.
At the same time, it cut ABC down
to. size with a ‘variety of meas-
urement. devices.

.Sum total of the NBC ‘case: DY
from a poor second last October,
NBC pulled nearly even with CBS
at night, leaving ABC in the dust,
just where itshad been at.the be-
ginning of the year; (2) from &

-| poor daytime second, NBC reached

and avyertook C8S in the daytime,
latest Nielsen giving it an 11%

dead during the 11-1 and 2:30-5: 30
periods; (3) with exeé v.p, Bob
Kintner spelling out the strategic
angles in the creation of the new
NBC nighttime structure, the com-
ing season ought to be a lulu in
terms of NBC’s growing strength.

Durgin made his analysis from a
variety of angles—placement in the
Nielsen Top 30 shows for all three
webs, Oct. ‘vs. June; number of
shows rating over 20, on a Nielsen
AA basis; number of shows reach-
Ing over ‘8,000,000 homes; average
nighttime share of audience; aver-
age nighttime ratings as compared
with a baseline of the three-net-
work average. They all showed
NBC in poor shape last October,
nearly even with CBS in June.

Albany—Bob Snyder left New
York Moaday night (18) via Air
-France for a six-week tour of Eu-
rope, during which he will tape
two daily three-minute reports for
newscasts sponsored on WPTR, Al-
bany, by Economy Appliance Co.,
waxed feeds for NBC’s “Monitor”

and “Nightline,” and record broad-
casts by Hal McIntyre’s Orchestra
at U.S. Army Air Force instalia-
‘tlons on the Continent, for. a Sun-
day afternoon ABC show.

BROADWAY
a eOn a

ot

Baton Rouge, becomes treasurer. | p=
Other new members are William | .
Grant of KOA, Denver; Kenneth |
Hackathorn of WHK, Cleveland; |

BVERY DAY
OW EVERY CHANNAL

|\BROOKS

a y COSTUMES

| gelés and David-M. Baltimore of |

Continued from page 31 Same

sor, since it’s an established prin-
ciple that the stations don’t get aj.
break. In multi-sponsored shows,
however, there are differences
among the networks (CBS, for ex-
ample, glves its stations a break at
the half-hour). NBC will do so on

DALTON

Show,” for example), but not on
alternating-sponsor shows and par-~
ticularly on dramatic shows. The
stations, as an. illustration, won’t
break during “Suspicion,” even on
! the alternate week when sponsor-
L tship ds split... Le ena awunawst

SEM ELA owe eS phoves TEMRE ERE eT eee OAT

1 a anlee

in New York

THURS,, SEPT. 19 11:00 P.M.—"NIGHTBEAT"
Channel 5
FRI., SEPT. 20, 8:30 P. M. — CARNEGIE HALL
at Emerg. Civil Liberties Comm. Meeting:
"Who Is Robert Rich?"

TRUMBO

’
Se eed
: ew. .
,

~~

“SALUTE TO SHOW BUSINESS”

_ Wednesday, September 18,1957

43

~~.

From -Lordon

ASSOCIATED-REDIFFUSION

/

announces a

celebrating two years

of television supremacy

with

Leslie Arliss Jack Hylton

Felix Aylmer Celia Johnson °
Albert Burdon Julia Lockwood
‘Susan Burnett Margaret Lockwood
Phyllis Calvert Mary Malcolm

Fay Compton Hugh Miller

Kenneth Connor Paddy O’Neill

Dame Edith Evans Val. Parnell

Sir John Gielgud Sir Carol Reed
James Hayter Sir Ralph Richardson
Richard Hearne Peter Sellers

Eileen Herlie Athene Seyler
William Holden Bruce Trent

Ronald Howard Tommy Trinder
‘Trevor Howard Dickie Valentine

Presented by
JOHN McMILLAN

Produced by PETER HUNT

i]
Originating in

_. ASSOCIATER-REDIFFUSION Studios
raDAy 20 sa

‘Directed by PETER MORLEY
and JOAN KEMP-WELCH

‘
: . . . . ‘ ’ . .

4A MUSIC

Jimmy Bowen (Roulette):

Jocks, Jukes and Disks |

. By MIKE GROSS

good hands. The combo works the

*CROSS OVER” (Kahl?) is arocka-; Duke Ellington mood piece into a
billy standout which Jimmy Bowen ‘ ‘fine entry.

turn into a hot shellac property.

Bob Stewart (Dot): “FI LOVE

“IT’S SHAMEFUL” (Planetary*) is} YOU” (Lowell+) is a fair ballad en-
another rockabilly item which will i try that’s built nicely by a rocking

attract attention.

of Joy ‘Capitol): “MA, HE’S MAK-}
ING EYES AT ME” “(Mills*) is a
natural for the hit lists. It’s a

|

piano backing and a likeable vocal. |
Marie Adams & The Three Tonk ' “HOMEY

‘(Lowellt) has. a friend-

ly tone and Bob Stewart gives it an

appropriate sound.
Bill Heyer (Cabot):

wild performance complete with! BER SONG” (DeSylva, Brown &

Marie Adams blues shouting and; Henderson*)

audience
band assists. “IN TH

howling. Jolnny Otis’ |
“IN THE [iE DARK"

|

gets an interesting
brisk reading. which makes it a
setup for jock and = juke play.

Best Bets

JIMMY BOWEN ....

CROSS OVER

(Roulette) ......cccccn lee rs Its Shameful
MARIE ADAMS ............ MA, HE’S. MAKING EYES AT ME
(Capitol) ..... Meek eee eee vee ak eee eee cece In the Dark
M. RAINWATER-C. FRANCIS ............ MAJESTY OF LOVE:
(MGM)... wee e eee nee cance eceece You. My Darlin’, You -‘
WILL CLAHE ORCH eececces LIECHTENSTIENER POLKA
(LOndOR) ccc ccaccecvcvccces »--.-ochweizer Kanton Polka
LOLA DEE ............00-:; «-.. WITH A LITTLE MORE LOVE <
(Bally) .. cc. cece wee eee - Careless

ee ee twee ee
‘

(Leeds*) is a solid sampling of the ; “CLOUDS” (Robbins*) has a warm

blues shouting technique.

Marvin Rainwater-Connie Fran-
cis (IGM): “THE MAJESTY OF
LOVE” (Hollis?) is worked into a
surefire click with the pairing of
“Marvin Rainwater and Connie
Francis who turn the hillbilly
flavor into a pop payoff. “YOU.

}sound and Heyer builds it inte an

-okay entry for pleasant deejay pro-

gramming.

Three D’s (Paris): “NEVER LET
YOU. GO” {Gretay) is a swinging
number that follows the familiar
rocking path. “BIRTH OF AN

NGEL” (Greta?) fits into the

A
MY DARLIN, YOU" (Geronimoy): rocking ballad ‘groove with religi-

has a lively hillbilly beat.

Will Glahe Orch (London):
“LIECHTENSTIENER
(Burlington*) is an infectious polka
item that will spin to a big pay-|
off even with the German lingo;
chorus. “SCHWEIZER KANTON :
POLKA” (BIEM) is a flavorsome
entry for the polka also with Ger- |!
man lyrics.

Lola. Dee (Bally): “WITH A LIT-:
TLE MORE LOVE”
is a nifty rhythmic piece in a slick |
blues groove with a honky-tonkin’ j
pieno to assure top spinning time. |
“MY ADOHE HACIENDA” (Peer?)
gets a new [lift from Lola Dee’s vi-
brant delivery.

Georgia: Gibbs (RCA Vicon
“FUN LOVIN’ BABY” (Amber*) :
has a pounding beat and a driving
form that Georgia Gibbs makes |
pay off. “I NEVER HAD THE :
BLUES”
thrush in a country blues setting ;
and she swings it out in top. style.

Ruth Brown (Atlantic): “SHOW |
ME” tMonument-Progressiver) is!

sure to be another big one for/}

Ruth Brown. She hits an impres-
sive beat that will click with the |
jock and juke trade. “I HOPE WE
MEET” (R. T.-Progressive*) is an-}
other strong rhythm entry for,
good spinning results. i

The Raves (Liberty: “IF I-
KNEW THE WAY” (Keynote*) is‘

a ballad in the rocking groove with

a vocal styling that’s bound to!
catch on. “DON’T BUG ME, ;
BABY” (Keynote*) is in the fami-;
liar rock ‘n’ roll groove but The ;

Raves give it an added toueh with |

a standout vocal.

Jerry Wale (Columbia): “PRE-|
TEND YOQU DON’T SEE HER”!
(Rosemeadow™) is a neat ballad:
effort which Jerry Vale works into |
& listenable side. “THE SPREAD- |
ING CHESTNUT” (Mergev? has ‘a:
pleasing ballad sound.

Lew Conetta (Decca): “YOU!
GOT ME CRAZY” (Tiara*) gives
. Lew Conetta a chance to belt out
a blues beat that will come off es-|
pecially well in the jukeboxes.
“WHO'S TO BLAME” (Tiara?) is a!
big ballad.

Mary Small (Coral):

BRUSH OFF” (Sequence*) is. x!

POLKA” [“SHAKE ME

(Jefferson*? j

(Acuff-Rwset) pws the ||

:

“THE:

cute rhythm item neatly handled j

by Mary Small.
{(Bourne*)
rates a new spin because of!
thrush’s top treatment. -

“ALL OF

Roy Hamilton (Epic:

“CARELESS” |
is another oldie that!

A SUDDEN MY HEART SINGS” |

(Leeds*) gets a big and dramatic !]

reading which should get this oldie «
some new friends. “I'M GONNA!
LOCK YOU IN MY

swinging mood and he goes about
it in an efficient manner,

Eddy Arnold
“LITTLE
(Gemini?) jis a lighthearted and ;
breezy item that will win lots of;
favor especially with the younger !
se

Calized with care.

The Gaylords (Mercury): “WAN. |

DERING HEART” (Massey*) has:
a good beat that’s worked into an/-
effertive slice by The Gaylords. :
“SATIN DOLL” (Tempo* is in’

HEART” |
(Ebyt) puts Roy Hamiltof# in a!

(RCA Victor): |]
MISS SUNBEAM’’?!]

1

“WHEN HE WAS YOUNG” i
(Trinity?) is a tender ballad yo-!

i

oso overtones as an added fillip.
The Lennon Sisters (Brunswick):
I RATTLE” (Colf-

“SEPTEM-

| And His CHAMPAGNE. MUSIC

LAWRENCE WELK

8rd Consecutive Year
Dodge Dancing Party
ABC-TY—Sat. 9-10 P.M.,.E.S.T.
For Bodge Dealers of America
Top Tunes ‘and New Talent
ABC-TV Mon. 9:30-10:30 pm, E.S.T.
‘Dodge and Plymouth
. . Coral Records
Thesaurus Transcriptions

seum}) is an appealing ballad with
an arresting lilt which the Lennen
girls capture effectively. “POCA-
HONTAS” (Olman*) is an Ameri-
can history lesson with a likeable
beat. —

Machito Orch (Tico). ‘NO
DOWN PAYMENT” | (Coliseum?);
title song of an upcoming 20th-
Fox pic, is set in an attractive
cha-cha beat. “ISRAELI SHA-
SHA-SHA"” (Patriciay) is an odd
blending of a Hebraic theme in a
south-of-the-border frame.

*ASCAP, + BMI.

_| hour one-man show put on by Jes-
{sel at Carnegie Hall early this

a Cohan, Anna Held,

Wednesday, Sepiember 18,1957.

| “50th Anniversary of George
Jessel in Show Business” (Cabot)
preserves a highly entertaining and
valuable autobiographical document
by one of the show biz’s canniest
and most colorful performers.
Smoothly edited to the running
time of a single LP, .this package |
is taken from 2 tapes of a ‘three-

year. Reminiscing about his five
decades as an: entertainer, Jessel
has Joaded his commentary with

personality vignettes, humorous
anecdotes, sharp ad libs and
‘a flock .of his) wellknown im-

pressions of and toasts to Eddie
Cantor, Al Jolson, George M.
and Gus. Ed-
wards, among others. For the few
who have never heard of his in-
numerable funeral orations, Jessel
has. also included his final encom-
ium to Al Jolson, winding up with
“My Mammy.’ - Jessel’s telephone
routine is also reprised. This set
is a warm anid accurate _Self-por-
trait, an excellent kickoff for this.
indie label's package program.

Men Swinging” (RCA Victor). Den-
nis Farnon, an arranger-composer.
operating on the Coast, has come
up with a flashy collection of
swinging tunes as a followup to
his clever “Magoo In Hi Fi” .pack-
‘age. This set showcases a solid: big
band in a series of fresh arrange-
ments. Besides original title song,
cleffed by Farnon, the album in-
cludes such standards as “Spring
Will Be A Little Late This Year,”
“Lover Come Back To Me,” “Why
Don't You Do Right,". “Isle of
Capri” and others, winding up with
another Farnon original, “Resume.
Speed.’ ”

RETAIL DISK BEST SELLERS

Dennis Farnon Orch: “Caiition, |

| jays and home Sets.

Album Reviews

Doris Day: “The Pajama Game”
(Columbia). Big b.o. for WB’s “The
“The Pajama Game” already hag
been indicated on. film’s . initial

‘showings in key areas which ‘will

mean clicko counter sales for Col’s
soundtrack set. The energetic and
tuneful score of Jerry Ross and
Richard Adler has been tracked for
full values and with the Doris Day
leading the way, it can’t miss.
Frank Sinatra: “Where Are You”
(Capitol). As far as the packaged
goods business is concerned, ~Si-
natra is synonymous with sales.
His latest, in a string of clickos for
Capitol, consists of a romantic
repertoire of evergreens fashioned
with care by arranger Gordon
Jenkins, who also conducts the
erch here. It’s the first album-
pairing of Sinatra and Jenkins and

it begs for more.

Jeff Chandler: “Sings te You”
(Liberty). Jeff. Chandler handles a
song with determination. He’s got
a likeable voice and a savvy of lyric
values and goes about selling ’em
in an ‘attractive way. He's at ‘his
waxing. best when he tackles such
familiars as “With My Eyes Wide
Open I’m Dreaming,” “TH String
Along With. You” and “Lbet’s Get
Lost.’ The cover photo of Chandler
can't help but win the femme fans.

Ray E Oreh: “Ellis In Won-
‘derlend” (Columbia), Ray Ellis is
an imaginative and inventive ar-
ranger. Probably the best sampling
of his work has been packaged by
himself in this album grouping.
He's worked the mood music and
the dance tempo rhythms into an
attractive sound blending that keeps
the sides from falling into an “each
number sounds alike” ruf. It’s a
solid programming item °C dee-

TOs.

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sellers based on reports ob- s}1@}8in = S| & Hl S]s 2 Elal4rl2 Bl S1;6 [Pp] B] oO.
tained. from leading stores in | Silsai/s/2)}Bislgie FIS,RISIM le lelsis 2i|Als| T
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wk. wk. Artist, Label, Title ziaimi@la rales SlalAloiAl=elsiMialeialdl s
| DEBBIE REYNOLDS (Coral) - . ”
1 1 Tammy ~.........0.....-.0e0eeeees 2 1 4 -1 1 2 4 3 41 2 #1 2 4 0 22 2 150
JIMMY RODGERS (Roulette) . - °
4 Honeycomb .............-- pee cscs eene 3 . . 38 6 1.3 4 8 1 2 5 3 1 3 112
PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par) . ee
3 2 Diana ...............3--: a tew eee ce s - . - 2 8. 5 1 2 1 5 1 7 3 1 3 .. 108%
~ CRICKETS Branswick) 7 - .
4 3 That'll Be the Day......:...:.......8 10 2 6 %7 4 4 1 6 2 § 8 *«. 1 110 4 14104
JERRY LEE LEWIS (Sun) - . .
5 6 ‘Whole Lot of Shaking........:....... .. § 3 10 5 5 - 6° 3 . . 3 2 5... 62
RUSS HAMILTON (Kapp). . ~ a
6 9 Rainbow .......2.. 0... ccc cece ee eee eee 5 8 2 6 5 6°. ee 7 6 4 10... -- 10 9 54
JANE MORGAN (Kapp) - . . Oe . . —_
i 7 Fascination .........0......cue ee weeee ce 3 1 2 8 +,. 10 10 7 9. “ 2 ee «ee 41.
JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) =
8 11 Chances Are ,............. 00200 c ces we. 5 3 5 ‘oe oe “os 8 - 4 coe ee) 6 le we BT
JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia)
9 § It's Not for Me to Say........cc00c00. 45 7 #8 - 3 7 -- 6 24
PAT BOONE (Dot) . . To
10 24 ‘Love Letters in the. Sand....... wares Toone as 4... ve we be ae ae - 8 ve «2 FT .. E 23
_ VICTOR YOUNG (Decca) °
1] Around the World. ee er vre seen eu memee ‘os 6 ee 2 . ve aa . ee oe ° op; ee 3 ee oe oe oe . 22.
BILLY WILLIAMS (Cora)
12 10 Gonna Sit Right Down.. te a e eo ® ee 9 7 ea e oe 8 ee ee » 5 e 8 8 ae se 21 .
_ BILLY WARD (Liberty i oo ie
138A 23 Stardust ee em ee eee ne eon renner veeenteans 8 . a . e ° ee 93 ov oe es "e e 4 ee. ee ° § oe 18°
BOBETTES (Atlantic) © ° - o
13B 8 Mr. Lee ne ee ve ae e oe ee 9° .. 7 9 ee 4 oe ee ee ee ee oe e 8 184
DELLA REESE (Jubilee) ne
15 19 . And That Reminds Me. Beene eds eene > ee. 4 ~ 1 7 ee se iid ‘eo ee eo ae ee e¢ ee ea e 17.
GENE VINCENT (Capitol): . , .
.16 16 Latta Loving whee eter cece aan oanwe ee ee q 7 ° ae we es ee ee oo ee ae 3 ee oo es o-» ee ea 16 °
_¢ MANTOVANI (London) 7 oO “ot , .
WA 20 Around the World. eee ane re sae Cee wawe of ee ae ° « ee ne 4 . ee 8 10 . ee oe oe 8 . 14
SATINS (Ember) 7 . 1
17B To the Aisle ee s ae “eo ee ee ee 8 oa 5 ee ee on tee ve ee ae’ oe oa we 147
~ CHORDETTES (Cadence) - - oe
| .19 e Just Between. You & Me. Se a oe vs oe ae ee- ¢e wot a 6 ‘ve ee eo 9 oe es ae oe oe ae 13. *
TONY BENNETT (Columbia) , oe, .
204 22 Middle of the Island... 00... oc. ce eee ‘6 e se ea 8 .. oy. oe ee ve oe 7 oe ee ee ee ‘#o |. we ee te 12%
VIC DAMONE (Columbia) © , ° —— —
20B Affair to Remember:..:............65 0.7 Se ce ce ne ee ge ce ne ot te oe oe we ee oe 12
BUDDY KNOX (Roulette) . a — —
22 2. Hula Love Sete eee eee ror ewer annees eee en 9 ae. 9. e ee we ee ae ee ee 8606 we e eo ‘ee. of ae "ee £ 1}
NAT KING COLE (Capitol) a : .
33 15 Send for Me wereee ere beeen eave , ea eg asee 4 ° 9 . es oe 10 » ee e ee aa as ae ‘oe we 10 8
PAT BOONE (Dot) _ a
i 244A 12 Goldmine in the Sky .. «eet oon ° soem aene ae oe 3 . * ee oo 8 oan os oe -. de ae we ce ee ee oe ae 9.
TUNE WEAVERS (Checker). . _. . — ; ot " ~ |
24B .. Happy, Hapry Birthday: ‘Baby... wee eal 20 : ee os PC ye aA gr fa wet ee be ee as >

“‘Stereophonic sound is shaping up

as the. next big merchandising’ pe:
‘for the disk-phono-tape recorder
industry. James M. Toney, vice-

vision said, at the dedication of the
company’s Cambridge; O., plant,
last week, that “certainly. stereo-
phonic sound is the direction in
which we are moving. ” Since thése
systems require two separate
speakers, he said, “we can expect
-the average ‘amourit spent on high-
fidelity per customer to increase,”

.. Meantime the high fidelity mass
‘market, which began to take shape

around five’ years ago, has boomed].

home-music sales, covering disks

and ‘phonos, over 200% since 1953}.

with consumers expected to spend
over $1,000,000,000 in this field next |
yéar according to Toney.

The 200% growth of the home-
music field was compared by Toney
to the overall spending for recrea-
tion which went up only 17% in
the same period. Sketching the
batkground. of the hi-fi boom,
Toney said that “in 1953, sales of
hi-fi instruments were so small, we
didn’t keep score.” In 1954, sales|
were $43,000,000; in 1955, $85, 000,-
000; nd in 1956, $177, 000, 000. This
year, the hi-fi industry. expected to
top $300,000,000. -

Following is Toney's breakdown
of estimated business for 1958: -

Packaged’ hi-fi epee ee tO 000
Disks, tapes ..... ,000,000.
Standard phonos .. 140,000,000
Tape recorders . 120,000,000

Total ......... $1, 067,000,000
Sales of hi-f” components will
swell this total’ even further, but
- Toney said he had no reliable sta-
tistics on which to base an estimate.
Victor's Camibridge plant has
almost. tripled in size during the
past year to keep pace with the
market. The plant will produce five
hi-fi “Victrola” models and all of
‘Wictor’s stereophonic sound sys-
tems as well as all of the standard
phonograph lines and the hi-fi tape
recorders.
Toney pointed ‘out that while

(Continued on page 46) >

Monte Carlo Trademark
Suit Vs. Roulette Spins
Again in Coast Court

Los Angeles, Sept, 17.

_ Trademark. infringement suit of
Monte Carlo Records against Rou-
Jette Records. and local distrib Abe
Diamond is on again, after Federal
Judge Ben Harrison reversed his
previous ruling that Roulette was
not doing biz on the Coast. Judge
‘Harrison’s new ruling. permits Rou-
lette to be sued in local Federal
Court. .

Last July, defense had argued,
and Judge Harrison agreed; that
Roulette. operated locally solely
.through indie contractors, who
‘pressed disks, printed labels and
distribbed tecords. on Coast on a
subcontractual level. However, in
arguments last week, attorney Ar-
thur Katz, repping plaintiff J eseph
Koss, c claimed ‘that this. is
the “traditional”. way of doing biz
in the disk field, an argument
which Judge Harrison then upheld.

Trademark which Koss’ Monte
Carlo firm ¢laims was misappropri-
ated is gimmick in which Roulette
wheel numbering, which’ is du-
plicated around edge of disks. |

Monte Carlo is. asking & perma-
nent injunction against Roulette
and ‘distrib Diamond, an accounting:
of profits, and triple damages,

Palitz to Coast

Morty ‘Palitz,. artists & reper-
toire chief at Jubilee Records,
heads for the Coast tomorrow

op

(Thurs,) for a series of recording ||

-sessions .with- Walter Scharf, - Carl
Ravaza, Kirk Stewart ‘and ‘Henry

He'll stay on the Coast for about
‘10 days_ returning: to’ Gotham~in
time for the diskery’s 10th anni

. mn at Danny's Hide-A-Way Sept, i .

soe cote
* ts “fo Sere ome.

Wednesday, September 18,1957,

Dot Heading For

Sale Over $1 10.0, 00 Marker in 8) | ara ; 1 tN2 ms

. Look Ma, Na Hands

The virtually obsolete prano-
player has come back for an
indefinite stay at The Speak-
easy, \uew saloon in New
York's Greenwich . Village.
Owners Jim Paul Eilers and
Dick Besoyan, have collected
close to 150 piano rolls which
include “Nola,” “Dizzy Fing-
ers.” “Tet “A ‘Smile ‘Be. Your
Umbrella” and a Victor Her-
bert’ medley for continuous
performance which begins at
3 p.m. for cocktails.

The Speakeasy (the “Joe
sent me” password is not
needed for admittance,) is go-
ing legit in its upstairs ‘room
next month. On. the agenda is
a revue, penned by. co-owner
Besoyan, tagged “In. Your
Hat.” The pianola, irtcidental-

ly, is called‘ “Trivisible Irene.”

$10,000,000 in 57

Dot Records will hit a $10,000,-|

000 sales gross in 1957. That's, Dat
prexy Randy Wodd’s estimate in a
report to Paramount Pictures
which acquired the diskery last
April.
_ It will mark the seventh consecu-
tive year that the diskery has
dcubled the previous annual take.
Wood’s report revealed-an increase
ofmore than 100% ih single rec-
ord sales for the first six months
of ’57. as compared with the same
period in 56. He reported that |
8,887,453 single units were sold as
of June 30. this year against 3,790,-
442 units sold during a similar pe-
ried. the previous year. Album
sales for '57 went five times ahead
of the 56 rackup.

‘New artists who joined the Dét
roster this year ~ include Tab

| Hunter, Bonnie Guitar, Carol Jar-

vis and Nick Todd, prother of Pat
Boone,

Wood launched the Dot label in
1950 in Gallatin, Tenn. He moved
his h.q. to Hollywood in ’56. Wood
has continued to head up the op-
eration after the Paramount buy,
serving aS a Paramount. veepee
and Dot prexy.

.

up .off the floor.
| dange biz is not. back to. the hey-

j ber National Ballroom : Operators

next week (23-25) at the Park
| Sheraton Hotel? reports that most:

.| gross of over $20,000,000 in ad-
| missions alone with over half of.

‘bring in a similar’sum, but cost of
deducted |.

Ce ee ery

The ballroom business is getting
‘Although the

ory e ee

; noticeable upbeat and in wome.
‘eases a doubling of last: year’s

revenue,
Vie Sloan, prexy of the 500-mem-

Assn., which meets in New York

ballrooms have had a 10% to 100%

‘| boxoffice improvement over last’

year in the past. sunimer alone.
NBOA members account for a

this going to 1,000 local, regional
and name hands. (Concessions

the services must be
while the admission money, less

4 taxes, goes entirely to the oper- }

ator.)

“Repeats of tv shows. this sum-'

Mer may have been an important
factor,” Sloan admitted, “but I
personally feel that tv’s hold is he-
ing’ loosened and the wives are
eager for more than tv and a bot-

tle of beer in their living rooms.”

Sloan, who operates the Pla-Mor,
Lincoln, Neb., added that tv view-
ing {is getting more selective now
and a wife swants to get out at
least one night a week to show off

her new dress, and mingle with’

people. |

R. E. (Dac) Chinn, operator of
the Crystal Ballroom, Fargo, N.D.,
said that some of his returning
customers were just plain “getting
tired of tv.”

Sloan pointed out that bands like
Lawrence Welk and Lester’ Lanin
are the best salesmen for dancing
because they have a definite dance
tempo. “What we need is a dozen
Welks,” he said. “The operators
want to keep this sKyward trend

(Continued on page 46)
Jeri Southern Exits
Decca for Roulette

Roulette Records continued its
pacting-spree last week with the
addition of Jeri Southern to the
roster. Thrush comes to the label
after a six-year tie with Decca.

Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore,

‘Roulette’s artists & repertoire

chiefs, already have mapped out a
recording schedule for Miss South-
ern which will inelude releases in
the singles and album fields. |

RETAIL SHEET BEST SELLERS

Indie Publishers Partisan to BY

who wanted to know what the pur-

| prise five platters, selling at $6.95

Want Voice in Music Biz’ Debat

As a vehicle to sound off in the
continuing debates over the music
‘business which was kicked off
some four years ago with the suit
of the 33 ASCAP songsmiths
jJagainst Broadcast Music Inc., a
group of publishers have set up a
new trade organization called the
Assn, of Independent Music Pub-
lishers, While not immediately
taking a position in the ASCAP
cleffers’ row with BMI, the asso-
and Jimmy, the Fabulous Dor- {Cciation’s leaders and organizers are
seys, by the National Ballroom | known to be generally sympathetic
Operators Assn., for their out- | With the BMI position in the suit.
standing careers in the musical |The association, however, plans to
world, providing the zenith in | take stands on all issues facing the
ballroom music, and everlasting | music biz, including amendment
-entertainment to millions. 1957” | of the Copyright Act and similar

Vox lo Debut | tts first meeting in New York
~16 rpm Disks

last week, temporary officers were
‘The wide circulation of phono-!

elected Until a constitution and by-
laws are framed. President pro

graph machines with four speeds,

including the 16rpm speed, is now

tem is Joe Csida, who has a BMI
generating wider releases of long also dual publishers. Representa-
ly adopted. The statement after a
been strangely silent throughout
said, “is detrimental to the music

Tribute to Dorseys~

Mrs. Theresa Dorsey will be
presented a tribute to her late
sons, Tommy and Jimmy, at the
convention. banquet of the Na-
tional Ballroom Operators
Assn. at; New York's Park
Sheraton, ‘hext Tuesday (24).

The inscription on the plaque
will read, “Tribute To Tommy

‘pose was of the 16rpm speed on
their phonos. Makers of automatic
changers have been including the
16 rpm speed on their machines
for the past four years.

The 16rpm disk process was de-
veloped for Vox, as well as for an-
other indie label, Prestige Records,
a jaz ouffit, by Dr Rudolph Van
Gelder, of Hackensack, N.J. The
16rpm disks, which run up to twa

iTrinity) as well as ASCAP «Towne)}
firm. Ralph Peer, head of the
Southern-Peer combine with dual
affiliations, is honorary v.p. Other
officers are Howle Richmond, first
v.p.; Jean Aberbach, second v.p.;
George Levy, secretary; and Dave
Dreyer, treasurer, all of whom are
longplaying disks. Vox ‘Records, an| °,

. . tives of 17 firms kicked off the or-
indie longhair firm, is kicking off] ponization with $250 contributions
a regular schedule of 16rpm plat-! per firm
ters next month in response to}, Keynote of the organization was
persistent queries from consumers} sounded by the “General State-

ment of Purposes” distributed at
the meeting but having no official
standing until the bylaws are final-
Teference to the MBI-ASCAP fight,
said that “literally scores of per-
sons, either as individuals, or: pur-
porting to speak for organizations,
have issued statements concerning
music, as it is written, recorded,
exploited, sold and traded today.
Music publishers themselves have
hours apiece, are understood to
have good quality. The disks will] the four years during which their
also ‘be bargain-priced in relation| product ard their businesses have
to the amount of music contained] become so newsworthy.”
in each package. Raps in the consumer and trade
Vox’s initial release will com-| press “to the effect that today’s
music is frash ‘as compared to the
music of years past,” the statement

per two-hour disk. In addition ta.
four longhair disks, there'll be one
pop. platter, titled “Around The.
World Around The Clock,” which is
a musical Cook’s Tour of seven
countries with a Pan-American Air-
ways promotional fie-in. Vox execs
Stated that following the,initial
release of five disks, there would

publishing industry. Certainly ef-
forts to create new, or alter pres-

(Gontinued on page 46)

Gayles Settles Row

b lar bi- t 1 . 1
The iérpim disks 47 will be handied| With Gale, Gets Back
through regular e channels

wth dealer reaction ex ected in a 50%, ;

couple of months, P Share mi Mutual
: Juggy Gayles, who recently sued

j his partner in Mutual Music, Jack

Gale, for hig share of the firm,

has settled the dispute out of court.

Under the settlement, Gayles will

get back his 50% of the publish-

, me , all ing firm in return for paying back
er . a aint s : 3 . =] ‘2 oT the $10,050 which Gale had paid
VARIETY . g 3 1d. lo. 3. a on 2 loart made by Gayles from Jo-
cob, Jo} se Si tof -b St. seph Diamon
ee ee Re eo
‘| obtained from leading stores in. slOlSle(Gizisia ais o Yr N. ¥. Supreme Court, Gayles dis-
| 12 cities and showing con |. | Jats ~ plese. ‘6. 2 ‘ rS aio [pctosed wat he had put up bis
parative sales rating jor this aSlElalElS 15 |e BS} S/S [7 [lite toon He claimed that he was
. . _ TRIS PETS Si Lil elbisi|s not given enough time to pay off
ASCA t BMI 3 le TH gy, e; oe 9 & | = {© [te debt by Gale and Diamond.
° T 1° : 3 & l 4 If i Sip While Gayles gets back his in-
- # = a 5 GVjalais = 2 v. Oo terest in the firm, he’s expected
e| | 5 T = J £ & Oo] 84 871] I to sell his share. In any case, he’s
, . “pay 3 g a {3 ¢ 5° 2 x SIS iN not returning to the firm’s manage-
This Lant Tile and. Publish Ee: : 5 P ° £ § 3. g : z Sig ment and will continue to work as
wk. - e and. o = 7 -
_ Wk. “wi : u cr gig. £| 3 8 glBig gi a B Ss promotion man for Jubilee Rec
‘lL 1.. “Bammy (Northern)............. 13 211 2 4 221 «i21 «1 76 OL ar ae RTA 7 ,
2 2 “*Around the World (Young)...... 2.1 2 38 2 1 2 1 2 3 #3 #2 108 PAUL ANKA S$ ‘DIANA
. 3 .3 . j¥Faseination. (Southern)......... cs. 8 2 3 38 38 8 ., 2.2 95 #+- ’
4A @ Middle of Island (Morris)...... . 5 7 4 6 9 .. .. 4£°5 #4 10 INTO GOLDEN CIRCLE
4B sC4: *Love Letters Sand {Bourne)..... 6 2 .. .. & oo. 6« «6h C8llCUB OO Paul Anka, 16-year-old Canadian
6 5 White Silyer Sands (Southern)... 8 .. . 5 8 9 5 7 7-3 6 .. 37 crooner, has moved into the golden
7 12 “Affair to Remember (Feist)...... 4.6 ......4 .. 4 6... 6... 3 | mo circle with his first ABC-Par-
| “*Gonna Sit Down (Chappell). 5. ee eS ee eee ane oe
8. C6 ppell)..... +. .. .» tt 4; “Diana” passed the 1,000,000 sales
9 13 {Diana (Mellin)..... wees es ee 7 5 .. 10. 4 18 © ark last week and Sam Clark,
0 i ~ *Honeycomb (Joy) se nesone coneee To ne BD ae ee ee ee tee ee jabel’s prexy, reports that the disk
11 ‘Rainbow (Robbins)............. 10... 6 10 7... seseeses 7. 15 | ee rolling at a 25,000 a day
it 8 __*Rainbow (Robbins)............. 10 .. 6 10 7 -. ee ee e
12-9 .*Not For Me to Say (Korwin).....-- 79... 5... . . . 9 +1 Dishery aiready has set plans for
‘BA 15 *Goldmine in the Sky Bourne), es 10 8 10 4) Anka’s next release slated for later

eae. ARP ER 22 Bled Bel

Bon Voyage (Atdnic PO Eonthos

counere

ed :
J UAL ADS wet ONS eee OF

this month. It will be a coupling
of “Tell Me That. You: Loye Me”
itfand “I Love You Baby.”

“%

MUSIC ____._ —,_—CMARIETY ee Wednesday, Sepiember-38, 1957 -

7 | |. British Disk Bestsellers — a
On The Upbeat Dima ete ama | Bands Got Em Dancing Again _
. = 4s ; : -.
apolis, to be followed by Pat Moran

}|. | (Columbia ,
Love Letters Sand ......Boone _——— Continued from page 45.5
. pantn,| 5ePt. 30, for two weeks . . . Bo
Sheb Wooley’s slicing of “Recipe Scobey band into Blue | Note here,

(London) movi stly £ ) lay better ter
it moving and they honestly feel that “because they play better tempos
pal aeartd crnando --- Duncan |, few new road bands that look than the big flash name bands that
nee: ae. ‘good, play danceable music and|are over-arranged and difficult to
for Love” is being Pushed ace ‘Oct. 16-20 .. . Osear Peterson Trio |. Island im, Sam v++e--Belafonte | fave'a little-ty or record exposure j follow. :
pop market fel db MGM Records} Set for Blue Note here, Noy, 13-24 | :
wesutton “Restaurant on First|>°° ¥ irst of seven jazz concerts set
“2 4 for Mandel Hall here, ite 3¢ with |

Cd Up vn aes! Presley before they tour, would do it.”. “What we need are bands with
Ave. launches an entertainment! ¢).. ammons, Tra. Sullivan, Phil

Mee D Well Designed Spots | tit the glamour of. the name bands of

.: eee . we! uring: Wor lar and. until| today, but the danceable tempos
inms oma,” Water, Water .....<-+-.-Steele | 194g anyone could hire a band and | of the local-bands,” Sloan said.

policy in early October featuring Woods Walter Perkins, Richard/ . (Decta} a

combos ard vocalists .. . Carmel! ap ons and Robert Cranshaw on| All My Heart ....,,....Clark

Quinn, MGM thrush, at the Bev-/iin’ “Teddy Wilson trio opens

-make .money, Sloan said. Now, the |. NBOA Agenda
. K {Pye-Nixa)
erly Hills Club, Newport, Ky., un-| 4+ Brass Rail, Milwaukee, Monday

operator must have a well-designed,| the NBOA meet will kick off
Paraly. oy Presley pleasant and efficiently run ball-| with a board of © ectors ‘huddle
t. 27... . Columbia Records . lysed ...... ot tuereee ley } will
pouring for Doris Day at Danny’s (23), for one week. (HMVY dir.

* {room with plenty of parking space} Monday (23). The following day
o ee Bye, Bye Love .......,-..Everly | 224 800d dance music to do busi-| at a general meeting there will be

Hide-A-Way tomorrow ae clay. (London) ee

The Paul Quinichette-Buck Clay- San Francisco

| mess. According to Sloan fhe. ayer- ‘talks by Eddie Rugg of the Boston-
Quintet opens at Cafe Bo- | Wanderin’ Eyes ........Gracie age cost of a new ballrogm- is| Record American and a representa-
fon Quinre’ ay x Karl (Fatha) Hines left The| ~(London).

$200,000 but costs have varied : .

hemia Monday (23). ae terday (16) for. six senor ________| from $100,000 to $500,000. * Musigiaie rive amber eae be

Roger King Mozzian on a tour of Week Europe an aye with Jack ~~ ™_ "Sherat “Hotel. DL Tom Archer, who operates ball-| elected to the: board of directors
deejays in the east an “Dancing | Teagarden’s band, Ralph Sutton’s Bros, at Penn-Sheraton Ho rooms in Des Moines, Sioux City}|and a report on the nation-wide
promoting his Decca LP rer taking over... Four Lads opened| ermias were there for a couple of|and Marion, Ia. and“Sioux Falls,|teenage dance program will be
on a Rainbow oy; Don d show{at the Fairmont’s Venetian. Room| Years «>. Bernie Armstrong, organ- | N.D., has built-three new ballrooms | given.
joined the (ru age ane’ Marx|. .. George Andros’ Fack’s Ii gets ist and bandleader who has beeD|in the last two years, while John Also on the agenda will be a
ast age ee reopoard at the Cafe| King’s IV Oct. 2, after Mary Kaye| living in Florida for some time, © |-Spence spent over $500,000 on his! panel of music industryites to dis-
took over ee night (Tues.) , . .| Trio, on Oct, 23 gets Bobby Troup, | DaCk in Pittsbur ge ine ee Veop | Surf Ballroom in Nantasket, Mass. | cuss how to keep the public danc-
Songstress Bette McLaurin is now}and shortly. thereafter gets Four) (or) Coomi.® oo, Ceiations’. . {oe Roseland and Arcadia ball-|ing (Phe panel includes : Carl
being managed by Eddie White. ..|Freshmen and Betty Reilly . . -|D\cntown now has a ballroom, the | 70ms in New York have also gone/ Braun, Commodore Ballroom,. Lo-
Fred Kelly orch is playing the Sat- Marty ‘Angel tha nest of the year Elks, in the heart of the theatrical | an enlarging and redecorating | well, Mass; Bob Weems, General
district, for regular dancing. It’s

urday night dances at Herb Mc- E . spree. .Artists Corp., for the band book-
Carthy’s Bowden Square, South- the Max Weiss's Pantasy h as signed being operated by ex-bandleader{| In the midwest, heartland of the | ers; Richard Maltby, for the band-
apenas Wes Parker, who also. runs the

ampton .. . Don Rondo, Jubilee 3 one-nighters, the wartime high was| leaders; Art Ford, for the disk
trooner, headlines the State The-| Royal Ballroom in the Wilkinsburg | three of four dances a week. After | jockeys; Arnold Maxim, a&r chief
district .... Joe Negri orch has suc-| tv took hold, it simmered down to| at Epic Records, for the-recording
one dance a week, but now it’s up| industry; Don Byrnes, of the
‘to an average of twice a week.or} Dance Educators of America, for
more, - the dance teachers, and a represen-
Bands usually: work the one-| tative of AFM.
‘nighters on a guarantee_and per-} On the closing day Wednesday
centage basis with the guarantee | (25), there will be a meeting of the
ranging from as low as $200 to as{ board of directors and the finals of
high ds $2,000. The bands can alsoj the second annual ‘NBOA dancing
get 60% of the gate which can run | championships at the Arcadia Ball-
as high as $5,000 on a single night.|room. Cash prizes and trophies
The local or regional bands of| will be awarded the winners of the
eight to 10 piecés are the best| all-around, waltz, fox-trot, polka
dance bands, Sloan pointed out,!and tango categories,

New York

Hartford, bill this weekend oe
(20°21) ... Chris Connor opens at P ittsburgh
the Peacock Alley, St. Louis, Fri-] George Morgenstern on tour with
day (20) for a one-week stay. ter-| Jean Shannon and the Brooks Bros. |
The_Hi-Lo’s eer a (20) for ,| a8 their accompanist and arranger . _ oo:
jude, eee stand. Chater S mee 2 Sophomore at | , Jay-Gee's Boston Distrib
“v . . meee atham College, is the -| Jay-Gee | cat”
Music biz marriages: Miriam! ist with Jack Purcell band... Ev- gurtlicce piecords whas Ser eae
Abramson, veepee at ‘tian ‘at Hilt erett Neill band back into the/to, for its labels in the New Eng-
ords, to Fred Bienstock, FA 2 d ‘ f£ Vogue Terrace for an indefinite land area. The Jay-Gee labels are
& Range; Joe Mathews, Ca ‘itol | Stay... « Ernie Neff, organist, play-| y nitee, Josie, Port, Blue Chip and
eastern promotion for aPrin: | BE first four nights of the week at|iiey’ B
Records, to Singer ean ecord.| the Bali Kea. in the daytime, he's ¥ os
Abbott Lutz, Columbia Records! - 7 automobile salesman... Ramon| Music Suppliers is headed by
sales staffer, to Eleanora Cataldi. | 5. dita Trio has replaced DiLernia | Harry Carter. .

{RETAIL ALBUM BEST SELLERS |—

ceeded the Tiny Wolfe outfit at
the Copa. __

Chicago
Al Belletto orch and Jerri Win-
ters this week open the first show
of new Lake View Club, Minne-

SS SS |

2

. “a Tf. B | i 3
Indie Publishers la z| {3 als 5 8
== Continued from page 5 See I. 3 a ~12 ¢ 8 a a (0 & 3 | a 3 3 —' 13
ent legislation concerning the mu- VARIETY —— ‘TS8t 4 z 8 s o & a} 8 | 5 8 3 2 >| 5 3 fd: :
sic publishing business is of keen Survey of retail ‘album best. “< “13 / a: po si81u/8 a a a a | uw | q}O) 2 Zl:
interest to us as independent music | sellers based on reports from lead- - CIS esl el Els 2(SlEISlelB{s]8 mia 0. |] pls13| o
publishers.” The statement de- ing stores and showing comparative sista g slei sisi 313 E S e12)2 g gil 3]& oh r 1
fined the organization’s “ultimate ratings for this week and last. | 4 Sia} gis mis hte C; alt A g1Siailé 2) eB e A
objective” as “to present the music | mis eles 18 M | on o/2| sie s}als]s [ $12 3 1,
publishing industry in the most fa- | | | a 0 | 5. 5 (| 4 1 eigia] | | z a] 3
vorable and dignified light to the {< Fj e 2 sii icisle z 2|* gq |e 3 5 3 a i é& P
public and to the lawmakers in le 21 i a ] 3 9 fel 4 ilels 2 | 1 14 8 i 3
Peon rortis, head National SlRlelelsleiSialalaSleiglel eae lelslelal x
Buddy Morris, head of E. H. Mor- Rating ‘: wt a Siaigzis E- is < z 5 & E a|3 5 | Ble] N
ris Music (ASCAP) and Meridian |] This Last _ EeIiSl(#218/8(8 1/3 Si; Ri 8] els} 2. Silk g§/ 2/5 §
Musie (BMD, stayed for pat of wk. wk. Artist, Label, Title _ yridi@> mini M@lIlOIMIE fainistdl Glelalarliwiarte Ss
the meeting but said that he didn’t || ———————————— ss =
feel he could participate in the or- AROUND THE WORLD (Decca) "» ;
ganization. Other publishers, be- 1 1 Soundtrack (DL eae oe 27 -- 2 202 1°91 2 1 1 1 =~ 3 i 4 3 2 3 3177
sides the officers, who were pres- ELYIS PRESLEY (Victor . e | ;
ent at the session were Lou Levy, 2 3 Loving You (LPM 1515)....--- a 9. 6 -. 7 4 1 6 8 3 2 6... 2.2 ~=2 4. 7. ~1:109
George Paxton, Sammy Kaye, Phi NAT KING COLE (Capitol) — j —
Kahl, Al Brackman, Danny Kes 3. 4 Love Is the Thing (W 824).......- 8 1 7... 5 38 2 6 1 5 7 38 4... Bi we 4 8B .. 101
Murray Sporn, Moe Gale, ein, — Di ; -
Herbert Marks and Paul Barry.|| , 2 MX FADR Lane ee). 1) nc Bou 54 7 6 4 ; 6). 6 1 1 6 5: a4t
Virtually all of the above have | FRANK SINATRA (Capitol Bs —_— = — |
dual ASCAP-BMI affiliations. 5 5 Swin 2 Affair (W 803) wees eecaee: 4 2 _ oe og. 7 5 es 4 3 3 ee 3 oe 5 ee 9 10 ee e 5 q ‘ar 16
In the general discussion, some 50 aaNY MATHIS (Columbia) a >
Behalf of BMI. ‘Others ip inendnen 6° 9 . Wonderful, Wonderful (CL 1928).. 7 :. 9 ; - 1 5 9 8 4 10 6, 1 3 4 64
alf o Me , , > —— : —
expressed reservations. and it’s ex- MANTOVANI (London) - a. . = .
pected that some of these may not|| _7 6 Film Encores: (LL 1700). -...- sien ++ 6 2 6.9 .. «. 10 2 5 6 3 8 3 1) Bone we 659
join the organization. Several doz- ‘ - KING & I (Capito) . oo - - .
en other publishers not preseent 8 (7% Soundtrack (TF 740) ....,...+:--.- ss 3 1 9 3. ee ne 10 Tasos tt ss ss 5. oe se 6 44
at the meet, have indicated a de-|j — ' ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp) ..... a . -, :
sire to, join. aoe, publisher alse 9 10 # Fabulous Fifties (KXT, 5000).....0.- -. 2 6-02 ne ae ee eet ee 8 ee we Bt, we ws 88
Bee ee eer ae ey rich “HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor) = | : =~
would conflict with Music Publish-}}.49 1@ Sings the Caribbean (LPM 1505).... 8 4 ..°10 .. 10 .. .. .. i. ee ee tee Te 3B one ee 2 8 86
ers Protective | Assn, 2 longstand- PERRY COMO (Victor) SS - : =
ing trade association of most of the || wee _* qaeey . ; i.
top publishers, General sentiment 11 19 We Get. Letters (LPM 1463) ‘- eee ~ 8 oo 3 3 ve ee ee ° 4 . ee . 4 o « ee ot 10 oe we oe 34
was that there would be no conflict FRANK SINATRA (Capitol) . 4 SE 1 3
and that both orgs could work to- : 12 ae _ Where Are You (W855) oer aoe aenee se . ‘ee de aoe oe oo _9¢ ow" ee ‘\ . ee oo we ee en on. ee ee . 2 . 26
gether on some issues. LESTER LANIN ORCH (Epic) - cos . , - .
I3A_11 Dance to Music Of (LW_334C)...- -- ++ ss Des ee ne Be en nes
rs JACKIE GLEASON (Capitol) . oo - "4 ; . = ” — , a
B oo . Velvet Brass CW 859 aeceoevee pasece ‘Se acs eo se ee ee oes ac ee oe ae ac. an ve Lee os oe . i
Stereo Sound PAJAMA GAME (cola) a ict ad
15 (22 Soundtrack (DL 5210).. ees ve aeeeer ve . 10 Se ee *8 oe oe | 5 ee ee oe 78 e* a 8 oe 7 td 9: § >¢@ 22

Gea Continued from page 45 ae

sales of standard phonos have held _-,,2 MARTIN DENNY (Liberty) ~ | o a | ge
steady at about . eh gio an 18 : 18 ae aoe ae — ° - . -- es : ~ ee - or 8 . we oe . oe oe ae oo ce ue oo — ad ¥ ee. a e I. - 5 s =. ed 4 16
nually over recent : s, he expects: KLAH apito , - , Ty -
a decline of about $10,000,000 in 17 7° Soundtrack (AO 595) see oe es s . eae ow ee. ep, . 10 ae. of eo 8 oe 9 ve ° ow “10. ° i. v? o_o. ve op. 10 ee at 15
1958 due to the hi-fi impact. He . NAT KING COLE (Capitol) .- . oe a Done
warned, however, against writing,|{ 18A .. This Is Nat King- Cole (T 870).:.. .. 5 ue we oe ee ee te we ee te ee te te ee te we ee cee «8
off of the conventional . phonos! - EDDY DUCHIN STORY (Decca) =; : - a ae . ~~.
since, as with radio, styling and\}18B 12 Soundtrack (DL, 8289) .......0.. +. +s ee ee Be ee te te 1D ee ne ee 8
features of convenience will al-.| —~———jpLIE LONDON (Liberty)
WTO find customers. {f18C'.. About the Blues (LPM 3043)...006 0. (ce ce ee eee ce Te ne ce Bae fee ce ee ee as ee we eae 18
oney said that Victor's new two-; : FRED WARING (Capitol) — —

speed machines, ‘which eliminate: - . ‘ ,
the 78 rpm speed, is an example of | 18D 15 Waring in. Hi-Fi (W B45)... ee ae se 1. oe : oe ee ee es ve ee os ae oe oe 5 4 ee oe ve es ee ee 13

meeting the market’s demands. Hel TENNESSEE ERNIE (Capitol) © J

said that the two-speed mechanisms! 22 17 Hymns (T 756) ee verewe 6 os. 98 ge, 08 se es 20 88 e838 «ee ef a y 8 95 08 ee ve 12

enable Victor to offer these instru- ERROLL GARNER (Columbia) . _ , _— eof. 7 ye

ments as substantially lower|{23A .. Other Voices (CE 1014)......,..... .. we 10 kee we ee oe te et Bink ee ne ee 1D ee ne ee ee TL
prices than a four-speed phono. TENNESSEE ERNIE (Capitol) " : — 7
Sales of 78 rpm records,” he said, 23B 23. - Spirituals (T°848) 2.0.2.0... .cecckb ice ce Pec wee ee we we tee ee ve we 1 © Bi avee ie eee 3. ee TE

“continue to drop every month
. ’ ROGER. WILLIAMS (Kapp)

showing that customers have beenifo5 14 Almost Paradise (1063) ce ccccuce oc an te te ew we Btw ce ue te ee ew eb we) Br Be Te ee’ 107

paying for a speed they never use.”’! ae ; ——, asmammeniemmsanmmenmesanniimamnmesmes’ eee een eee : eneniemreinemmen’

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and co-starring John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy, Jr.
with Reta Shaw, Barbara Nichols” .
musical -direction by Ray. Heindorf
an original sound track recording from the WARNER BROS.
presentation of “THE PAJAMA GAME,” a George Abbott and
roduction in WarnerColor —

50 MUSIC

Decca Corrals |

3d B’way Pkge,

Decca Records has racked up the
biggest score for Broadway original

cast albums this fall with three |
shows already set. Latest to be:
packaged under the Decca banner :
is “Mr. Rumple,” starring Gretchen ;
Wyler and Eddie Foy Jr., with

score by Frank Reardon and Jeff i]

Schweikert. |
Decca previously snagged the!

VARIETY Scoreboard

OF

TOP TALENT AND TUNES

Compiled from Statistical Reports of Distribution
Encompassing the Three Major Outlets

Wednesday; September 18, 1957

(ROSALIND ROSS HEADS

GAC’S NEW DISK DEPT.

Rosalind Ross has been named

manager of the record dept. at”

General Artists Corp. This makes

the first time that the agency will
have a record department. Al-
though the office has done a big
business with diskéries, there was
never a formal disk division here.

With the reorganization which
took place recently and with great-
er departmentalization of all divi-
sions, Miss Ress was. taken off the
cafe beat and put in charge of the
shellac shop, She’ll operate in the

° Iiaac subsidiary General Artists
{| Bureau.

Retail Disks Retail Sheet Music

Coin Machines
as Published in the Current Issue -

David Baker. TS

scores to “Carefree Heart,” with
score by Robert Wright and George.
Forrest; and “Copper and Brass,” :
with score by David Craig and

NOTE: The current comparative sales strength of the Artists and Tunes listed hereunder is
arrived at under a statistical system comprising each of the three major sales outlets enu-
merated above. These findings are correlated with data’ from wider sources, which are exclusive
with VARIETY. The positions resulting from these findings denote the OVERALL IMPACT de-
veloped from the ratio of points scored, two ways in the case of talent. (coin machines, retail
disks) and three ways in the case of tunes (coin. machines, retail disks and retail sheet music).

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SET thea AT ORir) een ees
the new cinerama production

“SEARCH FOR

PARADISE” » TALENT
Hugo Winterhalter and d Orchestra FOSITIONS
or Last
~ Robert Merrilf ®. CA. Victor Week .Week ARTIST AND LABEL TUNE RECIPE

FOR LOVE
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YOUNG

| Jack Pleis and Chorus
Decca Records
David Rose with Dean Jones
M.G.M. Records

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PAUL ANKA (ABC-Par.) .... weocceccoseees Dianaf

JIMMY RODGERS (Roulette) .........«.. Honeycomb”
CRICKETS (Brunswick) ....ssscceeseecsre That'll Be The Dayt
JERRY LEE LEWIS (Sun) ce cececcocesevee Whole Lot Of Shakingt
RUSS HAMILTON (Kapp) oo cic ec pescseons ‘Rainbow+

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Capitol Records

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R.C.A, Victor

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Robert Merrill =- R.A. Vict
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Walter Schuman Singers 1 1 *TAMMY—“‘Tammy & Bachelor”-F ..,.....sesecececsccneg ces Northern
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by R.C.A, Victor | 5 3 *AROUND THE WORLD—“Around World In 80 Days”-F eerasecs Young ae ;
MANY MORE TO COME iy 6 4 HFASCINATION—“Love In The 4 Afternoon”-F . cousescecsccceess SOUtherN an
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(*ASCAP 4BMI F-Films)

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Inside Stuff—Music

Lanny Ross “did am hour’s salute to Richard Rodgers Monday (18)
morning over WCBS, N.Y., keyed to the David: Ewen biography on the
composer which Henry Holt -& Co. is publishing this week. Ross, who
did the first concert of. strictly Rodgers. music, made it a point to tell
the publisher that he “was conspicious by his ‘absence’ in: the chapter
referring to similar concerts. Ross’ professional and: personal identi- |’
fication with Rodgers has been extensive over the years, including the
the title song behind the opening | fact he first introduced Martha Wright (“South Pacific”) ta the com-
dits, It will b ingle release, | POSeT: Singer is presenting an edited tape, sans the commercials, of
, credits, it will be a single release. | his salute to the songsmith to Mrs. Dorothy Rodgers. Latter, with Os-
Diskery hit it big in“this field j car Hammerstein 2d, did tv and radio guesters on the Tex and Jinx
with its ,Debbie Reynolds’ “Tam- shows.

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FORGOTTEN
DREAMS

Recorded by:
© LEROY ANDERSON (Decce).
‘@ CYRIL STAPLETON (Londen) .
© FREDERICK FENNELL (Mereery) |

“MILLS MUSIC, INC.

Coral’s Album, Single |
~ From 20th ‘Kiss’ Film

and
Coral Records is issuing the
He Y HLS {soundtrack set from the 20th-Fox
; production, “Kiss Them For Me,”
q with score by Lionel Newman. Me-
Guire Sisters; Coral pactees, sing

GENE AUTRY on Columbia TILL

THE ca SOLS ay a

my” disk which was also from the
i soundtrack of the pic “Tammy and
| the’ Bachelor.”

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SONGS FOR EVERY MOOD

JO ANN MILLER
-currently STARRING at
PALMER HOUSE, Chicago

ASSOGIATED BOOKING CORPORATION

JOE GLASER, Pres.

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745 «Fifth Ave.
New York 22, NLY.
Phone:
Plaza 9-4608

203 N. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, Hl.
Phone:
CEntral 6-9451

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407 Lincotn Rd.
Miami Beach, Fla.
Phone:
JEfferson 35-0333

8619 Sunset Bivd.
H’woed 46, Calif.

Phone:
OLympta 2-9940 :

. Composer, who is making considerable progress in his recent. hos- |
pitalization and rest cure, insisted that his biographer, Ewen, dedicate
‘the book “to my three collaborators: Lorenz Hart, -Oscar Hammerstein
2d and Dorothy Rodgers.”

. Tome has a 1,500-copy advance sale, about the same as Ewen’s :
biog of George Gershwin last. year, also published by Holt,

- ROGER WILLIAMS
Orchestra and Chorus

K197

Still another series on the music business is hitting the dailies ‘via:
a United Press. syndicated series breaking to subscribers today (Wed.)-
Three-part story, by Fred Danzig, overs the current battle between the

ASCAP songsmiths. and BMI in addition to other phases of the pub- |

lishing and recording businesses.

ABC-Par Gets Drop
On TV’s Wyatt Earp

‘Hugh O’Brian, tv’s Wyatt Earp, |
is moving into the disk picture via
ABC-Paramount. He's.

flavored tunes with the Ken Darby
orch and chorus backing. Darby,
incidentally, composed all of the
tunes in the package with. O'Brian
assisting on several,

Two of the .tunes. “I’m Walkin’
Away” and “Don’t Move,” are be-

ing culled from the album for.

already |.
grooved an atbum of western-

single release. The single is slated
for release this week with the al-|
‘bum, “Hugh O’Brian Sings,” sched- |
wed to hit the market three weeks

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Bob Kornheiser, sales manager
at Caderice Records, left on a Coast} CARE e ;
trek early this week, to huddle ean aii
with diskery’s distribs in Seattle, _ ee
San Francisco and Los Angeles. | J a a

He'll’ also meet - with a
Marx, who independently produces
albums for release under the Ca-
dence banner. Kornheiser will be
gone four weeks.

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Burlesque Has More Permanent:

Playing Time Than Any Other
Live Medium; 25 Weeks Available ssi.vSse.ar oi

VAUDEVILLE |

Mere Artists Takes ..
Over Sayre Agency

Mercury Artists Corp has ab-
| sorbed the Sid Sayre Agency which

/Shelley, who had been with the
Sayre office and who also went over.

Although vaudeville has all but started. organization of that indus-,to Mercury, will handle the cock-}

disappeared, burlesque houses are| try. In the past few weeks, the} tail department..

still going strong despite. censor-{ union has signed 15 houses. Among| Doris Steele has also joined
sv’ ‘nosition of many townsfolk,! them -are the Hudson, Union City;|™Mercury to work in the television
eanvenience as a political! Casino, Boston; Roxy, Cleveland; | dept.

football. Presently there’s about 25; Gaiety, Baltimore; Casino, Pitts-
weeks of burley time around the) hurgh ;Park, Youngstown; Town
country. It’s more playing time) yall,- Toledo; Gaiety, Cincinnati;

.
an?

has been in operation: for more}

than vaudeville has had in about) Gajety, Columbus; Geneva-on-the-|

Nobody Likes Presley

15 years.

Tiowever? burley conditions have
changed considerably. It used to be
that comedy was the backbone of
the circuits, then came chorus and
strips. Today, there are choruses

Lake, Geneva, Ohio, a summer op-
eration only: Gaiety, Detroit; May-
fair, Dayton; Bard, Miami Beach:
Follies, Chicago, and Palace Buf-
falo. Organization ,drive is. being}.
continued with the Hirst and Mid-

In Canada Except The

Kids; 1-Niter Hits 306
Vancouver, Sept. 17.

“These shows are a disgrace and

only in about three houses in the

of various kinds as well as comedy|$75 weekly, and principals get 4| after fining a seaman $250 for com-
teams predominate as the staples; $125 base. , mon assault. Incident océurred
on that circuit. Union officials say that a greater] during a melee .after Elvis ‘Pres-

The importance of the field has; amount of regulation vaude acts 1S|ley’s appearance at Empire Stadi-|

grown considerably as an act outlet} bound to be used in most of théese/ um here Aug. 31. The seaman was.
since the near demise of vaude. It’s; houses, because of the elimination| charged with assaulting a cop on
virtually the only kind of perma-| of chorus. The entertainment diet} duty in the stadium, where a crowd
nent live theatre in many major| will have to be varied. . {of teenagers broke through police
cities throughout the country. Its} Burlesque used to be an impor-| lines fo the stage. a

importance to many towns is seen tant contributor to the talent marts’: Vancouver Province writers also
by the fact that the censorship laws| since it helped develop a lot of | ganged up on Presley after his one-
passed by the municipality of] acts. It has served no such function|niter there, which grossed around

Union City, N.J., which forced the| within the past few years, but] $30,000. Feature writer Ben Met-|

country, and strips and- vaude acts| the situations, chorus minimum is Magistrate Alexander A. McDonald |

shuttering of the Hudson Theatre,| ynion is hopeful that it will resume| calfe wrote, “A gang moved into

last season, met with opposition! that status in time.

from the business community o
that town. They sensed the loss
of much commuter trade from New
York and elsewhere with the loss

of the burlesque house and evolved |.

a.formula which permitted. the
house to resume operation.

The American Guild of Variety
Artists has also sensed the inipor-
tance of that medium in the present
entertainment scheme, and has

BOSTON
SMASH HIT

THE GLAMOROUS NEW
HOTEL

AWE RR
. Show folks are raving about the
all new Hotel Avery. All new, large,
beautifully furnished detuxe rooms
with private bath and television.

Many Air Conditioned.
AVERY & WASHINGTON STS.

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“THE COMEDIAN”

The. Only Seal Menthiy .
PROFESSIONAL GAG SERVICE

THE LATEST — THE GREATEST —
THE MOST-UP-TO-DATEST

Now In its 85th .issue, containing
stories, one-liners, poemettes, song

double gags, bits,
Impressions and = im-
- personations, poltical, interruptions.
Thoughts of the Day, Humerovws
Views of the News, etc. Start with
current issue, $15 yearly — 2 years
$23 J years $46 —- Single Coples
$2.00 — NO C.0.D."s.

BILLY GLASON
200 W. 54 St, New York"19.

jogs, parodies,
Ideas, Intros,

= | (AMT) is working hard to make it |

veals that Canada, which in re-

‘ernment’s tourist department that}

Llearns, and this is paying off big

titles, hecklers, audience stuff, mono- I}

| Band,

|R. P. I. Field House Sept. 29.

\ish importation, on a 57-city, 14-
+ week tour of the
| Canada,

TOWN CASINO

Mgt. BILL MITTLER, 1619 Broadway, New York if

Mexico’s Tourist Assn.
Seeking Easier Rules
For Canada’s Trippers,

Mexico City, Sept. 10.
The Mexican Tourist Assn.
easier for Canadians to visit
Mexico, by allowing their entry on
tourist permits, instead of the pass-
ports, as now demanded. AMT re-

cent years, provided only a few
visitors down here now holds third
place, ranked only by the U.S. and
Cuba.

AMT said it has warned the gov-

unless it is made easier for Can-
adians to enter Mexico soon, there
is danger of considerable loss for
Mexico because people in: the
Maple Leaf country, who vacation
abroad during the winter season,
will favor Cuba over this country.
Cuba has practically no restrictions
on the entry of visitors, AMT

for the island republic.

AMT is pleased: with the swift]

airplane service between Toronto
and Vancouver and Mexico.. All

intensifying efforts to entice

'} Americans to visit Mexico during

the fall and winter. .Drive fea-
tures the great improvement of
hotel and other catering services.

BLACK WATCH AT R.P.I.
Troy, N. Y., Sept. 17.

The 100-strong Black Watch

Highland Dancers and

Massed Pipers. will appear at the

_ it will be the secogd date in the
college arena for Sol Hurok’s Brit-

United States and

CURRENTLY

Buffalo, N. Y.

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CP SDPO SD SEH A RESO Hed DENA DEK OSES eT ae wack at bebe weuewn

jour town to exploit $22,000 pre-

conditioned adolescents, hired our
policemen to stop anybody who

wanted to get tod close, then left}
with the loot and left the policet

and the kids to fight it out for what
was left—nothing.” . ’
“ Dr. Ida Halpern, music critic,
said, “The performance had not
even the quality of true obscenity;
merely an artificial and unhealthy
exploitation of the enthusiasm of
youth’s body and mind. One could
call it subsidized sex.” Les Weid-
man, entertainment . editor, wrote,
“It was planned artificiality at best,
and the gullible and truly worship-
ful Elvis Presley fans bit.”

Metcalfe added, “A girl, her
dress torn, was. carried screaming
in very real hysteria off the field.
Presley came forward, winking glee-
fully at his cronies, and started it
again ... Girls were punched, lift-|
ed. bodily back into the heaving
mass. Their escorts, teenagers like
themselves, threatened the police
.»~ On stage, Presley winked again
.-. It was. obvious that he was en-
‘joying himself.”” — |

Lawyer Sues Hawaiian
Nitery-Radio Operator

Honolulu, Sept. 10.
Her former attorney has slapped
a $15,000 suit against Shirley
Louise Mendelson, millionaire

. tourist organizations have started heiress who operates Top o’ the

Isle nitery and indie radio station.
KHON. Edward Berman, the at-
torney, claims Miss Mendelson has
refused to pay him for legal as-
sistance in acquiring the station.

the operation of her nitery.
Berman, among other points,

claims compensation for “conduct-}
ing successful negotiations” for]

Miss Mendelson. when “personal
and other difficulties threatening

-|the continuation of the night club”

were eliminated. City liquor com-
‘mission previously had threatened
to withdraw the nitery Iicense,

_ Hollywood, Sept. 17.
Claims by various members
have put agent Bert. Levey on the
AGVA unfair list. Action came
about two months after AFTRA
had similarly placed Levey on the
unfair list following charges by
members, me
James IL, Kelly,
AGVA coast topper Irvin P. Maz-
zei, reported that Levey must pay
off all outstanding debts and post
a- $1,000. bond before he can be

reinstated.

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|Bal Tabarin.

Jmmy Savo Set for |
One-Man Show in Tex.

and for advice in connection with}

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Wednesday, September 18, 1957.

Miami Beach Spots in Rivalry

For Tourists With Novelty Shows

Speakeasy’s Book Show |

An intimeée book-show, “In Your
Hat,” is slated for The Speakeasy,
a Greenwich Village, N. Y., nitery
starting Oct. 1. Included in the
cast will be Karen Anders, Jo Anne
Hill, Barbara Sharma, Bill Gra-
ham and Ken McMillan.

Cress Hewett, who did the “Shoe-
string Revue,” will do the staging
and Richard Besoyan is doing
musi¢ and lyrics.

Despite SRO, Lido In

Paris to Change Shows

To Keep Tourist. Biz
Paris, Sept, 10.

Though playing to turnaway biz
nightly, the present show at the
Lido nitery, “C’Est Magnifique” will
be replaced by an entirely new
show in mid-December. Lido. top-
pers Pierre-Louis Guerin and Rene
Fraday considered extending -the.
show to two years but because
most biz comes from yearly for-
eign visitors the ‘annual change
should be kept up. New show will
be named “Prestige” and again
will depend on big production
numbers showcasing unusual acts,

Guerin and Fraday have left ror
the U. S. and Far East to pick up
talent to round out their coming
show. Already inked are an acro-
dance team, Holger & Dolores, a
puppet att, the Alaria Ballet from
Argentina and a Steel Band from
Trinidad. A Calypso singer also
will be added. *

So the Lido remains on a yearly
show level.
also_plan to make the present

vaudé-cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, |. |

into one featuring a lush specta-
Cle. It will be-a merging of the

Bal Tabarin and the MR and will} .

naturally be called Moulin Rouge-

spring.

Dallas, Sept. 17.

Jimmy Savo will star in “Two A

Fair .of Texas, Oct. 5-20, Ramsey’
Burch, arena theatre’s managing

director, who signed the pantomi-|

mist, will assist in the presenta-
tion. Production will require a
large backstage crew.

It’s the first time in expo runs} _

that the arena theatre has offered
its own show. Normally the legit

house js leased for other shows
curing the annual
a s

3 ¥. e,

_New B'klyn Nitery
A new Brooklyn nitery is set. to
preem -Sept. 23. Town Hall will
open with “No Time for Squares,”
a revue headed by Timmie Rogers
which started last season, Show is
being recast this year.

Operators of the new spot also
run the Baby Grand, a Harlem
cafe, ; ° .

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FASBLLOUS PUPPETS
2ND. WEEK—EMERALD BEACH HOTEL -

Miami Beach niteries will com-
pete with each other along novelty
lines. The predominant influence
in the Florida resort among the
cafes is still the Cofton Club: Re-
vue, one of the most. successful
nitery ventures ever to hit the re-
scrt, and Benny Davis is currently.
working on a second edition of that
show. He's angling for such names
as Sammy Davis Jr., Eartha Kitt,
among others to head the: proceed-

‘ings, but nothing definite has been

signed. However, Davis feels that
there’s still enough boxoffice in
that name to carry this season.

¥. M. Loew, operator ‘of the
Latin Quarter in Miami Meach as
well 4s New York, is currently aim-
ing for Lili St. Cyr at $2.500 week-
ly to head: his show. Deal is on but

hasn't yet been finalized.

However, the major novelty is
likely to prevail at .the Cafe de
Paris,. formerly Copa City, to be
run by Lou Walters who recently
disassociated itself from the opera-
tion of the Latin Quarters in New
York and Miami Beach. Walters
will aim for many new twists in
cafe operation. He’s installing a
rain curtain, a,tank for ice shows
and a glass floor in his new em-
porium. By this device, he hopes
to achieve sufficient novelty to take
his customers’ minds off names.

. Walters says that under present-
day conditions, the use of names in
cafes has become prohibitive unless
there’s a roulette table to help the
operator. He’ll derive most of his
talent from the ranks of acts which

do not demand a first-mortgage on
‘the spot.

He doesn't want to hike
the costs of operation to the point
where he says it will force king-
sized raises in menu prices and
thus force patronage elsewhere.

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Wednesday, Septémber 18, 1957

Highbrow Edinburgh Fete Eyeing

Int'l Vaude Show for Mass Appeal

By GORDON IRVING

. Edinburgh, Sept. 17.
Vaude, the “Cinderella” of arts
in this annual cuiture-junket, - at
Jast looks like it will get an inning

at the- International Festival here.
Plan to stage a full week of inter-
national vaude acts has now
reached a fairly high level,

The idea is to assemble on one.
stage, for one week during the Fes- .

tival, a representative selection of
the world's ‘best acrobats, jugglers,
clowns, comedians, dancers, veutri-
Joquists, etc. They would come
from many different nations, in-
cluding the U. S. and S$oviet Rus-
sia. Europe, with its abundance of
skilled vaude acts, would provide
a useful quota.

The plan has been publicly aired
here by thé civie head of Edin-
burgh, ‘Lord Provost Ian A, John-
son-Gilbert. He said the “arty-
arty” people might not agree with
vaude being shown at the Festival,
but he thought ft was a thatter |

RAY ROMAINE
and CLAIRE
“Delightfully
Different”
Now
APPEARING
OLYMPIA
MUSIC
| HALL
Paris, France
Thanks to
A. TAVEL

Paris

Search For- Parents

3, Sylvia Edrich Leighton urgently need to
find my mether, Martha Edrich, whe feft me
in the New York Foundiiag heme In 1902. She
was living at 1600°-Third e, New York.
Mother was 26 years eld then. My father WIt-
Ilan Nortfis Lelghten, bern in Scetiand, was
“w song and dance man frem 1695 te 1958. He
wrete sengqe which he seid. outright te a Mr.
Ven Tilzep, He did an imitation of Harry
Lauder.
twe geAtiemen whe billed themselves as the
Australian- Bick and White Trle, comedians.
lf anyong knows of my parents or relatives ef |
theirs, please contact me.

SyiVIA "EDRICH LEIGHTON
2106 Chenevert Street, Houston, Tex.

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YVONNE MORAY
RED CHIMNEY

‘SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

MILTON DEUTSCH AGENCY
ollywoed - New York

JACK POWELL —
And His Educated Drumsticks:

ENROUTE TO ALASKA
USO: CAMP SHOWS

. (Ker Six Weeks)
(RETURNING OCTOBER 28)

He alse :traveled In the company ef

which should’ be given serious con-
sideration.

“It would not be’ detrimental to
the high ideals which we have set
in connection with our Interna-
tional Festival,” he said. “I be-
lieve that an artiste who can hold
the stage, as Many can, on the
variety platform is well worthy of
consideration from an artistic point
of view.”

Admitting he was probably
“making the fur fly,” he said that,
as chairman of the Festival Society,
he wanted to ensure that as many
walks of life as possible became
definitely interested in the Festi-
val. It might well be that, through |}
the medium of vaude, they would
increase that interest and thereby

“add to the attainment of a more

| universal understanding, not only
| between nations, but between peo-

ple in different walks of life.”

If the idea is adopted, interna-
tional vaude acts may have a. valu-| 4
able shop-window at the local Em-
pire vaudery in August, 1958, or
1959. The date, which would be-
come an annual one, ‘would be
|keenly sought after by acts and
fagents from évery part of the
world. .

A plan to stage sophisticated Fes-
tival revue at Edinburgh is also
being mulled: over. Artists of in-
ternational calibre are being ap-
proached and sounded on the ques-

tion.

This, too, would open up a new

field for performers such as Bea

Lillie, Hermione Gingold, Maurice
Chevalier, . Victor Berge, Danny
Kaye, Joyce Grenfell and so on.

, SET ALAN FREED FOR

B’WAY PAR AT XMAS

Alan Freed has been signed for

a 12-day stand ‘at the N. Y.° Para-
mount, starting Christmas Day.
Freed has been alternating be-

j tween the N. Y:-and Brooklyn: Par-
jamount Theatres during ‘the past

couple of. years.

In his recent stand in Brooklyn,
Freed did $140,000 of which he’s
said to have, takén’ out $79,000.
Freed pays the cost of the band
and show out of this take.

Tote Union Demands
- Judy Get Brit. Maestro

London, Sept. 17.
"Because the Musicians’ Union in-

{sists or a British: band leader to

direct the orchestra, the Rank Or-
ganization have signed Geraldo to
baton the Judy Garland show,
whick opens. a. four-and-a-half
-weeks’ run at the Dominion Thea-
tre, Tottenham Court Road, on Oct.
(16. Miss Garland, however, will

be bringing her own musical” ar-

ranger, as that is allowed under
rules, —

The show _will run on. a:once-
nightly basis. with the §tar appear-
-ing for 90 minutes - in eacl per-
formance.

~ VING MERLIN

LYNDA

cu RRENTLY

CANNES: CASINO. ”
_ FRENCH. RIVIERA *

~ "Die ¥ WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY

JOAN BRANDON |

“IS. THE GREATEST HYPNOTIST | HAVE EVER SEEN."
JOHN CHAPMAN. N. Y, Daily News.

“CURRENTLY.

| _ Modern Living Expesition, Jacksonville, Florida.

_ September. 14th . Ara and .

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Manchester, New. Hampshire: Heme shew

_

Sept 2529 |

-and AHan Walker,

|Joey Adams, Kelly. Head.
_ Old: Roumanian Preem
Joey Adams and Al Kelly have
been signed to head the new show
preeming at the Old Roumanian’s |
new Broadway location, starting

Oct. 9. Lillian Hayes is the fea-
tured turn.

‘The Old Roumaniah, operated by

Jack Silverman, is locating on the
site of the former: Iceland: Res-
taurant, and is regarded as-the first

major nitery addition te:Broadway ;
{to increase the flow of acts coming

in a number of years.

Tex. Supermarket Chain
Promotes Sales Via Tour
Of Names in 38 Cities
Supermarkets are again going in}
for free shows with admission be-
ing by ticket in exchange for. a
specified amount of cash register

receipts. The Furr Supermarket
chain, with headquarters in Lub-

bock, Tex., is currently promoting.

a name show which will give 38
performances. starting Oct. 26 in
Ft. Worth and winding up.in Albu-
querque Nov. 11. Promotion for
these shows has already started in
stores controlled by this chain.
-.Pacted thus far for the shows
are Herb- Shriner, Julius LaRosa,
The Hilltoppers, DeCastro Sisters
and the Jimmy Dorsey Orcnaestra,
now conducted by Lee Castle.
Other acts signed include Shari
McKim and Bud & Cece Robinson.

—Last season, Super Markets ‘Inc..

started this form of merchandising
with a series of name shows which
worked in various chains. This sea-
son, however, .the Furr chain is
doing this promotion on its own.
Roster, thus far includes. Odessa,
Abilene, Hobbs, El Paso, Midland,
Roswell, Denver, Colorado Springs,

‘Pueblo, Amarillo. and Albuquerque.

. Stores are exchanging one ticket,
for eaeh $25 in merchandise.

|‘Stores are further promoting this

show period by giving away 10
automobiles ‘in various drawings.-

AGVA ELECTS PRICE
PREXY FOR 2D TERM

Georgie Price was reelected pres-

lident of the American Guild of Va-

riety Artists defeating Cy Reeves
It’s Price’s sec-
ond consecutive term. Penny Sin-

gleton got the nod for the first!
vice-presidency over Archie Rob-}
bins; Joe Campo was named second |:

veepee, defeating a field of four
other candidates;

other seekers of that office; Joe
Smith (& Dale) was named tréas-
urer, defeating incumbent ‘Rex

Weber and two: others, while Sally |.
Winthrop got the decision over ||

Johnny Woods for post of record-
ing secretary. —-

National board. members elected
for a three-year term are Lenny
Paige, of Buffalo; Al Tucker, De-
troit; Harry Otto,’ Kansas City;

Joe Campo, ‘Philadelphia; Jackie |

Heller, Pittsburgh, and Dick Mar-
tin, Providence,

Senator Murphy, Rajah Raboid,

Archie Robbins, Frank. Ross, Karl |,

Wallenda and Sally, Winthrop.
Hover Asks Time For .
Ciro’s Reorganization
Los Angeles, Sept..17.
Herman Hover, operator of

Ciro’s, filed a petition in L. A,
Federal Court Friday (13) request-

..

ing time to reorganize finances of:
His restaurant, under the bank-|

ruptcy statutes. Ciro’s, according
to attorney Jack, Stutman, who
filed action, owés creditors ap-

proximately $200,000 and they are

threatening legal action-to collect.
He listed Hover’s assets in excess
of $600,000. _

Present: financial mixup, Stut-

disputed tax liens which resulted
in Hover’s liquid assets being

liabilities by WU. &.. Judge Ben
Harrison.

. McGuires. [ato Waldorf

Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y., starting
Feb. 10 for four. ‘weeks. Date as

Ht set by the William-Morris Agency.

Their previous cafe date in Ne

'} York was at the Copacabana..

{acts are making moves.

Joe Evans is].
{third veepee,. winning over three)

Candidates at
large are Henry Dunn, Bobby Faye, |

man reported, is due mostly to]

“frozen.” Petition carries approval
of the creditors, -Bernard.D. Flax- |.
jM™an, counsel. for a creditors com-
mittee, declared. Hover was given
110 days to file a sked of assets and

{] McGuire. Sisters have been pact- :
ed for their first stand at the Hotel

VAUDEVILLE 53

Traffic of Variety: Talent's Terrific

As Agents Keep

Churning Shifts

From 1 Booking Office to: Another

‘Talent’ agencies are currently
working on.a proposition ’ designed

and going through their office. The.
percenteries. are going under the

least 50% of the acts under con-
tract to various agencies that have
some cause for dissatisfaction. The
various agents are talking to the
more promising turns in the hopes
of getting most to switch.

As it’s now working out, the
larger offices seem to be working

assumption that. there must be "|

‘on the rosters of each other. One

of the most potent talking points
is the amount of service rendered.
the’ offices to the various acts. The
datedigger trying to make the
switch points out the lack of per-
sonal attention, the lack of a video
show or guest shots, and too fre-
quently expresses amazement at
the fact: that this particular act is;
working for so little money. ‘Be-

sides ,our office has: plans for you].
and you know we're much too big
to be interested only in the measly
commissions your present office is | §
now_ getting out of you,” is the;

coméon convincer.

Thé movement of talent between |
the various offices is reaching some

sort of peak. There is a lot of un-|;

SENSATIONAL! FABULOUS!

rest among acts because of unset-
tled conditions in many fields. The
nitery field is in always a state of}
flux. -Conditions in. video are con-}-
stantly on the move, and virtually
every. important | acts feels that;
rates a television series, All these
provide talking points for agents
from opposition offices and many
Traffic

of talent between offices is reach-
ing a-high point as. more dissatis-
faction is being circulated among |
acts, . .
Averages Out |
One agency may gain a few turns:
during a campaign of this kind '

HAS LAUGHS, WILL TRAVEL

FUTURE

but, eventually, it evens itself-—out,
and the only difference to the of-
fices is that they have ‘a new set
of personalities to work with.

There are some deterrents to this
flow, such as a contract. However,
most offices would rather release
an act than have a dissatisfied
client around. Some agencies are
also happy to get rid of some turns
because original promise didn’t pan
out.

In the end, many acts return to
their original affiliation, new offices
being unable to do any more than
the first one was able ta do. Some
turns have been changing offices
regularly, and some give 90-day
authorizations just to see how a
new affiliation would work out:
Meanwhile, the contract depart-
ments of the various offices, and at-
torneys of acts and agencies, have
become busier because of the study
of new pacts.

Some agents take the view that:
getting established turns to change
is‘far more profitable than build-
| ing acts from scratch, which seems
Ito be a basic reason for the pres- -
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“Next big ‘comedienne, Marge Cameron.

everyone,”

Her Presiey take-off flips |

HAROLD COHEN, Pittsburgh Pest Gazette
"Marge does a Presley that's better than the real thing and certainty
much funnier.”

PHIL STRASSBERG, N.Y. Mirror
"Devastatiagly funny girl.”

ARTHUR SPAETH, Cleveland News

"I suspect Marge Cameron could defrost a morgue. -

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NICK. KENNY, N. Y. Mirror

Her glib pres-

"Marge Comeron regarded as the next big female comedy star.”

: DON_HEARNE, Washingfon, D. C.~

“There were times I laughed se hard | missed some of the Iines.”

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H special."

New York |
Geeffrey Holder inked for Radio
City Music Hall starting Oct. 3

with film, “Les Girls” , .. Joan

Roberts pacted for a return to the

Americana Hotel, Miami Beach, in
March ... Eartha Kitt to repeat at
» El Rancho, Las Vegas, Feb. 25...
Larry Storch goes into the Fon-
tainebieau, Miami Beach, Oct. 15
... Mauri Leighton starts a stand
at the Red Carpet tonight (Wed.}
... Jerry Lewis to guest at a din-
ner for Israel Bonds at the Plaza
Hotel, tomorrow (Thurs.) ...
Johnny Melfi & Dick Towers head
the floorshow at the New Rowt-
manian, starting tonight (Wed.).

Vande, Cafe Dates

re-inked by Conrad Hilton Hotel.
here for the next ice show this win-

Rail here for four frames, starting

at Black Orchid Jr. Room here...
Lurlean Hunter toplining Negro
Achievement Day Show Oct. 14, of
Texas State Fair, Dallas.

Atlanta

| Pit’s |
Name Policy This Fall

ter . . . Al Morgan set for Brass]:

this week ... Ike Cole currently |

{into the swim, too.

New Nixon Tries

Pittsburgh, Sept. 17.
- New Nixon downtown. nitery
which has stuck strictly to produc-
tion shows since it opened last
February, has decided to go in for
occasional names to compete with.
the big outlying. spots. The high-
way cafes have been managing to
show some neat statements. lately

with people like Sophie Tucker, |

Andrews Sisters, Carmen Caval-
laro, Johnny Puleo and Billy Wil-
liams, so New Nixon is going to get

First of the marquee bait will be

Henry Grady Hotel Paradise} Don Cornell, who comes in Oct. 11
Room’s new show opened Monday] for a week, and management is

| (16) starring Hi-Lites, backed by| dickering now with Edyie Gorme, |

Myron Cohen and George Jessel.
Productions will continue, with
line of eight Craig Daye Dancers
holding over. indefinitely. New

‘Alex & Galin, European novelty

| act, with Erv. Hinkle’s band .., ,!
Anne Bouche, of Folies Bergere, is

_ Peggy King at Copa
Kay Brown has been signed to
Substitute for Peggy King at the
Copacabana, N. Y. Miss King
worked. only a few nights at the

spot and was felled by the flu and:
laryngitis. She attempted a come-

back ore night last week, but just| (U?

didn’t make it,

Miss King will play out her
Copa stand at a later date.

Chorus Wage Demands
Stall Sadler’s Wells

- London, Sept. 17.
A rearrangement of the program
for the first month of ne&v season

thas been forced on the Sadler’s:

Wells Theatre -because the chorus

| - Wednesday, September-18, 1957
{Kay Brown Subs For-

- House Review"

Apolle, N.Y.
Dinah Washington, Hines . Kids
(2), The Cfurts (5), Ocie Smith,
Slappy White, Eddie Chamblee
Orch (12); “Walk the Proud Land”

As a change of pace from rock
'n’ roll marathons, Harlem’s vaude

{flagship has an easy on the ears

bill this week topped by Dinah
Washington. Vet songstress, backed
by Eddie Chamblee’s band, does 2a

‘batch of numbers from one of her

albums tagged “Swingin’ Miss D.”

Sparkplug of the session, Miss
Washington can do no wrong here
whether she’s warbling “Teach Me
to Love’ or duetting “‘The More I
See You” with Chamblee. She also
demonstrates her versatility by

. . . Gitta: Landor and Varringer ) .
Trio comprise the show at the!Atlanta Biltmore Hotel’s Empire| Nixon was booked exclusively out
Polka Dot ... . Tilli Dieterle takes! Room, with Sonny Morgan’s band| 6f New York by Miles Ingalls first
over at the Wellington Hotel’s| providing tunes . . . Continuing: six months of its operation; now
Medallion Room, Sept. 25 .. -!the French theme, Club Peachtree|Don DeCarlo, a local booker, is
Dorian Dennis signed for the Con-| is starring Parisian exotic Nicki; agenting the 350-seat. room.
tinental Club, starting Sept. 27...! Parker, with Dick Broderick, com- ——————___—_.

Joe E. Lewis and Terri Stevens to edy-emcee, and | dancers Dottie] _ ; aa
comprise the show at th: in Ca-| Ann Cook an andy Cane . . ..|] -prrn
sino, Philadelphia, starting Oct. 21.| Desiree heads the list of exotics on’ HOP E 5 RECORD 1686

Lee Salomon has taken over the| bill at Clovis Club, which ineludes AT EASTERN EXPO
ihe William Morris Agency . . .| Buster Raye, who doubles as emcee| — - aa
Eileen Rodgers to the State The-! | | Exotic Kalantan is spotlighted} Bob Hope came through with a
atre, Hartford, Oct. 12 and 13 ...!at Imperial Hotel's Domino|new record during his three-day

joining singer Freddie Martell in thumping ~,out an instrumental

piece on fhe piano .accomped by
Chamblee’s sax. She wins deserved
plaudits,

Hines Kids, introed as “fresh
from Las. Vegas,” are no strangers
here. They reprise their snappy
hoofing for neat results, But a bit
in which Gregory Hines essays
some lip-synchimg to an offstage
recording is ineptly done and could
be eliminated..

‘Ocie Smith, who’s appeared at
some of Gotham’s better supper

has not so far ‘accepted the man-
agement’s offer of a $4.25 weekly
pay rise on last season’s fees. Brit-
ish Actors Equity has been holding.
out for a $5.60 hike.

The new season will open on
schedule Sept. 24 with the revised
program comprising one act of
“Cosi ‘Fan Tutte,” the second act
of “Samson and Delilah” and
fourth act of “La Boheme.” These
will be in place of the projected
revival of “Samson and Delilah.”

Hotel Waldorf-Astoria account at' dancer Jo Turner and comedian

Dusty Brooks down for the Twir j

Coaches, Pittsburgh, Sept. 20...
Maria Antina started at El Chico,
yesterday (Tues.) ... Allen & De-
Wood to the Statler-Hilton, Dallas,
Dec. 25... . Jackie Kannon to the
Chez Paree, Chicago, Oct. 3 on the
Tony Martin bill... Stella Brooks
returning to Julius Monk’s _Up-
stairs Room, tomorrow (Thurs.). ..

Tove St, Pierre, former Miss Den-| give an afternoon concert in Troy Maxwell, John: & June Belmont |

mark opens Sept. 23 at the Circus

Lounge, Sept. 23 ... Barry Sisters
*» set for second show at the Old

Roumanian, date not yet definite.

Chicago

Jeanne Wheatley pacted for St.
Paul, Minn. Auto Show, Nov. 27-
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i Ellington Plays Troy

Longhair Auditorium
Troy, N.Y., Sept. 17.
Duke Ellington’s Orchestra will

| Music Hall here Sunday (22) at $2
‘ley, area promoter of entertainment
sports attractions.
‘It is the first time a unit like
Ellington's has appeared in the
11.300-seat Music Hall—for years a
local center for the presentation

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| Vaughn Monroe to GAC.

, Waughn Monroe has moved in to
:the General Artists Corp. setup.
;Monroe had been scouting around
‘for an agency for the past month
_ after exiting the Willard Alexander
' office. He had been with Alexander

{for the past 12 years.

ifor a guest appearance ‘on George

* |} Gobel’s NBC-TV show Sept. 24

| and hits the road on a special two-
; week tour for RCA in his capacity
‘of “The Voice of RCA.” Other tv
| guest shots are currently being
lined up.

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1Granz’s “Jazz at the Philharmonic,”
{|| The RCA Victor crooner is set.

‘sition, Springfield, Mass., which
ended Sunday (15). Hope scored a
huge $168,413: despite bad weather
with 26,168 admissions being
clocked. Last year, Pat Boone head-
lined a layout that returned a
‘heavy $153,535.

Hope show included Marilyn

and Geri Gale,

, 9 3 . Fi .
Rock ’n’ Roll Troupe
Rolls Up 21G in Pitt
Pittsburgh, Sept. 17.
First of the rock 'n’ roll shows
here this season was a block-buster.
The Fats Domino-LaVern Baker-
Clyde McPhatter-Frankie Lymon-
Paul Anka package last week
played to 7,584 and a gross of $21,-
475 at 3,800-seat Syria Mosque’ in
two performances, Arrangements
are already being made to bring
back much the same line-up later

-in the season.
‘Next. coming up is Norman

which plays Mosque Thursday (19)
-but for one show only. -

Saranac Lake

By. Happy Benway -
Saranac Lake, Sept. 17. .
Bob (Melio-Larks) Smith had a
barbecue shindig and. going-home-
to-get-married party held in the
main mess. half of the Will Rogers
mospital. He also ended his ap-
prenticeship as a-motion picture
operator and is now a ‘member of
ithe LATSE and ready for work, He
{is marrying Elna Oliver, of the

4! Roxy theatre, Clarksville, Tenn., |

this fall.
‘Margaret Hagedorn, of the staff

of the Gotham office of Warner

Bros., was stricken with an acute

into the general hospital. She will
recuperate at the Will Rogers hos-
pital. :

Santa Claus has hit the Will
Rogers a little early this year and
handed down bills of good health

-buildings where catering outfits

| spots at prices they can afford. The

apepndicitis and was emergencied }

Other programs in the first month}

will include a revival of “The Con-
sul” and “The Moon and Sixpence.”

East Side Clubs

Continued from page 1

expensive eateries have cropped
up, and managements of large
firms are considering installation of
restaurants in the basements of

such as the Brass Rail Restaurants,
can serve moderate priced meals,
frequently at a loss to the em-
ployer. Many employérs have fourd

it difficult to hold onto many cate-4

gories of help simply because
there’s an insufficiency of eating

loss in the operation of restaurants
is absorbed under the heading of
employee relations.

One nightclub owner has told tal-
ent agencies that if prices and un-
availability of names continue to.
give him major headaches, he'll op-
erate as a straight eatery. As it
is, the Versailles, long one of the
top cafes in New York until closed

for tax-reasons, may reopen as a|:
j straight restaurant, although noth-

ing is definite as yet.

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|-Opening Sept. 26th

4 60 Eact Séth St.

“FASHIONED FOR LAUGHS”

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for three: weeks

clubs, wraps his baritone around a
quartet of tunes for a warm mitt-
ing. His volume is ample, his
enunciation good as he vocals

{three standards plus a_ noveity,
“Smack Dab in the Middle.” The

Charts (5), a so-so harmony group,

‘fail to excite in three fairish r ’n’r
numbers.

. Comedy slot is held down by
Slappy White who manages ‘to
amuse the customers with some
clean material—no mean. feat in
this arena, Chamblee, whose. putfit
comprises three rhythm, four. reed
and five brass, backs the show
nicely and doubles as an_ okay.
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ED SULLIVAN SHOW
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Opening Roosevelt Hotel,
New Orleans, Oet.-10,
for four weeks

Direction:

GENERAL ARTISTS CORP.

to Jack Norton, Arthur J. Slattery,
Frances Franks, ,Sonja SpieKer,
Lee Klimick, Elna Oliver, Frank
Lee and Bob. Cosgrove. They are
all a certainty to leave here this
all,

Herschel Riley, who is connected
{with the Great Lakes Theatre,

a ne ern perenne eet eee

§,a new guest.
i Write to those who are ill.

|Robbins’ New Tivoli Pact

Archie Robbins, currently at the’
Tivoli Theatre here with “Calypso
Capers,” has had his contract

;upped so that he will play at that
i stand for 16 weeks. i .
_ Contract now will have the comic

Come one

Tivoli cireuit,

Freddy Grant’s Carnegie Stand
Freddy Grant is set to perform

LN. ¥., concert Sept. 21, at the head
of a company of 35. _

+ Supporting cast will Include
Prince Rocky, Princess Antilla,
'} Count of Monte Cristo, Los Pon-
cianos, .

Carib imports. -""*

Bloomington, ill., registered in as}:

. Melbourne, Sept. 17. |

; doing 27 out of 29 weeks on the| ,

‘his third annual Carnegie Hall,|}

Alice & Hddie, and“other ||

Contact Via: ABE TURCHEN, personal friend
140 East Séth Street, New York

_ Musical Arrangements by WOODY HERMAN???

' Special Material by MOREY AMSTERDAM???
Thanks: Gold Coast Agency Assoclated Beesking Corp.
Miami Beach New York e
The DEEP RIVER BOYS

‘ $tarring HARRY DOUGLASS

9th International Tour

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EMPIRE THEATRE
Newcastle, fingland

Direction: WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY
Pers. Mgrs ED KIRKBY.

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"“’ Wednesday, September: 18,

PF. ee, wept.
: Hotel Pierre, N. Y.
Stanley Melba presents. “Cotil-
lion Strings” (9), under direction.
of Joseph Ricardel, featuring Sal-
vadore Terini, David Lester, David
‘Ornstein, Joseph ‘Spallino, AT Cic-
_ cone, Alex Rosatti, Samuel Lucker,:
Sasha Semenoff; Ed Shapley (bass),
Charle¢ Buckman (accordion);
. Josep Sudy orch featuring Marilyn
Mitchell; $1-$1.50 couvert.

Maestro-impresario Stanley Mel-
ba, who is also general entertain-
ment director of the Hotel Pierre,
-may not be completely happy with
the . curtailment of hfs Cotillion

*Room as a showcase for live per-}.

‘sonality talent, but the “Cotillion
-Strings,” new policy, may turn the
‘trick, This is not only the Ameri-
-can ro2d company of Paris’
famed fiddle joints — Monseig-
neurs, long the No. 1 spot, but of
Jate deteriorated, the. Sheherazade,
Grand Seigneur, Don Juan, Hermi-
tage Russe, Casanova; and Diner-
-zade—but may well evolye into
“the original cast.”

. Everything about the Pierre’s
Cotillion Room
-plusher. The atmosphere is clean.
and the policy clearcut—meaning
that: the price is right, instead of
the famed Paris tourist spots’
vacillating policy of 6,000 and 7,000
francs for obligatoire champagne
($18 to $21 a copy-of dubious vin-
tage in the country where it’s in
the backyard) and always with the
“fast hustle” for the refills. If any
tourist, Yank or overseas, wants
schmaltzy atmospheric music the

is lusher and |

1957

encumber theif ‘walkaround rou-

tities. Miss Montel scores better}

than par for her throaty pipings,
which. she helts with sufficient en-
ergy ta maintain the listeners’ at-
tention even to foreign lingo stuff.
Nevertheless. the. delivery is suffi-
ciently refined and suitable to. the
plush surroundings to avoid any
superfluous: ostentation.
enough left over to get a live re-
action on her rhythmic material
and her Charleston nuniber.-:
Jimmy Blade handles the back-
‘ing’ and dansology with his usual
aplomb, :

? .

Jane Morgan sets up shop here,

Oct. 18 ~ Leva

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Horace Silver Quartet, Helen
Merrill,- Slim Gaillard, Stan Free,
Oste Johnson, Wendall Marshall;
$3 minimum.

_ Max Gordon, a virtual neophyte
in the jazz, biz, has caught on fast.
After a successful run with a Chris
Connor-Dizzy Gillespie outing, Gor-
don has. held over madcap. Gilles-
pie and bolstered the bill with
thrush Helen Merrill and the Hor-
ace Silver Quintet. And for an

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Village ‘Vanguard, N. ¥.

Savoy Hotel, Londen
London, Sept. 13.
Georges Ulmer (with Claude
Norinand}), De Vet & Pat, Leslie
Roberts Dancers, (7), Sydney
Stmone and Hermanos Deniz Orchs;
$5.75 minimum.

Georges Ulmer is the-type of
comedian who gets the best results
in an intimate atmosphere. Playing
ythe -vast main restaurant of the
' Savoy Hotel is no. aid. to his talents,
! although it’s a credit to him that
‘his brand of humor projects to earn
{a warm audience response.
| His opening had been deferred a

couple of nignts owing to illness
and the Paris star ‘was still obvi-
ously suffering the after-effects of
a heavy chill. Nevertheless, he com-
mands attention with his shrew
‘satirical -materiaL. A variety of im-
‘pressions of how peaple of various
nationalities react after they have

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discovered they’ve lost their cash.

after calling for a check in a res-
taurant is boff comedy. The same
classification applies to his satire
on pictures dubbed into French,
which" he intros .under the title
“Hallo Dick.’’, Inevitably, as the
composer of the Gallic hit tune,

added -fillip, there’s Stan Free (pi-| “Pigalle,” he uses if to provide a

ano), Osie Johnson (drums) and
Wendall Marshall (bass) to lay
down a neat beat for Miss Merrill
and Gillespie. In all, it’s .a solid
jazz lineup.

‘Horace Silver’s bunch knocks out
a frantic beat in a hard-driving set.
The boys are sparked by Silver’s
work on the 88, hot but stylish,
and they each are given opportu-

sock closure to an “att which, al-
though not seen to best advantages,
is above average standards,

Also in the current layout are a
| juggling duo, De Val & Pat, the
| highspot of whose routine is some
‘nimble: work with clubs on a uni-
cycle. The gal member of the team
plays a full part in the act, perched
on her

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NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS

, ping : bit is out, making way for

some /adlibbing witn ringsiders.
Her avay with interrupters likewise
hits the. target even -better than
ever, if anything: - Customer who

requested “Ach Du Lieber Augus-|

tine” was told “Dies ist doch Min-
neapolis, nicht Deutschland.” And
when persisted she ordered him,
“Still sein!”)
. Upswept hairdo, lace gown and
‘white. mink. stole as well as
| Shoulder-length gloves that didn’t
‘come off even during pianistics,
‘are decorations.
i Routines includes much original
‘material and arrangements, and
i there are hit parade numbers, sure-
fire show tunes and perennial fa-
vorites. Mild ‘jokes sprinkled
among the. chirping and _ ivories
tickling found the house with her
all. the way.

But on this tour flutteriness fs

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fand direct-sell in, and there's less
:of the living-legend bit...
Accompanist Martin Freed held
jto band piano and with Don Mc-
;Grane and ‘his topdrawer orches-
!tra provides perfect background-
‘ing.: Murf.

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Royal Nevada, Las Veg.
, Las Vegas, Sept. 13.

|. Art Mooney Orch (14), Phyllis

‘Inez, Jimmy Grosso, Chase & Mit-

[chell, Sparkletones, Jack Melick;

: $1.50 minimum,

Good all-around variety enter-
tainment and good food represent

artner’s. shoulders while!a-co-billing that is packing the

rout and more pianoing. comedy

Cotillion Room is it.
While, of course, the fiddle| nities to get in some standout solo

licks. Art Farmer’s trumpet and

he’s moving around on his machine. |Crown Room here.. First. success-
The Leslie Roberts Dancers con-|ful full-scale “chuckwagon and

policy is- not entirely new to the
Gotham scene—Billy Rose even
tried if abortively at his Diamond
Horseshoe—and is currently a
boxoffice excitement at Chez Vito
and the Monsignore restaurants in
Manhattan, the “Cotillion Strings”
is the most elaborate. Then, too,
Melba has evolved an arresting
contrast with the Joseph Sudy
band alternating for the straight
dansapation so that, after the vio-
lins get through a set of romantic
Gallic, Latin, musicomedy or waltz
tunes, the upbeat tempos for the
hoofology accelerate things pronto.
Only extended violin barrage is at
the post-10 p.m. break “when. the
fiddles, en masse, officiate as the
relief orchestra with extended
waltz and tango sets, ‘

‘Joe Ricardel heading the string
ensemble is an ingratiating per-
sonality, ever-willing to comply ,to
requests, and he has in the above-
credited team a corps of. virtuosi.
who know their surefire medleys,
Alex Rosatti is highlv effective
with his. “Ariverderci. Roma’ .and
kindred Italo - American ballads.:
Maestro Ricarde! is,also no slpuch
with the emceeing and his own
chirping of the French hit. -pa-
raders. Sudy’s terp - compelling
combo has Marilyn Mitchell, a
cute looker, decorating the band-
sland between sessions, Ex-Glenn

ler (Ray McKinley) thrush was
a runnerup “Miss “Washington,
D. C.” in the 1955: “Miss America”
sweepstakes which certainly makes
sher one of the top lookers in band
vocalizing circles.

_ it may disturb some of the effete
patrons that the dinner clattering

competes with the -pizzicato artistry th

but that is an oecupational hazard:
once dinner is over and that 10;
O'clock - relaxation period ap-
proaches even the latest of diners
are rejaxed and as fully :attentive
as the “Cotillion Strings” deserve.
It was a matter of budgetitis
that this Paul Getty-owned hostel-
ry, through its board. decided that
“something new” might be tried as
an offset to the constantly pyra-
miding salarfes of such names as.
Hildegarde, Lilo, Celeste Holm,
arguerite Piazza, et al. The.execs
Observed that they “can’t compete
with Las Vegas salaries,” and it
looks like they may have some-
thing with his new policy. It’s cer-
tainly different in hotel entertain-
ment and one of the most relaxing
-rooms on the Manhattan scene.
Abel,.

Drake Hotel, Chi
- Chicago, Sept. 13.

Fernanda Montel, Jimmy Blade
Orch; $1.50-$2 cover.

At this time last year the Drake
instituted its current Camellia
House policy of. booking society
type thrushes with a continental:
flavor backed by Jimmy Blade’s
orchestra, Fernanda Montel was
the first of a series of Latino war-
blers, and she touches off the open-
ing of this season’s set of singers.

The Camellia House formula
holds pretty consistently with Miss
Montel piping Gallic - songs in
English, or English songs in
French, flirtations between the
‘chafiteuse and a set of balding;
ringsiders, and the presentation of

a bouquet of roses.
‘There are all kinds of pitfalls
for singers, who usually tend to be

a, encumbered. by.. the.-sympqund- f
ins as by*the Darrow gowns which }:

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Clifford Jordan’s tenor sax are
especially standout. In the reper-
toire are.such snappy ifems as
“No Smoking,” “Camouflage” and
a nifty, treatment of “Ill Wind.”
Miss Merrill supplies a nice
change of pace with a pleasing vo-
cal style that touches on the cool
groove. She’s got a lot of interest-
ing phrasing ideas and makes’them

hearted ‘People Will Say We’re In
Love,” the moody “Don’t Explain,”
the breezy “By Myself” and the
free-wheeling “Bye Bye Blackbird”
is a sampling of how she mixes ’em
up for an audience-hold that never
lets 4Ip. 7 ”
Gaillard continues to keep every-
body happy with his jazzed-up’ mu-
sical nonsense. , Gros.

Harrah’s, Lake Tahoe

’ Lake Tahoe, Sept. 12. .

Liberace, George Liberace, Jean
Fenn, Sid Krofft, Darius, Gordon
Robinson, musical conductor; Will
Osborne’s Orch: $2 minimum.* .-

With his first personally pro-
duced and directed package, Lib-
erace runs his show for 90. minutes
rand finds it hard to leave eve
‘after that. In a casino, which is

tomers back to the tables than
keeping them out of circulation for
an hour and a half, this is.a news
-event. He’s also being held over for
an extra week, anothér first at
Lake Tahoe. Added to the fact
that the summer season fs really
over,’it can only be summed up
at this is a pretty hot show.

Well paced, with Liberace him-
self In 80% of it, customers find
it hard to believe they’ve seen a
90-minute show. Liberace runs un-
checked in his fantastic glitter of
costumes, smiling consistently and
laughing with fhe crowd. He seems
intent on making everyone recall
how they may have laughed at him
or. ridiculed him, just so he can
make them change their mind
about him later.

.

_ By midway he has the whole
house with him as he runs ‘his
critics up a tree, slams Confiden-
tial and wonders why people take

offense that he smiles so much.

references to Confidential

Show opens with Sid Krofft and
his ynusual marionette act which
is technically amazing, His marion-

{ettes dance together, strip .and

generally perform tricks which it
would seem impossible to accom-
plish with a mere tug of a String.

Soprano. Jean Fenn, blond and
statuesque, gets quick respect for
her classical and pop selections,

Night,” which is the place for
Liberace to join her in a waltz.
George Liberace is ever present

lin solo. But later he not only talks
but even sings. .

presentation of Liberace since he
appeared five years ago in this area,
is his humor—sometimes cutting,
but most often pertinent and
clever. He takes a little more free-
dom in his Jate shows by his cracks
against Confidential.

Anyway, what many considered
a big gamble—Liberace, at the end
.of the season, yet—has turned out

all work effectively. ' The light-

more interested in getting its-cus-

Probably a little overdone are his |

such as “I Could Have Dariced Alt

and smiling and plays his own vio-:

Most noticeable change in the

2 little waving. Also, the table-hop-

tribute attractive precision step-
ping. by opening and closing the
layout. Sydney Simone, leading the
Savoy Orpheans resident combo,
emcees the show as well as ensur-
‘ing smooth backing to the perform-
ers. The Hermanos Deniz Cuban
Rhythm combo‘take over for the
Latin American dance: sessions.
Myro.

Chicago, Sept. 12.
Pearl Bailey &.- Louie Bellson
Quartet, Steve Condos, Chez Paree
| Adorables (6) with Tommy Nich-

cover, $4.95 minimum.

After’-a 10-year absence from
local bistros Pearl Bailey returns
to Chicago as a headliner with
every indication of being a top-
notch tiraw, If. her opening night
‘reception is indicative she'll put
more regular wear on local floor-
boards from now on...

This -warm-voiced thrush takes
hold of the audience’s confidence
in a unique way. The customers
laugh openly at the barbed quips
she flips at them, and ringsiders
tlend her willing support on audi-
ence participation bits . right
through the full cast finale, “Won't
You Come Home Bill Bailey.”

Torchy ballads and showtunes
come through with a continuation
of the satirical undercurrent that
enlivens her pattér. A smoothness
of routine and spontaneity make
for sock showmanship, and payees
would keep her ‘on stage indefi-
nitely if not for her clever use. of
a spicy medley as a begoff.

With her is spouse Louis Bell-
son’s foursome, It would be hard
to pack mare excitement into their
brief 10 minutés on the floor, Fea-
tured trumpeter, Charlie Shavers,
offers a rousing treatment of his
own tune “Undecided,” after which
Belfson improvises blockbusting
pyrotechnics around “Stomping at
the Savoy.”

Singing tapster: Steve- Condos
offers a fine’ warmup. routine with
jspecial fune material and a soft
shoe “Tea for Two,” rating better
than par for this standard..

Final. revisions have bolstered
the house line. Routines are now
better rehearsed and colorful cos-
tuming adds class to the house act,
Ted Fio Rito’s band handles the
backing well. Tony Martin head-
‘lines the next bill, Oct. 3. Leva.

Hotel Radisson, Mpls.
"Minneapolis, Sept. 14.
Hildegarde (2), Don McGrane
Orch (7); $2.50-$3.50 minimum.

A Hildegarde appearance here is
always an outstanding local supper
club event. And with the chan-
|toosy this time unveiling a new act
and fresh techniques that impress
as being as sire-sell, the three-
week engagement seems another
cinch for filled. tables and ovations,

Instead of the usual two shows,
there was the single one for the
opening night’s plushy Flame Room
capacity audience, obviously well-
spotted. with veteran Hildegard
admirers. ;

This act stacks up as brisker and
more forceful than last year's.
4 Hankie is still in evidence, but gets

ols, Ted Fio.Rito Orch (12); $1.95.

| director.

show” policy on the Strip is en-
hanced by Mooney’s well-balanced
offering.
‘ Comics Dick Chase and Bud
Mitchell steal much of the applause
with on-and-offstage antics for the
$1.50-a-p laters. They whip
through a well-received :series of
monologue and’ vocal impressions
spiced by an enegetic audience par-
ticipation routine.

Chic Phyllis Imez adds a_ deft
naughty touch with four original
songs that include ‘“'Three-Handed
Dame” and "The Wedding.” “Miss
{Inez intersperses with cafe society
witticisms keyed to the nightclub

set.

_ Jimmy (Mr. Everything) Grosso
hits’ with versatile vocal imper-
sonations and an intriguing variety
of instrumental impressions featur-

ing main pieces in.the orchestras }-

of Guy Lombardo, Tommy Dorsey,
Harry James, and even Mooney’s
(the banjo in “‘Four Leaf Clover).
A dash of rock ’n’ roll is supplied
by the young ‘Sparkeltons (4) who
sit in with the Mooney orch.
Pianist Jack Melick is featured in
the orech’s two opening numbers, a
Latin rhythm and “Boogie Woogie.”
The band only offers only those
fwo instrumentals in the 60-minute
show.
The orch is booked for three
weeks, with three shows nightly
‘plus two dance sets in the re-
vamped Crown Room. Remainder
of the show will remain for an ad-
ditional week. Policy of serving
chuckwagon-style food has loosened
up the performance and appears to
present many opportunities for
low-budget engagements for new-
comers, Digl.

Beverly Hills, Newport
Newport, Ky., Sept. 13.

Carmet Quinn, Novelites: (3),
Donn Arden Dancers (10), John
Juliano & Mary Fassett, Gardner
Benedict Orch (10), Jimmy Wil-
ber Trio, Larry Vincent; $3 mntini-
mum; $4 Sat, -

John, Croft, host. of northern
Kentucky’s palatial casino, roHs an-
other winner with the current floor
Show, headed by Carmel Quinn and
the Noyelites, In support are. the
superb Donn Arden group in two
new ‘sprightly song and dance rou-
tines and the excellent band ba-
toned by Gardner Benedict.

Miss Quinn, in her first Greater
Cincy cafe appearance, is not with-
out. supporters among nightclub-
bers. Opening turnout, far above
average, ‘iridicates a whopper fort-
night. The colleen from the Arthur
Godfrey clan builds tremendously
in holding. the boards 40 minutds.
Red haired and blue-eyed, in a
green gown that biends with her
brogue, Miss Quinn waxes friendly
with currently. pop tunes as well as
Irish ditties and a bit of talk about
herself. Gene Kutch is her piano

The’ Novelites, fixtures here,
have added to their laurels since
the last visit a couple of years ago.
Frankie Carr, accordion; Art Terry,
guitar, and Don Santora, bass fid-
dle, make instrumentalism inciden-
tal to clowning. It’s a 33-minute
mixture of Jolson, Rooney and Du-
rante takeoffs, singing and gags.

. Don Cornell and Hal Leroy co-
headline the show starting Sept, 22.
-Koltl, .-

55

Cocoanut Grove, L. A.

Marguerite Piazza, Jack Bunch,
‘Billy Van, Freddy Martin Orch;
$2-$2.90 cover.

Marguerite Piazza and the Cocoa-
nut Grove seem to go together.
Both exude a certain class not gen-
erally found in boite$ or babes.
It’s a. skilled trick she employs,
‘that of making the transition from
a high-born lady of the Jorgnette
iset to a jazz-possessed denizen of
the New Orleans dives with one
zip. The trade will run to buckets
| rather than tapered bottles to keep
ithe tabs high and Presleyites out.
| Quondam opera and tv thrush is
imaking her third stop at the Am-
bassadorial play rooms so _ the
“peel” from floor-sweeping gown
to black tights is not the eyebrow-
iraiser it was the first time. Once
;Stripped down to her exposed
charm she alnost frantically works
; up a head of steam for the dixie-
‘land finale, which brings the turn
;to a rousing wrapup. Up to that
; point it was more in the drawing
‘room manner, with an aria from
“Madame _ Butterfly,” an Italian
medicy of folk songs and such pops
-as “Around the World.”
: Miss Piazza has eschewed the
‘production of past appearances
and works straight into the micro-
phone aside from one number with
!a hand mike and in the closing bit
‘with Jack Bunch, a nimble stepper
; who formerly played jester to her
diverse talenfs. Held over is
“Saints Come Marching In,” a
{rousing romp around the stage
‘with a quintet of windblowers,
AS a warmer-upper for the Pi-
azza entrance, Bobby Van puts his
‘flying feet through a succession of
dance routine and impressions that
{caught a hearty response. His imi-
tative steps of George M. Cohan
and hoofing from vaude to TV
were both skilled and inventive.
Freddy Martin’s bandstanders
opened with the piano team of Bob
Hunter and Dave Leonard barrel-
ing through “St. Louis Blues.”
This is.one floor that never lacks
for dancers, credit to Martin's
, tempos, Helm,

Elmwood, Windser
Windsor, Ont., Sept. 9.
Eartha Kitt, Bob Silver & the
Four Chaps, Stu Allen, Mara &
Maurice, Chris Colombo, Craig
Daye Dancers (8), Jack’ Madden
Orch; $1 cover.

A more mature, but just as in-
ttense, Eartha Kitt toys kittenishly
with her audience and they go for
it at. the plush “Elmwood Casino
across the iriver from Detroit.
Standing perfectly still, with her
hands rigidly at her sides, she
rivets her attention on a ringside
male,pauses at appropriate places
in a song and moves her fingers
as if waiting for the man to reply.
It breaks up the audience.
Miss Kitt sets the mood with her
opening “I Wanna Be Evil” and
maintains it until the closing
“C’est Si Bon.” She ignores a per-
sistent demand for an encore. Miss
Kitt seems more sure of herself
than in previous appearances here,
And, as usual, indications that her.
tongue might be in her cheek added
to the effectiveness of her custom-
made lyrics.
’ The other acts do not belong in
{this class spot. Stu Allen’s comedy
material is flat and dull. Singers
Bob. Silver and the Four. Chaps
|

need more polish. Mara & Maurice
indulge more in weight lifting than
in dancing. Emcee Chris Columbo
hardly makes himself heard or no-
ticed. The Craig Daye line and the
Jack Madden orch are adequate.
ew.

Biaek Orehid, Chi

Chicago, Sept. 11.
_ Frances Faye, Joe Parnetla Trio;
$1.50 cover,

The closeness of Frances Faye’s
current engagement to her last one
at the Black Orchid evidently isn’t
hurting her drawing power one
whit. And she’s drawing ’em alone
this time, with no supporting act
save the house combo.

Spiced with her own trade-
marked comedy bits and variations
the songalog runs on Cole Porter,
Gershwin and a miscellaneous as-
sortment of ballads, ditties and spe-
cialty tid bits. Miss Faye’s heavy
keyboard style gets support from
her_company, Sandy Mosse on sax .
and Jimmy Gourley on guifar,
iwhile house drummer Hal Russell
iand bassist Jerry Friedman on bass
double from Joe Parnello’s house

trio. Parnello himself adds ap-
propriate support on the cowbells.

The act is a little overloaded
with plugs for the singer’s disks
and with false-starts on “Songs I
Don’t Sing” that begin to wear dur-
ing the performer's. 40, minutes
on stage, but the overall house's re-
action to the show is otherwise en-
thusiastic. She closes Oct. 2.

. ‘ evd,

j

WEEK OF S

whether ful

NEW YORK CITY

Music Hall (P) 19

Roxy (19)

di ; “Fiesta at Roxy”
e 1a Asams Elena Giusti
eorgie haye ékating Squires
Rockettes Roxyettes
Raymond Pa:ge Ore | Roxy Orch
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE Riggoletto Bros.
Tivoli (tT) 23 Ee Aimee

Archie Robbins -«
Margo “Z’? Bomb
Boys of Mexico
2 Earls
Christine & Moll
Lebrac & Bernice
Bobby Gonzales
Delicados
Williams & Shand
Buster Fiddess
Brenda Rowe
Frank Ward
Della Vance
Dionne Vail
Ballet (13)
SYDNEY .
Tivoli (EF) 23
Johnny Lockwood
Bobby Limb
Dawn Lake.

Les Thaika
Medlock & Marlowe
Balladinis

| Billy. Rayes

Darryl Stewart
Johnny O’Connor
Edit Juhasz |
Alwyn Leckie
Rae Morgan
Pamela Godso
Olivia Dale

HONG KONG .
Ritz Cabaret (T) 23
Darvas & Julia

BANGKOK

Oasis. Cabaret (T) 23

MELBOURNE
Town Hall (T) 23
Luigi Infantino

BRITAIN

ASTON
Hippodrome (0) 16
Laurl Lupino Lane
George Truzzi
Hal Garner
Cellophane Girls

BLACKPOOL:
Palace (I) 16
HylIda Baker
Tanner Sis
Odette Crystal
Sonny Roy
Mitchell Singers
Impero Bros.
Janet Gray ,
Martin Granger
Bollana Ivanko 4
Joan Davis Co.
Opera House (1) 16
Jewel & Warriss
ana
Holger & Dolores
Latona
Graham & Chadel
Mitchell Singing Gr.
Dancing Debonaires
Dorothy Dampier
Herbert Hare
Tiller Girls
Audrey Mann
Nirska
BIRMINGHAM
Hippodrome (M) 16
Ronnie Carroll
Florence Whiteley
Zio Angels
Bobby Thompson
Lynda & Constant
Hayes 4
Pat & Pegsy
Henri Vadden Co.
Gordon & Colville
BRIGHTON.
Hippodrome (M) 16
Mel Torme
Gold & Cordell
Mandos Sis
R & R Marlow
Mundy & Earle :
Mumfords Puppets
Bully Maxam
EDINBURGH
Empire (M) 16
Dave King
Hazel Gee Dancers
Dany “Ray
Kordas
Kordites
Hermanes
Mistin Juniors
Bernard Landy
FINSBURY PARK
Empire (M) 16
Eddie Calvert
Sylvia & Audrey
Sally Barnes
Ward 3
Billy Stutt
Janie Marden
Duo Russmar
John Bouchier

Billy Eckstine

De Vere Girls

Wilson, Keppel &

Betty

Carlo Siz

Mack & Kirk

Annell & Brask

Hackford & Doyle
LEEDS

Empire (mM) 16
Donald Peers
Shane & Lamar
Ken-Tones
Richman & Jackson
Tommy Fields
Johnny Franks

LIVERPOOL

Empire (WM) 16

Charlie Gracie

| Campbell

K & A Kemp
Fredye Marshall
Raf & Julian

| Bill Waddington

-Elimar
Jack Beckitt

LONDON
Metropolitan (1) 16
Harry Dennis
Larry. Page Co.
Dickie Bishop Co.

| City Ramblers
‘Zom, Kirby &

Raymond

Joe Devoe
MANCHESTER
Palace {(M) 16

Audrey Jeans
King Bros.
Billy Dainty
Skylons
NEWCASTLE
Emplre (M) 16
peer River Boys
De Vere Girls
Pan Yue Jen Tr.
Johnny Dallas
Allen & Albee Sis
Sid Plummer
Archie Glen
Ash’s Chimpanzées
NORTHAMPTON
New (3) 16
Spanky Ryan
Slick Chicks
Frances Grayson
Jack Kirwan Co.
Blushing Belles

NORWICH
Hippedrome (i) 1%
Dave Gray
Toni Kaye
Dereky Lawrence
Arthur Gordon
Kish & Valalre
Marina Ellen
Erid Watts.
Pauline Terris
Jo & Joy Walker
Johnny Lister
Lana Mat Wong
Whiteleys Starlets

NOTTINGHAM
Emplre (M) 16
Vipers .
Fox Girls
Cab Kaye .
S & V Pardoe
Jim Dale
Fred Lovelle
Victor Seaforth
& Roger-

son
SHEFFIELD
Emplre (M). 16
Terry Dene Co.
Horler 2
Southlandérs

‘Pat Rosa

Hobeaux Skiffle Gr.
Smoothy & Layton

hards
SOUTHAMPTON

Grand (1) 16
Leon Cortez

G. H. Elliott
Hetty King
Randolph Sutton
Billy Danvers |
Manley & Austin
Jill Jayés

E & A Gerard
Terry Doogan

Cabaret Bills

NEW YORK. CITY

Bon Soir
Tony & Edde
Felicia Sanders

Blue Angel
Carol Burnett
Lue Poret
Axidentals
George Matson

Casanava
Jacques Zarow

ex Alstone
Chateau Madrid.
Felo & Bruno
Mariolo Torrente
Ralph ‘Font Orc
El Canay
Candi Cortez

Copacabana
Joe E. Lewis
Kay Brown
Four Mints
Cindy Tyson
Sammy Devens
Elaine Deming
Michael Durso Ore

rank Marti Org ~

El Chico
Maria <Antinea
Rosita Rios

No 1 Fifth Ave
Mickey Deems
Bob Downes,
Harold - Fonville

Hotel Ambassador

‘Chauncey Gray Orc

Jani Sarkozi
Gypsies
Quintero Rhumbas
Hotel Plerre
Stanley Melba Ore
Joe Ricardel Orc -
Marilyn Mitchell
Josepn Sudy
Hotel Plaza

Lilo
Ted Straeter Orc
Mark Monte Orc
Hotel Roosevelt
Sammy Kaye Ore
Hotel Statler
Buddy Morrow
Hotel Taft
Vincent Lopez Ore
Hotel St. Regis
Constance Moore

Latin Quarter
Szonys _ 7
Robert: Lamouret

- | Molidar Trio

Debonairs
Gilllan Grey
Simon McQueen
Chic James
Bob Kennedy

EPTEMBER 18

Numerals {n connection with Sills below Indicate opening day of show

| or split week

Syneqpated Waters

Jo Lomb ‘Ore

B Harfowe Orc

| Park Sheraton

Eddie Leyton

Spark Thurman
Le Cupidon

Monique V. Vooren

Red Carpet
Mauri Leighton

Viennese Lantern

Lom2z Duke

Laureanne Lemay

Ernest Schoen Ore

Paul Mann :
Viltage Sarn

; Larry McMahon

‘VARIETY BILLS |

Letter In parentheses Indicates clrcult: (I) Independent; (L) Loew; (M) Moss;
(P) Paramount; (R} RKO; (S) Stoll; (T) Tiveliz OW) Warner

Vivian Swanson

"Ed Smith.

Jack Marlin
Piute Pete /
Bobby Meyers Orc
Village Vanguara
Horace Silver
Chris. Connor
Helen Merrill
Slim Gaillard
Waldorf-Astoria
Count Basie
Sarah Vaughan

| Haitaan Ders

Bela Babai Ore

CHICAGO

Black Orchid
Frances Faye
, Joe Parnello (3)

' Blue Ange!

1“Calypso Cruise”

: Phil Sanchez

' Lydia Lora

j Lord Carlton

, Ted. Shovon (3)

! Roger McCall

{Al D’Lacy Ore
Blue Nofe

Kai Winding

M. J. T. Plus 3
Chez Paree

Pearl Bailey &

Louis Bellson (6)

| Steve Condos

Chez Adorables (6)
. Ted Fio Rito Orc 13

Clolster Inn

‘Ramsey Lewis Tric

Lorez Alexandria

Conrad Hilton
“Ice Review Spec”
Glenn & Colleen
Miss Lucille

Ros Pettinger

Bil Christopher

Gil Shepard & De
Soto Sisters (3)

Paul Gibbon &
Sully Kothman

| Fred Napier

Norman Crider’
Tune Tattlers (4)
Charlie Fisk Orc
Drake Hotel
Fernanda Montel

{ Jimmy Blade Ore

Gate of Horn
Odetta
Glen. Yarborough

; Marilyn Child

Lendon House
Andre Previn ()
Eddie Higgins (3)

Mister Kelly’s
Jeri Southern
Cindy & Lindy
Marty “Rubenstein 3

Palmer House
Jo Ann Miller
Martin Bros. (2)
Bob. Lewis & Ginny
Johnny Conrad

Dancers (4):
Ben Arden Orc.

LOS ANGELES

B. Gray's Band Box | Mort Sahl

|
| Jo Ann McGowan
|
|

Billy Gray
Leo Diamond

Carol Shannon

Bert Gordon

‘Rie Marlowe -

Le Hermen (3)

Bob Barley Trio
Coconut Grove

M. Piazza

: Bobby Van

; F. Martin Ore

Crescendo

'
_ Stan Kenton

Desert tnn
Jan Peerce
Happy Jesiers
Gina Genardi
Art Johnson

r

| Carlton Hayes Orc
n

es

“Minsky Follies”
Garwood Van Orc

El Cortez
“Rhythm on Ice”.
George Arnold
The Tarriers
Buster Hallett Ore

a

El Rancho Vegas

Milton Berle
Betty George
Dunhills
Stan Fisher
Met Sextette
Molnar Dancers
Dick Rice Orch
Flaminge
Tony Martin
Kraft Dancers
Bob Williams
Merry Macs
Lou Basil Orch
Fremont Hotel
Stardusters

_| Make Believes

Mark Wayne 4.
Golden Nugget
‘Hank Penny
Sue Thompson
Harry Ranch
Billy Regis
‘| Charlita

Riylera

Spike Jones

| Dorben D’ncrs.

'Donn Arden Dnere

Interlude
Bobby Short

Chamber Jazz Sex’t.

Mocambo
Louis Prima
Keeley Smith
Frankie Sands Trice
Paul Hebert Ore

Meulin Rouge
Jerry Colonna _

Statler Hotel
Irene Ryan —
Harbers & Dale .
Ed. Bergman Ore

LAS VEGAS.

Helen Grayco
Freddie Morgan

Ray Sinatra Ore
Royal Nevada
Art Mooney

-Phyllis Inez.

Chase & Mitcliell
Jimmy Grosso
Sparkietonegs .

+ Sahara
Victor -Borge

‘|Cée Davidson Ore

Mary Kaye. Trio
. _. Sands
Nat King Cole:

Copa Girls

| Antonio Morelli Ore

Showboat
Wallis & Carroll
Carol King
Garr Nelson
Showboat Girls
Mike Werner Orch

Silver slipper

|Gank Henry :

Toni Mobr
Jimmy Cavanaugh

‘| Sparky Kaye

Mac Dennison
Geo. Redman Orc
Thunderbird
Four Lads |
Allan Jones °

_] Thunderbird Dners

Al Jahns Orch
Tropicana

Vivian Blaine

Dick Shawn

Nat Brandywynne

RENO

Harolds Club
odimars

J
Terry Haven
Harrah’s
Dukes of Dixieland
Fabulous Woodsons
Denis & Rogers
| Players |
Holiday
Wilder Bros.

Jacqueline Fontaine

4 Canucks

Amin Brothers ,

Icylets
Ed Fitzpatrick Ore

. New Golden

Gaylords
Harry Ranch Ore
Bob Bramar Trio

Riverside
Julia Wilson .
Dean Murphy ~
L & E Roberts

‘Ish Kabibble Don Deliair.
Mapes Skvyroom Starlets /
* Helen Traubel Bill Clifford Ore
LAKE TAHOE
Harrah's Gordon Robinson

; Liberace
Jean Fenn

Geo. Liberace
| Sid Krofft

Will Osborne Orc.
Wagon Wheel
er

| McClevertys

Fairways

MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH

Americana
Jean Shannon &
Brooks Bros.
Paul Grey
-; Del Breece
Stan Ross Trio
Jackie Heller
j Lee Martin Ore
Maya Orc
. Balmoral.
Billy Mitchell
j Rosina Aston
; Sonny Kendis Ore
Tana Lenn
DI Lida
Mandy Campo Ore
| Gloria Blake
Jane. Moare
| Bernie Sager
Jack Barcena Ore
Eden Roc
j Romo Vincent
ij Enid Mosier Trio
‘Step Bros.
Johnny Costa Trio
Mal Malkin Ore
Chico Cuban Boys
Fontainebleau.
Robert Clary —

Chiquita & Johnson
T bi

ina Robins
Jack Stuart Ore
Sacasas Orc
Pupi Campo Ore

| Natali-Fields Trio

London Towne
Arthur Blake
Weela. Gallez
Jean Tourigny

Lucerne
Havana Mardi Gras
Diosa Costello
Miles Velarde
Den ine
Tonia Flores
Tony & Francella

‘Juan Romero

David_Tyler Ore
Luis Varona Orc
Nautilus
Larry K. Nixon
Marriette ,
Mario & Tonia
Syd Stanley Ore

"Saville.
Bob Sennett
Murri & Ruth
Tommy “Ryan . .

‘{ Johnny Silvers Ore , Jimmy Grippo
Rey Mambo Ore {| Fred Thompson -

Saxony Tom gabends
Ruth Wallis Vagabonds (4) °

Charles & Faye” | Tanya & Biagi
Al Stuart. Archette «' Frank Linale Orc

HAVANA

Alfredo Sadel .

Miriam Baneras

Roberto Barcelo
| Maria Magdalene:

/ Montmartre:
‘Raul Mest - .>
Raquel Barisba

Ivette De La Fuente | La Serie Orc
Clarisse Novo’ Ortega Ore
Gladys. Bocay’ Tropicana |
Guzman Singers Luis Gare

Alberto Rochi . .
Matzuko Miguel
Gladys & Freddy

Ray Carson Riveros

Dancing Waters
W: Reyes. Orc ‘Tropicana Ballet
Sans Souci. S Suarez Org

Gloria & Rolando 4 Romea Org

Dominique

er . a
Vatican Edict
= Continued from page. 1 jo

Jmaintain .close relations with
Church officials and .Catholie lay-
|men because of the religious pro-
gramming they produce and help
support. .

Church Major Facto

Real key to the future is thé
manner in which the Church will
implement the Papal order. Should
the Church operate on an informal
basis, consulting with the webs,
| then few problems are anticipated.
But if the supervision should be
formalized into 4 new organization
paralleling the National Legion of
Decency, or even via an expansion:
of the Legion itself to include
broadcasting, then the webs fear
the worst.

A second factor as to the future
is the matter of the extent. of such
“supervision.” If the supervision
is concerned with matters’ relating
,only directly to the Church, the
webs will go along happily—they’ve
always consulted the Church in
‘such matters in the past. But if
the supervision embraces all pro-
gramming of every type, the net-
works will probably resist.

Also up in the air is the mechan-
ics of such supervision. _ Church
ean’t possibly monitor all broad-
casts of all networks and. stations
throughout the day, Even if. the

‘|Church should limit itself to net-

work-only programming, there re-
mains the factor of an after-the-
fact evaluation. ‘That is, for live
programming, the Church can only

|report.on the shows after they’ve
been on the air. And for film pro-
gramming which-could be screened
in advance, the webs could refuse
to allow such scréenings.

Biggest fear of the networks—
and this relates again to the spon-
sor—is that the Church as an al-
ternative method would view one
or. two episodés in a particular
series and release an evaluation on
the entire series for the entire sea-
‘son, Such a move could bring an
immediate cancellation at the end
of the first 13-week cycle from. the
sponsor.

' Attitude of advertisers on tele-
vision. has traditionally been a
‘timid one, namely, to. offend no-
body.. Sponsors have steered clear
of any show: smacking of contro-
versy for precisely that reason,
even-.to the extent of turning
down shows. dealing with the Civil
War. With the Church labelling
his show “objectionable” or ‘“‘con-
demned,” virtually any sponsor

simply because of the business at-
titude that he can’t offend anybody.

The networks have ‘refused to
comgnent officially on the encycli-
cal, first because they don’t want
jto be drawn into a hassle until
they Know what the score is, and
secondly. because they. hope, pos-

.| sibly futilely, that the mechanics of

broad radio-tv supervision may
{prove too difficult to implement.
But the prospect of Church “evalu-
‘ation” of programming has them
worried. .

20th-Fox Dickers

Continued from page’ 1 |

direct relationship to similar deals
being sought by National Telefilm
Associates, which handles 20th fea-
‘| ture product for tv.~ NTA is a sep-
arate company. But it is consid-
ered likely that the intensive NTA
drive for stations bas had its af:
{fect on 20th’s thinking. _
Paramount, another of the Hol-

ington and “New "York.

ae

‘would drop it like a hot potato,.

ylywood majors, owns KTLA, Los |
Angeles, and.a minority interest.
in two DuMont stations, in ,Wash;}

£

Judy Garland Show

Washington, Sept. 16.
Judy Garland, Jackie Miles, Nora
Kovaeh & Istvan Rabovsky, Tippy.
& Cobina. (with Manuel & Marita
Viera), The Skyrettos, Judy’s 11:
Boy Friends featuring Jimmy
Brooks and Meurisse Duree; Jack

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

Unit Reviews

are plentiful, and infuses his work

| with a lot of humor.

Other major performer 1s Gloria
JeVos, a blonde looker, who as-
sists Kalanag and does some small
tricks an her .own. Her major
stint is a mentalist bit in which
names from telephone directories
around the world are called out

Cathcart, musical directot, pro-|and she completes the information
duced by Gordon Wynne under su-| with the phone number,

pervision of Sidney Luft, Capitol
Orch
Sept. 16, 1957, $6 top.

Miss Foster's production recalls

(21); at Capitol Theatre, some of her efforts at the ~Roxy

Theatre in New York. Her trade-
marks of past productions, include

This is a different kind of the-|ing the fan and bouncing ball num-

atrical engagement, It’s a love af-
fair between Judy-Garland and the
folks who are paying up to $6.60

top this week to hear her sing at/singers Carl Conway and
. 4 Ann Burgio.

the Capitol Theatre here.

_Miss Garland makes quick rap-
port with her audience, and you
can feel the affection they have
for her fromm the time she opens
up with her big, deep voice, She’s
a kind of oné-gal rebellion against
the rock ’n’ roll, taking you backj
lto the songs with heart.

The bill is a good bill, a strong.
supporting first half of four acts
and a well-dressed and staged sec-
ond half with the 11 Boy Friends
to back her up. But what’s im-
portant is Judy under a spotiight
singing “Rockabye Your Baby,”
“Trolley Song,” “You Made M
Léve. You,” and teasing out some
audience participation.

She was botheréd Monday night
(16) by throat trouble. Once she
apologoized for failing to hit the
high note at the close of a num-
ber. Explaining she had laryngitis}
she cleared her throat on stage
several times. From the audience
came’ only sympathy and applause.
This was their Judy and they were
with her all the way,

Actually, she socked home most

handsomely, with a big voice and
the gestures that spell show busi-
ness know-how.

such selections as “The Man
neatly.
solid. Jackie Miles-is a slick per-
a Bob Hope.

WMungarian dancers Nora Kovach
& Istvan Rabovsky have greatly

improved their act since
appéared here for

have ditched the classical numbers
go well anywhere.

Tippy & Cobina, and the new
chimpanzee, Toto, are well re-

bicycling Shyrettos. Lowe.

Sim Sala Bim
Montreal, Sept. 12.

Harold Steinman production in
association with Sam Shayon, stars
Kelanag, Gloria De Vos with Carl
Conway, Mary Ann Burgio, Gae
Foster Line (16), Bessra & Her
Pythons. Opened at Her Majesty’s
Theatre, Montreal; $3.60 top.

Kalanag, ‘a Swiss import who has
been on the European and inter-
national circuits for many years,
has been imported by Harold.
Steinman for a swing of arenas
and legit houses. It’s the first

ps ee Up py

and should have a lot of interest.
Having had its first date.in an
arena and nogw pared down to legit
house proportions, it’s a versatile
kind of show which should be able
@o play a. wide variety of spots in-
‘eluding the Las Vegas’ inns, once
the rough points have heen elim-
inated.

Kalanag has Jong headed a small
show but Steinman has enlarged
this nucleus with Gae Foster pro-
duction which gives the layout a
wider scope. At its showing at
| Her Majesty’s, a lot of polishing
has to be applied before its lustre
can be more evident, but even at
‘this stage of the game, there’s a
lot of entertainment in this pack-
age. Kalanag is an expert ma-
gician who can differentiate his.
unit by the performance of large
scale tricks. He scores with a levi-
tation trick in which a femme sus-:
pended in midair is raised and
lowered at will, An automobile
disappears in midair, and another
trick has a femme trailing off into
}space. Kalanag’s magic bar, which
produces any drink upon request,
is perhaps the best trick.

ship,.; He's an,amipble -perfotmen,
jdoesh’t press Tor-¢he Jaughs: which

of her numbers with no trouble,| them.

former who milks his material like | gowns,

major magic import in a longtime}:

»jerhat

bers, go over well. The music is
lively and provides an excellent
background for the opus.
Others in the layout include
Mary
Bessra does a snake
dance with real pythons which
makes for picturesque production.
Kalanag’s stint includes. the over-
use of stoages coming on stage to
do the inspection.
Otherwise there’s enough merit
in this show. to entice family
trade, Newt.

New Acts

SMITH TWINS (2)
Songs 20 Mins.
Hotel Muehlebach, Kansas City .

The willowy blonde sisters, Lou
and Sue Smith, are warbling in the
Terrace Grill of Hotel Muehlebach
in conjunction with the Joe Reich-
man Orch and the summer policy
of a single act. They are from the
Coast,. making their debut in the
midwest.

They offer a variety of songs,
some done in near standard
fashion, some with comedy. treat-
ment, and some originated for
Besides -the established
songs, a special bit kids Miss Mon-
roe, titled “Marilyn,” plus the ver-
sion of “Dream Man,” an original

The Boy Friends, in their own;which théy recorded on Verve.
number and working with her in|There is even a farcical resem-
0} blance to Miss Monroe which helps
Got Away,” backed up the Star|/that number considerably, - Their

versions of the standards drew a

Vaude bill in the first half is) fancy hand.

Tallish, model types, in black
they make a_ striking.
‘appearance and add. a share -of
glamor to any room such as this.
Their singing of some numbers is

they last|in unison, some in harmony, and
the second|all reflect the blending of their
Eisenhower inaugural festivities in| personalities and experience. They
January. The costuming is hand-| are a good bet for the more stylish
some and lively and the dancers|roms and clubs.

Quin,

for slick jazz ballet which should|CD BETH
| Songs
The Vieras with their. monkeys, !25. Mins.

Showbar, Boston .
Cu Beth, iquely monickered

ceived as is the curtain raiser, the| chirp, is a red-thatched, hlue-orbed.

5-ft-7 looker with a classy chassis,
who is essaying the switch from op
to pop. Out for a short few

VARIETY, the Tennessee soprano
has a background of Atlanta Opera

‘and Wagner Opera Co., where she.
With,

sang as Elizabeth Gresham.
fetching looks, a four-octave range,

and a 39-29-39 figure handsomely.
showcased in white velvet hourglass .

sheath, she impresses with class
‘from walkon to bowoff. Evidenc-
ing vitality, charm, stage savvy and
fine delivery, she stillyretains some
of the diva. gestures and manner-
isms, especially on intros and wind-
ups, but on her it looks good.
Her séngalog includes a flock of

tones and personable charm
pleasant entertainment. Staking
first half of turn on*straight sing-
ing, technique essayed by few saloon
chirps, she enhances with produc-
‘tion dressing in second half to re-
‘lieve unbroken run. The Knoxville
stunner commands attention from
all angles throughout stint which
opens with “’S Wonderful” reach-
ing into wide variety of folk-idi-
oms, “If'n I Say I Love You,”
“Afraid,” country folker written

Tullaby” and the natural tiein
“Tennessee Waltz.” Quick change
to strapless bouffant number starts
her on production kick with boff
“Darkness on Delta,” in which
chest tones are slick; “Sun in the
Morning,” “Theére’s No. Biz Like,”
“Big Wide Wonderful World.”

Smartly groomed looker is easy
and confident on the Showbar
floor, where acts of her fype are

months, not yet documented in.

*

show tunes,-blues, and country mu--
sic blending better than listenable ;
into

for her by Eddy Arnold, “Cuban .

rare, Opening to a tough crowd,

she had the tablesitters with her
after a few bars. Soprano tooks ta
make it big on the saioon circuit
with inevitable polish and integra-

Kalanag’s method of operation} tion of her act, which shows imag-
encompasses excellent showman-jinafion and showmanship. -
bpt:-£or ‘class. niteries, vaude; “

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Wednesday, September 18, 1957

LEGITIMATE 57

George Smith Subs As
W-T Music-Terp Critic

$500 Annual Minimum for Actors
In Norway, But No Unemployment

BY JESSE GROSS

- Only juves and adults over 65°
can freelance as actors in Norway.
‘Those in the large middle group
must belong to the actors union |.
and are hired on a yearly basis. —

That’s part of the Norwegian}
legit picture as described by
Andrew Gran, a Norwegian play-
wright currently In the U.S. Gran
js the author of the comedy, “Skal }
Det Verne Et Barn,” which had
one of the longest post-World

War II runs in Norway. The play,
which opened in Oslo in Novem-
er, 1951, ran for 282 perform-
ances at the 600-seat Central
Theatre there.

The comedy subsequently toured
major cities for three months in.
1952 and small towns for a total
of 18 months during 1953-54. The
total gross on that property, ac-
cording to Gran, was about
$150,000. He figures it cbst around
$4,000 to produce and about’
$1,500 per week to operate while
at the Central, which is privately
operated.

- Anent the. acting situation, Gran |
‘points owt that the season in Nor-
way runs from Sept. 1-Aug. 31,
with actors hired by each theatre
and touring outfit for the full 12-
month period. Their contracts in-
clude a six-week summer vacation.

The minimum salary for an
actor is pegged at roughly $500
-yearly, with the wage for top
talent running as high. as $3,000,
which is what the Norwegian
Prime Minister gets. Actors,
who've been working at least five
years average about $2,000 yearly,
according to. the playwright. |

Gran, who formerly wrote a
weekly theatre column in a Nor-
wegian newspaper (Dagbladet),
besides editing a theatre monthly
(Sal and Scene) and functioning
as correspondent for Plays &
Players in London, also notes that.
since 1949 the government has
béen running a theatre school
Potential students. have to audi-

way reviewer for VARIETY, :

doubling temporarily as music
and. dance critic of the NY.
World-Telegram & Sun. He’s sub-
bing for regular World-Telly critic
Louis Biancolli, who’s on indef-
inite leave of absence because of
the serious illness of his wife.

All-Star Appeal on TV
For La Jolla Playhouse
Hollywood, Sept. 17.

Plea for construction funds for
new $2,700,000 La Jolla Playhouse,
to be designed by Jo Mielziner,
was made on KFMB-TY, San Di-
ego, Last Sunday (15) by galaxy of
Hollywood stars.

Delegation was headed by La
Jolla co-founders Gregory Peck,
Mel. Ferrer, Dorothy McGuire and.
John Swope, with Vincent Price,
Leon Ames, Gladys Cooper, Taina
Elg, Don Taylor and Susan Kohner
also making the trek. New play-
house is a project .of San Diego
Theatre & Arts Foundation,

‘Sets, Has Netted
$1,250,000 So Far

“No Time for Sergeants,” which.
ended a 100-week (798-perform-:
ance) run Saturday (14) night at}
the Alvin Theafre, N. Y., repre-
sents a total profit of about $1,250,-
006 thus far on an original invest-
meént of $100,000. After a week's
layoff, the New York company goes
on a bus-truck tour of mostly one-
night and split-week ‘stands, while
the second company continues its.
regular tour and a British edi-
tion goes along at Her Majesty's
Theatre, London, with Barry Nel-
son as star.

According to the latest audit, by
accountant Charles H. Renthal, cov-
ering the period ended Aug. 24,
the Ira Ievin dramatization of Mac
Hyman’s novel had netted $1,241,-
937, including profits from the ori-
ginal production, the second com-
(Continued on page 60) pany, the London version and the

——— = Show's share of the $350,000 sale of
. ? eo e 9 . f the f rights to Warners. The.
Kerr $ ‘Pieces af Eight " {amount distributed was $891,929,

. Has Shube rt Alley Lip 7 split | evenly between the backers
And Sage Observations|

With the film version of the com-
edy not due for release unt Oct. 1,
; . 195 t's figure e aurice
By ABEL GREEN {Evans production (in association |.
Walter Kerr’s new book of the-| with Emmett Rogers) will earn con- |
atre observations, “Pieces at Eight” | siderable more profits, to which |
(Simon. & Schuster; $3,95), cap-| will be added the returns ‘from
tures the excitement and férvor the London edition and ultimately
that always pervades the Shubert! the stock and little theatre rights.
Alley environs. just about this time| Besides establishing, Andy Grif-
as the new season gets into gear.! fith as an actor, after he’d made
There are all the hoped-for en-| his legit debut in the leading role,
thusiasms, fraternal esprit, hori-| “Sergeants” also supplied a boost
zons of lifetime friendships and | to the careers of stager Morton Da
the like, as Dress Rehearsal segues | Costa and scenic designer Peter
into Great Expectations. Larkin, The show was the second
hereafter, the N. Y. Herald

. hoxoffice smash in a row for pro-
Tribune drama critic takes the

ducer Evans,. whose. last previous
reader into discourses and incisive entry had been “Teahouse of the
incursions of the moods, -manners

‘August Moon,’ presented in asso-:
and mores of opening nights, | ciation with George Schaefer.
critics; playwrights, audiences, | ———

tors: atrawhats ‘a’ ev err. . FLOURNOY RENEWING
BINGHAMTON LEGITER) ss2s00; “ou
“Silk Stockings” (7), $22,600; “An-

It’s an orderly book
chapter-and-verse unfolding it ene

Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 17. | nivers wes tn” ‘An
Peter Flournoy has ‘done so well versary 'a 23

compasses lefs more things. than
the headings. might indicate. Kerr's
, nearer clinical appraisal: of the |
egit stage deprecates the power to: :
of the critics (George M. Cohan ‘got | With his” first summer season,
few. really good notices yet remains which runs 13 weeks, at the South-:
an American institution); notes the}ern Tier Playhouse here, that he
hit-happy audiences and the fact|is renewing, with. an eye ‘to -Arying
that the gallery seats are the hard- | out’more plays pre-Broadway. The!
est to sell, and observes the vani-|782-seater in the Masonic Temple,
which can hit a $10,500 gross
potential at. $2.75 top, is following
Harry Granick’s “The Insepara-
bles” (reviewed in this issue) with.

ties and vagaries of all concerned,
It is natural that, as a critic, he
Gus Schirmer Jr.’s road company
of “Boy Friend?’ which may be

sees much through the eyes of a.

professional typewriter -thumper,
followed with a local production of
“South Pacific” (still iffy at this

hence he cites (1) that William

Gillette, for example, never quoted

a critic, no matter the rave notice;

(2) that, if perhaps the stage is less |

popular, then the. critics’ role may| writing, because of contractual |
negotiations) and close the season
with “Valentina.” .

This is a pre-Broadway hope-
ful, presented by Jack Potter and

prove more powerful, hence hate-
ful (viz., attacks from such femmes
as Kim Stanley and Faye Emer-

Olga Rued, directed*by Luis Mar-
tinez, authored by Paine Fenimore
(music) and Aimee Torriani (book),

son} and. yet (3) there’ are in-

stances galgre where five-two good
with Joan Woodruff staging the
choreography. James Jewell will

notices result in a flop engagement
be starred.

and any number of four-three.
Flournoy did ‘his Hest business

“bad” noticés saw the shows sur-
vive. From this stems Kerr's ob-

here with Basil Rathbone in “‘Wit-
mess for the. Prosecution,” “Briga-

servation that so many other fac-
tors often count in the boxoffice

-doon,”- “Pajama Game” and “Half
in Earnest.”

fate of the play, critics aside, such
“The Inseparables” last week

as the title or the theme,
If the standards of criticism

starred Albert! Dekker, Allan Fur

Jan‘ dnd Edkth’- Atwater: |

ular duties as executive-director
of the American Theatre Wing
training program.

Bells’ in Black:
10G-a-Week Net

“Bells Are Ringing” is figured
to have just about recouped the
balance of its production cost last
week. That was not Including the
show’s anticipated share of the

{to Metro..
| The musical represents an inyest-

overcall}, but a cost of $388,798 to
bring in. The Betty Comden-

is currently in its 43d week at the
Shubert Theatre, N.Y.

According to the latest auditor’s
statement, covering the five-week
period, ended Aug. 3, the Theatre
Guild production ‘still: had $44,193
to recoup.

profit.

On the basis of an estimated net
of $12,000 for. the lower-grossing
two weeks that Larry. Parks and
Betty Garrett substituted for the
vacationing Judy Holliday and Syd-
ney Chaplin, the show fs figured to
have earned around $50,000 for the
‘six weeks ended last Saturday (14).

Highlights of the Aug. 3 account-
ing include the following:

Operating profit last five weeks,
$48,711.

Totakeiicome to date, $344, 605.

Unrecouped costs, $44.19

Capital returned to backers,
$280,000.

Cash reserve, $25,000.

Balance available, $10,807.

OAKDALE MUSIC TENT
CLOSES BEST SEASON

Wallingford, Conn., Sept. 17.
Oakdale Musical Theatre wound
up last Sunday (15) the biggest sea-
son in -its four-year history. Ac-

Segal, the improved business re-
flected the policy of bigger name
leads. On the list were stars as
Martha Wright, Anne Jeffreys and
Robert Sterling, Constance Ben-
nett, Olsen and Johnson, Howard
Keel and Robert Wright.

Total paid attendance reached
115,500. The total gross was $269,-
000, ranging from $6,100 to $37,900.
The latter figure believed to be a

cific,” with Miss Wright for seven
performances and Betty gane Wat-
{son for one.

’ Other individual grosses were
“Pajama Game” (16 performances),
$52,600; “Oklahoma” (14), $32,200;

apoppin” (73, $16,600; “Boy
Priend” (7); $15, 700; “My Three
Angels” (7), $11,500; *“Mister Rob-

a Horse” (7), $8,600;
Cadillac” (7); $6,100.

_@- " ®
Janet Blair, Geo. Gaynes
: {DIL
Set for London ‘Bells’
London, Sept. 17.

Janet Blair and George Gaynes
have been signed for the leads in
the upcoming London production
of “Bells Are Ringing,” which is
being presented here under the
Prince Littler and S. A. Gorlinsky
banner.
Garrett will co-star in a U.S. road
edition’ and Judy Holliday con-
tinues as star of the Broadway orig-
inal_—Ed.) .

The- Broadway tuner is due to
open a pre-London tryout in Man-
chester at the end. of next month
and wilt come to the West End in
mid-November. ‘This will be Gor-
linsky’s second Broadway musical
import, his first, “Fanny,” having
just folded at Drury Lane and be-
ing ‘prepped for 2. countrywide.

our.

must be guided by these elements,
’ in reprising some four-star “dogs”
(vit.y.- “Come of Age,’ “Sing? Till:

(Continued ‘om: page /6O}:. "+;

. George Alan Smith, off-Broad-.

Smith is also. continuing his reg-.

|“Li'l Abner,” are negotiating for|4

| successful tv script,

$500,000-pius sale of the film rights

ment of $360,000 {including 20%:

Adolph Green-Jule Styne musical

It has been averaging
nearly $10,000 weekly operating.

cording to managing director Ben

tent record, was set by “South Pa- |
in the leading roles they played in

|Zenerally been included in the

“Kiss Me Kate” (7). $22,100; “Hellz- |

erts” (7), $10,000; “Three Men on|
“Solid Gold}

(Larry Parks and Betty:

‘Mame’ Has Netted $157,138 So Far:
Roz Got $225,357 Salary & Prof

“Auntie Mame,” with an in-
creased b.o. scale and higher gross:
since resuming its Broadway run
after a summer layoff, is now net-
;ting. up to almost $7,900 a week.
As of Aug. 31, it had earned $157,-
138 profit after paying off its $179,-
307 production cost, The total dis-
tributed profit to date was $116,-

Panama-Frank Angling
For ‘Requiem’ Legit Play,

Hollywood, Sept. 17.
Screenwriters Norman Panama
and Meivin Frank, already active
in legit as co-authors and co-pro-
ducers of the Broadway musical, | 4

With the top price now $6.90
nightly, instead of $5.75 weeknights
and $6. Friday and Saturday
nights, the Robert Fryer & Law-
rence Carr production has a gross
capacity of $46,500, instead of $43,-
000 before the b.o. boost. With
| Standees, the Jerome Lawrence-
Robert E. Lee adaptation of the
Patrick Dennis novel has recently
{been getting over $47,900 (it set a
new house record Jast week with
$47,900)...

For the four-week period cov-
ered in the latest audit, “Mame”
earned $28,063 profit, "including
$7,882 for the stanza ended Aug.
17. The same accounting lists $10,-
149 expenses during the layoff
period, June 30-Aug. 4. However,
that did not include a cost item
of $1,052 for railroad fare for the
star, Rosalind Russell, to go to the
Coast for her ‘vacation.

Under the unusual profit splitup
on the show, the $116,484 distribu-
tion has been divided as follows:
$54,854 (47.099% to the producers),
$40,146 (34.471%) to the backers
(including $11,646 to Miss Russell
for her $41,250 investment), plus
$15,641 (13.43%) to the actress as
Star, and $5,823 (5°) fo stager
Morton DaCosta, who ‘also gets 3%
of the gross.

Miss Russell’s share of the prof-
its is in addition to her regular
10% of the gross. On the basis of
a total gross of approximately
$1,980,700 for the 45-week run to
date (including the five-week try-
out tour), the star has received
$198, O70 as her share of the gross,

(Continued on page 60)

Nat'l Ballet of Canada
Saved by $50,000 Grant
From Goy’t; Ready Tour

Toronto, Sept. 17,

Backed by a $50,000 grant from
the federal government that has
saved the National Ballet of Can-
ada from bankruptcy, plus a trans-
continental tour handled by the
William Morris Agency, the Cana-<
dian company (formerly operating
at a loss despite last season’s four
months’ tour for slightly better
than a $300,000 gross) has tom-
menced rehearsals for elght forth-
coming engagements in Canada
and some 50 U. S. citles ranging
from New England to the Coast. .

The tour opens Nav. 4 in Hamil-
ton, Ont., and wil! give perform-
ances in key cities of Ontarie and
‘Quebec, with a fortnight at Her
Majesty’s Theatre, Montreal {week
of Nov, 18) and four weeks at the
Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto,
early in 1958. The Morris agency
will then send the troupe and its
orchestra, with company about 75,
to the U. S., commencing in Bos-
ton and ending in Los Angeles.and
} San Francisco.

the stage rights to “Requiem for
a Heavyweight,” which “Rod Ser-
ling is dramatizing from his own

The property was formerly un-,
der option to Broadway producer
Michael Myerberg.

Play Is Obscene,
Its Author Says

‘London, Sept. 17.

“The Entertainer,” currently re-
peating its. boxoffice smash of last
season in a return engagement
with Laurence Olivier as ‘star, con-
tains unquestionably obscene lines,
according to its author, John Os-
borne. The playwright also has
.expressed surprise that the script
was passed by the Lord Chamber-
lain, official stage censor.

In a Page One story headlined,
“Ig Sir Larry’s Play Obscene?” the
London Star published lasf Fri-
day’s” (13) an interview with Os-
borne, under the by-line of Robert |
Wraight, its drama critic. The
aisle-sitter comments in the piece,
“Since I heard Sir Laurence-Olf-
vier as John Osborne’s hero
mouthing the lines that Max Miller
would not touch with a disinfécted
gag book. I have been trying to dis-
cover a new definition, of obsenity.”

The critic goes.on to assert, “The
result is the revelation of a great
heap of muddled thinking which
has’ its base rigidly set in the
Lord Chamberlain's office. The:
‘play exposes, as no play has done.
before, the absurdity and incon-
sistency of censorship for the
stage.’ 4

‘According to the interview, Os-
borne worked on the principal that
the more obscenities he put Into
the play the more were likely to
survive the blue pencil and help.to
establish the principal character. '
He is quoted as saying that the
Jines he had expected to be cut
were left alone, but simple words
like “bull” were taken out.

Wraight reports fhat the author-
actor declared, “There is no sort of
kick in getting bad language into
a play. It doesn‘t bring them in:
like straightforward. sex.”,

Osborne Play Due Here
(John Osborne's earlier play,.
“Look Back in Anger,” is due to
open Oct. I at the Lyceum, N. Y.,

the original West End production.
The drama aroused some contro-
versy in London and its author has

group of writers frequently re-
ferred to as “England's. angry

young men.”—Ed,)
Celia Franca, founder of the Na-

LEAGUE-TOOTER P ACT | tonal Ballet of Canada in 1951,
. SETS. 4 7% P AY RAISE said, “But for the $50,000 grant

from the federal government, there
1 htusicians working a Broadway pad Deen a Fee comnany has Pa
shows receive 2 Oo Wage in- hree

crease in the new contract signed toured Canada plus t progres~
last week by the League of N.Y.

sively larger tours of the U. S.
Theatres and Local 802, Ameri- ee lt
can: Federation of Musicians. The Members-Only ‘Bridge’

three-year pact is retroactive to
Opens Glasgow Season

Labor Day..
With the upped rate, the pay for’
musicians at contract theatres is _ Glasgow, Sept. 10.
$155.50 per week for musical} Citizens’: Theatre, local legit
shows and $109.35 for straight! group. staged Arthur Miller's “A
plays, and at non-contract houses | View From The Bridge” as opening
the pay is $195. for musicals and| play of its fall season. With only
$146.25 for plays. Contract thea-|fee-paying members of the theatre
tres are those employing musicians | society admitted, production was
whenever open, while non-contract | used as a lever to hypo interest in
houses use’ tooters only for shows] the operation, already affected by
requiring them. adverse attendance last season and
“Under the. new agreement _the | by the arrival of indie tv as an op-
minimum number of musicians | position magnet.
employed in a musical is increaseéd| Staged by new producer Peter
from 24 to 25, not counting con-j Duguid, the presentation was warm-
ductor, in the theatres seating |ly received by both crix and pa-
4,100 or more. A clause in the} trons. ‘Archie Duncan, guest actor,
did a standout Job in role of Eddie,
and other good portrayals were by

contract prohibiting musicians
from inyesting in’shows on which

Irene Sunters, Annette Crosbie and
Frank Wylie.

they are employed was included
over. the objection of the: League.

58

LEGITIMATE

Shows Qut of Town

Jamaiea
Philadelpha, Sept. 16.

David Merrick presentation. of musical
comedy in:'two acts (17 scenes), with book
by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, music
by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Harburg. Stars
Lena Horne, Ricardo Montalban: features
Josephine Premice, Joe Adams, Erik
Rhodes, Adelaide Halk Staged by Robert
Lewis; choreography, Jack Cole; scenery,

a galvanic

Pigeon Island, just off Jamaica, tel
and slmost breath-

taking taur-de-fcrce, and her. un-

flagging, energy, and verve in a

non-coole eatre on a sweltering

night, slamming across one num- Orson Bean, Betsy. von Furstenberg. Scott
ber after another, deserved all the} Em

acclaim they recelved.

Montalban; they. were. quite torrid.
The whole thing is Ikely to pre-
| Sent" problems for filming.

Waters.

‘Nature's Way
Wilmington, Sept. 11.
‘Alfred de Liagre Jr. production of
three-act comedy by Herman Wouk.: Stars

McKay; features Audrey Christie, Robert

Liagre; setting and . lighting;

Oenslager; costumes, Frank Thompson.

Oliver Smith: lighting, Jean Rosenthal;| Arlen was last represented here. At. Siavhouse, Wilmington, Sept, 11-14,
costumes, Miles White; musical direction | in the musical - comedy score field] 24: ™: op. .
and vocal arrangements, Jack Blackton; as Billy TUrk ....0.0+s-0--+2005 Orson Bean
orchestrations, Philip J. Lang; dance by “House of Flowers,” a musical} Butler ..... 00000002: Godfrey Cambridge
music arrangements, Péter Matz. At Shu- with a similar setting and flavor.| Maggle Turk :,... Betsy von Furstenb
& “ ” Mr. Cha William Cott rell
Bert heatie, Philadelphia, Sept. 36, 7./ The score of “Jamaica” probably| Maine Bagg ce Milam
westtesaeees as more likely smash song hits.| Vivian Voles <--..c+.s-c0s0e Scott McKay
Koll erricsitiss ine ae Of a dozen or so’ numbers, seven| Gilbert Price’ «..-20-..0.-5 Edmon Ryan
Grandma Obeah ....... .- Adelaide Hall | or eight have strong possibilities, Mrs. Fawcett .+sss+e-- Audrey Cat
» , peseeenntas
Ginger o--s-erestss Joseph Thompson inclu ing Ain't It the ‘Truth,”| Waiter .......cessseereees -- Joe Silver
‘Hucklebuck ...,. | Hugh Dilworth | “Coconut Sweet,” “Take it Slow, Musician .-...ecesceoees+ Barry Newman
Island Women...... “Ethel Ayler, Adelaide Joe, * “Pity the’ Sunset” and the is Voorhees “<veeses veeves Sorrell Booka | 3ul
; t t e song. D ’ Blimb Fey ea@eaeteneven
Governor ...,..6. decceceene Erik Rhodes Tr. CL vice nascaceve Ronald Long
Cleero see tecaveasccenece ; Ossie Davis wet surprise, is costar Ricardo H Wouk’s first ‘ed
Ancaster ..--s.sscoceess ames a ontalban, whose p aying is im- erman Wouk’s first comedy may
Ship's Officers «..+++s. “Milobgel Wrist measurably superior to his per-|not be the most riotous that ever
Jos Nashua ....s..,0¢02--. Joe Adams+formance three seasons back in|opened a tryout tour in. Wilming-
Dock Worker we eeeeee "Allen Richards the musical edition of “Seventh}ton, but. this amusing spoof of
Ce Heaven.” His song delivery, in|New York’s superficial set. should
Songs: “Savannah.” "“Savannah’s Wed-| Particularly, registers more surely| provide a pleasantly satirical eve-
ding “Day,” "Pretty to Walle pith ” ‘Bush and he duets with Miss Horne and{ ning for Broadway audiences,
6 utton,.” “Incompa x e .
Blecuit,” “Coconut Sweet.” “Pity the Sun- carries several solos in tip-top| The author, best known for seri-
set,” ‘Yankee Dollar.” “What Good Does | Style ous efforts like “Caine Mutiny”

It Do.” “Monkey in the Maneo Treee.

“Take It Slow, Joe,” “Ain’t It the Truth,”
"Leave the Atom Alone,” ‘For €

Fish,’ ve ey Don't Think I'll End it Today,”
**Napoleon.””

This big new musical has a cou-
ple of positive tangibles.in its cor-
ner and a couple: more that cer-
tainly don’t hurt any. But

into. flame,
destrian.

wonders with “Fanny” Several] sea-
sons back after its ragged tryout
here, is going to have ta do as
well this time.

The positive assets of “Jamaica”
are, unquestionably Lena Horne
and Harold Arlen’s luminous
score, The star, with 12 musical
numbers in which she participates,
justifies her position as one of the}
stage’s greatest contemporary ar-
tists, Her performance as a beauti-
ful native girl of the mythical

ers.”

Oliver Smith’s stunning scenic
designs and the remarkably smooth
and graphie physical presentation
of the yarn rate as’runner-up as-
sets. After that there is a gap
The book by E. Y. Harburg. and
Fred Saidy only occasionally bursts
More often it is pe-

se Jack Cole’s choreography is
ducer David Merrick, who worked! accented and doesnt and out.
Somewhat of a disappointment: is
Josephine Premice, who was a sur-|i2& as a harrassed young musical
prise smash. hit in “House of Flow-
Adelaide Hall, however, de-
livers two numbers in dandy style,
and Ossie Davis clicks in a second
lead. Augustine Rios is an attrac-|.
tive juvenile with plenty to do..
The show ran just short of three
hours at the cpening and was well
received by an audience that was
evidently waiting for the. love
pee ee nee passages between Miss Horne ands fontinued on page ol). between Miss Horne andt

and “Marjorie. Morningstar,” is giv-
ing.a ribbing to Manhattan’s glit-
tering world of. art and pseudo-art,
its crackpot philosophies. and scien-
tifie faddism, The title refers to
childbirth without anesthetic, and
‘the basic situation involves a -diz-
zying collection of big city eccen-
stand spe g expectant grandmother. °

Orson Bean is funny and disarm-
comedy composer catapulted. to
fame and fortune by a hit show and
dazed. by the prospect of premature
paternity. Befsy von Furstenberg,
isa stunner. and an enchanting
comedienne as the four-months-
married and six-months-pregnant

Scott McKay is properly insuf-
ferable as the nalve hero’s egotisti-

(Continued on page 61)

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER

The below affidavit, veluntarily signed
and swern te by Conductor Irving Act-
mon and his entire “Happy Hunting"
orchestra, alse by Bob Dewning, Pre-
duction Stage Moneger, end Hermun
Bernstein, General Manager. for this
attraction, speaks for itself.

AFFIDAVIT
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sonnel
As members - the per

complete

at the Majestic Theatre,
ed on September 4, 1957,

story which appear®

New York Journal ® American,

and the n
zbout the tem
played it too fast
out the time for bi

citerwards."

Such action. had it a
ible to those of us in the orchest
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vis

‘racy, honesty, fair pley end public in-
‘formetion, and is direct dispreef of an

- of the "Happy
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wish to atte st to the inaccuracy
we
in the Dorothy
which read 28 follows!

other night.
had a differ

y transpire’ ’
It simply

it Is published in the Interest ef accu-

item (see belew) which appeared in
Dorethy Kilgalien’s column in the New
Yerk Jeurnal-Americen on ‘September
4, 1937.

September 51 1957

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ence of opinion
slow to suit him, ‘

center stag
ion backstage

would bavé been qmmediately

did not happens

it, Edmon Ryan. Staged .by de}:

cence ‘Howard Keel
-Ust Policeman ...cccces Evans 7} Thornton
David Bascombe wescocsees bert Eckles
Girl With Bear ..ccceseses Elisa Monte
Nettie Fowler ...ceceous «> Marie. Powers
June Girl .....ceeeceeeee Evelyn Taylor
Enoch Snow ...cccee Russell Nype

: » Ted Otis, Robert D. R
tries and a straight-thinking, blunt-| °° News, Tes OG ane

‘Clair, Gerald: M. Teijolo Jr.

| third time at-the N. Y

-cent musical smashes seem pallid.

} most felicitous book and lyrtts by]
‘the stage’s greatest artist in that

j have merely added to the quality

-from the extensive and effirient

| staff, notably in the staging of John

‘Star Keeper, Bambi Linn as the

| Never Walk Alone” admirably.

| Sheman impress in featured dance

jtent boxoffice draw and an over-
‘| whelming audience satisfier. Great

_| as, their other, works. have, By,
| B&H have alkver ‘surpassed
‘exquisite:musical, . * o 3:9 Hobeov7s

_Wednesday, September 18, 1957

\ Carousel

N.°Y. City Center Light. Opera’ Co.
(Jean Dalrymple, producer) revival of
musical drama in fwo acts (17 numbers),
with music by Richard. Rodgers, book and
lyrics by. Oscar Hammerste in ad; based
on the rer ie Molnar lay, “Liliom,”” as

Pagent; staging, Jo
Oliver Smith;

sical director, Julius
associate conductor. Samuel Matlovsky;
chotal director, Charles Smith; costume
supervisor, Florence Klotz; air
Ernest Adler; assistant to the producer,
Alan Green. Stars Howard Keel, Barbara
Cook, Russell Nype, Pat Stanley, Marie
Powers, Bambl Linn, James Mitchell, Kay
Medford, Robert Pagent, Victor Moore.
At City Center, N.Y., Sept. 11,- *373 $3.80

top.

Carrie Pipperidge ...ccceee- Pat Stanle
e@ Jordan vorccsedeuse . Barbara Coo
mea scosespeanace Kay Medford

s. Mullin
Buy Bigelow ..+.s.

, James Mitchell
Joan Eheman

Jigger Craigin DINE
Hannah
Robert Pagent.

Boatswain’ ‘ep seencee
2d Policeman... James Gannon
aptain earn teoraetene eeet Sam Kirkham
feoventy Friend ....e0.ee0- Leo Lucker
Starkeeper -...:. + Victor Moore
Louise: ..-ccceacee eonpenteaser Bambi Linn
Carnival Boy . eeecerenee Robert Pagent
Enoch Snow dr.. eoccccegsar y .Fyller
Principal’
TYownspeople: Jane Burke, Shirley Ches-
ter, Faith Compo, Cherry Davis, Elizabeth |
Edwards, Lindsay McGregor, Beth Parks,
Basha Regis, Jeanne Shea, Joy Lynne
Sica.. Bruce Baggett, Don* Becker, Jack
Eddleman, James Gannon, Sam Kirk-
ham, David London, ‘Vincent B. McMahon,

aeoteeoeeg

ee¢e¢wavteoen atone

Birsh, Verna -Cain,
Dorothy Etheridge, Mickey Gunnerson,
Ruby’ Herndon, Catherine
owells, Rosemary Jourdan, |
Eloise Milton, Kiki Minor, Evelyn Taylor,
Jim Albright, Charles J, Carow, Gerald |
Fries, ‘Larry Fuller, £ T, Ings,
Donald Martin, Glenn Olson, Robert St.

Dancers: Patricia

Today’s theatregoers _are priv-
ileged in being contemporaries of
Richard Rodgers and Oscar ‘Ham-
merstein 2d. Haying been around
when . “Oklahoma,” “Carousel,”
“South Paeific” and “The King and
I” were first presented, they must
have a special appreciation of such
matchless works,

Of’ course, if they were lucky
enough to have attended the actual}
openings of these shows the re-
membered excitement must add a
unique flavor to nostalgia. Even
for a first-time showgoer, however,
any of these four R & H triumphs
must offer a rewarding experience
and have some of the thrill of dis-
covery.

“Carousel, ” brought back for the
. City Center,
makes most of Broadway more re-

For this is perhaps the finest score
by the greatest theatre composer

ot our time, if not of all time, and
it offers possibly the shrewdest and

field. ‘The intervening 12 years
and the emotional impact. of this
lovely musical drama.

The show is superbly produced,
which has become almost standard
for the City: Center’s musical re-
vivals, with an assist in this case

R & H casting file and production

Fearnley, The performance is out-
standing, especially in the playing
and singing of Barbara Cook is
Julie, Russell Nype as Enoch Snow,
Pat Stanley as Carrie Pipperidge,
Victor Moore as a gently stern

yallerina orphan and Kay Med-
ford as the carousel proprietor.
Howard Keel is virile if not par-
ticularly penetrating as Billy Bige-
low, Marie Powers has the forth-
right attack of a heavyweight chal-
lenger in the rdle of the expansive
Nettie, and the “June Is Bustin’

Out All Over” number is too much /
for her two-range voice, but she

puts: over the affecting “You'll:

James Mitchell is vividly con-
vincing as the sinister Jigger, Rob-

ert Pagent is an expert male dance
lead, and Evelyn Taylor and Joau

spots.

The show is an especial personal
click for Miss Cook, who first drew :
Broadway attention ‘In a previous -

| City Center revival of “Carousel,”.;
but in the secondead role- of Car-::

rie. She sings such numbers as “If j
I Loved You” amd “What’s the Use
of Wond’rin” beautifully, and. has
something of the touching quality |
that made Jan Clayton's original

| performance in the part unforget- ;

table.
But

umph. For with innumerable - -dif- |
ferent leads it has. remained a po-

a7 oe 5 2 Mane

‘chester and Glasgow.

“Carousel” - is essentially |

| GAL FRIDAY

| Rodgers and Hammerstein’s tri-:

~ Shows on Broadway

Mask yo Gown

Leonard '‘Sillman & Bryant Haliday pres-
entation of revue two parts. Stars
T. Jones; features Betty Carr, Gaby
Monet, John Smolko, Rod Strong. Chore-
‘ography and musical numbers staged by

ussell; continuity, Ronny -Grabam,
Sidney Carroll: new music and: lyrics.

gon qeraham, yume Carroll, Arthur
rat} ex Fre lighting super:
vision, Lee Watson: clteg: t direction and:

. arrangements, Dorothea Freitag; produc-

tion associate, Jacqueline Adams; produc:
tion conception and direéetion, Leonard,
Sillman, usical accompaniment; Doro-
thea Freitag, Arthur. Siegél,

Ro At John Golden
"B73 "$5.75 top Friday. Saturday
Sfais $4.60 weeknights ($6.90° opening).

_ How would you go about plotting
a full-length show for a female
impersonator, even a talented one
like 'T, C. Jones? That’s. a question
that has obviously baffled the pro-
ducers and scripters.of ‘“Mask and
Gown.” The show they've put to-
gether might be good for cabaret
or perhaps a teleyision-spot, but
doesn't amount.to much for Broad-
way. It’s scheduled for only five
weeks,

Jones, introduced to Broadway
in last season’s ‘New Faces,” car-
ries most of the load in this cap-
sule revue, with four personable’
dancer-singers. filling’ in the .cos-:
tume-change interludes and hane-
dling supporting bits. Although.
he’s a gifted femme impressionist,
Jones séems a‘rather special enter-
tainer, with limited appeaf for the-
general public. He got an almost.
frenzied reception from at least a
segment of the first-night audi-
ences.

“Mask and Gown” is in two parts,
the first being ostensibly a sort of
kidding cavaleade of musical com-
edy over the last half-century, an

|the second portion consisting of-

Jones’s caricatures of Shakespear-_
ean portrayals by such femme stars ~
as Ethel Merman (as Juliet), Mari-
lyn Monroe (as Ophelia), Tallulah
Bankhead (as Cleopatra), Mae West
(as Kate), Bette Davis (as Lady ..
Macbeth), "Judy Holliday (as Portia)
find Katharine Hepburn ‘(as Rosa- .
).

- The opening half of the show is -
really just a gesture toward musi-
cal comedy history. As with most.
revue numbers from time immemo-
tial, the sketches and songs ténd ~
‘ta be loose and attenuated. Also,
while Jones is. moderately amusing
with ‘his Bankhead impersonation, -
ft’s already familiar and of dimin-
ishing impact. The Bette, Davis bit.
is caricature and although the ty
giveaway contest sketch has a di-
yerting premiise,-Jones’s dime-a-
dance hostess number is. maudlin.

The four featured members of
the troupe, Betty Carr, Gaby
Monet, John Smolko and Rod
Strong, have all had parts in pre-
vious Broadway shows, and seem
skillful and engaging enough to be.
seen again from time to. fime. But
“Mask and Wig” is inescapably
limited by the Fact that its basic
ingredient is a trick—the perhaps
remarkable but quickly tiresome

trick. of female impersonation.
. Hobe. .

Tondon Bits

_ London, Sept. 10.

A new American play by Alex
Samuels, “All Kinds of Men,” -
makes its bow Thursday (19) at the
‘Arts Theatre Club, London. Rob-
ert Mitchell is staging the produc-_
tion, which will feature Wilfrid |
‘Lawson, Patrie Doonan, Ann Fir-—
“bank, Miriam Karlin and . Meier
Tzelniker.

Zena Dare and Geoffrey Dunn
take over from Joyce Carey and
David Horne in “Nude With Vio-
lin,” the Noel Coward comedy cur-
rently at the Globe Theatre, Lon-
don. Miss Carey is. leaving the
‘London cast to appear in the New
York production of the play~ in
which the author will star. >

Norman Wisdom is to star in. a
production of “‘Where’s Charley?
the musical version of “‘Charley’s
Aunt,” due at the Palace: Theatre
next February, aftér a run at Man-
It’s being
presented by H. M. Tennent in
conjunction with Bernard Delfont,
and will be staged: .by William
Chappell. Hanya Holm is due
from New York to arrange the
dances.

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Wednesday, September 18,1957 _— | VARIETY. ° LEGITIMATE 59.

Feliee Sade ree vay Stars Fall Rises ‘Git!’ 586,
"ieee ou II's’ $57,700, Roz Record $47,990,
Cal $41,600, Jones $14,109 (7)

The revised “Ziegfeld Follies,”
breaking m a_ tryaut..tour” Jast
Thursday-Saturday (12014), grossed |}
a disappointing $12,600 in- four pers.
formances at the 1,525-séat. Royal
Alexandra Theatre here, at a $5.50
top weeknights and $6 Friday and
Saturday nights, Potential eapac- Broadway perked Jast week, re-| bara Cook, Russel: Nype, Pat Stan-
ity was $22,000 for the four shows.{covering fram the Labar ‘Day dip | ley, Marie. Powers, Bambi Linn,
The no-name cast revue con-|and also. reffécting the seasonal up-| James Mitchell, Kay Medford),
tinues the local tuneup this week,{turn. The unusual hot weather| Opened last Wednesday night (11)
then tours extensively before’ a] was figured to have limited the}/to unanimous raves; grossed $41,<
projected ‘Broadway -presentation. attendance pickup a bit, “Auntie}600° for first eight performances
|Mame” and “My Fair Lady” were| through Sunday. night (15); engage--
the capacity entries, ment limited to three weeks.
| Phere were two openings Jast Closed. Last Week
1 week, with one closing. No preems| No Time for Sergeants, Alvin
are due this week, but next week! (C) (100th wk; 796 p) ($5.75-$4.60;
starts atparade of new productions.| 1,331; $38,50 0). On discount rates,
Estimates for Last Week previous week, $19,700; last weck,
Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drama) $19,300; closed last Saturday night

Richard Rodgers o has been frection. The show is playing a
a patient in N. Y, net attend-|tryout stand in Philly this week.
ed the opening last Wednesday (11)/ Bobby Clark has withdrawn as
of the N. ¥. City Center revival: of }cbstar of the upcoming Broadway
Carousel.” It was his first public; production of Willian Saroyan’s
appearance since his illness. “The Cave Dwellers,” giying doc-.

Oscar Hammerstein 2d also at-{tor’s orders and ‘dissatisfaction
tended the “Carousel” preem, hav-| With his part as explanations.
ing returned a few days previously |, Actors Equity will hold a quar-
from Hawaii, where “South Pacific” |terly membership meeting Sept.
is being filmed. He'll remain in aT yt the Sheraton-Astor Hotel,
New York and at his country home | “*N-4: , ;

- The texts of “Look Back- in
at Doylestown, Pa. until he goes Anger,” John Osbornes*. London

to the | foo tinet oe Oct. t fo 2 5 drama due to open Oct. 1 an Broad-
p=esent for final shooting of "'S way, Was published: Monday (16) by-

Gloria Mardon, of the William | Za¥ Nas oS | 5 tory’ SAT] rr" | (7),

Journey Inta Night,” “Most Happy
Fella,” “Auntie Mame” and
upcoming “Carefree Heart.”

Legit pressagent ‘George . Ross
had ‘an article about the London
theatre in Jast week’s issue of The
Playbill, offictal program of the
Broadway shows.

Leah Salisbury left last week to
attend. rehearsals of *‘The Rivalry,”
by Norman Corwin, for whom she
is agent.

Bandleader-legit investor Meyer.
Davis sails on the United States
tomorrow (Thurs.) to eheck on his
band on the ship, vacation a few
days in London and Paris and also
check on. his orch on the America,
due Oct. 8 in New York.

With the approaching windup of
the San Francisco Civie Light
Opera season, pressagent Antheny
Buttitia is due in New York next.
“week to spend the. winter. He'll
occupy the apartment of artist Don
Freeman, who has gone to Florida
to paint Tourals for a new airport
hotel and will thereafter do a bally
tour for Viking Press in connection
with his recent book, “Fly High, |
Fly Low,” co-authored with Lydia
(Mrs.) Freeman.

Joseph Buloff is due back next
Tuesday (24) ‘from Buenos Aires,
where he starred in a Yiddish pro-
duction of “The Diary of Anne
Frank.” -

Ted Meyer, formerly with .the
Grace Lyons agency, has joined
the Jules Ziegler . office, assigned
to tv and legit casting.

Mary Martin, currently starring
in Frisco in the Civie Light Opera
revival of “Annie Get Your Gun,”
was made a honorary member of
the San Francisco Press. Club last
week. Ina Claire, a local resident
and honorary member, presented
her with a gold. certificate at a}.
ceremony Saturday night (14).

Edwin Lester, general. director
of the Frisco and Los Angeles Civic
-Light Opera, will be guest of honor
tonight (Wed.) at a dinner of the
Frisco Critics Council.

Sydney Jobnson, critic of the
Montreal Star, is due in New York
next week ta catch up on the shows..
Pressagent Bill Fields is coordinat-
ing his. theatre schedule.

Scene designer Lester Polakev
has an exhibition of paintings at
the Roko Gallery, N.Y., through
Oct. 10.

Morris Yuter, general p.a. for
the Shubert Theatres in Philadel-
phia, has taken over the program
concession, this season, succeeding

“Iz” Kamins, He plang. to expand |-
the program with columns and de-}
partments, in addition to the rou- |.

Morris agency concert department, | ~« ’ ’
plans a December wedding to Jack staged by meye by John Whiting,
B. Herson, not of show biz.
ring Olive Deering; will have a two- .
William’ F. McDermott, drama | performance tryout next Saturday-| ¢¥}7*° 3476 ®
eritic of the . Cleveland 2 ain Sunday (21-22) at Lucille Lortel’s in S a.
aler, in’ New Yor hite 3B , st ; »
week en route home from his ‘first oon ne ‘Barn “Theatre, Westpo CD (Caomedy-Drama), R (Revue), 14) arte ton. 5 Pimancial status ‘in
London show-catching trip in some “Balloons. ” a revue with songs mniladelphia, Sept. 17. {MC (Musicat-Comedy), MD (Musi- P Ty
years. by.C. Robert Holloway, G. Wood,{’ Philly’s legit season is -off to a|cal-Drama}, O (Opera), OP (Op: OFF-BROADWAY
Abner Klpstein has joined Yed|Claibe Richardson, Paul Rosner past start with customers in.a futile} eretta). (Opening date in parenthesis)
Goldsmith as an associate of Arthur g im pa
and John Holmes, and sketches -by| stampede for seats to two sellout| Other parenthetic designations Career, Actors Playhouse (4-30-
Cantor, pressagent for “Long Day's | Dee Caruso, Robin Miller, Lester | new musicals. “West Side Story,” | refer, respectively, to weeks played, | 57). "2,
Judson and Jimmy Yoham, is an-}which bowed last Tuesday. (10),| number of performances. through} Jceman Cometh, Circle-jn-Square
he nounced by: Howard Barker for off-|was a sellout from the moment. last Saturday, top prices, number (8 56).
Broadway. pfoduction in December the boxoffice ppenes ‘tid e S aigh of seats, capacity gross and stars. Good King Charles’ Golden
at'the Chanin Theatre, 5D | play, ykour ines oh okay base Price includes 10% Federal and Days, Downtown (1-24-57).
wih aime ete in roe teh help week, wi Bn 5% City tax, but grosses d are net; one e Dust Cherry Lane ‘12-
‘at the Dramatic Workshop, N.Y.,| Critical. reception to Four] *¢, exclusive of tazes. 2
and tiay be presented by Seal Co: | Winds” was axed, with, 2 gooa| ,Aumle, Mame, Broagturst, ©)| ,Syeeney Todd, Sullivan St
lin in 2 solo show on Broadway. | th note aa Henry ee etumdok 500) (Rosalin salind, Russell). Previous| Synge Trilogy, Theatre East (3-
er
off-Broadway presentation of|Wayne Robinson (Bulletin), filling| Week $47,921; last week, another | 6-97)
y pres nt new "straight-play - house record,| Tevya, Carnegie (9-16-57).
“Threepenny Opera,” is planning a}in for the vacationing Max De $4 Threepen Opera, de Lys (9-
Broadway production of Thomas | Schauensee, ang an News) Aivle-| Bells Are Ringing, Shubert (MC) | 20-59). Peany ees
partnership" wth someone to boaters wore ore im apreenienton|(OH) “uly” Bolhisy “wiedels| ca yeaa qan
sec k, Td 00; ‘last week, over.|(@_2 7 @99 °
B £ lack of money, John| Robinson pulled out all stops in} WE i Rt.
papy’s NY Shakespeare Festival their raves. Gaghan .admired the $57,700, if ter ereut $1,000 in fe ; S$ . igh UV Mick ey
Theatre has postponed its fall|Show and dancing but was scepti-| (OO oemance the star missed two} :
opening from tonight (Wed.), to|cal stout its Pp for the general | Pep ommanvenkees, Adelphi (MC): oot es ary
dren’ s Center NY and vill oe Philly las four houses: lighted | (124th wh 987 p)_ ($7.50; 1,434; Diary Fair 1/
“e ” with the arrival of two other pro-| $50,000. On’ fwofers, previous .. ,
ent “Richard um instead of its ‘ductions this week.‘ “Jamaica”| Week, $22,200; last week, nearly ; .
Central ee ret as heade was almost clean for its three) $22, is San Francisco, Sept, 17.
weeks at the Shubert’ before the} Hap y Hunting, Majestic (MC) Frisco continued as a three-show
ing a fund-raising aver. M opening last night (Mon.), with) {41st Aus 324 p) ($8.05; 1,625; $69,-| town last week, with the Civic
Cy Feuer and J Ernest artin, only scattered locations left. Other | 989) (Ethel Merman). Previous Light Opera production of “Annie
SP say aPlond od the Coast are |aEith y ge, Sanday Night| Week, SSR0G last week, $46,100; ] Get Your Gun Cs ier ae
d,” c 2 e new sea- e tour entries, “No Time fo
talking to Oscar Hammerstein 2d son "at the Locust’ tonight (Tues.){ Li'l Sxbuer, St. James (MC) (44th | Sergeants" and “Diary of Anne
about. providing on original try under the management of Manny wi; 548 week, $a, soe inst w 100). Frank” remained in the profitable
4 Davis. eviou groove,
refuses to sell her New. York build- Estimates for Last Week __| nearly $57,300 Randolph Hale’s Coast produc-
ing in order to make They for a! west Side Story, Erlanger (M)| ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night,|tion of “Tunnel of Love” is due
modern. skyscraper. € hope (1st oh) ($7.20; 1,880; $56°000), Ad-| Hayes (D). (38th wk; 230 p) ($6.90; | Oct. 7 at the Alcazar Theatre.
Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers|yance interest stirred by glowing|1,039; $30,000) (Fredric March, Estimates for Last Week
Will write the book and songs for reports from Washington had this Florence Eldridge), Previous week.} Annie Get Your Gun, Curran
the proposed show, £ “Betis | Ue in demand despite lack of cast | $25,600, last peek, almost $26,800. | (MC) (3d_ wk) .($5.90-$5.50; 1,758;
ante London production o ten pep names. Fact that musical was on| | Most Fella, Imperial | $58,000) (Mary Martin, John Raitt),
e Ringing” will be presen ed by| Theatre Guild-American Theatre] (MD) (72d wk: S72 p) ($7.50; 1,427; Capacity again at $56,150; previous
Prince Littler and S. A. Gorlinsky,|Society subscription list also] $57,875). Previous week, $29,000;} week; $56,034; subscription dis-
not by Gorlinsky alone, as ervTa-|heightened scarcity of ducats; ap-|last week, over $32,400; closing | count holds the gross below poten-
fumed in a story from London in| proached $47,100 for first seven| Oct. 26 to tour. tial maximum.
ast week's issue. performances; stays two more| My Fair Lady, Hellinger (MC) Anne Frank, Alcazar (D)
Werour. Winds, Forrest. (CD) (1st| goey (ex srarnicom Julie Andrews), | (Go,Uu $4.99-$4.40; 1, At ei.
s, Forrest. ex son, June Si. (S h Schildkraut). Nearly -
NATURE'S Way $16,200 whe)” ($4.80; 1,760; $31,000). Aun| Over $68,700 again, G00, ore siods week, $19,000) exits
Todd, Peter’ Cookson}. Good cast] New Girl in Town, 46th St. (MD) next : Saturday (21) to resume tour.
IN 5 AT WILMINGTON for this poor-little-rich-girl play|(18th wk; 143 p) ($9.20-$8.60; 1,- Time for Sergeants, Geary
helped ta over $16,000; tryout con-1297; $59, 084) (Gwen Verdon (co. “(ith -wk) ($4,95-$4.40; 1,550;
Wilmington, Sept, 17. | Hnues this week. Thelma- Ritter). Previous week, | $36,000). Still making money at
- “Nature’s Way,” opening the ae $49,000; last week, hit $58,000. - $22,100; previous week, $23,800;
legit season last ‘Wednesday-Satur- R ff’ N 4 800. Separate Tables, Music Box (D)4 exits Oct. 6 to resume tour.
day (11-14), grossed a healthy $16,- omauto eat $3 40th wk; 316 p) $5.75; 1,010; $31,-
200 in five ‘performances ata. $4.80 : 021) (Eric Portman, ‘Geraldine
top at the 1.25i-seat’ Playh As Hub Season Opener |Peee). Previous week, $12,400; | ‘FANNY SMASH $70,800
The Herman Wouk comedy was on Se Boston: Sept. 17. last week, nearly $13,100; closing wry ’ ?
-in | oston, Sep
Sande at the Dovoutgenea Oe eae Hees See] gE wae SOS) Gee Tea DEBUTANTE’ $8,300, L.A.
: week, Dp up steam this|(MC) (4th w P 1 3- eles, Sept. 17.
thee next at the paPont owned inning with two shows on the | 996; $25,000). ‘Previous week, $12,-| Only one 18 ae house is alight
“phe “Happiest Millionaire: oF star. boards, both tryouts. The town is 800; last week, almost $13,400. this week, following | the close of
ring Walter Pidgeon, Oct. 35 and due ‘for a relapse in a couple of{ -Tunnel of Love, Royale (C) (30th | “Reluctant Debuante”. at the Hun-
t then comes a ‘preak-in of weeks, but then. probably: settles wk: 245 p) ($6: 90-$5. 15; 1,050; $34,- tington Hartford Theatre. “Fanny”
“Monique,” costarring Patricia Jes- down is the standard seasonal pace. DD denise wey nearly $1000, also winds this week as the 5383
Ww e ivie Opera offering.
sel atid Denholm Elliott, Oct. 10-12.| over this week; will be joined to-|" Visit to = ‘Small Planet, Booth Son's tire te for Past Week”
jnight (Tues.) by “Miss Lonely-/(C) (32d wks" 252. p ) ($6.90-$5.75);| Reluctant Debutante, Hunting-
SCHEDULED NY. OPENINGS $= | hearts,” at the Colonial, also in for | 766; $27,300) (Cyril RRitchardy. Pre-lion Hartford (C) (3d wk) ($4.40:
WAY two weeks. After. that, there will | vious yeek, $20,100; last week, | 1,024; $33,000) (Lynn Bailey, n-" '
(Theatres Set} nearly $21,600 da Forbes, Reginald Gardfmer).

be a dark week, but then the town

tine cast ‘and credits. Kamins is! feur Winds, Cort (9-25-59. gets to musical tryouts on succes-| i Mask and Gewn, Golden (R). ast Dipped to unprofitable $8,300 pre-
still handling the program for the West Side dtery, Wint, Ge “Gard. @-26-57. | sive nights, “Rumple” arriving Oct. | wk;.7 p) -($5.75-$4.60; 800; $20,000) | vious week, $9,200; folded Satur-
indie Erlanger. Knock at Door, 9-20-57). " at the Colonial and’ “Jamaica” |(T. C. Jones). Opened last acter day night (14).

la Anger, Lyceum Gort.
sar, Klint Kid, Morosco | (10-2-57).
Mies. Lenelyhearts, Music Box (10-3-37).

due Oct. 8 at the Shubert.

(10) to six pans (Aston; World-Tele-| Fanny, Philharmonic (MC) 44th
Estimates for Last Week

S. M. Handelsman, managing di-
gram; Atkinson, Times; Chapman, wk): ($4.95-$5.50); 2,670; $86,000)

rector of the Playhouse in the

’ : Bey Grewing Up, Longacre (10-7-57). :
Park, Philly, planed to the Coast{ gs 4 Romanoff and Juliet, Shubert|News: Coleman, Mirror; Kerr, (Claude Dauphin, Doretta Morrow,
fark, vbbly. 15) to set up his pro-| Remanett x ie let Lee: cose. (C) (1st whk) ($4.95-$4.40; 1,717; Herald Tribune; Watts, Post) and ‘Italo Tajo). Up slightly to $70, 800

one yes-and-no (McClain, Journal-|from last week's $70,500; fold next
American); grossed oyer $14,100 Saturday (21).
for first seven performances; has a.

$43, 900) (Peter Ustinov).. British
import ignited the season as a sub-
scription entry; drew. four. favor-

duction plans for James Lee’s

“Career,” opening Oct, -28 at the}. Under Milk Weed, Miller (10-1557.

.Naturé’s Way, Coronet (10-16-57).

vin, Monitor); grossed almost $34,- (Victor Moore, Howard Keel, Bar--
sm.1800 for a. regular eight-perform-
ance week; continues this week,
then. exits for further pre-Broad-

way shakedown in Philly.

{Trish Guards $32,400, L.A.

| Los Angeles, Sept. 17.
Two-night stand of Her Majes-

ty’s Irish Guards at Shrine Aud

last Monday (9) and Wednesday

the Inquirer, starts a regular Sun-{ Carefree Heert, ANTA (11-7-37).
day series this week. Freviously,
neither Inquirer nor Bulletin has

- had a Sunday drama column,

Ellen P. Green, who operates:
_Green’s- Theatre Ticket Service,
N. Y¥., returned last week from a
two-month ‘cruise to South and
East. Africa. «

Tony Richardson, British direc-
tor who staged the original London t
production of “Look Back in. An-
ger” and will repeat the stint for
the upcoming Broadway edition,
arrived last week from England.

George Keathley has been! -
dropped as stager of Jack. Dun-]

Tilly wate Hollywood. ‘Sempel sien, Amba Paseador CaeaL sD able notices (Doyle, American; | five-week booking, . then must
ave a news- 7 . ° ‘ .: > or 9 eC 5
paper drama column this’ wint ter wn SA at Wandaret Nat'l ae-30-5p, | Durgin, Globe; Hughes, ‘Herald; vacate the theatre. ‘Lady Whammo $111. 68]
for ‘the first time in a number of | Jamelea: Imperial 0-31-57). Norton (Record), one so-so (Dewar,| Carousel, City Center (MD) (1st] “ . ~
years. Henry T. Murdock, critic for Rumple, Rivin’ ‘disse 257). Traveler) and one negative (Mel-|wk; 6 p) ($3.80; 3,090; $61,812) FE or Des Moines Week
Ti Remembered,. Morosco (i1-12- oo .

Des Moines, Sept. 17.

9 This town, notable in the trade
Lonelyhearts OK $13, 600! about 2@ years ago for its whop-
ping grosses for one-night stands,
had a full eight-performance -
In Ist Four at Princeton} 24.2 #01! eight: performance book.
Princeton, Sept. 17. {Fair Lady.” It was like old times,

“Miss Lonelyhearts, ” debuting {only more so.
the Princeton jegit season, grossed The gross fer the 4,139-seat
a brisk $13,600 in four perform- KRNT Theatre formerly the Audi-
ances last Thursday-Saturday (12-{torium), was $111,681, at a $4.51
(11) grossed $32,400. Moss & Hay-| 14) at the LO77-seat MéBarter Thaa- | top (excluding tax) The Brian
man Attractions promoted. tre, at $4.50-$3.85 top. The Howard! Aherne-Anne Rodgers starrer was
Group of musicians, drummers|Treichmann dramatization of Na-|a solid sellout, with an extra 40
and pipers is now-en route to Aus-|thaniel West’s novel drew an en-j{chairs put in nightly. The gross is
tralia. ° thusiastic notice from the Trenton | believed to be a local record for

Kukia, Fran & Ollie (11-21-57
Cevuntry Wife, Adel ohs (11-27-57).
Look Hemeward, Barrymore (11-26-57).
rk Tep Stairs, Music Box. (3-5-57).
Musle Man, Majestic Ga1e50.
Miss Isobel, Relies Ale
Captain's Pari sels , Alvin in Cg 57).
Coidilecks, Globe (3-64-57),
€ Theatres Not Set)
Sott Tevch (11-637.
Repe Deriters’ (wk. 11-18-57,
pay Enemy (wk. 17-40-37).
Salt ‘alr ox, Sa aT 5e-”
“Rivalry 0-27
Sunrise at Cambebalte adose,
eve Me Littles 2
OFF-BROADWAY
Jehnny Summit, Renata 9-24-57).
Italian Strawhaf, 4th st.

phy’s play, The Saturday Ni, t ‘Maria Stuart, Phoenix 108-57). a ‘Times antl a not-so-good reaction: legit.
Kid,” after a-dispute with Shelley _ eaten Tree pixel BEoE SP a sn.| Saul Levinson amusement edi- from the Trentonian. The G. B. Shaw-Alan Lerner-
Winters, Btar of the Oliver 2 # icrembshe? Hooks r¥ | aga B- ter of the SitttaTelec | The Pat O’Brien starrer is con-} Frederick Loewe musical is play-

Sun, planed to. “Europe las PET . {tinuing its pre-Broadway tuneup;ing the current week at the Kiel

Playwrights Co. produttion, «-Wareti , -
ye Barhiepat (11-20-57); (13), to be gone 10 days. this week and next in Boston. Auditorium, St. Louis.

csation P
ren Enters: has taken. over. the- is ~pngnvernath Mecrele Phoenix (11-19-57).

60 |

| LEGITIMATE

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

Norwegian Theatre Setup

Continued from page 37

tion for acceptance, and of the
120 tried out last year, only 14
were accepted.

The theatre school course runs
three years, with students per-

mitted to take on minor acting.

jobs during the last semester.
After finishing school, they can
then seek employment and work
for another three years on a stu-
dent contract for about $
monihly the first year, $28;
monthly the second year and $35
monthly the third year. At the
completion of that term they can
join the actors’ union and work
for the minimum $500 yearly.

Membership Roster

Regarding the actors union, the
author estimates the membership
at about 320. He says that there's
no real actor unemployment prob-
lem such as exits in the U.S.,
where the membership of Actors
Equity totals nearly 9,700.

The legit theatre setup in Nor-
way, according to Gran, includes
seven houses in Oslo, and three
others in prneipal cities. In addi-
tion, he notes, there are three
touring operations, one, the Riks
Teatre, is subsidized by the gov-
ernment and is constantly on tour.
Of the seven Oslo houses, Gran
says the National Theatre, a reper-
tory opération, is also subsidized
and pays the highest salaries.

Several of the other theatres
are subsidized: either partially or
wholly, but, Gran contends, there’s.
no interference from the govern-

$20 |

ment. He adds that Oslo has two
revue theatres. Productions for
children are popular in-.Norway,
Gran states, within elementary
school pupils attending two juve
shows yearly. Highschool students,

he notes, see four performances or |.

regular shows yearly. The studes
have to pdy for the show, but at
reduced rates.

Regarding playwrights, Gran
states they get 10% of the gross
on productions of their works,
while the payoff on translating
foreign properties is a flat $150
for straigh play and. $200 for a
musical. He notes the Norway has
a playwright’s guild, but that the

{membership is very small. On that
‘score, he points out that a play-

writing contest heid three years
ago. drew 123 scripts.
Gran estimates that abouf four-

to-six new Norwegian plays are

produced each year, with Ameri-

can’ plays dominating the post-.

World II offerings. Gran is in the
U.S. studying tv and radio. He’s
also collaborated on an English |
adaptation of his comedy, now
titled “Babies Anyone?”

Buford Armitage is general man-.
ager for the N.Y. City Center revi-

val of “Carousel,” with Zelda Dorf-
man company manager, Alan Green
casting | director, Herman Shapiro
production stage manager, Kermit
Kegley stage manager, Bill Field
assistant, Shelly Secunda press as-
sistant to managing director Jean
Dalrymple, and Madge D. Graves
production secretary.

New musical for Broadway

a

financier seeks show expert

as working partner

Share of profits without

investment

OFFERED :—Share of profits with full credit.
Advertiser (who is a financier) has working
script based on “natural” theme. Will take.

care of all specéalist fees.

=

*

*

*

REQUIRED:~—In return advertiser seeks a
practical worker fully experienced on stage
musicals with the right contacts and know-

how. This is not a job

for an impresario, but

for a man with all-round experience at highest

level.
*

ake

*

JOB:—To attract the best song writers, com-
posers and re-write specialists on the best pos-
sible terms. To polish the working script and
prepare it for Broadway presentation. To take.
over responsibility for the music, dancing and

general presentation.

*

*

*

OPPORTUNITY :—This is an ideal oppor-
tunity for either a well-known personality or

a “back-room boy.”
matters more than the

x

APPLICATIONS :—In

_~

Fd

It’s the experience that

name.

i

strictest confidence
by letter only to: Advertiser, c/o Henry B.
Lamm, Attorney, 21 East 40th Street, New
York.

ald Tribune or as articles in such

| weal, etc.

Longhair Notes

The ANTA ‘Theatre has been

| booked for an li-day run of The]

| Dancers of Bali, beginning Oct. 24.

Frederick C. Schang, president of

Columbia. Artists Management,

sponsoring the engagement, planed

to Switzerland last night (Tues.) to

meet the company, and will ac-
company it from Geneva to Lu-

seme and Paris and then to New
or.

John Coast, who's staging the
Dancers ‘of India production,
skedded for a Sept. 29-Oct. 12 run
at the ANTA Theatre, N. Y., is due

in New York from England late

next week for final rehearsals.
Coast reeently returned to Eng-
land from India where he had been
conferring. with Shanto Rao, the
company’s star.

Marian Anderson left by plane
last Saturday (14) on a concert
tour of the Far East, under spon-
sorship of. the. President’s Special
International Program for Cultural
Presentations, administered by. the
American | National Theatre &
Academy. ‘She's due back Dec.. 2.

Kerr's ‘Pieces?

Continued from page. 57

Tomorrow, * “A Red Rainbow,”
“Hook ’ n’ Ladder’’), the. critics’ lot
is indeed a hard one. Sagely, Kerr
concludes, it.is only a. question

the $350,000 investing syndicate
or to the 5c. reader of his paper
who may be touted on a $7.50
ticket’ buy.-

VARIETY is frequently the source
and/or springboard for some: of
‘his observations.
of moderate hits, utilizing the
‘VARIETY listings of absolute capac-

many a “hit” still never achieves
selling out those upstairs tickets,
despite the scramble for the
choicer and-- costlier orchestta
pews. ::

Most, if not all of the chapters
in “Pieces at Eight” have appeared
previously as ¢olumns in the Her-

publications as Harper's, Common-.

| ‘Auntie Mame’

Continued from page 57

plus $27,287 as her two-way slice
of the profits. That gives her a
$225, 357 payoff from the show thus

MA puzzling aspect of the last two
accounting statements for the show
(dated June 29 and Aug. 31) is
that ‘they list two payments. of
$1,226. each.to DaCosta as his share
of profit distributions, but include
them with the director royalty pay-
ments in the weekly operating ex-
pense. The statements do not in-
dicate Whether or not the amounts’
are also included in the $116,464
total profit distribution.

Incidentally, the $157,138 total

| net. profit: on the production in-

cludes payments from Warner,
| Bros. on the purchase of the screen
rights for a minimum of $200,000
plus weekly bonuses based on the
‘| Broadway run, to a maximum of
$500,000. One and perhaps two
touring companies of the show are
planned. by Charles Bowden, Rich-
ard Barr & H. Ridgely Bullock Jr.,
under a leasing arrangement with
original producers Fryer & Carr.

British Shows
(Figures denote opening dates)

LONDON

At Drop: 6f Hat, Fortune (1-24-37).

Boy Friend. Wyndham’s (12-1-53).

Bride & Bachelor, Duchess (12-19-56),

Chalk Garden, Haymarket (4-11-56),

Chinese Theatre, Drury (9-16-57).

Damn Yankees, Coliseum (3-28-57),

Dead. Secret, Piccadilly (5-30-57).

Dear Delinquent, Westminster (6-5-5).

Dry Rot. Whitehal -31-54)

Entertainer, Palace (9-10-57).

‘For Amusement Only, Apollo (6-5-56).

Free As Air; Savoy (6-6-57).

Grab Me a Gondola, Lyric (12-26-56).

House by Lake, York’s (5-8-56).

Lovebirds, Adelphi (4-20-57)

Meet By. Meonlight, Aldwych 15D.

' Mousetrap. Ambassadors (11-25-52)
Nekrassoy, Royal Ct. (9-17-57).
New Crary Gang, Vic. . Pal. (12-18-56).

- No Time Sgts.. Her Maj. (8-23-58).
Nude With Violin, Globe (1738).

' ; Odd Man in, St. Martin’s (J-16-57)
Plaisirs Oe’ Paris, Wales (420-51).
Sailor Beware. Strand (2-16-55),
Salad Days, Vaudeville (-5-54).

Sat. Night at Crown, Garrick (9-9-57).

' Silver Wedding, Cambridge (7-9-37).
Six Months’ Grace, Phoenix (6-457).
Summer ef. 17th, New (4-30-57).

Tea & Sympathy, Comedy (4-25-57.
Tropical Meat, New Lind: (4-23-57).
Waltz of Toreadors, Criterfon 3-27-56).

; CLOSED LAST WEEK
Fanny. Drury Lane (11-15-56)
Less Than Kind, Arts (G-27-57).

SCHEDULED OPENINGS
Repertory, Old Vic (9-18-57).
Ever Since Eve, Arts OS
Share My Lettuce, Comedy. ( :

Roar Like a Dove, Phoenix aon! ;

whether the critic's loyalty is to}

On the subject |

ity potentials, Kerr indicates that]

Mr. Perpetua

| gets hers in the third act of “The
Inseparables,”
| pageant of three sheok-up people

aN OT

The changes will involve use of th

Inside Stuff—Legit

The new Playbill, with revised format and expanded content, will
begin distribution at Broadway theatres during the week of Sept. 30.

e same cover for all. shows during

a single week, articles on general theatre: interest by name writers on
a weekly basis, plus continuing articles on each respective show, and al-

tered format for show credits, cast list, and biographical notes on ‘cast,

authors, directors, etc. A special innovation will -be gold covers for

openings as a sort of festive note for premieres.

A masthead on Page 3 of the publication will Hst William Becker,

president; Gilman Kraft, publisher; Elinor Green, managing éditor;

| Elizabeth Pollock, art director; Leo Lerman: (features) Barbara Blake
(fashion), Jack Long *(travel}, Sam_Hunter (art), Elizabeth Lapham

(beauty), Clara Port. (illustration), Harvey Breit (books), Alma Talley

(crosswords), Robert Jay Misch (food) and Charles Goren (bridge), all

contributing editors; Tony Walton, contributing artist; Ed Hamilton
and Charles Preston, design consultants; Morey Gropper, production
consultant; Thomas A. Steinfeld, associate publisher, and Alexander.

H. Carver 'Ir., director of sales.

The Playbill, the official program for the Broadway Theatre, was
purchased last summer by Roger L. Stevens, Robert Whitehead and
Robert W. Dowling, who are also associated in the producing and théa-,
tre operating firm. Producers Theatre. The publication was formerly
owned for many years by Richard Huber,

Actors Equity has sent a, protest. to producer David Merrick over.
his method of selecting the ingenue lead for his incoming Broadway
presentation of “Romanoff and Juliet.” The beef was in the form of a
letter from Angus Duncan, the union’s executive secretary. The action

} reportedly followed squawks by Equity. members who had participated

in good faith in a “contest” to select the ingenue lead for the Peter

Ustinov comedy.
Duncan’s letter to Merrick is un

it termed “a fraud apparently perpetrated on our members.”

derstood to have condemned what
It refer-

red to a column some weeks ago in the N.Y. Daily News, under the
byline of Charles McHarry, reporting that the “contest had actually
been fixed in advance for Suzanne- Storrs to be selected for the role.

The setup had previously been

exposed by an out-of-town .news-

paper, which reported that Miss Storrs had given her notice in advance
to a local strawhat théatre where she was a “member of the resident

company.

Stock Reviews

The Cantilevered
Terrace

Westport, Conn., Sept. 2.
Lucille Lortek el presentation "of drama Ly
illiam Archibal taged Piahe author; |
z

yarn Theatre, Westport, Conn., Sept. 1,

ig» Thomas

Lawrence Jupiter ...... James Patterson
Frederick Perpetua ...... Donald Madden
Sophia Perpetua ,....... Julie Loitanibee
ANKela .. esa cccsdoones Frances Foster
Mrs. Perpetua ...... .-« Mildred Dunnock |

ooo esaneace Harrison Dowd

This newest work by William
Archibald was probably destined
for- this theatrical “clinic” which
specializes in offbeat: ideas. For
anyone who sticks it out, the finale
brings a nine-minute monolog by
Mildred Dunnock. Though much
of this marathon speech is wander-
ing and dramatically incoherent, it
sounds majestic and brings cheers
from out front.

“The Cantilevered Terrace” is
constructed on the blueprint of
Stylized theatre, with static groups
stationed about the stage _alter-
nately dozing in the electYician’s
shadows or happily evoking’ the
author’s warnings. Here, on an
American. terrace above an un-
named sea, the Perpetua family
sits throughout the cocktail .hour.
The young son would like to have
his parents murdered, so he may
get his inheritance. His. accomplice
is his childhood friend, now be-
trothed to his sister. .

The parents. justify audience
impatience despite the fact that
Miss Dunnock’s skill is so apparent
that her. role becomes almost in-
telligible. When, after her grand
monologue,’ she drapes a _ lacé
mantie around her head and, upon

her husband’s arm, walks towards | (16

the precipice from which they are
to be pushed into the sea, she stirs
momentary admiration.

Though the ‘star dominates the

‘proceedings, there is an interesting

contribution by Frances Foster as

ja family servant of West Indian

origin. And James _ -.Patterson
scores a near-miss performance. as
the youth who is willing to marry
the horrifying daughter and to
shove the parents off the chit. 1
, ou .

The Inseparables
Binghamton, N.Y., Sept. 12.
Peter Flournoy resentation of new
three-act play “by ry Granick, Fea-
tures Albert Dekker, Alan Furlan, Edith
Atwater. Directed by Billy Matthews. At
Southern Tier Playhouse, $2.75 top.

By the time the lady sociologi€t

a New York-beund

in an unclosed triangle, the rusdv:
audiences hereabouts are sighing }<
for the retufn of Virginia DeLuce
imitating Jayne Mansfield in. “Will
Success Spoil Rock Hunter?”

An uneven attempt to dissect the
psychological lunges of two mien
and a woman bound up in. an
‘amorous tug-of-waf that started in
high school and appears to be one
of those things that never will end,
Harry Granick’s. “The Ingepara-
bles” closes with a soap-opera
write-out of the girl.

Albert Dekker, Alan Furlan: and
Edith - Atwater,’ ‘Under Billy’ Mat-

‘thews’

‘but chaste.

| Philly
Sept. 11, “50,

direction, find the going
fairly easy with lines that at times
are downright inspired. The action
includes even pantomime and lines
delivered by the principals directly
to the audience, an effort to’ keep

everybody informed as to what is

going on.

Reaction from canebrake play-
goers was lukewarm, but this is .
largely due to the steady diet of
musicals and similar frothy offer
ings at Southern Tier Playhouse,
and the folks had to shift gears to
dig a*meat-and-potatoes play which
puts Dekker in the role of the
blustering, all-American. football
layer who made good -in Wall
Street while his high school friend,
a sensative, proud actor played by
Furlan, never quite makes the
grade without the behind-the-
scenes financial assistance from
the Wall Streeter. In the middlé é is
Miss Atwater,. whom Dekker is
steering for three ‘acts, abortively,
toward the nearest boudoir,. and
who finally winds up nea out,
aw

Touring Shows
c (Sept. 16-29)
opper an Brass it
Walker)—Shubert, ew Haven Genin
epee f A
ary o nne Frank (Joseph Schild.
kraut)—. 2); Capitol, Salt

/ gy A
Cleve, (16-21); Shubert, Cincy (23-28),
t Four Winds (tryout) (Ann Todd, Peter
Cookson)—Forrest, Philly (1621) (Re-
viewed in V. » Sept. 11, ’57).

Jamaica (tryout) (Lena Horne, Ricardo
Miss Lonelstees “treouD i) Pal

s s
SEH RE ay ance,
Y Fair Lady oy} CB:

Anne Rogers)—Kiel, St. L. “abd Ahernes
giature’s Way (tryout)—National, ‘Wash.

No Time for. Sergeants. exy.. C
Jaffa Mosque, Altoona, BES Sem
baught Aud., Youngstown (24); Memorial

‘ Aud.s Dayton (26-28).

No Time for Sergeants (2d J—Ge
SESE en ataymcat, Mercy

valry ryout} ca
Agnes Moorehead, Marie G abe ae
couver, B.C. (23); Seattle (24); Portland
(25); Ore. (28); Cowallis, Ore.
(27); Eugene, Ore. (8) (Names of theatres
Tot available from management at press

Romanoff & Juliet (tryout) (Peter Usti-
nov)—Shubert, Bosto $ baie Forrest,
PI (23-28) Reviewed in’ VARIETY,

Saturday Wight Kid (fryqut) (Shelley

Winters, Alex Nicol)—Locust, Ph (17.
28) (Sganhat tyout reviewed ne anh
1 * pt.

altz et the Toreadors elvyn
Douglas, Paulette Goddard)— Oe teen
Princeton. (25-28).

West Side

Story <tryout)— Erlan er,
Philly (62) (Reviewed VARIETY.
Aug. 21, ’57).

‘Ziegteld Follies—Royal Alexandra, To-
ronto (16-21); Aud., Rochester (23-28),

HARTSDALE CONTEMPORARY
ON OVER ONE ACRE

32 miles, 86 minutes from Sardi’s, in: exclu-

“70, secluded, rustic woodland setting, de- ff
; Sig..td by leading architect for ultimate in
gracious entertalning, easy maintenance. Cy- |
. Dress walls inside and od€, eliminate plaster,
Paint, paper. Cork floors replace rugs and
yacuum cleaning.

Two bedrooms with individual bathrome, den

with Javatory, huge living-dining room, fully

equipped modern kitehen with large adjacent B

ty work and store room, all alr econdi-
one

92 feat of glass window wall with three slid-
ing doors opening on dramatic brick t terrace
that encircles house, interpret theme of indoor-
outdoor liring.

\O0ffeted: ta. tow 40's hy

preanteens. wane te
iinet gaily, Cal WH ,

Wednesday, September 18; 1957 ‘LITERATI 61

=I'ment .of bitter disillusionment,
when his protege frankly boasts of :{
his Red affiliations and sneers ati]. .
{his old mentor. Malden does a fine|
job of projecting his heartaches, '
: which shock him into a better un-;
derstanding of life and incidentally : os — °
‘of his. wife. The cHmax may-ap- In Re Boston Accents ilater taken up by the stripper as
j pear inconclusive regarding the} “Boston accents often get Boston-. opposed to the regular moving or
4 renegade, but it’s spiced. with real-‘ians into trouble,” the Boston Her-:still revue nude. Revues under-
istic humor. _- jald contended in an editorial Satur (lined nudity by elaborate forms of
Li ichards vivid! ints. day (14) on the refusal of theirithe remaining dress and it tool
one oyd ichards and Y etter | sister papers reporter James Har-:somebody to find that, starting
ances. in the unflattering role of |Tington's admittance to Governor j completely dressed and proceeding
the Negro union. trouble-maker in|Faubus’ press’““confab in Little!to the peel, had the greatest effect
an aircraft parts plant. The part! Rock. “Ts this some sort of pre-jon audiences. Thus came the strip.
could: be easily tintyped, but he cedent which will lead to the wall-| Volume is a unique study of how
enacts it with intelligent nuancesiing off of the Bostom press?” the: man uses the undressed woman
and a tone of authenticity. Decep-i Herald asked. . - _ ifor expréssion,* contemplation,
tively bland, he’s never a conven-! The editorial, headed, “What's in;modes of beauty and as a show
as singing-dancing school kids. A tional villain. ‘an Accent?,” said in ifs entirety: ; biz commodity. Mosk,

. : s . . }*Boston, accents often get Bos-
azz combo of Hank Jones, piano;| _PhyHis Love scores as the prof’s|,—s0 oo: .
Frank Rehak, trombone; Aaenie delightfully inquisitive, child-like | Mans in frouble. The latest case

Shows Out of Town

. o.

Literati

— Continued from page 58,
Nature’s Way
cal collaborator, and Audrey Chris-
tie gives a mop-up comedy perfor-
mance as the bride’s mother with
her own interpretation of nature’s
way, being especially effective in
her scenes with Robert Emhardt.
_ aS a screwball obstetrician. Other
skilful performances are given by
Edmon Ryan as the producer: who
- provides a note of sanity to the
sifuation, Beatrice Arthur as an
absent-minded interior decorator,
Joe Silver as a.“‘gay” waiter and
‘Garry Newman as a real “gqne”
musician. ~ .
Producer. Alfred de Liagre Jr.,
who took over.the staging last week
from. Basil Langton,- has handled
the assignment deftly, and Donald
Oenslager’s penthouse. setting is. a |‘
masterpiece of design. ‘‘Nature’s
Way” isn’t a knock-em-into-the-
aisles powerhouse, but it keeps a
ripple of amusement going.

below par vocally, she manages to
offset that. obstacle from 4a per-
sonality and clotheshorse angle.
Dick. Williams’s smooth inter-
pretation of the clarinetist: is in
perfect keeping with the role and
the young actor registers well in.
this first musical Alan Bunce
rates his featured spot via a good
performance as a crusty police cap--
tain. ,
There’s a flock of youthful talent
among.the lesser lights headed by
Norma Douglas and Peter. Conlow

. : oe, ;.;eoncerns the Traveler’s reporter CHATTER
Furtado, bass fiddle, and Doug{| wife who wes once dna of his James Harrington. Warrington was{ Commercial Classified Publish-
Rogers, drums, makes its presence |pupils. Her buoyant duels o wit sent down to Little Rock (the only {ers Inc, authorized to conduct a
known in-hot tempos. _. {With her growling: husband, WAO| New England. reporter there), and} Publishing business in New York.
__ Dance routines hit a torrid pace | treats her like an ado escent, | along with the rest of the press} ~ “God in the Garden: The Story
in a variety of rock ’n’ roll 777 | lightens the action when she 0 i herd,-;went to a press conference}of the Billy Graham New York
for contrast. feature a graceful; earths evidence of the traitor’s Red‘ 5. ’Governor Faubus. The other | Crusade,”. by Curtis Mitchell, due
glide in a Staten Island ferry u....- | background. A dummy doll-baby | reporters gained admittance, but {via Doubleday on Nov. 21.
|| ber, A two-a-day vaude takeoff andj hugged to her elfin chest is the | to incton was halted and givenno| “Lieutenant in Algeria,” by
a “Remember the Dancing” se-| only false note in her work. ‘reason. why. . Jean - Jacques Servan - Schreiber,
querice are also terps .clicks. _Nicely effective are Eduard} “twenty minutes later reporters{editor and publisher of the Paris
The book, taking a brief poke at | Franz as the wise old refugee edu-| inside persuaded the governor that | !’Express, will be published toward
modern “think” machines, revolves cator, Biff McGuire as the FBI| Harrington should be admitted,|the end of October by Knopf,
a femme whose “carec;|man, with Graham Jarvis as his} and he was. During the conference| Henry Z. Walck, president of Ox-
guidance” test shows exceptional |taciturn companion, Nicholas Pry-; the’Trayeler man asked why he‘had| ford Univ. Press, in New York,
aptitude for police work. Situations | or as the professor's feuding step-; heen kept out. ‘Maybe it’s because | hosting a cocktailery for John
point up the pitfalls she encoun-/son and Richard Robbins’s tolerant of your accent,’ said the governor. | Brown, publisher and manager of

Copper and Brass
New Haven, Sept. 16,
Lyn Austin dé Thomas Noyes (in asso-
clation with Anderson. Lawler} presenta-
tion of musical: comedy in two acts @1
numbers). Book, Ellen. Violett and David
Craig; music and lyrics, David _ Craig.

Staged by Mare Dantels; dances and musi-
eal numbers’ staged by “Anna -Sokolow;
scenery. and. lighting, .W
Eckart; costumes, Alvin Colt; musical
‘direction and vocal arrangements, Maurice
Levine; orchestrations,- Ralph Burns;
dance arrangements, John Morris. Stars
Nancy - Walker; features Joan Blondell,
Dick Williams, -Alice Pearce, Alan Bunce,
Norma’ Douglas, Peter Conlow, Evelyn
Russell, Michele Burke, Doreen McLean.
Byron Mitchell, Bruce Mackay, Doug
Rogers, Hank Jones, Frank Rehak, Eraie
Furtado. At Shubert Theatre, New Haven,
Sept. 16, ’37; $6 tep.

College Boy ......::.... Byron Mitchell Mare Daniels’s staging has -set ted ne : . the other
Controller ...-...-..+;+----. Sam Greene a generally rapid: pace, which | Nathaniel West. Staged by Alan Schnel-| UR egotiationg with the other |i. print, 50,000 sold, on top of the
Experts .-...... Jobn Dorrin, Bob Roman . ane der; setting and lighting, ;{states through Secretary of State P
Man in Grey Flannel Suit..Larry. Mitchell | Maurice Levine maintains from | costumes, Patricia Zipprodt. Stars Pat Cronin for treaties concerning re- 22,000 advance orders.
Katey O'Shea ..........005 Nancy Walker | his baton post. Bone. | O'Brien; features Fritz Weaver, Loretta | ~. 1 courtesy to tl Mark Nichols, fiim reviewer and
Commissioner, ....ce+seeeres Beau Tilden — Leversee, Janet Ward, Ruth Warwick. At;ciprocal CO sy Yo ie. press. :
ptain ..... Neeee vecgeeces. Alam Bunce McCarter Theatre, Princeton, Sept. 12, ’57; | That would be to Governor Faubus’ associate editor of Coronet, left for
Sergeant ......ceccceescas ‘Bruce Mackay oe : $4.50 top. tte Levers (liking, we should think.” | Munich and Cannes Saturday (14)
Bthel Potte se.s..ssec0s. Michele Burke | The Egghead Boy co Loretta, Leversee wes me to cover lensing of “The Vikings”
Estelle O'Shea Solesecsers Joan Blondel H Cleveland, Sept. 16. | Ned Gates .......... Henderson Forsythe | Esky’s 25th Anni Book j and “Bonjour Tristesse.” In a two-
Mrs. Zimmer ..2....c0 ce 2... Alice Nunn ope Abelson presentation of three-act | Goldsmith ...... veseens iNiam Hicke oa ‘ * -ol-i week stay, he’ll also o.o. the Euro--
Mr Morphky 02.1.0... Michael Roberts | comedy-drama by Molly Kazan. Staged m Spain ........200-3. Pat O’Brien Esq es 25th anniversary vol-| an entertainment scen
Mrs. Morphy .... 2c...) Doreen McLean | PY Hume Cronyn; settings, Richard Syl-| Gladys Ho" ....,ssepeesss-- Anne Meara | ume, tMe “Esquire Cartoon Album”; Peat © M’s Bill ent scene. | hav
Girl vee c cee cecnacceeees vera, Dot Aull | rts costumes, Aare halt Fohustone. Stars | Sick-OfIbAll «++ ++++0+ Marian Reardon | (Doubleday; $5.95) is an_ oversize SEG 's Bil Ornstein will ave
George ..-si+eeeeessssere Dick WARM | Eduard Franz, Bitf-McGuire, Lloyd Rich-| Claude .....-...sss1se++++ Maurice Enis | Omnibus of 550 cartoons from that the An, = jean Oe ore Dy we
Brawn 1021s Norma Douglas | 24s. At Hanna Theater, Cleveland, Sept.| Adele Farnum ....,....... Irene Dailey |monthly’s cavalcade of illustrated i L a u
PISEY oo ss eseeseeveees .:» Byron Mitchell | 2 1957, Mary Spain ....+..seereee Ruth Warwick | humor, and more than 150 of them ook. The, October issue will carry
Instructor Clyde Turner | 320 parton cee » Kevin Drohan | Fay Doyle, .---+-terteesstess janet, Ward | are in color, Published by Esquire] his latest yarn “Ma and Me,” the
i Coerreae aeaoaveaers e os svweweceorere . ‘ F ee esse meee cence \- ° ue * : ; { hi :
Principal s.++e-+++ renee eee “Hank Jones Martin Donabue ..:....... Biff MeGuire {But distributed by Doubleday ts wee : Of as first, ocollection ott
Professor ree devecesevee Er eee irtade Hank Parson ....+ te esereee Karl Maiden{ AS a sort of dramatic parable urbane. dite. eviouely designed Mary Eunice McCarthy, former
Slam’s Girl 2. ec. c essence eee Joy Lane Boker FarSOn. oa eeee fesse Nicholas Pryor | with sex, symbolism and suspense,| PUrPOSE | us’ ’lSan Francisco newspaperwoman
Traintime’s Girl ....... Elmarie Wendel d Roth ......0..-- Eduard Franz | wpricg “Lonelyhearts” just might and withal a handy pick-me-up-at-j; > t pe a
Limey’s Wife ..........06- Elton Warren | Harvey-Robbins ....,... Richard Robbins . ee any-time volume that should ap-j Who presently writes for motion
Professor's Girl ....,..+-+ Bette G Madeleine Robbins......... Helen Shields | make it on Broadway. The open-}7 oi”) ay sexes. adult pfd pictures and ty, has written her
Fraintime ........+. veeeess Frank Rehak Perry Hall ......-.....+.. Lloyd Richards |ing night audience at this Prince-| Pe all Sexes, a pid. book. “Meet Kitty.” the st £
Red .....-.. veneecseensesecs Bob Roman. © mere eereeee torereeee Ruth Attaway lion break-in found the Howard| Another giant gift book is “The _ y, e story o
Ropkie Cops...... Larry Mitchell, Donald , Teichmann dramatization of Na- Lawless Decade” (Crown; $5.95). her mother whe Cea San Frans
cisco as ac in . Crow

jlliam and. Jean.
and

MeKayle, Jack Moore |

ters when! she becomes .romanti-
cally tangled with a warbling clari-
netist. Theme is relatively fresh
eould constitute an okay
screenplay.

Sets combine clever precision
designing with a flair for color that
stamps a favorable impression. On

costumes, it’s an attractive span

from garish gang apparel to bil-
lowy finery that’s a visual treat.

Molly ‘Kazan’s provocative new

college dean. Some extraneous ac-

tion could be chopped by Cronyn,

but his direction is generally brisk.
: Pullen,

~

* Miss Lonelyhearis

Princeton, Sept. 12.
Lester Osterman & Alfred R, Glancy

Jr, Gn association with Diana Green) pres- |.
‘entafion of two-act

a by Howard

Teichmann, ‘adapted from the noyel by

tthe Boston press?

'“Ts this some sort of precedent
which will lead to the walling off
Jf Governor
Faubus can ban Boston reporters
from his press conferences because
of ‘their accent, will President of
the Unifed States ban them from
theirs, not to mention the heads of

‘foreign states?

“But maybe there is. another pos-
sibility. Perhaps we should open

somewhat belatedly reviewed, an

the Oxford Univ. Press of London.
American Medicat Publications
Ine. authorized to conduct a pub-
lications business in New York.
Capital stock is $750,000, $100 par
value, Sale & Sale, N. Y¥. City,
were filing attorneys at Albany.
der_ statesman’s “Bernard
{Baruch: My Story,” the just-pub-
{lished Holt autobiography, con-
;tinues to be a runaway bestseller
at $5. There are now 80,000 copies

Roderick sesrerrsrcerrrr David, Gold | play about human. and. ideological | Paniel West's novel an engrossing | cxcellent pictorial history of’ the| Will publish Oct. 25.
+ Stray ie nscale, Eawe | Clashes in an unnamed New Eng-lon the staze after a quarter-cen-|1920s, edited by Paul Sann, execu-| Mary Frazer, onetime Variery
Mitchell, Dot Aull d ver ao Gi 2 ght be -| tury in Hollywood, tive editor of the N. Y. Post, wi fork P the Scrippetienert fold
Gardenia Lady ........-..- Alice Num j Vard. or e) should stir up some pee .| picture collation by George Horn-j; back in the pps-Howard 10.
Sallor ....sceecsseessecese ‘wittard Nagel | controversy when it reaches Broad-| 10 his. first stab at dramatic!) his is the Roaring 20s on the| with the San Francisco News, does
AUBIC os so see secseceees Mitchell Roberts | way, ee after eae noring “The hhalf-shell, in punchy prose and|a Golden Gate pitch with “SF has
Morris ....+-+ venaceessaces, John Dorrin} “The . Egghead” provides a ° fan ° eorge| sraphic Graflexing. It'll make an| Rome's hills, Hong Kong's type
Bartender evsesesserereervees soEe se Moore | strong title role for Karl Malden, S. ea shane ee adds: ideal reference book, with its pithy Population, Paris’ restaurants, and
Herble ......sseeeserere Larry Mitchell | returning from Hollywood ‘for his |@forbid story of a young man who Bee and onOseev oo, eee mice it S| ae Ne ar to N¥C and Holly-

: ‘Michael ‘Roberts

| first stage assignment since his

“Desperate Hours” appearance.

is assigned to write an advice-to-:

takes it

entertainment reading book. It’s

Francis Robinson, assistant man-

wet cacesecceencscees Stanley Papich . the-lovelorn column and ey se
Gitl oylipelislunniles ~ Ellen Habel | The star punches out a perceptive, | seriously. Teichmann’s chief faults| #™meless’im its appeal. Abel. {ager of the qietropolitan Opera, has
Photographer Co saccecauarcs John Gorin dynamic characterization of a cru- seem to be a tendency to overwrite — lrg ; en anc comple . aruso:; Is
Reporter .....ccacsevssveecs Sam. Greene Ted Pratt’s Sked Life in Pictures,” which Crowell

Songs: “Career Guidance,” “Wearing of
the Blue,” “I Need All the Help I Can

sading professor’of sociology em-
broiled in an FBI investigation of

and to overstate his “‘message.”
O’Brien is compelling ds the

_ Theodore Pratt out of the Santa

! will publish Oct. 31. Included in
“Caruso” is a complete discog-

Get.” "Y. alked Out,” “Cool Comb = wT: i ; ; met ;
fatabo,” Cool Crgdoy ta Vie Bohemes, a Nest anion ‘igitator 2 Puned of hardboiled editor who hires an surgery “Author has been working raphy by John Secrist, who owns
Gall the Police,” (Dont Look Now, cing & Communist paren weker |idealisti¢, youth to counsel thé! oy "simmer at the Huntington | the only complete collection of Ca-

«Baby's Babys. . nmistakaple | Sign’ | being a Communist party worker.|jove-stricken and forlorn, then : : : ordi i :

why Her?® mean f | dee ao Hartford Foundation in Pacific{ruso recordings in existence.
the Dancing,” “Honk Kong,” “Argentine The performance of the comedy-|taunts and tortures him when he Palisades on a couple of books “Daniel y los Leones Dorados”
; Tay 3”, “Sweet ‘William, ‘Little | drama under Hume Cronyn’s crisp| becomes emotionally involved with ‘After hé leaves there he goes mit, {(Daniel and the Golden Lions),
direction, comes off ‘more absorb- {his correspondents. Glib, sardonic a series of novelettes for Faweett’sinovel by Jose Manuel Vergara.

ingly than might be expected for|and ruthless, the editor attempts
a tryout opening. How much the |‘to disillusion the young columnist
new playwright was helped by her| and: destrey the protective philos-
husband, producer-director: Elia; ophy he has developed.

‘Kazan, is likely to be a continuing} Fritz Weaver gives a sensitive,
subject of speculation in the trade |touching performance as the youth

Cavalier. End of October he re-}Smagged the Maurice Fabry Liter-
turns to Delray Beach, Florida, foriary Award for 1957. The prize
the winter. jcompetition was organized by the
_- Following the building last win- ; Chilean Booksellers & Publishers

ter of a new Florida hotel at Pom-: Assa. in memory of one of its orig-
Fe tthe ‘inal members, Maurice Fabry, late

“Copper and Brass”: will need
plénty of polishing to nacs mustc~
on Broadway. At best, it doesn’t
seem destined for bonanza results,
but can enjoy moderate success

through judicious whipping into
shape in its four pre-Gotham
weeks. .

The premiere displays a failure

to cash in on the laugh potentiali-

ties of a book that has a “wrong-
way” Corrigan type of femme flat-
foot falling for an easygoing clarj-
net player whose basement musical

hideaway “disturbs the peace” on

her beat. There must be more guf-
faws in that situation than the
present show brings to the sur-
face, and there is certainly the tal-
ent to put over the laughs that
may be uncovered. -

’ The score is also something that
dis going to require special atten-
tion to put across markedly. A first
hearing discloses little of quick-
smash quality, but smart plugging
can conceivably build “Don’t Look
Now,” “Why Her?” “You Walked
Out,” “Me and Love” and “Sweet
William” into pop acceptance.

From a talent standpoint, the:

as well as with the public.

The articulate Mrs. , @
former Theatre Guild play-reader,
reveals. dramatic insight and wit in
developing colorful, controversial
characters. She spares no vigor in
her attacks on misguided campus
intellectuals who won't climb out
of their ivory towers, besides hit-

ting sleek Red propaganda and

racial: discrimination.
Some -loose ends are left dan-

gling,; yet cmost of the dialog has}
as much biting vitality as the star. | crippled gas meter-reader.

It does not lose sight of the ironic

/humor in human frailities when a

befuddled professor goes all out in
defending the former prize stu-
dent, who betrays his trust.
Malden gives an
searching and touching impression
of a Yankee individualist of many
fascinating contradictions, There’s
a bit of Don Quixote in the bluster-
ing old firebrand who once tilted

eloquent, | with occasional asides by one o

who turns to religion, to his edi-
tor’s dismay, when sex and liquor
fail to ease his troubled mind. Sex
interest is supplied by Ruth War-
wick as the editor’s frigid wife and

correspondent who séduces the
heart-fhrob columnist, then hastens
his tragic end when she is re-
pulsed. Loretta Leversee is the
columnist’s patient sweetheart,
Henderson Forsythe is convincing-
ly sympathetic’ as a fellow-scribe
and Dan Morgan is effective as a

Mielziner’s stark sets. and
startling lighting effects add to the
grim reality of the drama. There
are 28 scene changes, adroitly
coupled by stager Alan Schneider

Fh

the actors as the set is shifted..

The Old Vic’s five-year plan for:

them.
Janet Ward as a romance-starved|

‘pano, named after his novel, “The

Barefoot Mailman,” the sale of the
book doubled. Pratt says all novels
should have hotels named after

. Nude Book

’ With the nude a top nifery and
revue draw on the Paris show biz
scene, plus encroaching on pix and
Jegit,.it was only a matter of time
before a bock would be done to
class the chassis. Such a tome is
the 250-page “Ea Conguete Du
Nu” (The Conquest of the Nude)

‘by Romi which sells for $2.50, is

profusely illustrated, and a buy
for show biz libraries and for other
collectors.

- Book starts logically enough
with: Adam and Eve getting the
heave from Eden, and

nude ending in her enthronement :
as the staple in Pigalle flesheries :

and the many Paris stripperies.

goes :
through history and art with the.

ibusiness manager of ditorial
t Ercilla.

! Random House’s Bennett Cerf
(has bought ‘The Wonderful World

4of Aunt Tuddy,” by Jeremy Gury

t and Max Hess ,for autumn '58 re-
‘lease. Hess is the nationally bal-
lied department store owner of
Allentown, Pa. “Tuddy” treats of
the capers and antics of a grand
old lady in an emporium, {fllus-
itrations will be by Hilary Knight,
{who dittoed for the bestseller
| Eloise.” .

Four days before his death from
-a heart attack on Sept. 2, Peter
‘Freuchen delivered the final two
:chapters of his new book, “Peter
‘Freuchen’s’ Book of the Seven
-Seas,” to his publisher Julian Mess-
:her Inc. which will have it on the
stands Nov. 25, Freuchen, when
‘he died, was on his way to partic-
ipate in a motion picture being
i?nane by. Lowell Thomas in the Arc-

cast has what it takes to the extent
of outshining its material in some
tases, Nancy Walker is a topflight
comedienne who bats out her
Jaughs and puts across her songs
. skillfully, but: her role can stand
considerable comedy buildup. Alice
Pearce, except for brief flashés, is
_another case of ability. somewhat
‘hamstrung by Jack of opportunity.
» Jag Blendeli gets.a better-break.
00, materfal: atid, inthe mati: fHls :

for.economice reforms but has be-| the presentation of all the 36} Text deals with the nude and _tic.
come naively old-fashioned, Shakespeare plays in the first folio; her meanings in art: and history,j; | ete. ges
“Although assailing all forms of| will be completed next spring. The|treating both the lecherous look | ‘Caro to Jubilee in Chi
despotism, the fiery professor}new season opens tonight ‘(Wed.) j uP to the healthy attitude to the’ jyoward Caro has joined Jubilee
shows his own prejudices by in-|with “Hanilet,’ starring John ; bude and its evolution into a ShOW i Records to take over midwestern
sulting a refugee. German educator | Neville, Coral’ Browne and a new-jbiz regulars.. Exaininations of the: 1) d otion headquarter
who was once a Commy, by. fighting |comer, Judy Dench, as Ophelia.|camouflaging of the undraped over ;54°¢S am i prom We f €a a ers
the FBI investigation and scoffing |The repertory will include “Henry|the years, to foil the bluenoses,;/78 in Chicago. He formerly was
at his young wife’s suspicions|VI” Parts I and Il, “Measure for!is another unique section. j With Decea’s a&r department and
about the Negro’s secret subversive | Measure,” “Midsummer Night’s! At first the unclad girl had to; had handled widwest promotion for
antivities.: sn” catger: cryeue Dream,” “King” Lear? :“Henryibe doing something to distract :the Coral label. son de.
+, gue. play’s .;mast , dramatic, -mo-9 VIII -:and’ *"Peri@les, > Piicé . of from, her. clothesless state. This} _Jubilee’s sale and promotion de-
ment comes in the Egghead’s. mo- i Tyre.” - -|also “served to “awaken intérest, i partment is headed by Bill Darnell.

Her:

62 CHATTER

Broadway

Robert Q. Lewis “open-houseing”
at his new East 74th St. diggings.

The Alfred A. (Dorothy) Strel-
sins back from two months’ holiday
on the Riviera: . Industrialist is.
also w.k. in show biz.

Film and tv actress Dina Merrill
planed to the Coast over the week-
end to test for the picture version
of “10 No. Frederick.”

Sarry (The Fiddler) Saranoff,
oldest member and major domo of
the Friars Club, elected member
of the Democratic County Commit-
tee.

Vet vocal coach and singer Eddie
Miller, marking his 50th year in
show biz, is. being launched by the
Circus Saints & Sinners Sept. 27
at the Waldorf-Astoria.

Max Loew, owner of the Casa-
nova Restaurant and the Viennese
Lantern, has leased the two build-
ings adjoining the former spot and

plans for enlarging are under way.
*Gus Lampe due east end-Sep-
tember on business-pleasure. En-
tertainment director of the L.A.
Ambassador Hotel (Cocoanut
Grove) and. his wife just celebrated
their 25th anni. _..

Attorney - turned - industrialist
Sinclair Robinson, who has show
biz connections, got a big press
with his $7,500,000 bid for the
Dodgers, topping the Nelson Rocke-
feller hid of $5,000,000. oo

Frances and Arthur Wiesen-
berger cancelled their European
sailing plans late this month; the
Wall Streeter’s concern in the
Loew’s Inc. situation is keeping
him anchored in the US.

Neal Lang, long manager of the
Park Sheraton and the Astor, be-
fore shifting to the Edgewater
Beach Hotel, Chi, as v.p. and g.m,,
becomes ditto titles at the Hotel
Roosevelt on Oct. 1. Former Hilton
link is now a Hotels Corp. of Amer-
ica (A.M. Sonnabend ownership.

Steady travelers to and from
the resort claim that although this
is only September, there are no
airline reservations to be had from
N. ¥. to Miami and return, with
the cempanies “booked solid” un-
til Jan. 4. That goes double on
reservations for the Xmas holidays,
they report.

Site of the former Leon & Ed-
die’s at 33 West 52d St.,.long a
Gotham nitery highlight and now
a parking lot, will be~part of the
27-35 W. 52 frontage (89-feet) for
a new office building by Sidney
Kramer and Jackson A. Edwards-
It’s another extension of the Rocke-
feller Center move northwarés.

Scrambled credits in the review
last week of the Copacabana mis-
identified the production dancer
and singer. The correct specialty
of Cindy Tyson is singing, and
Elaine Deming is “the leggy at-
tractive blonde dancer.” Their
identities were reversed in the re-
view of the new Joe E, Lewis show.

Two diskeries “pouring” for
their stars this week: Goddard
Lieberson, prez of Columbia Rec-
ords, hosting for Doris Day, and
Vik Records (RCA) dittoing for
Eddie Cantor. Miss Day is east for
“Pajama Game,” in which she co-
stars at the Music Hall, and Cantor
ditto on behalf of his new Vik
album, plus “The Big Record.”

Faweett Publications’ roving Eu-
ropean correspondent Mike Stern
—in from Rome to enter Mike Jr.
into Syracuse U., which is also his
alma mammy—quotes Mario
Lanza, just completing “The 7 Hills.
of Rome” for Metro, in Italy, as
having trained down to 180 pounds.
The singer cracked to Stern, “I
wanna get to be known as the
operatic Frank Sinatra,”

Frank M. Folsom, chairman of
the executive committee of the
Radio Corp. of America, will be a
month in Vienna, flying over Sept.
26, as the Vatican ambassador to
the Atoms-for-Peace Conference
in the Austrian capital, The RCA
exec is a papal knight and promi-
nent American Catholic layman,
hence this official designation,
along with Father Hessberg, presi-
dent of Notre Dame, as his alter-
nate. Folsom will stay on in Eu-
rope on general RCA business until
mid-November. ‘

Paris .

By Gene Moskowitz.

(28 Rue Huchette; Odeon 4944}

Barbara Bel Geddes.in for 2
yidpic chore.

U. S. independent pic, “On the
Bowery,” picked up for distrib
here by Lisbon Films.

Errol Flynn was in looking for
a Gallic femme lead for his next
pic, “Three Faced Coin.”

Peter Ustinov’s “Love of Four
Colonels” coming back to Theatre
Fontaine for fourth legit season.

Line Renaud to U. S. soon for
Singing dates at N. Y. Waldorf-
Astoria and Cocoanut Grove in
Hollywood.

Martine Carol hies back to legit
te do Sadie Thompson in a Gallic

theatrical adaptation of Somerset
Maugham’s *‘Rain” (Pluie).

Daniel Gelin back to legit for
the lead in the French version of
Clifford. Odets’ “The Big Knife,”
as adapted by Jean Renoir.

“Kings Go Forth” (UA) company
to Nice after'some exterior shoot-
ing here. Star is Frank Sinatra
and director is Delmer Daves.

U. S, legiters, “View From A
Bridge” and “Diary
Frank,” due early this season as
well as Anglo entries, “Separate
Tables” and
Juliette.”

Hot B’way B.0,

Continued. frum page 1

weeknights and $6.90 Friday and}

Saturday evenings) is Hkely to
boost grosses. That probably
won't lift profits, however, since.
operating expenses have continued
to rise more or less proportion-
ately.
The tourist influx has been. in-
creasing sharply in New York in
recent years, and appears due -to
continue the trend indefinitely.
That’s reflected in the upped
grasses and longer runs of Broad~-
way shows, and even more clearly
in the steady decrease in road at-
tendance for all but the more spec-
tacular smash hit tourers. Grow-
ing travel to Europe, involving
stopoffs in New York; is apparent-
ly a factor in the tourist boom.
Without trying to crystal-gaze

the likely hits or flops among the]:

scheduled fall openings, ‘it’s ap-
parent that there are an unusual:
number of entries suitable for the-
atre party patronage. Some of the
top items in that category include
“Jamaica,” “Romanoff and Juliet,”
“Copper and Brass,” “Compulsion,”
“Square Root of. Wonderfful,”
“Time Remembered,” ‘Nude With
Violin” and “Dark at the Top of
the Stairs.”

The still-strong-grossing hold-|-

over hits, tending to provide a
solid groundwork for the fall box-
office, are “My Fair Lady,” “Bells
Are Ringing,” “Auntie Mame,”
“Lil Abner” and “New Girl in
Town.” ,

The larger -conventions sched-|

uled through October, including
only those with expected attend-

ance of 1,000 or more (according |.

to-the N. Y. Convention & Visitors
Bureau Ine.), are Metropolitan
Juvenile Style Mart, Sept. 15-22
(3,000 attendance); American Man-
agement Assn. — Personnel _Divi-
sion, Sept..23-25 (1,000 attendance);
Order of the Eastern Star, N. Y.
State, Oct. 8-10 (2,000).

Also, Institute of High Fidelity
Manufacturers, Oct. 9-12 (30,000);
New York Antiques Show, Oct. 13-
19 (60,000); National Hardware
Show, Oct. 14-18 (40,000); Eastern
Commercial Stationery Trade

Show, Oct. 26-29 (2,000), and Na- |-
tional Business Show, -Oct. 28-Nov. |

1, (100,000). . ;
The outstanding question mark

about fall b.o. prospects (aside |

from-the quality of the new shows)

is the national economic picture. }.

In general, business and financial
conditions appear to. be less cer-
tain than in the last several years,
with the higher interest rates afid
uneasy international situation neg-
ative factors.

Jazz Shows

Continued from page 1%

gated. seating, cancelled not only
its Oct. 1 date here, but also a late
September booking in Austin,
Texas. Irving Granz, publicist for.
JATP, offered two reasons for
dropping the local date. “We were
able: to secure.a booking in Denver,
which is more favorablé ‘to our

routing schedule. That was a pri-}

mary factor.” Another reason for
aur decision to bypass Dallas is the
fact that the auditorium manage-
ment would not allow desegregated
seating. When Norman Granz and
the auditorium people couldn’t
agree on that point,-we paid off
our rental fee and moved the show
to Denver.”

Leonard Feather’s “Encylopedia
of Jazz," signed for a Nov. 2 Com-
munity Course appearance at Mc-

Farlin Auditorium, nixed the date

because its seven Negro performers
refused to tour the south, .
However,.Fats Domino, who pre-
viously has played the local Sporti-
torium, wrestling arena, is still
dated for the new Dallas Memorial
Auditorium Oct, 1. City council,
however, is mulling an idea of

banning rock 'n’ roll shows in its| 5

new 10,000-seat downtown show-

itorium rock 'n’ roll shows; - ..

of Anne,

“Romanoff and

‘east is made up of Judy Cannon,

London

- (Temple Bar 5041/9952)

Dirk Bogarde celebrating - his
10th arni as a Rank contract star.

Lord Rank hosting a luncheon
‘Sept. 30 to celebrate Pinewood
Studios 21st anni.

Rick Jason. in town to start in
“The Family Doctor,” a Templar
Production for 20th-Fox. .

Dorinda: Stevens back from a
telefilm assignment. in Kenya,
where she'also got married. |

A. C. Nielsen (Nielsen’s Ratings)
hosted a iunch to ‘10 visiting

; American newsmen at Oxford last
‘Sunday (15).

John Rowley, Variety Club’s In-

ternational Chief Barker, due in

honor at next month’s lunch...

Brian Rix hosted an after-show
party at Whitehall Theatre Thurs-
day (12): to celebrate completion
of his seven years as actor-man-
ager. — .

Jeannie Carson, home from
Hollywood .for a vidpic date, also
huddling with Rank studio toppers
on film based on Compton Macken-
zie’s “Rockets Galore.”

Heather Sears, who plays title
role in “Story -of Esther Costello”
(“The -Golden Virgin”), off on a

‘series of personals on the Conti-

nent, starting at Frankfurt, Ger-
many. «=.

Henry Kaufman and Eugene
Lerner here from Rome to attend
preem of new Chaplin pic, “A King
in New York.” Dawn Addams,
who plays femme lead, is handled
by their agency. |

Elaine Stewart in from Holly-
wood to start with. John Derek in
“High Hell,” which Burt Balaban
is directing for Paramount release.
Arthur L. Mayer is exec producer
and screenplay is by Irve Tunick.

Minneapolis.
_ By Les Rees:

(2123 Fremont Ave. So.;
Franklin -7-2609)
“Grand Ole Opry” back again at

Auditorium, ,
Edyth Bush Little Theatre offer-

‘ing “‘Curtain Rises.”

Hildegarde continuing at Hotel
Radisson Flame Room. |

Old Log strawhatter concluded
season with “Reluctant Debutante.”

Gay. ’90s back to five vaudeville
acts, line of girls and Horace Hen-
derson bard.

Pianist Johnny (Crazy) Maddox
featured in Minnesota State Fair
“Thrilleade” afternoon grandstand
show. :

Russian: pianist Emil Gilels re-
placing Czech Philharmonic on
University Artists’ concert series,
latter having cancelled American
tour. . 7

Theatre-in-Round’s _ . fall-winter
season to comprise “Fifth Season,”
“Great Sebastians,” “Come Back,
Little Sheba” and “Will Success
Spoil Rock Hunter?”.

Las Vegas
By Forrest Duke
(DUdley 2-6100) -
‘Bill Bendix in for the Milton.
‘Berle show at El Rancho Vegas.

Milt Feiber & Bob Fishér, the
Silver Slipper’s “Barbary Coast
Boys,” leave this week for Denver.
and Michael Costello, | -

Both Tropicana and Riviera bid-
ding for services of Jayne Mans-
field..

Merry Macs now head Flamingo
lounge show, and chirper. Ann
Mason, a recent click there, has
‘been brought back.

Mary Kaye Trio rehearsing in
main room at Sahara, where they
appear in next show with Bergen
& McCarthy. Group now tops
Sahara lounge. —

*

Pro legit theatre preemed here |

with “The Little Hut” in Palomino
Room of. Hacienda Hotel. Equity

Jorg Jackson, Robert Chapline

Pittsburgh

By Hal Y. Cohen

Dancer Geri Anesin left town to
join ensemble of touring “My Fair
Lady.”

Local singer Rosemary O’Reilly
signed for “Carefree Heart” on
Broadway.

Paquita Ramos Harris enrolled
at U: of Mexico to get her master’s
degree in music.

Lily (Mrs. M. A.) Silver's first |.

novel, “Shadow on Sun,” coming
out near first of year.

Glen Tetley goifg to England to
assist Hanya .Holm on -choreog-
raphy for: ‘‘Where’s Charley?”

Juggler. Bobby Jule going to
Olympia in Paris in February for
six. weeks on bill with Edith Piaf.

h:a musical, “The Boy

;

b

ed.” . - or
- Jeff Chandler, 'atcompanied*

bis personal managet, Mike Coxneér,:

London and will be a guest :

Playhouse opens its season Oct.

house, due to -post-show disturb-|Gucne’ flowed by “The Potting
‘ances by fans at the list two Sport-

. Wednesday; September 18, 1957
here plugging hig Liberty Records Hollyw ood

album, .
Arsenal manager Eddie Johns in| Alfred FE. Daff back from N. Y¥.
L. K. Sidney hospitalized. for

show biz 50 yéars; started as.door-
minor surgery.

man at old, Bijou Dream Theatre
Carole. Mathews returned from

in 1907, °

Jimmy Confer,
vocalist and West View Park p.a.,
and his wife celebrated 20th wed-
ding anni,

Keefe Brasselle drove in from

N. Y. to spend weekend with ‘his

wife, Arlene DeMarco, topper at
Holiday House.

Miami Beach
By Lary Solloway
(1755 Calais Dr.; Union 5-5389)

Allen & DeWood set for three
dates by the Americana.

Vagabonds closing their club and
hitting the road at end of month.

Lou Walters installing a swim-
ming pool as part of stage setup
for new Casino de Paris.

Claude Ritter, Beach auditorium
manager, will book shows and in-
dustrial attractions for the new ad-
joining 12,500-seat convention hall.

Billy Gray and Co. ticketed for
takeover of what was Ciro’s, then
Olsen & Johnson’s Oscar (Lucerne
hotel) Markowich setting up -the
deal. i
Ritz Brothers had to nix Febru-
ary date at Americana, the Flamin-
go (Las Vegas) grabbing them for
that month the day before the
Beach offer. was made. |

Bobby Sherwood and Don Ric-
kles, both Murray Franklin’s long-

termers in recent seasons, dicker- }

ing their own spot for this winter,

Indie Distribs

Continued from page 4

one should be protected against
any errors and harm from what-

ever source which the use of the |

arts under discussion can intro-
duce—with serious risk—to the
practices of Christian life.’ He re-
minded patrons that every ticket
they bought was.a kind of ballot,
enabling them to vote for good or
evil films. ‘
The indies last week emphasized
that neither they nor anyone else
could or would object to Catholics
following their conscience in stay-
ing away from films condemned by
the Legion. “I do, however, object
very strongly to any attempt,

whether by Catholics or anyone.

else, to apply their judgment to
the ‘source’ and seek to pressure
either producers or exhibitors in-
to not making Sr showing films that

do not conform with Catholic]

standards,” observed one of the
distributors.
that, such a group is taking on the
function of the censor for the en-
tire community, and we should
fight it.” ~

The Pope addressed himself to
film critics, motion picture theatre
managers, actors, distributors, pro-
ducers and directors, reminding
them_ of their “concrete human and
Christian duties.”

Precise impact of the Legion of
Decency ratings on pix has always
been open to question. It is un-
questionably less on foreign films
than it is on -American picturés.
There is no question that “Baby
Doll,” for instance, was hurt by
the Legion condemnation. At the
same time, the film might not have
earned as much in the situations it
did play had it not been for the
attention it got from that quarter.

Foreign ‘films, playing mostly the

arties, care. relatively litte about |

the Legion tag, though a “C” rat-

ing is an inhibiting factor when it |,
comes to circuit bookings. Yet, a |
‘condemned Italian film is playing

circuit houses in New York right
now.

Regular run of Hollywood pro-
duct, which goes through the Code
mill, has little trouble with the
Legion, though the Catholic rating
group hands out “B” (Objection-
able in Part for All) liberally. The
rating has little meaning in most
situations and in fact is believed
to be of some help in making the
film. appear interesting to both
Catholics and non-Catholics.

The American distributors are
anxious to keep their relations with
the Legion pleasant, and pictures
that already had a Code seal have,
from time to time, been. changed
Some to confornt with Legion ob-
‘Jections. Example. would be the
recent “Love in the Afternoon,”
to which Allied -Artisfs added a

few dubbed-in lines at the end to.

jndicate that the principals of the
affair intendedAo-get married... This

YC ty SBME iy ae

*3 oS Sisst

Baron Elliott |

“When it comes to}

‘induced the: Legion to: switch trom waed

>

English assignment,

Charles Laughton off on sixe
week European vacash. - ~

L. Wolfe Gilbert guest of honor
of Hollywood Bar Assn.

Oliver Hardy left his entire es-
tate, of undisclosed amount, to his
widow, Lucille.

James H. Nicholson back from
St. Louis convention of Missouri-
Iinois Theatre Onwers.

Betty White reps Hollywood tv

jindustry at Memphis Mid-South

Annual Fair Sept. 20-22.

Willis Goldbeck, Buck Harris
and Allan Rivkin added to Holly-
wood Jubilee talent committee.

William Goetz skied fo Europe
anent his Columbia _ release,
“Jacobowsky and the Colonel.”

Hal Mohr appointed chief dele-
gate of American Society of Cine-
matographers to Motion Picture
Industry Council; Harold Rossen
and Walter Strenge as co-dele-
gates,

Boston
By Guy Livingston
(344 LittleeBldg.; Hancock 6-8386)

Four Voices current at Blin-
strub’s. ,

Johnnie Kay current- af new
Monticello, Framingham, ©

Traveler legit critic Alta Mal-
oney back at her desk after illness.
. Herrick ticket agency, formerly
owned by the Shuberts, shuttered.

Pat O’Brien in for legiter, “Miss
Lonely Hearts,” current at the
Colonial. .

Comic Tubby Boots into Mayfair
and inked for Jack Paar show
Sept. 30. .

Tempest Storm, current at Ca-
sino, burlesque house, feted at the
Boston Press Club.

Del Markee, who played Harry
the Horse in. “Guys and Dolls” on
the road, breaking in nitery act at
the Frolic, Revere. °

George Murphy in for press
rounds and radio-tv interviews, on
“Raintree County” booked for the
Astor, opening Oct, 18.

Copley, former legiter, bows as
film house with “Miracle of. Mar-
celino” Monday (23) preem for St.
John’s Seminary building fund.

Hub’s nitery season kicked ‘off
With Blinstrub’s, Steuben’s Brad-
ford Carousel Room, Showbar’ and
Mayfair going in town, and fhe
Frolic across the harbor in Revere.

Portland, Ore.
By Ray Feves
(AT 1-3076)

Cathy Johnson held for a-second
week at Frontier Room.

Jane Russell here Tuesday (17)
on behalf of her charity, WAIF.

J. P, Morgan, Victor record star,
set to appear here Thursday (19)
to plug her platters. —

Ted Lewis’ and his revue at
Amato’s Supper Club. Marks his
first appearance here in years.

‘George Amato continues booking
‘toppers since Billy Daniels, Louis

Armstrong and Nelson Eddy did
so big for him.
Ernie Piluso has opened (un<
officially).a plush supper club on
the Barbur Blvd: strip. Partners

are Pete Sesso and Emil Piluso.

Spot features a swimming pool
with a dance floor that covers it

‘during dancing sessions, No shows

Set as yet.

_ Chicago »

_ ‘(Delaware 7:4984)
Five-day Hi Fi Show started yes-
terday (Tues.) at the Morrison.

Eddie Bracken ‘opened yesterday
(Tues.) in “Three Men on a-Horse”

at Drury Lane. .

Arnie Metanky, ex-WBBM-TV
hews. staffer, and Jim Killen
opened joint flackery.

The Nest, new jazz club on north-
west side, showcasing Vic Cesario
and‘ Rick Yerde combo.

The Colony,. formerly -the
Churchill, reopens. on Oct. 15 with
danceband entertainment.

Dick Hoffman and Larry Lux,
formerly with Paul Marr booking
office, opened own agency.

Paul Montagu added Peoria and
Milwaukee to his “Around World
in 80 Days’ ‘flacking chores. ._—-

Jeff Chandler in town last week
to plug his new Liberty: album,
‘Jeff Chandler Sings to You.’

Al Grossman,- Gate of Horn

boniface, took over Cafe Boutique,

where he'll stage one-act plays im

a nitery atmosphere.

- - Neal Lang, manager of the Edge-

water:: Besich. Hotel: here; and ‘-Ed-
aed Buckley; ‘mamager' of Redse-

gelt?i 62 -¥. : changing: pldcés;:

-- Wednesday, September 18,1957

OBITUARIES

A native of Fort Plain, N.Y,,
Galvin originally was a printer but
doffed his apron to manage Wilmer
& Vincent’s Orpheum, Portsmouth,
Va. After meeting theatre magnate
S.° Z. Poli in 1913, he left the
Orpheum to: manage Poli’s Bijou,
New Haven. That same year he
moved to Wilkes-Barre to pilot the

CHARLES T. HUNT

.. ‘Charles T. Hunt, 84, founder, su-
pervisor and former owner of the
Hunt Brothers Circus, died Sept. 11
in Florence, .NJ., the circus’ win-
ter quarters.

** Known to many as “Mr. Circus,”
Hunt has led his outfit*for 65 years.
Jt grew from two wagons, four
horses and five performers té a
three-ring, 80 performer circus
with .more than 50 horses, eight

as advisory manager. for Comer-
ford operations in the Wilkes-

elephants, six lions, two Jeopards | Bajre. area.
and other animals traveling by
truck. The show ~plays in 12 LOUIS MITCHELL

eastern: states. .

Born in Rosendale, N.Y.,. Hunt
worked as a. hoy .in_ his father's
livery stable in Kingston, N.Y. At
17, he toured with the Barnum &;
Bailey Circus and when 19 began
his own career as head of Hunt’s
circus. It was later Known: as
_ Hunt’s Nickelplate ,Circus and
Hunt’s Three-Ring Circus and H-
nally the Hunt: Brothers Circus
when his sons took over the owner-
ship.

He became an animal trainer,

Louis Mitchell, 71, a. forgotten
jazz great of. the first quarter of
this century, died in obscurity
Sept. 12 in Washington. A native
of New York City, he claimed to
be the first Negro to play a Lon-
don West End Theatre. He had one
of the first jazz bands in New York
and was credited with intraducing
jazz to London in 1914 and to Paris
in 1916..

He said it was Irving Berlin wha
encouraged him to take his ‘band
to. Europe. He made the first jazz

‘| Salt on the Side.”

‘west coast correspondent,

Poli there: In.recent years he-acted |.

i|he worked with Pathe News,

Journal-American ag “Life With:

From 1915-18, he served The
New York Morning’ Télegraph as
Later, .
he -was'a reporter in N.Y. for the
Evening Globe: and The~ Herald,:
covering both baseball and- the
theatre. In 1928, ‘he returned to
Hollywood to head a comedy film.
studio. Beginning ‘his columns in
1931 for the Los Angeles Express,
he later wrote for the-Los Angeles

Daily News| and thé Los Angeles |

Times. He} joined * ‘King Features
as a columnist in 1939..-
Wife and sister survive. .

- TRACY MATHEWSON

}. Tracy Mathewson, 81, dean of |

Southern news photographers and
a pioneer newsreel Jensman, died
of a heart attack Sept. 8 at his
home near Jasper, Ga. Affection-

ately called “Mr. Matty,” He was.
nationally known as a news and}
sports photographer. At the time.

of his death he was still contribut-
ing stories and pictures to national
mags on a freelance basis.

A native. of Augusta, Ga.
Mathewson began his newspaper
career on Hearst’s now defunct At-
lanta Georgian and Sunday Ameri-

‘can, He later went with the Atlanta |;

Constitution and then into news-
reel work. While in the latter field

e
Hearst International newsreel or-
ganization and the Kinogram

group. In. all, he spent more than

150 years in. press photography and

Sime

Founder of Variety and Daily Variety

MAY 19, 1873 — Sept. 22, 1933

recordings on the ‘European conti-
nent, for Pathe. He took his seven-
piece band to Britain, about 18
months before the. Original Dixie-
land Jazz Band got there.

For several years, he operated
the Grand Duc night club in Paris.
It was there, he said, that Cole
Porter wrote “Begin the. Beguine”
‘on a_ ftablecloth, Recently both
|Sammy Davis Jr., and Harry Bela-
{fonte expressed interest in doing
a film biography. of Mitchell.

INEZ. B. ROBINSON
Inez Buck Robinson, 67, stage
and sUlent film actress, died Sept.
in Oakland. Cal. A native of

especially of horses and dogs. He
also was a slack-wire performer
and played the haritone, a tuba-
like instrument in fhe circus band.
He lost the sight of one eye in 1919
as the result of an accident but con-
tinued his wire performances until
1932, In later years his work was
mostly supervisory.

Two sons and a daughter survive.

PERCY A. BOYD

Percy A. Boyd, 70, one of radio’s
pioneer station executives, died of
a heart attack Sept. 9 a Pitts-.
burgh.. He worked with KDKA
from the early days of broadcast-
ing in 1921 until the mid-’thir-|6
ties. He was at one time program | Oelrichs, D., she entered the|
director for the Westinghouse op- theatre in. Se teens and was seen
eration and for several years head- |:
ed its publicity and promotion de-
partment. .

Since 1937, when Boyd left;
KDKA, he worked for the Morris;
EF. Taylor Co., dealers in radio and
television parts, through the Tri-

in “The .
opposite Leo uate

Her other stage credits included
such plays as. “Overnight,” “See
My Lawyer,” “Seven Keys to Bald-
pate”. and. several George
Cohan productions. Her silent]
|films were made by the_ Lubin
‘Shortly after World I
{she retired from the theatre to
marry a young naval lieutenant,

In Memoriam

MARK A. LUESCHER

Died Sept. 20, 1936
In Our Hearts Always
__ NETTIE - MARY - BETTY

‘she organized and directed the
Stage Door Canteen in Washing-
ton, D. C.

urviving is her husband, Vice
Age {Ret.) Arthur G. Robinson.

ALLAN L3 MELHADO

Allan L. Meihado, who was ap-
pointed by a New York Federal
Court last April to assist in the
financial. aspects of the Loew’s Inc.
divorcement of production-distri-
bution from domestic theatre
eons. was among those killed

ep
near New Bedford, Mass. North-
east Airlines plane was en route
‘from Boston to New York.
Known in Wall -Street. financial |
Circles, Melhado at one time was.
president of Fundamental Inves-
tors, an investment trust.

E. V. DURLING
E. V. Durling, 64;-a columnist:
with. the -King Features Syndicate,

State area, He was district malty
ager at the time of his death.

Besides his wife, he leaves three
sisters,.

JOHN GALVIN

John Galvin, 84, dean, of Penn-
sylvania,, theatre managers, died
Sept. 6 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., ; where
he was a familiar figure to both
the public and showfolk for some
44 years. Better known as “Uncle
John,” he became manager of the
Polj (now the Comerford), Wilkes-
Barre, in 1913 when that house was
a vaudeville flagship “in northeast
Pennsylvania.

During ‘his tenure.Galvin .was a
friend ‘fo such stars of the two-a-
day as Sophie Tucker, Burns &.
Allen, Eddie Foy, Jack “Benny, Ritz
‘Bros. and- Fred Allen, .. among
others. He also. is credited with | died Sept. 13 in New York, after
“Helping to further the careers of aja brief illness.” Durling’s column

er ofc showib we! cluding: pallet ‘Gn a ten Side, in: most: of
“eee Bille Merrow 100-2 indwhich:it: 2)
ek Benny metable. tir aight acais peared, was fas BUD ishedsn «the N.Y.

s|but when World War II broke out]:

im an. airliner crash J-

newsreel work.
‘His wife survives. _
MAY VOKES
May Vokes, Jeading American

comedienne on the Broadway stage |

in the 1920’s and ’30s, died Sept. 13 |

in Stamford, Conn., after a brief
illness?

Miss Vokes, who in private life
was Mrs. Robert Lester, was best

| known for her role of the fright-}.
ened maid, Lizzie Allen, in the.

original 1930 Broadway production
of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s “The
Bat.” She appeared ih numerous
revivals of the play, the last being
in 1937.

Her legit credits also include,
‘My Friend From India,” “A Fool

and His Money,” “The Tattooed
Man,” “A Pair of Sixes,” “The

; Quaker Girl,” “A Full House” and
“Good Gracious Annabelle.”

Her husband survives.

_ BOBBY STYLES .
Bobby Styles, 28, trumpeter with
the Les Brown orch, died in New

| York Sept. 16. Cause of death was}
1 officially. unknown but Broadway
{detectives attributed it to a com-.

bination of alcohol and drugs or
possibly an. overdose administered
to himself,

Styles had been with the Les}

‘Brown orch for about a year-and-
a-half. Before that he had. played
with the Dorsey Bros., Woody Her-
man and Stan Kenton orchs, He

was in New York for Brown’s date!

at Roseland Dance City.
Surviving are his mother and a
brother. ;

JOHNNY TRIPP

Johnny Tripp, 77, onetime circus
clown, died in retirement Sept. 12.
‘in Dolton, IW. Tripp, whose real
name was Jobn Sanford Triplett,
joined the original Ringling Bros.
circus at 16 and became a: ‘juggler
and clown.

Phough Tripp played the old.
vaudeville circuits, most ~ of.

career was spent with Ringling)

Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. He
was cited for heroism in 19;

his rescve actions in a cir¢us fire

M.| that claimed 168 lives in Hartford,

Conn.
Wife, two sons and three daugh-
ters survive. .

: HENRY Cc. NESLO|
Henry Craig Neslo, 74, a legiti-

mate actor for nearly 60 years, died.

Sept. 10 in New York. Early in his
career he was ‘seen in supporting

roles with. such stars as Eugenie’
| Blair, Maude Fealey, Emma Bunt-

ipg and Jessie Mae Hall. More re-
cently he appeared with Helen
Hayes in _varriet,” played two

seasons in “Life With Father,” was].
ja member of the “Brigadoon” cast

and acted in the entire run of
“Witness for the Prosecution.”
Survived by a sister and niece.

JULIAN LAINE

Julian Laine, 52, jazz musician
who played trombone with some
|top dixieland bands, died Sept. 10
in New Orleans. In the course of
his career he was a member of such
outfits as the Louis Prima, Muggsy
Spanier, Ben Pollack, Joe Venuti,
Lou Breese, Sharkey Bonana and
Tony Almerico orchs.

Two brothers and a sister sur-*

vive.

WILBUR A. SCOTT
Wilbur A. Scott, 58, musician.
7é COO POREr cand | “edueater, 7 ene
=} Menongahel Gs. Flap, MEAT Ritts

_| Newcastle-on-Tyne,
came to Canada in 1913 and joined
the ‘Telegram in the early 1920's, ;

‘ferities, died of a
Sept. 5 in Mexico City. _ His wife

for.

1 closed-circuit testing of programs

a

Tech, he wrote the school’s march-
ing song which fs still used by the
institution’s famed Kiltie Band.

Scott did extensive graduate |:
work in music at Western Reserve
in Cleveland; Oberlin, -O., College
and Oxford. U. in England,

EDWARD WODSON
of The Toronto Telegram until his
jes Sept. 12 in Toronto after being

struck’ by ‘a streetcar. .
England,

He was an organist and pianist. .
Survived by wife, daughter.

and other western stars, was fourid

geles home Sept. 16.

berg, -
while it functioned, died Sept. 12.

vive.

50 screenplay credits. Hig daugh-
ter survives. .

Mme. Margaret ‘Eichenwald, 90,
opera soprano in Moscow before
World War I and singing teacher
in New York since 1925, died Sept.
il in N.Y,

Elinor Kent Hymer, actress, died
Sept. 15 in Hollywood. She was
the wife of the late John B. Hymer,
actor-playwright and mother of
‘the late Warren Hymer, an actor..

engineer who formerly was with
in Houston.

William W. Claridge, 55, film
technician who had worke in
Mexico for 15 years,
anemia Sept. 4 in Mexico City. His
wife and three chiljren carve.

Jose Luis Tapia, 65, dramatist
‘and dean of M exican theatre
heart ailment

*

survives, a

“Son, of Harry M. Stehman,
comptreller of WJAS in Pitts-
burgh,. died there Sept. 6. Besides
his parents, he leaves a son, &
daughter and a sister.

Jay LaBarre, 62, vet film electri-
ca} technician, died Sept. 7 in Hol-
lywood. Surviving are his wife and
som

Roberto G.

Trevino,

| Father, 65, of of Martin Abramson,
Magazine an
cently in Brooklyn, N. ¥ e

Beatrice Murillo, 39, pop pianist,
aed. of cancer “Sept. yin Mexico
1 e ¢

GBS-TY Execs
—— Continued from pags 1

tracts of ‘both IBEW and NABET
(which -represents techriicians at
NBC and ABC) expire at the same
time, with labor representing a
united front for the first. time..

IBEW hasn’t yet presented for-
mal demands to CBS. Meeting of
shop commiitees from various
points is scheduled for within the
next couple of weeks to formulate
‘demands. Understood that many
union members will be pressing for
a $200-a-week minimum, vs. the
current $175. Reps of Local 1212
will also have to meet with locals
‘from other o&o cities before fram-
ing final demands.

Interesting enough, the CBS
arrangement with Telestudios was
{made with Local 1212’s consent,

|sinee Telestudios is a union shop.

Also, many CBS technicians own!
stock in Telestudios.
both the union and stockholders ;

its business to Telestudios, it will
the union help and the stockhold-
ers might as well get the benefit of
a lucrative deal for a company for

Telestudios has a fully-equipped
‘live:studia setup, which it used for

and, commercials .and.for, produc-

qt

ptign. of cits <Qryn:. commerctalsron-s

sl kineseope: at ‘

Rhea (Ginger) Mitchell, 52, for-!
mer silent film actress, who played :
opposite William S, Hart, Tom Mix

strangled to death in her Los An-j
Mother, 69, of Lewis A. Sum-
‘Albany film attorney and
counsel for Albany Area TOA unit
Two sisters and a brother also sur- ;
Sam Mintz, 60, vet screen writer,

died Sept. 13 in Oakland after aj
lengthy illness, He had more than |.

W. K. Danley, 81, retired theatre.
the Interstate circuit, died recently |

radio-tv pianist, died of cancer.
| Sept. 1 in Mexico xico City.

ad tv writer, died re-|.

Attitude of |
‘has been. that if CBS doesn’t take |

take it someplace else, so that:

which. they either work or own. “|

__ 63

Sept, 12, A.graduattiof ned ————_———————EEEE=

Closed-Circuit TV:

womens Continued from paze 1 sz

with operating “the biggest local-
ized classroom tie-in by closed cir-
cuit tv.” It reported the first state-
sponsored . educational: CC-TV sys-

Edward Wodson, 82, music critic/tem being established in Georgia.
iListed as the first public school

retirement in 1953, died of injur-|CC-TV systerh was Pocatello; Ida.

CG-TV, agency reported, now

Born iniserves business, industrial, educa-
he | tional,

entertainment, religious,
professional, municipal. and other
uses.

Unlike the proposed subscription
itv, through which programs would
‘be transmitted over the air, CC-TV

:does not require an FCC license

unless augmented by radio. com-
munication. Commission said that
since most CC-TV operations, tin-
cluding wired tollvision) depend on
private local cable distribution
systems, if has not exercised juris-
diction other than to see that they
do not cause interference (through
radiation) with regular broadcast
services.

ay

Steinbeck Raps

Continued from page 2

Hollywood. There were 12 people
in the room, just talking. When
we came out, he told me that they
had just written a picture.” ;

Others attending the PEN Con-:
gress included John Dos Passos,:
John Hersey, Elmer Rice, Richard. ..
Brooks, Stephen Spender, David
Carver, Alberto Moravia, Andre
Chamson, Helmuth von Glasenapp,
Sophia Wadia, Jun Takami and
Takeo Kuwabara. Some 170 over-
seas delegates are representing 25
countries.

MARRIAGES

Eleanor Anne Feibusch to Mare
Kimelman, New York, Sept. 1. He’s
the son of Dave Kimelman, long-
time Par branch manager in Pitts-
Hig | burgh.

Phyllis Shiveley to Ray C. Boeh-

mer, Pittsburgh, Sept. 14. Bride's

the daughter ef Paul Shiveley,
master control ehief at WJAS; he’s
a radio engineer,

Nuella Dierking to Richard Arm-
bruster, VYalleje, Calif., Sept. 15,
Bride is an actress; he’s an actor.

Margie Halstead to Ned Dob-
son, Las Vegas, Sept. 8 Bride’s
with Leo Burnett ad agency; he’s
Paramount assistant director.

Helen Ince to Rex Lease, En-
senada, Mexico, Sept. 11. Bride is
the widow of director Ralph Ince;
he’s the vet cowboy actor.

Mirjam Thorud to Carlos Franz,
Aug. 23, Santiago, Chile. She's
an actress; he’s a Chilean diplomat.

Patricia Tashlin to Joseph Baker,
Las Vegas, Sept. 12. Bride is
daughter of director-writer Frank
Tashlin,

Elsa Cardenas to Guy Patton,
Houston, Sept. 14. Bride is a Mexi-
can film actress.

Monica Boyar to Lee Tully, New

1 York, Sept. 12. Both are perfor-

mers.

9

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Jones, daugh-
ter, Albany, Sept. 2, Father is a
‘Warner salesman ‘there.

Mr, and Mrs. Maury Calder, son,
Hallywood, Se . Mother is for-
mer actress semary Knighton;
father is an agent.

Mr. and Mrs. ‘Guy Madison n,
daughter, Hollywood, Sent 9 . Fa-
ther is an actor.

Mr, and Mrs. Merey Garr,: ‘son,

Newark, N. J., Sept. & 6. Father is
lead singer member it The Play-
mates, instrumental trio:

-Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hrenko,
daughter, Pittsburgh, Sept. 5,
Father’s on KDKA-TY staff.

Mr. and Mrs, Tommy Nichols,
twin girls, Chicago, Sept. 8. Father
is line singer at Chez Paree in Chi,

Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell A. Kriend-
ler, daughter, Sept. 12, New York.
Former president of “21” Club is

now an exec with 21 Brands Ine.

Mr. and Mrs. Kellum DeForest,
son, Hollywood, Sept. 9. Father
heads DeForest Research Service,

Mr. and Mrs. Don Romeo, son,
Omaha, Sept. 13. Mother is for-
mer Martha Woodson, vaude danc-
er; father is an agent.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Golding, « son,
Hollywood, Sept. 10. Father is a
publicist.

Mr, and Mrs. Lionel Galvez, son,
Mexico City,.Sept, 10. Father is a
singer,

Mr. and Mrs. George...
daughter, sono, Sept, Xa ‘Pather' 3

* fila-.actor, ° , ta

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-class matter December

nile Sans Eiri ‘Cruel

By ABEL GREEN

an ‘Us. ‘Ambassador. to the Court of
St. James, John Hay (Jock) Whit-
“ney;. is. “pfficially the new. bankroll
in the New York Herald Tribune,
“(Following a Aying trip to London
-by:. @gden. R,- (Brownie) Reid and
“Tex. McCrary.. The. figure is’ said
"ta be between $1,000,000 and §2,-
* 500,000, with. no- official confirma-
tion of either, but‘hinted as “more
* likely closer to™the latter.”
_.’: The- Trib, which has been the
“* subject of much space in the news-
“magazines. Jast week and consider-
able rumor’ and ‘conjecture, was
“variously ‘linkéd with both the

‘CBS. and. NBC networks; both:

.~ Time and, Newsweek tfrom which
7. néw editorial blood was. culled re-
sae cently) ;
ee) Cowles, which hinted at a

‘Moines Register-Tribune and

¥¥s0k magazine link.
* eaBhe ‘Wiliam 8. Paley (CBS)
“hookup was. strongest; “and not

“-‘@ithout foundation for -a time, in|

“dight of (1) Paley and “Whitney
“being - brothers-in-law;
-time~ ‘friends and business associ-
‘ates; (3) neighbors in the fashion-
4 able TI. set; (4) linked by
-McC€rary (Tex .& Jinx), who is
fongtime public relations: advisor
to the Trib and wha, incidentally;
, was. ‘instrumental’ in. bringing
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oe "(Continued on page 7 75).

“Big Fight Punches Up’
Bat Holy Days to Dip:

"Biz in NY. Mite Clubs)”

Late nitery “business Monday |
(23) in New York benefited from-}-
the -Robinson-Basilio fight at the.
Nankee Stadium. . The top. biz.was| +
- at .. the " Copacabana |

registered
where Joe E. Lewis, long admired

by the sports. fans, among others, | +
Some of the biggest].
spenders hit the late’ show there. |

_ The ‘Latin Quarter ‘similarly got|_

headlines.

a lot ‘of fight fans. -
ficiary was the “hotels, -.

‘Another: bene-
Most of

the * ‘ildtowneriés” did well ‘starting.

over: “the weekend when fight fans

throughout the country congre- |

gated.

‘Business continued: big Jast week

in Brooklyn, . where... Jerry ‘Lewis
elosed- his- two -weeker: ‘on ‘Sunday

(22y- with’ w take Teportedly hov-:

woah ae hom ow

we ee te ee eg

after. that show .and ‘will open Fri-
day --(27)- when . the © Ritz , Bros. |
reem: -- The -start- of -the Jewish.
ew Year tonight: (Wed.) with the.

" ‘eonsequent - decline: ‘of party biz
caused temporary - ghuttering. of
the Brooklyn’ ‘spot.

. vonsiderably tonight and tomorrow
hight during these holy days. —

.and. also. wth Gardner.

{2) Tong-|

1ST NBCB'CAST FROM
‘BULGARIA IN DECADE

‘NBC Vienna correspondent
Frank MBourgholtzer yesterday
(Tues.) became the- first American

garia. in’~the . past, 4O years,
Bourgholtzer . did a broadcast- for
NBC Radio yesterday and will re-
‘main in Sofia fora few more days
for ‘additional broadcasts and tv
filming.

Bourgholtzer wasn’t the first
American mewsman to — enter—
N. Y: Times ex-Moscow correspond-
ent Harrison. Salisbury.’ ‘got ta So-
fia a few ‘days earlier.

IATSE Vs, Ose seas

Stage Employes, who is just back
in Gotham from a Coast -visit,, may

cians in-its fight against foreign-
made musical soundtracks, -
If IATSE men would -refuse to
‘handle -imported. music tracks,
James C. Petrillo would -have it
made against the advertising agen-
icfes, stations and networks which
‘have been able ‘to largely. bypass
the A.F. of M. in television, unlike
radio.

-Reduced. employment of musi-

‘Continued ou page 75)

to broadcast, to the U.S. from Bul-|

TV Soundtracks?

Richard Walsh, head of the’In-
ternational Alliance of Theatrical.

|soon -take a -position supporting
the ‘American Federation of Musi-.

Pope Pius

1005, at the P

| us i MONE!

By GEORGE ROSEN

The pressure for name guest.

stars for thé “music-variety shows
circling the tv network channels

this semester grows worse by the

week. It’s no longer a case of mon-
ey, which was figured only a few

short, weeks. ago to be the solution .

to all problems. Producers ate of-
fering the equivalent of junier oil
gushers to latch on to suitable top
stars, but they’re not available.

The stat squeeze isn’t only appli-.

cable to the regular. series, includ-
ing, for example, Dinah
Frank Sinatra, Ed Sullivan, Steve

Allen, Pat Boone, -Guy. Mitchell,

Gisele MacKenzie, Petry Como,
Rosemary Clooney, “Big. Record,”
etc., but. also extends to the ‘major

‘musical specs.

{Pullout of Ethel Merman from
the upcoming “Crescendo” spee on

CBS-TV because of’script hassles}

and the difficulties encountered
with Rex Harrison on thé same
show falso because of -script trou-

bles] merely serves to accentuate |
the pileup of problems confronting

the webs on making the good
names stick.). *

When NBC-TV execs last week
-presenfed to-the General Motors.
top command the working format
for the’ 50th anni GM spec, On|

which the’ auto company is lavish-
ing an approximate $1,000,000
(time & talent}, the GM -boys lit-
erally Hipped in their enthusiasm.
But still remaining is the vexing

task of lining‘up ‘the appropriate |

personalities, and.from all accounts
this is. the rough part of the job
ahead.

(Continued on page 75) ~

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GERTIE LAWRENCE SAGA
AS LEGIT MUSICAL

Film rights Be “Gertrude Law- l Faced.”
’ by her husband, |sor immediately instigated pres-

rence as Mrs. .

The Little Rock crisis took on
show biz overtones last week after
several Negro performers, notably

ng, blasted Presi-
dent Eisenhower’s procedure in
| the desegregation crisis as “two-
One controversy-shy spon-

and “A Star Danced, " which wastsure to ease Armstrong, who also

her own story, held by Mel Shavel-
son and Jack Rose (Paramount), are
reverting to Richard Aldrich. Looks
at this moment that the properties:
will be switched to make.a Broad-!

“way rousical,

Aldrich’s book has been trans-;

‘lated into 70 languages, the latest}

being a Ladies Home Journal.
shortened version in Chinese, -

CBS’ Maybelline

Biz on Queen Liz

Maybélline Co., which’ 4 Souple

cancelled a State Dept. tour to
Russia, out of a television spec-
tacular for which he was booked.
Sponsor is the Edsel division of
Ford Motors, which suggested to
CBS-TYV. last’ week that Armstrong
be ‘eliminated from the cast of its
Bing Crasby-Frank Sinatra spee
. 13. The one-hour spectacular -
will mark Edsel’s first television
sponsorship, and in light of its
brand-new status, the automaker
felt that it should ‘steer clear of the
Armstrong-Eisenhower hassle.
Armstrong’s status on the show
is still up in the air, however, Ed-
sel exerted pressure in the form of
a suggestion, and CBS has re-
mained i non-committal in the hopes
l change its mind. An-
otlege factor, of course, is the long-

of years ago made a first-of its. standing friendship between Arm-
kind sponsorship deal with CBS-|Strong and Crosby, with, the spon-

footage of the royal wedding of
Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly, is
doing a repeat. Eye makeup com- |
pany will bankroll ‘a special 45- |
minute show on CBS dealing with
the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth
and Prince Philip to the U. Ss.
next month.

Program will consist of “filmed
footage of the royal tour, plus a
live pickup of the royal reception

and ball at the Waldorf-Astoria,

will run from 11:15
midnight on Oct. 19, night
before the tour” ends,

XT HL on ‘Conscience’
OF s SHOWMEN AND TALENT]

(Continued on page 66)

‘Compulsion’ Producer,
Author Take Hassle Over
Legit Adaptation To Court

* ‘The management and author of
the upcoming Broadway drama,
“Compulsion,” are embroiled in a
dispute due for an airing this morn-
ing (Wed.) before Judge Jacob
Markowitz in N. Y..Supreme Court.
The action involves a motion by
Michael Myerberg, the producer, to
prevent Meyer Levin, author of the
novel on which the play is based,
from taking the squabble to arbi-
on.

According to Myerberg, the
script of the play was in such bad
‘Shape that it was agreed, in a paet
dated last July 19, that Levin

‘Following are "some. exeerpts from the Papal En-\
cyclical, “Miranda Prorsus,” which dealt with films,

radio and télévision and; among other things, urged .
xtension.:of the.- Gatholie -Legion of Decency~ac-

tivities to video. Here is what the Pope had ‘to say
to film people: .

To Theatre Managers: “We are well aware of the
magnitude of the difficulties which today confront
those’ engaged ‘im ‘tte ‘motion ‘pictures industry be-
cause. of:, .... -the great increase in the use of tele-

vision.. Yet,, even when confronted. by these diffi- “

cult circumstances, they must remember that they
are’ ‘forbidden in ‘conscience ta present: film pro-
grammes which are contrary to the Faith and sound
morals,-or to enter into contracts by which they are
forced: to ‘present shows of this kind. We |
that-no ‘Catholic in cinema management will hesitate
to: follow ‘such sane and salutary proposals.

Fo Actors: “Sirce ... there is question of bring-
ing: -the - motion pictures industry into line with
sounder policies, that is no slight responsibility
which rests on the actors;. they, Indeed, remember-

wee

] ing their dignity as human being and as experienc-

ed artists, should know that they are not permitted
to lend their talents to parts in plays, or to be con-

stances and demands of their art come into contact |’

-articles for sale,

nected with fhe making of films, which are contrary | would. work with a collaborator.
to. sound morais.” Robert Thom, whose own play,
To. Producers and Directors: “But the heaviest ; “The Minotaur,” was recently given
responsibility.. .... falls.on .the directors .and pro-|a summer. stock. tryout by Myer-
ducers. It often happens that film producers andj berg, was engaged to do the revi-
directors meet a serious difficulty when the circum- } sions...
Subsequently, when Levin and
with the precepts’ of religidn ‘and thé ‘moral’ law. In; Thom could not agree on the re-
that case, before the tilm is printed, or while it is; writes, Myerberg threatened to
being produced, some, competent advice shoyld . | res plans .for the production.

sought and a sound plan adopted to provide for both | However, another agreement was
the spiritual good of. the spectators and the perfec-| signed, under date of Aug. 8, in
tion of the work itself. Let these men not hesitate which Alex Segal, stager of ‘the
to consult the local established: Catholic -motion pic- | show, was designated as final au-
ture office, which will readily come to their assist- | thority in all disagreements over
ance by delegating some qualified ecclesiastical ad. the script.

yiser to look after the business. The result of this! Differences continued, however,
confidence which they place in the Church will not!and Levin repudiated the pact on
be a lessening of their authority or popularity.” ithe claim that it had not. been

To Distributors: “Distribution cannot be in any | filed with the Dramatists Guild, as
sense reckoned as a technical function, of the busi-jrequired by the basic production
ness, since films ... are not" only to be regarded as/ contract between the Guild and the
but also... as food for the mind} League of N. Y. Theatres. He
. & Means of. spiritual and moral training for} applied for arbitration of the dis-
(Continued on page 66)

and.
ordinary people.”

2

MISCELLANY

Counterspying Strict Per Diem Payoff,

But Morros Cashing in Via Memoirs:

By ABEL: GREEN

America’s No. 1 counterspy, Bor-

is Morros, has three prime ob-.

jectives now that he is back in|

civilian life. All three have a show
biz angle. All have to do with the
film production medium in which
he was reared. as an independent
motion picture producer, since he
left Paramount as general musical
director. Two of the objectives are

theatrical film featurés, and the |:

middle project probably would be
better as a film-television series.
although with an eye to eventual
theatrical exhibition.

“The Secret Diaries of. Boris
Morrgs,” on which Look feature
writer Bill Davidson is assisting
him, will be the basis of the No.
3 undertaking—his own biopic,
probably first as a feature and
eventually as a vidpic series.

Even while he gets (1), a two-
parter for Look, slated for publica-
tion in late November, and (2) gets
his book manuscript readied for
March ’58 publication by Viking
Press, Morros is working on his
show biz undertakings.

Honoring Morros

Despite the American coun-
terspy’s feeling of unapprecia-
tion by his former colleagues,
there are steps afoot for Eric
Johnston to host a luncheon
in Boris Morros’ honor at-
tended by the film company
presidents and others of the
top echelon.

The Motion Picture Pio-
neers’ fete this. year, which
will honor Loew's president
Joseph R. Vogel, also expects
to single out.Morros for
unique kudos. There was feel-
ing that Morros, because of
his dramatic tmpact, might de-
tract from Vogel as “the Pio-
neer of the Year,” but Ned FE.
Depinet, who succeeded the
late founder-president Jack
Cohn as the PP prexy, feels
that where Vogel fought the
good brave fight in his intra-
industry hassle, none would
gainsay Morros’ own battle, of
another character, for Uncle

‘for this kind of thing. She. appar-

jordinarily flexible.”
have been referring to Mme. Callas

Sam.

_ Plans ‘Geisha’
-The first is a filmusical version
of “Geisha,” a 1903 operetta which Filipino Violinist Hit

played the U.S and. nas ea a

ongtime favorite in England, Ger- B *,e
y Punitive Clause In
Walter Immigration Act

_many and -Japan, composed by

Cecil Jones, a Britisher. Morros |.

cleared the rights with the lat-

ter’s brother: during his counter- owe tes

spy peregrinations while in Europe | San'Francisco, Sept. 24.

the past 10-12 years. Morros states A young Filipino: viol'néct w ho

that the famed “Madame Butterfly” | gave a recital was forced to leave :
the U. S. last week. for a techiical

imost never speak of another artist,

success of “‘Geisha” in the early
1900s in England.

The second venture has to do
with the 29 living Nobel Prizewin-
ners whom he signed up as he
travelled from university city to
university city in Sweden, Switzer-
land, Germany and England.

violation of the McCarran-Walter
Immigration Act.

Redentor Romero managed to
‘raise $550 plane fare just before
the deadHne which would have
forced the Justice Dept. ta deport
him formally and so, under the

McCarran-Walter Act, would have j

He feels that only the cinematic
art form can project to the world
just what realistic blessings these
prizewi inners in nuclear chemistry,
science, physics and fine arts have | ficial at Guam, Romero came to
contributed to the world. j Frisco on a visitor’s visa, intending

Morros, who produced “Carnegie | to request a change of status to
Hall,” “Tales of Manhattan’ and; that of student.

“other features in America, made{ But before he made the request,
his last picture in the Russian zone ; he gave a recital, thereby violating
of Austria, titled “Das Kind der;the law. Visitors aren’t permitted
Donau” 'Child of the Danube), pro-|to work. By working, under the
duced in Vienna when it was ajlaw’s theory, he had deprived an
quartered city. The Russians got | American musician of a job.
the rights. from the Iron Curtain | Several Americans tried to help.
countries in. exchange for their fa-} Romero ¢omplete his musical edu-
‘cilities. (Production of course was| cation in the U. S.A Frisco im-
being done with full knowledge of | migration lawyer, Arlin W. Har-
the FBI. Morros’ suspected “play. | preaves, carried the violinist’s case
ing footsie with the Russians,” i legally, without fee, and prepared
for which he was long under aia bill which: Oregon Senator Rich-
cloud, was part of the counteres-| ard Neuberger. sponsored. The
pionage pattern.) senator's bill, which would have
Partner Stern ! allowed Romero to remain, passed

Boris Morros Music Corp. was a. the upper house but was bottled
New York and Hollywood operation: up and died in the House subcom-
in 1942-48 when Alfred K. Stern’ mittee by Congressman Francis
was Morros’ partner and bankroller.: Walter, cé-author of the Immigra-
Stern and his wife, the former | tion Act.:

Martha Dodd, daughter of one-time: While in Frisco, Romero stud-
U. S. Ambassador to Germany ied under Sidney Griller of the
William E. Dodd, are currently un-! Griller String Quartet and Naoum
der attack from Morros on patriotic | Blinder, for 25 years concertmaster
‘Continued on page 66) ‘of the Frisco Symphony.

forbade him from ever entering the
UL S. again.

was “more than ‘inspired’ ” by the
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Patti Page Gets Slice
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Singer Patti Page has bought
i into the President Madison Hotel,
Miami Beach. ' She’l! own the inn
‘in conjunction with E. ‘D. Kelmans. |
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Kelmans operates several other |

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Page.

Callas Powder: Powders,

Frisco Furious)

San Francisca, Sept. 24...

On the eve of opening its sea-| <
{son, the San Francisco Opera had |

no word from its star, Maria Callas,
and phoned Milan, Italy to be
blandly informed by the soprano’s

| husband that she was not going}

to make it. “Illness” was the stock

explanation,
assn. to remark, “She is. notorious

ently regards: contracts as extra-
Miller may

recent walk in Athens, Greece, _

San Francisco has now requested
the American Guild of Musical:
Artists to punish the singer by
preventing her appearances in U.S.
That would be a blow to the Met-
ropolitan Opera in N. Y. where
La Callas is big’ b.o.

Because of Callas’ great publicity
last fall when ‘she bowed in-N. Y.
her name is a sensitive’one in
AGMA. Although opera singers al-

; Robert Merrill, here for .the local
season ‘cracked,
goat.”

Salt Lake City Tribute
To Hometowner Harbach,
84, Gets His Oct. 23 Nod

Salt Lake City, Sept. 24.

One of Salt. Lake City’s -most
famous native sons will receive 4
long-delayed __ civic honor next
month. He is Otto A. Harbach, com-
poser of such musicals as “Roberta”
and “Rose Marie.” At 84, Harbach
is sffll writing.

A “Tribute To Harbach” night Is
skedded for Oct: 23 in the Assembly
Hall on Temple Square. Harbach,
who lives-in New York City, has
accepted an inyitation to come to
Salt Lake City for the affair.

Salt Lake City Commission spon-
sors the function,- with Mayor.
Adiel F. Stewart as chairman and
Commissioner L. C. Romney as
coordinator, They are working with
Salt Lake Federated Musicians and
its president, Guy Heric, in arrang-

“She gets my

‘ing the event through a grant from

the Recording Industries Trust
Funds.

Mayor Stewart has appointed
Eugene Jelesnik, Salt Lake violin-
is and tv personality, and personal
friend of Harbach, to plan the pro-
gram. Jelesnik is the originator and
conductor of the Salt Lake “Pops”

‘concerts, and has his own tv show,

‘Utah Talent Quest” each Satur-
day on KUTV. -

by the Pops Concert orch (30) un-
der the direction of Jelesnik. Works
composed by Harbach will make up

the program.

Some of the compositions for

| which Harbach has written the

lyrics are “Smoke Gets In Your
“Cuddle
_(Continued on page 75)

PRESIDENTIAL DATELINE

Eisenhower Visit Plenty Helptul to

Newport, R. I.

. Newport, R. I., Sept. 24.
Ike and Mamie combo is smash-
eroo here with local merchants’

‘(}cash boxes bulging from increased

‘biz. Ike’s vacash added several

once lush playground of the ty-

-| COONS.

Town fathers said the bells on

‘| the registers were ringing because
the presidential visit caused the.

name of “‘vacationland Newport” tq
be mentioned nationally and the
visit was worth a million in pub-
licity.

The free flacking came at a time
when Newport, which used to serv-
ice the long gone $100,000 and up

manors and mansions, needed it

24; Most,

prompting Robert|
| Watt Milter, president of the opera

_Wetinesday, September 25, ‘1957

US. Juror Knight Sums Up Venice.

Indian Winner Strictly Political, He Says—Quélity
Of Films on View Punko

Choice of the Indian “Aparajito”
as the winner of this year’s Venice
film festival was dictated by strict-
ly -political motivations. says Ar-
thur: Knight, film critic of The
Saturday Review, who. was the only
American on the. Seven-mman Ven-
ice jury.

Back in Gotham, Knight quar-
reled with -the type - ‘of U.S. film
picked. for ’*festivals such as these,
He advocated the broadest possible
base for selecting pix. with the
|fests themselves making fhe’ final
4 choice>

As for the quality of the Euro-
pean films show at Venice; Knight
minced no werd. -“It.was appal-
ling,” he said. co

There was one Russian on the
Venice jury and it tiirned out he
spoke: nothing but Russian. This
required an Embassy interpreter,
who beéame in effect a non-voting
jury member. “We never knew
whether Piriev: (the Soviet. dele-
|gate was speaking for our benefit

Up-to-Date in K.C.

.. Kansas City, Sept. 24.

A group of nuns from St,
Paul, here last wéek for the
. National Conference of Catho-

lic Charities, attended a mat-
.inee showing of “Around the
World ‘in 80 Days,” at the
Tower Theatre.

“*" As they entered the theatre,
‘house manager Roy Hill
Breeted them and expressed.
the hope they’d enjoy the pic-
ture. “But remember, Sis-
ters,” he quipped, “no stamp-
ing or whistling.”

“Very well," replied one of:
the ‘group, with just the trace
of a smile, “but is it all right
if we smoke?”

New York Bottled Up.
For a While by ‘Scotch

Pouring Championship’

Free from the problems of pay-
tv, closed-circuit or b.o., six Gotham
bartenders squared off in P. J.
Moriarty’s 6th Ave. saloon. Monday
(23) afternoon for the “Scotch
Pouring Championship of the
World.” The winner in 16 rounds
was the Eden Roc’s Nick Aiello.

Match was promoted by Grant’s
8-year-old (distributed in the U.S.
by Austin Nichols) to introduce its
new triangular bottle. Referee and

or for that of his Embassy chap-
eron,”. said Knight.
Three jury members definitely

|fayored “A Hatful of Rain’ as the

best film shown. Piriev voted for
the Soviet entry (“Malwa”). The
Italians favored their own “White
Knight” but—much to everyone’s
amazement—Piriev launched into
a bitter diatribe against the Italian
entry, which incidentally was di-

rected by a w.k Communist. Howe

(Continued on page 66)

‘Vikings’ $1,000,000
Over Its Budget; VIP
Turnout for ‘Paths’

judge was Cyril. Ritchard, a lam-
mister from. legit.
According to the N.- Y. Public
Library researchers this “was the
| first. “pouring match” in history.
Site for the debut was selected, ac-
cording to Eric L. Roberts, Grant’s
managing director, because “10%

.fs sold in this neighborhood.”

the old round jug. Each bartender

triangular one. Point was to ascer-

_the bartender to handle. The final

tle which didn’t make the Grant
boys too happy.

shots.

‘and a “scotch measure.” In the tip-

{ penalties.

/Dick Andrew, of Toots Shor’s, and

The entertainment, which will be}
| free to the public, will be furnished

Up A Little

weeks to the tourist season in this |

at the chateaus, |

of all the scotch sold in the world

In addition to crowning the
scotch-pouring champion of the
world, Grant’s staged the battle to
test its new triangle bottle against

had to pour eight shots from the
round bottle and eight from the

tain which bottle was easier for

tally showed that the bartenders
worked easier with the round bot-

The bartenders were scored on
the time it took to pour the 16
Penalties were given’ for
“spilliage,” “dribblage,”’ “overage,”

pling trade “scotch measure” refers.
to a short shot. Bill .McAvinue,
pourer at the Harvard Club, led
the field with ‘scotch measure”

Placing second to the Eden Roc’s
scatch slinger was Jim Cunning-
ham, of Moriarty’s. McAvinue
poured third. Also in the hattle
were Brain Rea, of the Little Club,

Marco Hattem, of the Colony Res-
taurant.

By FRANK GORDON
Munich, Sept. 18.

- Three hundred Specially invited
local VIPs, Army brass, Radio Free
Europe staffers, German stage and
screen luminaries, mingled with
Kirk Douglas, Janet Leigh, Tony
Curtis and Ernest Borgnine to see
a “not for review” showing of Jim
Harris’ Munich-filmed “Paths of
Glory. ws

Douglas, who stars in “Paths: ” ig
presently shooting his own Bryna-
producéd “Vikings,” in this city’s
Geiselgasteig studios. | “Vikings”
co-stars Curtis, Borgnine -and
Leigh. The $3,500,000-budgeted
Norse tale, it, is reported, is now
close to a million over the line, and
about one month behind schedule,
During exterior. shooting in Nore
way. the company was plagued by
constantly bad weather.

“Paths of Glory” costars Ralph
Meeker, Adolphe .Menjou, Wayne
Morris and George McCréady. The
“withs” are Joe Turkell, Dick An-
derson, Kim Dibbs and Timothy
Carey. ;

A Warld War I action story, it
will be released through United
Artists. Also a Bryna production,
it was directed by Stanley ‘The
Killing”) Kubrick.

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Utah's New Tax

Wednesday, September 35,

1957

NT ' Showman of Year’ Wears Skirts DEPOSITS OF 2%

Solvang, Calif., Sept. 24.

National. Theatres kudosed 21 theatre managers, 20 men and one

femme, at open

cited them as company’s “Honored Showmen.”

ing session of the convention with plaques which

Lone distaffer,

‘Estelle Steinbach, of. Strand Theatre, Milwaukeé, was named “Show-
‘man of the Year" and men “Showmen of the Drive.” Male winners

included:

‘Dick Cone, Dick Reed. Paul Flowers, Ben Williams, Fox West Coast Theatres’ ©
Califo

‘Bouth ern

vision
Donald Creéek, Herman Retsken, Robert Apple, : Lou. Singer, FWC’ Northern

‘California division, -
. Le Roy Ka

Charles C. Murray, Roy

stner, Emrys Evans, Alton Robbins, Rex Hopkins, Evergreen’ n division.
W. Carter,

Clyde Patton, Midwest di

Hin,
aivisio Bamossy, Robert E. Pennock, Paul Lyday, Dick Conley,. Inter Mountain
vision.

Poisons State
For Film Stars

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
‘Utah, for many. years a favorite
location sife for film companies,

may be bypassed in the future and

pix filmed in other states, aS a re-
sult_of the new Utah State income
tax law which went into effect last

‘week,

-Under the new ruling, visitors’
earnings are tapped at the rate of
7% of their Federal tax. deductions.

First hit is Samuel Goldwyn Jr.'s

“The Proud Rebel” troupé, which
last week ‘started a& several-week
location stay at Cedar City. While].
the average bite on smaller-income

personnel is comparatively: minor,

take from stars, featured players,
director and other high-salaried
technicians is considerable, enough

to cause studios to give some

thought to future use of the state
for locations.

Also affected by new law is Cali-
fornia National’s. “Boots and. Sad-
dies” vidpix company, which last
week launched exteriors. for series
in the Cedar-City area.

New law has already some reper-

cussion, with Cornel Wilde calling

off a Utah Mocation for his ‘indie
production, “Arrow in the Sun,”
which was skedded to shoot around

Kanab, one of the most scenic of

all Utah backgrounds. Actor-pro-
dircer is now seeking a suitable lo-

cation. in some other. western-.

scenery state,

‘COMMANDMENTS’ 2-MIL
-YEAR IN TIMES SQUARE

Things arent’ tough all over,
“Ten Commandments” will com-
plete its first year at the Criterion

Theatre, New York, and the gross

‘

will be about $2, 500, 000.

Meanwhile, a few Paramount ex-
ecs were slightly alarmed about
the “low” income the Cecil B. De-

Mille picture was racking up in.

small towns. But they were reliev-

ed when comparisons were made

‘with “Greatest Show on Earth,”
Par’s. previous money record hold-
er.

j ‘Checkup showed: ‘Saranac: N. yy,

“Commandments,” $3,000. 000, “GSOE;: a
‘$1, 000; Magnolia, Ark., “Command-
“ments, ” $4,300,. “GSOE,” $1, 600:
Redwood Falls, Minn., “Command:
ments,” $4,700, . “GSOE, ” $1,300;
Rhinelander, Wise. . “Command-
‘ments,” $3, 500, “GSOE,” $1, 000.

a

RETURN "TAMMY? FILM

See Debbie Reynolds’ Hit Disk As
. Big Comeon

Pittsburgh, Sept. 24.
Fulton Theatre here is jumping
on the “play—'Tammy’—again”
bandwagon, too. Shea first-run
house downtown had the picture in
June for nine days and did fair
. business. That was before the Deb-

bie Reynolds recording of the title

song took off like wildfire.
However, Fulton..isn’t letting | N

“Tammy” go it alone on the return:
engagement. Theatre is using it to.

bolster another Universal picture,
the Fred MacMurray-Dorothy Ma-
lone “Quontez,”. on a double bill
opening next week.

Dalton Trumbo °

‘happy with

{Pleased by First Year’s

Overseas 16m Sales;

20th Serving 30 Lands

“Great progress” is reported by

20th-Fox in its first year of 16m]
CinemaScopée operations * abroad. |
ompany now distributes 16m ver-'

Qc

sion of its C’Scope features in 30
countries. Operation is supervised
at the h.o. by Allen Silverbach.

20th doesn’t reduce any of its,

features to standard version. It

‘has sent 16m C’Scope lenses to

every territory and the narrow-
gaugers are said to be equipping
rapidly. Most important market
at the moment is France, is France.

Thinks Blacklist

On the Bleach

Taking comfort from recent. U.S.
Supreme Court decisions in the
Watkins case, etc., -writer Dalton

‘Trumbo in New York last week

opined that “the blacklist may.
be broken Within the next year”
or else it would crumble and disin-

grate. unspectacularly within the}

next few years.

Trumbo was one of the “on:

‘friendly Ten” .who, in 1947, refused.

to answer questions. before -the
House Un-American Activities
Committee and served a year in jail
for contempt of Congress. Since
then, he and others have been un-

‘yored nation’

ARE REQUIRED

Film producers are becoming the
victinis of a banking ‘squeezeplay.

‘Money is‘ harder to come by as a

result of edicts promulgated by. the.
‘major lending institutions which
| were made necessary by trends in’

the national economy.

Banks, specifically, are demand-
ing that film company borrowers
now’ maintain balances of 20%.
This right along has been a con-
dition for mercantile borrowings

| but traditionally it hadn’t been a

requirement for the picture outfits.

Further, the banks ai’en’t extend: |

ing credit to newcomers to pro-
duction, nor will they expand pres-
ent credits.

United Artists, for example, has

not been cut off by the banks but} >
the level of credit couldn't be]

raised. It was on-anticipation of
this situation that UA, adopting an
enhanced production schedule,
floated a public stock issue as a
means of raising eapital.

The banks, as per the. dictates of

the Federal Reserve System, are [|
holding the line on loans in ratio.
with deposits and the film com-:

panies are by no means the “fa-
customers. Most
outfits in the industry still pay the
traditional 6% interest rate and

| now, it’s pointed out, big industry

corporations are paying nearly the
same. In past the “prime” rate
was less than 3% and this meant
the producer, paying the 6%,

obviously. yielded more income.

But with the “prime” rate being

‘nearly: up to 6%, the film borrow-
‘ers are no longer so attractive.

‘Reportedly the hardest hit of all
film companies is ‘Columbia, whose
(Continued on page 65)

| JOCK ART FORD ROLLS

A FEATURE IN NY.

Filming started: this week in

Gotham of “Johnny Gunman,” Iow-
budget quickie which disk jock Art

Ford is making on location in’

Greenwich Village on an eight-
week sked. Ellen. Adler and Pat
Foster will be starred in the story
about two struggling actors in

employable as far as Hollywood!N. Y.

was concerned:

However, Trumbo said he had no
lack of writing .offers from both
indies and the major studios who

‘are willing to purchase his scripts;

though he must use a pseudonym.
“The studios are making
based on scripts written by ‘black-
listed’ writers,” he said. “Holly-|
wood is reluctant to turn down ma-
‘terial that might se

Trumbo steadfastly refused to

| identify himself as ‘the Robert Rich

who won the 1957 Academy Award
for writing the King‘ Bros.’ “The
(Continued on page 18) -

ZANUCK: TM NO LINCOLN’
: (RE FREEING NEGROES)

Darryl F. Zanuck last week

struck back at critics of his “Is-
land in the Sun,” which, he said,

shaped as 20th-Fox’s
grosser of 1957.

Picture is a commercial hit, but
got severely panned by the critics.

“Everytime I get mixed up with
a message picture, this happens,”
Zanuck said, “I didn’t mind it when
they called me ‘The Little Napo-

biggest

leon’ in the old days at the studio.
But Im not a ‘new Lincoln.’ I can:

present a problem..I can’t neces-
sarily solve it. Naturally, it’s nice
for the ego to get good reviews.

But, in the long run, it’s the public.
that is the jury.”

Asked whether he personally was
“Island,” Zanuck
wouldn’t go into his personal views.
However, he cracked: “I’m always
mentally remaking my films. I’m
still it doing that with ‘Public Enemy
Zanuck noted pointedly that “Is-
Iand” was a b.o. success in places
abroad where star Harry Belafonte
was virtually unknown. Belafonte,
after the release of. the picture,

‘had weverely criticized: the film,

ishing eighth.

Pie, with a $100,000 budget, will
be released via ‘Tudor Films, which
some time ago had Hume Cronyn’s

“Crowded Paradise.”

Ar gues Directors Oughta Be ‘Qualified
For.Production Jobs in Europe

_Dixie Lee’s Estate
‘Los Angeles, Sept. 24.

California portion of Dide Lee
_Crosby’s estate was. probated
here last week, with sum
shrinking from original
amount, over $2,000,000 when
She died on Nav..1, 1952, to
$614,934 after inheritance
taxes. and administrative costs.
Only California property
and assets are involved. Late
wife-of Bing Crosby also had
interests in Idaho, Will leaves
her share of homes in North
Hollywood, Pebble -Beach and
Idaho to Bing. Of remainder,
she ‘left two-fifths in. trust for
her parents; other three-fifths

in trust for her four sons.

Lichtman’s Lions’
Weather-Floated

Up to $4,000,000

By ALBERT SCHARPER:

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
When in Rome, do as the Romans
do—~—that’s the tag Hollywood film-
makers should follow while making
pix abroad, declares Hugo Fregon-

“The Argentine-born director whe
recently. signed a three-pix deal
with 20th-Fox believes that Holly-
wood producers miss the boat when
they send directors overseas that
have had no previous contact with
the people of that locale..

“Today’s film market, as every.
one knows calls for pix to be made
with international flavor, but how
can any American director with no
familiarization of foreigners be
able to make a film that. would be
accepted in the world market,” he
adds.

Fregonese, while admitting that
there are exceptions to every rule,
even in thé directing field.. claims
that the majority of Hollywood di-
rectors come across enough prob-
lems in their own country, so how

-|can these same men be expected

‘to cope with the problems that

} arise in a foreign land?

Another advantage; according to
Fregonese, of having foreign-wise
directors while shooting abroad, is
the saving of production costs.

“Hollywood for many years has
been throwing away needless thou-
sands of dollars because of the in-

Hollywood, Sept, 24.

Blame the HCL (in this instance,
High Cost of. Locationing) for kit-
ing*the budget of the filmization
of “The Young Lions” from the
$an0e 00 $2,700,000 blueprint to

That’s here 20th-Fox producer
Al Lichtman places the. onus. He
rolled the Irwin Shaw novel June
18 in France, and was beset by 22
days of rain. Last month the pro-

ability of a director to understand
the production situation abroad. A
(Continued on ontinued on page 2 20)

Joe E. Lewis Just
An Also-Ran In

| duction ‘got tossed for a two-week
loss by. more’ rain—in all places,
and out of all seasons—in the
California desert out beyond Palm
Springs. In addition to unpremedi-
there were
a grasshopper
plague. Now the pic looks to wind

tated precipitation,
windstorms and

up around Oct. 29,

This Is. the first film Lichtman is
turning out for 20th on his ticket
to produce one film per year for
| five years. He isn’t really worried
about the overhead, for “Lions” has
names—Marlon “Brando, Montgom-
ery Clift and Dean Martin in the

(Continued on page 24)

National Boxoffice Survey

Trade Still Spotty; ‘80 Days’ No. 1 Third Time in

Succession; ‘Pilot’ 2d,

‘Game’ 3d, ‘Sun’ 4th

Seasonal influences are being felt

jagain tnis stanza at the wickets,
+ with many exhibitors just strug-
gling along with overly-extended.

longruns or using some lesser fare
-until they open fresh product early
next month. Result‘ of this scram-|

bling for pix while the offish trend |.

lasts is reflected by the fact that}

more than 45 different. pictures cur-|
rently are playing in‘ key cities.

covered by VARIETY. ~
“Around World ‘ft 80° Days”
(UA) still is in No. 1 spot, mak-
ing it three successive weeks the
Mike Todd opus has retained its
grasp on the top rung.
to capacity in virtually every key.
“Jet Pilot’ (U), out for frst
time this session, is. capturing sec-
ond position with some eight play-
dates where smash to terrific. “Pa-
jJama Game” (WB), second a week
ago, Is landing third place. .
“Sun. Also Rises” (20th), which
was third last round, is taking
fourth spot. “Seven Wonders of

World” (Cinerama), fourth a week| &

ago, grabbing fifth money.

“Man of Thousand Faces” (U) is
finishing sixth, “10 Command-
ments” (Par) will wind up seventh
while “3:10 to Yuma” (Col) is fin-
“Jeanne Eagels”
(Col) rounds out the Big Nine list.

“Omar Khayyam” (Par)

two runner-up pix in that order.

‘and Detroit.

“Louisville.
in Omaha, shapes mild in Provi-

It is big.

~ and|in
“Pride and Passion” (U) are the}-

point” (Rank) is doing well where
given heavy bally. It's fairish in
K. C. and big in N, Y.
of River” (Col),
is rated. poor in Philly.

“Sea Wife” (20th), also fairly

new, looms: okay in Providence, fair

in Balto and only mild in Seattle
“Black Patch” (WB),
another new entry, is. rated fair in
“Quantez” (U}, great

dence and fair in Denver.

“Unholy Wife’ (RKO-U) is slow
in Seaftle.. “Perri” (BV) looms
oke in L. A. “Doctor At Large”
{U) is rated big in Boston and
Denver,

“Pawnee” (Rep) looks tidy in
Chi. “Battle Hell” (DCA) is fair
in Detroit. “Portland Expose”

this week, is smooth in Chi.
“Affair to Remember” (20th),

big in Toronto, is not so good in}
. A. “Run of Arrow” (U), fine

New fare just starting this week
is not promising. However, “‘Check-

“Woman
another newie,

Par's Joker Book

Joe E. Lewis, one of the strongest.
names in the nitery entertainment
field, rates only a fine-print men-
tion, if at all, in Paramount’s pro-
motion. of the picture based on his
career, “Joker Is Wild.” Biopic is
adapted from the Art Cohn book.

Par ads which broke over the.
past weekend either had no com-
ment about genesis of the picture
or, in the agate type, a one-liner
about the Lewis-Cohnhn source
material,

This is no switch an Par’s part.
Film company from the start has

| felt the saleable commodity is the

picture itself (with Frank Sinatra
in the lead getting the top billing

{lin the ads),

Situatifn, for the trade, serves
to spotlight a variety of specula-

| tive angles. For here is an instance

where a performer, Lewis, has been
a “name” for years and continues
top-rung. Except for a couple of
television exposures, though, he’s
strictly. from the cafe medium.
Yet, again, he’s been choice mate-
rial for columnists {who've been.
reprising his jokes and double en-
tendres) for more than a couple of.
decades. Such publicity adds up.

Thus, is Lewis a “limited quan-
tity” so far as boxoffice factors in
the picture business are concerned?
Or has there been general public
penetration?

Par’s answer to the latter obvi-
ously is in the negative. Same film
company recently had another bio-
pic, and in the promotional push
the subject character, Buster Kea-
ton, was given prominence. The
Picture proved commercially sad,

7[ HOW MANY FAREWELLS TO GO? ©
(AA), which comes into N. Y. State! RKO Studio Closing

Out Its
Publicity Remnants

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
In a further shutdown of studio

in Washington, looks modest in: operations, RKO will close out its

Minneapolis.

’ “Love in Afternoon” (AA), mild
in Cleveland, continues strongly in
N. Y., where. day-dating at Para-
mount and Plaza. “Rock Hunter”
(20th), ‘trim in Chi, looms sluggish

. Cc,

(Complete Boxoffice Reports on
pages 8-9.)

publicity department Oct. 5.

Last two members, checking out
on this date, include Adele Palmer,
a 20-year vet, who most recently
has been. handling foreign publici-
ty, and Blanche Forst, secretary,
with studio for 26 years. Studio
pub director Ned Moss leaves Fri-
day (27).

PICTURES

Wednesday; September. 25, 1957

CLOSED-CIRCUIT B.O. TAKINGS S0-S0;
SEE PROMOTIONAL MOMENTUM SPOILED:

j new Bill. Heineman sales drive.

Headquarters of the line service +

carrying Monday’s (21) Robinson-
Basile bout ducked inquiries as to
the gross figures involved. Since
on prior occasions, when the re-

sults were more impressive, this}

reticence had not prevailed, it is
‘presumed that the over-all tally dis-
appointed Theatre Television Net-
work,

. Broadway comment followed the
reasoning that “Sugar Ray” Robin-
son’s earlier kicking over the orig-
inal deal with the line service had
broken the promotional momentum
which was building. Otherwise the
boxoffice climax might have hit a
more smacko climax. As to that,
jt’s a guessing game.

Follows. herewith wired reports
from VaARIETY’s own correspond-
ents in various cities. These are
representative samplings, but not
definitive. The high admission
scales in some situations is to be
remarked.

€hi High
Chicago, Sept. .24.

Nine Chicago theatres grossed a
smash $93,000, or four-fifths of the
total capacity, at last night’s fight
performance. Seven hardtop situ-
ations did sellout business while
two ozoners failed to fill car space
or seating capacity for pedestrians.

State Lake and Crown Theatres
had a $5.50 admission, which was
tops.

Albany’s 3,000 at $3
Albany, Sept. 24.

admissions at $3 per for last night’s
bout. This was considered good
since a non-heavyweight title was
not involved. Audience included a
number of women, which was un-
usual

Fabian’s 2.300-seat Proctor’s The-
atre, in Troy, was said to have a
fair crowd.

$67,008 in Philly
Philadelphia, Sept. 24.

Total of 11.200 fans paid the uni-
form price of $5 per ticket to see
the. televised match in six Stanley
Warner theatres in this area.

Attendance breakdown: Mast-
baum, 4,100; Stanley Philadelphia,
2,900; Broadway, 1,560: Liberty,
360; Stanley Camden, 1,200, and
the Stanley Chester, 1.100.

$55,000 in Hollywood

. Hollywood, Sept. 24.

Telecast drew a fine $55,000 in!
five theatres here, namely the Wil-
tern, Pantages, Orpheum, State and
Downtown Paramount.
regarded as a fine take.

Stanley Warners’ Huntington
Park nabe drew a good $7,000,

This was

Fabian’s 3,600-seat Palace Thea-
tre here drew an estimated 3,000

Ad Thanks Public |
Minneapols, Sept. 24.

After their day-and-date
three-week runs of “The Ten
Commandments” to sensational
grosses, four local neighbor-
hood houses, the first to play
it after its 13-week downtown
engagement, joined in a public
relations gesture that was
something new for the town.

‘Although representing three
different ownerships, they took
a large newspaper ad together
to thank the public for its
patronage of the Demille epic.

-Ad read: “The management
of these theatres (Terrace,
Riverview, Edina and Holly-
wood) thank the thousands who.
attended the showing of ‘The
Ten Commandments’ the past

weeks.”

Jerrold’s Shapp
Film Burg Spiel |
For ‘Cable TV

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
“Biggest screen in motion pic-
ture industry today is 21 inches, "|
Milton J. Shapp. prexy of Phila-:
delphia’s Jerrold Electronics Corp.,

‘told Screen Producers Guild meet-
‘ing at Romanoff’s Monday night

(23), underlining his contention
that financial future of producers,
distributors, exhibitors lies in find-
ing most efficient way to bring
product to television screens for.
paying audience. _

Jerrold’s cable theatre system |
used in Bartlesville, is best, he in-
sisted, because it is an extension of
conventional theatre. Shapp said
cable theatre would program from |

central office and billing methods
will be much more efficient. Con-
tended “contrary .to first impres-
sions, capital investment needed to
establish serambled broadcast en-
terprises (like Skiatron, Tele-

meter) is greater than needed to
son, adopted daughter of Mr. and

build cable theatre.”

Herman Goldberg Handles
WB Transfer Logistics |

Herman Goldberg has been nam-:

‘overcame this apprehension by-

EXOTIC BACKGROUNDS
A ROMANCE INFUSION

Foreign. loeations: for U.S. films
bring “a new kind of romance” to
American audiences, director Ar-
thur Lubin, who made “Escapade
in Japan,” said: in Gotham Monday:
(23). Taking cameras abroad, while
not necessarily cheaper, neverthe-
less “brings to. the U.S. public the
kind of locales which it can’t af-
ford to visit,” he said.

Lubin madé his. picture on loca-.
tion in Japan and has worked also
in Britain and Italy. “Escapade”

an RKO film, released by Universal
domestically. RKO handles it
abroad.

Lubin, who was under contract
to U for years and made the Fran-
cis, the Talking Mule pix (six of
’em cost $4,500,000 and grossed
$15,000,000), now. is freelancing
“because “Universal kept wanting
me to do only animal pictures.”
He said he had. always been in-
trigued by projects which had
proved “difficult” to selI to the stu-
dios, ‘but proved successful: This
included the first Francis film.
Director opined that stars. too
;often were being blamed for the
failure of pix, though he agreed
that several players were being cast
in parts for which they're too old.
As for Japan, Lubin said the na-
tive population and Japanese of-
ficials appeared greatly concerned
that the. picture might present
them as villains. or heavies. .He

translating the script and urging
them to study it. Result; he re-
ported, was that the Japanese came
away very enthusiastically feeling
that the film would go a long way
in improving understanding he-
tween the U.S. and Japan. |

‘Gri Legally Established
As Emmick’s Offspring

Redwood - City, Cal., Sept. 24,

A further contest of the will of
theatre operator Eugene Emmick,
believed to be childless when he
died in San Francisco more than a
year and a half ago, revealed Iast
week that he was the legal father
of a 16-year-old Culver City, Cal.,
girl.
The revelation that Mariyln Wil-

Mrs. Arthur Wilson of Culver City,
is Emmick’s child. was made by Los
Angeles lawyer George C. Black in
superior court here. Miss Wilson
previously had been identified
solely as one of many beneficiaries

while a handsome $11,000 was! ed office maintenance manager for|named in Emmick’s will.

racked up at the Long Beach mu-;
tContinued on ontinued on page 2 22)

AB-PT Beefing
Up; 9 of Next 1 |

Features ‘Major’

Hollywood, Sept. 24.

AB-PT Pictures Inc. «will move’
into production of “major’pquality:
features next yeat with approxi-
mately five of its scheduled 15
films for 1958 to fall in that cate-
gory, Sidney B. Markley, veepee
of parent AB-PT theatres told a
press conférence here. Budgets
will run between $500.000-$1,000,-
‘000 as compared with average
$300.000 budget for firm’s

Total outlay for 1958 could :

reach $8,000.000 but “there's no |

limit; it depends on success of |
higher budgeted pictures.”

First of major entries,
don Story”
ploits of Marine war hero, is now:
being prepared.

Firm is willing to make outside
production deals.
financing arrangements, but isn't |
interested in just releasing films.
Deal with Republic to distribute
outside the 500 Paramount Theatre
situations probably will continue.

AR-PT also plans to develop new!

talent and add to contract list,

awe parse UUM -

“mod- |
est” productions thus far. .

Alick Price
“Babal- ;
revolving around ex-:

N. Y. to: L. A.

with possible | -

Warner Bros., effective immediate-
ly. He is currently maintenance
and purchasing supervisor for the

| company.

Goldberg will be in charge of|
moving the WB headquarters to its:
new offices at ices at 666 Fifth A\ Fifth Ave., N.Y.:

N. Y. to Europe
Ralph Cohn
Henry Cornelius
Eddie Elkort
Charles Einfeld
H. William Fitelson

Gerald Friedman |

Richard Gordon
Harry James.
Herman Levin
Buddy Rich
Barbara: Sohmers

Europe to N. Y.
Fayette W. Allport
Dolly Haas
Justin Herman
Barry Jones
Saul Levinson
Anita Loos
Emile J. Lustig
. Jerry Pickman

Henry Sherek
Godfrey Talbot
Mary Ure

Barney Balaban
Herb Golden

S. M. Handelsman
Robert ‘D. Levitt
Loyal Lucas
Arnotd Schulman
Greta Thyssen
Elsa Walden

Black came from Los Angeles to
this Frisco suburb to protect the
girl's interest in the contest by four
nieces and nephews for larger por-
tions of Emmick's $2,300,000 estate,

Emmick, together with R. A. Mc-
Neil and Michael Naify, owned the
;100-theatre United California-
Golden State circuit. He had been
married and divorced at the time
| of his death but was believed to be
childless. ~

Attorney Black refused to dis-:
; cuss the circumstances of Miss
‘ son’s relationship to Emmick be-

Wil-;
yond saying: “She was his legal

knowledged.”

L. A. to N. Y.
Steve Allen
Milton Baron
Jack Baur
Walter Brennan
Anthony Buttitta
William Castle
Robert Cummings
Claude Dauphin
Marlene Dietrich
Nelson Eddy
Paul Ford
Frankie Laine
Julie London
Jeanette MacDonald
Jack Ogilvie
Jack Palance..
Arthur Penn
Dick Powell
Ritz Bros,
Bill Ross
Murray Silverstone
Frank Sinatra
Howard Strickling

Perry’ Wilson.

Edwin F. Zabel

it Universal’s first film at that house in 16 years. :

, daughter, a fact-he previously ac-

+luncheon for Miike Taka, Japanese star of “Sayonara”:

N ew York Sound Track:

United Artists “will hand out $50,000 in cash prizes to winners of the

Corinne Griffith, silent picture star and reputed one of Hollywood's

millionaires, returns to. screen in Hugo Haas’ indie, “Stars in the Back-

yard.”
Naming of F, Hugh Herbert to the Production ‘Code appeals board

‘was a shocker to many in the trade. His “Moon Is Blue” was cause of

many a migraine for Code people ... More economies éxpected at
Columbia , .. Museum of Modern Art starts Oct. 23. with week-long
showings of new German films and a 13-week cycle of oldies .. . Pro-
ducer David Diamond teaming with Britain’s Eros Films in the produc-
tion of “Giant Behemoth.” . “Les Girls” and “Don't Go Near the
Water” next at the Music Hall . . Marlene Dietrich’s in town...
Four local labs rushed out 800. prints of the Robinson-Basilio fight
coverage ,... Ned E. Depinet again soliciting funds for the YMCA .

Manuel Barbachano, who produced “The Roots,* accoladed Mexican

film, is here discussing a production dealing with the local Spanish-
speaking population.
Picking out 13 famous women, the Ladies Home Journal features

“Why I Like Being A Woman.” It has Maureen O’Sullivan Farrow

Saying, “Being a woman makes it possible to enjoy men so much more!”
Ethel Merman Six: “I like being a woman because I like to have chil-

‘dren”.” Arlené Dahl Lamas thinks all life gleams because of women’s

special talent for creativeness. Also among the 13 is Rosalind Russell
Brisson ... On Sunday (22) in Woodstock. N.Y. veteran actor Gaston
Bell celebrated his 80th Kirthday with a muster of friends. He dates
back to old Broadway (Lillian Russell’s leading man at one point) and
appeared in a number of early silents. Harry Chaffin ringmastered the
celebration,

Don Murray, lead in “Bus Stop” and “Bachelor Party” has refused
title role of a killer in “Hell Bent Kid” because of his spiritual beliefs.
So Peace News, independent British weekly distributed in North Amer-
ica by the Quakers, reports. 20th-Fox didn’t hoist him for his refusal.
Murray, a member of Church of the Brethren, was a conscientious oh-.
jector during the Korean war and served in a U.S. work camp ‘in Ger-
many. Later he worked voluntarily for months.in a refugee camp in
Italy, which he and his wife, actress Hope Lange, still support. He had
a byline piece in Aug. 30 Peace News tracing the history of war, “jus-
tice” and love, and decrying the irony of “this democracy’ 's battle ery:

“Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.”

Strong sunlight in the San Joaquin Valley is causing a censorship
problem for director Anthony Mann in the filming of “God’s Little:
Acre” for United Artists release in the vicinity of Stockton. The cheap
cotton dresses worn by Tina Louise and Fay Spain become completely
transparent no matter where the sun happens to be. Strong reflection
from the. ground gives femmes a perpetual backlight for border-line
revealment. Consequently, Mann is having all their full shots filmed
twice—im the second, they wear a heavy slip under their dresses.

House Un-American Activities Committee has officially confirmed
its commendation of Boris Morros for serving as an FBI coynter-es- ~
pionage agent for 10 years. The citation, signed by Francis E. Walter,

conimittee chairman, says in part: “At great personal sacrifice and with
direct danger to your life and safety, you have made a magnificent con-

tribution to the cause of freedom. You have earned the deep and ahbid-

ing gratitude of the American people.” |

Actor Jerry Lynn and industrialist Walter Schaffner formed Jerry
Lynn Productions to turn out feature films as well as radio and tele-
vision packages.

Suzy Parker, model turned actress, will enroll in the Stella Adler
school of acting when she returns from Switzerland. They had to re~
dub her entire part in “Kiss Them for Me” at 20th-Fox... Darryl F. .
Zanuck, back from the Coast this week. will rendevouz with his “De
Luxe Tour’ crew in Greece... Charles Einfeld; 20th ad-pub v.p., off ©
to Europe tomorrow (Thurs.) for a three-week. biz trip, huddling with
20th execs on promotional plans for upcoming 20th productions. Mrs. °
Einfeld goes along ... “My Man Godfrey” at the Roxy Theatre makes
. Indiana exhib hy-
poed business by skedding a ‘Veterans’ Week” and booking a different
war picture each day. Did great! ... Skiatron Electronics ‘stockholders,
meeting today (Wed.), needn't look for Matty Fox to give them the
Piteh. He'll be on the Coast addressing the community antenna meet.

Notes from our boy Hank Werba in Madrid, Spain: William Dieterle,
almost set to give Joshua and the Battle of Jericho a big-screen color
treatment, ‘is in Spain to gander film studios’ for upcoming biblé proj-
ect... Esther Williams winding exteriors for “Raw Wind in Eden”
(U) ... Michael Powell huddling with local writer Luis Eseobar on
“Honeymoon” script; he’lt direct late this year ... Abbe Lane and
Xavier Cugat planed in from Rome for her final sequences in Italo-
Spanish coprod’n “My Wife’s a Doctor” and will simultaneously close
the al fresco temporada at chic Pavillon (nestied in Madrid's Central
Park) with .a three-day boite stint . . ..Barcelona expects Charlie Chap-
lin next month for preem there of ‘King in New York.”

“Company of Cowards,” originally on Charles Schnee’s production
skéd at Metro, now goes to Edmund Grainger following Schnee’s ank-
ling of lot . . . Jon Lindberg, son of Charles L. Lindberg, makes. his
screen bow ‘in Ivan Tors’ “Underwater Warrior” ... Robert Wise com-
pletes exclusive portion of his Metro pact Oct. 1, with one director
commitment still due.

Mrs, Homemakers Forum; non-profit organization claiming a mem-
bership of over 2,000,000 housewives, has cast a “vote of confidence in
the morals of: most Hollywood celebrities.” Outfit cited 10 couples who

} have “demonstrated the beauty and dignity of marriage,” including

Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse, George Montgomery and Dinah. Shore,
Gracie Allen and George Burns, Mary Livingston and Jack Benny, Bet-
ty Grable and Harry James, Glenn Ford and Eleanor. Powell, Florence
Eldridge and Fredric March, Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl, Eddie
and Ida Cantor, and Howard Duff and Ida Lupino.

Leah Salisbury Inc. has been authorized to conduct a business as ar-
tists representatives . for motien pictures and television, in New York.

| Capital stock is 100 shares, no par value. Directors are: Leah Salisbury,

Philip Salisbury and Anthony Salisbury, Benjamin H. Schankman was

filing attorney at Albany.

“Stars get rough enough treatment in Hollywood. Those still trying
for a: break are even worse off,” says actor Tony Perkins in Canada’s
Liberty Mag. He says that though six foot two and 160, he was truned

| down for roles as “too short and fat.” And Otto Preminger rejected him

for “Joseph and His Brethren” because “We're looking for Old Testa-
ment faces. You have a New Testament face.”

Brooklyn Fox Corp. hag been incorporated as a consolidation of The
‘Fox Corp. and of One Nevins. Street Carg., to conduct a theatre oper.
ating business in Brooklyn. Capital stock is $74,791, consisting of 19,-
035 shares of preferred at $2 par value, and 36,721 shares of common. cat
$1. Prentice-Hall System filed at Albany.

Columbia planning a two-a-day Xmas hoopla for Sam Spiegel’s made-
‘in England ‘Bridge on the River Kwai.”

Emille J. Lustig back from Germany ... Red Buttons at the WB
“So far, I’m

a very successful rumor.” . .. Those who complain that the Jewish
faith rarely gets attention’ in. American films will find a Passover ‘scene
authentically reproduced in WB’s “Marjorie Morningstar.” It’s being
filmed under the supervision of a Rabbi and a cantor .. . Kim. Stanley,

| when asked whether she was disappointed to have made her film debut

(in “The Goddess”) at the Gold Medal studios in the Bronx instead of
on Broadway: “I've played off-Broadway before!” . . . -Amalgamated
Productions has cancelled its “Dracula's, Revenge” pie. -

“Wednesday, September 25, 1957

Washington Slant on iF c¢ Move

NN

Washington, Sept. 24,

Action of the Federal Communications Commission last week in _ ,

authorizing a three-year trial run of subscription tv is considered
here as a triumph for Chairman John C. Doerfer who has been at
the agency helm only since J uly. Doerfer, it’s known, was determin-
ed to get out a decision—ore way or the other—and would counten-
ance no more stalling on the long-pending issue. What brought
some hesitant.commissioners around, it’s understood, was the “gim-
mick” in the order-to-be-prepared which defers acceptance of sub-
scription applications until March 1. This gives Congress an oppor-
tunity to act and, in effect, ‘calis the bluff” of certain Senators and
Representatives “who have been threatening legislation. But sub-
scription circles aren’t too worried.

HR WHOM DOES Hone Tall Chicken-Or-Exg Puzzle;

| Radio & Television Corp., Sponsors }

PICTURES

ITIS

CYSTEM TOLL? Firstrun Films Mandatory But Where's

Incentive, at Outset, for Showmen?

Federal ~Communications Com-
mission's tentative okay for pay-
film tests has focussed attention on
the key to the whole toll develop-
ment, i.e., programming.

At the same time, the new com-
petitive factors—air vs. wire—have
raised the issue of who, in the

By FRED HIFT
“Loud silence” of the Zenith

of Phonevision and in the past one j
of the most active. and vocal pro-
ponents of home-toll, is puzzling
the film trade,

It’s been conjectured that Zenith
may. be talking a deal with another
system, possibly Skiatron, with a

21 Oaters Gallop In
Hollywood, Sept. 24.
They're galloping thataway
on theatre, as well as home
screens, this season. Heavy
television concentration on oat-

““It's one thing’, said one source, “to-kill a bill It’s something

else fo pass it.”

-

F nends of Status Quo Mustering

For More Investigations of Pay- See

Washington, Sept. 24.
The drive to stop home-toll tele-

“vision through legislative fiat is}.

on, as a result of the Federal Com-
munications Commission authoriza-

tion last week of a three-year trial -

run of the service, effective in
Spring when the agency begins
-processing applications. First shot
was fired within two days ofthe

‘FCC authorization with statement:
‘of Chairman Oren Harris (D.-Ark)

of the House Interstate Commerce
-Committee that he will start. his
‘own hearings dealing with home-
_toll shortly after Congress con-
‘venes early in January.

Harris’ action was taken a day
after Chairman Emanuel Celler
(D.-N.Y.) of the House Judiciary
Committee called on the Interstate
.Commerce Committee to commence
hearings as soon ag possible on his
Iong-pending bill to prohibit pay-

-see. Both Harris and Celler have.

been pressing the Commission to
‘defer action on subscription pend-
‘ing a determination of the issue by
Congress.

Harris said he was prompted to
call the hearings by the Commis-
sion’s decision to accept applica-
tions for pay tv after March 1. He

Stockholder Sues.
On Short Swing
Warner Selling

- Stockholder suit, - charging
Charles Allen and Albert and Jack
L. Warner. with “short swing”
‘transactions in WB stock in viola-
‘tion of Securities & Exchange Com-
“mission regulations forbidding the
sale of stock within six months of
urchase, was filed in N. Y, Federal
ourt Monday (23).
. ‘Action was filed by Isidore Blau,
He asked an accounting of profits,
holding such monies should go to
the corporation. Warner Broth-
‘ers itself also is a defendant, .
‘ Blau ‘claimed that Allen. had
bought 150,000 shares of WB. stock
on March 15, 1956 but had sold
5,750 shares within less than six

months; Albert Warner on Dec. 9,j

1955 had bought 6,000 shares and
had sold 151,000 on May 8&8, and
Jack L. had. bought: 6,100 shares
and had sold 600,000.

Legit’s 3d Recent Loss
Is Hub’s 16th First-Ran;
‘Marcelino’ at Copley

Boston, Sept.: 24.

films in a year, the Copley made
fts debut last night, Monday (23),
With a benefit preem of “Miracle.
of Marcelino.” The airconditioned

and refurbished 96t-seater went on.
a grind policy today, Tuesday (24):

at a 90c-$1.25 scale. _Copley brings
number of Hub first runs to 16,
“Marcelino” nabbed-a commen-
dation’ from the Archbishop of
‘Boston,’ Richard J. Cushing. Msgr.

(Continued om page 66)

Inflation Hits Popcorn
San Antonio, Sept. 24. —
Popcorn has jumped to 15c.

a bag in every theatre in the

city. Only exception is the

arts Theatre where it is still
¢c
Prevailing price for but-
ter-corn is 25c. a box. .

Economy's Envoy,

Charles.Weiss, To|

Hit the Hamlets

Charles Weiss, member of a
three-man team that turned out a
feature ¢‘‘Run Across the River’’)

for $6,000 in immediate cash plus

subsequent charges and _ defer-
ments, which bring the: total to

$75,000, left*"“New York this week |.

on a 30-state motor tour (Editor’s

note: motorcycle?) during. which
he'll conduct his own survey on:

the public’s film tastes.

Weiss, a partner in Cameo Pro-
ductions, said he'll ‘call on: exhibi-

tors to solicit their thoughts anent |

desirable film content and will

sound out the public re same via
doorbell ringing, hitchhiking and.

any other approach that will bring

-him face to face with potential cus-

tomers for his films.
Tyro film-maker feels he'd
rather do the job on his own rather],

than depend on “market research |
and second-hand opinions.”
thinks a personal survey is par-

He

ticularly apropos since: his second
picture is to deal with small town
life in America and “I want a vivid
picture of the average hamlet.”

Latter said

play of which is to be done by
Harold Fields, will cost .$150,000.

Lima, Peru,. Meeting Maps
‘Commandments’ Strategy

In Latin Republics

Blueprint for sales-distribution

.{and promotion .of “Ten Command-

ments” in the Latin American ter-
titory is to bé drawn at a three-day

| meeting of Paramount homeoffice

execs and local reps ata three-day
meeting which opened in. Lima,

| Peru, yesterday (Tues.).
The third legit house to go to]:

New York delegation went south
with the plan of presenting the
“Commandments” sales and bally
patterns followed. in the States,
which are to be copied in other
regions.

‘Sitting in from New York are
George Weltner, Par’s global sales

chief; Jerry Pickman, ad-pub v.p,;

James Perkins, exec v.p. of the in-
fernational department, and
Charles Boasberg, in charge of the’
“Commandments” worldwide sales.

| gramming end.

| (thet still actually using a tele-|

-| switched to an over-the-air decoder
-system resembling. in some re-

There has been no public test of

-f{produce his decoders.

‘powerful combine.

patent race involving the decoder

view to a consolidation of efforts.
in the field. Skiatron in recent
months has been most active at
both the technical and the pro-'

While both Skiatron (via Matty
Fox) and Telemeter (Paramount).
have applied for wire franchises in
several cities, notably Los Angeles

and San Francisco, Zenith -hasn’t }.

made a move. Nor has there been
any. noise recently from Eugene
McDonald, the Zenith prexy, who
in years past has pushed his Phone-
vision system most vigorously.
Zenith was the first to test home-
toll techniques, via Phonevision |
Later, it

phone), in Chicago,

spects the basic concept employed
by Skiatron’s Subscriber Vision:

the Zenith. decoder, which uses a
dialling system involving five digits
nor has there been a hint of
whether or not the company in-
tends to mass-produce the device.
Angles Aplenty

Fox is set with International
Business Machines for his deceder }.
ecards and billing, and is believed
planning to have Westinghouse

wondering whether Zenith may be
after that business, too, though
it’s considered unlikely | that Fox
would haye-a competitor manu-
facture his gadget—-unless he and
Zenith get together to form a

The way some in the trade figure
it, Fox needs backing for his toll
ventures, since the wiring up of
Los Angeles, Frisco and other
cities would run into stratospheric
millions. Zenith has that sort of:
coin. Fox, on the other hand, has

access to programming sources in|}

which Zenith appears to be lagging
behind, Thus, it’s figured, a get-
together of some sort would made
a certain amount of sense, Also,
Subscriber-Vision is ahead on the’

ecards used in both systems.

. Fox appears to be a free agent
in his dealings. He licensed the
Subcriber Vision system of Skia-

(Continued on page 65)

| Where Did FCC Go? What Did It Do?

“River” was made.by Everett |
Chambers and David Cogan in as-:
sociation with Weiss.
upcoming “hamiet” entry, screén-}

Home-Toll Sees a Machiavellian Political Show-of-
Action-Which Really-Stalls

Opponents of home-toll jJast week
seemed more encouraged than dis-
couraged by the decision of the
Federal Communciations Commis-
sion to flash a veiled green light
for tests of subscription video. Pre-
vailing impression was that the
FCC’s hesitant action actually—
and deliberately—opened the door
wide for the opposition to. step
in and wield heavier weapons than
heretofore. —

Commission indicated its inten-
tion of authorizing pay-tv tests over
air channels for-a three year pe-
riod. However, it made it plain
that any such service would be
strictly regulated and controlled.
New or already existing advertis-
ing-supported stations can apply to
the Commission to carry pay-tv
service, However, no licenses will
be granted before March, 1958. It
is also expected that the indies
will be favored over network aff.
jates and that there will be no toll
service in any community with less
than three stations.

It’s felt that, with the Commis-
sion now on record, the pay video |

Trade is.

| months, full opportunity to decide |

long run, will control the new
media, Hollywood showmen {via
cable) or the broadcasters (via the
air),

None is more acutely aware of
all this than the film biz, par-
ticularly production - distribution.
While, with the exception of Para-
mount, the various companies still
maintain an official hands-off at-
titude vs. any of the pay systems,
virtually every one of them have
made approaches of one kind or
another with a view to exploring
the situation and, possibly, cutting
in on the pie.

Again, with only two exceptions
—Metro end 20th-Fox—all of the
distribs are making available fixst-
{run product for the product for
the current Telemovie experiment
at Bartlesville, Okla.

The toll-tv proponents maintain
that they'll depend as much on
sports—at least in the beginning
—as on films, Yet, there is small
question, particularly if the pay
field is thrown.open td competition,
that it'll be the programming qual-.
ity that is going to determine the
success of failure of any one sys-
tem.
Monopoly attractions will loom
‘in San Francisco and Los Angeles,
where various video-by-wire sys-
tems have applied for franchises,
Matty Fox’s Skiatron-TV seeming-
ly has the inside track if, as be-
lieved and. reported here some
months ago, he has both the
Giants and the Dodger teams
“sown up.” That means, if their
games are televised over any sys-
tem at all, it’ll have to be that of

-ers. is matched by Hollywood

- which will release a minimum
of 21 western. features in next
90 days,

‘Columbia. and 20th-Fox have
five each, latter all from Regal
Films. United Artists has four;
Metro and Allied Artists, twa
each; Warners, " Paramount,
Universal one each.

Theatre Men Get
Frisco Delay On
Skiatron Bid

San Francisco, Sept. 24.

Pressure of organized groups

against’ home-toll television is in-
creasing in Frisco. Latest indica-
tion was the delay in the Board of |
Supervisors’ finance committee
over question cf authorizing Skia-
tron’s franchise.
- Committee had been set to act
late last week when L. S. (Ben)
Hamm, representing the Theatre
Owners Assn. of Northern Cali-
fornia, appeared and asked for a
week’s delay to give his group
more time to present a case against
opening Frisco to home-toll.

Hamm said his group was ‘‘nat-
urally biased” on the subject, but
added the theatre owners were
carrying the word to downtown

Ne eC

merchants’ groups and others} Skiatron. Fox also has a deal with
whose businesses might be affected | concert impresario Sol Hurok and
too,. is “close to” at least two film com-

The committee was told the
downtown merchants’ assoclation
was also meeting on the subject
and this weighed heavily for a de-
Jay. Kari Stull, executive head of
the merchants’ association, insisted
however, that the theatre owners
simply ‘had ‘asked to make their
case, and that thé merchants had
taken no sfand either for or against
pay-see.

Alan Lane, SHatron vice-presi-
dent, didn’t object to the délay,
and said: “ZI. doubt seriously

(Continued on page 65)

panies.
Film biz, naturally, is aware that
if holds the ace card in the whole

National Theatres’
Right to Produce
Comes Up Oct. 10

Washington, Sept. 24.

The all-industry hearing on
whether to permit National Thea-
tres to produce and distribute films
has been postponed from Oct. 4 to
Oct. 10 ,the Justice Dept. revealed.
last week. Shift was ordered be-
‘cause many of those invited would
be unable to attend on Oct. 4.

Reps of all branches of the indus-
try have been asked to give their
views. Actually, the meeting will
into opposition. help determine whether all di-

This was made plain last week; Vorced circuits may go into pro-
when Philip F. Harling and True- | duction.

man Rembusch, cochairmen of the -_———

sued. a statement, that noted ‘that | Harrison Assigns Wile
To Vexing Dual Prints;
Hold ‘Optical’ to Minimum

the FCC report “gives the oppo-
nents of toll-tv three years and six |

Still saddled with the problem
grass roots exhibitors in the United | of dual version prints, 20th-Fox is
States and.the great mass of Amer-! embarking on a campaign to cut
ican public will now have another /the use of optical prints down to
chance to urge the Congress to, the minimum.
outlaw this concept, foreign to the! Robert Wile, 20th’s new exhib
American way of life. There are! relations rep, has been given the
now more than- five Senators and‘ assignment by Alex Harrison, 20th

20 Congressmen actively opposed ; general sales manager, to convince
to toll-tv, and bills outlawing toll-;theatremen to install the new

foes can make out a much stronger
case during the next six months
as they rally to rouse Congress

the course to take to further op-j
pose toll-t7.”
Statement said further that “the

1 tv have been presented to legisla-}sprockets that will allow them to

tive committees, which should ; use the combination prints.

soon reach the floor of Congress.” 1 Company at present is said to be
Cochairmen further opined that: putting out about 40 optical prints

“It may very well be that they (the (roughly 10% of the total print

-(Continued on page 65} i (Continued on page 24)

6

FILM REVIEWS

Wednesday, September 25, 1987

Search fer. Paradise
(CINERAMA)

Marred by doubtful touches
and too much built-in promo-
tion. But retains memorable
Cineramic qualities and out-
.look probably okay.

Stanley Warner Clnerama Corp. release : plicit villainy of Communism in the
| Bersons of the enigmatic Chinese

of Lowell Thomas production. Directed
by Otto Lang. Scenario and narration by }
Thomas, Lang and Prosper Buranelli.
Musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Lyrics

jor oriental pomp it is. Here Thomas
is seen in topper and cutaway on

one of the royal manicured - ele.

phants. Here the Sarge, who has
been played for a few giggles up to
then gets a good belly laugh when
almost falling off the platform of
another of the ponderous pachy-
derms. Here, too, there is the im-

delegates weariug sévere black
proletarian garb against the crim-

by Ned Washington and Lowell Thomas.|son and gold ‘vestments of the

Vocals by Robert Merrill and Norman
Luboff. Cameramen, Harry Squire, Jack
Priestley, Harvey Manger. Film editer,
fovel S. Ellis. Sound editors, Walter

anneman, Paul David. Air Force Major
gnd Sergeant played by Christopher |

Koune and James S. Parker. At Warners,

NN. Y., opening Sept. 24, 1957, Runnin
time, 120 MINS.

For five years now Cineramaj
with the late Fred WaHer’s three-
camera photography and three-
booth projection has been a special |

Nepalese court.
It is emphasized that this may

| well have been one of the last dur-

bars -in a changing Asia menaced
by Communism. Nobody will ques-
tion the pniqueness of the occasion,

the insight into a faroff culture Eve

which “Search” brings to the
screen. This segment is surely a
genuine peep into dazzling fantasy
and a true coyp for Cinerama and

and separate branch of show busi- | Thomas.

ness which has piled up grosses of
some $60,000,000. Each of the
successive releases has appealed
‘to the streak of wondér and awe
in mankind and a good deal of this
appeal should adhere and inhere
in the fourth film, “Search For
Paradise” though it is the ledst ex-
citing and least promising of the
Cineramas.

Discontent with content is less
crucial here than with a storied
film and invidious comparisons
need not necessarily be commer-
cially depressant though it is hard-
ly possible“ not to think of Mike
Todd’s “Around The World In 80
Days” as the something new which
has been added to the criteria by
which Cinerama will be judged.

If “Search For Paradise” rep-
resents Lowell Thomas’ personal
gearch for an expanded Cinerama
concept, nothing really is changed.
This one sticks almost slavishly to
established formulae, whatever sur-
face pretensions there are to being
“different.” Once more strange
jands are “seen” by two selected
“tourists” this time a make-believe
Air Force major and sergeant who,
at the payoff, decide that they'll
sign up for another hitch, the Air
Force itself being the ‘ultimate
paradise.

The beginning of thé picture is
cornily contrived. An Associated
Press newsmachine is seen ticking
out a bulletin that Lowell Thomas
is one of three ambassadors just
appointed to represent Washing-
ton at the coronation durbar of
King Mahendra of Nepal. His sec-
retary tears off the yellow sheet
and hands it to Thomas, saying,
“Looks like you'll be going places
again, boss.” Thomas accepts the

news flash as an immediacy of the |.

present tense but then jumps at
once to the past tense of “And,
ladies and gentlemen, that’s how it
started.”

Even more awkward scenario fol-
Jows when Thomas js picked up
aboard a U.S. Air Force Globe-
Master. He comes along and
seats himself beside a supposed
stranger, the major, who asks,
‘You’re Lowell -Thomas, aren't
ou?” This time present tense
umps into future tense with

homas “hiring” the two filers to
pe his sightseers.

The Globe Master plane carrying
Ambassador Thomas and pres um-
ably his Cinerama gear heads cross-
Atlantic from Florida, dips-in pass-
ing over Paris, the Suez Canal and
Persian Gulf ports. The first let-
down fs to visit Ceylon, where saf-
fron-robed Buddhist monks show
the major a great shrine.

The several stops of “Search”

are all way-stations en route to
Nepal. The picture centres upon
the approach to and environs of
the oieyas. world’s greatest
peaks, truthfully described as a
region of mystery, age, mysticism
and Communistic intrigue.
eali is upon the 25,000-population
pocket emirdom of Hunza, where
pee le often live to be 100. This is

One.

Of the political importance of
the Cinerama report on the Nepal
coronation, it is possible only to
imagine. It may well. be priceless
world publicity for Nepal and
possibly a goodwill-by-indirection
job for Uncle Sam.

Over-all, the toil and sweat. of
the technical crews crawling Asia-
tic terrain must be respected. Some
of the.color photography is superb,
the Shalimar houseboats and
smaller craft with their after dark
lanterns as a case in point. Otto
Lang has captured many a beguil-
ing native type or custom.
direction and the editing of Harvey
Manger and Loyel S. E are top
credits.

Granting the sheer organization

al fait accompli as no mean deed.

by itself, the film falters in some

-of its basic choices on what. to in-

clude in. The viewer is teased by

the omission .2 explanatory detail

on the countries visited while some
pretty blatant. “promotion” is
accommodated. Producer Thomas
has overstarred himself, being in
on script, narration, the song lyrics.
(with Ned Washington) and also
credited for the basic idea. He is
the principle principal; the major
and sergeant remaining mostly just
part of the scenery.

Thrust forward as a sort of Noel.

Coward of travel (without the leer)
Thomas is also his own ballyhooli-
gan. During the soft caressing
lyrics which set the mood for the
Shalimar water scenes ‘and while
the party is enjoying service fit for
maharajahs, pre-Nehru,
screen singer expresses regret that

there are no microphones handy [|
for Lowell Thomas the newscaster. |

Quel plug!

Dimitri Tfomkin came east ‘to.
score the’ release at Cinerama’s
Oyster Bay headquarters. His
music is- obviously intended: as a
dominating influencé, On the whole
it is probably a strong score, if
occasionally too prominent and
loud and now and again deliberate-
ly coy. Commercial angles have
been astutely figured via four
tailored songs—‘“Search For Para-
dise,” “Happy Land of Hunza,”
“Shalimar” and “Kashmir Street
Song.” Vocals are by Robert Mer-
rill ee the Met.

.Cinerama’s bigger-than-life pan-

‘orama continues to fill the curved

screen
tion. This

to bursting optical: sensa-
‘ig the minimum net

stock-in-trade. Downhill in a jeep | ¥
alongside

Himalayan precipices
evoke nervous reaction in the spec-
tator., Ditto the mass parachute
jump which jams the sky. Or-

‘Chestral and sound showmanship ¢
with the Islamic

helps, too, as
drums and horns of the mountain
folk in Happy, Healthy Hunza.
Again, as with th

updated Burton Holmes.

It is easier to be critical-of this
fourth Cinerama yenture but it
would be difficult to avoid -engross-
ment, though the saddle-weary
sequence is over-long and the song

At this point one .of the film’s| plugs over-noticeable.

y interesting uffbeat travel.
several special songs ts introduced,

The “Cineramic” values remain, |

a sort of Himalayan Calypso num-jin the boxoffice potency sense.

ber about how hale and happy’
you'd be in Hunza, far from jail,
ulcers, hypertension and taxes. The
lyrics are travel ballyhoo par ex-
cellence only the long rocky
trail on saddle horses would dis-
courage all but the bravest tourists.
Lowell Thomas himself is not party
eH this sore derriere side-trip.

ping Hunza, he picks up the
Malor a and the Sarge in the Vale of

mir, a plausible paradise
Kast especially its Shalimar
Gardens. | (Kashmir is in dispute

between India and Pakistan —
understandably).

Another detour on the way to | Something else looms larger than:
Nepal is a rubber boat shooting of | before.

|

True, 2 couple of the thrills don’t
quite come off and the screen is

less crowded with stimuli than’
These are balancing

heretofore.
considerations.
much
admittedly versatile American but
pretty deadpan as 2 personality,
there is the tall wonder of the King
of Nepal in bird of paradise plum-
age, and the party he threw for

Jf there is too

tthe diplomats.

At a guess “Search For Para-
dise” will shorten the runs chalked.
up by the previous three releases.
As to that, time is the scorekeeper.

‘The Cinerama

the rapids in the Indus River. Onee|shouts for that something more,

into the rapids in the inflated craft
the net excitement and footage is
ohly moderately memorable. Bus

and Don Hatch, of Colorado River |
this sec-

antecedents, su
tion of the ‘alm.

sequence.

|

that something different which
I gretion fs will demand. The pre-}-

diction is not new. But its point
jabs home more sharply this time

| —again because of the trip. David

| Niven and Cantinflas recently took
The visit at Nepal is the big /in another kind of widescreen
And a stunning display , medium.

Land,

the |

the off-)

Puen Sergeant Herris.....
{Tony Winchester

e predecessor |
films, the glimpses of how. the
other half lives. qualifies as science-.

focus on the producer, an)

medium |

a ntil They $ Sail.

New Zealand men wway: at’ war,
Yank Marines take over. Pow-
» ered he-she stuff based on love
atfairs of four sisters.. Good
raw.

" Hollywood, Sept. 24.

Metro release, of Charles Schnee pro-
duction. Stars Jean ‘Simmons, Joan Fon-
taine, Paul Newman. Directed by Robert
Wise. Screenplay, Robert Anderson from
story by James A. Michener. Editor, Har-
old F. Kress; music, David Raksin; songs,
“Uutil. They Sail’ by Sammy Cahn. Pre-
viewed in Hollywood, Sept. 33; 57... Run-
ning time, $4 MINS. -
Barbara Leslie Forbes...... Jean Simmons
Anne Leslie .....-.... «ss» Joan Fontaine
Capt. Jack Harding seeecoee Paul Newman
Delia Leslie ; . Piper Laurle

wc see encecene ndra Dee
“Shinner”™ Phil Friskett..... Wally Cassell
Prosecution ..sccscvnces sees. nm Napier

Max Murphy ...ccous qeses Ralph Votrian
Tommy .....- eveccerasecces John Wilder
Marine ...6.-ssecseceeaees - Tige Andrews
Lt. Andy .eccccicoecssss Adam Kennedy
Marine Mickey Shaughnessy

Metro has a sharp entry for the
romantic market in this compelling
picturization of Michener's yarn of
New Zealand during World War I.
An. adult love story, it seemingly.
catries sock appeal for distaff audi-
ences, Particularly heavy overtones
of sex also give it strong exploita-

‘tion potential.

Schnee production. focuses on
what happens ‘when all home men
of marriageable age are away at
war, U.S. Marines flood the coun-
try. Under Wise’s deft. and sensi-
tive direction, Anderson’s screen-
play takes explosive form in fol-
lowing love affairs of four sisters.
Clandestine romance is _ subtly

| handled. And in touching on lone-

liness of love-starved years plot
builds dramatic punch. Top flight
cast generates often poignant un-

foldments which allows both light- :

ness and tragédy.
Jean Simmons sand Joan Fon-

‘taine-romances lead off narratiye,'}

which includes also those of Piper
Laurie and. to lesser extent younger

Sandra Dee. Simmons, whose hus- | Robe
band of month is killed, Pairs with
‘Paul Newman.

Characters ‘right down line are
outstanding, Simmons and Newmian
as chief. - protagonists faring best.

Fontaine yives substance to austere |
role. Miss. Laurie scores brightly :
as. girl who loves. life while Miss | ¢
Dee makes happy event. of her|Lt

teenage part.

Technical department effectively Cor.

handled throughout.

High Flight.
(BRITISH—COLOR)

Run-of-mill R.A.F. story with
good star performance by Ray
Milland ed fine serial shots;
rood bee prospects,

London, Sépt. 7.
Columbia release of (Phil C. Samuel)
Warwick. production. Stars Ray Milland;
featvres Anthony Newiey. Bernard Lee,

Helen Ch Directed by John Gilling.

Screenplay, oveph Landon and Kenne
Hughes, from story by Jack Davies; eam-
ara, Ted Moore; editor, Jack Slade; music,
Kenneth EF. Jones, Douglas Gamley. At
ahi London. Running time,

rit.

g Commander Rudge.

@uceavse

Roger Endicott. ome or
John Fletcher .....,.

Cadét Day oot eee eeescess Sean . Kelly
| Louise . en Cherry
Squadron: “Leader "Riake.. *Leslle Phillips

eapons Corporal ...... can Lamont
Minister for Air. tp eenece Kynaston Reeves
Commandant ....+..-.. John Le Mesurier |
Diana ccrecccscccqeceaces an Brooks
Parker ....., seraceegee ;.. Frank Atkinson
Bishop 2... .ccscesesccceecss Tan Fleming.

Bishop’ 3 Wite
Commandant’s Wife’ eseese. Grace Arno]

- Leslie Weston

ev@wocaseneeoge @oteer

Publican op ranevonecas

Susan heveceteaseqavevrets Anne Aubrey :;

Warwick, which usually special-:

izes in high-powered adventure

yarns, turns to the training in peace-:
time .of Britain's jet-pilots for this
latest pic, and it is a surprisingly:

gentle and uneventful affair.
Nevertheless, shrewdly .launched
during Battle of Britain week, and
with the star. appeal of Ray Milland
and the RA-F.,
should have good. b.o. prospects
‘both at home and in the U:S.

- Flying pix invariably do good
business but rarely has one relied
on a more slender story-line than
that provided by ex-R,A.F. man
Jack Davies. Kenneth Haigh, one
of the cadets in a new intake at
Cranwell Flying College, is a nat-
ural pilot but an undisciplined, hot-
headed misfit. Disciplining Haigh
presents a problem to Milland
since his own recklessness as a

young pitet in the war caused the

death of Haigh's father. With this
chip on his shoulder, Haigh creates
a number of tense situations with
his C.0. Not until the end of the
film, when Miiland saves the young
man’s life on an operational flight,
does the feeling between the two
ease up. —--

With such scanty material, direc-

-effect from well-balanced charac-
‘ter-studies, an earnest peek at
what goes into the training of these
young giants of the modern jet-age

. and from some first-class aerial

. Charles Drake |

++ Ray Milland |
Bernard Lee 4

esee Nancy Nevinson

Hal Osmond)

“High Flight’.

tor John. Gilling has had to ‘get his.

photosraphy, Apart from. .a brace
f misadventures in the air which

are thrilling the aerial ‘scenes are

its ‘audience-grip as it does.

and authoritative performance as
the stern, likeable Wing Com-
mander with a conscience. Haigh

Shows up well as the young, mixed- |

up cadet. Prominent among the
assorted cadets is Anthony Newley,
onetime child star, who has devel-
oped into a firstclass young actor

with a glib sense of comedy. Ber-

nard Lee also provides some much-
needed pumor as a Flight-Sergeant
assigned the job of breaking in the
rookies.
Brooks have little to do but look
decorative, a chore. which neither
finds difficult.

Dialog is unforced and realistic.

‘One or two slapstick scenes are in-
troduced to keep the pic moving

when the airplanes are not mobile.
Lensing of Ted Moore (and the
cameramen in charge of the second
unit, *Stan Pavey and Cyril
Knowles) is firstrate and the color
is superb. The formation flying,
some of which was bagged at Farn-
borough Air Display, wil] get a
respectable nod from aviation fans.

Altogether, a quiet, polished film

which will not raise the blood-pres-.

sure but which has a .persuasive

‘appeal. Light-musi¢ maestro Eric

Coates has contributed a “High

Flight” music theme which should

be a natural on the airwaves,
Rich.

Under Fire
(REGALSCOPE)

Well-done Regal
Fine supporter,

Hollywood, Sept. 18.

S0th-Fox release of Plato Skouras pro-
duction. Stars Rex Reason, Henry Nor-
man. Steve Brodie; features Peter Walker,
Levin. Jon Locke, G exore La-
roost: Karl Lukas, William
Gerstle, Tom McKee. Directed by James
B. Clark. Screenplay, James Landis;
camera, John M. Nickolaus Jr. editor.
Jodfe Copelan; ‘art’ directér, Rudi Feld:

production.

‘music, Paul Dunlap. Previewed in Beverly:

Hills, ugh Sept. 16, 57. Running time,
7% am

Captain

« Sarrle -...,ecccccccees steve Watker

Private Pope y..cceseeees » Robert Ley
tT, eee access eeeee Jon Locke’
a aeccace ae Gregory, LaFayette
Sergeant Hytchins ......... Kar] Lukas
Colonel Dundee ........... Frank Gerstle
Pp ~OMar ....00e' doseeas Tom MeKee
PM. PL. Sat. oo. c ccc cece canes John Murphy
.Capt. Linn’s. Assistant, .,.Edmund Pennéy
Ist Court Officer ........ Sevmour Gréen
2d Court Officer .......... Pave Tomack
{ 3rd Court Officer ......-. Walter Maslow
{ob Court Officer.......... Dovid Carlisle

BE wvccarccevsccecee

Singer ....-..005 Ooacaaene weeee Rita Paul
Private Swanson .....cessee- Kay Kuter
Captain Tanner.........0.:- Keith Byron
: Voce wececccvnce « Neyle- Morrow
Private Finley ........ eee. K, L.: Smith
Private. Barton ......+.... Robert Hinkle
M. P. Sentry . aeveceae Robert Colbert
P.. Lieutenant | ee veeceee ce Al Shelley
Viewten ant -....cccccesee LOY Patterson
Colonel Jason eo vccescocess Dekl Bert
Ut D.Sc. pene cece encsesee Ronald Foster
Ast Gi. wc cn e cc anccvccentses Sid Melton
Private Steiner + peveswens George Chakiris
Colonel D.S.C. soeerevees >> Ed Hinton
Pvt. T Ha .ccsecseeee Nico Minardos
Bd GL, cc secs ccc cesnsese- Calvin Booth
Nurse ....005. Consncere Lorraine in
‘Waitress 1.2.52. .-seeeee Mary Townsend

This Plato Skouras production, |
second from the son of 20th-Fox
prexy Spyros- Skouras, stacks up

jone of the best to emerge under the

There’s thorough
an

Regal . banner.
interest throughout yarn of

(+}Army court martial in Germany—
the result of good story combined,
en

with good direction and com
performances. It will fit we
the program market.

The Jamies Landis screenplay re-
volyes around four men—Henry

into

‘Morgan, John Locke, Gregory La-

Fayette and Robert Levin—who

‘are summoned before a U. S. Army

court. martial: charged with deser-
tion in combat, rather than having
been lost, as they claimed. Rex
Reason is the defense counsel;
Steve Brodie the prosecuting at-

torney. Men are eventually freed} |

when defense proves mistaken

Identity with Germans poising as

American .soldiers; that the quar-
tet actually was lost and not mere-
ly posing as such. to escape com-
at,
James B. Clark, former film edi-
tor (with 20th-Fox for 20 years),

‘herewith makes his ibow as a fea-
‘ture film director.

It’s an aus-
picious bow, Clark neatly inte-
grating patrol sequences with the
actual trial and keeping the inter-
est high throughout.

Performances of stars Rex Rea-
son, Henry Morgan and Stevejs
Broidy are uniformly good, and
same. appraisal holds for all those
featured.
tally, and especially good, is the
late Gregory LaFayette,
Tyler, an auto accident last
July 7

Neat technical contributions in-
clude camera work of John M.
Nickolaus Jr., Rudi Feld’s ‘art di-
rection, and the musical backing. of
Paul-Dunlap, +4. ~ Neal -..

Sag Sete

more academic than exhilarating. |.
In fact, if i¢ something of a surprise |
that the pic remains as airborne in {

Milland gives a highly competent :

Helen Cherry and Jan.

World. tensions—indeed, a

Among these, inciden-} nich

killed}.
along with his actress-wife, Judy.

: Jet Pilot
: 4COLOR) x

An old-fashioned Russlan-s5y
meter with John Wayne snd
anet Leigh playing an. inefed-
ible spy-and-fly yarn straight.
Heavy “sell” rieeded to put it
across in initial exposures,

Universal release, of RKO-Howard
Hughes production. Prodacex, Jules Furth.
man. Stars Jo Wayne, Janet Leign,
features Jay C, Flippen, Paul Fix, Rich-
ard Robey, Roland Winters, Conrejd,
Directed’ by Josef. von Sternberg: Written
by hman; camera (Technicolor), aerial.
photography, Philip G. Cochran, under
director Winton C. Hoch; editors, Michav!
R. McAdam and Marker; music,

Pronislau Kaper, Previewed. FP iY ee Sept,
12, ” Running time, 132 MIN!
Colonel Shannon .........-- Joba Wayne
ADMA co.cc eee wesc ee tecece Janet Leigh
Major General Black. aweeee Jay C. Flippen
Major Rexford ..... . Pauls Fix
George Rivers .....6.0- "Richard Rober
| Colonel Sokolov ...2..4+ *’Ronald Winters
Colonel Matoff wecoecntoces Hans Conreid
General Langrad .......... van Triesa
Major Lester Sin ae-.e-- John Bishop
Georgis Rexford ....... efdita Chandler
Mrs. Simpson ...csscences . Joyce Compton
Mr. Simppon ...¢..s..--002. Denver Pyle

“Jet Pilot’ was made about
seven years ago and kept under
wraps by y indie filo-maker How-
ard Hughes for unstated (but much
speculated- upon) reasons. Much of

‘the production is a strange blend.

It oscillates between light comedy-
romance and melodrama, with one
not complementing the - _ other,
col
war—render difficult immediate
acceptance of a story which has a
pretty, young girl as a Russian jet
pilot who, ona spy mission, wings
into a love ‘match with an “Ameri-
can -airman in the United States.
Questionable is the casting of
Miss Leigh. While John Wayne fits
the part of a-colone! in the Yank
Air Force, the slick chick looks

jmore at home in a bathing suit at
{ Palm Springs than she does jockey-

ing- a Soviet MIG, and shooting
down. her own countrymen, in Rus-
sia. The incongruity would appear
less glaring if “Pilot” were out to
be‘a takeoff.on secret agent stuff,

ank | But much of it is played straight..

And there’s nothing funny about
the Russian gal dropping her co}-
leagues out of the sky or strafing
soldiers on the ground.

Film opens ata: U.S. airbase in
Alaska where Wayne is in charge.
Miss Leigh files in; tells skeptic
Wayne that she escaped from Rus-

in| Sia; and is taken in tow by the

colonel who gets.the assignment of
g information from her. Pic-

. ture “moves ta Paimer Field and

Palm Springs, love blossoms, mar-
riage follows (with much talk later
about “that night in Yuma”). Then
it’s discovered that-Miss Leigh isa.
Spy.
‘Air’ Farce ‘brass fixes things sa
that Miss-Leigh can “escape” back

‘+té Russia along with Wayne, “wha
‘now becomes the spy. And when

the Reds make it tough for him,
Miss Leigh, now taking him in tow,
fights her way through another

{| escape—back to Palm Springs.

Aerial’ photography is short of
expectations, which is a curious
shortcoming in. view of. Hughes’
kinship. with aeronautics. The in-
the-air scenes rate second to, say,
the striking work done in Para-

nt’s “Strategic Air Command.”

osef von Sternberg’s direction
and the writing by Jules Furthman
(who also has producer credit) are
reminiscent of -old-fashion cops-
and-robbers einema. The appeal is
for those who can sit back and
Telax, -not too mitch concerned
about the grim real-life back-

‘ground (Soviet vs. American ma-

neuyers) from which the story is
projected. .

Performances are okay, includ-
ing Wayne's, Miss Leigh's, and, in.

U.S. Air Forvé roles, Jay C. Flip-

pen, Paul Fix, Richard Rober and,
as Soviet officers, Roland Winters
and Hans Conreid.

Editing is uneven, the color pho-
tography generally. ‘and music fair’
enough. Gene.

Short Cat to Hell
(V’VISION)

James Cagney turns directer
for sharp remake of 1942 “This .
Gun for Hire.’* Db.

Paramount Solr Sept, 20.
aramoun ae 0 Lyles pre-
duction. Features Robert Ivers, Georgapn
James Cagney.-
lau,

by W.. Burnett;
from povel by Graham Greene: camera,
Irvist Palbot editer, Tom McAdoo;
i Mine viewed Sept. 18,

Kyle... 2... .scesgecenccece Robert Ivers
Glory Hamilton .. eeccese Georgann Johnson
Wiltam Bishop

-cteeoeeenegrsonv

Sowell wteecicewses - Jacques Aubuchon
AGaMs vevvsassvces oe . Peter Baldwin
Daisy peneces Deed eeeeceses Yvette Vickers
nthe re weenase beets myn Vye

LA Police Capt... BO owen cnee. Milton ‘Frome

Updated version of the 1942
“This Gun for Hire” comes off a8

a crackling melodrama. Marking
James Cagney's first pitch as a
director and A. C. Lyle’s initial.
full producer chore, film packs
enough gutsy action. to see it:satiss

(Continmed on gage. -26). .

Wednesday, September 25,"

1987

0 DO

At 2.000 Homes

Profit margin of the Bartlesviile, ;
he star in a musical picture ver-|
August amounted to $1,724,000,
U. §. Dept. of Commerce reparted
past week. This was slightly less
than the $1,740,000 for August,

Okla., Telemovie service lies with-
in the extension of the cable be-
yond its present limtits which cover
only about 5,200 homes, Henry S.
Griffing, prez of Video "Independ-
ent Theatres, said in Getham Mon-
day (23). System, as currently set
up, can bring the Telemovie oper-
ation in that town to little more
than the breakeven point,

Griffing earlier had told a well-
attended press confab that his cur-
rent potential was abouf 2,000 sets

_ and that the breakeven. point was
anywhere between 1,500 and 2,000
- subscribers, There are 8,000. homes
is Bartlesville, of «which 90% are
‘equipped with television. ‘It’s fig-
ured that about 50% of the homes
- that have tv and- are covered by
the table are potential customers.

Griffing told Varrery ‘that, . if
and when. the cable is extended to
. cover another. 3,000 homes; this
- could. be done ‘without the tele-
_ phone company, Le.; without hav-:
ing to pay rental As x& ‘matter of
..faet, said Griffing, when Tele-’
. movies goes into other towns, it
may ‘Well be that-it-will put up, its
,own lines and, if necessary, its
own ‘poles, Result would be a

- sharp reduction in ‘costs.

In- Bartlesville, Nideo built the
system-. for the phone ‘company.
_ and-in turn Jeaséd back-five chan-:
nels for a five-year period: -

743 Familiex. Apply

- Total of-743. families-in: Bartles- |.
. ville have applied ‘for Telemovie
service and 472 of these now are
connectéd and.are getting: service,
.Griffiiig reported. The Bartlesville
- project-—piping . films ‘directly into:
homes via cable and wire—started
Sept:. ‘3. Subscribers . gre being
charged $9.50 a. ‘month as of Oct. 1.

-He said it -would “take. about a!

yeat of “hard sell” to put the ‘cable.
“theatre across in Bartlesville. Grif-

fing, who. plans ‘ta. install Tole: | +

| Pictures Inc.; filed a°$1,000,000 suit

Audie Murphy's Peer Gynt’
Ambition Provokes Wrath
Of Harry. Joe Brown

_ Los Angeles, Sept. 24.
Audie Murphy's suggestion ‘that

sion of Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt” (with

Grieg’s music), or in Dostievsky’s
“The Idiot,” drew the legal ire. of

Murphy’s erstwhile partner; Harry’

Joe Brown, last week.
Brown, through - Brown-Murphy

against Murphy, in an action which
found Murphy, in effect, suing him-
self. Producer Brown is principal
stockholder. in Brawn-Murphy, but
| Murphy reportedly. holds a.
stantial interest’ in the firm.

Suit, filed through law firm of
Fox, “Goldman and Kagon, charged
Murphy acted in a “capricious and
ridiculous (manner) ,.. and in
complete violations of his: con-
tractual obligations” in. his . sug-
gestions that he star in “Gynt” orf
“The Idiot” as, his second pic for
the B-M firm.

Complaint states Brown and
Murphy formed the. company in
1955. to make two pix for Colum-
bia release, during which Murphy
was to get: $5,000 weekly for his
services, : while working, ‘Under
pact terms, first pic, “Guns of Fort
Petticoat,” was released. early this
year.. However, plaintiff charges,
Murphy ¥efused: <to ‘continue -ar-
rangemett . and-when asked to: ‘sub-

mit story suggestions for the sec-

ond pie, 'as‘required by‘ terms, Miur-
phy. came up with “Gynt” and

| Mdiot? proposals. ~

"This constitutes. no valid story |
submissions, plaintiff charges, since
they are “completely unsuited to

the manner 4nd style. of acting, and.

to the ‘character generally por-

trayed of/and/by ‘defendant.” Mur-
phy has a reputation itt_ “outdoor,

western and- army” --pix, Brown

eoniplains, arid would be ‘unaccept

able | ‘to fhe public” inthe “Gynt”.
- (Continued on page 66)

<

“sub-.

t-:

” eral. income taxes,

Film Cos’ $18-Mi

Melon Beats 1956 Relief When Unemployed

Washington, Sept. 24.

Film industry’ dividends for

1956. For the first eight months
of this year, the industry cut an
$18,077,000 melon. for its’ stock-
holders, a little larger than the

‘$17,761,000 for the same period of
last year.

August dividends. by companies

-}for 1957 and 1956: Loew’s Boston
Theatres,

$23,000 this year and
$39,000 last year; Columbia, $63,-
000 both years; National Theatres,

$346,000 both years; Stanley War-

ner, $550,000 both years; Warner
Bros. Pictures, $742, 000 both years.

FILM COUNCIL RAPS
‘CONFISCATORY’ TAXES

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
"Existing. Federal’ income tax
structure “and tax rates that ap-

proach confiscation” were blamed

last week by the AFL Film Coun-
ceil for decline of Hollywood film

‘production. ° Incentive to make pix

‘in U. S. has been curtailed . and
American ‘producers encouraged
. to increase production abroad

of ‘pictures made primarily for the

American market,’ council

eharged.
Labor group passed resolution

which asked Congress to reduce}

Federal income tax rates as one
way to halt production decline, fol-
lowing: pitch. from Screen Actors
Guild exec secretary John L. Dales.
Council also. “endorsed aims” of
‘HR-6452,-. measure ‘introduced by}
Rep. Antoni Sadlak of Connecticut |
which would ote reduce Fed-

Taxed When Working
Kid Actors Uneligible for

Hollywood, Sept. 24.

A recent ruling whereby child |
tactors
unemployment insurance benefits |

will no longer receive}

has met with a strong protest from
the Screen Actors Guild. Porter

|Magruder, manager of the Holly-

wood office of the California Un-
employment Insurance Division, |.

agrees the ruling creates a situation | *

ar

of “taxation without realization,
but says his department must abide
by the ruling and hasn’t the au-!
thority to do anything about it.

Magruder noted kid actors con-
‘tinue to be eligible for disability
benefits, even if they can’t get :un-
employment checks. He said under
a recent Court of Appeals. decision, |
moppet thesps can’t draw unem-
| ployment payments regardless of :
their income.

Pat Somerset, business rep ‘of:
SAG and formerly..a member of ;

| Gov. ‘Knight's advisory committee

on unemployment insurance, said ;
guild. has investigated situation ;
thoroughly and aided. several. who.

jappealed -the ruling only to lose

out, and added SAG is powerless
to do anything in a situation which
requires legislative change in the
benefits act.

Attorney .Donald Rosenfeld of

the law firm of Loeb & Loeb, rep-
ping the motion picture studios in
such problems, said contributions
to the State Unemployment Insur-
ance fund are made selely by.em-
ployers. He pointed out the cur-
rent “weekly 196 deductions on
moppet paychecks are for disability
benefits only.

Legal- arguments in the case re-
volve around concept of “a market
of reasonable prospects” for the
kiddies’ services. This means a
“fulltime employment market,” in
getting a job in the entertainment
field. ‘Experience has shawt there
isn’t_tha? much full-time work to
go around for the mimors, and

moppets_ are thus. mostly part-fime

es

movies in- ptherccitles, including }-

Oklahoma - City, Tulsa, Albuquer-
‘gue, Lubbock, -ete., stressed that.

he Bartlesville. installation was. €x- |

pensive, and that the’ studfa-beoth
equipment particularly . could . be
duplicated.ata much lower cost.

-Cireult operator said he-was still

“gtudying a‘ metering method that

-would- establish--how- ‘often a sub-

.. scriber tuned in, and to what,-and
he: acknowledged ‘that the: public

-“probably” would prefer a. per-

-attraction charge’ to, the current
’ flat monthly -billing ‘method. Cen-

tral metering method . would be.
-used:, primarily to aid in the-ac- |

counting. with the: producers. sup-
‘plying: films,
cancedeéd,-
‘minimum monthly-charge, this may

be the .eventual -way. of running

the system. . .
- Against | ‘Airwaves? '
While “flatly opposed. te use of

-the airwaves as “impractical” and-

of coinboxes on the same grounds,
Griffing said he and his staff had

been studying inter-city toll ‘sys-.

tems used by thé ‘telephéne .com-
pany. System also is being devel-
oped by . Jerrold Electronics of
Philadelphia, which has played an
important part in helping to set
up the Bartlesville run. -Griffing
stressed that, if he went for a me-
tering System, it .would have to

work via central office and would |.

have to be applicable without rais<
ing costs of operations,

Griffing reiterated’ his belief
that the downward: trénd in at-
tendance, which was continuing,
had to be stopped.: “Tam only in-
terested in Surviving as-a- motion
picture exhibitor,” he held.-
cable theatre is a natural extension
of ouir-business. We are showmen,
but we are also merchants. We
must find new ways of reaching
the. ¢stomers.” His 163-theatre
circuit, during Atigust, showed an

‘attendance drop of 40% from the |

same peak period in 1952. .
Bartlesville reaction: to Tele-
-mavies has been fayorable, though
some adopt. a wait-and-sée attitude,
Griffing reported. He said he was:
stilt hopeful of getting the product
(Continned on page:$5).-:

However, Griffing.'
in connection with a}:

_ “The:

‘Homes, ‘Home Games & Homes on “Wheels

(ls Togetherness” ‘Clobbering The Box Office?)

Home’ ‘improvement: and operation, home’ furnish-

¢ By ROBERT J. LANDRY -

certs. The doy. : and horse ovals rack up some $414,-|

ings. and equipment and the sq-called “home ‘on. 000, 000 in annual bets

wheels”: (automobile) .take such .big* bites ont of ~

the ‘‘average” American family’s .goods “and services.

budget currently that the’ funds. availablé for recre- '

ation make it low main on the. totem pole. .

Such is. the- pie-chart picture préesented . by ‘the °
latest study of consumer. expenditures in the United

~

States,-as- prepared by Life ‘Magazine, The -figures:

‘eoincide with and-reinforcé economic patterns re-
peatedly underlined -in VaRIETY analyses of hox-
office trends since the war. -

The new Luce. data. amounts te saying,- again, ‘that |

Jy Americans are lavishing such considerable sums on-
{ other-than-amusement that the entertainment media

share is, to the theatrical showman’s eye, too small,
The suspicion springs spontaneously to mind:
America’s new “togetherness” bit. clobbering the
-box.’ office?. (That’s:- another magazine's, McCall's,
coinage, of: course.) *

Taking $4,100 as the goods & services budget of
the statistically averaged U.S. family, the Life Study -
breakdown goes thisaway:

1. Food, drink, tobacco, $1,103, 29%.

2, Home improvement & operation, $763, 19°%.
3. Automobile, fueling & upkeép, $591, 14%.

4, Clothing, accessories, $494, 12%.

5. Homé furnishings, $346, 9%.

6. Medical care, $222, 5%.

%. Recreation, $215, 5%.

8, “All other items, $276, 1%e

Statistics, of course, invariably require a lot of.

| explaining and balancing.- The above groupings are
‘perhaps brought, into ‘sharper focus for showfolk

} when set off against Federal Government estimates.

in dollars (Variety, duly 24) for the sundry items
of diversion as purchased by Ametitans. Motion
picture admissions “amounted to $1,298,000,000,
against a radio, television, musical instrument in-
vestment of $2,442,000,000: (embraced in the Life
Study ‘figures. under another breakdown). Admmis-
sions may have a_ better. contrasting figure in the
annual outlay. by. the U.S.. public .of $756,000,000
|for the repair of ‘home receivers. Obviously such
home gear-and-service figures are part of the pro-
‘moters’. temptation underlying the new media—
pay-see Telemovies. Mass entertainment plausibly
ets the lion’s share of the mass dollars. so that only
$252,000;000 is.the total for the more “discriminat-
ling’ ‘and costlier performing ‘arts—legit, opera, con-

¢

Life interprets its own findings ‘to make some
"arresting remarks -about the shifting. population and
market ‘traits in these States. There is a new and
. immense hody of Americans, -63%, earning $3,000
: to $10,000 annually.” Grouped ‘as responsible for
72% of all buying this. is, as Life tage it, ‘‘a mass-
class public,” something never before known to

economists.
- Rednecks & Highbrows

All. this income, and spendable money, is now sa
- broadly dispersed that the old concept of the South
as economically backward is far less true. How-
ever education spells out ds of greater-than-ever
importance; -heads of households with some college.
do (and can) spend twice as much as héads of house-
‘holds cut off in their. schooling at the grade level.

_+ Confirming other and earlier :ahalyses' of the!

suburbs, Lifé. mirrors: such areas as the happy mar-
-kets for.-floor coverings; spdérts gear and pet foods.
* Again the theatrical Showian must speculate on the
‘curiotis parlor-and-rumpus room rivalry (radio
telévision haturally included) ‘which has crimped ‘the
‘sale of paid admissions to theatres. (The Life Study
‘Is based on 24,112 responding individuals in 10,234;
homes—with each home ‘giving an exhaustive (eight
hour) profile of itself. Magazine believes its data
has no parallel in the U.S. economy since the}
1950 job of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
Do-It-Yourself Fun

Jolting to showmen is this fact: the average 1956
U.S. household spent but $28 on spectator fees—
against $16 average for sports goods and $19 aver-
age for games and toys and (note) $11 for photo-
graphic equipment.

Size of income of course determines spendin
habits. Low income families stay home more. But
apparently ail families, since the war, tend to seek;
their diversion in ways increasingly away from the;
box. office. (Vartery has incessantly . editorialized ;
that this is the challenge which the film industry, j
in particular; must meet and. beat.)

Size of income-naturally: relates to culture, (and
opportunities for culture relate to geography) so
that the annual $28 spectator fees as averaged out!
statistically is‘too remote:to echo, say, the Broad-

Study has addressed itself to and analyzes “Mr.

~! remittances.

(BRITAIN & Ila,

RENEW PRONTO

Washington, Sept. 24.
In the fastest Anglo-American
‘film negotiations yet, the British
-and U.S. conferees wound up in a
single morning, today (Tuesday),
when, without change, they extend-
ie the present film agreement be-
tween the two nations for a one-
27,

| year period, expiring -Sept.

11958. . ;
| Chiefly the agreement limits to
$17,000,000 the dollar remittances ©
which the American companies mzy
withdraw unconditionally in a year.
Originally, the negotiations had
‘ been ‘looked for today and tomor-
‘row, the average time for such
dickering.
L Representing the United King-
; dom were Sir’Frank Lee, secretary
of the British Board of Trade; Gor
don Knight, assistant BOT sec-
retary; Kenneth Huggins, commer-
eial counselor of the British Ec-
| bassy.

Increased Coproduction

Heavy, and sii} rising, American
investment in Anglo-American co-
production was one of the main
planks ‘bolstering the U. S. pitch
for .a status quo in a. new film
agreement negotiated earlier this
week in Washington.

It’s learned that the American
investment last year ran to £6,-
000,000 ($17,000,000) for a total of
25 pictures. Going by the first
half of 1957; the level of coproduc-
tion continues and the amount of
money being invested by the U. S.

companies may even exceed that of
last year.

Figure becomes more impressive
when it’s realizéd that that entire
rental take of all British films last
year amounted to no more than
$19,800,000. Furthermore, the

ne

| AMericans now lay claim to being
the biggest distributors of British

films in and outside the United

Y | Kingdom.

Statistics gave the American
negotiating team, headed by Eric
Johnston, an. unusually strong
j argument against any reduction in
Basic annual remit-
tance now is. $17,000,000. How-
(ever, in addition, the American
companies enjoy. certain benefits,
such as bonuses for local.-produc-
tion and the purchase of British
films for distribution abroad. Also,
under a 1955 agreement, the U. S.
companies are allowed to transfer
coin to London from other sterl-
ing areas for local expenditures,
i.e., printing, etc. About $2,000,-
000 have been thus transferred
since ’55.

. There was concerned among the
‘companies about tvo factors: 11)
The drop in British.dollar reserves.
{2) The raising of the bank credit
‘interest rate to 7%o. Latter works
‘a greater hardship on the British
|ana, Ws than on the Americans

and, it’s feared, could add fuel to

j the arguments of those who claim
'that there should be. a differentia-
ition between “pure” British films
and others in the allocation of
Eady fund monies.

i Some in N. Y. feel that the Brit-
[ish are gaining a distinct advant-
tage in retaining the status quo,
leven in the face of an apparent
hardship position. First, it retains
them the influx of American pro-
iduction money and keep their
istudios | busy. Second, it bolsters
; them. in any future argument
ifavoring.a rise in remittances or
‘free transfer of earnings. They
will, at that time, be able to point
;to their sacrifices of the past and
‘hold their ground ‘more easily
'against American pressure.

Joining Johnston at the Wash-
i ington negotiations was Fayette W.
Allport, the Motion Picture Export
Assn. rep in London; Ralph
‘Hetzel, MPEA exec yv.p., and G

| Griffith Johnson, v.p. The British
way legit or the big casinos of Las. Vegas. The Life: delegation was headed by
{Frank Lee,

Sir
Permanent Under-

‘and Mrs. Average” (namely, the potential consumers ! Secretary for the Board of Trade,

of broadeast-advertised merchandise and the poten- |

.tial patrons of sprocket parlors.) .

and Gordon Knight, also of the
‘Board of Trade.

PICEUCRE GROSSES

Wednesday, September: 25, 1957

LA Marks Time; End’ Light $16, 500,
‘Money-Touch’ Dull 76, From Hell’

Dim 116, ‘Wonders’ 29G, ‘Days’ $26,200

Los Angeles, Sept. 24. +

First-runs here continue to drop
sharply for second week in row in
seasonal letdown, Robinson-Basilio
telecast Monday night (23) at six

local houses cut trade at these}

spots. “Beginning of End” paired
with “Unearthly” for science-fic-
tion package is leading openers but
soft $16,500 in three cinemas.
other such combo, “From Hell It
Came” - “Disembodied,” shapes
slow $11,000 or less in three spots. }
“Hatful of Rain’ is lukewarm
$12,700 in three houses on m.o.
“Sun Also Rises” looks good $11,-
500 in fourth Chinese’ week.
“Jeanne Eagels” is pleasing $9,000
in seventh at Egyptian. ©
Hard-ticket pix still are holding
well, “Seven Wonders of World”
looking great at $29,000 at Warner
Hollywood, “Around World in 80

Days” being set for great $26,200) bo, office factor, there’s little in

at Carthay and “10 Command-
ments” strong $14,500 at Warner
Beverly.

Estimates for This Week

Hollywood Paramount
(1,468; 90-$1.80)—"Interlude” (U).
Fair $9,500. Last week, . “Man
Thousand Faces” (U)
$7,000.

Downtown Paramount, Wiltern,
Tris
344: 756; 90-$1.50)—' ‘Beginning of
End” (AB-PT) and “Unearthly”
(AB-PT), Light $16,500. Last Week,
Downtown Paramount, Wiltern
with Vogue, “Pajama Game” (WB)
(3d wk), $19,000. Iris, Orpheum,
EI Rey, “pride. and Passion” (WA)
(3d wk), $8,300.

State, Hawali (UATC-G&S) (2,-
404; 1,106; 90-$1.50)—"Value for:
Money” (Rank) and “Gentle
Touch” (Rank). Dull $7,000. Last
week, State, “Beau James’ (Par}
and “Unconquered” (Par) (reissue)
(2d. wk), $4,400; Hawaii, Hillstreet,
Uptown, “Young Don’t Cry” (Col)
and “Na Time To Be Young” (Col)
$13,600.

Los Angeles, New Fox, Ritz
({FWC) (2,097: 965; 1,330; 90-$1. 50)

— "From Hell It Came” "4AA) and
“The Disembodied” ‘(AA). Slow
$11,000 or less. Last week, Los
Angeles, Ritz with Hallywood,
“Destination Moon” (Indie) and
“Forbidden Planet’? (M-G) (reis-
sues}, $12,700. New Fox, Fox Bev-
erly, Loyola, “Affair to Remem-
ber” (20th) and “Strange Intruder”
(AA), $11,300

Pantages, El Rey, Downtown
(RKO-FWC-SW) (2,812; 861; 1,757;
80-$1.80)—"‘Quiet Man” (Rep) and

(Continued on page 22)

Heat Hobbles Hub But
‘80 Days’ Giant $24,000;

‘Yuma’ $17, 000, 2 Spots OKO Orpheum (RKO) (2,800; 85-

Boston, ‘Sept. 24. |90)—"Strange

Hot weather still is kicking the
b.o. around here. Of newcomers,
the most respectable is “3:10 to
Yuma,” only fair at State and
Orpheum. Holdovers still dominate
with only three other new entries,
two of them reissues. “ Chicago
Confidential” is rated good at the
Pilgrim. ‘“Noah’s Ark” shapes
modest at the Met. New first-run.
the Copley, former legiter, debuted
as an art house last night, Monday |
(23), with preem of “Marcelino. »
“His First Affair” is smash at the
Trans-Lux in second round after
an amazing opening week. “Sun
Also Rises” holds sunny in fourth
at the Memorial. “Doctor

‘tings for newcomers are likely to

(F&M) | rivals, “Jet Pilot” stacks up.as the

(5th wk), |

(ABPT-SW-FWC) (3,300; 2,- Capacity looms for at least all 11th

Broadway Grosses.

Estima Total Gross

This Wee $482,400
( weed on 22 theatres)
Last Year .......... $533,000.
(Based on 21 theatres)

Pilot Huge 186,
Mpls.; ‘Arrow’ 66

Minneapolis, Sept. 24.
While cold weather is a favorite

ener eavoeneoe

the way of fresh fare to attract a
sizable Loop influx and total-tak-

be far from big. Among new ar-

standout with a terrific fotal at
Radio City. Action fans have “Run
of the Arrow” but it looms mild at
State. The 59th week of “Seven
Wonders of the World” looks tall.

week . night performances’ of
“Around World in 80 Days,” in.
llth session.
Opening of Minneapolis U’s foot-
ball season next Saturday (28)
means many: weekend. transients
who are potential cinema patrons.
Estimates for This Week

Academy (Mann) (847; $1.50-
$2.65)—“Around World” (UA) {11th
wk). Back to virtual capacity pace
after small dropoff in preceding
stanza. Hotsy $18,000. Last. week,
$17,000

‘Century (SW-Cinerama) (1,150;
$1.75-$2.65) — “Seven Wonders”
+ (Cinerama) (59th wk). Continuing
to give remarkable boxoffice per-
formance. Tall $11,000. Last week,
$12,000.

Gopher (Berger) (1,000; 85-90)—
“Pickup Alley” (C Col). Modest
$3,500. Last week, “Rock Around
World” (AI) and onetorm School
Girl” (AI), $3,900.

Lyric (Par) (1,000; 85-80)—
“James Dean Story” (WB)
“Deep Adventure” (WB) (2d wk).
Okay $4,000, Last week, $5,000.

Radio City (Par) (4,100; 85-90)—
“Jet Pilot” (U). Plenty of money.

and effort in ballying this one.
John Wayne's presence a big help.

Monday night out because of Rob- |

inson-Basilio fight telecast. Even

Monday night out, it looks
ae $18,000 or over. Holds.
Last week, “Omar Khayyam” (Par),

One” (Col) and

“Tall T” (Col). One of infrequent

twin bills here. Lean $5,000. Last.
(Continued on page 22) _

‘Sun’ Hot 126, 4th, Days’ 136, 39)

Philadelphia, Sept. 24.
First-run trade was lively here
last Saturday but. exhibs are at loss

t to account for the slack biz Sun- |:
A day.

Greatest. coin and easily

Large” is solid at the Kenmore inj standout is “Jet Pilat,’ which is

fifth. “Around World” leads long- |,

goming to a lofty take at Stanley. | $2.7

staying holdovers with towering “oun Glory” looms slow. at Gold-

power in 25th stanza.
Estimates for This Week .

“Interlude” (U) (3d wk.
000. Last week, $6,500

man while “Last Bridge” is very | di
--tbig at the World.
Astor (B&Q) (1,372; 90-$1.50)I—:
Oke $5,-| Wonders” in 74th stanza at Boyd

Closing notices helped ‘Seven

while “Man of Thousand Faces”

Beacon Hill (Sack) (678; 90-$1.25) | continues hep in fifth Arcadia Ses-

—‘"“Lost Continent” (Lopert) (4th } sion.
wk). Neat $7,560. Last week, $8.500. | fine in fourth week at the Fox.

Boston (SW-Cinerama) (1,354;
$1.25-$2.65!—“‘Seven Wonders of:
World” (Cinerama) (57th wk).
Great $15,000. Last week, ditto.

“Sun Also Rises” is rated

“Around World in 80 Days” is
‘in 39th stanza at the Midtown.

Estimates for This Week
Arcadia (S&S) (526: 99-$1.80)—

big

Exeter (Indie) (1, 200; 60-$1. 25)— | ‘Aton of Thousand Faces” (U) (5th

“Green Man” (DCA) (8th wk).
Seventh week ended Saturday (21)

wk). Hep $8.000. Last week, $9,000.
Boyd (SW - Cinerama) (1,430;

was slick $7,500. Last week, $7.000. | $1.20-$2.80) — “Seven Wonders of

Fenway (NET) (1,373; 60-$1.10)— | World”

(Cinerama) (74th wk).

“‘Armored Attack” (NTA) and “Bat-' Strong $11,200. Last week, $9,000.

tle Stripe” (NTA) (reissues).
$4,000. Last week, ‘“Deerslayer”
(20th) and “Hell on "Devil’s Island”
(20th}, $5,500.

Gary (Sack) (1.340; 90-S1. 80!— $1. 25)—"‘Gun Glory” (M-G).

“Pride and Passion” (WA) tith wk. .

Good $12,000. Last week, $14,000. ° bers”
Kenmore (Indie) (700; 85-$1.25) -

(Continued on page 22)

Oke | Fox.

j“Sun Also Rises” ¢20th) (4th wk).}

(20th) (2,250; 55-$1.80)—
' Fine $12,000. Last week, $15,000.

Goldman (Goldman) (1 1220; 65-
‘Mild
. $7,000. Last week, ‘‘House of Num-
(M-G), $13,000.

Green Hill (Serena) (750; 75-. ) Last week, “Jacqueline”

| (1,000; $1.25-$2)\—“Around World

|from one pic, in a long time and

.Rises’*

and |-

‘Pink Nightgown” (UA), $8,00

1Sun’ Bright: $12, 000,
Lvilles Lewis. Good 6G.

Louisville, Sept. 24.

Rialto looms as the big one this
| week, with smash session for “Sun
Alse Rises.” Tilted scale helping [
this to top the town.
Numbers” at State is mild. “Black
Patch” at the Mary Anderson
Jooms fair. H.o’s “Delicate Delin-
quent” is good at the Kentucky.
“Around World” in 17th week at
the Brown is healthy.

Estimates for This Week
Brown (Loew’s-Fourth Ave.)

in 80 Days” (UA) (1ith wk). Trade
livening up as end of run nears.
Okay $7,000.looms against $6,500
last week.

Kentucky (Switow) (1,200; 50-85)
—"Delicate. Delinquent’”™ (Par) (2d
wk). Good $6,000 for Jerry Lewis
pic. First week was $8,000.

Loew's (Loew-U.A.) 43, 000; 50-85)
—"“House of Numbers” (M-G) and
“Tarzan and Lost Safari’? (M-G).
Mild $7,000. Last. week, ‘Fuzzy
Pink Nightgown” (WA), $4,500.

Mary Anderson (People’ s) (1,200;
50-85)—“Black Patch”
“Johnny Trouble” (WB). — Fait
$6,000. Last week, “Pajama Game”
(WB) (3d wk), $6,000.

Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,000;
74-99)—“Sun Also Rises’ (20th).

Hefty weekend trade helping this:

to smash $12,000 or over. Last
week, “Run of Arrow” (U) and
“Joe Dakota” (U), kota” (U), $8,500. — 500.

Pilot’ Zooms To
$19,000 in Pitt

‘Pittsburgh, Sept. 24.

Big noise this week ‘is
Pilot” at the Stanley, with smash
total. It’s best thing here, aside

will naturally stay on. “Sun Also
started out strongly but
week’s total is a bit disappointing.
It rates a holdover, owever.
Windup of “10 Commandments”
is sock at Warner and Around
World” is pointing upwards again
at Nixon after post-holiday dip.
Fulton is off in second stanza with
“Man of Thousand Faces.”
Estimates for This Week .
Fulton (Shea) (1,700; 80-$1.25)—
“Men of Thousand Faces” €U) (2d
wk). _ Sliding off sharply but $6,500
t week, fine at $10,400:
Guild (Green) (500; 985-99)—
“Colditz -Story” (DCA) (2d wk).
Good enough at é?: 200, and holds.
Last week, $2,80

—“Sun Alsa Rises” (20th), Got
away fast but a good $12,500 is
rated disappointing. Holds. Last
week, “Jeanne -Eagels” (Col) (3d
wk), helped by a sneak of “Opera-
tion Mad Ball” (Col) to $7,500.

Nixon (Rubin) (1,500; $1.25-
$2.50} —. “Around World 80
Days” (UA) (24th wk). School

parties starting: again and steady
rise looked for. Heading for big},
$11,500. Last week, $11,000 and
not a chance of. legit pushing the
Mike Todd opus:out before first of

year. .
Penn (UA) (3,300; 80-$1. 25)—
“My Gun Is Quick" (UA). New
(Continued On page 22)

Affair” (DCA) (7th wk). Mild $2,-
800. Last week, $3,200.
Mastbaum (SW) (4,370; 90-$1.49)
—‘Pajama Game” (WB) (4th wk}.
Thin $9,000. Last week, $12,000...
Midtown (Goldman) (1,000; $2-
75) — “Around World”
(38th wi). Big $13,000. Last week,

Randolph (Goldman) (2,250; 65-
$1.25)—"“Woman of River” (Col.
Poor $7,000. Last week, “Fuzzy
0.
Stanley (SW) (2,900; 99-$1.49)—
“Jet Pilot” (U). Fast $23,000 or
near.- Last week, “Tip on Dead
Jockey” (M-G) and “Action of
Tiger” (M-G), $7,0
Stanton. (SW) (1, 483: 'g9-$1. 49)—
“Yankee Doodle Dandy” (WB) (re-
issue). Okay $10,000. Last week,
“Chicago Confidential (UA) and
“War Drums” (UA), -$12,000.°
Trans Lux (T-L) (500: 99-$1. 80)
—‘Melbourne Rendezvous” (In-
die). So-so $4,700. Last week,
$a 00, Stockings” (M-G) (7th wk),
Viking (Sley}. (1,000; 75-$1.80)—
“Pride and Passion” (UA) (8th wk).
Still holding at.$7,000. Last week,
same.-

World (Pathe) (499; Boe 49)—

“Last Bridge” (Indie). High $4,500.

i$1.25) (closed Sundays) — "Silken! $1,200.

“House of;

(WB) and.

‘tion is the
Rises,” which is doing smart trade.

‘Also Rises” (20th).
-Last week, cpalama Game” CWB)

“Jet |

$
(M-G), $9,000.

Harris (ierris) (2,165; 80-$1.25) |

(WA) |
‘Swell $15,000; Last week, “10 Com-

(Indie), |

“Jet Pilot’ K. C. High Flyer, Wow

1G; ‘Yuma’ Slow 66, ‘Checkpoint’ 7G

‘Key City Grosses

Estimated Total Grosa

This Week eoreeane . $2,380, 500

(Based on 22 cities and 249
theatres, chiefly first, runs, in-
cluding N. Y.)

‘Total Gross Same Week
- Last Year ........ - $2,616,600
(Based on 24 cities and 250
theatres. }

‘Sun’ Socko 186,
Cleve; Days 176

Cleveland, Sept. 24.
There is a sharp biz dip in evi-
cence here this round, with major

houses generally hurt. Big excep-
Allen, with “Sun Also

Also “Around World in 80 Days” is
rated wow in its 15th stanza at
the .Ohio, running ahead of last
week. “Omar Khayyam” looms
average at Stillman,

Estimates for This Week.

Allen (S-W) (3,800; 70-$1)—“Sun

(2d wk), $14,000

Hippo (Telem’t) (3,700; %O-$1)—
“Man of Thousand Faces” (UW) (2d
wk). Fine $10,000 in 4 days after
$16,000 for first full week.

Ohio (Loew) (1,244; $1.25-$2.50)

—“Around World” (UA) (15th wk).|'

Wham $17,000. Last week, $16,000.
Palace (SW - Cinerama) (1, 525;

$13,600. Last week, $12,200.

State (Loew) (3, 500; 70-90)—
“Love in Afternoon” (AA). Droop
8,500. Last week, “Gun Glory”

Stillman (Loew) (2,700; 70-90)—
“Omar Khayyam” (Par). Average
$8,000. Last week, “Beau James” | 000
{Par}, $8,100.

Faces’ Sturdy $15,000,
Det. ‘Game’ Hotsy 206,
‘80 Days’ 196 in 39
Detroit, Sept. 24.

Hot pace of recent weeks cools
this stanza among downtown de-
luxers. However, “Man of Thqu-
sand Faces” looks nice at Madison.
“Sea Wife” shapes slow at the Fox.
“3:10 to Yuma” at the P
noraitle Hell”

“iizzie” at the Krim. Meanwhile,

Pajama Game” is enjoying a sec-
ond big week at. the Michigan.
“Around World in 80 Days’, at
United. Artists is great in 39th
wee se

Estimates for This Week
_ Fox (Fox-Detroit) (5,000; 90-
(20th) pa

and Person and Outlaw” (Col)
(3d wk}, $14,500.

Michigan (United Detroit). (4,000;
90-$1.50)—"“Pajama Game” (WB)
and “Johnny Trouble” (WB) (2d
wk). on $20,000. Last week,

Palms (UD) (2,961; 90-$1.25)—
“3:10 to Xuma’ {Col (Col) and “Tijuana
Story” (Col). Good $16,000.” Last
week, “Gun Is Quick” (UA) and.
“Ride Back” (UA), $17,500. ,

Madison (UD): (1,900; 90-$1. 25)—
“wan of Thousand Faces” ().
(Par)

mandments” (424 - wk),
$11,200.

Broadway-Capltolt (UD). (3,500;
90-$1.25)—"“James Dean Story”
(WB) and ‘Destination 60,000”
(WB). Average $12,000. Last week,
“Monster Challenged World” (AA)
and “Vampire” (AA), $11,700.

United Artists (UA) (1,667;
$1.25-$3)——"‘Around World” (a) |B

(3oth a. Great $19,000. Last week, |

$18,2 .

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 90-$1.25) $8,
—"Battle Hell” (DCA) and “Hell in’
Korea” (Indie). Fair $8,500. Last |-

week, $7,500.

Music Hall (SW-Cinerama) (1,205;
$1.50-$2.65)—“‘Seven Wonders of

World” (Cinérama) (60th wk). Hep |

$14,500. Last week, $15,100.

Krim (Krim) (1,000; 90-$1. 25)—
“Lizzie” (M-G) and “Barr of
Wimpole Street” (M-G) (reissue).
So-so $5,300. Last week, “Happy

Road” (M-G) and: apecision Against
Time” (M-G), $3,800. -

Smart $18,000.:

“Hell Canyon Outlaws”

(2d wk).
alms is}

Jockey”

$3,500.
{Ellis} (3d wk), $3,900.
Film

. Kansas City, Sept. 24.
“Jet Pilot is zooming at three
Fox Midwest houses for a socko

|figure, a bright spot in the -other-

wise mainly dull current situation,
The total for three spots will put
it among .the season’s top takes,
Midland looms slow with “3:10 to
Yuma” while “Checkpoint” is only

jfairish at four Diekinson houses,

“Pajama Game” in second week
at Paramount is steady in face of
present seasonal slump. .“Sun Also
Rises” ts having a similar experi-
ence at the Roxy. Weather finally
turned coolish and wet, but cleared
over the weekend.

Estimates for This Week

Glen, Dickinson, Leawood Drive-
in, Shawnee Drive-in (Dickson)
(700; 750; 900 cars; 1,100 cars; 85c

| person)—" Checkpoint” (Rank) and

“Black Tent’? (Rank). Fairish $7,-
000. Last week, “Portland Exppse”
(A.A) and “Let's Be Happy” (AA),

$5,000.

Kime (Dickinson) (504: 75-90}—<
“Saint Joan” §(WA). $1, 500: holds.
Last week, “Baby and Battleship”
(Indie), $'750.

Midland (Loew) (3,500; 60-80)—
3:10 To Yuma” (Col and “Town
on Trial” (Col. Slow $6,000. Last
week, “Pickup Alley” (Cob and

“Domino Kid” (Col), $5,000
Misgouri

(SW-Cinerama) “(1, 194;

$1.25-$2) — “Seven Wonders of

World” (Cinerama) (5th wk)
Hearty $14,000, Last. week, same.
Parameunt (UP) (1,900; 75-80)—
“Pajama Game” (WB) (2d wk).
Oke $5,500. Last week, $8,000.
Rexy (Durwood) (978; 90-$1.25)
—"“Sun Also Rises” (20th) (8d wk).
Okay $4,500; may hold, Last week,

‘Midwest} (1,145;
$1.25-$2)—“‘Around World im 86
Days* (UA) (17th wk). Good $7,-
500. Last week, ditto.

Uptown, E squire, Fairway (Rox
Midwest) (2,043; 820; 700; 75-90)—
“Jet Pilot” ‘(U} and “Hell Canyon

¥ |} Outlaws" (Rep) at. Esquire. Rous-

ing $37,000. Last week, Esquire,
Fairway and Granada, ‘Quantez’
(U} and “Land Unknown” (U), $8,-

000; Uptown, “Forbidden Inter-
jude” (U) $4,500

Granada (Fox. Midwest) (1,217:
75-90)—‘“Rock Hunter” (oth) and

ep e
First-run on the Kansas side, light

$2,000.

Rockhill (Little Art. Theatres)
(750; 75-90)—“Green Man” (DCA)
Fair $1, 000. Last week,
$1,500.

Faces’ Bright $8,000 In

. . we
Slow Balto; Wife’ Okay
yj
86, ‘Yuma’ Good 106
Baltimore, Sept. 24.
Fairish grosses prevail here cur-
rently for most part, with “Man
of a. Thousand Faces,” at the May-
fair, standing out as only impres-
sive new entry. B on a Dead
and “Act of Tiger,
dual bill at Hippodrome, are dull.
“Sea Wife” at the New shapes.
fair, “3:10 to Yuma” at Stanley is
_| rated. drab, “3rd Key” now in it’s
} | fifth week at the Playhouse is solid,
though.
Estimates for This Week
Centufy (Fruchtman) (3,100; 50-
$1.25)—“Sun Also Rises” (20th)
(4th wk). Nice $7,000 after $9,000
last week.
Cinema (Schwaber) (460; 50-$1.25)
—"Last Bridge” (Union). kay .
Last “Sorceress”

Centre (Rappaport). (890;

$1.25-$2 25)—“Around World in 80

Days” (UA) (40th wk). Good $9,000
after same last week. ©

Five West (Schwaber) (460; 50-

$1.25) — “Passionate _ Summer”

Kings) (4 (4th th wh. Okay $2, 500 after

1 $2,800. in
~ Bit (Rappaport) (2,300;
50-$1.25)—"Tip on Dead Joc ey”

“Alley” (Col), $6,500
Mayfair (Hicks) (980; 50-$1. 25)—
“Run of

wan of or ousand Faces”
right $8,000. Last week,

Arrow" (U) (2d wk), $4,200.
New (Fruchtman) - (1,600;

—‘Sea Wife” (20th).

ber
1 $1. 25)—“Third Key” (Rank) (5th
wk}. Holding at strong $4,000 after
$4,100 last week.
Stanley (SW) (3,200; 50-$1.25)—
“3:10 to Yuma” (Col). ep $10,000.
Last week, “Pajama Game” (WB)
{3d wk), $8,800.

Town ‘(SW-Cinerama} (1,125;
$1.25-$2.50)—""This Is Cinerama”
(Cinerama) (4th wk). Tall $15,000
after same for third,

Wednesday, September. 25, 1957

a

PICTURE GROSSES

New Product Tilts Chi: Faces’ Solid
$27,500, ‘Yuma’ Torrid 186, ‘Expose’.
Lush 206, ‘Omar’ Lively 156 in ad

Chicago, Sept. 24.

Strongest product this frame
looks to be in action houses with}
moderate starters on other Loop:
screens. No holdover product
downtown is showing much power
except for. roadshow pix.

At the Roosevelt, “10 to Yuma”
roars in for loud $18.0 “Amaz-
ing Colossal Man” with Ocat Girl
is Garrick’s first try at double dill
action fare. and shapes an impres-
sivo $15.000.

The Chicago's “Man of 1,000
Faces” is heading for a stout
$27,500 in first frame. “Young
and Passionate” is okay $3.600 att
World to start. “Portland Expose
eves a snappy $20,000 at Woods, ”
also an opener.

*“Torero” looks trim at ‘the Zieg-
feld for second. Same applies to
“Rock Hunter” in fourth at the
Loop. Fourth framer, “Sun, Also
Rises” at Oriental, is long past the:
high noon mark. “Jeanne Eagels”
in sixth session at State-Lake is
fairish.

Roadshows look better than this
time last year. At McVickers, ‘10
Commandments” holds nicely in
44th week~ dnd same goes for:
“Seven Wonders” at “Palace in
40th. “Around World’ keeps
Todd's Cinestage packed for its
25th frame.

. Estimates for This Week
Chicago (B&K) (3,900: 90-$1.50)
— ‘Man of a Thousand Faces” (U).

Solid $27,500. Last week, “Pa-

jama Game” (WB) (3d wk), a: 000.
Cinema (Indie). (495; 85-90)—

“Alligator Named bay? tank)

(3d wk). pain $2,000. Last] ‘Fuzzy Pink. Nightgown’ ” (UA). and

week, £2,700 “Trooper “Hook” “((UA).. Light $8;-

Grand’ (Indie) (1.200: 50-87)—|5D0. East ‘week, “House of Num-
“Pawnee” (Rep) and .“Spoilers, of{ bers” (M-G). and “Five. ‘Steps to
Forest” (Rep). Tidy $5,000, Last Danger” (UA), $9,500.

Paramount (AB-PT) (3, 000; 70-|

week, Subsequent Titaban) (1.400; wy
‘Esquire PTy ”
60-81.25) — Subséquent-run, Last $13 Lat wee, ae ood |e
End” ({AB-PT) and * thly”’

week. “3d Key” (Rank). (2d wk),
(AB-PT), $14,000.

$8.500 ,
Loop (Telem t) (606; 90-$1.50)— Center (AB-PT)' (2,000: 70- 90)
“Reform. School Girl” (Rep) and

noc OS Lh (20 th) th Ne.
Neat $10,000. ast week. $ “Rock Around World” (Rep). Nice
$9,000. Last week,: “Black Patch’

soeVickers (FL&S) CC, 580;, $1; 25
—' mmandmen ar
(44th wk). Happy $20,000. Last (WB) and “Johnny Trouble” (WB),
€.
Lafayette (Basil) §3:008; 70-90) —

week, $19,000.

- Oriental (Indie) (3.400;. 90-$1, 50)
“(AA “Destination
(AA). Thin $7,500. Last

—‘Sun Also Rises”. (20th) (4th wk).
‘Par $15,000... Last week, $17,000..

, week, “Night Passage” (U), $8,500.
‘Century (Buhawk) (2, 900; 70-90)

(Continued on page 22)
—‘Jet Pilot’. (U}, ‘Whopping $18,-

D. C. on Thin Side Bat G00 or over Last week, “3:10 to to
‘Arrow’ Trim at $7,500; Yuma’ Col) and “town on tria
‘Yuma’ Fairly. Fast 196 wfineramay (1,200;

$1.20-$2.40) — “Seven Wonders of
Washington, Sept. 24.

With Loew's. Capitol, town’s big-
gest theatre, out of the runing
because of the one. week’ booking
of ‘the Judy Garland show, and
many holdovers along main ‘stem,
current b.o. is ‘on the thin side..
“Run of Arrow” at Loew’s Colum-
bia, shapes pleasing. “3:10 to Yuma”
is nice in two spots. Holdoveis are:
generally down. But-.“Sun Also

ises” is big in:second week at Pa-
lace. ‘Around Wirld” is great’ in
25th session, at the Uptown.

- Estimates for This Week .

Estimates Are Net
Film gross estimates as re-

ous key cities, are net; f.e.,
without wusnal tax. Distrib-
utors share on net take, when
playing percentage, hence the
estimated figures are net in-
- come. .

The parenthetic ‘admission
prices, however, as indicated,
include the U. S. amusement
ax.

Pilot’ Whopping
$18,000, Buff Ace

Buffalo, Sept. 24.

Biz is very spotty here this ses-
sion; with most spots. dragging.
However, there is nothing slow
about “Jet Pilot”. which is soaring
to. a mighty total at the Century,
and likely will stay on. “Omar
“Khayyam” at. Paramount shapes
good while “Reform Schoo! Girl’
plus “Rock Around World” is rated
nice at the Center. . “Seven Won-

round at the Teck.
_ Estimates for This Week

$1, 000. Last week, ditt

Cinema (Martina) (450: 60-90)—
“La Strada” ¢T-L) (3d wk), Fair
$1,500. Last week, $2,800.

PILOT’ TERRIF.156,
PORT.: ‘DAYS’ BIG 946

Portland, Ore., Sept. 24.

terrific Showing ‘being made by
“Jet Pilot,” ch is easily pacing

Ambassador, | (SW) (1,490; .g0-| Fox. . 4Game of Love” looms big at
“ { Guild, doing remarkable biz for an
$1.10) — 73:10 to Yuma” (Col). arty house, ‘Around World in 80

Good $7, 000. ast week, “Pajama

Game” (WB) (3d wk), $5,000. -
Columbia (Loew) (1,174; 70-90)}—.

“Run of Arrow” (UW). Pleasing ae a

Days” still.is sock in- 23d. week at
the Broadway. Elsewhere, biz is.
dragging although “3:10 to Yuma”
looks . fairly. respectable at Or-

500. Last week, “Joe Butterfly” | pheum

(U),- $6,500, " ‘Estimates for This Week
Keith's (RKO) (1, 859; 90-$1. 50)— Broadway (Parker) (980; $2-

“Pride and Passion” (UA) (8th-} $2.50) — “Around World” (A)

final wk), Oke $7,500 after $9,000
last week.

Metropolitan (SW) (1,100; a80-/.
$1.10)—“3:10 to Yuma” (Gol). Fast
$12,000 Last week, ‘Pajama
Game” (WB) (3d wk), $8, ;

Palace (Loew) (2,350: 85-$1.25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th).(4th wk).
Big $12,600 after solid $14,500
Stays.

Trans-Lux (T-L) (600; - : 90-$1.25)
—Jeanne Eagels” (Col) (8th wk).
Slow $3,000 after $3,500 last week.

| (23d wk). Big $9,500. Last week,
' $9.300.

3

Fox (Evergreen) (1,536: $1-$1.50)

— Jet Pilot” (U) and. “Please Mur-
der Me” (20th).
near. Last week,
(20th) -and “Abductors” (20th),

Guild (Indie) (400; $1.25)—
‘!“Game of Love” indie), Big
$5,000. Last week, “Happy Road”
Y}(M-G), $2,800

Liberty. (Hamrick) (1, 890; 90-
$1.25)—“Beginning of End” (AB-

Holds another week. te Pe “Goes tty Guentent
Plaza (T-L) (277; 90-$1.35)—| Slim $4,500. Last week, “Quantez”
“Passionate Summer” (Indie). Sol- and — Checkpoint (Rank),

nee

id is 500 for itis wena _ seater.
General” (indie) {4th ok), $2500; $125)—"3:10 to Yuma” (Col)’ and

Uptown (SW) (1,100; $125-$3)— ext 48,000, La Fae iy Mod
“Around. World in’ 80 Days” (UA) Game” (WB) and “Restless Breed”
(25th wk). Great $17,000. Last! (20th) (3d wk), $8,300.
week, $16,000 Paramount (Port-Par) G, 400; 90-
Warner. (SW-Cinerama) (1,300; | $1.25}—“Jumping Jacks” (Par) and:

$1.20-$2.40) — “Seven Wonders of
World” (Cinerama) (39th wk). Low-|: Last week! “Mon-
est.yet with #9,000 after. $10,000 (DCA A) and “Balt
last week, fo Human” (DCA), . $6,800.

yee ee?

:s
wid

ported herewith from the vari- —.

ders of World” looms firm in 56th

Buffalo {Loew) (3,000; 70-90)—}°

-World” (Cinerama) (S6th wk), Firm

Big. news here "this stanza is the

\the city with a wow take at the

rpheuam (Evergreen). (1.600; $1-]

“Sailor Beware” (Par) (reissues).
{“Short Cut to Hell’ {Par).

‘Pilot’ Sockeroo 18G,
‘Seattle; ‘Unholy’ 5G

- Seattle, Sept, 24.
Standout here in a quite sloppy |.

: session is “Jet Pilot,” rated ter-

‘{rific at Music Hall. “Seven Won-
| lie of World" still is very big in

ififth session af Paramount while
i“Around World in 80 Days” con-
i tinues big. at Blue Mouse in 23d

Estimates for This Week

" Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (800

| $1.50-$2.50)—“ Around ‘World” UA
| (28d: wk).

Big $9,000, Last week,
$9,300.

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,870; 90-
$1.25)—“Unholy Wife” (RKO-U)
and “That Night” {RKO-U). Slow
$5,000. Last week, “Pickup Alley”
{Col) and “Brothers Rico” (Cal),
$7,800.

Fifth Avenue (Evergreen) (2,500;
$1-$1.50)—“‘Sea Wife’? (20th) and
“Restless Breed” (20th). Slow $5,-.
000. Last week, “Sun Also Rises”

{(20th) and “Courage, Black Beau-

ty” (20th) (3d wk), $5,800.

Music Box (Hamrick). (850; 90-
$1.25) — “Pajama Game” ¢
{m.o.). Big $6,000. Last week,

{“Man of Thousand Faces” (U) (3d
| wich, $2,800

Music Hall (Hamrick) (2 ,200; 90-
$1.25)—“Jet Pilot” (U) and “Joe
Dakota” (U). Terrific $18,000 or}
‘near, Last week, “Pajama Game’
(WB) (3d wk), $6,600.

Paramount (SW-Cinerarfa) (1,-
282; $1.20-$2.65) — “Seven Won-
ders" (Cinerama) (5th wk). ‘Great
$13,000, Last week, $13,500.

Pilot’ High 166
ot High 1bb,
Cincy: Days’ 146
..
mcy; Days |
Cincinnati, Sept. 24.
Film biz is slowed up this week
‘by lots of outdoor opposition. Final
home stand of baseball season by
‘the Reds comes with opening of
football play by Cincinnati U. and
avier U,, and many high schools,
‘mostly at ‘night games, Town .top-
per currently is “Jet Pilot,” lofty
t Albee. Other new bills, “House
of Numbers” at Palace and “Hatful
of Rain” at Keith’s are disappoint-
ing. Hard-ticket pix “Seven Won-
ders” and “Around World” con-
tinue strong on- extended - runs.
Arty Guild is in 11-year -record
spree with “Garden -of Eden.”
Estimates for This Week.
Albee (REQ) (3,100; 90-$1.25)—
“Jet Pilot” ‘(U). Lofty $16,000 or
over. Last week, “Interlude” {U),
$10,000.
Capitol (SW-Cinerama) (1,376;
$1.20-$2.65) — “Seven ‘Wonders of
to | World” (Cinerama) (68th wk). In
step with last week’s $13,000, swell.
Grand (RKO) (1,400; 90-$1 25)—

“Pajama Game” (WB) {m.o.). Pleas-
ing $5,500 for fourth downtown

stanza. Last week; “Sailor Beware”:

(Par) and “Jumping Jacks” (Par)
(reissues), at 75-$1.10 scale, $5,300
in five days. Do

Guild (Vance) (300; §0-90)—
|"Garden of Eden” (Indie) (2d wk).
Tall $2, 400 after $3,600 kickoff for
|theatre’s 11-year record. Pic’s
short running time permits fourth
show midweek and, fifth on its
we

“Hatful of Rain” (20th): Fair $6,-
500 despite rave reviews. . Last
week, “Jeanne -Eagels” (Col) (2d
wk), $8, 200.

Palace (RKO) 42,6800; 90-$1:25)}—
“House of Numbers” (M-G). Thin
$7,000. Last week, * ‘Pajama Game”
4{WB) (3d wk), $8,500.

Valley (Wiethe) (1,300; $1.50-
$2.50)—-‘“‘Around World in 80
Days” (UA) (15th wk). Hugging
sock $14,000 or over. Last “week,
$14,500.

Faces’ Bolfo $16, 000,-
Denver; Tiger’ Sad 66

Denver, Sept. 24.
“Man of Thousand Faces” is fill-

ing the Paramount repeatedly in,

current session, with a.smash total
in sight. It stays: on. “Around

‘enough in 19th stanza at the Tabor
to win ‘a holdover. “Doctor at
Large” is rated big at Esquire.
“10 Commandments” is getting
another week at the Aladain Vir-
tially
“Faces” and “Doctor” are highly
disappointing, ranging from poor

Estimates for This Wee
Aladdin (Fox) (1 400: *$135-$1, 50)
—10 Commandments” {Par) (9th
wk). After 13 Wake at Denham.
Fair $5,000. Last week, $7,000.

Centre (Fox) (1,247; 70-$1. 25)—
“Sun Also Rises” (20th) {4th wk),
Slim $7,000, Last week, $11,000

Denham (Cockrill) (1,428; 70-90)

"Stowaway Girl” (Par) pnd

OOr.

(Continued on page 22)

.

nds,
Keith’s (Shor) (1,500; 75-$1. 25).

newcomers outside of!

Bway Quiet: New Checkpoint’ Fast

World in 80 Days” is showing|$

‘(5th wk).

}day (22) was big $12,500. In ahead,

{ $1.25-$1.80) —
(WB) (12th wk). The 11th session’

156, ‘Game’ Good 1256, 4th, ‘Faces
Firm 17G, 6th, Todd Capacity, 49th

With many Broadway deluxers
just marking time until new prod-
uct opens later this week or within
|the next. 10 days, first-run film
business maihly is ‘off sharply this
session. Retiirn of torrid weather
for much of|week, of course, was
damaging but rain and milder

temperatures Monday and yester-| not quite up

day’ (Tues.) helped overcome part
of this.

Lone neweomer on Broadway fs
“Checkpoint,” which is heading for
big $15,000 opening week at the
Central. Bally helped materially
in selling this.

An exception is “Pajama Game”
with stageshow, which looks to
hold at selid $125,000 in current
(4th) stanza at the Music Hall. It
stays a fifth. “Love in Afternoon”
is. displaying fine staying power,
being a good $30,000 in fifth week
at the Paramount, and great $12,-
500 in same session at the Plaza
where day-dating.

‘round at Astor.

“Man of .Thousand Facés” con-
tinued solid with $17,000 in. sixth
week at the Palace, beginning its
Jseventh week today (Wed.). “Sun
Also Rises’. with stageshow is
heading for fair $53,000 in present:
(5th) stanza at the Roxy. It re-
mains on until “My Man Godfrey”
can be brought in Oct, 11.

“Joker Is Wild” opens tomorrow
(Thurs.) at the Capitol. “Three
Faces of Eve” preems the same
day at the Victoria. State brings
in “Portland Expose” also to-
morrow.

“Seven Wonders of World”
wound its 76fh week of eight days
Sunday (22) with a solid $45,900 at
the Warner. Regular run of

“Search For Paradise” opens today |

(Wed.) after an invitational preem
last night. “Around World in 80

Days” continues the top long-run-

ner, with another capacity $37,160
in the 49th week at the’ Rivoli.
“10 Commandments” looks to hit
big:$35,000 in-present (46th) stanza
at the Criterion.

Estimates for This Week

Astor (City Inv.) (1,300; 75-$2)—
“3:10: To Yuma”. (Col) ’ (Sth-final
wk). Fourth week ended last night}
(Tue§.) was okay $13,500. Third
was | $14,000. “Helen Morgan
Story” (WB) opens Oct, 2,

Little Carnegie (L. Carnegie)
(550; $1.25-$1.80)—“Novel Affair”
(Cont) (5th wk). Fourth stanza
ended Monday (23) was okay $5,-
200. Third was $6,100. pas. of
Casanova”.(Indie} opens Oct.

Baronet (Reade) (430; $135-

'$L80)—“Man Escaped” (Cont) (5th

wk). .Fourth session completed

Sunday, oo (22) was good $5,900. Third
was
Capitol (Loew) (4, 820; $1-$2.50).

—‘‘Jeanne Eagels” (Col} (4th wk-
6 days), Present round winding] -
today (Wed.) looks like mild $22,-
000 in & days. Third week {seven
days) was $28,500. “Joker Is Wild”
(Par) opens tomorrow (Thurs.).

Criterion (Moss) (1,671; $1.80-
$3,30)-—‘‘10 Commandments” (Par)
{46th wk), . This stanza ending to-
morrow. (Thurs.) Iooks like big

$35,000 in 15 shows. The 45th week

was $33,000 for same number of
performances. Stays.
Fine Arte (Davis) (468: 90-$1.80)
—The Roots” (Harrison) (4th wk).
Third stanza ended Sunday (22)
was. smooth $7,500. The second

s $8,300..
west: St: Playhouse’ (Moss) (300;
+ “Rising of Moon”

ended last night (Tues.) was good

$3,700. The 10th week was $3,800.

Guild. (Guild) (450;. $1-$1 15)—
“Brothers in Law’ (Cont) {6th-
final wk), Fifth week ended Sun-
day (22) was okay $5,500. Fourth
was $6,500. “Baby and Battleship”

(DCA) opens Sept. 30.

Normandie (Trans-Lux) (592; 95-
1.80) — “Last Bridge” (Union)
(6th-final wk). Fifth round com-
pleted Monday. (23) was Shep $5, 000.
Fourth was $5,800. {BY) 15
opens Oct. 1 (Tues,)..

Palace (RKO) (1;700;
“Man of Thousand Faces” (U) (7th |

"3:10 To Yuma” |
held at okay $13,500, in fourth;

{ $8,500. First was $9,000.

row (Thurs.).

$14,000. Last week,
Nightown” (UA), collapsed $5,000

95-$2)—:

“Passionate Summer” (Kings? (8th
wk-9 days), $6,200.

Radio City Music Hall (Rocke-
fellers) {6,200; 95-$2.75)—“Pajama
Game”. {WB) ‘with _Stageshow (4th
wk). Present session winding to-
day (Wed,) looks like solid $125,-
000 or close. Third was $132,006,
to hopes. Holds a
fifth, with “Les Girls” (M-G) open-

on Oct. 3.

Rivoli (UAT) (1,545; $1.25-$3.50)

—“Around World” (UA) (50th wk),
The 49th round completed yester-
day (Tues.) was capacity $37,100
for 11 performances. The 48th
week was same. Mike Todd opus
has two weeks more to go for a
full year at this: house.

Plaza (Brecher) (525; $1. 50-$2)—

“Love in Afternoon” (AA) {5th
wk). Current session ending to-
morrow (Thurs.) is heading for
great $12,500. Fourth was $14,000.
Stays on indef at this gait.
Roxy. (Nat’l. Th.) (5,717; 65-$2.50)
—Sun Also Rises” (20th) and
;stageshow (5th wk). Present ses-
jSion winding up tomorrow (Thurs.)
looks to reach fairish $53,000.
Fourth was $58,000. Stays on, with
“My Man Godfrey” (U) due in Oct.
11, “Sun” being held because
“Godfrey” print not available until
this date.

State (Loew) (3,450; 78-$1.75)—
“House of Numbers” (M-G) (2d-
final wk). Looks to finish this

| round today (Wed.) with slim $11,-

000. First was $12,000. “Portland
Expose” (AA) opens tomorrow
(Thurs.).

Suttea (R&B) (561; 95-$1.75)—
“Spanish Gardener” (Rank) (3d
wh), First holdover round ended
last Saturday (21) was sturdy $9,-
000 after $11,600 for first week.

Trans-Lux 52d St. (T-L) (540;
$1-$1.50)—"‘Four Bags Full” (T-L)
(4th wk). Third round completed
yesterday (Tues.) was solid $10,500,
same as second week.

Victoria (City Inv.) (1,060; 50-$2)

—‘Woman in Dressing ‘'Gown”
{WB) (2d-final wk). This frame fin-
ishing. today (Wed.) looks like slim
“Three
Faces. of Eve” (20th) opens tomor-

Warner (SW-Cinerama) (1,600; .
$1.20-$3.50) —- “Search For Para-
dise” (Cinerama). Opened last
night (Tues.) with invitational
preem, Regular run starts today
(Wed.). In ahead, “Seven Won-
ders” (Cinerama} (76th wk-8 days!,
solid $45,900. The 75th week
(seven days) was $31,700.

World (Times) 400; .95-$1.50)—
“It Happened in Park” (Ellis) (7th
wk). Sixth round ended Sunday
(22) was fine $6,100. Fifth was

$6,400
‘Faces’ Slick $12,000 In
Toronto; ‘Eagels’ Good
14G, ‘Quantez’ OK 136

Toronto, Sept. 24.

“Jeanne Eagels” is topping the
newcomers. currently with good
tbiz. However, “Man of Thousand
Faces” is rated big with nearly as
much coin. “House of Numbers”
is light. “Unholy Wife” at three-
house combo shapes poor. Of the
holdovers, “Pajama Game” con-
tinues big in third stanza, with
“Brothers in Law” smash in sec-
ond frame. “Quantez” looms okay,
as another newcomer. “Affair to
Remember” in four houses is ane
in second week.

Estimates for This Week
Carlton (Rank) (2,518; 75-$1. 50)
—‘“Jeanne Eagels” (Col), Good

“Fuzzy Pink

1,330;
1,357: $1)\—“Affair’ to Remember®
(20th} (2d wk). Holding well at
$20 . Last week, same.
Downtown, Glendale, Scarboro,
State (Taylor) (1,054; 995; 698; 694
75)—"Quantez” (U) and “hand

own" (U). Oke $13,000. Last
week,

“No Time to Be young
(Col)'and “Young Don’t Cry” (Co

wk). Sixth week finished last night | $12,000.

{Tues.) was $17,000 or near. Fifth
was $17,500. Stays on, with “Jeti
Pilot” (U) due to open Oct. 4.
Paramount (AB-PT) (3,665; $1-
$2)—“Love in Afternoon” . (AA)

was $31,000.
(WB) opens next put date not set.

‘Paris (Pathe Cinema) (568;
$1.80)—"Girl in Black” (Kings) (2d
wk). Initial stanza completed Sun-

Current round winding |

“Pacific
90-) $3,500. Last week,
paniors” (IFD) (2d wk), $3,000.

Hollywood, Palace, Runnymede

(FP) (1,080:°1,485; 1,385; sos
| “Unholy Wife” (RKO). Poor $8,000
Last week,

“James Dean Story
(WB), $13,000
Imperial (FP) (8,344: 60-$1.10)—

“Pajama Game” (WB) (3d a wk). Big
$13,500. Last week, $18,000

International (Taylor) (557: $1)—
ny” (IFD), Oke
“Good Comte

Loew's (Loew) (2,098; 75-$1.25)
(Continued on page 22)

By HAROLD MYERS 71956, th

London, Sept. 24.

J. Arthur Rank’s entry into the
American market was assessed as a
“fair business risk” undertaken in
the interests of shareholders and
the country. That’s a salient ob-|
servation by Lord Rank in his an-
nual report to stockholders for the
year ended June 29 Jast.

Although under no delusion as/ (000,000, ‘but include i Festwochen, the local Cultural Fes- |
to the magnitude of the task they pat over $15, t

have undertaken, both the chair-
man and his aide, John Davis,
thought it was well worthwhile,
but they were eognizant of the fact
that it would take some years to
establish ‘themselves in the States
on a sound basis. During the in-
terim period losses incurred by
the American company would be
written off against group profits,
but the first group of British pic-

tures now on offer were achieving | 3 and the Olympic Film Laboratories !
‘in London.

At a press conference after the} —
release of the report and accounts, I

F rench Picture

“not unsatisfactory” results.

Davis declined to comment on the
prospects of the American distribu-
tion organization. or to indicate the
results achieved to dafe. (He will
be visiting the United States in No-
vember.)

The report puts. considerable
emphasis on Rank’s world wide ex-
pansion policy. In South America

jt has opened up in all territories |

with only one exception, and its
films are receiving a satisfactory
reception. The losses in the initial
period were considerably smaller
than anticipated.

and there was a modest rise in the
Eastern hemisphere. In addition,

Rank investments in Malaya and{80ne into coproductions or into| . Imports comprise Viennese Burg: >

INTERNATIONAL

RANK REPORT CAUTIOUS AS TO STATES;
NEW GROAN ABOUT BRITISH B.0. TAX!

}issue of 5,500,000 ordinary shares,

iditions are more favorable,

‘abroad and particularly production !

In Canada busi-| about $6,000,000 in the 1956 sea-
ness had shown some improvement son. against $3,000,000 in 1955, Of

its subsidiaries.

VARIETY “9° LOMDONOPRICE
4 #. Martin’é: Places. ar ,

Rank Components Nearly All Ub.

. -London, Sept. 24°

The following Is a. current capsule of the résults achieved by
the Rank Organization, the parent company. in the group, and all

Rank Organizations: Trading Profit $20,538, 000. (Previous year

$22,292,000.)

‘1956, the overall gross was down.
by ‘about $4,400,000. The proposed

| Rehash of Own Season,
Plus Foreign Imports
Makes Berlin Festival

‘By HANS. HOEHN
Berlin, Sept. 24.
seventh annual Berliner

vious year $1,542,237.)
which has received the sanction of year $1,784,340.)
the Capital Issues Committee, has
been deferred yntil market cone
bu
{total reserves have increased by
about $3,000,000 and loan capital
by $5,600,000. Bank loans and
! overdrafts are also substantially yp

690,676.)
* $556,169.)

The (Previous year $2,190,812.)

$2,819,152.)
more than $4,200, 000 borrowed tival, got underway here this Sun-
overseas to finance acquisitions | ‘day (22) with a concert of the Ber-|
lin Philharmonic under Karl}
Boehm in West Berlin’s Highschool
of Music, The evening of same day
offered Wagner’s “Tristan and
Isolde” at Staedtische Opera, Schil-
theatres, 11 theatres. of the Cur-| let's “Wallenstein” at Schiller The-
ran circuit: in Northern ireland) atre, a guest performance of Swiss |
and further properties in Canada} Voli Geiler and Walter Morath
iwith “Rendezvous in Zurich” at
Renaissance Theatre, in addition to
several other theatrical perform-~-
! ances. at various other houses.
| In all, this Festival, which runs
a total of 17 days (same as last
| year), sees) about 80 different
events including Jectures and art
exhibitions, -
Number of operas amounts to 11,

that of the different concerts. to

.: More than a dozen, while ballet en-

orel Marti thusiasts are given the opportun-
| ity to see at least half a:dozen of

| first-rate programs. Recitals come

tion of Caesar’ was being enacted.
Paris, Sept. 17. [up to approximately 10: Only a
French foreign film income hit | small part of the entire program is

toe © . . - ;
Paris Decree To
has been taken. fram the nepertesy |
| Okay. Admissions

vious year $13,799,520.)

in Germany, France and_ Italy.
Fixed assets are approximately
$14,000,000 up on the previous
year at around. $185,000,000, the
increase being mainly due to the |:
acquisition of seven Paramount

Juve Gang i in Spain
Barcelona, Sept. 17.

of a juve gang attack on Federico
Vals, local actor playing the role
of .a Catalan-language -version of
a Shakespearean play.
ance was interrupted another time

the disturbance but was. set upon
by the young rowdies and badly
beaten.

Actor insisted on finishing his
performance but the injuries
brought about his collapse on the
stage as the moment the assassina-

Attacks Legit Actor

The outdoor Greek theatre over-
looking Barcelona was the sten¢e

Perform-

by voices in the shrubbery adjoin-
ing the theatre. Vals, off-stage at
the moment, intervened to quiet:

British and Dominion Film Corp; Trading profit $1,783,000. (Pre-
Odeon Associated Theatres: Trading profit $1, 915, 676. (Previous
Odeon Properties: Trading profit $2,624,202. (Previous year $2,-
General Theatre Corp: Trading profit $489,437, (Previous year
Provincial Cinematograph Theatres: Trading profit. $2, 289, "14,
Cinema-Television: Trading profit: $2,979,500, (Previous year
“Gaumont-British Picture Corp: Trading profit $12,459,000. (Pre-

Tourists Swamp

Lishon Niteries

Lisbon, Sept. 17.
With-five foreign tourists to one

here, the fall season in Portugal
is now. in full swing. In four. of the
deluxe hostelries there will be
no room -for a Portuguese client
until the first of next month, Ev-

vance by foreign travel agencies
and airplane companies. This un-

‘precedent invasion by tourists is

having a tremendous influence ‘on
local habit not only in this city
and also hearby centers from: Es
tori! to Sintra and Santarem to
Caparica but also in the fisher
village of Nazare.

As a result of’ the totirist inva-
sion, local authorities are thinking
of installing a nitery and a dance

hall in Nazare, Many local fisher-

men .and their wives don’t ‘want
to continue their traditionally hard

Portuguese .citizen in every hotel.

erything has been booked in ad~ -

Ceylon had made an increased con- | other costs abroad and not all has| theater with “Maria Stuart,” the
tribution to its profits, while the|/been repatriated. These are fig-| Theater in der Josefstadt (also Vi-
opening of a Rank office in Bel-|ures of film earnings abroad as| enna) with “The Secret,” the Eng-.
gium' (after the severance of the compiled by the Centre Du Cinema} lish Opera Group (London) with
50-50 partnership with French |in doling out the 25% aid on them!“The Turn of the Screw,” Jose
Gaumont) has resulted in a satis. {towards coming six productions. Limon and his’ American Dance
factory improvement. Gallic initiatives abroad, via; Company, the Ballet Theatre de

Up on ‘Hardship

course, much of this income has | ‘en items are “premieres” here, .
~ Paris, Sept.. 24.

The film industry is awaiting the
outcome of proposed freeing of all]
theatre admission fees. Decree .is

since they can .make far more
‘money by dancing and singing .for
the visitors. So they arranged im-

erns and street corners, and’ col-
lect money from ‘the tourists who
‘want to see them in the few hours -:

On the domestie front Lord|French Film Weeks, more publi-| Paris de Maurice Bejart, Yvette
Rank hits out at the incidence of |City, special film offices, festival
admission tax which sliced nearly prizes and. reportedly more ex-
-$29,000,000 from his company’s |Ploitable films, have been respons-
gross b.o. takings—almost one-jible for this growing take. U.S.
third of the national total. He also|has soared to sixth place on the
hit out at the “iniquitous burden” | French foreign list in the last two
of the compulsory. charity contri-| years, with a stout $420,000 remit-
bution for the Sunday opening | t@nce-
privilege. In the year ended| Top market is still West Ger-
March 31, 1956, his own group |many, with $1,790,000 followed by
had had to pay approximately | Belgium and Luxembourg lumped
$350,000,000. together, Switzerland, Japan, Italy,

Lord Rank also comes out open-|U.S., Great Britain, Sweden, Hol-
ly in favor of the European Free land, Canada, Spain and Portugal.
Trade area, asserting it would open |The Eastern European and Asian
up important new opportunities if|countries are also becoming good
they were actively grasped. It|patrons of Gallic films.
would give British producers. a} However, France is still hard
basic market of a size greater than | pressed and producers cannot
they had ever had before and com- | amortize production without State.

parable with that of the; American] Aid. Or so they claim. Greater
domestic market. This Should en-, Space given to offshore pix, to re-
able them to produce with confi-|ciprocate, also has led to an at-
dence films of broader appeal for a|tempted reduction in. U.S. film}
larger basic market and thus re-| quotas to accommodate these new
Tove one of the producers gravest | French exigencies, This is still be-
problems—that the domestic mar-|ing discussed and French-U.S. Ac-
ket was tod small to enable them {cords are hanging in the balance,
to compete easily on a competitive re
wor asis. . ‘ .

At the subsequent press con- : .
ference avis indicated that his Aussie Union Battles
orga on was “wholeheartedly 1 \h
in favor’ of the projected Free Sunday Cinema Shows
Trade area, but thought it would | Sydney, Sept. 17.
be some considerable time before| Aussie Theatrical Employees:
it could come to fruition. He cer-| Assn., headed by William Harrop,
tainly didn't anticipate that it|who is also prexy of the Films}
would be introduced before the} Commission here which has power |’
new Quota Act was due for legis-|to okay or nix cinema licenses, in-
lation in 1960. He agreed it would | cluding drive-ins, has ordered that
call for a re-evaluation of the Eady | all Sabbath film screenings must
Fund in just the same way as it | cease pronto. Edict is aimed at
would necessitate a second look at} cinemas in Perth, West Australia,
the protective legislation in; certain Queensland territery and
France, Italy and elsewhere. | also in Tasmania. ‘Sunday play-

Highlights of the report: the in-; dates are strictly taboo in. New
dustry needs a further substantial | South Wales because of union pres-
reduction in admission tax; a com-j sure. Harrop, via the union, has
prehensive scheme of rationaliza- threatened to boycott all distribu-
tion; an. adequate supply of films} tors who continue to supply pix to
to top. entertainment value;| exhibitors for Sabbath playdates.
“Reach for the Sky” was the all-| Harrop, who until his appointment
time b.o. champ on the circuit; 11} to the Films Cammission, also was
British films were among the top | listed as honorary business mana-
24 played by the Odeon and Gau-| ger of the Independent Exhibitors
mont groups in the year; about 12] Assn., said his union would press
new theatres are planned, but the | for legislation to nix ali Sabbath
number of those shuttered is being | dates.
increased to 80, with more to fol-{| In Perth, center of current Sab-
low. bath storm, Cliff Searle, exhibitor

The report also comments on| association chief, and m.d. . of
the continuing decline in attend-| Grand Theatre chain, said pix had
ances,
drop of 76 and, .lthough seat; the last 40 years, and would con-:
prices were increased in June, { tinue to be screened,

| patrons.

‘| trailers, and then a batch of slides

‘De Vidas Wants to Know

with an average annual| been shown on Sunday there for | learning at the ri¢ht international.

i will or will not make money. at

Chauvire (of Paris), the Orchestra
Stabile dell’Angelicum (Milan),. the
St.. Galler Kammerchor (Chamber
Choir) of Zurich, the: Pro Musica
Antiqua . (Brussels), Swiss -cabaret-
ists Voli .Geiler- and Walther
Morath with “Rendezvous in: Zu-
rich,” Sir John Gielgud with a
Shakespeare anthology plus Peter
Fears (Britain): with. lieder and
Benjamin Britten on the piano.

BLATANT AD SUBJECTS
IRK AUSSIE PATRONS

‘Sydney, Sept. 17,
Upbéat in blatant ad films in key
houses Is becoming irksome to Aus-
sie cinema patrons, who rightly
figure they are being gypped of
part of the time paid for entertain-
ment. Practice is to include. the
ad pix as part of the regular run-
ning time of each‘ show or “four

times daily in the major houses.
Use, too, of an over-abundance
of traiters for forthcoming. pix is.
likewise a gripe with local. cinema
It’s réported that one
house played two.ad pix plus two

ture of the Minister of Finance, F
Gaillard. However, most industry-
ites have" been acting as if -this

was even. officially announced as
being passed some. weeks ago..

It is felt that this decree will
probably have no frouble in be-
coming law because the rising pro-
duction costs call for it. Decree

mittance -tabs, frozen since 1952,
and allow a hike for theatres still
charging less than 30c admission.
It will probably not effect the great
number of regular circuits and
nabes.

Industry. ig studying ‘what ‘the

the ministries that early raises will
be low until the consumer reaction
is fully analyzed. Regular nabes,
providing they can show just cause

Meanwhile reps of outlying cin-
emas around France have made it
known that if the unfreezing of
‘tabs does not go into effect soon
they. expect to go into action via
mass meetings when future activi-
‘ties (strikes, boycotts, etc.) may be
discussed. They feel- that films
are the only-entertainment branch
to have tabs frozen so long; ‘that.
films have the largest taxes slapped
on them.and that pix are the most
state controlled and directed. of the
leisure industries.

So it looks like the boosts will gO
through soon,. as it has been pre-
maturely announced the last few
weeks. .

Fischer Makes Hit In
Vienna With ‘Princess’
’ Vienna, Sept. - 17.
Director Fritz Fischer scored a

treméndous success at the Vienna
Raimund Theatre with his produc-

at each session,

. z. es: 3 q 9

French Pix’ Fate 0’seas

Paris, Sept: 24.

Felix De Vidas, French Film Ex-
porter’s Syndicate topper, feels
that it is time Unifrance Film, the
governmental organization to hypo
Gallie pix abroad, began to give
soundings of how French films
fared in the world market thereby
giving Gallic producers an idea of
the type of films needed for world-}
wide acceptance. De Vidas says
the days of French films being nov-
elties or at the mercy of local film
crix are past.

He points out that the inevitable
Common Market also will set up:
new types. of films susceptible for
the six countries involved as well
as the remainder of the world. De
Vidds feels that action now would
lead inta these coming changes
easily without: any. great -disrup-
tions of film types and sales, He
says that he has no theory on

cus Princess.” Dr. Otto Blau, head

House, London,
much of the classical and modern
repertory of operettas, signed an
exclusive contract with him.. -
First production of. this team is

Into’ Happiness,” a modern fairy
tale, with a world preem set for
next Dee. 31 at the Raimund. Show

i film, or even for €*terry‘ning what
also is signed to go on tour.

ready and awaits only the signe
. | they stay.-In the village. These so-

were already in force; in fact, it]. ~

would .give freedom to firstrun.ad-

market will bear and haye.assured.

in a written demand, may also be].
able to.up their scales, but later on.”

tion of Emmerich’ Kalmdan’s “Cir-:

‘of the Josef Weinberger Publishing |
who . represents

the Robert Stolz musical, “Dancing

called .tourist rebels have brought-
fines for “disturbing the peace,
It must be remembered -that un-
til a few months ago Nazare was: 2

\ backward fishermen village where

everybody went té bed-early. Next
year Nazare will have an authoriz-

‘ed nitery and a public dance hall

for the locals to . show. off their
dancing and singing abilities’ to-the

tourists.

The . touring . forelgnérs have
transformed the Portuguese habits
even where least expected in places.
where the fado is-sung. Foreigners
after having stayed for an-hour or
so one.of these fado places, left in
a hurry. because bored stiff by the
monotonous singing. So. owners

| started. to. think of the best way of

serving the fado and keeping: the
spending clients: _

.A pioneer in the field was Cam-
pos Fereira, a rich wine merchant
who keeps the Tagide in Lisbon

‘and the Palm Beach in Estoril as

a hobby; He introduced fado sing-

ers, chantoosies with a Portuguese

repertoire, . guitarists and folklore
dancers in: his niteries as well as
international, acts.. This) formula
scored: with. foreigners. At.present,.

‘Campos Fereira has wnder con-

tract French chantoosie Joseue
Peiro, singer Jean Paul Vignon,
dancers Maria Pilar and Carlos
and two orchs. His floorshow goes
on tele every’ Monday night. —

Another wealthy impresario San-
tiago Torren, owns the Paradiso
de Guitarras (Guitar’s Paxadise)
near the .Hotel Condestavel. In-
cluded: in‘his large fadu place are
singers of. Portuguese songs (other:
than fado), groups of folklore danc-
ers, a dancefloor for the public, a
dance band and _ singery-pianist,
These places are always full. of
tourists. Now the example has been
followed by Machado, ~ Mesquita,.
Faia and Tipoia among the most
traditional fado Spots.

Second- India Film Fest
London, Sept. 24.
Second Festival of Indian Films
opened at the Scala Theatre here
yesterday {Mon.), with Guru Dutt’s
“Pyaasa (Eternal Thirst).”

The fest, which runs for eight

days, will include eight Indian fea-

ture films together with documénta-

ries produced by the Indian -Gov-
ernment as-well as by indie pro-

-*. | ducers from: India.and -Britain.

work during the tourist. season _

promptu “popular. balls” in-‘tay- .

at

- VARIETY’ SS: LONDON: OFFICE
20h: erties Place. Trotetgar Square

Catholic Church & ‘Good’ Films
Roman Catholic Chureit, while sharp in condemning of films,

particularly imports, which it doesn’t like, does next to nothing to
support the so-called “good” pictures with the moral values sought.

by the Church, complains an independent distributor in New York.

Instance cited was the Spanish “Marcellino, * which dealt with a
religious subject and, in the opinion of all, was beautifully handled.
Nevertheless, the film died at the Fine Arts Theatre, N.Y., and did
spotty business elsewhere.

“If the Catholic Church is so eager for ‘good’ films, why doesn't
it boost them when they do come along?” was the question asked.
“Being negative alone doesn’t help solve a problem.” |

Actually, the realities of the Legion of Decency’s relations with
the film biz are complex. It’s pointed out that, if films—-and again
the emphasis is on imports which the Legion condemns so regulare
ly—were devoid. of controversial matter and sex, they wouldn’t
pull an audience: Furthermore, exhibitors are trank to admit. that,
if a release is condemned, a part of the audience attracted to it
appears to be Catholic. “I suppose it’s human nature—the sense of
curiosity being stronger than the feeling of any wrongdoing,” said
‘one.

Catholic condemnation also literally “creates”. business among.
non-Catholics who become curious re the film’s contents. At. the.
same time, 'a-“C” rating does shut out pix from many of the cire
cuits, though the latter have been known to use the “C” as an ex
cuse not to book an attraction which they didn’t want in the first
place.

At the Catholic International Film Congress.in Cuba earlier this
year, the lack of positive action by the Church was recognized and
the formation of Catholic film clubs. to promote good pix was rec-
ommended: There are some'Catholic groups that put out “recom-
mended” lists, but it rarely do they go beyond that. One exception a are

Thole Pie Pred In (Dick Davis Basis All
Italo Pix Prod. In| in Fats Bat Vice

96 May Top 100! Most; Usefulness Gone?

Paris, Sept. 17.
Richard Davis, owner of-the

| Fine ‘Arts in -N:°Y¥.: and hedd of

UMPO, foreign pix distribs, told
‘VARIETY here that it was ‘abont
time’ the: “art” was: taken: out of
the arty theatre. The so-called arty.
pix rarely go well anymore, accord-
ing: to Davis, and a gimmick or blg
bally results, in most cases, at these
specialized houses. Davis is in from

Rome, Sept. 17.:

’ Eighty-seven feature: films, both
Itala and co-preduceéd, have ‘been
started: during ‘the “first ‘eight
months of this year, an official
‘Italian survey has revealed. It is
now expected that the year's end
will see the [ocal production total
once more topping the 100 mark.

It’s reported that of the above 26
are in color while seme 38 have
‘been lénsed in one-ef the wide-
"screen ratios, April holds the rec-
ord for’ the most starts, with 19,
Monttr of July was second with 16,

Festival:

which he felt sorely needed good
public relations. The fest ignored
and June, with:14, was third big- foreign buyers and there was little
" gest month. fhelp from Unitalia either, thé org

“Two features started: shooting} that liypos Ttalo pix abroad. Davis,
“during the early part of Septem-}

r,

INDIE TV FAILS TO
HURT SCOT CINEMAS|

to ogle many better. international
.{pix and. a chance. to- meet foreign

nfent to international film sales.
Prices were jacked up if a film

LITTLETO GAN
4 LOTS TO LOSE

| festivals:
dof them. 2, The American and the

attending the recent Venice Film’
pd
~ Davis blasted ' the Venice Fest:

heretofore a film fest partisan, also ,

stated that féstivals; though a spot i rule are. far tougher than the local

Uaetribs, ‘were becdming a detri-

Glasgow, - -Sept. 24, -

Cinema audierices- here and in

other parts of Scotland are not off,
despite the fact-that an estimated
89% of a possible 187,000 viewers
-watched Scot Indie ty opening pro-
grams. -Exhibs and managers say
there is; as yet, na noticeable drop
in attendance.
decline when the longer evenings
keep families at home. .

Despite the counter-attraction of
‘tthe new tele network, pix like ‘Is-|-
land in Sun” (20th) played’ to-top
biz. Scot tv has teed off to a
lively controyersy, with viewers
for and against the new commer-
cial programs.
of the impact of the indie service,

and fewer viewers. are switching to

the more dignified BBC network.

Check Havana’s Femme

Pix Patrons for Bombe

‘Havana, Sept. 17.

Women entering pix. theatres in.

this city must open their pocket-

books to inspection, This {s an at-

tempt to prevent bombs from be-
ing brought into the hauses. In
addition, there are uniformed po-

‘licemen in all theatre. lobbies: This

precaution jis being taken as the
result of bomb explosions in sev-
eral cinemas. A bomb exploded
one night this month In the Amer-
ica, killing a young woman. |
-Another bomb injured three peo-
ple in the Rodi theatre the same

night. Police immediately cleared|

all theatres. They found another

bomb, shortly before it exploded, |

in the Payret. A fourth exploded
in City Hall Theatre early the next
morning,

There have been occasfonal ex-.

plosions in theatres and nightclubs

ever since the Cubaix revolt began. ;

Theatre and nightclub attendance
has dropped considerably: as the re-
sult of this: rebel-terrorism, ° =.:

They: anticipate. a|-

family life -

There-is: no: doubt

duction. He is ¢

played a fest, and if they were
kudosed,. prices: skyrocketed.
Davis °
usually give awards to films that
do not stand 2 chance of U.S. suc-

cess singe usually too spécialized or
sometimes Just possible for show- | In
Ings in. America. The Golden Lion,

“winner in- Venice was an Indian
pic, “The Unvanquished,”’ which
was a Slow, poetic perusal of
in a teeming, poor
India.

D. i t
avis pointed. out that he is now realized that, as long as the com-

panies participate at Cannes, Ven-
ice, etc., they might as well con-
“artistic” .concepts . and
make the best of the attendant
publicity which js considerable via!

running a kudosed pic at his N, Y
Fine Arts, “Roots,”: which is not
doing muck at. the boxoffice.. This

Mexican film won the International
Critic’s Award at.Carnes but. did
not impress U. S. crix.

Davis also opined that it was the
sensational foreign film that now

{seemed to be making the grade in.

the U, S. and not those which are

supposed to appeal to the intelec-|

tual set. So the “art” can soon be
taken out and all films should be
aimed at all audiences, not only the
“happy few.”

He heads for_N. Y. next month
after a six-month stay on the Con-
tinent on the prowl for pix and
talking future Participation’ in ‘pro-

foreign films whic
general U. S. marts must be slanted
for American audiences without
marring their intrinsic values.
Thus, an American in attendance
on a foreign film’s productien could
steer it right.

Sell “Orpheum, Oakland
. Oakland, Cal., Sept. 24.
Fox West Coast has sold the old
Orpheum Theatre for $500,000 to
John Souza of the 1956 Webster

Corp. Souza also owns an adjoining

building.
The theatre has been abandoned
ince 1949,. when ‘it. was s swept by
e, aes

vinced that the’ the
wilt break into,

INTERNATIONAL

ESTS

By FRED HIFT

In the wake of the 1957 Euro-
pean film festival “season,” Amer-
ican film execs are more disen-
chanted than ever. While not un-
derestimating the diplomatic and
commercial values of the competi-
tions, they’re nevertheless com-
plaining loudly and there’s a strong

| feeling that some changes. must be
j made,

Situation has reached the point

where very few companies are will-:
ing to put their top attractions into
‘a fest. Theory is:-that’ such films

stand to lose a lot, and .gain very

little, even if they’re. awarded the

top prize. The ordinary picture, on
the other hand, can be helped by
fest kudos.

There are two main complaints
that the companies haye vs. the
1. There are too many

European concepts of the purposes
of the competitions seem frequently
at odds...

‘This year, within a period of

+ four. months, there were festivals|.
tat Cannes, ”
'}- Sebastian, Karlovy Vary and Edin-

Berlin, : Venice, San

burgh. Next year, Brussels is to be
added. “There just aren’t enough

good pictures around to make these.

festivals worth while,” commented

fone exec tis week. “As a result,
the- quailty. of the films shown is

low.”
What. plagues the fests is their
schizophrenic approach to what is
a “good” film. To the U.S. com-
panies, “good” is synonymous with

boxoffice. Te European juries, it
‘equates with “art.” Result:
‘send an-offbeat film in, it’s morbid

“If we

or concerned with social conditions,
the: jury. may like it, but. we're

teriticized for Wending pictures that
aren’t. representative of eur coun-
féry. If we-send in commercial lar
product, we ‘get it at the other end

-and the critics tear.us to bits. So

no matter -what .we° do, we can't
win,” obeerved art industryite.
‘He noted that fest critics as a

‘scribes. “Very few: companies are

willing to have: their. top pictures
taken apart and ruined by unfayor-
able publitity at a festival where
the films are ‘viewed definitely un-!

der abnormal conditions,” he. said.

| Example cited is Paramount's en-
also_ sald that festivals | try .

cent Venice jury preference for an

It's

form to

the large press corps on hand... 1
‘Also, it's hoped that, next: year,

at least Cannes, Berlin and Veniee,,
it will be possible to turn out bet-

ter’ American star ‘representation,

‘again with the purpose in mind of

using the occasion to the fullest

j extent. The American industry has

been doing progressively less to
promote itself at the various fests.
The companies in N.Y, realize}

that the festivals are here to stay}
and that, for a host of reasons—

some of ‘them wholly unrelated to
film biz—they’ll have to con-
tinue to participate. Some express
the hopé-that the festival bit will
wear itself out and that there will
be a concentration in Cannes and
Venice, with Cannes today defi-!

nitely getting the bigger and bette Tis

play and considered Europe's top;

fest.

Bray Named Manager
Houston, Sept. 24.

- Lew Bray Jr., named manager of
Wes-Mer Drive-In in Mercedes
which is operated by his father,
Lew Bray Sr. He will remain as
manager of the ozoner- until re-

called to active duty with Air

Force. -

special

Tax Cat to Public Seen as Hypo

To Aussie B. 0, Biz Strong in Keys

Sydney, Sept. 17.
As previously forecast, the hew
financial budget brought down in
Parliament by the Robert Menzies.

Liberal Party government grants
signed by ann sblegel to. wie tax concessions to the average Aus-

Bridge on the River Kwai,” which sie worker which will put more
will be available for newspapers |SPemding coin in his pocket. Budg-
and mags throughout the world. In et, apart from industry assistance,
ordér to complete this assignment also grants an increase to pension-
Houghton is delaying completion of ers, which likewise means a higher
Than One,” due to be published | all add up to increased cinema box-
in November. office biz in due course. Break
The text, which will run to about’ into the spring period here is pres-
10,000 words, is also, being pub- ently, a b. a. hypo.
lished by Columbia in’ “special il- “Oklahoma” (RKQ) is a smash
lustration souvenir program which | recordbreaker at the Regent for
will be. available during the run} Hoyts and looks to stay eight weeks
of the film . or more. “Bundle of Joy” (RKO-

CEA May Probe

“a >. (py
Houghton’s ‘Bridge
London, Sept. 24.
Claude Houghton has been as-

| eodtinues on. “Lost Continent” Un-
die) is a surprise hit. “Funny
Face” (Pat) also shapes high in
the top coin bracket. Others mar-

queed presently include “Three
Men in Boat" (20th), “Man on
Fox) istrib i Fire’ (M-G).

. ‘London,. Sept 17. ‘Trapeze,’ ‘Hymn’ in Melbourne

Recently announced policy of
Z20th-Fox to preem its top new pro-
duct In the West End and nabe sit-:
uations day-and-date, is. sparking 2
new controyersy among theatre op-
erators. Matter hag been put. on

|the agenda for the finance and

Management committee of- the

Cinematograph Exhibitors Assn.
-At last week's meeting of the

CEA general council, Theo H. Fli-

Kelstone, a former president of the

association, in referring to the de-
velopment, said that the assocla-
tion did not feel its future should
be in the hands of the managing
director of one of the distributing
companies, ‘which possibly saw an
advantage so far as its own partitu-

with vast capital involyed were en-
titled ta investigate the situation
and to see whether ‘this was the
best method or whether the present
releasing system should remain.

The situation in Australix (on j

which the new London releasing:
‘system is being modelled by 20th-
Fox) had become chaotic and there
was the same kind of situation de-

films were concerned. Exhibs |

Melbourne, Sept. 17.

is solid here, with
“Trapere” (UA), “Battle Hymn”
(U), “Spanish Gardener” (Rank),
“Gunfight at. OK Corral” (Par),
“Conqueror” (RKO) and “House
ot Secrets” (Rank) being standout.

Film. biz

Brisbane Likes ‘Spy’
Brisbane, Sept. 17.
“Reach for Sky” (Rank) swings
inte 13th week here, and continues
on. “Tea and Sympathy” (M-G)
also is very strong, “Tammy”
(U) looms okay in fourth session.

“‘Trapere’ Swings In Adelaide
Adelaide, Sept. 17.
Biz in this keyer is maintaining
a sturdy tempo with “Trapeze’
(UA), “Reach for Sky” (Rank),
“Friendly Persuasion” -* (AA),
“Pardners” (Par) and “Earth Vs,
Flying Saucers” (Col) best bets.
“War and Peace” (Par) fs the
topper in Perth in the 13th week.
Others listed as big include “Major
Benson” {U), “Night My Number
Came Up" (Rank) and “Julie”
(M-G). ,

Still another example is the re-

dian film over 20th-Fox’s “Hatful
Of ‘Rain,’ though the Jatter at least| ©
Was well reteived..

Thig year, suggestions have been
made that the selection procedure
for American entries at the fests

neither was it criticizing the in-

veloping in the U.S. it was claim-

Although recognizing that the!
"1 20th-Fox development was not of
‘Inational importance. Fligelstone.
believed it had a vital bearing on
the whole of the country and not-

ed that the present release pat-
tern, as set In London, had -been
arranged between the Kinemato-
graph Renters Society and the
CEA. He made it clear the CEA
was not making a specific attack
om 20th-Fox or any other distrib,

Int'l Federation Warns

Brussels Fest on New
Belgian Pix Coin Rule

London, Sept. 17.
The new Belgian Government
decree issued at the end of July,
which imposes new restrictions on
remittances for imported films,
may well affect the support of the

International Federation of Film

Producers to next year’s Brussels
Festival, The International had the
first hint of the new decree during
I its Berlin Session this summer and

warned the Belgians that unless it
F eafure on Srae was more favorable than the exist-
Amextean producer Sept. anor ing regulation, they would have to

merica oaucer - c campaign agains .

Tionel Soe aee ta talk with ment In the event, according to exist-
bers. of various national film dele- ing interpretations, it is harsher in
gations about a full-lenkth film he | CoUtent and represents a worsen:
intends to make in Israel late ing of the position for British and
this year. Rogosin will do it with | °-/6™ Procucets. |
‘governmental and personal funds. |. There is, however, some doubt
Tt will detail present treks to Is-|im London as to the meaning of

certain clauses in the decree and

rael. of Jews from all over the é Lu
the Board of Trade and the British
world. Film will be the special embassy in Brussels have been

mm te the
Israelic pic of independence next | asked to seek clarification from the
Beigian Government.

‘year. Rogosin expects to work
first in African and European sec- | Support for the Brussels Fest
'tors, Film will. be made on loca-; will be reconsidered when the ad-
tion with non-acfors. ministrative council of the Interna-
-Rogosin {intends mainly to use: tional Federation meets in Paris
Israeli technicians. Studio facili-/next month. It was made clear by
ties are still rough but a new i the General Assembly meeting in
studio may be ready soon, weather ! Berlin that support would only be
aspects ideal for exterior work. ; forthcoming if Belgium treated all
Rogosin expects to budget this | film producing companies on an
film at $50,000. It will be the first j equal basis. Heretofore, there have
Israeli feature pic, since “Hil] 24: been more favorable terms for Hole
Does Not Answer,” made by Eng-| lywood film makers—and that rep~
lishman Thorold Wickinson in;resented a‘contravention of the
1954. | Federation rule. *

dividual exhibs who had thought
fit to accept the distributors sug-
gestion.

Rogosi aking Big

VARIETY ft Wednesday, September 25, 1957

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13,

French, German Money Problems Stall
Common Market Plan: Start Next Jan?

Paris, Sept. 17.
Although monetary difficulties
(i.e, recent devaluation of the
French frane and the underpegged
West German mark) are still a
thorn in the side_of the proposed

European Common Market sétup, |"

it is generally felt here that it
should go into operation by next
January, With this’in mind, film
industry reps, and members of the

Arg. Stil Hitor-Miss |
"On Cinema Scales; Hike
Given 2 20th-Fox Pix

Buenos Aires, Sept. 17.
The Argéntine authorities don’t

governmental Centre Du Cinema, seem able to get out of a bad: habit
are studying its effects and future ; of a hit-and-miss policy of taxation

workings as to films and the crea-
tion of the European Film Pool.
Main general ideas are that a
mode of control over coproduction
between the six signatories of the
CM (West Germany, France, Italy,
Belgium, Holland, .Luxembourg}

should be put into operation first;

as well as a stablizing film censor-

ship, cinema prices, rental fees, rec- |

ords of grosses, export and import
setups and most importantly, a
clarification of the attitude towards
American films.

Yanks naturally fear that the CM
will tend to drive their films from:
the .screens of these couiitries,
However, it's claimed here that the
American film is indispensable
‘both for its entertainment quali-
ties and the need for them in Euro-
pean markets.

Other CM factors will be deci-
sions on how many ‘films will be
needed for the combined theatre.
setups, whether any and’ how many
‘films will be coproduced with the.
presently non-film producing part-

ners of the entente, and how film
aid will be meted out to the various
co-productions.

Salaries, non-commercial pix and
technical Tesearch are “other as-
‘pects that will have to be ironed
out before the CM goes into full
operation. Coproductions and their
nationality plis the avoidance of
hybrid-type pix which may miliate
against both its internal and ex-
port chances, are also part of. the
problems which will be discussed

‘at the coming series af meetings.

However, there is now growing
belief that films depend on their
international status ‘and: {t would °
be’ dangerous to set up a sort of,
film monopoly in the little net-
work of CM members. Gallic in-
come from its future CM partners
for 1956 was a little under its. re-
turn from its other customers. Com-:
ing taiks of the CM big three (West
Germany, Italy, France) may begin
to iron some. of these problems
out,. U.-S. film companies are
‘watching .all this closely.- :

ROME TECHNI PLANT
READY BY NEXT JAN.

Rome, Sept. 17.

The new Technicolor plant here
is now expected to be completed by
next January, ‘acco’ ; ta Renzo
Avanzo, who heads the fint out: ‘'s
Italian operation. The plant,
cated several miles outside the city
limits on the Via Tiburtina, will be
entirely manned by Italian. person-
nel, Some 40 technicians have been
training at Techni’s London head-
quarters for the Jast six months.

The Italian subsidiary, which will
‘be able to perform all lab chores
now accomplished in London and
the U. S. Technicolor plants, also
will feature machinery consfruct-
ed in Italy from Techni patents.
Technicolor has also prepped a 50-
minute trailer for trade use in
ballying the new Technirama proc-
ess, which permits colored prints
from a single negative ta be prac-
essed into any of the currently
known widescreen ratios. Pic was
screened repeatedly at the Venice
Film Festival.

New British Bank Rate
107s.
Of 73% Hits Prods.
London, Sept. 24.
The sudden and unexpected
jump in the bank rate from: 5%
to 744% is going to hit British
film producers particularly hard.
Most productions are financed by
the banks at interest rates which
win. slightly above the normal bank
rate and already the amount in-
volyed accounts for a substantial
‘proportion of production costs.
The National Film Finance
Corp., the government banking
agency, announced last Thursday

(19) immediately after the news
had broken that they would be

pictures,

—the film industry or in controll-

ing pix admission prices. They will
not allow exhibitors to work vut
price policies for themselves, not
seeming to realize that the exhib
depends so heavily on public fa-
yor that his would always be the
best policy..

The Ministry of Commerce only
now has come out with permission
to 20th-Fox to increase prices for
the showing of two spectacular
"The Egyptian” and
“King and I.” Fox had petitioned
for this increase. last October and
finally won it in September this
year, The price for these*two pic-},

tures will be 7.75 pésos net, and

with taxes this will be about '25 to
30% inerease or about 25c total.
This may. prompt the Commerce
Ministry to review admission scales.
There is, howéyer; a complete lack

of inter-ministerial coordination on

film matters. The Finance Ministry

imposes taxes on film. business, the.

Commerce Ministry controls prices,
and neither consult. the National
Screen Institute.

The Finance Ministry's new 15%
boxoffice tax became effective Sept.
1, and. exhibitors were instructed to

deposit the proceeds regularly, ear-.

marked by each individual theatre,

in special accounts. A petition by

the Critics’ Association that it
should not be applied on their free |.
passes was.rejected. So if the crix

want to review the film in the the-

atres (instead of attending the Press
Bureau’s Tuesday -evening pre-
views) they must be prepared to
pay the 15% tax..
Addition of this tax doesn’t seem
to have affected: attendance much,

as a Similar tax affected betting:

figures at the race-tracks. How-
ever, a severe. influenza epidemic |
has cut into receipts “quite severe-
ly, especially in the provinces.
Although the 15% tax has gone
into effect the government post-
poned to Oct. 1 taking any action
on ‘the 200,000-peso release tax on

J}imported films while examining
| its possible repercussions. -The tax

is opposed even by native pro-
ducers, who. are beginning to re-

alize . that: if there are only -very.

{important films imported, their

own material will have even tough-|

er competition to overcome. There
is a general trade impression that

this tax may be discarded before

the October date.
The great question-mark—should

‘the release tax go through—is

whether it will apply to the 28 to

30 pictures hurriedly released by |

distribuférs in general via series
of “Film Weeks” thought up for
the purpose. There was an “In-
ternational” week at the reconvert-
ed Grand Splendid Theatre, with
seyen pictures of varying nation-
ality released each day, Spanish,

Czech, Mexican and American film

weeks,

Among those rushed in were
“Giant” (WB) “Moby Dick” (WB)
and “Spirit of St. Louis” (WB).

enable local cinemas to get in ive:

to six shows daily, without which
they can’t make ends meet at
present ‘scales, many WY. S. films
will have to be pruned ruthlessly.
For instance, a whole ballet se-

| quence was cut from “Oklahoma”

(RKO).
4 . _ ,*

Major Hawaiian Circuit
Signs for Jap Product

Honolulu, Sept. 17.

' With Japanese language pictures.

doing blockbuster biz in this pre-
dominantly Japanese-minded com-
munity, Consolidated Amusement
Co. has pacted a three-year exclu-
sive with Toei Film Company.

A. new Toei widescreen feature
will be unreeled every second week
in various theatres of the Consoli-
dated chain. Product from Toho
studio is played at chain’s. Kapa-

charging 819% 70 for future advances. | hulu theatre near Waikiki. _

- ._- ,

‘prestige pix this year,

{in late August. Since returning

‘reduced: from 1,702 to 1,594 seats

USES 150,000 FEET OF

TINTER STOCK ON PIC

Madrid, Sept. 17:
Juan Antonio Bardem, writer-di-
rector now winding “Venganza”
(Vengeance), used up 150,000 feet
of color raw stock, establishing

as one of the few locally- ‘produced |
“Vengeance” |
stars Carmen Sevilla in her first
dramatie role; Jorge Mistral. and |
Italy’s Raf Vallone.

This Bardem film will fe ature 4
music-track cortcerto for guitar and
orch with concert star Andre Se-
govia as soloist. His next assign-
ment is for French producers Rob-
ert and Raymond Hakim. If the
Hakims can negotiate screen rights
to the Hemingway short story,

a new record in Spain. Heralded| _

King’ Great $14,000 Opening Week

In London; ‘Men in War’ Boff $9,000,
80 Days Capacity $14,009 for 11th

IRackmil Sees Chance For
Top Foreign Pix in U.S.
When Exnertly Dubbed

Paris, Sept. 24.
Milton Rackmil, prexy of Uni-
versal Pictures, when he was here
retently, expressed the view that

“Fifty Grand,” Bardem will write | “good foreign films, fitting in with

and roll the screenplay in France.

New Names Get Chance
On Italian Video Net

' Rome, Sepf. 3.
Several big Italian recording

season, indicating a major shakeup
in the single local radio-television
outlet. It’s understood one of
Italy”s top singers and recording
stars, Claudio Villa, has been re-
placed as singer with the Conte
Orchestra by a new name, Claudio

‘Terni On the other hand, Nilla

Pizzi will once more. sing for RIA
after a lengthy absence.

In further changes, the orches-
tras led by Angelini, Trovajoli, and
Savina have been dropped from
the rosters for next season. Rea-
sons for the shakeup {s to give
young and new talent a chance for

American tastes, and expertly

dubbed, had a big chatice for con-'

siderable distribution via general
circujts in the U. S.”
such dubbed pix as “Fabiola,”
“Rififi” and “La Strada” as exam-
ples of productions which got this

names will no longer be working type of treatment in America.

for RAIL-TV, the Italo telenet, next |"#ckmil is now back in the U. 5S.

So-called “depth” distrib is now
one of the demands being bandied
in French-U.S, Film Accord talks.
French feel that more reciprocity
on American marts would be
necessary before they again could
give 110. visas to Yank companies.
By this they mean would again like
to raise the problem of Yank
majors taking one Gallic pic each
for real U. S. distrib.

* Rackmil made it clear that the
right films would make the grade
in the U. S. In the past not par-
ticipating in producing abroad Uni-
versal now is winding “A Time to
Loye” in Germany and “A Raw

projection over the local network.}Wind in Eden” in Italy.

By DAVE JAMPEL

Tokyo, Sept. 24.
, Bolshoi baHet troupe, playing at

higher tariff rate, rang up much
heavier coin-in this city than bal-
lerina Danilova who appeared with
Frederic Franklin, Sonja Tyven,
Robert Lingren, conductor William
McDermott and the Japanese As-
ami Maki Ballet Co.

The Danilova outfit finished in|
Tokyo Sept. 9 and then toured the;
northern island, of Hokkaido prior
to -leaving for ‘Honolilu and two
performances before returning to’
the U.S. The.Bolshoi company con-
tinues to play here.

Differences in: receipts were at-
tributed .to. the international rep
and noyelty of the group from be-
hind the Iron Curtain while Dani-
lova was making her third appear-
ance here in recent years. Glamor
had also rubbed off the latter, mak-
ing her farewell appearances,
since she has been teaching here
since July.

The Bolshoi Theatre Group, ap- |
{pearing at the Shinjuku Koma,

Stadium, played four capacity days

from tour of other keys and re-
sumifig at spot Sept. 10, audiences
have been near capacity. Hotise
seats 2,803 plus. 150 extra seats
O;and standing room for 300. Top
was scaled at 2,500 yen ($6.94)
down to 400 yen ($1.11) for stand-
ees. Estimated take is five mil-
dion yen ($13,890) daily, Appear-
ance is under joint sponsorship of
Art Friends Assgciation and the
Yomouri Press.

Danilova played at Sankei Hail,

because of space for orchestra, and |
registered total of near .capacity
17,600 admissions during 12-day:
Tun. Seats were scaled from 300
yen (83c) for standees to 1,800
yen ($5) top and daily b.o. receipts
averaged half million yen ($1,389). |

Except for something “very, very
special,” Daniloya. will’ heretofore
confine her activities to teaching
and staging: with the Ballet Thea-
tre in New York. She _ told
Variety , “I’m finishing the dance
because I don’t want to go over
the hill. I want everybody to re-
member me at the top.”

a much larger facility and at a far’

‘the Bolshoi froupe because, “after

message, stretching and all kinds;
of exercise. So why cant’ it happen:
here?” she asked rhetorically.

Bolshoi Out-Grosses Yanks in Tokyo

Danilova Muses on Her Memories—Thinks ‘Russian
. Ballet Far Behind Generally—Japs Improving

queen of her art, commented on
the local Bolshoi performances, “I

{thought them ‘terribly old fash-

joned, even Victorian. I remember
I saw them when I was nine years
old. It hasn’t changed.”

Danilova, freewheeling her
thoughts, said she thought the Bol-
shoi was suffering from stunted
growth. She observed, “In ballet
we say that if we don't progress,
| we regress ... and ‘they cer-
tainly haven’t progressed in 30
years. But what can you expect
from people who have been be-
hind the Iron Curtain for that
long:

“We can’t stay at a frozen point,”
she continued.
each other. How do we know who
is the best painter? We compare.
Art must. move. Whatever you did,
if it was marvelous, O.K. You did

that.- Then-you must do something
else. Imagine being locked in a:

house for 30 years... how
primitive one can become, like
Robinson Crusoe!”

Searching her artistic conscience
for ‘some favorable comments on

all, Russia is our’ mother country
of the ballet,” Danilova said, “they.

still have a marvelous school for |

basic training. The corps de ballet
is still very beautiful, but when
they come to the soloists, the lack
of taste in interpretation just hits
you.
“And,” she- added,
tumes are unbelievable.
like Minsky costumes!”
Asked if. the shorter Japanese
anatomy presented any problems
in ballet, Danilova remarked,

“their cos-
They are

“Generally, yes. But there are so}.

many millions here it is easy to
pick 16 girls for the ballet. As a
generation, they’ve improved.
There has been enormous progress.
In the studio, some of the girls,
both in physique and looks can
really be taken for Europeans.
“Besides, you can streteh any-
thing,” she laughed. “You have
lumps in Hollywood and then they
become glamorous stars. They do

“Some of our dancers in Amer-

‘ica are very badly built,’”’ Danilova

Said, “but.that doesn’t stop them.
I think lots of ugly giris pick up

The transplanted Russian, whoj| the ballet because they are so
reigned for almost 30 years as a‘lonely,” she mused.

“We have to know].
J wk.

London, Sept. 17.

Despite the controversy it has
aroused and critical nature of
many reviews, the new Chaplin
opus, “A King in New York,” is
-currently the strongest new entry
in the West End. After its charity
preem at the Leicester Square The-
atre, it started a scheduled five-
week run with a great $14,000
likely in its first week.

“Men in War” at London Pavil-
ion also looms boff $9,000 in its
initial week while “High Flight”
at the Empire shapes an average
$11,000 in its opening session.

After $9,800 in ppening week,
“Campbell's Kingdom" is heading

He cited{for a solid $8,500 in second round

at Odeon, Leicester Square. “An
Affair to Remember” was big at the
Carlton with $9,300 in its first hold-
over frame.

As usual, “Around World in 80
Days” is capacity at the Astoria,
with $14,000 in its Lith week. “Cin-
erama Holiday” continues smash.
$22,000 for its 85th round at the
Casino.

Estimates for Last Week

Astorla (CMA) (1,474: $1.20-
$2. 15\—“Around World in 80
Days” (UA) (11th wk). Capacity as
always, with $14,000 for 10 per-
formances.

Carlton (20th) (1,128; 70-$2.15)

—“‘An Affair to Remember”
(20th) (3d wk). Brisk $8,500 or
near. It did $9,300 in previous
frame. .

‘Casino (Indie) (1,337; 70-$2.15)—
“Cinerama Holiday” (Robin! (85th
wk). Smash $22,000.

Empire (M-G) (3,099; §5-$1.701—
“High Flight” (Col). Average
$11,000.

Gaumont (CMA) (1,500; 50-$1.70)

—"Jeanne Eagels” (Col! 2d wk).
Steady $6,100. Good $7,300 in
opening round, “Lucky Jim” (BL)
follows Sept. 26.

Leicester Square Theatre (CMA)
1,376; 50-$1.70i—“A“King in New
York” (Archway). Heading for an
outstanding $14,000 or more after
a smash $7,000 in opening three
days. Supposed to run five weeks
and playing day-date at Cameo-
Poly, a small art theatre off Ox-
ford Circus.

London Pavilion (UA) (1,217; 50-
$1.70)—“Men In War” (UA). Head-
ing for boff $9,000.

‘Odeon, Leicester Square (CMA)
(2,200; 50-$1.70) — “Campbell's
Kingdom” (Rank) (2d wk). Solid
$8,500. Opening week was $9,800.

Odeon, Marble Arch (CMA) (2,-
200; 50-$1.70)—“Long Haul” (Col)
(3d wk). Poor $3,600. Around $4,-
000 previous week. “Seven Thun-
ders” (Rank!) opens Sept. 19.
Plaza (Par) (1,902; 70-$1.70)—
“Delicate Delinavent” (Par) (2d
Fair $7,300. “Omar Khay-
yam” (Par) preems Sept. 19.

Rialto (20th) (592; 50-$1.30—)
“Island in Sun” (20th) f4th wki.
Big $5,200 or near. Third week
was $5,800. “Hatful of Rain” (20th)
opens Sept, 19.

Ritz (M-G) (432: 50-$1.30)—“Silk
Stockings” (M-G) {2d wk). Oke
$2,800, same as previous round.

Warner (WB) (1,785; 50-$1.70'—
“Band of Angels” (WB) (2d wk).
Moderate $5,000 or near. Last
week, $5,600.

Govt. Rejects Plan For

Probing Aussie Ozoners
Sydney, Sept: 17.

Labor government headed. by
Premier Cahill, following a stormy
debate in Parliament, has refused
the plea by the Liberal Oppesition
Party for a public inquiry into the

local drive-in setup. Opposition
Party, backed by powerful news-

| papers, indicated that the granting

of ozoner operational licenses to
such powerful cinema combines as
Hoyts, Greater Union Theatres and
their associates has disclosed al-
leged unfairness to independent in-
terests, who had been refused
drive-in licenses.

The government declined to era-
dicate the Films Commission in

favor of a panel of three magis-

trates with the power to grant and

refuse ozoner licenses. Films Com-
mission, led by William Harrcp,
once union boss, has the sole power
here to okay or nix cinema licenses

for this territory and has the back-

ing of the Labor government,

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_ Wednesday, September 25,

With J oseph R, Vogel’s continu-
‘ation as president of Loew’s Inc.,

reparded as a foregone conclusion,

October-to-February is shaping as
Vogel’s “on “trial” period. It will
be during these months that the

chief. exec will reign unencumb-:

ered by an intramural battle and
his performance, its believed, will
be closely watched and will de-
termine his strength when the reg-
ular rly: scheduled annual meeting is
‘he!

The. special stockholders session
takes place Oct. 15, the Joseph
Tomlinson maneuvering to prevent

it having failed. The proxies al-.

ready in the house give Vogel
a substantial majority. His reelec-
tion in a large sense will be anti-
climactic.

But the fight will not be over.
The regular meeting of sharehold-
ers in’ "February will have as its
highlight a move by Vogel to oust:
both Tomlinson and his associate,
Stanley Meyer, from the board.

To accomplish this he'll require|be ready within a year from now,
plenty of stockholder support, ob-! will be one of the most expensive
viously, and this only can come | pictures ever made, declares Darryl
if the investors like what they see {ip Zanuck, Film will’ be road-

shown in ‘CinemaScope 55, for}.

October-to-February.

The proxies for the Oct. 15 meet- +

ing can not be used for the pur- |
pose of voting out Vogel’s adver-

saries. This was decided jast Thunrs- }

day (19) by Chancellor Collins J.

Seitz in Wilmington as part of his

ruling in the action brought by:
Ralph -B. Campbell, ° The overall
ruling was a major victory’ for
Vogel, for it 8enied Campbell’s mo-
tion seeking to enjoin the Oct. 15
meeting. —

Other points covered int the deci-
sion:

(1) Tomlinson ‘is to be given im-
mediately a list of all Loew’s stock-
holders.

(2) While the proxies may not
be voted by Vogel ta remove Tom-
linson and’ Meyer from the board,

the charges made against them.
would be sufficient for such re-{

moval if proven. However, Tomlin-
son did not have adequate time
to submit replies.

(3) Removed is the prior tem-

porary injunction- which. restrained |]

the corporation from paying rea-
sonable funds for the solicitation
of proxies by the Vogel. group.
However, the prior-ruling that cor-
poration ’ personnel cannot use em-

ployees in the solititation of prox-

fes during company time is not
altered.

(4) Denied was the Campbell re-
quest’ for an order compelling
Vogel and his allied directors to
attend board. meetings in advance
of the Oct. 15 session.

(5) The proxy solicitations is-
sued ‘by Vogel and George Killion,
chairman of Loew's’ exec commit-
ted were not. enjoined: (an injunc-

tion against their use . had been}

asked),

Seitz in hig opinion noted ‘that
Vogel’s charges of a “planned
scheme of harassment” on the part
of Tomlinson and Meyer would {5s

‘give the stockholders sufficient /

Jegal ground for otisting them. _

Court’s decision also made it
clear that Vogel -has the green-

light for his announced -expansion {'
of the directorate to.19 members, :

an increase of six.

CHICAGO CENSORSHIP.

HARD TO GET ROUND}

Jplan to lens “Compulsion” in black-

Chicago, Sept. 4.
Dlinois Supreme Court declined
to grant further hearings to Amer-
ican Civil Liberties’ Union in its

efforts to get “Miracle” shown here:

in test case of the constitutionality
of the mayor’s and police commis-
sioner’s censorship powers.

Film was éarlier Judged not ob-
scene, and city would be required
to license the film here on payment

of license fee, but according to.

ACLU attorney Dick Orlikoff, “We
would have to do the very act

which we brought this suit to avoid

—applying. to the police co
sioner for pe
our right of free speech.”
_ Ortikoff stated that if sufficent
grounds can be found ACLU will
earry the fight inte the United

States Supreme Court but such ac-{

tion has riot yet been decided on.

Can't Dump Tomlinson, Meyer Oct. i
Trade Sees Vogel's True Showdown
Test Due at Loew's Feb. Meeting

‘ground.

on to exercise;

.1957-

Films’ Golden J ubilee

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
. Erie Johnston, MPAA prexy,
will be on hand for L.- A.
Chamber of Commerce lunch-
eon Oct. 17 which will offici~
ally kick off film industry’s
Golden Jubilee.

-Event will be followed by a
‘parade of celebs to. Interna-
tional Airport, where group of .
20 filmites will- take off in
specially chartered plane for
tour of 20 cities to spark films’
50th anni.

Darryl Zanuck’s Slant
On His ‘De Luxe Tour’
Is Heavily Gimmicked

‘De Luxe. Tour,” which should

which 20th ‘is eurrently building
J special: projection units.

Zanuck” ‘was in Gotham to 0.0.
some of the 40,000 feet of from-’

the-air footage already shot. by him
and his crew .in various parts of

the. world. He ‘expects to return
soon to Stockholm, Sweden, where’

his crew is waiting for him {and
for good weather) to Jens the an-

nual migration of the reindeer
herds.

Current sked calls for aerial
phatography to continue. There
won’t be any actors employed in
the film until after January. Plan

is to shoot in Africa starting. May |

or April and to work up from there
towards the Arétic, trying to catch

(the right weather. There'll be two

units—one from ground to air,
photographing the giant Boeing
707 jetliner, the. gather on, the

Company will design its own
version of what the interior of a
uxury airliner of the future
should Iook like. Included is a
closed-circuit setup, with cameras
in the plane’s nose and tail, ta give
passengers a perfect view “of where
they're landing. “They'll see what

the pilot sees,” Zanuck said. Aerial} Rims

survey so far" has. eost in excess of
$250,000. Crew flies in a converted
bomber. Two of the existing three
C’Scope_ 55 cameras are on board.

Places lensed so far include
Nairobi, the Baltic island of Gott-
jJand (where Viking fortifications
contrast with modern’ resort facili-

blue and white Niles at Khirto

said his crew
couldn't get permission to dosany
ooting over Egypt ,or over Syria.
His next project is “Compul-
sion, ”’ which~ he'll. dq" in,

way. For once,: he'll use b&w “be-

harmed by color.”. Also, star-con-

|scious Zanuck will cast unfamiliar

faces. Entire £ teriors and
‘exteriors—will ‘ be>shot ‘in. Chicago.

Zahuck said: that, despite his

and-white, he still felt 90% of all
pix should be tinters.

Also on Zanuck’s sked is “Roots|

of Heaven,” based on the French
1956. novel by Romain Gary, It’s a
modern story about a man desper-|
ately trying to end elephant hunt-

{ing, because he believes. that the

elephant is the last remaining link
with dignity. Pic rolls in Africa

next October. After that, without! .
a specific date, conies “The Day)

Christ. Died.”

Texas’ Own Shoot-Em-Up
Kerrville, Tex., Sept. 24.
“Ghost Town” a story of ranch

life by Tom Payne, will be shot |

here by Horizons Productions. of
Houston.

Don (Red) Barry will be di-
rector,

of

Saenger Theatre,
|He said that, if it-weren't for the

ties),-Lapland,.the joining of- the

cause it’s a realistic, honest kind |
‘of story that I feel. might be:

CAN. DISTRIBS UNITE

- Set Drive Vs, ‘Bad Deals’ To .
Service Clubs

Toronto, Sept. 24. !

Because of the “alarming growth |

visiting entertainment pro-
imoters,” a coast-to-coast campaign
to educate service clubs against

“had deals that leave the commu-

nity a very small net” has been
launched. ‘py the Canadian Motion
Picture Distributors Assn:, accerd-

ing to Clare J. Appel, executive

director. Campaign will not unly
include directives to service’ “clubs
but. an editorial link-up ‘with the
local newspapers and ‘Chamber of
Commerce bulletins.
Immediate action has _ be
sparked by Russell Simpson,‘ gen-
eral manager of the Ottawa Valley

‘Amusement Co., owners of a chain
of film houses in the federal dis-:

strict, who claims that ‘Canadian.
towns have been plagued by serv-
ice clubs getting themselves into
show business with the mistaken
idea that club efforts will he
productive of revenue for chari-

}table purposes.” Simpson maintains}

that the charity nets a very small
return, with a lot of monéy being
taken from the town or city by
sharp promotion, and that these

“rackets” have become alarming in

their proportions and detrimental
fo the theatres in these areas,

Rank Eschews
Distribs ‘In Depth |

" Distribution depth” isn’t

‘in

economical for Rank Film Distrib-

utors of America under its present

setup, Irving Sochin, RFDA gen-
eral gales mianager, ’ said in New
York last week. He added that

“Pursuit of the Graf Spee,’ the
Jatest Rank release, could get be-
tween 6,000 to 8,000 dates tops in
the U. S, After that, Rank would

actually fose mioney on servicing

the smaller. accounts,

Sochin reported a saturation
preem involying close ta 200 the-
atres for “Graf Spee” starting with
the film’s preem Oct. 18 at the
New . Orleans.

Rank policy: of keeping down print
volume,' greater saturation, in
Other areas, cquld be achieved..

key exchange area, |

Spee”
ranged in the south, where British

ble.

and radio campaign,

, expressing himself. well
satisfied with the acceptance shis
British films

anything . beyond - 8,000 dates
wouldnt be economical. “When

ftwe service accounts paying $12,

$15 and $20 for an engagement,

‘we automatically lose $5 on. each
such date,’ he observed. “A major
‘company can ‘write that off against:
‘ something else. We can’t.”

_Satinger Rises at AK

Holywood, § pt. 2 4.
Jack Sattinger succé ‘al
Mirisch, resigned, as’ assistent seg.
retary ‘of -Allied Artists Pictures

Corp. -

A member of AA’s legal’ depart-
i088, he’s been with company since

Wall St. Rumors Re Joe Tomlmson

angling to sell out his Stock in Sv oew's, has places a son30 | per-
share price tag on his 180,000 shares. That the Canadian investor ©

and chief adversary of Loew’s

proxy battle.

Suggestion was made in New York financial district that the only
‘ones who might possibly buy Tomlinson’s holdings would be in-
vestors who really have a ‘big stake in the corporation and would
seek to protect it. .They then would be assured the hefty block
would not be in “unfriendly hands.”

The price is substantially over market, current quotations on the:
N. Y. Stock Exchange being around $16.50.

%

been

"100 persons.

.¢ago to pick up a midwest press.
-contingent,. Second flight will be

| Charles Felleman, assistant to Aus-

| service,
Since the Rank office in the)

U,. S, started rolling, which was
about mid-June,
Rank réleases have. played in every

at least three!.

dis-
closed. He noted. that the “Graf,
: tation was. being ar-

traditionally have had trou-;
Pic’s release is being sup-:
ported with an extensive billboard.

are. finding among
jexhibs, said the “Graf Spee”
lease. would - be a test of how far
ta British picture can go in- this
country. However, he noted that

re-

‘daddy of all premieres in terms of

Of oper basis in 70 Sunday papers.

wanted to unload has been the subject of film trade speculation.
for some time. It prompted Harry
stockholders committee, to crack -
sell out because he wants to see him go down in defeat in the

PICTURES 15

New Fortune Piece on Loew's Quotes
Vogel's ‘I Sure Was Naive’ (About
Board Meeting at Coast Studio)

“All that I want,” states Loew’s.
president Joseph R. Vogel, “is for
a stockholder to come up to me

Attention, Boothmen!

Alton Bay, N, H., Sept. 24. some day and say, ‘Gee, Joe, this is
Ronald Richards of Farming- .|2.8reat company’.” Tye quote is
ton, youthful projectionist at contained in a second article anent

the free-for-all at Loew's published
by Fortune in its October issue.

Monthly mag's first piece, head-
ed “War Among the Lion Tamers,”
came aut in August. Followup,
billed “The Cliff-Hanger at

| M-G-M,” brings the reader more up
to date on the “oldfashioned, bare-
knuckled” battle. Vogel is pic-
tured: peace-loving, mild-mannered
executive who became a fierce in-
fighter.

Article, by Robert. Sheehan (at
‘a guess, . WARIETY was his Dig.
source) is a blow-by-b'ow recap of *

the maneuverings on both the Vo-

gel and Joseph Tomlinson-Stanley
Meyer sides, the emergence of

e: ! Louis B. Mayer in the fracas, ard
2 asides such as a classic boner

For MG’s ‘Raintree County’;.
‘pulled by Vogel. The prez had

Unveils There on Oct: : iealled a board meeting at Culver
Metro has chartered twp special | City only to -find that he was out-

his directors not being able to at-
ecs and press Teps to, Louisville for; itend while all opposition direc-

[the Oct. 2 premiere of “Raintree | j tors were on hand. He's quoted as
County.” Joining in the junket are: i-saying, “I sure was naive, or I
‘| suppose just stupid.”

One lane ori nates in Holl wi This was the meeting that
wood, starting ee Sept. 30 ard: starred the report by Robert Heller

stopping the same da ni-| Associates recommending Vogel's
pping ¢ y nc ‘ouster. Louis Johnson. a Tomlin-

{son man, wanted immediate action

from N. Y. on Oct. 1 and slated: tq but Vogel escaped job assassina-

be on board are M-G homeoffice} tion by ruling Johnson out of or-
and field execs and magazine, der, for the meeting was limited to
tradepaper scribes and magazine | subjects on the agenda unless all
and consumer paper reps from {directors were present and, said
Gotham and other eastern cities,| Vogel, “certainly the agenda did
Exec group will include Charles M. not call for removal of the presi-
Reagan, distribution v.p., and How- dent. ; . eae

ard Diet, ad-pub v2. pitts B, Maver, whils awaiting
of ansing Re en a ace | {the Tomlinson “rump” meeting of
y.p. and general counsel of M- + | directors, commented: “I am here
Emery Austin, exploitation chief. { . because I am lonely for Leo the

Lion.”
Dan. Terrell, publicity manager; 1 The important Lehman Bros. and

azard Freres banking groups
| heaat been too high on Vogel, ac-
’} cording to the Fortune sizeup, but
Photographer. __ they prefer him over Tomlinson,
Heavy bally which M-G hopes to; et 5]. And if they think Vogel can
whip up is reflected inthe number! win without their help they may
of ad-pub people ‘and sales execs | not vote at all at the upcoming an-
making the trip. In addition to the; nual meeting. “Or, watching his
foregoing will be Howard Strick-} progress, they might acquire new
ling, Jack. Atlas, John P. Byrne, respect for the man.”
Hobert Mochrie, it ike de Liste Vogel maneuvered shrewdly in
Meet eee kK, Canto and} accepting” Charles C. Moskowitz’
Bi il Ot ey, Arthur on” an | retirement and replacing him in
Ts : ‘the top financial post with Robert
On the basis of the names num-.,, O’Brien. who switched from
bers, M-G clearly is determined to! American Broadeasting-Paramount
whake the Louisville opening and | Theatres. O'Brien was a “real
two days of festivities the~ biggest | eatch” in the move “calculated to
thing since “Gone With the Wind” | impress bankers and . knowing
‘Gone” still stands ak the grand: "Vogel has ‘taken on new stature

via the fight, notes Fortuné. Vir-
tually the entire industry has ral-
lied to his side. (Samuel Goldwyn,
who never invests in motion p.c-
ture stocks, bought 5,000 Loew’s

the summer. film theatre at
Oak Birch Inn‘ here,. worked
through a large portion of the
season with an unusual handi-

cap..

While rolfer skating, he fell
and fractured both sides of his
jaw, but, with wire and brace,
he stuck to the tradition that
the show must still go on.

To make matters worse, he |
could eat only liquids through
a straw.

100 Winging to Louisville

tin; Gil Cote, in charge of special
and Norman Kaplan

‘spectacle in the Georgia city and
the. national interest that . was

drawn,
shares ‘to. yote for management).

£
JOKER IS WILD’ USING Perhaps his supporters love him
for the enemies he has made, but
- RUN-OF- PAPER ee at ‘om rate eoeers ordeal has heen
education, a e is “a con-
_P zramount is pulling a switch in [siderably more confident and force-
ign for “Joker ful executive now than when he
dition to regular in was elected to the presidency of
, the sompany, is set fo rim | Toew's back in Octaber. 1956.”
‘Hne ads on a “run of the; Sheehan’s piece takes nole of
{the fact that the serious business
‘Layout features Frank Sinatra as of making pictures must go on re-
both singer and actor and being ; gardless of the upper-echelon war-
off the amusement pages advises | i fare and in this. respect Locv’s-
readers to check the film section; Metro has been making poor pic-
for theatre dates, ‘tures. Vogel’s job, one that he
must accomplish pronto. is fo cre-
ate a climate that will attract im-
portant talent and “surround and
| support their projects with busi-
‘Imegslike practices in budgetary
control, promotion and distribu-
tion.”

Studio head Benjamin Thau
analyzes the production situation:
“You just can’t take an idea for a
property in this business any more
and say, ‘Great! Let’s do it.’ You
gotta sit down with a script, wor-"
ry about it, talk costs and foreign

|revenues, measure it for producers,

directors and stars. see whd you
got, see what they want — it’s
work.”

Vogel adds: “If I can’t make
money for the studio, then I
guess I just don’t belong in this
10 ” .

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18 PICTURES

VARIETY

Wednesdays September. 25, 1957

Yates Backs Away From Republic Sale; | ed hinisons No

o, Put Back Prices;

Harris Seeks to Compel Consummation 80 Factor in Booth Pay

Herbert J. Yates walked out on +—

the deal to sell his. controlling

stock in Republic and in conse- |
quence Joseph Harris: will under-

take legal proceedings against him.

Harris has. retained the New York}

law firm of Phillips, Nizer, Benja-
min & Krim to represent him in
the matter. Objective is to force
Yates to sell.

Harris and his associate, Joseph

Blau, reportedly had come to terms |

with Yates, the basis of the deal
being a purchase price of nearly
$5.000,000. Closing date had been
fixed for: last Wednesday (18).
Meeting took place as scheduled

and Harris and Blau had a check.

for approximately $1.600.000 ready
to be handed over to Yates. This
was to be the down payment, with
the balance to be paid by next
year.

Persons on the inside this week
related that a Yates sellout none-

theless is. still pending, but with |

Blau and Harris not involved. The

Rep president was said to be ‘‘more |.
partial” to a second group which |
has been bidding for control of the

film company.

This is a syndicate of investors
whose names haven’t been di-
vulged. It’s understood they made
the pitch for Rep even before Har-
ris and Blau came on the scene. ‘

Joseph Blau said in New York
yesterday (Tues.) the Harris-Blau
group’s attorneys have been in-
structed to file suit for $5,000,000
damages and specific performance
of a contract against Herbert J.
Yates. Blau insisted. that Yates
had signed the deal wnder which
he would sell 556,000 shares of Rep
stock at $8 per share. The closing
date was set for last Wednesday
(18), Blau-Harris: offered the
downpayment check for $1,699,000,

as per terms of the agreement, and

Yates reneged, said Blau.

Blau related that Yates walked
out on the deal on the grounds that
Harris-Blau intended liquidation of
Republic. Blau’s rebuttal to this
is, “the purchase contract. said we
couldn’t liquidate and. there was no
question of liquidation. We would
have streamlined the distribution
organizaton but certainly not li-
quidate it. We're in the business
of financing pictures and .would
need distribution.”

Ellis Still Pitching
Hollywood, Sept. 24.

Moe Ellis, Beverly Hills investor,
is still actively seeking control of
Republic. He’s a substantial stock-
holder of the film company and,
with others, appeared bent on fil-
ing legal action against Herbert J.
Yates in the event the latter sold
out his voting control to the Joseph
HarrisJoseph Blau ‘group.

Ellis’ contention was that the
Harris-Blau syndicate had in mind |
to liquidate Rep and this would
have been against the “moral ob-
ligations” entailed in any Yates
sellout.

United Artists
Updating Layouts’

Intra-mural talk at United Artists
centers on a new promotional ap~
proach—one deemphasizing claims

and sexy artwork in ad layouts. |

Roger Lewis, company’s ad-pub di-
rector, is now on the Coast discuss-

ing the possible switch’ with UA
reps and independent producers.

Thought is that the public is no

longer responding to exaggerations

in copy and cleavage in the
sketchings, whereas shifts to ads
with the aecent on “dignity” have
proven effective. The insertions
for “Man With the Golden Arm,”

for example, were regarded as -par-}

ticularly successful and these were

a departure from the traditional |
boasting about the picture’ s merits, | , are offering tickets aver the week-
If UA goes through with the! end fora big free film festival they
the i will sponsor en Tuesday and Wed-
change would be an especiatly un- tnesday night at the four Statewide
usual one. This for the reason that ! Drive-In Theatre here.
Max E. Youngstein, administrative ‘ets are being offered with no. serv-
v.p. who holds the reins on the |
through the!

idea to anv great extent.

ad-pub dspartment,

Barnum & Bailey type-of heavy
“sell.”

Chicago, Sept. 24.

| at downtown Chi film houses as op-
erators remain divided on whether

Charles Griffith’s Pair

Ticket price juggling continues:

Amusement Stock Quotations

' For Week Ended Tuesday C 24)
N, Y. Stock Exchange

e confused and often contrast-

Of Hawaiian Features
Honolulu, Sept. 23.
Cameras are slated to ‘start roll-
ing Oct. 8 on “Forbidden Island”,
first of two full-length theatrical
movies to be made in their entir-
ity here by Charles Griffith Pro-
ductions of Hollywood. Jon Hall is
set as star of the initial film, which
will utilize considerable underwa-
ter footage.
The other, “Ghost of the China
Sea”, will roll as. soon as “Forbid-
den Island” is finished.

Italo Filmites
Think Pope Put

‘Rome, Sept. 24.

eent encyclical letter on the sub-
ject of films, radio, and television
have come from two. Italian pic in-
dustry toppers, ANICA prexy Eitel
Monaco and Goffredo Lombardo,
head of the Italo Producers Asso-
ciation,- both of whom fully en-

entertainment industries. (See ex-
cerpts page 1 this issue.) .
According to Monaco, the “En-
cyclical” has been read with “great
satisfaction” by the entire film in-
dustry.
encouragement for (our) future
work,” and dedicates special atten-
tion to the announcement of in-
creased collaboration. between Cath-

rectors. The ANICA topper winds
up his comment with words of
praise for the Catholic Film Cen-
ter.and for its “balanced and in-
telligent understanding” of the in-
dustry’s problems in this delicate
sector.

Lombardo notes that the Holy
Father’s message concerns not only
the film industry, but the entire
field of entertainment. He adds
that speaking as president of the
producers’ association in this coun-
try, he is able to state that the
Italian pic industry now feels ma-
ture enough to overcome the cur-

ing restrictions in the matter of.

cerisorship by adopting self-censor-

ship methods such as those success-|

fully experimented in other coun-
tries. To this effect, a self-control
mechanism ig currently being
studied by the Italo pic industry,
Lombardo notes, adding that its
successful adoption could serve as
lexample for other entertainment.
forms aS well. ~

In the video field, comments

'view of the delicate local situa-
‘tion in regard to television censor-
ship. (Opinion here is widespread
that because of its nearness to the
| Vatican, and government control
fof RAI-TV, Italy’s telenet Is over-
‘ zealous in ‘applying its moral code
to oft-ridiculous extremes). While

praising the Pope’s words with re-
gard to television and its potential

dangers due to a penetration into

the heart of the family, one au-
thoritative local comment notes that

“the Church’s objective cannot
however be easily achieved through

| ferring to Italy’s single channel,
hence concludes that considering
the “extreme morality” already in
effect on Italian video screens, the
| message must be primarily directed

the Pope’s encyelical points up the

timmediate need for a second Ital-

| ian channel, so that one may be
dedicated to adult programs.

eran
Tie Market-Drive-In
San Antonio, Sept. 24.

Model Markets of San Antonio:

ice charge or tax of any kind.

; Fwin Drive-In.

First reactions to. the Pope’s re-.

dorse the Pontiff’s message to the |

He sees in it a “spur and

olic Offices and producers and di-.

. were slower in coming, perhaps inj

a single television program,” re.

at other nations. Also noted that: don’t like,”

The tick-

| any attempt to rehabilitate. himself
Qzoners operated here by the cir-
years has been an exponent of the, cuit includes the Alamo, South

"Loop 13, Rigsby and. the Mission

or not pix patrons are price shop-}

pers .
The Grand Theatre which just

lowered ‘its tab from $1.25. to. 87¢
a few weeks ago has upped again
to the old mark.. Both the Grand

and: also the Monroe which went:

from, 87c fo’79¢ noticed no appar-
ent increase in atteridance at the
lower price.

None of the downtown theatre
operators hold that price shopping
in: itself is more than a marginal

factor in gross receipts, but in all]-

but the largest theatres operating
| costs are known to decrease with
| lower prices, i.e..-fewer projection-
ists are required by the operators
union at lowered prices. While con-

{tracts between the operators union |

and the various theat.es are puv-
lic, it is known that there are no-

table differences in terms negotiat-}
ed by the union with various thea-| .

It Just Right |;

es.
The 1,200 seat Grand functions
with two operators. in the booth. at

A
_

number one Lvop action house,

functions: with one operator in the}.

booth at 90¢ admish’, but the 1,000-
seat Monroe operates with one ‘only

at 79c or under. A similar situatjon |

in the art houses here plagues any

attempts to adjust their price struc-]

ture to the market at the present.
time.

14,596 UA Shares

As of. mid-September,

stock listed on the New.
Stock Exchange were in “short po-
sition,”
previous month’s 17,920 shares but
still the highest of any. motion pic-
ture issue.

Short interest investments are
based on expectancy of a drop in

stock, which he doesn’t own, at the
current price.. When it comes time
for delivery of such stock, he buys:
it on the market. at the hoped-for
lower price, and then delivers.

. Loew’s short interest shares as
of mid-September numbered 2,840,
compared with 7;790 a month ago.

Dalion Trumbo

Continued from page 3.

Brave One.” He discussed the sub-
ject. of Robert Rich at a Carnegie
Hall meeting last week, sponsored
by Emergency Civil Liberties Com-
mittee.
to start a campaign to eliminate
the Un-American Activities Com-
mittee,

Trumbo identified Rich as “The
unknown writer—the fugitive of
our time. He can’t claim - that
which has been given to him.” He
held that some 235 persons, includ-
ing about 30 or 40 writers, are to-
day “blacklisted” by. the studios
under the 1947 resolution passed at
the Waldorf-Astoria meeting. Hol-
lywood, ‘Trumbo claimed, only re-
luctantiy went along with the de-
cisions of that meeting, under pres-
‘sure from New York.

During the interview, Trumbo
was asked whether, if—as a pro-
ducer—he were faced with the pos-
sibility of hiring a. writer known
to him as a convinced Communist,
he would hire the man.. He said
yes,, definitely. “I can always. take
out from the séript ideas which I}
he commented. “fE-
would hire any man as long as I
believe he can do the job I need.”

Would he approve of -his teenage
daughter being taught history or
political science by a known .Com-
munist? “Certainly,” said Trumbo,.
‘if he’s an authority in his field.”

Writer noted that his “30 Sec-~
onds Over Tokyo” and “A Guy

atres and on tv, with his name at-
tached, “and there were no riots.”
He said that, though avenues were
‘open to him, he would not make

‘on his knees.” Also, he said, in
the. light of the Supreme Court
‘rulings, the “Unfriendly Ten’ to-
. day wouldn’t be convicted,

25,
The 1,400-seat Roosevelt, the].

. 14;596 |
shares of United Artists common |
York.

This was a drop from the

trading prices,. The investor sells |

‘ready in about a month. - ¥

Latter .used the occasion.

- public

‘country, W.

Named Joe” had played both the-}
-NARTB position that the FCC lacks

Communications Act)
‘American people should receive

after the purchase of sets,”

* Actual Volume.

(Quotations furnished by Dreyfus & Co.)

Pals of Status Quo

said. this “seemed tantamount to
a postponement... of any authar-
ization for the operation of sub-
scription tv.”

The Committee fopper indicated
that his group will “carefully an-}
alyze” the decision which the Com-
mission directed its staff to pre-
pare which will set forth the ferms }
and conditions under which sub-
scription applications will be grant-
ed. This decision is due to be

Harris said the Committee will
also want to scrutinize any appli-
eations which the FCC may receive
for: home-toll operation. Its pur-
pose, he explained, will be to. de-}’
termine whether or not authoriza-
tion. of experimental subscription
will ‘be in the public ‘interest and
whether such operations will be
conducted in ‘such a manner as to
jeopardize existing tv services.

Celler expressed confidence fhat
once Congress considers his bill
the Commission will hold up au-.
thorization of subscription opera-'
tions. until the problem is “re-
solved.” He said that pay-tv in-
volyes “such a graye threat” to the
interest that Congress
should make the determination |
whether the service should be al-
lowed. Even on a trial basis, he
said, subscription may have “dis-
astrous corisequences.”

‘Confidence that Congress will
stop the FCC action from taking
effect was also expressed by Har-
old E. Fellows, prexy of the Na-
tional Assn. of Radio and TV
Broadcasters. “I am quite sure,”
he said, “that the Congress, direct-
ly representing the ‘people of this
ill have something to
say about this proposition, which
would add millions -of. dollars to
the entertainment budget of the
American people, mainly for pro-
gramming ‘similar to that which
they haye been receiving free.”

Fellows. said that it is “still” the

money.

the jurisdiction to authorize sub-
scription over the air. “We
lieve,” he added, “that the Con-
gress intended (in framing the.
that the

-house.

broadcast program without charge

willing to pay
films, they can have them.”

20th isn’t skipping.
Broadway altogether. “Three Faces.
of Eve” goes into ‘the Victoria and
‘the company is still a steady tenant
at the Roxy Theatre.
seems .to be that, particularly on
films that appeal to the younger
set, which can’t afford the Broad-
way prices, the opening of pix in
the nabes pays dividends.

Moorhead’s New House
Moorehead, Minn., Sept. 24.
Confidence in exhibition’s
town future still prevails on the
part of the McCarthy Bros., vets
eran Fargo, N, D., circuit: owners.

This is at least- to the extent
that the McCarthys have ane
nounced construction of a’ néw.
be-| $75,000 800-seater here where
United Paramount operates a show-

Actually,.

Elvis Presley pic.
the new approach in Boston. Unt
versal did it in Chicago, but with
unsatisfactory results.

Problem appears to-he ynique to
Broadway, where costs of lsunch-
‘ing a picture are so high that dis-
tributors claim they can’t ‘make

.

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High Low Weekly Vol. Weelly Weekly Tues. Change
: in 100s. Low Close for wk..
17% 11%. ABC Vending 37 We 14144 14% — |
24% 165 Am Br-ParTh 161 18144 17% 1744 —:
3644 275% CBS “A”.... 91 29% 28 28 —l
3542 2734 CBS “B”.... 63 2834 28 28 —%
20% 17. Col Pix ..... 18 18% 17 1% —1%
195-1338 Decca ...... 153 18 -165%% 16% —I1%
115 398%. Eastman Kdk: 110. 9934 94 9414 —5"
4% 314 EMI ..... ~-. 518 4% 3% 3% — %
103% 473% List ina. -. 114 8%. 814 834 +%
22 1434 Loew’s...... 204 16% 15% 1512 —%
91% 13% Nat. Thea.... 217 914 834 8% —i%
36% 28% Paramount .. 102 35% 3234 3338 — %
1834 14 Philco ..... . 220 1514 14 14%
40 315 RCA ...... 297 3414 3194 3214 —l%
8144 5% Republic 10 7 52 614 —1
13% 11 Rep., pfd..... 14 1114 114% 1134 — &%
184% 14% Stanley War. 75 174 1614 1714 + %
2914 22 Storer ...... 55 233422 22144 41%
30% 22% 20th-Fox .... 76 2514 24 2416 — %&
25%, 187% United Artists 55 2034 18% 1934 —1%
40% 235% Univ. Pix .. 16 26 25 25 —1%
13 68 ‘Uniy., pfd... *10 70 70 70 _
28% 1914 Warner Bros. 36 - 21 1914 20% —%i%,
126% 91% Zenith ...... 159 126% 111% 115 —i%
American Stock Exchange
414 2% Allied Artists 75 314 2%, 2% —,
5 734 All’d Art, pfd. 5 8 1% 8 — ,
11% 9 Asso. Artists 63. 9 8% 83 — 5
1% 5% C&C Tele... 249 % % % —1/16
6%, 41% DuMont. Lab. 207 53% 414 474 +%
45, 242 Guild Films. 71 3% 3 3 _
934 7 Nat'l Telefilm 69 814 154 15% — 4
9 3% Skiatron .... 254 1% 1% 1% —%
834 4% Technicolor . 101 5% 4% 5 —%
5% 3% Trans-Lux ... 50 5 4% 5 + %
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Bid Ask
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, Chesapeake Industries wo goneseseresser re 2 238 _— 1%
Cinerama Inc. cee waBeveseseseoeesers 1% 134 —%
Cinerama Prod. TAP SPD DSO Se CODES OOEE ES 2% 254 —i%
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More convinced than ever that
‘It's got more to lose than to gain
‘from preeming certain pictures on
Broadway, 20th-Fox is doing an en-
core with saturation circuit open-
ings-in N. Y. for both “No Downh-
payment” and “April Love,” ‘the
Pat Boone film.

20th did the same thing. with:
“Bernardine” and made out yery
well, and Paramount had a similar
experience with “Loving You,” the

Par also. tried

Said a 20th-Fox exec:

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Hitchhike Vs, Drive-Own-Chariot
Debate Echoes Re Oscar Aircast a=

With perhaps such exceptions as¢
a generally agreed bias against}

child beating, unanimity of thought
(and action) in the picture busi-

ness on any particular issue has |
Con- |

been traditionally elusive.
sequentiy, it's hardly surprising
that the decision to sponsor the

Academy Awards television-radio.

program drew some adverse reac-

tion. |.

As reported in ‘Yariety last
week, a few ad-pub officers ex-
pressed negative sentiments on the
usual don't-mention-my-name ba-
sis. Why pay the fare when we
ean hitchhike for nothing?, they!
wanted to know. And wouldn't it
be better to use the money for
some other audience-luring proj-
ect?

The values of industry identity |
as its own impresario of one of
the biggest popular-appeal enter-
tainments of the year can’t be
measured in terms of increased
boxoffice for a particular picture,
of course. But it’s the industry’s
job right now to sell the industry
as an institution, to re-sell a habit,
te imbue the public with the idea
that the film production rates im-.
portant consideration, at least
some of those 52 weeks of the year.

Too many people are staying
away too much. This fact was
driven home the past. several
months as product with genuine
merit (by anyone’s’ standards) |
proved commercially disappoint-
jing. The summer boxoffice was
erratic. Seécond-rate sciénce fic-
tion and horror films clicked while
top-calibre productions barely got

Bankrolling Oscar is one way of
communicating the importance of
Hollywood to that audience that’s
gotten away. To be considered im-
portantiy, the trade must act .im-
portantly. And one way of not
doing this is to talk poverty. And
that was poverty reflected in
Oldsmobile’s previous sponsorships
—d great communications medium
simply so poor as to require an
economic prop from an outsider.

The aura of impoverishment
could hardly generate confidence
on the part of the public. No con-
fidence means so much less of that
picture-going habit. Institutional
uplifting won't sell the pictorial
duds but it will give the quality
merchandise the solid background |
it deserves.

Benefits akin to an enhanced in-
dustry stature also should accrue
from supporting Oscar. Academy
president George Seaton, properly,
thinks big. As per his proposals,
the MPAA-approved plan for fi-
nancing the tv’er will bring a sur-
plus, which will be used for im-
proved relationships with univer-
sities, the staging of an interna-
tional film festival (the problems
would be great but the possibili-
ties great, too), development of in-
austry museums, publication of a
quarterly magazine featuring lof-
tier-than-fan material for circula-
tion among. critics, educators and
others, ete.

Consider, too, that there’s en-
thusiasm to be stimulated intra-
murally. The Audience Awards.
Academy Awards Sweepstakes and
publie-participation projects of the
future could be given a freater,

po—by personnel of an industry-so i
fixed as to meet its own obliga-
tions:

From the inside has come word
that an influencing factor behind

was the

more thoroughly-under-.}

F errer as Pulitzer

_ Hollywood, Sept. 24,
Jose Ferrer and Ed Dukoff have
become partners in an independent.
production based on the life of
newspaper publisher Joseph Pulit-
very. Ferrer will star as: Pulitzer,
and also direct the biopic.
| Ferrer is currently sfarring in
and directing “Bay the Moon,” for
Metro. Another film in which he.
starred, also directed, “I Accuse,”
also for Metro, will be released
this fall. “It’s based on the Drey-
| fus ease,

Dukoff will continue to head his !
public relations company, in addi-
tion. to his association with association with Ferrer.

Robins Amus. Co. Sues
Par on ‘Commandments’

Cleveland, Sept. 24.

Robins Amusement Co., opera- |
tors of the Robins Theatre in War-
ren, O., filed an anti-trust suit last
week against Paramount. Pictures,
Paramount Film Distributing Corp.
and the State Theatre Co. of
Youngstown, O., charging they
were involved in a conspiracy to
keep the plaintiff from securing
and playing “10 Commandments”
during ifs run at the Youngstown
stand,

Operators of the Robins claim
they lost a potential profit of $22,-
375 as.a result of the. freezeout and
are asking $67,125 for damages

} plus court expenses.
! Leon Enken Jr., v.p. of Robins

Amusement, said he made requests |

several times to get a license to

show “Commandments” this year.

| but was refused each time by the
Paramount distrib exchange. Plain-
tiffs also said that during run of
“Commandments” at the State,
both Paramount Pictures and
Paramount Distributing would not
euthorize the exhibition of film to
any other exhibitor in Youngstown
or Warren or in any other. city
within a 20-mile radius of Youngs-
town, including New Castle, Pa.,

and Sharon, Pa., the latter having |“*Around the World in 80 Days” at]:
| Morris Berlin's indie 614-seat Som-
ierset Theatre in Ottawa Oct.

~ Recess Rubenstein & Kaplan Suit

in past also enjoyed simultaneous
first-run rights with Youngstown.

| Anti-Trust Action Reveals ‘Sc

In Minneapolis Area

By LES REES
Minneapolis, Sept. 24.
With more defense testimony to:
come Judge G. H. Nordbye recessed |
for three weeks the trial of circuit
owners Rubenstein & Kaplan's
$540,000 Federal Court conspiracy
suit against major distributors and
the Paramount circuit. Reason for
the interruption was the necessity
of Judge Nordbye’s presence in the
east in. connection with other liti-
gation.
The plaintiffs had rested: after

and which were intended to- bear
out allegations that clearance dis-
‘crimination was practiced here dur-
‘ing the 1935-40 period in favor of;
circuit affiliated theatres

t .
cording to the corres ondence.
the introduction. of numerous docu- | & to. P

more meaningful push—a real hy-| ™ents which they had impounded!

and |
MPAA’s vote to self-project Oscar! @gainst local independent ‘houses. |
Documents in question com-!

F ‘Oualifieg’ D Directors

= CC continued. from page 3 pee

of the foreigner, can obtain much
more work; cooperation and ability

Fregonese, also said, that he
doubts very much if Michael Todd

Quixote” in Spain. That is if he
still has private intentions of doing
it on that locale, .

“Spain has a high -regard for
‘Quixote’ who is a national hero,
and they would.never allow a for-

| them if would be disrespectful, and
they. (government) would never al-
lew it,” he declared... ~
Fregonese is leaving for London
Sept. 30 en route to India to prep

| out of a film crew (non-American).
| Fregonese also stated that to his
knowledge France is the most ex-
pensive country in Europe to shoot
a film, and Spain is the cheapest.
| Latter. country is where Fregon-
ese is. planning to film “Don
Quixote” next year.
réctor is talking a deal with Gary
ie pic for 20th and to co-star
Stewart Granger, Barbara Rush and
Anthony Steele. Lord Braborne is
producer.
Exports of U.S. Films
ye 3
15% Under 56 Record
Washington, Sept. 24.

U. S. exports of motion picture
films and equipment for the first
haif of 1957 dipped to $20,315,207...
This was about.15% under the rec-

‘Cooper fo essay. the “Quixote” role.
ord $24,043,809 worth of exports

{during the first six months of 1956.
The drop, according to Nathan |

D. Golden, head of the Commerce
Dept.’s motion. picture and photo-
graphic products division, was

registered mostly in, rawstock and

,in actual prints and negatives of
feature motion pictures exported.
In other fields of equipment, this
country generally - held its own in
exports,

During the first half of this
year, the U. S. exported 64,000,000

feet of rawstock less than for the |

comparable period, a year earlier.
Shipped was about: 20,000,000 feet
less of exposed film in the 35m and
the substandard. sizes.

Noel Coward: is expected to at-
tend the $10-a-seat opening of:

1.

Some Unusual Economics

oped as the result.of construction
of a new nearby theatre.

Suit has an unusual angle in that

j the plaintiffs, R. & K., after leas-

ing the Arion to Paramount, built
the new and more modern Holly-
wood in the same neighborhood |
and operated it in competion with
the Arion. With the Arion at the
outset charging 15c admission and
the Hollywood 25e and the Iatter
then having the earlier run, the
Arion started going into tHe red
at the rate of $10,000 a year, ac-

But other correspondence ac-
cepted .by the court was designed
to show that when Paramount ex-

; pended $14,000. to modernize the
i Arion and ‘the theatre went to the

same 25¢ admission as the Holly-
wood, it received 49-day clearance
| compared to the Hollywood’s. 56-
day. Tables then were turned and

stood power of the motion picture. } prised various correspondence be-; the Hollywood's: boxoffice troubles
The successful showings of the | tween local film exchanges. and | began, the plaintif’s: documents
backlogs on tv sparked this under-! their home offices, between the! alleged.

standibg.

Keith’s, Toledo, Doomed
Toledo, Sept. 24.
The 45-year-old: theatre which!
was opened by B. F. Keith in 1912:
on St. Clair St., Toledo entertain-

:branches and the Paramount cir-!

i cuit here and among. the chain's:
“executives.

It’s on these exhibits that the!

” plaintiffs largely base their alle-;

- gation that the local neighborhood :
Paramount Arion, charging the.
same 25¢c admission as the newer

Prior to the recess, the defend-
‘ants had placed United Artists,
’ Columbia and former RKO sales
executives on the stand. They in-
cluded. William Heineman, George
‘ Joseph and L. E, Goldhammer and
their testimony’. was designed to
; show that R. & K. didn’t seek the

ment stem, is being razed to make R. & K. Hollywood, eight blocks’ earlier run for the Hollywood and

vay for a parking lot.

It vas known aS Keith's for | playing position because it was a; paid the higher film rentals.

, distant, enjoyed a seven-day earlier

; that theatres with the earlier runs
Ac-

hiany vears, even after vaudeville : circuit affiliated theatre, thus caus-_ countant: witnesses went into the

faded and the house’ was used by.

stock companies. When it was con-!
verted to a film house, the name’ spondence revealed that operation |

ing R. & K. monetary damage.
At the same. time, the ‘corre-

, Various financial phases of theatre
' operation.
Lee. Loevenger; the plaintiff's

was changed to the Granada. It has of a local neighborhood house i counsel, also tried two similar suits

been dark for more than @ vear.

Projection equipment was sold to hi in ‘the good old pre-video days, es-:

a school,

. wasn’t always a bed of roses even |

] pecially when competition devel-,

; before the same judge here and in
one of them won a $135,000 judg-
; ment for his client. —

director that ig wise to the ways:

The vet-di-{

will ever film his version of “Don.

eign comic to make up the role. To |

‘Steal Anything Small,”
James Cagney and Shirley Jones!

the Jan. 2 start of “Harry Black,’’}*

‘ert C. Gannaway’s
} Jones,” which Charles Lamon will}

Briefs From Lots

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
Billy Gilbert set with Carol .Mor-

ris in Hugo Haas indie, “Stars in
the Backyard”... Producer Robert
E. Kent cast Jim Davis for second.
male lead in “Toughest Man in
Tombstone,” George Montgomery
starrer for United Artists release
.. + “Honolulu Hattie,” original by.
Arnold Belgard, acquired by indie
Edward White for lensing under
banner of his Variety Pictures for
Republic release . . . Charles Led-
erer will direct Universal’s “Never
to star

. Alan Gifford returned from-15
years in England to. take over role
in “Screaming Mimi,” Harry Joe
Brown-Robert Fellows production
for Columbia release.

Tina Louise, debuting in “God’s

Little Acre,” signed to three-pix.
pact shared by Security Pictures

and Anthony Mann Productions,
co-producers of “Acre” ..: Joanne
Gilbert snagged one of femme
leads in Milo Frank production,
“Bay the Moon,” Jose Ferrer!
starrer which latter also directs
. «. Beverly Tyler assigned femme

lead _ opposite George Montgontery
in Peerless’ “Toughest Gun in
Tombstone” ... “Night Without
Honor,” by Anna Bonnini,

‘chased by Curtis Roberts, who will

produce property first on Broad-
way before filming . Luis Van
Rooten into 20th’s “Fraulein” eas

Karen Steele appears opposite! -

Randy Scott in Warner Bros.’
“Westbound,” Henry Blanke pro-
duction ... Hal Wallis bought film
rights to “Mrs. Gibbons’ Boys,”
with Shirley Booth, Shirley _Mac-
Laine and Earl Holliman consid-
éred for top roles. —

Gannaway International op-~-
tioned “Scott's Landing,” screen-
play by Rich Hall, for production}
by Vance Skarstedt . - . Dan
O’Herlihy and Pat Ford: will ca-
produce “Steeplechase” as an indie
. . O’Herlihy -set Reger Kay to
direct “The Assassin,” another
indie... Barbara Bel Geddes joins
James Stewart and Kim Novak in
Alfred Hitchcock’s “From Among
the Dead” at Paramount... Metro
cast Richard Widmark to pair

‘with Robert Taylor in “The Law
and Jack Wade”.

. . Ernest. Truex
with Rock Hudson and Cyd

Charisse in Universal’s “Twilight
for the Gods”... WilHam Cruik-
shank, who was to produce “Heidi”
as telepix series, will make classic

‘now as a theatrical feature, start-

ing Sept. 30 in Munich . .. Uni-
versal inked Alexis Smith for “For
Love or Money.”

Judy Canova set to star in Al-
“Senorita

direct in Havana as first feature
of Gannaway’s new international
company ... Jerry pur-
chased John McePartland novel,
“The World of Crime,” and cast
as stars Joanne. Woodward, Bar-
bara Rush, Sherree . North, Pa-
Tricia Owens .. « Francis D. Lyon
off to Sydney to direct Australian
sequences of “Cinerama South Pa-
cific” . Dean Jagger replaces
alling Adolphe Menjou in Samuel
Goldwyn Jr.’s “The Proud Rebel”
20th handed. Arthur Kramer, head
‘of story department, a new long
‘term ticket ... William Walker
into Jerry Wald’s “The Long, Hot
Summer” at 20th . . . Scripter
Robert Dozier has one-picture deal
at Metro and will work with pro-
ducer Stuart Millar on latter’s
initialer on Jot... James O, Rad-
ford set “Cry of the Loon” for his
next indie production.

Richard Carlson takes over di-

Jrection of “If I Should Die,” Uni-

versal production starring Jeff
Hunter . Aubrey Schenck-
Howard W. Koch cast Mamie Van
Doren in unit’s Warner release,
“Born Reckless’ ... “The Key”
is new tag for. Carl Foreman’s
“Stella,” starring: William Holden
and Sophie Loren .... Angela Lans-
bury into Jerry Wald’s “Long Hot
Summer” at 20th ...N. ¥. actor
Robert F. Simon draws role in
Paramount’s “Fhe Buccaneer’...

Leo McCarey signed to three-pix
deal as -producer-director at 20th-
Fox... Ruby Dee goes into Para-
mount’s W. iC. Handy biopic, “St.
Louis Blues Cecil Kellaway
into Samuel Goldwyn Jr’s “The
Proud Rebel.”

hea $ Alper Pains Rosy Picture
nitish, U. 5. Prod.-Distnb Setup

—_

London, port. 7
The production-distrfbution part-
nership that has grown. up between
‘British and American film interests

‘was a significant and _ fruitful

event in the history of British films
according to Fayette W. Allport,
European manager of the Motion‘
Picture Assn. of America in an
article published in the Financial
Times yesterday (Mon). Paper is
the British equivalent of the Wall
Street Journal.

Allport, new in America to take
part in the negotiations for the
renewal of the Anglo-American
monetary agreement, points out
that American companies have be-
come principal distributors of
British pix. Today, the MPA com-
panies, taken altogether, distribute
moré British films in the UK and
abroad than any company or group.

He opens his article with a com-
ment on the misunderstanding that
still exists. concerning the role.
played by U.S. ‘interests in the
}production and distribution of.
British films. This, he suggests, is
not altogether surprising as im-
portant changes have recently.
taken place in this area and are
now only becoming apparent to the
industry as a whole. Heretofore,
and, to some extent even today,
American companies operating in
this field have been regarded more
or less exclusively as producers of
British films for their own account
and profif.. If this was ever true,
says Allport, it is no longer so. In
recent years, American companies
have become first of all distribu-
tors of British films and second eo-
producers, thus creating substan-
tial advantages for their British
}associates. They are not rival pro-
ducers, but partners, he adds,

Cites 1956 Results

To illustrate his point, the MP.
European topper~ recalls that in
1956 its member companies dis-
tributed 20% of ali British feature
films and 23% of alt first features

{over §,500 ft. in length) in the
United. Kingdom. That was more
than double the 1954 total and, in.
addition, they handled 22% of
all British shorts. In the first six
months of the current year _tese
proportions rose to 32% of all.
features and 42% of first features.
These figures respectively equal
and exceed the totals for the three
leading British distributors com-
bined.

Outside of UK, Allport notes
that the MPA companies distribute
upwards of one quarter of all
British first features and half that
total get worldwide release. As a
result, British producers and Brit-

‘ish films in increasing. numbers are

finding a new play and long over-
due recognition in the world mar-
kets.

The American companies, he
points out, have-the organization,

‘and British producers: have the

product. It is, therefore, only nat-
ural that they should get together
and it would be surprising and
unfortunate if they didn’t do se.
He underlines that point by. sug-
gesting that failure to get together

‘would have been a catastrophe when

it is recalled that each of the U.S.
majors maintains central sales” of-
fiees in the capital cities of all the
leading markets of the free world.
In some cases, British pix distrib-~
uted by their members. have
achieved results abroad, particular-
ly im the U.S. According: to All-
port, that confirms the now recog-
nized fact that there is no basic bar
to British films in America:

Allport sees no reason why
goad British films should not en-
joy as wide a miarket as good
American films as their potential
public is the same the world over.
Pointing out that all is needed is
international appeal and good sell-
ing, he records the fact that the
American industry derives approxi-
mately one half of its revenue from
its foreign business.

The MPA exec avers that pos-
sibly the greatest single contribu-
tion to the production-distribution
partnership is finance, but disposes
of the suggestion that it is largely-
drawn from unremittable Sterling.
The amount of iced coin used in
production is in the neighborhood
of $8,400,000 annually, but that
figure has to be supplemented by
substantial amounts of commercial
credit. Last year, its member com-
panies invested more than $16,800,-
000 in UK film production.

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

3700 RADIO-TV
DISC JOCKEYS
AND PROGRAM

DIRECTORS LAUNCH

VAST RECORD
PROMOTION!

Platters now on the air, LP .

Albums as well-as individual

discs. RCA Victor forecasts, -4:.-.

within two weeks “Top-10”
hits out of the 7 sizzling hot
new numbers:

“Jailhouse Rock’’:“I Wanna
Be Free” + “Baby, I Dont
Care” » “Treat Me Nice”

“One More Day” + “Young |

and Beautiful’’+ “Don’t Leave
Me Now.”

GIANT CAMPAIGN !

A big show for everyone, |

promoted big in newspapers,

radio and TV advertising. A i
publicity natural that’s a |

space-grabber!
PREVIEW REPORT!

The audience at the Picwood |

Theatre in Encino, Cal.

hailed it as Presley’s greatest |

dramatic singing role; power.

ful story, sure-fire for adult |

draw and-Presley fans! _

WORLD PREMIERE! |

The gala launching at Loew’s

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‘DEAN’ SMOOTH $9,000 |

IN FRISCO; ‘DAYS’ 266

San Francisco, Sept. 24.

First-run trade here currently,
for most part, is on slim side, new-
comers being especially light-
weight. An exception is “James
Dean Story,” which ts rated fine at
St. Francis. ‘ ‘Giant Claw” looms
fair at Paramount. “Hised Gun” at
Warfield shapes. thin while ‘Dino’
looks fairish at United Artists. Top
hard-ticket pic is “Around World

in 80 Days,” great in 39th rovad}:

at Coronet, “It Happened In Rark”
is top arty film, with big takings
in second week at Bridge.
Estimates for This Week | -
Golden Gate (RKO) (2,859; 80°
$1.25)—“‘Jumping Jacks” (Par) and
“Sailor Beware” (Par) freissues).
Fair $8,500. Last week, “Forbidden
Interlude” (UJ and
Night” (AA), $9,000.
Fox (FWC) (4, 651: si35 1.50)—.,
“Sun Also Rises” (20th wk).
Fancy y 000 in 5. days. at week,
$13,000

—“Hired Gun” (M-G) and Tee
sion Against Time” {M-G). .
$8,500. Last week, “House of Nam
bers” (M-G) (2d wk), $7,000.

Paramount (Par) (2,646; 90-$1.25)

—"Giant Claw’ (Col) and “Night |

World Exploded” (Col). Fair $10,
000. Last week, “Omar Khayya
{Par) and “Out ‘Of Clouds” (Rank),
$12,800.

St. Francis (Par) (1,400; 90-$1.25)

— ‘James Dean S tory” ¢ (WB) and
“Black Patch” (WB). Fine $9,000.
Last week, “Pajama Game” (WB)
(3d wk), $9,000 for 3 days.

Orpheum (Sw-Clnerama) (1,458;
$1.75-$2.65) — “Seven Wonders of

World” (Cinerama) (44th wk).
Smooth $16,000. or close. Last
week, $16,300.

ted Artists (No. Coast) (1,-
20%, a eees 25).—"Dino” (AA) and
“Let's Be Happy” (AA). Fair $6,-

Warfield (Loew) (2,656: 90-$1.25) | 5

Grosses
CHICAGO

(Continued from. page 9}
$105 eor40) (SW-Cinerama)

ee (40th wk). Sock $44,000.
Last week, $30,000. -

Roosevelt (B&K} (4 ,400; 65-90}—
“3:10 to Yuma” (Col) and “Broth-
ers Rico” (Coll).
Last week, “Teen-Age Werewolf”
(Capital) and, “Attack of Saticer-
Men” (Capitol), $18

State-Lake {(B&K) (2,400: 90-
$1. 50)" Jeanne Eagels” (Cot {6th
0. ion h $12,000. Last week,
Todd’s Cinestage (Todd) (1,036;
$1.75 ~ $3.50} — “Around World”
(UA) (25th vite
Last week, $24,600

United Artists GK) 4 (1, 1100; pees | Mi
$1.50}—“Omar K
2d wk). od $15,000. ast

‘week $21;
(Essaness)

Brisk
cago

| and Passionate” nde,

eek, “Adorable

Ziegfeld (Davis) (435; $1.
$1.50)—~“Torere” (Dayis) ‘ad wk).
Ft $4,500. Last week, $6,200.

LOS ANGELES
(Continued from page 8)

“Johnny Guitar” (Rep) (reissues).
Poor $3,400. Dast week, Pantages,

“River No Return” (20th) and
“Gunfighter” | (20th) (reissues)
$3,300.

Vogue, Rialle (FWC-Metropoli-
tan) (823: 839; 90-$1.50)—“Pajama
Game” (WB) (3d wk, Vogue; Ist,
Rialto) and “Fuzzy Pink Night-
gown” (UA) (m.o.) (Rialto only).
Okay $8,000

Loyola

Hollywood, Uptown,
(FWC) (7565 1,718; 1,248: 90-$1.50)
—"Hatf of “Rain” (20th) (m.o.)
and Sie Show” (20th). Lukewarm

000. Last week, “Fuzzy Pink Night- $12,700

gown” (UA) and “Hidden Fear”
(UA), $6,200.

Stagedoor {A-R) (440; $1.25-
$2.20)—"'10 Commandments". (Par)
(19th wk). Good $5,600. Last week,
$5,500.

Larkin (Rosener) (400; $1.25)—
“Mlle, Striptease” (DCA) (3d wk).
Okay $2,500. Last week, $3,100.

Clay (Rosener) (400; $1.25)—
“Last Bridge” (Indie) (3a wk). Big
$3,200. Last week, $3,

Vogue (S. F. Ecatres) (364;
$1.25) — “Young and Passionate”
(API) (3d WR). Oke $2,500. Last
week, $3,800

Bridge (Schwarz) (396; $1.25)—
‘HWappened In Park” (Indie) (2d
wk). Big $3,500. Last week, $4,000.

Coronet (United California) (1,-

250; $1.50-$3.75)—"Around World” |$

Great $26,000.

$1.10)—
(Rank)

iUA) (39th wk).

Last week, same.
Rio (Schwarz) (397:

“Kind Hearts, Coronets”

and “Lavender Hill Mob” (Rank) $8,

Oke $2,000. Last week,
“flamenco” {Indie) and ‘Bull-
fight” (Indie) (reissues), $1,500.

Presidio (Hardy-Parsons) (TT4;
$1.25-$1.50) —"Snow Was Black”
iCont) (2d wh), Fast $3, 300. Last
week, $3,800

DENVER

‘Continued from page 9)

$4,000. Last week, ‘Chicago Con-|
fidential” (UA) and “Star of India,”
(Indie), $4,500.

Denver (Fox) (2,525; 70-90)— |
“Young Don't Cry” (Col) and “No:
“Time to Be Young" (Col). Sad |
$8.000. Last week, “Sea Wife”
(20th) and “Two Grooms for a

(reissues).

Bride” (20th), $10,500. "Vat $8,900. »- (996; $i ‘50)
Esquire ‘tFox) (742; 75-90)— aga osener :
“Doctor at Large” (U). Big $5,000. | — “Torero” (Col) (10th ake ‘Okay
Last week, on reissues. $3,000. Last week, $3,700
Lakeshore Drive-In (Monarch) <
(1, 000 gars; i We) Sn ee ea TORONTO
an “Deadlies n” air :
$3.000. Last week, on subsequents. Continued None 9) -
Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 70-90)—|—“House of umbers” (M ).
“Action of Tiger’ (M-G) and} Light $9,500. Last week, “Silk
“Chain of Evidence” (AA). Thin Stockings” (M-G) (4th wk), $8,500.
$6,000, Last week, “House of! Tivoli (FP) (955: $1.75-$2.40)—
Numbers” 1M-G) and “Hired Gun”) Around Weérld in "80 Days” (UA)
(M-G), $7.500. (6th wk). Capacity $15,000, to
Ee ytt (Wolfberg) | £2,200; turnaway biz; last week, same. :
90" Alan 0 ousand Faces”| towne (Taylor) (693; $1)—
WY and “Let's Be Happy” (AA}.|«prothers in Law" (IRD) (2d wi, |

Smash $16,000 or near. Last week. ;
“Beginning of End” tRep)
“Unearthly” (Rep). $103500

Tabor (Fox) (930; $1. 50-$2.50 —-'
“Around World” (UA) etn wt
Fine $8,000. Last week, $8,000. |

Valley Drive-In (Wolfberg) (950!
cars; 75c)—"“Quantez” (U). an
“Deadliest Sin” (U). Fair $2,000. :
Last week, on subsequents.

Vogue Art (Sher-Shulman) (442;.
75-90)\—"Rising of Moon” (WB),
Good $1.500. Last week, “Coldilitz,
Story” tDCA), $1:200

Hillstreet (RKO) (2,572; 90-$1.30)

—"Demetrius and Gladiators”
(20th) and “‘The Frogmen” (20th).
(reissues). Slow wht
_ Four Star (UATC) (865; 51
—‘Silken Affair’? (DCA)
Mild $2,800. Last week, $3.
. Chinese (FWC) (1; 908:
$2.40)—“Sun Also Rises”
(4th wk). Still good $11,300. .Last
week, $13,800

Fine Arts (FWC) (631: 90-$1.50)

—"Perrl” (BY) (4th wi). Okay
$4,500. Last week, $6,100. .

Orpheum (Metropolitan) (2 13:
90-$1.50) — “Pride . and Pass on”
(UA) (4th wk) and “Baby and Bat-
peep On (ndie).{m.o.), Disappoint-
ie Beverl; (FWC) (1,334: 90-
1.50) — “Affair to Remember”
(20th) and “Strange Intruder” (AA)
(4th wk). Slow $2,590.

Egyptian (UATC) (1,303;

wk).
el

or ane $9,800, - Last week,
Hellywood
Wonders” (Ci

neramia). Started.

16th week Sunday. (22) after great}

$29,000. last week,

Cc {(FWC) (1, 138
$3. 50)—"Around World in
(UA) (40th we Wow #326 200.
Last week, $27,100

slant Beverly (SW)

$1.30-$2.30)—"10 Commandrients”
(Par) (45th wk). . Strong $14,500,
Last week, $13,500

Canon (Rosener) (533; $1.30)—
“Green Man" (DCA) (2d wk).
Good $5,200. Last week, $5,700.

Crest, . Sunset (Lippert-Cohen)
(800; 540; $1.25-$1.50) —- “Nana”
(Indie) (3 dwk), Fine $6,100. Last

1. 15:

Wham $7,000. Last week, same.
University (FP) (1,556; 75-$1.25)
—'Oklahoma” ‘ (Magna)

i Nice spurt to F000 in’ 4 days. Last

week, $13,00
Uptown Loew) (2,096; '7%5-$2.25)

d'— ‘Man of Thousand’ Faces” (U).

Big $12,000 or near. Last week,
“That Night” (U), $3,500 in 5 days.

York (FP) (877; $1.25-$2)—“10

Commandments” (Par) (44th wk).-

Holding okay at $3,500. Last week,

ysame,

{town

Torrid . $18,000.

Sellout $26,400. |

Weeds. (1,200; 90-.
ootsteps in! $I. 50}—Pertland L Expore” "{AA),

20,000 eek. “Chi |:
ondential™ (Uay ($d wk), *

wn én "(608; 90)—“Young .
Hearty |.

600. Last ,
Creatures’* (Indie) (2d wk), $3,000.'r

){ “Three Forhidden Stories” (Indie).
Sock $5, 500. Laat - “week, — $7, 000;

g0-|
$1.80) —"Jeanne Eagels” {Cob (7th)

er (SW-Cine-.
rama) (1,384; $1.20-$2.€5)—"Seven Las

ays’ Fun

$7
(1,612;

Awk).

(70th wk)..

| ‘Quanter’ Great $6 500, |
Omaha: ‘Days’ Wow 116

Omaha, Sept. 24.

Wednesday; September 25, 1957

| Wife’ Oke $8,000, Best

In Prov.; ‘Quantez’ 614G
Providence, Sept. 24.
‘Moderate is- the word for biz

- it's SRO for Arthur Godfrey at! here this week, Loew's State is

Ak-Sar-Ben World - Championship
Rodeo here this week, and down-
t-runs are ‘feeling. the

at the Omaha. ‘tA round World in

‘+80: Days” stays terrif at Admiral
“Quantez” is top|

in. fourth stanza,
newcomer with great takings at
State.
Estimates for This Wee

Admiral: (Slank)° (866; M2. 50-
$2.20)— z Around World” (UA) (4th
Should do hig $11,000. Last
week, $£1,500

Brandeis ~(RKO) €1,100;: 75-90)—

“Band of Angels” €WB). and “Last

Stagecoach -West” (Rep) (2d wk).

‘Light: $2,300, - Last week, $4,200.
aha (Tris (2,066; 90-|

$1. 25) — “Sun Also Rises” (20th).
ad $7,500 or near, Last. week,

ar) ieee Wife” (20th) and “Abductors”:
| (20th), $4, 000 at 90¢ top.

Orpheum (Tristates) (2,980; 75-
0)—""Interiude’”™ (Uy. Slow $6,500.
Last week, “Jeanne Eagels” (Col),

,500.
State (Goldberg). (850; 75-90)—

iightgown" |

| BOSTON
(Continued from: page 8)
—"Doctor At Large” (U) (5th wk).
Bouncing $7,000. Last week, $7,500
Memerial (RKO) {3,000; 75-$4. 25)
—"Sun Also Rises” (20th) {4th wk).

‘Slick $11,000. Last week, $13,000.

Metropolitan (4,357; 90-
$1.25) — “Noah's ae - (AA-Dom)
(reissue); Fair $13,000. ‘Last. week,
“Pajama
nee™ (Rep) (3d wk), $14,000. .

Parameunt ) ‘TL,700; 60-
$1.10)}—“‘Armored Attack’. (NTA)
and “Battle Stripe” (NTA) ‘(reis-
sues). Patchy $10,000. Last week,

‘“Deersilayer” (20th) ‘and “Hell on

Devil’s Island” (20th), -$11,000.
Pilgrim (NET) ( 100; 65-95)}—
“Chicago Confiden mA) and
“Outlaw’s Son” (UA), ‘geod $8,000.
Robinson fight Monday, night, Last
week, “Monster That ’:Challenged
nan. (UA) and ‘‘Vampire” (UA);
Saxon (Sack) (1,100; $1.50-$3.39)
—“Around World in 80
(25th wk). Vigorous $24,000. Last
-| week, ditto

—“His First. Affair’ (Indie) .and.

way above. eéstimate. .

Orpheum (Loew) (2800; 7 75-$1.28) |e o

—"3:10 to Yuma” (coi
on Trial’ (€ol). Fait me 0.
Robinson fight Monday--night, Last
week, “House of: Numbers” (MG)
and “Ride, Back” (UA), ditto.:

State: (Loew) (3 B00; 715-$1.25)—-
“3:10 to Yuma” (Col). and: “Fown.
on. Trial” (Col), Fair $7,000: Last |

week, “House of Numbers” (M-G)
and “Ride Back” (UA), $7,000.

PITTSBURGH

(Continued. from. ‘page 8)

run, and n6é. complaints. Looks:
like $2,000 on win dup. Last week,

Stanley (SW) (3,800; 80-$1.25)—
“Jet Pilot’ (U). > Heavy campaign
overcoming bad- hotices and zoom-~-

ing to sock $19,000 or close. Stays,

natch! ‘Lost close ta $2,000,: too
since Monday night .was lost tc
Robinson-Basilo fight telecast. Last}
week, “Run of Arrow’
Warner (SW) (1, 500: $1. 25-$2. 40)
—"10 Commandments” (Par) (29th
~Cecil B.. DeMille epic -closes
Thursday, ;anid “house. wil

‘tered for fweeX until “Search -for

Paradise” (Cinérama) opens Oct. 3.
Final week, a pockbuster $23, 000,
Last week, $16,000

MINNEAPOLIS

{Continued from page 8)
week, “Man of a Thousand Faces”.
(U) (2d wk),. $4,500

RKO Pan (RKO) (1,800; 85-S0)—
-“Young Don’t Cry” (Col) and “No

Time to Be Young” (Colf. Tall |
$5, Last week, “
and “Daughter of Dr; . ekyll” (AA)

State (Par) (2, 300; 85-90)—"Run
of Arrow” (U). Moderate m1 000.
Last, week, “3:10 to’Yuma” (Col),
$8,500 with help of Friday night
“Operation Mad Ball” sneak pre-

r view.

Suburban World (Mann) (800; 85)

—Value for Money” (RFDA).
Well-liked British comedy shapes
okay. $1,800.. Last week, “Decision.
Against Time” (M-G),. $i, 000.

World. (Mann) (400; 85-$1. 25)—
“Sun Also Rises’ (20th) (4th wk).

Good $4,500. Last week, $5,100,

Game” (WB) and “Paw- | ;

Days” (UA) }

ring Lex (IL) (24: 7591.10) |, Paramount, “St. Paul,

Falling. off, but ite hada cara al-sized

| first. on tv installation.

clops” ae .

| $4 top).

landing the mést coin with “Noah’s

Ark” but its very mild.. Doing ac-|

pinch. Biggest . disappointment is. tually better is Majestic’s “Sea}
“Sun Also Rises,” which is quiet} Wife” with okay. take.

are Albee’s “Land
Strand’s “Qmar Kiayyam. ”
Estimates for This Week
Albee (RKO) (2,200; 65-80)—
“Land Unknown” (U) and “ var
tez” (U). Mild $6,500. Last week
“Man of Thousand Faces” (U) and
“Lave Lottery” (Indie), $6,500, *—
Majestic (S-W) (2,200; |
“Sea Wife” (20th) * and “Restless |:
Breed” (20th). Oke $8,000. Last
week, “Pajama Game” (WB). and
“Pawnee” (WB) (2d wk), $9,000.

State (Loew) (3,200; 65-80)—
“Noah’s Ark” (Indie) and “Wet-
backs” (Indie). Dull $8,500, - Last}
week, “House of Numbers’* (M-G)
$8000. “Gun Duel in Durango” (UA),

Strand (Silverman) (2 ‘200; 65-80)

—‘Omar Khayyam” * cand
“King of the Coral Sea” (AA).
Moderate $6,000. week,
‘Brothers Rico” (Col) and’ “Spook
Chasers” {AA), $4,500 in 3 days.

65-80)—

Robinson-Basilo.

Continued from pare 4: —=

nicipat auditorium. Spats. were |

scaled at $3 to $5.

-

"Dallas Yes & No ‘,
Dallas, Sept. 24.-
Two suburban houses here"
charged $4 admission. The In:
‘Interstate’s north- Daliag - aehecer’
was a I; ;200 sellout and, added. 400
chairs. +:
Texas ‘Theatre, Rowley cohala’st:
Oak Cliff flagship with ‘&- cebacity,
of 1,350, had half a. Aoure.:;

gene

- Unresented Blur in’ jiginin.
Minneapolis, “Sept: 368 a.

Radio’ City here, with ‘a ¢apacity:
of 4,100. seats, pulled 3,600 seats:

tard a gross. of ‘slightly ‘under $10,-

000. Reception was .somewhat
blurred . but the audience: ’ ; didn’t,
seem. to mind,

2,600; iirew 1,900 ticket-biyers and,
a $5,600 gross. Pilces “at -botr:

Houses ‘Tanged from $2.78 to: Sea

- oe, o
ety ‘$225, 000. in Felede :
“San Francised, Sept: ee
‘Werthern California’s total ‘gross

was néarly $125,000. - - The. Para: :
{mount was. a sellout at ‘$12; 000 an

the Golden Gate ditté at $42,500.-

- Frisco’s Telenews and. civic “audi-
torlums in Oakland; Sacramento, :
Stockton and Richmond “mroased

: close te $100, 000 at $6. 60: tops:

ec.
°

=~

Butt Favs ‘Kayo Corum.
‘. . | Buffala, Sept.” pa.

* Beth ‘the, 3,000-seat Buffalo” Lhe-
;| atre.. and. the 2,900-seat™ Century,
i charging $3.50 to $5, played. fo
overfiow business.

‘Reception fine but -the tradition: .
considered |. -

Screen wag
small and. Bill -Corum’s: commen;
tary, which was régarded “ad "[90-
Robinson, drew negative reaction
from mary fans. :

Sellout in Béston

Boston, Sept. 24. .
Three downtown Hub : film
houses cut their pictures Jast night;

8.000.| Monday (23) at 8:30 for closed cir-

cuit. telecast of the Basilio-Robin-
son fight. Loew’s State and
Loew’s Orpheum at a $3.50 tab re-
Ported a sellout.

| ATC’s Pilgrim put a $3.30 price
.tag on the event. All were rush
seats. The Orpheum marked a
RCA port-
‘able equipment was installed for
the night. The other houses, have

-}béen equipped for several years.
The Basilio-Robinson fight was]

also shown at an East Boston nabe
house, Saville, at $3.30.

Negio House Sold Out
- Washington; Sept. 24.
“ Keith’s (RKO). 4$3.50-$4 top).
Sold out 1,800 seats, Plus 100
‘standing room. Grossed $6,700.

Loew’s. Capitol ($3,.50-$4 top).
Largest house in D.G. with 3434
seats. 80% sold with gross of
$7,100.

Lincoln (flagship of District The-
atres, Negro house) ($3.50 top).'
1,500 seat sold out. Plus standing
room also sold out. Gross $5,000.

Loew’s Wilmington, Del. ($3.50-
Of 1.700 seat capacity,
sold 1, 100. Took in $4,100.

Just mild | -
Unknown” and!

eet

“Sapacity’ P

“| haven:. -beeny. ¢eonfronted

d tfound«. -the'

-wéertising (Bosto

Boston Film Men:
‘Tf You Fight TY,
You'll Be Glad?

Boston, -Sept, 24,

Exhibitors in.« Beantown have
scored a win in two. big battles. this
‘past year, both:on the battles
field ‘of newspaper space.

A pitch to publishers for moré

-}picture space has brought tesults,

and a joining with retail merchants
in a drive to pry Bostonians loose
from their home sets is- paying of;
Paradoxically, Boston - exhibs
used the very medium they are
fighting, tv, during. the / 21-day
newspaper blackout. - On the other
hand, Video stations ran picture
page. Eee ads for era be films n
SOOR. as. ne ‘sx Degan pu
tis wspaper: a P
The battle of space, pictures VS
tele has been rugged. With news+
papers haying to give news cover-
age to its ‘competing medium, ty,

Pay

_ | Picture. exhibs felt’ they were los-

ee
"“ Ted itself now so that each Boston
-| Sunday. gives two to three pages to

ing spact. ‘The situation has resolv-

Bicturés, ‘spotted ‘in with legit, bal-
let, - other amusements. Ads for tv
films run en the tv pages only.

‘The joining with fetailers in get-

| ting the Custoniers. 0 out” from’ their
| tv sets is

building. Some ‘chains are
_ [asing “movie stamps” and Using
“} cooperatiye advertising with mer-
{chants. Other merchant: supported
opetations. in mabe -houses are:
morning. moppet shows;. designed to
get: mothers ‘to’ go shopping .and-
{leave the ‘kidg: -in the theatre, wn
-. Importance-. of. hewspaper ° “pre.
selling. of pictures -was graphicall#”

1G “ote et new ‘te exhibs here dur+~

"4 the. newspaperless. period.::
Grossés* went down” from. 235 ‘ta
450%. Effects are still being. felf:.
“At the Kenmore, “Doctor.at Large”
opened during the blackout. Now
in its fifth week, it is doing more.
business than it did in the opening -

-week, “Green Man” at the Exeter

opened - a week ‘before the news-
per-unpleasintness and ts doing
more” bizin its. Senth week -than

pinvits fet. =

"Both - “eihibs: and. “newepapéés 3
awith. new.
Situations ‘dn the . continuing ‘pie-
+ | tures-¢¢ apace. hassle. Boston ‘now.’
hag. 4: third ‘television . station upS :
‘coming, Ghastiel 3, WHDH-TV..
‘Exhibs - and. : “etait stores liave--
“doth bays &. gominon<:

ground: How to. get auds into pix”:
héusés and: buyers into stores. Both °

depénd Heavily on, newspaper ad- —
n: retaft dep't. store
sales Were @own 13%. during first.
week of newspaper blatkout). Wed--

_| ding-of interest towards this end:

“fand for. battle ‘ef compon Toe, ty,
is seen. Mere, ee a a

Gotfied Branch Mer. Branch. Mer:
Ia Calgary for Loew's

e ” xbtabiatn Gottried, ‘Loew's: Inter--

‘national manager. for Thailand-for .

the past seven years, moves under
the jurisdiction ..of sales .¥.p,

- {Charles ML Reagan. by shifting to

Calgary, Canada,:.as. branch man- .
ager. He succeeds Albert Genaske,
who. resigned.

' Gotfried Started his career with. .
Loew's In*'1945 in the accounting
department in Shanghai. In 1949,
he was transferred to. Thailand
and was promoted to branch. ntan-
ager one ‘year ago. He left this
post ‘in . March, 1957, to move, to
Canada ‘agid was subsequently
made a special sales. representa-
'tive until his new appointment last
week,

Hartford Aven’ 8 First

4-Waller Since 1949

Hartford, Sept: 24.
‘The first hardtop house to be
erected in this area since 1949 is
scheduted for construction, in
nearby Manchester. The 1,200

‘seater Will be ready for occupancy

next spring and will be known’ as
Parkade Cine: It will be located
in .a shopping centre, Manchester
Parkade,

House will he operated by
Bernard Menschell; operator of
both. nabes and ‘drive-ins in this:
area. Last hardtop erected here-
abouts was the Burnside in across-
the-river East Hartford. Cost of-
the Parkade Cine has been set at
$300,000. with all seats. on the
ground floor.

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24 PICTURES

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

Hollywood Production Pulse |

ALLIED ARTISTS ©
Starts, This Year.....2++..17 |
This Date, Last Year ......19

“NEVER LOVE A STRANGER”
Prod.—Harold Robbins
Dir.—Robert Stevens

John Barrymore Jr., Lita Milan, Robert | .

(Sturted Sept. 9)
*COLE YOUNGER, GUNFIGHTER”
Pred.—Ben Schwalb
Dir-R. G. Springsteen
Frank Lovejcy, James Best, Abby Dal-

ton, Jan Mer Douglas Spencer, |
Myron Healey
Started Sept. 23) ae
COLUMBIA

Starts, This Year. ........27

This Date, Last Year......25 |

“BONJOUR TRISTESSE”
(GShoeting: in France)
Prod_-Dir.—-Otto Preminger

David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean fe

berg, Mylene Demongect, Geoffrey
Horne
Started Aug. 1) g
“STELLA”

Prod.—Carl Foreman
Dir,—Sir Carol Reed

William Holden, Sophia Loren
(Started Aug. TD

“CIDEON'S E DAY”

ting:
Jack Hawkins, Anna Lee
(Started Aug. 12)
“THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD”
@Ghooting in London
Prod.—Charles Schneer
Dir,— Nathan Juran ;
Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn’ Grant, Torin
Thatcher. Eddie Little
(Started Aug. 12)

“NO TIME TO DIE”
hooting in Libyay
Prod.—Phil C. Samyel
Dir.—Terence Young
Victor Mature, Leo Genn. Bonar Col-
leano, Anthony Neweley, Sean Kelly,
Kenneth Fortescue, Alfred Burke,
Maxwell Shaw, Robert Rietty. Alan
Tilvern, Martin Boddey, George
Pravda, David Lodge
(Started Sept. 9)

*THE SNORKELL”
(Shooting in Italy)
Prod Michael Carreras
Dir.. er Van
Peter Van Eyck, Betta St. John, Mandy

(Started Sept. 9) |
“SCREAMING MIMIY .
Prods. .—Harry Joe Brown, Robert Fel-
ows
Dir.—Gerd Oswald
Anita Ekberg, Phil Carey, Gypsy Rose
Lee, Harry Townes, Alan Gifford

(Started. Sept. 16)

WALT DISNEY

Starts, This Year......... 2
| This Date, Last Year...... 1

“THE LIGHT IN THE FOREST“
Prod.—Walt Disney
Dir.—Hersche] Daugherty
Fess Parker, Wendell. Corey,

Dru, James MacArthur, Carol Lynley,
Jessica 2 randy. Joseph Callela, John

cinti
(Started “Suly 8)

Joanne

METRO

Starts, This Year.........16
| This Date, Las? Year .....19

“MERRY ANDREWS

Prod.—Sol! C. Sierel
Dir.—HNicha da
Danny Pier Angell, Bacealoni,
Fobert cote, Patricia Cutts, Noel
urcell, Rex brass Walter Kingsford }
(Started July D
"GIGI"
Bhoo in y
Prod.—Arthur Freed

Dir.—Vincente Minnellt
Maurice Chevalier, Leslie Caron, Louis
Jourdan, Eva Gabor, Hermione Gin-

£0.
(Started Aur. 1 .
MBAY OF THE MOON”
——Milo Frank
oir —Jose Ferrer
Jose e Ferrer, Gena Rowland, Jim Backus,
Gilbert, Edward Platt, Henny
Bockus, Charles Watts, Walter Abel.
Burt Douglas, Don Burnett
(Started Sept. 9)
MOCK TRIAL“

Prod.—Morton Fine

Dir.—David Friedkin .

Dean Jones. Joan O’Brien,, Thomas
Mitchell, John Smith. Walter Abel,
Burt Douglas, Don Burnett.

(Started Sept. 23)

PARAMOUNT
Starts, This Year.........10
| This Date, Last Year..... 15

“HOUSEBOAT@
Prod.—Jack Kose
Dir—Mel. Shavelson
Cary Grant, Sophia - Loren, Mimi Gibson,
Cnarles Herbert, Paul Petersen,
Harry Guarding

(Started Aug.
STHE MAT CHARA ER”
Prod.—Don Hartman,

Dir.—Joseph Anthon
Shirley Booth, Shirie
thony Perkins, Pa

(Started Aug

“FROM AMONGEr THE DEAD"
Prod.-Dir.—Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart, Kim Novak -
(Sterted Sept, 25)

20th CENTURY-FOX

MacLaine, An-
Ford :

Starts, This Year.........22 |

This Date, Last Year......15

“THE YOUNG LIONS”
GSbhooting in France)
Prod Lichtman
Dir.—Edward Dmytryk
Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean

‘hooting in Germa

Martin, May Britt, Barbara Rusk,
qony Randall, Joanne Woodward, Ar-

nr Franz.
(Started June 3)-
“FRAULEIN’
Prod.— Walter Reisch
Dir.—Henry Ko:
Mel Ferrer, Dana Wynter
(Started Aug. 12)

4 “SOUTH PACIFIC"
Pr

od.—Buddy Adler
Dir.—Joshua Logan .
Mitzi Gayner, John
Ray Walston, Juanita Hail,
. Nuyen, Russ Brown, Ken
k, Floyd Simmons
Started Aug. 12)
“THE GIFT OF LOVE.
Prod.—Charles Brackett
Dir.—Jean Negulesca
Robert Stack, Lauren Bacall, Evelyn
Robert Bru-

(started Aug.

| ‘SINGIN’ IDOL.

Ep
Tommy Sands, Bamond O’Brien,
Gentle, Nick Adams, Jerry Paris
(Started: Sept. 16)

“THE LONG HOT SUMMER”
Wala

Prod.

Anthony
Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles, Lee.
Remick, Sarah Marshall
(Started Sept. 23)

UNIVERSAL
Starts, This Year.........25
. This Date, Last Year.....

[| “NO POWER ON EARTH”

Prod.—Gordon Kay

Dir.—Harry Keller .

Richard Egan, Julie London, Arthur
O’Connell, Walter Matthau, Ann
Doran, Phil Harvey, Troy Donahue, -
Peggy Converse

(Started Aug, 12)

“TEACH ME HOW TO. CRY”

Prod.—Ross Hunter
Dir.—Helmut Kautner
John Saxon, Sandra Dee, Terese Wright,
Margaret Lindsay, Virginia Grey
(Started Aug,
“THERE'S A TIME TO LOVE”
rmany.
Prod.—Robert Arthur
Dir.—Douglas Sirk
John Gavin, Lisa Pulver, Ann Harding,
Erich Maria Remarque, Keenan Wynn,
Don DeFore
(Started Aug. 26)
“MIDDLE OF THE STREET”
Prod.—Howard Pine
Dir.—Jesse Hibbs
Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Joanna Moore,
Henry Silva, Richard Cutting, Frank
Chase, Walter Mattau,. Mary Field,
Leo Gordon, Morgan Woodward
(Started Aug. 28)

| “MONEY, WOMEN AND DREAMS”
Pr rwitz

od.—Howle Ho

Bir.—Richard. Bartlett

Jock Mahoney, Jean Hagen, Tom Drake,
Jeffrey Stone, Lon ey, William
Campbell, Tim Hovey, Judy Meredith,
James Gleason

Started Sept. 16)

WARNER BROS.
Starts, This Year ........93
This Date, Last Year.. ones 8.

“THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA”
Prod.—Leland Hayward
Dir.—John Sturges
Spencer Tracy
@esumed Shooting)

| °MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR”
51 perling

Dir.-—irving Ra
Gee Kelis, Netiie Wood, Claire Tre-
.vor, x Wynn, Carolyn Jonez, Marty

(Started Aug. 20)
“HELL'S Hi@HWAY”

(Sista Be

“ONION wae”
Prod.—Jules Schermer
Dir.—_Norma
Andy ndy Grigath, Br fin in O'Brien, Ray, Dalton

INDEPENDENT
Starts, This Year........106
This Date, Last Year.... 69

“THE VIKINGS”
Prod._Jerry Breal
Dir.—Richard F Fleischer

ony Curtis, Ernest Borg:
nine, igh, James Donald,
Alexander
Nichols, Eileen Way
Gtarted June 20)

*THE 810 COUNTRY”
@or UA Release)
Prods.—Gregory Pecks William Wyler
‘Dir—Wiliam W: Wyler
Gregory Peck; Jean Simmons, Carroll
Baker, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford,
Chuck Connors, Charlton Heston
(Started July 30)

net. Te

“STRANGE HOLD”

Day
Boris Karlof, Elizabeth Allan, Jean
Kent, Anthony Dawson, Vera Day .,.
tarted A 6) .

“TIME 1S A MEMORY”

Prod.-Dir.—Frank Borzage
Victor Mature, Lili Hwa, Bob Mathias,
Flaine ine Davis, Stu: Stuart Whitman, Donald

(Started Ang. i)

— r Ripey .

‘Kobert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques

’ Aubuchon, Keely Smith, Sandra
Knight, Randall “Randy” Sparks, Jin.
Mitchum, Trevor Bardett

(Started Sept. 3)

“BLOOD OF DRACULA”
LATP)

|| “THUNDER (ROADY
Dir.

Prod.—Herman Cohen
Dir.—Herbet L. Strock
Sandra Harrison
(Started Sept. 9

|. Dir.—Michael
Franciosa, }
“CATTLE EMPIRE”

26° |

order on a picture) per release.

| be filed down.

two versions.

-about World War IL
‘the film, which will run nearly
{March.—-

"fstara is. getting, Lichtman admits

+battalions of extras. ‘All working

Knox, Per Buckoj, Dandy|
emerged and shinnied right up the
best-seller ladder, Leland Hayward

| projected film.and the chance to

‘the show on the road. Again it lay
}nudged Lichtman last fal} and
j handed him the Shaw screenplay,
‘which by that time Bronstein Rad

‘from screenplay to noyel and de-

“KINGS GO FORTH”

(For UA Release) .-

{Shooting in France)
Prod.—Frank Ross

Daves
, Tony Curtis,
(Stanted Sept. 2) 5

THE FIEND WITHOUT, A FACE”

(Shooting in Engl
Prod.—Ronald Kinnoch
-——Arthur Crabtree -
Marshall Thompson -
Started Sept. 3)

“JET ALERT”

Prod.—Alex Gordon

Dir-—Edward. L.

John. Agar, Audrey. Totter,. Gregory
Walcott, James Dobson, onard
Strong. | Nicky Bjair, Victor Sen Yung,

(Started . Sept. 9)

“UNDERWATER WARRIOR”
(For Metro} .
.Prod.—Ivan Tors .
-Dir—Andrew Marton
Daw Dailey, Claire Kelly, James Gregory,
Ross. Mattin, Raymond Balley
(Started. Sept. 9)
“THE PROUD REBEL”
(Wor: UA Kelease)
Prod. Samuel Goldwyn Ir.
Curtiz

Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean
Jagger, David Ladd,
Tom Pittman, James Westerfield, Eli
Mintz

(Started Sept. 10)

"GOD'S LITTLE ACRE”

Tina Louise,
Buddy Hackett, Jack Lord, Fay Spain,
Helen, Westcott, Lance Fuller, Michael
Landon, Vic. Morrow, Rex Ingram,
Robert Davis
(Started* Sept. 11)

@0th Fox Release)
Prod.-Rohert Stabler

Meo Phyllis Co
gerty, Bing Russell,
Charlies Gray, Paul Brinegar

(Started Sept. 12)

“GIRL IN THE WOODS” ;
Prod.—Harry L. Mandell

Dir.—Tom_ Gries
Margaret. Hayes, Forrest Tucker
(Started Sept

“TOUGHEST oun InN TOMBSTONE”
Prod.—Robert ‘Kent

-—~Earl Be

Hamy
George Montgomery, Beverly Tyler

Optical Prints

Continued from parse 5 came

The rest are magoptical, ie., com-
bine both the optical and magnetic
sound tracks.

A theatre has to put in the nar-
rower sprockets in order to be.

20th is serving optical prints a:
good deal later than the magoptical
version. It’s figured that new
sprockets today can be obtained for
as little as $25.
the old sprockets merely need to}

20th execs are concerned over
the extremely high print bills the
company is incurring on fts re-
leases, particularly when they are
in color.
helped any. by the need to provide

Lichiman’s ‘Llons’

— Continued from page 3 —

three “key male leads—and is an
adaptation of what to date is prob-
ably the best. all-around novel

Further, 20th plans roadshowing
three hours, breaking the tape in

While refusing to divulge pre-
cisely what each of the three male

each is in on a flat deal: he further
volunteers that, the castens a whole.
is dra - down what will be about
$1, ‘when the picture is

‘toons of supporting _players and

above and beyond the original call
-of duty.

“The circumfusion of. “Young
Lions” from printed page to cel-

luloid is a matter of ebb and flow. |

In 1948° wher the Shaw novel

secured it for agenting.. He asked.
a flat. million for screen rights—
a most novel. proposition for’ a
novel nine years ago. Reportedly |
three ‘studios offered $300,000, no
more. So the screen rights lay

dormant until four years ago when |

Jacques Bronstein made a percent-
age deal directly with Shaw. It.

jis understood Bronstein paid Shaw |

$50,000, plus a: percentage of the

tailor the screenplay to his fancy.
Bronstein, however, didn’t get.

dormant until agent Irving Lazar

on the market. Lichtman went
cided he wanted a new treatment
to kick off the deal he has just
consummated with 20th. So he
paid Bronstein $50,000 and - gave
him. 15% of his (Lichtman’s) po-

Natalie i

Dean. Stanton, |

rer's- cole

able to use the magoptical prints. |

In most cases, |.

Problem hasn't been}

WY ’s Ra
| field, Krim has been booking first-run American product with interna-

‘peak, when the sential -
Uncle Sam used to get about $300,000,000 annually from the

canned. That includes literal pla-|

| $65,000 to square that end and

~ Tnside Stuff—Pictures

Film companies, now deep in tv, are running across situations
where they're competing with themselves on’ the air: Problem holds
true for-practically every: one of the majors and has already caused the

feancellation of a number of star appearances on: ty shows. What's hap-

pening: is that some of the film company shows are slotted in import-
ant time spots where they compete with big programs. For instance,
Warner Bros.’ “Maverick” goes on versus the Steve‘ Allen and Ed Sul-
livan shows, Naturally, Warners isn’t particularly eager to sked a per-
sonality on either Allen or Sullivan, theory being that it’d be compete -
ing with itself. -

Reasoning, which several of the other majors subscribe to, is ex-
tended beyond the immediate competitive situation. “I wouldn’t build
up a show that precedes the show I’m trying to buck,” commented one

“ of the ad-pub execs. “That only means. creating an audience against

: myself. *

As more and more of the majors’ tv shows are aired, question of
the appearances on. opposing shows is certain to become more irksome
and: the slotting is sure to reflect the battle for the ratings in a rising

| degree.

Most fans clubs are content to ‘exchange autographs, photographs
and occasionally trek in a body to a film, tv. or legit performance. But
not Springfield’s (Il) chapter of the Judy Garland Fan Club of America.
As its 1957 tribute to her, the Springfield. group has produced a “do it
yourself” movie version of Miss Garland’s 1954 “A Star Is Born.” In
Eastman Color and VistaScope, yet. The ambitious project was produced
by Tom Cooper, 19, a sophomore at Northwestern U., who also di-
rected, photographed, edited; played a bit role and: designed the cos-
tumes. The Garland role was essayed by 16-year-old Leslie Wright, a
Springfield“ High School student, who bears a striking resemblance to
the song star, Musical numbers featured Miss Garland’s singing yoice
and Ray Heindorf’s orchestrations of the Arlen-Gershwin tunes. Coop-
one-hour production was given_its first and only public
showing-Sept. 14.a¢ an invitational, affair. The only way the amateur

£
+ film-maker can.hope for a “payoff’..on Kis: $750 “epic is to have it ac-
. cepted, for college credit in lieu of a thesis on motion picture arts and

sciences.

‘While a substantial majority of proxies in the Loew’s corporate
warfare favor Joseph R. Vogel, the stockholders are not giving the

| president an ungualified endorsement. This has been strongly indicated

by several persons who have.been out ringing doorbells seeking sup-
port for the chief exec.

. It was found that a number of shareowners, while willing to vote
for Vogel, have unsympathetic views toward the remuneration he’s
receiving from the corporation. He’s paid $3,000 weekly plus another
$1,000 which goes into an annuity.

Those doing the beefing are new stockholders as distinguished from
the investors who have been on the Loew’s roster through the years
and more or less are accustomed to exec salaries in the film field.

The complaints are being privately stated at present but doubtless
the matter will be given an airing at future meetings. Squawkers
say that Vogel has a: more handsome payoff than. the presidents. of
many major corporations in big industry.

Although making no comment about the falloff in circulation of some
daily newspapers,‘ particularly those which have raised their prices
recently, the Council of Motion Picture Organizations is promoting the
idea that increased motion picture coverage is a sure way of winning
additional readers. .

“Addressing itself to editors across the country, COMPO relates an
| experience the film industry recently had’ in Georgia, where the local
| exhibitors’ organization conducted a contest among the state’s dailies
and weeklies ta. determine which had the best film department. Space
given pictures was just fine, said COMPO, but particularly impressive

‘was the outline of a film section newly: published by the Macon News,

-which previously printed no film copy. -
This daily, reported COMPO, now carries from two full colunins to
half page of Hollywood material, plus photos of stars.

Outstanding success of “Funny Face’ (Par) run at the uptown, semi-

art, 1,000-seat Krim in Detroit may have important national repercus-

siens in the selection of: similar houses for films, it was reported by
owner Sol Krim following conversations with Sidney Deneau, Para-

‘mount’s western division sales manager. Deneau told Krim that second

largest. gross in country of “Funny Face” was scored at his house. Film
pulled, ‘$55 | aaa in six weeks: Top gross was day-and-date booking at
City. As a résult of his success out, of the strictly art

tional setting and offbeat plots for several months.

The 10% admissions tax for the Federal fiscal year ending June 30,
1957, declined to’ $75,847,000. This compares’ ‘with $104,018,000 for the
prior fiscal year. Drop was due to last year’s*change exempting admis-
siong up to 90 cents... Previousiy, the: exemptions had a 50c ceiling. At
ons tax was 205% without exemptions,

. {The 20% .tax ‘on nitery tabs, still unchanged, yielded $43.241,000 for
ie _ fiscal year, a slight increase -over the -42,255,000 for fiscal
I .

“AU theatre sMiliates ‘of the United. Paramount’ division of American
: Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres will canvene in Rye, N.Y., Sept. 30-
Oct. 2, for an overall dis¢tssion of inframural problems and general
industry ttends. Leonard H. Goldenson, AB-PT president, consistently
‘has been high on the idea of the strictly private exchange: of ideas
among the operators of the Par territorial chains since the ‘sessions.
began over five years ago.

———l
Melvin Morrison, long a leading film exhibitor in the Dover, N.H.,
area, has anounced -his y-for the Republican nomination for
mayor of Dover. He is the owner. "Of the Newington ozoner and former
manager of the Strand Theatre. He was general manager of New Eng-
land Theatres Inc. for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont for 25
years, and is a member of the: New, Hampshire Legislature:

Mike Todd. will receive Motion Picture. Costumers’ first Producer.
Award, for his “opulent use” of costumes in “Around the World in 80
Days.” Presentation will be made at annual ball Oct. 25 at Beverly

‘Hilton Hotel on the ‘Coast. -

Shaw’s character was a hardcore.
Nazi, who merely grew more cal-
clear the way for Edward Anhalt} loused as the roof began to cave
to do a: new screen treatment. ‘in on the Reich.

In the Anhalt version :the Nazi{ Otherwise, Arhalt’s- ‘screenplay—
soldier essayed by Brando has some | per. Lichtman’s ~ dictum -— hews
of the«curse removed from his} pretty close. to Shaw’s stitching.
character; he is painted “idealis-{ There are some American military
tic,” ‘ albeit. misdirected. He can't | persomiel quite as bestial as their
commit suicide in’ the finale .be-{German counterparts; and there
cause of the Production ‘Code, but} are sympathetic characterizations
he deliberately permits himself to| of Germans in WW II, e.g., soldiers
be killed in combat by Clift and| serving in the true tradition of
Martin when, finally, he is revolted| arms. Lichtman: hopes the real
by Nazism. Lichtman acknowledges} heavy to plainly emerge when
Shaw doesnt like this switch;! “Lions” is uncaged is war itself.

tential profits in pic; he ‘gave Shaw

Wednesday, September 25,

1957

25

PICTURES

Bronx’s Gold Medal Offers 100,000
Shares of Stock to Public at $3 Per

Gold “Medal Studios in they

_ Gold Medal currently is in the]
Bronx has made its first public
stock offering. Involved are 100,-
000 shares at $3 per share.

Prospectus says the proceeds
will be used to pay. off notes and
loans and make a -.$225,000 pay-
ment on account of the purchase
price of the studio. Also, coin will
be allocated for the. purchase of
new equipment.

Gold Medal: Studios, described
as “the only studios outside Cali-
fornia that offer adequate and suf-
ficient facilities for the shooting of
full length pictures,’ has two}
large stages. The last big feature
shot there was: Elia Kazan's ‘Face
in the Crowd.” .

Gold Medal stands where the old:
Biograph Studio was originally
built in 1903. Building was re-
modelled in 1956.

Martin Harvey Poll is president |
of Gold Medal Studios. He has
served without salary since its in-
ception but entered into an em~
ployment: agreement on July 13,
1957. It runs five years; starts
me $10,000 annually and goes up

to $19,500. He also gets-5% of the

Bross income over $100,000 in the
previous -year.

Management and ‘control of
hands of a group including Poil,
Alfred "W. Schwalberg and his
wife, Carmel Myers Schwalberg.
Corporation is authorized to issue
500,000 shares of 10¢ par éommon
stock. There are 136,680 sich
shares currently outstanding.

Officers, directors and promoters |
will held 57 7/10%.of the com-
mon stock, for which they~ paid
$5,000.- Stock. to be held by. the}
public will constitute 42 3/10%
and the public will- have paid
$300,000 for it. In addition, offi-
cers, directors and promoters own
359e of the outstanding preferred.
stock, which has no voting power.
Corporation has the right to issue
100 shares of $100 par 6% cumu-]{
lative preferred_stock, which it can
redeem at $105 per share within.
five years after delivery of the
stock to the shareholders.

Columbia’s Field Rep, t
Dave Lustig, Diverts
Eds With Yaude Tricks

Atlanta, Sept. 24.

Dave Lustig resorts to trickery
to get space for -Col’s “Jeanne
Eagels,” for which he. is fronting
hereabouts. Publicist is a magi-.
hypnotist-mind reader and has writ-
ten a number of books pertaining
to his talents.

: An ex-vaudevillian, Laistig the
was billed as La -Vellma until he}.
found out that La was.a femme
designation) called himself a ‘‘ven-
trickologist.”

Although his yaude. -days.are be-
hind him, Lustig’s sfill got. his old
* calling in his blood, When editors;
begin to. yawn as he extols what-
ever film product he’s selling, Dave
will ‘yank a gimmick or: puzzle out
of his pocket and entertain for
hourts if necessary.

Dave worked with Dunninger for
years, he says, and-tells reporters |
that he worked out many of the}
master mentalist’s baffling tricks
and wrote much of his material.

“He .(Dunninger) is a topnotch
showman,” Lustig eoncedes, _

Dave's authorship includes: “You,
Too, Can Be a Hypnotist,” pub-
lished in 1920 and reissued in re-
cent years; “Vaudeville Ventrilo-
quism”; “Dunninger’s Master Meth-
ods .of Hypnotism” and “Dun-
ninger’s Exclusive Manuscripts.”

During palaver and hocus
Dave did get it over to the Atlanta
press boys. that “Jeanne Eagels”
was playing at Rialto Theatre, hay-|
ing opened Thursday (19}.

Sharby Takes Over Sarf,
Coney’s 1,400-Seater
Surf Theatre, a 1,400-seater in}
the Coney Island section of Brook-
lyn, N. Y., has been acquired by
Arthur Sharby. on a long-term lease
from the Surf Operating Corp.,
headed by David Filderman.
Sharby, who operates three other |
houses in Brooklyn and Long Is-
‘land, is mapping extensive altera-|-
tions for the Surf. Deal was con-{
summated through Berk & Krum-
gold, theatre brokers.

K.0, Pepe Romero s 2006 |
Suit Vs. Kings, RKO, Ul!

N.Y. Federal. Judge Frederick;
Van Pelt Bryan has dismissed the
$200,000 damage action brought
against RKO Teleradio Pictures,
RKO Radio Pictures, Universal
Pictures, Universal - International
Films, Universal Film Exchanges,
King Bros. Productions. Inc., and
Herman, Maurice and Franklin
King, by Pepe Romero, Mexico City
columnist. Money damage claims
for. alleged failure by the King
Bros. to give him screen credit and
publicity for his role as a. bullfight
one in the film, “The -Brave

ne 99

Distributor-defendants had
moved, for dismisal on the ground
that the plaintiff had not stated
a cause of action which the court

‘sustained. Mexican columnist is

given leave to file an amended com-
plaint in which he must detail any
contract he had with the distribu-
tor-defendants, as to screén credits
and publicity. Romero claimed to

have a contract with the King Bros.,

producers of the film.

Unstiffen Geographic Bans
On Eliible Films; Jary’s

Advice to Venice Boss

Venice Film Festival jury recom
mended fo Floris Ammannati, fes-
tival director, a change in regula-
tions that would allow the showing
in Venice of pictures already ex-

hibited at some other, minor Euro- |

pean fests. 7

In reporting this, Arthur Knight,
the American on the Venice jury
this year (and last), said -the jury
also felt that there was no sense

to the regulation holding that no:

entry. could be shown outside the
country of its origin.
the only determining factor should
be that a film hasn’t been exhibited
in Italy,’ Knight said.
Recommendations were aimed at
raising the level of, films shown
at Venice which, this year, was
generally considered: to be quite
disappointing. One reason tited is
that Venice ts the last of the ma-
jor European fests, and there just
don’t seem to be enough ‘good films
around to sustain all of them.
Knight said it was felt that only

films already shown af the twof
mount importance, said Netter, ‘‘as

other major fests—Cannes and
Berlin—should be excluded from
Venice. “What difference does it
make whether a picture’s been
seen at Locarno or San Sebastian?”
he asked.

‘“We thought

American Ontical’s Licensing Policy:
Deadpan Return of Todd Courtesy

Todd-American Optical Corp.
continues to: pick up exhibitor
agreements.to install its projection
equipment despite Mike Todd’s
much publicized attempt to create
the impression that the print-down
35m version of his ‘‘Around the
World in 80 Days” is almost as

‘good: as the widescreen original.

With inking of Schine’s Granada
Theatre, Butialo, Todd-AO now
has 55 installations in the U. S.
and Canada according to Todd-AO
v.p. Douglas Netter and by the
time “South Pacific” opens in the
early part of 1958 he estimates the
figure will jump to approximately
70 to 75 theatres.

At the same time Netter dis-
closed that the company is “active-
ly negotiating” with six to eight
producers who plan to shoot films

.in the Todd-AO widescreen proc-

ess. Exec, who asserts the firm's
been “flooded with scripts,” added
that a formal production announce-
ment will be made shortly.

Budgets and scripts are of para-

we're trying to keep the calibre of
productions up to the quality of
‘Oklahoma’ and ‘South Pacific’ be-
fore licensing anyone.” He noted
that the company has extensive fa-

cilities at the Kling Studios in Hol--
lywood.

Netter, who conceded that Mike
Todd “contributed considerably to
our success by making ‘80 Days,’” -
revealed aside from Schine’s Buf-
falo site houses in Providence,
Utica, Chapel Hill and Birmingham
ail haye been pacted over the past
30 days. Of the total of 55 thea-
tres, he estimated that about half
have balcony installations.

Meiklejohn Coordinator

Of 20-City Talent Spread

Hollywood, Sept. 24.

William Meiklejohn, in charge
of talent at Paramount studios,
will act as coordinator of MPAA
talent committee, which will line
up 20 personalities among stars,
producers, directors and writers to
make 20-city tour in connection
with Iindustry’s upcoming Golden
Jubilee.

Tour will start here in October
and wind up in N. Y. Exhibs
throughout the country also will
participate in Jubilee.

H, William Fiteslon, theatrical
attorney, left at the weekend for
two months in London and the

Continent.

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26 PICTURES

Film Reviews |
anes Continued from page 8 —
Short Cut to Hell ; monsters pave found another ut
“ : ‘let only 20 miles from Mexico City.
factorily through program situa- | One of these, the papy of them ali
Cagney sécks over his helming Nich, Wis off the other giant in
in expected style from one who has. city, stirs up all the excitement
specialized in hardboiled charac-! vy 5 latt art of fil Fd-
fers, and_gives parts plenty of attending latter part of film. Ed:
meaning. Pair of unknowns take ‘,- iti in thrill se-
over the two top roles, Robert! nis ee the: David Duncan.
Ivers in the original Alan Ladd : Aohert Blees screenplay
role and Georgann Johnson (with | : - a
two eyes showing) the Veronica; Denning capably handles his
Lake, both doing yoeman service Tole, as does Rivas, and Mara Cor-
and handling themselves expertly.’ day as a ranch owner whose prop-
The Ted Berkman-Raphael Blau;erty is overrun by the giants.
screenplay, based on original W. R. ; Mario Navarro is okay as a moppet
Burnett script, carries fast pace, who continually sticks up geolog-
and while dented with a few soft/ists and gets into trouble. Carlos
spots holds up generally through: Muzquiz is good as a ccientist who
final climax. idirects the all-out attack on the

Yarn is motivated by the search! scorpion in coliseum. .

of Ivers, a ruthless young guninan, Special effects by Willis O’Brien
for the man who has paid him off; and Peter Peterson lead off tech-
in fitolen money for two murders. i nical credits. Lionel Lindon‘s pne-

olice have the numbers o é: is too low key, and Rich-
bills, which makes it impossible tography is y
for gun to pass them. He picks up
Miss Johnson, girl friend of Wil-
liam Bishop, detective in charge of |
the murders, and forcibly keeps
her with him during the police
hunt. Killer is finally shot down
by police in good climax.

Ivers does first-rate as the gun-
man, inserting quiet menace, and
Miss Johnson’s breeziness is trans-
mitted nicely to the audience. Both
players should benefit by their
performances in castings for the
future. Jacques Aubuchon enacts a
somewhat flamboyant heavy, okay
in role, and Bishop makes the most
of a brief appearance. Murvyn Vye
is in as his sadistic servant and
Peter Baldwin also lends interest

fast editing.

The Wayward Girl
(NATURAMA)

Poor filler fare.

Hollywood, Sept. 24.

Republic release of William J. OQ’Sulli-
van production. Stars Marcia Henderson,
Peter W.
Bissell; féatures Rita Lynn, Peg as,
Tracey Roberts, Ray Teal. Ric Roman,

DeSales, John Maxwell. Directed by Lesley:
Selander, Screenplay, Houston Branch,
Frederic Louis Fox; camera, Jack Marta;.
editor, Tony Martinelll; direction,
Ralph Oberg: music, Gerald Roberts. Pre-
viewed Sept. 20, 57. Running time, 71
M 5 ~~

in a heavy role. - | Judy Wingate .....0.4. Marcia Henderson
Haskell Boggs leads off firstclass | Pony, Gikeste. 1... litatharine Barrett
technical credits with good pho- Ira, Molson ect Wait Bissell
ography, and Tom McAdoo’s e it- ge Bracke wpesecewenrecs '
ing is fist Art direction. by Hal | BM gilda -scssc ge, Rebels
Pereira and foland | Anderson is ‘Sheritf bay re pee Teal
worthy of a bigger-budgeted pro- e Nolan ....- eevcceencee Ric Roman
. M torte navresenead Cowon Barbara Eden:
duction. Whit. Dettei Attorney ...+.,+ Grandon Rhodes

Investigator Butler ..... Francis DeSales
s-eaceesees JOhn Maxwell

Parole Agent ..
Only the exhibitor in dire search.

of filler fare will reap any benefit

from “The Wayward Girl,” pro-

duced under the Variety banner

for Republic release. Briefly, it’s
ad.

The Houston Branch-Frederic
Louis Fox screenplay has Marcia
Henderson imprisoned after heing.
found guilty on a manslaughter
charge. Miss Henderson, it seems,
threw an iron at Ric Roman, to
stop the unwelcome advances of
her ‘stepmother’s drunken boy-

The Black Seorpion

Mexican volcano belches mon-
ster what-is-it, okay entry for
science-fiction market; clever
special effects.

Hollywood, Sept. 20.

Warner Bros. release of Frank Melford-
Jack Dietz production. Stars Richard Den-
ning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, Mario
Navarro; features Carlos Muzquiz, Pas-
ual Pena. Directed by Edward Ludwig.

reenplay, David Duncan, Robert Blees;
from story by Paul Yawitz; camera, Lionel
Lindon; editor, Richard Van Enger;
music, Paul Sawtell. Previewed Sept. 10,
*57. Running time, 35 MINS.

Henry Scott ............ Richard Denning | friend. Actually, however, it was
Teresa Retse Serer Mara Corday the upset stepmother, who. had
Juanito soe cele, Mario Navarre [come in after daughter -had left
Dr. Velazco. eg Carlos Muzquiz the scene, who finished -the b.f.
ose dé la Cruz...-..+.-. ascual Pena | off. Stepmother subsequently turns
Florentina .. ............ Fanny Schiller | ° : .

Father Delgado .....-. v7. "pedeo Gaivan {alcoholic and winds up falling

down a filght of stairs, in her hands
. ,& written confession of the mur-
“The Black Seorpion” is a reg-; der, -
ulation science-fiction which may| rics Henderson tries bard and
be exploited for returns. Some-: has a few good scenes, but there’s
what haphazardly put together, it] jittle interest in the characteriza-
still manages some high degree of tion, Others around are Peter Wal-
excitement and a chilling windup. ker, her own bf. and Katharine
Special effects are particularly Barret, her stepmother. Also Whit
well handled. . . Bissell, a lonely-hearts-clubs-type

Lensed in Mexico, pie takes its | who—via sub-plot—manages to get
tag from ae mammoth death-dealing | Miss Henderson paroled to him for
scorpion that rises from bowels. of a spell

e earth when a volcano erupts. 1. ¢
Antidiluvian monster seemingly is te’ ley Selan Be nian peeduce
indestructible — large enough to} tion is off and the technical con-
snatch up automobiles and heli-| tributions nothing to rave about,

Major Cosio Arturo Martinez

ee eee ser onen

copters out of the air as though} «q;

they were tiny toys, unharmed either, Neal.

when an express train crashes. into

jt—you know writers’ imagination. Lueky Jim

It finally meets death in the huge @RITISH) —

coliseum in Mexico City through sone

the devices of science. Cheerful lightweight comedy
First half of Frank Melford-| with Ian (“Private’s| Pro-

Jack Dietz production is tedious} gress”) Carmichael raising

yocks galore as amiable misfit
in. a British university; a
Boulting Bros, winner.

London, Sept. 17.

British Lion release of a Charter Films’
Ray Boulting) production. Stars Ian Car-
michael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith.
Directed by John Boulting. Screenplay,
Patrick Campbell, fram novel by Kingsley
Amis; extra dialog, Jeffrey Dell: camera,
Max Greene; editor, Max Benedict; music,
John Addison, Previewed Studio One,
London, Running time, 95 MINS.
Jim Dixon .......0,.see,+- Ilan Carmichael
Bertrand Welch -........+. Terry-Thomas.

and blurred by dark photography
which may interfere with satisfac-
tory projection in drive-in thea-
tres. Yarn is personalized via
Richard Denning and Carlos Rivas,
American and Mexican . geologist,
respectively, who are investigating
the eruption and consequent earth-
quake. Their efforts to destroy the
giant scorpion takes them down.
into a yawning chasm where they
see not one but many of the man-
sters. Dynamiting this opening in

the belief they are bottling up the} Prof. Welch ..,.......... Hugh Griffith

monsters, they later: discover the Christine Calla ghan ~reeaee Sharon Acker

Margaret Peel ......... Maureen Connell.

: j Sir Hector re-Urquhart. Clive Morton

; University Porter...... Reginald Beckwith

ew York Theatre Cyril Johns ..... sewers enneth Griffith

: Th weeve occ esene: Jeremy Hawk

, ' The Principal weteoaereceree J Weleh

. at Contractor seseeteeseee ges Charles Lamb

e BMer wecccccone a eremy ONE. urst

. Prof. Hutchinson ....... Henry Longhurst

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Roberts. .sssccsssasse+s John. Gairney

Rochelle Center» Cl 6-600 See WHESS “ciccc Benkn mode

“THE PAJAMA GAME” | [RES Sr as,
Serine DORIS DAY

Following “Private’s Progress”
and “Brothers in Law” the Boult-
ing brothers, who leap joyously
upon pomposity and deflate it

JOHN RAITT ¢ CAROL HANEY
A Warmer Bros. Picture in WARNERCOLOR
one SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION

tsmash comedy hits in a row.

iard Van Enger combines slow with :
Whit.

‘lhe is trying to shake off and a
r, Katharine Barrett, .Whit ' situations.

Barbara Eden, Grandon Rhodes, Francis! Patrick Campbell,

tfsterling British actors of whom.

|Join Addison's music.is appro-'

4It won second: prize at this festi-

| gle eal now claim. three into a very sympathetic,

efully,
“Lucky Jim,” which takes. a light-
hearted look at British college life,
will certainly rock British patrons.
;dudging by U.S. reception of “Pri-
:vate’s Progress,” it should regis-
,ter well in America.
‘Kingsley Amis’s novel has been

;built- up into a farcical comedy
‘which, though slim enough in idea,
provides plenty of opportunity. for
‘smiles, giggles and belly laughs.
‘John Boulting has directed with
‘a lively tempo and even though
‘the comedy situations Id6om up
with inevitable precision, they are
‘still irresistible. oe
; The lightweight story spotlights
‘Jan Carmichael in the sort of pre-
dicaments that. brought him plau-
dits in “Private’s Progress” and
;“Brothers in Law,” Once again he
tis the likeable fall guy. What hap-
‘pens to him shouldn’t happen _ to-
:a pooeh. But, somehow, blundering
‘amiably along he emerges on the
'eredit side and, of course, gets the
‘girl.
! In this film he is a junior history
-lecturer at a British university in.
‘the sticks, who becomes disas-
trously involved in such serious
college goings-on as a ceremonial
lecture on ‘Merrie England” and
a procession to honor the new
university chancellor. There are
also some minor shenanigans such
as a riotous car chase, a slaphappy
fist fight, a tipsy entry into a.
wrong bedroom containing a girl

a fine performance, Marla Schell

but. manages her usual -audience-
winning moniénts. .
Others in cast, especially an un-
‘credited old lady playing Maria
{Schell’s grandma, back the key
trio ably. Luchino Visconti’s di-
rection wavers. somewhat at the
halfway mark, slowing down the
action, though otherwise doing a
sible subject. There is no half-
‘way acceptance of ‘his’ picture:
either one believes it, and thinks

whole pic suffers .from it.

A special nod must go to Maria
Chiari’s giant. stage reproduction
-of a town quarter, an elaborate and
‘functional production effort which
deliberately gives the pie its semi-
theatrical backdrop and_ flavor.
Giuseppe Rotumno’s lensing is also
extremely effective in capturing
the Nordic, fogbound quality of
the story. Other production credits
lare excellent. Hawk.

Un Angel Paso Sobre
Brooklyn
(An Angel Passed Over Brooklyn)
(SPANISH—ITALIAN)

. Venice, Sept. 17.
Falco-Chamartin production and re-
lease. ‘Stars Peter Ustinov, Pabilto Calvo;
features Aroldo Tieri, Silvia . Marco,.
Maurizio Arena. Directed by lLadislaa
Vajda. Screenplay, Istvan Bekeffy, G. L,
for, Juan Penas At Vernee Biba Peaieon

> enas. enice estiy
Running time, 10@ MINS. —- :
Peter ‘Ustinov

number. of other happy-go-lucky | Fitipo “UIIIIIIMIIIIIIIE! pabiite Calvo
oO Bruno weeenaceetce dvcavas Aroldo moet
The screenplay, written by | Alfonse 0200000000..." Jaaurinle: Avene

but clearly
boosted by the Boulting Brothers’
inventiveness, veers -from face-
tiousnéss to downright slapstick
but never lets up on its irtesisti-
ble attack on the funnybone. Ian
Carmichael is a deft light-comedy
performer who again proves that
he. also can take hold of a char-
acter and make -him believable.
He is supported by an array of

Probably noticing that the mop-
\pet appeal of Pablito Calvo ¢“Mar-
cellino” and “Pepote”) is wearing
thin, director Ladislao Vajda. has
wisely built this fantasy. around
Peter Ustinov. and an uncanny
mongrel dog, But even this is not
enough to remove the obviousness
of this fable, Henee, it is primarily
for. lingo spots, a natural on its.
entertainment and sentimental as-
pects, but lacks the originality
neéded for arty: house chances.
Ustinov. is a -harsh, greedy.
usurer squeezing the immigrants
living in his Brooklyn house. He
barks. through his door at passing
‘peddlers, One of them puts a hex
on him and he is turned into a dog
until he finds someone to love him.
This. sqaqmeone is naturally child
,actor Pablito Calvo. A chastened
Ustinov comes back from his dog
days determined to live right and
his timid assistant gets his girl for
‘a happy ‘ending in an extremely
well fabricatéd Brooklyn ‘set. -
stinov’ ‘gets. some dimension
‘into hig before and after chores.
‘The old adage holds half true; it
is“hard to surpass a dog actor in
‘a: pic, but. Ustinoy wins over the
waning ‘child:.actor Calvo..
.. Others in the cast are adequate
‘in-their stereotyped roles.” Why
‘the pie was set in Brooklyn is not

Terry-Thomas, as a smug high-
Brow novelist; Hugh Griffith, as a
‘pompous history’ professor, and
Clive Morton, as a ‘University
Chancellor with a twinkle in his
eye, have the best charices and
accept them gratefully. ‘:.

The pic introduces a new Cana-
dian youngster, Sharon Acker.
Miss Acker is a comely, promising
young actress but jt is difficult to
see why the Boulting Brothers
claimed with such. vigor that they
could not find a British actress to
play this: pleasant but hardly de-
manding role. oe

“American audiences may find
some of the dialog a shade too
British, in both writing and deliv-
ery while the lensing by Max
Greene is unéven, as is the cutting,

priately -gay‘ and the theme song,
- ‘Al Fernhead, sets the
mood of thé film over the credit:
titles, and is then used most effec- | clear. It could have had any locale.
tively as. an occasional linking com- |The principal house is said to have-
_|been built by: a homesick Peapoli-
tain, Actually, it was made in:
Naples and no nousé like that
exists today in Brooklyn. -Perhaps
fit did, but this pic depends on
‘mining its sentimental qualities for
‘best Fesults, Technical credits: are
above par. ~ Mosk,

mentary.

Notti Bianche
(White Nights).
(ITALIAN)

. Venice, Sept, 17.
Rank. release ofa. Vides Franco Gri-

ViscontL Screeenplay, Visconti, Suso Cec-
c ea from story by Dostolewski;
camera, Giuseppe Rotuuno; music, Nino

Paradis Terrestire
(Paradise on Earth)

Rota; editor. Mario At, Venice AD .

Festival, R time, 10f MINS (FRANCO-ITALIAN)
Na wt cesettecncceces Maria Schell} - -Venice, Sept. 17.
Mario eveveseess Marcello Mastroianni} NORIA Film release of a Noria-Les
Tenant ...cece easeegceces-- Jean Marais| Films du Centaure production. Directed
Prostitute .sccvcesees boas 5 Cs al | by Luciano -Emmer. Commen

ft ‘Raymond Queeneau. Screenplay, Lo-
Duca; Pierre Kast; music, Roman Vlad:
editor, Robert Enrico; lensed in Eastman-
color bY, everal cameramen. At, Venice

est. Shown out of competition. Running
time, @3 MINS, ; P

Split reactions notéd here at the
Venice Fest will probably. .char-
acterize this film’s career abroad
although some markets promise

well. Others must be sold via the o
Maria Schell name for marquee|{ Feature documentary is compo-

via ‘site of work by several expeditions
bait est well y a Se eee emi sent out to such far-removed places
- o. chances *}as the Amazon River, Central Af-
rica, Tahiti, India,- Indo-China, the
Pacific, etc., coming up with much
still original footage.’ In some.
cases the material has been’ seen in
other recent documentary features
‘(rotably: the Italian “Last Para-
: dise’’), . . : .
Fither in its present form or
split into segments, this film could
‘serve as interesting fare in speci-
alized markets. Here the censor-
ship problems presents itself, with
in love with him. He hag to leave,|Pic replete with nude natives and
but promises to return in exactly|Similar censorial headaches (17 |
a year, setting a meeting place.|cuts have already been asked for
‘Meanwhile, girl is approached by| in Italy). a way
another man, who likewise. falls|_ Material at hand has been skill-
for her, offering her the advantage|fully blended by Luciano,Emmer,
of presence, though she still be-| while top-quality lab work has re-
Heves and waits for her promised|sulted in. fine color rendering of
man. Just as she is about to give|footage claimed to‘ have been shot
up and accept, her old flame turnsjin 16m, when blown up to 35m.
up once more, and she runs off|Pic is more in straightforward sci-
with him. . Jentific vein than in the re-staged
Crucial flaw in: this film is the|spectacular manner found in most
portrayal of the boarder by Jean| other recent such documentary féa-
Marais in a stiff, unappealing man-|tures. Seript, commentary and
ner which belies her great love for| musical backdrop, seconded by lo-
him. Opposite, Marcello Mastro-|cally recorded material, are in
ianni makes her occasional loyé| keeping. Hawk. ,

val, .

. Ambitious attempt to update. a
Dostoiewski tale by the same name
doesn’t quite come off, never' quite|
reaching necessary credibility. It
remains a remarkable intellectual
exercise while never really moving
the spectator as it should. At
times using an interesting flash-
back technique, this tells the tale
of aywoman who befriends the up-
stairs boarder, eventually falling

|

|

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

appeal- . |
ing role, playing’ it’ to the hilt in
in the key role is very mannered, |

ereditable job with a near-impos- ti

it’s great, or one does not, and the

a- top
-| Gianni. D

. ELGrido-

(The Cry)
(T1TALO-AMERICAN)
- - . — VWenlee, Sept. 17.
‘CEI-INCOM release of an SPA Cine:

‘| Mategrafica-Robert Alexander Productions

coproduction. Stars: Steye Cochran, Alida:
Valli; features Dorian Gray, Lyn Shaw,
Betsy ‘otti,
Girardi. Directed by Michelangelo Anto-
nioni, Screenplay, Antonioni, Ennlo De-
Concint, Elio Bartolini, from story by
Antonioni; éamera, Giarmi Di Venanzo;
‘music, Giovanni Fusco; editor, Eraldo Da
Roma, At Venice Fest. Shown out of conm-
i unning time, 115 MINS,

lair, Gabriella Pall ne

GO sexvcecs Feeeneseccoes Steve Cochran
IrMa ..cseeeesas sececens ...- Alida Valli
Virginia ..ccses seacenestoees -Dorian Gray
Elvia ....seree pe ececenscaves Betsy Blair

Slow-paced fitmization of an in-.
teresting story, at least in its pres-
ent lengthy form, is a. difficult sub-
‘ject to: appraise as a commercial
entity. With considerable trim-

ming and some re-editing to aid
the jumpy continuity, pie might
do as an arty entry.
Story told is of a man ‘Cochran)
who has been living for seven
years -with a married woman,
Alida Valli, with whom he’s had a
child. When she hears of her hus-
band’s death in Australia, she con-
fesses to her lover that she’s in
love with another man. Cochran
tries to win her back, but failing,
leaves town with their child in an
attempt to forget her. He has sev-
eral other more and less serious
affairs with other women, but Valli
is still the only one he loves, After
more than a year of wandering,
he returns home, only to find she
has had another child by her .new
love. Desperate, chased by Valli
he runs up a granary tower an
either falls or jumps off. .
“ Cochran is. convincing in_ the-
lead, as are Lyn Shaw, Betsy Blair
and others.in minor roles. A stand- -
out thespic job is turned in by
Dorian Gray as one of his way-
side loves. Amntonioni’s pace 18
often obsessively slow in render-
ing the grey, depressing : setting
and life in ‘his native Po. Valley
countryside, but it contains many
telling’ slices’ of. life, .He has had
er assist from lenser
iVenanzid and from Gio-
vanni Fusco, who provided .the
musical score -in the same melan-
choly. key. .Othér technical credits
are excellent. Pic Has had and
may still encounter censor prouble.
AW.

Oeil Pour Oeil

{Eye For An Eye)

(FRENCH-ITALIAN)

' Venice, Sept. 17.
UGC release of UGC-Jolly Film produc-
tion, Stars Curd Jurgens, Folco Lull:
features, Lea Padovani, Paul Frankeur,
Paseal Audret, Dario Moreno, Directed
by Andre Cayatte. Screenplay, Vahe. Kat-
cha. Cayatte from ‘nevel by Katcha; carm-
era (rerhnicolor),. Christian Matras;_ edi-
tor, :Paul Cayatte; dialog, Pierre Bosts
sets, Jacques Colombier; music, Louiguy,
At Venice Fest. Running time, 105 MINS,
Walter ..... ‘cocceedeceee Curd Jurgens
we atectommrecesiesece Folco.

Lola- reoesve “oucvetseeevesse Lea Padovani
Sick Man. Paul Frankeur
Sister ee weer woreerreere yD Pascal, Audret
Waiter acccreccocecsseves Daria. Morene

eeseotosceoesean

Director Andre ‘Cayatte veers .

from his usual pix on justice and

law, and.jias undertaken “case of
conscience” on the screen. How-
ever, he mixes well-worn suspense.
tactics with a trek across the desert
in which an avenger and his vit-
tim find their. moments of truth.
Film remains grim and downbeat, .
rarely making the theme and or
plot plausible. Thus, it looks like -
mainly’ an art house item. in the
US. where its offbeat theme might
be plus a: factor. But plenty of
bally will be needed.

Locale is Lebanon and a tired

¥tdoctor (Curd: Jurgens) goes home

to relax after a weary day. Foleo.
Lulli comes to ask: him to’ look
after his ailing wife. The doctor
refuses to see him and sends. him
to the hospital instead. The next
day he finds the wife has died on
the operating table, due to the doc-
tor’s error, and it is intimated that
Jurgens might have saved her. Jur-
gens. becomes constantly aware of
the presence of the husband wher-
ever he goes, The wily Oriental fi-
nally: gets him to go out to a des-
ert outpost to prove he would help

‘anybody and the. remainder of the.

pic is a trek across said desert,
by the two men after the doctor’s
auto has been put out of commis-
sion. ss

Hunger, thirst, fatigue, impend-
ing madness and unspoken guilts
and threats make up this nightmar-
ish trek. It finally winds with
both doomed to death. Jurgens
rarely. imbues his character. with
feeling or awareness of the situa-
tion. Luli is a definite presence
and registers as the anguished hus--
band seeking an Oriental revenge.

Cayatte has given this a good
rendering of locale. but the use of
color detracts from the theme.
Production dress is good. Jurgens
has since made pix in the U.S. and
if he grows into a name, this might
be a plus item. Otherwise, this
offbeater would, need plenty of
selling for any.American charces.
Technical credits are fine, Most -

Wedneeday, ‘September 25, 1987

~ - whe nae

PS

STATISTICS & ‘MAYBES’ IN GOLDWYN TRIAL —

¢( DeMille, Ricketson, Mulvey, Walsh Give Testimony )

‘By WILLIAM STEIF

San Francisco, Sept 24.

Sam. Goldwyn's $1, 755, 000 antitrust case against 20th-
Fox, Natiogal Theatres and Fox West Coast moved into
its final phase last week with testimony from the last “ad-
_verse” witness and introduction of mountains of Statistics
“aimed ‘at showing how Goldwyn was “wronged.”

The week’s testimony had‘ one lighter moment when
- Cecil B. DeMille took. the stand and testified on Gold-
_awyn’s behalf. DeMille, in fact, almost didn’t get on to
testify. Goldwyn’s lawyer, J oseph: Alioto, asked permis-
sion to pull off another witness in the midst of defense
lawyer Arthur B. Dunne’s cross-examination and Federal
Judge Edward P. Murphy grumbled considerably. Alioto
tried to explain;

-“He’s only up here from Hollywood for a day—in fact,
it’s Mr. DeMille.”

The Judge, unimpressed, remarked:

“Well, he’s entitled to no more nor less consideration:

‘than any other witness.”
Alfoto noted: several ‘other witnesses had come out of

turn and the Judge said:

“We did it in the case“ of the old man Naify- who was.

“{11—but if the other side -has no objection (it didn’t), it’s.

all right with me.”
So DeMille was asked about Goldwyn’s reputation “as

_a producer and replied:

“T would say he was tops, present company always ex-°

ted,”

ee HeMille told of. his “long association with Goldwyn,
starting in 1913 when the pair and Jesse-Lasky joined in
Feature Players, told how Goldwyn went independent in
the early ’20's when Lasky,-DeMille and Adolph Zukor
teamed up, and said Goldwyn was in desperate financial
_ straits:
. As a result, testified DeMille, Goldwyn went to A. P.
Giannini for a $200,000. Bank of America loan. Giannini

denied the Ioan and Goldwyn came t6?DeMille, who was
-then a Bank of America vice-president’ in’ ‘chafge ‘of film -

Jaans. DeMille okayed the money and hopped & train to
Frisco to explain ta Giannini. DeMille told Giannin!-

“You are a goo banker but you put’ me here bécause
“I know value in motion pictures. Ability ‘to prodiice pic-
tures is a new type of asset and for $200,000, Goldwyn’s
‘well ‘worth it,"

On eross-examination, Dunne asked. only one ‘question:
“Value of a motion picture as an article of merchandise.

depends on what it does at the boxoffice, doesn’t it?”
DeMille replied; “Yes sir,’ and departed.

Ricketson Gives Creed

The last “adverse” witness was Frank H. Ricketson ©

Jr., National Theatres general manager, who testified:
“I always try.to-eliminate competitive bidding.” Under
Alioto’s questioning, he denied he'd ever. made a deal

- with Paraniount to get out of Utah when -he headed Fox- -

‘Intermountain..He said: “I've been a ‘continuous compe-
-titer of Paramount: and I don’t : want you, eyen to. infer
that I made a-deal.”. .-

_ But he admitted: that: in. 1936. Fox sold its theatres in
Salt Lake City-and Provo, Utah, and bought’ Paramount's:

Single house in Helena, Mont, with the result that Hele-
-Da, became a closed town: for Fox, He said he didn’t know
it ‘Salt Lake and Proyo were closed for Paramount, ~
.Of 33 Fox-Intermountain situations,-Ricketson said, 22
were closed, and he said Fox moved back into Salt Lake

last year by. acquiring Joe Lawrence’s house theré. He’

said he'd had some discussion with Paramount, about ne-
gotiating: for -product,. added “general bidding” in’ Sait
-Lake had ended. .

Ricketson said he'd discussed the Salt Lake yituation
with. Eddie Hyman, AB-PT's theatres. boss, said he hoped
they could be “good,. constructive competitors.”

- He admitted. Fox had kept 20-25 theatres closed in the

°40's to keep. them out of competition, admitted to a few
lease covenants restricting theatrical uses in the °30’s,
said he’d never heard. of. the “Goldwyn Caravan” vwith
portable projection equipment until day before he got
on witness stand “but I certainly would be against it be-
cause I think it is. we ntair trade practice.” —

Very candidly, he said he’d made “more than a million”
on six shares of National Theatres Class B stock he, like
other division managers, purchased from 20th-Fox in
1944, resold to -20th in 1946. But he added “‘there was no
legal obligation I could enforce against the ¢ompany, if
they thonght. it was in the best. interests.of the company,
I could get it’' He testified the Skouras brothers first
wanted to limit him to 121% per cent of the 40 Class B
shares, but later agreed, to hig request for the 15 per
cent which ‘he got.
~ Ricketson called ‘Herman Wolfberg’ s Denver antitrust
suit “unfortunate”’—Wolfberg collected $300,000 from Fox
because he wanted to play first-runs rather ‘than use the
Broadway, a former Fox house in Denver, as a moyeover.

But Ricketson also noted that Wolfberg has now. gone -

along with RKO and Fox on the elimination of competi-
tive bidding.

Ricketson téstified. National decentralized its filmi-buy-
ing in compliance with the 1940.consent decree, but to
some-degree disputed another witness, former FWG buy-
er Eddie Zabel, by. claiming Zabel. bought some films for
‘the whole National eircuit.

- “Pete Lundgren ‘(FWC buyer-statistician) Set up our

sliding-stale figures and set them up for the entire Na-
tional circuit,” Ricketson testified. Zabel would buy Gold-
‘wyn pictures, he said, and “call our film buyers and say,
‘your share of the: deal will be so much and this and this
is what your allocation will be .’”
Statistics By Walsh

First pro-Goldwyn witness {aside from DeMille and
Mary Pickford, many weeks ago) was Joseph A. Walsh,
ex-Paramount exec who has been Goldwyn’s statistician
the last. three years. Walsh had with him more than a
dozen detailed statistical charts which Alioto sought to
put-into evidence, and Dunne. immediately objetted.. Sta-
tistics, in the main, were compiled from National Theatres
and FWC records and, generally speaking, covered the

period from 1936-or 1937 to 1950. *Diinne objected on the .

grounds that the case is supposed only to cover three
years, 1947-50, -and. seven Goldwyn pictures. But the
- Judge’ ovetfuled, siyfig there's“ trend toward liberality

Showed gross assets. |

make ,
f Total profit in 15-year (1936-50) period was $79,157,-.

gs.on investment ($21,959 886)

‘release “Best Years of

in antitrust cases.” The Judge cautioned, however: “I'm

wah to say to you I'm only going to consider. what's ap-

plicable to the case I’m trying.”

One statistical chart summarized Goldwyn picture re-
sults in ail five National divisions, FWC, Fox-Midwest,
Fox- Intermountain, Fox- Wisconsin and ‘the Evergreen
circuit, 1936 to 1949, Each film was Listed, with number
of theatres played,- days, .units; gross admissions, film
rentals. (divided inta percentage and flat rentals), ‘and,
finally,. the percentage of the gross admissions which
Goldwyn got ‘was exxtracted from‘this mass of data.

Best generalization of this chart is that total percentage
of film rentals to admissions ran between 13.and 20 up

‘until World War II (under UA distribution), curved steep-

ly te above 30% by the end_ of the war, and slipped to the
low 20's for last films on chart (under RKO distribution).

(It should -be noted that both “Roseanna McCoy” and
“My Foolish Heart” are excluded from this chart.)

-A second chart concentrates ‘solely on FWC and FWC
subsidiaries, It shows feature expense and percentage of
feature expense fo gross admissions from 1937 through
1949. It is further broken down to show percentage of
feature expense to gross admissions under three headings:.
(t) FWC “ABC”, (2) Ventures et al. terminated by court

‘decree, (3) All other ventures and corporations. Summa-
-tion of feature expense to total gross:

. FWC*“ABC” ‘27.07 per cent, 1937-46; Terminated ven-
tures et al. 27.14 per cent, 1937-46; All other ventures
26.53 ‘per cent, 1937-46.

FWC “ABC” 29. 80 per cent, 1947-49; Terminated ven-
tures 30:27 ‘per cent, 1947-49; All others 29.41 per ‘cent,
1947-49.

Grand total for all ‘three categories, 1937-49, difféi's by
only ‘six 100ths of one per cent from top to bottom.

Objective of all this, said Alioto, is to show that hasical-
ly FWC operations hadn't changed despite. court decrees

dissolving “monopolistic pools.” .

‘Facts shown in’ the other statistical exhibits included:

{ Gross income of National Theatres and all. its divi-
sions in -14 years from 1937 to 1950 was $1,006,847,700
‘and profit in that period was $191,030,900, or 199; .

€ FWC. was by -far the biggest and “most profitable oi ct
the divisions in those. 14 years, with.gross of $584,908,000,
profit of $125,103,000, or 21.4%;

{ Fox-Wisconsin was least profitable, at. 6. 2%, but FWC.
period from

took steepest tumble’ In. post-World War II

a 1944 profit of 29.2% to -1950's 9.2%-—general picture
was gradual pickup in profits from mid-30's to war-boom
period, then slide downward in post-war era;

f 20th-Fox carried its 42% interest in National at
$8,859,886 on books, paid Chase National Bank $13,100,-
000 for other 58% in June, 1943, for grand total inyest-

ment on pooks of $21,959,888 (Dunne disputed this vig-'

orously in cross-examination, pointed out Natlonal’s books
‘the profit-percentage rafio much lower);
000, with average earnin

24%, dividends’ paid $56,075,000 and surplus up from
st 826,000 {1936} to: $18,001,000. (1950);

4 “Surplus. adjustment” - ‘of $64, 820,000: ‘Was made. in 1946.
- to repurchase (or: allow 20th-Fox fo repurchase) 40 shares

of Class B stock sold-in 1944 to Ricketson, Charles Skou-

_ Yas, Harold ’J: Fitzgerald -and ‘Elmer Rhoden, on which

four men madé 1,212% profit (Judge Murphy called this
4a surprisingly large’ profit”);

¥ Total compensation paid ‘Charles and Spyros Skouras,
1937-50, was. $5,903,000, which included $3,798,733 in

bonuses; in which Sypros didn’t share after 1943 when -

he went to: 20th-For:;.-

¥ Total feature rentals “paid, ‘1936-50, were $270,174,-
: 000, and total profit. in same period was $195,729,000, or

72.45 per.cent of what :was paid in rentals—in one year,

1944,. profit ($25,177, 900) exceeded rentals ($24,164,000),

but percentage curve of profit to rentals showed same up-
ware trend througti World War I; steep decline there-
re

€ Data frem Sargoy & Stein report and Goldwyn of-
fice were split into four categories to show percentage of
film rentals ‘to -a ons—four categories were Para-
mount case defehdanmts) (Paramount, RKO, Warner's
Loew's), Other major circuits {Sudekum, Robb & -Row-

.Yey, UA, ‘Fabian, ete.), ‘smaller circults {so-called inde-

pendents) and FWC;
q In every case five .Goldwyn films * (“Secret Life of
Walter Mitty,” “Bishop's 3 Wife,” “Song,Is Born,” general-

bigger percentage of film -rentals from smaller, so-talled

independent circuits than from the-other three categories. |
‘ Dunne Attacks Data
On cross-examination, Dunne took some hefty pétshots

at statistician Walsh’s statistics, The defense lawyer first
brought up the matter of “1936 dollars” and inflation, to
which Alioto objected. The Judge sustained the objection,
saying: “I think if we get into the matter of the inflation-
ary value of. the dollar we're going to get into trouble.”

Then Dunne hammered at Walsh’s comparative charts— __
which try to prove films on National circuits get smaller

perceritages of gross admissions. Dunne pointed out one
chart of first-runs compares first-run:Seal Beach (a small
Southern California town) with first-run Chicago, first-
run San Carlos (a Frisco suburb) with first-run Philadel-
phia, and so on, and he noted that FWC’s so-called first-
runs are oftén small, suburban towns.

Dunne’ attacked subsequent-run chart comparing RKO-
Metropolitan circuit with FWC subsequents, pointed: out
the. 30 theatres in the big New: York circuit average eight
per cent of the national gross per picture, while the whole.

National circuit averages. only six to eight per cent,

Dunne. also brought out that Walsh’s chart on competi-
tive bidding used only Metor ard Goldwyn films, thus ex-
‘cluding a major part of the best. pictures played and many
Situations in which there was bidding.

Week’s last. witness was James A. Mulvey, who’s been
with Goldwyn sincé 1923 and has been president of one
or another of Goldwyn’s corporations since 1942—he’s now
president of Goldwyn Productions Inc. Mulvey supplied
a partial answer, at least, ta an unasked question which

of $74 million which, of course, would.

Our Lives,” -“Enchantment’), got

has been hanging over this suit ever since it was Aled in
May, 1950. The question:
‘If Goldwyn was so unhappy about exhibiting on the
National circuits, why did he sell to National?
Mulvey’s answer was based on introduction {nto evi-
dence of 1938 reports made by UA division managers in
Fox areas to a request from then-UiA president George
Schaeffer. Schaeffer ordered the managers to survey oppo-
‘sition or lack of opposition to Fox because of Goldwyn’s de-
sire to sell away from Fox. Alioto asked what the Gold-
wyn organization had decided on the basis of the reports
and Mulvey replied:
“We decided the possibility of revenue fram the For
opposition was so slight that from an economic viewpoint
we'd have te sell to Fox.” Mulvey told of trying tent and

- Elks Hall playdates on the “Goldwyn Caravan’ in 1938

in FWC, Naify and Sanger territory and he insisted: “We
never consented to any split of product involving Goldwyn
pictures. On the contrary, I instructed my people and
RKO (the distributor) never to be subject to any split.”

He claimed Fox was the only circuit which refused to
give guaranteed playing time, thus “gave us as the pro-
ducer absolutely no vaice in playoff of pictures.”

He testified he always instructed RKO to try for per-
centage deals in as many - situations as possible because
flat rentals brought in less revenue, and he said Goldwyn

- Stayed out of the Naify -circuit often because of insuf-
ficient percentage situations.

After a legal tussle with Dunne, Alioto managed to slip
in a “speculative” question on what Mulvey thought “Se-
eret Life of Walter Mitty” would have done, percentage-
wise, “in the absence of operating agreements, the ab-
seencé of allocation of product, the absence of pooled
buying power.”

Mulvey, naturally, thought “Mitty” “would have earn-
ed, overall, at least 4090 on gross admissions” (it actually
did about 27% vo on & $300, 006 flat-rental deal with the Na-
tional circuit).

” Mulvey figured “Bishop's Wife” at 40%, too. “Song Is
Born” st 35%, géneral-release “Best Years” at 3732°%
“Enchantment” at 321490, all considerably above the ace
tual percentages on gross admissions,

°- Down To Cases

Ag to the other t two pictures involved in the suit (“Ro-
geanna MoCoy” atrd “My Foolish Heart’) Mulvey said he
couldn’t estimate, that they’d have to be related to the
first five.

He cited specific cases where he claimed independent
bookirig lad bolstéred film rentals. One was in Naify’s
Monterey-Carmel, Cal, area, where films usually go to
Monterey for a split week first, then move over to Carmel
for a split week or less. Mulvey said he took “Hans Chris-
tlan Anderson” into the tiny Golden Bough, at Carmel,

where it played 21 days, and got a rental of $5,600, 10

times more than any Goldwyn film had ever received be-
fore in the area.

Another specific was Chicago, where RKO and Uni-
versal had concluded a deal whereby each played 13 ple-.
tures a year in the downtown RKO house because Uni~
versal was burned up at Goldwyn for haying tied up the
house for six. weeks on a film. Mulvey.went shopping;
made 2 ‘deal with Essaness for the Woods on a 50-50 split
for “Up in Arms” in 1943, earned $185,000 rental, “in-
finitely more than we'd taken out of Chicago before.”

Same was -true, sald. Mulyey, when it came to booking
“Anderson” in ‘Frisco. RKO wanted to use its Golden
Gate, but Goldwyn nixed this and made a deal for the
396-seat Rosener-Ackernian artie, the Stagedoor, which
resulted in a $100,000 rental. Metro, sald Mulvey, wanted
to put“Guys and Dolls” in its Frisco Warfield, and same
thing happened; -with Goldwyn getting $150,000 rental
from the Stagedoor.

‘(The defense, of course, will hasten to point out that

‘there's a whale of a difference. between, for instance,.
_“Gitys and Do

7? and “Roseanna McCoy oy
Judge’s Curiosity

Alioto then asked:

“In ano market would quality pictures Play longer?”

Dunne objected, but the Judge overruled, saying:

“That's prectsely what I’m interested in.”

Mulvey’s reply was positive, “because the effect of pool-
ing and allocation of product is to cause all pictures to
‘get played off ... good pictures must of necessity suffer,
there’s no. flexibility under the system for incentive, for
ingenious showmanship.

Mulvey also testified ‘that after the Paramount case de-

‘cision there was more playing time, “but not in the re-

stricted situations, only in the others, where competitive
bidding exists . . . bidding’s wonderful for independent

In the week's final session, Mulvey testified he and Roy
Disney had conferred in 1943 with Supreme Court Justice

' exhibitors.”

.- Tom Clark, then head of the Justice Department’s anti-

trust division, and urged the Government to continue pros-

-ecuting the Paramount case. He conferred with Thurman

Arnold later, he said, and with the case’s prosecutor, Rob-
ert Wright.

This was a prelude to Alioto’s attempt to spring a sur-

prisé witness on the defense,
- Witness was. Philip Marcus, the Government lawyer
whom FWC buyer Bert Pirosh earlier had testified knew
about and okayed FWC's product-splitting practices. But
Judge Murphy aborted the surprise, at Dunne’s protest,
and ruled Marcus couldn’t be taken out of order.

On cross-examination Mulvey maintained the Southern
California market wasn’t “open and competitive,” includ-
ing first-run Los Angeles, and when Dunne asked why
Goldwyn-didn't try to ‘haye a word” with RKO about pro-
duct-splitting, Mulvey replied:

“We knew. it was hopeless, we'd go broke trying to buck .
runs and clearances dictated by Fox in the area.”

When Dunne got down to the specifics of Mulvey's es-

.timates on the percentages Goldwyn films could have tak-

en on gross admissions. Mulvey shied away somewhat, ad-
mitting the percentage estimates were hypothetical, not
based on specific theatres or places. Dunne brought up
statistician Walsh's first-run charts and asked:

“Could you get 40 to 50° in first-run Seal Beach?”
_ Mulvey said, “Yes,” and Dunne asked if he considered
first-run Seal "Beach “a key first-run,” and got a “Yes”

again,

28

In the face of the ever-present +—
and now growing threat of maga-/{

Following the bowout of Ethel | Wine;
Nierman from next Sunday’s (29) }

zines and newspapers pulling busi-
ness away from television, there
are some pro-tv observers who be-
jieye strongly that the opposition
is being helped chiefly by tv’s
own. Specifically, the recent flurry
of articles on ratings by video tal-
ent has industry sources wonder-
ing whether stars—who are chiefly
responsible—are unwittingly rap-
ping the hand that-feeds them.

Presently, the World-Telegram &
Sun is running a series by a staffer.
The Satevepost has assigned Stan-
Jey Frank to do an examination of
ratings, and Harper’s has a reporter
due in New York this week to do
the latest wrapup as well. Feeling
is that print is iumping. on the
jJarge number of tv performers
who have and are still willing to
shoot off liberally about the al-
Jeged fact that “ratings smell.”

Eddie Cantor, George Jessel,
Steve Allen, Ed Sullivan,, Dick
Powell and writer Goodman Acc
haye been widely quoted (parti-
cularly in the press) on rating
services. Usual approach of re-
porters, as a result, is with the
negative attitude that “ratings are
driying the good programs off the
air.”

The downbeat reflections of this
have been quoted in Varretry and
elsewhere the past few months.
Television Bureau of Advertising
has even begun a campaign to
prove that intelligent people watch
television. What has happened in
the offices of prospective clients.
it’s said, is that where they believe
& good rating is conversely the sign
of a poor show they also begin to
believe that the majority of tv is
lousy. . .

One research firm, it was re-
ported, wanted to throw a- legal
lariat around Jessel for saying,
in effect, (on the Mike Wal-
lace show two Saturdays ago) that
ratings are phony. Others are
wondering whether it isn’t time to
have network execs bring talent to
a seminar where researchers can

(Continued on page 48)

Julie, Holloway
Into ‘Crescendo

“Crescendo” spec on CBS-TY, the
network managed to pull off a coup

in grabbing Julie Andrews and
Stanley Holloway for the 90-min-
ute showcase, They’ll do the
“Get Me To the Church On Time”
musical number from “My Fair
Lady,” marking the first time a
complete scene from the Broadway
smash has been done on tv,.

It was just a case of siphoning
off the Merman coin ($25,000) into
the Andrews-Holloway booking.
With Rex Harrison as the major
star of the show, “Crescendo” will
thus have a three-way ‘“‘Lady” cast
spread. Incidentally, $10,000 of
the “Crescendo” budget has been
channeled into playwright Peter
Ustinov’s pockets as result of the
latter bringing in the final Harri-
son script job for the spec. None-
theless the network says it’s still
staying within the $350,000 budget
originally earmarked for. the Sun-
day night display.

: fighting, ‘they did a fullscale film-
;ing job on the rebel military or-
‘ ganization which demonstrates that

Expands (3506 Worth):

‘Longines Symphonette’

Expansion of the longrunning
“Longines. Symphonette” to 55
minutes weekly, along with three
shortterm saturation orders, gave
CBS Radio $350,000 worth of new
business this week. The Longines
segment expands by 25 minutes
per week, with the order, placed

via the Victor A. Bennett agency,:

running for 24 weeks.

Shorttermers involved Standard
Brands, buying five 712-minute
daytime units per week for five
weeks, through Compton; General
Mills, via Knox-Reeves, also sétting
five 7?2-minute units per week for
five weeks; and Chrysler Corp., via
McCann-Erickson, placing 10 “im-
pact plan” segments per week for
four weeks.

RADIO-TELEVISION

Gets an Assist from the Stars|

. a real rebel army exists.

‘across the border, with . Kearns

| Mike Todd’s ‘$0 Days?
N.Y. Garden Hoopla To

Mike Todd got himself a pair of

television sponsors this week to

foot the bill ‘for a 90-minute tele-
cast of his Madison Square Garden,

What a ‘Peep-Hole’!
Washington,’ Sept. 24.

A swipe at the ostrich-like
attitude of the motion picture
industry in the past régarding
tv was taken by Brig. General
David Sarnoff, chairman of the -
board of RCA, in an address
before the 34th annual con-
ference of the Life Office Man-
agement Assn. ,

Speaking on the theme of
automation and mentioning
forces which have opposed
progressive, new inventions,
Sarnoff had this to say about
the role of the motion picture
industry in tv: ‘When televi-
sion. emerged, it faced the
scorn’ of mdny people in the
industry. They referred ta it
derisively as ‘that little peep-
hole.’ Well, today motion pic-
ture companies are producing
their products for television
and some of them are making
more money from their sales
to television than they are
from their sales to theatres.
Indeed,” Sarnoff continued,
“some movie men have become
so enamored with television
that they would like to take it
over and care for it—as their
very own.”

Nat King Cole in
Clients Snowball

Nat King Cole has picked up
sponsors in another eight cities
for his co-op Tuesday night NBC-
TV showcase, bringing the total
number of sponsored markets on
the show to 14. Two of the new
cities were bought by advertisers
already sponsoring Cale elsewhere
—Colgate, already in Los Angeles
with the program, picked up alter-
nate weeks in Chicago (with Con-
tinental Baking Co. sharing) while
Gunther Beer, already in Washing-
ton, also bought Baltimore.

In Cincinnati, Folger’s Coffee,
Rival Dog Food and Weidemann
Brewing are sharing the show; in
Cleveland, it’s Gold Bond Beer; in
Buffalo, Commercial Solvents pur-
chased it; in Philadelphia, Wilen
in Columbus, O., Swan
Cleaners and in Houston, Coca-
Cola bought part-sponsorship.

CBS-TV Correspondents
Sneak Footage Out Of |
Algeria for 1-Hr. Show)

A one-hour documentary on the
Algerian crisis, half of which will
consist of. footage shot behind
Algerian rebel lines by two CBS
correspondents, will be telecast by
the network on Sunday, Oct. 13, A
half-hour radio version will -be
broadcast by CBS Radio the same
day. .

Frank Kearns, CBS. Cairo corre-
spondent, and Youssef Masraff,
picture editor of the newspaper
EI Ahram and CBS cameraman in
Cairo, sneaked across the Tunisian
frontier late in July and spent six.
weeks with rebel forces. While
they didn’t get films of any actual

“Around the World in 80 -Days.”
will’ pick up the entire tab for

preempt all of “Playhouse 90” that
night. , ‘

bankrollers for that edition of
“Playhouse 90,” so that the Todd
| “party” merely involves a pro-
gram preemption, but not.a spon-

90” for that. night was a film, so
CBS-TV faces no problems on the
‘production end.

‘since it owns .10% of the “Around
the World” pic. Web has signed
Art Cohn, who coauthored “The
Joker Is Wild” (Joe E. Lewis)
‘biog and the upcoming Mike Todd
biography, to write the continuity
for the Gardén pickup. Star of the

-who’s due for plenty on-camera ex-
posure during the proceedings. .

‘Yes’ on Sinatra

But ‘No’ on Boone

Outside interests have been
‘strenuously seeking the’ talents of
ABC-TV's two major stars, Frank
Sinatra and Pat Boone, to appear

on rival networks this season, and
ABC has been resisting equally as
‘hard. However, at this point, the
network has apparently lost one
fight-and looks to win the other.

Cann-Erickson. agency for Chester-
fields, to appear as host on one of
[the NBC-TV “Club Oasis” segments
this winter. ABC-TY, which has
also Chesties (as ‘Sinatra’s bank-

tract with. the web. absolutely did
not allow appearances as star on
such things as “Oasis.’’.But, more
recently, ABC relented, apparently
to keep in the: -good graces of
MeCann and Chesties, and is
tacitly agreeing to let Sinatra ride
on the NBC one-shot. © .
Talent Associates, in association
with Richard Adler, is trying to
peddle a 60-minute Yuletide one-

ABC by Chevrolet. ABC does. con-
siderable business with the pro-
duction outfit, but so far has re-
mained firm in not allowing Boone
to appear as star of the special.
Show is the “Gift of the Magi,”
musical based on the O’Henry short
story, for which Adler supplied
book and -music. Initially, ABC ap-
proached by TA -with the show,
but the network could not clear
-time on the. short notice needéd

sor for it as yet, but if Boone con-
tinues to be unavailable as is ap-
‘pears he will, ae will look else-
where for a lead singer-actor,

Preview Aud ($50 Top)
For Bing, Sinatra Spec;
Coin to Gonzaga U.

Hollywood, Sept. 24.

Special preview of the Bing Cros-
by-Frank Sinatra spec for Edsel, on

CBS’ Television City Oct. 12 with
a paying audience out front—and
ducats going for from $25 to $50.
Coin would go to Gonzaga U.,
which is’ producing the ‘spec.

It would mark ‘the first time in
tv an audience paid to see. a run-
through; normally they don’t pay
to see regular teleshows. Sinatra
and Crosby have. approved the

| Kearns and Masraff then sneaked
- out of Algeria the way they came,

‘then proceeding to Rome where
: he flew the film back to N..¥. He’s
been resting since, while Masraff
has been under médical care, due
to the hardships of their stay.
CBS, faced with a hot potato,
decided to get additional footage

to show the French side of the pic- | ly being negotiated by George

.ture, and last week flew in Paris} Rosenberg of Rosenberg-Coryell, |
‘bureau chief Dave Schoenbrun to |Tepping Gonzaga U., Crosby’s alma |

look at the footage. Schoenbrun| Mater. Gonzaga will also receive
. then proceeded to Algeria: with a| the cain from the spec, being spon-
. camera erew to film the French ac- sored by Edsel. .

tivities there. He had shot foot-| Rosemary Clooney, Louis Arm-
age in Algiers during July and. sirong and Crosby’s son, Lindsay,
August. but it was decided to add ‘set for the show, will be in the
to this with new. filming. _ | specia) preview if negotiations jell.

aay ae be de Pad POR ey C4 Rae Best,

Preempt ‘Playhouse 90°)

N.Y., first birthday party for]
| Bristol-Myers and Kunberly-Clafk |
the Oct. 17 telecast, which will

Two sponsors are the regular

sor switch. Scheduled “Playhouse }

Telecast is a hatural for’ CBS,

party, will, of course, be Todd, |

Two weeks ago, word leaked that:
Sinatra had been signed by Mc-|

roller), said that his exclusive con-

shot to CBS-TV starritig Boone, |.
who will be sponsored regularly on}

to sell the show. CBS has no spon-|

CBS-TV Oct. 13, may be held at

plan, and other details are current-

"Re

You Can’t Be Sure

CBS-TYV was expecting word
momentarily (“we'll probably
know within 24 hours,” said a
network exec), on whether
Westinghouse would renew the
Monday night “Studio One”
when its contract expires at
the end of the year. Riding on
the decision is about $6,000,000
(time-and-talent) billings. _.

Question is whether, in the
event of a cancellation, CBS
will permit Westinghouse to
keep the time but with an-
other show or whether the net-
work would invite in fresh
sponsor coin for a continuance
of the live dramatic entry.

SRA Chief Blasts
NBC Spot Invasion

Lawrence Webb, Managing Di-

| rector of the Station Representa-

‘tives Assn. has hurled a new blast
at the webs, NBC in particular, for
invading the spot field.

_ Webb, the SRA’s official spokes-
man, said that “under its new net-
work radio rate card and affiliation
contract, NBC {or any other web

will find itself ultimately compet-
ing against itself.” :
The rap was that networks were
taking their stations’ time and sell-
ing it at a fraction of the. going
rates. NBC has admittedly invaded
the spot field which has been the
domain of the stations, charges
Webb in his newest attack.
“The networks were confronted
with the classic business decision
between a quick profit and long-

Some of them have taken the near-

the spot dollars that the radio sta-
‘tions and their national representa-
tives so dramatically developed

works had almost given up on
radio.” -

Peggy Wood’s ‘Mama’
Sponsor Conflict Forces
‘Playhouse 90’ Bowout

For the first time, a product
conflict with a syndicated show has
caused a star to pull out of.a net-
work telecast. Peggy Wood, who
was scheduled to star on’ “Play-
house 90” in Tad Mosel’s “The
Playroom” on Oct. 10, has with-
drawn from the show. because the
partial sponsorship by Allstate In-
Surance conflicts with a major in-
|Surance sponsorship on her syndi-
cated “Mama” series. ae

“Mama,” no longer a network
entry, has been distributed in syn-
dication for the past few months
by CBS Television Film Sales, the

filmed series is Nation-Wide In-

show in 32 markets in 14 midwest.
and northeastern states.

The Oct. 10 slotting of ‘“Play-
{ room” on “Playhouse. 90” coincides :
wtih Allstate’s debut on the show
as one of the alternate-week half-
hour sponsors. In order to avoid
the conflict between “Mama” spon-
sor Nation-Wide and ‘Playhouse
90” bankrolled Allstate, - Miss
Wood withdrew from “Playroom.”
CBS-TV said she’ll make a later ap-:
pearance on “Playhouse ‘ $0,” ‘on
‘the skip-week.when All-State isn’t
numbered among the sponsors.
Only problem remaining lies in the
fact that even on the week it’s off
“Playhouse 90,” Allstate gets a

sorship.

Hayes’ Bible Week Post
Washington, Sept. 24.
John S. Hayes, president of the
Washington Post broadcasting divi-
sion has been named honorary vice
chairman for the broadcasting in-
dustry .for the 17th annual Na-
Yonal Bible Week Observance,.Oct.
21-2 ry

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__Wetneniay,Sepomber 25, 1957
Bi-Tran's Channel ‘Twofer’

Can It Save Free TV From Loaing Air Time If
Tollcasts Become Reality?

which pursues similar practices} |

range building for the future.:

‘Sighted, opportunistic road. and:
have detided to skim off some of

during the period when’ the net- ‘for toll ty via existing telephone

Columbia vidpix subsid. One of the |
\Jarge syndication sponsors on the

surance Co., which sponsors the

without

cross-plug for its skip-week spon- |

-+., Hving room boxoffice; —.::-

Want,

A longrange plan for transmit-
ting two programs on the same tv
channel, put before the FCC a few
weeks ago for consideration, was
suggested by its developers as a
possible means of solving the trou-
blesome UHF-VHF intermixture
‘problem. Blonder-Tongue Labo-
ratories, its first interest: being. in
tell video, has developed a system
of transmitting the programs of
two tv stations on one channel.

Partner Isaac Blonder said that

since the limited number of VHF

channels forces the FCC to make
UHF allocations to station operat-
ors, his system, which is called Bi-

Tran, allows for doubling the
number of outlets now on the V
band. By consolidating frequen-

cies, it would not only make room
for most stations onthe V setup,

but would release more channels

for civil defense, a major concern
of the government. ,

Blonder-Tongue submitted Bi-
Tran to the FCC as one of the
technical systems in pay tv. In that
area, it: is competing with four
other companies, but Blonder ex-

plained that toll ty is, in his esti-

mation, probably the area of the
business that has the most imme-
diate chance for success.

Blonder said that the system,
which is not ready for full opera-

‘tion af present, would prevent free
tv from losing any of its present

airtime, in making way for toll-
casts. The system can be operated
in the home as regular tv trans-
missions are now—by the simple
turning of a dial. Fundamentally,
the lab offers a setup whereby the
picture of the second channel is
blacked out completely and with-
out interference through positive
and negative images being coupled.
When the selector is flicked, the
first channel goes positive and

‘negative.and the ‘second channel

becomes visible.. The visible chan-
nel is a combination of two posi-
tives.

Bi-Tran proposes ta bill charges

wires, in. much the same manner
as the billing procedures for the

j newly installed direct longdistance
_|dial systems, The telephone method

is not, however, an integral part

of the basic formula, since, it was

Said, Bi-Tran could work as easily
on straight tv transmission.
There is a hitch that has been
posed by certain observers con-
cerning the proposition that -Bi-
Tran be used to alteviate the in-
termix problem. For all stations
to go VHF, in order to benefit by
the system, it would require almost

as much effort and money as for
all stations to go V, the latter being
a proposal. of sometimes standing.

before the- FCC braintrust.

WOR-TV Hot For

Dodgers Tollcast

Although the Dodgers’ chances of
remaining in N. Y. now look hope
less, indie WOR-TV,.N.Y., which
has been carrying the Dodgers
games the past few years, would
hop on the toll ty bandwagon if the
baliclub made a subscriptior tv

deal and remained in Brooklyn, and
-of course, if the FCC approved.

Feeling of RKO Teleradio New
York flagship, as opposed to the
anti-toll tv policy of the National
Assn. of Radio and Television
Broadcasters, is that toll tv may
represent a new phase of broad-
easting and should not be blocked
.examination.. Station,
which lent its facilities for Skia-
tron and Zenith Phonevision ex-

periments, feels that if toll tv is~

profitable, there’s no reason to dise
count that avenue, be it program-
ming encompassing features, a live

‘pickup of the Metropolitan Opera

or baseball.
- Station’s pro toll tv position
probably also stems from its RKO

Yeleradio motion picture tie. Most

Hollywood production companies
are'in favor of subscription tv, en-
visioning a~ huge potential in th

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Saw Script, Vill Travel

With the new season just. a couple of weeks old, television is
having more than its share of troubles, with talent defections
reasons rangiig from “I don't like television”. ta “saw script, will.
travel.” Ethel Merman’s pullout {and Rex Harrison's near-walkoff)}
from next Sunday’s (29) “Crescendo” on CBS-TV was a case of the

unsatisfactory script. Miss Merman, exercising her right of script
approval, strolled because the show called for her to do a string.
of show-tunes instead of being costarred throughout. (“I could
have done this’on any show,” she’s quoted as saying.) Harrison
was equally unhappy until Peter Ustinoy was brought in to rewrite

the script. Now he’s staying.

But that’s not all. The projected deal for a CBS-TV series star-
ring and packaged by Gary Cooper has definitely fallen through,
after being. up in the air for several months.

_ openly he just doesn’t like television. June Allyson has pulled out
of the Standard Oil spec -on NBC, claiming she didn’t like the -
script.. Van Johnson made threatening noises to ankle the premiere
“Club Oasis” stanza on NBC next Saturday (28), but was talked.
back into the show. Earlier, Dean Martin fouled up “Oasis” by
first agreeing to do 20 shows, then refusing to do any, finally

compromising at four.

And the season has. just started.
Over the weekend, “CreScendo” suffered still another casualty, |
when Tommy Sands pulled out of the show. Reason given for Sands’

exit was his commitment to film

debuted on tv via “Kraft' Theatre’’), though the commitment was
-set-far in advance. He was replaced by Sonny James.

Wherever You Go You're Bound.
To Find. CBS- TV Camera Crew

With its two major ‘sponsored

public affairs.entries soon to. come |

up, CBS is fanning camera teams
out all over the country in an un-
pretedented splurge of documen-
tary production. The filming for
“The Twentieth Century”
“Conquest” isn’t confined ‘to the
U.S. either, with a two-man re-
porter-cameraman unit having
planed out for the Antarctic as well
last week.

Latter team is ‘Pat. Trese, repor-

ter-writer for “Conquest,” .and a.

gameraman,: who'll spend three
months:in the Antarctic reporting
on the International Geophysical
Year. explorations .for the. Mon-
santo-sponosored series. Trese is

no stranger . to the- area, having |

been in the Antarctic last year..

Another “Conquest” unit, under
director Norton Bloom is in Sav-
annah at the Communicable Di-
zease Center, doing .a segment on
virus research. there.

Four “Twentieth Century” crews
‘are out in the field-as well. Asso-
ciate producer Shelby Gordon has
a unit filming the “Mach Busters”
segment on location in Phoenix,
while .producer James Faichney,
who set up: the Phoenix location-
ing,-has moved on to Orlando, Flo.,
to set up new location work for
the show.

Stephen: Fleischman has another
unit filming “The Face of Crime,”
a February entry for “Century,”
on location in a New Jersey state
prison, while Al Wasserman has a
crew in New York finishing se-
quences for the Nov. 24 “Brain-
washing” film, with the current
shooting. subject on Air Force crew
which was subjected to brainwash-
ing in Korea.

Borge’s One-Man

Victor Borge will do another of

his one-man shows for CBS-TV on.

Feb. 19, this time under the spon-
sorship of Pontiac. The solo stint
is set for a Wednesday evening in
the 9 to 10 period, preempting
“The Millionaire” and “I’ve Got a
Secret. ”

Borge did two of his one-man
stints (based on his..longrunning
Broadway and touring versions) for
CBS-TV last season. “Both then.
were under sponsorship of Shulton,
which this year has directed its
budget away from one-shots and
into alternate-week sponsorship of
the Eve Arden segment. on CBS.
Pontjac, which set: the deal via Mc-

Manus, John & Adams, already is}

in the. spec swim this season with
“half-sponsorship of “Annie. Get
Your Gun” on NBC,

and |

Cooper has said

“The Singin’ Idol” (in which he,

CFs Mutual Buy

General Foods in hehalf of Jello |.

has.reentered network radio buy’
ing a schedule of 300 ‘eight-second
adjacencies for a 10-week cam-
paign, -beginning Oct. 7, on Mutual.
Agency is Young & Rubicam.

ABC-TV Still Faces
‘A Nielsen Rap On.

Limited Stations.

Despite its much-improved af-
filiate lineup, ABC-TV anticipates
a rating rap from ‘Nielsen on’ at.
least four of its more important-

programs for fall. "One of them is:

the highly-touted “Maverick,”: on
which-.a- contract beyond the: first
(Continued on page 49)

)“Perry Mason”

[SHOWS RUNNING

| RADIO-TELEVISION y

‘Airline Cuffos Bumped By CBS-TV

NECKAND-NESK! At Statins’ Behest Packagers Bun

If the Trendexes on the new}
season's entries are significant, it’s.
primarily due to the fact that they

‘reveal a closing .of the gap in the]
‘key ‘programming ateas, sugegest-
ting that, if the past week’s pattern

continues, the days of the runaway
ratings are now over. Case in
point is how “Disneyland” (ABC),
“Big Record” (CBS) and “Wagon |.
Train” (NBC): ran neck and neck

|last Wednesday in the 8 to 8:30
| p.m. ‘stretch; ABC's

“Maverick”
move-in. on Jack Benny and Ed

, whittling down
Perry Como's previous week. rating
by five points, etc.

~ Following are some of the past

3 +week’s Trendex highlights:

Tuesday —ABC’s new “Sugar-)
foot,” alternating with “Cheyenne”
in the 7:30 to 8:30 period, showed
lotsa power, though running slight-

ily behind CBS on the hour. At

7:30, “Sugarfoot” lead the field,
with a 15.8 vs, 14.3 for CBS’ “Name
That Tuné” and 45 for NBC’s Nat
King Cole. At 8, Phil Silvers in
his preem was tops with 20.3, vs.
16.0 for “Sugarfoot’’ and 7.3 for)

NBC's “Festival of Stars.” .

At 8:30, ABC's “wyatt Earp” |
again demonstrated its power by
topping the new “Eve Arden Show”
by .a° 20.0 to 16.0 score, nearly a

{Sullivan and: Steve Allen; |

‘complete reversal of the 8 to 8:30

Situation. NBC's. “Panic”
got a 12.8. Situation won't be en-
tirely clarified until today €Wed.},

{ when the first George Gobel-Eddie
| Fisher ratings are in for. the 8 to
9 period.

Wed, a Wing-Dinger
Wednesday —“‘Wagon Train”
made a ‘real fight of it for the 7:30
to 8:30 period, splitting the audi-

-ence so that CBS came off with the
5 -best average for thé hour. “Disney-
‘land’ got a 15.4 average vs. 13.9
-for “Wagon Train,” (which actual-

ly topped “Disneyland’s” share in

the second half-hour). CBS’ “Lucy”
{reruns ran. second to

' “Disney-
land” in the 7:30-8 field’ with a
12.9, while the first half of “Big
Récord” at 8 got a 16.3, topping

the field. Looks like a wing-dinger.

‘In its second half, “Big Record”
was tops with a 23:0 (giving it a
19.7 on the hour, ahead of all com-

Continued on page 47)

The Big Wreckord

The CBS-TV “Big Record”
entry had.more than its share
of opening-night problems last
week (18). A trick piano used
by Hoagy Carmichael didn't
work properly; Eddie Cantor
started to mime a record and
then had to switch to a live
vocal when somebody. stopped
the disk.

‘The: ‘topper, . thongh, came
when two policemen barged
into the studio with a warrant
for the arrest of one of the
members of Billy Ward’s Doni- ,

and execs had all they could do
to. keep the cops from arrest-
ing their man until after the
Dominoes did their stint.

$3.200,000 Edsel
TV Wagon Train’
Buy For 26 Wks.

It. took only a ‘single "Trendex

rating for NBC-TV.to swing a.
reruns ! $3,200,000 deal under which Ford

Motors will take over virtually alt
of the remaining sponsorshin of
“Wagon Train.” “Ford's new Edsel
,will sponsor the full hour of
“Wagon Train” for 26. alternate
weeks beginning Oct. 23.

Deal leaves only a fraction of the
show unsold. Drackett Co. and
‘Tums will combine to sponsor. the
alternate-week hour, with Tums in

‘for the full 26 shows and’ Drackett.

‘in foy 13, That means that 13 al-
ternate-week half-hours are Ieft
open, and NBC doesn’t anticipate
‘any problems with these if the
ratings continue as in the pre-
| miere show.

“Wagon Train” scored a 13.9 av-
erage on its Wednesday (18) 7:30 to;
8:30 preem, vs. 15.4 for “Disney- |
land,” but in the 8 p.m. segment, it |
topped “Disneyland’s” share,
though outrated by 16.1 to 16.0. En-

(Continued on page 48)

Does a Feller Need a : Celler?

By BOB CHANDLER

The television: industry received
its severest Congressional, excoria-
tion in many a year yesterday
(Tues.).
chair-

ary Committee. Rep, Celler,
speaking before many of the med-
ium’s top executives, bitterly de-
nounced television programming,
ratings and economic practices and

even denounced toll-tv,. which he
termed “gas meter television.”

He blasted the networks for ap-

pealing to “the lowest common de-
| nominator,” for avoiding. risk and

TV er for Pontiac’

encouraging conformity, for allow-
ing itself to be “fashioned and con-
trolled by the sales manipulators,
the persuaders who tap the fears,
insecurities and the inanities that
lurk in all of us.”
the opening fall luncheon. of the

‘Academy of Television Arts &

Sciences N. ¥. Chapter.
Describing the current television

-scheduling as “the rape of the air-

waves,” Rep. Celler charged that
“this grubbing for gold at the end

of the television spectrum has re-:

duced the viewing public to. a

‘Static symbol of an earthenware

pitcher, passively submitting to
the trite and the vulgar being
poured down the wide-open gullet.

.and integrity...

at the hands of Rep. :
Emanuel Celler (D., N.Y,),
‘man of the powerful House " Judici-

|Rep. Celler told the Academy,

ing believe.

He addressed |

into the: sponsor’s coffers, the
smell of. the green bill.”
Calling for “television of taste

exciting, provocative and vibrant,”
“T
don’t like what television feeds
me, and my name is legion, that is
to say, millions of Americans know
with me, the viewers of America
have more sense, ‘more sensibility,
more sensitivity, more perception,

television that is.

text, Rep. Celler alsa denounced
the rating systems—Nielsen, Pulse,
Trendex and ARB—as “the Four
Horsemen, of the Coaxials’ and
said they rule by “fear of decima-
tion by the decimal point.” He
ealled ratings “the soulless evalua-
tion Of the artistry of a human per-
formance” and-said “the whole in-
dustry turns blue” each time it
awaits a’ rating.

Referring to the report of his

more intelligence, betfer judgment own Anti-Monopoly Subcommittee

than the masters of television: pro-.
gramming and television advertis-
You can’t tell-me.we
don’t have the talent, the imagina-
tion and the brains for adult tele-'
vision fare.”

‘Toll-tv is not the answer, Rep.
‘Celler said, because it is “discrim-

‘inatory, favoring these able to pay

as against those not so fortunate.

Who is to say that good taste is.

measured by income? Pay-as-you-
see television no more guarantees
good programming than does the
present system ... It would not
foreclose the chase for the largest
possible audience,-and ultimately,
would be back fo where we are
now, only this this time we would
be paying for the same thing, leav-
ing us. only the freedom to close
the set in boredom or derision or
plain disgust, Advertising would
not: be eliminated, nor should it;

He blasted the medium for its] be.”

imitativeness,..charging. that “the
artist is being pummeled into con-

formity, the singer, the actor, the:

writer, the composer are compelled
to strip themselves of their: God-
given ihdividuality and imitate.

‘The goal is not the integrity of

performance, but the clink of coin

Discussing the possibility that
advertising would be used ‘on toll-
ty, he expressed.the belief that it
is “the almighty dollar that will
actuate everyone who has posses-
sion of the apparatus of closed-cir-
cuit tv.”

Departing from his prepared

‘as “goad-reading,” be declared that
the condition: whére two networks
control 83% of network revenues
and. otherwise appear to be ex-
ercising: mcnopoly has “insulated
television against new competitian,
new formats and new techniques. |
Result is, he declared, that “what
most people ‘want: is what all:
! people get.”

In a short question-and-answer
period after his speech, Rep. Cel-
ler was tackled by Tex McCrary,
who asked if the networks should
have. the ‘right to editorialize and

perhaps criticize Congress as blunt-1

ly as Rep. Celler critfized tele-
vision.

After first ducking the question
Rep.. Celler repiied that the webs.
should have that right. He drew
a laugh in reply to another ques-
tion when he said that ratings had
driven some. of his favorite pro-
grams off the air and mentioned
“Robert Montgomery Presents"
and “Playhouse 90" as examples.
Hubbell Robinson Jr. CBS-TY¥ exec
v.p. for programming, assured him
that: “Playhouse 90” had still been
on the air when he left his office

before the lunch.

noes vocal quartet. Stagehands |.

CBS-TV last week carried out its
| long-promised threat to drop the
picture copy airline cuffolas on the
various audience participation-quiz-
panel shows. As was anticipated,
the various program packagers
with a stake in these shows
(“What's My Line,” “Strike It
Rich,” “Big Payoff,” “$64,000 Ques-
tion,” “$64,000 Challenge.” etc.)
have been hitting the ceiling in
protesting the network’s ban.

Thus far CBS is. the only net-

| work to carry out the cuffo plug

edict, (airlines from here on in
get a mere mention in the crawl,
enjoying no more and no less the
same status as producer-writer-
wardrobe, ete.). Decision, which
was originally promulgated six
months ago to take. effect Sept. 15,
stemmed from affiliate station
‘squawks. The stations argued that
the airlines were enjoying the
! equivalent of a $20,000 commercial
and, coming at the tag end of the
show, invariably carried as much
impact with the audience as the
show’s commercial itself. (Agencies
and sponsors, too, have long argued
that the free airline picture plugs
added up to a free ride, but mainly:
the pressure to put an end to them
came¢ from the stations. NBC-TV
for years has been on the receiving
end of similar beefs from its affil-
jates but thus far has failed to
take any action.
Understood that since the edict
went into effect Goodson & Tod-
man and Walt Framer, in particu-
Jar, have been protestin# the CBS
decision. Their multiple quiz-panel-
audience participation entries,
which rely on the airlines to bring
in the contestants to N. Y., gen-
erally write off ahout $1,500 in
travel expenses, in contrast to what
the stations claim add up to a
$20,000 free ride. What effect the
ban will have on future trayel re-
mains to be determined, depending
on what kind of a squawk the air-
lines put up. Any additional ex-
pense, of. course, would cpme out
of the packagers’ pockets.
No matter how loud the protesta-

tions, CBS. says it will stick by its
edict.

\CBS-TV Ais Afils To
| Recapture 4>-Hr.

CBS-TV has finally given up on
trying to sell its Saturday 10:30-
11 p.m. period (opposite ““Your Hit
Parade’) and is .turning the time
back to the stations effective Oct.
5 and continuing until further no-
tice. Web had tentatively sched-
uled sustaining film reruns under.
the “Playhouse of Mystery” title,
but lack of clearances decided the
network on dropping the scheme
entirely.

Web had tough luck with that
time period last season, with “High
Finance” folding in early fall,
“You’re on Your Own’ going the
same way in mid-season, and “Two
for the Money” filling in as a sus-
tainer until summer. Hazel Bishop
ees came in for a summer buy
on Jimmy Dean, but declined to re-
new for the fall. “Assignment
Foreign Legion” was due to go in
;as a sustainer, but Kent ciggies
took that on in a Jast-minute buy
and it’s switching to Tuesday
nights.

\Glamorene TY Budget
Upped to $2,009,000

Glamorene Inc., which ranked
|among the top 50 national spot
spenders on television during the
first half of ‘57 with a total outlay
of $1,000.000, has anted another
$1,000,000 for the second half of-
the year and is prepping a 90-<ity
campaign of minute, 20-second and
10-second announcements. New
campaign will bring the Glamorene
tv budget to the $2,000,000 mark
for the first time.

Campaign is being handled via
| Product Services agency of N. Y.,
| and. will run through December.

30 T'V-FILMS

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

Barry Sullivan's 10% Harbormaster’ |“tenatie on 1
| Stake Keys Talent Telefilm Lure

The acting profession, tradition-4
ally insecure, with earnings running}
hot and cold, and with Uncle Sam
taking a big tax bite during lush
years, has found a stable economic
anchor in telefilms, especially for
the featured player, according to
Barry Sullivan, starred in Ziv’s new
“Harbormaster” series set to debut
on CBS-TV.

Sullivan, who also does legit and
features, has a 10% interest in
“Harbormaster” and the syndica-
tion series “Man Called X,” also
out of the Ziv shop. Speaking from
his experience with “Man Called
X,” now in rerun, -and which has
grossed about $2,000,000, Sullivan
said he has taken out about $150,-
000 in the series and sees a big
potential on his 10° interest. He
says he is paid about $45,000 for a
feature film, the sum depending on
the length of the shooting period.
Acknowledging that a 39 half-hour
episode series is equivalent to
about 10 features in running time
and that if he would do 10 features
his earnings would be. more, Sulli-
van points out though that his
earnings on a successful telefilm
series is not hit by that upper
bracket tax bite. as in motion pic-
tures, being extended over a longer
period, Telefilms is a guaranteed
income, like interest in the bank,
Sullivan adds.

The actor, who also is doubling as
director on a number of “Harbor-
master” episodes, finds that one of| ;
his biggest problems is getting the|
right writing talent for scripts. He
Jabels as. “false economy” any
penny pinching on script writers,
contending a poor script can lead
to all sorts of complications which
hike costs above what would be
paid for a good script. Series, be-
‘ing shot completely on location in
Cape Ann-Rockport - Gloucester,
Mass., area, pays about $150 above
scale for a script, bringing the
script cost to about $1,200.

Sullivan Ieaves. Oct. 25 for Lon-
don where he will do a picture for
indie producer Joe Kaufman, to be
released by- Paramount, titled
“Another Time, Another Place,”
co-starring Sullivan, Lana Turner
and Glynis Johns.

High on location shooting, :

van feeis that it brings authenticity
and local color to the home screen
that could not be duplicated by
any studio.

Ziv's Got a Date
With 6 Premieres:

Ziv, bouncing on many fronts,
has six skeins debuting in the New
York market this season, three net-
worked and three syndication, two
in the latter category “double ex- |
posed. ”

Lineup includes: “Harbor Com:
mand,” to be aired on both WABC-
TV and WOR-TV, sponsored by
Nucoa. Kickoff will be by WABC-
TV on Oct. 11.

CBS-TV unveils “Harbormaster”
tomorrow (Thurs.), with R. J. Rey-
nolds picking up the tab. New
“West Point” production begins un-
reeling on ABC-TV, Oct. 8; with
Rise and Van Heusen as sponsors,
followed by “Tombstone Territory”
on same network Oct. 16 for Bris-
tol-Myers. -Starting date for “New
Adventures of Martin Kane” has
been tentatively set by WOR-TV
for end of October. New third-
year production on the double-ex-
posed “Highway Patrol,” WRCA
and WPIX, with Ballantine as spon-
gor, begins unreeling early Novem- ;

T.

McCORMICK ANKLES |
AS UPA’S NY. BOSS,

Exec in charge of virtually all:
the telefilm commercial production :
for one of the largest animators:
jn the business broke with his
company. Don McCormick, vice-
president in charge of the UPA

ew York office, where the vast

ajority of the production house’s
lurb biz came from, quit, report-
diy after a disagreement with

PA Coast execs,

i

Jerry Lester’ s 5- Min,
Parodies on Fairy Tales

Chicago, Sept. 24.

Jerry Lester is filming a series |

of 65 five-minute shows, titled
“Jerry Tales,” for syndication as
fillers, insertions ar as general pro-
gramming. Series, -parodying well
known fairy tales, is based on one
of Lester’s comedy. devices in his
erstwhile tv-er, “Broadway Open
House.” It’s being produced by
Marshall, Lee & Richards of Chi-
cago and lensed at Lewis & Mar-
tin Films Inc. here.

So far no firm arrangements
for syndication have been con-
cluded, but negotiations with dis-
tribs. are under way.

Kaufman Dickers
Matty Fox Buyout
On Guild Holdings

Guild Films, led by president
Reub Kaufman, is finalizing nego-
tiations to buy out all the remain-
ing stock in the syndication firm
held by Matty: Fox and his associ-
ates, it was learned. Last year, Fox,
Nicolas Reisini, the president of
several companies including Lom-
bardy Industrial & Commerce, and
others were given 500,000 new
shares in return for seven telefilm
rerun series, but there are -re-
portedly considerably fewer than |
500,000 shares remaining in their
hands at present,

Some of Fox’s associates, in an
effort to meet other financial obli-
gations, sold their shares, almost
all at once, thus depressing the
value of Guild stok on the Ameri-
can stock exchange. Evidently, to:
halt the value decline, Kaufman
offered to buy all the Fox & Co,
stock at.a fixed price.

All that could be learned from
Guild is that the transaction with
Fox is not complete.at the moment.

Of the 500,000 shares given to

Get Extra Mileage

By. Station Hoopla}

The bag of tricks utilized in pro-

|moting features on tv is limited

only by the factor of imagination,
a survey of promotional stunts em-
ployed by station affiliates of NTA
|Film Network; shows..-

With vintage pix of the majors
now a staple on ty, the hoopia role

is a key factor in hypoing audi-
ences for features.

stations using the stunts on a con-
tinuing basis find themselves, on
the whole, in the forefront in the
cinematic battle for ratings. And,
as indicated below in the survey of
NTA Film Network stations, many
of the sunts are not costly.

In New Orleans, WDSU-TV,
used “Gentlemen’s Agreement” as

‘the subject for four clergymen on
a panel discussion program the |
day of the feature telecast; WGLU,

Easton, Pa., had a three-day, four-
city exhibition of Marine Corps
armor and heavy equipment to ex-
ploit “Guadaleanal Diary”; KTTV,

L..A., utilized skywriting, gimmick

letters and models for “Suez”;
KFEQ, St. Joseph, Mo., made a
tie-in with the sponsor’s regional
sales meeting via a special pro-
gram; WITI, Milwaukee, used 681
radio. announcements to promote
13 films: the Mayor of Lincoln and
the Goyernor of Nebraska were
both convinced to proclaim KOLN’s
kickoff of a new feature series as a
“Special Day,” getting some press
breaks. ~ These were in addition to
the usual, but necéssary, vehicles
such as’ station Icbby displays, tie-
ins with film personalities, news re-
leases, preview parties at stations,
et al.

And Sill Those
Westerns Roll:

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
Four Star Films prexy Dick

Fox for the seven half-hour series, | Powell has. disclosed. that the tele-
Reisini, who was partnered to an|flmery is prepping start of two
extent in the production of some of| 2ew western vidpix series.

them, was given 177,700 shares. in’
Guild.

Guild is said to be taking the
coin to buy out Fox from its own
coffers. Syndication house had a
| balance in capital surplus at the
| Pale of 1956 of $3,612,803. ~

Company insisted that the 1,200
short subjects it bought two weeks
ago from Fox, which he in turn had
bought from RKO, had nothing to
{ do with the purchase of his Stock.

| Martin Gosch Delivers
26 Made-in-Snain Vidpix
For TPA Distribution

Martin Gosch is back from Mad-
rid where he completed'a series of
26 television films titled “It Hap-
pens In Spain,” which he just
turned over to Television Programs
ed America for distribution.
Frederick Stephani directed the
made-in-Spain - vidpix which star
Scott McKay, as the: American-in-
Spain, Elena Barra, as the local
femme, and Fernando Rey, play-
ing a police inspector role.

Gosch produced them with an
eye to theatrical exhibition in the
Latin-American countries, so keyed |
as to string three of them together
into a feature. Leo Arnaud did
the score Which Edwin H. Morris’
Mayfair Music has just signed to
; publish.

While in the States, Gosch is
| discussing a possible coproduction
ideal with Red Silverstein and
iJoseph R. Vogel, president — of
'Loew’s Inc., for utilization of Me-
tro’s pesetas to make a feature in
Franco-land.

‘Annie Oakley’ Clients
When “Anie Oakley” goes into
double-exposure on WABC-TV, New
York flag for ABC-TV, it -will be

- McCormick, who was with the fully bankrolled. As. ‘of Oct. 12,
company some seven years, has|the Saturday and Sunday shows of

temporarily been replaced by ajthe half-hour telefilm Will be co-
four-man management committee | Sponsored by Corn Products and

New York.

- o&@: é

n

Continental Baking Co.

Bridget production,
‘and Eve” .for CBS-TV.

Pilots for the projected series—.

“Dock Holliday,” based on the
western marshal, and “The Tall
Texan” are slated. for the cameras
shortly. Aaron Spelling is. script-
ing both pilot films in addition to
his writing chore on “Dick Powell-

‘Zane Grey Theatre,” another west-

ern series being produced by Four
Star. Powell, who is co-partnered
with David Niven, and Charles
Boyer in the telefilmery, also said
\that “Holliday” and “Texan” will
be. ready for the January buying
season,

With the addition of the ‘two new
telefilm projects, Four Star now
will have six different ty shows.
The remaining four are—“Zane
Grey,” “Trackdown,” ‘Alcoa-

Goodyear Theatre,” and “Richard |

Diamond, Private Detective.” :
‘Four Star, - quartered - at RKO

Pathe, also handles filming of the

“Mr. Adams

Accident Won't Delay
Preem of ‘Gray Ghost
Jackson, Cal., Sept. 24.
A head-on collision between 2

bus and a stalled truck resulted in
serious injuries to four crew mem-

‘bers of the location company of
“The Gray Ghost,” CBS Television |.

Film Sales Civil War series.
Accident occurred:en route to
the location site for 40 of the tele-
films. Some 15 persons were in
the bus, and all were shaken up.
Accident will delay shooting. only

fone day, however, since no cast

‘members were involved and CBS
is rushing in crew replacements
from Hollywood, Original release
date of Oct. 10 for the first. pic
won’t be changed.

Injured were Pat Westmore, sis-
ter of makeup artist Pere West-
more; Ned Parsons, son of “Ghost”
producer ‘Lindsley’ Parsons; head

script girl Bobbie Sierks; and cam-

eraman Victor. Scheurich.

Granted the.
quality must be there as a basis, |

is said

run and has built up a backlog.

and “‘Amos ’n’ Andy.”

Liv’s Peru Sales

Peru’s first commercial tv sta-
tion, Radio E] Sol, which goes on
the air sometime in mid-January,
has bought 13 Ziv telefilm series,
virtually Ziv’s entire Spanish-
dubbed library.

Included in the 13 are “The New
Adveritures of Martin Kane” and

'“Harbor Command,” outfit’s latest
| two syndication releases in the U.S.

Bluechip Clients’
Pool on Chi Pix

Chicago, Sept. 24.
Two local bluechip advertisers,

jan ad agency, and a tv sfation are.
pooling funds for a concert buy of
‘blockbuster pix that could cue a

new trend in outlays for feature
film. Unique buying technique is

{shaping up around the shift last

4-Star Preps 2

week of Oklahoma Oil and Com-
munity Builders from WGN-TV to
WBKB, a coup for the latter sta-
tion of an estimated $750,000.

In order to. meet the current
high cost of old Hollywood product,
the two bankrollers, together with
their common agency, Maryland
Advertising, are joining: their re-
sources t6 gain bidding strength
when new pix packages become

‘available. A third Maryland client

may .also join the pooi, and WBKB
has -indicated it will underwrite
a share for subsequent run priyil-
eges. Furthermore, there’s a
chance, too, that a second ad
agency, with its client, will partici-
pate in the concert buy when it
comes about.

With combined resources, the
sponsors figure they’ll be able to

Lpurchase the titles they want in-

stead of depending on the station’s
library. At the same time they’
be skirting any middleman per-
centages the stations might ask
for their product.

Oklahoma, a Standard Oil subsid
which has done very well in this
market via a hot tv campaign, and
Community Builders, a client. of
WGN-TV for nearly nine years,
transferred their coin in unison

last week principally because they

were disenchanted with the neces-
sity of buying product from the sta-
tion. WBKB, the ABC-TV outlet
here, unsaddled with a big back-

9!log of film, gave the bankrollers

carte blanche fo purchase their
(Continued on page 49)

SG’s Latin Sales On
‘Texas Rangers,’ ‘Lancers’

Screen Gems last week sold two
Spanish-dubbed series in Puerto
Rico, with R. J. Reynolds picking
up “Tales of the Texas Rangers”
for telecasting on WAPA-TV and
“77th Bengal Lancers” purchased
by WKAGQ-TV.

“New sales bring. to seven the
number of half-hour dubbed Screen
Gems entries sold in P. R., others
being “Jungle Jim,” “Jet Jackson,” | i
“Circtts Boy,” “Rin Tin Tin” and
“All-Star Theatre.” Screen Gems
also has the Patti Page musicals
and the “Scrappy” and “Krazy
Kat” cartoons ‘playing in English,

- Big WBKB Coup

along with 81 subtitled featuré ‘pitts thext*sit ont

~ Wanted: Situation Comedy Strips

“One of the biggest needs of stations in the rerun field currently:
fo be'a good sityation comedy series, with enough episodes
for stripping. Syndicators eye with envy the possibilities of such
shows as “Father Knows Best” which is enjoying a long network

Fhe only recent situation comédy series put into the syndication
market, having a great number of episodes, is CBS Film Sales’
“Our Miss Brooks,” consisting of 130 episodes.. CBS Film Sales
is enjoying tip top sales in the Jarger markets on the series, selling
the skein for a stripping operation in 23 markets, including the’
top 10. Now, CBS Film Sales is planning a campaign in the smaller
markets, where it is more difficult to get stations to plunk down
the investment for 130 episodes and rerun rights. Success stories
with situation comedy stripping have been written in the past and
still is being penned by “Margie,” “Stu Erwin” series,

“Susie”

Madison Ave. Takes Heart Sees.
Film Com Is Returning to N. Y.

Key. ad agencies maintain they
are shifting the weight of their
telefilm commercial: production
business back to the east. This is
taken as heartening by New York
producers who have long feared
the shift of tv commercial busi-
ness to the Coast.

With the setting up of a com-
mercial division of Universal Pic-
turés nearly two years ago, and
Warner Bros. and MGM following
suit last year, many tv producers
“sweated out” a trying period.
Telefilm production business on a

scale large enough to frighten New

York producers first trickled out
west about a year and a half ago.

When the film commercials
floated west so did agency execs
who went on the “Hollywood
honeymoon” to supervise, The jun-
ket often required .ad agencies to
send ‘an .acecount man, a tv super-
visor and an art man.

The y.p.’s along Madison Ave.
eventually became disenchanted:

‘with the west ‘coast because the

side trips were coming out of
agency commission.

The reasons for the shift of the
Coast business back to N. Y: are
numerous. Best sources say Coast
producers and actors alike snubbed
their noses at telefilm business
feeling that they should be doing
feature films. A peanutbutter com-
mercial shot on the set of “Gone
With the Wind” didn’t set too well
with Hollywood producers,

One New York producer said
that his outfit alone had to:remake
six commercials shot on the Coast.

For the most part, agencies in
N.Y. say they will now only use
the Coast when the actual stars are
involyed in making the commer-
cial.. Even then. the old. sets are
usually “‘sluffed off” on the com-
mercials.

Agencies contacted here felt

(Continued on ontinued on page 5 50)

Feature Pix Sales
Keep Rollin’ Along

With few new. feature packages
dumped on the market recently;
although fresh groups of*pix are
being prepped. by such outfits as
National Telefilm Associates,
Screen Gems and United Artists”
TV, sales on current packagés and
libraries kéep rolling along.

NTA’s “Big 50” 20th-Fox pack-
age. has chalked up a roster of
recent sales including KTUX-
Tulsa; WANE, Ft. Wayne; KUTV,
Salt Lake City; KIRS, Corpus
Christi, Tex: WFBC, Greenville,
S. C.;.KTTS, Springfield, Mo.
WJMR. New Orleans; WBBM;
Chicago: WREC, Memphis; and
WEEN, Buffalo, ‘N.Y.

United Artists TV's sales in Chi-
cago and the remaining part of
the package of 52 to WRCA-TV;
brings the market count on the
package to over 65, with nearly
$4,000,000 - in sales racked up.
Screen Gems has rolled up more
than 24 markets for its..““Sheck”
package of Universal .thrillers,
while Metro has added four more
stations to-its roster recently, bring-

ing its total contracts for licensing
of Metro pix up to over $43,000,600.
Metro, incidentally, still has -not
decided .on how to package _ its
short - subjects, although: they
should be released to ty within the

kes* Sefligh POL 2 ee.

barter.

SRA prexy Lawrence Webb, in recognizing that its member or-”
ganizations are hit hard coin-wise, uppercutted stations that make
barter deals by saying “that stations will find out that barter deals
are the most costly thing they ever got involved in. Many stations
are going to wind up with ‘dog films’ for which they gave away
in some cases from three to five years spot time.”
Barter deals are condemned by the SRA‘for a number of reasons
(not including.the lost moola felt by. the reps). For one thing,
says Webb, the barter arrangement makes it possible for film.
vendors to sell time less at. than rate card in competition with
stations’ own salesman and representatives. One syndication outfit,
cites Webb, is selling spots on many’good stations in direct com-
petition with their representatives. |
A second criticism of the SRA was.
-time for film and authorize the resale of the time by the film
-vendor run counter to the exclusivity provision in most repre-
sentative contracts and embarrass the representative by -creating

a.competitive and confusing alternate source of time for national

advertisers. ;
- Webb claims that

on by the FCC,” he said.

The barter horizon will cloud, according to Webb, because syn-
dicators will have a hard time lining up advertisers and time.

3 000-Mile-Long Bluepencil

‘Dick & Duchess’ Made in England But CBS Knows

‘Wednesday, September 25;

Station Reps Blast Bart
After gripes by several individual station reps, the Station
Representatives Assn, has come out with a delayed blast against

barter deals grant preferential rates to one
group of advertisers which are not available to others thus violating.
the American Assn. of Advertising Agencies contract.
deals are brokerage arrangements some of which tie up the sta-
tions fora period of from three to five years which will be frowned

1957

that barter deals which trade

- “Barter

What’s. Going On |

Censor pencils are so sharp that
they cross the Atlantic now, at
least in the case of “Dick and the
Duchess,” the new Sheldon Rey-
nolds seriés on CBS-TV.

‘As told by Nicol Milinair, exec
producer of the series, who, in-
cindentally, feels that the network
has been very constructive and co-
operative ‘in the venture, net was
troubled by an episode featuring
that vet trouper Margaret Ruther-
ford. An initial line had her say-
ing. that she’s been “smooching”
since she’d been 12. CBS via cable,
asked whether the age could be
upped to 15. Another request was
to change her background from
being married-seven times to being

widowed the same-number of times. |.

Reynolds complied.

Miss Milinair, one of the few
women other than Hanna Wein-
stein of Sapphire Productions, Ltd.,
functioning in an exec production
capacity, abroad, said that it’s no
cheaper to produce in England
than in the States. “Dick and the
Duchess” is being filmed af Metro
studios int London, at a cost of from
about $35,000 to’ $40,000 per epi-
sode.

Here for a 10-day visit in connec-
tion with the series debut, Miss
Milinair, who also had been as-
sociated with Reynolds on “Forejgn
Intrigue” and “Sherlock Holmes,”
says Reynolds Productions plans
another adventure series to be shot
in various capitals on the Con-
tinient, as well as a feature:

American Dairy's
‘Casey Jones’ Buy

American Dairy Assn., long a
network sponsor, has moved into
the syndicated market with an 18-

market regional buy on “Casey
Jones,” Screeh Gems. ADA is

picking up the Screen Gems’ entry |

on an alternate-week basis in the
18 far western cities, with the Co-
lumbia Pictures subsidiary already
lining up cosponsors in some of

the markets. Deal brings the total
in which |

number of -markets
“Casey” is sold-to-70.
_ Cities included in the deal, set
via the Campbell-Mithun agency,

are. Billings,- Butte, Great Falls.

and Missoula, all Montana; Cham-
paign, Ill, Reno; LaCrosse, Wis.;
Sioux Falls, S. D. Medford, Ore.,
and Yuma, Ariz, “Casey” already
‘numbers among its local clients a
couple of dairy.outfits, as well as

bakeries and other foed -qampanies:

>

en Ce

SG’s ‘Frankenstem
Hollywood, Sept. 24.
Joseph M. Schenk Enterprises is
involved in “Tales.of Frankenstein”
telepix series being produced by

‘Bryan Foy for Screen Gems, Foy

confirmed Jast week. Schenk is
partnering in. the deal.

Shooting sfarts next month on

“Frankenstein,” in which Boris
Karloff will host and occasionally
star. ,

Amer. Petroleum’s
3006 ‘Centennial’

the American Petroleum Institute
for a full hour color spec, to. be
budgeted in excess of $300,000,
which possibly could be the- fore-
runner of a series of 60-minute
filmed shows for.ty. All are to be
in the entertainment, dramatic tv
vein, utilizing upper case talent,
in celebration of the 100th anni-
versary in 1959 of the petroleum
industry in the U. S.

Petroleum Institute, In inking
deal via BBD&O, wanted a dra-
matic showcase of the caliber of
the science specs of American Tele-

phone and Telegraph Co., although:

Institute’s format will not be. in
the documentary style, for a vehicle

| for its institutional message. Series,

to be titled “Centennial,” will be
produced by Jack Denove of Jack
Denove Productions, Hollywood.
Charles Barry, v.p. of Metro TY,
left. for the Coast Monday (23) night
to begin preparatory work. at the
studio on the project.
Deal was signed by Frank M.

Porter, American Petroleum Insti-;

tute prez, and Joseph Vogel, Loew’s
topper. Plan calls for “Centennial”

to preempt evening time periods on

one of the nets fn ’59.

? oe ?

OF’s ‘Invisible Man
“The Adventures of the Invisible
Man” will be filmed in England
next year by Official Films, which
made a. deal with William Morris
Agency, packager Larry White and
Universal’ International, which
owns the rights‘to the H. G, Wells

story,

Plan is to eliminate the original,.

‘macabre side of the story, with the:
ty version accenting the comedy-.

‘maystery, . yo

| tervals, spanned out-over a 52-week.

“America, NBC’s California Nation-
Ziv |.

‘New Adventures of Martin Kane,”
{ Command” and third year produc-
with another possible in March and

-|}a sixth in October. Over a period
‘of a year, Ziv is aiming to put s

{skein on the market as spon as

{| Chan” is cleaned up; CNP, mop-

Metro Tinthlms

Metro TY has closed a deal with

RELEASE TES

| PLAYED BY EAR

By MURRAY HOROWITZ . |

More and more, first-run syndi-!
cation is becoming a week-in-week-
out business, with new product
slated for release over shorter in-

period.
Traditionally, new syndicated
series have come -out in various

parts of the year, But now, with |’

the market showing resiliency and
strength, syndication outfits as
soon as they’re in the midst of a
mop. up operation on ne serjes,
plunge into a selling campaign on
another, shortening the span be-.
tween new shows,

Ziv, one of the bellwethers in
the field, offers a prime example.
So does Television Programs of

al Productions, and _ others.
teed off sales inthe spring on

followed in the summer by “Harbor

tion on “Highway Patrol.” “Sea-
Hunt” is set as the next project,

fresh properties info syndication,
the largest in number in the field
at this stage, approximating a two-
month interval between series.

TPA is planning to put another
“New Adventures of ~ Charlie
ping up on “Silent Service,” is out
selling “Boots. and Saddles”; ABC
Film Syndication has 13 in the
can on “Exclusive!,” which may go
the ‘syndication route for ‘winter
telecasting, dependent on the spon-
sor outlook, as. a sequel to “26:
Men.”

“ABC Film Syndication, incident-
ally, was not in the first-run field
last year. Official Films, which also
returned to fhe first-run
finds itself in a unique position,
having three first-run series to sell
simultaneously, “Decoy,” “Sword of
Freedom” and “Big Story.” Offi-
cial Films, like the. other syndica-
tors, would havé preferred to space
out their releases, but because. of
various commitments and in order
to hold.on to the properties could
not do so.

There are various factors which
have underlined the 52-week status
‘of syndication, as contrasted. to
selling telefilms to the nets, the.
latter field virtually. dependent on
seasonal deals. Local sponsors, ac-
cording to Mickey Sillerman, exec
y.p..of PA, now are educated to the
use of telefilms, each year bring-
ing in a variety of new sponsors.
Feature’ films, in the main, have
been relegated to fringe time peri-
ods and are not crowding out tele-
films. Stations, too, find they can
get ratings and compete with tele-
films, thereby attracting sponsor
coin, What was:an arduous period
of orientation in for regional and
local biz now is past to a large de-
Bree.

Sales organizations, too, have
been built up and are continuing
to be expanded to handle the add-
ed product. Stations, interested in
bringing new product in the mar-
ket, have banded together‘to pur-
chase and launch new properties,
also hypoing the sales of proper-
ties by talking skeins up with sta-
tion operators, and even joining in
the financing, a-la the deal on
Screen Gems’ “‘Casey Jones.’

‘Top 10 Dance Party’
Into More Markets!

“Top 10 Dance Party,” syndic |

jeated teenage audience participa-|

tion tv series, has racked up a2
number of fresh markets. They in-
clude WFIE-TV, Evansville, Ind.;
“WEAA-TY, Dallas; WXEX, Rich-
mond, Va., aid WDXI, Jackson,
Miss.

In Jackson-and Richmond mar-
kets, the show was bought in its|
entirety by regional Coca-Cola bot-
tlers. Live series, 2 Victor & Rich-
ards package, produced and written
by Alan Sands, is new -in its third
year. ‘

field, |

‘supplies the film free,

NBC-TV Film Subsid Going Into

Theatrical Production, ‘Service,

Mummy, Anyone?
Screen Gems wants a mum-
my for exploitation purposes
for its “Shock” package of 52
. Universal horror pictures. Idea
is to exhibit the mummy at lo-
cal stations carrying the films,
with particular reference to
the four “Mummy” pictures,
starting with the original 1932
Boris Karloff starrer and run-
ning through three séquels.
_ Trouble is, Screen Gems
finds that mummies aren’t
easy to come by. Columbia
Pictures subsid ‘called the
Brooklyn Museum after read-
ing that it had tried in vain ta
get rid of its specimen. Mu-
seum replied that being a tax-
supported institution, it
couldn’t deal with a.commer-
cial firm, and turned Screen
Gems cown.

Anacin’s Unique
Rerun Pattern

On ‘GE Theatre’
MCA TV is beginning to unlock
its “General Electric. Theatre” for
2 rerun ride via a deal with Ana-
cin, through the Ted Bates Agency,
a deal which has many precedental
and unique aspects,
First, Anacin guarantees a one-
minute participation in the se-
ries, if the availabilities are to the
agency’s liking, the agency prefer-
ring the 8 to 10 p.m. time. period
but taking other slots.
Anacin’s middle commercial,
agency is paying one-and-a-half
times the station’s normal one-
minute rate card, feeling that with
billboarding client is getting an
added ride, as: well as a good show.
Seeond, Anacin has .signed up
for 15 episodes, with an option to
go for more. Series in syndication,
to be titled “Parade of Stars” will
consist of 14 “GE Theatre” shows
and one from another MCA TV
source, * ,
Third, . the financial arrange-
ment among sponsor, .station. and
MCA TY, according to Coast re-
ports, runs something like. this:
Anacin, paying the station for the
middle commercial at the one-and-
a-half times the commercial rate,
Station
passes the coin on to MCA TY, and
in exchange gets to sell the other
two spots, opener and closer, to lo-
cal sponsors. ,
The deal, part of Anacin’s spot
effort, has no limitations as far as

TPA’s

{

‘Boots Series As Initial Entries

Hollywood, Sept. 24.

[ California National, NBC’s tele-
filming subsidiary, will get into
theatrical production next year for
both domestic and overseas. Ap-
proval of the project. first to be
ventured by a tv wing of a net-
work, has been cleared with the,
{company’s brass by Robert Cina-
der, CN veepee of programming,
and he is presently negotiating for
distribution.

Subjects under discussion are
feature-length versions of two se-
ries now being completed or made
—‘Silent Service” and “Boots and
Saddles.” Of the former 39 have
been completed and 16 “Boots”
have already been tinned. “Serv-
ice” deals with subs and “Boots”:
have already been tinned. “Serv-
ice” deals with subs and “Boots”
with the now defunct Cavalry The-
atrical versions will be entirely
new and no footage from the vid-
pix will be used.

| Financing of the two features
would be’ underwritten by inde-
pendent producers with a releasing
arrangement, Whether CN will

} participate in production costs may

depend on what terms can be
made ‘with a major releasing com-
pany. Cinader has been instructed
to explore distribution deals and
is now dealing with several ma-
; jors.

| It is Cinader’s contention that
CN is better equipped and condi-
tioned to turn out pictures on
which the company has worked
through 39 episodes than a theatri-
eal company which ‘vould be start-
ing from scratch. Says Cinader:
“we've been through the shake-
down or what might be termed a.
long rehearsal and know our way
around every inch of the way. We
have the know-how, the technicians
land actors who are well versed in
| every phase of production and
with these advantages can preduce
the pictures for half of what it
would cost a studio and with the
quality comparable.

“The men and the crews have
worked together so Jong that it
would require little preparation
before actual shooting _ starts.
‘Boots’ is being shct on the favor-
ite location spot of the theatrical
studios near Kanab, Utah, and for
‘Service’ we've worked in sub-
marine of Terminal Island. Who,
then, knows subs better than we
do? Or, for that matter, the
sprawling ierrance of Utah? -No
company ever put in more working
days on one subject thet we have.
on the two syndicated series. Not

(Continued on page 50)

Hostess’

| & Dude Ranch’

the number of markets, according; Television Programs of America,
to an agency spokesnian. In LA.,j after confabs with advertisers and
KKRCA reportedly has been -inked : agencies according to its new pilot
for Wednesdays at 10:30 pm. —j policy, has given the greenlight
In. some respects. the deal is: for pilot production of two projects,
similar to the one inked between: ,irlineé Hostess’ and “Dude
MCA TV and Nestle. for DeCaf,; Ranch.”
renewed for another 13 weeks.| “Hostess” will be produced by
Under latter deal, Nestle guaran-]| Anthony Veiller, with scripting to
tees purchase of one-minute pat-ibe done by Arnold Belgard and
ticipation at card rate in three to ; Lois Jacoby. Series will feature
five MCA TY rerun shows, depend-} dramatic stories of an international
ing on the size of the market. The} airline hostess. with location shoot-

office, is no. longer with the

size of the roster of Nestle markets
has now grown to 55.

TPA Shifts Vidblurb
Operation to Coast

Television Programs of America’s

cofamercial tv film production

operation has been shifted com-
pletely to the Coast under the
aegis of Leon Fromkess, produc-
tion V.p. |

In liné with the shift, Wally
Gould, who had been: producer for
rommercials in. TPA’s New York
com-
1:

pany.

ing in England and Far East, al-
though production will.be based in
Hollywood. Irving Cummings Jr.,
producer of TPA’s “Furs series,
will produce “Dude Ranch.” a dra-
matic, situation comedy concern-
ing a dude ranch owner and his
teenage daughter, with guest stars
planned each week. Casting on Ilat-
ter will begin next week, with Leon
Fromkess, exec producer and TPA
v.p., in overall charge of two proj-
ects. Recently, TPA, in association
with Entertainment Productions,
‘Ine, gave the go-ahead signal on’
“Turning Point.’’ a series based on
quiz contestants. ao.”

oe

RADIO-TELEVISION

Onward & Upward With Ward Quaal
As WGN-TV Moves Into No. 2 Spot nn

By LES BROWN

Chicago. Sept. 24. . 9 :
WGN-TV’s ascension to second Stendahl $ Trendex
Jf educational television

place in this important four-sta-
tion market during recent months| ever has to come up with a
ig not only coincidental with, but} rating system, book sales may
must be directly attributed to,}. Prove the new barometer. By
Ward Quaal’s handling of the reins.| that index, says WCBS-TV,
Quaal’s masterminding is particu-| N.Y., which preemed its “Sun-
larly impressive considering (1) that] rise Semester” educational se-
the Chi Tribune-owned station is| Tries on the modern novel, it’s
the sole indie here among three} gota hit onits hands.
network o&o’s and consequently at Station received word from
a programming disadvantage, (2)} Random House Monday morn-
that Quaal has served only slightly} ing (23), after the show pre-
more than a year as the WGN-| miered, to the. effect that it
WGN-TC chieftain, and (3)to use| had been receiving calls from
his own description, that WGN-TV] dealers all over New York ask-
was a “miserable fourth” in Chi{| ing for rush orders: on Sten-
jn August 1956 when Quaal was| dahl’s “The Red and the
Black,” which Random pub-

brought in as general manager, 3
lishes in its Modern Library

Quaal has spent his first 14

months in the exec post making] series and which was the first
changes, and the dollars and cents} book studied in the’ series. _
results he’s acheived testify that he WCBS-TV ‘then checked
didn’t make them randomly. His| Brentano's, which reported a
purpose was to change the concept} sellaut of 1,000 copies since
of the stations from what they were| ast week, and even a rush on
under Frank Schreiber’s longtime} the French version. Same
helmship, and it’s no’ secret that| story came from Barnes &
in doing this he’s. emulating the| Noble, Scribner’s and Double-
newspaper that owns WGN. Inc.| day Book Stores. The Fergu-

son Library in Stamford,

Quaal is shooting for prestige.
Conn., then called to find out

« 3 CZ
Radio Biz Up 24%¢ . what next week’s book is (Bal-

Among the palpable results’so|} 7ac'g “Pere Goriot”) so it could
far under his regime, radio billings! scrape up additional copies
have improved 24.8% over the first] qt had to place its three copies
eight months of last year, while tv) o¢ “Req and Black” in the ref-
billings have gone up 16.9% in the erence section. Some ‘book:
same comparative period. In Au- stores also called Random
gust of 1956, about 187% of WGN,| House to place rush orders on.
Inc.’s business was placed by na-| «oriot” as well :
tional -advertisers; today national! Tt
clients account for 61.75% of the:
stations’ billings. Says Quaal, “We
had to upgrade the programming to
do it, and we had to get rid of the
hard-sell pitchmen.” This he did
aimost immediately, sloughing
some $595,000 in tv business, and
about $200,000 in radio, during his
first six months as v.p. and general
manager. “We've actually done bet-
ter, businesswise, without it,’’ he
says.

The status of second place in t
this WBBM-IV (CBS)-dominated: tended appearance on video Dec. 8,
market belongs to WGN-TV by dint; toplining NBC-TV “Chevy Show”
of ARB share of audience percent-: special. Hal Kanter will script}ing a stronger show and sponsor
ages for the past seven months.’ ang direct, and Nanette Fabray and’ for the slot between Caesar-Coca at
Latest American Research Bureau! Snirjey MacLaine will guest. : and the 7:30 to 8:30 “Maverick,”

falo, is new president of the New

York State Assn. of Radio and
Television Broadcasters. He was
elected (18), at a meeting in the
Van Curler Hotel, to succeed E. R.
Vadebonceur, of WSYR, Syracuse.
’ Other new officers are Gordon

1H. Stilwell Brown, Rural: Radio

| Network, Ithaca, 2d v.p.; George
Dunham, WNBF, Binghampton
treasurer; Elliott Stewart, WIBX

| Utica, secretary. Directors. chosen:
J. Milton Lang, WGY and WRGB-
TV, Schenectady; C. Robert
| Thompson, WBEN-TYV, Buffalo;
Paul Godofsky, WHLI, Hempstead;
Paul Adanti, WHEN and WHEN-
TV, Syracuse; George W. Bingham,
WKIP, ‘Poughkeepsie; Andrew Ja-
rema,. WKOP, Binghampton.

Caesar-Coca Into
Sun. 9 ABC Slot
Vs. GE Segs, Dinah

reteamed after three seasons, start
on ABC-TV as of Jan. 26 in the
Sunday at 9 slot under an 18-week
contract. with Helena - Rubinstein,
cosmetic house entering video .for
the first time, It’ll be-a half-hour
!show. Network disclosed that it
|has the two comedians under ex-

Rowan & Martin cuss ° em &

TV Chevy Special. ic

In his new time slot Caesar will
be facing such formidable compe-

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
Comedy team of Dan Rowan and

tition as. “GE Theatre” on CBS
‘Dick Martin will make first ex-

and Dinah Shore on NBC.

Network is accelerating its ef-
|forts to find a replacement for
“Bawling Stars,” sponsored by
American Machine & Foundry Co.
at 8:30 on Sundays.. ABC, having
the right in preempt the half-sold
show at: almost any time, is seek-

findings for one-week sampling, Pair, under: NBC pact for past owned by Kaiser.

from signon to_ signoff, gives! vear or so, have only made guest Hal Janis will produce the new

WBBM-TV frst with 340 wen appearances on tv so far. They'll | palf-hour. Cuxesar said that he has
no firm: format in mind. He did

. tinue visits on other shows

third 22.8 and ABC’s fourth with! °°? : : * : di
; ._,_| with guesting on Dinah Shore’s that the “Commuters” routine

20.8. ‘Latter, by the way, is clain-| Oct, 27 show definitely lined-up say tha

ing second by way of recent N lelson: and commitments:for Bob Hope,

TY second with 23.0, NBC’s WNBQ

was kaput, though he would spo-
radically do some kind of husband-
wife skit. Caesar has made an ar-
to perform in- the series in much
the same fashion as his former
standbys Carl Reiner ‘and Howard
Morris.. Latter is committed else-
‘where, according to Caesar. Reiner

Statistics, but WGN-TV has been, Perry Como and Steve Allen
more consistently the runner-up iN; shows, although dates aren’t nailed
ARB). On the four week (July-' down for datter. :
Continued on page 47} Rowan & Martin also will ap-
_. pear twice at Las Vegas Sands Ho-
tel in a 10-week period, opening
ABC Mulls Fr ee d with Jane Russell on Oct. 2 and re-
a bh . turning with Sammy Davis Jr. on | i. writing a’ book and appearin
3 Dec. 18. In between, team will ap- | this week on CBS’ “Playhouse 002
° _ {pear at Statler Hotels in Detroit] Taring a hiatus after the Jast
¥ $i and Cleveland. _ Sunday in May, Rubinstein has op-
al fF, ISIC S: Additionally, pair have pact to | tions to. return the following séa-
at. , ~ , make two pix for Universal next | <q
As ABC-TV is maki _; year. . veep in charge of ABC-TV. Ogilvy,
amination of the nak ne anal ok ~ Benson & Mather closed the pact
nono gaps in its week: ime os oe \for Rubinstein early Friday (20)
end nighttime program schedule, ; Says Climax Invaded ayem. Network said sponsor is buy-
there is talk that the Alan Freed H p > 5 CBS. ing every week on the largest ABC
rock ’n’ roll show may be brought ‘lineup it can get.
back sometime Saturday evening. er ErIvacy,. ues ? Until the ABC disclosure of his
Meanwhile, the network is trying Chrysler for $1 250 000 exclusive services, Caesar (repped
to finalize plans to give Dick Clark, ‘ ’ yw} by Janis, the producer of his for-
emcee of its afternoon “American Haliywood, Sept. 24. | mer NBC show) was dickering with
Bandstand,” a Saturday night show| Her privacy was invaded $1,250,- both NBC and CBS. NBC was will-
at 7:30. _, 000 worth, Mrs. . Virginia Dill| ing ot offer the comedian guest
Clark is being prepped for a; charged last week in a suit filed in| appearances in several of ifs spe-
record-spinning show during which! Superior Court here against CBS-jcials this fall, e.g., General Motors
teeners dance to the music. This!TV, Chrysler Corp. and scripter} 50th anniversary show and the
is! essentially the arrangement he/ Dick Stenger. Cause of action was; Standard Oil lineup, and also guar-
follows on the afternoon stanza,! alleged use of story material in-; antee work for his writing and pro-
which comes from WFIL-TV, Phil-! volving her family, despite fact! duction staff until it could. get him
ly. The nighttime weekender, how-! she withheld ‘permission, in Sept.'a slot of his own next year. But,
ever; will have.the emcee eman-.5 CBS “Climax” segment entitled; it was reported, that negotiations
ating from New York. - i“Trial by Fire.” i fell through when Caesar demand-
The Freed musicaler. could either| Teleplay, written by Stenger, re-! ed a guarantee of $100,000 from
fill in at 7:30 if the Clark deal{ volved around Malibu-Zuma fires: NBC in order to keep him on ice
falls through (Clark may have! of last year-end. At. the time, com-: until the network lined up a regu-
other commitments), or move into: Plaint states, Mrs. Dill’s 14-year-, lar Caesar program.
part of the hour being set aside: old son was quizzed by Sheriff's] CBS was, on another recent oc-

from 8 to 9 for “Country Musici arson squad as a possible suspect of: casion, asked to guarantee the tv:

Jubilee.” Latter is considered: starting the fire, a charge ‘‘vehe-; performer a net of $41,000 weekly
more likely by network execs. ;mently” denied by his family, Word: for his tv package.’ That deal also
Sunday is really wide open. The: apparently got around about the: came to naught.
network is trying to peddle the. questioning and Stenger, in prep-| Initially, when Caesar went off
9:30 slot, after Sid Caesar. and: ping his story, requested permis-: last spring, amid much lamenting
Imogene Coca, who come on Jan.;sion to incorporate these facts,: by the public ‘and press alike, he
26. At 10, there is a filmed show, | which was expressly denied, she! did not want to do a half-hour pro-
already started, that will carry the! eantends. gram, such as the kind NBC was
web through the football season | The tv play made her “nervous,: then offering him. However, sev-
at any rate. It’s a packaged round-:distraught and upset,” Mrs. Dill| eral weeks later he indicated that
up of weekend football highlights; charges and she’s asking $1,000,000. he would be willing to do a half-
until 10:30. iin general damages from defend-, hour show. It was at that point,
Freed's “Big Beat” had a summer? ants, and additional $250,000 inj he again became Miss Coca’s part-
run on the network. [punitive damages. ner.

_ ELECT DOERR PREXY|

Gray, WOR, New York, first v-p.;:

Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, .

rangement with actor Paul Reed)

according to. Oliver. Treyz,

Wednesday, September 25,-1957

T-Ratio Production Centres

IN NEW YORK ‘CITY...

NBC-TV “Suspicion” pfoducer. Mort: Abrahams has inked Sarreit
Rudley, who initially did the Oct. 7 preem show, to contract for three
more of the 60-minute scripts ... Larrye DeBear, WHAS-TV, Louis-
ville,.newsman is on his way through to join WTIC-TV, in Hartford ... .
Jack Harrington, prexy- of ‘Harrington. Righter & Parsons reppery, to
Ashville, N.C., yesterday (Tues.) to attend NARTB regional conclave
» « » Irv Lichtenstein. named director of promotion and ‘exploitation
for American Broadcasting Network, quitting as veep in charge of pub--
licity and such at WWDC, Washington .., Jon Gnagy returns to WABD
Sunday (29) with more of his artcasts ... Carmel Quinn into Friday
(27) Art Ford show ever same outlet ... Eddie Albert will guest star
on the Oct. 18 Patrice Munsel show on ABC-TV.

Clarence Menser, who “made it” via Florida orange groves and cattle

‘ranch since leaving NBC some years back (remember ‘Censor Men-

ser’?), currently in town. He’s shifting his scene of lucrative opera-
tions to Vero Beach, Fla . .. Ted Sack, formerly a producer for CBS
public affairs, has moved down to Miami, where he’s been appointed
operations coordinator at WTVJS ... Garry Meore did the narration
for two upcoming Westminster LP sides, “Peter & the Wolf” and “Car--

‘nivak of:the Animals”... Arnold Peyser now one of the writers on the:

Dinah Shore show, and has moved, his family to the Coast .. :Sarrett

| Rudley doing three scripts for the live segments in the “Suspicion”

series, with Mort Abrahams producing .. . Sourid Recording Inc., new
firm headed by Morton Schwartz, opening in N.Y. Jacques L. Feinsod

{is sales nranager and Henry Rousseau chief of the sound dept .. . Jack
.Benny will be guest speaker at the fundraising dinner for Bonds for

Israel in Atlantic City Nov. 9... Max Buck, WRCA & WRCA-TV di-

rector of sales and marketing, will be co-speaker with New Jersey

Gov. Robert. Meyner at the annual Shopright Supermarkets dinner -at

the Waldorf-Astoria Sunday (29) . . . Jim Gajnes, ex-NBC and now

prexy of WOAI-TV, San Antonio, a Gotham holdover from the NBC

affiliate powwow for Associated Press huddles (since he’s now a director

of AP)... Frank Goodman named publicity consultant for CBS-TV’s .
“Seven Lively Arts” . ...WRCA-TV program director George Heine-

Mann inaugurated a six-week seminar on tv production and direction

techniques for WRCA-TYV personnel ... William Glemens on two CRS-

TV series this week, the cross-the-hoard “Verdict Is Yours’ and the’
WCBS-TV “Our Nation’s Roots” Saturday (28) ... Joseph Campanella

on “U.S. Steel Hour” tonight (Wed.) in play starring Burgess Meredith.
. « - Dave Cammerery scripting the ‘Herman Hickman “Sports Time”

segment on CBS Radio ... Dick Feldman, who directed the Julius La

Rosa show this summer on NBC-TYV, assigned.to direct the Martin

Agronsky “Look Here” series . .. Vivian Smolen celebrating her 12th

year as lead in “Our Gal Sunday” . . . Lawyer-author Eleazar Lipsky

turned in his 80th story for CBS Radio’s “Indictment” series, with

Allan Sloane adapting ... NBC veep William Hedges appointed chair-

man of the radio-tv division of the 52d annual Travelers Aid Society of

N.Y. fund drive . . . Sam Slate, WCBS general manager, back after a

one month business-vacation trip to Europe... June Lockhart set for

three “U.S. Steel Hour” leads, Nov. 6 and. Dec. 18 and a January date.

She’s already set for an Oct. 3 lead opposite Eddie Albert on “Climax”

. - » WCBS’s Jack Sterling emceed the Stamford United Community

Fund Banquet last night (Tues.) - -

Scripter-director Newt Meltzer and his wife left for a two-month
European writing-vacation jaunt, and in his absence-Meltzer’s “The
Big Heist” airs Nov. 13 on “Kraft Theatre,” with Bert Lahr in the lead
. .. Eddy Arnold doing a quarter-hour. strip or WCBS-,.. Arthur
Hughes back into the cast of “Our Gal Sunday”, after touring with
Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy in ‘Man in the Dog Suit”... Del Shar-
butt not only signed as announcer on “Hit Parade,” but also to-an-
nounce ABC Radio’s “Jim. Backus Shaw” and ABC-TV’s “Do You Trust
Your Wife?” ... Mary.Maloné into the cast of “Our Gal Sunday” and
Cathleen Cordell into a new role on “Backstage Wife,” both CBSoaps
... Frances A. von Berhardi, casting director at Air Features, back at
work after a serious illness ... Arnie Raskin, formerly with NBC’s press
dept. and now a Marine Corps sergeant, doing a weekly Marine Corps
television show originating from WITN, Washington, N.C... : Bil Me-
Andrew, director of NBC news, appointed to the Freedom of. Informa-.
tion Committee of NARTB ... Judy Scott, Decca recording artist, set
for the preem of the Paul Winchell show Sunday (29) on ABC-TV ....
WCBS, doing the Ivy: League football games for the fourth year ina
row, with Bill Hickey and Dave Dugan calling the plays... Ceril L.
Trigg; general manager owner of KOSA-TV, Odessa, Tex., in town for
huddles with John Pearson reppery ... Campbell Soup, via Leo Bure.
nett, will place a spot schedule in the top 12 markets beginning Sept,
30. Franco-American spaghetti division also placing a spot schedule for
39 weeks in same 12 markets ... Ed Petry reppery thas arnnotinced ad-_
dition of Richard Trapp to New York'sales staff of Petry TV, and Judy
Louis-Dreyfus ta the tv promotion research department as a writer.

On the eve of the Notre Dame kickoff game, Mutual, which is airing
the series, backed by Pontiac, will broadcast a special 25-minute show
Friday (27) on the university, themed on a father-son discussion of the
School’s heritage . . . WLIB again this year will broadcast portions, of
the Jewish High Holiday. services from the West.Side congregation
B’Nai Jeshurun, as a public service .. . Webb Pierce does a guest shot
on “The Big Record” tomorrow (Thurs.) ,. . Starting yesterday (Tues.),
Mufial’s “Queen for a Day” stanzas broadcast earlier in the mornings
from 10:05 to 10:30 a.m., instead of the regular 11:35 am., to make
way for the reconvened Senate Racket Committee hearings from Wash-
ington, " -

Joe Franklin begins his fifth consecutive year as host of WABC-TV’s
afternoon “Memory Lane” today (Wed.), and: for the last several months
the stanza, based generally on old time flicks, has heen running near
or at the SRO level sponsorwise ... Rep. Emanuel Celler became a
WINS regular, with a Sabbath evening quarter-hour that kicked off this
week (22) ... WABC-TV newscaster John Cameron Swayze flies: to
Europe today and returns Oct. 7; he mixes vacation with biz, will in-
terview Greek Prime Minister Caramanlis and U.S. Ambassador George
vy. Allen... Dick (Ricardo) Sugar gets a new evening Latino slot on
WAAT, stripped from 8 to 9 p.m.... Alfred Lehman quits Marchalk &
Pratt for WQXR copywriting. oo, ,

Marty Roth named producer of CBS Radio’s “Sez Who?” ... Leslie
Barrett set for “Modern Romances” cast tomorrow (Thurs.) ... Henry
G. Kirwan has resigned as secretary-treasurer of Gotham -Broadcast-
ing (WINS), to reestablish his certified public accounting firm, which
will specialize in radio, tv and theatrical accounting ... . Virginia Payne,
“Ma Perkins” star, selected by the United Church Women to narrate
a shadow play at the organization’s testimonial dinner Oct. 1 at River-
side Church . .-. Pegeen (& Ed) Fitzgerald, who started a new. five-a-
week afternoon series on WOR-TV, has accepted the chairmanship of
the Women’s Radio & TV Division of the Democratic campaign which
Robert W. Dowling and Grover Whalen are heading ... Doris Hope
signed as associate editor on the West Coast for Kraft TV Theatre.
Which means she’ll be looking for scripts.

IN HOLLYWOOD ...¢ .
Parke Levy, creator-producer-part owner of “December Bride,” is now
a full-fledged ASCAP member.-He has,writtén six songs (words and
music) for His show ,.. Seven directors pitched in on a one-minute
commercial for Winston and no gag. They alt happened to be around
(Continued. on page 50) -

ee

western series on television this.
-year will result in the oaters be-

Wednesday, September 25, 1957.

Congressional Vox P

- Members of Congress prefer NBC-TV’s news coverage and come
mentators above all others, according toa survey taken for the net-
work's o&o station in Washington, WRC-TV.

. In probably the first Congressional vox pop. ever undertaken on
television, Independent research outfit of Walter Gerson & Asso-
clates sént trained interviewers out to interview all 530 members
of Congress, "Survey was based on local \D.C: viewing, -but NBC
came out on top both locally and network-wise.

Solons were asked during which time periods they watched. news
most frequently, which station or network they watch most for
news, which station or network gives them the most complete cov-
erage and who are their three favorite commentators in order of
preference, considering objectivity and general presentation.

Most popular Senate-House viewing hour for news was the 6:30
to 8 p.m. period (34.9%), with 11 to 11:30 p.m. second (32.8%),
though members of the House preferred the latter time period by
a small margin. WRC-TV was the most frequently watched station
for news, with 43.8%, .vs. 41.1% for GBS-TY’s affiliate, WIOP-TV.

. (Senate, however, preferred WTOP-TV by a 51.6% count to 30.5%
_for WRC-TV, with the House, with more members, swinging the -

final count to WRC-TV.) WMAL-TV was third with 12. 3% and
WTTG fourth with 2.3%.

-As to which station offers the most complete coverage, 48.9%

.selected WRC-TV, as against 38.3% for. WTOP-TY, II. o% for

WMAL-TV and 0.9% for WI'TG. Here again, the House showed the
greater pro-NBC sentiment, with the Senate evenly divided at
45.3% each for WRC-TV. and WTOP-TYV.

The “popularity contest” among newsmen ’ found . NBC’s Chet

. Huntley-Dave Brinkley team on top with 176 votes, or 33.2%. ABC's

John Daly was second, with 155 votes (29.2%), while CBS's Doug
Edwards was third with 121 votes (22. 8%). Runners-up were NBC's
Richard Harkness with 113 votes and 21.3%, ABC’s Bryson Rash -
with 66 votes ‘and 12.5% of the total,- localities Joe McCaffrey
UL7%), Don Richards (6.2%) and Matthew Warren. (5.8%), with
_CBS early-morning newsmen Richard C. Hottlelet last with 4.2%,

Desi Standing By With Flock Of .
Comedies When & If Oaters T rampld

By DAVE KAUFMAN

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
Convinced the preponderance of

F amily Rivalry

It’s a husband-and-wife
battle -come Oct. 20, when
Dinah Shore preems her
“Chevy Show.”

Playing opposite her on
CBS-TV’s “General Electric
Theatre” will be hubby George
Montgomery, costarred with .
John Agar in “The ‘Thousand
Dollar Gun.”

N. Y, TV Stations’
Profits Hit Peak
$21,500,000 Mark

Washington, Sept. 24,

ing trampled to death, Desi Arnaz
is preparing .four new situation
comedy series for Desilu Produc-:
tions, of which he is prexy and
owner.. Terming the current heavy
diet of hoss: operas “imbalanced
programming,” Arnaz predicted
this will bring a resurgence of the
situation -comedy. trend next sea-
son. ’
-Producer-star predicted the in-
flux of oaters will mean another
record in axings, opining at least
35 series will be pink-slipped.
When Arnaz. eyed the tv picture
last season, he also predicted there
‘would ‘be 35 axings, and the even-
tual number exceeded that: ~ oT

Commented Arnaz, who with his
wife, Lucille Ball, is .starring in
five “special” “I Love Lucy” shows
this semester: “They are shying
away from comedy too much this
season. * There are too many
westerns, adventure and cops-n-rob-
ber series. I still think -a good
comedy is the big payoff.. That’s
what the people like to see. I
have nothing against a good west-
ern—we make them ourselves, But
they are overdoing them.

Arnaz, whose “Lucy” series was
on tv six years before he decided}
to switch from the weekly half-|-
hour format to several big shows.
a year, scoffed at the ‘so-called

(Continued on ontinued bn page’ 4 46)

WABD’'s Jumpin

area, with seven fv stations, ac-

try profits on station time sales
last year, according to .a--market
analysis of video operations issued
last week by the Federal Communi-
cations Commission. Data shows
that New York stations earned
$21,500,000 while total for all 267
markets was $146,256,000.

New York profits (before taxes)

Of this figure, $31,704,000 was for

$13,424,000 to local sponsors, and
$10,573,000 to networks.

Second largest market, In terms
of profits, was Chicago (four sta-
tions) with. $9,748,000 in earnings,
Next ranking were: Philadelphia,

New York ‘City metropolitan.

counted for about 15% -of indus-

compared with $52,211,000 of time}.
sales by the city’s. seven stations.

national -and regional advertising, |

Detroit, Los Angeles, Cleveland,

With Live TV ers

Another of the good breaks. Ci

WABD, New York, has been en-
joying ‘with the production of live

local tv. programs hinges on the.
return of a longtime favorite, ‘The |.

Children’s Hour.” Horn. & Hardart
cafeterias, which sponsored the

show for years‘on WRCA and more

recently on WRCA-TV, New York, |

is buying WABD time to return the
show to Gotham viewers.
Amateur juve show, which went
‘off. WRCA-plus-ty after better than
two. decades with one of the NBC
keys or the other, will be. seen
Saturdays from 7 to 8 p.m. For-
mierly, it was skedded Sunday
mornings. Show begins Oct. 5.
Another big break for WABD is

: the"gale-of: its half-hour live “En-
_ terfainment ‘Press Conference”. to}

(Continued on. page 48)

San Francisco-Oakland, St. Louis,
Washington, D. C., and Kansas

Next to New York in time sales

was Los Angeleg {seven stations)

with $32,873,000, followed by Chi-
(Continued on page 46).

Lardner’s ‘Al’ Series

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
NBC-TV {is blueprinting a new
Yidpix series based on Ring Lard-

ner’s “You Know Me Al,” with
Arthur Lewis developing the proj-{

ect for web coast program . chief
Alan Livingston.

Lewig has arrived from N.Y. to
cast the ‘pilot ‘which-he will pro-
duce. .Abe Burrows, who scripted

the. pilot, vill serve as: head writer,
. om the series,

Prepped by NBC-TV

IF IT'S FEAGIBLE

_ Wired-tv, even more than over-|
the-airwaves tollvision, is becom-j
ing the No. 1 bugaboo among sta-:

tions and networks. in spite of the
difficulties and expense of creat-

ing wired setups, vis a vis the use |

of the airwaves for a subscription

1 service, the closed-circuit brand of
tollvision is a snowballing spectre
jin light of the currently-operating |.

Bartlesville experiment. and the

next-year Skiatron San Francisco

Giants baseball service.

What’s got the broadcasters wor-
ried is the fact that there’s no way
they: can prevent,.or even fight,
the. wired-tvy . mushroom, as long
as the service proves out economi-
cally feasible. The use of the air-
waves is a legal issue with the FCC
having jurisdiction, and in this area

-| the. broadcasters have an opportu-:
nity to make themselves heard. But.

there’s no jurisdiction in- any

4 quarter over wired-tv/ and there's.

no way to fight it except via prop-

aganda, an effort that’s thus far |

fallen short principally because
the use of closed-circuit has taken
the broadcasters by surprise.
Cause of the broadcasters’ . con-
cern is simple, Pay-tv, in any form,

| wired or not, menaces the baseline
of ‘all. television—circulation ef-

ficiency. Any audience gained by
toll-tvy automatically must take au-

dience away from free-tv, since the |

same instrument in the ivingroom,

the tv receiver, is involved. It’s not.

a case of another medium taking

up the public’s non-tv time, but,

a‘case of a rival from within taking
the audience away from the same
medium..

The effect of a successful pay-tv
operation in say,

tions, is easy to visualize. Assum-
ing that three stations is all that
market can support, the introduc-
tion ofthe tollvision service will

disrupt the economy of all three.

Rates are based on circulation, and

‘once the tollvision setup draws

away some audience’ from the three
free stations, (whether with films
or baseball), one or all of them
must lower rates. This in turn af-
| fects the type of programming they
ean afford to buy or telecast. When
the programming involved is fea-
ture films, for:example, and their
audience no longer. justifies ~as

expenditures as before, the rival

tollvision operation could then
{outbid them even for old features,
compounding the felony even fur-

ther by depriving the free outlets’

of top programming fare with
which to compete.

Similarly; it’s a cause for net-
work concern, since the toll-ty set-
ups not only menace independent
stations, but strike right at the.
heart of some of the kingpin af-
filiate chain, and a similar break-
down in network rates, due to the
circulation weakening, could oc-
cur." -

Until now, even the webs have
been unaware of the dangers of
wired-tv, having concentrated their
fire in the past on the use of the
airwaves. CBS, for example, has
taken the position-that unless a.
toll setup constitutes an invasion
of free tv, it’s not concerned. But
the picture of Bartlesville and San
Francisco fhas changed network
thinking radically, as it has local
station thinking, where the threat
is even closer to home.

RALPH EDWARDS, INC.

_ NOW A BIG BUSINESS

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
"Ralph Edwards bas formed a new
sales organization to handle all new

‘programs created by his company.

William Burch heads up the new
wing and Paul Edwards continues
in charge of new shows.

Current Edwards properties—
“This Is Your. Life,” “Truth or
Consequences” and “It Could Be
You”—will continue to be repped
‘by MCA. Among the projected
properties to be sold direct by the’
Edwards organization are “End of.
‘the Rainbow’ and “Fortune, Un-

& good-sized
{market with three television sta-|

. GAN T FIGHT TALL ‘GE Theatre's ‘New Sun Punch: Pact

Astaire, Laughton, Curtis, et al.

WCDA’s U&V Status

In probably the first move of
its kind, an Albany station will
become 2 VHF station with a
UHF satellite. FCC okayed
WCDA’s switch within the next
few months from a U.with two
U satellites to a V, but, evident-
ly, because of the rough up-
state New York terrain, the
Lowell Thomas-owned station
has been granted the booster
U channel.

WCDA-TYV, a CBS affil, will
move. to Channel 10, maintain-
ing Channel 19 on Mt. Grey-
lock in order to extend_its —
signal to the upper reaches
of. New York and parts of
Massachusetts.

When Js an Educ’
TV Station Com'l?
Mpls. Does a Burn

‘Minneapolis, Sept. 24.

Twin Cities’ four commercial tv
stations’ heads are burned. up and
considering what action to take,
including a possible request for a
FCC adjudication, because the
Minneapolis-St. Paul’s new non-
profit educational station, KTCA,
at: its very oufset is carrying what
these executives construe to be a
commercially sponsored program.

Thus, they feel, KTCA begins its
career by providing competition
for them. If passible, they indi-
cate, this objectionable type of op-
eration will be nipped in the bud.

Program in question is a series
on “Money Matters” which the
Minneapolis Farmers-and Mechan-

ics bank has launched in coopera-,

tion with local schools.

The banks used large newspaper
display ads to publicize the tv se-
ries, provoking Stan Hubbard,
KSTP-TV president-general man-

‘ager, and other station toppers to

still more desentment.
Pointing out that his station and

WCCO-TV and others of the com- | ni

mercial group not only contributed
a’ substantial sum to the fund
raised by. public subscription to
bring KTCA-TV into being, but
also is donating further . money,
along with time and services, to
aid its operation, Hubbard says he
regards the bank tieup as tanta-
mount fo a “double cross.”

“What I'd like to say is unprint-
able,” asserts Hubbard. “The very

fact that at each of these programs’

start a picture of the bank is
shown and it’s. announced as the
sponsor and that. newspaper ads

were utilized to make the public;

conscious of this stamps commer-
cialism on the series.

. “Like the university,
schools and others going on KTCA-
TV, the bank pays at the rate of
$1 80 an hour for these programs or

less than cost. As far as I’m con-
cerned, it doesn’t alter the situa-.

tion any because na other commer-

cials are used on the shows, other

than the bank’s picture and an-
nouncement of its name, or that
the bank charges.the cost to some-
thing other than advertising, as it
says it does.”

| American Can Buying

Doug Edwards News

American Can Co., which for a

‘brief span sponsored 2 segment of
| the Chet Huntley-Dave. Brinkley
“NBC News” and its John Camer-

on Swa predecessor, has
switched allegiances and will be-
gin’ as a’ sponsor of the CBS-TV-
“Douglas Edwards with the News.”
Canco ts due to Start. Oct. 4, as an
alternate-Friday ‘sponsor of the
newscast, replacing Hazel Bishop,
which ‘has bowed out.

public

Biggest dogfight ever In the Sun-

‘day at 9 period Is shaping up for

the new season, what with “Gen-
eral Electric Theatre," Dinah
Shore and Sid Caesar & Imogene
Coca due to battle it out in the
Nielsen arena. But the Revue-
produced GE showcase, which has
easily dominated the time period
since its start three years ago (it

-| was out of the Nielsen Top 10 only

twice all last season), has got a
new bag of tricks all wrapped up

‘with which it expects to deliver a:

few strategic knockout blows.

The GE segment, which has re-
lied for its impact on top stars,
has a new bundle of names all.
ready to make their television
debuts in dramatic roles (in its
third season, the show has intro-
duced more Hollywood stars to tv
than any other segment). List
this year includes Fred. Astaire
(who'll do one straight dramatic
show-—his first in any medium, and
a song-and-dancer), Charles Laughs
ton (who’s done readings but not
dramatics on tv), Tony Curtis
Jeannie Carson, Art Linkletter and
Audie Murphy.

In addition, James Stewart will
be back for his annual one-shot,
this time an adaptation of Dicken's
“A Christmas.Carol” set against a
wéstern background: Tallulah
Bankhand, Alan Ladd, Marge &
Gower Champion and James &
Pamela Mason. Also in the line-
up are Melvyn Douglas & Myrna
Loy doing “Love Came Late,” with
Douglas subbing for William Pow-
ell, who was originally set to do
the part in a reunion with Miss
Toy but who subsequently became

Apart from the star angles, the
Revue-BBD&O GE operation hag
some other tricks up its sleeve. ‘For
one thing, it will do its first two-
part show later in the season, “Ths
Last Town Car.” It’s also shoot-
ing it first show overseas, in Lon-
don, with Miss Carson starring.
And Jt’s already completed photog-
Taphy on 13. shows, even before it
hits the air, giving it some strate-
Bic flexibility in terms of slotting
specific properties against NBC's
Dinah and the yarious specials on
the slate. Some nights, when Miss
Shore has a particularly powerful
lineup or when a major spec entry
is scheduled, “GE” will duck with
one of.its “B” productions; other
hts, it may meet the NBC power
head-on In a test of strength.

On the scripting side, though the
accent this year, more than ever
before, will be on originals, there
will be one James Thurber piece,
“One Is a Wanderer,” with Samuel
Taylor. doing the adaptation.
Novelist Jerome Weidman is in for
one original, “All I Survey,” and.
John Cunningham, who did the
original story for “High Moon,”

NBC Cell-0-Matic
To Hit the Road

NBC -TV has decided to tour
its Cell-O-Matie presentation on
the web’s progress during the past
year and on its programming
strategy for this year. Decision

was based on the strong approval
by affiliates and agencies regis-
tered .during the New York show-
ing week before last at the three-
day meeting of the NBC Television
Affiliates.

Presentation will be made in
Chicago Sept. 30 at the Drake
Hotel; in Detroit Oct. 14, at the
Sheraton-Cadillac; and in Toledo,
Pittsburgh and Cleveland, dates
not yet set. Audience will consist
of agencies, clients and press. Don
Durgin, NBC-TV v.p. in charge of
sales planning, who delivered the
original presentation, will head up
the touring version, with sales
planning director Dean Shaffner,
who helped write the presentation
but did not appear in it, Joining

Durgin on the performing end,

Wetaesisyi September 25; 1957 ©

VARIETY - ARB City-By-City Syndicated Film Chart _

VARIETY’S weekly chart of eity-by-city ratings ef syndicated and na Sime factors, since sets-in-use and audience composition vary according te
tional spot film covers 40 to 60 cities reported by American Research Bur- time slot, i.e., a Saturday afternoon children’s show, with a low rating, may
Cities will be rotated each week, with the 10 top- have a large share and an audience. composed largely of children, with cor-
; m shows listed in each case, and their competition shown opposite. responding results for the sponsor aiming at the children’s market. Abbre-
dl cating re tarnished by ARB, based om the latest reports . vislions and symbols are as follows: (Ado), adventure; (Ch), children’ 33

. (€o), comedy; (Dr), drama; (Doc), documentary; (Mus), musicals

This VARIETY chart represents a gathering of all_ pertinent informa- (Myst), mystery; (Q), quis; (Sp), sports; (W), western; (Wom),
tion about film in each market, which can be used by distributors, agencies, women’s. Numbered symbols next to station call letters represent the sta-
stations and clienis as an aid in determining the effectiveness of a filmed tion’s channel; all channels above 13 are UHF. Those ad agencies listed as

eau on a monthly basis.

show in the specific market. Attention should be paid to. time—day and distributors rep the national sponsor fram whom the film is aired.

ca a : :

TOP 10 PROGRAMS | | DAY AND ‘ AUGUST SHARE = SETS'IN TOP COMPETING PROGRAM |
AND TYPE STATION . DISTRIB. TIME. RATING {%) USE | PROGRA STA. RATING

BOSTON Approx. Set Count—1,400,000 Stations WBZ (4), WNAC (7)

. SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS ss
1. Secret Journal (Dr)....,......WNAC......... MCA... seccceeeeee- TueS. 10:30-11:00 ......-22.9....0506. 569..... «++» 40.3.4Studio 57.............. eevee WBZ ..... «14.5

2. State Trooper (Adv).......... WNAC.....005- MCA... esesceeeees SUM. 10:30-11:00 65 .46..-22.8.ccccee0. GLT......... 37.3 |Star Performance...,1..... WBZ ...«....13.1
3. Waterfront (Adv)...... WAC. ocessss MCA. csceseesye SUN, 7:00-7:30... ssceces BEB covovece, 60.6...,..... 35.5 | Judge Roy Bean......ssa0. WBZ seeeees 137
4, Frontier (W) seem ere etc ae eaaeee WNAC...ccecves- NBC. .ccnvccsscees HTiv 10:30-11:00 ee wee e194. ccccees 57.4... ccc eee 33.8 Cavalcade. of Sports. sevesee WBS seeee ++ 14.7
5. Count of Monte Cristo (Adv)... WNAC...2.5.0. TPA. ccccssesceees ues, 8:30-9:00 vaeeveds 156. cceeseee 35.4....,4... 44.0 |Panie ....,....,. seseeeesese WBZ .3...6..26.6
6. Studio 57 (Dr)..... eee e ee eees WBZ... cccccee-MCA. cccscecceee ce TUeS. 10:30-11:00 2....,.14.5-..cee00. B6L......... 40.3 | Secret, Journal. ......eeeee, WNAC ..... ..22.9
7. Highway Patrol (Adv). ......6.. WBZ... ccccee ee ZIV. cc ccc eee eee e se Wed. 10:30-11:00 200022140... cee. 33.6....006.. 41.7 20th Century Fox. evecaceces WNAC oe005. 24.7
7. I Led 3 Lives (Adv).......:. WNAC.ccccneee ZIV, cece eee nanan Wed. 7:30-8:00 2, .50000-14.0.,00cee0+ 56.7. .c0000+. 24.7 | Broken ALTOW.....ccceeeses WBZ vire.es. 8.0
8. The Falcon (Myst)...... weeees WNAC..ceeeeee NBC. ..s..+++0+44+ Wed. 8:00-8:30 veveeess AFG ss eeeecee 343......... 39.7 | Ozzie & Harriet......0.006. WBZ ...004.-22.0
9. Combat Sergeant (Adv)....... WNAC.....08+ NTA. occ eeeeeees es Sat. 8:30-9:00 | woecteces ABA cee eeens 35.0......... 38.3 | Julius La Rosa....... weceee WBZ veecece. 22.8
16. City Detective mss): weeeeee WNAC. oc eeeee MCA... ccceceee ee PIi 11:05-11:35 ........13.2-....025. 56.1.,.....,. 23:4] TV News Reporter; Weather. WBZ ........147

| Oe Hollywoods Best...... «+ WBZ ...3.... 7.0
16. Star Performance Wr) eee eet .WBZ..........-Official............ Sun.-10:30-11:00 ........ 13.1......... 35.1......-.. 37.3 {State Trooper...... wp WAG cteeeee 22.8-

WASHINGTON | Approx. Set Count—800, 000 | Stations —WRC @, WrTe (5), WMAL (7), WTOP Q)

1. Highway Patrol (Adv) saeeeaee WTOP. ....0... Ziv. ccc eee eee Sat. 7:00-7:30 .......... 14.1......... 57.6..... ,.«. 24.5 [Bowl the Champ. se eceseoess WMAL ....., 4.5

2. Silent Service (Ady) ....... “WTOP........-NBC...... vee . Tues. 10:30- 11:00 ....4.-13.9-,..0.00, 40.4......... 34,4} Wrestling ....... oenccesss, WMAL .,.... 9:4
3. Golden Playhouse (Dr)..... . WRC.....22...-Official. :... wees. Sun. 10:30-11:00 ...0005.10.6..5..000. QS. ccc eceee 45.1 | What’s My Line........00., WIOP ....... 26.2
4. Stories of the Century (W).... WEOP....0..0.ELTV.. cece sees: Sat. 6:30-7:00 .. eseeces GP cec es FIZ... eee, 20.5 | Bowl the Champ....... sees WMAL ...... Gl
News From 4 Corners.....WRC ........ 49

3. Men of Annapolis (Ady)...... WTOP....40...- LIV. cc cee ees beens Tues. 7:00-7:30 ~....00++ 96---.606.. 47.1......... 204] Western Marshal,.........-WITG ....... 49
: a News—John Daly. eooese. WMAL MET sie

8. Favorite Story (Dr)........... WMAL.....005.ZiV ce cec eens vee Fri, 10;30-11:00 2 ...002. 8.3. .ccceeee 806.0..0000. 27.1|Pantomime Qitiz...........WTOP .,..... 96.
6. Lene Wolf (Myst). .......6... WRC. .........-MCA seve ceeaceeees ‘Tues. 10:30-11:00 0.2.00: B8.3.0..e00-. 24.1.......5. 34,4} Silent Service........... «. WTOP .......13:9
7. Studio 57 (Dr) ......... veese WMAL,.....2-.MCA....., vaaee «+ -Mon. 10:30-11:00 6.0.02. Td. eceeeees ITZ... cee, 42.4 |Studio One Summer Pheatre: WTOP ....... 213
8. Victory At Sea (Doc).,....... WMABL.....,...NBC..... se eceeee Sun. 10:30-11:00. ........ 69.....+-.. 153.,... .-.. 45.1 | What’s My Line............ WTOP ....... 26.2

9. Favorite Story (Dr) ........6. WMAL.. 1.0506. Zi¥. cece eee ee. Mon. 9:30-10:00 ...... 6B. IB ee. "49,7 | Arthur Murray Party.......WRC ........ 20.9 ©
10. Star and the Story (Dr)..... ~.WRC...... seeee Official cece eee eee Wed. 10:30-11:00 pestvte G.6......... 18.2......... 36.4/20th Century Fox sane eens .- WTOP +o-e0- 19.3
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL Approx. Set Couni— -515, 000 Stations—WCCO (4), KSTP (5), KMGM (9), WTCN ranp)
1, Sheriff of Cochise (W)........ WCCO........-. NTA........... ... Sat. 9:30-10:00 seep eoese PAD ceeeees 599.) vee ecenas 35.4 |MGM Time. . seeee waeeseiee KMGM sees 74
1, State Trooper (Ady).......... KSTP...,.....-MCA....,....0008- Tues. 9:30-10:00 sees oe ZLZ. ceca oe 44.1... se eaee . 48.1 | Wrestling ........ veseseess WCCO .....,.14.6
2. O. Henry Playhouse (Dr).,....KSTP..........Gross-Krasne.....'. Sun. 9:30-10:00 .........15.2-...+.... 29.8:.......; 51.1 | What's My Line.. te eeseee ss WOCO vee es 23.3
3. Highway Patrol (Adv)........:KSFP.....<...-. A \ re Thurs. 10:30-12:00 .....-11.0......... 41.8.......0. 26.3 | Baseball .......6.......08. WTCN ....... 5.7

- Movietime, U. S.A; Big

| . — Movie ............ »-»- KMGM ...... 5.7

4. Championship Bowling (Sp)... WCCO......... Schwimmer....... Sun. 1:00-1:30. ........,-10.4......... 78.8.+....... 13.2 | Small Fry Theatre.........KSTP ceceene 1.6
4. Studio 57 (Dr)....... Lew eeeee KSTP...... Pare 0 | OF. nen Wed. 9:30-10:00 .....+.-10.4,...-..-. 19.2..... .... 543] Red Ow] Theatre........... KMGM ...... 16.7
5. Death Valley Days (W)..,.... WCCO......... MeCann-Erickson... Sat.6:00-6:30 ......00.. D6. cceceens 49.4. ..000... 194! News ........02. aceeeceee» KOITP. pecyece 5:8
-_ ‘ Weather; Sports..........KSTP ....... 4.2

6. Secret Journal (Dr)..........KSTP........:-MCA......... aeaee Fri. 7:30-8:00 ......4... G.Livccccees 40.2...000. ... 22.7 |Crossraads .......... weoees WITON 000.6056.8
6. Waterfront (Adv)..... evceees KSTP... cc. ee MCA... eeee vee ee ETH. 10:30-19:00 ce eeeees DLivceeeees BET. cece ees 25.5 |MGM Time............ »»-- KMGM ...... 7.8
: Hollywood. Playhouse.....WCCO ...... .7.6

4. Secret Journal (Dr).......... KSTP........56-MCA........5..,.. Tues. 9:00-9:30 ......... B.9.....c00. 17.3......... 516 1$64,000 Question..... weeeee WCCO. .......26.1
7%. Superman (Adv)............. WCCO......... Flamingo.......... Sun. 4:30-5:00 .. ccc. e ee BOeeccceees G50........ . 13.7} As Others See Us..-.....265.KSTP ...,... 2:3
8. Racket Squad (Myst). see ee eae KSTP..... wee - ABC...... Dees ease Sat. 10:30-11:00 ........ 8.8......66. 33.3......... 264 | MGM Time ...... vesevese KMGM ...... 7.4
: . | | ; | Alf Star Bowling.........WCCO ....... 6.5

9. Science Fiction Theatre (Adv) KMGM........ Ziv... ec eeeeeeee Mon.-Sat. 8:30-9:00 ..... 7.G...c2.008. 19.4.......5. 398 ;I’ve Got a Secret.. te2eeesTCCO tee 23.2
10, Susie (Co) ................. KSTP.......... TPA... 2. ee eee eee Mon.-Fri. 4:30-5:00 ..... 7.5.......25 48.0......... 15.6 | Bugs Bunny Time.......... WCCO ....... 5.5
SC Seo 80 Oe
SEATTLE-TACOMA Approx. Set Count—500, 000 Stations —KOMO (4), KING (5), KTNT (11),K TVW (13)
1. Search for Adventure (Adv). .KING...... 0s .Bagnall. wee eee ened Wed. 7: 0057:30 ......... 35.5. ...e508. 62.8..,...... 96.6; Masquerade Party ....... +-KOMO wena 120
2. Death Valley Days (W)....... KOMO....0..2-MCC-E....02.000.. Thurs, 9:00-8:30 .......28.3..cccecs AUB. ce 0s ».e. 59.3] Climax’......... pecweesvees MENT .......21.1°
3. Whirlybirds (Adv) ..... eee. KKING.........-CBS.. 0... cece eee: Thurs. -8:30-9:00 ...5....25.9..cccee0. 41.1...0.. ... 63.0| Playhouse 90 ..... coeeveeesKINT 22.0000 19.7
4. Highway Patrol (Adv)........ KOMO. .......-Ziv..ccseceneeceee: Phurs.. 7:00-7:30 1.2... -24.5.seceee0. 46.3.....0006 52.9; Bob’ Cummings .......066.-KINT .......19.9
4. Silent Service (Adv) .........KING........:.NBC........ weeee. Wed. 7:30-8:00 ...46-...24.5. 0200-2. 40.8......... 60.0] Father Knows Best.........KOMO .....-25.8
5. Sheriff ef Cochise (W) ...... KING......0020 NTA. ccc cceecee ees MOM. 1:00-7:30. cece eee LEE. ceceees STB. 1ce..ee- 42.0] Those Whiting Girls.......KTNT .......13.0
6, Captain David Grief (Adv)... KING..........Guild.......4.3... Sum. 8:30-9:00 srepen ee 222. seeere 47.4. c.0+0e¢. 46.8|Goodyear Playhouse ...,....KOMO, ......15.7
7. Soldiers of Fortune (Ady).... FON MCR res eteees weeeae Sun. 8:00-8:30 2.00.00. 21.6. ccccccee 419. cc cceees 51.6} Goodyear Playhouse .......KOMO ......145
8. Code 3 (Adv) ............... KING.....000.+-ABC. ...ceee eoeee. Sun. 10:00-10:30 .......20.2.....2.-. 56.4......... 35.8] Sunday News Special.......KTNT .......13.8
8. Man Behind the Badge (Myst) KTNT.......... MCA..... weeeweses Mon. 9:00-9:30 2..2000--20.2.c00000-- 36.9.......-. 54.6] Memorial Dinner ..........KING ....... 16.9
$. Superman Ady) ............. KING.........-Flamingo........¢ ». Tues. 6:00-6:39 voerene LTB. ceeceesas 46.7 .crcceeee 38.11 Deadline 2.2... 0¢ereve.-KOMO .....10.9
10. Badge 714 (Myst) ........... KING.........- NBC...... eee eee Sun, 9:30-10:00 ........17.7. 2.2.0.5. 33.7........- 525! What’s My -Line....,.....-KTNT ....... 28.9
rs eS pS > SSS SSS
COLUMBUS Appror. Set Count—357, 000. " Stations —WLW-C (4), WIVN (4), WBNS (10)
1. Highway Patrol) (Adv) ....... WBNS......... Ziv... se. wees ... Tues. 9:30-10:00 ........ B45. cease GB.4......04. 50.4; Little Theatre ............WLW-C ....:10.2
2. Last of the Mohicans (W) ....WBNS......... TPA:-..scesee0+-. Sat, 9:30-10:00 . viceneeec2BTsscceenes 61.4: 2.....+. 46.719 O'Clock Theatre.........WIVN cease -2, 9.7
3. Death Valley Days (W) ...... WBNS......... McC-E......0.00+. SUM, 8:30-9:00 1 00600..5-26.0....0..0. SEK. -leneeee 47.8! Goodyear Playhouse ...... WLW-C ,....12.7
4. Frontier Doctor (W) .........WITIVN......... H-TV... ec eae Fri, 9:30-10:00 ..00000--25-Lo.ceeeccs BOB. cccees-- 44.2) Cavalcade of Sports ,.......WLW-C ,....11.4
, . ' Pantomime Quiz ...... -. WBNS .....-.10.7

5. State Treoper (Adv) ......... WTVN......... MCA....,. ceceees Mon. 9:30-10:00 2.0000. -202. pence cas 4G. cee eee 50.7:Studio One Summer Thea. . WBNS. se eeee 21.5
@. Man of Annapolis (Adv) ..... WBNS.....0000- ZV... ceeeaee .o.+. Fri, 8:30-9:00 ..... weve LTO. ceeevees 43.7......... 39.0] Date with the Angels....... WIVN . pesceas 16.3
7. Man Behind the Badge (Myst) WLW-C........MCA.........06. ..Tues. 10:00-10:30 ......16.8......... 42.9 ........-39.2]News—Chet Long °........ WBNS .......204
, , ° , Celebrity Playhouse +++) WBNS veveeve BT

8. Sheriff of Cochise (W) .....- / WIVN.........NTA..... cyeeenees Fri. 9:00-9:30 ..... ‘Sees 15.9_.....2.. 34.9.......+. 45.6] Undercurrent ....... cesses - WBNS ..... . 16.6

9. Frontier (W) .......... aeve- WIVN......--. NBC......... ..... Lhurs, 10:00-10:30 ..... 15.2....20..+ 39.4....++... 38:6] News—Chet Long .........WBNS .......18.7_
. oe . Federal Men ...........WLW-C -...-10.7

1@. Annie Oakley (W) .......... WBNS..... ..-- CBS........ «eeees Thurs. 6:00-6:30 .......14.5......... 70.4......... 20.6] Uncle Jack's Smokehouse...WIVN ....... 3.1

Meetin’ Time at-Moores...WLW-C ..... 3.1

10. Code 3 (Adv) ....... 60.00. WLW-C........ ABC....2..0ee00+-MOn. 10:00-10:30 .......14.5,...cn4+. 36.3.......,, 39.9] News—Chet: Long ..... ...cWBNS .,.,...22.5
TE ‘++. “Soldiers of Fortune...... WBNS ’.....<:18-1

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

INTERNATIONAL TV - RADIO

Nielsen's tai Brita

(Week Ending Sept. 8)

Sunday Night at Blackpool (ATV) ....cccsssceccvaccvess
Emergency Ward 10—Fri. (ATV) ....c.cccccceccscvcceces
Criss Cross Quiz—Fri. (Granada)

66%.
ed 85%

eeoevoeeaennevev sees eeoeenee

Play of the Week—“The Wooden Dish” (Granada) weaves, 64%
Television Playhouse—“Poison Unsuspect” (AR) ...cseceses "63%

Hit the Limit (Granada)

weonane

ecoeveves ecvccrveceeseseses +0250
Criss Crass Quiz—Wed. (Granada
Val Parnell’s Sat. Spectacular (ATY) ..cccccccvecsseneens
Criss Cross Quiz—Mon. (Granada)
Emergency Ward 10—Tues. (ATV) ,.......0-- cece eveenenes

eoeeeneenseope dean ege

see

oonen ooneeenaeeeeanagrernn

(Figures reveal the audience in the London, Birmingham, onde
ern and Scottish television homes capable of receiving hoth BBC

_ and ITV programs.)

Big Industry Gets Behind Move
For Fullscale Italo Com’ TY

By ART WOODSTONE

Intense pressure,
from .the country’s heavy indus-

tries, is building to give Italy full-.

scale commercial _ television.
Sources in the United States are
particularly interested in the out-
come, since Italy is shaping as the
most important nation for video
on the continent and since several
key. American -companies have
large distribution outlets there.

Basing his belief on direct in-.

formation from Italian officials,
an executive for one of the U.S.

tv networks said that a grant to:

commercial video ‘operators in
Italy is “inevitable.”

Pershaps as. a result of the in-
dignation of Italy’s big industry,
the Italian government sent Pro-
fessor Angelo D’Alessandro of
Centro Cinematografia, the gov-
ernment sponsored motion picture
centre, to this country to once-over
U.S. commercial opetations, it was
learned. D’Alessandro is now-on

his way back home to make a re-.

-port to. members of the Chamber of
Deputies, the Italian cdngress.
Principal efforts are being di-
rected at getting commercial sta-
tions in Rome and Naples.
At present, Italy only has Radio

“Audizione . Italian, which, with 738

tv stations, is almost entirely non-

commercial. ° The 23: primary sta-

tions, 30-some-odd secandary
(smaller market) stations and some
25 satellite stations only allow 10

‘minutes of time a day to commer-

cial advertisers in the form’ of
program at 8:50 p.m. called “Caro-
sello” (Carousel”). There fs only
room for four participating spon-
sors a day.
There is a $5,000,000 gross as the
annual potential for the show, ac-
cording to insiders. RAI charges
$3,750 for talent and time (and
taxes) for each participation. The
take for this 10-minute show, which
is hardly considered entertainment,

is taken as an. indication of thé

great. wealth available to -com-
mercial ty in Italy.
Colgate-Palmolive and Shell Oil,

. (Continued on page 48)
. Th? :
London ITP’s Budget
Of $5,000,000 For
Vidvix Co-Production
Hollywood, Sept. 24.
Incorporated Television Program.
Co. Ltd. of London board of direc-
tors has allocated $5,000,000 far
co-production deals with American
distributors for new telepix series.
the next two years. |
Move was disclosed here by Mike
Nidorf, exec v.p. of ITP in this
country. He said firm wants from
eight to 10 new vidfilm series, and
that he’s now conferring with ageéen-
cies and distribs regarding new
properties. In return for its partial
financing of the made-in-England
-product, ITP receives eastern hem-
isphere rights and participation of
global profits. Company owns Na-
ticnal studio in London, and is now

involved in a $1,000,000 expansion
program, adding two stages.

British firm begins production’

on a new series, “William Tell,”
after the first of the year put
hasn't yet set a co-production deal.

Is has ‘such deals .with Official |

Films, TPA, Falmingo and Bernard
Schuhert, . (830° 5 creas

4-
much of it:

musicians,

‘sitions in the Nielsen ratings.

‘Gen. Motors Theatre’
Gets Canada Revival

Ottawa, Sept, 24.

General Motors of Canada re-
vives its one-hour “General Motors |
Theatre” this fall, and continues
its “Porte Ouverte” half-hour. va-
riety show on Canadian Broadcast-
ing Corp.’s French network.

Besides' these: all - Canadian
shows, GM will sponsor U. S.
weekly “Chevy Show,” “The Big
Record” ‘and “Patrice. Munsel
Show.’ Also several specs, first
two being “Jubilee of Music” Nov.
17 and “Annie Get Your. Gun”
Nov. 27, both two houts. GM will
have a show on every Monday,

Tuesday, Wedttesday and Friday,

plus the specs.

Basie's TV Date

| May Break British

Ban on U.S. Talent:
London, Sept. 24.

There’s a chafice that the vision
barrier set up by. the unions. rep-
resenting British and American
which precludes the
performing appearances of foreign
muSicians on television, may. be
broken. The Count Basie orch,
skedded to make its second con-
cert.tour here within the space of
a few months (the bands’ second
tour opens with a: late-hight gala
premiere at the Royal Festival Hall
on Oct. 24), may be the first full
Yank -outhit: to play on British. tv,
if the Musicians Union here okays
overtures made on ‘behalf of the
band, - On the other end of the
Anglo-U. S. band swap, is the Ted.

Heath outfit, which ‘has tentatively |.

been’ promised American tv air}.
time as a reciprocal gesture.

Harry Francis, assistant secre-
tary of the British MU, said ‘that
a complete change in policy was

| very unlikely, as tv time here was

a precious thing to British musi-
cians, whereas in the states with
all the networks. and amount of
work going it was not such a sac-
rifice. “He would not make an of-
ficial comment about the chancés

of a favorable decision by the com- |.

mittee for a Basie ty date, but said
that “everything would be taken
inte consideration.”

SCOT COM’L TV COPS
ALL 10 ON NIELSENS

London, Sept. 24. .
In its first full week on the air
the new Scottish commercial ty
station collared all the 10 top po-
The
Fatings are based on homes ca-
pable of receiving both BBC and
commercial programs, but the state.
web was completely unplaced. ,
First place went to “Sunday
Night at Blackpool” followed by.
Val, Parnell’s “Saturday Spectacu-
lar.” The new “OSS” series got
‘the yod. in Joth position.

BRAZIL MAK MAKING
| MOST PROGRESS

South American television con-

jtinues to expand rapidly, with oc-

easional stumbling blocks in some

areas but a steady growth in set!.

circulation and more and more
countries due to go on the air in
the coming months. That’s the
travel-eye view of Richard Berman,
manager of facilities for NBC in-

ternational operations, who's back:

from a swing through S.A. during
which he scouted eight countries
with an eye to investment, man-
agement service arrangements, film
| and kinescope sales.

The country-by-country situation,

as seert by Berman, looks this way:

Panama-—Currently has televi-
sion, via a U. S. Army installation,
with English-only shows for Yank

| personnel, but there are some 4.000
|sets throughout. the country that

pick up the Army service. Current-
ly two. commercial grants in the
works, and if one of the two start
service and do any English pro-
gramming, the Army will probably

drop its station. Two key cities.
Panama’ City and Colon, would
then vrobably. be linked as the
country’s network.

Colombia—Lotsa sets, and a Gov-
ernment network out of Bogota,
but “it’s a mess.’? Advertisers are
currently boycotting the network,
which though government-run is a
commercial enterpr‘se, simply ou
the hasis that they favor commer-
tially-overated tv.

Veneézuela—One of the most ad-
vanced of the S.A. countries, with
‘over 70,000 sets. three stations in
Caracas, a satellite in Maracaibo,
and a new one going up in Mara-

{caibo. The new station in. the oil
Yesion will trade programming

with one of the Caracas stations.

Peru--Three construction per-

mits out for Lima, with hopes of
the first gding on fhe air by the
middle of next year and the other
two following. Already some sets
in the market.

-Chile—No tv yet, with the gov-

ernment not entirely. sure how to}

set. up televis'on, but it's believed ;
that a CP will be issued for Santi-;
ago to the Radio Minerale group,
in which U. S.’s Kennicott Copper
figures largely. Santiago and Val-

paraiso are the only major mar- i

|

kets that figure to be covered ini-
tially, and they’re only a micro-
wave skip away from each other,

so that as soon as one ‘station foes:

up, the major portion of Chilean
population will be covered.

Argentina—Still a mess from the

| Peronista days, with the govern-

° (Continued on page 48)

Canada’s Top Soaper
Axed After 10 Years,
Incepted Many Careers

. - Ottawa, Sept. 24.

Canada’s most popular soap
opera, “Laura Limited,” has been
dropped by Canadian Broadcasting
Corp., after 19 years and 2,600
chapters. Official reason: “Change
of emphasis in programming.” It
was a network show from Montreal,
directed by Rupert Caplan. . (First

|] ence in voices” and “excess in the

13 episodes were supervised by US |

director Stanley Quinn).

Star, Eileen Clifford, never
missed a performance, despite ill-
nesses and family deaths. ‘Christo-
pher Pluinmer and Robert Goodier,
now appearing in Shakespeare
Festivals at Stratford, Ont., and
Conn., , respectively, played in
“Taura.” So did Silvio Narrizzano,
now an ace ty producer in England,
and Alan Mills the ballad singer.
Jimmy Tapp, now host of CBC’s
weekly tv “Tapp Room,” played
“the other man” for the first six
years, also doubling for a while as
the hero.

Tapp recently appeared on Kraft
Theatre in N. Y. In “Laura” he
went there and became a Broadway
producer, then returned “a re-
formed man” to marry lovel
Laura.
revival some day,

though, the

marriage was only mentioned, notjernment is increasing the tax on

performed.

} Holland was put under attack by

Just in case there’s Y | completely fill the bill,

Soviet Continues TV Expansion,

25th Station Goes on the Air

By IRVING R. LEVINE

Moscow, Sept. 24.

Russia’s television stations are
growing in number and improving
in equipment. It’s an indication of
the importance the Soviet leader-
ship places on tv that resources
are being diverted from the Com-
munist nation’s economy to open
new television outlets at a time
‘when great demands are being

| made for Soviet steel and such by

| Russia’s allies, by Syria and other
Middle East countries, and by mili-
tary programs including develop-
ment of the USSR’s intercontinent-
al guided. missile.

The Soviet Union’s 25th tv
transmitter has just begun opera-
tions on an experimental basis in
the mid-Siberian city of Krasnoy-
arsk. Like the tv stations in Mos-
| cow, Leningrad, Kiev, Kharxov,

Omsk, Tomsk, Vladivostok and

Mexico’s ‘TV Theatres’
Mexico City, Sept. 24.

Pop price tv theatres are
soon to be installed here by:
.Emilio Azcarraga, pic studio-
radio-tv tycoon who heads
‘Televicentro, home :f Mexico’s
- major vidéo stations, The first
such theatre will bow pronto
in a. populous local neighbor-
hood. Pix and musicals will
mostly constitute programs of
these theatres.

This plan is worrying cine-
mamen here who see it as stiff
competition. But serener ex-
hibitors are not so much con-
cerned, for the immediate fu-
ture, because they point out.
these tv theatres would only ef-
fect _ fect secondary runs.

Slap New Bans
On TV in Cuba:
Aimed at Mestre

Havana, Sept. 24.
A strict new radio-ty code has
been slapped on Cuban broadcast-
ers by Communications Minister
Ramon Vasconcelos.

The new Iaw bars “any form of
monopoly.” This was seen direct-
ed at the anti-government CMQ
radio and tv: empire, run by the:
Mestre brothers.

The law. limits. the broadcasting
of editorials to one per day. No
newscast can last more than one
hour (CMQ's Radio. Reloj broad-
casts news throughout the day and
night). No news items can be
broadcast more than once in an
hour, nor more than four times in
a single day.

Total of 5% of broadcast time
must be given to “culture in gen-
eral,” and during this time stations
must broadcast any material sup-
plied by the government's Ministry
of Education.

‘Political programs can only -be
broadcast fer organizations ap-
proved by the governmeni’s Elec-
toral’ Tribunal. Nothing i“accusa-
tory or mortifying” can be. said
against “any authority of: the na-
tion. ve

The new law also bans “phrases
with ‘double meanings, ” “obseene |
expressions,” “unnecessary strid-

| cleowhere the Krasnoyarsk station
will begin by transmitting only
/several hours a. week. Now the
Moscow station, biggest and oldest
of the government-owned Soviet
chain, is on the air every day—
about four hours weekdays, and
eight hours on Sunday which is the
working man’s only day off in this
proletariat dictatorship.

There still is no Soviet tv net-
work. The stations are not linked,
j and show mostly films sent by air
jor train from the Moscow “big
brother” station. It’s not unusual
for the season to have changed by
the time a feature film sent from
Moscow completes its appointed
rounds of stations, There are
plans for eventually tieing -the
stations into a network.

The Krasnoyarsk station, like
many of the others in USSR, was
equipped by the Leningrad radio
and tv equipment plant, which is
the nation’s biggest producer of tv
station equipment.

By American standards Soviet
tv stations are far behind the
times.

There are no kinescope facili-
ties except for some experimental .
apparatus at the Kiev station.

However, in recent weeks Mos-
cow ty has acquired ‘“zoomar”
lenses. This has greatly im-
proved the flexibility of coverage
of “live” events. One of the first
events at which the ‘zoomar”
lens was used was the big Com-
munist-sponsored Moscow Youth
Festival in July and August which
was attended by 166 American
young people (42 of whom later
went to Communist China) against
the advice of the State Depart-
ment.

The Youth Festival provided a
good example of how ty facilities
‘in Russia are mobilized in con-

(Continued on page 48)

U.S. Is Willing But Is
Soviet?’ Asks Wilson
On TY Program Exchange

London, Sept. 24.

The free system of television in
the U.S. is ready to meet “more
than half-way” the bid made by
Soviet leaders for an exchange of
television programs, Charles FE. Wil-
son, president of People-to-People,
Inc., declared in an address before
the World Television Conference,
held last Wed. (18) at the Hotel
Claridge.

Wilson, calling for a freer ex-
change of programming throughout
the west and the use of television
as .a medium to establish under-:
standing in the world, challenged
“if Khrushchev is sincere about the

use of crude language.” Stations
cannot show films not approved by
the: government’s Film Review
Commission,

The Cuban press is also strait-
jacketed. All material must be
submitted to censors before being
published: Incoming English-lan-.
guage U. S.-publications are no
longer censored (via scissors), as
previously, but outgoing press
cables are censored.

Dutch tv Attacked”
Amsterdam Sept. 24,
The lack of progress of tv in.

J. W. Rengelink, program commis-
sioner of the National Television
Stichting. He said the. slow de-
velopment of tv in the hands of
the five broadcasting companies in
the country was in marked contrast:
to the growth of tv set sales.

* He said the ty sections within | exchange of television programs,

let him open the Communist gates
to our cameras. Our gates are al-
ways open,” |

Calling television a window to
the world, Wilson envisioned the
medium spanning the Atlantic and
jand masses, heretofore blocked
out, bringing people closer to-
gether. A step in that direction
has been pioneered by Eurovision,
the network set up in Europe for
an exchange of programming. In

(Continued on page 48)

the five organizations should be}
greatly enlarged and that there
should be improvements in the
nightly news feature and news
programs... The news programs will
get a shot in the arm from Euro-
vision which is to undertake great-
er European coyerage. Rengelink
though feels that Eurovision won’t

In the meantime, the Dutch gov-
tv sets in the new budget.

36 TELEVISION REVIEWS

VARIETY |

TEXACO COMMAND APPEAR-
(Tribute to Ed Wynn)

‘With Ed Wynn, Keenan Wynn, Bea;
Lillie, Jill Corey, Rod Alexan-|
der, Bambi Linn, Steve Allen,
Mimi Benzell, Janet Biair, Billie
Burke, Jack Palance, Alfred
Drake, Oscar Hammerstein 2d,
Ralph Bellamy, others

Producer: Ezra Stone

Director; Charles Dubin

Writers: Charles Gaynor, Robert;
Downing

Musical Director: Lehman Engel

60 Mins., Thurs, (19), 10 p.m,

TEXACO

NBC-TV, from New York (color)

(Cunningham & Walsh)
“Texaco Command Appeéar-
ance” as the new season’s first

“special attraction (and jncidental-

Jy the initial entry out of the: : blindness,

Henry Jaffe Enterprises shop) was To speak of this documentary re
a full hour tribute to one of Amer-| port as “interesting” (which ‘it is)
ica’s great performers—Ed Wynn.!is somewhat to damn it with faint
Enlisting the support of a dozcn or ; Praise. Respect for the derring-do

and the hnology seems to “de-
so sterling talents and creators in! ane ne tee effusion, But trath to

Tecognition of a memorable show j tell jt seldom rises much. above

ELEVEN AGAINST THE- ICE
| With Tex Gardiner, narrator
Producer: Robert Emmett Ginna
Writers: Ginna, Pat Trese
Musical Director: Kenyon Hopkins
60 Mins.; Mon. (23), 9:30 p.m.
TIMKEN ROLLER "BEARINGS
NBC-TV (film)

" (BBDO)

There’s no avoiding the para-
phrase on an awful lot of coffee in
Brazil—to wit, there’s an awful lot
of snow in the Antarctic. It means

that the photographie background
‘|is bleakly- eye-tiringly whiter. than
the white of soapy boats. ‘The snez-
tator has to look away. Unlike the
quietly daring and vastly efficient
Army-Navy technicians who.are the
heroes of this Timken Televent via
WBC-TV the viewer in his home
has. no special glasses against snow-

biz career spanning 55. years and; “interesting” and therefore is not.

wholly successful as ‘“entertain-

produced in collaboration with the
American Theatre Wing (which
enjoyed a 10G payoff from the,
Texaco sponsor loot), “Command
Appearance’ played for the most
part like a musicalization of ‘This
Is Your Life.” Whatever the ulti-| across the treacherous crevassed
mate answer to these video shaw, field to the designated point in
biz tributes, this ‘wat hardly. the! nothingness where aig eusuie
fulfillment, Not that it didn t have | a ou ost an tists would es lish
its moments, and some delightful

The crevasses are unchartered,
ones at that, for how can one score | often unobservable, caverns in the
a total miss with such assorted tal-

snow,
ents aS Bea Lillie, Rod Alexander which must be explored, calculated,
“and Bambi Linn, Janet Blair, Mimi

dynamited, frequently filled in
with great mounds of snow pushed
- Benzell, Steve Allen, Alfred Drake,
Oscar Hammerstein 2d, Billie

over the lip of the hole by giant
Burke, Keenan Wynn, Jill. Corey,

bulldozers,

Engineering-wise | the undertak-
plus others. Not to mention Ed
Wynn himself, who in fact pro-

vided the 60-minute entry with its
most. endearing and rewarding mo-

ments with his sideline (“Com-|that—a job—that the dimension of
mand Appearance” box) commen-|heroism is rather flattened out,
tary and memorabilia chitchat with | again like the snow plateau over
Hammerstein, son Keenan, Drake} Which the caterpillar-treads and
and Steve Allen (latter via a Coast ! the giant cargo-bearing sleds: pass.

pickup). is some calculated “human inter-

Under the circumstances it’s: re-'est.". Producer Robert Emmett
grettable that a format was not Ginna. has used a musical score
evolved that could have’ utilized | 220 Special theme by Aenyon op
the services of Wynn the perform- course, break ene straining
er to a greater degree, for he was | work ‘under the circumstances of
not only the pivotal personality} the constant white glare and, lack
concerned. but far and away the| Of contrast values is surely com-
one who bestowed on the showcase petent and may be technically a

the vi ; aS€ tour de force.. This review is nec-
€ vital human element, that give| essarily focussed on showmanship
it its major distinction.

for the parlor screen. For the samme
In the course of the h +p.| reason it is cult to evaluate
ute which 5 auned our trib-| the editing of Sidney Katz and
hrot wee a’ _Ccareer! Connie‘Cohn, which may well have
through the “Perfect Fool” era way| made a lot more out of the footage
back from 1802 to the “top actor

Jaurels” of ’57, there were some

than would otherwise emerge.
contrived bits to re-create the
the years (including his “Simple
Simon” performance from the self-

guess,
women to. their forgotten chores in
the other room.

The assignment task of the 11
who faced the ice was-to find and
flak a safe trail over the ice sheif and

emerge as Americans of whom it
is easy to be proud. But there's
no getting away from a certain
dreariness in the scene and the
task. This job is so quietly just

Narrator is a Navy driver, Tex
Gardiner, and he is quite effective

standout Wynn attractions through |

same Ziegfeld Theatre (now an

NBC tint studio) trom whence

in conveying his own and his col-
the tv show originated. This “Si-

leagues’ character.
mon” segment, for example, had

Summing up, “11 Against The
Ice” is a commendable, not a great,

Janet Blair re-creating the “Love

Me Or Leave Me” turm (later in

documentary; an intellectually in-
triguing rather than emotionally
moving experience.. One is proud

the shaw she did the pianocycie bit

with Wynn on “Tea For Two” and

“Youre My Everything”). The |

Hammerstein appearance was
linked to his stage managerial role ! i lo. WIZARD

circa 1919 when Wynn was doing| With Don Herbert, Betty Sue
the “Follies” and “Shubert Gaye-| Albert, Tommy White
ties” tinevitably cueing a couple of Producer: Jules Power
turns from those productigns),| Director: Lynwood King
while “Drake's, “Dancing In the| Writer: Don Herbert
Dark” may have had nothing to do| 30 Mins.; Sun., 1 p.m...
With Wynn but was inspired by fhe| NBC-TV, from New York
Fred-Adele Astaire association| As there’s apparently ‘no termi-
with the comic. Equally from left|nus to the physical sciences, this
field came Bea Lillie's early-vin-
taged “March With Me” (as Brit-
ain’s tribute tou Wynn), except that
this represented one of the show’s
most delightful sequences.

And thus through the Wynn}
vaude-legit era came more mem-
orabilia; Billie (Mrs. Flo Ziegfeld: |
Burke; a re-creating of the “Ten
Cents a Dance” and “Dancing On!
A Ceiling” (Simple Simon”): Jill. had Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert)
Corey doing the Nora Bayes “Shine. _ demonstrating magnetism in:a var-
On Harvest Motn”: Steven Allen! liety of ways to his pre-teenage vis-
88'ing Gus Kahn's “Everybady | a-vis, Betty Sue Albert, who alter-
Loves A Baby” to memorialize then ates as the “assistant” with
year Keenan was born; Mimi Ben-: Tommy White. Gal is bright, un-
zell’s “standing in” for Fritzi! precocious, and charming. Her-
Scheff on “Kiss Me Again,” and’ bert, with plenty of ingenuity ex-
Rod \lexander-Bambi Linn updat-' plores his topie rather thoroughly
ing the Astaires, ‘in the half-hour and actually gets

There were some production: inte some pretty advanced stuff.
niceties under Ezra Stone's helm-.
ing and the tempo and pace were : ience and never treats the stanza
swift. But overall one could have; like a kid’s show.
wished for a more showmanlyj;

think of it, is an average reaction:
to a Snow *Man even on the Dart-
mouth campus, . Land.

mileage left in it: Entering its
seventh year, “Mr. Wizard” - re-
mains exemplary of fine pub affairs
programming, educational in -pur-
pose but diversionary as well, mak-
‘ing a game: of science with the
variety of laboratory apparatus as
seriously regarded playthings,

ment” for the home screen. At a.
it must have driven the|.

sometimes bottomless pits.

ing is formidable and the men:

There is no humor though fhere |

|THE THIN MAN

(The Dollar Doodle) .

7

With Peter Lawford, Phyllis Kirk,
Natalie Norwick,
John Mitchum, Grant Richards,
Ken Lynch, others

Exec Producer: Samuel Marx

| Producer: Edmund Beloin

Director: Bernard Girard

Writers: Phil Davis, Charles Hoff-
man

30 Mins.; Fri, 9:30 p.m.

. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE

-—— tp

but not excited—which, come to-

NBC-TV longtimer still has-a lot of.
‘can get away with this kind of one-

Opener for the new live series.

He nevers talks down to his aud-! bottle bellringer.

As per custom, Ralph Levy is in.
the director’s. chair: (also exec pro-
Show .this term is being pre-| ducer), Hilliard Marks is producer,

| moments.

‘with fun but good enough to hol

NBC-TV (film)
(Ted Bates) .

Metro TV, in ‘its first telefilm
entry, gets away from the grim
school of whodunits and private
eyes, so fully repped on tv this.
season. “Thin Man”. series, based
on Metro’s vintage pix starring
William Poweil and Myrna Loy,

| has the assets of a light touch, as

embodied in Peter Lawford and
Phyllis Kirk. Nonetheless, it was a
disappointirg entry from such a
bluechipper as Metro. It neither
had the dimensions, uniqueness,
nor quality ta stamp it above and
beyond other tv series, ingredients
which, for example, Walt Disney
in his field brought to the medium
‘when his outfit crossed the fence.

Scripting of Phil Davis and
Charles Hoffman in the preém epi-
sode kept things hopping at a good
pace, with a lot of plot wrinkles.
But the yocks were obvious and
the. central characters—if the
viewer did not remember the “Thin
Man” of yore—were not well estab-
lished. Another weakness was the
reliance on narration to bring the
story forward, a device which
‘watered down the proceedings. |

Story concerned a blackmail ruse
by: nefarious operators of a Green-
wich Village: jazz hangout.'The fail
character was a rich young, society
dame, competently played by Nata-

‘lie Norwick, who had to. turn to

shoplifting. for the payoff of keep-
ing a hoax murder quiet. Peter

‘Lawford as the retired sleuth and |
‘his: wife, comely Phyllis Kirk, the

dilettante Park Avenue detectives,
came off pretty well, if not over-
cliched, in the limitations of the
script. The episode was well
mounted, with production values
good. The dog Asta had a few cute
oro.

JACK BENNY PROGRAM |
With Dennis Day, Don Wilson,
Mel Blanc, others; ‘music direc-
tor, Mahion Merrick.
Exec Producer - Director; Ralph
Levy
Producer: Hilliard Marks
Writers: Sam Perrin, George Bal-
zer, Al Gordon, Hal Goldman
30 Mins,, Sun., 7:30 p.m.
AMERICAN TOBACCO co,
CBS-TV, from H’wood
(BBDO)}
Despite .the rumors, the televi-
sion season doesn’t get started un-
til the old pros return. Now the

battle has been joined, with Jack|

Benny (alternating with “Bachelor
Father”) fighting it out against
NBC's “Sally” and ABC's “Maver-
ick." Westerns, situation come-

dies, whodunits and whathaveyou |

come and go, but Benny looks to
be going on. forever—in the most
durable format of all, classy ,com-
edy in. which age (39 or there-
aboitts) - eannot wither or custom
(seven years. in tv alone) stale his
infinite. variety.

Sunday's. (22) show was not a
preem-de-la-creme, but even a fair
to middlin' Benny is better than
all the hurrahs in the ads when
they don’t prove out on the home
screens. ‘

‘Benny’s magnum opus had a

_|lotta laughs built in, this woven

around. his insistence on dropping

lof the middle’ commercial for

Lucky Strike, with Don Wilson
fuming while rigged out in a ca-
lypsa costume to dramatize his gor-
geous avoirdupois. Only a Benny

note joke extended to most of the
show. ‘From the realistie point of
view, the shenanigans served to
give Lucky Strike a boost—and
Benny’s series has always had a
load of sponsor identification, with
and ‘without trickery,: (Tareyton
Cigs gets the end-plug). —

In addition to the standup stuff

and chitchat, there was Dennis Day.

bursting into song (“Around the
World”) and an “imported” act
getting lushed up by degrees while
sampling the liquids from ‘musical
bottles” to get them down to play-
ing size. Latter session was an
okay. romp, not especially sparkling
the

audience. Mel Blanc was the

meshing of the various elements.’ sented in cooperation with New;and Mahlon Merrick lays down the

Wynn was grateful in acknowledg-’ York U. with Dr. Morris H.
ing the honor, but he deserved - .Shamos of the school as advisor.
something better, Rose. Les,

‘musical beat—these and the four
writers. fortify the “old pro”
lineup. “ Trau.

Roy. Glenn,

-jgic Service have provided the

‘| American telefilm series produced

fand Laome Chance.

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

Oss

With Hon Randell, Lionel Murton,
Linda Brook, Patrick Holt,
Laome Chance

Producer: Jules Buck

Director: Peter Maxwell

Writer: Paul Dudiey

30 Mins.; Sat., 7:30 p.m,

ATV, from London (film)
The files of the Office of Strate-

-[_ THE RESTLESS GUN

(Duel at Lockwood)

With John Payne, Vic Morrow,
others

Exec Producer: John Payne

Producer: Dayid Dortort

‘Director: James Neilson

Wr:ters: David Dortort, Frank
Burk

30 Mins.; Mon., 8 p.m.

WARNER-LAMBERT

background for this new Anglo-

There’s been such an influx of
westerns, it’s hard to tell them
apart. This one has John Payne, a
vet performer, who does right well
with his role, a fast man with the
gun on the side of the angels who
—in his own words—ain’t a “}illin’
man.’

On basis of preem, “Restless
Gun’ will be in the adult western
niche. The initial episode “Duel at
Lockwood” had that psychological
twist, depending on that new fang-
dangled school of thought that’s
supposed to lend insight into char-
‘acter, carring a story forward
neatly timed for that 30-minute
slot.

But even with the benefit of
Freud, it was hard to swallow the
character and situations in “Duel
at Lockwood,” penned by David
Dortort from a story by Frank
Burk, Portrayed. was a mean, young
cuss, played by Vic Morrow, so
mean that just out of sport he
shoots the clothespins out of the
hands of his stoical, grayhaired
‘grandmaw while. she's hangin’ out
the family wash. Well, that mean
young ’un has a hankering to out-
| duel the most renowned gunslinger
in town, that Payne fellow, playing
Vint Bonner of a nearby ranch,
‘the strong, silent sype who. seldom
comes to town. After a lot of hocus
‘pocus, involving the sheriff, the
grandmaw (who says her grandson
never really had a dad or mom to
bring him up, but he’s so bad that
she wants him dead) and a near
duel that never came off, the
finale occurred at 8:25 with Payne
and Morrow walking down the
street for that “moment of truth.”
Shots rang’ out and mean Morrow
clutched his hand, blood drippin’,
turning to his grandmaw waitin’ in

in Britain by Flamingo Films in as-
sociation with Incorporated Televi-
sion Program Co, The fact that
they rank ‘as British quota gives
them an-important standing in
their domestic market; by their
dramatic and factual content they
are worthy of serious attention in
the U. S. (Program premiers in
this country on ABC-TV tomorrow
[Thurs.].)

The series, scripted by Paul Dud-
ley, has Ron Randall starred as a
member of the OSS. They were
filmed at a London studio with
locations’ in various parts of Eu-
rope as demanded by the stories,
Each item in the skein has a hasis
in actual wartime history; where
necessary, however, the story out-
line has been dramatized to
achieve the maximum possible in-
pact..

New series teed off on the ATV
commercial network at a key 7:30
p.m. viewing hour with “Operation
Fracture,” the story of how the|
OSS investigated serious leaks of
information to the enemy, Appar-
ently, the Nazis developed a_not-
so-subtle way of getting Allied air-
men to talk. Injured aircrews, par-
ticularly those who were found, un-
conscious, were taken into a hos-
pital room decorated with the Stars
and Stripes and a portrait of the
late President Roosevelt and led to
believe by perfect English-speak-.
ing doctors and orderlies that they
had been returned to a friendly
base.

Ron Randell, as an OSS man,
Was sent to occupied Germany to
find out how the Nazis operated.
He had the instruments with which
to make himself unconscious and

a built-in radio transmitter in the}a wagon, crying in her bo bosom e
heel of his boot. A friendly Nazi] the child he really 1 is. ms
hospital orderly made his task that vnc Horo.

much easier, but the information
he got was transmitted under the
nose of the Nazi commander.

Slick production; a taut story

M SQUAD
With Lee Marvin, Bruce Gordon,
Morris Ankrum, Henry Brandon,

line and strong dramatic values| Ann Barton, Ken Lynch, Peter
were the keynotes of the initialler Broceo, Tyler McDey, Paul
in the new series. Ron Randall'as| Hahn, David Hossman, John

Mitchum
Producer: John Larkin
Director: Bernard Girard
Writer: Joel Mureott
30 Mins., Fri., 9 p
AMERICAN 'TOBACCO, HAZEL
BISHOP
NBC-TV. (film)
(SSC&B, Raymond. Spector)
With no less than four mystery
shows scheduled for NBC-TV on
Friday, nights, it was inevitable
that at least ‘one should’ fall into
the ‘Dragnet”-‘Lineup” genre,
That’s “M Squad,” the Revue Pro-
ductions. (MCA) package starring
Lee Marvin Chicago police

the OSS agent sent to investigate
the leaks gave a performance of
distinct authority and understand-
ing. He was firm and determined
without even being brash. Other
‘key paris were filled by Lionel
Murton, Linda Brook, Patrick Holt
yro.

THE MILLIONAIRE

With Jeff Morrow, Carolyn Jones,
Marie Brown, Howard Wendell,

. Russ Thorson; Marvin Miller,

Producer: Don Fedderson
Director: Gerald Mayer

Writer: Muriel Roy Bolton lieutenant, As of the moment (with
COLGARRn PALMOLLVE ony mene or S t a os see

.’ a a” Ss
CBS-TV (film) to be seen), quad” shapes up

as the best of the NBC mysterioso
entries, despite its familiar pattern.

That’s not especially saying a lot,
since familiarity can~breed con-
tempt. But “M Squad” makes no
bones about being a straight action
entry—it even leavyes.out any pre-
tense at stylization a la “Dragnet.”
Object is to tell the story of 2
crime and its solution, and the
opening show did that without any
|lost motion. It was a competently-
produced, fast-moving . half-hour.
without .any particular gloss of
brilliance but with. okay story
values nicely executed.

Lee Marvin is an asset. He looks
the part of a tough cop (perhaps
more so than any of the. other tv
policemen), and he’s a good actor
who gives the role an aif of author-
-ity. Sole fault with Marvin in the
opener was a tendency to speak his
narration too fast, so that part of
it seemed jumbled. Supporting cast
was good, particularly Ann Barton,
who scored as a mother who's
called on to identify her husband
and child, killed in an auto acci-

ent

One thing is missing. “Dragnet”
has its style, and “Lineup” has San
Francisco. Though the Chicago au-
thorities haven’t given the show
their blessing, ‘M Squad” could do

(Ted Bates)-

“The “Millionaire” has always
been. nothing more than a filmed
half-hour anthology, yet with an
identifiable hook week in and
week out that is sometimes
stretched thin but that always gets
the CBS-TV stanza a sharp rating
return. There doesn’t seem to be
any good reason why the program
cannot. continue reigning supreme
Wednesdays at 9, unless “Ozzie &
Harriet” on ABC-TV or “Kraft” on
NBC-TY, both of them the same
competition as last season, do
something unusual to hypo interest.

Despite its advantage over the
other two, “The Millionaire” is not
always the best drama. Though
slick in production and usually in.
writing, the storyline on the pre-
miere performance was insufficient
and the tiein with the millionaire
theme (a billionaire gives away a
million every episode to someone,
not so much out of charity as to
see how it will affect his life)/’was
absolutely superfluous. Virile Jeff
Morrow, as a yellow journalist, was
given $1,000,000 to buy out his
employers and run his paper as
he saw fit. But apparently he had
been running it as he saw fit for
years and thus ruined the lives of
many innocent men, —

Carolyn Jones, alternately petu-
lant and wholesome, was the girl|o
reporter, who secretly harbored
hatred for her boss and finally con-
ected him with an unsolved mur-
der through her sleuthing, there-
by. turning the tables on Morrow.
Whatever incited Morrow to his}
compulsive ways was hardly ex-
plained in the Muriel Roy Bolton
‘script.

Too bad that mediocrity has the
paradoxical power to rule supreme.

more recognizable Chi locales, The

on-location photography, though
good, could have betn done any-
where. Production values through-
out ‘are good, and Bernard Girard,
an old “Dragnet” hand, directed
the opener tautly.

“M Squad” is hardly a sterling
contribution to the new season, byt
Within its own context, it’s a-we
turned-out entry. As for its future,
it has the unhappy task of facing
Frank Sinatra on Friday nights.

rn,

‘| with some distinguishing mark like:

Wednesday, September 25, 1957 VARIETY TELEVISION REVIEWS 37
POLLY BERGEN SHOW [MAVERICK WAGON TRAIN. PERRY MASON | THE BIG RECORD
With Julius LaRosa, Sylvia (The War of the Silver Kings) (The Willie Moran Story) .|(Case of the Restless Redhead) With Patti Page, emcee: David

{ Sidney,

Jack Carson, Jack Barry :
Producer-director: Bill Colleran

Music conductor: Luther Hender-

son ,
Writers: Mike Stewart, Phil Minoff,
Tom Murray
30 Mins.; alternate Saturdays, 9

_ pm.
MAX FACTOR os
NBC-TY, from New York

(Doyle, Dane Bernbach)

The trouble with Polly Bergen’s
opening show is that the producer
decided to play “opening show.”
It was a frail format that set
guesters Julius LaRosa, Sylvia Sid-
ney, Jack Carson and Jack Barry
in a panel pattern to advise Miss
Bergen on how fo do a tv program.
Fortunately, the series isn’t trapped
with that idea, but unfortunately it

- got the show off to a limping start.

Series’ potential, of course, rests
on Poliy Bergen, a tv-made star out
of Pepsi Cola commercials, panel
shows ard CBS-TY’s “Helen Mor-
gan Story.” She’s a looker, all right,
with a friendly manner that warms
up the tv screen but whether she’s
ready to carry the bulk of 30-min-
ute songfest is a moot point. She's
got a moderate song-selling flair
but lacks the stylists’ impact that
gets the tune across with a bang.

The ‘opener served to show the.

many vocal sides of Miss Bergen.
She tvas:..simple in “Tammy,” she
was sexy in “I’ve Got. You Under
My Skin,” she was torchy in “They

Asked Me How I Knew,” she was.

Miss Vaude in “When You and I
Were Young Maggie Blues” (in a
‘duet with LaRosa) and she was
Miss Burlesque in “Top Banana”
(in a duet with Carson), That’s a Jot
of woman but yersatility can be
spread out too thin.

The format, however, remained
the show's biggest handicap. The
panelists were made to appear
pretty and-foolish.. The writers
(Mike- Stewart; Phil .Minoff and

Tom Murray) didn’t help, either.:

In addition to being far from funny
some of the lines were tasteless.
The shakedown cruise was rough
‘but the boys have a fortnight to get
on the beam again. Gros,

‘SUGARFOOT ‘ .
With Will Hutchins, Merry Anders,
Dennis Hopper, Arthur Hunni-
cutt, Ainslie Pryor, Louls Jean

Heydt, Chubby Johnson
Producer; Arthur W. Silver
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Writer: Devery Freeman
66 Mins.; Tues., 7:30 (alternate

weeks) -

AMERICAN CHICELE (co-sponsor)
ABC-TV (film) —~
(Ted Bates)

“Whaddya tryin’ to do, talk me
to death?” asks Billy the Kid of
the gun-shy hero of “Sugarfoot,” as
they face each other in that in-
evitable showdown in all oaters.
The kid inadvertently sums up the
content of the ‘initial stanza of WB’s
new entry with his plaintive, frus-
trated cry. It’s mostly talk, talk;
talk, with little action, and adds
up as a routinish western which
Iay be trampled to death in this
season of jhoss operas.

_Series alternates with Warners’
highly popular “Cheyenne” series,

which debuts next ‘week, but.

“Sugarfoot” will have to do. much
better if it expects to go anywhere.
Warner Bros. originally bought the
Michael. Fessler story for a theatri-

cal film, but never produced it, so }’

it wourld up on fv; with Devery
. Freernan adapting. Freeman’s tele-
play is very verbose and he makes

his hero out ‘somewhat of a dope, |

to put-it charitably. _
Will Hutchins, in the title role,
lJopes into a western town, is la-
‘beled a /‘Gugarfoot,” because, it's
explained, that’s one step under-
neath: a tenderfoot. The mayor, a
heavy, appoints him sheriff be-
cause the mild-mannered Hutchins
apparently can’t shoot, and abhors
violence and guns. But the hero
‘begins to investigate the murder
of his predecessor in office, en-
couraged. by the murderer’s at-
tractive young daughter. Mayor
brings his cousin, Billy the Kid, to
town because he doesn’t like all
this snooping.” There’s an absurd
scene in a saloon where the noted
gunfighter challenges the sheriff,
who won't fight. Billy calls the
badge-wearer lots of nasty names.
. Finally, when it looks as though
he may fighf, he’s rescued by the

ex-Sheriff’s daughter,: who nicks

.. him in thé arm with a shot-so he
won’t have to face Billy. The show
drags on, and finally the sheriff
straps on his gun and goes out to
face Billy. But he begins ing—
not drawing—and convinces: Billy
he’s just being used by his cousin,
the mayor. Angry mayor (who it’s
turned out had the preceding
sheriff slain) draws, and Hutchins
finally takes out his piece of iron
and nails him. And so, everything
taken care of, “Sugarfoot” lopes
off into the. sunset, awaiting his
next adventure,

. Hutchins fits into the sub-ten-
derfoot role easily, but is helpless

ja distinct disservice.

With James Garner, Edmond Lowe,

John Litel, Leo Gordon, Carla/

Merey, John Hubbard, Fred

Sherman.
Producer: Roy Huggins for Warner
|_ Brothers"

1 Director: Bud Boetticher
Seript: James O’Hanlon
160 mins., Sun., 7:30 p.m.
KAISER INDUSTRIES & KAISER

ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL

CORP. .
ABC-TV (film) .

. (Y&R)

This being the season for west-
erns on tv, Kaiser Industries and
assorted Kaiser enterprises have
latched on’ to “Maverick,” de-
scribed as an
drama series. Warner Bros. is pro-
ducing and James Garner is star
of the hourlong episodes. He’ll just
“drift” from one adventure into
another every Sunday: night,

The. first installment Sunday
night (22) raised some interesting
questions. Entitled “The War of
the Silver Kings,” and written by
James O’Hanlon from the C. B.
Glassock story, “The War of the
Copper Kings,” it was as un-adult
and routine a “western” as Warn-
ers or any other studio_has turned
out. this first exposure was in-
dicative of what’s to come in the
weeks ahead, “Maverick” could
well find the going rough in snar-
ing its audience. -

obvious from the start, i.e. that the
tv western will have to be struc-
turally different’ from the wide-
scope action films in the theatres.

series, also must haye sensed that
today’s audiences requires some-

There was a reason .why the stu-
dios stopped mass-producing west-
erns-a couple of years ago; and it
was, in part, that the audience got
tired of them. Now, the theory
seems to be that what didn’t go in
the theatres is surefire material for
television on a Sunday night. -

Perhaps, with some red-blooded
action or, at the opposite end, with
glever stories that haye some mean-
ing, the tv westerns can draw an
entirely new and interested. audi-
élce, If they stick, however, fo the
‘level-of “War of the Silver Kings”
and hope to get by with eyewash,
the studios now getting a foothold
in television are doing the medium

“Maverick” introes a new lead-
ing man in Garner. He's a well-
built hombre, the kind of hero that
gets into serapes for no very obvi-
ous reasons and rights the wrongs
he encounters on his travels. Gar-

‘Tner is well cast in the part and at

least director Budd Boetticher
didn’t let him go overboard. Ac-
tion consisted of Garner and Leo
Gordon throwing a couple of
/punches at one another. Rest of the
show was mostly talk, and not very
clever dialog at that. In fact, it was
kind of a dull opener.

tion of Warner Bros., Young &
Rubicam(plus Pat Weaver consul-
tancy), experiencéd in showbiz and
tv problems, couldn’t come up with
a Sharper format. Considering the
experts on the W# lot, the letdown
is the ‘more pronounced. ‘That’s
true even of the camerawork. There
were some shots in the Kaiser com-
mercials that were more impres-
sive.

uwla script, Edmond Lowe was raspy

lionaire, outsmatted by Garner
(who does it all for the town, with
Ino selfish motives at all); John

| the role of Thayer, the drunk whom

troed some humor as Big Mike Mc-
Comb, who seems destined to be-
‘come Garner’s sidekick in future
shows. Also there was Carla Merey
as Edie.: It never became quite
clear why she was there, buf she
‘did very well in a bit role.

“best foot forward” time. It’s even
more difficult to. grasp why War-
ners would try to set the, clock
back. Hift.

against the weak material given
him -on this opener, which was ac-
‘ually a pilot. Merry Anders is
conipetent and decorative as the
daughter of the murderee; Dennis
Hopper is effective—and frustrated
—as Billy the Kid; and Arthur
Hunnicutt, Ainslee Pryor and Louis
Jean -Heydt are okay in support,
Leslie Martinson’s direction is un-
even, and his. misses on Hutchins’

‘it with’depth or dimension.
‘There are participating sponsors
‘for the payoff, and the blurbs all
unimaginative. Sharing in the tab
are American Chicle, Colgate-
Palmiolive,.Luden’s and Natidnal
Carbon; Luden’s and Colgate don’t
begin with their spots . until
Jan. 7. Daku,

“adult-western’”’ |

“Maverick” recognized what was

Whoever put the “adult” tag on the |

thing more than ‘formula heroics. tose the

| script,

it’s surprising that the combina;

wag
Actors did okay with the form-

aS Phineas King, the graspy mil-

LiteIl brought some distinction to'|

Garner gets elected as judge. (nat-|
urally; he reforms), and Gordon in-}

It’s difficult to understand. why:
this was picked as an opener at

characterization, failing to imbue |

With Ward Bond, Robert Horton,

Ernest Borgnine, Marjorie Lord, |

others
Producer: Richard Lewis.
Director: Hershel Daugherty
Writers: William Fay, William Cox
60 Mins., Wed., 7:30 p,m:
DRACKETT CO., LEWIS HOWE
NBC-TY (film) .-

(Young & Rubicam, McCann-

Erickson) 7

The Wednesday. night pot is now

officially boiling, what with NBC’s

“Wagon 'Frain” operating squarely
against “Disneyland” for the full
7:30 to 8:30 hour, and “I Love
Lucy” reruns and the first half of
“The Big Record” playing against
them both on CBS. Theoretically,
“Wagon Train” should have a selid
chance of scoring, since its western
format constitutes a “family” ap-
peal that should get the kids and

teenagers, as well as the adults in-
terested.

But for practical purposes, in

spite of a lineup of big name

guests, “Wagon Train” doesn’t
shape up as a winner. A possible
elue lies in the fact that the net-
work and Revue Productions ap-
parently haven't decided on a firm

‘point of view for the program.

Premiere show started out to be a
fine piece of characterization, set
against the wagon train back-
ground,’ and degenerated into a
standard potboiler. Perhaps an
hour’s worth of western cliches

cauld hold. an audience; perhaps

sticking to principles with adult
treatment could do the same; but

it’s probable that a bad combination
‘of the two won’t succeed in holding

anybody—the adult treatment will
kfidies and the potboiler
aspects will lose the adults. °
Opener, ‘“The Willie Moran
Story,” had the advantage of
Ernest Borgnine in the lead, and

he contributed a topflight perfornm-

ance that made the characteriza-
tion seem better than it was in the
Borgnine was cast as a
drunken and humbled stumblebum
of an ex-pugilist who’s hired on to
the wagon train at the last minute.
He goes on the wagon, partially be-
causé of the admonishment of
Ward Bond, the wagon master, and
partially because of the blandish-
ments of Marjorie Lord, a pretty

‘widow. But he’s in and out.of trou-

ble, none of it his faulf, and it’s
not until he nearly-single-handedly
blows up a bunch of outlaws at-
tacking the train that he’s accepted
as an equal. °

For the first three-quarters of
the show, Borgnine turns in
superb job of the drunk, in turn
wildly and- reelingly exhilarated
and shamefacedly and: humbly
sober, .But when the action starts,
“Wagon Train” turns into a sub-
par actioner, complete to ‘war
whoops by the outlaw raiders. Wil-
lie Moran’s redemption just isn’t
very convincing, nor are the action
scenes that accompany it. At the
end, “Wagon Train” .was a com-
plete letdown. .

Production, and casting credits
are topflight throughout, except
for the script’s inadequacies. Bond
is authoritative and believable as
the tough ex-Army major wagon
master. Robert Horton, as the
2 train’s scout, didn’t get, into
the first episode much, but looks
right fof the role. Marjorie Lord
handled ‘her turn well, and sup-
porting players were good. Photo-
graphy, costuming and other de-
tails seemed cut out of the real

‘cloth, Only problem for NBC ap-

pears to be that of making up its

‘mind just what kind of a show it
wants to do and then doing it:

Chai.

TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS

With Willard Parker, Harry Lauter,
others

Producer: Colbert Clark

Director: Lew Landers

Writers: Various

30 Mins.; Sun., 5 p.m..

ABC-TV (film)
(Harry Eisen, Ruthraff & Ryan)
The new generation of moppets
growing up to television are the

only ones who haven’t seen this
| show before, but where the spon-

sors of ‘Tales of Texas Rangers”.
are concerned that’s probably okay

‘because this half-hour vidfilm is

directed at just such an atdience.
This tired story of Texas Rangers,
mistreated Iand rushers, and evil
gunmen was anxious to balance the
scales of violence and gunplay with
homely sentiments -about us all
being Americans, and big guys
shouldn’t pick on little guys: -
‘Willard: Parker and Harry Lau-
ter were the stalwarts of the cast.
Neither is a bad actor and the kids
Should eat ’em up. ~ Art.

More Television Reviews

On Pages 40 and 41

~ Gardner-created unorthodox

With Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale,
Whitney Blake, Ray Collins, Wil-
liam Hopper, William Talman,
others

Producer: Ben Brady

‘Director: William Russell

160 Mins., Sat., 7:30 p.m.

| PUREX, LIBBY-OWENS-FORD

CBS-TV (film)

(Edw, Weiss; Fuller, Smith & Ross)
It’s now “Perry Mason’’ vs. Perry

the former, a 60-minute filmed
series on CBS, getting the jump
on Como by a half-hour. The $2,-
064,000 sponsor question ¢multi-
plied by two clients) is: Can the
Erle Stanley Gardner sleuthing
keep ’em_ glued. to the .Columbia
channels tlear through the first
half of Como?, That, of course, will
depend on the excitement and sus-
pense generated by these video
adaptations out of the Paisano Pto-
ductions shop. Whatever it takes,
it’s just barely possible, judging
from the initial presentation, that
“Perry Mason” can deliver the
goods and the desired audience.

True, there are variations there-
of (and at.a better time} that look
more like the million they cost, off
the Metro-WB “Late Night Show”
library shelves, but within its own
made-éspecially-for-tv framework,
“Mason” showed a little class of its
own. . .
- There’s no question about CBS’
gamble in slotting an hour mys-
terioso series so early in the eve-
ning (usually considered naturals
for the post-10 p.m. segments), and
at a time when the kids and the
teeners (and Como fans). are: mon-
oplizing the sets. But once having
made the decision, CBS has backed
it up with what shaped up on the
initial installment as a qualitative
entry of sorts. In content and for-
mat it approximates a junior-size
feature méller, and considering the
100G cost of these tv cinematics,
that’s turning a neat trick.

This is the first time that the

a -
torey has hit the video screens
and, in the portrayal by Raymond
Burr in “The Case of the Restless
Redhead”, he comes off as an ap-
propriate reincarnation. There may
perhaps have been-a tendency to
overdo the gentleness, with’ the
voice and manner too tempered.
But once the courtroom perform-
ance gets in full swing he assumes
the stance of the attorney.
_ “Restless Redhead” involved a
jewel theft, a murder, a frarieup,
two identical guns, a rich playboy
‘and movie star, all of which ‘pro-
vided the premise for a Jampacked
story lirie. Yet it was deftly han-
died, never far-fetched and un-
ravelled with simple clarity.

-Barbara Hale gets billing as the
Girl Friday but on the premiere

stanza wag virtually limited to .a:

walk-on role. Other members of
the cast include William Hopper as
a private dick; William Talman as
district attorney and. Ray Collins

as a police lieutenant, all generally

patterned:.to the w.k. stereotypes,
but acquitted themselves adequate-

ly if without any particular distinc-
tion. . : Rose,
RIN TIN TIN

With Lee Aaker, Jim L. Brown,
Joe Sawyer, Rand Brooks, Wil-
liam Forrest, Tommy. Farrell,
others ,

Producer: Herbert B. Leonard

Director: Robert G. Walker

Writer: Jennings Cobb

30 Mins.; Fri., 7:30 p.m.

NATIONAL BISCUIT CO.

ABC-TV (film)

(Kenyon & Eckhardt)
In what appears to be a new

twist in fall programming a west-
ern is given back to the kiddies.

“Rin Tin Tin” amid bows and ar-

rows shot its ‘way in over ABC Fri-_

day. night: (20). ‘

Fare geared:to the juve set was

{labeled “Return to Fort Apache,”

and dealt with the exploits of a

scout dog. with the mythical U. S.

Cavalry in dealing with the red-
s.

skin

Action was fast paced and the
camera work better than average,
but there. were holes in the scrip
which caused one to wonder. In
one scene, for instance, the canine
was assigned the task of finding an
entrance to Fort Apache occupied
by the Indians. Rin Tin Tin suc-
ceeds, but how viewers will never

know, and the bluecoats entered

the fort, beat down the injuns and
;recapture the homestead.

“Rin Tin Tin” not enough use was
made of the dog who, except for
two small -bits, was almost non-
existent, .

Otherwise format was pretty

should please the youngsters, com-
bining the necessary ingredients,

i.e. bluecoated soldiers, bad in-

juns, a hero-boy, and Rin Tin Tin,
man’s best friend.

Como Saturday nights on tv, with

much the Same as in years past and.

Wayne, Ella Logan, Eddie Can-
tor, Sal Mineo, Hoagy Car-
, michael, Tony Bennett, ,Mitch
Miller, Michiko Hamamura, Jane
Morgan, Ed Gallagher, Billy
Ward and Dominoes, others

| Executive Producer: Lester Gott-

- Heb

Producer: Leo Cooley

Director: Jerome Shaw

Musical Director: Victor. Schoen
60 Mins.: Wed., 8 p.m.
KELLOGG, PILLSBURY, OLDS-

MOBILE, ARMOUR
CBS-TV, from N.Y. (color)

(Leo Burnett, D. P. Brether,

FC&B)

“The Big Record,” CBS-TV’s
$100,000-budgeted songfest, pre-
miered last week as the network's
major bid for Wednesday night tv
supremacy. It cou'd he rough going
in the face. of the “Disneyland”
and “Wagon Train” competition
considering the early evening audi-
erce composition with its predomi-
nantly teenage appeal; which could
throw the weight in favor of the
half-hour-earlier starting time for
the ABC and NEC entries.

On its own merit, divorced
entirely from the three-network
intramural sweepstakes, “Big Rec-
ord” as a 60-minute program ton-
cept has much in its favor. Yet for
all ifs ambitions, not the least of
which was a bagful of top guestars,
it was a concept that was ap-
proached on. the premiere with
somewhat indifferent resuits. .

Perhaps the job of turning in a
full hour show of unrelieved sing-
ing, no matter how swift-paced the
tempo or how “tricked up” the
production, is herculean, for essen-
tially “Big Record” in establishing
its premise must {Inevitably wind
up as a variation of sorts of “Hit
Parade.” Thus the “difference” in
setting off “Big Record” from
other entries would of necessity lie
in a distinctiveness and a style
peculiarly its own, or an imagina-
tive approach in this live and
costly disp!ay of top disk artists.
Unfortunately, the premiere pre-
sentation had neither.

True, in Patti Page “Big Record”
has. a winner—and since much of
the show’s success will rest on her
trim little shoulders, her emcee-
vocalizing contribution is all in the

show’s. favor, for she handles her-
self and her guests with consid-

erable finesse. It’s true, also, that

there was no stinting on the fuest
talent, for signing in for the preem.
entry were Tony Bennett, Eddie
Cantor, David Wayne, Ella Logan,
Sal Mineo, Hoagy Carmichael, Jane
Morgan, Mitch Miller, Billy Ward
and the Dominoes quartet and a
fetching 18-year-old Japanese girl,
Michiko Hamamura. .

That’s a formidable lineup, even
for an hour show. Yet if there was
one basic flaw in rounding up such
diverse talents in considering a
ratirg potential, it can be attributed
to the failure to capitalize on the
§ p.m. “ptaying-to-the-teenagers.”
Certainly Miss Page can pull ’em
in. So can Mineo and Tony Ben-
nett. And Miss Hamamura’s “Ba-
‘mana. Boat” was geared to such
appeal. :

Buf what about Eddie Cantor,
Dayid Wayne, Ella Logan, Hoagy

| Carmichael? This is not to mini-

mize either their status as major
league personalities or their indi-
vidual contributions to the show.
Since “Big Record,” as Miss Page
put it, can encompass those who
“had big records, have big records
or expect’ big records” the format
is flexible enough to be all things
to all people. Hence Cantor's ap-
pearance for his “Whoopee” solo
and medley dusting with Miss Page
was cued to his upcoming Vik al-
bum; the Ella Logan-David Wayne
tune reprises from ‘“Finian’s Rain-
bow” stemmed from the some-
years-back album click. Similarly

t} the Carmichael tag and Mitch Mil-

ler fronting a band as Colurmbia’s
Mr. Record Man could, for better
or worse, easily fit into the frame-
work. But (as with the current
week’s slotting of Jeanette McDor-
ald and Nelson Eddy), where does
that leave the teenager in terms of
luring him to the CBS channel?

_. | Perhaps with a 9 to 10 p.m. show-
. ‘Although the fare was billed as

casing it would not be faced with
this problem, but the problem does
e

“Big Record” was endowed with
some fine trappings, not the least
of which was Charles Lisanby’s set-
tings {particularly for Miss Hama-
mura’s turn). And the color was a
distinct asset. But what Lee
Cooley’s production lacked was
individuality, charm and style.

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TELEVISION REVIEWS

Wednesday, September 25, 1957.

SUNRISE SEMESTER
(Comparative Literature 16)
With Dr. Floyd Zulli Jr.
Producer: Warren Kraetzer
Director: Robert Goodman
30 Mins., Mon.-thra-Fri., 6:30 a.m.
WCBS-TV, New York | “|
First college course-for-credit ‘
in New York television was!
launched this week by WCBS-TV !
in cooperation with New York U.,!
with Dr, Floyd Zulli Jr. of the uni- |
vers.ty’s department of romance i
lnnguazes conducting a 15-week ;
course on the modern novel. The;
time slot has been a sore point be-
tween WCBS-TV and some crit.cs
since the project was announced— |}
the five-a-week course airs at 6:30 |
to 7 a.m. ;
The s:ation and NYU maintain |
they want to reach not only the|
housewife, but all the adult mem- |
bers of a family, and since WCBS-;
TV is sold out at night, the mor-!
n'ng is the oniy time the show can i
be done. Further, it would rather |
do the show then than not at al’.
Whatever the merits, there have
been re rly 10,000 written requests}

for information on the course and |

some 5U0 applications in the proc-
essing Sstage-—at $73 a crack
(though the applicant need pay
only $5 to start, with the balance
lateri, Not a substantial figure in
terms of ratings, but certanly in
terms of high education’s expan-
sion.

On first viewing, the course
lInoks like a good one. Dr. Zulli
will cover one novel each week,
starting with Stendhal’s “The Red {
and the Black” and finishing with !
Hemingway. Far his first show, he
covered briefly the history of the;
novel, in far greater detail the
biography and the historical set-
ting of Stendhal, and even got sub-!
stantially into the novel itself.

Dr. Zulli doesn’t shape up asa
major potential star for television;
he’s got toa much of a platform

: Manner, for one thing; for another,

his speech patterns (particularly a
slurring of the “r”’) leave much to
be desired; finally, his style is tco
pedagocieal, he procedes in so
logical and determined a manner
as to he virtually cut-and-dried in
his approach, with little in the way |!
of digression. !

But he’s an enthusiastic, know-
ing and highly competent lecturer
on his field. In fact, after a some-
what slow start, one could see him |
warming to his subject and becom-
ing not only more fluent and fluid, |
but adding a little verve to his}
‘descriptions. He can't be charac- |
terized as amusing or entertaining, :
but Dr. Zulli knows his business
and turns in a highly informative
and sensit ve lecture.

For those able or brave enough
tu get up every day at 6:30, the!
WCBS-TV-NYU_ effort in educa-
tional television should prove a re-
warding and enriching experience.

Chan.

CIRCUS BOY

With Mickey Braddock, Robert!
Lowery, Noah Beery, Gu'nn Wil- |
liams, Sterling Holloway, Stan-:
ley Andrews, Bill Hale, others

Writers: Various

Directors: Robert G. Walker, Fred:

Jackman |
Blackburn, :

Producers: Norman
Herbert B. Leonard
30 Mins., Thurs., 7:30 p.m.
MARS, INC., KELLOGG CO. (Alt.)-
ABC-TV (film) |
Kner Reeves (Marsy,
Leo Burnett (Kellogg)
Formerly aired Sundays on NBC-
TV in the 7:30 p.m, slot, “Circus
Boy” has switched to ABC-TV with
a new day and sponsors but with:
the same time. This moppet-aimed
show is a lot more suitable for the
fresh bankrollers—Mars _Inc.,
eandy firm and Kellogg, a cereal
maker — than Reynolds Metals ;
wMbich picked up the tab last year. ;
With aluminum to sell, Reynolds |
o-viously required an adult audi-:
ence and it’s a mystery why it!
thought “Cireus Boy” could reach
this market. ;
Presumably this half-hour film
show will retain the smallfry view-
ers who became followers of Cor-
ky. a circus orphan, when the ser-
ies was an NBC-TV Sabbath eve-
nng regular. At any rate its ABC-
TV Thursday '19) bow was in keep-
ing with the format that the Screen
Gems-Norbert Productions brain-
child has. been pursuing since its
inception.
On hand again aside from Corky, +

a} tured. among them her agent, Her-
| bert de Leon, director Carol Reed

SALUTE TO SHOW BUSINESS

With Margaret’ Lockwood, Julia
Lockwood, Joan Newall, Hugh
Miller, Herbert de Leon, Stuart
Nichol, Ernest Butcher, Sir
Caro! Reed, Phyllis Calvert, Les-

lie Artiss, Leslie Frewin, Val:tors Equity, delivering an unquali-}.
Parnell, Dickie Valentine, The) fied plug for his union, which even
Max Bygraves,|included an appeal to members to
Brian Nash, Bruce Trent, Harry | pay their contributions on time!
Robert ;

Kaye Sisters,
Lane, Paddie O’Neil,
James, Gordon Phillpott, Jacki
Hylton, Donald Scott, Mabelj

Corran, Vie Wise, Paul Carpen-; ‘
ter, Hannah Watts, Albert Bur-; The comedy was only tepid, and
Dickie Valentine,|the humor frequently misfired.
Coral Fairweather, Mona Bruce, ! Breaks for commercials -were also
Hines, |

i

den, Mrs.
Sylvia Vaughan, Roy
Penelope Horner, Douglas Stew-;
art, Susan Burnet, James Hay-/
ter, Celia Johnson, Michael Red-|
grave, Charles La Trobe, Dame;
Edith Evans, Donald Hewlett,'
Jean Stuart, Fay Compton, Philip |

Ashley: Christine Pollon, Mary|LIFE WITH THE LYONS
Ma!colm, Sir John Gielgud, Ber-| With Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Bar-.

nard Warwick, Ruth Trouncer,
Julian Orchard, Anthony Wat-
son, <Athene’ Seyler, Eileen
Herlie, Ronald Howard, Felix;
Aylmer, Sir Ralph Richardson,
F'rth Banbury, Robert Bolt,
Peter Sellers, Kenneth Connor,
Richard Hearne, Richard Waring
Writers: Hazel Adair, Cyril Ben-
nett, David Freeman
Producer: Peter Hunt

Directors: Peter Morley, Joan
Kemv-Welch
320 Mins.; Fri., 8 p.m

Associated-Rediffusion from Lon
on

Commercial television in Brit-
ain, now two-years-old, made the
grand gesture of paying a tribute
to all other branches of show

‘business, as the highlight of its an-

niversary programming. It was a
recognition of the debt owed by
the electronic. medium to _ the
friendly help and cooperation it
has received. and without which
it would be unable to function.
The two-hour program, the long-
est ever presented on the commer-
cial network, was divided into

lthree separate segments, one spe-

cifieally concerned with films, an-
other with vaudeville and the
third with legit. The first two
were inthe form of screen biogs,
and the third told the story of one
of London’s most historic. theatres.

Largely prefilmed, but spliced
with live-action shots, the show
also included scenes of the pre-
vious night’s anniversary party
aboard a motor -vessel. which
cruised down the River Thames,
spotlighting a few of the many
celebrities who were present. The.
spotlight, however, was mainly
focussed on the big showbiz names
who were featured ‘on the tv pro-
gram.

The tribute to motion. pictures

came via the story of Margaret|’

Lockwood, the British actress who
achieved stardom at a compara-
tively early age and has succeeded
in staying on top. It was, perhaps,
an odd choice, as this was a con-
ventional yarn of a girl who went
through drama school, was turned
down by Alexander Korda who ad-
vised her to take up typing, but
eventually made the grade by the
famiHar combination of hard work,
luck and talent. ‘The dramatiza-
tion, narrated. by Miss Lockwood

of her daughter, Julia, to play her
mother as a young girl. Important
ec
her up: the Jadder were also

and publicist Leslie Frewin.

Far more dramatic in content
was the biog of Dickie Valentine
whose story represented the con-
tribution by the vaudeville arm of
show business. His is a story in
the best tradition—of a boy who
had a natural love for the theatre,
whose first job was as a page boy
in Manchester, and later had a
similar post at: the London Pal-
ladium, where he was sacked for
being cheeky. In a few years,

‘however, he was to return to Lon-

don’s ace vaudeville theatre as a
headliner. It was fitting, there-
fore, that the Dickie Valentine
story should have ‘been introed by
Val Parnell, who is now only ‘the

Foreign Television

. | Asseciated-Rediffusion from Lon-

i version. ; oo, ;
This zany family provided laughs’

Compton, Celia Johnson and
Eileen’ Herlie.- Unusual ‘features
in this episode:. tv personality
Mary Malcolm playing her grand-
mother, Lily Langtry, and Felix
Aylmer, president of British Ac-

The weak link of the program
was. the connecting material by
Peter Sellers, an impressionist of
unnuestioned talent and: versatility.

mistimed; they should have been
confined to separating. the three
episodes, “and not intruded on the
actual stories. All told, however,
it was a bold effort and a gener-
ous and glowing tribute... Myro.

bara Lyon-Lyon, Richard leyon,
Jack Buchanan,.Molly Weir,

_ Frark Pettitt

Writers: Bebe Daniels, Bob. Ross,
Bob Block

Music: Eric Spear

Associate producer: Barry Baker.

Director: John Phillips

30 mins., Tues., 8:30 p.m.

don .

Transferring a radio show to tv
without, losing any of its impact is
probably one of the most difficult
things to do, but in the case of
“Life With The Lyons,” the ven-
ture has come through with flying
colors. On radio the program was
a firm favorite with a large’ follow-
ing. It can be safely assumed that
the same will happen with the ty

from the off, in a very lifelike set
of their London home. Associated-

Rediffusion, the ‘originating pro-|
grammers, felt that the show would.

be’ better if it were telerecorded,

and their decision was justified by |

results. The program is stream-
lined, ‘snappy, and crazy though it
may be, has an air of authenticity.

The first offering, entitled “The
Green Eyed Monster,” -was built
round guest star Jack Buchanan,
who, after a long absence visits the
Lyon's den, and has Ben Lyon up
in arms when he suspects that Bu-
chanan has designs on his wife and
that she is falling for his charms.

Bebe Daniels as the scatter-

brained wife and Ben Lyon, her}.

frustrated age-conscious spouse,

ably supported by Richard Lyon,

her adolescent son and Barbara,
her newly-married but still déwey-
eyed daughter, were the tops. Mol-
ly Weir, .the family’s: Scots house-
keeper, added to the fun. :

SO ' Bary.

SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LON-
DON PALLADIUM . .
With Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis,
‘Clarke .Bros., Dickie Henderson,
Sabrina, Miss _Moon and. her
Poodles, Max Russell, Joe Corne-

jius, George Mitchell Singers,

George Carden’s Palladium Girls.
and Boys, Cyril Ordanel and Pal-
ladium Orch. —

Producer: Val Parnell

Director Bryan Tesler

‘herself, was hypoed by the casting| 60 Mins., Sun., 8 p.m.

ATYV,. from London :

After a summer layoff Sunday
night’s pop commercial vaudeville
series returned to the London Pal-

‘ladium with an unchanged formula |

of spectacle, song and comedy.
Only change is the substitution of
Dickie Henderson in the emcee
chore so long filled by Tommy

Trinder. Henderson, who was aided.
considerably by: star attraction, ;

Harry Secombe, has an easy pres-
ence but on this airing did not
click with the “Beat The Clock”
interlude. “This. spot, favorite’ im-

_port from VW. S.; involves theatre |

patrons in offbeat activities for
prizes. Jackpot sequence currently

demands patrons to juggle table-.
tennis balls into teacups. Jackpot |.
started with 280-pounds bait and

will be raised by. 280 each Sunday
till the prize. is successfully
snagged.

Harry Secombe, .a cheerful buf-

“ho's wistfully portrayed. by Mick-'! Palladium boss, but also a leading|foon who also boasts a fine tenor

e) Braddock, were Robert Lowery, |
a’ circus owner Big Tim Cham-}
pion; Noah Beery, as a clown and
foster father of young Braddock;'
tuinn Williams, who appeared to
he boss canvasman, and Bimbo, a
,pechyderm. In an episode tagged
*Elmer the Rainmaker” these per-
formers were adequate in carrying
out the demands of the Kenneth
A Enorhs script. Sterling Hollo-
way registered nicely as Elmer.
Robert G. Walker's direction was:
brisk in this Norman Blackburn,
Herbert B. Leonard production.
Gilb.

figure in commercial tv..

The third and final chapter was
an uneasy dramatization of the
Haymarket Theatre, with the nar-
rative link provided by the ghost
of John Buckstone (played by
James Hayter) the actor and play-
wright, who scored some notable
successes at that theatre before he
died: nearly a century ago. Even
though the story line was con-
trived, it served as a vehicle to
introduce some of the greats in
legit, among them Dame Edith
Evans, Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir

‘voice, scored heavily with three or
four amiable appearances. He was
particularly notable in a_ brisk
song-and-dance trio with Shani
Wallis and Dickie ‘Henderson and
in a. burlesque of a U. S. harmony
trio called “The Top Graders,”
which he was stooged by Max Rus-

sell and Joe Cornelius. He introed |

his. stooges as Lew and Leslie, thus
tipping an irreverent nod at the
Grade brothers.: UK’s top vaude-
ville and tyv.10%ers. ~— ~~.
Shani Wallis, a cute, bubbly
soubret (making: her last UK ap-

John Gielgud, Athene Seyler, Fay | pearance before. cocking a specula-

‘need more solid backing than that

‘ARMCHAIR THEATRE

‘Producer-Director:

play yet to be seen on the inde-

stance was well served by his cast.

doctor.

the newspapermen ‘covering the

‘With Raymond Francis, Meredith

- Associated-Rediffusion

in

Reviews

tive eye at U. S.), sang a couple of :
peppy numbexs and the colored
Clarke Bros. hoofed with smooth
good humor. A French act, Miss
Moon and her Poodles, offered an
undistinguished pooch act.

Sabrina, noted British blonde
whose show biz fame has largely
been built-up on a well-stacked
shape, did a walkon gag as payoff
to a Secombe-Hetiderson routine.
The Palladium boys and girls were
in their usual good form in some
spectacular scenes and Cyril Or-
danel’s baton work was slickly un-.
obtrusive,

Playing for safety Val Parnell
has wisely let well alone and there
seems no reason why, under: Bryan
Tesler’s direction, “Sunday Night
at the London Palladium” should
not maintain its big, faithful fol-
lowing. Parnell may well find in
future programs that his star will

provided in this reentry into the
commercial tv arena. Rich.

(Now Let Him Go)

With Hugh Griffith, Philip Ray,
William Marvyn, June Thorburn,
Frances Rowe, Philip Ray,
‘Ursula Howells, John Breslin, |
Gerald Lawson, Frederic Schil-
ler, others

, ] Dennis Vance

Writer: J. B. Priestley :

90 Mins.; Sun. (15) 9 p.m.

ABC-TY, from London
J. B, Priestley, having let com-}

mercial tv settle down, has now

decided to explore the new medium
and “Now Let Him Go” was the
world premiere of a drama that re-.
vealed that Priestley has lost none
of his dramatic craftsmanship. But,
running 90 minutes (the longest

pendent network on a Sunday
night), it is doubtful if it would

‘have received an equally hospit-

able nod from the producer had it
been scribed by a lesser name.
Story concerned Hugh Griffith as
an old, dying artist who, from his
deathbed in a seedy Midlands hotel,

fought his greedy relatives, goy-

ernment and art officials, who
hover over his body and his paint-.
ings like carrion. Eventually he

disposed of the paintings to his own

satisfaction before dying against
the symbolic sounds of a train-
whistle and an unexplained, lugu-
brious trombone. . .

Priestley’s. dialog was rarely
more than plodding and the point
of his play, which was that the in-
dividual must not be tramped on
by National Trusts, seems slight for
such. a lengthy work. Priestley’s
strength was the brilliantly ob-
servant manner in which he built
up his characters and in this in-

_Hugh Griffith gave a formidable
dignity and humor to the dying
painter. Frances Rowe as an alco-
holic daughter, William Mervyn as
his pompous son, and June Thor-
burn as his pretty, devoted grand-.
daughter all took their opportuni-
ties with relish. There were also a:
number of lesser roles which were
extremely well. played, notably a4
half-witted potboy (Gerald Lawson),
Ursula Howells as a sympathetic
nurse and Philip Ray as a kindly

Dennis Vance’s direction was
adequate but seemed overawed by
the reputation of his author or,
surely, he would have firmly blue-
pencilled some of the inane and
unrealistic dialog and actions of

story of the artist’s last hours.
Rich.
THE MURDER BAG
Edwards, Patrick Waddington,
Victor Lucas, Oswald Lawrence,
Willerby Goddard, Meadows
White, Rose Hill, Ivan Samson,
Deidre Williams, Frank Sieman,
Richard Bebb, Andrew Kier,
Charles Saynor, Eric Francis,
Michael Harrison, James Lloyd.
Director: Jean Hamilton
Writer-Producer: Barry Baker
30 Mins.; Mon., 9 p.ni.
from Lon-
don
This new Associated-Rediffusion
erime series is said to be based on
authentic police cases, Title of the:
program derives from kits used by
British cops which are more or less
portable laboratories packed into
leather bags, to aid them in track-.
ing down criminals. The first case
was that of a man battered to death |
by a hammer. The local police
didn’t feel competent enough to

| handle it, so if was passed on to

Seotland Yard, and then to Super- |
intendent Lockhart, the star of the

{Continued on page 46)

Jup.

_|KOREA: THE FORGOTTEN

FRONT

{ | With Peter Kalischer, Walter Cron-

kite, others
Producer: Leslie Midgely
Director: Vern Diamond

_| Writer: John Sharnik

30. Mins.; Sun. (22), 5:30 p.m.
CBS-TY, from N.Y. {live & film)
First fruits of CBS news direc-

‘tor John Day’s July tour of the
‘Far East were for the seeing Sun-

day (22) in “Korea: The Forgotten
Front.” The special half-hour pro-
gram consisted of film taken in
Korea by a CBS crew and the live
commentary in New York of Walter
Cronkite. It was an important show,
not because it had a fresh view-
point, since what was said had heen
said before in newspapers and mag-
azines. If was iniportant because
CBS forthrightness about some key
and not pleasant Korean issues
could be shown on television, where
it should have impact on the Amer-
ican public—at least to whatever
degree there were viewers avail-
able at 5:30 on a Sabbath after-
noon.

More than 30 minutes might have
been devoted to the unhappy situa-
tion in Korea. Nonetheless, with
Day behind the scenes and CBS
Tokyo correspondent Peter Kali-
scher doing the interviewing and

‘film narrative and with Walter

Cronkite on the live wrapup show
said a great deal.

First 15 minutes were devoted ta
batkground; The patrolling of the’
Demilitarized Zone by ‘American
GI’s and Koreans, the aging mili-.
tary equipment’kept in reserve, the
general distaste of Americans for
service in the still backward coun-
try. In view of the fact that the
network had relatively little time
to make its point, there was per-
haps too much devoted to this
matter. oO .

In the final segment, there was
a brief, stilted interview by Kali-
scher with Gen. George Decker,
United Nations Commander in ‘Ko- ~
rea, in which the officer reiterated:
for tv the threat the armed camp -

‘north of the 38th ‘parallel was poss

ing by bringing in‘new equipment,
contrary to:the agreement made by
both sides in 1953./ Another short
vis-a-vis was arranged with John
M. Chang, vice-president of Korea
and, paradoxically by American
standards, a despondent and vocal
opponent to the president. .The
slam by Chang was. not: the only
one Rhee received; Cronkite, de-
livering a script by John Sharnik,
indicated the president’s warlike
intentions in reunifying all Korea,
and, in counterpoint, Cronkite did
some interpretive reporting on why
the United Nations (guided by the
U.S.) was afraid of Rhee atid why
it kept a body of 60,000 American
GI’s on hand all the time and why
Rhee’s 700,000-man army was kept
on short rations. The- Rhee inter-
view by: Kalischer supported the
contention that he sought war to.
reunite North and South Korea.
What was needed to increase the
validity of “Korea: The Forgotten
Front” was more time .and more
detail to give Cronkite’s -interpre-
tations more meaning and drama.
‘ a rt.

THE FITZGERALDS

With Ed and Pegeen Fitzgerald.

Producer: Ed and Pegeen Fitz-
gerald

Director: Ralph Giffen

30 Mins., Mon.-Fri., 2 p.m.

Participating

WOR-TV, N.Y.

AS Ed and Pegeen acknowl-
edged at the end of the initial half-
hour outing, the show needed some
better organization. The preem of
the Mr. & Mrs. broadcasting Fitz-
gerald team was marred by lack of
pace, a rooster cackling while Ed
spoke and a live mink wandering

{mischievously about.

They came off best in their re-
turn to ty inthe husband ‘and wife

| interludes, when she fold a story:

and he commented “It’s a little
windy,” or she trying to pencil in
some hair on his receding dome..-
The mink and rooster got into the
act as an illustration of unusual

‘pets and the Fitzgeralds’ interest

in contributing toward humane:
treatment of animals. Chitchat,
other thari animals, coricérned the
bringing up of Prince Charles, a
book about a Scottish boy, their
recent trip to ireland, and other
light topics.

Staging was made fo simulate a
study and towards the end Pegeen.
showed some of the paintings she
does of prize fighters, fieing it
neatly with the Robinson-Basilio
match. Show opened weak with
Pegeen reading an item about their
forthcoming tv stint from an Irish
mewspaper and Ed _ following
through reading an item about the
schooling of Prince Charles from
the Manchester Guardian. It was
too static for tv. The rooster,
though, drinking tea over Pegeen’s
shoulder, helped to liven things:

: Horo.

FIESTA AMERICANA. Z
With William 8B. Williams; Tito
Puente and orch, Carmen D’Oro,
-Geoffrey Holder, guests
Producer: Leonard Green
. Director: Arnee Nocks--
30 Mins.; Fri, & p.m,
Y. BALLANTINE
WABD, New York
(Esty)
If this new local program is to.
have any real success in New York,

much of it will have to come from.

whatever strength the Latino musi-
cal idiom has, and from the name
value of the stars ‘Fiesta Ameri-
-cana” pacts. It is the second live
half-hour variety stanza to begin
on WABD in as many weeks, other
being the “Art Ford Greenwich

Village Party,” alsu slotted on Fri-
days.

In borrowing deejay William B.
Williams from radio, WABD got a
man whose audio-only’ verbalising
‘was frequently rambling and ignor-
ant of.tv’s visual necessities. But
poker-faced Williams was pleasant
and the signs of his aimless radio
orientation may. be obliterated as
he becomes more accustomed to

video. It would be to his credit ta

shorten by several minutes his in-
terviews with famous studio guesis;
there is just so much they have to-
say that is pertinent to the format
or interesting to viewers who
turned in to hear and see Latino
performers. |

Of the performers, Tito Puente
was, as always, excellent in his few
musical renditions. And Geoffrey
Holder, even if he did seem awk-
ward to this quarter, his Afro-
Indian bird hop is fascinating,
maybe because the man If is.
such a fascinating study. Singer
Carmen D’Oro is a looker, but has
little voice.

WABD would have every reason

to try more live programs than the’

other local Gotham stations do: It
is trying to develop a strong for-
mat that none of the other three
exclusively local outlets has, since

they either deal in gross lots of.

film or’foreign language or both,
and WABD has some of the best.
technical talent in town. Carl Gaiti

who lights the Ford show and this

‘one, does some fine work, although

on the “Fiesta” preem the cues
- ‘were slow, and director Arnee.
Nocks is‘almost as good as Ford’s
director Wes Kenney, who is darn
good. Set designs, which can’t cost
the station much since it’s a local
operation, were excellent on

shows. A

BOWLING STARS |

With “Whispering” Joe Wilson Al} +

_ Fargalli, Dick Weber, others
Producer: Matt Niesen

Director: Sam Levine

‘36 Mins.; Sun, 8:30 p.m. :
AMERICAN . MACHINE. AND

FOUNDRY Co. ,
ABC-TV (film) .

(Fletcher D. Richards)

After essaying a similar show
last year, live and local in Chicago,
Matt Niesen filmed a series of 26

., man-to-man matches this past June
on his own lanes (in two: weeks)
‘and sold it to ABC-TV. Niesen has

ut to advantage the ability to dis-.
ti 7 % {fall season, which among other

til! action on celluloid and, as:
bowling shows go, this showcase
for top kegler talent has sufficient
suspense, pace and prize money to
warrant network placement, .

First chapter (22) pitted Al Fara-
galli (who won) against Dick

_ Weber in a high-pointed sesh that:

had both keglers hitting bonus
money with both barely missing
perfect games in the showdown
e. “Whispering” Joe Wilson’s
_runnihg elucidation, with his sotto
voce technique growing to full
voice when the - connects,
builds-the tension nicely milking
the drama. It’s understood there
were three perfect games rolled
in the series, each worth $10,000 in
bonuses. .
‘Doesn’t figure to put a fright
into the Steve Allen and Ed Sulli-

van camps on the opposing webs,

but “Bowling Stars” should arrest
the attention of the aficianados and
should do weil enough by its spon-
sor, AMF, makers of bowling
equipment. Talk about integrated
commercials, Les.

_ Barbara Bel Geddes, |
As ‘Studio One’ Entry
Barbara Bel Geddes has. been
signed for one of her rare tele-

vision appearances to appear in the
lead of “The Morning Face,” an

original by Tad Mosel, on “Studio |

One” Oct. 7. Same week (10),
Mosel will have another original,
Nene Playroom,” on “Playhouse
9g 3? .

On Oct. 21, Herb Brodkin takes

* over as producer from Gordon Duff

on the “Studio One” series, with

Piper Laurie starring in his initial

entry, “The Deaf Heart,” with
Sidney Lumet as director.

Wednesday, September 25,

both }eized, but how come he was
tt.

1987

PHIL SILVERS SHOW
With Maurice Gosfield, Paul Ford,
Allan Melvin, Herbie Faye, Billy
Sands, Margaret Hamilton,
Gretchen. Wyler,
Janet Medlin, others -

| Producer; Edward J, Montagne
j Diréetor; Al De Caprio.
_| Writers: Nat Hiken, Billy Fried-.

berg .
CAMEL, PROCTER & GAMBLE
30 Mins., Tues., 8 p.m.
CBS-TV (Film)
(Wm. Esty; .Leo Burnett)
Time was the Phil Silvers filmer

‘could live-up to the volume of its
Not that famili-}.
arity from two years exposure on |:
tv is showing signs of wear on the

canned laughter,

character of Sgt. Bilko; if anything,

it figures to make him more -en-|

dearing. But in the madcap army
stanza’s third year it’s the scripts
that could give cause for alarm, and

jthe one leading off the series’

new season last Tuesday (17) .did.

Could be it’s only a momentary
dry spell for the writers, with this
script nominated for the semester's
start. because of its extravaganza
pretentions? If so there’s litile
other reason why Bilko & Co.
shouldn’t maintain its status .as

one of the best situation comedies |

in the medium.

Curtain raiser had a rarely event-
ful, totally implausible storyline
that betrayed writer Billy Fried-
berg’s hand—he was forcing the
fun. It had the disreputable but
loveable topkick posing as a har-
ried European producer in order
to do a legit musical, for a price,
for the culture-starved civilian-
citizenry. Thrice sriafued at
easting the femme roles for
“Merry Widow,” Bilko was mo-
mentarily saved when the boys in

‘his platoon took the part them-

selves. This paved the way for the

show’s high point, Pvt. Daberman’s

female impersonation as “the most
beautiful girl in the world”’—a
funny bit when you've got the face
and figure of Maurice Gosfield to

-work with, but old hat as comedy

goes, and a far cry from the show’s
best standards.

‘Script might have had some po-

tent. comedy impact if it had
spoofed the operetta. Instead. it
was more highly contrived and far-
ther from reality than most of the

Bilko situations, Iacking to the:

sparking wit. and satire that for
a couple years elevated this Nat
Hiken creation to a masterpiece of
video, caricature, oe
’ Creator Nat Hiken's bowout from
the stanza has been highly publi-
taking
writer credit for last week's seg-
ment, Les.

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‘Steve Allen Show

With some 13 NBC-TV stars to
plug and present, Steve Allen did
a remarkably good job of turning
out a cohesive show and yet get-
ting those trailers in effectively.

This was Allen’s big Coast origina-

tion, the “big trailer’ for NBC’s

things caused no little consterna-
tion in the MCA camip because the
agency, as NBC’s topranking pro-
ducer, had to furnish its stars to
compete against client Ed Sullivan.
_ The list of top names—Dinah

Fisher, Gisele MacKenzie, Ten-

| nessee Ernie Ford, Bob Cummings,

Ralph. Edwards," Ward Bond, John
Payne, Robert Horton and Dennis
O’Keefe—no doubt served to fat-
ten up Allen’s ratings and give the
show an extra audience impact.
But the difficulties of integrating
‘such a mish-mash into a single
hour can’t be understated, and the

turned in a topflight job. ,
No little credit has to go to Al-
len’s supporting cast of. Louis Nye
and Don Knotts (two of the three
“men in the street”), who not only

segments of the show but provided
the brighter comedy momients (as
in Nye’s solid characterization of a
movie monster). And Allen. him-
self handled the guests smoothly,
though at ftimes-showing a little
tendency to get too much in the

jact, as with a duet with Dinah

Share (so who needs Allen?).

participation, some providing full-
scale turns (Peter. Lawford dou-
bled with Allen in a long ard un-

based weather observers) and some
doing just enough conversationally

was the best of the show, starting
‘out with Allen and Miss Clooney
on a pair of stools, set to do an
“intimate” songfest, and ending up

| Lease,
tion is unimaginative and plods the:

Tele F ollow-Up C

Allen production and writing staff.

served to smooth the transitional.

Guests themselves varied their:

funny bit about a pair of Arctic-.

to get their plug in. Closing scene

LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT
EARP

With Hugh O’Brian, Paul Bringe-
gar, Dog Kelley, Ralph Sanford,
Slip Madigan, Rex Lease, Hoke
Smith, Steve Dunhill, Dave Dar-
row, William Tannen

Executive Producer: Louis

Producer: Robert F. Sisk

‘Director: Frank MeDonald

Writer: - Fredrick Hazlitt Brennan

Edelman

130 Mins., Tues., 8:30 p.m.

‘PROCTER & GAMBLE, GENERAL
MILLS
ABC-TV (film)
(Compton, Dancer-Fitzgerald-
Sample) —
lows, but Wyatt Earp shouldn’t be
one of them. Back for its third
season, the “Earp” yidseries has its
gunslinger hero enmeshed. in polit-
ical strategems, and_the result is

dissappointing for those who have]
come to expect much.mtore from.

this high-rated series. Earp is at

his best when enforcing the peace,’
keeping the baddies in line, etc.,.

but when hé€ becomes a political
football the entertainment result
is not’so good. ..

Frededick _ Hazlitt ‘Brerinan’s
script is a pedestrian one. There’s
a mayorality election upcoming in
Dodge City, and the heavies’ can-
didate has promised first thing
he’ll do if elected is fire Earp,

who's always spoiling the baddies’.
fun. This becomes such a popular.

campaign issue you wonder how
Earp ever got that job: the rival
candidate, a pal of Earp’s tells
him he’ll have to promise to fire
the marshal, but later on, he'll
renege on his promise. Earp won't

have any part of that, so, to take

the heat off his pal, resigns from

| NBC-TV (film

PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
With Art Linkletter, guests
Producer: John Guedel
Director: Irving Atkins
Writers: Mannie Manheim, Lou
.Schor, Jack Houston
30 Mins., Sat., 7:36 p.m.
R. J. REYNOLDS, TONE
. (Wm.. Esty, North)
‘For going on 17 years Art Link-
letter has been making Patsys out
of people and they seem to enjoy

it. So do the viewers, listeners and,
“|importantly,. sponsors. This, how-

ever, only explains half of its dura-

Politics makes ‘strange bedfel-| bility. The other half—Art Link- 7 reo" .
letter. As before, so it will be; SoMality, for this is a continuation

[henceforth There seems to be no | °f the barb-and-the- sally school of

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turning in the show’s high road of
success.

With most’ shows of this genre,
the contestants either make or

it is “Link” himself. No stuntmas-
ter, as he is catalogued, moves with
such ease and can impart a friend-
liness that permeates both the
“victims” of his pranks and the.
studio onlookers. No cue cards
needed, the laughs are spontaneous. -
For the patsys it’s painless because
of Linkletter’s: knowing ways in
comforting their nervousness. As
“Link” goes, so will go “People
Are Funny.”

Since Univac’s magic brain came
into free useage on television,
Linkiziter and his package part-
ner, John Guedel, have played it:
as a prize prop in mating couples.
It has afforded him a wide range
of antics, such as on the teé-upper
when he “competed” with the elec-
tronic “cupid.” The laughs were
-Sparked by Linkletter’s questioning
persiflage’ and .from one couple

his job; his political friend gets} Pé

the credit for Earp’s leaving, and:

wins easily. But when the heavies
take over the town now that Earp’s
gone, he sends an SOS out for the
marshal who returns and restores
order with a few pops from his

gun. .

All this fs rather static stuff, not
up to the customary series level.
Hugh O'Brian, as Earp, has little
to do most of the half-hour except
participate in the political plan-
ning, and this he does with a dead-
pan countenance, There's fair sup-
port.from Paul Brinegar and Rex
Frank McDonald’s direc-

routing path supplied by the script

of the same description.
P&G and General Mills are alter-

nating sponsors of serles. Daku.

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elicited the reply that they would
prefer a double bed. One of the
‘femmes said her marriage was un-
nulled, because her short term hus-
band forgot to divorce a previous
wife. For the contestants there
were watches and the works at
Cocoanut Grove.

To peel off from the romantics
he brought on his youngest con-
testant, a nine-month-old cutie to
proye that the mother knew too
little of the infant’s likes and dis-
likes. The baby, however, won
$500 and can go on to win up to
$8,000, a ruboff of the quiz craze.
Two sets. of Toni Twins provided
both a stunt for Lirkletter and a
pictorial asset for the show.

Triple sponsorship imposes a

to. minimize resentment. Helm.

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joined them one by one. Chan.

Ed Sullivan Show

Ed Sullivan had a really big
show—really big—on his: first of a
series of two from Hollywood. It
was one of those something-for-
everybody affairs with a lot of ac-
cent on talent that was, big when
Sullivan was younger.

There were a lot of headliners
‘who came on for briefies. The N.Y.
Daily News syndicated columnist

.occasio
Long: Count.

a filmed version of a bolero with
‘the late Carole Lombard, reprised
a dance he did_ in the old Texas
Guinan days, The: guy can still
hoof, Then there was Harry James
in a couple of recollections of his
big records, “You Made Me Love

All of these tame off well. These
perennials pack a lot of entertain-
ment -as well as name and some-
times curiosity value, but primarily
they contributed to a well-stacked
and fast moving show.

Also in the name category was
Jo Stafford, who provided a med-
ley of her big records, and the
later tune, “Star of Love.” Her
renditions have the stamp of a top
singer.

Carol Channing maintained the
entertainment quotient with a
takeoff of one of the earlier talk-
ing picture stars, and an entertain-
ing rib of Sophie Tucker. Bit went
over big. in the imitation de-

partment was the takeoffs of a se-

ries of names by Elisa Jayne who
did the satires in both a vocal and
dancing. vein, and it similarly
reached her target.

An .excellent singing voice by
Alfred Apaka, Hawaiian import;
made a lot of melody. With a rich-
ly textured set of pipes, he deliv-
ered a Hawaiian standard, with Ne-
lani doing an atmospheric hula.
Also in a singing vein was Bobby
Helms with his rendition of “You
Are My Special’ Angel’ his’ big

had Jack Dempsey come up on the |.
of the 30th anni of the

mimed a song with a lot of produc-
Shore,’ Rosemary Clooney, “Peter lina around her, and George Raft,’

Lawford, George Gobel, Eddie.

Decca seller, a hilibilly tune de-
livered with the lack of guile prev-

j alent in most singers of that genre.

Opener was Paul Anderson, the
strong boy, who lifted the entire
cast with one jerk (guess who). Jay
Nemeth gave a pleasing ventrilo-
quy bit with a canine dummy, and

his standard cafe jokes. There was
a long period when many viewers
must have feared that the commer-
cial wouldn’t be delivered, but they
had no reason for such qualms.
ose.

Playhouse 90

In “The Dark Side of the Earth,”
given on CBS-TV’s “Playhouse 90”
Jast_ week (19), playwright Rod
Serling appeared to be making this
point: that not all Russians are
tyrants and not all Hungarians are
angels. It*was a thoughtful, some-

TELEVISION REVIEWS _

break it. But. the strongest link in ;

heavy load of comeon but spaced!

41

EVE ARDEN SHOW
With Allyn Joslyn, Gail Stone,
Karen Greene, Frances Bavier,

| others
: Executive Producer. Robert Sparks

Producer: Julian Claman
Director; Sheldon Leonard
Writers: Sol Saks, Sherman Marks
30 Mins.; Tnes., 8:30 p.m.
LEVER BROS., SHULTON
i CBS-TYV (film)
(J. Walter Thompson, Wesley)
; On two counts this Eve Arden
| Tuesday night entry on CBS-TV
‘could be in for trouble. First off,
‘it’s regrettable that Miss Arden has
‘become so stereotyped a tv per-

femme comedics which, under new
circymstances, essentially takes up
where “Our Miss Brooks” left off.

Then, too, there’s the all-im-
portant question 6f extending this
Emily Kimbrough-inspired (based
on the book “It Gives Me Great
Pleasure”) travails of authoress
Liza Hammond as a week-to-week
entry, considering the extreme lim-
itations of the situation comedy’s
framework. Having once estab-
lished the premise that the wid-
owed writer of a best seller "turns
chicken” and freezes up when con-
fronted with the prospects of hit-
ting the gab circuit and addressing
clubwomen (which would fit nicely
inta.an anthology series as a sin-
gie half-hour entry), one can’t help
wondering where does Miss Arden
and her show go from there? The
temptation to be repetitive will be
irresistible.

Not that, as a onetime entry, this
could be stamped as poor. Not by a
Jong shot. The Sol Saks-Sherman

ks scripting contrib was fre-
quently cleyer: without being so-
phisticated and captured the es-
sence of Miss Kimbrough’s style
and good-natured kidding-in-earn-
est, particularly when it comes to
clubwomen. And Miss Arden, pro
that she is, knows her way with a
line or a situation. But unfortu-
nately it’s all in the twice-told
cliche manner tailored to the Arden
ouch.

The star was given a fine assist
from the surrounding cast, notably
in Allyn Joslyn as her male foil and
a too-charming family of fwin
daughters and a mother’ Rose.

MY FRIEND FLICKA

With Anita Louise, Gene Evans,
Johnny Washbrook, others

. Writers: Various

Exec Producer: Irving Asher
Producers: Sam. White, Alan
Armer

Directors: Various
30 Mins., Sun.; 6:30 p.m.
NBC-TV (film; color)

A CBS-TV origination last sea-
son, “My Friend Flicka” is now
riding .as a sustainer on NBC-TV.
Latter picked up this half-hour se-

Jack Durant rocked the house with |Ties from 20th-Fox’s vidfilm sub-

sidiary, TCF Television Produc-
tions, after the moppet-aimed shaw

became available when Colgate-
Palmolive cancelled out of its
CBS-TV time.

Meantime, NBC is attempting to
corral a bankroller for the ven-
ture which is based on the classic
novel by Mary O'Hara. On the
basis of Sunday’s (22) initialer in
the 6:30 p.m. slot, the string of
fresh episodes for this season will
‘be replete with emotional and sen-
timental values.

You,” and “Two O’Clock Jump,”.

fimes provocative study, mostly of| For the kickoff was a heartwarm-
morals, ‘though some quarters|ing affair in which the young son
thought they saw -in the Serling| of a Montana rancher solves a
play. a straight theme covering last; grazing problem inyolving federal
October’s Hungarian uprisingjlands through his ability as a trout
against the USSR yoke. |fisherman. Naturally, unbeknownst
‘It is true that the abortive Oc-'to the lad, a chance fishing com-
tober revolution was the subject: Panion turns out to be none other
under considetation by Serling.ithan Teddy Roosevelt, Of course,
But this was just a springboard for:the ex-Rough Rider saves the day
what is perhaps a larger theme—‘ through his personal intercession.
{the “morality” of individuals pitted| As most viewers may remember,
against each other, with a small'the “Flicka” story relates the love
thread of “ideology” running! of a boy for his horse. The dash of
through it. . “ ._4_,,{1zaak Walton in the Curtis Kenyon
Principals: in the “Dark Side”: teleplay was a welcome change of
conflict during that October turmoil: pace, Under John English’s direc-
were the commanding colonel of/tion, which lost no opportunity to
the Russian forces, a brooding in-! accent the. emotional angles, the
tellect with a highly developed; cast ably met the demands of the
sense of faivniss, and Justices his script,
aide, a,disciplinarian and brute: aj “Johnny Washbrook portrared th,
collaborationist stripe who holds| boy credibly while Anita Louisd
“survival at all costs’ above every-; 2nd Gene Evans registered as hig
thing; and his wife, who is more; Parents, Frank Albertson did 2
sensitive to the “immorality” as-i Warm interpretation of T. R. Phys-
pect of such grovelling before the,ical values for this color film se-
Russian masters. jmes appear more than adequate.
‘The .turn from mere revolt to} Withal, while “Flicka” more or
the realities of human behavior, ofjless falls in the “Lassie” category
whatever political persuasion,|there’s no reason why some cereal
came when the colonel’s son was;or candymaker won't latch on to
killed while, as it turned out, he!the series. For, after all, despite
turncoated to become part of the its cliches lotsa kids will make this
(Continued on page 46) a Sunday evening ritual, Gilb.

tom te

Wednesday, September 25, 1957 |

_ Here’s the
showmanship-
salesmanship
mood that makes the new,
Inve: im Reeves Show click:

Noe

The Jim Reeves Show joins American Radio's live, weekday

Jim Reeves, whose song hit Four Walls is pushing the million sales mark, brings
to American a 10-year record of radio success as a local musical personality,
network guest star and persuasive air salesman.

His new musical hour, The Jim Reeves Show, originates live from WSM Nash-
ville, home. of today’s hottest musical talent. Featuring the Anita Kerr Singers
(live) and Owen Bradley’s orchestra (live), it will boast regular guest appearances
of such top-tune artists as Marty Robbins, Ferlin Husky and the Everly Brothers.

Yee A ORR eI eS

The live Jim Reeves Show is backed up by the showmanship-salesmanship
skill of WSM and the new American Broadcasting Network.

Wednesday, Sepiember_25, 1957 ©

44 TV-FILMS a ARTERY _ | | | Wednesday, September 25, 1957

STETY- ARB FE

Variety's weekly chart, based on ratings furnished by American Research Bu-

| reau’s latest reports, on feature films and their competition covers 120 eltties. Each
week, the 10 top-rated features in a particular city will be rotated.

Factors which would assist distributors, agencies, stations and advertisers in

. determining the effectiveness of a feature show in a specific market have been

included in this Varrery chart. Listed below is such pertinent information regarding

features as their stars, release year, original production company and the present

distributor, included wherever possible along with the title. Attention should be paid

to such factors as the time and day, the high and low ratings for the measured

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL

ARB
TOP 10 TITLES AND OTHER DATA TIME SLOT RATING
1. ANCHORS. AWEIGH— Red Owl Theatre 15.0
Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Wed. -Aug. 7
Kelly; 1945; MGM; MGM-TV : 9:00-11:30 p.m.
KMGM
2. BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE— Movietime, U.S.A. - 10.4
Linda Darnell, Robert Newton; 1952; Mon. Aug. 5
RKO; C&C 9:00-1:00 p.m.
KMGM
3. MAISIE— ° MGM Time 10.2
Ann Sothern, Robert Young: 1939; Sun. Aug. 4 ,
MGM; MGM-TY¥ 9:00-10:49 p.m.
KMGM
4. OPERATOR 13— MGM: Time 9.5
Gary Cooper, Marion Davies; 1934; Fri, Aug. 2
MGM; MGM-TV 9:00-10:30 p.m.
KMGM —
5. WHERE DANGER LIVES— Movietime, U.S.A, 9.3
Robert Mitchum, Maureen O'Sullivan, Thurs. Aug. 1
Faith Domergue; 1950; RKO; C&C 9:00-10:30 p.m,
KMGM.
6. KING KONG— Hollywood Film Thea. 8.0
Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Sun. Aug. 4
Cabot; 1932; RKO; C&C 6:30-8:00 p.m.
WTCN
7. CRAIG'S WIFE— Hollywood Playhouse 7.2
Rosalind Russell, John Boles; 1936; ' Fri. Aug. 2
Columbia; Screen Gems 10:30-11:45 p.m,
WCTO
8 YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH Frank Seifert 71
MURDER— Tues. Aug. 6
. Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page; 1939; 10:15-1:00 a.mi.
Warner Bros.; Associated Artists Prods, WTCN
9. DESIRE ME— MGM Time 6.8
Greer Garson, Robert Mitchum; Richard Sat. Aug. 3
Hart; 1947; MGM; MGM-TV 9:00-10:55 p.m.
KMGM
9. TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY— Movietime, U.S.A, 6.8
Janet Leigh, Tony Martin; 1951; Tues. Aug. 6
RKO; C&C 9:00-11:00 p.m,
KMGM

CLEVELAND

_

1. THE WHITE TOWER— Home Theatre 179
Glenn Ford, Valli; 1950; Sat. Aug. 8
RKO; C&C 11:05-1:00 a.m.
KYW
2. THE HALF BREED—— Theatre 3 9.1
Robert Young, Janis. Carter; 1952; Tues. Aug. 6
RKO; C&C -11:30-12:55 a.m.
KYW
3. LUCK OF THE IRISH— Premiere Performance ‘8.7
Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter; 1948; Fri. Aug. 2
20th Century Fox; NTA Film Network 11:20-1:25 a.m.
WIw
4. CONFESSIONS OF BOSTON BLACKIE—H'llyw’d Premier Thea. 1.7
Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard; 1941; * Sun. Aug, 4
Columbia; Screen Gems 11:00-12:15 a.m,
WEWS
5 LET US LIVE— . Nite Owl Theatre 7.4
Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Sullivan; Mon. Aug. 5
1937; Columbia; Screen Gems 11:20-12:45 a.m.
WIwW
5. OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT— Theatre 3 14
Preston Foster, Jean Muir; 1937; Mon. Aug. 5-
RKO; C&C 11:30-12:45 a.m.
KYW
6. SIGN OF THE RAM— Nite Owl Theatre’ 6.5
Susan Peters, Alexander Knox; 1944; Sun. Aug. 4 ~
Columbia; Screen Gems 11:20-1:00 a.m.
WIW
7%. AT SWORD'S POINT— 1 O'Clock Playhouse 6.2
Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara; 1952; Thurs. Aug. 1
RKO; C&C 1:00-2:30 p.m.
KYW a7
8. FINISHING SCHOOL— Theatre 3 6.1
Ginger Rogers, Bruce Cabot; 1934; Fri. Aug. 2
RKO; C&C 11:30-12:45 a.m,
KYW
9. ARCH OF TRIUMPH— Friday. Playhouse 6.0
Ingrid Bergman, ‘Charles Boyer; 1948; Fri, Aug. 2

RKG; RKO Teleradio 11:15-1:30 a.m.
WEWS tage

feature period and share of audience, since these factors reflect the effectiveness
‘of the feature, and audience composition, te. « late show at 11:15 p.m. would hardly
have eny children viewers, but its share of audience may reflect dominance tn that |
time period. In the cities where stations sell their feature programming ‘on a multi
stripped dasis utilizing the same theatrical throughout the week, a total rating for the |
total number of showings for the week is given, the total. rating not taking into account
the duplicated homes factor. Barring unscheduled switches in titles, the listed: features
for the particularly rated theatrical filmed show are as accurate.as could be ascer
tained from a multiplicity of station and other data.

SHARE OF AUGUST, 1957

HIGH LOW AUDIENCE TOP COMPETING SHOWS - RATING

16.8 10.4 35.5 20th Century FOx.....ceeee0e-WECO i.......15.9
Today’s adlines ...esceee+e-KSTP vecween .25.2
Weather; Sports ..... weseqees KSTP .ccare.-19.4

Mr. District Attorney. deeee +++ -KSTP, .ccoesee 5D.

12.3 6.8 27.6 Studio One Suminer Theatre..WCCO ........18.7
Today’s Headlines ........-%.. KSTP ......--23.6

a2 -Weather; Sports oseesevaereteoensn KSTP eoaeeseen 16.2

Crusader os eo we wo doa ans ecseevees KOLP eee On 6 6.3

12.0 7.8 21.9 $64,000 Challenge ooe Rp seen er -WCCO maoseneanes 19.3
, What’s My Line. ....,esce202- WCCO eeseensvdduad
Today’s Headlines ...... aveess KSTP once ee 23.6
News; Weather; Sports... ......WCCO .......-123

10.7. 7.8 25.3. Undercurrent ........ eeeeees WCCO ..00000012.3

Pantomime Quiz ......+.+e00»-WCCO ..ye0e.sdL2
Today’s Headlines ,......+++.-KSTP ..0056+.20.4

Weather; -Sports wn eeeeuececer KSTP wecaee sgl DD

97 8.7 18.1 Playhouse 90 ...... sececwees-WCCO coceeee AT
Today’s Headlines .......6..-KSTP ..eeven. , 128.8

Weather; Sports .......+- ++» -KSTP ,..64...20.4

8.1 7.8 21.0 My Favorite Husband | aeeeees WCCO ..cec.es 99
Ed Sullivan .............. «+-WCCO ......26. 18.8

8.1 6.8 , 34.9 Waterfront eveeevtevecnoenrden > -KSTP aeosenne 9.1
. Tonight eee eoseeeoertnesenatove +.» KSTP ceccceen OF

9.1 . 26 43.5 "Weather; Sports .......02-6--KSTP ....52..19.7

—_ Badge 7 14 owe sc cccercesescee KOTP ceccceee. HS
Tonight Litescaceeeeseesese KSTP ae rrenee 4,2

1.8 45 19.7 Gunsmoke ......... sesveeses:WCCO ........25.4"
Sheriff of Cochise........06.WCCO i.550..,2L2

Today’s Headlines eeeseseseve - BOLTP mre 15D
Weather; Sports sec eececeess MOTE eee awone 11,3. .

7.4 6.1. 16.0 $64,000 Question .......0...- WCCO -...03.--26.1
- ~~ State Trooper ....c...2200. o-KSTP o.,000.-21.2

Today’s Headlines MAINTE -KSTP |....2.¢5.28.8

Weather; Sports . Oe weonvuveen . KSTP vecsers 19.7

#

23.1 12.3 64.2 News Final: Sports ...:.......WIW ..ss0-2.-12.7
— Recoil, Late Show ........... WEWS .....:. 5.0

9.6 ~ 1.4... 61.5 .Saraha, Nite Owl Theatre..... WIW ......... Bl

“11.7 6.5 44.8 Sports; Jungle .....,......... KYW ...00-+.-11,4
" Arch of Triumph, Friday ~

Playhouse at meee mamas pa evrersene WEWS e ae se o> o 6.9

Finishing School, Theatre 3... KYW ..scocee. 61

8.9 - 49 32.1 "11th Hour News; Sports-.....:KYW .........16.0
Sign of the Ram, Nite Owl
Theatre ...... beeen canes TLWIW’ cccceeces 6.7

8.3 59 43.8 Sports; Jungle’........, eeeee KYW ......24.10.2
Outcasts of Poker Flat,
Theatre 3 oe meee sveaden woos e YW eeseenpeeos 74

7.7 6.5 46.5 Let Us Live, Nite Owl Theatre WJW, ......... 7.4

7.1 5.9 43.9 Confessions of Boston Blackie,
Hollywood Premier Theatre..WEWS ........ 7.7

- 65 - 6.6 52.8 Trouble With Father. waeesses WEWS ..... aoe T.
Sus eetereeevaeas,eoevevers waAeTveee . WEWS ecco pees
Siar. Performance vetaoeucsees WEWS scccccee

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tnbona

6.5 5.6 27.6 Luck of the Irish, Premiere. -
Performance Steanvereverese WoW ee oe 8.7

7.7 2.5. 30.9 Luck of the Irish, Premiere
, Performance wrecessecupans WIW cecvencee BT
‘ Vt. Reg Bg “y e

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~

Wednesday, “September 25, 1957.

TW Network. Premieres

(Sept. 25 - Oct. 5)

‘WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25

Father Knews Best (film). Situation comedy, NBC, 8:30 to 9 p.m.
Scott Paper, Lever Bros., both via to Walter Thompson.
. —Whis Is Your Life. Biography, NBC, (10, to 10; 30 p.m., Procter &
Gamble yia- Compton.
‘THURSDAY,. SEPT. 26

Harbourmaster (film), Adventure, CBS, 8 to 8:30 ‘Pm, “RK. J. Rey-
nolds. via Wm, Esty (alt. wks.).-
Yeu Bet Your Life (film). Comedy-quiz,, NBC, 8 to 8:30 p.m.
DeSoto. via HBD&O. Toni yia Nerth..
"Dragnet (film). Mystery, NBC, 8:30 to 9 p.m., Liggett & Myers
via McCann-Erickson, Schick via Warwick & Legler.
‘People’s Choice (film). Situation comedy, NBC, 9 to 9:30 p.m.,
Borden, American Home Products, both via Young & Rubicam.
Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. Music-comedy, NBC, 9:30 to 10
p.m., Ferd via J. Walter Thompson.
0.8.8. (film). Adventure, ABC, 9:30 to 10 p.m, -Mennen via
- McCann-Erickson.
- The ‘Lax Show (Rosemary Clooney) (color). Music, NBC, 10 to
10:30 p.m., Lever Bros. via J.: Walter Thompson.
Jane Wyman Show (film), Drama, NBC, 10:30 to 11 p.m., Hazel
Bishop via Raymond Spector, Quaker: Oats via Needham, Louis &
Brorby.

_ FRIDAY, SEPT. 27

‘The Lineup. (film), Mystery, CBS, 10 to 10:30 p.m., Brown & Wil-
liamson via Ted Bates, Procter & ‘Gamble yia Young & Rubicam.

SATURDAY, SEPT: 28 .

Dick & the Duchess (film). Mystery-comedy, CBS, 8:30 to 9 p.m.
Helene Curtis via Gordon Best, Mogen David via Edward H. Weiss.

Gisele MacKenzie Show. Music. NBC, 9:30 to 10 p,m., Scott Paper,
via J. Walter Thompson, Schick via Warwick — Legler.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

Paul Winchell Show. Comedy, ABC, 4:30 to 5 p .m., Hartz Moun-

tain Products via George H. Hartman.
MONDAY, SEPT. 30

Do You Trust Your Wife? Quiz, ABC, 4:30 to 5 p.m., Monday-.
through-Friday, participating.

Superman (film). Adventure, ABC, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Kellogg via
Leo Burnett, Sweets Co. of America via Harry Fisen.

Mickey Mouse Club (film). Children’s variety, ABC, 5:30 to 6
p.m., Monday-through-Friday, participating.-

Robin Hood (film). Adventure, CBS, 7:30 to 8 p.m, Johnson &
Johnson via Young & Rubicam, Wildroot via BBD&O.

Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre (film). Adventure-drama, NEC, .9:30 to

10 p.m., Alcoa via Fuller & Smith & Ross, Goodyear via Young
& Rubicam.
Suspicion (live & film). Mystery, NEC, 10 to 11 p.m., Ford via J.
Walter Thompson, Philip Morris via N. W. Ayer (%4 open)..
TUESDAY, OCT. 1

Sir Lancelot (film). Adventure, ABC, 5 to 5:30 pin. Johnson &
Johnson via Young & Rubicam, Wildroot via BBD&

Eddie Fisher Show (color). Music-variety, NEC, 8 rhe 9 p.m. (alt.
wks.), Liggett & Myers via McCann-Erickson.

Broken Arrow (film). Western, ABC, 9 to 9:30 p.m., Miles Labs
via Geoffrey Wade, Ralston-Purina via Gardner.

Red Skelton Show (color). Comedy, CBS, 9:30 to 10 p.m., Pet
Milk via Gardner, S.C. Johnson: via Foote, Cone & Belding.

Assignment Foreign Legion (film): . Adventure, CBS; 10:30 to 11
p.m. P.-Lorillard via Lennen & Newell.

WEDNESDAY; OCT 2.

Wild Bill Hickok (film), Western, ABC, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Kellogg via
Leo Burnett, Sweets Co. -Via Harry Eisen.

Ozzie & Harriet (film). Situation comedy, ABC, 9 to 8: 30 p.m.,
Eastman-Kodak via J. Walter Thompson.

Walter Winchell. File (film). Drama, ABC, 9:30 to 10 p. m., Rev-
lon yia BBD&O..

Armstrong Circle Theatre. Drama, CBS, 10 to 11 p.m., (alt. wks:),
Armstrong Cork via BBD&O. .

- THURSDAY, OCT. 3:

Woody Woodpecker (film). Cartoons, ABC, 5 to 5:30" p.m., Kel-
logg via Leo Burnett.

The Real McCoys (film): Situation comedy, ABC, 8: 30 to 9 p.m.,
Sylvania via J. Walter Thompson.

Pat Boone Show, Music, ABC; 9 to 9:30 p.m, Chevrolet via Camp-.

bell-Ewald.
FRIDAY ‘OCT. 4
The Buccaneers: (film). Adventure, ABC,. 5 to 5:30 p. m:, Kellogg
via Leo. Burnett, Sweets Co. via Harry Risen.
Leave It to Beaver (film). Situation comedy, CBS, 7:30. to 8: p. Th,
Remington Rand via Compton.

’ Trackdewn. (film). Mystery, CBS, "8.to: 8:30: p. m,; American Tobac--

co via BBD&O, Socony-Mobil Oil via Compton. ~_

Court ef Last Resort (film). Mystery, NBC, 8 to 8:30 p.m., P. Lor-
iiard-via Lennen & Newell, |

Zane Grey Theatre (film).- Western, CRS, 8: 30 to 9 p.m,, General
Foods via Benton. & ‘Bowles, Ford via J. Walter Thompson.

Schlitz Playhouse (film). Drama, CBS, 9;30 to 10 p.m., Schlitz via
J. Walter Thompson,

SPECIALS
Crescendo (color}. Musical, CBS, Sunday, Sept. 29, 9 to 10:30

p.m., DuPont via BBD&O (first of the “DuPont Show of the Month”,

series).

. World Series (color). Baseball, NEC, starts Wednesday, Oct. 2,
12:45 p.m., Gillette via Maxon.

.Déan Martin Show (color: Music-variety, NBC, Saturday, Oct.
5, 10 to 11 P.m., National Carbon via Wiliam E

WIP, Philly, Kicks Off
‘Barry Gray Network’|

New

‘than $200,600 in national spot busi-

.|eal market.

Barry .Gray, the WMCA,
York, latenight gabber-interviewer,

| will go to. a live network of his own.

night-to-2 a.m. show.
network broadcasts will emanate

‘Jin Philly, from the Warwick Hotel.

Thereafter, the show will he heard

| from New York.

Producer Sandy Howard indi-

|eated that negotiations to sell the
two-hour strip were underway |.

with WFBR, Baltimore; WGBS,
Miami, and KFWB, Los Angeles.
Since teaming with Howard sev-
eral months ago, the WMCA per-

former has been heard in some of}
these cities on a syndicated tape
| show.

WIIC-TV BOWS WITH
2006 IN SPOT BIZ

~ Hartford, Sept. 24.

WTIC-TV, first UHF’er in Hart-|

ford-Springfield area, kicked off
Monday night (23) -with better

ness im the till from a double bak-
er’s dozen of sponsors plus- six
bluechip local advertisers. As an
indie, Channel 3 has only UHF
competition, albeit network, in 1lo-

Thus the national spot biz, via

'-| Harrington, Righter & -Parsons,
| assumes major importante.

includes Domino Sugar, Peter
Paul, Anahist, Marlboro, Raleigh,
Viceroy and Kool cigarets, Piel’s
Brew, National Biscuit, Arrid, -Cas-
tro, Jello, -Colgate and Texaco
among others. _

Opening night guests, in addi-
tion to usual politicos, included a
quintet of WIIC Alumni headed by
Ed Bégley. of “Inherit the. Wind”

and Louis Nye of. the Steve Allen
| show.

Edwin Cox Moves Up
As K&E Bd. Chairman

Pioneer agency man Thomas

| D'Arcy ‘Brophy retired last week
|as board chairman .of Kenyon &

Eckhardt, with vice-chairman of
the board Edwin Cox moving up to
replace him. At the same time,
Senior y.p. Donald C. Miller moved
up to become a member of the ex-
ecutive committee in
place.

Cox has heen with ‘K&E since

1923, a v.p. since 1934 and vice-

chairman since last year. Miller
joined the agency nine years ago,
after ha -beén a veep with
Campbell- Ewald, and has been a
Senior v.p. since last’ year. Status
of Bill Lewis as prexy™. of the

agency remains unchanged in the

shifts.

It.

Brophy’s |

RADIO-TELEVISION

Shaw Jolts Bcasters on TV-Radio
Equal Access; ‘Not Ready for It

Preview on Wheels

Something new in the way
of program and sponsor pro-
motion will be - ed this
morning (Wed.) by C-TY
in the form of a motorcade
through New York pushing the
web’s schedule of fall shows.
Web’s “Today” show will do a
live pickup of the 13-car, one-
bus parade; each. car carrying
banners plugging the “Bright-.
est’ Shows of All on NBC
This Fall.”

Sponsor tie-in stems from
the fact that the 13 converti-
bles come from NBC sponsors
—three Buicks (“Wells
Fargo”), three Chevys (“Chevy
Show”), three Fords, plus a
Thunderbird (“Suspicion”) and
three DeSotos (“You Bet Your
Life”). Bus is a Greyhound
(“Steve Allen Show”).

Bernstein-Helmed Symph
Concerts for Children
As Sat. CBS-TY Entry

Leonard Bernstein will make his
first series of non-“Omnibus” tele-
vision appearances via CBS-TV.
this fall The network will do
four ..Saturday morning pickups,
starting in November, of Bern-
stein’s series of children’s concerts
with the New York Philharmonic-
Symphony at Carnegie Hall. Bern-

stein will conduct and narrate the

children’s series.

Until now, Bernstein has re-
stricted his ty work to the Bob
Saudek-reined “Omnibus,” and in
fact is due to appear on several
of the shows this season at NBC-

4{TY. But the children’s series is
|a. pet project with the composer-

conductor, and it’s understood he
went straight to CBS board chair-
man William S.: Paley, a trustee of
the symphony, with the idea of the
remotes. Once CBS ascertained
that the concerts could be han-
dled physically, it okayed the deal.

‘Only problem remaining is to get

a.wide enough station clearance
for the series..

White’s ABC Slot
John H. White was named na-
tional sales manager of American
Broadcasting Network under sales
veep Thomas C. Harrison...

White has been spot sales man-7

ager for Ziv-FVY, a syndication
house, in the central division. He
held ‘the job for two years and
prior fo that he was a Ziv telefilm
salesman in St, Louis.

Dick Doty in a Dither

Spot Radio; Tells: Of Webs, Too

Bradenton, Fla,
Editor, VaRIeETyY:
' Your Sept.. 4 issue carries an

‘| article blaming the current sad:

condition of National Spot Radio

{on the networks.

May the small voice of a small Jo-
cal station be heard? Put the
blame on the agency time-buyers.
It belongs there. The networks,
which first ruined radio and then
deserted it; now have discovered
the medium. was restored to full
bloom by the local stations and

meeting he was not sure how Jong
the NBC radio network would con-
tinue, perhaps a year, maye two.
However, while the nets were bid-
ding a not-very-fond farewell to
radio, the local radio stations were
selling products,

The hometown folks remember
that, and when they turn on -their
radios they listen to the friendly
voices they know and trust. And
they buy what those voices suggest
they buy. In my area, which is
one of the fastest-growing in the!

‘| WCAU

45

By JAMES A. CONNERS

Schenectady, Sept. 24.
Charles Shaw, news director of
(AM-TV), Philadeplphia,
{jolted the final session of the Re-
gion 1 conference of the National
Assn. of Radio-Television Broad-
casters in Schenectady last week,
1 by challenging the validity of the
‘widely-expressed current thesis

that radio and. television should
‘have “equal access to news
| sources,”

a fighting speech, heard by
approximately 35 © broadcasters,
many others walked out at the con-
clusion of President Harold E, Fel-
lows’ address and Shaw blasted
them for indicating lack of “sin-

‘|tecere” interest in the news phase

of radio-televiston, the veteran
commentator declared “The time
has not yet ‘arrived"” for the elec-
tronics medium to assert “equality”
with newspapers and news maga-
zines. He felt that “much remains
to be done” before this claim’ ~
should be presented.

“Some broadcasters,” Shaw
stated, hope to cash in on the
“prestige and stature’ gained
from equal accessibility to news
sources, “rather than by first de-
veloping prestige in news, and then
asserting their right to informa-
tion.”

Shaw conceded the proper gath-
ering and handling of news to only
three radio-television grounps: “the
networks, certain large stations,
and certain small stations.”

A newsman before he became a
newscaster (Shaw served under
Edward R. Murrow on the Conti-
j nent during World War II), he was
“just as proud to be a member of
the journalist profession as a doc-
tor, a layer or a clergyman would
be of their professions,”

Journalism has “a code just as
sacred as the law, medicine or re-
ligion.” It “demands” considerable
training and a great deal of experi-
ence to “become a good journalist.”

Broadcasters, continued Shaw,
are prone to the fallacy that “any-
body can be a reporter." A great
many of them are not concerned

“about news as we understand it”;
they make demands without show-
ing a sincere interest in news, “or
doing anything about it.”

Shaw indicated this group was
primarily interested in news for
prestige and promotion purposes
-——to make money on it. He had
no objection to stations earning a
profit from news, provided they
employed trained staffs in this de-
partment.

WCAU, with 17 on its news sec-
tion, shows a profit on the opera-
tion, and can also rightfully use
this for promotion, Shaw said. All
his men have had newspaper ex-
perience, or have been trained by
newscasters with press experience.

Shaw rated them the equal of
any in Philadelphia; thought “some
of them are better than Philadel-

phia newspapermen.” A few of

Blames Agency Time-Buyers for Plight of National ‘them are “coffee boys” who have

(Continued on page 48)

7 Lively Arts’ Crews
All Over Town Shooting
For Upcoming Stanzas

With its early-November pre-
miere fast approaching, CBS-TV’s
“Seven Lively Arts™ production op-
eration is beginning to roll fast.
Last wéek, three film crews were
j out on. the streets of New York
shooting segments for three dif-
ferent shows. To add to the fast

Denker Sells 3 Scripts
- For ‘Kraft T¥ Theatre’
Three. Henry Denker scripts
have been bought by “Kraft T'V.
Theatre” for presentation this sea-

son. Current working titles of the

threesome are “The - Scientist”
(about Sigmund Freud), ‘Material
Witness" (a meller} and “Amy,”

spout a mother-daughter relation-

Although Denker has long
worked in radio and tv (his reputa-
tion ‘in radio was made with
“Greatest Story Ever Told”), his
stock soared yia his 1956 Broadway
play, “Time Limit,’ written with
Ralph Berkey and for which Den-
ker did the screenplay for the
United Artists release. -

|$250,000- to two new bankrollers for

‘from Simplicity Patterns, which. in

that it is a good bandwagon to hop
ahoard. And network: spokesmen,
sounding as pious as a deacon on
Sunday, go around calling the lo-
cal independents. “teapots”. and
loudly proclaiming that only net-
work radio can, sell.

‘Such a siren song from only 2
few blocks away falls on receptive
ears along Madison Avenue.
time-buyers—bless ’em—fiad
less scary and much easier to put
their eggs in one network basket
than to dig around and discover
the. stations that would deliver
those eggs fresh.

It was. not until the networks
‘earned—doubtless by hearsay—
that radios were outselling televi-
sion sets two-fo-one. that they de-
cided to yet back in the field. Two
years ago, a member of NBC’s top
brass Said loudly at an affiliate

More 7. r Biz

NBC - TY’s “Today” - coy ht*
sales unit, with $500,000 in “To-
day” orders in during ‘the past
month, this week’ gained more mo-
mentum with sales of at least

“Today.” P, H. Hanes Knitting
Co.. for its Hanes Underwear line,
bought $190,000 gross worth of
“Today” participations, to start
early next year, the total number
of: spots comi#fg to: 40. Deal was
set via N. W. Ayer.

Also new was a verbal order

the past has used “Home” on NBC-
TV, for at least $60,000 gross worth
of business for “Today” during the
fourth quarter of this year; with
more to.come in 1958. Order came
out of the .Grey agency. ~

The |
it.

nation, network ratings are at the} production pacing, key personnel
bottom of the heap. The listeners ifrom each unit were doubling into
have gotten into the habit, overjthe other shows.
the past few years, of listening to | One crew under Robert Gold-
the hometown station, and. in or-!man was down on Mulberry Street
der to change that habit, the nets Ito ‘Shoot an Italian festival for the
would have to move “The $64,000: ,January show on Pulitzer Prize-
Questian” to radio and run it every | winning composer Norman Dello
day of the week. All day. RadioiJoio. He also took a crew with
talent is no longer with the net-:host John Crosby to Madison
works; it is with the local stations. i Square Garden to shoot sequences
The advertising agency that thinks ; jfor “Fhe Evangelists,” which he’s
it is doing a job for its clients | producing for Nov. 17 telecast.
merely by buying hunks of network ‘Robert Northshield, who'll direct
radio or regional station time is: “The Evangelist,” is acting as pro-
kidding itself and its clients. The : ducer on the E. B. White “Here Is
Madison Avenue slide rule may in-! : New York,” which is shooting cur-
dicate big network or big station : ‘ rently all over Manhattan. And
radio is the best buy. Main Street ;Peter Poor, editor on “Arts” has
product buyers simply do not: {also been made a director on the
agree. { show, and is_currently directing
Dick Doty __ ithe Dello Joio segment and edit-
(President, WTRL). hing “Evangelists.”

9

46

RADIO-TELEVISION

| TV Follow-Up Comment

Hungarian rebel group, Van Hef-: attempt to invade the entertain-

lin limned a quiet thegh power-!
laden porfrait of th: bereaved:

Russian colonel; Dean Jagger, In a type of questioning engaged in by
sharp change from his usual work: Wingate. who increasingly is. get-
in films, was equally striking as;ting away from the role of the re-
the hysterical, fawning Hungarian! porter and

bigshot: and both Earl Holliman!
as the colonel’s dedicated ‘aide and.
Kim Hunter as the politician’s;
gentle wife were crackerjack.
Director Arthur Penn’s pacing{|
sometimes dragged, and it seemed}
obvious that this play had its trou-:

bles stretching aut the 90 minutes.:refusal frem Trumbo to answer

The

play. which was not one of Ser-;
ling’s better efforts. The, camera-!
vork incidentally, was excep-i
tional. : Trau. }

Marx’s orch. Rose.
4
Night Beat
**Night Beat” on WABD (Dt-

Monti hooked the eontroversial
Datton Trumbo last week (18) but
failed to make the elusive gentle-
man came clean and emerge from
his smooth line of patter about the
rights. of the individual. What was
clear, when it was all over, was
that interrogator John Wingate
had met his intellectual match in
Trumhbo, who at times succeeded
in making him sound foolish.
Trumbo was one of the “Un-
friendly Ten” who in 1947 refused
to answer questions before the
House Un-American Activities
Committee. His name came into
prominence again earlier in the
year, when a Robert Rich got the
Academy Award for writing “The
Brave One.” It’s been said that
Rich and Trumbo are the same!

man, a fact which Trumbo refuses,

to either affirm or deny.
What Trumbo said wasn’t of!
great importance. It’s difficult to

= Continued from page 41

ment business. —
What was of concern was the

is assuming,
proach and tenor, the mantle of the
prosecutor. Even this might be
lumped under the label of “sharp”

questioning. were his questions of BD.

the tvpe to elicit provocative an-
swers,
When. however, Wingate got a

“morality” theme, and thejthe question: of his past political}
performances, were superior to the; afiilation. and he then proceeded}

to remind him of his “responsi-
biliiv" to the viewers (this to a
man who went to jai] for his re-
fusal to answer before Congress).
Wircate sounded pompous and
foolish. Furthermore, he should
never ask a guest why. if he didn’t
wish to answer + question, he came
on the shov. He pulled that boner

QOrizinal Amateur Hour |
Hazel Bishop, which has been}
sponsoring Ted Mack and thei
“QOrivinal Amateur Hour’ Monday |
nignis at 10 through the summer,
has shified the show over to the
Sunday evening at 7 slot on NBC-
TV for the regular fall-to-spring
semester, Thus the new berth is,
something of a reprise for the tyro {
showcase, for it was approximately |
10 yeurs aco that “Amateur aoe |
initially preemed in that time pe-
riod as a full hour video presenta- |
tion via DuMont facilities.

AcituaHy the display of the ams |
makes more sense as an’ early eve-j
ning presentation (as those early |
Du ratings bore out), for it’s not
only d-voreed from the powerhouse
competition but provides a relax-
ing frontispiece for the “Sally’-
“Steve Allen’-Dinah Shore parlay
that follows.

The runaway status of a 12-year-
old trumpeter from Mexico (kid
was loaded with rhythm and musi-
cianship! demonstrated anew the
payoff accruing from ‘Amateur
Houv’s” global search for talent
(with producer Lou Goldberg cur-
rently hop-skipping throughaut
Europe for more promising tyros,
and particularly some offbeat at-
tractions to counteract the week-
iIn-week-out repetitiveness of cast).
As usual, Mack has a winning way
with both the contestants and ‘the!
audience.

Spollichtine the Sunday’s
preem’s “offbeat” status was col-
umnist Earl Wilson's guesting on
the ¢rums to the accomp of Mack
on the licorice stick and Lloyd

with Trumho, who promptly re-
plied: “I came because I was
asivc dd.”

The success of “Night Beat” de-

does on the type of questions
toss:.d ai them and—to an extent
—the manner in which: they’re
asked. Winvate has gone beyond
the reasonabje limits originally set
by Mike Wallace and he now edi-
torializes to the hilt. This is no
longer eliciting answers. He turns
the show into a debate.

Tlis’' curious remarks following
Trumbo's assertion that blacklist-
ing has led to misery and to sui-
cide, and the even more curious
slant he took when Trumbo men-
tioned anti-Cammunist “hysteria”
(where was Wingate during the
-Army-McCarthy - hearings?), make
him suspect of trying to impose
his own, apparently very definite,
views on the program.

Wingate did a. better job with
Marya Mannes. a writer for The
Reporter magazine. ‘Miss Mannes
came up with some provocative ob-
servations, though she affected a
superior mannerism that must
have alienated even some of those
who agreed with her observations.

‘ Hift.

“Foreign TV Reviews

Continued from page 40

series played by Raymond Francis. !

The plot was difficult to follow,

and the motive for the murder |

never clearly established. There
were, however, times when the

action became absorbing, especially |

so when methods of detection were
explained.
Supt. Lockhart was never estab-
lished as a strong personality and
was unconvincing. The other play-
ers, tog, either overacted or under-
played their parts, but there is a
possibility that this series may set-
tle down into an interesting weekly
offering. Sets were convincing and
camera work good. Bary.

THAT’S LIFE ©

With Max Wall, Vanessa Lee, The
Seven Volants, The O'd Timers
Skiffle Group, The Steve Race
Orch, others.

Director: Bimbi Harris

39 Mins., Mon., 9:30 p.m.

Associated-Rediffision, from Lon-

on

There’s a great deal of room for

quarrel with him when he defends|improvement . in this 30-minute
a man's right to privacy in his po-| weekly comedy series built round

litical beliefs.
nificanee when, at this late date,

It becomes of sig-|

longtime w.k. British zany Max
Wall. .The first in the skein fea-

in ap-

son surveying London from the top
of

from a_ studio audience, and even

dated sketches. which were split up
ky the appearances of guest artists,
and- Wall himself dressed as Nel-

his column in Trafalgar Square.
Dialog - failed to -raise laughs:, .. . _.
is turning out an original, “The

‘GE Theatre’

wane Continued from paxe 33

Wall’s Very mobile face and body | Iron Rose.”

only squeezed a few titters out of.

them. The first sketch involved .a
plumber and his aid creating chaos
in a home where there weren't any
‘burst pipes, ending with “everyone
getting soaked. The other sketch,
featuring the ‘star as a nut mis-
taken as a psychiatrist by another
atient, brought better results.
Tenessa Lee, as a guest artist, gave
rout with a beautiful controlled
‘rendering of “Let Me Be Loved,”
some high
Bary.

{ Volants,” . provided
powered tumbline.

an

Bosi Arnaz

Continued from pase 33

eee
»

idemise of comedy on tv, and said
ithose comedians who did fall by
jthe waysisie have only themselves
‘to blame for it. .

, He pointed: to Danny Thomas,

‘Burns. & Al'en, Jack Banny, the

ipends as much on its guests as itj “Lucy” series, “December Bride,”
-and Eve Arden “on six ‘vears inf

jher first series’) as illustrations
‘that if done ‘properly comedy
lshows can survive .the various
itrends. of tv. “Compare these
{shows with those that didn’t -Jast
|in the comedy field. and you'll find

‘the ones which lasted are those
ibuilt on characterizations, not
just jokes. On our series, we first

‘established a base of characters,
then we could go into farce. We
didn’t last because we had so many
great shows; we lasted. because we
never did a bad one.. You must

establish and maintain a level and

preserve it.
“Despite all these westerns, I’m
‘going ahead and doing situation

comedy. but comedy with charac- |
ter. The situation comedy will be}.

back as strong as ever in 1958.
There will always be room for a
good western or dramatic show,
[but today it’s ali imbalanced,” said
; Arnaz.

First Desi-Lucy show,. 85 min-.

utes in length, will be on CBS Nov.
6. Budgets on the longees are ap-
proximately $300,000. Arnaz ‘re-
eently nixed a $11,000,000 offer
from Texas oilman Clint Murchi-

son for Desilu.

TV Station Profits

samen: Continued from page 32

cago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleve-

‘land, S: F-Oakland, Washington, |
D. C., Minneapolis- St. Paul, and

St! Louis,

Times sales: by 474 stations in
458 markets (less commissions plus
talent and program sales) last year
totaled $551,350,000. Of this
amount, $281,192,000 was to ma-

tional and «regional advertisers,
$174,002,000 to local sponsors, and.
$127,985,000 to networks. -

’ Data shows that aggregate losses’

‘were incurred last year by 11 mar-
kets with three or four stations.
These were. Albuquerque, N. M.;
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colo.;
Green Bay-Mariette, Wis.; Harris-
burg, Pa.;. Little Rock-Pine Bluff,
Ark.; Madison, Wis.; Phoenix,
|Ariz.; South Bend-Elkhart, Ind.:
Tucson, Ariz.; Scranton-Wilkes
Barre, Pa.; and Wichita-Hutchin-
son, Kan. . ok

he still claims there was no Reditured the comedian in a couple of

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| and the other guesters ‘Tine Seven.

Even if the impact of the NBC-
ABC programming levels off “GE
Theatre’s” consistent Top 10 stand-
ing, the show still has another ma-
jor factor in its advantage. Despite

the plethora of stars, GE’s 50
shows this season will average out
at $38,000 each, low for a top-name
anthology. series. Comparative in-

Tony Draws a Bull

Hollywood, Sept. 24.

Revue Productions and
BBD&O are having a fullscale
hassle with CBS-TV’s censors
over one of the upcoming
“General Electri¢ ‘heatre”
film shows, in which Tony Cur-
tis makes his television drama-
tic debut as a. bullfighter. In
essence, Revue and BBD&O
are accusing the network of
setting a double-standard in its
eontinuity & acceptance prac-
tices. .

At the root of the hassle
is the fact that the network
ordered cuts in bullfight se-
quences in the GE film: “Cor-
onado,:’ with which Revue com-
plied, on the basis that they
were too violent and bloody.
Then, when CBS alowed simi-
lar scenes to be used on its
own “Playhouse 90” series, in
‘Death of Manolete,” Revue
and BBD&O hit the ceiling,
accusing CBS of favoring its
own programs in its censor-
ship. practices.

Right now, Revue report-
edly is insisting that the cuts
be restored, on the basis that
what’s good enough for a CBS
house show is good enough for
an outside package. Probabil-
ity is that CBS will bow to the
GE pressure.

fn
expensiveness of the show is due
to the programming breakdown,
which calls for 22 high-priced “A”
pictures with top names; 11 me-
dium-priced “B” films, with aver-

an extremely low cost, bringing the
Against. the kind of coin’ NBC and
thousand basis even in the unlikely

event it does get clobbered by the
opposition.

WABD

Continued from page 33

Barricini candies in New York.
Stanza, with Allyn Edwards as an-
chor man amid a rotating group of
interviewers, guests, moves from
its recent Tuesday-8:30 p.m. slot
to Thursdays at 7:30 as of tomor-
row. The Thursday following the
show on a 13-week cycle. Last
tional, which ankled -in. mid-June.

Station said that.one reason for

to make available as interviewees

previously appear because of the
8:30 starting time.

In recent weeks, WABD, a Du-
Mont? owned and ‘operated station,
-sold :two live Friday half-hours,
the “Art Ford Greenwich Village

|Party” to- Block Drig and “Fiesta

Americana” to Americana to Bal-
‘lantine Beer, ,

Englander’s Musical .
Segs on Religioser

Roger Englander, CBS staff pro-.
ducer-director who's been on day-
time strips through the summer,
is returning to the musical field

-tyia “Lamp Unto My Feet.”

‘This Sunday (29) Englander is

York City Opéra Co, “Carmen’s”

by a prominent -churchman and

+Dr, Lymad Bryson of “Carmen As

An. Amoral Charactér.” On last
Sunday’s: (22). outing: of “Lamp

-1 Unto My Feet,” Englander directed
‘tthe. first public performance in
{this country of “A-Saered Serv-
tiee” by Salomon -Rossi with Al-:
ffredo Antonini conducting.

age names and 17 “A” repeats at |
overall average down to $38,000. |

ABC will be spending, “GE” shapes |"
Jup as unbeatable on a cost-per-

sponsor moves in for the whole:

sponsor it had was Hebrew Na-|

the move«to an earlier hour was | ‘

legit performers who could not.

directing excerpts ‘from Bizet’s|
- +“Carmen” featuring Gloria Lane
and ‘Richard Uassily of-the New

-tie with the religioso;-“Lamp Unto}
My ,Feet” -will be a discussion |

o!

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

'1,000TH AFFILIATE
FOR

Keystone Broadcasting System,
| which likes to call itself “the fifth

KEYSTONE WEB

_ Chicago, Sept. 24.

radio network,” last ‘veek signed
its 1,000th affiliate, KAGE, a new
1,000-watter in Winona, Minn.
Shortly after the signing, Sferling

Drugs,

a longtime KBS client,

placed an order for 1,000 one-min-
‘ute spots on the station for two of
its products, Bayer Aspirin and

Milk of Magnesia.
KAGE, which went on the air
last June, is owned: by Al Tedesco,
‘who also owns KDUZ in Hutchin-
‘|son, Minn. Keystone specializes in

rural market radio coverage.

Recently three executive promo-

tions were announced by -president
Sidney J. Wolf. Execs elevated
were Noel Rhys from v.p. in charge
of the N. Y. office and eastern sales
operations ta executive v.p.; Edwin

R.

(Pete) Peterson from v.p. to

senior v.p. with continued respon-
sibility for midwestern sates. opera-.
tions’ in Chicago, and Charles A.
Hammarstrom from account exec
to v.p. in Keystone’s N. ¥. office.

Denver—Two disk. jockeys have

quit here as a result of the front
office wanting to dictate what they
played on their shows. Ed Scott,
who -doubles as Sheriff Scotty on
KBTV, quit KMYR, and Ray Per-

‘kins, on the same _ station since

1946 when it was KFEL; has quit
KIMN.°:

aN a

SHE'S a friend
of a friend

‘shares your fondness

of yours. She

for KOIN-TV's
coverage of
Portland, Oregon,
and SO neigh-
boring counties.
When you
whisper sweet.
somethings thru
KOIN-TY, .
she listens...
and reacts,
The gentle-
men from
CBS-TV_.
Spot Sales .
carry tales
about her
habits ose.
and about
‘, KOIN-TV's
incredible |
. FatINgs. sya

-

1957

. _ Like a Glove

‘Wednesday, ‘September -25,

CBS RADIO TO-AXE |
STAN FREBERG SHOW

CBS’ Radio has’decided to drop
the “Stan. Freberg Show,” . despite
the rave critical reaction to the
comedy-satire. stanza. Web took
the move because of lack of com-
‘mercial interest in the show, along
with scheduling problems, but
hopes to return it to the lineup
later in the season.

Web will, however, retain “Sez
Who,” the comedy-panel entry
starring Henry Morgan, which
served as a Sunday night summer
cothpanion-piece to Freberg. “Sez
Who” moves into the 6:30 to 7 p.m,
s‘ot on Sundays, followed by the
Jack Benny tapes and at 7:30 by
the new Bing Crosby entry in the
spot being vacated by Freberg.

Ward Quall

Continued. from page 32

as anyone could dream up—but
this one’s for real—Crescendo
Gloves is riding atop the band-
wagon created by CBS-TV’s upcom-
ing “Crescendo” spec starring Rex
Harrison. -

during the show, and additionally
will be running similar spots all
this week with key CBS-TV affil-
iates,

merchandising kit to retailers with

those stores who want to buy their
own time.
ington, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston,
New Orleans, Defroit, Cleveland,
Seatile, Milwaukee and’ Memphis.

nee
August) ARB sampling, WGN-TV
tops the ABC-TV and NBC-TV sta-
tions with a 23.6 against a 22.7 for
WNBQ and 20.1 for WBKB.
Standard argument in conceding

‘Kangaroo’ Coin

‘CBS-TV: ‘last week picked up
some new business for its high-
rated but sponsor-starved “‘Captain
Kangaroo” kidshow entry.. .Signing

nd place to the indi that|for Saturday morning _participa-
second place to the indie is that/+i were B. F. Goodrich and

the station is always strong during ‘Bauer & Black.

the summer months with the hypo| Goodrich, via BBD&O, will take
from its baseball telecasts. Quaal} five. participations on. ‘the - show,

counters, however, “We-had second| While B&B is signed for seven.
position before baseball started Both sponsors start next motnh.

with our own programing, and
we're not going to be in a weak
position after the baseball season. |
A station just doesn’t collapse like
that. We have 12 of the 18 top
syndicated shows in Chicago, -the}
Chicago Symphony television con-
certs, ‘Ding Dong School’ and:-a lot
of children’s shows we’re proud of.”

Quaal is a joiner, and much of
his success with adopting a Trib-
une-ish concept for WGN Inc. re-
sults from his rigid adherence to
the NARTB: code and radio stand-
ards of practice, which he helped to
write. The Trib stations joined the
“National Assn. of Radio and ‘Tele-
‘vision Broadcasters almost as soon|.
as Quaal took the reins and later
joined the Illionis Assn. of Broad-|
casters, Maximum Service . Tele-|
casters, and Television. Bureau of
Advertising, among others, Quaal
is now prez of the Broadéastin
Advertising Club of “Chitago, and
he bas hooked up WGN-TV with
Pat Weaver’s Program Service net-
work, still in the “proposed” stage,
as its first affiliate.

Administrative Revamp

Among: Quaal’s other positive
moves. were the expansion of the
national sales force and New York
sales office, adoption of a simplified
rate card eliminating a difference
in the basic rate for live and. ‘film
or remote programs (standard rate.
is now $1,800 per hour basic), the]
expansion of the . research. staft|.
from three to five members, the.
acquisition of Chicago Cubs base-
ball rights for five years. very likely
beginning in 1958, and a couple of
key personnel changés, Quaal has
also introduced a suggestion system
—again emulating |} the Chi Tribune
—and studio theatre yeetings for
all employees. Shows like “Big Ten
Community Party” on’ WGN and
“International Cafe” on WGN-TV
are overt gestures on the. part of
the stations fo reach the neighbor-] ..
hoods, “to make the communities
aware of us,” as Quaal puts it, “and
to become aware ourselves of their.
interests.” -

The two principal personnel
since Quaal took over wére the. ap-
pointments. of ‘Edward. Roth Jr. as
program manager of WGN-TY and.
Alexander C. Field Jr. as manager
of special broadcast services for
both stations. Both are relatively
young men, 35 and 39 respectively,
but Quaal, who is 38 himself, denies
that he’s deliberately accenting
youth.

~Fiejd was brought in to head a
new department, Quaal being a
stickler for upgrading public af-|
fairs programming. “We're going
to produce quality public affairs
Programs or none -at all, aie!

WYDA's 4336 Sale

Boston, Sept. 24.

WYDA, Boston radio station,
was bought this week by Air Trails
Network for $433,000. Air Trails
owns. four other radio stations.

WVDA is a 5 kw outlet with an.
ABC affiliation. New-owner, who is
awaiting « “FCC | approyal,
WKLO; Loyisyille; WING, Day-|-
ton; WCOL, Columbus, and ‘WIZE,
Springfield, O. ei

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ed Representative?

In as natural’a television tie-in |

‘The glove house is ordering ad-|.
jacencies to the Sunday night (29) 1
spec in 22 cities pushing its line].

It’s also distributed a bigscale

point-of-sale displays along with 10-|
second and 20-secorid spots for|

Markets include Wash- |

covered oo
a vastterritory...

Rene Robert Cayeller, the Sieur de LaSalle, explored:
the entire Mississipp! Valley, from Canada to the
Gulf of Mexico, in the 17th century—establishing
forts for France, planting colonies, developing trade.

WGAL-TV covers %”

¢ 3% million people.
e in 1,015,655 families Ye.
2 owning 917,320 TV sets.
earning $6% billion annually:
buying consumer goods that add up to;
$3% billion annually in retail sales mek a

it’s the. coverage that makes WGAL-TV - st
America’s 10th TV Market!” ;

‘The MEEKER ‘Company, Ine. new Vork’ s* thieage “9

As Willoughby ¢ Goes ...!

If some newspaper editors
are wondering whether the
extra attention they are giving
to television coverage is worth-
while, they should listen to the
experience of. a smalltown
Ohio paper, the Willoughby
News-Herald (circulation. 15,-
000). News-Herald wondered
about the same thing, and after
taking a readership survey ex-
panded even further by bring-
ing out a 16-page weekly sup-
plement devoted entirely to
television, largest, the paper
believes, in all Ohio. .

Survey showed that 82.6%

- of all the News-Herald readers
read the television page regu-
larly, as compared, for exam-
ple,. with about 60% reader-
ship of the motion picture
page.

Hormel’s Station Bid

Minneapolis, Sept. 24.

George A. Hormel 2d, jazz pian-
ist, former Hollywoodite and ex-
husband of film star Leslie Caron,
has obtained. FCC permit to build.
and operate a radio station at near-
by Austin, Minn.

Hormel is a ‘member of the
wealthy Austin meat packing fam-
ily. The station will operate day-
time only with one kilowatt. power
and will be managed by Robert
Abbott.

petition), vs. 19.5 for NBC's
“Father Knows Best” and 10.5 for
“Navy Log” on ABC.
Thursday—First special of the
season for NBC took a slight beat-
ing at the hands of “Playhouse 90”
and the writing-acting team of Van
| Heflin and Rod Serling.
Command Appearance” salute to

its 10-11 hour, vs. a 19.9 for the'|
last hour of “Playhouse. ” At 9:30,
“Playhouse” drubbed the depart-
ing “Hi-Low” by a 25.7 to 13.4
score. Regular NBC lineup starts
‘tomorrow (Thurs.).

Friday—Only significant ratings
so far are for the 9 to 10: period.
At 9, it’s a dogfight between CBS’
‘Mr. Adams & Eve,” which re-
turned with a 17.3, vs, 16.3 for the
new. NBC “M Squad. ”

NBC’s new “Thin Man” was a
standout at 9:30, easily topping the
field with a 19.4. CBS Schlitz re-
runs had a 14.5 and ABC’s “Date
with the Angels” a 7.4.

Saturday—CBS’ new “Perry Ma-

hour leadin can mean by cutting a
full five points off Perry Como’s

son” topped “People Are Funny”
by a 16.0 to 13.7 score. Came 8
o'clock, and “Masan” held to a 15.8
while Como topped this with a 23.7,

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But Como last week, before “Ma-
son” was on, had pulled down a
fat 28 rating.

The 9 to 10 period looks like a
dogfight too. Lawrence Welk was
tops with a 21.0, but CBS’ new
“Have Gun, Will Travel” was close
behind with..a 19.5, far ahead of
last year. NBC was still in the sum-

‘Ed Wynn scored a 17.2 average in, | mer programming business: with

“Dollar a Second” (“Gisele Mac<
Kenzie Show” is due in this week-
end), and scored a 10.2.

Polly Bergen scored a solid up-
set over Welk at 9 to 9:30, hitting
a 20.3 to Weilk’s 16.1. CBS’ Gale
Storm ran last with 14.3.

Sunday — That potent “bridge”
technique showed again with ABC’s
new 7:30 to 8:30 “Maverick” cut-
ting substantially into both Ed Sul-
livan and Steve Allen. “Maverick”
succeeded in running second at
7:30 with’ a 13.4, behind Jack
Benny’s 19.1 but ahead of “Sally”

.on NBC, which scored 12.0. At 8,

Allen’s star-studded entry was tops
with a 21.7, while Sullivan had an
18.3 and “Maverick” an 11.7, far
ahead of anything ABC has ever
been able to pull down with sus-
tainers in the past. For the 8 to 9
hour, Allen topped Sullivan by a
25.3 to 20.3 count, with ABC's
8:30-9 “Bowling Stars” entry get-
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= of various bands and choral groups
and folk dancers which would com-

interviews with delegates when.
they began arriving.

hoth American companies with aiweek or by the first of October. | intended to correlate with the cur-
marked interest in merchandising ;,The new Chamber of Deputies rent Soviet campaign to prove to
in italy, were the first Sponsors: group is a constitutional commit-
into. “Carosello.” Another U.S. -tee, empowered to make final de-
company which has a big Italian: cisions in all matters coming un-
market is General Electric, it has‘ der its jurisdiction.
been reported. : Until now, the suit. has gone

Besides American firms with a; through two lower committees, and
keen interest in the expanding ; : there have been no decisive steps
Italo market, there are the local in-; taken toward a solution’-or trial
dustries, Fiat, Montecantini Chem-. decision.
ical, Pirelli Rubber and others, - Italian advertisers are ‘limited
who are Cesirous of: getting com-: : to radio, newspaper and magazine
mercial tv. And they are repeort-: : advertising. RAI radio carries
edly behind a current lawsuit to: : considerably more commercials
bring commercial tv to the cOun- ; :than its tv sister.
try.

RAI has a complete held on an =
the tv in the country. There. ner | S

outh America TY

I Continued from page 35

that all Russia really wants is to
be everybody’s, friend—opened, ty
‘was devoted entirely to covering
its parades, performances, con-
certs, and speeches such as those
which denounced America at a big
rally in Menage Square, at the foot

low my hotel.window, to mark the
anniversary of the dropping of the
A-bomb on Hiroshima, °
The opening.day’s seven hour
{parade and sports demonstration
|was covered by 12 “live” tv cam-
eras, deployed in the Lenin Sta-
dium which seats 100,000 people.
The Soviet cameramen didn’t miss.
+a trick—ineluding the action of
one young American in dipping the:
U.-S. flag to Nikita Khrushchev as
the U. S. group marched by the So-
viet leaders.

now over 500.000 sets, each owner
paying the equivalent of $25 a
wear for tv service. So far, RAI
has spent a reported $26, 600 000 ; ment running Buenos Aires’ single

to establish tv, and, as a result, has! ty station. Indications are that it
ct
the facilities fo reach 97% of the wants to self off the tv’ er, along

country. Coverage factor was ac-{ "° . : sets |
complished in under two years,{ Wilh the radio stations it holds,
and the rumor is. that Kaiser In-

when, at the end of last year, RAI
was capable of hitting about 94°60: dustries, which makes jeeps there,|)
is one of the strong contenders to | ===

of the nation.
po. whieh’ ae oa ene Tem take over. Once it sells off the sta-|that connection, Wilson urged pro-
newspaper, entered a suit of anti- tions, government will then decidej ducers to capture the’ truth of
constitutionality against RAI's ex- where and how many else will be|their native people, so that it may
clusivity in tv. Fiat, Montecatini | #Howed. oo _ {lead to better understanding.
and Pirelli are behind it all the Urugauy— Interesting situation! Wilson alsa outlinéd the pur-
way, it is said. here, with the eight Montevideo | pose and program of People-to
What makes it appear as though | radio station jointly owning the|People and warned that the next
the matter is going to come to a] sole tv’er, a 100-watt experimental| war may be the. end for mankind,
head shortly is the probability of } job that does simulcast each day urging that the peaceful alterna-
the litigation being turned overj with the AM’ers, rotating the sta-|tive to war must be found.
to 4° powerful congressional Jaw{tions. It’s making money, too. Attending the conference was a
body either by the end of this Brazil—Shaping up as the rich-| party of 77 American tv editors
——en eens | ect ty area on the Continent, with] and columnists, brought to London
serivee linking three cities, Rio,|on a “Robin Hood” junket. Charles
Sao Paulo and Buene Horizante, | Collingwood of CBS acted. as mod-
with multiple stations in each mar-| erator. During their five day stay
ket. Big problem here is the Jan-|in London before a 48-hour hop to
guage one, with Portuguese the of-| Paris the visiting scribes were in-
ficial lingo as against Spanish in| vited te the Nielsen h.g. in Oxford,
the other countries. Brazilians tried | were the guests of Associated Tele-
Spanish-dubbed film, but don’t like | Vision and BBC-TY, spent a day
it, and are now using substitles or jwith Sapphire Films and were feted
voice-over narration-translation or;at a@ supper party by Associated-
running film in English. They { Rediffusion.
point out, though, that for all the} At the first official function,
economic sense of dubbing in Span-| when ‘the visitors were taken to
ish, half the population of the Con-| Oxford to see the new Nielsen h.q.
tinent is Porfuguese-speaking, so|On the outskirts of the city, they
how about it? were told that by next Spring the
Other Berman observations—j commercial programmers would be
high dependence on live produc-|collaring more than 50% of the
tion because costs are cheaper than | total televiewing time, which im-
film for any specific period of|Plied a greater drawing power for
time: tight money situation, partic-|fop programs over BBC-TV, whose
Jularly as applied to dollars, which ‘operation spans virtually the en-
had tended to slow down some de-|tire country,
yelopment because the grantees}.
‘pan’t raise money for construction
ot for the American equipment.

Soviet TY

Continued from page 35

Wilson :

Continued - from page 35

MAURICE SEYMOUR
Phetog-apher

BROADWAY of S4rh Sf.
NEW YORK CG 5.2133

Wn. vy
Wagon Train

Continued from page 0
tire NBC sales force got on the

phone the next morning, and be-

fore the day was out, had a deal.
Negotiations. were ‘initiated via
Foote, Cone & Belding, the Edsel |
agency..

i! eert with other governmental fa-
| cilities in any Kremlin-ordered

campaign. For two months prior

to the Festival’s opening almost

half the limited hours of program-

j ming on Moscow ty were devoted

| to preparations for the spectacle.
There were daily lessons for the

: \ populace in how to say “hello,”
‘peace,” and “friendship,” in a

| dozen languages including English,

deeply in the red on “Wagon
Train” for the rest of the season,
since it-was forced to sell the show
to Ford at a program charge of
{about $35,000 per hour (even
though production runs near
$100,000). Reason is that the web,
prior to the preem, had so much
‘trouble selling the show that it
cut the price several times, finally
| | selling to Drackett and ‘Tums at the
‘1 $35,000 figure.“ At that point, it
‘couldn’t very well.jack up the
price again for Edsel, which had

Chinese, German, Indian and
Japanese. ‘There were previews

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Continued from page 28

wherefores of research.

biggest competitors.
Then, too,

‘ices themselves. In their selling
techniques, they rap each other
| |quite often. The cumulative effect, it
is. said, is that sponsors have little
|| faith in any,

| New York—Weed & Co., radio
reps, announces addition of three
. {new stations fo chain: WGRC,
{ Louisville; WLAM, Lewiston, and
WTOD, ‘Toledo, .

=

pete at the Festival. There were}

i When the Festival—which was!

Russians as well as to the world]

of the Kremlin’s walls and just be-:

mews conferences,
'queries by newsmen, and “steal”

cords the replies. He cited gaucher-:

era.”

‘Despite the runaway aspect of |
the deal, NBC stands to come out}

been pitched earlier at the 35G |

educate them on the why and}.

Meantime, print is riding what.
‘appears to be a surefire circula-1;
tion feature that also has a built-{ |
in plus for the print space peddlers |-
{and a minus for radio and ty, its]-

there is another
| {source of negativism about ratings, |
one that emanates from the serv-:

Wednesday, September. 255 1957

Inside Stuff—Radio-TV

A complete review of program activities during 1957 and plans for

next year will be the main. topics on the agenda of the two-day meet
of radio program managers of Westinghouse Broadcasting Co,
Sessions, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday (1-2) comes as most of
the stations complete their first year of entirely non-network local pro-
gramming, and three months after the launching of WBC’s “Program
PM.” Addressing the group will be Donald H, McGannon, WBC prez;
Richard M. Pack, v.p. of programming; William J. Kaland, national
program manager; and Melvin A. Goldberg, research director.

After shelling out nearly $100,000 for televising the Senate Labor
Rackets hearings, DuMont’s WITG-TV in Washington decided to film
the hearings which resumed. yesterday (Tues,) and carry 30 minutes
daily at 11 p.m. Station believes this arrangement will give many view-
ont” cannot watch during daytime an opportunity to catch the high-

DuMont’s New York station, WABD-TV, has sent John Wingate of the
“Nightbeat” show here to interview personalities identified with the
hearings. This will follow the hearings’ highlights. It’s the first time
the show has not originated in New York.

Perrin & Paus is not the house ad agency of Sunbeam Corp., as. stat-
ed in-a recent Variety story but is closely: associated with the client

because Sunbeam has been in the P&P fold for 22 of the shop’s 23+
year existence, Story also stated erroneously that P&P closed its New

York office when it shifted all its live commercial production to Chi.

Actually the agency: maintains its Gotham branch but has transferred

key live commercial personnel to the Windy City. P&P, New York, is

still quite active in animated. blurbs.

Arthur Godfrey, who got into a brush with the Civil Aeronautics
Administration a couple of years ago when he allegedly buzzed the con-
trol tower at Teterboro, N. J., made with another near-miss recently. He
had agreed to star in his first vidfilm, a yarn about an airfield_control
tower, for “General Electric Theatre. “ After reconsideration,- Godfrey
decided to pull out.

Part has been taken over by Art Linkletter, who'll make his dramatic
preem on the show. :

Shaw

Continued from page 45

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Shaw likewise heaped scorn on an-:
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would face the jealousy and pos-|}-
sible dislike of their press .con- |-
ferees. However, radio and televi-}
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access,” And the electronics medi-
um should then proceed to “smoke
out” -public. officials “hiding way] ¥@
from the microphone or the cam-j. Gag

Des Moines—H. W. (Dutch) Cas-
sill. has resigned as manager of
KTRI, Sioux City, and as president.
and manager of KQUE, Albuquer-
que, N. M., effective Oct. 1. He will
become associated with Blackburn
& Co., advertising brokerage firm,
and serve a territory west of the
Mississippi River.

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Jim Parker, Advertising Manager of Been: Nut Life . Savers, Inca.
makes the point:
“Using regions where its distribution is already estabfi shed.as.a springboard;

. Beech-Nut Gum is making a national splash, ‘Only. SPOT RADIO gives the.

frequency required for such a tremendous job at such reesonabte cost?
To its extensive and continuing schedule in the top 50. tharkets, and to
NBC Spot Sales‘ radio stations in every .
market where they playa part, goes much |
of the credit for the overwhelming suc- !
cess of the Beech -Nut Gum campaign.” —

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Wednesday, September 25, a |

1957

~ -ABC- W's Nielsen Rap.

——SSes ~ Continued from page 29 .
ing over 95%. of the national sets-

of the year is said to depend heavi-|
ly on its Nielsen showing.

The three others are “O.S.S.”
for Mennen on Thursdays; “West |

in-use.
Same problem existed last sea-

son and for many seasons before.

Point,” for Carter and Van Heusen | that for ABC, but then it was be-

on Tuesdays, and “Circus Boy,”

eause ABC couldn’t offer a full

bought on Thursdays by Mars and} lineup. Today,.it can, except for a
Kellogg. Problem may even exist | few instances.

for the new Sid Caesar show, which !

Other shows on a short station

will begin in January for Helena,jJineup, as a result of bankroller

Rubinstein.

The problem, which seems none-
the-less. serious for ABC even
though sponsors are reportedly
aware of it, is that a the afore-
mentioned. shows, and others of
lesser pulling power, are running
on short station lineups. Caesar
is seeking a full ABC Hineup and
-if Van Heusen gets it its problems
are solved, but the others are run-
ning, for the most part on 90 sta-
tions or under and are getting cov-
erage in 85% or less of the Nielsen
rating area. “Circus Boy” is about
the highest of these “short “buys”
with 93. stations. |

Hape is that more emphasis will}

be given to the 15-city Trendex as
an indication of how the programs
are doing nationally. All the afore-

mentioned shows will show. up on
the full Trendex tally, but, lacking |'

some of the, Nielsen markets, are

bound to
jJower rating against NBC and CBS

suffer an immediately.

| economies, are “Mike Wallace In-

“You Asked For It,”
and the Guy

terview,”
“Bold Journey”

Mitchell show, latter being In ap-

proximately 50 markets.

‘Belief. is that, despite the delib- |.

erate buy of short lineups, certain

of the sponsors still go by the ab- |

solute rating comparisons offered
by Nielsen.
“Maverick,” by ‘sponsor Kaiser,
for instance, can’ throw the entire
ABC Sunday sked back into a state
of turmoil, The network has just
now, with the Caesar biz, gotten
two-and-a-half solid hours, of pro-
gramming tied up.

Continued from page 30 Saae

own and, in fact, even promised to
help in the buying.

Until they can transact a package

A cancellation. on:

shows with a full lineup and reach-/} of their own, however, Oklahoma

ent stockpile, most of them RKO
firstruns and 20th-Fox repeats.

ithe new 20th and United Artists
‘| packages, having already passed up.
the “Shock” chillers for blockbus-
ters with greater prestige. Though | ;
they made a straight rate card
deal with WBKB, the clients expect

week buying their own pix.
, Evidently, their plan is to divvy

product for the second run. Sta-
tion’ then .comes in > for additional
reruns.

While both sponsors were mo-
‘tivated by a desire to bein a buy-
‘ing position for the best films avail-
‘able, they had other reasons ‘for
‘Yhaking: the transfer.
Builders, for instance, wanted to
‘free itsel£ from Friday night com-
petition with Jim Moran’s “Cour-
tesy. Theatre”: on. WBKB. For the
past six months, the two shows
have been. taking. turns. beating
each other.- Feeling that the head-
on matching of firstrate firstruns
fs a’ waste of time and money, and
Munable to swing a different week-

| Station.

an 14 Community’s prexy, Robert W.
aL
i. i from WBKB early this year when
a as cooee Rata ‘the station’s manager.
- , i (Red} Quinian, ° availed time for
tthim to beam the controversial
Martin Luther” pic.
followed WGN-TV’s nixing of. the
jecheduled telecast when Catholic
# elements here protested the show-
i ing. Kendler says he’ intends to

‘ann

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aa Catholic feature.

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ANA Dee tae

W sponsor of the baseball telecasts,
had been buying the 8 p.m. Sunday
y fms on WGN-TY in the offseason
: company, sthough it has
Pitched its winter money, still
‘has an option to renew on base-

va) ms ty
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exercise if,
WBKB film starts Oct. 3.

The WBKB coup, one of its
biggest’ yet, was instrumented by
rer mahre ri iia) salesman: John McPartlin. Both
eater eRe R ‘elients have come in ‘on 52-week
Heals, not firm, in 13-week cycles.

ABC Radie’s Plongh Coin

Inc. in radio. “Aspirin-makér be-
gins in few days with-five five-min-
ute segs a week and within two
-months will increase its ABN pur-
chase to nine five-minute segs,
with the possibilily of stil fur-
ther increments in. sight.

iia LL RaAAOAT ry

Sn Oe on

Ca —- +e

‘week, too. Food sponsor has one
‘seg a week for *10 weeks in the

a.m:, one a week for four weeks

~

and Community’ will” make usé of
the stronger ‘titles in WBKB’s. pres- |

] The sponsors are now negotiating.

| to be saving about $1,500 each per |

up the firstruns. and to exchange.

Community |

iHnight on WGN-TV, Community
grabbed the relatively safe Tues-} .
day night period on the ABC-TV.

, Kendler, received his first overture |
Sterling |

‘This had

; i show the film again, but ‘this time

- Oklahoma, for three years “half. |

ball next season and probably will }-
Its Thursday night

American Broaticastitts* Network |.
‘closed a sizeable deal with Plough |

a Heinz made some ABN buys t this |.

Herb. Oscar Anderson strip at 10)

in “Breakfast Club” at.9 a.m. and }.
six once-weekly segs in the new]
vin Reeves strip ini the afternoon.

VARIETY
The Belated Guest

Garry Moore is set for a
guest appearance Oct. 5 on the
Perry Como show, a belated
exchange for a Como visit on
Moore’s daytimer back in 1951.
This is only Moore's third
guest shot since he started his
show on CBS-TV in. 1950.

All three shots have been on
NBC-TV, the other two having.
been with George Gobel. To
boot, Moore’s solo spec appear-
ance was also. for NBC, last
season, as host os the “Mr.
Broadway” spec.

Graves’ ‘Saintly Billy’
Playhouse $0 Entry;
David Shaw to Adapt

“They Hanged My Saintly Billy,”

Graves, .has been sold to “Play-
house 90” for production later this
fall. David Shaw will adapt the,
novel, and he’s probably up against
one of the toughest jobs in televi-
sion, since the yarn deals with the
trial of a 19th Century English

| evangelist accused of murder, rape,

swindling and a score of other
‘eontroversial-for-tv crimes,
Deal for the novel and for Shaw

to adapt were set by Herb Jaffe,

indie agent, who also sold two
other “Playhouse 90” entries, these
to be filmed for the program. One

RADIO-TELEVISION

|Adam Young Reppery in Swipe

49

At Nielsen for ‘Forgetting Radio

After months of study, Adam
Young, Inc., national -station rep, :
has come out with an announce-!
ment charging A. C. Nielsen is im-|

| proving its television service at the;
{expense of radio,

In a report entitled “Nielsen

‘Forgets Radio” the Young study

states that the NSI areas to be
surveyed for both radio and te’e-
vision have been revised under
Nielsen’s new format and will be
based upon the tv area associated
with the metropolitan survey us-
ing NCS No. 2. Although the NSI
area will be surveyed only total

{station audience (shown in homes)
current bestseller by Robert|and metropolitan area ratings will

‘be published.
The reason for eliminating the

| published NSI area television data

lis obvious. according to Young,;
since by Nie“sen’s own ‘definition
this corresponds with the total tv
potential.and would therefore be
merely a repetition of the Total

Audience data which will be pub-|1.

lished.

|

now show metropolitan area rat-
ings in both their local radie and
‘tv reporta It's inconceivable, say
Young execs, that buyers desire
radio ratings for their clients
rather than “homes delivered”
since the magnitude of such in-.
dividual below 10% and gives a

misléading impression of -the
medium.
Nielsen bigwigs under orders

from Chicago “ain’t talking while
the flavor lasts” and as one exec
expressed it “Adam Young is only
one rep, there are many who sub-
scribe to our service.”

Leading reps had .“no comment”
on Young’s blast but all admitted
that they had ordered their re-
search staff to roll up their sleeves
and check into the charges.

Troy Ankles Chi NBC
To Join Mills & Park

Chicago, Sept. 24.
Jim Troy, program manager for

The Young report goes on to'NBC-TV central division, has re-

state: that much valuable .informa-
tion could be gained by publishing.
NSI area data for radio. For ex-
ample, such information would
give an immediate comparison be-}|
tween. the effectiveness of radio
‘and television in the same area

is Charles Einstein’s ‘novel, “No | Which eérresponds in reality to the

Time at All,” with Einstein and
David Swift.set by Jaffe ta adapt
and Swift also to direct. Other is
a Swift: original, not yet ftitled,
which he’ll also direct.

Other deals out of: the Jaffe

stable are for Roger Hirson to work
on the script of the General Mo-
tors 50th anni spec on NBC-TV;
Kelley Roos (the team of Bill &
Audrey Roos). to adapta story,
“The Perfectionist,” for NBC’s
“Suspicion” series; Jack Fuller to
write and direct a segment of Mon-
santo’s “Conquest” on CBS-TV;
S. S. (Paddy) Schweitzer to write
one of Henry’ Jaffe’s hourlong

| Shirley Temple-starring fairy tales,

and.also.a “Boots.& Saddles” script
for California National Produc-
tidns; and two motion picture
deals, Swift to doa treatment for

20th-Fox and Max. Wilk to do out».

line and treatment for Hal Wallis
for a projected Jerry Lewis starrer.

Jaffe also added to his staff, set-
ting Candida Donadio as head of
the literary department.’ She was
formerly with McIntosh-McKee for
six years,

maximum area -any advertiser
should associate with any given
market. Unfortunately, says Young,
only total audience of rad{o sta-

. signed the post to become a partner
in Mills, Park 2: Milford tv pack-
aging firm in New York. Coincident-
ally, Troy’s new partners, Ben Park
and Ted Mills, had in years before
held the same NBC-TV post here
that Troy is vacating. Troy leaves
Chi NBC Sept. 30.

* Though Troy is taking over Gene
Milford’s third of the eompany, it’s
understood Milford will continue

tions will be shown. The radio to-|to take an active part, along with

tal audience is not. necessarily as-
sociated with the market being
purchased at all and may (for some
stations) be thinly spread over
hundreds of miles unlike tv total
audience data which will be based

(on a restricted area.

The user of this radio report
will have no way of knowing just
where this audience is, unless he
happens to subscribe to NCS No. 2!
which. defines each station's coy-
erage as measured 18 months ago.
Nowhere in the new Nielsen re-
pert will there be radio audience
information relating to the market }
trading area.

In emphasizing the fact that]
Nielsen is bypassing radio in its
new reports, Young declares that

at

Nielsen representatives have stated |:

that a survey of over 100 time buy-
ers revéals that advertisers de-
mand ratings rather than homes
delivered ' for each market. For
this reason, the Nielsen Co. will

his own projects, and the firm will
retain its original name.

In his Ietter of resignation, Troy
recommended to NBC headquarters
that it make greater use of the
central division network program
department in the future.

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MAR. MURRAY, LAckawonne 46130

-.. Subject to FCC approval, announcement has been made of

the acquisition by J. D. Wrather, Texas and California’ in-
dustrialist, and John L. Loeb of Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades &
Company, New York, of all outstanding stock in Mazak
Corporation for $4,350,000.

The sellers were William Benton, former U, S. Senator , .

from Connecticut, H. E. Houghton, President of Muzak,

and other capable executives associated with them.

-

We initiated this transaction and worked unceasingly to

its conclusion.

ALLEN KANDER AND COMPANY

Negotiators for the Purchase and Sale of Daily Newspapers,
Radio and Television Properties

Washington

1625 Eye St, N.W.

New York
60.East 42nd St.

Chicago

.35 East Wacker Drive

50

RADIO-TELEVISION

“Wednesday, September : 25, 1957

Radio-TV Production Centers:

—————— Continued from page 32
on the set and chipped in with their own ideas how it should be done.
That’s a lot of talent on a $6,000 pitch ... No one can ‘accuse Jack Ben-
ny of slowing down after 26 years in radio and eight in tv. Here’s what
he has Jaid out fqr this season: five “Shower of Stars,’ 10 live and six

filmed shows for Luckies; five or six filmed half hours for next season,
and five concerts for charity. Quite a load for a 39’er . Chimes in

Arnold Wester, yveepee for Esty on the Coast: ‘comedies “wall be around

long after most of the slingers have emptied their last. gun.” Joe
Rivkin is pushing his writers so he can have “Fancy Dan” on the “mark-
et end of the year when clients will be shopping around... Albert
MeCleery talked Sarah Churchill into four shows on “Matinee Thea-
re. oP.

IN CHICAGO

Ward Quaal enlisted’ WGN-TV in Television Bureau of Advertising,
making the Tribune station the 238th member of TvB ... WBBM-TV
exec producer Frank Atlass and announcer Jim Conway back from
Mediterranean this week . . . Producer Walt Schimmer off on three-
week visit to London and Paris to set up European distribution for his
bowling, golf and Eddie Arnold properties . . . James Thrash trans-

ferred to central division spot sales for CBS-TV here from Atlanta, Ga.

Hal Tate: ‘notched his 10th sale of “‘Who’s Talking” radio
R. Covell Radcliffe, ex-WCBS, New

bureau .
quiz to WLOF, Orlando, Fla

York, joined WBBM-TV pub affairs department reporting to Sis Atlass

Bruce Dennis, WGN radio program manager, nominated for director-
ship of INinois Broadcasters Assn ... WBBM planning live tribute to
Milwaukee on. night the Braves ciinch the pennant, if and when...
Jacob Scher, former Sun-Times staffer and now professor at North-
western U., started a grey matter panel show on WBBM last Saturday
(21) titled “Frankly Speaking” .. . Martha Crane, who has two shows
on WLS, judged “Miss and Mrs. " Hat” contests last week for Chicago
Millinery Week . WBBM-TV's Lee Phillip named honorary chair-
man of current National Dog Week ... WGN-TV geridcasting Bears-
Baltimore night-game on Oct. 5 with Jack Brickhouse doing play-by-
play. Other pro games to be telecast are Bears-Packers on Sept. 29,
New York-Pittsburgh on Dec. 7 and Cardinals-Philadelphia’ on Dec.
14, all on WBBM-TV.

IN MINNEAPOLIS .

WCCO Radio promotion and publicity director Clayton Kaufman
named sales promotion and merchandising director, a newly-created
department, and Gordon A. Mikkelson, former trade paper editor, ap-
pointed to the erstwhile Kaufman post ... One of St. Paul's leading
department stores, the Emporium, saluted arrival of Twin Cities’ new
-educational ty station, KTCA, with large display newspaper welcom-
ing ads. And the local Farmers. 8& Mechanics bank, the station's first

commercial account, ran half-page ads in Minneapolis newspapers an-:

nouncing “Money Matters” series which it’s sponsoring with the Min-

neapolis Public School’s cooperation and which it ‘describes as “a new:

kind of fv program”

IN BOSTON .. .«-

Gloria Ann Rader from NBC’s “Twenty One” quiz show in-Sept. 24-
25 to inferview contestants at WBZ-TV ... WHDH inked to carry the
Cleveland Browns pro football sked of 11 games ... Boh Murphy kicks
off WHDH’s 11th year of broadcasting college football Saturday (28)

| Film Com’ls

=e“ Continued from pare 30 aes

that there wasn’t that much differ-
ence between Hollywood and New

MOBILUX
Crescendo
CBS-TV, Sept. 29

JOHN
HOPPE

-they want to keep the telefilm biz

‘| miles away. ;

It’s well: established that busi-
ness in the east has grown with
| five studios doing nothing but the
‘commercial biz.. New York pro-
| ducers have been building up their
| Staffs to answer the threat of the

the Coast fear was the prod need-
ed by eastern producers,

1 Exchenge P/T secreteriel services

(Gormen, Mugiish), heokkooping — ——
for small anf, apt.. Tomperery | Des Moines—Roy I. ¢
fe @at . y L. Cordell, for-
errangoment. = Prefer = 60's-80's. |! mer festured vocalist with the Jan

CPW area.

Bex ¥ 130, YARIETY
154 W. 46 $t., New Yerk 36, N.Y.

Garber orchestra, has been named
manager of radiq station KIOA,
Des Moines. Cordell formerly was
manager of KAKC, Tulsa, -

MORE DAYS TO

‘ready for several years .
‘sociated TeleVision’s “Sunday Night At The London Palladium, ” (22).

“| academy.
jnel 2, the new Oakland TV outlet, finally got together with the Port
of Oakland on sharing costs: of studio construction at Jack London |
‘Square, signed. a $250,000 building contract... Anson Weeks returned

‘go with the American Window Glass Co ..
tinuity, named head of KQV traffic department to. replace Alicia Ful- |f

| York talent and ad men fee} that].

under their scrutiny, not 3,000.

Coast. and most producers feel that |:

Jean Indian.” ...

| ‘Invitation to Learning’
Learning” is assuming a global

| Malcolm Muggeridge did the Lon-|

_Trespondent David Schoenbrun han-
| Descartes and Rousseau.

-tof Cairo, on the Koran and Hero-
dotus.

| producer’ Ralph Backlund, is a
‘| with George Jean Nathan as mod-

| | with the critic, a one-time associ-
ate of Menken, to make one of his

{pear on the Dec, 1 show on Hen-
‘rik Ibsen

“with B. U-U. of Mass. opener from BU. field ,.. ‘Thomas -H, Bateson
‘promoted to: Veep of Yankee Div. RKO Television Pictures by prexy
Norman Knight. He’s been dir. of national sales and service for. WNAC,
| WNAC-TY and Yankee net in-N. E. since 1955... Ed Jancewicz, with.
WBZ-TV program dept, since 1951, ankled to Arnold & Co. as radio-|

tv dir... .WBZ’s Plymouth elambake netted 6,000 persons ... Gulf - eason’s “Jack: & the Beanstalk”

Oil Corp. and Zayre Dept. stores bought joint ‘sponsorship of ‘Boston
College 1957-football games over WEEI ..-. Carl Moore, WEEI per-
sonality. and host of “Beantown Matinee” off to Ireland .., WBZ host-
ing press‘party for Jackie Cooper . . . Hub tv writers Arthur Fettridge,
Herald; Tony. LeCamera, American; Elizabeth Sullivan, Globe; Bill

| Buchanan, Record visiting England and France in interest of Ike's

People-t6-People program.

IN WASHINGTON .

TV producer Martha Rountree ‘trekked to St. Louis to receive “Wom-

an of the Year" award from Association of Business and Professional |.
| Women at its annual conclave . . . Lillian Brown, well known locally
{for work in educational broadcasting, has been named director of radio-

tv for office of public relations of George Washington U., succeeding }..
. WTOP-CBS staged an outdoor “Water |
part of which | was televised, with station personality |:

the late Virginia Renaud .
Thrill Show”,
Mark Evans sharing emcee chores. with Tommy Bartlett ... Dick Gil-
martin new sales manager at WITG. . . Kaiser v.p. Chad Colhoun host-
ed a western style hoe-down: to celebrate preem of company’s new tv
show, “Maverick” ... Dorothy Looker and Evelyn Davis, producers of
WTOP’s educational "show, “Ask-It-Basket”, now running a radio-tv
course for. teenagers.

IN LONDON

Alicia Markova, scheduled to. appear in the first Granada TV show
in the series. “Chelsea At Nine,” had to cancel out through eye trouble

. Comedian-magician David Nixon resumes his BBC-TV series “It's
Nazic, ” on, Oct. 4, after a six months rest... Luxembourg delegates
to the first World Congress On Commercial TV, scheduled to be on

hand to answer questions on their tv series at Claridge’s last week.
arrivéd more than three hours late. Their plane was held up by fpg

. John Fraser has replaced Peter West as emcee on ‘“ABC-TY’s pro-
gram about the film industry, “Box Office.” .
Television Service began operating yesterday (Tues.). The “BBC says
it is building a special studio to house the programs; but it will not be
. Frankie: Vaughan headlined the bill of :As-

Also featured om the bill was Leo de Lyon,

IN SAN. FRANCISCO .

Wendell B. Campbell, vice-president in charge of General Teleradio’ x1
national sales, has been named new general manager of KFRC, the Don:

Lee-MBS outlet in Frisco. He sucteeds William D. Pabst, who departs

after 20 years to become general manager of San Francigco-Oakland
TV (Channel 2)... KCBS, Knowles Robertson signed with CBS-Hol-

jywood to do-a five-week replacement for Bilt Anders, Who's yoing to
KFSD-TV, San Diego, as news director... Mal Ackerman, president |-

of the Hollywood TV Academy, addressed the Northern: California
TV Academy yesterday (24). regarding reaffiliation with the national
,. James Hiftyser named a salesman for KNBC. ... Chan-

to radio with a nightly “Dancin’ with Anson” half-hour reniote from

| the :Sheraton-Palace Hotel “on’ KCBS . .. KRON-TY’s documentary,’
‘has been ‘included in the library of the/>

“California Crists: Water,”
State Legislature,. a first for a ty Alm in the library.

IN PITTSBURGH. cee

Tom Mullen has resigned as business manager of: TV Guide here to
. Mary Ann Magner; of con-

ler, who’s moving to Long Island, where she'll teach organ: and piano.

Sam LeDenne from camera to floor manager see ‘Sam an has

been added to the WWSW staff ax deejay ... Tem Keefe, WCAE! E
and his wife celebratad their 12th wedding anni... Cal/—__
Jones, program director of KDKA-TV, and his wife take off this week- |

mikeman,
end for a vacation in St. ‘Croix on the Virgin Islands ..*: Paul Shan-

hon, Ch. 2 announcer, spent the last few days-of his time off at the Par-
ris Island Marine Base, where his son, Paul Jr., isin training.“

WFIL-TV’s Chief Halftown to. be guest of honor at ‘the .Tamaqua,.

‘Pa. 125th anni celebration, highlighting theme ‘History of the’ Ameri-|[
Deejay Vince Lee will handle commercials. for the |}
“Nat ‘King’ Cole Show”, via WRCV-TV, Wilen Wines is the first local |;

bankrolier for the Cole half-hour ... Gunnar. Back,: WFIL-TV news
and special events director, and Bill Webber, WFIL 4.j., honored by
the Camden County Chapter, American Cancer Society, with “award
of Merit.” ... George McLaughlin; formerly on the public relations
staff of ‘WCAU, now_holds similar post with Food Fair Stores . . ::Mr.

Rome last.week , . . Deborah Adams, WFIL-TV’s hostess on “Fea-

‘| tures for Women” on three-week tour of Holland and the Scandanavian ||.

countries, reporting back Oct. 16. Jean Sargent subs
ye

Fits Around the Globe}

CBS Radio’s “Invitation to]

look, with six of the shows taped |
in London, Paris and Cairo in the
past few weeks. Ex-Punch editor

don edition, a discussion on “Pil-
grim’s Progress,” ‘while CBS cor-

dled the two Paris editions, on]
Lyman }
Bryson did the two out of the U.

Upcoming for “Invitation,” hopes
seminar on the late H. L. Menken,

erator. Backlund is negotiating

rare -appearanees for the show.
Also in the negotiation stage are
deals for Eva LeGallienne to ap-

—

The: BBC’s Schools.

IN PHILADELPHIA .. . : a

Helen Deutsch, who scripted last

spec for the NBC-TV, has signéd
a new pact with the web under
which she’s to turn out three an-
nual special projects. and develop
and supervise one weekly series.
Her first assignment under the new
deal is the scripting of the General
Motors 50th anni show Nov. 17.
‘Deal will leave. her free to con-
tinue with her motion picture
work. She’s under contract to
Metro. - -

NBC Film Subsid
Continued from page 1s
just fooling around but in actual

production.” -
Cinader sald some of the actors

|from the telepix would be used in

the theatrical version but the leads

twould be drawn from Hollywood’s

cinema roster. The titles of the
two pictures would be changed so
as not to compete with the t¥ se-
ries, which will be showing for
years.

By making theatrical films as a
supplementary project to tv will
put CN in a favorable position -of
maintaining: seasoned ‘crews and
actors who’ would have work the
year around. Such a staff, in the
opinion of Cinader, would give CN
‘both prestige and an importance
to attract the best craftsmen and

’ actors in the. business, . ~

“AML we. have to sell is know-

‘ice’ and ‘Boots’ there’s' no reason

why it -won’t work for x dozen
other subjects. After living with a
through 39 episodes we

program
Should know all about it and.that’s

‘what we have te: sell.”

Cinader. Andicated that’ the thee

ity - sufficient te get
first run theatres. It will

he
te televise the Pistaree aoe .

. oF
, » Ch. 2 has promoted Blaze Gusto from floor man to director and |i

and Mrs. Benedict Gimbel Jr. had ansaudience with the Pope while in. we

"CHICA

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weeny. ARB
“‘Sat., Aug. 3,
10:30 p.m.

Contact: RICHARD A. "HARPER, Genera Sales Mar.
MGN-TV, a service of Loew's ti Ie
701-7th Ave; New Yerk 34, N. Y..

. SUdson: 2-2000-

“Weduesday, September 25, 1957

Congress to Consider Basic Changes
Of 1909 Copyright Act Next Session;
Focus on Compulsory Licensing Rate)

. Washington, Sept. 24.
The next session of Congress will
be asked to consider three changes

in the Copyright Act affecting |

phonograph records. They will af-
fect:

1. Elimination of the compul-

sory licensing provision.

2. Or, at least, éHimination of the
statutory copyright fee of 2c: per
composition, per side.

3. Clarification of compulsory li-

censing and the royalty rate for

the newer- methods of repreduc-:

tion, such as tape and “wire sound
recordings, extended-play ° and
longplay records, .motion picture

sound tracks, kinescope recordings, |.

etc.

The U. S. Copyright Office, by
- authorization of Congress, has un-
dertaken a series of studies looking
to a general revision of the Copy-

right Act. The work has been as-|-
sisted by top copyright attoriieys ;

in all fields,

First study-to be completed, for
submission in January, deals with
the compulsory licensing | provi-
sions of the aw: Study was: direct-

d by Harry G. Henn, Associate
Professor -of Law at Cornell. U.
Law. School. . | :

. Highlights
Highlights of the Henn report:
“This prineiple (compulsory li-

terests which, fearing. monopoly,
favored continued non-recognition
of recording and mechanical _re-
production rights, and those which,
stressing the rights of composers. |
and. freedom of contract, urged
absolute recognition.

“Whether the 1909 compromise |
-qas ‘sound in the light of the-thén- |

existing situation, has been much.
Continued. ontinued. on "page 5 “page 55)

WNEW Drops.

Top 4 Format

ec ehe indie’ stations. "across the
are on the “Top 40”. .
cramming bandwagon, -
RY, is climbing. off. The station
used: the: “Top 40” format: on Art
Ford's: Saturday -“Make . Believe
Ballroom”. segment. :

_Hal Moore, -WNEW- program
manager, gaid- the move. was be-
ing made to retain complete pro-:
‘gramming: téntrol by presenting
the -“hest and broadest possible

range” of popular music. He said:
that: other stations, by. automatic’

use.of “Top 40”. ‘stings, ' have al-
ring eliminated “creative. program-

mae said that the advent of the
“LP album and its increasing popu-
larity also can no longer be ignored | 4
in music programming. The “Top

40” lists generally ignore the ‘pack-:

aged pegment ‘of the -music biz.

EMI 10 VIP. Tr up ;
IN ENGLAND, AUSSIE

EMI (Electric &- Musical Indus-|_
tries) has taken over the distribu-

tion of V.LP. Records in England:

and -Australia.

The tieup will kick off with Russ
Miller's “I Sit By My Window,”
which will be released -overseas on
the -HMV label and an EP: by

Vivienne (Vivian Della Chiesa) un-

der the EMI label.
EMI also has ties in the. U. S.
with ‘Capitol Records and Angel,

ASCAP to Meet in LA:

The fall membership. meéeting of
‘the American: Sacie of Com-:
posers, Authors & Publishers has
been. set for Oct. I at the Beverly
Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. .

ASCAP ‘prexy Paul Cunningham
and ‘other homeoffice execs from
N. Y. will attend.the-session.*

BEC on ‘Love’ Music
London, Sept. 24.
“Ts English love-music as
self-conscious as English
lovemaking is reputed to be?”
asks the BBC. It intends to~
find out with a sound broad-
cast in the highbrow Third
Program on ‘Saturday (28).
‘written and produced by A.L
Lloyd.
- The BBC adds: “Most of the.
examples he offers have never
been published in -their orig-
inal form. Rich in sensuous
freedom: and delight, they have
occasionally appeared in wat-
ered-down. versions, purged of
erotic detail, or, conversely,
‘have lived as misshapen, often
repellent, songs in the reper-
toire of servicement and stud-
ents.”’-
Songs to be rendered in
’ their unexpurgated versions
are “Blow Away.the Morning
Dew,” “The Husband With No
Courage in Him,” “The Wan-
ton Seed,” “Whistle Daughter,” .
.“The Bird in the Bush” and,
_ “The Foggy Dew.”

lIndie Pubberies

censing) was svorked out. in 1909.
as a compromise between those in-|

fi ile for Charter:
Csida’s ‘Sell Trip

The Assn. of Independent Music

Publishers, a new outfit which was

| set up in New York recently by a

group of firms ‘generally sympa-

-| thetic to Broadcast Music Inc., has
| filed its incorporation | papers in
Albany... First ‘step in Ahe formal-

| Jubilee Eyes 1

ization of the AIMP was’ a meeting
of the bylaws -committee' last week

several publishers not!
These in-

meeting,
present have joined up-

‘clude Tommy Valando, Bobby Mel-

lin, Al’ Porgie, George Pincus and
the Atlantic Records’ Progressive.
Music group. Show biz account-.

fants, Orland & Chase, have voluin-
‘teered to handie the organization’ S.
books.

Meantime, Joe Csida, temporary
prexy of the outfit, headed to the

Coast last week’ on’ his own com-

pany’s -(Trinity) biz, but is .ex-
pected .te talk to- the publishers
there about the ‘aims of the or-
ganization. Spokesmen for the

AIMP have Indicated that the out-|.

fit will hit back ‘at fhosé who have
been: rapping -the music biz for

‘turning out “junk” as well as fight:
‘for revision of the Copyright Act

and against such legislation as the

{Smathers bill, introduced in the

Senate, which would prevent broad-

‘casters from owning either music

publishing or disk companies.

Marty Hoffman Named

Salkin’s: Aide at Decca

Marty Hoffman,- Coral Records’ |*

promotion staffer, has been upped
to assistant to Marty. Salkin, Dec-
ca’s publicity-promotion chief. In
his new slot, Hoffman will. help
handle publicity for both Decca

and its subsid Coral ‘label.

At the same time, Danny Davis

| has ‘been named to handle disk

jockey promotion ‘for Decca in the
‘New. York. territory. He'll work
out of the company’s Woodside,
Queens, branch under manager
Frank Cama, Davis, who handied
Decca’s promotion in Philadelphia,
was previously associated with the
Eddie Fisher Music firm. -

VES. MOUTHED

By MIKE GROSS”
When Eddie Cantor ad libbed
“We're going to do it live” to cover

taping of ‘ ‘Whoopee” on the preem
of CBS-TV’s “The Big Record”
last week 18), he spotlighted one

of the key problems confronting .

the tv musical shows. With re-
cording artists virtually ruling the

roost in the guestar division, the |

shows are faced with the question
of whether the performance is zo-
ing to be “live” or. “sync.”

It’s a puzzlement that’s been pro

tand conned by: ty producers, re-

cording men and performers for
some time but no set plan of op-
eration has been formulated.

Whether the-song is to be per-|

formed live: or mouthed -to a re-

cording usually depends on the
| whim of the producer or.the will
of the disker. There are some per- |
|formers-who won't appear on. a

show unless they are allowed to
work with their recording and
there are some producers who

1 won’t book an act unless the per-

formance is live.
Friendly for ‘Live’

Most adamant in the latter
school of thought is Ed Friendly,

daytime. program director at CBS-

TV. He's turned down a flock of
-|top disk names for his “Jimmy
Pean Show” because of the live vs.
syne hassle. His thinking is that
ty is a live medium: and the view-

er wants a performance and not a.

“picture jukebox." He also be-

| lieves that there’s. an element of
dishonesty in a sync performance. |

. Opinionating in the other school.

is Archie Bleyer, head of Cadence
Records, who believes the singer is
hooked .because of.the click record-
ing and that’s what the. public
wants to hear. :He feels that the
public is- being. “cheated” when the
song is. done Jive because the re-
-cording:sound carinot be duplicated
in a tv theatre, “And it's the
sound that makes the hit recording
of a song,” he adds.

Bleyer also points out that a live

‘(Continued on page 59)

‘As $6-Mil Anni Yr.

‘Jubilee ‘Records anticipates a
$6,000,000 ‘také” for its 10th anni
year. Rackup for 1957 thus far has
been 5,000,600: single record sales
and close to 200,000 albums, In all,

J ubilee has released 300 singles and

100 LPs and EPs.

To get its 10th annf fall album
program moving, diskery has‘set an
anni fete Friday (27) at Danny’s
Hide-A=Way, New’ York eatery, for
a preview .of the. new.product and
sales and promotion plans.

ee ee pte

gram.- Diskery- has- now: added a
special billing plan whereby dis-

tributors -will- be able te purchase.

two large orders—one in Septem-
ber and one in October—with. pay-

ments to be made in three monthly |

installments beginning. in Navemr

ber.’

Diskery also has set up a sales
incentive contest with each distrib
assigned a sales quota. Five prizes
3500. awarded ranging down from
5

day shindig will get’ a personal
pitch on the Jubilee line. by. disk-
ery’s execs who'll fan out around
the country. In on. the pitch ‘will
be Jerry Blaine, .Jubilee prexy;

|}Morty Palitz, a&r. chief; Bill Dar- |

nel, dational sales manager and
promotion director; -Larry Gold-
berg, Coast rep; and Howard Caro
and Juggy Gayles, midwest and
eastern: reps, respectively.

Jubilee’s current album catalog

consists of 55 LPs. Eighteen new

packages are scheduled for release
at the end of this week.

the breakdown tof his prepared.

Sinatra, singled out as

Jubilee’ already has an “eight--
for-seven”. (for-every seven albums.

-| opinions were that Miller had been

Distribs who can’t make the Fri-

CONTROVER FAY, ON | Bein Porter Carmichael ASCAP
s Revealed as Lombardo-Loeb

51

Trial Vs. Society Gets Under Way

+ In Nassau County (N. Y.) Su-

A ‘Berlin’ Medley

Berlin back-to-back com-
prises the new Eddie Fisher
RCA Victor record—Irving
Berlin’s “Sayonara” and Ber-
lin’s top songsmith Heino
Gaze’s “That's: the Way It
Goes.” Latter tune’s original
German title is “Immer: Wenn -
die Tur Aufgeht,” to which Al
Stillman set the American
lyric, with a completely new.
theme: idea.

Stillman also did the Amer-
fean words and theme, “And
That Reminds Me,” to C. Bar-
goni’s “Autumn Concerto,”
originally published by Edi-
zioni Leonardi, Milan, and 2
widespread Continental instru- —
mental favorite. Both of the
imported tunes .are published
by ‘Paul. Siegel’s Symphony
House in America,

Sinatra’s Slam Vs.
Col's Miller Aired |.
At Hot SPA Mee

Position of the Songwriters Pro-
tective Assn. in the ASCAP writers
versus BMI suit was under fire
again. last week -(18) at a board
meeting attended by about 24
writer . members. The... writer
squawks stemmed: from the cir-
culation of the recent statement
made by Frank Sinatra against:
Mitch Miller, Columbia Records’ ;
artists and repertoire topper, by
SPA to its membership.

Several members claimed that |

tra-Miller dispute when it should

remain. impartial. An-SPA spokes-

man said that the org was not tak-
ing any sides at all and that its in-

‘tent was only to shed light on a

condition that might exist in the
musie industry and possibly be
detrimental to it. ;

Several of the writers pointed
out. that, Sindtra’s inference that:
Miller is a B pawn was up-

founded because .of a preponder-

ance of ASCAP clicks that have
been recorded on Columbia. It
was also mentioned that the tunes
' “trash,”
“Hound Dog,” “All Shook Up” and

{“Be-Bop A Lu Lu,” were not etched

by Columbia, . “All Shook Up” and
“Hound Dog” were cut by Elvis
Presley for RCA Victor while ‘Be-
Bop A Lu Lu” was cut by Gene

| Vincent for ‘Capitol, Sinatra’ 's home

company. ©
No- definite plan of: action .wasi
taken -.at meeting’s. close, but

unjustly. maligned.

Roulette Records Cards
~ [st Distrib Gabs for N.Y.

* ‘Rouléfte’ Récords has scheduled ; aictrietts

its first annual distributors meet!
for this weekend (28-29) at New:

York's Park Sheraton Hotel. At-!

tending the meet will he diskery’s.!
22 distribs and seven promotion

men. >
.Joe Kolsky, .Roulette’s

chief, will unveil the new album

product ‘and reveal company’s!
distrib alignment as well as explain;

ecial discount plan .and contests; wwe wee ee
to 5 | Utall-Cleffer Pubbery
Roulette plans ta hit the fall:
market with 12 LPs which will in-:

to: get the album line "rolling.

sales: .N.

preme Court, where songwriter-
bandman Carmen Lombardo and
his collaborator, John Jacob Loeb,
are suing the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publish-
ers, in an effort to break the
“theme song” payoff regulation,

| some interesting statistics were re~

vealed on the earnings of Irving
Berlin,: Cole Porter and Hoagy
Carmichael. Their incomes from
ASCAP dividends in recent years.
were cited in comparison to the
$55,000 ‘annually which plaintiffs
Lombardo-and Loeb have collected
in recent years on their “It Seems
Like OJ]d Times,” 806% of whose
revenues stem from the thematic
usage by’ Arthur Godfrey on his
radio and‘ tv programs.

Judge Ferdinand Pecora, special
counsel for the Society, called ex-
ASCAP president Stanley Adams
and exec Richard F. Murray as ex-
____}pert witnesses. Latter disclosed

{that Berlin's 1954 ASCAP income

was $101,796; In 1955 it dipped
slightly to ‘$100, 491; last year
(1956) it totaled $102, 675; and the
ae i months of 57 it totals

oDter's ASCAP yleld in 1954
; was $65,586; in 1955, $65,783; in
$71,443; and the first six
ete of this year (57) It's
$37,738,
Carmichael’s ASCAP earnings
‘ were reprised as follows, and for a
more specific purpose than the Ber-

School Pirates
Warned by MPPA

The Music Publishers Protective

'
‘
‘
i

‘SPA was taking sides In the Sina- | Assn, issued a “friendly warning”

12,000 colleges, universities and
cehocle of music last week over a
widespread practice of pirating
copyrighted music. MPPA noted
that various schools have been
copying, arranging and otherwise
reproducing musical works with-
out authority or license.

Sidney Wm. Wattenberg, MPPA’s
counsel, warned that such activity
is in violation of the Copyright
Act.- “If after an investigation,”
Wattenberg notified the schools,”
it is determined that, notwith-
standing. this notice, some institu-
tions perstst in such infrizigements,
we are directed to institute appro-
priate elvil action against them in
accordance with the Federal copy-
right statute.”

ELECT GLENN WALLICHS
NAT'L DIRFCTOR OF AMA
Capitol Records president Glenn
‘Wallichs returned to his Hollywood
headquarters following New ‘York
business powwows: arid also to ac-—

cept election as a national director
of the American Management Assn.

ifor a three-year term. Wallichs is
{the only show biz personality on

board which includes in-
and business leaders

ifrom American industries Eke Gen-

ieral Electric, the railroads. West-
iinghouse, a professor from MIT et

Wallichs and his wife detoured
Y. to L. A. via Miami Beach
iwhich they haven't visited since

; 1942. He is due back in New York

next month.

Larry Utall. Monument Music top-
per, is widening his publishing vis-

clide “albums by Milton Berle, tas in a tieup with Lou Stallman,
Frankie Lymon, Pearl Bailey and! Joe Shapiro and Sid Jacobson. The

Jimmy -. Rodgers. ‘There are also:
plans for a “Birdland Jazz” series:
which will be centered around:
Rouletfe’s ‘new “pactees, Count.
Basie, Joe. Willems _ and Jeri‘
Southern.

: foursome has formed Round Music
to pubHsh ail songs written by
Stallman and Shapiro

The cleffing ‘team’s credits in-
clude “Treasure of. Love”. and

i ‘Round and Routd*?

a

52 MUSIC

Jocks, Jukes and Disks

Perry Como ‘RCA _ Victor): Hill*) is a Cole Porter contribu-| .
“JUST BORN” (Winneton+) is ajtion to Metro's “Les Girls” and
Standout rhythm song that Como Freddy Martin gives it .a pleasing
swings into the hit brackets with: treatment with a vocal assist from
the heip of a lively chorus and: Johnny Cochran. “SWEET AF-
Joe Reisman’s arrangement. “IVY,FECTION” (Eden7) is a flimsy of-
ROSE” (Roncom*) could bloom as: fering.
a strong ballad entry since it fits} Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic):
Como’s romantic style so well. i*“YOU’LL BE THERE” (Tiger-}
Russ Hamilton (Kapp): “WED-! Brookville+) is just a fair rock ’n’
DING RING” (Artists*) has an in-; rol ballad out of the pic “Mr. Rock] -
nocence of lyric idea and perform-/ and Roll” which will help get some| .
ance that can’t help but win all:spins. “ROCK AND CRY” (Pro-
over. “EF STILL BELONG TO gressive’) will mean something to
YOU" (Robbins*) is a likeable bal-: McPhatter fans and the pic (“Mr.
lad that will win some friends. ‘Rock and Roll’) plug will help it
Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount): “I‘ along.
LOVE YOU BABY” (Pamcoft) is in' David Rose Orch (MGM): “CA,

Best Bets

wee eer eee tects a cnnever seceee.e-- JUST BORN

LAWRENCE WELK
And His CHAMPAGNE MUSIC
3rd. Consecutive Year
Dodge Dancing Party

PERRY CGMO | ABC-TV—Sat. 9-10 P.M, E.S.T.

: For Dodge Dealers of America
(RCA Victor) e eee ese ort eeeaeteoees Bowes s veneers oe ivy Rose. Top Tunes and New Talent
RUSS MAMILTON ......--.seeeeeeee eee: -...- WEDDING RING | ABC-TY Mon. 9:305%0:30 pm E.S.T.
{Kapp) ......... vec ccceacere veueee I Still Belong to You | oral Records
PAUL ANKA . ....iteccccsecveses-- .. ..,-f LOVE YOU BABY Thesaurus ‘Transcriptions |
(ABC-Pardmount) ..ccccevee »- ell Me That You Love Me '
MANTOVANI ORCH ......eccceeee ese ee es LET ME BE LOVED | (Goday?) is a shouting ballad which.
I should attract some attention to
(London) ores . eouStPeeeseeet wero rivi et ea Call of the West. neweomer Eddie Rooney. “PUT
BILLY WILLIAMS .,..........GOT A DATE WITH AN ANGEL | TOGETHER” (Pinelawn7) has. a
(Coral) ......6. seeccecses-s The Lord Will Understand’ fair peat, for, Rooney to, play, wath
BILL DARNEL .......cc.ceeeeee eee ees RECIPE FOR LOVE | wag In ote Melody eails?)
(Jubilee)... csc e cee cee wr eceves ves ..e.. Heavenly Father |gets across a pleasing zingy feel.

“T CANT FORGET YOU” (Pax-
ton*) is an average bailad that’s
built by vocal interpretation.

ne RCRA
a swinging groove and Paul Anka | C’EST L’AMOUR” (Buxton Hill*)
works it into a socko followup to; gets a strictly instrumental treat-
his clicko “Diana” with similarj]ment here which makes it an okay
spinning potential. “TELL ME/deejay programming bet. “AU-
THAT YOU LOVE ME” (Pamcot)| TUMN HOLIDAY” (David Rose*).
is a rocker that gets most of its!has a lot of the Rose (he’s also
life. from Anka’s energetic deliv-| composer) style and that should be
ery. good enough for the instrumental
Mantovani Orch (London): “LET | Programmers,
ME BE LOVED” (Livingston &! Ted Heath Orch (London):
Eyans*) is a richly endowed instru-|“‘WITCH DOCTOR” (Zodiac*t) is
mental out of “The James Deanjan interesting instrumental that
Story” handled in the traditional} gets across its voodoo. message ef-
Mantovani manner and pet work| (Zodiac) “HEADIN’ NORTH”

JUST MY LUCK TO BE FIF-
TEEN” (BMI-Ganadat) gets a
leasing juve reading which makes
it appealing fo the teenage juke-
box --crowd. “THE. TOUCH’ OF
LOVE” (Paramount*) has a sweet
ballad mood which should pull in
some spins. It’s from the pic
“Devil’s Hairpin.” —
Charles Magnante Orch (Grand
lAward): “MILWAUKEE THE
HOME OF THE BRAVES” (Record

ing Stan Newsome’s trumpet work} (Zodiac*) is a swinger.in the Heath| Songs*) is a lively item that should
which all adds up to a big payoff. | tradition and should grab plays! de especially well on Home grounds
“CALL OF THE WEST” (Burling-!from jocks who program with)and pick up more action if the
ton®! has a moody motif and a; taste. . | Braves nab the pennant. “PIZZA
nifty harmonica solo by Tommyij Jaycee Hill (Epic): “MADE IN.POLKA” (Record Songs*) is par
Reilly. HEAVEN” (Hawthorne*) was made! for.the polka platter course. -
Billy Williams (Coral): “GOT A;in Tin Pan Alley but Jaycee Hill! Eddie Fontaine (Decca). “FUN
DATE WITH AN ANGEL” {Chap-| Shouts it into a spinning potential.} LOVIN’"” (Amber*) has the kind
pell*) is headed for another clicko, “THE TIN STAR” (Famous*) is in| of rhythmic drive that should go
ride as Billy Williams follows the; the familiar western pic title song: well with the jukes -and give
“Fm Gonna Sit Right Down and| groove. .. {Georgia Gibbs’ RCA Victor slice a
Right Myself a Letter” pattern of}. Don Cherry (Columbia): “I{run for the money. “HONKY
reviving oldies. “THE LORD WILL| KEEP RUNNING AWAY FROM|TONK MAN” (Cedarwood*) opens

UNDERSTAND" (Chatham*) is the| YOU” (Berlin*) gets.a breezy run-|up the gates for Eddie , Fontaine's
kind of religioso that will have a|down from Cherry and chorus,; pipes and he whips up a storm.
hard time finding a spinning spot.; Making it a good turntable item.; — a

Bill _Darnel (Jubilee): “RECIPE| “A FERRYBOAT CALLED MIN-| ASCAP* BMIft_ .
FOR LOVE” (Cordialt) is bright; BRYA anetary®) has 2 familiar aC Eee
and rhythmic with a touch of the| 0€at ana lyric idea Ww adds up al ? .
Hawalian mood and Bill Darnel: to Pee) listening: ' “QUINTO Ann Sothern $ Album
mixes it uo for a clicko spinning | The Tarriers (Glory); “ ; Gant
ride. “HEAVENLY FATHER” (MY LITTLE.PONY)’ (Hollis*) is} Ann § polywoods Sept. 24.
(Benell?) is a rock ’n’ roll prayer| keyed for special plays -because of in sothern cuts an album Lor
that won’t be answered. |its interesting folk-styled pattern. Tops Records starting Oct. 2. under

Jo Stafford (Columbia): “WHAT'S! “DUNYA” (Sanga?) tries to be an-|@ new nomexclusive pact signed
BOTHERIN’ YOU BABY” (April*){Other “Tzena Tzena” but doesn’t;over weekend. . |
has a neat rhythmic blues beat | quite make the grade. . | She made an album for RCA last
which Jo Stafford builds into a! Eddie Rooney (Decca): ‘TO-; season, faken from tv spec, “Lady
good spinning bet. “STAR OF|NIGHT IS MY NIGHT TO CRY”! in thé Dark,” in which she starred.
LOVE” (E. H. Morris*) is an ap- a nes
pealing ballad which the thrush
makes quite attractive. —

Frank Sinatra (Capitol): ‘“CHI-
CAGO” (Fred Fisher*) has a!
chance to get back in the swing}
via Sinatra’s zingy workover. “ALL:

Cathy Linden (National): “IT’S.

_ AniEtY | 1) Best Sellers on Coin Machine

. Wednesday, September 25, 1957

“market, but internationally).

“The Best of Eddie Cantor”
(Vik): Eddie Cantor, one of show
biz’s living legends, has compiled
the top dozen songs he’s done over
the past 50 years into a
The nostalgic element,

which feature Cantor doing such
trademarked tunes as “If. You
Knew Susie,” “Makin’ Whoopee,”
‘Ida, Sweet as. Apple Cider” (with
a neat patter routine addressed to
his wife), “Margie” and “Ma, He’s
Making Eyes at Me” plus such
oldies as “Yes Sir, That’s My
Baby,” “How Ya Gonna Keep ’Exni
Down on the Farm,” “Josephine
Please No Lean on the Ball” (with
a takeoff on Jimmy Durante),
“Ballin’ the Jack” (with an Ed
Wynn impression), ‘Waitin’ for the
Robert E. Lee’ (with an Al Jolson
anecdote), “Baby Face’ (with a
‘W. C. Fields bit) and “Ain’t She
Sweet.” Cantor, who intros most of
the numbers with a brief historical
setting, delivers with a full, reso-
nant voice that shows little of
time’s wear. Henri Rene’s orch and
Bill Thompson’s chorus supply fine
backing. Cantor’s wife, Ida, wrote
the liner note to this attractive
package.

The Ray Charles Singers: “Here’s
to My Lady” (MGM): The male
contingent of the Ray Charles
Singers, featured on both the
“Your Hit Parade” sand Perry
Como-tv shows, present a highly
listenable set of romantic ballads.
in this album. This ensemble’s
work is‘marked by vocal precision,
tasteful arrangement and an excel-
lent choice of repertory, Songalog’
includes, besides the title song,.
such fine library items’ as “The
Very Thought of You,” “The Touch
of Your Lips,” “Stay As Sweet as
You Are,” “We Wilk Always Be
Sweethearts,” “You’re. My. Girl,”
“My Darling, My Darling” and “All
of You,” among others.” —_—s:

Dizy Gillespie-Stan Getz-Sonny

THE WAY” (Maraville*) is a bal-| . . “§ Debbie Reynolds........- .Corat
jad built to fit Sinatra’s slick style 1. TAMMY ©) eee see ee sees eens liens estate tree He aaa nee 8 Pietor
ut it doesn’t come easy. .

Lena ‘Horne ARCA Victor): 2. DIANA (7) ossees eeeeeene eervese eeeeeence Ce ee Oe oe oe Se oe) Paul Anka ve vercece. ABC-Par,
“COCOANUT SWEET” (E, HH. 3. HONEY COMB (2) wee eee enr ven eRe meee eee reer eseseeven ‘, Jimmy Rodgers waeeee - Roulette

Morris*} is an infectious stylized
ballad in a calypso mood out of the

tuner, “Jamaica,” but it*lk be hard 5. THAT’LL BE THE DAY (2) eeeee

to sell in today’s pop market. , ee RABE DAA Vd tte Cee owesawecneracaszoneeores
rhe DE BUTTON ie H. ore p 6. FASCINATION (3) wee er evn neer nore eaeavoeven e e@veateeenseeaseeees
ris*) is a special material item that] - :

doesn’t mean much out of the show 1. GOLD MINE IN THE SKY (2) ese eoe espe .s eeteoennecens oeen o

(“Jamaica”) but you can’t beat
Lena Horne’s dynamic delivery.
The Sh-Booms (Vik): “I DON’T
AWANT TO SET TRE WORLD ON
FIRE” (Cherio*) is‘a hip version of

8. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND (4) cesestssiseserensennd

9. WHITE SILVER SANDS (2)

SESTEEEESSSESSEEETESESECSETS,

the oldie which could bring in . ;

fresh spinning returns. “TU LU” 10. RAINBOW (9) wee rer arnesewen eveerseeeeowaegresesenresusucea

(Acorn) is an average rock, "n’ S d ¢

rollex that’ e har ressed to é

shvidiies (M : HAT-| eon nee

el-Vikings ercury): “WHAT-|! : mA .

"CHA GOTTA LOSE” (Hill . & i , REMEMBER YOU'RE MINE Tew wer m ewer ese wresesseanasesne vweeenrve

Range}! will pvin the hard-core! ¢ AND THAT REMINDS. ME .......ccspecccervercsncctussceses

rock ’n' roll fans but it doesn’t

match group’s past performance. CHANCES ARE sce ere swear ves ve svveceae seuesocees eeeaunaecesann

“COME ALONG WITH ME”! AROUND THE WORLD .......... eee as eeset teens .

(Pure*) is too much like their pre-i wereeeeeereeee

vi1gus, come Go With Me,” to! LIPS OF WINE Pe awn s eee ee one erheceoevaanceeareenseeeetdneocnecon

mean much. - n . f
Sammy Davis Jr. Decca): | JUST BETWEEN YOU & ME eoeovasn aeesvoe ew ornase eevee veee corte

moor CREDO" (Chappell”) is al TEDDY BEAR Ch ve eowaeseenaseecesesesernesesso®

rantic number out of “Copper{ dW, ’ ,

and Brass” with little pop appeal. GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN eweesenene CaerotFocesoaresversecenese

“MAD BALL” (Columbia Pic-|? STARDUST ........... .......- cece enenaees eee

tures*) is in the uptempo groove|{-__ : } seeeeeeseseeess

but it gets tiresome before any {?’S NOT FOR ME TO SAY evs rawne tte Corot ener nocrwesseraners

heights are reached. It's from the!

pic “Operation Mad Ball.”
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Pat Boone veevaccecsacee Dot

Tony Bennett ........Columbia.
Tennessee Ernie ..s.....Capitol

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Russ Hamilton......c00...Kapp

Pat Boone covceneee+--DOE
Della Reese ......++...Jubilee
Johnny Mathis........Columbia
Victor Young. .......2.+.-Decea |
Andy Williams...,..0. .Cadencé
Chordettes ........++..Cadence
Elvis Presley .....2..... Victor $
Billy Williams .........*-Coral
Billy Ward .......eee..Liberty |
Johnny Mathis ....,.Columbia +

UFigures in parentheses indicate number of weeks. song has been in the Top 101

Album Reviews

tiptop LP.
course,.
is predominant in this collection

last name Froeba.

| dynamic.
‘maestro Charles Magnante has put
‘into the groove in his workoyer of -

Goody's Album Bestselle
(Compiled by. Sam Goody's, leading New York. disk retailer.
whose global mail order operation reflects not only the national

Artist . Title. Label
1. Around World 80 Days. Sound Track Decca
2 Frank Sinatra A Swingin’ Affair Capitol
3. The Weavers At Carnegie Hall Vanguard
_ 4. Mantovani Film Encores Tendon
5, Jazz at Hollywood Bowl All-Star Verve
_ 6 My Fair Lady Original Cast ‘ Columbia
“7. Bells Are Ringing Original Cast Columbia
8, Lena Horne At The Waldorf RCA Victor
9. Harry Belafonte Sings of Caribbean RCA Victor
10. Harry Belafonte Calypse . oy RCA, Victor
11. Nat. Cole This Is Nat King Cole Capitol
12. Ella. Fitzgerald Sings Rodgers & Hart Verve
‘13, Roger Williams - Fabulous Forties Kapp
14. Three Penny Opera Original Cast “MGM
15. Fitzgerald-Armstrong Ella & Louis Verve
16. Nat King Cole Love Is The Thing. Capitol
1%. Perry Como We Get Letters RCA Victor
18. Shelly Manne My Fair Lady Contemporary
119. Mantovani Great Operatic Arias London
20. Eydie Gorme Swings The Blues . ABC-Paramount

Stitt; “For Musicians Only”
(Verve). Three standout modernists,
with rhythm backing, join in a
topflight jazz session. Gillespie, on
trumpet; Getz, on tenor; and Stitt,
on alto, work out in four tunes,
each running about 10 minutes,

‘with a succession -of superb solos

and neat ensemble blowing. A hot
item for the cool set. _

Joe Reisman Orch; “Party Night
at Joe’s” (RCA. Victor): The big
band swing feeling is recaptured
in this solid collection batoned by

|Joe Reisman, one of top arrangers

in the biz. Reisman’s studio crew
play with color and drive while
maintaining a steady dance tempo

‘for the contemporary jitterbuggers.

In the groove are such swing stand-
ards.as “Stompin’ at the Savoy,”
“Jersey Bounce,” and “Seven Come
Eleven,” plus newer iristrumentals
and some originals by Reisman.
Jimmy Rushing: “If This Ain’t
the Blues” (Vanguard): - Jimmy
Rushing, onetime Count Basie band
vocalist who has cut a couple of
previous albums for Vanguard,
again exemplifies the best in the ~
blues idiom. In his ‘earthy style,
Rushing, backed by a fine combo,
rock a group of numbers including
“My Friend -the Blues,” “Qh Love,”
“Pennies. From Heaven,” ‘“Dinah’’
and. others while the combo takes.
over for a sustained swinging ses-
sion on the title song. _
Frankie Froba: “Bring On. the
Honky-Tonk Piano” {ABC-Para-
mount), When it comes to honky-
tonk piano, Frankie Froba is a top=
notch finger-man. He hits a peppy
sound that: makes the album lively
listening .especially when he drives
out such rhythmic” oldies. as‘ “If

‘You -Knew Susie,” . “Somebody

Stole’ My Gal” and “Way Down:
Yonder in New Orneans.” The.
more romantic items (“Sentimental:
Journey,” “Always,” ‘Alt Alone}
also get. a meaningful going. over.
The pianist sometimes spells his.

Frances. Wayne: “The Warm
Sound” (Atlantic). Ex-band vocalist
(Woody Hermian) has been kicking’
around om wax for some time an
it‘s on this, package, her first for.

+1 Atlantic, that she really kicks tip’

a storm. She’s in a warm and re-
laxed mood in this 12-tune wax. set:

>i but each number grabs hold effec-

tively. Backing by such outstand-
ers as Jerome Richardson, flute;
Billy Rowland, piano; Billy Mure,

*/ guitar; Osie Johnson, drum; Billy.

Butterfield, trumpet, and Urbie
Green, trombone, help make much
of “Early Autumn,” ‘‘’Round. Mid-.
night,” “Prelude to a Kiss” and
the like. __ Ss
Carole Simpson: “All About Car-.
ole” (Capitol), Lyric writers are in
gocd hands when thrush Carole
Simpson. takes over. .The lyric val-
ues are of prime importarice to her
—the melody falls into the right

| place naturally and effectively. She

runs through a happy medley of
not-often recorded songs making
the. album a standout debut per-
formance.

Charles Magnante: “Roman Spec-
tacular” (Grand Award). With a
lineup of Tony Mottola, guitar; Bob

| Haggart, bass; Dick Dia. mandolin;

Dick Hyman, piano, and Terry Sny-.
der and Chauntey Morehouse on
drums, the sound has got to be.
And that’s just what

Italian melodies. It’s a strong addi-

‘tion to the mood music shelf. -
methin’ Sm

th & The Red-

heads: “Put the Blame en Mame”

(Epic). The shuffle beat as laid

down by Somethin’ Smith is hard

to beat. And when he gets to work
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5

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‘field are Kuperman & DelGuercio,

: Ushers Holding Corp. ©

-hibiting companies, Audio Fidelity,

‘jor boon to attracting the general

above any figure that could be ac-:

.the landlord, $12, 137; and Service

Wednesday, September 25, .

A957

Stereo Equipment Stars at Chis

Music & Hi-Fi Show; See 257, Rise,

Chicago, Sept. 24.

A surge of interest in sterea;
equipment highlighted the--latest
Music and High Fidelity Show at
the Morrison Hotel here Sept. 18-
21. A vast increase in exhibit
space was devoted to that equip-}
ment,

Edwin Cornfield, exec secretary j
of the show’s sponsor, Institute of
High Fidelity Mfrs. Inc., asserted
that contrary to other representa-
tives in the industry, most of those
in his organization believe that
the future of stereo lies in records
and not in tapes.

For the present, he noted that.
1957 shows signs of a 25% increase
in -component parts sales of hi-fi
equipment over the industry’s
$160,000,000 gross in 1956.

Attendance was hurt by the pre-;
ceeding shows of package goods
manufacturers or record. equip-
ment in recent weeks, but an in-
creasing interest by ‘the general
public was evident. Tie-ins by ex-

-

Golden Crest and Westminister,
with locally appearing recording
artists and films has proved a ma-

public.

Sidney Frey, Audio Fidelity
prexy, showed that a couple of his
company’s albums, although priced
well above most commercial prod-
uct, have produced sales number-
ing in six figures, which is well

counted for by the purchases of
hi-fi fanaties only.

General reaction indicates that
the exhibitors are making them-
selves a good case in comparing
their products with those of -pack-
agé producers.

Robert Teller_Dorner,
Long in ‘Sheet’ Field,
Files for Bankruptcy

One of the oldest and Iargest
music printers in the business,
Robert Teller Sons. & Dorner, filed
in N. Y. Federal Court last week

11 of the Bankruptcy Act. While
the sharp decline in sheet music |
sales over-the past year may have
been a factor in the situation, pub-
lishing execs generally discounted
this as an important reason.

Organized over 80 years ago as |

music printers predominantly, the
Feller firm has, in recent years,
been heading away from music to
other fields. At the present time,
‘other major printers in the music

Passantino, Schirmer’s and Edward
A. Stege Co., latter being a subsid
of the Warner Bros.. Music Pub-

In its petition for an arratige-.
ment, undér which the firm could
still continue operating, the Teller.

company listed liabilities of $256,- |

810 and total assets of $81,445. The
company proposed to pay off in
cash all debts having priority while
unsecured creditors would get a
10% settlement, payable 2% in
cash upon confirmation of the ar-
rangement~ and followed by four
other payments of-2% each to be

made six, 12, 16 and 18 months |}
‘after the. confirmation. An order |
granting the Teller company .to +}!

files schedules and statements was

signed by Federal Judge Archie}

©. Dawson.

- The company stated that it has
one outstanding judgment of $25,-
000 against it plus a New York City
tax judgment of $1,600 and a Fed-

eral tax lien of $31,096. The peti-|
tioner also said that several of its |.

customers have been served with
third-party subpoenas in supple-!
mentary proceedings, thus stopping
payment of Teller’s accounts re-
ceivable.

~ "Phe company stated that money
dis due to over’ 60 employees. In

addition, there are over 100 unse-|

cured creditors, most of them sup-
ply firms. List of the 10 largest
creditors and sums due them are
as follows: Canfield Paper, $20,000;
Cast Paper, $10,000; Chenco Photo-
products, $1,800; ‘Commercial Ink,
$2,500; Maurice Kipperman, $3,-
500; Krug Electric, $2,000; Lake-
land Paper, $17,500; C. R. Maxwell,

Binding, $7,500.

-~ feller has been operated-in re-}

cent years by Lincoln Halberstadt.

Angel Kicks Off HMY:
Tie With Metop Star
Victoria de los Angeles, Metop-
,era star who has been released in
: the U. S. on the RCA Victor label,
label next month in the latter
the British HMV (His Master’s
Voice) catalog. HMV, a British

EMI (Electric & Musical Indus-
tries), was released in the U..S. by

RCA’s deal with EMI expired.
The Spanish soprano will be
heard in Dehussy’s “Pelleas et
Melisande,” recorded in Paris. Re-
lease is being timed for her return
-to the U. S. for a concert tour and
a season at the Metopera.

Col Signs Collegian
Columbia Records’ latest pactee
is Paul Hampton, 21-year-old seni-
or at Dartmouth U.

Hampton already has crashed the
music biz scene as a cleffer, his first
“Love. Me So I'll Know,” having
been recorded by Jimmy Dean
(Columbia) and Bot Denton (Dot).

slonal manager of Famous Music.

Coin Machines

will make her bow on the Angel.

diskery’s first major release from |

‘Victor until last April -when’

Shapiro 0’Seas for Col.

Nat Shapiro, coordinator of in-
ternational artists & repertoire for
Columbia’ Records, herds for Eu- |
rope Oct. 6, He'll present Col’s
1958 product ig Holland, France,
Italy and Gérminty: to ‘abel's. Phil-|

"lips affiliate there.

His overseas stay is expected to!
run about four weeks. |

Victor’s WellBred Tie
With Quality Bakers On
Arnold’s ‘Sunbeam’ Song

RCA Victor has come up with
still another industrial tie-in, this
time with the Quality Bakers of
America, a cooperative baking
group..Promotion involves the Eddy
Arnold slice of “Little Miss Sun-
beam,” a tune that was inspired by
the “Miss Sunbeam” character in

‘the QBA video commercfals. Tune

was written by “Hank. Fort and
Helen Willems.

The Quality Bakers, through its
128 member plants, plans to spend
over $150,000 in its promotion of
the tune on more than 600 radio
stations around the country. Spe-
cial angles are also being developed
for . the supermarkets. in areas
served by QBA plants. .

Seven-year-old Donna Kay, who
plays the “Miss Sunbeam” charac-
ter in the QBA commercials, is
making personal appearances for

He's been pacted to a writing deal!the disk and the Sunbeam bread
by Eddie Wolpin,. general profes-{ product in conjunction with Shorty

Long; an RCA Victor pactee.

Retail Disks

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|Mass. Music g Cafe Ops Snagged By
Court in Ist Round on Jukebox Tax

Frankie Lymon Switches

From Gee to Roulette

Frankie Lymon, former juve lead
of the Teenagers, is switching
labels but staying in the same disk
family. He's being transferred

from the Gee label to. Roulette
Records. Both diskeries are part

of the record combine that also in-

cludes the Rama and Tico labels.
Move is part of the building pro-
gram for Roulette, Lymon’s first
release for Roulette is a coupling
of “My Girl” and “So Goes My
Love.” Hugo Peretti and Luigi
Creatore, combine's artists & rep-
ertoire heads, also plan to continue
an expansion of Gee in the rock 'n’

roll field: They also are working.

on plans to launch x lowprice _al-
bum line for the Rama label.

Audio Devices Veeps Bodge
Alan H. Bodge has been upped

ito veepee at Audio Devices. He'll
continue as head of the company’s

expanding Los. Angeles office in
charge of Coast sales.

Firm manufactures
tape as well as magnetic film.
Bodge has been with the company
since 1947.

VARIETY Scoreboar d
TOP TALENT AND TUNES

Compiled from Statistical Reports of Distribution
Encompassing the Three Major Outlets
Retail Sheet Music

as Published in the Current issue

”

NOTE: The current comparative sales strength of the Artists and Tunes Usted hereunder is
arrived at under a statistical system comprising each of the three major sales outlets enu-

merated above. These findings are correlated with data from wider sources, whic
with Varrery. The positions resulting from these findings denote the OVERALL IMPACT de-
veloped from the ratio ‘of points scored, two ways in the case of talent (coin machines, retail
disks) end three ways in the case of. tunes (coin machines, retail disks and retail sheet music).

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Boston, Sept. 24.

Opening gun in the battle by the
Music Operators Assn. of Mass.
and 1,000 Hub bars and cafes
against “exorbitant” city and state
license fees on juke boxes ($160
per machine per year—$50 city
weekday license, $50 city Sunday
license, $50 state Sunday license;
$10 Federal) was fired Friday (20)
in Superior Court, but ran into a
snag.

Judge Vincent Brogna refused
to issue a temporary order restrain-
ing city and state officials from col-
lecting the license fees for opera-
tion of jukeboxes, radio and.
tv seis in the drinkeries. Atty.
Hirsch Freed told Judge Brog-
na that Atty. Gen. George
Fingold had told him he would con-
sent to the entry of such a tem-
injunction. The proceeding

. gn pr Seman napintas =n tnensnes tenia

was a petition for a declaratory

judgment in which Freed asked the
court to rule that the Federal gov-
ernment alone has jurisdiction
over the licensing of jukeboxes,
radio and tv. Loss to the City un-
der such a ruling would be heavy.
Freed appeared as counsel for the
Ball and Bat. Cafe and other li-
censed ops in what is intended as a
test case.

Commenting on Freed’s conten-
tion that the attorney general
would consent, Judge Brogna
stated: “We don’t issue temporary
restraining orders ex parte against
public’ authorities from perform-
ing their public business.” He ord-
ered all parties concerned to ap-

| pear next week.

' ‘Fhe Music Operators Assn. is
preparing a bill in equity contend-
ing license fees for jukeboxes con-
flict with the right of free speech,
Their attorneys will contend that
the right of playing a record on a
jukebox comes under the state and
constitutional guarantees of free
speech and should not be taxed.

The city placed the license fees
in effect last Jan. 1. The same fees
cover jubeboxes, radio and tv,

| grouped as “mechanical entertain-
| ment.”

}

jLondon Records Charts
Discount Push on Sets
To Launch Its 10th Year

London Records is rolling into
its 10th year with a fall package
| push that encompasses 150 classi-

| i cal LPs, extended play albums, and

‘an incentive program on its new
‘releases,

On the 150 classical LP items in
the catalog, London is offering
dealers a 20% discount plan. The
plan brings the dealer cost of an
album down. to $1.98 less his cash
discount when he pays in three
monthly installments beginning
Nov. 1. The dealer may purchase
albums under this p'an until Oct.

" London has prepared display for
material for the dealer which will
highlight the “October $2.98 sale
on London to the consumer.” The
dealer can either buy these items
for his fall needs and sell them
at the regular $3.98 price or he
can sell them at the cut $2.98 tab
during the sale month.

In the EP field, London is offer-
ing its previously released and
newly recorded line with a special
; 10% discount off the regular 80¢
tab. This brings the dealer's cost

: on an EP down to 72c. Suggested
} retail price on the EP product will
be $1.29.

For its incentive program on new
ireleases, London is offering two
‘new LPs, Cyril Stapleton’s “Song
iof the Golden West” and 2 com-
‘plete operatg: recording of Gra-
i nado’s “Goyescas.” The offer brings

. ; the dealer price on the Stapleton

_ set down from $2.47 to $1.98 and
i ithe opera down from $3. 09 to $2.47.

Manson ASMA Prexy

Eddy Manson has been elected
i president of the American Society
‘of Music Arrangers for the 1957-
, 58 term.

Other officers elected were Gene
v.p.; M. Russell
secretary, and George

sists of Fred Barovick, Wade Den-
tning, Joe Glover, R. C. "Haring, Erie

#; Leidzen, Alan Schackner, Rudolf
$j Schramm, John Warrington and
| Julian Work...

MUSIC

VARIETY

Manhattan (Ex- Lincoln) Hotel Nixes -
Dance Band Policy as Too Costly

Frank W. Kridel, exective v.p. +

and general manager of New York’s:
newest hotel, the Manhattan, nee:
the Lincoln, knows better ways to.
make money out of hotel ballroom!
space than operating them on al
danceband policy.

According to Kridel, a vet hotel:
man who harks back to the dance-.
band days of the Hotel Lincoln's’
Blue Room between 1930-37, a!
danceband policy has become un-:
economical except in certain types.
.of situations. “Space has become:
too valuable,” he asserted, “and it:
has become more profitable for.
hotels to rent out its baliroom’
space to business and private
functions.” :

Name bands are too expensive,
($10,000 a week today-as compared.
to $2,500 in-the 30-37 period) andi»
the hotel has to pick up line
charges for radio remotes today.
whereas in those days it came free.‘
He also cites the 20% Federal:
amusement tax as a deterrent in:
the operation of a danceband
policy.

Kridel also figures that most of:
New York’s dancing population has,
moved to:the suburbs and doing its’
stepping at country clubs instead.
of at hotels.

Instead of dancebands, Kridel -
plans to keep the customers happy;
with a pianist and a small combo.
He’s got the Playbill Room and the!
Manhattan Room and will put the: j
stress on-cuisine, serving it up with,
a pleasant musical backing. He’s:
also. planning to make a pitch for;
the theatrical crowd tieing up with;
Playbill mag to hang Tony Walton' st
caricature covers in his Playbill,
Room.

‘way amen,

To assist in the cuisine pitch, '

Kridel has brought in George
Stitch from the Colony Restaurant:
as wine steward and Willie Rossel,
from the Hampshire House as head
chef. The Manhattan is- scheduled}
to open the end of this month.

‘Jazz at Philharmonic’
Tees Off Annual Tour

With Click N.Y. Stand].

Norman Granz’s “Jazz at the
Philharmonic,” which has estab-;
lished itself since 1944 as the most
successful unit on the jazz scene,
blew into Carnegie Hall, N, Y., last}
week (14) as the kickoff to another |

national tour. Unlike previous;

years, when Granz gave two per-;
formances, at 8:30 and at midnight, !

there was only one early show this:]

year to a near-capacity audience.
Granz, however, virtually dou-|
bled the running time of his show:

this year with a layout that ran‘]
over three hours. That’s a lot of:}

jazz to absorb at one sitting, but:

it was sufficiently well-paced’ tot}

hold the fans until the finale.

Some changes in the JATP per-'
sonnel result in some marked im-
provements. Added to last year’s’

sax lineup of Lester Young, Flip _

Phillips and Iinois Jacquet are
Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz and
Sonny Stitt, three standout jazz--
men who give a big lift to the show
in their many and various solo as-:
signments. Stitt, particularly, im-
pressed with his virtuoso tech-
nique on his horn. i

AS a somewhat radical departure |

from previous JATP lineups, the
Modern Jazz Quartet is spotlighted
this year. The MJQ, one of the:
most polite jazz groups extant,:

furnishes excellent change-of-pace

to the more frantic sounds gen-:

erated by the other jazzmen, singly *
Another neat seg--

and together.
ment is turned in by trombonist
J. J. Johnson working with Getz,’
and Hawkins in tandem with Roy
Eldridge. On drums, Jo Jones
scores in a long. and flashy solo.
In another featured slot,

and Herb Ellis on guitar.
AS usual,
maxes the show with her vocaliz-
ing routine.
in a varied songalog including “It’s
Alright With Me,” “Bewitched,”
“Goodie, Goodie,” “Moonlight in
Vermont” and others. She holds
em to the finisa. Herm,

Cantor Sidney Shivoff has re-:
corded “The Original Cantoriats” |

album for Metro Records, with

Abraham Elstein accompanying °
him at the organ. ;

Oscar «
Peterson energetically pounds the § -
keyboard with Ray Brown on bass’
Ella Fitzgerald cli- |

This year, she clicks:

MGM’s 3 New Albums On
‘Great All Time Songs’

MGM Records ‘is continuing its
“60 Great All Time Songs” series :
with three new packages set for
*Oct. 1 release. As with the first
‘three volumes released: in the
- Spring, diskery is putting the new
series into the market -at a special !
$2.98 price for each. The reduced ,
rate will hold until Nov. 28.

Each package has pianist Dick
Hyman (with a comba backing) go-
ss through 60 standards on one:

As added feature of.the promo-
-tion, MGM will permit distributors
to receive the same. savings on the

irst three. volumes for each LP of
the new series ordered during the
: Sales period. Special easel-backed
counter cards for display purposes
: Will be shipped with.all orders call-
ing attention to the $2.98 price.
, Dealer-distributor co-op advertis-
ing will be used as well as a direct
mail campaign to dealers, chain

stores and department stores to

highlight. the three new volumes.,

.Feldman-Portnoy Ivy Label.

Stan Feldman, N. Y. jukebox op-
erator, and Ed Portnoy; owner of
the Record Shack, a Harlem disk
store, have set-up a new diskery,
Ivy Records.

Initial release is by the Deltairs,
a vocal combo.

| ’

~ Angel’s Ballet: Kick
Angel Records is tying in’ with
engagement of the Sadler's Wells

; Ballet, - now.. known as the Royal}

+ Ballet, in New York with release.

Va: the “Sadler’s Wells Ballet
Silver Jubilee’ album, recorded
\last year in London to mark the

company’s 25th anni. Set has ex-|-

cerpts. from 11 pieces in the com-
); pany’s repertoire..

work for balletomanes this fall,
Prokofiev’s “Cinderella” batlet
-recorded by Robert Irving with the
Royal Phitharmonic. In addition,
the label is issuing “Pavlova Ballet
Favorites” and Stravinsky’s ‘Pe-

Angel is also releasing another |

trouchka,” both sets under conduc-

tor Efrem Kurtz.

Linke to Laue to. Launch
| Mgt. Firm Oct. 1:

Wednesday, September 25, ° 1957.

Onward & Upward With E. B. Mar

Edward B. Marks Music is following Tin Pan Alley’s uptown
trend. Firm is vacating its 23-year-old home in New York’s Radio
City to a new hq-on 52d St. next month.

The firm was launched by the late Edward B. Marks in 1884 at
a small office on 14th St. Over the years it followed show business

uptown with-moves to 20th St.,

28th St., 38th St. 46th St. and

then to its current headquarters between "49th and. "50th Sts.

Move stems from firm’s expansion in the pop division, educa-
tional, serious music, foreign and divers other departments.

Firm is now. headed by the founder’s son, Herbert E. Marks.
Arnold Shaw heads the professional department. Arnold Broido
was brought in recently as educational director.

The 52d St. setup will bring the Marks org ‘together for the

first time in many years, Firm

is now housed on two separate

floors in. the Radio City building with a warehouse further west
on 49th St. where its reserve stock is now kept.

Selvin’s 40th Anni

Ben Selvin, artists & repertoire

chief for the RCA Victor custom |

record division, is marking his 40th
janniversary as a. bandleader this

|LOCAL 47 WOOS LABOR

VS. TY- SOUNDTRACKS

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
Local 47 of the American Feder-

j week. Selvin entered ‘the music biz| ation’ of Musicians took the first

lon Sept. 17, 1917 when che ‘opened

Dick ‘Linke’ makes his official | at the Moulin Rouge in New York.
disk business bowout Oct. 1 to; Two years later, he cut for Victor

launch his.own personal manage-

the first of a long series of record-

ment firm, He had been singles] ings estimated at over 9,000.

Sales manager for Columbia Rec-
ords for the past two years.

The ‘new managemient firm, to
operate under the - heading of
Richard O. Linke, will represent
Andy Griffith, Tommy Leonetti
and Gloria Lambert. Linke also is
associated ‘with Griffith- in two
music publishing firms—Andick

Music and Nan-Paul Music—as
well as a motion pie and tv com-
pany, Manteo Enterprises.

Prior to his two years with Col,
Linke had been national promotion
manager at. Capitol Records. -«

a)
=

Selvin is appearing on. Barry
Gray’s WMCA, N.Y., show Sept.
19 and Joe "Franklin's WABC-TY-

- New Chi- fndie _
" Chicago, Sept. ‘24.
Another indie record’ label has
sprung: up ‘in* the Chicago area,
Stephany Records:
The new outfit headed by Nort-.
man’ W. Forgue, with Jerry Allan

and Bob Massett assisting, will aS

| step in a campaign to obtain assist-

ance of labor in general in a driye
against imported soundtracks for:
telepix when the September mem-
bership meeting unanimously ap-
proved a resolution asking the

State Central Labor Council to pub-
lish alist of programs and spon- .

sors Using canned tracks. Meeting °

was. the shortest and quietest the
tune union has had in almost two _

years.
Resolution establisheg list of

|-soundtrack users for publication

by the Labor Council and. dissem-.
ination to individual tinions as part
of a drive to publicize the claim

recording and pressing through the that this method has sharply redué-
RUA. Custom Record division’ here. ed dob opportunities.

TET al ~|- BIBIS| |...
a ey. 56 | 4 7 en . a{ .
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0 & | Stal wl Sle lApatTAl si: alslsalial ol
Survey of retail album best :} >, | (Rilo fl Sig(Slala] [eile ie] eyo Bl gt oO
sellers based on reports from lead- | Oo]. a 2 els1B]e Straits teyal $4 Pl ols T
_ing stores and showing comparative s.1 2 }5letsls)/s Els Slelelsleiale 3 A
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This Last oe 512] Se ele teleiSlSiz gible] sizigl zy
_ wk, wk. — Artist, Label, Title : zZlz Tela tO Ela lassie 1 Gis mA) Sj
UND THE WORLD (Decca) | oe , - Me - Coe
1 1 ARO OL. 9046) career ate eee 3 10 ‘1 1 ‘i . 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 . K 1: 1 2 3 4 2 184
NAT KING COLE (Capitol) ; _ — —
2 3 Love Is the Thing (W 824)........ 302° 6 2 3 7 «4 «5 2 7 1 4" 1 -4°:.8 4 - 9 115,
ELVIS PRESLEY (Victor) | : te
3 2 Loving You (LPM 1515)........ <1 4,5 9 2 1 8 6 3 . 52 2 -.7 10° 9 =1 104
' FRANK SINATRA (Capitol) — . _.
4 ‘Swinging Affair (W803)........... 6 1 3 4 8 7 3 58 4 5 4 7 .. - 6 } 5 5 q 7. 96.
MY FAIR LADY (Columbia) . . ~ ah
5 4 Original Cast (CL 5090).........-- ane) 8 6 3 9 8 .. 2 2 . 4 10.1 1°78 4 89
JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia)- . ° ue a 7 ; ~~
6 6. Wonderful, Wonderful (CL. 1028). .4 8 10 1 3-.10.. 7. 9 5 ji 3 <6 , wel a 67
~ MANTOVANI (London) - ~ oS ot a
‘7 7. Film Encores (LL 1700)........,--- 53 7 5. 6 7 8 6 2 10 . 8 6 2s 55 |
- HARRY BELAFONTE (Victor) . oO ~~ |
8 10 Sings the Caribbean (LPM 1505)... 8 9 8 6 4 vt | 7 -2 6 43
ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp) |
9 9 Fabulous Fifties (KXL 5000)..-... .. 16 9 .. 10 4 . 3... 38 40
EDDY DUCHIN STORY (Decca): mS _ _
10 19 Sountrack (DL 8289).. .......... 1002 5 °8.. . 5 ose eT 30°
- PERRY COMO (Victor) — - - - S
11 11 We Get Letters (LPM 1463)....... .. 4 . ~. 4 7 3 : | 9 | : 28 |

OKLAHOMA (Capitol)

e "ot +. =

12A 17 Sountrack (SAO 5951.......2..0.. 07 . 9 3°47 9. - 7. 10 25.
PAJAMA GAME (Columbia) :

12B 15 Soundtrack (DL 5210)-.............. . 2 . 5 . 10. 2 25.
KING & I (Capitol) _ i -

14A 8 Soundtrack (T740) .....-..5...... § 8 10 8 5 B . ., 8 ..... we ee 21
MARTIN DENNY (Liberty) co SO .

14B 16 Exotica (LRP 3034).............. . 3 4. ‘5 21.

| LESTER LANIN ORCH (Epic) . .

16 «613 Dance to Music of (LW 334C).... .. §g 2 . . 2. » oe 20
FRANK SINATRA (Capitol) ° . a

17 _12 Where Are You 1 (W B855t. .... eee. 6 . 10... we - L.- 16.
ERROLL GARNER .(Columbia) . . .

18 23 Other Voices (CL 1014). .......-. .. : » ££ . a 8 .. wets te ~ 14
TENNESSEE ERNIE S (Capitol , oe ’

194 22 Hymns (T 756).........:.¢..2.0000e- 7. - . . © TL Ut... 12
AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (Columbia) - > .

-19B Soundtraek (CL 1018) ~ 3 ........ 4.. . . co. .- 6 4. 12]

JACKIE GLEASON (Capitol) |

21A 14 Velvet Brass (W 859) .......... eee ae 6 . 9 . be ae we 7

TENNESSEE ERNIE (Capitol)

21B 24 S irituals (T 818) ...............04. we ae ees sows .. 69. rr

TE GORME (ABC-Par) . m

23 Swing the Blues (192)............. 2. . aes 10... . . . »- 6... 8
ROGER WILLIAMS (Kapp) .

24 25 Abmost: Paradise (1063). ............ » wf

. -POLLY BERGEN (Columbia). Dewees . ‘ >

25 Bergen Sings Morgan (CL 994)... ne kee. 9 - . ee . wes te we 20 oe te 2

vb KUED Ae,

DOS SS ee es pea * ER Se

Wednesday, September 25, 1957 :

MUSIC 55

Copyright Changes

——— Continued from page 31

debated. Be that as it may, the sit-
uation today is substantially differ-

contrary to those specified in Sec-
tion 1 (e) and without any means
of enforcing their claims against

other specialists, Ihave been irou-
bled and uneasy about the compul-
sory license. It is an extraordinary

jregulation without exact counter- |

part in other branches of the pres- |

‘ent law. But these oddities do not.

themselves mean that: a compul-|-
sory license should find: no place-in

a revised statute: That remains to:

NBOA ‘Same Old Stuf” to Bill Black

Schools, Frats As Best Bets for Bands

*Chicago, Sept. 24.

ent. .. Without the ty ner
license provision, an exclusive li-

be seen.” ¢

John Schulman; Songwriters:
Protective Assn. attorney: “In my

unknown record ‘producers.”

From then through 1947, hills Janoff to Abe Olman

‘ Bill Black. Orchestras Ine. prexy,
| didn’t attend the National Ballroom
‘ Operators of America convention

cense might be negotiated at sub-
stantially higher royalty rates
{than the 2c. per eomposition), or
even non-exclusive licenses might

be negotiated at higher royalty
rates in the absence of a statutory
ceiling...

“Whether such royalty rate, as-
suming it was reasonable in 1909,

remains reasonable today, would,

appear worthy of reexamination in
view. of the decreased purchasing
power of money, the subsequently
developed. types of recordings—
assuming the compulsory license
provisions be applicable to them—
and the substantially increased
manufacturers’ selling prices , . .”

Henn points out that when: non-

dramatic literary works were pro-'

tected against unlicensed record-
ings In the 1953-law “there was no
agitation to- subject them to com-
pulsory licensing”.
1925 Hearings

The Heng report adds that from
the time of the 1900-Cepyright Act
until 1925, there ‘was no effort to
- change compulsory licensing. In

1925, bills were introduced to elim-

inate the section. The late Nathan
Burkan, then attorney for fhe
American. Society of Composers,
. Authors 4 Publishers, testified at
the hearing that compulsory licens-
ing was “arbitrary, discriminatory
class legislation whi

thors to do business with persons

not of their’ own: choosing, at terms ‘

ch forred au-

were introduced in every Congress,
but no action was taken other than
hearings. The new bills which prob-
ably will be introduced next year,
will be the first in a decade.

The report includes comments
and opinions solicited from the

‘Panel of Consultants on General

Revision of the Copyright Law.
Among replies:

Ernest. S, Meyers, counsel for
the Reeord Industry Assn: “The

| compulsory license provision is not

to be scrapped because it was
adopted in 1909. Over the years,
the provision has demonstrated its
soundness and workability. Any

fundamental change. in the statu;

tory license would adversely affect
the musical artistry and genius in
this country.”

Sidney W. Wattenberg, counsel |

for the Music Publishers Protective
Assn.: “I am wholeheartedly in fav-

lor of the deletion of the compul-

sory license provision. The 2c, roy-

alty provided for in the statute!

applies to all: compositions, Today
with the development of the long-
playing record, it seems to me to
be so unfair as to shock the con-
science of a reasonable man that
a mechanical company under the
compulsory Hcense. provision can
record a. work such as George
Gershwin’s. ‘Rhapsody in‘ Blue’ for
the same 2c. royalty. as he is called
upon. to pay for, jet us say, “Elvis.
Presley’s ‘Hound Do

Benjamin Kaplan: “Unlike many

opinion, the elimination .of the

compulsory license will stimulate:
healthy competition, would result

in the recording of more songs,
and would be generally a salutory
factor in the cultural and ecenomic
phases of the music industry.”
Sidney M. Kaye, Chairman of
Broadcast Music Ine.: “The com-
pulsory licensing principle should
be retained .
that the abolition of compulsory
licensing would redound to the
economic advantage of a few of the
larger record companies and to
Some of the leading composers. A
certain result yould be the grant-

ing of exclusive licenses. Such ad-.
vantages as are inherent In having

works recorded by a diversity of
artists and companies would thus
be lost.”

Calder Exits RKO Music | tin

Al Calder has exited his post
on .the professional, staff of RKO

Music. Although. Calder had four

months to go on his original one-
year contract, he moved out be-
cause of firm's recent operational
cut-down policy. .

Irving Deutch ankled the gen-
eral professional-:manager’s spot
at RKO Music last month to go
inte the music publishing busi-
ness with bandleader Russ Mor-
gan -

. It might well be:

As - Professional Mer. j

Charlie Janoff has joined Abe
Olman’s music. operation as pro- |
fessional manager. Olman’s cur-}
rent push is on the score for the
legituner, “West Side Story” by
Leonard Bernstein. and Stephen
Sondheim, which he’s handling for
G. Schirmer.

Janoff previously had been with
Frank Loesser’s publishing firms.

3 P’S KIDISKER GOES
RACK & SUPERMARKET

Synthetic Plastics (Promenade,

Parade and Peter Pan ‘kiddie rec-
ords) is spreading into the #ack

jobbing and supermarket areas, |

For the past 12 years the lowpriced

!labels have confined sales opera-

tlon to independent and chain out-

| this year because he’s tired of “the

same old stuff.”

Every year, according to Black,
the NBOA ¥Wes out with a lofty
spiel on promoting new band tal-
ent, and every year there is the
same fesultant refusal to go out
and do anything.

“Fhese guys don’t give new
bands a chance—the fact is that
‘its ckuibs, schools and fraternal
organizations, with only a handful
of ballroom men, who will get out

‘land do active promotion through

the local disk jockeys and other
outlets. The rest of them figure
that if they hide 100 posters -in
Storeroom windows they’ve done all
that’s necessary, and that the only
thing that will sell a band is a
ready-made name.” —

Black illustrates his remarks
with a booking list for the Bobby
Christian band, pointing out that
‘only five of 30. bookings for this
band are promotional dates, and

Initial. promotion in the new ex-{ this for a band that’s just had

pansion program will be on the
‘Promenade label with a 45rpm

package containing 16 current pop
tunes to retail at $1. Henry Lapidus,
Synthetic prexy, claims it’s the first
time that a 45rpm package has,
been offered for supermarket mer-
chandising.

Bandleader Al Goodman recently
joined the Synthetié operation as
director of all musical and produc-
tion activities.

"RETAIL DISK BEST SELLERS

} Preston of the Yukon.”

hot record. The ether dates are all
clubs and colleges. The only ball-
rooms that do business, he elaims,
are the ones that go wholeheart-
edly into promoting their attrac
tions. Even big names are of no
value, he says, unless they're ex-
Ploited.

Black's statements were partly
reflected by other booking agents
in the band field who. report 70-
85%: of the band business in travel-
ing bne-nighter deals. .

Wrather, Loeb’
$4,350,000 Buy Of
Muzak & WBFM

Muzak has been sold for $4,350~
000 to Texas and California indus-
trialist Jack. Wrather and invest-
ment banker John L. Loeb (Carl M,
Loeb, Rhoades & Co.) by f

U.. S. Senator from. Connecticut,

William: Benton, and H. E. Hough-
ton, Muzak prexy. Deal was ne
gotiated through Allen Kander &
Co., national media brokers.
Muzak has 146 franchised opera.
tors in the U. S., Canada and Eu
rope and-:owns on¢ of the world’s
largest tape recording plants, 1o-
cated in New York. Firm, which
supplies background music for in-
dustry, offices, banks, hotels, fes-
taurants, airlines, but lines, trains
and ships, has a music library of
more than 10,000 recordings which
is kept up to date by the addition

.of 300 new recordings 2 year.

Aiso included in the. sale and
pursuant to the approval of the
Federal Communications Commis-
Sion is WBFM, N. Y. indie,

According to Benton, the prin-
cipal reason for selling was to al-
low him more time for “politics
and public service.” He's been

| serving as chairman of the board

of Encyclopedia Britannica Ine. and

|| Encyclopedia Britannica Films, and

retains ownership in these com-
panies, ,

Wrather plans to strengthen Mu-
zak’s franchisers’ operations and
also to work in the area of elec-
tronic tape development for sound
and ty as well as in the develop-
ment of hi-fi, audio communica-

{tion and other electronic equip-

ment for the consumer.

Among Wrather’s other holdings
are “The Lone Ranger” radio and
tv programs, “Lassie” and “Sgt,
He’s also
prexy of radio and tv _ stations
KFMB and KFMB-TV, San Diego:
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, Calif., and
the , Disnevlare rad Hotel, Antheim,

a

Decca Distrib Shifts
In a couple of distrib personnel

g fi Shifts, Robert A. Blie has been

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wk, wk. ‘Artist, Label, Title ginim le IEFIEIAIE IAEA AICS LE lelaleigi@i s
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2.2 POOKY RODGERS (Roulete) 6 ow... 6 oT 8 2 8 2 5 8 4 8 A 8 2 2 1118
ICKETS (Brunswick) i: . : oS
3.. 4 Thatll Be the Day we eeeees wegeeteeses 2.10 8 1 2 =... 9 3 1 24 8 3 tt 8 5 4 104
~Par as, ae
4 3 Diana. ANKA (ABC: oe ” eaaee Serer ereos 4 e zs ee 3 6 ar 8 3 5 3 2 7 4 10 q 2 a 1°" i2 « 38
F E LEWIS (Sun) a _ | " 7 |
5 5 Whele Lot of Sha! ee 3. >... e* 5 3 — 4 7 ° 4 7 - 2 oe 4 6 7 69
+ JANE MORGAN (Ka )- So " - ” |
6 7 - Fascination we wpe ceca cee neweeuee ae 4 1 10 2 7 6. 30 8 1 6 = : “s 66
_-- RUSS MAMILTON (Ka )) . “ ot . .
7 6 Rainbow :...........- a cob ebkeweesece 5 a 93 2. 6 t oo... 9 .. 8. 6 ... 60°:
OHNNY ATHIS (Columbia) .
8 8 : ZATHIS (Columbia) beeeeee ae Y. 2 3 2 % ~- « 2 & e710 3 .. .. 59
. TUNE WEAVERS (Checker): | —
9 ‘25° Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby... oe Doe ne ae - os 8 3 @ : 9 -- 24.
“. TONY BENNETT (Columbia) “ope . °
10 20 Middle ef the Island. . eevavie® hoe tad aia 7 ee ee » oe 5 6 7 ae . ae hae an . oe at
EVERLY BROS. (Cadence) : a
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JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) . . °
. 11B. 9 Its Net Fer Me te Say...... pan cenece of ee 4 » 10. oe 8s at 6 . x 5 10 20.
: BUDDY KNOX (Roulette) : ,
13 22 Hula Leve..........2.0,.60 258 ese eee 6 ‘5 ae oe o o a e . eon «a . 3 ° 8 198
: SPARKLETONES (ABC-Par) ;
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BILLY WILLIAMS (Coral)
113A 12 Gonna Sit Right Down............ aeee oe oe 16. qT. -. &§ 10 . sy ode 6 17
PAT BOONE (Dot) . . :
ISB: .. Remember ‘You're Mine.............. oe ee ke one 4. . » oe . § 9 os . 5 17
BOBETTES (Atlantic) : ’ . .
15C: 14 Mr. Le€. 2.0... ccc cee ee een wen eeee as ae ee ee . $ 7 8 * ae q 7-17
. DELLA REESE (ubilee) ;
1815 And That Reminds Me............... ee 8 .. 2 .. 1 1. ww we ee we ee ee UZ le ete meee 15
7 VICTOR YOUNG (Decca) | —_ \
18B°11 Around the World bee e steer eee eee os . 6. 8 4 es oe we ee 15
MANTOVANI (Landon) |
20 17. Around the Worl aaeevee ae a ee ae te 5 ® ay - ° ° « - 10° . 4 14,
PAT BOONE oth . :
21 24 Galdeaine it the SKY... 0-0 eee -leeee. 9 eo 4 “we ‘ . . ae ve ae ° ae .
a RICKY NELSON (Verve) °
22 My One and Only Love..... fe seedeece es oe «o 6. . . . - &. , 8
LARRY WILLIAMS (Specialty) |
23°... She, Fat Famny........;.... eceraee ve ee ae ee ee 8B . se ee 7 7
ae C DAMONE (Columbia)
24A .21 Ailair to Remember soos. oe ee) DG ue ew 10 .. we ee we ae we «10 4
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. 10 .. we 8 .. 4

248 19 Just Between You and. Me,
Ne Dyes parle ks eRe

jnamed manager for Decca’s Chi-
; £ago branch while Emil Reitman

[i will take over a similar spot In the

{ Milwaukee branch. Both appoint-
; ments were made by Sellman

j Schulz, Decca Distributing Corp.

v.p. over the midwestern division.
| Blie had been manager of the
{Milwaukee branch where Reitman

‘Was salesman.

MUSIC

56

September 25, 1957 _

Wednesday,

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MUSIC

On The Upbeat

New York

Verve Records has picked up
Carol Bennett’s waxing of ‘“Care-
less” originally released. on the in-
die Hilton label . . Jimmie
Rodgers, Roulette disker,- guest on
*-d Sullivan’s CBS-TV show for the
second time ... The Stylists have
joined Golden Crest Records ..

aul Siegel hitting the road to
push Eddie Fisher’s Victor slice of

‘That’s The Way It Goes” .
Gersh handling national pnblicity
for Bill Lasley’s AMP-3 Iab

Anita O’Day opened at the Vil-
lage Vanguard last night (Tues.) .
Marshall Grant Trio at the Hotel
New Yorker’s Golden Thread Cafe
; - Neal Hefti back on NBC's
‘Bandstand” for the fourth time

Anne Francis signed to Safari
Records . « » Mel Connor’s orch
laying for weekend dancing at the
iviera, Manhasset, L. I.... Rich-
ard Maltby orch opened at Rose-
land Dance City last night (Tues.)

. Mickey & Sylvia, Vik pacteées, |

on “six-week one-niter tour . .
Julie Wilson guests on Perry Co-
mo’s NBC-TV shaw Saturday (28)

. Ann Hathaway opens at the
Riverside, Reno, Oct. 10 for a two-
week date.

Dickie Valentine (London disk-
er) and his wife Liz in the U.S. for
four weeks ... Clifton Smith,
KCOH (Dallas) deejay, in town to
0.0. the music biz scene. He visits
the Coast next ... Jerry Myers,
disk jockey at CKEY, Toronto, is

not associated with Chic Thomp-
-gon’s recording. operation as indi-

cated in last week’s VARIETY...

Charlie Tobias’ “Miss You” is hav-

Ing its third revival in 28 years

via waxings by Vaughn Monroe

(RCA Victor), Bill Haley (Decca)
and The Four Aces (Decca) ...

ic Sands has joined the Shaw) }9)
gency head its cocktail dept.

Moore completed his first
ly commercial
Young & Rubicam this week .

Richard Himber threw a ‘birthday

rty last Wednesday (18) for the
Breck government's teenage am-
bassador of goodwill, Constantine
The San Francisco
Records’ studios have ‘been booked
for sessions by Pacific Coast Jazz

Malamos .

. . Lyricist Barbara James has

signed with the Jerry Lynn Music

fe ta

Pittsburgh
New Nixon has“picked up option

of Al Marsico band for a full year:

Marty Irwin combo, after four
and a half years at the Chateau,
switched to new Wagon Wheel
lounge, and Nick Parillo unit went
into Chateau ... Hollywood Show
Bar in East Pittsburgh, shuttered
for some time, reopens Friday (27)
with Erskine Hawkins, in for the
weekend . .. Irving Nites opened
indefinite stay at the Flame . ,.
Irving Kertman is on piano, Jack
Reilly on drums and Jim O'Donnell

n bass . . .Francis Gill, organist,
as checked in at Casa Loma in
NeKeesport .,. . Marcy Lynn, Ba-
ton Elliott vocalist, and her hus-:
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Styne ard Cahn Music Co , Inc.

chalked up their first anni at Holi-

‘Mark the first time the annual

‘Marterie’s band ..
-Club for its benefit dance in the

assignment for

.the dinner music in the Bellevue’s Linn

_ fing the late A. Jack Haywood...

{ Adolphus Oct. 2. Roberta MacDon-
.man here, will also play the Cen-

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band, ‘trumpeter David Pew, for- |}
merly with flock of name - bands,
have joined faculty of Louise’ Gir- |
zi’s Academy of Associated Arts .

Walt Harzer orch to Penn State U.
on Sunday (29) for a jazz concert
at Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity house

. . . Twim Coaches dickering with
Louis Armstrong for Thanksgiving
Week . Del Monacos, who

and last week.
* ASCAP f BMI.
day House, have been a quartet for |.

10 years. National

Rating
This Last *
London.

Clarinetist Vie Ash has formed |

a new sextet... Altoist Lew Smith .
has joined the Cyril Ornandel orch 1 1 *Tammy (Northern). ee eee ete ween ores -

-at the London Palladium to replace 2 2 *Areund the World (Young)........- 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 98

Peter Hughes . ... Songstress 3. 3 .*¥Fascination (Southern)..........- - 3 4 2 2 2... 3 68

Cee ee Litton ceciected || 4A? ‘Affair to Remember Weis)... 4B 4.3... 6_.. 45
chairman and Vie Lewis, appointed 4B 5 *Love Letters Sand (Bourne)....... 8 3 .. 5 10 9 4 3 7 8 45 —
vice-chairman of the Music Direc- 6 4 *Middle of Island (Morris).......... FT... TT T 6 .B- 5 4... 7 .39 -
tors’ Assn... . Morris Stoloff was |! “7A 10 __*Honeycomb (Joy)... .-.--..0-.++-- “Se Boe ee
Sat. (21)... Alan Holmes, London 7B 9 ‘tDiana (Mellin).................. we tlUWG - 10° #5.°°% 10 -- 4 10 2
bark in of . Robbins Music Corp.,|{ 9 x *Rainbow (Robbins).........,.....- 9 .. 5 6 Bw... wt. 6B OD

a ‘own after a Iv-day vaca- 10 ‘tWhite Silver Sands (Southern) . - 8 4... 4. . 5... .. 18

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fon i ‘Temoval oF his append {i 2 "*Not For Me to Say (Korwin).............. 40.9... 3 6 .. 40... -, ~247

| 12 8 *Gonna Sit Right Down (Chappel).......-..... 8, 8 “7 5 .. 16

13 *Bye, Bye Love (Acuff, R.).......... ce ee ee te ee we KCB ee

cant hlsdelphi for the | 14...» =*Old Cape Cod (Pincus)..-....... “nee 6 .. a. 2, :10 -. 8B 2. ok ke 9

Red Hill Inn (Oct. 1-5). The . 15 15 iBon Voyage (Ardmore). . ° “si Lewpnoeeas oe 8 6 ed ~. + *~ ah “se on on 8

American Federation of Musicians
convention in Philly in June will} Gale’ will follow his ‘Eddy’s stint
with his first. fling at fair dates,
playing Fresno five days and Phoe-
nix, Ariz., 11 days in October...
from Upper Darby High School } Ken Harris spending some time on
here a. year ago, is with Ralph|contacts here while en, route with
. Duke Ellington {his band from the Black. Bear
pacted by the Jenkintown Kiwanis | Lounge, Hotel Duluth (Minn.) to
the Royal Nevada’s Crown Room.
Harris and crew are set for the
Las Vegas spot for six weeks from
Sept. 18 .
takes over the stand in the Terrace
Grill Sept. 27 for a stay. Henny
Youngman has the comedy assign-
ment in the Grill for the same date
Next up at Eddys’ is Roberta
» the hometown. . gal, who
begins a two-week singing. date
Oct. 4. With her on the bill will be
Ronnie Eastman.

meet has been held here since
1900 . . Bob Villiger, graduated

Abington High gymnasium (Oct.

Norman Granz’ “Jazz at the
Philharmonic” grossed a. smash
$23,000 at the Academy of Music
(21), Only a couple hundred off
capacity at both shows ... Lou
Chaikin will be back (28) to play},

Stratford Room on weekends...
Jody Sands in single appearance at
the Chancellor Room (25). Vocal-
ist then heads for the Americana
Hotel, her. first booking in Miami}

. Bernie Berle heads the ‘house
band at Locust St. Theatre . ,
Orch leader Ross Raphael fo Gr-
lando, Fla., for the winter,

To ‘Home’ Base (Balboa)
In Lease of Rendezvous

Stan ‘Kenton, ‘who broke in as
an orch leader. there, has leased

San Francisco

Gene Puerling, one of the Hi-
‘Lo’'s who got his leg broken in a
cable-car accident, hopes to get out
of St. Francis Hospital shortly and
into. a walking cast... Mary Kaye
Trio booming business at George
Andros’ Fack’s Il... Ray Gorum
departed the manager’s job aft the
Jazz Showcase ... Poet Kenneth
Patchen and the Chamber Jaz
Sextet open Oct. 1 at the Black-|
hawk , Norma Teagarden has
joined Dick Oxtot’s Polecats at
Nye’s, Oakland ... Ree Brunnel
goes into the hungry i Oct. 1.
Paul Rosen was elected recording
secretary of AFM Local 6, succeed-

boring Balboa for a year, with an
option ta buy at $158,000. Kenton
received City Council permission
to operate the terpalace and plans
an extensive refurbishing program
before he opens there with his
organization Dec..13, with a policy
of weekend dansants.

ager of the 23-year-old ballroom,
| which will be permanent base for
‘Kenton orch. However, Kenton
plans .to continue tours, during
’ ° which other orchs would .
Kansas City Additionally, Kenton is mulling
Joe Reichman winds his summer
‘stand in the Terrace Grill of the
Hotel Muehlebach Sept. 26, and
takes his orch to Dallas to open in
‘the Century Room of the Hotel

fuse of the Rendezvous for a series
of Sunday afternoon jazz bashes
and is. approaching nets about a
possible live.ty series to emanate
from here. ©

ald, chirping on the bill with Reich-| . S

tury Room beginning Oct. 2...The Gregor Piatigorsky On
Diamonds head for, Canada follow-.
ing their current fortnight at
Eddys’, going into the Metropole,
Windsor, Ont., Oct. 7 for a week,
then on to Montreal . . Lenny

Gregor Piatigorsky, celebrated
concert cellist, -has joined the fac-

Music as adviser to its cello de-
partment. He’ll examine work of
cello students and hold seminars
for advanced performers during
periodic visits to Boston.
Piatigorsky’s appointment,
said, stems from a mova. by Bos-
| ton U.. to augment its string in-

{RETAIL SHEET BEST SELLERS!

; RIE
Survey of retail sheet music
best sellers based on reports
-obtained From leading stores in .

11. cities and showing com-
parative sales rating for this

wk. wk. Title and Publisher

Dick Barlow orch|
Poni-Tails, covering. the midwest;

‘with an eight-week stay at the

Stan Kenton Goes Back ‘

‘which is distributed by -ABC-Para--

IMPERIAL’S ] 050,000:

the Rendézvous Ballroom at neigh-|

claimed this’ week by

Earl Vollmer, long with Holly-f
wood Palladium, takes over as man-
-been shipped in 10 days. with a
70%. sales reported. It’s expected

} order which, started four weeks]

Hartford ‘Symph’s Debut

Boston U. Music Faculty

ulty of Boston U.’s College of

its

strvetion program. Associated with |
him will be Samuel Mayes, top
cellist of the Boston Symphony,
who’:} head the cello. department.

Currenily
CONRAD HILTON, Chicago
Engagement extended again and again
CONTINUING INDEFINITELY .

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Piativorsky is. donating fees for his
services. to a scholarship fund for
cello students.

Playing It Cool
- Sioux City, Sept. 24.
Four disk jockeys from KMNS
played the “Holiday on Ice” show

| here recently—on skates. Two of
'}the jockeys, Smilin’ Sam and Dén’

Miller, had never been on skates
before, while Phil Maher and Jol-
ly Roger had some blade experi-

| ence.

It was a local added attraction. .

.ritory.

and Cadence.

Wednesday, September’ 25,: 1957

ie Philadelphia—(Charles DuMont)
OHANO"y HbHoW

= (San Antonio—(Alamo Piano Co.)
+ ||\Sani franelsco——(Pac. Coast Music|

le Minneapolis—(Schmitt Music Co.)
+, |[Kansas City—(JénRins Music Co.)

N Boston—(Mosher Music)
eA Seattle—(Capitol'Music Co.)

ox |[Detroit—(Grinnell Bros.)

~ |New York—(MDS)

° - bol eo] ea Chicago—(Lyon-Healy Musie Co.
0] &) bo) eo} [Los Angeles—(Preeman)

Paperback Mentor Co.
Entering Record Field .
With Talmud,’ ‘Quixote’

Mentor, - -paperbound book ‘firm,
is branching out into the -disk busi-
ness. Firm has converted two of
its September releases, ‘‘The Living
Talmud” and “Don Quixote,” onto
wax ~for_ release on the newly
formed Mentor Records label.

‘The Living Talmud,” which was
recorded by Judah “Goldin, the
translator of the Mentor book; is
‘composed of readings. from “The
first single and album on the label | Wisdom of the Fathers,” a treatise.
On cross-country treks are Thejin the Talmud, “Don Quixote’’
Hitchhikers and Frankie Avalon. } was. recorded by Walter Starkie
Latter cuts for the Chancellor label | who adapted the Cervantes classic
for Mentdr. |

The Mentor disks will be distrib-
uted by Riverside Re¢ords. which:
‘Tecently cut a two-disk album of
Henry Miller interviewed by Ben
Grauer, The Mentor books are
published . by the -New American.

RICKY NELSON DISKS| 73 brary.

Hollywood, Sept. 24 .

The largest’ initial shipment of
any pop record ever released was’
Imperial :
Records on Ricky Nelson's. “Have |:
I Told You Lately “LThat I Love |
You?” backed with “Be-Bop Baby,”
the first Nelson record issued by}:
Imperial.

According to Lew Chudd, prexy
of- Imperial, 1,050,000 disks have |

ABC-Par Roster Hitting

Road on Plugging Tour |

ABC-Parambunt diskers are fan- {|
ning out over fhe country on deejay
and one-stop promotional treks.
Diskery is coordinating all sales,
production and. promotional depart-
ments to tie in. on “Operation
Road.”«

In on. the road pitch ‘are. The

Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones,
covering the southwest and Coast

Royal ‘Nevada, Las Vegas; and be- |
ginning Oct. 22, Hugh O’Brian, tv’s.
Wyatt Earp, will make a five-day
tour of New England to plug his

mount.

LATEST ‘RELEASE

- SILHOUETTES:

.+ \ FLAMINGO
: STEVE GIBSON
ANDTHE = 4
RED CAPS.
that the million sales mark will be _
hit shortly. At
“Seven plants are pressing the].

ago.

LEROY ANDERSON

Another Big Hit

FORGOTTEN
DREAMS

Recorded by: |
© LEROY ANDERSON (Decca)
©-CYRIL STAPLETO “‘ILondoa)
® FREDERICK FENN . (Mercery)

MILLS MUSIC, INC.

_ On Disks for Yanguard|]
The Hartford, Conn., Symphony
Orchestra, under maestro Fritz
‘Mahler, is making its debut on
disks next month under the Van-}
guard Records’ banner. They will
be heard in Carl Orff’s “Carmina |
Burana.” It will be one of six.
LPs slated for early October re-
lease, including another package
of the. Weavers, titled “The Weav-
‘ers on Tour,” as followup to the
group ’g click. “The Weavers at Car-.
negie Hall.”
Vanguard, meantime, has reshuf- |!

fled its distributor. alignment in|™=
the midwest and far west. Newt
outlets are M. S. Distributing .in
Chicago,-Benart in Cleveland, Mu-
sic Suppliers: in Cincinnati, Pan-} .
American in Detroit and H.M. Lieb-
ermaan in the Portland-Seattle ter-

=

_ The Mariners to Tiara

The indie Tiara label has nabbed | |
The Mariners. The vocal combo
previously etched for Columbia

First release for Tiara will be
a coupling of “No Down Payment” | .
and “I Remember.” Tiara is headed | °
by Hy Grill, . .

_ Wednesday, . September. 25, 1957.

Tnside Stuff—Music

Canada’s record companies préssed 15,705,000. commercial disks last :
year, according to that country’s Bureau of Statistics, That was 4,000-
000 more than in ’°55. This year’s total is expected to réach 20,000,000,
selling for about $24,000,000., Jukeboxers are expected ‘ta take in $35,-
000,000, ,

Elvis Presley’s disks have sold as high as 340,000 each. Ottawa {

school-boy Paul Anka’s self-written “‘Diana” has sold aver 100,000 of its
1,000,;000-plus in Canada. But records released only in Canada rarely
sell more than 2,500 or so, little above the break-even point.. Few: do
well enough to get onto U.S. labels. Those that have include several |
westerns by Don Messer and His (Prince Edward) Islanders on Detca
and, on *RCA-Victor, Nova Scotia-born’ Hank Snow’s: “Squid-Jiggin’
Ground” (written by. Newfoundland-born Arthur Scammell, now a
highschool teacher in Town of Mount Royal, a Montreal suburb). Lon-
don vlaims to cut more Canadian artists than any other company. Like
‘RCA Victor's, its Canadian disks are largely. in French.

Biggest. all-Canadian-ownried diskery is Quality, Toronto, which also
distribs Dot, Mercury and..MGM. Next is Sparton, which originated

Pris¢illa Wright’s “Man In a Raincoat” two. years ago then sold the |:

master to RKQ-Unique. It distributes a dozen U.S. labels, including
latter and ABC-Paramount. Only company making pre-recorded tape
is Hallmark, Toronto, which -estimates 50,000 tape recorders in Canada.
It’s concentrating on steropnonic tape. !

In Greece audiences apparently let their hair down and then |
some to vent their enthusiasm over performances that they wish to ac-
claim, Writing. to the Minneapolis Star newspaper from Athens after -
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra’s first concert there on its present
U.S. State Dept.’s sponsored tour of southern European .and Mideastern
nations, violinist Irving L. Winslow described the ovation by the more
than 5,000 present in the vast amphitheatre at the foot of the Acropolis.
“Far up at the top of the steep amphitheatre, men took off their shirts
and waved them frantically in applause,” wrote Winslow.

“General Electric has tied up with the disk business for its T-A-C
(Teenage Cooking) program. GE staged a shindig at. the Rockland
Light and Power Co., Nyack, N. Y., last week where the teenagers
were taught cooking in the GE appliances with a disk hop as a side-
light. NBC’s Josephine McCarthy emceed the shows. The- disk tieup
was made with Sal Mineo (Epic), Tommy .Sands .(Capitol), Tony
Perkins (RCA Victor) and Buddy Knox (Roulette), GE_plans repeats
of this formula in key spots around the’ country. ,

Howard and Lester Lanin, brothers who lead saciefy dance orchestras, .
are bucking each other on wax. Howard, who’s getting a ‘Dance Till
Dawn” LP released on Decca this week, is taking dead aim at the
sales rackup scored by his brother’s two previously released dance’
albums on the-Epic label. Sidebar to the family feud is the fact that
Marvin Holzman, Decca artists & repertoire staffer, who put Howard
into the, groove, also supervised Lester’s waxing when he was aé&r

chief at Epic. ;

-A full-length recording of’““Hamlet,” with each of major roles divid-.
ed among three actors, has been put onto three LP. platters by Word
Records, a Waco, Tex., label. Production is by Paul Baker who has.
staged the work at Baylor Theatre in Waco. Package includes the pro-
duction script and a detailed brochure with photographs of how the-
play was staged. Another document of the same “Hamlet” production
is a 20-minute 16m color film showing details of the staging..

_WWs Syne-Or-Swim

performance ‘dissipates any plug |-stances when a Cadence pactee has.
values the network shot may have | appeared on. a network show and
for the performer ‘or the recording j plugged his ‘current disk-song with
cotipany. “If the sound we've got | no noticeable. reaction in the sales.
on records is not similarly show- | pull. In comparison, Bleyer' points
cased on tv,” he says, “we’re not |to local tv shots in‘which the disk-
going: to pick: up additional sales | er is interviewed and the record:
from that exposure.” He cites in- | played as having an immense im-
es | Pact on. the retail level.
~ " YY Some .tv. producers counter this
: ‘OF THE. with the point that tv isn’t op-
7 | , | rj erating as a‘cuffo plugging ground
WEEK: | for the disk companies. The record-

ry ‘ing: artists are being paid- top
| money for the disker’s appearance,
| they say, so they should give a per-
| formance and not.a pantomime.
' The Audience Factor.
Still others contend that.a sync
J} performance has a detrimental ef-
‘fect on the studio audience. ‘The
audience is usually caught un-.
_awares when the disker is mouth-<
ing to a record and:this results in
minimum applause reaction. The
[| difference in sound levels on the
J} home set, they add, can only be
‘] | disturbing to the home viewer
‘when there’s a switch from re-
-cordings to studio orch backing. .
" The tv boys say they-are trying
to ‘meet the performers and the
diskers. half. way by duplicating the
4 disk’s arrangement for a live work-
over. But a lot of the disk per-
{formers and recording men say
that it isn’t enough.

JONI.

THIS MIGHT -
BE LOVE

K12536

- Album Reviews

mamma Continued from page 32 Gee

on such classics as “Cruising Down
the River,” “Mandy,” “My Melan-
-+ choly Baby” and “Bill Bailey: Won't
You Please Come Home,” the beat
just bounces out of the groove. Jay
Raye’s Orch helps the group push
the beat to the fore. oo.
| Terry Gilkyson: “Bible Songs
and Stories” (Golden). This is one
of Golden’s big fall push items and
‘its worth the effort. It’s made of
{the stuff that catalogs are built on.
| The theme is based on stories from.
the New Testament adapted and
{sung by Terry i

‘beat that won't be offensive to
‘anyone, Seventeen Bible tales ‘are:

retold in song and the paackage has
_fillustrated calor photos and stories.
which makes it a natural gift item.

& DECCA RET ORD

JERI SOUTHERN

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W. Berlin Disk Béstsellers

-platters -by Perry Como,

tapes made by the vocal combo..

The suit seeks an injunction and

7 .* Berlin, Sept. 17.
‘ Tonight, Josephine ......Ray
- (Phillips) * a
Tipitipitipso .:.......Valente
(Polydor) ‘
Love Letters Sand .......Boone
(London) ,.°% , .
Ein bisschen mehr. , Alexander
(Polydor) -« .. .
Tutti. Frutti .........,Richard
. (London) Beye
Deine Liebe ....<.+lys Assia
(True Love). =. :,(Decea)
Liebster Gast :.,.Constantine
(Electrola) :
Patton Manhattan ....Francke
(See Later, Alligator) -"
(Heliodor)
Guaglione ...... oe, Carosone-.
(Columbia) 7
Serenato d’Amore Zacharias
(Polydor)

RCA’s Bluebird

RCA Victor’s Bluebird label is
launching ‘a new line of kiddie LP

disks priced at $1.98. Five al-

bums will kick off the new program

next month. - Titles of the initial

release are “Cinderella, Pinocchio
and other Great Stories,” “Peter
Rabbit,

enné and Other TV Favorites,”
“Songs, Games and Fun” and
“Cullabies for Sleepy-Heads,” by
Dorothy Olsen, ©

All Bluebird packages will be
sealed with an outer polyethylene
outer wrap and four-color covers.
Aimed at the syndicate stores, dis-
tribs are getting 100% exchange
plivilege on the merchandise.

In addition to the LPs, Bluebird
plans to generally accelerate its
output of kidisks, which during the
past: year showed an increase of
113% ahead of 1956.
bers. were responsible for a sizeable
amount of ‘this increase. . Steve
Sholes, manager of single records’
artists.& repertoire, will supervise.
the program.

Included in the stepped-up pro-
gram is the Bluebird 49c line with

oy
Rogers & Dale Evans, Joe Reis-
man,and Shorty Long.

Luniverse Sued Again;
| Charge Unlawful Use
“Of Del-Vikings’ Tapes

Luniverse Record’s heads, Wil-
liam Buchanan and Richard Good-
man, are in the courts again. Suit
against them was filed In New York

Federal Court last week by Mer-.
cury Records and Clarence E..

Quick, as trustees of the Del-Vik-
charging unlawful use of

to enjoin thé defendants from us-
ing the name or performance of
the Del-Vikings. Suit also asks for
damages from. the alleged unlawful
conversion and an accounting. —

’Complaint alleges that on or

about, October, 1956, the Del-Vik-

ings taped what was considered an

‘audition performance at the home

of “John” Kaye. The group taped
“Hey,. Senorita” and “Over the
Rainbow” and were never paid for
the performance or authorized its
usage, it’s alleged. The complaint
further, claims that the defendants
obtained possession of the tapes
which were supposed to he dis-
posed of because they are not up

‘| to the Del-Vikings’ custamary per-

formance. The usage, the complaint
alleges, will impair and damage the
earning power of the group and

that the defendants have unjustly
interfered with Mercury’s exclusive

rights to the Del-Vikings.

New Hub Pubbery

_ Boston, Sept. 24. |
Newport Music, affiliated with
ASCAP, has been formed here by
Harry Paul, former song plugger
and head of his own advertising
and publicity office, and Lawrence
Burke, head of fhe Berklee School

of Music. . .
Toshiko, Japanese jazz pianist,

jis under contract for her composi-
tions. recorded in Storyville al-

bums, Firm will also publish pops.

‘Robert Share, Berklee adminis-

trator,

will be professional man-
ager,

Goldilocks and Other)
Great Tales,” “Wyatt Earp, Chey-|

Rack joh-
‘split: The ‘Berlin and Porter fig-

‘tors) and if the Lombardo-Loeb

even Berlin's.”

| his defense by: asking the plain-
| tiffs’ opinions on

‘Night and Day” and “Begin the

‘Motion to dismiss the complaint

‘ASCAP restricts the value of a

MUSIC 59

lin and Porter figures, as indicated
below: 1954, $28,391; 1955, $26,
529; 1956, $25,762, and the first six
months of °57 at $13,218,

Murray proferred the voluntary
opinion that in his opinion the

| Lombardo-Loeb song “just , hap-

pens té appeal to Arthur Godfrey”
and "I think the sovig has become
so associated. with Godfrey he’d
play jt whether they (his public)
want to hear it or not.” He. also

observed that, in his opinion, the

song wasn’t basically a “popular”
song, citing the Godfrey plugs as
constituting 80% of the song's

earnings.

Lombardo and Loeb, who are
credited with 1.1 performances and
claim they should get 12 per-
formances a week, were given the

“| brushoff by Adams that. “it would |

Bows LP Kidisks

be preposterous that any composi-
tion would get 12 performances in
an hour or an hour-and-a-half pro-
gram, other than as a theme song.”
Adams also hinted at possible
“kickbacks” as he put it, at the Fri- |
day (20) session, that if ASCAP
did not protect ‘itesif on the theme
song situation, that “it is very pos-

sible” that some program director

who knew that: “a primary use of a

song would not affect the quality |

of his program could be ‘reached’

in light of the division of such {|

sums as $30,000 annually,” refer-
ring to the repeated use of 2
thematic. .

Adams explained to the court

| the method of crediting, and Mur-

ray, who is in charge of the point-

crediting system, for plugs, re-

viewed that ASCAP monitors all
major networks 100%; also that
all independent sfations are “sam--
pled,” and from that sampling a
cross-section of dividends is ar-
rived at.
Carmichael’s. Catalog

The Carmichael figures were
cited in that his is a more diversi-
fied catalog, and yet falls a shade
under what Lombardo-and Loeb

ures were cited in that they are.
one-man songsmiths (no collabora-

“theme song payments” claim were
sustained, their income from “Old
Times” “cauld conceivably exceed

‘Judge Pecora set the scene of

“Blue Skies”
(Berlin); “Stardust” (Carmichael),

Beguine” (both Porter); both L&L
conceded each was “a popular
classic” and admittedly “more pop-
ular” than their song.

Presiding Justice Marion Pit-
toni reserved decision on Pecora’s

for lack of jurisdiction -and the
trial, which started last Tuesday
(17), is continuing. Following
Adams’ and Murray’s testimony,
Herman Finkelstein, house attor-
ney for ASCAP, took the stand.
Since the plaintiffs-both reside
in Woodmere, L. I, the Mineola
(Nassau. County} Supreme Court
is their jurisdiction and that is
where the trial is proceeding.
Among other things brought out
is the information that “Porter is
neck-and-neck: with Richard Rod-
gers” on ASCAP income ‘(i.e., be-
tween 65G and 75G) per annum.
Oscar Hammerstein 2d is also up|
there, in the No. 3 or 4 position,
f.e., tled with Rodgers.
_ Murray explained that Car-
michael was cited as being in the
“third level,” ie.,
writers like (the estate of) Sig-
mund Romberg and Frank Loesser.
There is a broad “second level”
of songsmiths, mostly top show
composers, in the $50,000 ASCAP
income orbit.

ASCAP’s Unit System
Dispute stems from the fact that

theme song to one unit during

the first hour of a show, regardless}

of how many times it is used dur-

ing that period. For additional uses } |

during the next hour, the value is
limited: to one-tenth of one unit,
with a maximum value of 1.1%

during any two-hour period. Lom-;
bardo and Loeb contend that each |-

15-minute segment. of the Godfrey
90-minute stanza should be con-

sidered a new show with full value

given to each performance of the
tune. —

ASCAP's main argument is that]:

under the consent decree, it has

the right to determine by demo-{ .

cratic procedures its own distribu-

tion’ system.. B, B. Fensterstock, of '

the firm of Zalkin & Cchén! counsel

Reveal ASCAP Earnings

Continued from page 51 =

‘

| off should be propottionate.

along with a

ms

for Lombardo and Loeb, argued
that since tk -song is one of the
most popular .a the air, the pay-

Besides chalenging ASCAP’s rul-
ing on theme songs, the current:
suit tests the whole appeals struc-
ture within the Society. Under the
present setup,” writers have. the
ultimate right to appeal from any
ruling of the classification commit-
tee to an impartial committee of:
outsiders for arbitration for final
decision. Loeb and Lombardo pre-

‘viously had dropped a decision be-

fore the ASCAP arbitration board.
ASCAP argued that this dispute
could only come before the courts
if it could be proved that the de-
cision made by ASCAP could be
proved “collusive, corrupt or
venaL”

“Seems Like Old Times” is a
1945 copyright published by Feist
Music and has been used by God-
frey as his theme from 1946 to
date. CBS technicians, who were
in court last week to demonstrate
the song before Judge Pittoni, got
a laugh when they played the disk
on the wrong speed,

Brit.’s Vaughan to Get
_ An Enic Ride in US.

Frankie Vaughan, one of Eng-
land’s top diskers via the Philips
label, will get his first platter show-
casing in the U. S. on Epic Records.
Epic, which {s tied up-with Philips
for overseas recordings, plans to
release the Vaughan disk within
the next few weeks.

Epic has also acquired masters
of Nancy Whiskey from the Qriole
label in England. Miss Whiskey
made some nolse here a few
months ago with a waxing of
erclent Train” on the indfe Chic
abel,

- @ g . ‘ -
Brit’s Roy Fox Due Here
Landon, Sept. .24.
Newcomer to the music publish-
ing business in London, Roy Fox,
who recently formed his own out-
fit, Roy Fox Music, is contemplat-
ing a trip to the States in search
for new material, and also to place
some songs which he has acquired
over here. .
The company makes its entry into

‘tthe market on Oct. 1 witn an

American song entitled, “To Be-
long,” written and published in
the U.S. by Teddy Powell. Fox,
who met Powell during their time
with the Abe Lyman band, is to
handle the American. catalog here.
ee

“SEARCH FOR
.PARADISE"

| Hugo Winterhalter and Orchestra
R.C.A. Victor
Robert Merrilé R.C.A. Victor :

Jack Pleis and Chorus
. Records

n Janes
M.G.M. Records

Les Baxter and Chorus
. Capitol Records

“THE
HAPPY LAND
OF HUNZA"

Robert Merrill -R.CA, Victor

Walter Schuman Singers
R.CA, Victor

Tito Puente and Orchestra
R.CA, Victor

“KASHMIR"

Hugo Winterhalter and Orchestra
R.C.A. Victor

R.C.A. Victor

David Rose with

Robert Merrill

“SHALIMAR"
Robert Merrill R.C.A, Victor

Walter Schuman Singers
R.CA. Victor

SOUND TRACK
ALBUM
by R.C.A. Victor
MANY. MORE TO COME

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Geo. Sar’ Tffy’ $15,000 for Talent
At Miami Bch Saxony; Shops in N.Y.

“J would rather spend $15, 000 a
week for talent than $2,000,” de-
clares George Sax, operator of the
Saxony Hotel, Miami Beach, now| dition of 131 rooms to the inn in
in New York to confer with agen-}an effort to lower the per-room |
cies and scout acts for the upcom | cost of operation. During the sea-
ing season at the resort hotel.|son‘-from< Christmag‘ ‘on, there
However, if enough acts eligible to! aren't enough rooms to accommo-
draw that kind of salary cannot be| date everyone, and the additional
Iocated, then Sax will go into some! rooms would be invaluable in that
kind of novelty policy. He prefers period.
antee of business. - hotel economics, Sax says. The

The talent problem, he points! higher costs may stop the un-
out, is only one of the difficulties | bridled building binge that has hit
in operating in a town like Miami|the resort during the past few
Beach, where they are squeezed by | years. The extremely high rates of
the casino lure of Havana on one! interest will cause many to hesi-
side and the kingsized salaries of | tate before going ahead with a lux-
Las Vegas on the other. He points|ury project.of this kind.
out that if Miami Beach area could| say is primarily a banker with
have even one well-regulated | headquarters in Chicago, and hotel
casino, it would stop the exodus: operation is one of the offshoots of
of bigtime spenders from the area. ! his business. The Saxony was one
“Personally,” he said, “I wouldn’ ti of the first luxury inns in Florida
have one in my hotel.” However, ‘that went on a top talent binge.
its presence would be a comfort | Sax recalls that the lifting of
to the hotelmen in the area, WhO! curfew on hotels paved the way
could count on more monied men; for the decline of the Miami Beach
for a greater part of the year. niteries, but recalls that entertain-

point, the annual payroll is about
$1,000,000 for hig comparatiyely
small hotel. He’s ‘mulling the ad-

Summer operation, Sax points; ment was originally the province
out, has become a terrific prob-|of the hotels, and therefore the
lem. The hotels lose a great deal! changed state of affairs was mere-
of money during the hot months. | ly a restoration of the original.
Even with a high occupancy during} say expects to be in New York
the summer, the off-season rates | probably until the end of the week
are insufficient to carry the hotel. | j, consultation with agencies be-
However, if they close, they stand fore returning to Florida.

the chance of losing their staffs.
They are now going after smaller ,
Freed’s R&R Postpones
British Tour to Jan.

conventions and meetings which
Alan Fréed’s rock. ’n’ roll unit,

they didn’t do in former years, in
an effort to stop the flow of red
ink. Annually, Sax says, opera-
tional ‘costs are going up. At this

originally scheduled for a tour of

|}the British Isles starting Oct. 20

i will now leave some time in Janu-

! ary following his stand at the Para-

‘mount Theatre, N.Y. Difficulty in

getting top disk names, well known

in that part of the world, is the

cause of the delay, according. to

' Jolly Joyce, who is assembling the

i tour. Already pacted for the jaunt

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Two major chantoosey, showcase it has 4 new stage and new sound Curreatty
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{ purchases at these stores.

.|Tex*Beneke orch, Frank Fontaine,

j| Artists presented its first life mem-
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U.S. Acts Cashing’ In on ‘Vegas. Show
In Arg.: Lotsa Theatre, Cafe Dates

_ Buenos Aires, Sept. 17,.

. Although the “Pleasure in. Las
Vegas” -show from the U.. S.. Glosed
at the Opera Theatre Aug, 29, sev-
eral of the company’ turns, includ-
ing the Platters and Juggler Fran-
cis Brunn, are still playing in Ar-
gentine provincial cities and in:
Buenos Aires niteries. In fact, as
so. .often happens with imported
shows, several members of. the com-
pany have decided that life-in. Ar-
gentina is pleasant enough to set-
tle here for a. while.

The Platters followed up a week-
end engagement in Mendoza with
another at Rosaria, capital of Santa
Fe Province, and then played Mon-
tevideo. Like Francis Brunn, they
will: also work briefly at King’s
nitery in Buenos Aires on return
from Uruguay. a

Singer Mary Louise plans stay-
ing on more or less permanently
and soubrette Michelle Monet’s act
as the “Dream Girl in a Cham-
pagne Glass” was the vaudeville at-.

traction of the American Film
Week at the Opera from Aug. 29.

In combination with Iriberri Con-
certs Management, the Lococos are
currently busy closing their deal
with Joe Glaser for importation
of Louis Armstrong and his band,
the opening date being set for the
-Opera Theatre on Oct. 12. Satchmo
would travel with his own eight to
10 musicos.

Marcus Bronnenberg, of the Mali-
po Theatre, has been dickering
with a U. S. agency to present a
‘rock ’n’ roll company early in 1958,
with Francisco Gallo of the Astral
Theatre also competing for that at-
traction:

KEN BARRY

Ft. Worth.Bumpe Off |
‘Amateur Strip Night’

Fort Worth, Sept: 24. }

Police Chief Cato Hightower has |
refused to let a night club owner
stage an “amateur striptease ;
night.”

Hightower, acting on a petition {
from outraged) gitizens, told owner
Jimmy Leyens,6f the Skyliner. Club
that the show éould:not be held be-
cause it ‘might get too lewd.”

The idea was to advertise in
newspapers for noriprofessional en-
tertainers who could compete with
each other to see who could do the
best striptease dance. The win-
ner would have received a profes-
sional contract, .

A Dallas night club owner, Bar-
ney Weinstein. of. the. Theatre
Lounge, had tried the gimmick
and drawn capacity crowds. Even-
tually Weinstein and Levens want-.
ed to match the. best “amateurs”
from the two cities on a competi-
tive basis.

Talent’s 306 Ride
At Teamster Meet

‘Miami Beach, Sept. 24.

Much publicized conclave of the
Teamsters Union here, with the na-
_tion’s press reps on hand in full
force to cover the Beck-Hoffa fight
for retention of reins of the huge
organization, hasn’t deterred the
convention stagers from going all
out to keep their delegates enter-
‘tained outside of the business ses-
sions.

Highlight of the social side is to

Gene Voit to. Sayoy-Plaza, |
Horsman Into N. Y. Plaza.

In a series of managerial shifts
on the Hilton chain, Eugene Voit,
manager of the Hotel Plaza, N. Y.,
since 1955, moves to the nearby
Savoy-Plaza, which. was recently
acquired by Hilton. John G. Hors-
man, g.m. of the Netherland-Hilton
and. Terrace Hilton Hotels, Cincin-
nati, moves into the Plaza to suc-
ceed Voit. Louis E. Del Coma,
resident manager of the Palmer
House, Chicago, moves to the
chain’s Cincy outlets. Shifts be-
come effective around Oct. 1.

Both Voit and Horsman are w.k.
in New York hotel circuits. Voit
started at the old Waldorf-Astoria,
saw service at the Stevens (now
the Conrad Hilton), Chicago,: and
later the Sherry-Netherland in New
York. After service in World War.
II, Voit worked with: the Intercon-
tinental and Schine Hotels, The
Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs,
and the New Yorker. When latter
hotel was taken over by Hilton,
Voit shifted to the Plaza.

Horsman, before shifting to Cin-
cy, was associated with the Waldorf-
‘Astoria and Biltmore in N. Y. and
was assistant to the president of
Realty Hotels which operates the
Barclay, Park Lane and Chatham
‘in addition to the Biltmore. ‘Del
Coma, long identified with the Hil-
ton chain, served in the California
and Texas hotels before going to
the Hilton, Long Beach, when it
opened in 1939. He was resident
manager of the Roosevelt, N. Y.,
and Mayflower, Washington, before
moving to the Palmer House. -

Miami Beach Auditorium with Pat-
ti Page’ heading the contingent of
talent.

Local bookers, the Sid Harris
agency, through Ray Mitchell,
working on a budget figured loose-
ly at $30,000, has also set Herb
Shriner, Sam Levenson, George De-
Witt, among others, with produc-
tion backgrounds to be provided by
the Havana Mardi Gras revue from
the Lucerne Hotel. There'll be a
Calypso Carnival and dance, as well
as other musical: events featuring
Lee Martin ‘and his Americana
Hotel orch.’

2 FEMMES MAKING N.Y.
HOTEL ROOM DEBUTS

Youngtown’s ‘New’ Strand
Reopens With Weekend Bill!

Youngstown, O., Sept. 24.:

The Strand Theatre, on the Pub-
lic Square in downtown Yotngs-,
town, has been remodeled and re-
decorated and opened Friday (20)
as. a variety house featuring rock
’n’ roll and other stage acts, but no
films, :Renamed the New Strand,

night show Saturdays and matinees
Saturdays and Sundays. All seats
are 90c evenings, 60c matinees. It
will operate weekends only. Nick

Mot.: Stu & Will Weber, New York
EE
JACK POWELL

And His Educated Drumsticks |

CURRENTLY IN ALASKA WITH
U.S.0. CAMP SHOWS —
(For Six’ Weeks)

{RETURNING OCTOBER 28)

Ono Ainsley makes her Gotham |
‘debut at the latter’s Maisonette,
(and when Lilo exits her four-week
stint at the Persian Room, the.
Plaza is bringing in an Italian disk-| Petrarca is manager.

ery thrush, Katyna Ganierl, com: | ° Opening bill featured six acts, .
pletely new to the U.S | consisting of the DeJohn Sisters,

—————_____ Ronnie Gaylord, the Five Escorts, :
‘Supermarket Chain Sets

Ron Bishop, diskers; m.c., Frisky,
juggler, and Chiquita & Pedro,
Acts for Tour of Ohio
Tracey & Avery Co., operators

oe.

dance team.

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rade of Stars” to be presented in
arenas in their cities with one
ticket. obtainable for every $25 in
Tour in|:
their area will start Oct. 25. and
wind up Noy. 9

Show will include Denise Lor,

Cycling Kirks and Jere & Eddie |]
Lawrence. It’s a repeat promotion
for the chain, which sponsored a|
similar tour last season which re-
‘suited in a 63,000 attendance.

CAB —<——
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

WOOLWORTH HOUR
CBS

- John Humphries’ Award ||
Buffalo, Sept. 24.
The American Guild of Variety

Humphries, 83, at a dinner in his
honor at the ‘Town Casino Wednes-
day (18).

The guild's national administra-
tor, nome Bright, presented the
award

Mg?. BILL MITTLER, 1619 Broedwey, New York

"Those Inevitable Americans had fo snatch the success of the eveniag.

One of the most violent and versatile acts ever known."
London oa Daily Mail.

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Management: MANNIE GREENFIELD

Wednesday,.: September. 25, 1957

Texas Giving Talent a Big Hand
In Mushrooming of Private Cafes)

Houston, Sept. 24.. -

Local. niterygoers are beginning
to see a stepped-up tempo on the
entertainment front, one that will
build steadily through the fall sea-
gon to a record. peak during Christ-
mas and New Year’s..

It has -been reported here by
local percenters that this summer
provided them with their busiest
June to September period in his-
tory and they already have a rec-
ord number of top shows. and acts |
booked for the iocal area this sea-

Niteries have come into their
own as the largest grosser of all
the permanent amusement installa-
tions. . The Jerry Lewis take of

Scot Theatre Bought
For Return as Vauder

Dunfermline, Scot., Sept..24.

The Opera | House, longtime
vaudery here, and recently in dis-
use, has-been. sold and will be used
again for theatre purposes. Pur-
chasers will form a limited com-
pany. to take over the former own-
ers, Dunfermline Opera House Co.

New management plans to spend
a considerable sum in improving
and redecorating.

Vaudery closed early in 1955,
soon after its 50th anni. The last
-show was on March 26, 1955, when
house closed owing to ‘lack of sup-

the Town & Country Club, Brook-

grossing potential in show business
is contained in the largeseat sa-
loons,

Qnly possible exception are the
top arenas in the country, but these
are not confined to. amusement. en-
teprises exclusively. As a matter
of fact, there are only a few weeks
of the year when the entertainment
potential of arenas is as large as
the Jerry Lewis take.

The cafe industry has more than

gor. .-
Credit is given the upswing to
the trend of private clubs in pro-
viding floorshows or bands for
dance music, or both, with the
great increase in the demand for
show talent. A year ago only one| port.
of the “private clubs presented 21. There is a strong demand for
floorshow with other than local tal-| yaude entertainment in this area,
ent, the Club Grescendo. Two othe: heavily populated by. the mining
ers have now fallen into line with| community. Many name acts, in-|

the addition of entertainment, plus] cluding the late Sir Harry Lauder |
in new shows every two weeks.
been booked at the Cork, Cur- T p dl (’
the International Club following on| ~__ i
and Sue Carson. Paul Neighbors
ing at Club Crescendo following! priced performers. Agencies have
music. jit a problem selling these per-
* trend .of private’ clubs throughout} ternational division, left . Friday
liners around Europe. Elkort, who
F NBC Or don as well as Blackpool, France,
| fore GAC took over the” American
trek had° NBC execs hosting the! priced talent. It’s pointed out that
in 63 cities, with a repertory. of|never played ‘the Continent * and
‘Schedule is an ambitious pne that] in the.U. S., started another phase
gelo, Tex., a northern peak of Sagi-} his return putting hint in the run-
Chandler - Cowles; general. ‘man-j strong chance of making good. in
and staff for total of 125 people); Continent. He’ figures to be gone
$6,000; necessity for adding local
Artists; problem of finding. hous- Pittsburgh, Sept. 24.
(from 75¢ to $4.40 depending 0D| looks like a local pattern this sea-
Ames. Cecilia Ward, mezz0-s0-| Bennett, on the heels of Billy Wil
nine days.
Jim Arriess has been added to
Oct: 14 for a week, with the Mills
topper “on “Gansmoke,” -has ‘heen
(Satchmo) - Armstrong: to come in

bands for dancers, at the Interna-|and Will Fyffe, appeared at the
During the coming weeks Wally
rently there is songstress Connie
the heels of Herb Shriner. Oth-] B | (Budget) Ac ts
Norman & Dean, comedians. They long felt that it: was no trouble to
A combination of the ban on pub- {formers in the domestic markets.
was. recently made U. S. represent-
| Germany, Rome and other cities. |
- Berlin, Conn., Sept: 24.
press at Red Coach Inn here. | Europe is .still regarded as an ex-
will cover some 12,000-miles, open-}of his career in England where
naw, Mich., and a southern tip of | ning again. Al Martino, similarly, |
ager. of the troupe, briefed préss England.
physical setup (equipment for several weeks,
labor (it takes‘22-men to set: up and |
ing accommodations for troupe in[ Twin Coaches, 1,200-seat nitery
¢apacity). son and.going in heavity for names
prano of the troupe, also made the | jiams and the Andrews Sisters, and
Al Morgan, who has found Pitts-
the roster. of ¢owboy stars devel-
| Bros. in Oct..25 for nine days and
signed for a stand at ‘the Green
‘| Noy, 22 over Thanksgiving.

kind of money. It pays among the
highest salaries in the business,
with wages as high as $40,000
which Lewis got from the Ben &
Doris Maksik enterprise, and it is
reawakening the industry to- the
potential of the cafes. In compari-
son, some of the hottest enterprises
in other fields, such as legit’s “My
Fair Lady,” has a top gross of $68,-
700. The alltime high in legit was
scored by “Oklahoma” in San Fran-
cisco when it hit $119,811. Radio
City Music Hall, N. Y., has done
| about $217,000 during a peak
Easter Holiday week with “Funny
Face,”

The Town & Country gross was
accomplished with a 1,500 capacity
and with 15 shows weekly for an
average check of $12.

Going over the $100, 000 mark is
Jules Podell’s Copacabana, which
is still] regarded as one of the hot-
test night club properties in the
country despite its smaller capac-
ity and smaller potential. There
are: periods when the Copa goes

(Continued on page 62)

Padlocked Alpine Village
In Cleve. May Reopen
Under. New Ownership

Cleveland, Sept. 24.
-Prospects are growing stronger
that Herman Pirchner’s Alpine Vil-
lage ‘Club, recently padlocked by
Internal Reyenue agents because
of tax Hens, will be reopened soon

are bidding for it.

Elaborate downtown nitery, an
institution in Cleveland for 25
years, was .thrown into involun-
tary pankruptey when three credi-
tors filed a petition in Federal
Court with total claims of $6,938
against the. Alpiné Village, Inc.
R. H. Coleman, secretary of Cleve-
land “Association of Credit Men,

ceiver by Carl D. Friebolin, Jocaf
U. S. bankruptcy referee.

Assets of torpgration were re-
leased to receiver with. the pro-
visions. that the 700-capacity club
moust be offered for sale, and that
the U. S. will then receive $20,000

a a

penses,
Balance of proceeds from pri-

vate sale is going into fund for

creditors and to satisfy other gov-

{Service. has liens amounting to
about $49,000 on property, dating
back several years.

A large percentage. of the claims
were for delinquent payments. on
20% amusement tax incurred by
the two-story cabaret which has a
hydraulic rising stage and an ad-
joining Eldorado Room with an ex-

tion under the receiver until he
finds buyers willing to pay a‘satis-
factory price for property.

Two angles complicating the re-
organization is that the Alpine Vil-
lage lease contains a bankruptcy
clause, under which the owner
could ‘decline to include the lease
in the sale, and-state‘laws Zovern-
ing. the transfer of the liquor
license. Reports. dre current that.
Pirchner has been dickering with
several West Coast business men
who were’ formerly ifterested in
buying a controlling share of stock

tional Club and the Cork Club.- | Opera House.
Griffin, Nick Lucas, Ruth Wallis
Towers.
ers booked into this spot are Zydie |
band provides the music. Attempt is being made to hit the
will be followed by Patsy Shaw.|sell the headliners to European
lic sale.of liquor by the drink and} fddie Elkort, veepee of General
(Continued: on -page 62) { (20) for England in an effort to
ative of the Blackpool Tower Cir-
Elkort, who represented Lew &
A pre-tour publicity kickoff for | business of that office, will concen-
Disclosed .at the gathering were| cellent proving ground for talent.
“Traviata,” ‘Madame Butterfly”’|}could conceivably .catch" on there.
ing in South Bend Oct. 1‘and hit-|he built up to mame proportions,
New. Orleans. Easternmost. Stand} did well in- Efgland:* “American
on tour details via info on person-| *pkort will spend. some. time in
blending with available facilities
?
PITT’S TWIN COACHES
operate) ; tour booking (each
small towns covered; complete/ on the highway. 25. ‘miles from the
Heading the. NBG aggregation -during the late’ fall and: early win-
junket. |} follows him with Will Mastin Trio-
burgh one: ef ‘his-best spots threugh
oped on video who are’ turning a;
| then Liberace: ‘Nov. 8; also for- nine.
Bay (Wis) Stadium, ‘Saturday (28).
in his nitery.

Policy of the clubs is to bring.
and the Johnny Duke orch have ort In , urope
Dennis Day opens this week at
Gorme, Tina Robin, Dave Gardner
The Doubledaters are . headlin-| foreign market for the moderate
Jose Ortiz band ‘provides dance | theatres and cafes, but neither is
the midnight curfew has led to the} Artists Corp. in charge of its ‘in-
. |spread“ some of the lesser head-~
6City Tour
y cus,- will spend some time in Lon-
Leslie Grade Agency of London be-
the NBC Opera Co. cross-country|trate on some of the medium
plans for the outfit to do 67 stands} Some of the “middie” acts have
and “Figaro,’ ” all done in English. : Guy Mitchell,-upon becoming cold
ting .« western extreme of San “An- with a couple of disk clicks upon
will be Hartford Dec: 1. {comics are also figured to have a
nei (45 singers, 45 musicians, crew| england before going over to the
or operating per se); daily nut of
stand is sponsored). by Columbia | ‘ RIGS UP FOR NAMES
transportation via truck; scale| Golden Triangle, is following what:
were Frank Wooding-and Louis|ter Big room currently has Tony
_ {Sammy Davis Jr.,.in Oct. 4 for
Jim Arness’ 1-Niters
every phase of his career, comes in
few quid on one-nighters. Arness,
Coaches - is: ditkering. for. Louis
Other dates being: lined up.

[Meer THE Hew |
CHAMP. GAFES To Meet B.0. From 58 Convention Hall

1 $232,000 during his first: week at
lyn, indicates that the biggest’

reached bigtime stature with this,

{minute Sunday (22) night: Almost

| Jackie Miles, made the announce-

by a new combine of owners who |

was immediately “appointed. re- |‘

prior to. any court costs or ex-|.

ernment claims. Internal Revenue .

tra dance band. A deal is being.
worked out for a short-term opera-.

Sergeants and Benny ° Martin of:

VAUDEVILLE 61

ICKETS

Vegas Hotels Race for More Space

Las Vegas aces another build-
. : ing boom within existing hotels to
Massachusetts Probes meet the expanded need that will

rris come with the completion next
. s Fe “1d, W heel Death year of the convention hall in that
pringhe ass., Dep resort town, according to Ben Goff-
A 30-year-old Springfield woman, |stein, general ‘manager of the
who fell to the ground from a Fer-| Riviera Hotel there. Goffstein, in
ris Wheel at the Eastern States Ex-|New York to confer with various
position Sept. 15, died Tuesday |industrial firms about booking
(17) at Springfield Hospital. An conventions, says that his hotel is
Air Force man who also fell 40|blueprinting either 135 or 200 ad-
feet from the wheel seat remained | tional rooms. He points out that
in critical condition in the hospital|the Desert Inn is building the
at. Westover. Thunderbird will also do so, the
An Air Force investigating offi-|Sahara is likely to expand, and
cer said the safety bar holding the | others will add more space to meet
couple was not properly fastened.|the coming demand.
Thomas J. Carr, state building in-| Goffstein says that the business
spector, said he investigated the|incentive plans plus added conven-
accident and is sending the results| tion business will give the resort
to the Dept. of Public Safety head-|one of its biggest booms. It’ll be
quarters in. Boston. a boom big enough to support one
new hotel annually as weil as the
: added space in the existing inns.
|. 1 @ The convention hall, according to
| ll \ Its !Goffstein, has already set some of
9 3 the top trade shows including the
. s
Final D.C. Sh
. : 4 @
Iai UV. u. SNOW,
prepare.
$7,500 Ref unded Las Vegas, Gooffstein points out,
° has had more business this year
Washington, Sept. 24. |than ever before in history. It’s
IlIness compelled Judy Garland j been adding more trade annually
will soon be able to commander
about 15,000 class A rooms for a
top convention. Transportation fa-
cilities are also growing to meet
the upped travel to the resort, he
Airlines will add DC-7 service
from New York.
Talentwise, the Las Vegas pic-
ture has changed little. Except for
a few hotels, most of the spots

$7,500 was refunded to the more
than 3,000 persons in the house.
First half of the bill was virtu-
aliy -ended before the doctor
clamped down on Miss Garland and
prevented her from going on. She
had a fever of 103 and Asian flu.
The physician warned her of the
danger of pneumonia if she went
to the theatre. Alan King, who
substituted in the final show for

| American Mining Assn., as well as

an electrical show. The convention

hall with 120,000 square feet of

exhibit space and a 16,000-seat

capacity, will cause a severe room

shortage. Thus the hotels must

toa cancel her final performance at{with conventions contributing
the Capitol] Theatre at the last |handily to the increase. The Rivi-
era on ifs own will build its own

convention hall to take care of

gatherings up to 1,000 persons.

-Goffstein . claims -that Las Vegas

says. The Southwest Airlines, op-

erating around California, will add

Vegas to its itinerary, and the Civil
Aeronautics Board is hearing ap-
ment that.Miss Garland would be|plications .for increased service
unable to appear. from Texas. In October, United
Including the final show, Capitol
Theatre grossed $71,000 against a
potential. of $108,000. With the
final washout, the gross declined
to $63,500, which left the theatre
with a small. net on the engage-

ment, talert, with prices going up annual-

ly.

Atty. Roth's Lease
Of Fla. Nautilus

Miami Beach, Sept. 24,
The Nautilus Hotel, built in 1951,
changes hands as of Oct. 11, when
Burnett Roth takes over the inn on
a 10-year lease. Roth. a local at-
torney and investor, will pay $530,-
{000 annually for the inn with an
option to buy at any time during
j the term of the pact for $4,000,000.

Abe Sobel is the present owner.
New owners expect to refurbish

London, Sept. 24.

Alan. King is to appear in “The
Judy Garland Show,” during its
four-and-a-half week run at the
Rank-owned Dominion. Theatre
here. He’s scheduled to arrive |-
with the rest of the company on or
about-Oct.-10. “Judy Garland’s
Boy Friends,” will also be strong-
ly featured in the program.
The London season will open an
Wednesday, Oct, 16; with a gala
premiere attended by tv, film, stage
and radio celebrities.

BOB HOPE PUSHES ESE.

Alan King in Group |

“Grand Qle Opry.”

TO A RECORD 905, 000! at an initial cost of $100,000. Tal-
Springfield, Mass., Sept. 24. jent policy under the new manage-
A new record of 505,073 attend- | ment isn’t set yet, although a try
ance was chalked up by the Eastern|for mame entertainment is ex-
States. Exposition here during its; pected.
nine day ann ended Sunday (22), as
WL D, at the gate on the ° :
windup day. Bob Hope and Walter | Allentown Fair P ulls
rennan playe e fair, whic
figured on hitting over a balf-mil- Record 200.000 at Gate
lion attendance because of the r ? “es
cently completed Mass. Turnpike, | Allentown, Pa., Sept. 24.
joining New England and New! The Allentown Fair set a new at-
York. State and providing easier | tendance record last week, with
access to the expo. j more than 0 000 counted on the
Attendance during the last few [oe oa ano ond missions
years just missed going over the) other $40,000 and concessions an-
Re Gaon Coie heal brn Waes Latin Quarter Reva
lined the 36th anni event. Includ-! | also Mahe wall, ex cep t for Mond: “¥
ed in the show were. the 100-piece! auto races Saturday ta) airew a
U.S. Air Force Band, the Singing i crowd of 20,000. The biggest day
‘Was Saturday (21), with 59,818 go-
i ‘ing through the gates,
Concessionaires, including mid-
Billy Eckstein, oldtime com-:¥8¥ Shows, expressed satisfaction
poser-pianist, moves into Montreal| With business done. Frank Haus-
Oct. 1 from Chateau Ste. Rose on{ man, fair president, said the fair
the highway, to open at Lindy’s: was one of the best in its 103-year
Elegante Room. i history.

have to be on the alert for new -

62 VAUDEVILLE | VARIETY — ~ Wednesday, September 25, 1957.

— Room, on sathe bill with Alex & H Eye R y i oe . .

'|Galin, European novélty act, and|/ e Aw j en x. Og.

gates pucren ore oe] Heckling: R&M Theory & Borge Fact

, D { Kalantan tops show that's being -

. all €, e a es. | Bom over in Imperial Hotel’s Hollywood, Sept. 24
City, Jan. 10... Jerry Y

‘an Oct. 10 starter at the Casino

| Domino Lounge... Another exotic Best wa iteries j jemi - feels
a E se at y to. handle hecklers in niteries is to ignore them, feéls
wt Sister Raye. oot cae Cason the comedy team of Dan Rowan & Dick Martin. “You must accept
“ ° the fact that people in night clubs drink whiskey, and some may

Lee Lewis! E : : :
become obnoxious,” comments Martin, “but if you try to exchange

New York

Ona Ainsley bows at the Maison. ! Royal, Washington. De lay Belafonte Date insults with them, you're only distracting from your act. So we
in Vat .

ete of the St. Regis wore down ne Dalla . ~ Acts of some comics consist entirely of swapping insults with

the Roosevelt, New Orleans, start- Jatlas At Waldorf to Nov. 7} hecklers, Rowan observes, but *‘a lot of comics forget what they’re

Reta Ray due Monday (30) at the =. —_ paid to do. They're employees of the club. If the boss doesn’t
heading the William Morris Agency | Colony Club for two frames .. | Harry Belafonte has been tenta- want to throw:a customer out, you shouldn’t try to humiliate.him.”
publicity dept., marrying actress|Carol Burnett set for owin ree tively set for the Hotel Waldorf- There’s nothing personal in most nitery heckling, the team ob-
(Marilyn Cole Nov. 20... .. Corbett! Club Nov. 23 . . . Statler- 6 toy Astoria, N. Y., ‘starting Nov. 21.] serves. “It’s not directed at you, most of the time, but at the
Monica booked for the Americana with Roberta Sherwood due Rob, rt Singer ‘was originally slated to people at their own table. Sometimes they’re even trying to help
Hotel, Miami Beach, Oct. 16... .|fotlows with Lilo, Oct. 17; KOBes"! open the season last Thursday (19)| you by laughing it up, but it gets embarrassing when they laugh
Terry Haven tapped for the Eden | Sterling & Anne Jeltreys, d Mo rey at the Empire Room, but illness at‘ your straight lines.”

Roc Hotel, Miami Beach, Sept. 26. j Tony Bennet Noe. , Tocal resi-|torced cancellation, = : However, Rowan continues, the performer has two natural ad-
... Phil Terry to tour with the | Amsterdam, eee ne Claude C. Philippe, in-charge 0f| yantages in a nitery. “You have a great advantage in a mike. No

, i d his orch ° rt
Oldsmobile Show. . . . “Casino, | open Joe Reichman an stand at, booking. at the hotel, has set Anna} matter -how loud the heckler is, the p.a. system is louder, And

. i 2 26-week : ‘ :
connte fontOWS ith a Nook at Blin. [the " a bighus * Hotel’s ‘Century.| Maria. Alberghetti to follow the} then, the other people in the club have come to see you, not the

: in; current Los Chavales de Espana.j heckler.”
; She'll! Room, with Roberta McDonald in; Current 2 : eckler,
Siete to New Seer trom Boston las headliner. Tina Robin replaces, | Pearl Bailey comes in Dec. 31, and

ing Nov. 7... . Bernie Brillstein,

. r §. Steel! Oct. 24, with Dick Curtis due Nov.) the McGuire Sisters are set for Borge-John Carroll Fuss
1 een atentation Of “Timportanee i7. Also due are Joe E, Lewis inj; Feb. 10. Las Vegas, Sept. 24.
r | Victor Borge, according to a page one story in the Las Vegas

” ‘no.t|November, Lilia Guizar and
of Being Earnest” Oct. oo UE Charlie Applewhite in December

lla Brooks returns to the Up- 2 : | Review-Journal, was heckled by actor John Carroll at -his Sahara
ore Room tomorrow (Thurs.}.. . | and Sophie Tucker te February 6 D AVE FERGUSON’S REP AS ‘show, and gave Carroll a tongue-lashing from the stage. Story
Anita O’Day bowed at the Village ‘Caroline Richter into twin -stated that Carroll had Ray Ryan and-Joe Bernstein in his party,

i . .. Orleans Room 6 77 | |

Vanguard last night (Tues... . . ,, Club Sept. 28 . . Xe dixie- Ww ‘| and Borge refused to speak to Carroll after the show when Ryan

Eagle & Mann to the Cave, Van- |? nd. mint, Pa ing Brae ight at SHOW BIZ 5 OFT TOUCH tried to get them together so Carroll could apologize.

couver, Oct, 21. le new idtoyn lounge ... The}. Dave Ferguson; who died at 77 Two columnists in the opposition Las Vegas Sun came out with -
Olsen & Johnson inked for the: Charmonaires distaff vocal trio,;in New York, in his 24 years as ex-j different stories. They said they had spoken to Borge, Carroll

Ankara, Pittsburgh, Nov. 1 . . .'into the private Cipango Club.. .| ecutive secretary of the Jewish and Bernstein. Latter said Carroll was trying to quiet a heckler at

Ken Barry going to the Elegante,: pianist Don Neeley, after :a long| Theatrical Guild, was regarded as| the table next to him, and when Borge scolded the heckler, the

Brooklyn, Friday (27) and the Twin yun at the Chalet, now is at the|one of the “soft. touches” in the|’ audience thought he was talking to Carroll..

Coaches, Pittsburgh, opening the;vasabond Club . . . Village Club; business. In his administration of! ; << eeeeet

following Monday (30)... Robert. pas’inked Jerry Knight and Heddy

Clary to the Latin Casino, Phila-;paye for Nov. 12... Comic Bob

deIphfa, Oct. 13... Dave Gardner; weradden and singer Gloria Jer-

pacted for the State Theatre, Harti qme set for Preston Hollow Coun-

ford, Oct. 12 . . . Denise Darcel' try Club Oct. 9 with, Dick Web-

going to the Lotus Club, Washing-: ¢6,5 band.

ton, Oct. 17 . . . Wyoma Winters

moves into the Ottawa House, Hull,

Que., on a two-weeker Sept. 30... Atlanta

Davis & Reese and Trudy Rich-| This football - mad community

ards tapped for Eddys’, Kansasipulged with pigskin fans over

—————— ~~! weekend and niteries got a big
GLASON’S FUN-MASTE | play from two capacity ~ grid

‘season to a full house a S Ferguson reached his show biz| smaller than the T&C scale for| tion.

the charitable work of the Guild, no matter who the headliner is.
Ferguson’s motto was help first and W de bh Another inherent danger in’ this
investigate afterward. Thousands of|- on r oy type of operation lies in the weath-
performers, regardless of religious
affiliation, were aided through Fer-}|"""""
guson. . into six figures, and they are| On the other hand, cafes of the
’ Ferguson suffered a heart attack} achieved with a fair degree of reg-| genre of the Capa and LQ, while
several years ago and was told to| ularity, with its 550 capacity. The| affected by the same factors, have
take it easy. However, he remained| Latin Quarter in New York has hit} a greater ‘maneuverability because
in his post until his retirement in| in the neighborhood of $90,000 dur-}| (1) of the generally lower nut
June, and even after that contin-| ing a top week. — - since their salaries are consider- -
ued to come into the Guild head-!| However, the salaries paid talent} ably less for the same personali-

Continued from page 61 er, which would hamper travel to
that area. ,

PROFESSIONAL -crowds. Georgia Tech opened its! quarters daily. , in the latter two spots are much} ties, and (2) their midtown loca-
COMEDY MATERIAL ™ inst Kentucky’s Wildcats ; ‘
for all Theatricals ‘Saturdays (21) afternoon and that| the lesting housce on the Kayie) sames: , The Latin Quarter, for ex-
"We Service the Stars’ ‘night the U. of Georgia's Bulldogs] alnee circuit including the Palace,| the fact that names in that spot-are Na
BIG CLEAN-OUT SPECIAL! _clashed with the U. of Texas’ Long-| yy _ Il as othertop circuits | (oo fact that names in that spot are] - ., |
FIRST 34 ISSUES $15 horns on same field. Night spots| 7 2S Well as Other top circults.| an exception tather than the rule. | ANCIENNE BELGIQUE
PLUS $1.00 POSTAGE cashed in heavily . _. . Goody When vaude time dwindled, he as-|'The production is frequently the ;
OUR MONTHLY SERVICE ‘ Goodelle, pianist, opened Monday sumed the post ‘of executive secre-| star of the operation, plus the fact < Brussels. and Antwerp
"THE COMEDIAN"—S$15 per yeat }'(93) at Danny Demetry’s Zebra! ‘tary of the Guild in which he had| that its advantageous location per-|“y . BELGIUM
@ 3 Parody Books, Per Bk ... $10 @ |’ Lounge in Howell House Lobby,| been active. a . mits one of the highest percentages °
© A blackout Books, Per Bk... 333 ¢ |. moving here from engagement at}. Ferguson also was a member of} of drop-in trade as well as the
How te Master the Ceremonies : Escape Club, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. the Catholic Actors Guid, 2 ite usual profusion or basket parties. | *’
,. 33 per Copy » {'... Dana Lynn does an Afro-Cuban;j member of the Friars, and also be- : : —
No C.0.D’s .. . . « “Always Open” | Gance routine as star of Club} longed to the Lambs, Episcopal and While the Copa similarly has a

lot of package tours, it amply com-
pensates for this low-priced biz
with one of the highest per-capita
spending of any mass medium
nitery. There have been attrac-
tions at the spot that enticed spend-
ers averaging $15 per-skull. Under

BILLY GLASON -Peachtree’s new show and_ is
200 W. 54th St., N.Y.C.,19 Circle 7-1130 f} hacked up by dancer Nicki Parker,
(WE TEACH EMCEEING and COMEDY) FT’ now in her fourth week at this
(Let a Real Professional Train You) i spot, Dick Broderick, emcee, and
terper Candy Lee . . .. Circus
; Lounge, located in downtown sec-
itor where it draws convention a .
crowds, opened new show Monday LY... gas those conditions, it’s able to. get]
'(23) with Peggy Adams, acro-| Dorothy Lewis Putting = | a gross of nearly $135,000.
‘dancer; an exotic billed as “Miss

!. n . , : . However, showmen see some in-| #f ni
‘Denmark,” and comedian Ray Shopping Centres on Ice herent dangers in the super-seating HOUSE OF SPAIN

Styles, who doubles as emcee... . Minneapolis, Sept. 24. | cafes. The Town & Country, for SINGLES 1 2 50.
he SV uP

Negro Actors Guild.

Survived by a daughter tio
brothers and three sisters. Funeral
services will be held today. (Wed.)
at 11:30 a.m. at the Riverside Chap-
el.

WILL OSBORNE
AND ORCHESTRA
Harrah’s Club

Lake Tahoe

Mgt.: MILTON DEUTSCH ‘Three Hi-Lites headline show_at! Ice shows for department stores DOUBLES °
iHenry Grady Hotel’s Paradise] snd shopping centers is originating example, “but co seen ter 8 Sexles ; KITCHENETTES . . . LINENS
nan | ere as something new in enter-| itself with sub-par takes for the| ” "MODERN FACILITIES ~
t tainment—and as patronage Stim- simple reason that Brooklynites nf RVING ARMS HOTEL
‘ ulants. have exhausted their cafegoing|§ (Corner 92 31) RUS C370

{| Localite Dorothy Lewis, former | pudget. and n i
!nitery and film skater, has con- udget, and eed a financial respite, |

Thank you BOB HOPE [ing her show which comprises her:
FOR TWO FABULOUS land which will utilize a 10el0
ENGAGEMENTS. WITH YOU...

i skating rink that can be quickly
, set up and taken down indoors,

During the past several ‘years
Miss Lewis has been conducting an
ice skating school here...

— tt wish to thank
| Texas Talent at LM. Henry Astric
= Continued: trom page 61 mamas i, for choosing us to appéar at
The Wedding Festivities
of
Prince Rainier and Miss Grace Kelly

CARTER
BARRON
THEATRE

Washington, D. C.

tthe state as well as in this area. |
: Only a couple of public spots re-
‘main, though there are more than
{160 private clubs in operation in:f
; this area.

Private dance spots cannot afford 7 and 0
ito take a chance of a large invest- Na .
| ment to open their doors and then ; M, Daniel Marouani
EASTERN ; expect: to make expenses, and a:f for | ing
STATES | Profit, in the short three-hour pe- ‘ or arranging a@ wonderful
f'riod from 9 p, m. to midnight on a .
EXPOSITION ‘the sale of beer and setups. Most 18 months booking in Europe

'Jocal patrons generally start their ' Returning to America
}; party rounds about 9 p. m. ;

| Private clubs have the additional) . Oct. 19th
‘income of membership fees, plus .
1 regular monthly dues, but even
j with this they are somewhat sty-|2
mied in bringing the top name acts } =m

‘because of the midnight curfew. | | | |
!The curfew law was passed as an The DEEP RIVER BOYS
emergency measure during World} | "

' War II and never lifted. If this Starring HARRY DOUGLASS

GERRI GALE| = “=a

; law were lifted to allow clubs. to
’ Glose at a later hour there would
be an Increase in ‘bookings of.top |]. EMPIRE THEATRE
, entertainment acts here: Mdinbere, England
Direction: MILES INGALLS
160 West 4éth Street New York, N. Y.

ca Fz

Springfield, Mass.

° Personal Management: KENNETH LATER

—

ee

Kydie Gorme has opened a two-| Direction: WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY :
week engagement at the - Conti- Pors. Mgr.: BO KIRKEBY
nental Room of the Shamrock Hil-} :;
ton, Houston, following Dennis|
“J Day ‘Into the'spot: mE

Lilo, with Nick. Perito; Ted
Straeter and Mark Monté Orchs; |
$3 couvert opening night; $2.50-$3
couvert,

<a

The “Can-Can” femme lead has.
been getting a lot of mileage on
her Yank debut in the Cole Porter
musical four years ago, especially
in her nitery dates, but Lilo has
never been better before. As now
constituted hers is virtually a new
routine which requires no “pro-
duction” background aura as a
raison d’etre. She is a thorough-
ly savvy saloon performer with. ac-
cent on her prowess aS a come-
dienne than as the _ traditional
Gallic chantootsie type.

She projects s.a., bounce and a
healthy laugh quota which should
pay extra dividends to the Plaza’s
Persian Room, especially now that
the nearby Cotillion Room of. the
Hotel Pierre has switched from
personalities to a
(Paris)-type romantic fiddle policy.
Actually, Lilo was to have been
the debut fall attraction of the
Cotillion until a midsummer de-
cision to cut hudget and switch to
violins and schmaltz, and Kitty
Kallen was to have been the ditto
at the Persian Room, Latter fell
out through illness and Lilo is a
doughty replacement. -

She opens on an Eiffel Tower-
type of pedestal, on the ‘bandstand,
showing plenty of gam and der-
riere for her gamin: routine, and
then does a reverse-strip as she
dons the Pierre Balmain, Brooks-
executed dirndl and, later, gown.

With Nick Perito a virile assist
at her own director, accompanist,
arranger and quondam accordion-
ist, ‘“Folies Bergere” is a sprightly
opener, and a good one, being
fresh and new to the American
ear. “Toute Mon Couer,” “Poor
People. of Paris” (with balloons),
“L’Hymne d’Amour,” “Hound
Dog,” “Le Deshabille,” the
“Streets of Paris” pot-pourri (“La
Vie en Rose,” “C’est Si Bon,”
“Mon Homme,” for Mistinguett,
and “Louise,” avec straw skimmer

for a Chevalier) is as surefire a.

Franco-American medley as any
chanteuse from Hildegarde to
Genevieve to Lilo would want—
seems like. the one-word billings
go mostly for the fancy-setting
bistro emoters.

As high spots like the Cotillion
Room give way to the hard facts
of economics; the Gotham scene
appreciates more and more the few

remaining top rooms like a Per-|.

sian Room, a Maisonette, and the
like, and especially their_ skilful
personal-catering personnel. The
Plaza’s ‘posh ‘bistro is in that
idiom, with maitre d’ Steve Dome-
nici and.Jean Gaillard, his No. 1
aide,. and all the welltrained team
which somehow sticks together and
takes pride in its distinguished as-
sociations. This year marks -the
Plaza’s Golden Jubilee and Lilo
inakes a good kickoff for the 50th
anni hoopla. ..

On the subject of teamwork, Ted
Straeter’s tiptop society dansaptors
and the equally terp-compelling
Mark Monte and his Continentals
likewise go with the lease. And
deservedly so. | Abel.

Desert Inn, Las Vegas

_ Las Vegas, Sept. 19.
. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Ca-
nadians (16), Johnny O’Brien, Han-

sen Sisters (2), Schmitz Sisters:

(3), Kenny Gardner; $3 minimum.

Guy Lombardo & His Royal
_Canadians are back for a four-week
stand in the Painted Desert Room.
Not one to change a successful for-
mat after all these years, Lombar-
do offers another schmaltzy-type
revue complete with pleasant, un-
‘complicated acts. Only once in the
show does the group winkingly at-
tempt to polish the square corners
—they do a surprisingly hep ver-
sion of “When The Saints Come
Marching In.”

Lombardo partisans. were in the
Majority opening night, as each
number was warmly xeceived.
Especially audible applause and

cheers went to the efforts of John-|

ny O'Brien, a harmonica-playing
comic of the Herb Shriner school.
O’Brien. gets the lion’s share of

time on the 75-minute show, and.

his homespun humor (“I got this
suit at Sears—it’s one of those
Sears Sucker suits”) is embellished
with some fine harping.
The Schmitz Sisters (3) are cute
debutante types who throw pro
savvy and animation into their
songology. They get warm mitting
with their “Tammy,” “Teddy Bear”
and medley of other current faves.
__The Hansen: Sisters (2) are young

‘blonde Iookers whe contribute ex-'

cellent fiddle work to “‘No Strings
Attached” and “Humoresque,” ex-
pertly backed by. ‘the orch. * The
Violin duet is aided greatly by-the
picasing personalities of the pretty

Brothér Carmen Lombardo fre-
pris¢s.*“Boo Hoo,” which he cleffed,

- and *enny~Gardner -does:an amus-

Wednesday, September 25,

ing “Dangerous Dan MeGrew.”

: Kaskara and orch), Georgia Brown,

Monseigneurs:

song which gets to the ringsiders.

‘gusty entertainment at this down-:
town stand. Femme knows her

‘ter, in which she carefully explains
jit isn't dirty:” It isn’t. But there’s

‘vious appearance, is with her as

‘Seen. on several national tv shows

| weekdays, $1.50 weekends.

‘it’s dished out fo the hilt.
.bounce backwards, - That his. one-

‘those wha prefer sitting it out.

YGQRIETY
Moulin Rouge,
Hollywood, Sepf. 20.
Marie McDonald, Treniers (8),
Billy Wells & 4 Fays; $5:50 pack-
age price:

1957

Fred Kreitzner & Budty Brennar
change the pace with “Twelfth
Street Rag” on. the twin pianos,
and balance of program features
pop numbers both as instrumentals
and with the regular vocalists who.
double as tooters. This show
preempts the regular Donn Arden
chorus line and the Carlton Hayes
orch. . Duke.

Fifth’ edition of the Moulin
Rouge extravaganzas ‘staged by
Frank Sennes has about everything
{to catch the fancy of :the diner-
outer and showgoer and it has

Mocambo, Hollywood
Hollywood, Sept. 19.
Jack Costanzo (with Machita,

plus promises high returns for the
boulevard boite and should prove

the shapely entertainer, who only
four years ago was. in the chorus
line at this selfsame showplace.
Without slighting the Donn Ar-
den production, the Treniers or
Billy Wells & Four Fays, it must
be conceded that Miss McDonald

Paul Hebert Orch; $2 cover.

-Jack Costanzo, billed as “Mr..
Bongo,” and Georgia Brown, Eng-
lish singer billed as making her
American debut, share honors this
time round at the Sunset: boite.
Chirp with a lusty set of pipes very
nearly rivals the vociferous tones
of the speedy drummer, who cre-
ates quite a din in ‘the low con-
fines of the Mo. Both would have
benefitted by greater room area
for their particular styles of enter-
tainment. George Jessel introed;‘
thrush for 10 minutes. .

Miss Brown, somewhat exotic in
appearance and inclined toward a
sultry sock, has her ups-and downs,
but manages a pretty fair brand of

by curiosity because of her recent
publicity will remain to accord her
plaudits as a forthright performer
with her only thought to entertain
and not necessarily parading a
shape sheathed in a slit gold lame
gown that reveals her shapely un-
derpinning but without accentua-
ting the body that launched a hun-
dred mag covers.

The pros who came to. see her
were more profuse in their praise
than the plain citizenry of supper
clubbers. The terraces were dotted

She’s. at perfect ease even as she
belts out her numbers, and turns
to an English: medley, which she
explains’ harks back to her child-
hood, for her best work, ; done)
lightly and with comedy overtones.
Outstanding also ‘is a.foreign med-
ley in several tongues which carries
interest. Chirp. is slow in getting
started but after she goes into “The
Thrill Is Gone” her score is defi-
nitely on the plus side.
Costanzo, one of the better bongo
artises, catches the spirit of the
crowd in his fast playing, particu-
larly with a solo, “A Baniquito,”
which must have left his palms in
fine sting. For balance of his num-
bers he’s supported by Machita, a
Cuban lovely who prances prettily
as well as vocalizes, and Kaskara,
another singer, as well as several
musicians. Whit.

‘show biz but for the evening it was
her night. She sang, indulged in
flippancies and generally compor-
ted herself in the tradition of
headliners. Her singing is pleasant
and wins over the crowd without

‘ure. She has a nice, easy manner
-with an ingratiating quality that at
once dismisses any thoughts that
she’s cashing in on her publicity.
She’s a good performer and would
do well in any supper club. She
scores strongest in a travel song,
“around. the world in eight min-
utes,” in which she sings in the na-
‘tive tongues of Yiddish, Japanese,
Italian and French. To Hal Borne,
her arranger, accompanist and
manager, she gives full credit for
her accomplishments.

The Treniers, a lounge act from
Vegas, stormed uv. all. facets of the
current craze of violent songs and
dances and steam up the room’s
temperature, There’s eight of them
but they sound like three times

Statler Hotel, L. A.
. Los Angeles, Sept. 21. —
Rose Marie, De Mattiazzi & His
Wonderful Dolls, Dick Stabile, Ed-
die Bergman Orch (10); $2-$2.50
cover.

hoofing and handclapping. Billy
Wells & Four Fays are acrobatic
tumblers par excellent with dizzy
spins and lightning-fast gyrations.

Production numbers are ornate
aud well performed, with many
new specialists to round out the
cast of holdovers including the
pigeons. Arden’s staging is both in-
ventive an striking despite a few
rough spots that drew an apology

? .

Back after an eight-month ab-
Serice, Rose Marie still has the
ringsiders begging for more of her

audiences and gets over to them
with a breezy camaraderie and in-
timate approach which suits the
room, where travellers outnumber
regulars. =

She broaches only four songs,
and then sandwiches in -raconteur-
ing with accent on drunken stories,
some good a decade ago. On the
gravelly side her best number is
“I Wish I Could Sing Like Dur-
ante,” pretty fair shakes and a
good takeoff on the Schnoz. Most}
of her act is pitched via fast pat-

ald there was no reason to apolo-
gize. She performs with class and
eclat and ‘shoul
well filled once the word gets
around. — ‘Helm.

Town Casino, Buffalo
Buffalo, Sept. 17.
Cab Calloway, Jaye Bros., Norma
Miller & Her Dancers (8), Dels
Duo, Fran-Tone-Day: Trio, Ross-
anne, Moe Balsom Orch; enter-
tainment charge 60c nights; $3-
$1.50 minimum weekends.

lots of humor and for this room
it’s a good show. ‘Dick Stabile,
whose orch backed her at her pre-

guest conductor, and: comes on
with a sax solo of “The Man-TI-
Love” while femme conducts. the:
Eddie Bergman orch, .
Opening slot is occupied by De
Mattiazzi & His Wonderful Dolls,

Clubs may come and clubs may
go but the Town Casino goes on
forever. For more than ® dozen
years this bustling bistro has been
offering the public of these parts
all the top names in nitery talent
until because of its steady and
substantial Canadian patronage, ‘it
has become something of an inter-

and a winner for novelty. Act car-
Ties class and a surprise ending
which is just that: © Whit.

Hotel Roesevelt, N. Y. |
Sammy Kaye Orch (13) with
Barry Frank, Sandi Summers, The
Kaydets; $1 cover after. 10 p.m..

the sole remaining spot where live
it staged a brilliant seasonal open-

Jr. and follows up now with a strik-
ing show underscoring Cab Callo-
way. That’s top bracket billing in
the book of any nitery entre-
preneur. . .

Working alone, Calloway .un-

There’ve been some changes
made in the Roosevelt Grill, which
is celebrating its 33d anni, The
changes, hawever, are in decor and
not in entertainment. Policy. still
accents the easy. dancing beat and

4 y . cent qualities which have kept him
with Sammy Kaye on the podium,

in the spotlight for more than two
decades. His habit in recent years
of surrounding himself with new
and young performers has led
many to forget that. he is a fine
entertainer on his own. Here,
groomed in impeccable white-suit-
ed tails and using a handmike, he
delivers for maximum results a
dozen highly diversified numbers
—some smooth like ‘Right Time,”
“Black Magic” and “Taking a
Chance on Love” and some scat
‘such as “St. James Infirmary” and
his trademarked. “Minnie The
Moocher.” His sole costume change
is for an encore in which (with
-Norma Miller) he whams out “Rock
and Roll Romeo” in doublets and
tights: _.

» Jaye Bros. are.in.with their. tell-
‘ing celeb impersonatigns,:: their

Kaye knows the -businessman’s

two rhythms are easy to follow is
evidenced by the steady stream of
patrons who hit the dance floor be- |
fore, during and after courses. The
Kaye. sound. is light. and simple
which makes it easy to take for

The book runs the familiar gamut
of showtunes, pops and standards.
Kaye continues to fill out his danc-
ing beat with solid output of
vocals. They’re ali neatly handled |
by Barry Frank, Sandi Summers
and the: Kaydets. - a

With the new trappings in the
room and Kaye on the podium, the.
Grill fs..a cjnck to pull in lots of.

wer se

H?weod | Martin & Lewis, Liberece and Du-| Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y.

‘rial, could well be of. production

Marie McDonald, too. This added:

a bright showcasing to tv scouts for.

‘Harry Wallens have bolstered the

is the main draw. Those attracted’!

with names bigger than hers in|

vocal tricks or trading on her fig-'|

‘ing night, a line for the second

‘ tion,

that many with their instruments, | bawdier than the first, because | 40

from Sennes. But for Miss McDon- |
Aapably handled by vet burly boys

keep the room:

national institution. So far as Buf-
falo is concerned, it is practically

talent can still be seen. As such,.
ing last week. with-Sammy Davis,

covers again the uhiquely efferves-

she seems ready to mové on.

NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS 63

rante bits being especially . effec-
tive. They are a couple of yery
funny boys who, with more mate-

Los Chavales de Espana (11) and
Trint Reyes; Emil Coleman and
Bela Babai Orchs; $3-$4 couvrert.

_ Los Chavales de Espana (11), the
' cooperative band of versatile musi-
cians-singers, had a charm all their
own which is now diluted by a per-
-haps unintentionable but none the

: San $i ~{lless existent impression of over--
conventional Fea tees Day ero pretentiousness, It falls unde: the
are spotted for songs and comedy. jold show biz adage—never rewrite
Lenny Page, long a Casino peren-;“ . ; .
nial, bears up under the emcee | Whether it’s their own idea or
chore with the assist of a hard-!part of the management’s formula
earned invaluable knowledge of!to conform with the “Spanish

calibre. Norma Miller & Her Danc-
ers, out of the Cotton Club, offer
some exotic dance routines which ;
are frenetically right for this show.
The Dels Duo on the trampoline
and Rossanne help in the more

the idiosyncracies of the spot’s; Fiesta,” the no-longer-such-Kids

jfrom Spain (which their billing
‘connotes) have been overproduced.
lThat long qpening with the Span-
club’s personnel this season. Jack|ish capes, banderillas and all the
Fink, late of the Latin Casino,; hokum of a pseudo-matador joust
Philadelphia, is manager; Ben|{is early Fanchon & Marco. Even
Adelman, maitre; and Jack MeMul-!if gals did it it wauld be off-the-
len heads the waiter cadre. cob, and for a male group to make
Qn the strength of this show, as!like a road company group of
well as its past performances and | Rockettes the “staging” does them
coming bookings, the T.C. contin-:a disservice. Los Chavales should
ues to represent the biggest value | be what they are—a multilingual
in these parts for the public’s | band of instrumentalists who knew
shrinking entertainment dollar. how to put their best pizzicatos
Oe Burton. forward with an occasional yiolin
———-_— Solo; an attractive, tenor for athe
_ romantic pops; an e like. e
Dunes, Las Vegas (Yank customers liked it even if
; Las Vegas, Sept. 13. [they didn’t dig the Spanish, Por-
“Minsky Follies of °58,” Libby|tuguese or French lyrics,
Jones, Petro Bros. (12), Carma &{ there is much hoopla that this
Yaky, Alexis Van Cort, Dick Hyde,| marks their fifth anniversary, and
Pam Dennis, Los Gatos (3), Chilli/it is no tribute to time and tradi-
Pepper, Irv Benson, Joe DeRita,/tion that five years later much of
Tommy (Moe) Raft, Dick Dana,} the sheen is off the Petrillo, Some-
Vicki Dennas, Dick Gingrich, Shir-|how they. conjure up a vision of
ley. Fitzpatrick, Rena Seaman, Min-|some leftover “Student Prince”
sky Girls (25), Garwood Van Orch|company lost on the plains of
(12). Produced by Harold Minsky Spain. Somehow, 100. ae of lost
ill Mi ini eir surefir
and Bill Miller, $3 minimum. bon Antigua,” a standard that will
be more timeless than their may~
pole dance routines, or some of the
other surefires. The repertoire now.
is overarranged, long-running and
not as fetching melodically, Near-
est thing to a familiar is ‘‘Valen-
cia,” a real oldie, following an ex-
tended “Espana” salute. Their
“Treason” calls for. an American
lyric; the gypsy violining by An-
gel is more like it, and for that
matter there are still many worth-

patrons. ;
Operators Harry Altman and

The. bare-bosomed babes are
back at the Dunes, and biz is be-
coming like never before. On open-

show stretched through the casino
an hour. and. a half before the
Arabian Room opened. This edi-
tabbed “Minsky Follies of
58,” is na better—or worse—than
the previous Minsky romp at this
Bates The package is typically
nsky, with the accent on girls ;
(25) and burlesque comics, with a| While values. Trint
bit of erping and juggling thrown | But Meter three specialties
in. This version is possibly » bit ye the Ki ds own generosity of
then the girls went.no further than }repertoire, the sum total ls overs
taking off their bras. An exotic in{Jong, hence boring, Cut out that
this named Chilli Pepper does a|opening fol-de-rol with playing-the~
terp in: soft light and appears to Manolete bit. (the show-wise bunch :
be completely nude . has had its share of bull, in that
. - . . connection, of late) and edit it
Top-billed stripper is Libby| down. ‘The Kids haven't gone mu-
Jones, a blonde looker who winds | scaliy. . t surfeiting the
up her undulating wearing only alfrcde’with everything in the book.
G-string. Alexis Van Cort also |Teave ’em hungry Abel.
gets rid of her bra, to the tune of | >
“Man With the Golden Arm.” .
The baggy-pants department is Stage Door, Toronte
Toronto, Sept. 12.
Irv Benson, Joe DeRita, Tommy| Andy Williams, Bil! Isbister
(Moe) Raft, and Dick Dana, who| Quartet, Denny Vaughan Orch
get distaff assistance from Vicki] (7): cover, $2 upstairs, $2 mini-

Dennas, Shirley Fitzpatrick, and downstairs.

Rena Seaman. The elderly skits are mum Gown ors: ‘
handled with skill, and get blast-| with the acquisition of adjoin-
ing yocks. ing property, formerly offices,

Pam Dennis and Dick Hyde han-| Jackie Rae’s new Stage Door
dies the piping chores. Dick Ging-| shapes up after a two-months’ re-
rich does a neat- bit of graceful | novation period as one of the mid-

terpery, and. Los Gatos (3) is ajtown’s posh niteries. The upstairs

team of acrobats displaying intri-| dine-and-dance lounge seats 250
cate balancing feats and top-notch | while the downstairs lounge, de-
comedy pantomime. Dance team of | voted to drinking only, with the
Garma & Yaky are effective with | floor shows alternating in both
their tosses and _ twirls, and the | spots for a-two-a-night policy, seats
Peiro Bros. juggle bricks, plates, | 300. Decor of both floors is taste-
and caps. with unusual finesse. fully modernistic, with latter em-
Garwoed Van. orch (12) guides | bellished by framed three-sheets of
with. -aplomb: and _ festivities,| current Broadway stage hits, these
skedded for eight weeks. Duke. jto be periodically changed.

— ae White-jacketed Jackie Rae is em-
Red Carpet, N.Y. =| cee. _upstairs and down, and has
Mauri Leighton, Johnny Knapp | f°°Gp8 network to devote ail his
Tri, Sydney Kassimir; $3.50 min time to the nightclub venture.
ee Opener has Andy Williams, for-
7 or, mer singer with his three brothers
The Red Carpet with the preem}on the Kay Thompson nitery show,
of its fall. season looks like it willjin for a fortnight, with Williams
hit a good stride with the acquisi-|opening for his “Middle of an Is-
tion of Mauri Leighton who has}land,” a switch to “Breezin
been making a splash in the N. Y.} Along,” a medley of “Wayward
intimeries of late. This willowy} Wind,” “Moonglow,” “Singing the
Negro singer has an excellent po-/ Blues,” a dead-pan offering of
tential. in the. cafe and hotel cir-|“Love Me Tender.” Downstairs
cuits. There’s a good mixture of | backing” is by the Bill Isbister
sex and song savvy plus a good; Quartet. -
understanding of material selec-}| Upstairs, it's Williams for an
tions : _ } opening whisper style of a Gersh-
Miss Leighton has a repertoire} win hit-medley, his “Time After
of familiars, but there’s thoughful | Time,” a hefty “Up the Lazy River”
treatment of each tune with an es-|and “You Butterfly” for rousing
pecial reverence for the lyrics.| finish.’ Throughout, he gets full
She runs through a catalog which| backing from .Denny ‘Vaughan’s
has “Honorable Mr. So & So,” “Old! orch. ;
Feeling” “Anything Goes” and aj. Williams scores with the cus-
few others with accent on. mood | tomers on his fine singing and per-
and pace, Miss Leighton is sexily|sonal arrangements, also over on
gowned and carefully coiffed. In| interpolated, cordial chatter. His
appearance and performancewise,|! accompanist-guitarist is Kenny
r Berrell. The more uninhibited
The musical chores are handled} jazz-beat styling if the Isbister
by the Johnny Knapp Trio with | Quartet are in good contrast to the
Sydney Kassimir’s expressive elec-| more relaxed playing of the
tric guitar taking care of the lulls! Vaughan group, with latter setting
expertly. Joe Weber, long a fixtute|a balance for the dine-and-dance
in both east and. westside cafes, ! crowd. .
‘presides ‘at the tape of this Fred Opening week Stage Door did
Jacobs operation, | . Jose. | turnaway iz, McStay.

PEMD Pewee n es |

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64. NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS

VARIETY

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

El Moreececo, Montreal fopens strongly in her first date

. here, With a -big .and varied
: _ Montreal, Sept, 21. | repertoire, she pipes delightful pat-
Will Mastin Trio with Sammy: .
. Te itern of song. and platter. She un
Davis Jr., Bob Melvin, Hal Loman j folds series of musicomedy’ faves
& His Playmates (2), Maury Kaye‘ and does a set of French torchers
Orch (131, Rosendine Trio; $2: clinching with “King and I’ selec-
cover. ‘tions. Handsomely gowned bru-
| nette. femme’s sexy voice in fran~-
Remembered by a few as a young cz’se lends further impact to
entertainer working the saloons.performance. __,
and burley houses of Montreal’s, Dance productions of “Three
tenderloin district some years ago,: Chicks & Chuck, three girls and a
Summy Davis Jr. comes back th’s! boy, are fresh and zestful terpers
week to captivate many at El Mo- i with flair for showmanship. Bright
roceo aS headliner on one of best. costumes and well thought out
shows ever produced in this room. jchoreotraphy are invested in slick

Outstanding attribute about Davis ; musSical serenade, Spaced between

as a performer is his goniune de-!the. acts, they're on three times
sire to enterta:zn and his apparent: With segs of waltz, ballet and gala
love just to sing and dance. The j bit or oriental fee en dine em-
bundle of energy can do no WIONE : cee for ninth season, takes” spot

and is attracting capacity biz for i for boff rendition of “Around

his 10-day stand. World.” . “
- Be Ltt orld,” a nice change of pace “In
Material throughout is first-rate, Middle of Island” and wraps it up

thanks to the arrangements of Mor-
ty Stevens who also doubles as his |
conductor; change of pace is good ;
and numbers varied enough to;
please all comers. Only objection, |
and a minor one, is that Davis tries
to do too much; not content with
his hoofing and vocal offerings, he!
works in a trumpet and drum se-

- quence. Both are effective but have |

°

‘Rose at the piano and the augment- |

a tendency to over-gild the Fly.
Hewever, on the plus side, Davis
wows with his impresh set to the
number “Just in Time,” a group
from “Mr. Wonderful” and a tap

session with his uncle, Will Mastin. |

Trio are working present engage-
ment without Sammy’s father due
to illness, and although Mastin is
onstage during show he does only
one routine with Sammy which
draws plaudits. Kudos go to George

_

ed Maury Kaye band who provide
a mighty fine musical background
for this top-drawer artist. |
Preceding the hefty 60 i

by Davis is the hep terping of Hal
Loman and ‘two attractive blondes.
Similar in makeup only to the
many other groups now making the
rounds, Loman adds that pro touch
which takes him well out of the
average slot. Comic Bob Melvin,
who came in for the last few days
of the Billy Daniels engagement,
holds over for this revue and con-
tinues to score with his patter and
savvy. Melvin has the unenviable
spot of trying to amuse and ho'd
an audience waiting for Davis, but
he seldom fails to click.

In between shows a new group,
the Rosendine Trio does dance mu-
sic. Davis holds until Sept. 29.
Patachau is slated to open Oct. 18.

ewt.

Statler-Hilton, Dallas
Dallas, Sept. 20.
June Valli, Bob Cross Orch (12);
$2-$2.50 cover.

4

June Valli, fresh from her sum-
mer NBC-TV twice weekly show-
casing. should rate a hefty fort-
night here if she keeps. the fans,
captured in previous stands at an-

for heavy palm whacking with
“When Saints.Go Marching. In.”
Dennis is busy: throughout show,
which runs averly long, piping
cuet “Sweetheart” with Miss Lake,
and violin playing bit with Buika.

Tony Bruno keeps his ensemble
well paced through show’s hour
and quarter long distance. Show
could stand some trimming, but
overall results are topnotch, and
Dennis rings the bell with femme
parties that comprise vast bulk .of
audience, This layout
through Sept. 25. -_ Guy.

Eddys’, K. C.
Kansas City, Sept. 20.
Diamonds (4), Lenny Gale, Tony
DiPardo Orch (8); $1-$1.50 cover.

The vocaling Diamonds are back
in the deluxe Eddy restaurant for
a fortnight for their second stand
in about a year. With them is the
chatty comic Lenny Gale, back in
town after several years and mak-
ing his first play at Eddys’. Open-
ing show was somewhat averboard
at 65 minutes, but maintained 4
fairly lively pace for good recep-
tion throtghout. . ;

To Gale goes the opening spot,
which he fills with stories, impres-
sions and chatter, entwining a
wealth of laughs into a multitude
of characters. Bogart, Gable, God-
frey, Benny, Rochester, Kalten-
born, Vaughn Monroe, Jimmy
Stew4tt and others roll off of his
tongue with an authority that read-
ily stamps him as a top. impression-
ist, several drawing spontaneous
applause from the house. He
reaches the acme in a four-voice

sequence from “Amos ’n’ Andy,”

with customers pantomiming the
lines, and the. laugh level raised
sharply and audience appreciation
plentiful. "

Four young men from Toronto,
the Diamonds sing a slate of nine
songs, several being versions of
their Mercury hits. In addition,
they mix it up with a medley of
standards, and specialties by each
member, Dave Somerville, Ted
Kowalski,

holds,

Bill Reed and Mike/,

other local hostel. Douglas. Big hands come for their
Smartly opening with an upbeat; hit records, “Li'l Darlin’” and
tune, “All _God's Chillun Got|“Just Another Polka,” but they
Rhythm,” Miss Valli adds eye ap-| prove among the top- of today’s
peal to her singing stint via a se-!pop quartets with “You'll Never
quinned white net gown. Looker Walk Alone” and a medley from
nods to current pops with “Fasci-| “Oklahoma.” Fine house turned out
nation” in her 30-minute stint, but!to greet them despite one of sea-
favors standards. Segue sesh in-}son’s heaviest rains, reservations
cludes “Foggy Day,” “Under Paris} are good for the fortnight, and the
Skies, Arrividerci Roma” and; Diamonds should make it a pleas-
‘Lullaby of Broadway.” Texas! ant affair. Quin.

tributes are ‘Home On the Range’: ——_.
Le Cupidon, N. Y.

and “Deep in the Heart ot Texas.”
Victor platter plugs, natch. are het| pfonigue Van Vooren, Howard
the w.k. “Crying In the Chapel.” ; Beder, Jack Kelly & Trio; $3.50
Latter reaps top mitting and a: ™¢nunum.
begoff. . i. . ~ .

Bob Cross orch, returning after! Monique Van Vooren, one of the
a summer hiatus, still pleases with} More publicized lookers around
the “seven singing strings,” offers} town, last season embarked on a
neat showbacking and keeps the|hitery career at the Maisonette of
floor loaded with leather pushers.‘ the St. Regis, and is now continu-
Act winds Oct. 2; Roberta Sher-/ing at the newly refurbishéd Le
wood comes in Oct. 3 for two}Cupidon.’ Miss Van Vooren (La
weeks. Bark, | Bulge Belgique) has been making
headway during the past.year. One
ef her admirers. gave her a press-
agent for.a year, and with a load
; of material and smart gowning, she
Baron Buika, Suzanne Lake, 3; now has an act with a bit of sub-
Chicks & Chuck (4), Don Dennis, | stance other than her already obvi-
Tony Bruno Orch (5); $2.50 mini-{ ous physical attributes.
MUN, Miss Van Vooren opens her turn
| by singing from a bed mounted

Max and Joe Schneider kickj behind a curtain. It’s a bit that
open their season in the pleasant E P :
downstairs boite in the heart of! 800d material that she recites with
Hub’s theatre district with big}4 degree of expertness and her
turnout and nicely raunded layout! Singing voice is confined te a few
booked by Jack Mandell. well-developed notes in the lower
shenannigans, playing two at ai that she has some talents. The en-
time, cutting strings until only onei tire act is designed to get by with
is left. He gags it up with singing; her name_value and physical at-
emcee, Don Dennis, gives a slick{ tributes. Her French medley of fa-
“Hot Canary” impresh on the vio-| miliar tunes shows up best. Jack
lin. nabbing heavy mitting from; Kelly’s piano and trio in back give
first night aud opening show’ the act an excellent background.
Thursday (12). In for two weeks,| The spot, which was on a calypso
exiting Sept. 25, the opening pack-: kick last season, has redecored with
age of entertainment engenders; smart simplicity. it's a tasteful inti-
big response. macy with Howard Beder, who dou-

Chirp Suzanne Lake, who played! bles as host and singing « %,
on Broadway and in road company adding a further note of er -
of “King and J,” a tall looker,; ment to the room. . Jose.

Sieunben‘’s, Boston
Boston, Sept. 12.

; Solicits applause. She has some.

Chateau Madrid, N. Y: {teins for a fling at European fo
Felo & Bruno, Mariolo: Torrente, | SOhES.

{

| Canay Orchs, Candi Cortez; $3.50- Od

$5 minimums.

1

Angel Lopez’ Latin drop has a

! Myrna & Carlos; Ralph Font & ET!,

‘set of lively. proceedings with -the .
- present layout.. The main cog is,

ithe two-piano team. of Felo &
: Bruno, frequent returners to this
| spot who provide ‘an, exciting ses-
-sion of 88ing, with flamencoists
!Myrna & Carlos and singer ‘Mar-
jiolo Torrente.(both New Acts) fill-
jing out the bill. .

i The keyboard twain comprises
:a spirited and talented partner-
‘ship. They have an act that pro-
‘which constantly keys up the audi-
| ence. Whether they. do takeoffs on
{such classics as “Sixth Hungarian
| Rhapsody” and “Malaguena” or
the plenitude of. Spanish tunes,
they provide a lot of bounce to the
spot. The pair have some sight
routines, but it’s their lively. har-
j|monics that provide the best part
of the turn. oo
The musical backing is by Ralph
‘Font with Latin terp incentives by
El Canay. Vocalist Candi Cortez
‘does the emceeing. _ Jose.

Ritz Carlton, Montreal
Montreal, Sept. 13.
Estelita, Johnny Gallant, Paul
Notar trio; $2.50-$2 cover.

For the opening of the attractive
Ritz Cafe, the management brings
in a newcomer to Montreal’s cafe
trade, Estelita. A diminutive bru-
net, Estelita ‘thas a penchant for
Spanish and Latin-American tunes
almost to the exclusion of anything
English. With the .cosmopolitan
patronage in this particular room,
a singer such as this can usually
get away with the songalog offered,
but the repetitive nature of her
numbers tends. to cut overall im-

|pact. Material is varied and some
lof her special items appeal such
as her Durante impresh in Span-
ish and the inevitable calypso. An
audience participation routine in
Latin rhythm scores but some sort
of platform would. give this .tiny
thrush a more effective showcasing
and give the customers, other than
the ringsiders, a chance to appre-

| ciate her talents and physical at-

tributes. , .
Another newcomer to the cafe is
accordionist Paul Notar and his
trio who play for the performers
and also’ split dance interludes
with 88’er Johnuy Gallant. Notar
replaces Joe Settano who had been
a fixture in the room since it
opened almost. eight years ago.
Johnny -Gallant, after a summer.
season. in Europe playing for
singer songstress Fernada Montel,
resumes his emcee chores, backs
alt artists in his usual capable
fashion and maintains atmosphere
with his fine keyboarding between
shows, Maitre d’ Jean is again in
charge of the room which got away
n opening night to near-capacity
biz. Estelita will stay for three
weeks from:Sept. 11. Newt.

Clouds, Honolula
Honolulu, Sept. 13.
_ Betty Reilly, Eddie Shonk Quar-
tet; $1.50 minimum.

They’re living the life of Reilly
(Betty Reilly; that is) up in The
Clouds this week.and' the manage-
ment’s already trying to line up an
encore date for the Irish Senorita,
who’s in for an fortnight.

The frenetic singer-guitarist-com-
edienne is, if anything, even better
than she was last year in the same
walk-upstairs Waikiki penthouse
nitery. Routines are sharper and
she’s working more closely with
the house quartef, a result of mara-
| thon rehearsing. She’s also bruught
‘along her own lighting effects.

Well-paced session blends’ bal-
lads, in English, Spanish and even

Yiddish, novelties and beaucoup

special material, Additionally La

Reilly plunks her versatile guitar

avthoritatively. .

Eddie Shonk Quartet returns be-
tween shows with some crowd-
| pleasing instrumental numbers, o

: Walt.

Gaie of Horn, Chi
Chicago, Sept. 18.
Odetta, Glen Yarborough, Mari-
lyn Child; $2.50 minimum Fri, &
at. ,

|

ers who have each developed their
acts considerably since last re-
viewed at this spot.

Headliner

well suited to her strongpoint—
worksongs and. blues. Originally
a cu

have built™a wider following here.
Her: gentle and sophisticated pat-
ter makes for fine continuity and
‘pacing. Singer occasionally varies
{her rhythmic guitar and vocal pat-

*

attraction, her stylings.

|

‘vides a maximum. entertainment}

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Bow,” she scores as strongly as Ella L6 .
: ; : la Logan, Don Tannen, Thun-
with her own brand of Americanh. derbird Dancers (8), AL Jahns

etta has developed a class of
showmanship with wide enough|O7ch (12); produced by Marty
appeal for almost any listening: Hicks; $3 minimum.
audience. |

Glen Yarborough rates. well:
above his previous performances | Room after an absence of a year
here. A versatile tenor voice with!and a-half finds her in top form,
professiona: .quality serves him |both physically and vocally. As a
well through Elizabethan ballads, gimmick for one number, sne sirps
‘pops material or folk ballads. Like | down to. tights, revealing an excep-
a number of singers who have/tionally nice pair of gams. In her
criss-erossed the folksong-pops line} belting brogue, plus distinctive

Ella Logan’s return to the Navajo

rsuccessfully, his strongpoint is his] animation, she offers “Love Thy

versatility rather than esoteric| Neighbor,” “But Beautiful,” “Lit-
material. Humorous material also|tle Girl Blue” (which is enhanced
gets him heavy hands. .._,{ by very effective lighting), “Just
Marilyn Child carries the visual: In Time,” “The Party’s Over,” and
and vocal techniques of a dramatic| her trademark, “How Are Things
narrative style that fits otherwise|In Glo¢camora?” First-nighters re-
cumbersome folksongs ‘into a solid} warded all her efforts with enthu-
nitery format. Entertainment value| sjastie salvos.

is the consistent emphasis in her

selection of material. A recent
attack of laryngitis -is not impair-
ing her impact on the audience.
Various pairings of singers ap-
pearing as singles have been tried
at the Gate with generally good
results. This time it’s Yarborough
and Child who hit it off for a sock
performance. Their voices ‘batance
in range and volume. The pair
sparkles on comic interpretations
of “‘Rich Gal, Po’ Gal* and “Buf-
falo Boy,” and audience joins en-
thusiastically on “Everybody Love
Saturday Night.” ‘This pair should
shape as a sock act in most sur-
roundings if they stick together as
a duo. Next show not set yet.

eva.

Society, London
London, Sept. 17.
Frances Day (with Tommy
Knight), Ted Taylor and Gypsy‘
Adams Orch. $3.50 minimum. °

:
i

After a gap of several years, !
regular oabaret has returned to;
the Society, the elegant Jermyn
Street restaurant just off Picca-
dilly. In the interim period, Helene
Cordet was a regular hostess at the
cafe and, from time to time, en-
tertained the diners. To launch
the new policy is Frances Day, a
musicomedy star. This is her first
West End cabaret for some time,
but she’s kept in the public eye via
disks, tv, films, ef al.

As a seasoned performer who
knows her way around, Miss Day,
a blonde with a. striking person-
ality, ought to de’ considerably
better. In an act which runs close
on half an hour, she’s not at-
tempted to intro a single new num-
ber, but relies on a.collection of
oldies, most of which have :been
played to death by entertainers: of
lesser stature. Such numbers as
“Diamonds Aré a Girl's Best
Friend,” “Slow Boat to China,”
and “Man Around the House” are
strictly old-hat and might do if
blended with new material.

Miss Day doesn’t improve mat-
ters by inducing a .customer on-
stage to vocalize solo under her
instructions. On opening night she
lured a wellknown columnist to
the ‘microphone who did surpris-.
ingly well in an acutely embar-
rassing situation. That sort of ripe
corn entertainment. hardly meas-
ures up to present day require-
ments.: Her regular accompanist
and arranger, Tommy Knight, sits
in at the ivories to lead the back-
grounding by the Ted Taylor orch,
whtle, as an added romantic touch
to the candlelit atmosphere of the
restaurant, Gypsy Adams’ roaming
musicians play request tunes at
individual tables. Myro.

Adolphus, Dallas
Dallas, Sept. 13.
Chan Canasta, Betty Summer,
Vincent Bragale Orch (6); $1.50-$2

{ COVET.

British mentalist Canasta, in his
first Texas nitery date, has no
trouble baffling the ringsiders. His
three-week date augurs healthy biz.
for the plush Century Room. He
shuffles -card decks, has patrons
take any number of cards, then
correctly identifies each card from
center stage.

«Canasta, who tabs his act as
“mental perception,” ends his 30-
minute stint with a sock. display
that wraps the tablers. Proffering
books (or bring your own), he calls
for a page and line ‘number, and

‘repeats the line for a smash finish.

The Gate's current talent as-|
semblage is. one of tested repeat-|

Looker Betty Summer does warm
vocals of “I Love the Guy,” medley
of “You Made Me Love You” and

-April In Paris,” and a highlight,

‘J Didn’t Know What Time It
Was.” Buoyant, personable thrush
shows savvy in a neat 15-minute
song sesl. - —-

Vincent Bragale orch lends able.
assist, and lures the leather push-
ers fore and aft the once-nightly
show.

Acts wind Oct. 1; singer Roberta
McDonald. and Joe Reichman’s
orch are due Oct. 2. Hark. |

‘fine ability
‘They're young, fresh.types with a

Don Tannen, extra added on the
bill, is*the ideal balance with his
hilarious ventriloquism—in which
he kids ventriloquism. The offbeat
act features a dummy which looks
exactly like Tannen. He tosses it
aside after exposing some of the
tricks of the trade, then ‘goes into
some very. funny monologs includ-
ing a Russian hillbilly and a de-
nazified German soldier. Tannen
remains a big Vegas fave, and con-
sistently gets loud yocks with his
dialog and mugging. .

Two production numbers with
the Thunderbird Dancers (8) and
songology of Rex Johnson fill out
the program, which is expertly
batonned by Al Jahns. Show is
skedded for 18 daj;>. Duke.

Gatineau, Ojtawa
Ottawa, Sept. 20.
Sena & Gyle, Shirley Ryan,
Gloria & Jimmy Vincent, Barry
Dale, Craig Daye. Dancers (6),
Champ Champagne Orch (8); $1
admission. »

Sena & Gyle, two males, work a
comedy-chant stint . builf along
Martin &. Lewis lines.. Maintaining
a fast, zany pace, they use a rqu-.
tine that gives plenty showcasing
to Sena’s clicko pipes and Gyle’s,
antics to big reception. The mate-,
Tial isn’t new but it’s good and the
boys give it strong handling
throughout. Shirley Ryan (New
Acts) is new to club circuits in this.
Jand but shows signs of losing no
time in making the grade. __. .

Gloria & Jimmy Vincent exhibits
in ‘Latin terping.

neat stanza that. gets momentarily
off the. Latin beat witha roaring .
°20s bit that-becomes more interest-
ing when the duo’s Latin. style
shows through. . os

Craig Daye Dancers are held.
over in. three routines, as. is. the

x

‘young. clicko chanter, Barry Dale,

who emcees.and sings-with the line.
Champ Champagne’s. hause band
plays for dancing and showbacks in
top form. Show is here to Sept. 25.
2. |) Gorm,

EI Certez, Las Vegas
, (FOLLOWUP)

- Las-Vegas, Sept. 20.

The Gateway Singers (4), a ree
freshing unit who specialize in off-
beat folk tunes, headline the new
show in the Cirque Room. ‘Elmeér-
lee Thomas, Jone fermme member
of the group, has ‘a powerful set of
pipes which serves as a fine bal-
ance fo the instrumentalists, who
double as singers both individually:
and quartetwise, Leader Jerry
Walter plunks the five-string banjo
and is an okay comic. as he intros
the numbers. Travis Edmtmson
and Ernie Sheldon are -exception-"
ally adept guitarists.’ In socko rep-
ertoire are such as “Puttin’ On The-
Style,” which Gateways ‘have re-
cerded for Decca; “Colorado
Trail,” “Rock Island Line,” “Across
the Wide Missouri,” “A Rovin’,”
and “Come To The Dance,” latter
being a delightful Mexican folk-
SODg.

Producer Jack Smith holds over
the highly successful “George Ar-
rnold Rhythm on Ice Revue” for
Fis two-framer, in which the skat-
ers present new skits. of graceful
and decorous charm. Arnold, John’
Curtin & Patti Hittle, Larry Ellis,
Gloria Oakley, George Zak, and
the Ice Cubettes (4) are featured
in the frozen section of the show.
Package is neatly backed: by. the
Buster Hallet orch (4). Duke.

International, Houston |
- . Houston, Sept. 21.
Eydie Gorme, Dave _ Gardner,
Paul Neighbors Orch (11); no cover
or minimum.

_ International Club’s boniface
Porter Parris apparently has ar--
rived at top-draw formula with use.
of bigger name talent than hereto-
fore booked in this part -of fthe-

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Wednesday, September 25,

LOU MOSCONT JR.
Comedy

30 Mins.

The Reef, Revere, Mass.

Lou Mosconi, scion .of the w-k.
Mosconi Bros,, out as.a single for
short time playing eastern niteries,
is a pixieish comedian with a zany
laugh and a bagful of terp tricks
-that round into a solid click. The
siight 5 ft. 8,tux-clad comic weaves
his dance bits into his patter rou-
tines with slick showmanship.
Opening with one-liners and topi-
cal gags, he segues to a mambo
beat going to one-foot spin; does a
Jaugh-studded bit on. why . wives
come to drinkeries, rounding off
with Pat Rooney impresh. He
builds routine on various types of
dancers, “heavy breather,” “ro-
mantic type,” “singing dancer” to
bullseye. .

Throughout his stint he employs
2 mad laugh that communicates to
.aud through repetition and by

skillful handling manipulates the’

laugh to set customers off at will.
He clinches his dancer impreshs
with ea frenzied. rock ’n’’ roll bit
‘that takes him from stage into the
audience; around and over chairs
and back to the stage. <A nostalgic
soft-shoe bit on old vaude days

builds into -some neat tricks,. run-:

ning up the wall, spinning splits
and barrelrolls, and encores with
slick Cantor impresh of “Susie.” -
Showmanship and versatility {m-
presses,all the way and the conic
shows great potential for all sight
mediums. Fine bet for niteries,
vaudeo and show spots. Guy.

Terp

30 Mins.

Chaudiere, Ottawa ,

- Winnie Hoveler Dancers are cur-
rently billed as the line in the
Chatidiere Club but their exhibi-
tion of terp skill sets them close to
the act slot. Winnie Hoveler is
trainer, line chief and darices with
the rest of the femmes, appearing
three times each show, each, rou-
tine a standout, -

WINNIE HOVELER DANCERS (3):

It’s unusual for lines in local:

niteries to show much terp ability

but this crew is- an exception..

Plenty of work and rehearsal is evi+

dent in the precision, rhythm and |

flash of the stints, particularly in
a slow-boat tap session that collects
palmslaps regularly throughouf.
Closer introduces a Latin. dance,

gals hauling male ‘customers up to.
work .a contest,. payoff being:

busses by the entire line tothe
winner. | See .
Femnies are al lookers. Costum-
ing is always slick but fiot over-
elaborate, line depending. on sotko
terping to sell the stints. Gorm.

‘Alhambra-Maurice Chevalier, Paris |
‘Small, sturdy young Gallic’singer So

shows her past terp background
and American sojourn as she ac-
companies her songs with . im-
promptu dances and displays a mix-
ture- of lowdown ‘French: street
tunes and the more technically

studied Yank approach to a. bal-

Jad. Voice has a certain zest, but
range and techniques are still to
be built up and a definite songalog
ehosen before this blonde, pert
‘chirper can find a place for herself
here or in any stateside spots. * .
Miss Vallee went to the U.S.
with the Roland Petit Ballet and
stayed on. for nitery terp chores,
She took up singing since her re-
turn. A point of view in material
and methods is in order. Right
now. she shapes more for band
singing stints, or In revue or musi-

cal legit, rather than as a music-!

hall number. Mosk,

MACK & KIRK

~

Here’s an. unusual male twosome

with a fresh slant and a potential |

for garnering.the yocks. in steady
flow. One half is small in body
with large head and friendly smile,
T’other is well built and with
squarish-shaped' deadpan’ face.
Garb both in the Scotch kilt and
headgear, and you have a freakish
duo good for laughs. Smaller part-
ner plays accordion while larger
strums on’ guitar, gabs in gibber-
ish, uses eyes to comi¢ effect, and
contrasts strongly with the little
one. , ’
Pair are funny not so much in
material as. in style they present
themselves, and score largely on
visual appeal, Wind with a lively
version of “Rockin” Through the
Rye.” Okay act for general run of
vauderies, ..and are not- limited
linguistically.

Acts

MYRNA & CARLOS

‘closer.

‘ting to

‘Tucker.” ‘Canary has a semi-

1957

Flamenco
10 Mins,

‘Chateau Madrid, N. Y.

Myrna & Carlos, teenage flamen-
coists, are an exciting team, They
have the necessary flair, a good
background in the Iberian terps,
and a Jarge repertoire that permits
a Wide expression in this field.

The twosome have some pictur-|

esque heel-pounding bits both as
soloists or a team. Their hottest
number is a zapateado, a lively
item, and they do a large number
of brief dances to illustrate their
wide range in this direetion. .They

are well-groomed and gowned.}|
They seem to have a bent for the}

concert ‘as well as the pop stages.
Their youthful verve is an admir-
able substitute for maturity, ‘Team,
particularly the male, should en-
tice_a lot of attention. Jose,

25 Mins, —-
Steuben’s, Boston . .
Suzanne Lake is a sultry 5-ft.-4,
dark-eyed brunet looker with musi-
eal stage background out for a
ime in South American
‘bookings .and middle west dates,
but not yet documented. in VarIErTy.
She replaced in the Tuptim role in
“King and I” on Broadway -and on
tour, and her act features a mediey

of “King” numbers. Trained -mezzo |

soprano has sliced. off’ ’
diva touches and looks a vet nitery
turn in showmanship and delivery.
A straight singer on the Lena
Horne type, she. shows: professian-

alism in every moye front walkon ;

to bowoff and dispenses a songalog
that comprises some’ excellently
portrayed blues numbers. Her stint
goes from French offerings |
Spanish ‘Malaguena;”~ bombastic
The ‘handsomely gowned
looker in white ‘brocaded sheath
with silver beads holds“the supper.
aud, no -easy task in this ‘early
eating boite, with intensity,
Opening with “Could Have
Danced All Night,” she segues to
French set introed by.slick patter
on her Francaise ancestry and. af-
finity for things Parisian with “La
Seine,” ‘La Vie en Rose” and

“Under Paris Skies’ in throaty,

sexy voice. She switches pace with
a torchy..“When Your Lover Has

Gone,” does “Stormy Weather” and :

“Way Down Blues.” Miss Lake sells
strong ard has well ‘balaiiced rou-
tine for the saloon trade. She takes
mike for nice walkaround.on “Get-
1 Know You” -kicking off her
“King and’I"' mediey of “Shall We
Dance?” and “I Have Dreamed.”

A stylist with fine feeling for
good lyrics and iniaginative phras-

jing, she looks to have an excellent

horizon in niteries, tv and yaude,
Guy. |

SHIRLEY RYAN

22. Mins, .
Gatineau, Ottawa .
Barry Dale, the Gatineau Club‘s

he noggin: when he said, “Shirley
Ryan sounds like a young Sophie
ing style, deep-toned -pipes that
. nice range with rich
She’s got slick stackin

sounds.

pact. .

*, Miss Ryan is an Australian, play-
ing her first Canadian and second
North American booking in the
‘Gatineau, and when she _ gets
around to polishing her stint and
adding a standout tune or two,
she’ll have a warble stanza worthy
of almost any audio or yisual me-
dium, Until then, she’s good for

second billing on any nitery or
stage item and okay for disks, tele-
vision and radio. “Gorm.
BOB RILEY

Songs

25 Mins. &

Hotel Bostonian, Boston .

_Bob Riley is a New England hill-
billy singer out df the pine tree
state of Maine and has been play-
ing Yankeeland clubs for a short
time, but has not yet been docu-
mented in Variety: With electric
guitar and cool candy-striped
jacket, he reaches into a wide vari-
ety of country music and folk
idioms dishing them up with pro-
fessional intros. Patter in soft
folksy voice explains the various
types of ditties. He centerpieces
“Baby Sittin,” which he recorded
on Dof, and does ballards such as
“Dark Moon” and “Fabulous” in
modified: rack ‘n’ roll style. The
,o-ft-10 blonde personable youth
serves up his offerings in:a vibrant

fresh air voice and maintains. a.

Simplicity of ‘style which sits well

Gord, "| with aud. He patters about teeners’ ! price.”

to |

ghanting emcee, hit the spike on

that’s classily gowned for fine im-.

REVIEWS

Night Club Reviews

Continued from page 64

likes in music,.and gets off torrid
“That'll Be the Day” and “White
Sport Coat” for. all the stops and
sound effects. ’He finales with an
orig compo, “Little Boy’s Prayer,”
with intense pathos for imprint. bi —
se o0ks 00d for Intimer eabsret | ynterzaitonal, Houston jon the questionable, this group is
spots. His offerings here are backed }bayou- country. Eydie Gorme is! milder and more friendly in its op.
up in-neat style by Zarde Bros, }case in point, Her array of ballads | Positiona (politically speaking
Trio. aa Guy. -|and torchers held spellbound the; tendencies. =
——____. . ' /usual sellout audiences the 360-; In all, its program consists of 22
‘ seat room has come to expect since | different numbers. The best ones
MARIOLO TORRENTE reopening earlier this month with:are still those which have nothing
Songs . OS new policy in force: ito do with politics. There is one
18 Mins, - _. Privatery situation is practically | which makes fun of new domestic
Chateau Madrid, N. Y. unique one in Houston: if customer | films and patters, predilection for
-j eT recent im-! feels like getting into the act after!sentimentality, “beautiful moun-
port fom Brasil kas mech room | few drinks, management thinks ‘tains” and cheap romantics; an-
for development. He has a lot of|three times before asking him to other one ridicules German tele-
native ability which includes a|Pipe down. Miss Gorme deals with | vision and psychiatrists. America
good voice and a spirited delivery, | obstreperous friends with a smile, | also gets it: Elvis Presley, re-edu-
There are some rough edges to be | however, picks up the flowers they , cation, the local America Houses
ironed out before he can reach his| throw on the floor, finally gives|are some of the respective items.
peak effectiveness. them what they shout for—all of} Of these four performers from
"Torrente smartly dwells on thei Which brought strong reaction for}Munich (none of them actually
pops which he- renders with good | °fferings.. . ihails from that city), Dieter Hilde-
vtect, He's also okay at the. bal-| Thrush generally sticks to bright- | brandt is tops. He not only very
lads with the usuals, “September | Side numbers such as “Married Ijimpressively shows up in all his
Song” and ‘Autumn Leaves,” as} Can Always Get,” “Rockabye Your | numbers, but. also wrote most of
his standouts, Further experience Baby With A Dixie. Melody;” butjthe witty, satirical texts. Ursula
in the cafe circuits and pruning of |,Guess Who I Saw Today” didn’t’ Herking, only woman among the
his act should bring repeat dates|Jeave many dry eyes in. house—a four, is excellent as well and gets
for him Jose, | Bouse quiet as a mauseoleum while| most of the chuckles. Miss Herk-
. thrush caressed tune’s. lyrics, Miss;ing, who has already achieved spe-
Gorme makes a lot of friends her |¢jal recognition in German films
first time.in Houston, with honey-!and ditto on the stage, presents all
jtoned warbling. Heavy palming: sorts of characters. Klaus Raven-
brought two encores. istein proves as a first-rate actor
Continued from page 5 caaen|- ,.Dave Gardner wins lotsa yaksiand master of several dialects.
~ “=== with Revival style humor. “True {Hans J. Diedrich is no less effec-
-pay-as-you-sée. game via-its new|Story of Julius Caesar—as pré- i tive. .
‘releases, Without them, the whole |sented by Down Home Players” is; Director Sammy Drechsel has
‘proposition would falter. ‘At the |a fave. Pompoff, Thedy & Family, | given the whole thing the neces-
{Tina Robin open Oct. 3. Burt. jsary paee, while a definite asset Is
j¥red Kassen's piano 2gcompani-
ment. In all, a fine satirical caba-
Hotel Muehleéebach, K. €. ‘ret -presentation, even for the
' Kansas City, Sept. 19. |! most sophisticated customers.
Roberta MacDonald, Joe Reich-' Hans.
man Orch (8); $1-$1.50 cover.

Roberta MacDonald is making her | ath!

first appearance in the Muehle- Laryngitis

bach’s Terrace Grill as a warbler

on the summer Sghedule coupled ‘masse Continued from pare 5 Sooo

with the Joe Reichman Orthestra.ttron Electronic & TV, headed by

Her background. includes Broad- Arthur Levey. Latter outfit is ac-

way snows, some legit, work, With live as. the development company
n ag. and shares in the Fox yid a per-

club chanteuse extending over the centage atrangement. Fox and

past three years. i : 3
A comely brunet, she delves inte | Leyey appear to be working closc-
0 . ly voue! her. Levey is on the Skia-

a variety of tunes, some done es-
pecially for her, some standards,|tron-TV board (composition of
and some from pictures and shows.} which has never been made clear)
She gives them a full-voiced treat-| and Fox is just finalizing arrange-
ment with a range a bit on the|ments to purchase 250,000 shares
lower Side. One of her specials, of additional stock being author-
“One Way Ticket To Love,” rates} ized by Skiatron Electronic at $5 a
as a fine ballad'and could havelshare, This would give him about
some possibilities as a Pop. song./132, of the Skiatron stock out-
mn dramatic treatments, of pewsie. standing. Levey is the major stock-
aestra, Please” an Olholder, Fox has other Skiatron

Be You,’”’: she comes off very well | ; ;
» ?|shares, but it Isn’t known exactly
‘has some peppery moments with how many he owns.

“You'd Be Surprised” and “Hard ’
; ah." and fil 95, Zenith’s last. statement in the
Hearted Hannah,” a Is her toll field was when it filed with the

ininutes: to the customers evident :

liking. Her work is well cut to a|Federal Communications Commis-

dinner dancing foom of this type.| sion, urging a speedy decision re
Current week winds the stand of | over-the-air service. McDonald at

Joe Reichman and orch, which} that time warned that, unless the

came in for a-summer stint in the| Commission acted, the wire sys-

Grill: Reichman is set for the/tems would take oyer.

‘; Adolphus, Dallas, opening Oct, 2, 7

and the Grill és to have Die Bar-
ow, opening Sep . in, Wh oem
a ere Did FCG Go?
Ewige Lampe, Berlin |= Continued trom pace 5 saa
| Berlin, Sept. 17. !rules applied by the FCC) could

“Bette sich wer kann” (Make eG
Your Bed If You Can). Directed by be so cumbersome as to prevent

Sammy Drechsel; features Ursula
Herking, Hans Juergen Diedrich,
Klaus Hasenstein, Dieter Hilde-
brandt; score and musical direc-
tion, Fred Kussen; settings, Brig-
itte Raydt; $1.20 top.

| Home-Toll Puzzle

customers for theatrical features
| (though Hollywood taday twrns out
as many, if not more, films for tv).
Specifically, the question “is }
j asked: At what point can a pro-
ducer be asked to trust his new and
expensiye production to pay-tv and
not take the risk of incurring a
thumping loss? In other words: |
Big films will not and eannot pay
for themselves on home-toli unless
there is adequate circulation; Yet,
circulation. wjll be difficult to ac-
complish if the incentive of im-
portant new. pix is missing at the
outset. ~ ol
Those who speak of millions of.
dollars coming in via the home b,o.
usually are crystal gazing far ahead
to an era when there are already
millions of installations. Reply
| from the toll-tv people is. that. tele-:
vision itself had to grow under a
similar handicap and had to gain
circulation in the face of scanty
prograinming. Furthermore, they
say, theatres will continue to con-
tribute revenue on the same films
shown on the air, particularly at
the start. ‘

| . Telemovie

fof. the two holdout companies, }
Metro and. 20th-Fox.
| Griffing said that 38 miles of
primary cable had been laid and
amplifiers attached at a total cost }-
of. $106,000. Booth equipment (for.
] 35m projection) cdst $100,000. Tap-
out lines and ‘individual connec-
tions run to about $25.' Subscrib-
ers can disconnect any time, but
there’s a §3:50 charge for re-con-
nection, - oo,
.* Griffing said he had found other
exhibitors willing to cooperate in
towns where Video has competi-
tion. He said He could see no rea-
son why normal competitive factors
| couldn’t come into play in such
towns. However, Video has never

Continued from page 7

Exhibs for the most part take a
far less negative attitude vs. pay-
as-you-see delivered by wire, as it
is in Bartlesville, Okla, Reasoning
appears to be that such transmis-

: sion could be tied in much more
Ewige Lampe (Eternal Lamp), effectively with the theatres.

home of West Berlin's highly suc- However, the networks and ty

cessful .cabaret ensemble, “Die
Stachelschweine” (Porcu-| Stations, also opposed to pay serv-
|pines), now touring Western Ger-| ice which they see as depriving
ver |many, -has currently a guest ap-{| them of programming, have begun
checked the product-supply point | pearance of the Munich Lachund|t0 show considerable concern re
and its legal angles with the Jus-'Schiessgesellschaft (liter-; cable service which they see as
tice Department. . tally: Laughing and Shooting Com-| competition of the concept spreads.
Griffing yesterday (Tues.) con-; pany). . Latter, a group of four} Broadcasters take an “anti” posi-
‘fabbed with the distribs’ sales! performers, comes along with a] tion against any form of telecasting
toppers. ‘presentation entitled. “Bette sich| that sands to interfere with their
| . jwer kann.” As usual in the dom-| current “free’ service.
Sf gt cabaret trade, this title is a!
_ . - unny wordplay for itself: Wiha) ———¥—¥—¥—_———
Bank-Coin Tight

he in front it would mean “Save D ] Ski:
imself Who: Can,” but with a “B’’

| =amemz Continued from page 3 clay lal on
, Continued from page 3

instead it means “Make Your Bed
If You Can.” ; i ——__
Inevitably in this country, also | _., .
this cabaret ensemble pokes most! whether any legislative body is in
of the fun at politics. Main tar-}4 position, in a free-enterprise gys-
get of all jokes is the Federal Gov-|teim, to protect one licensed busi-
ernment. So Adenauer gets it|tess against another.”
nicely and a special topic concerns,; Meantime, Harold P. See,
of course, the forthcoming elec-; KRON’s general manager, declared
ential treatment to old 6% cus-;tions. Whether this or that at-ithat the NBC affiliate, owned by
tomers. — | tack in its present form is justified | the influential San Francisco
_ Also hit are the packagers whose | OF N00 Tema atthe way these { coronicle, is opposed to broadcast
standing with the banks and within | 5 ad and witty word loys ave mre jfome-toll but has taken “explora-
the trade hasn’t been strictly top- sented is truly masterful In. Pret ;tory action” toward becoming a2
rung, Established and successful | these four performers can easily ; closed-circuit wire operator. He
indie producers are still getting! ang corhpétition with the “Por. : added that KRON would “continue
necessary financing. But the dis- | eypines.” - {to maintain its dominant position .
tribs, who arrange the financing,| Rather in contrast to the “Por-!4S a broadcaster of free-TV.”
are more insistent than ever that! cupines,” who indeed have a sharp! AFTRA’s Frisco local already is
each package be turned in “at a!

| present cash pasition is said fo be
behind last week’s decision to cut
down on production. Col’s eredit
had been at less than the 6% level
of interest rate. Company would
be willing to go up to the 6%
but the banks are giving the prefer-

,tongue and whose open and/or:campaigning heavily against pay-
jhidden attacks not seldom borderjtv. - .

Wednesday, September. 25, 1957

Neutilve.

the per-diem stipend trom the FBI,

_ ; casas Ore Samy Shore at . . ‘
Pupl Cc PY ette while in service, he “was not: paid 7 ot s°
r aN | 1 || NatuuGtelts Peto, | Marlee ‘ronta © [for my patriotism, nor am'I being} QA@teRMmO’S Ike Swipe
| | : Londen Towne | byd Staeok® = paid now by the U. S‘Government.| =.
; ee " oS Weela_Gallez Bob Sennett I am living on my private means, |===sam Continued from page 1 soe
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25 ° Jean Tourigny ommy Rya: from revenues from past show busi-| of the deal should Armstrong be

ness undertakings and, of course,

there have beén some fancy fees axed.

Numerals in connection with bills belew Indicate epening day. ef chow Rey Mambo Ore

whether full or split week Miles Velarde Saxony ‘3 . Meanwhile Aringtron, will defi+
Letter in parentheses Indicates circuit: (D independent, (L) Leews (M) Moss; Don, Casino Weela Galley coming in as result of the publicity nitely ‘appear this sunaay (29) in
(P) Paramount; (R) RKOs (S) Stoll) (T) Tivoli (W) Warner Tony & Fyancella | al Stuart Archette | 2ttendant to the FBI's disclosure of) 110 finct CBS-TV spec of the sea=

1} Juan Romero

Jimmy Grippo my counterespionage activities.”

David Tyler Ore {Fred Thompson

These he spells out as follows: a

son, the du Pont-sponsored “Cre-

[Mark Monte Ore. Ritz Bros. Luis--Varona Gre Tommy Angel 000 advance royalty (“fhey sa scendo.” Du Pont has ignored the
NEW YORK CITY Hotel Roosevelt | Gog: Grant TiAVANA eo ieee +} . royalty ney Soy Armstrong hassle, and so has CBS.
Music Hall (P) 26 Roxy (26) “aNofel Statler” | Buster Burnell - Montmartre =| Alfredo Sadel $1] %<?? : his book: |12 the Edsel situation, the-sponsor
“Py esta at Roxy” " . . a iam Banerag ill’s ) from Viking for his book;
India Adams Elena Giusti Buddy Morrow Ned Harvey Ora Raul Mesa Roberto Barcele a $35 000 flat fee from Look is also considering the possibility
Georgie Kaye tating Squires Hotel: Tat Viennese Lantern | Raquel Barisba Maria - Magdalene % e. for his two-part sto twhinn ch that removal of Armstrong in itself
Rockettes oxyettes Vincent Lopez © 1 Loma Duke Ivette De La Fuente [La Serle Ore azit 1 P 8 ry : might create more controversy
Raymond Paige Ore " Roxy Orch Hote sit . Le Clarisse Novo. Ortega Ore - Bill Davidson is helping: him on,
: Constance Moore Laureanne Lemay | Gladys Bocay Tropicana and wh babi ili al * t than it seeks to avoid.
, Milt Shaw Oro Ernest Schoen ‘Ore | Guzman Singers Luis Garcla an who probably wi a so assis
AUSTRALIA Ray Bari Ore | Paul Mann Fajardo Ore Alberto Roch Morros on putting his memoirs into
MELBOURNE. Medlock & Marlowe | s Vilsage Barn _,, Nacional atzuko book firm for Viking); a $2,000 fee Station Bans Satchmo
Tivolf (1) 38 Balladinis Robert Lamouret | Larry McMahon sheila Reynolds | a eros Freddy F from Ed Sullivan for a recent tv Hattiesburg, Miss., Sept. 24.
feet poh | Darryl Stewart poder Ed Smith Dancing Waters Dominique, 4, | guest-shot; $2,000 from “Face the dio station WBKH here placed
Boys of Mexico Johnny 12. Connor | Gillian Grey pack. Marlin "Mans Seuct- 1S Suare: Ora Nation,” which he says is a depar-{a ban on ali Louis Armstrong rec-
ntatine & Moll Alwyn Leckie Simon McQueen Bobby Meyers Ore | Gloria & Rolanda 4 Romen. Ora | ture from this CBS interview show|ords because of his criticism of
Tebrac & Bernice Rae orn Bab Kennedy, t Anite*ODa ansvare : which usually gets its guests gratis. | President Ejisenhower’s handling
nzales ’’ : alters
Delicados Olivia Dale soe apabardi. Ore Bob Brookmeier 5 _ “ Lotsa Television k of the desegregation issue. _
Williams & Shand | Dancing Boys B Harlowe Ore Gaillar: Venice Sum-up: Nation” wants Morros bac Also under ban by the station
Buster Fiddess Rudas Dancers La Cupidon Waldorf-Astoria . again after January, as does Steve} were all Earth Kitt d L
Brenda Rowe KY. Monique V. Vooren | Los_Chavales De Allen for hi NBC-TVer, which is a a an ena
Frank Ward cereal to. Maule tersreet Eee nen Ore | ae, Continued trom page 2 See on iti . Sullivan Morros Horne recordings, reason being
2.
Dionne. Vail TOKYO Town & Ceuntry | Bela Babai Ore ever, it appeared tne director had Oppos to sta ger this’ sort of per. their’ support of Satchmo’s stand.
tivelt (1) 30 Darvas & julia * “deviated,” switching from a neo- sonal a earance closer to his book
Johnny yack wood on AN SKOK ; CHICAGO realist to a neoromanticist style. publication and also because “um Sammy Davis’ Stand
. : . irie rT : - .
Dawn Lake fONEY Black Orchid =| Gi Shepard & De | along with three others, ended up | less I have something new to say} g Montreal, Sept. 24.
Rigoletto Bros. Frances Faye Soto. Sisters (2) i “ » I don’t think I should do it,” ai-|, Sammy Davis Jr, performing
Les remee Sewn Halo, °* | 3oe Parnello @ | ppul Gibbon. & voting for “Aparajito” as an ap |+ ough he intimates that the “Se-| Here Jast. week, attacked Louis
=_— canes Gnite | ered Napier parent comaren ise designed t0'l cret Diaries” (Look and book ver-| Azmstrong’s criticism of the Presi-
. “we 27 r ap er
BRITAIN Phil gencher orman Crider with neu: om wa ne away ‘sions) Will disclose much new | dent in a Montreal Gazette inter
BLACKPOOL LEEDS Lydia Lora chitie Fie ose lai ine pre. ast in acclaim. | material. view, claiming that “Armstrong’s
Paiace (I) 23 , Empire (Mw 23 Ted Shevon (2 ve Drake Hotel ; mare he vO. Fu Sc as best ac.t. Morros, incidentally, indicated statements . do No | good. Artists
Hylda Baker S & M Harrison Roger McCall _| Fernanda Montel ng Anthony: Francios 3 how he used a linguistic melting are not statesmen,” he said.. “If I.
Tanner Sis Ronnie, Harzis | Al D'Lacy Ore Jimmy Blade Oro {ior for his work in “Hatful of were to saund off on integration I
Sratior
Odette Crystal LIVERPOOL Blue Note Gate of Horn Rain.” ‘pot, code, blended, with the musical would ‘be def
Sonny Hoy Empire (M) 23 | Kaj} Winding Odetta scale, to write himself notes. Inj‘? eating my own pur-
Geo. Mitchell Co. | Billy Eckstine J. T, Plus 3 | Glen Yarborough Though he is aware that Ameri- oe wae g pose. Any performer who can
Janet Gray Alan Ciife Peart Dalley & || "London House |°20. films have less to gain from such | Working with. Davidson, the ctyPt-| draw more than seven . people
an ra oR e .
Martin Granger Carlo Sis ea ouis Belson (5)| Andre Preyin 3). | international competitions than the ology even baffled Morros ‘or two shouldn’t play before a segregated
Boliana Ivanko 4 {| Mack & Kirk Steve Condos Eddie Higgins (3) Europeans, Knight nevertheless hours at a time, since he forgot in audience.”
Joan Davis Co. Andy Stewart Chez_Adorables (6)| Mister Kelly's which Janguage he medleyed the
‘Opera House (1) )23 Baie ¢ & Brask Ted Fio Rito Orc 13 | Jeri thern {felt that the presence of the Holly- different alphabets. In the main,

Yana .
Holger & Dolores
Lat

Metrepetiten wD 23
N Wolak

Ramsey Lewis Tric
Lorez Alexandria -

Palmer Heuse

important and should continue. letters, willy-nilly, from Russian,

".Honolulu, ‘Sept. 24.

Latona 4 Nancy akey Cenrad Hilten | Jo Ann er “There are. other things at stake uM:
Graham & Chadel | John Barry 7 ‘ vs " French, German, Italian, Persian, arian, Anderson, singing here
George. Mitchell sane Hart ‘Caan bE eoneoe” Boo. Tew’ & Ginny apart from the prizes,” he noted, : English, Arabic, Hebrew, Tartar last week on the eve of her Asian
Dancing Debonaires| 3 King Pins Miss Lucille Conrad stressing. the importance. of ac- , d n-{tour fer the State"Dept., said it
rothy Dampier Hai Garner Je Ann McGowan Dancers. (4) Hungarian and Chaldean (an a
Gerben Har June Fraser 3 Ros Pettinger” Ben Arden Ore. quainting Europe with the Ameri- |) OP tongue which {s the root of| Wouldn't be proper for her to
Audrey Bans Teenagers on ‘can way of life through representa- Hebrew), oO defy decoding, Of th e {comment on Armstrong's remarks
"BIRMINGHAM MANCHESTER | LOS ANGELES tive pix. . ‘11 Yanguages, he is fluent in. seven | and ‘his cancellation of a projected
Hippedreme (M) 23 Pelace iM) 23 : ‘¢ Bane B interlud Scribe- stressed the need for test or eight, he says, and by using four. State. Dept.-sponsered visit te Rus-
Chariie Gracte | | David’ Whitile Billy Gecy and Bex) a obby hot films that . realistically portrayed or ent ‘ment al coden and med-|%ia, because of her ‘own Govern-.
Fredye Marshall Audrey” Sean Lee Diamond Fy cake pee vS. z pe agreed with William leying the sundry lingos, he knew wil capvait oh statu . onrisht
Bul Waddington . Bily Di Dainiy Bert, Gordon OO Com that the American selections be he could defy decoding. To further feelings ees but. now js not. the
Tattersall & Jerry NEWCASTLE Georgia Brown = | drawn from Academy, Award nom- | Co™Pli time for me to say something.”

Bmpire (Mm) 22

Paul Gehert Gre

or Arabic are written from right to

BRADFORD Johnny Silver Bob Baile ° Moulin Reuse finees, but felt that this would be left, he would reverse the field, ie.,; She described Armstrong as “a
Chatles eDevite, [Pe eton [scrim | aaS Se Mepenalé — | good only for the year’s first com-| ote in the conventional left to|Sreat artist,” but wouldn't .com-
K.de A Kem Mew (1) 23 - | Mattison Trie . e Errolle | petition, Le. Cannes. After that, right, All this also almost defied | ment further on the situation,
finy Paget Pave Gray * Merarcende, | Ffottint Chariton | Sight thought, a list of good films | 5 nnself. _ Her Jongtime accompanist,
Mumiord‘s Puppets | Derek Lawrence Dave Fell rhe TT ecttatie’, Meter. =| might be prepared By a group ot ‘ The Lee Keedick lecture byreau| Franz Rupp, ‘howeyer,
Bunny Reeves ith & Wolaire Shelly Manne & | De Mattia experts, such as the N- m has eight dates, set up for him in| that-Miss Anderson -“‘will not from

é Marina Ellen His Men Ed, Bergman Ore jlate Octeber, “at: $1:000-a-throw,

Anton & Janetta
Arthur Worsley

Ralph Font Ore

foodward & Andre Kobak Harolds Clu Helen Traubel’ western movies. I completed one}, ;
meer seer | Sunny Rogers Jodimars - Amin Brothers = | == Continued from page 2 cemmas| Western picture for Mr. Brown, un- argely’t Xe Presumably, qe
fone Jumel Harry Holcroft Terry Haven | Ea Fitzpatrick Ore j allegations. Morros and Stern at|der our agreement, but it is my origin novel, pe Oe choanalytical
Alain Diagora Marle De Vere uk Marrah‘s | na ‘cat, Golden =| that time also had the ARA (Amer-| belief it has always been the Amer- account ‘of the L oeb Le opold case
Fabulous Weodsous Harry Ranch Orc ican Record Artists) disk label, ican way for one to try and better it has an unusually large number
Denis & Rogers Bob Bramar Trio subsequently.sold to Mercury, put onself as you go along, and that is of theatre party bookings. How-
Cabar et Bills Players oliday Julie Wilson which os such personalities as} exactly what I am trying to do.” ever, there have been trade reports
art ! Wilder Bros. Dean Murphy oagy Ca chael, Phil Harris and ES
femieuge Fontaine |B ee neeers | rances Langford om its roster. —— Levin's dramatization of his own
| ish, Kabibple as Starlets ord Ore Morros Music published patriotic. Boston's i 6th book needed drasti¢ revision. The
apes ' unes like “Nobody’s Home on the Un & work was former]
n y under option to
NEW YORK CITY LAKE’ TAHOE Range Now” (everybody off to the | Continued from page 5 geaeay| but dropped by Theodore. Mann,
+. Bon Solr Cindy Tyson Harrah‘s Will Osborne Orc we Don't Play No. 6 Tonight, Christopher F, Griffin of Our Lady Leigh Connell & Jose Quintero.
ony & Eddi Sa D . , . zt ; :
Felicia Sanders Elaine Deming Tiberace Wagon Wheel | Morros states that Stern ad-|of the Railways chapel at South |. Tevin, incidentally, has prother
Charles Manna Michael Durso Ore | Geo. Liberace Art Engler vanced him $100,000 in Hollywood |-Station was guested at a Sheraton | °° “a aon" aver ais une
Jimmie Daniels Chico Sid Krofft. McClevertys and $30,000 for the New York op-|Plaza luncheon Saturday (21) by| Produce amatization of “The
Hal Schaeffer Maria Antinea Gordon Robinson Fairways eration, but that he (Stern) got|Tom Dowd, ‘gen. supervisor for|Dia@ty of a Young Girl,” by Anne
ue Ange os: ‘ . : ~ 8" “ ’ ° i - j
Carol Burnett we Fifth ave | MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH all of it back. nara M UMPO. | Msgr. Griffin was xe Fra otetendants PF ee cae ine
* Deents ncidentally, Richar orros, | Sponsible for the bringing in of the ” ; we re
George ‘Matson | Harold Fone ite _|goey‘adams” = [Sane “Meare ‘now 30, son of the veteran show-| picture. He saw it and urged| ate authoress, and Kermit Bloom- -
Casanova Hotel Ambassador | Al Kelly Bernie Sager man, is currently with Remington| Archbishop Cushing to view it re-|£4rden, producer of the Pulitzer.
Jacques Zarow Chauncey Gray Orc} Jode Sands ‘| Jack Barcena 0 y g P g d Critics Circl ize-winnin
Ale Alstone Jani Sarkozi oe Walls ir. Barcena Ore | Records as an a&r man. Latter|sulting in an official statement|@"d Critics Circle prize- g
pgnateay, Madrid | | Gypsies | Jackie Heller Lonnie Sattin has a two-year-old son “which|from the Archbfshop. Honor guests wey, of Anne Frank,” the Albert
Keto & Bruno | intero Rhumbas ; Cee Martin Ore Terry Haven makes four generations of Ameri-|at the luncheon included yess tation eeeances ; Goodrich dramati-
| ‘cons

Eric Roger Co.
Kendor Bros.

Stanley Melha Ore

RENO

Balmoral.

Jobnny Costa Trio

Knight said most of the Euro-

me to the role of a ‘specialist’ in

Morros Memoirs

can Morroses,” says the showman, } Millaruelo, Spanish

Dow on ever appear before & feg--

regated. mudtence.” +.

edrome (M)_ 23 . against centage, in Los Angeles,
Beran Nevin Con pene Tee oe LAS VEGAS. peans felt that the Americans were | ¢34 "Franc cisco, Sacramento, San{ ‘
es. Johnny Lister ; out of their depths in ‘Something .
oe A, Desert Inn Freddie Morgan. + Diego, Fresno, Santa Barbara, Port
Cox 2 at Wo °
arpe & Iris Wilteleya Starlets [Guy Lombardo ben D’ncrs of Value” and that the fest wasn’t land and Seattle.
Nomec & Vielet ‘NOR Jonny Spree Ray, Sinates Ore happy with the, film, but that the “‘Compalsion’ Hassle:
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_ Wednesday,’ September: 25,

Apolio, N. Y.

Johnny Mathis, Reuben Phillips
Band (12), Teddy Hale, Allen Drew,
The Flamingos (5), Rose Harda-

way, Mamba Aces (3); “Caribe }

Gola” ( Onyx).

Mambo

Johnny Mathis, the
and the

Aces, Rose ‘Hardaway

Flamingog~don’t favor. any particu-

Jar idiom this sesh at the Apollo,
and their collective efforts make

‘House Reviews.

1957

did nat hit quite right with Gallic
critics and audiences. Her welcome
this round more than makes up for
it and she is the draw here for the
next three weeks. .

Unit aspects make up the brunt
of the first part of the show. Duxa
Teeskaters (14) .from England are
,a miniature show of their own. A
{chorus line, comies, figure artists
jand acro dancers cavort on a slab
lof ice fixed up for the event. How-
iever, with the Lido nitery and

“Holiday on Ice” supplying the
meceoy in ice appeal, this rates a

Empire, Glasgew |
Glasgow, Sept. 18.
Billy Eckstine (with Bobby Tuck-
er), Witson, Keppel & Betty, An-
nell. & Brask, Mack & Kirk, Hack-
ford & Doyle, Carlo Sisters. (2),
Marie. de .Vere’s. Six Coronets, Bob-
by Dowds Orch.

Billy Eckstine, making his 1957
{ British vaude bow, emerges as pol-
ished, relaxed singer with backng
of much experience and maturity.
As ‘such,- he is object lesson to
roany younger singers with strong-
er gimmicks but less talent.

>

|

Scores with his new number, |

by a section of the troupe.

“Solitaire” is a winsome com- if]

position with Anya Linden as thei

central figure. Its meagre plot has
Miss Linden attempting to latch
-onto a group trying to overcome

‘loneliness, and. each time. after a!

‘small degree of acceptance is left
; alone on stage seeking new com-
panionship. Atits.preem there were
‘sti1l some rough edges to he
tsanded out such as Miss Linden’s
strong concentration on chore-
| osraphy rather than dancing, and
‘the general unfamiliarity of the
i piece to most of the dancers.

i Nonetheless, “Solitaire has an
| excellent potential with the troupe.

One,” it’s a piece borrowed from
its junior company and presented j

waxed with Sarah Vaughan, and | excellent intimate ensemble work.

“Passing Strangers,” which he has | '‘;here’s occasion for virtuosity and :

“Unit Review

Back Watch
Regimental Band
(Pipes & Drums & Dancers)
(MADISON SQ. GARDEN, N. Y.)
iijlitarism and tourism have

been going steady since World War

II, the British in particular having
noted the enormous appeal to vis-
‘itors af their guard-changing ritu-

-els, birthday trooping of the colors

and the special “tattoos,” which
have become great spectacles with
Capacity audiences at big admis-
:sion prices. Now Sol Hurok has
‘demonstrated (for the second time)
‘that the pageantry of Empire and

table card. The
for a mighty presentable c ' 3<; far second. But it is showy enough

only out-and-out rock ’n’ roll is|

one: number’ by the Flamingos
quintet, who otherwise are cast as
pop promulgators. These major
acts are in fine form, and that also
holds for the house band under
direction of Reuben Phillips. Tap-

r Ted Hale and comic Allen
Brew provide mild backing for the
principals. . .

‘Hale’s fast footwork is clever
alright and, now and again, ap-
pealing, while he works hard, he
Jacks. any real. distinctive style.
Comedian Drew, who is basically
a monologist, gives the impression
he’s been on too long, and well he
may haye. —

+.

The Flamingos, who from hum-

ble rock ‘n’ roll beginnings—in
competition with countless other
poorly clad, poorly trained. quar-
tets and quintets ) have am
rived at the threshold of becoming
too well clad and too well-trained,
giving the impression of ;“exces-
sive” professionalism. But, in the
main, they are quite satisfying,
since they sing so well together,
and ‘in a cosmo vein-that qualifies
them -to entertain others than
merely lovers of the “beat.” ..

only does she possess the form
magnificent -but she has a rich
singing voice, not..of the - finest
pitch by, any means,.yet to coun-

terbalance she° also possesses a

hice jazz~tatalog and a nicer jazz
delivery. Though her beginnings
were reporte )

agement, to ibe those of a cooch
dancer, she doesn’t prove to be

miuch of a.terper in-the one clos-

ing semi-strip number she does.
But, with those gams, none of the

males in, the. audience seem. .par-
ticularly ‘annoyed- by this mild in-.

adequacy. ©

.. The Mambo Aces, having. added

a fulltime man on the drums who
is also integrated into the new

singing-- of the act; don't
.necessal ess the, Fepronne
of manne nner: ‘ey, ad. as Kic Siralg

from * the -W Cinesday night’. tyro

ranks, but their precision dancing

‘and’ neat. ‘Clowning have a strong

fe

hold on the pews.
Johnny Mathis,

the Columbia

Records warbler who made jt big

with ~"It’s Not for Me to “Say,”
makes ‘his’ second Apollo stand.
The first time he backed’ off after
two days of. four-a-day’ by beconi-
ing ill, - Nice-looking boy; he also

has a genuinely attractive set -of|
pipes, and he has developed « style | -

which.‘he .can .cal] his ‘own:. He
gets the nuances of songs like
“Let's Misbehave,” “Twelve of
Never” (simply new love lyrics. for
the old “I Gave. _ Love a
Cherry”): ‘and* “I’m Beginning to

See the Light.” He has three other

songs in his Apollo rep. If.there’s
anything disturbing about this re-
cent college grad, it’s the super

cilious ‘way in which he will -stop/.

a show to make mike: adjustments
or give his

tions, . Art.

1 e

- Alhambra, Paris
woot Paris, Sept. 17.
Yma, Sumac & Co. (6), Duxa
Iceskaters (14), Felix Marten, Jose
Gandimbas Latin Boys: (18), Elise
Vallee, Andre Robert, Elsa &
Waldo; $2:top.. °

Alhambra - Maurice _ Chevalier
opened its vaude season, after sum-
mering as a film house, with Yma

Sumac & Co. (6). Outside of the.

headliner fhe supporting bill is

weak except for one act. Miss

Sumac acquits herself well in her
offbeat five octave styling, and
looks to do good biz which would
have been helped by a better show
around her. ,

House needs more attention if it
is to get the. consecration among
the-vaude bigtimers here it is seek-
ing. Out-of-the-way location is also
against it, so more care is in order
for this outsize house.

Miss Sumae changes robes twice
and is filled in by her troupe with

dances and solos in the Peruvian’
mode. Poised and elegant, she lets

her “multiple pipes rove over a
series of Peruvian folk and special-
ized numbers. Some years’ ago she

In the category of. other sepiaj oseph Cooper.
beauties is Rose Hardaway.- Not| _. f oo
Following successful appearances

d, by the house man-

pianist glaring instruc-.
. ; 1 with a fairly baffling mindreading:
‘act. With new marquee draw as re-.

to give some production dress to
the proceedings.

Jose Gandimbas. Latin Boys (18)
supply the music. for all acts as
well as some acceptable straight
-Latino numbers with some_band
members terping too. Elise Vallee
is a. pert singer mixing Yank, and
Gallic styles, She rates only fair
(see New Acts), Felix Marten has a
tinny voice and a smartalecky pres-
ence okay for his sophisticated
songs on barflies and women, but
he is specialized and strictly.. for
the Gallic circuits;

‘Andre Robert..gives out with
patter: and -jokes all of which are

familiar and lack. of personalized ;
_ am average.
Waldo. are.

spark, ma

comico entry.. Elsa &&
a zany comedy team whose mad
mnpgging and clever pantomime are

how. They are the brightest seg-
ment of the first part of this a
on _ Mosk.

even show,

Royal
. . * * London, Sept. 17.
' ' Anna Russell, accompanied by

7 -

a)

at the Edinburgh Festival, ‘London-
born U: S. en iner Anna Rus-
‘sell gave her, one-woman show at
a Sunday matinee at the Royal Al-
bert Hall to’a sellout audience of
around 6,000: customers.

Previously seen here five years
ago. ata minute theatre club, Miss
Russell adapted herself triumph-
antly to the. Albert Hall’s wide
opén ‘spaces. She drew sock-ap-
plause with two hours of zany Iong-
hair musical lampooning and con-
solidated her reputation as one of
the few artists capable of holding.a
; house solo for a -eomplete show. -

She guyed a:range of singers

from the French chanteuse to the
Spanish-Flamenco-singer, from the
choirboy to the folk singer and
then turned. the. heaton to.a vari-
ety of pianists. Second half had
her poking glorious fun af: Gilbert
{

& Sullivan’ operas: and - Wagner’s
ing.”

- Her items were mainly . short,
sharp and gloriously-funny and are
possible only, because of:her superb
musicianship. Concert .. pianist
Joseph .Ceoper accompanied. Miss:
Russell with skill and sly wit. he

. - . ic -

°
Ss

<< a
' Empress, Glasgow -
; _ “GYasgow, Sept. 19.
Al Koran, Margaret & Billy West,
Dudley Dale & Gang, Earl & Elgar,
Jimnmiy Warren & Billy. Living-
‘stone, Flack & Mills, Billy Ray-
mond, Jeanne & Jon, Arthur Roy-
non ‘Orch, ST

Al Koran, billed as the 20th-Cen-
tury Miracle Man, headlines here

sult of tv: a peat oe, note
‘brings suaye, friendly personali
‘to routine chores of naming card
numbers atid. dictionary words, us-
ing services of four outfronters on-
stage. His act starts interestingly
but begins to_lose its novelty when
past the mid-point.

Margaret West, redhead looker,

ada,”:.“One Fine Day” and “Let’s
Do It. Her father, Billy West,
tickles the ivories, Buxom distaffer,

young and with’ s.a., would be ad-.

vised to look to her increasing

girth, .

. Dudley Dale & His Gang, boy
singers, are lively, fresh outfit with
lots of: appeal and project much

vitality. Earl & Elgar, two males:

dressed in clown outfit, score with
amusing instrumental act. Jimmy.
Warren & Billy Livingstorie are av-
‘erage pair of comedians. Jeanne &
Jon, mixed twosome, win palming

for grace in standard balance act..
Flack & Mills are experienced

dance openers.

‘Billy Raymond, a new young

‘omedian, has bright attack but.
needs slicker fim fodder. He should |
laxing and keep- |.

also learn art of re.
ing his arnts still. Showbacking by

‘Arthur’ Roynon orch, Gord,

bolstered by.eccentric dance know-.

Albert Hall, Lond.

of comedy (see New Acts).

jtop standards by a gifted troupe.

‘Jas its: opening. piece; followéd by

‘gives with such.numbers as “Gran-,

{and- Desmond Doyle are boffo

brings out teenage sighs fram au-
dience as he announces his hit tune
“No One But You.”

. Soft-shoe routine, in which he
recalls vaude giants of the past,
takes a trick, with the oldsters.
Eckstine’s growing sense of humor
‘is shown when he gags that Fred
Astaire and Gene Kelly will be
suing him on account of this. A
musical tribute to late -Victor
Young brings good palrhing; but
highspot of act is his final traves-
ty bit, including socko takeoff on
Louis Armstrong, mopping white
*kerchief, and trumpet.

-‘Eckstine repeats. his ancestry
song, rousing yocks as he sings
of how bis parents, enroute to Har-
lem, “detoured by- Palestine,” Hs
act adds. up to good. all-round en-
tertainment. Babby Tucker, his

and Dave Willis on bass,
- Mixed-quality support layout
features the famjligr vaude trio of

familiarity. Hackford & Doyle are
male funsters. Annell &. Brask reg-
ister high’on mitt meter with cycle
tricks, scoring with their opening
inicycle- dance, femme - being
garbed in crinoline and male in
last-century costume.- Att winds
‘winds with a cute revolving frame
atop male, with distaffer moving
round as he ‘cycles, .

Carlo Sisters do standard balanc-

ing and swings on trapeze to fairly.

good palming. Marie de Vere’s Six

Coronets are average-quality danc-.

ing line. Mack & Kirk ‘offer fresh

The Bobby Dowds orch «gives all-
round support.

Ballet Reviews

. Reval Ballet
{METROPOLITAN OPERA .
' HOUSE,-N. ¥.). ~ -

: an already rich catalog with its
addition of “Birthday Offering,” a
special presentation choreographed
company’s 25th anniversary. It’s
a tasty confection brought up to

At this unveiling last Wednesday
f11) the company presented its en-
arged ‘version of “Les Patineurs”

the preem of the Ashton work and
the: revamped version of. ‘‘Petro-
uchka.” The latter is now back to
the stature of great ballet with. its
return to: the original Michael
Fokine conception, with. Alexandre

| Benois” colorful sets and costumes.

Margot Fonteyn’s -depiction -of
‘the ballerina has a sufficlency of
wickedness, while Alexander Grant

role, Ashton’s performance of the
blackamoor endows the role with
infectious humor. The staging is
exciting and actlonful.and the

Hugo Rignold pr ;
backdrop for the proceedings.
Pairing of “Birthday Offering”
arti “Les Patineurs” {isn’t the best
kind of programming. Both are
tableaux designed to display indiv-
idual talents and ensemble groups.
“Patineurs” ‘has celorful moments
as. the figures glide across. imagin-
‘ary ice. Brian Shaw’s solos, and
the pas-de-deux by Anya Linden

turns,

“Birthday” is distinguished by
the works of Miss Fonteyn and
Michael Somes, who provide a
delicacy and charm as well as some

deux. The ensemble efforts are ex-
cellently staged and the eye-filling
costumes by Andre Layasseur plus
the music based on themes _by
‘Alexander, Glazanow are added
plusses to this fine addition to the

froupe’s repértoire. Jose;
‘Solitaire’ -

Royal Ballet presented a fetching
bit of fluff with “Solitairc.” Known
alternately as a “Kind of Gamnte for

In Maryon Lane’s saucy. solo, the ; the tug of clan loyalties is a highly

longtime pianist, attends to the
ivories, Tony Carr. is on drums, |

Wilson, Keppel & Betty in: their |
“Cleopatra's Nightmare” comedy, |
an act which defies all laws of.

- The Royal’ Ballet. added stature

by. Frederick Ashton to mark the.

gives a tortured version of the title’

Stravinsky music conducted by
rovides a brilliant

}the Rank- Organization, features

‘vigorous moments in their pas-de-.

| ballet: has a showstopper, and the
‘group work of David Blair, Pirmin
i¥recu. and Ronald Hyne_ give
; staunch support ‘to the effort. The

octet of boys and girls in the back-

‘ground also contribute handity.
In Kenneth MacMillan’s chore-

! profitable item in the export enter-
itainment trade, The Black Watch
:Royal Highland Regiment was a
- sellout Saturday (21) night at Mad-
‘ison Square Garden.

* Military bands have, of course,
been boxoffice in times past—per

ography, the Royal Ballet has a Sousa, Pryor, Creatore. The red-
composition: which will turn .out| jacketed U.S. Marine Band has re-

well for them, and Malcolm. Ar-
nold’s music is tasteful and expres-
sive. The decor and costumes by
Desmond Heeley are imaginative.
Jose,
j ‘The Prince of the Pagodas’
| Traditionalists.may quarrel over
; the qualities of “The Prince of the
Pagodas,”, the first all-British pro-
duction which the Royal Ballet
premiered at the Met last week
(18), It-is a work conceived as much
to dazzle the eye with color and
costume as it is to. further and
enhance the dance form. End result
is somewhat disappointing for the
balletomanes, but a boon for those
Who Jike their stories plainly acted
out.
This is a fairy tale, for which
Benjamin Britten -has written a
frequently. delightful score and
John Cranko. has conceived the

¥

Piper designed the modernistic
scenery, and Desmond Heeley was
responsible for the gay costumes.

While there is comparatively
little. ensemble work in “Prince,”
soloists are given ample chance.
Some of the numbers are dazzling
in their virtuosity and originality.
Part of the Princess Belle Rose
particularly, danced .by Svetlana
Beriosoya, stands out. Miss Berio-
sova gave it beauty and incom-
parable grace.

Every one of the dancers admir-
ably caught the mood of the piece.
Outstanding were Leslie Edwards
as: the. goodhearted Emperor who
allows the crown to be taken over

and—particularly in their first-act

| solos—Demons Doyle, Philip Chat-

field, Peter Clegg ‘and Gary Burne,
| taking. the parts of. the various
kings -who come bidding for the
hand of the heiress to the kingdom.

In the second act, the ensemble
got a chance to display its control
in the effective tableaus represent-
ing the stars, clouds, moon, fishes,
rulers of the fire, etc. David Blair
‘as the Prince was excellent.

ballet form, but this is hardly one
-of his-‘most distinguished ‘scores,
‘Whole ballet tends to learn towards
the literal. In the hands: of this
outstanding troupe, it takes on
greater importance than it prob-
ably deserves, Hift.

| Reserved-Seat Policy

For Russo Ballet Pic
‘ London, Sept. 17.

_ Advance bookings for all seats
Will be introduced at the Gaumont,
Haymarket for “The Bolshoi Bal-
let,” the EastmanColor film made
when the Russian dancers were ap-
pearing in London Jast year. The
pic, which ig being distributed by

prima ballerina Ulanova in the
“Dying Swan” and “Giselle.”
‘The pic opens Oct. 16 with a

rate performances and advance
bookings will
when the film opens in key pro-
vincial cities. The star will come

tto London: for the opening if com-

mitments permit.

$75,000 to: Hero Fund

. . Philadelphia, Sept. 24.
The Here Scholarship Fund
netted more than $75,000 from the
third annual Thrill Show at Mu-
nicipal Stadium. This was $10,000
over proceeds of previous years.
| Program was emceed by Ed Sul-
livan and the cast was headed by

Ella Fitzgerald and Gene Autry.
Event benefits children cf po-
lice, park guards and firemen

killed in line'of duty, °

vhoreography and scenario, John

i ‘PRere are

- Britten’s music complements the |

| jor

|

gala-preem and its regular run!
the following day. Policy of sepa- {

; peatedly played the concert circuit
‘and in the last couple of seasons
\France’s Garde Republique tooters
were here, ditto the Carabinieri
{Band of Rome. Mexico’s Typica
‘Band, in elaborate costume, has

talso been familiar, especially on

: the west coast,

i But it is the marching of the

! British army units, the movement

‘of hhandsome, proud men up and
down the ample floor space of the
modern arena which adds that
“something new” in show values
($6 top). This is more than music.
This is a brave sight. And more
yet—an irresistable come-on for
the millions of Anglo-Scotch de-
scent, not to mention all Yanks
who love a parade, anybody's, any-

i time,

Considered as a “natural,” the
Black Watch Royal Highland Regi-
ment’s {1) Pipes and Drums (2)
Regimental Band and (3) Eight
Kilted -Dancers has the superb
neatness of coming to the Hurok
banner in need of nothing except
‘Suitable area and transportation.
Their routines aré, long since,
‘down pat. They are drilled to per-
fection, a show without needing
any added showmanship except
advertising, leaflets and a spotlight
plot.

+ The brillant costuming is nat-
lurally part of the overall splendor.
‘The swinging tartans, the white
‘spats, the great shaggy hats, the
special strut of MRritish troops
which strangely excite and delight
Americans make for an eye-and-
ear filling two hours. As the Pipes
and Drums complete an exercise

by his scheming daughter, Julia| and begin te move to the’ exit, the
Farron; Ray Powell as the dwarf, | Regimental Band strikes up again

and the two units cross end criss-
cross each other. Though repeated
many times, the comings and go-

{ings, and occasional joint group-

| ings retain their sense of aliveness,

; Of replenished fresbness,

six Scottish regiments

iwhich remain kilted. Black Watch
is the- oldest. {Others are Cam-
eron, Seaforth, Gordon, Argyle and

{ Sutherland).

This is a group achievement, of
course; but. as the evening pro-
: gresses the special skills of Band-~

master John Baker, Pipe Major
John McNicol, Band Sergeant Ma-
jor Donald McLean and Drum Ma-
Roy Dear are borne home to
the Americans. For make no mis-

jtake: such perfection and tech-

nique is a life’s career.

Singling out any one event Is not
particularly sensible nor signifi-
cant though the circle formed by
the band to regale the customers

{with a variety of Scotch tunes and ;

airs seemed to evoke the greatest
emotional response a ia Harry
Lauder, the audience joining in
the lyries several times, But the
audience's state of mind was, start
to finish, ecstatic. They seemed,
also, to be purchasing the $1 sou-
venir programs (there were none
for free) as a compulsive necessity.
That concession must be a mop-up.
Not bad either are the Black
Watch rag dolls in cellophane con-
tainers, Audience was heavy with
family clientele. . ;
About 85 persons are involyed.

also be followed ‘ The only floor props are two stands

for American and British flags,
some ehimes and kettle drums for
a couple of novelties,

What more? Only to remark
the obvious: that in moving the
concert business into the bi
arenas the non-stop Impresario So
Hurok is himself still the man with
the big boxoffice drum. ~ Land.

Wrightson & Hunt Dates

Earl Wrightson & Lois Hunt,
who recently combined for a dau-
ble, have been booked for three
dates in.Statler hotels. Duo are
going toe Cleveland, Jan. 27, De-
troit, Feb. 10, and the Statler-Hil-
ton, Dallss, March 6.

Other dates are being lined up.

Two-Timing ‘Lady’
With “My Fair Lady” still
- doing standee-limit business on

LEGITIMATE | .
. e ge
May Drop Antioch Festival
—— Broadway after more than 18.
! months’ run and a second com-

Director-Professor Exits as Declining Attendance; pany chalking up record gross-

. ype el oe ; es on tour, the management
Cues Question of Continuing Bard Series | Gan afford to be good-natured
a _ :

——__—— about jokes about the musica

: . week 1 e’
Yellow Springs, O., Sept. 24. | Wayne State U. Troupe: made any viens for putting the
The Shakespeare-under-the-Stars ; +: show on two-for-ones, general

Festival a summer fixture - here Set for Tour of India, manager Phil Adler’ replied,

smce 1952, may not be repeated Detroit, Sept. 24. “Twofers? We've been using

next year. With attendance this: The Wayne State U. Theatre will) tpem for & long time—two cus-

year running about 40% below; tour India next spring under the} tomers for every. seat.”

1956, there’s a question whether | auspices of-the President's Special ; a

Antioch College will present the ;| International Program for Cultural :

series in 1958. Antioch president | Presentations. A company, com-

Samuel B. Gould says a decision ;prising 17 Wayne students, wil I

will be made within six months. j|perform at 10 Indian. universities |

Show Out of Town

Suggesting the likelihood that
the Festival may be dropped was
the resignation last week of Arthur
Lithgow not only as its managing
director but also as associate pro-
fessor of English at the college. He
was also manager of the Shakes-
peare-under-the-Stars project at
Toledo, with which the Yellow
Spring company split its season the
Jast two years. He has not announc-
ed future plans.

A factor in the boxoffice decline
of the Festival this summer ap-
pears to be the presentation of
four musical shows, which drew
less attendance than the four
Shakespeare productions. The mix-
ed program ;was adopted because
all of Shakespeare’s known plays
were presented during the first
five seasons of the Festival. ;

|

ATTENDANCE WENT UP
IN ’57 AT ST. L. MUNY

St. Louis, Sept. 24.

After several years of declining
attendance, the St. Louis Munici-
pal Opera had a modest increase din
patronage for its 39th season in
Forest Park, ended Sept. 1. ‘The
management attributes the boost fo
the number of modern shows pre-
sented this year, five being first-
time presentations in the alfresco
playhouse. The fact that only one}
of the 88 scheduled performances |
was rained out was also an import-
ant assist.

It’s expected that the final ac-:
counting will reveal that the Muny |
season finished slightly in the|
black. Local-guarantors will prob- |
ably receive refund-checks cover-
ing the entire amount advanced to,
cover the season's operations. The
season's total attendance, 637,022,.
was 9,161 above the 1956 figure.

Attendance for the various shows
during the season was as follows:
“Pajama Game” (twa weeks), 116,-
146; “South Pacific’ (10 perform-
ances, 78,281; ‘Wizard of Oz,” 63,-
375; “Can-Can,” 59,961; “Damn |
Yankees,” 53,457; “Guys and |
Dolls,” 47,781; “New Moon,” 46,-
025; “Plain and Fancy,” 45,987;
“Naughty Marietta,” 44,851;

“Irene,” 40,782, and a concert titled
“Great Nusic,” 40,376.

| Legit F ollowup

The Enterfaine~
(PALACE THEATRE, LONDON)

London, Sept. 11.

“The Entertainer” is back for a;
jJimited engagement in the West
End, again with Laurence Olivier ;
in the starring role. As on its orig- |
inal presentation at the Royal;
Court Theatre last April, it’s a sure |}.
capacity draw.

Since it was first staged earlier}
in the year, the play has been!
trimmed slightly and thereby im-!
proved. It never was a really good |
play in a strict sense, but was and
remains an outstanding and excep-
tional star vehicle. It was, of
course, written specially for Oliv-
ier, and there are probably few!
actors who could interpret it with |
such sympathy and invest it with;
such authority,

The star’s performance as the?
third-rate song, dance and patter
man appearing in cheap touring
revues, whose unsavory home life!
is etched with considerable force, |
has memorable quality. It can only |
be described as a tour-de-force. |
Three other players from the orig-:
inal production, ‘

George Relph,:
Brenda de Banzie and Richard:
Pasco once more contribute match-
ing performances,

Joan Plowright, in the part orig-:

inally played by Dorothy ‘Tutin, ;
BZives a more believable study as;
the hoofer’s daughter. Minor parts’
are played by Wallace, Albert‘
Chevalier and Robert Stephens.
Myro.

i happen in the West End theatre. A

,| tight along the way.

'tmantic ambitions of the landlord

‘ties, the title will-be ‘The Worlds
{of Robert Sherwood.”

during a three-month period be-j;
ginning next February. A reper-
toire of three plays, including Eu-
gene O’Neill’s “Beyond the Hori-
zon,” will be presented.

The college theatre company fas
been touring children’s plays in
greater Detroit. for 15 years. The
International Cultural Program is
administered by the American Na-
tional Theatre & Academy.

Show Abroad

‘Saturday Night at the
Crown
London, Sept. 10.

’ “Walt Greenwood Film Unit & Eddie
Calvert Productions presentation of three-

Ziegfeld Follies

. Toronto, Sept. 12.

Mark Kroll & Charles Conaway produc-
tion of revue in two parts (29 numbers).
Features Kaye Ballard, Paul Gilbert,
Micki Marlo, Bob Copsey & Jobee Ayres.
Patrice_Helene & Jan Howard, Richard
Curry, Lew Herbert, Ketty Lester, Jimmy
Roina, Lord Buckley, Sara Aman. Music
and lyrics, Joe & Noel Sherman, Dean
Fuller, Marshall Saker, David Rogers,
Colin Romoff, Gerry Alters, David Rogers,
Herbert 'Hartig, Fred Erb, Paul ein,
Sammy Fain, Jack Barnett, Otis Clements.
Sketches by Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacobi,
David Rogers, Ira Waltach, Eddie Davis,

sey; scenery and costumes, Raoul Pene De

Bois; lighting, Louts. Popiel; musical di-

rector, Ray O’Brein; entire production

directed by Mervyn Nelson. At Roy

glexandra Theatre, Toronto, Sept. 12, °57;
op. .

Singers: Peggy Kopper, Bara Stevens,
Margaret Mikell,. Ralph Adano, Judd
French, Robert Lane, oe

Dancers: Shirley De_Burgh, Betty De-
Ray, Adelle Gordon, Judy Keirn, Vicky
Paige, Mona Pivar, Allan Cole, Nels Jor-

act comedy by Walter Greenwood. Stars; gensen, Tom Pocorobba, Gerry Ruffner,
Thora Hird. Staged by Danny O'Neil. At | Chris Scott, Antony Valdor.
Garrick Theatre, London, Sept. 9, .’57;| Showgirls: Toni Byron, Lady Bickley,
$2 top. - | Anne Drake, Christie Logan, Nancy Roh-
Herbert Thorpe ........-- Peter Bentley | ertson, Sandi Turner. °
Charlie Butler ...+.. +» Harry Littlewood
M CYOSS ..-.serecee a | : ae ct wes
Ada Thorpe .......+ecseeee: Thora Hird| This is an entirely new edition of
Bob Hardy ...-...se-ceseees: John Jarvis , the “Ziegfeld Follies” since its
Wiubur Ricard -.-+ eres John Bonney | Broadway layoff last. June after a
Harry Boothroyd ..,........ Bernard Fox |16-week Broadway run with Bea
Sally Earnshaw ........---- Joy Wood} Tjllie as star, It features. Kaye
Eunice, Sidehottom ......- Mollie Sugder | Ballard, Paul Gilbert and Micki
om Fielden ........ceeseesees- . oo
Dora Hardy .......seeesee-- Janet Davies | Marlo, the latter the only principal
Bill Hardy ...... ceereee Hartnell Stone | retained from the previous com-

pany. But Irving Berlin’s now-
classic “A Pretty Girl” is still used
for the finale, and remains the hit-
song of show,

After the ‘nine-day. Toronto
break-in, to be followed by tuneup
engagements -in’ various other cit-

From time fo time odd things

couple of years ago, for example, ;
the late Jack Waller presented
“Sailor Beware” with a completely !
unknown.. casf, and it’s been a | ;
major hit ever since. Now, a new /ies, it’s hoped to take “Ziegfeld Fol-
management is trying its luck ‘with lies” back to New York next Janu-
“Saturday Night at the Crown,” a!ary, There will obviously have to
Lancashire comedy by Walter!be considerable switching and the
Greenwood, best known~ for his | cutting down of some 30. minutes
“Love on the Dole.” Maybe history !in running time, but this “Follies”
will repeat itself—but that’s-rather |is a. diversified spectacle, even
doubtful. In any event, it can be |though it lacks. cast numbers and
safely ignored as an export propo- | more opulent .mounting of the
sition so far as the U.S. is con-; Ziegfeld heyday. The big produc-
cerned. tion numbers have some 40 people
As a piece of theatre, this new | onstage, and the troupe carries
entry is formless and seemingly |five. musicians, augmented locally
purposeless. It has no story line;for an orchestra of 24. |
in the accepted sense and is vir-| The timing and the uninhibited
tually nothing more than a show- | work of Kaye Ballard, Paul Gilbert
ease to display the histrionic skill |.and Micki Marlo, is the outstand-
of Thora Hird, who dominates the |ing element of the show, plus’ the
stage for three acts with a perform- | choreography of the big production
ance amounting to an endurance | numbers, the bright costuming-and
test. The character is a human | lighting, the stage sets and the pa-
talking machine, forceful, repeti-|rades of showgirls: The first act
tive and determined. Over the; of the “Follies” is superior in en-
three acts she’s obliged to consume tertainment ‘to the Second half, ox
ity . i i cep
a vast quantity of liquor, getting ‘Pretty Girl,” but better arrange-
ment of material can cure that..

Somewhere along the line the Miss Ballard remains an excel-

plot vaguely deals with the ro-
of the saloon in which the action pan delivery, notably as an ego-
takes place, as well as the amorous
aspirations of an American Air
Force sergeant, and family bicker-
ings over the division of a modest
estate. There is little or no cohe-
sion in the incident and the action
in the middle act, for example,
bears virtually no relation to the
events of the opening act.
Somehow Miss Hird makes some-
thing of her role, however, and
her personal bits of comedy busi-
ness are good for quite a few
laughs. Peter Bentley, as her hus-
band, remains silent until the last
scene, except for emitting a single
well-timed burp. Bernard Fox and
Joy Wood handle the romantic
episodes adequately and Mollie
Sugden suggests a coarse and de-
signing widow. Danny O’Neil’s
racy direetion keeps the incident
on the move, , Myro. -

mirror, her drunk scene in “Hap-
piest MiHionairess.” Paul Gilbert
is also outstanding in his in-one-bit
as the slaphappy ‘surgeon, in his
full-stage production of “Two-a-
Day” in. whith-an actor goes to
Heaven to meet stage stars of the
past, his hi-fi addict’s role. with
Miss Ballard and their Ed Murrow
type of at-home interview.

The “Follies” satires on ty are
a hefty part of the sketches, not-
ably “Medic” and “What’s My
Line?,” plus the. film’s “Hatful of
Rain.” Miss Marlo (nee Mantel of
the Steve Allen tv show) also has
personality, plus a singing voice
that has plenty to do.

Dancing, choreographed hy Bob
Copsey, plays an important part in
this-new “Follies” edition, with the
big production numbers including
a Japanese concept of the mambo,
i — an elaborately staged Viennese
i number,. a Siamese dance,-and a
Book on Sherwood
Editor, VARIETY: are disciplined dancers; with Pat-

I am. working on a biography of |rice Helene & Jan Howard. also
Robert Emmett Sherwood to be! scoring in their zany ballroom num-
published by Harper & Bros, Al-| ber, with feminine judo and lots of
most inevitably, in view of the wide intentional errs personable and
range of his interests and activi in fine singing voice for his open-
ing tribute to Ziegfeld and his
finale ‘Pretty Girl.”
ter gets a reception for her three
numbers, — McStay.

I would
deeply appreciate hearing from
people in any of these worlds who
have letters or recollections ‘of
Sherwood which they are willing to
Share with me. .
Jorn Mason Brown
(17 E. 89 St., N. Y. C. 28).

Donald Oenslager is designing
the scenery and Alvin Colt the cos;
tumes for the Phoenix Theatre pro-
duction of “Mary Stuart,”

Loney Lewis. Dances staged by Boh Cop- }-

lent comedienne for an often déad-

centric actress in-her monolog to a[

Joe Flynn to PA. Fella’

colorful calypso ending the first|
half. Bob Copsey & Jobee Ayers |

Ketty Les-|
Knew What They Wanted.”

Wednesday, Sepiember 25, 1957

Inside Stuff—Lesit

Mony Dalmes returned to her Comedie Francaise (Paris) chores

| over the weekend, flying out Friday (20) to perform on Sunday (22)
j after a summer in New York with her husband, Claude C. Phillippe,

vicepresident of the Waldorf-Astoria, N.Y., and to make her English-
speaking debut on the American stage. (She was one of the featured
players with the CF when that distinguished French acting company
came over under quasi-official auspices a couple of seasons back for a

| limited North American engagement).

She headed the Rowena Stevens production of “The Dazzling Hour,”
Nancy Mitford’s adaptation from the French comedy by Anna Bonacci,
which Gilbert Miller may yet do on Broadway. It was tried out at La

| Jolla (Calif.) some seasons back by Jose Ferrer, wifo also co-adapted

This is a new American version, Francis “Lederer, Mary Sinclair,
Alexander Clark and Jose Ruben were also in the cast. Miss’ Sinclair,
incidentally, also appeared in the Ketti Frings-Jose Ferrer version at
La Jolla in 1953 when Olivia de Havilland did the Dalmes role.

Mlle. ‘Dalmes, naturally anxious about her American horizons with

| (1) her husband in New York and her own Broadway aspirations,

was reviewed by Lest in Varrery as “a nifty looker.” The cast utilized ©
hundreds of words to define this bit of Vakreryvese, until Miss Dalmes
beseeched, ‘‘Don’t explain, just tell me who I know is like a ‘nifty
looker’.”? “Marilyn Monroe,” said the producer. Miss Dalmes was happy
despite the play’s season-end and Labor Day week's boxoffice hurdles,
both in Stroudsburg, Pa., and the subsequent week at the Philly Play-
house in the Park. -7

Plans of realtor-producer-theatre owner Roger L. Stevens to build
an. $18,000,000 hotel-office building as part of an $85,000,000 redevelop-
ment project in midtown New Haven are threatened by court action
brought by a local corporation whose property is slated for condemna-
tion and demolition. . .
If the hotel-office building venture falls through it will be the second
major redevelopment plan of Stevens to do so in recent months. The

ai | previous venture involved the construction of a unit of six ultra-modern

legit theatres as part of the Lincoln Square redevelopment project in
upper Manhattan. The theatre, phase of the plan was jettisoned by
Government officials in Washington.

If Steven’s proposed New Haven hotel is built it is to include special
facilities for *ngund-the-clock room service, so visitors in town with
pre-Broadway ut shows will be able to get food and drinks from
the kitchen during late-hour production confabs. A familiar gripe from
producers, authors, directors, stars, etc., over the years has been the
lack of room service after midnight at the Taft Hotel, the spot patron-
ized by nearly all legiters playing New Haven. ,

A sexy drawing used in mail order display ads for David Mernick’s
incoming production of the British drama, ‘Look Back in Anger,’’ was
refused by the N.Y. Times for publication last Sunday (22). The same
copy, bu‘: including the art, work showing a nude woman and.a man in
passionate embrace on the floor, appeared in other New York dailies
last week and this. Although it presumably had nothing to do with the
Times. decision to refuse the ad, it’s understood that no such scene as
that shown in the drawing takes place in the play. .

in the same issue as the art-deleted “Look Back in Anger” ad the
Times carried an even larger mail order ad for the incoming Michael
Myerberg production of -‘Compulsion,” based on the Meyer Levin
bestseller. It contained several lines that caused raised eyebrows in
the trade, since the Times customarily refuses to print superlatives in -

-advertising. The attention-getting statement read, “The crime of the
‘century—the thrill book -of the year—the most exciting play of the.

season!”

A claim by Lynn Chalmers against the management of the incoming
Broadway production of .‘‘Miss Lonelyhearts” has been settled. The is-
sue involved Miss Chalmer’s bid for co-producer or associate producer
billing for her services in activating the production. .

In lieu of program credit, she gets a percentage of-the prospective
profits as acknowledgement. that she was “instrumental in bringing

.about the production of the play.” Miss Chalmers brought the script to’

the attention of Roger L. Stevens, who is silently associated in the
venture through his realty partner, Alfred Glancy, co-producer with
Lester Osterman Jr. __ _ .
“Miss Loneyhearts,” adapted by Howard Teichmann from the novel
by Nathaniel West, is due Oct. 3 at the Music Box, N.Y. "

Rosalind Russell’s income from “Aunti Mame” was underestimated
in a story in last week’s issue. The star was reported as getting 10% of
the gross from the Broadway play, whereas her share of the gross in-
creased to 124% when the Robert Fryer & Lawrence Carr show re
couped its production cost. Since that occurred about last Feb. 1, the
actress’s take has actually been 244% of the gross higher for the en-
suing period, or approximately, $31,200 more. SO

That would make Miss Russell's share of the gross to date $229,270,
plus ‘$27,287 as her slice of the profits, for a total take of $256,557 so

far, instead of $225,357 as_erroneously figured in the previous. story.

“Feahouse of the August Moon,” “Happiest Millionaire,’ “No Time
for Sergeants” and “Visit to a Small Planet” are among the new titles
included (although the rights are not necessarily available) in the

-new catalog of the Dramatists Play Service for 1957-58. Besides acting

as. agent for amateur rights, the DPS handles books on, various phases
of theatre production. and serves as agent for Bernard Simon’s Pack-
age Publicity Service. Margaret Sherman is DPS director.

Dick Walter, who presented the touring “My Fair Lady” recently ‘at
the Music Hall, Omaha, contradicts a statement in a recent issue
that the local management made no profit on the smash week’s en-
gagement. “It should be brought out,” he writes, “in fairness:‘to all
concerned, that the booking was quite rewarding financially.”

The late Marcus Heiman did not dispose of the Colonial Theatre,
Boston, two years ago, as reported in his obituary in the Sept. 11 Issue
of Variety. Heiman continued to operate. the Colonial, as well as the
Erlanger, Chicago, and the Biltmore, Los Angeles, untif his death,
and his estate still does so. Louis Cline is manager of the Boston house.

BRITISH WAGE SCALES

D, - 3; Covent Garden, Sadler's Wells
On Road 6 Weeks Ahea Choristers Upped $4.20 Weekly

Kermit Bloomgarden is planning =
an intensified publicity -drive for London, Sept. 24,
the tour of his production of “Most}. Covent Garden and Sadler's
Happy Fella,” opening Dec. 24 in| Wells choristers have now agreed
Detroit with Robert Weede continu-| to accept the management's offer
ing as male lead. He'll send vet-{0f a $4.20 weekly pay rise, subject
eran road agent Joe Flynn out six} to arbitration. Covent Garden sing-
weeks in advance to. ballyhoo the| ers will now be on a $36.40 weekly
Frank Loesser. musical version of| Salary and Sadler’s Wells:personnel
the Sidney Howard play, “They will receive $33.60.

It will be af least a month be-
fore the Sadler’s Wells chorus will
resume activities as: the seasop
which begins tonight (Tues.) has
been reshaped to avoid need for
«' choristers, ,

Flynn is currently doing advance
work for the Michael Todd film,
“Around the World in 80 Days,”
but moves over for the legit assign-
ment early in November.

~

* two-week stand in A’

Wednesday, September 25,

Yankees’ Profit Now Over $5000 0M;

1957.

Beats Baseball- Poison Bugahoo

There has been virtually no+
change in the financial status of
“Damn Yankees” in the last few
weeks. The musical -has earned a
little over $800,000 profit, of. which
$750,000 has been distributed. On
the basis of the customary 50-50
split between the management an
backers, that gives the latter a
150% profit on their $250,000 in-
vestment.

As of the latest audit, covering| .

the five weeks ended Aug. 31, the
Frederick Brisson, Robert E: Grif-
fith & Harold S. Prince production
had netted $807,607 net profit. Be-|
sides the $750,000 distribution as
of that date, another payment of
$25,000 has subsequently been
made.

The smash success of the show
js especially notable since the base-
Dall fheme was at first figured to
be a boxoffice uncertainty. For that,
reason, the publicity ‘and adver-|
tising policy was shifted and a sexy
approach was adopted. ‘The change
was highlighted by the use of the
now-familiar picture of the then-
star, Gwen Verdon, in a full-length
pose in scanty costume instead of
the original pose in a semi-base-
ball suit.

With the support of extensive
theatre party bookings, “Yankees”
played to strong business on Broad-
way through its first summer, 1955,
and thereafter the baseball angie
seemed to have little effect. On the
road, however, the profanity in the
title was figured to have been a}
negative factor except in.a few
cities, and the business on tour.
was generally not as good as in
New York.

Even in England -the baseball
background of the musical.was ap-
parently not hurt much. Largely:

‘because of the casting of the femme

lead, the show drew lukewarm re-
(Continued on ontinued on page 7 72)

Chi’s Lyric Opera Has
Record 2016 Advance,
Strong Talent Lineup
Chicago, Sept. 24.

Windy City’s resident Lyric
Opera Co. has racked up a record |
$201,000 in advance subscriptions
to augur its biggest season yet.
Apart from the whopping series
saleg, Lyric has expanded its fourth
season to seven weeks and has
tapped a talent lineup that reads |
like an operatic all-star team.

This year’s advance, .$71,000 bet-
ter than last season’s, represents
about 50% of the money capacity
for tne 21 subscription perform-
ances. In addition,. the company
has scheduled seven Saturday night
performances, not included in any
of the three series, and an Oct. li
opening night benefit of “Otello,”
making this the Iongest opera sea-
son here jn at least a decade. Inas-.
much as the Lyric is necessarily a
deficit vperation, the expanded sea-
son was a calculated risk on the
part of management and made the.
Yise in. subscription sales a neces-

sity.

Although lacking the services of.
prima donna Maria CaHas, who
helped the Lyric to a sensational
Jaunching, the company this year
will have unquestionably its strong-
est talent display to date. Notable
is Giuseppe di Stefano, Italian
Jyric fenor who will make his only
American opera appearance of
1957 here. He'll be seen in the.
revival’ of Cilea’s ‘Adriana Le-
couyreur,” which hasn’t been
shown in the U.S. in 50. years, as
well as. Puccini’s “Tosca,”
Poncielli’s “La Gioconda, 7 alter-:
nating in the latter with Richard
Tucker. -

Besides Tucker and di Stefano,

(Continued on page 72)

Westbury (LL) Tunetent
Extends Season 2 Weeks

The Westhury (N. Y.) Music
Fair, which had been scheduled to
end ifs summer seasofi last Sunday
(22), has extended .an extra two
weeks through Oct. 6. The addi-
tional show,. opening Jast night.
(Tues.) for a fortnight engagement,
is “Can-Can,” with Jane Morgan,
Earl] Wrightson and Helen Wood.
The same musical played a sellout

The Long Island tunetent {fs op-
erated by Lee Guber, Frank Ford
and Shelly Gross.

‘amount Playhouse.

and |:

Keep It In
The afternoon of the open-
ing in Philly last week of the
incoming musical, “Jamaica,”
producer David. Merrick ap-
proached composer Harold Ar-
lin and lyricist-librettists. E. Y.
Harburg. and Fred Saidy, who .
were standing at the rear of
the empty lower floor of the
theatre, discussing possible re-
visions of the show during a
break in the final rehearsal.
Motioning them fo follow
him into the lobby, as if he
had something highly confiden-
tial to reveal, he said, “There’s
. Just one line I don’t want you
to change” and he pointed to
the cue of patrons extending
from the boxoffice across the
Tobby and part-way down the
block,

See Censorship
Ramitications {n
Mass. Barn

Boston, Sept. 24. .

x

The dispute between the man-|

agement .of the .- Buzzards Bay
(Mass.)} Summer Theatre and lo-
cal officials over attempts last
August to shutter the strawhat’s

‘production of “La Ronde” will be 841.

heard Oct. 14 in Suffolk Superior
Court here. Judge Vincent Brogna
will preside.

The: theatre, in a suit brought,}.
by manager Jordan B. Hatt, of 428.
Boston,

sought a court order to
prevent resort. selectmen William
Crump, Philip Sanford and Augus-
tus Wagner from revoking its li-
cense.. The barn’s attorney, Chris
Byron, of New Bedford, argued

that. the town’s theatre licensing

law is unconstitutional 5
Such licenses, he declared, con-

.Stitute prior restraint on free

speech. He waived the theatre’s
previous request that the selectmen

be ordered. to restore the license,
‘since it is due to expire Dec. 31.

The strawhat plang no more per-
formances until next summer.

The theatre suit charged that the
action of the selectmen, in. cancell-
ing the license last Aug. 2 was il-

legal. The revocation by the re-

sort officials was based on objec-
tions to “La Ronde,” then being

‘presented. When the license was

lifted, the theatre continued per-
formances of the Arthur Schnitz-
(Continued on page 72)

COMPANY FOR ALBANY
Albany, Sept. 24.

Banton, announcer oyer local sta-
tion WABY, It will occupy Neil

|Hellman’s old film theatre, the

Paramount, to be renamed the Par-

Oct. 14 with “Separate Rooms.”
Paul Bressoud, former producer
at the Malden Bridge (N. Y.) Play-
house, a summer operation, and
of a winter stock company in -Flor-
ida, will be resident stager. He|-
‘was formerly associated with. Mal-

colm Atterbury’s stock operation at

the Colonial until it folded in 1951.
Gordon plans to continue the sea-
son at the Paramidunt into next
April.

Sally Starr Cary Back |
As Aide for Pitt ‘Boy’

Pittsburgh, Sept, 24.

Former stage and screen per-;

former Sally Starr Cary, who re-
turned to her native Pittsburgh to
live, has been engaged by the Play-
house ag technical adviser and as-
sistant to dance director Bod Had-
dad for the community group’s pro-
duction of “The Boy Friend.”

The assignment is a natural,j
since she:is credited as having in-
troduced the Charleston in an early
George White’s “Scandals.” Her
last Broadway appearance was in
“Revenge with Music” in the 1934-
35 season.

| profit of $7, 000-$8,000;
‘jthe week ended Sept. 14, for an

It’s to open.

| New Coast.Legit Group
Plans ‘Godot,’ 3 Others!

Hollywood, Sept. 24.
A new legit outfit, The Playgoers
Co., has signed comics Joey Faye
: and Jack Albertson ta costar in
| its tnitial |
for Godot,” which vows Oct. 10.
Playgoers group -plans three

|other productions, to include Chek-
} hov’s

“The Seagull,” Anouilh’s
“Colombe” and O’Neill’s
Great God - Brown,”

“Godot.” --

‘New Girl Makes

It As Bway Hit!

‘New Girl in Town” has just]

about recouped its production cost,
and is now operating in the black.
That’s figured-on the basis of an

Aug. 31 audit, plus estimates for.

the subsequent three weeks at the
46th Street Theatre, N. Y.
AS of Aug. 31, the Frederick

| Brisson, Robert E. Griffith & Har-
;}old S. Prince production was sfill|
-| $33,128 in the red.
$49,000 for the week ended Sept.|

No-Backer Rule

and $59,500 last week, for an esfi- i.

It grossed

‘7, for an estimated operating
$58,000 for

estimated net of $13,000-$14,000,

mated profit of $14,000. The

George Abbott-Bob Merrill musical |

adaptation of Eugene O'’Neill’s
“Anne Christie” presumably picked
up the balance of the deficit the
first part of the current week, -

Highlights of the Aug. 31 ac-}

counting of the Gwen Verdon and

Thelma Ritter starrer include the:

following:
Original investment, $300,000.
Cost to open on Broadway, $209,-

sas eeettine profit last five weeks,

Unrecoyered cost to date, $33,-

Capital repaid to date, $180,000,
Plus $30,000 distributed ‘Sept, 6.

Fate Is Still Uncertain
For Boston Opera House;
No Other Suitable Spot

Boston, Sept. 24.

The. future of Boston’s Opera
House, sold by the Shuberts to the
S. & As Allen Construction Co. of
Charlestown, Mass., is still uncer-
tain, and there is a remote possi-
Dility that the building may be
used again for legit, ballet and
‘opera. “It could be used,” Edward
AHen of the construction firm said.
“If a:better deal should present
itself, I would take advantage of
it? He asserted that the firm has

that a decision in the matter would

be reached in 30 to 60 days.
{| ‘To redesign the whole front and

restore the building would cost
around $300,000, Allen said. The
Boston Building Dept. recently or-
dered the removal of “all terra
cotta, the exterior structural frame-
work exposed and replaced where

needed, and new masonry substi-

tuted.” Allen said the foundations
of. the building are sound.

Herbert J. Albee, partner of the
structural engineering firm of
Cleverdon, Varney ‘& Pike, which
conducted a continuing survey of
the building for seven years for
the Shubert interests, . confirmed.

° (Continued on page 72)

Penn’ s Mask & Wig Club
Ends Bigtime Showings

‘Philadelphia, Sept. 24.
The Mask & Wig Club won’t pre-
sent its annua musical show in
midfown Philly this year. It plans

to do the college musical in an

auditorium on the U. of. Pennsyl-
vania campus, “where we should
be.” The annual song-and-dange
show has long been a local draw in
one of Philly's regular legit the-
atres during the Thanksgiving holi-
days, before going on a tour of east-
ern cities.

The Wiggers haven't disbanded,
but will no longer have the gener-

presentation, “Waiting \

“The |
to follow

Total recouped to date, $176,513.,.

LEGITIMATE 69

‘Stratford (Conn) Season in Black;
Ontario Festival Grossed $600,376

London ‘Lady’ Sale
London, Sept. 24.

The Drury Lane Theatre is
taking unprecedented steps to
meet the unprecedented de-
mand for tickets to the sched-
uled London production of
“My Fair Lady.” It will be-
gin. taking advance orders
Oct. 1, although the Broadway
musical hit isn’t due to open
here until next April 30, Or-
ders will be accépted, at first,

Yr only the first 12 months of |
tue run.

The London edition the
Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick
Loewe song and dance treat-
ment of Shaw’s “Pygmalion”
will star the principals from
the original Broadway produc-.
tion, costars Rex Harrison and
Julie Andrews .and featured
players Stanley Holloway and
Robert Coote.

Is a Puzzlement

To Meyer Davi

The new tabu on musicians in-
vesting in Broadway productions
for which they’re employed appears
jto leave bandleader-musical con-
tractor-legit backer Meyer Davis
jis an uncertain position theoretical-
ly. For the present, at least, it
seems to have no practical applica-

tion, however..

The rule is part of a three-year-

agreement reached last week be-

tween the League of N.Y. Theatres.

and Local 802, of the American
Federation of Musicians, covering

Broadway and touring productions. }.
1That.:part o£ the pact is ~ gen-

erally regarded as heing aimed
specifically at Davis, whose dual
capacities as legit: backer and mu-
sical contractor have aroused crit-
icism from other members of Lo-

jeal 802..

Davis has been placed in a seem-
ingly anomalous position by the
new ruling. He had already pro-

‘tested resolutions passed by the

Local 802 board on two different
occasions, aimed to- forbid musi-
cians from backing shows in which

they work. His first such appeal was.
‘sustained by the AFM international.

board and a stay was issued on the
second, pending the board’s deci-
sion.

The “‘pandléader-contractor-in-

vestor contends that in making the.

(Continued on page 72)
INDPLS. TIE-IN SALES
ON ‘LADY,’ ‘SERGEANTS’
Indianapolis, Sept. 24.

The first two shows of the sea-
son at Murat Theatre, local legit

house, are being sold ‘in combina-
tion deal, Customers who buy tick-.
ets for “No Time for Sergeants” | &mm

the week of Sept. 30 are entitled
to buy same number for “My Fair
Lady,” due Oct. 23 for 10 days.

No mail orders are being taken
for “My. Fair Lady” and the show
will not be sold separately until
Oct. 7, after “No Time For Ser-
geants” has departed. The box-
office. opened Sept. 9 for the com-
bined sale.

The policy ts intended to reduce
operating costs on “My Fair Lady”
by eHminating the return of un-
filled mail orders, and to bolster
the local run:of “No Time For
Sergeants,” which is booked for
several one-nighters in this general
area shortly after the week’s stand
at the Muraf.

Marilyn Ross Shifts To

Ford. Industrial Show
Marilyn Ross, singer-actress re-
cently the femme lead on the West-

{inghouse industrial show opposite

ja
|Shakespeare Festival Theatre

Stratford, Conn., Sept. 24.
Despite early-season. prospect of
$70,000 deficit, the American

ended its third season about $10,-
000 in the black.

The 12-week schedule, including
one week of previews, grossed al-
most $425,000, with an operating
profit of $170,000. This is almost
exactly the operational nut for the
three shows (“Othello,” “The Mer-

|chant of Venice” and “Much Ado

About Nothing”) and running the
Stratford house during the sum-
mer. It does not include the ex-

jpenseS of the New York office, the

academy and between-season over-
ea

The $10,000 velvet came from
ASFT’s percentage in the sale of
souvenirs, books and refreshments.
The initial expense budgeted for
the season was $180,000, but that
was reduced $10,000, the $170,000
even including $8,000 for refur-

\bishing the plant.

The remarkable third - season
take compares with $201,700 last
year, when there was also a 12-
week season, and $140,000 for the
eight weeks of 1955. ‘This sum-
mer’s figures cover 45 showings of
“Othello,” 35 of “Merchant of
Venice” and-25 for “Much Ado,”
the recently-iInstalled third fea-

e.

The remarkable uptum ifn
ASFT’s fortunes is partly credited
to the production improvement
which began last year and which
John Houseman and Jack Landau
stepped up this summer. Perhaps
a larger factor was the potent
draw of Katharine Hepburn and
Alfred Drake, and the outstanding
selling job.

Both stars undertook the Strat-
ford commitment at considerable
sacrifice, each working for $350 a
week. The average pay of the en-

(Continued on page 72)

Bus-Truck ‘Sergeants’
Rekindles Altoona, Pa.,
As Touring Legit Stand

Altoona, Pa., Sept. 24.
Altoona, once an active road
stand, breaking the jump between
Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, came
back to life last night {Mon.),
when 3,840 persons. jammed the

Mosque Theatre to sce the Broad-
way company of “No Time for Ser-

geants.” This was the kickoff date
in a bus-and-truck tour of 120 cit-
ies on which Broadway Theatre Al-
liance, subsidiary of Columbia Art-
ists Management, makes its bow as
a legit booker.

According to Bill Judd, Colum-
bia veepee, here for opening, the
tour will include 80 of the one-
night stands, in many of whick the
public has not seen a Broadway
show in two decades. The single-
performance Altoona gross of $7,-
585 appears to support the Alli-
ance belief that hinterland spon-

‘sors and audiences are available,

because “Sergeants” has contracts
representing guarantee grosses of
over $500,000. .

Maurice Evans, producer of
“Sergeants” in association with
ett Rogers, was here for the
weekend, checking the movement
of his show by motor. He had ar-
ranged for the design and construc-
tion of a new lightweight collapsi-
ble proscenium that can be moved
into halls haying no regular stage
facilities.

Anne Sloper is advance press-
agent for “Sergeants,” with Fred
Cuneo as company manager, and
Thelma Chandler stage manager.

(Continued on page 72)

Emlyn Williams Reading
Sets Sanders, Cambridge

Boston, Sept, 24.
Emlyn Williams, in his solo offer-
ing, “Boy Growing Up,” consisting
of readings from Dylan Thomas,
will play its local engagement Oct.
31-Nov. 2 Sanders Theatre, Cam-
bridge. It will be one of a series
of presentations planned by Wil-
liam Morris Hunt, producer of last
season’s Cambridge Drama Festi-

Martyn Green, will now have a | val, who says he is also negotiat-
five-and-a-half-week run with the : ing with Eva LeGallienne for a one-

ous financial. support of the uni-: new season Ford industrial.

versity, which had underwritten

i woman show.
There will actually be six Ford |

The Williams-Thomas show has

the deficit for ‘the last five years. | regiorial shows all using the same} i been announced by Sol Hurok for a
Rising costs and dwindling attend- | script. The Number One company, : Broadway engagement Oct. 7-19, at

ance have made continuation of |

the midtown theatre booking Pro
hibitive.

in which Miss Ross appears, was | an undesignated theatre, so the
used as model, all the actors com-:
l ing in for the opening.

Cambridge date is part of a pro-

ijected tour.

LEGITIMATE

70

Luben Vichey, Baritone-Impresari,
Streamlining National Artists Corp.:
‘Hurok Is Great, But He’s.a Luxury’

By ROBERT J. LANDRY
Christott Opening Philly

Luben Vichey, the former bari.
tone of the Metropolitan Opera!
who became proprietor of the Na- | Philadelphia, Sept. 24.
tional Artists Corp., two years ago | Boris Christoff, Bulgarian -bas- j
so, will tee off ‘the Philadelphia
Forum season of nine musical ses-

next month, has broken his silence ; l
to discuss the problems he has met ;
and is endeavoring to solve in con- | sions at the Academy of Music
cert management. He identifies | (Oct. 29).
them as requiring: Other events skedded are a con-
t1) An organizational chart, }cett version of Gluck's “Paris and |
now complete, “Our employees, Helen” (Nov. 7), Guiomar Noyaes
know where their duties lie, for} !tNov. 21); “The Rivalry” new work
whom they work, what we ‘want | by Norman Corwin with Agnes
from them and what we.won’t tol-| Moorehead and Brian Donlevy
erate from them.” In the latter con- | ‘Dec. 13); The Deutchmeister Band
nection he frankly includes private | (Jan. 9); ‘Jose Greco Dancers (Jan.
gratuities from artists on the ros- | 16); Roberta Peters (Feb. 6); Bos-
fer for “special service.” _Vichey | tom Symphony. (March 204; Ballet
insists that this kind of manage-|Russe De Monte Carlo (April 23,
ment-talent “intimacy” can, ir 26).
no place.

(2) Stepped-up. public ete |
tions, now organizing via an added ;
outside service, Muriel Francis As-/j
sociates (Warren Cox continues as
publicity chief within the com-|
pany}. “We’ re going to be more
competitive.” Vichey concédes
that National has lagged for some

ee Show Reriew

—

ice Capades
“17th edition of ice show in two
acts, produced by John H. Harris.

Choreography, Ron Fletcher.. Cos-

years behind Columbia Artists tumes, Billy Livingston, Henry
Weiss, Madome Celine Fayr. Set-

" _j tings, arvey Warren, ntonio

one roof,” im reference, to the part Reveles, Floyd Pdrrish; musical

nership setup at Columbia.

(3) ‘Active recruitment of new
concert attractions, which is being
Vichey leaves soon

score, Jerry Mayhaul; director, Hat
Saunders. With Alan Konrad;
Sandy Culbertson, Aja Zanova,

undertaken. Johnny Lettengarver, Don Bearson,

for Europe. “I am now free to} june Norrie, The Henrys (2), Three
sign up any Broun of more than Bruises, Terry Hall, Silvia &
four persons.” This is a comment} wichel, Arthur Clark & Tony

on the exclusive right long held}
by Sol Hurok under his cofitract
with National. But while intend-
ing to scout Europe regularly, Vi-
chey enunciates a conviction that].
much of the best concert talent is
now in the U.S. or native to it.

Vichey speaks frankly of his.
break with Hurok, which will be
physicaily complete Oct, 31 when
Hurok and his own: staff of seven
decamp 711 Fifth Avenue. Pay-
ing tribute to Hurok as a great
showman and a unique figure with-
out duplicate in the American con-
cert world, Vichey reveals that he
had been dead-against renewal of
Hurok's long relationiship on the
old terms.

“Hurok is a great name, but he’
had a contract impossibly favor-
able to him. I do nof know how it
happened in the beginning years
ago. I inherited the deal. Hurok
paid National no rent. All his
telephone and telegraphic expense
was charged against us. We booked
Hurok attractions for a commis-
sion frequently as low as T3°%o,
although sometimes higher.

“We collected perhaps $100,000
a year from Hurok, but in order to
satisfy and-serve him, all-our regu-
lar field representatives had to;
give Hurok acts precedence. Nor
could we compete with him for big ;
units. Hurok was one part of a
big organization. We have over
100 employees, over $750,000 in an-
nual overhead, but Hurok was the
tail that wagged the dog.”

Vichey states that the building,
now owned by Columbia Pictures,

‘Swift, Patti Cor, Austin, Murphy &
Moore, Ice Capets and Ice Cadets.
At Municipal Auditorium, Kansas
City, Sept, 17-22, °57.

The perennial favorite ice show
[makes its stand early in the season
this year, this one being the 17th
edition of the John Harris produc-
tions. It shapes .as better than last
couple of icers in here,.and is. re-
flected at the boxoffice where thé
take around $75,000 after taxes ex-
ceeds some other grosses of recent
icers. The edge probably is due to
ali-around ‘sharpness and perform-
ances. than to any big name value,
maling for a very entertaining
unit.

As always, the established Harris
production yalues of gorgeous cos-
tumes and handsome settings aré
there, and ditto the corps of talent-
ed, ‘attractive and youthful per-
formers. A standout in -this unit is
the “Hans Brinker and the Silver
Skates” musical capsule at the end
of the first ‘act. Its original mus‘c
and its basic story most suitable to
the ice setting combiné with cast,
costumes and sets to make for fine.
storytelling, something always dif-
ficult on ice. Other fine sequences
are provided by Bill Henry tossing
son Bill dround in . acrobatics,
champ Aja Zanova over from
| Czechoslovakia, Silvia & Michel in
pair routines, fancy skating J ohnny
Lettengarver and slapstick by the
Three ‘Bruises.

Second half builds to the “Rbap-
sody in Blue” production to, close,
beautiful as expected and always a
favorite. Earlier the “Seventeen”
production with most of the com-
, pany comes o e shape ex-
is upping National’s rental $32, ou6 | cept for the tired saw of going to
and that he had demanded that | the bathroom by Terry Hall, .out of
-Hurok assume half, or $16,000, and! place and ‘in bad taste in any ice
that the fiscal details be re-nego- | extravaganza such as this.
tiated. Vichey suggested a Hurok- |

Management, which he describes
as “five high-powered offices

vsh, grees fl 0-4 RATE SET FOR POLAND; |
CAN'T GET ROYALTIES}

“Kiss Me, Kate” is crashing the |.
iIron Curtain. The Cole Porter, Sam.

split followed.

Departure of Hurok, Vichey now
asserts, clears the way for Naiional
to be revitalized for and within its
own staff. A brand-new ‘“‘incen- i
tive” system for employes is being !
instituted. “We want our people /
to feel they can make money here.”
Another next move will be the re-
designing of the offices.

WM. C. WHITE’S NOVEL
TO BE MUSICALIZED sess pred te nant

The late William Chapman for some time. One drawback to
White’s novel, “The Pale Blonde: the venture was the reluctarice of

jand Bella Spewack musical version
of “Taming of the Shrew”: is
scheduled for production early next
i year at the Estrada Theatre, Po-
i land. Arrangements for the presen-
j tation have been worked out ‘by the

| Lams-Witmark, which licenses the
Cae

of Sands Street,” to be musicalized } the Spewacks to have the tuner

and given a Hollywood tryout by; iplay Poland because of the anti-
Donald Lioyd Young.
Helen Sirauss of the William :will be unable to take any royalty

Morris, agency handled the deal.{eoin out of Poland, the Spewacks |

White’s widow is the former Ruth have arranged for their percentage
Morris, daughter of the founder of to be turned over toa Jewish reliét
the agency. l organization in that cquntry. es

Don

| Estrada and Louis Aborn, head of |

| he U.S. Information Agency has |

i Semitic flareups there. Since they

‘Lost’ Pays $2,000 More; -
‘|. Cuts Deficit to $27,546

An additional distribution’ of '$2,- |

;000 has. just been madé by the
| Playwrights Co. to the backers of
‘its pioduction” of “Lost in the
: Stars.”
from -stock, foreign and recording
rights. It brings to $72,400. the
total repaid thus for on the $100,-
000 investment... An additional bal-
ance of $54 is still available, so the
deficit is now $27,546.

“Lost in the Stars,’"* a musical
drama based on the Alan Paton

novel, “Cry, the Beloved Country,’’|

had ‘book and lyrics by Maxwell
tAnderson and score’ by the late
Kurt . Weill.

formance run on’ Broadway
1949-50.

| Off-B'way Review

in

Tevya ‘And Bis
Daughters. .

Sanford Friedman, Arnold, Perl, Myron
Weinberg) Production of two-act “vomedy,
by Arnold Perl, based on stories of
Shalom Aleichem. Staged by -Howatd da
Silva; music, Serge Hovey: settings, How-
ard Bay. At the Carnegie Hall Playhouse,
N.Y.. Sept. 16, ’57; 33.90 top..

Cast: ‘Biike Kellin, Auna Vita Berger,
Joan Harvey, Carroll Conroy, Anne Field-
ing. Ruth Kaner, Ellen Holly, William

Paul E. Ri

Although “Tevya and His Daugh-
ters” is a talky piece, it probably:
Will do reasonably well at the not-
so-far-off-Broadway Carnegie, Hall
Playhouse, due. to an. advance sale
in’ excess of $25,000 and the popu-
larity of Sholom: Aleichem’s folk
tales. In fact, “The World of .Sho-
lom Aleichem, ” afew seasons back,
Tran nine months at the Barbizon |.
Plaza Theatre, so.“Tevya” will un-
questionably catch some of the

healthy stand:
Tevya is a pretty interesting fel-

ward the world, having a eharm-
ingly naive faith, and uttering
much commonsense in amusing
ways. In the effort to out-talk a
wife and seven daughters, however,
he occasionally gets too longwinded
for theatrical consumption. .Direc-
ior Howard da Silva hasn’t helped
the paor fellow’s cause: along: by
scurrying the. pace from time to
time, so’ the near-actionless play
has its moments of ennui. «

All that: Tevya does in’ “Arnold
Perl’s two hour,-two-act adaptation
is marry off two of his: sdven
daughters. Four of the daughters
are too young for marrying anyway,
and are mercifully omitted, from
the. dramatization. The. third
daughter is singie” at final curtain,
but as there’s. no. third act, Tevya
is left speculating. .

Mike Kellin shaffles cheerfully
about as Tevya., In its . early

key and depresses the production
accordingly, although ‘when, he
brighténs. up he makes ° cTevya an.
agreeable’ fellow.

Anna Vita Berger has a touch’ ‘of
querulousness a§ Tevya’s wife, con-
trasting well. with ‘KelHn’s rumina-
tions.’ Carroll Conroy is attractively
fresh as-an ardent daughter, ard
Paul E. Richard is eyen more ar-
dent as- what is presumably an
early Russian revolutionary.

“Tevya” tends to be digressive

has a rich humarity.and kindli-
ness that at least fulfills the Sho-
lom Aleichem spirit. Geor.

British Shows
(Figures. denote opening dates)

LONDON
Aft Drop of -Hat, Fortune 124-57,
Boy Friend, Wyndham’s (12-1-53).
Bride & Bachelor, Duchess (12-19-36). .
Chalk Garden, Haymarket (4-11-56),
Chinese Theatre, Drury (9-16-57).
Damn ‘Yankees, Coliseum s3g8en.
Dead Secret, Piccadilly (3-30-
Dear. Delinquent; Westmincter” 63-80.
Dry Ref, WhitehaN es-31-54).
Entertainer, Palace (9-10-57).
Ever Since Eve, Arts (9-19-57),
For Amusement Only. , Apollo 6-5. 56),
Free As Air, Savoy, (66-52.
Grab Me a Gondola, Lyric (12-26-36),
House by Lake, York’s °5-9-56).
Lovebirds. Adelphi 4-20-57)
Meet By Moonlight, Aldwych (8-1-57),
Mousetrap, Ambassadors (11-25-52),
Nekrassoy, Royal Ct. (9-17-57).
New Crazy Gang, Vic, Pal. (12-18-56).
No Time Sgts., Her Maj. (9-23-56).
Nude With Violin, Globe (786,
Odd Man. In, St. Martin's (7-16-57),
Plalstrs De Paris, Wales (4-20-57),
Repertsry, Old Vic (918- oD .
Sallor. Beware, Strand (2-16-53),
Salad Days, Vatdeville (8-5-54).
Sat. Night at Crown, Garrick (9-9-57).
Silver Wedding, Cambridge: (7-9-57).
Summer of I?th, New (4-30-57). *
Tropical Heat, New Lind. (4-23-37.
Waltz of Toreaders, Criterion 027-68

‘SCHEDULED OPENINGS |
Share My Lettuce, Comedy (9-25-57.
Roar Like a: Dove, Phoenix (25-57),

CLOSED LAST WEEK
.$tx Months’ Grace, Phoénix (64-37),
Tea .& Sympathy, Comedy (£2557.

The coin ineluded revenue

Té had a. 273-per- |

Banner Productions (Howard da’ Silva,:

Myers, Gilbert Green, Conrad Bromberg, '
chard.

goodwill trade racked ‘up. by that.

low, being full of. friendliness to--

stretches, his performance is. low- |

and unconcentrated theatre, but it,

* Fitchburg (Mass.)

* and was going into another play.

the role.”

didn’t have a chance, of winning.”

~issued releases about it.

-

revealed that-

“After Tuesday ‘night’s performance, Morgan, in his: curtain |
speech, mentioned that Miss Storrs was leaving the cast ‘that: night

I had heard a week ago’ that Miss

Storrs already had been cast for ‘Romanoff and Juliet,’ sa-I went
* backstage and asked Morgan what her new play was. He didn’t
> want to name.it, saying there was a ‘publicity stunt’ involved in it.
Other members of the company were not:so mum ‘about it: .Ap-
parently they hadn't been warned. They said Miss Storrs had been
chosen as Juliet some time ago and that She was already studying

| ‘The payoff to the story, Lee’s column reported, was that Ellen’
‘Kerry,-a 19-year-old ingenue at
‘theatre -and one: ef: those. selected at ‘preliminary readings f6r. the
<‘Romanoff” assignment, had. to pay her own expenses. from. West- _
‘borg to New York “tq attend the phantom audition _.Wwhich she —

‘the Westboro (Mass.) Red Barn

Among those connected with. “Romanoff”-who attended the final’
“auditien;” Lee’s column reported, were Peter Ustinov, its author.
and star; producer Merrick, casting. director’ David Pelham, and ~
Samuel. J; Friedman,. of the Bill Doll publicity office, which is
-pressagenting the show, presumably dreamed qup the: “contest” and

- Legit Bits |

Jack Schlissel is: general manager ; him to be thick-ltped with drunken--

for. Dayid Merrick’s incoming pro-:
ductions of “Jamaica,” “Romanoff
and Juliet” and “Look Back in.
Anger.”

Signe Hasso and Margaret Ban-
‘nerman have gone ‘to Houston to
rehearse for..costarring engage-
ment in “The Chalk Garden” at the
Playhouse there. *

Hanya Holm is. going to London
to ‘stage the dances for the Briti$h
production of “Where's Charley?

‘the musical version ‘of “Charley’

Aunf,” due té open Feb. 2 at t
Palace Theatre, in the West End,
after a tryout tour.

Eugene. Stuckmann, advance di-

‘rector for Basil Rathbone’s. recent

strawhat tour, has. joined the pro-
duction staff for the. Gubert Miller-

Roger L, Stevens presentation of |:

Under: ‘Milk Wood.”

Moppet actress Ina Beth ‘Cum-
mins has been: signed for the Dy-| 5
lan. Thomas drama, . “Under Milk
Wood. ”?

-- Perry Bruskin, producér-direc-
tor the last threé summers at the
Green Mansions. Theatre, Warrens-
burg, N.Y., will be stage manager

of “Monique. *

Celeste Holm, who recently com-
pleted‘ a.strawhat tour as star of a
condensed ‘edition ‘of
Methuselah,” - planed Yesterday:
(Tues.) to Reno for.a singing en-
gagement at the Riverside’ nitery.
She's 's up for‘a film stint to: follow

a . ‘

Former Broadway ‘stage. tanager
and strawhat manager and director
William ‘T.. Schneider, is staging a
production of "Malé Animal’ due
for presentation at: Fort’ Deyins,
Mass., wherg he’s setving as a Pie.
in Special Services.”

John... Kennedy has sighed to
continue. as stage director of the

St: Louis Municipal .Opera Co, for}

the 1958 and 1959 seasons. :

Curt Gonway is directing the
pre-tour . rehearsals. of “Middle of
the Night,” for which Phil John-

son will be general stage manager |-

and Zev Putterman stage manager.
Harold Kuselt is company “man-

‘ager of. the -touring “Waltz of the

Toreadors,’ with John Montagne
as advance pressagent; Paul Foley,

‘| stage manager, and Norman Kean
| assistant,

Arnold Schulman planed ‘to the
Coast Jast week to huddle. with
Frank Capra about writing the
screen treatment of “Hole in the

‘Head,” his Broadway ‘play. of last
season, for which Frank Sinatra)

owns the film rights, - Incidentally,
Schulman thas done a first draft: of
a-new legit s¢ript.

Loyal Lucas went. fo the ‘Coast

‘last week for a role in support of

Buster Keaton in “Merton of the
Movies,” at the Huntington Hart-

fort Theatre, Hollywood.
John L. Toohey . exits this week
as.pressagent for “Bells Are-Ring-

ing,” with: Dick Weaver slated to}.
take .over the assignment. Toohey
is set to p.a. the upcoming Jule;
Styne ‘musical, “Say, _ Darling,’
based on the. Richard ‘Bissell:

j novel,

A number of playgoers at “Long
Day's Journey Inte Night” have

recently been complaining that al-
‘1 tho

men costar Fredric March —
audible enougn, his is some,

speech.
times unintelligible, pogsibly be-

cause thé characterization calls fort

“Back “to. '

tour Oct.-14 in Liverpool,

‘Magon, “Dudy
Burnett.

y} orchestrations for
eart,”

” David -Pelham,

ness.

Hermas Levin, producer. of My
Fair Lady,” planed Monday (23) te
England to seek a- successor for
the role of Mr. Doolittle -when
Stanley Holleway leaves ta: do the:
same part in the fortheoming- Lon-
don edition. - . -

Francis Cleveland; producer of
the. Barnstormers: strawhat - group
at: Tamworth, N. H.; and: for mary

.years an actor with: the: outfit, has -

been named to the ‘State Civil De-
5 | fense Advisory Council by Gev.
Lane Dwinell.

Trescott Ripley, jast on Broad-
way in -“Major Barbara,” has
joined the cast. of the off-Broadway
“Threepenny . Opera,” - succeeding
Barbara , Sohmers, - ~ who went to
‘Europe. ¢
Carol ‘Channing may star in a

“miusi¢al version of the Anita Loos

comedy, “Happy Birthday,’” to be”
pted by. the author, who: has
arrived from Europe te. ‘discuss the

project.

“off-bway showbill,”. a 16-page
program: of cast and . production
credits “for off-Broadway ° shows,
will begin free distribution.-Oct.
Margery McCluskey is” pubhah-

ing and Dick Engnath editing the

lower-case-titled bookle

Ralph KEichardson and Celis
Johnson will play. the leads in
“Klowering Cherry," a new play by
Robert Bolt, which starts a tryout

is
‘due- atthe Haymarket. Theatre;
London, “the following ‘month. : The:
new play, to be presented by-H: M.
Tennent ‘and. Frith Banbury, will’
featuré Frederick Piper. ‘Brewster:
Nimmo n
“The Chalk arden”
currently at the Haymarket, is -diie
to fold’ Nov. 9 after a run of 658

_performances.

Brian Donlevy has withdrawn
from the cast of “Rivalry,” with
Martin Gabel taking over his as-

‘signment in the production, which

is scheduled to begin touring Sept.
23.in Vancouver.

As its first Sideshow item of the
Season, the Phoenix Theatre, N. Y.,
“will present’ Cilli Wang,: Viennese
mime, in a one-woman program
Oct. 14. -

The Deutsches: Theatre in New
| York, which presents twice-yearly
German language productions, will
do “Die Heilige” Ftamme” (“The
Sacred Flame”), by Somerset
Maugham, for five performances
Oct. 5-6 and 11-13 at the Batbizon
Plaza Theatre,N. Y. -

Barry. "Jones has taken over the
role relinquished by Bobby. Clark
in the William Saroyan. play, “The
Cave Dwellers,’ due Oct. 14 at the
Bijou Theatre, N, Y.

Film producer “Milton Sperling
will have a substantial ‘investment
in the Playwrights Co. presentation
of “Time Remembered,” and will
be billed as‘ co-producer.

Peggy Clark is devising the lighf-
ing and Don Walker is doing the
“Carefree

Clifford Hayman is planning a
Broadway production early next
spring of Henry Denker’s comedy,

“Venus. at Large,’ which was done
in «London . last Season. as “Olive
js | Ogilvie.” .. .
director
‘for Broadway producer David Mer-

‘(Continued en page. 72).

Wednesday, September. 25,. E957 |

"Amusement Ed Disclosed Fake

. [SULIET’ WAS STRICTLY ‘NQ CONTEST’]

Regarding a report in last week's” issué about a protest by
Actors Equity executive-secrtary Angus Duncan to producer David
Merrick over a recent “contest” to. select the ingenue lead.for the
latter’s presentation of “Romanoff. and’ Juliet,” it’s
the. pre-arranged setup was first exposed in a column by amuse:
ment editor James Lee in the Worcester (Mass.) -Evening Gazette;

The piece, appearing in the Aug. 15 issue of the paper, reported
that Suzanne Storrs had won the “contest,” and continued in part,
“Suzanne had been touring this summer with Henry Morgan in’
‘Father of the Bride,’ enacting his daughter. On Monday and Tues-
” day of this week she appeared with him at the Whalom Playhouse,

4

~

_Weduesdiy, September. 25," 1937

4 Shows. in Philly; ‘Jamaica’ $2200,
‘Story’ $60,900 (9), ‘Winds’ $12.20

Philadelphia, Sept. 24:

With four of the five theatres
lighted, musicals again skimmed
the cream and most of the milk
from the local legit larder last
week. All four offerings were pre-
Broadway, tryouts,

The two song-and-dance ‘shows,
“West Side Story” and “Jamaica,”
did capacity: business, although the
latter got a mixed press. ‘‘Satur-
day Night Kid,” which also arrived
last week, had a dire reception and
is a question mark to stay afloat
long enough to reach Broadway
next week.

‘Romanoff and Jullet,” a British
atraight play import, opened last
night (Mon.) at the Forrest for two
weeks of additional doctoring en
route to New York, and the musical
tomorrow hight (Wed), at the
tryout, “Copper arid Brass” is due
Erlanger for what are rumored te
‘be drastic: revisions. ¢

Estimates for Last Week

Four Winds, Forrest (D) (2d wk).
($4.80; 1,760; $31,000) (Ann Todd,.
Peter Cookson). Nearly $12,200 for
the holdover; previous week $16,-:
000; moved out Saturday (21) for

‘Fanny’ $69, 500 on Finale:
L.A.-Goes Dark 2 Weeks

Los Angeles, Sept. 24.

“Fanny,” which closed Saturday
night. (21} at the Philharmonic
Auditofium as the third L.A. Civie
Light Opera entry, racked up a
good $351,200 for its five-week
run. Closing -s was
slightly to $69, 500 from preyious
frame’s $70,800

The town is ‘now dark for two
weeks, but “Annie Get Your Gun”

as the final offering of the season.
“Merton of the Movies,” starring

Buster Keaton, opens Oct. 8 at the
Huntington Hartford Theatre.

IN NEW HAVEN DEBUT

New Haven Sept. 24,
Opening local:
the musical: “Copper and

grossed a Kealthyy rt 100 in we

performances’ eet
fet top rough the

Broidway. ;
Jamaica, Shubert (MC) (1st wk) |) 657-seat Shubert. Theatre. ‘The
($7.20-46; "1.870," $63,000) (Lena | Teviews_ were Tukewarn.

Horne, Ricardo ‘Montalban).” Drew f.
one favorsble notice (Murdock, In- | 2
quirer), one qualified pan (Gaghan,
News) and one blast (Robinson, .
Bulletin): Over -$62,200 and. con-
, ues 6 “Ro Dancers, 30.

Saturday Night Kid, Locust. (D) “ope. and “Dark at the Top ef

(Ist wh) 494.80; 000) | the Stairs,” -break-in, Nov. §-9.

1, 40,
(Shelley ‘Winters, Alex Bicol). Re
unanimous Pans; “nearly
$6.90 Music Critics. Huddle
‘On Problenis of Craft

$6,900; contin this week.
Detrolt,. Sept. 24. .

"Middle of. the
0 its road tour, Oct.

West Side Story, Erlanger. (MD)
{2d wk) soe 1,880; "$56,000), Nearly
$60,900 for nine performances ‘fto
make up for one show missed dur-
ing .the previous. week, when the)
gross was $47,100 for seven per-
formances); exited town Saturday
(21) for Broadway.

Corning (NY.) Strawhat
* Has Best-Yet Summer

Corning, N.Y., Sept. 24.

‘The Corning®. ‘Summer Theatre
season ending last .week. was the
most: successful since co-producers
Dorothy Chernuck and Omar. XK.
Lerman took. over operation in
1953. Total gross for the 11 weeks
was 6% -over -Jast year’s previous
high, and decreased: operating ex-'
penses: were reflected in- higher
profits. :

Top grossers were ‘touring pack-
agés of “The Pajama “Game”
. ($9,000), Ed Begley. in “Inherit
the Wind” (5,500) and Maria Tall-
ehief .and. _/Apdre Eglevsky with
members of the N.Y. City Ballet
($5,000). Best draws by the resi-
dent company were “Witness for
the Prosecution” -($4,700), “Desk
Set” ($4,600) and “View from the
Bridge” {$3,500}. Biggest b.o. flop |
was: the locally” pr oduced “Great .
Sebastians.” -

Features of the season were a
children’s matinee: presentation of
“The Adveritures of Wyatt Earp”
program of poetry readings. Fur-
ther performances of that kind are} .
tentatively: planned by the. produc-| Aud tO anal
-ers for next season, which will | Go-5).
again include both package and re-j , Begheed . tryout) Agri Malden)
sident shows. Oerviewea’ in VARI

During the winter season Miss | _ Mappiest
Chernuck and Lerman operate the
Arena Theatre, Rochester, as a resi-

‘fifth .annual workshop under aus-
pices. of the Detroit Symphony Or-
chestra and. The Detroit News.
{ Three-day mee
{way Oct. 11, wi

take up problems

jthings, _
Also ‘an the agenda .is organiza-

national association ‘of musie cri-
tics. In the course ef the conclave

the reviewers will’ be “guests ‘of
honor of the Detroit’ Symph for its.

58 -season. ‘Crix, in wddition, will
attend. séveral sessions in which
their reviews will be analyzed. —

Workshop is being: developed and

Funds. covering some of the ex-
penses of the Workshop. are made
‘available by the Roekefeller Foun-

the League. for that purpose...

Touring Shows
(Sept. 23-Oct.».6)

Susan Johnson, Melyille _Cooper)—Cass,

—Er ‘Meviewed in

Vv. "Sept 18, °37).

wry ef Anne Frank {Joseph Schild-
tal, ‘Lake City .@3-25);

‘Q6-2%): ‘Shubert. ‘Detroit

alden)—Shu-

(30-8)

Playhouse, . -W’m’gton (2-3).
melces Atryout) Lene Horne, Ricardo
Montalban She ubert, Philly G@3-5) iRe-

dent stock company. visnion voasivnearts “(tryeat) Pat O'Brien)
. Colonial. Boston (17:28) Reviewed in
it etait Co.) GQeien Ab
. . - ws , . a ’ . pS : erne,-
Name Bloomgarden As Anne Rogers) Kiel, StL. Gi20): Aud.

Prez of Theatre League’ ,, ou

Kermit Bloomgarden will be the.
next president of the League of
N.Y, Theatres, succeeding Herman|:
Levin. He was nominated last week |
and will be elected Oct. 10.

Other: officer nominees for the| 3-7,
producer-theatre operator organi-
vation include Lotus A. Lotito, first
vice-president; Alexander -H. Co-].
hen, second. v.p.; Gilbert Miller,
treasurer, and flérman Shumilin, |;
secretary. All but Cohen are in- Diego.
cumhents. -

Nominees for the board of gover-
nors include three new candidates,
Robert L. Joseph, Jay: Julien :
Emmett Rogers, and 12 incumben'
Mrs. Martin Beck, A. L. Berman,
Hefman Bernstein, Max ‘Gordon,
Robert E. Griffith, T. Edward Ham-
bleton, Lawrence Langner, -Her-|—She
man Levin, Richard Myers, Irene
Mayér Selznick, Roger L. Stevens
and Robert: Whitehead.

re’s way.

.»‘Lomg Beach (5).
out) (Peter Usti-
nov) Forrest, ty Meviewed In
Saturday ent Kid 18. ryout) Ghelley

revelwed

down 1

atrives Oct. 'T at the Philharmonic:

egit season, |
5"

000) (Pat. O’Brien).
day (17) ‘to two favorable notices
(Durgin, Globe; Maloney, Travel-

megative (Doy:
ouch,” break-in, Oct. 53-26;
break: fri, Oct. 20-

allowing . for’ Theatre
scription discount; previous week,
$34,800; left town ‘Saturday {21) to

Musie critics from the U.S. and
Canada will “convene, -here for aj.

which gets under- {

of record reviews, among other.

; tional. Wwork’for the further develop: |
ment ‘of the newly forming inter-'

first matinee concert. of the 1957-.

sponsored by the Critics National.
Advisory Committee whose admin-}.
istrative agency is. the American}
Symphony Orchestra ‘League, Ine. |.

{dation through a grant made to

Carefree Heart {tryeut) Wack Carter, .

(30-3).
epper * Brace <tryout) (Nancy Walker) |
soni (24-6)

ARIETY, Sept.- 18, ° West Side
Mlilienaire (Walter Pidgeon)— Knock sat

in

. ‘Man of Desti
of allan. Strawhet,- 4t

Follies’ Se-So $21,000

| For 2d Week i in Toronto
. Toronto, Sept, 24.
On a possible. $42,000. scale,.

“Ziegfeld Follies” grossed almost.
$21,000 on the second week at. the:
1,525-seat Royal Alexandra. Thea-
tre here, at a $5.50 top, $6 Friday
and “Saturday. The Mark Kroll &
Charles Conaway ard, Paul Gilbert fea-
tures Kaye. Ball

and Micki: Marl 0.

The previous week’s four break- ‘
in performances grossed’ : grossed” $12,600. last week by registering a brisk

Romanoff nanoft’ $36, 700,
O'Brien 136, Hub

Boston, Sept. 24.

Boston had two shows on the
boards last week, but only one this
i week and* goes dark next week.
{The legit scene picks up there-

‘COPPER’ $51,100 FOR 10

after, however. |
“Rumple,”

for three weeks of additional tune-.
up before X New York, ..

Opened Tu

er), one yes-no (Norton, Record),
one 80-50 ae Herald) and two

seven performances: ‘pontinues this

week. ~

Remanoff and Juliet, Shubert {C)
(2d wk) ($4 95-$4, 40; 1 "1175 $42,000)
(Peter Ustinov). ° Capacity. $36, 7100;
Guild .su

continue tryout . tour’ in Philly.

‘Lady’ Smashing $105,282

t. Louis, Sept. 24..
Lady”

out the press list. ..
‘and Anne Rogers are arostarred,

Paris Shows ..
(Week ending Sept. 21.)
: Adorable’ Julle, G

Amovr 4 Colonels, es entaine. :
Belle Arabeile, Porte Saint- Martin,
Bebeooss, Michodier

Diategves Carmeliies, Hebertot
Faisens un Reve, Varieties.
Fin « ‘Partie, Studic-Champs- Elysees.
firme. La Devee; Gramont,
Mamma, Madeleine,
Marl. Ne. Compte Pas. Edouard VIL.

r Masure, Wagram.

Ceouf, ‘

Or et Paltte, Michel.

Petate, Saint-Geogres.

Pauvre Bites, Comedie-Champs- Kiysees,
Pays du Sevurire, Gatte-Lyrique..

Petita Hutte, Nouveautes.

wrevll,

Quinceltiere deo Chicage, AEC.
‘Quel Revent. les Maris, Potiniere,

cqulem peur -Menne, Mathurins.
Sacres Fontemes, Vieux-Colombier.
Supplicies, Grand Gui .
eatre Paris
telet.
e Jeyeuse, Mogador.
Vievinie. Daunou.

SCHEDULED. NY. OPENINGS
BROADWAY
; (Theatres Set)
_ Feur Winds. Cort ee.
‘int. Gard. {9-26-57).
Leok In anger. pear: & GoLsp.
eo £
Sat. Night sco (10-23-57).
‘pales Lenelyhearts, ‘Music Box" (10-3-37),
Boy Growing Us, wongatre {10-7-57T.

re (10:
Remaneff & Jv itet, : Plymouth 10-10-37).
Cave Dwellers, Bijou. (10-14-57)

- Under Milk W.

er (10-13-57).
Matures Way, Coronet “(10-16-57).
‘Copper, ‘ene \rass, Beck 9 ES
pv i*

‘Sq.

Semetene Imperial
Fair Game, Naneacce, “GLa 5D.
Rumple, Alyin (11-35-57).

Carefree Heart, ANTA (11-7-57).

Time Rem embered, Moroseo (11-13-37).
Nude With Vie Wee U1-1457),
Kukla, Fran . Sine 11-21-37)

nt Wie, a" phi (11-27-57).

Barrymore (11-28. 57).

stn‘s Paradise, Alvin 1-28- 3e-5n,
&e difecks, G Globe @-6-
f theatres NV Not Set)
* gett Touch (11-6- 5D,
_Rope Dancers (wk. I 1-18-57).
. Shadow My Enemy (wk. 12-657).
Brass Section (1-15-58).
Set air en 1-27-58).
va 77-58).
Sunrise at Campobelie (1-30-58).
Love MMe Little .(2-6-58),.
OF FF-BEOADWAY
ny, Sullivan (9-27-57).
St. (9-30-57).

et, Phoenix a. 56-57).
et

57).
Truce of the Beer, Biackérincs (10- 57).
Caesar, Shakespearewr ts. Gogssy.
Clesemberd, ‘Kooftop (iL
Conversation Piece, Barhizon (11-1
Makropolus Secret, Phoenix" Pay 19- 57),

| Ringing,”

a musical trpout, is
due Oct. 3 at the Colonial for two
weeks, and “Jamaica,”’ another mu-:
sical, arrives: Oct. 8 at the Shubert

CD €Comedy-Drama), R (Revue),{

| refer, respectively, to weeks played,

tes for Last Week
Miss Lonelyhearts, Colonial (D)
(Ist wk) ($4.40-$3.85; 1,500; $33,-

5% City tax, but grosses are net;

e, American; Melvin,
Monttor): grossed over $13,000. in} 500

‘other new house record, $48,080.
Bells Are

(43d wk; 340 p) ($8.03; 1,4353¢ $35,-

b- peek $37,700; - last week, almost

jwk: 16 p) ($3.80; 3,080; $61,812)

On Ist Week is St. Loo

a)

The touring edition of “My Fair
‘had another mopup Iast
week, grossing $105,282. for a regu-
lar eight-performance span at the
3,563-seat Kiel Auditorium here at
la $5 top (excluding-tax). — -

The musical is holding over: for
‘the current week, with indications
.of a slightly higher -b.o. take, with-
Brian Aherne

4 Previous week, $

{Hayes (D) (39th wk; 238 p) ($6.90;

{wk; 15 p) ($5.75-$4.60; 800; $20,000)

Most PPy:
(MD) (73d_wk; 580 p) ($7.50; 44273

jto the Broadway Theatre, where

| drews). As As.always, over $68,700.
(19th wk; 151 p) ($9.20-$8.60; 1,-

000; last: week, $59,500:

| ‘Four Winds,

]35.75; 1,155; $31,000) (Ann Todd,
Peter Cookson).

| Miner & Kenneth Wagg presenta-

cost about $80;000 to bring in, in-
{out loss; can break even at around

'$17000. gross and can net about
$7,500 .at capacity; opens tonight

LEGITIMATE

aB way Still Perking ‘Carousel’ INC,

Judy, ‘Girl Back to SRO, Merm 496,
Ewell $19,200, T. C. Jones $15,200

Broadway fulfilled | predictions{Stevens) presentation of musical
with book by Arthur Laurents, mu-
stc by Leonard’ Bernstein, lyrks by
Stephen Sondheim; cost ebout
$225,000 to bring in, including ap-
approximate breakeven on the try-
out tour; can break even at around
$35,000 gross and net about $15,000
a week at capacity; opens tomor-
row night (‘Thurs.).
OFF-BROADWAY
{Opening date in parenthesis)
eres Actors Playhouse (4-30-

( seman. Cometh, Circle-in-Square
In Good King Charles’ Gelden
Days, Dewntown (1-24-57).
geeneny Summit, Renata (9-24-
are Dust. Cherry Lane (12-
€. a Trilogy, Theatre East (3-
Tevya '& Daughters, Carnegie
(9-16-57)
Threepenny Opera, de Lys (9-

eT" Cloaed Last-Week .
Sweeney -Todd, Sullivan St,
p(B27-57.

Annie’ GOT SF;
‘Sgts.: OK $23,900

San. Francisco, Sept. 24.

Civic Light Opera's “Annie Get
Your Gun” continued its hot pace
last week, topping its own previous
house mark. “No Time for Ser-.
geants” picked up nicely, and
“Diary af Anne Frank” showed
improvement.

The Alcazar. will be dark until
Oct. 7, when the Coast company of
“Tunnel of Love” moves in.

Estimates for Last Week

Annie Get Your Gun, Curran
(MC) (4th wk) ($5.56-$5.90; 17158;
$58,000) (Mary Martin, John Raitt
Capacity $56,237; previous eek

147; CLO subscription holds
house slightly below absolute po-
tential; exits Oct. 5 for Log An-

Keles.

Diary of Anne Frank, Alcazar
(D) (4th wk) {$4. 40-$4.95; 1,147:
$33,500) (Joseph Schildkraut),
Nearly $20,000; previous week,
$19,500; exited last Saturday (21)
for a split week in Salt Lake ‘City
and Denver.

o Time for Sergeants, Geary
(cy “(12th wk) [$4.40-$4. 95; 1,550;
$36,000). Almost $23,900; previous
week, $22,500; exits Oct. 6 for
Denver.

NATURE’ NEAT $25,000
IN SPITE OF PANS, D.C.

Wa shington, § Sept. 24.
“Nature's Way,” Herman

uptake for: most shows. Y
cooler weather this week, attend-
ance perked Monday. (23) "and last.
night (Tues.), but is due to taper
off tonight ‘and tomorrow night
(Wed. and Thurs.) because of the
Jewish New Year, There should
be a spurt: at the wéekend.

There were four sellouts last
week, “Auntie Mame,” “Bells Are]
“My Fair Lady” and.
“New Girl in Town.” Two open-
ings are listed for this week, “Four
Winds” and’ “West Side Story.”

_ -Estimates-for Last Week
Keys: C. (Comedy), D (Drama),

MC (Musical. Comedy), MD (Musi
cal-Drama), O (Opera), OP (Op-
eretta).

Other parenthetic designations

number of performances through
last Saturday, top prices, number |
of seats, capacity gross and stars.

Price includes’ 10° Federal and 2

te., exclusive of taxes.
Auntie Mame, Broadhurst (€)
(41st wk: 325 p.) ($6.90: 1,214; $46,-
0) (Rosalind Russell), Previous | ¢
week, $47,990; last week, still an-

Ringing, Shubert (MC)

101) (Judy Holliday). Previous
$58,700

iarouse!, City Center (MD) (2d

(Victor: Moore, Howard Keel, -Bar-
bara Cook, Russell Nype, Pat Stan-
ley, Marie Powers, Bambi Linn,.
James - Mitchell, Kay Medford).
Previous week, $41, 600; last week,.
nearly $54,500;. closes. ‘imited en-
1 gagement next Sunday (29),
Dama Yankées, Adelphi (MC)
(123th wk; 995 p) ($7.50; 1,434; $50-
000). Previous week, $22. 600 on
twofers; last week, over $25,000.
Happy Hunting, Majestic (MC)
(424 wi 332 p) ($8.05; 1,625; $69,-
989) hel “Merman). Preyious
Jast “week,

wk; 356° p) $8. prs 1028; $58,100).
7,300; ast week,
nearly $55,80

Long ee Journey Into Night,

1,039 $30,000): “(Fredric March,

Florence Eldridge). Previous week,

$26,800; last week, over $24,800
Mask: and Gown, Golden (R) (2d

(T, C. Jones). Previous week, $14,-
100 for first seven performances;
last week, over $15,200; must
vacate the theatre Oct. 12.

. Ha .Fella, Imperial

$87,875). Previous week, $32,400
last week, $35,800: moves Oct. ‘21

it’s scheduled to remain through
Dec, 14, then layoff and reopen
Dec. 24 In Detroit for a natfonal

ur,
My Fair. Lady, Hellinger (MC).
(80th wi 635 p) ($8.05: 1,551; 67

696) Harrison, tional Theatre last week, despite

pans from three reviewers
(Carmody, Star: Donnelly, News;
Sullivan, Post.}

Comedy was helped substantially
by the expanded Theatre Guild:
subscription list. The current hold-
over week looks 2 little better
than the first.

Estimate for Last Week

Nature’s A: National {C) (1st
Jwk, $4.40-$4.95 LECT $38,000)
(Orson Bean, Betsy Yon Fursten-
burg), Over $25,000 and continucs
tryout this week.

‘Egghead’ Fairish $16.200
On Break-in at Cleve.

Cleveland, Sept. 24.

Molly Kazan’s Broadway-bound

“The E gghead drew a passable
$16,200 in eight performances at
$4.50 top during try-out at Hanna
last week in kicking off the legit
house’s fall season, Potential ca-
pacity was around $25,000 for the
1,515-seater and comedy - drama
headed by Karl Malden, which was
not on the theatre’s regular sub-
scription series.

Authoress and her husband, Elia
Kazan, were in-town for the break-
‘in which Heme Cronyn directed
for producer Hope Abelson. Criti-
cal reactions were favorable, al-
though reviewers agreed that the
leading character lacks sympathy,
and that play has too much yer-

age.

New Girl in Town, 46th St. (MD)

2975, $59,
a Ritter),

084) (Gwen Verdon, Thel-
Previous ‘week, $58,-

Separate Tables, Music Box (D)
(41st wk; 324 p) ($5.75; 1,010; $31,-
021)" {Eric Portman, Geraldine
{Page). Previous week, $13,400; last
week, almost $16, 100; closing ‘next
Saturday (28) to tour.

Simply Heavenly, Playhouse
(MC) (5th wk; 38 p)} $5.75-$4.60;
996; -$25,000). Previous week, $13,-
400: last’ week, over $10,300.

Funnel of Love, Royale (C) (31st ;
wie: 253 p) ($6.90-$5.75; 1,050; $34,-

00) (Tom Ewell). Previous "week,
6,400; last week, almost $$19,200.

Visit to a Small Planet, Booth
{C) (33d wk; 260 p) ($6.90-$5. 75:
766; $27,300) "(Cyril Ritchard), Pre-
k, $21,600; last week,

Opening This Week
Cort (D) ($6.90-

Worthington
tion of play by Thomas W. Phipps;
cluding approximately: $5,000 try-

(Wed.). .

West. Side Story, Winter Garden
(MD) ($7.50: 1,404; $63.000). Rob-.
ert E. Griffith ’& Harold S. Prince
(by arrangément*'with Roger *h.

72 LEGITIMATE |

Legit Bits

es Continued from paxe 70.

rick, plans a London production of ;Fosse has replaced Anna Sokolow
“The Long-Winged Bird,” by as chereographer and musical
Frederic Wakeman. stager. :

Jerome Chodorov is slated to do| Gerald Friedman planes to Eng-
a revise of “The Duchess and the} land today ¢(Wed.) to stage the Lon-
Smugs,” the Pamela Frankau-|don production of “Bells Are Ring-
Ethel Borden dramatization of the| ing.” He assisted Jerome Robbins
Jatter’'s novel, “A Wreath for the!on the staging of the original
Enemy,” and Saint Subber intends | Broadway edition of the musical.
to produce it on Broadway. Elsa Walden has withdrawn as

Chodorov is also being paged by : assistant stage manager of the orig-
Robert Whitehead (for the Pro-{inal Broadway company of “Tunnel

ducers Theatre) to do a new drama-|of Love” to act in the Coast pro-|

tization of “Howe & Hummel,” the; duction.

Richard H. Rovere book previously |

adapted by Howard Teichmann and j tions announces that the planned

held under option, at various times | Broadway presentation of “The

by several different managements. | Strongest,” by G. F. Reidenbaugh,
A wusical edition of Jame Aus-{has. been deferred in favor of a

ten’s “Pride and Prejudice,” with} London edition.

book and lyrics by Robert Gold-| As a ballyhoo gimmick for the

man and tunes by Glenn Paxton,!porothy and Michael Blankfort

may be produced on Broadway next | whodunit, Monique,” audiences
will be asked to sign an “agree-

spring by borscht belt hotelman
George Gilbert.- Both adaptors are | ment” not to reveal the outcome of
in tv. - the yarn. The stunt was concocted

Marshall Ear] will be partnered { by pressagent George Ross and
with Milton Baron in the produc-! producer Shepard Traube,
tion of Max Wilk’s comedy, “The Dania Krupska, succeeding John
Brass. Section.” Heawood as choreographer of

A musical version of “The
Shanghai Gesture,” the old John
Colton hit, is planned as a Broad-
way production by Robert Payne,
with book by the producer, lyrics
by Arnold Sundgaard and music by
Dai K. Lee. ; :

Stuart Vaughn will stage Paul! “Look Homeward, Angel.
Shyre’s adaptation of Sean;. Berthold Brecht’s “Mother Cour-
Q’Casey’s autoblographical volume, | age,” being adapted by Mare Blitz-
“I Knock at the Door.” stein, using the Paul Dessau score,

Jack Warner will understudy | will be produced on broadway nex
Eddie Foy Jr., the star, in “Rum-|spring by Stuart Scheftel, with his
ple.” The deal was set by his | Slm-legit actress-wife, Geraldine
agent, Harry Bestry. Fitzgerald as star and Orsen

The Academy of the American Welles as stager.

Shakespeare Festival will offer a{. Barry Jones will be costarred

: in “The Cave Dwellers,” playing
program of instructions and train-}* e webets,
ing in Shakespeare acting for pro-| the role relinquished by Bobby

‘fessionals at its New York studio. La

the musical numbers for the show.

‘Canadian actress Frances Hy-
land, recently costarred as Ophelia
'm the Stratford (Ont.) Shakespeare
Festival production of “Hamlet,”
will make her Broadway debut in

; Jack Klugman ‘hag succeeded
Albert H. Rosen is company man-
ager for “Mask and Gown,” with J oseph Wiseman in one of the

; ++ {three parts in the embattled try-
Feter Pe ioe aetna and hie out, “The Saturday Night Kid,” for
ducers. j which Warren Enters has already

laced George Keathley as

Victor Wolfson has completed a ates The management was to
new meller, “A Murder in the

Family,” adapted from “Tapage

stager.

€|where the play is having a shake-
Nocturne,” by Mare-Gilbert Sau-| Gown run, Pwhether to go ahead
vajon. . with the scheduled opening next

Joy Thomson will be partnered/ Wednesday (2) at the Morosco,
with Leo Kerz and Leonard Lesley'!y y,
in. the off-Broadway production of
“Clerembard.”

The York Theatre, a former film
house on the upper east side of
Manhattan, is being converted as
an off-Broadway legiter, to be titled
the York Playhouse. The new
lessee, Warner LeRoy, is the son

No-Backer Rule

Continued from page 69

controversial rule a. part of its

of Hollywood director-producer! agreement with the League, the.

Mervyn LeRoy and was assistant to; Local 802 board has. exceeded its
Garson Kanin last season on the | authority and specifically violated
staging of “Hole in the Head” and

“Small War on Murray Hill.” He|the League-Local 802 agreement
plans to rave | the 2og-seater ready became known, Davis has address-
or opening in mid-November. Joe .
Pisacane is general manager of the ed another appeal to AFM presi
project, with Ben Kornzweig and
Frank Goodman pressagents.

“French Hat’ will be the title
of the projected musical version of
“Camille,” to be produced by Jer-
ry Lynn, with book by John Mit-
chell, lyrics by Lil Mattis and mu-
sic by Lor Crane.

Joe Roth is company manager
and Robert Paschal stage manager }
of “ Ock a e Door.” musicals; On the other hand, he is

f » . . 1 . ,

Peter Matz, Noel Coward’s pian-| set ag contractor for the upcoming
ist and arranger, will provide SPe-' tuner. “ umple,” but is not an in-
cial musical arrangements for the | vestor init .
off-Broadway production of “Con-! . .
yversation Piece.” According to Davis, the new ta-

“The Day the Money Stopped,” | bu would actually be without prac-
Maxwell Anderson’s dramatization! tical force, since it would not af-
of the Brandon Gill bestseller, will | fect investments made by his wife
be produced by Stanley Gilkey and;or other member of. his family, or
the Producers Theatre, by arrange-|lawyer or other designated agent.
ment with the Playwrights Co. The! He’s opposing the union's action en
show will be staged by Harold; principle and to avoid needless
Clurman and is aimed for presen- | complications in operating his legit
tation this fall. +11 atone {investment syndicate, but figures

incent J. Donehue wilt direct ihe could be just as active as a
Dore Schary’s play, “Sunrise at! show backer and contractor even if
Campobello,” to be produced by.4) 1 sre to stand
the author and the Theatre Guild. /€ Tule were to stand.

Metopera choreographer Zach-!. When the governing board of
ary Solov will stage the dances for! Local 802 was considering the con-
the upcoming mubSical, “The Cap-: troversial rule, Guy Lombardo and
ain’s Paradise.” Victor Borge were among those

Frank Loesser will write the!who appeared to argue against it.
book, lyrics and score for “Green-|The former pointed out that strict
willow,” the musical version of the! application of the proposed edict
B. J. Chute novel, and he will also; would have prevented him from
be associated with Robert A. Wil-| conducting his. own band at his
Tey in the production. taken over; OWE, Production of “Show Boat”

e evelove has taken Overithe last two summers at the Ma-

Be Beata ager of he incoming irine Amphitheatre, Jones Beach,

ceived no reply,

Pending a decision by the AFM
‘board, Davis cannot take the mat-
ter to court, since he has not ex-
hausted his legal rights, as pro-
vided by law. Meanwhile, he has a

ranged in incoming or scheduled
new shows, although not in any

ceeding Mare Daniels, and Bob |

THEATRE MAID

Borge made a somewhat similar
[point ‘in noting that the tabu
; would have affected. his perform-
‘ance in his own one-man show
{Comedy in Music.” Finally, Davis

PERSONAL THEATRE MAID
| DRESSER ** EXPERT PRESSER
COLORED ** CALE AFTER SIX
ACademy 2-7570

‘bid him from owning any stock in
U.S. Lines as long as his bands

‘ca and other ships.

Laurence & Richards Produc-!:

“Carefree Heart," will also stage:

‘on the local end.

decide last night (Tues.) in Philly,.

{Stratford community effort.

‘Festival, which ended its. season

-atre, was the most successful to

the parent union’s order. Since

dent James CGC. Petrillo, but has re-}|
‘Night” and -costarring Christopher

number of investments already ar-

:has noted that the rule would for-.

|‘ work on the United States, Ameri-.

Washington, ‘Sept. 24.

The Arena Stage will. open Oct.;

22 for its second season at its pres-
ent location. The initial. show ‘will
be the G. B. Shaw comedy, “The
Dortor’s Dilemma,” with John
O'Shaughnessy directing.

The “second bill will be a new

‘script, ““Answered the Flute," by|
'|Sam Robins, to be followed about

Christmas time by the. Fred F.
Finklehoffe-John. Monks Jr. com-
edy, “Brother Rat.” Zelda Fich-
andler is manager-director of the
Arena.

Straiford Fest

=———= Continued from page 69 See

tire ‘performing company wasn’t

much more than $150. Although
Morton Gottlieb, general manager,
negotiated a $100 minimum with
Equity, nobody in the troupe got
less than $125, students excepted.
There were 57 im the company, in-
cluding. musicians, among the 323
on the payroll.

The effectiveness of Frank Good-
man’s national promotion is seen

‘in an estimated 50% draw from}

outside the Connecticut area,
which was handled by Don Glenn
Special tours
and student trips, under ‘command

‘of Helen Menken, came from as

far as California and Texas. The
housing service staff had to pro-
vide overnight accommodations for
almost 200..weekly. It’s figured
that 250 came daily-via New. Haven

Railroad, which delayed its 11:23.

out of New Haven until the after-
the-show crowd arrived for the re-
turn trip to New York. .

With Joseph Verner Reed ouf as
president, Lawrence Langner, the
founder of -ASFT. (and the man
credited with bringing in Hepbur
this year),. and Lincoln Kirstein

headed fhe operation. It’s. consid-|
ered a.sure bet that the 1958 sea-|

son will start earlier and finish
later. There isn’t much fo be done
in altering the scale, currently
$4.80 top. .
-Obviously an important revenue
source would tbe a restaurant on
the theatre property, which has
been fought strenuously by nefgh-
boring eateries. The sale of food
at present is for the benefit of a

‘Ditto in Stratford, Ont. *
_ Stratford, Ont., Sept. 24.
. The fifth Stratford Shakespeare

Sept. 7 in the new permanent the-
date. Total gross was $600,376 for

the combined operation, including
drama, longhair music and .jazz and

films. "Total attendance was about.

181,000. .
The drama season, offering re-
vivals of “Hamlet”. and “Twelfth

Plummer, Siobhan McKenna, Doug-
las. Campbell and Frances Hyland,
grossed $553,248, with about 160,000
attendance. Classic and pop music

‘grossed $42,880 with. about 15,000

attendance, and films drew

$6,248
on .6,000. attendance. .

Gross and attendance totals the|.—

previous seasons were 1953 (drama
only), $206,000 on- 68,600; 1954
(drama only), $392,000 on 125,155;
1955 (drama and music), $453,682
(including $421,000 from drama)
on 140,790, and 1956 (drama and
music), $455,486 (including $402,-
449 from drama) on 137,716.

‘Hub Opera House.

==aeen Continued from page 69

that the ‘foundations of the struc-

ture are in good condition. |
Meanwhile, Sol Hurok, in town
last week to arrange putting the

‘Royal Ballet into the Loew’s State

Theatre, 3,500-seat picture house

putting the Royal Ballet into the
State. -That’s fine, but the State
is a film house and not always avail-
able. We are taking the Boston
Garden for ‘the Black Watch and
that is all right for that show, but

what will happen when I bring over:

the Old Vic company from
next season?”

England

er 4,000. .Fewer seats, he said,
would be wneconomical, and more
would be too.much. “People want

said.

| was resumed.

to be able to see and hear,” he:

3 __Wednesilay, ‘September 25, 1957
‘Dilemma’ Season Opener |U.S.MAY.TAX-EXEMPT (Edacator, Now 72, Gives
At Arena Stage in Wash.| NON-PROFIT MUSICALS

_ Washington, Sept,-24.
Legislation to exempt musical

Shows produced by non-profit civic

groups from the 10%- admissions
tax may be. recommended by the
Internal Revenue Service to the
next session of Congress, opening
in January. The Revenue. agency
recently ‘exempted the N. Y. City
Center stand of “Carousel” from
the bite.

Exemption came about through ‘School, N. ¥, Mason continues his

the joint efforts of Leonard Bern-
stein and Arthur Mason, D. C. at-

‘torney, -who called on the Internal

Revenue Service to argue that mu-

jsicals are as much entitled to the

exemption as: are “concerts” by
non-profit grours. Apparently no

provision is to @ recommended by*

| Mielziner to Speak At

straight plays done by non-profit
outfits. —

_ - EPAULETS -FOR ASTON

N. ¥ World-Telegram’s Drama
_ Critie Job Now Officially His

Frank Aston, who has.been serv-
ing temporarily as drama eritic of
the N.Y. World-Telegram & .Sun,
has been given the assignment per-
manently, succeeding Tom Don-
nelly. A veteran writer and editor

‘for the Ser{pps-Howard papers and

formerly legit reviewer*for the

chain’s. Cincinnati Post, he has for} =

‘the last 11 years been editor of the
Scripps-Howard News, a house or-
gan. .

Donnelley has returned to -his
former. spot as legit eritic for the
Washington Daily: News,. another
S-H paper. He had the Broadway
reviewing assignment for the W-T
for the 1956-57 season.

‘Yankees’ Profit |

Continued from ‘pa ge $9

views in London,-but business has

spurted since a. popular young

British dancer; Elizabeth Seal, took
over as star. -

The original Broadway produc-

tion, now running on a two-for-one
boxoffice come-on, has managed to
break even for the last few weeks,
primarily because of author and
director royalty. cuts. The musical,

“The Year the Yankees Lost the
Pennant,” Has a book by Wallop
and George Abbott, who also di-

rected, with songs by Richard Adler

and the late Jerry Ross. It opened

May 5, 1955, at the 46th Street.
.Theatre, N,Y., and
Adelphi, NY.
The screen rights to the musical
were bought by: Warners for a
guarantee-plus-bonuses for a total
price of $500,000. That deal was|
‘made after it appeared that the
baseball factor would not be

is now at the

ruinous. Previously, the .aceepted

theory in the trade was that base-
ere. inevitably boxoffice!

ball yarns w
poison.

Consorship -

Continued from page 69

ler play-on an admission-free. basis.
Later, when the court issued a
temporary order preventing inter-
ference witH the show, admission

There was criticism of ;
Ronde” by a local parish priest,

‘| but the strawhat completed the

balance of the summer season
without further official trouble.

" May Have Ramifications.-
A court ruling on the Buzzards

possibly have ramifications in Bos-
ton, where official censorship of
the stage has long been a serious
concern to producers of touring
Broadway shows, particularly try-
outs, If the Suffolk County. court
sustains: the argument that theatre
licensing is a prior infringement

fore unconstitutional, jt could con-
ceivably knock ‘out the Boston
censorship setup. "

The effect of that might be to
make the determination. of “ob-

o | scénity” in the theatre in Boston
'. Hurok said Hub-has need for an}!
aud with one hall seating 3,500

a matter of court procedure, in
contrast to the present setup, un-
der which a single individual des-
what is or is not objectionable on

the force .of law.—Ed,

‘based on Douglass Wallop’s novel,

“La|Colonial House and Janet Blair
| Hedda Hopper, . »

Bay theatre license issue. could

on freedom of speech and is there-

ignated as official censor, decides
the stage, with the verdict having

—

* In to Stage Yearning
It's a little late, but former high-
‘School principal Gabriel Richard
lason, 72, will: finally become a
professional. actor. next -week as
Tardiveau, the befuddled. .book-
keeper in “The Italian Straw Hat,”
opening .Monday (30) at the off-
Broadway Fourth Street Theatre,
N.Y, The educator was. bitten by
the sfage bug during: his college
days, appearing in over 40 student .
shows. . ae
Although he has retired as prin-
cipal of the Abraham Lincoln High

teaching-.career, conducfing course
in philosophy-at Brooklyn College
and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
& Sciences. He has authored two
‘books, “Great American Liberals”
aud a novel, “Above Destiny.”

Boston Theatre Confab
‘Boston, Sept. 24.
The sixth annual convention of

.|the New England Thegtre Confer-

ence opens Oct. 5 at Northeastern
U. with Broadway produéer-design-

| er Jo Mielziner delivering the main

address.. Mielziner will be present-
ed ,with ‘the NETC award for .“out-
standing creative achiévement. in
the theatre.” _. oe

Other awards and. special. citae
tions will be given to New England
theatre groups. ..

og «: _ |.

Chi Lyric Opera

meee Continued trom, page a)
the 1957 Lyric cast.includes Re-
nata Tebaldi, Jussi Bjoerling,
Eleanor Steber, Boris Christoff,
Giulietta -Simionato, Mario -Del
Monaco, Tito Gobbi, Eileen Farrell,

| Anita Cerquetti, Anna Moffo, Leo-

pold Simoneau, Brian Sullivan,

| Ettore. Bastianini, Walter Berry,
| Carlo ‘ Badioli, Mariano Carusc,

‘Aldo Protti, Claramae Turner, and
William Wilderman: Conductors.
will be Tulio Serafin and Georg
Solti.. . ~ 2
“Carol Fox, gerieral manager of
the Lyric, estimated in a--recent
teleyision interview that the total
cost for the 29 performances this
fall would top-- $800,000: She
gauged the deficit at slightly over
$200,000 and reiterated her yearly
thesis that “you ¢an't cut corners
in grand opera.” Otherwise, she
‘Said, it isn’t grand. - .
“Though the opera is well at-

tended here,” Miss Fox observed,
“we can’t charge -enough at the
boxoffice to meet costs.” The. Lyric
is scaled from -$8~for individual.
tickets, from $2 to $4 lawer than
either the Met or the San Fran-
cisco prices, Ever with 10093 sell-
out it can’t break: even.

Sergeants
a Continued from page 8 =
Martin Tahse and Walter Williams,
of the Evans ‘office and Edgar
Kneedler, Jane Delson- and Hum-
phrey Douilens,. of Alliance, were
also here for the tour break-in,
Lighting up the local rialto re-
called other days when Charlie
Rosskam’s Chicago Stock Co, span-
ned the summer at nearby Lake--
mont Park before blanketing the
eastern seaboard from September
to May. Scenic designer Paul Mor-
‘rison’s father operated the old

.was Janet Lafferty, a stagestruck
local high school girl, ‘The éld
Mishler Theatre long ago spawned
_ “Sergeants” is in Youngstown to-
night -(Tues.) and tomorrow
(Wed.), with a big advance -re-
ported for the closing half of the
week in Dayton. There are -nor-
mal stands. This troupe will aiso
hit Ruston, La.; Columbus, Ind.;
Lawrence, Kan.; Midland, Texas;
Yakima, Wash.; Aberdeen, S. D.,
and Burlington, Vt., en route to. a
tentative return to Broadway next
June, .
_ Thé route is not all one night-
ers, but includes -week stands. in
Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Winnipeg
and Atlanta, plus two dozen split-
week dates. This company is
‘traveling ‘by bus and truck. Mean-
while the regular touring produc-
tion is traveling by. rail and play-
ing the regular key-city engage-
ments, as booked hy the Indepen-
‘dent. Booking Office,. which has
taken over the function of the
‘United Booking Office, disbanded
by Government anti-trust-order.

“Wednesday,. September 25, 1957

Spanish roots, when all marionette

1 covers..

' Thereafter unfolds a warm and
human document, replete with per-
sonal: anécdota and a hark-back to
the outdoors show business of the
era when The Clipper was its. bible
and the tanbark and sawdust folk
(had a code and standard of living
all its own. Abel,

‘Literati

at a rate of $200,000 a week, The
pressure was inexorable and con-
stant. I was so harrassed and har-
ried that I could hardly cope with
the situation. It was almost physi-
cally impossible to cope with the |
‘situation and financially, too.” .

Attys, W. Langdon Powers and
Walter ‘Powers Jr., counsel for;
jEbasco urged the court to deny
the motion to vacate stating that
Fox and his numerous attorneys had
ample opportunity to. file simple
pleading long before the default
judgment was. entered. Judge Wy-
zanski ruled the the Ebasco con-
‘tract was legal. Fox must’ appear
in Federal Court Monday (30) be-
fore Judge Wyzanski fo show cause
why he should not be adjudged in
contempt for failure to pay the en-

Breft Exiting N. Y. Times

Harvey Breit, assistant Sunday
book review editor of the N. Y.
Sunday Times, is exiting the paper
after 12 years, | .

Has been working on a new play,
“The Disenchanted,” with Budd
Schulberg and. plans to do more
writing than editing:

Conrad’s Background

Not generally known that Barn-
aby Conrad, who specializes in
books about bullrings and mata-
dors, was sent to Spain as Ameri-
can Vice-Consul, directly after he
Braduated from Yale, which Is
when he became a protege of the
great: matador, Belmonte. Eventu-
ally Conrad performed on the same
program with the great Belmonte,
‘and also fought in Peru. Conrad
was secretary to the late Sinclair
‘Lewis in 1947 when he began his
first novel and since then has writ-

Caldwell’s Double Setback |

Georgia native Erskine Caldwell
received a blow when Augusta
cold-shouldered proposal to film
“scenes for “God’s Little Acre” in
that. vicinity last month. .

Last Wednesday (18) he got an-
yother kayo from Atlanta when
Georgia Literature Commission,
ruling book obscenes recommended

-osecution .of dealers selling | ¢ . ao ten five books, best known of which
E God's Little Acre,” first published | tire Ebasco judgment, Fox owed @/are “Matador” and “La Fuesta
in 1933 and which has sold millions balance of $6,024. Brava”.

Conrad's “Gates.of Fear” will be

in both hardback and
of copies -in published by Crowell on Oct. 21.

paperback editions. oo.

It will be up to state’s solicitors
general to instifute proceedings
against. sellers of book, Literature
Commission, of which the Kev..
James P. Wesberry, Atlanta, is
chairman, contends that prosecu-:
tions could be made for sales prior’
to ruling that book is obscene.

-Wholesale magazine distributors
have asked that the law be changed
so dealers could only be prosecuted
for selling publications after they
are banned. ’ .

Dr. Wesberry, pastor of the
Morningside Baptist. Church, said
that shortly after commission was:
ereated three years ago they had
sought banning of “God’s Little
‘Acre.’ Wesberry said, however,
that this is the first time comm's-
sion had asked prosecution. in con-
nection with any novel. He added
that commission still is considering
a.complaint against “The Dice of
God,” novel by Alabama author
Hoffman Birney.

Sylvia Lyons’ Column
The ‘Leonard (N. ¥. Post colum-;
nist) Lyons’ household isa double-
featuréd byline deal now that his
wife, Sylvia Lyons, is doing a’
weekly stint, for the Long Island
Newsday titled “Out of My Mind.’"|
A couple of weeks ago the
family had a triple-byline when
their oldest son, George, 20, did a
P. 1 feature, on the comeback of
burlesque, for the Jersey City
Journa ;

CHATTER
National Sports Publications Inc.
empowered to conduct a print'ng

York,

. Golf Know How Inc. has been
‘authorized to conduct a publishing
and. printing business in New York,
with capital stock of 200 shares, no
par value:

Charles W. Morton, associate
editor of the Atlantic Monthly, re-
turns to, Boston tomorrow (Thurs.)
after one of his periodic trips to
New York for. writer huddles.

The Restaurant Digest has re-
printed Leonard Louis Levinson’s
Coronet article, “Oldest Kettle of
Fish,” story of Sweet’s 11-year old
Fulton Street. (N.Y.) restaurant.

Sloan (“Man in Gray Flannel
Suit”) Wilson’s new novel, “A
Summer . Place” (S&S) will be
serialized by McCall's in. four
: parts starting February ‘58. Un-
‘+ Sydney R. Elliott has ankled{ derstood the mag paid $100,000 for

editorship of the-London Daily|the serialization rights, a record
Herald and is succeeded as acting | fi
editor by Douglas B. Machray. The
Herald is London’s Socialist. daily
and is jointly owned by the power-
ful Odhams Press. group and the
Trades Union Cangress.
' Recently the TUC gave the pub-
lishing company greater freedom;
in running the paper so long as it
continues its poltixal policy,

Felix McKnight’s Shift _
Felix R. McKnight,. managing
‘editor and 17-year veteran of the
| Dallas Morning News, last week
joined the Dallas Times Herald as
}v.p. and executive editor.. He was:
also elected to the directors’ board
|of both the Times Herald and its
stations, KRLD. arid KRLD-TYV.
Allen Merriam, who. has. headed
the Times Herald’s editorial de-
partment, now becomes editor-in-

. SR’s Peak Edition
With the publishing of its. Sept.
28 issue, which, incidentally, marks
the 10th anniversary of the month-
jly Recordings section, The Satur-
day Review sets a new record in
circulation and advertising for its
34 years in business. .
Mag will have a distribution of
1 225,000 copies and issue will carry
65. pages (18 in -color) of .adver-.
tising. a.

S, R. Elliott Exits Herald

Atlantic’s Néw ‘President

ly a member of anti
Menthly. editorial staff and. a -di-
rector of the magazine since 1953,
was elected president last week,|
succeeding her father, Richard Ely
Danielson, who was president from
‘1939 until his. death last June.

Directors of the Atlantic Month-
ly Co. are Harvey H. Bundy, Mrs.
Richard E.. Danielson, Mrs. Arthur,
H. Kudner,: Charles W. Morton,
Mrs.. Strachan, Donald B. Snyder,
Arthur W. Thornhill and Edward
Weeks, the latter also long -editor
of the mag, - -

gure,
Subject of a cartoon gag in the
current New Yorker was James
Gould Cozzens—noteworthy be-
cause it’s another
among many of an author (his lat-
est is “Of-Love Possessed”) who's :
now being acclaimed br the
masses, whereas heretofore he was:
strictly for the esoteric. oof
| New York tv pefsonality Joe
Franklin, who doés an afternoon.
on WABC-TV, N. Y., is penning
“Wonderful ‘World of Movies,” de-
scribed as a historical study of
motion pictures since their. begin-
nings. Franklin, whose show is
tagged “Memory Lane” and fronts
‘old film footage, plans it for spring
publication. - 7

Lucille Rubin, who at various
‘times served on Capitol! Hill in Al-
bany for INS, UP and the N.Y.’
‘Times, has resigned as director of
public relations and publications
for the State Health Dept. to be-
come production director ‘of public
relations for the international di-
vision. of Charles Pfizer Corp, New
York pharmaceutical manufactur-
ing house.

Life Circulation Co. Ine. has
been authorized to conduct a print-
ing-publishing business in New
York, with capital stock of $100,-
000, $100 par value, Directors are:
John L. Hallenbeck, Pound: Ridge,
N.Y.; John F. Harvey, 25 East 92d
St. New York; Andrew Heiskell,
Darien, Conn. Cravath, Swaine &
Moore, 15 Broad St., were filing
attorneys. at Albany. .

Harper’s ppeoming “Alcoholics
Anonymous Comes. of Age” is a
companion book to the first “AA”
(1939) and “12 Stars and 12 Tra-
ditions” published in °53. All books
have anonymous authorship and
editorship and represent the offi-
cial position of the AA movement.
Harper publishes for AA Publish-
ing Inc. and is intended primarily
for their 200,000 members and
their friends. oo

In recognition of his Life mag
series on psychology and psychi-

ec.

- Mencken’s Writings
“With instructions that they not
be opened until 1991, seven vol-
umes of thé unpublished works of:
the late H. LE. Mencken have been
presented to the Dartmouth Gol.
ege rary in Hanover, N. ; e}. :
“are “My Life as Author and | “lef emeritus. ee
alte ia four veltunes and “35 |, McKnight, once a sports writer
Years’ of Newspaper Work,” in for the Associated ‘Press south-
three volumes.:— . westerr bureau, Was succeeded 'at
“The reason Mencken, noted Bal- | ‘2¢. as News by Jack 0. €-
timore editor, critie and. lexico- | et 4ssistant managing editor.

grapher, left the voliimes to Dart- :
mouth is unknown; in fact the gift} |. ,, Cerfs Latest
was somewhat of a.surprise in view|, “Reading for Pleasure” (Harper;
of his frequently expressed criti- | $4:95) is a giant. omnibus, edited
cism of American higher education. | by the prolific Bennett Cerf and,
However, since 1939, the Dart-| aS the title indicates, is all of that.
1 sd ani Lhe intro and the coniment by the

mouth: Library has possessed an : . soe:
i otion.'| Versatile publisher-author-panelist
outstanding Mencken -collection, head an orderly, well-arranged se-

‘ Jargely the gift of Richard H. Man- |! L t A
dell of Cross River, N.¥., Dart-| quence of pieces by a who's who of
mouth - 26, {ind Mencken himse-t tee ore and present: _American
augmented the collection regularly 2 base ae ornate -
between. 1939 and the time of. his}. Cass Canfield, thairman of the
death with inseribed copies of his | ¢ditorial board of Harper & Bros.,
‘newspaper writings. did an unusual pitch with a per-

_ . sonal note that “so. far as I know
More. John .Fox Troubles there has never been published an
‘John . Fox, former Boston Post

anthology “be conceived entirely in
= oh terms of entertaining reading...”
Wyzanse!’in Federat Court hare” | He’s right. It is. Obviously a prinie
day (19) that’ he is not now and |*m™as gift item. Abel,
never been insolvent. Fox, in court
with his. attorney, Isadore HB. Y..
Muchnick, ‘is seeking to vacate a
$12,697 default judgment against
Fox in favor of Ebasco Services.
Inc., New York engineering firm.
. Judge Wyzanski refused to vacate
the judgment entered on Noy. 2,
1956, on the ground. that the mo-
tion to set aside was dilatory.
_ Before ruling on the motion, the
judge asked fox if he was a mem-
ber of the bar and Fox said that he }
is a member of the Massachusetts
Bar and the Federal Bar. Judge
Wyzanski then .asked, “In 1956
were you insolvent in the bank-
Tiptcy.. sense?” Fox said, “No.”
“Were you involved in the equity:
sense?” the judge asked. “I have
not been insolyent in any sénse at.
anv time,” - Fox said. —

“Fox said he has heen having. dif-
ficulties with many individuals, in-
cluding T-men, ‘“and-I don’t mean
the income tax men.” He said: “I
had $13,000,000 in ‘bank loans

- called ‘on. me. simultatiedusly in.
1956, but I paid them sometimes ‘at

; ‘Dancers of Tomorrow’
“Dancers of Tomarrow” by. Na-.
omi Capon (Harcourt Brace; $3) is
| a fictionalized account of the train- |
ing of a ballerina at the Royal Bal-
‘lel School, London, Author, known
for her dancitg with Sadler’s
Wells, and as BBC producer of
video -.ballet, presents accurate,
balanced picture of dance student's
ves. ,
Arnold Haskell, provides a-fore-
word, and there are numerous il-
lustrations, — Down.

American Psychological Assn. has
made Ernest Havemann the first re-
cipient of a. periodic award for
‘Distinguished Science Writing in
the Field of Psychology. His
- fbhook, “The Age of Psychology,”
Simon & Schuster in both a $3
and a $1-paperback edition.

‘|-. Seripter Frances O’Brien has
Signed contracts with the Walter
H. Baker Publishing Co, for two
one act plays, “The Prodigal
Mother”. and “The Well of
Dothan,” the latter originally a ra-
dio script on “The Eternal Light”
Easter program in. 1955, Miss
O’Brien also has entered .a novel
in. the. -World Novel .Contest
in Italy, as well as having a eritical
book on William Faulkner being

_ ‘Wandering Showman, P
David lLano’s: “A Wandering
_Showman, I” (Michigan State Univ.
Press; $5.75) is a saga of the stuff
‘of which the real’ show business in
its pre-motorized, pre-mechanized,
pre-glorified and electronicized
stage was made. A wandering
‘showman for 75. years, until age
and failing eyesight forced his re-
jtirement in 1952, the Virginia-born
puppeteer’s beginnings..go back
several generations into Italian and

rance & Coa.

impresarios were excellent wood-|

and publishing business. in New|

spotlighting |

atry in American life today, the;

_ LEFTERATI 73

SCULLY’S SCRAPBOOK

+eoeereteeee++H+ By Frank Scully

. . London, Sept. 24.

In the blizzard of boxcar figures being tossed around in current civil
and criminal libel actions (Everybody v. Confidential for: billions!), it
may be difficult for a beginner in the field of journalism to know just
how far. he can go in slanting his writings toward the truth, which of
course is no defense if an injured party can prove a loss of income.
Federal Judge Leon Yankwich of Los Angeles once wrote a book called
“It’s Libél or Cofitempt If You Print It,” but this did not stay the hand
of reckless writers and in fact has been swept aside by those who have
selling scandal as an instrument of: editorial policy.

In 40 years I’ve been cited for Ifbel only once, and even that didn’t
take, but I would hardly say that’s the sum. total of times I must have
libeled somebody. Under the circumstances, it might be argued that
I'm no authority on the subject and have hardly sinned enough to hit
a sawdust trail at Madison Square Garden.

But I've always been a student of the danger zones of expression
and so my admiration goes out unreservedly to Norman St. John-
stevas, a London barrister who has written “Obscenity and the Law.”
Secker & Warburg published it in London and Macmillan released it in
New York. . .

St. John-Stevas traces obscenity from its earliest history. in Greece
‘and Rome through the ecclesiastical courts in England, the Stuart
censorship, the unexpurgated vulgarities of the 18th Century, the
straitlaced Victorian era (when seemingly, even the most respectable
authors got -hailed to court for their trespasses) and to the present
where things are a little easier on authors who insist on calling a spade
a bulldozer. ‘ :

From the beginning of this century to a year or two ago the courts
Seem to have been bogged down with obscenity cases. By now, how-
ever, most countries have decided to ignore much of printed obscenity,
except Ireland which has an evil literature committee, a censorship
board, and a plebecite that seemingly backs up these legal restraints.
. Honorable Intentions, N.G.

Up to recently the intent of the author had no bearing whatever on
whether he was guilty under the laws dealing with obscenity, but with
the entry into the House of Commons of such gay and brilliant writers
as. A. P. Herbert, the determination to protect the serious writers from
the straight peddlers of pornography began to show results.

As late as 1955, however, within a few months, five publishers, with
previously good reputations in the community, found themselves clinked
With their authors. Half were found not guilty, but they certainly
didn’t gain any new dignity during their ordeals in the dock.

_ The Society of Authors decided to see if they couldn’t get the Home
Secretary to call off the harness bulls who had taken. up reading.

A. P. Herbert contends that no playwright today would be allowed
to°put on the kind of play that rolled audiences in the aisles in the
17th and 18th Century, even if this is a comparatively free era of ex-
pression. ; :

The worst period, oddly, was around 1929 when a book (which Her-
-bert does not name) got its. author into trouble. He says it was a sad,
unseemly book and rather a bore (“The books we battle about are
nearly always a bore”), but this one seemed to treat the subject
delicately and could not have corrupted anyone.

The. book, from these clues, obviously was Radclyffe Hall’s “The
Well of: Laneliness.” It was prosecuted under a .British Act of 1857
‘which allowed a magistrate to order a book to be destroyed as obscene
without ‘giving the author or the publisher a chance to say a word in
its defense. . _ 8

About 100 authors gathered in'a Chelsea studio and were to be ad-
dressed by Shaw. They waited eagerly for the Torch of Intellect to
arrive, An hour after curtain time he hadn't come, so they held a meet-
ing without the Torch.

They vowed they. would all go to the witness box and testify that the
book in question was sincere, worthy and artistic. They naturally saw
themselves being martyred in the newspapers, naming them as “the
merchants of immorality who testified in favor of the beastly book.” -

Unfortunately at that moment in the wavering history of liberty of
expression, the Torch arrived and began to tell them that their sac-
tiftee would do no good and they would only be making fools of them-
selves,

. That loused up the drive for free expression. Actually the judge
listened only to the late Sir Desmond MacCarthy. In reply His Wigship
said he was quite capable of deciding about the obscenity of the book
without the researches of the army of literate aides who were present
in the courtroom. The book, re decreed, was obscene and ordered it
destroyed.

. Twenty years later the same book was published again, and nobody
paid the slightest attention to it—indicating other times, other gen-

armes. °

The boxscore of prosecutions in England in this era has been a
standoff. Out of five books, two resulted in convictions, two in dismis-
sals and one went to trial three times because of hung juries and was
then dismissed. You .could go broke as a publisher defending such
roustings—even if you and your author came out of it in shining armor.

Zolo Boosted and Booted

Though practically every British author of any prominence has been
booted around at least once on an obscenity charge, a real humdinger
took place in Old Bailey in 1888 when a translator named Henry
Vizetelly who handled Zola’s novels in England was prosecuted and
fined for publishing “La Terre.” This was three weeks after Zola had
-been elevated to the Legion of Honor in France and eight years after
he had been lionized in London.

Vizetelly was dispatched to the cooler for three months.

Though the law is the same now as if was a hundred years ago, “La
Terre” was more recently published, but it caused no stir whatever.
However, the Jaw had not changed, ard any judge who wanted to do
to the now dead author what was done to him 70 years ago could get
himself some headlines, because there’s no law to stop him.

St. John-Stevas’ “Obscenity and the Law” is am arsenal of facts
which is hoped will get the bill into law and henceforth separate the
splashed sheep from the dirt-loving pigs.

Quel Nom! .

Judges have been hanging their obscenity decisions on the Hicklin
case for 100 years. In Regina vy. Hicklin in 1857 it was laid down thus
by Sir Alexander Cockburn: “The test of obscenity is whether the
tendency of the matter charged as obscene is to deprave and corrupt
those whose minds are open to such immoral influences and into whose
hands a publication of this sort may fail.” .

In brief, a kid going out in the rain and getting wet could clink an

>

will be published next month by| author for an attempted drowning. Virginia Woolf best stated the

:

serious author's case thus:

“There can be no doubt that books fall in respect of indecency into
two classes. There are. books written, published and sold with tie ob-
ject of causing pleasure or corruption by means of their indecency.
There is no difficulty in finding where they are to be bought. . . . There
are others whose indecency is not the object of the book... . The police
magistrate’s power should be definitely limited ta the suppression of
the books which are sold as pornography. ... The others should be
left alone.” .

But the Hicklin rule has hung over England and even America like
an atom mushroom, dropping its fallout on serious authors, playwrights
and publishers every now and then. Dreiser’s “An American Tragedy”
avaS prosecuted under it in Massachusetts.. Not until Judge Learned

considered for publication by Dor- | Hand in the case of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” protested against the rule

has there been an easing in this buckshot .type of prosecution.

14

CHATTER —

Broadway

Columnist Sheilah Graham east
to enter her daughter in Sarah
Lawrence College. .

Harry James and drummer Bud-
dy 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 All-
vine is the advance man for the
60-city tour of the NBC Opera Co.

Mischa Elman fiddled for the pa-
tients 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 -pro-
ducer clients. .

The Charles (MCA) Millers
“pouring?” for the wedding recep-
tion of daughter Judy Ann Miller
to Donald Mitchell Gruhn on Oct.
3 next,

Nicole Milinair, production exec
with Sheldon Reynolds Produc-
tions, 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 res-
taurant’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 or-
ganize, 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 the-
atrical profession as O. L. Oz, is
in St. Clare’s Hospital with a cir-
culatory ailment. He’s the whilom
partner of the vaude turn, Polly

Oz, who later was on the pro-
ducing side of the trade as Morris

& Oz.

Eddie Cantor writing a story on
“Jennie” (Grossinger) for a na-
tional mag contrasting the orig-
inal 9-guest summer boarding
house which netted $81 on the sea-
son 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 Ber-
neta 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 col-
umnist 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” in-
fluences 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 ‘“‘Aph-
rodite” 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 fin-
ishing his current stint in Colum-
bia’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 be-
fore 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 Holly-
wood 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 com-
Olympia, 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 pro-
because 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 of-
ce

Brendan Behan to London for
talks with Sam Spiegel who’s mull-
ing his prison piece “The Quare
Fellow” for lensing by Horizon
Productions, .

Irish Actors’ Equity ratified
agreement between TV Film Pro-
ducers’ 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 Au-
gust Moon,” “Taming of Shrew,”

‘Tenth annual Shrine Horsemen’s
“Showdeo” at State Fair Hippo-
drome 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 Mo-
Opera’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 Bi-
gorne,” 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 Em-
into 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 part-
ner, Sid Rubin, in the Merry-Go-
Round 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 ‘“Helizpap-
pin” 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 busi-
ness here at Panathinaekos Sta-
dium. Group left for Istanbul last
week,

Soprano Martha Mantle and ma-
estro 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 Gal-
lows.”
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 Pup-
pét), 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 ver-
sion’ 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 Cas-
cats 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) day-
ate.

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 in-
struments and more orthodox in-

da Barao.

Santiago

Columbus Boys Choir concert-
ing 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 Com-
merce and to spread Hollywood
goodwill generally. -

Highland Park Musi¢e Theatre this
past summer, moves to- N.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 Holi-
day 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: three-
hour show on State and Madison
Streets last Monday (16) for Tuber-
culosis Institute. of Cook County.
Musician’s
‘members, and WGN’s Eddie Hub-
bard and Jack Brickhouse emseed.

Wednesday, September 25, 1957
here for anybody, including. direc-
Dual 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 at-
ck. 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 wed-
ding‘anni, ._-

irginia Hicks, widow of: actor
Russell Hicks, joined Jack Pome-
rou 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 mid-
October, with goal of 24,900 sub-
seribers.

Film industry has set up a Heart
Committee to spearhead an educa-
tional program, in cooperation with
the American Heart’ Assn., on heart
disease problems. Spyros Skouras
and Jack L. Warner are to-spon-
sors, and Eddie Cantor and Louella
O. Parsons co-chairmen of Com-
mittee. 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 No-
vember.

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 exclu-
sive military “.performance of
Marian Anderson. Sept. 27 in Ko-
rea’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 oth-
er. 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 Story-
V. e, a . .
Lou Masconi current at the Reef.
in Revere. Ts -
Comic Nick DeMarco current at
Hurley’s Mayfair." :
‘Dorothy Collins ‘opens at Blin-
strub’s Monday (30) for week.
Guy Guarino teadying Conti-
nental 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 ankled- WBZ
press for Columbia Records Bos-.
ton promotion job. . ‘

Harry Paul Associates, opening
Newport Music pubbery.

Manny Williams fo. Emerald
Beack Hotel engagement for Fed-
der Corp. convention.

Hub tv eds, Arthur Fettrigre,
Herald; Tony .LaCamera, Ameri-
can; Elizabeth Sullivan,’Globe; Bill
Buchanan, Record, to London and
Paris in interest of People-to-Peo-
ple. : 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’

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OBITUARIES.

JEAN SIBELIUS |
Jean Sibelius, | ot Finland's. -hest

known composer, died Sept. 20 at
his home in. Jarvenpas, near Hel-
sinki, after a long illness.

Born in Tavastehus, he began |
his. musical education when. he was.

nine years old studying the piano.
He later became more interested
jin the violin: and declared that it
was his life’s tragedy that he had
not become .a celebrated violinist.
In 1885, he gave’ up his violin

studies and went to the University | Lakeland until 18 months ago.‘

of Heisingfors to study law. This
jasted one year, when he left to
enter the Helsingfors Conserva-
tory, later going on-to Berlin to
, continue his musie studies.

Sibelius returned to Finland in
1892, after a period of study under
Karl Goldmark and Robert Fuchs
in Viehna where he met Johannes
Brahms. Within five years; the
Finnish govertiment voted ‘him an
annual pension for 10 years so that:
he might devote himself entirely
to composing,

He composed numerous sym-
phonies, tone poems and incidental.
music for plays. He also composed
many songs and short piano pieces.
The very popular “Finlandia” was
said to have accomplished more

than 1,000 pamphlets and speeches .

could have done to promote. Fin-
nish‘ independence.

His wife and three daughters
‘survive. | .
SAMUEL M. WELLER

Samuel M. Weller, 81, veteran.
legit publicist and manager, died
Sept. 22 in New York. —

A newspaper mar before turning }

to the theatre, Weller was editor
of the New York Review during
‘the 25. years this theatrical weekly
was published by the Shuberts.
Weller had numerous clients in-
cluding the ¢ Lunts, Maurice Evans,
en and Walter Hus-
ucer Henry Miller.

Among the plays he represented
either on Broadway or nationally,
were “Life With Father,’ “Okla-
homa,” “Guys and Dolls, aa “Taming
of Shrew’. and “‘Man and Super-
man.” -He remained active in later
years as personal Rae. his daugh-
ter, dancer Carola.

Two other daughters and two
sisters also survive,

DAVE FERGUSON
Dave Ferguson, 77, former vaude
= .monologist and executive secretary
‘of the Jewish Theatrical Guild for
{ 24 years, died Sept. 23
York, of a heart ailment.-
Details in Vaude. ~~ -

JULIETTE DAY

Mrs, Juliette Day Whitney, for-{.
mer actress-singer on the Broad-|

way stage from the early 1900s to
_the *30s, known profess:onatly as

‘

Juliete Day, died Sept. 18 at Hunt-

I. ness.
ington " nipeared on ‘Broadway in} {later began writing for the stage..
numerous productions u Joseph. W. 65, -projec-| He served two years as president of
“The Yellow Jacket,” “Lysistrata,” | tionist at the Warner Theatre,; ASCAP, and its at present vice-
“No! No! Nanette," “The Bride,” | Youngstown, , died president and a director in the

“Pride, ow
and “Scrambled Wives.”

Her husband and a sister: sur-

vive, -

LOUIS MARIE
Marie, 57, internal audi-

Lguis
tor with the J, Arthur Rank the-

atre setup in Ireland, died Sept, 2
in Dublin. He was a famed ter

in the Irish War. ef Independence

and spent some time in the U, S.

as liaison officer between the Irish.

Republican y and American}
supporters after World anet I.
After leaving tHe Irish Army in

1946 he entered theatre mianage-
ment, being appointed to Rank’s
audit staff five years ago.

is wife, ,two sons and two
daughters survive.

MRS, ROSE. KOCH
Mrs, Rose Koch, 73, a member

~~ ‘Wednesday, -September..25, -1957.

NAT KARSON

September’ 27, 1954

if

in Newt

IN: MEMORIAM.

fMlose Oumble

yieptember 27, 1947

‘THE STAFF OF W F WARNER'S MUSIC cos.

' ung’ for

" Sept. 19 of 2 heart attack i in that.
Down:

stairs,” “Bluebeard’s Benth Wife” |:

| Survived
jand: a son.

Borba, . died Sept, 17 in San Fran-
“B| cisco,

Father, 70, of Ray ‘Robinson, ar-
ticles editor of Pageant. mag and

New York. oo.

Bessie spines. "yiotinist’ “and
music professor, | ste: recently in

Francisco.’ The youngest’ of the
Floradoras, she joined the sextet
in 1902 at the age of 18. She toured
“her ‘retirement

the country until Helensburgh, Scot
around 1910. -
Son survives. "Hugh Kortschak, 74 violinist and

* enema
JAMES U. MeCORMICK
James U. McCormick, 83, motion]
pictiire pioneer, died "Sept: 9 in
Lakeland, Fla: Long an Prhibitor
in the Carolinas and Flori da, he
operated the Roxy Theatre in

Surviving are his wife and two
daughters. .

. ALICE N, GORHAM
Mrs. Alice N. Gorham, 55, ad-
: verti -publicity director — for
United stroit “Theatres, died Sept.
18 in Detroit, three weeks after the
death of her fusband,

‘A winner of the Quigley ‘ Award
for Showmanship, the Detroit Ad-
vertising Woman, of the . Year
Award and other honors, Mrs. Gor-.
ham originated the “New Faces...
Going Places” idea-which annually
promotes new actors actresses
in the Detroit Free Press and other

papers.

+ former professor at.the Yale School

. Mother, 80, Of M Mrs. Darryl F,
Zanuck died Sept. 19 in Hollywood.

W Talent Squeeze

Continued from page 1

erack at any big name, are settling
nonetheless for off-the-beaten path
stars, such as Van Johnson’s debut-
ing of the “Club. Oasis” musical
series; Tyrone Power for the

and which is designed primarily to

Cantor as the guest Headliner (a
booking probably inspired by his

bum). Dean

EMILE x SAVINT
Emile ‘N Savint, 65, executive;

[| find near. enough names to go
@iround, They even .got a nix from
| Betty Hutton, whom everybody

| biz facets and still prefers the spéc
area in which to move around in
\tv. (Further evidence of offbeat
bookings on musical segs: Rose-

v.p. of Astor Pictures, died Sept.
18 in Atianta after a brief illness.|mary. Clooney’s lineup of Edward
Brother of the late Robert Savini,| Everett Horton, William . Bendix,
founder and longtime president of|Charies Laughton, Boris Karloff.)
the company, he was in charge of} The real big names figured as
Pee eae seat erm Activities, He} “naturals” for the 23 music-variety
Suviving din aul wife son and segments now have their own
’ shows. Either because of network

two daughters,- | éxclusivities or the fact that they're

Alfred Neugebauer, 69, veteran |DUrdened down with their week-
actor and member of Vienna’s.
Burg - ‘Theatre, died of a stroke.
Sept. 16 in the Austrian capital.
One of the last of the bons vivants,
he recently -appeared in Thornton
Wilder’s “Our Town” at the Aca-
demy Theatre, Vienna.

John B. Haire, 23, business man-
ager of “My Fur Lady,” touring
professionalized McGill U. revusi-
cal, was killed in-an auto accident
Sept: 12 near Ottawa. Survived by
his mother.

Wife, 67, of Her Herman Wobber,
20th-Fox western division mana-

can't be bought for love or money
as guesters, save for some isolated
jinstances prediicated chiefly on
trade deals. or friendship.

many offbeat guests are being sign-
jed that formats-are being changed
to allow for integrated sketches so
that the producers can get maxi-
mum mileage from their appear-
ances. This, it’s believed, will at
least bring a lot of comedy writers
{back into the medium,

One, of the major talent agents

ety performers confesses that, not

and live or filmed dramatic shows
ruled the tv roost, he couldn't get
to first base at the. ‘networks. To-
day he’s being dined, wined ‘and
teacher | and former gonductor of romanced as never before- in. the

e s ches- ame or
tra, died Sept, 21 in Jamaica, New hopes that he'll spring & 2

or

leaves a daughter, Mrs, Joan Wob-:
ber Nai :

J. Ceeil Prouty, 71, a music

a&

Alfred E. Seidel Sr., .60, head .of
a concert and entertainment book-.
ing agency in Roselle, N, J., died

Harbach Tribute:

Continued from page 2

. a

“Gianina Mia,” “Indian
with Oscar Hammierstein 2d on
“Desert Song” and “Rose Marie,”
and worked with Jerome Kern on
such productions as “Roberta” and
“The Cat and the Fiddle.” ~
Harbach was born in Salt Lake
City Aug. 18, 1873. In 1901 he went
to. Columbia U., and a short time

Sept. 20 in Roselle, after a brief ill.

organization. He recently com-

‘Chicago, died Sept. 19 in that city.

ed by wife, three daughters Manhattan and a home in Mamaro-

neck, NAY,

J : i
0’Seas Soundtracks
== Continued from page 1 —
cians which followed the rise of
video, first, because of the radio
switch tu phonograph music almost
entirely and, second, because tele-

vision programs used “canned”
(and often iniported) tracks for

Harold Ellis Worthington, 57,
member of Paramount prop dept.
for 31 years, died. Sept, 19 in
‘HoHywood. Wife, son and. daugh-
ter survive.

Frank H. Hammerman, 63, own-.
er of the Boulevard Theatre, Phil-
adelphia, died Sept. 21 of a heart
atfack in the ‘theatre. His wife
survives.

Mether, 67, of Norman Brokaw,
William Morris agent, died Sept.
16 in Holiywood.

e.

ming has been a major migraine
for the musicians’ union chief.
This ‘situation, more than anything
else, caused Petrillo’s recent grief.

- Harry Borba, 58, San Francisco

freelance writer, died Sept 12 in:

of Music, died: Sept. 1 19 in. Honolulu.

| Standard Oil 75th anni spec. “Big:
Record”, which preemed last week,

spotlight top disk faves, had Eddie:
forthcoming .song cavalcade Vik al-.
Martin's first major

7 cial ‘or -editorial;. and (2) he will
i*thave no voice in the editorial pol-.

she’s too successful in other show |

to-week show preparations, they |

‘It’s reached a point.‘where -so

with an enviable portfolio of vari-,

too long ago when situation comedy.

Closer, 7 “Every Little Movement,”
Hi call” and “Who?” He -collabed| W.

eity. His wif e e survives. : pleted - a new play, “Bugles In
April,” which is being considered!

Rebert E. Curley, 5%, formerly for Broadway production. He and:
press. agent for the Chez Paree,| virco Harbach have an apartment in

73

‘Loew's me as one of the new,
Joseph | R. Vogel directorate team.

How. serious the Paley interest
jmay have en, it is now cold.
‘Whether or not the CBS situation
‘was an element, as reported, since
it’s difficult to disassociate one
from the other, Jock .Whitney is
now the lone new “fresh money.”
(Incidentally, the Paley-CBS hook-
up had even rumored Ed Murrow
as the new editor; just as General

‘David Sarnoff’s ‘reported interest.

supposedly enyisioned a press-net-
| work affiliation with NBC-RCA).
By the same token, while the
details haye yet to be announced
this week, neither J. H. Whitney
& Co. nor his Corinthian Broadcast-
‘ing Corp., with its four independ-
ent television stations, will be tied
to the Trib.

“It is stressed that this is an in-
dividual Whitney investment, ex-
ac y im the same idiom as his in-

ent with David O. Selznick in
“Gone. With the Wind” and in
Technicolor.

It is also stressed that (1) Whit-

ney. has. no “control,” either finan-

icy” while he remains Ambassador
jto Great Britain for the next three
years,
_ Overseas Expansion

However, it is known that Am-
| bassador Jock Whitney has decided
ideas on the Trib’s expansion of
its overseas operations through ad-
ditional editions. The Paris edi-
tion of the N.Y. Herald Tribune is
highly. profitable. Two, it is the
oldest successful American cor-
poration, not only in France but
in Europe. Three, as a daily read-
er of the Trib, Ambassador Whit-
ney has views ‘for “local” editions
to be printed in Frankfurt (for mid-
die-Europe) and in Rome (for the
Latin ‘countries), in addition td
the Paris edition.

He also has expressed himself
‘on. the South American and Latin
American markets, and envisions
editions of the N.Y. Herald ‘Tribune
to be published in Mexico City and
in Rio de Janeiro.

‘is underscored by the fact that
three generations ago the grand-

fathers. of both Ambassador Whit-.

ney and of voung (32) Ogden R.
(Brownie) Reid, Yale '49 and
Whitelaw (Whitey) Reid were
‘closely related. Both John Hay
and Whitelaw Reid were also once
ambassadors-to the Court of St.
James. John Hay, secretary to
‘President Lincoln, later Secretary
of State, was also once a reporter
and editorial writer. For a time
during Whitelaw Reid’s extended
honeymoon abroad. Hay held down

the post of editor-in-chief for his],

‘life-long friend.

The Trib’s own story on its fur
ture operations has yet tq be
printed. It’s fighting. shy of that,
at the moment.

| One, it hinges on whether it will
jump from a 5e daily to a dime.
This would not necessarily force
the Times to ditto, since it wants to
hold the line at a nickel.and, in
fact, its circulation manager, Nate
Goldstein, has been doing a suc-
cessfully intensive job with home
deliveries, intended to discourage
the pyramiding costs by “route”
operators, and encourage § the

{neighborhood newsstands to sery-

ice the door deliveries.

The question then is whether |

Reid, if the Trib's price remains at
5c, ean continue his black ink.
When he took over the Trib in
1954 it was $750, 000 a year in the
red, and in nine months he put it:
in the. black and produced a “six-
figure profit” within two years.
Radio Stimulates News

The Trib ordered a Gallup pol

which- has concluded that while:

ad

expert news. coverage, (2) hearing :

news first on the radio helps sell:
newspapers, because it creates an j

The Whitney-Reid relationiship-.

Jock Whitney’ s N.Y. Trib Investment

Continued from page 1

Trib’s peak, hut still far behind
ithe Times’ 24,900,000 ad lineage.
Manpewer. ~

Recent personnet changes see.
Arthur Twining Hadley 2d, as
News Development editor, taken
from Newsweek, where he was as-
sociate ed, developer and special-
ist on its “Periscope” section. He’s
the man behind the innovation of
“reader briefings” that appear on
top of stories, giving the back-.
Rround and significance of the
story, in the Newsweek manner.

Peter Braestrup, from Time, will
be’ Hadiey’s aide. Both will de-
velop special series and “reports,”
part of the idea of “coverage in-
depth.”

Terry Ferrer, education editor
from Newsweek, now ditto on the
Trib, expanding its coverage of the
education field on a daily basis.

Willfam J. Miller, editorial
writer for-Life, new chief editorial
writer. He was top Cleveland
Press staffer and war correspond-
ent before joining Life. He added -
cartoonist Shoemaker and by beef-
ing up the “op ed” page (opposite
editorial) plans to make it a power-
ful doubletruck.

Charles Ventura, longtime socie-
ty editor on the N. Y. World-Tele-
-gram & Sun, shifted to the Trib,
as ditto.

The bulldog and “the “green
sheet” editions will be dropped; 12-
15 newsmen will be added, in ad-
dition to the 50 editorial ‘staffers
added since 1955.

MARRIAGES

Nancy Fingak to Lou Mauro,
Pittsburgh, in July bunt just an-
nounced. Bride’s a singer; he's
with Al Marsico orch at New Nixon

e,

Mia Steiner to Ken Chernin,
Aug. 17, Lake George, N. Y. He’s
promotion supervisor for Triangle
-Stations.

Jacqueline Louise May ‘to “Paul
Scrensen, Coral Gables, Fla., Sept
12, Bride is a stage-ty actress; he’s
a stage-screen-tv actor.

Jacqueline Jones to Howard
Hunter, Richmond, Va., Sept. 7.
Bride was an apprentice at the Bar-
ter Theatre of Virginia; he was a
summer resident director.

Darleen Vogt to Gordon Shaw,
Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 23. He is
a disk jockey on KFRB; she was
a contestant for the 1957 “Miss
Alaska” beauty crown,

Dori Simmons to Merrill Pye,
Las Vegas, Sept. 7. Bride is an
actress; he’s a Metro art director.

‘Susan Beaumont to Arthur Solo-

mon, London, Sept. 21. Bride's a
screen actress; he’s appearing at
the Prince of Wales Theatre.
Rhea Walker to Kenneth Har-
lan, Hollywood, Sept. 20. Bride is
an actress; groom, a former silent
screem Star, is an agent.

Maria Corbett to Jerry Gold-
berg, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Sept, 12.
Bride is an actress; he’s a press
agent.

Lois Callfer to Paul Schreibman,
Beverly Hills, Sept. 22. Bride is
a tv actress.

Lili. Palmer to Carlos Thompson,
Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 21. Both
ere actors.

Prisciia Nolan to Lew Black,
Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., Sept. 23.
Both are partnered in the cafe
team of Black & Nolan.

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs, Donald O’Connor,
daughter, Santa Monica, Cal., Sept.
20, Father is an actor.

Mr. and Mrs. Richmen Lewin
daughter, Lufkin, Tex., Sept. 9.
i Father is v.p. and "general manager
of KTRE, KTRE-TV there.

Mr. and Mrs. Wes Parker, daugh-

ji ter, Pittsburgh, Sept..10, Father's
;@ bandleader and bailroom man-

(1) radio has. established itself ini

Mr. ‘and Mrs. Jay Polan, daugh-
ter, Pittsburgh, Sept. 16. Father's
on "WCAE staff.

Mi. and Mrs. Arthur Diskin, son,

background and mood program-

interest in details. Viz., the success : Pittsburgh, Sept. 15. Mother’s Bet-
of both news. weeklies (Time andj ty Diskin, a tv announcer.
Newsweek), ditto. the U. S. News | Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dell, son,
& World "Report and the Wall; London, Sept. 23. Mother is Gloria
/Street Journal, This whetting of ; Dell, dancer; father is a member
news appetites, especially for de-| of the Goofers, A comedy act.
tails and “in depth” interpreta-; Mr. and Mrs, James J. Larkin, ,
tions, will be the Trib’s function. | daughter, New Rochelle, N. Y.,
The ‘Trib apparently intends to , 5ept. 18. Mother is actress Nola
veer away from its “popular” and ' :Fainbanks; father is entertainment
“tabloidized” features and revert: ‘world sales officer for BOAC.

to its time-honored tradition as a Sit and Mrs. oh ae. Bea Sone
staunch Republican sheet.

The ‘gaughter of TPA veepee Leon
Times has had a flexible political . "Fromkess. P

policy in recent yea Mr. and: Mrs. Joseph V. Perry,

with the Hollywood and. New York

-of the Floradora Sextet in the! Examiner sports writer and father locals,
oca

early 1900's, died Sept. 14 in Sanlot Sacramento ty personality Dean.

Conte
“

Lineage-wise the 12 200.000 lines ‘daughter, Santa Monica, Cal., Sept.
lof advertising in 1956 has been the i20. Father is actor.

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