RADIO MUSIC STAGE ^niETY ' Publisned WeakljF at> let West 46th Street, New Tork, 19, M: T.v by A'arlety, Inc;; Annual nubscriittion, $10. Slnslv .n com, baclcers paying, all production costs. Conforming to general procedure in limited partnerships, "Allah" calls for the producer (Bloomingdale) re- taining a 50% intere.st, or that share of 4he .profits.. He is allowed office CKpcnse, geiicrally around $150 weekly, but . generally the! rnanager 01'; managers are not on salary. An- gels' in' mostvCases are'paid back.tlie.ir tContinued on page 52) ■f The new 30% federal tax on nitery tabs, now that President RoosevclOs veto has been overridden, may wind up hurling cafe pcrformeis more, than the niteries, so far as grosses are concerned. It's figured that iri •■ this feverish boomtime era the aver-', age cafe spender just doesn't care it his nitery check Is $20 or $35; this is. now too .w.k, among the cafe men ' who have noticed how the average'' goer-outer just pays the total, and;, doesn't bother about adding up. So the 5% tax now, or the 25% ad*/, ditional, it is figured, iray not proy«: such a bugaboo as first suspected. . . . But it will create a caution whicli.'; must redound against the hltery tal- ent. It will make tot a greater; awareness of overhead, so far as floor -shows are coHcerned, and $75 acts may not be grabbing that easy- $350 and $400 a week as now. It-, no secret that, in this sellers'' market, , the major booking agencies; hdw call Oil tHe..bushIeague agents '' con.->tantly, inquiring, "Have you jjot a pretty good hoofer," or "we could! use a femmc ^lingle." ' The general wartime prosperity first boomed bands from $7,500 i o. ■ $12,500 a week and percentage; and' not only on Broadway and m the.- big keys, but generally the same dis-^V propor,tionatc salary standards havi!' been created, Albany, N, Y„ Feb. 29 ... 'A ':; iState Cohi'missiPri:' of': Music, Drama and Fine Art.^. which . will survey tiie cultural resources of New York State and m.ake rccom- rrieridatib.ns . to . the Legislature and the Governor "for tlie encourage- n,o.-.t a!'.d v.-;;ler d:s.=e;r.inii'.ion of the ■Arts, fhrougiiout the 62 counties-,'' ' is. proposed in a bill introduced, by .Senator .'Lokter'Balim^ Manhattan ..R pubiican.. .Senator ..Baurii. 'whp rep- resents - the 'Isih;. a . so-called . "silk, I CULTURAL HYPO URGED -FOL-NEW-YORK-ST-ATlS;" « background O'Daniel Presidential Boom Launched Via Texas Hillbilly Airer Houston, Feb, 29, A radio campaign to "draff Sena- lor W, Lee O'Daniel for the Deino- cralic presidential riomination this year has been launched ovei a local tTre-Irri:ll5illy-mTn.ie "wMctr'iTel ped' the 'former Fort JVprth .flbur sales- ... man into . topflight politics. , . ■ 'J'iie slalion. KXYZ, airs the prii- grarn at ,12:45 p.rn.,' Which is Ibo sanie. ii.-;ie the former ; . broadcasts of O'DariiSl' were; aired..; ; According .to 'statiph. Officials,' prograTO. material ik' , sub.n-.iited by C. .'V. .Milligan, wlio operat.G:s the ;All-in-.Oi>e 'Man'ufactur-.'.; ing Co., which produced, laundry and 'dry .'cl'e^riing eguipriient ."before thej; Gpverrimeiit;; order'ed'.:.it: . :'' ■ ,, Prosrams feature a string 'uiind - stocking . dislrict,''' enyiiia'ges , .' the'j an.d; the.rne . is .O'Daniel's own compO'*'.' broadening .of Governor i.D'ewey's 'sition ''Beautiful. Te.xas.'"^^'^^ pqst-W?ar reCori'Struction.'.'prograii; tp .'■Annplin.ceir.'s :b^ b'et.w.e.en:..each. include.-t'he 'promotion '.'pt;l.'|h9 ge^^^^ era! cultural welfare of the people." Under the Senator's bill, the State (Continued on page 91) selection is to "make dialers join the movement afoot to draft O'Daniel for president — the common oitizen'a chaWl?ipnv'.':^'; ;;;/'■ ^-i.'''"';\' '>'S'\ ' Hi iiiiiiL urn PACES 33 lo 37 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦»♦■»♦♦ ♦♦♦^♦♦♦^♦^■♦-f ♦Of* 2 MISCELLANY yARlETT Wednesday, March 1, 194,1, "Variety" Income Tax Service Wayne Pierson Again At 'Variety's' Home Office- Some Tips to ProfessionaU .,-B*ree .iiicome lax seryiGe for meifi-t bris ot the amusemont profession js anain bomi; ofTered by "Variety" at its oflK-e 111 New York, 154 West 46lh Street. Deputy Collector H "Wayno Pierson', from the ofl'ice of Collecibr James W. i-oimwii, :iid District, Now York, is on duty r .cli dny from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., to acA iso ^ taxpayers !ajici; to. assist .■therav in tti;6 preparation ',Of tlicir!. retilrns.' ., :,. This piiblicatiohjsi'in r^ceiBiJ.pf', number o) mquuies from members 'hj,.o^1,cj- and two t.ibtcrs. Individual SELWYN LEAVES BULK OF ESTATE TO FAMILY Hollywood,, Feb. 29. Filed for profjate in court here, the will 4^: Edgar' :SelW3fni%^^ ilire producer who died Feb. 13. 'leaves, fhe bulk o fr; his' estate , to; his of the theatrical business who are on tour and who, in some ca.ses, aie vnablo to oblahi tax advice from a local souice For the benefit of those 'Unable to get dire'ct: a.ssisteat, Kenneth." PHIL. be divided' equally between his brother. Arch Selwyn of Beverly Hills, and his two sLsters, Mrs. Anna Isaacs of Los Angeles and Mrs. Samuel Goldsmith of New Yoik City; Husband of: the. latter was named executor of the estatCi , Hal Wallis Huddles With Siiumlin dri Pic ,;, Har,B. ■'Wallis, while ,,in' Ne^ huddle4' :\vitii lierman Shumlih oh the iatf er's Second WB direct brial job, "Berlin Hotel 1944,'' the Vicki same'miorm^tionmay'brtakeVfroml f ""^-^.'-J^^w w "'"^ your copy gf the 1942 return. ' ^.imarr and Paul Henricd. Waine.-s Next, as.semble all form W2 given yOu by your , employers. These The Berle-ing Point =By MILTOX BEBLE SSS fornis indicate the gross amount of salary paid you for a particular en- gagement. Immediately, below • this figure you will tind the sum with- held to cover Victory and Withhold^ ing Tax. In cases where you re- ceived .salary and did not receive a form or a written record from the employer you will be compelled to rely on your own records. > Wfhen. you have computed the total amount of ifioney withheld for, Victory and • Withholding Tax place : this sum in line 21a, page 4. If you filed a declaration return last September, and paid an install- ment in September or: December, in- sert this amount m line 21c, page 4. You will then have the complete total of your credits and these smounts will be subtracted from the (Continued on page 55) marr and .Paul' Henricd; Warners swapped , two John Garfield pix for the Lamarr loanout. Wallis also did a little powwowing in connection with "God Is My Co- Pilot" during his eastern stay of one week. He returned to Burbank Over the weekend. Shumlin can't do his WB chore until he gets a new liiUian Hellman play on the boards. ■ .Here , we go, again! Orson Berle has returned to thevproducing rank.s. Trying to think of a good name for the company. They want 'to be called The Mecurochrome Players^^ because their salaries have been cut so often. From the way they com- plain at rehearsals. I think I'm go- ing to call them '"The Gripe Thea- U-e." 'Of :COurse, : I'm. crazy about the theatre: but there's , a special ,reason why I'nt 'Producing: shows. I can't stand eating^' by myself, in Sardi's. JlfU brotliei' (the one icho stai/s up nif/lits tri/iuo to lunte dirtt/ ii/ncs for MiArz]3 ■ TioaXs) has resolved to bet only on horses that run at., Hialeah. I: always knew he had - a one-track mind. Has anyone ever - called Madison Square Garden, the New York Soefc Exchange? A Tree, Grows in Brooklyn seems to, be a rather Poplar, book. Pcrhnp.s there u,-il( be a vorld police force when this war is over. But where will we get the cops, from, if Ireland stays neutral;- ■,,:■ I SCULLY'S SCRAPBOOK I ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦ By Frank Scully ♦♦HK-f4»>^+>+^ Hollywood, Feb 26 ■ Ono or the invisible overheads eoilnected ,with cohdUctihg even ji eo'lii'iim as factlcss as this is, checking a fact*. Some, copyreader 3,000 milq.s awa^ says, "Is this light?'' Once the machinery of doubt sets in the iesi hysteria. ^ Your "Variety" Mugg Emeritus, for instance, was stretched on his bort on a rainy Sunday altornoon, listening to tlie ''Hall of Fame" wiuic worst storm in 1,3 years was boating hell out of the city of fallen in.,„t and all California, The phone rang. Maybe you're a man of iron who can lot phones lini.' Maybe you're the soit who can shout, "Answer it, Alice!" «iiid ko on lis' tening. ', Maybe your A'nce , i.s the, sort who .siiouts , back, "All ' right, /hirt- nu-n that radio down so I can set the message. It's a wire from New York They want a fact cnccked." , "Who?" " Variety' " Well, here's where loyalty divides and begins to pull you apart. You're listening to the paper's ladio program and the paper wants a lact ' checked. But the data is down in the office, You have had an otTice only a week and it's alieady balling up the chaos that pa.sses for order at home. You try thice guys by phone in the hope of avoiding a copyright in- fringement suit with the vario\is owners of ''Rain." You even try some of the boys working for "Time" who may have some of it on their hands on a. rainy Sunday afternoon. Their phones are out of order. So you wrap yourself \ip in what rubber a war has left us, slip some pon- toons under the old Pontiac and start down hill, with the old brakes sing- ing, "Coming in on a wing and a prayer." Being an old Hudson River day liner .sort of gob, vou ronr the pier that n.pH in Hp Hnii y ^ y p pj 3„j Navy Releases Shaw Artie Shaw has been released from the Navy, according to word re-, ceived from the musician by his mother in ,N. 'Y. ■ Shaw has been in a Naval hospital ■in San Francisco since . his return from the South Pacific. Whitley on the first try. You dig the fact out of the office file and try to phone the telegraph office. Out ot order. By now the rain has changed to snow and you have no skis. Chains. How about chains? They used to come in handy duvmg in the snow. But you find you're even a fugitive from a chain gang. And vice versa. They've gone into the scrap metal drive. So you walk to the telegraph office, only to learn that the nearest one belonged to Postal and in the merger "has been closed. For good. The next one is open, but not on Sunday. It seems all the mes.senger boys aic out looking at "The Human Comedy" to spot how one bikes from $18 50 to $5,000 a week, every week. Tlie main office: is open, having been geared for floods^ and blizi-ards, but to get there requires a C card and most of the gas stations are out of gas and closed anyway. So you drop in a bit-and-beat-it for a jolt of ]a\a and try phoning again. Tins one works and, relieved at last of the "fact" you've been carrying around like a carload of contraband, you race home, leaping with delight, only to learn that by now you've missed the antrim antics of W. Winchell and F. Allen Play Before Pic Hollywood, Feb. 29. Katti Fnngs. is dramatizing her novel, "God's Fpont Porch;" for the Theatre Guild, at the request of Lawrence Langer. : Possibility looms that play will hit Broadway before picture version is released. WincheU's W'rone People tell you what Winchell said, .but it's not the same as getting it by way ot the high C's. It seems he thinks it's a little lidiculoiis for citizens of Southern Cal to be worked up over a gal's civic lights being violated by a couple of aliens whpn no voice was raised at the time Oakies were barred from entci ing California a few years ago, and even those who got in were given the bum's rush.' , , It's true bis Hearst papers favored making poverty a deportable crime, but if he had read Scully in the "Epic New?," and the "United Progiessne News," he would have read moral indignation inuch higher than any reached in the Chaplin case, but he would observe, moreover, that the mayor, chief of police, D. A., and others responsible for such politics, have long since been ridden out, of town On a ballot. And,, besides, two wrongs ' don't make a reich. Butbefore you can tell WincheU how wrong he is in even such a simple ' fact, a wire comes asking, "Gross or net?," and by the time you've straight- ened that little kink out and wired it to New York, it seems Washington has told all publishers to pull in their belts a few more notches and the essential "fact" lands in the overset and doesn't make the paper this week. . Which, in "Vaiiety," means never. I Edison, Eit-NJ.Gov., Son Of Inventor, a Songwriter Newark, Feb. 29. Charles Edison, former Secretary of Navy, who recently ended throe, turbulent years as New Jersey's gov- ernor, is a pro tunesmith, apd has just turned out another live number. It's "Wlcky 'Wacky Woo," published by Braun Music Publishing Co. Edi- son's responsible - for : words: and music. Another Edison tune, "Don't A.sk : Nothin' of Me," is also, marketed by Braun. Although both numbers carry his byline, the ex-gov kept lips buttoned concerning tunesmith ac- —tivitiesr— He's— the- son— of— the— late electrical wiz, Thomas Ai Edisoni Broadway Runaround By Radie Harris Ilka and 'Archie' on Wax Ed Gardner, "Archie" of "Duffy's Tavern," is waxing a record album for Decca of his radio routines. Hil- . de^rde .has already immortalized Gatdner's "Leave Us Face It" into a big seller. Ilka Cha.se also has a new Victor nlbum due soon ^of Dorothy Parker monolofis. The diskors have taken to waxing big names during the Petrillo stymie In -lieu of , bands. Fredric March is annther set for a Decca disk album. Kaye Back to Goldwyn Danny Kaye reports back to Sam Goldwvn today a) for » second pic^ ; turc.' La.st N. Y. appearances before, leaving for Coast were a guestshot with Leo Durocher at a Brooklyn Red Cross show Monday (28), dou- bling into a Newspaper Guild shin- dig same night. Star is slated for a dramatization ct "Up in Arras" on Lux lEadio The- atre over CBS March 27, asking a $5,000 fee. Richard Kollmar's "Dream With Music" has come true now that Zorina has consented to be his dancing star and her mister. George Balanchine, IS directing the ballets. . .for the modern terpsichorc, he's reaching for another star, Gene Kelly .. .before Bill Gargan quietly shoved oft for a USO overseas tour, ;he okayed a contract with "Doc" Bender to return to Broadway under his aegis... with Leonora Corbett accompanying her spouse, John S. Royal, to the Coast, Stella Adler steps into Claiborne Foster's pej-iod drama, "Pretty Little Parlor".. F. Hugh Herbert stopped off in Cleveland for an approving nod at the thud road company of "Kiss and Tell," and, is now in town waiting for George Abbott to eye his new comedy, iuist Completed ... add arrivals: Edmund Gwenn at the Plaza... Francis Lederer at Delmonico. .,Dean Murphy at the Astor...W. Ray Johnston at the Gotham. . .Richard Whorf and Guy Kibbee at the War- wick., '■, • ' '•'■,,'; ,',:■::,■,■■•' TheIma_Schneejiul_of_!!Chicken_E.v,ery_Snnday" an* hack toJ'Dear-Bella,!^ her part now beini; padded by Arthur Kober . . .before rehearsals start some six weeks hence. Miss Schnee. may make a flying visit- to the Coast to test for her original role , of Bess ; Wattly; in the screen version of "Corn Is Green" (WB) . . > Vernon Duke oil to Washington to receive his commis- sion, It. senior erade, V. S. N.. . .and then to Palm Beach to start rehearsals of his Coast Guard revue, "Tars and Spars,'' written in collaboration i^ith Howard Oletz. . .Roy Ilar^raves Will direct and -Gob Victor Mature Will be 'the: liunk -of ' man. , ';' : ' : Donald Opdcn Steiunrt's rifio plaj/, ''Emilt/ 'Brn(/!/,'' n /nr cry from, his Atsual comedy vein, is. another "Decision" from the distaff point of :• view. . . . Jack Kapp is preparing a riew series of Decca Albums-^a ' caimlcade of "Cherished Moments in the American Theatre " with the original stars, from Viola Allen to Katharine Cornell; re-enacting their original scenes. .: .Ward Morehouse, who conceived this nostalgic idea, will select':ans beij.g divorced by his \Mle brought forth an indignant de- nial and demand for a full retraction fiom the actor. Fidler was directed to rettacl Ihe statement completely and apolofti/e on his March 5 broad- cast under threat of legal action. Jory's inlei-Gsts ; in the matter are benig handled by attorney L. Am- old Weis.sberger, N. Y„ who, under date of Feb. 28, wrote Fidler that the divorce statement was , "absolutely ■ ;Withbut: foundation" and ■■that ,Mr^^^ Jory IS spending a, two-week vaca- tion wilh her hu.sband in New York. : "At a time/' Weissberger wrote, . "when the maving picture world is bfeing confronted by a major scjndal, it might be supposed that you, as one ot the oracles of the lilm col- — on^v-vr oi+kl^-ha ve-th e— geed-sense— t& Englanil's Chronic Complaint ^ Seek to s'aCeguard ; the reputatlpn .. of lis membeis in.'-lead ot your.seli in- .'dtilging in reckjess; 'and irrespQiisible scandai-moiiRci-iiifi."' ; Copies of the letter to Joiy also were forwarded lo the Blue network and the columnisfs sponsor, Carter's Academy All Set For Awards Tomorrow; 1st Public Attendance Hollywood, Feb 29. Over 90% ol 10,000 ballots mailed by the Academy of Motion Picture Alls dnd Sciences were returned by deadline Friday night (25) and ate being tabulated by auditors. Up- wards of 1,500 members of the in- dustry will attend the presentation taking place at the Chinese theatre Thiii'sday, March 2, and virtually' all . 2,084 seals are sold; with, reserva- tions still pouring in. ■ Maritirig the flrst' time the \ public has been allowed to attend, the af- fair IS not only 'open to a limited number of outsiders but will, be ishortwaved to troops overseas. Grand.stand seating 1,500 fans is ex- pected to hold only a small part of the crowds which will turn out to uatch the film notables. Program begins at 8 p.m., and has been streamlined to flni.sh at 10:45. In adr dition to actual presentations, Marco Wolf with put on 30-minute stage show. McCreas (Frances Dee) Yen New England Farm Boston, Feb 29. The Joel McCreas (Frances . Dee) are shopping lor a summer home m WiUiamstown, Mass., to fulfill a long' fell ambition to own a New -England farm. They own a riinch ^n Califor- nia which will remain their perma- nent residence, but they are said to plan to spend .several months ot each ■year in the swank Berkshire town, home of tony Williams College. Mips Doe. a recent Hub visitor, is said to be returning in April to con- clude the deal, two farms being un- der consideration. McCr.ea intends to enlei Army soon, it was indicated. Lloyd Sisters Ailing • Alice Eloyd and two sisters, Dai.sy. Wood and Maude Whatley, are ill, principally sutt'ering with shock as the result .of the recent death of Ros,ie Lloyd, anothei sister, accord- ing to advices received. from Kngland efarly this week. Mi^s Wood is well' known there, but never came to ^;.America.' . Miss'l'Whatley is, in 'Cairo: Mis.s Lloyd is at her home, '■Little Trees," Ban.stead, Surrey. Hei book- ings with Miss Wood have been can- celled. CLARE LUCE STARTED IT Hollywood, Feb. 29. . Two Hollywood femmes are toss- higt their hats into the political ring in the 1944 campaign. Helen Gahagan, screen actress and wife ot Capt. Melvm Douglas^ will enter the race for Congress, and LuoiHe Gleason, wife of Jimmy Gleason, IS a candidate fpr the Slate Assembl}. England is at it afiain. Co^jiplaining about the domination ol' American pictures. This ha.s been a boie subject with Britain for years. She was wailmg about it in '20, hollering about it in '30, and still howling in '40 — war and all. Today it has taken on the tone o£ a whine and it doesn't become her. It's easy to sympathize with a coun- try which has turned out pictures under the handicaps England has faced the last few years. But this is an old song she keeps warbling and it doesn't impress. For too long the British Government has deceived itself, or permitted its own pic- ture men to deceive it, as to the matter of British pictures. There has never been any secret why U. S. films consume 87% of Eng- land's screen time. There has never been any secret why "British films find it difli- cuit to reach American theatres. The Brit- ish public buys Atnerica n pictures because they're good. The American public won't consistently buy British pictures because they're not good enough. But why go 3,000 miles to say, "We can't get our pictures on your screens." Britain, by its own figures, has a tough time getting British pictures on British screens. The reason and the remedy have always been on the blackboard. Better British pictures. Last week the House of Lords pulled out the drawer again,- this time with J. Arthur Rank as the prospective hero of Britain's home film industry. Others used to be equally hailed, yet the road has always re- mained the same but no one has taken it, and stuck to it, to date. That House of Lords debate was a yawn to American picture men. Diplomacy caused those in charge of foreign distribu- tion lo stifle theirs, but the rest just re- laxed out loud. "Variety" has no patience with this British plaint, either. It's not on the level nor has it a basis in fact. Every British producer or distributor "Variety" has ever talked to has brought up the subject. Yet they've never been able to make it stick because the position they take is untenable! British production has spent years seeking alibis for itself. Too, England's film men have intermittently made the Government over there .believe; their case. That's pretty hard to swallow, however, for we think the British Govern- ment is a pretty smart "outfit, "it knows what it knows and it seems to go along with the home picture group when it wants to. When it doesn't, try to budge it. But after 25 years it's about time it got off that "Made in Britain" celluloid treadmill. "~ ■ '.'■■ .•:■.''■■ ':;''- British pictures can't get on American screens. "That's what they say over there. Did "Henry the Eighth" have much trouble finding its way around the States? What about "39 Steps," and more recently "In Which We Serve"? Any commentary on British production rolls up into the fact that "Cavalcade" had to be made over here. And if it had been made m Britain with the same excellence that Fox turned it out, what theatre, anywhere, would have re- jected it? British pictures ought to blush any time "Cavalcade" is mentioned. They ' couldn't make one of their own about their own. ■ For years befoie and bince '"Cavalcade" Britain has tiied to reach the same combi- nation of entertainment and propaganda as was achieved in that picture. It hasn't been able to do it. Generally it is too much propaganda. At least, that's the way it used to be. You don't believe it? "Then look up a picture called "The Flag Lieu- tenant." Don't onlv look it up but sit through its 101 minutes — if you can. That was a British made picture released over here by Paramount. "Variety" caught it in Montreal in "27. It was endorsed by the British Admiralty (note that) and was em- phasized in Canada during that Dominion's Diamond Anniversary Celebration. At the tiriie "Variety's'* review said, "If it weren't for the padding it could go into the U. S. daily change houses." Everything wasn't a double feature in those days, remember, and there tvere then very few 101-minute pictures. So what was that padding? Cer- tainly. Just propaganda, and awkwardly dragged in at that. British product is better now. Less propaganda, often none, but there's still not enough entertainment. And it will have to improve to gain real attention not only here but elsewhere. The American picture theatre chains are a business and anyone who deals with them knows they're hard shell business. They want one thing, boxoffice pictures. What do they care where they come from? Let Mexico send up a good one and see what happens. If Brazil could turn one out it would be the same thing. Theatre men shelve product they have bought to make room for a good picture. What John Bull needs to do is smash across a couple, and to make them for Des Moines as well as for Epsom. The British claim of discrimination is ex- asperating. For 20 years the best way to establish British pictures the world over has been right on Britain's door-step, and no one has stumbled over it or, if they have, no one has done anything about it. But an American picture man saw it and had plans to do something about it. One important requitite of the plan was that it was to be done in England. How- ever, the key to the scheme was the obtain- ing of permission of the British Admiralty, for without such official sanction the whole .thing was futile. The plan? Three pictures, each to cost $2,000,000, with British writers, talent, and technicians to be used and only depart- mental heads from the U. S. for supervision of production such as director, head cam- eraman, cutter, and editor. And the pictures? The sagas of Canada, Australia, and India. Three historical ro- mances. Each in turn and each about two years apart. In other words, Britain's "Birth of A Nation," "Covered Wagon," and "Big Parade." What theatre man, here or anywhere, could remain aloof from such ■ pictures? They would have been made right because the whole Empire would have been open to the production unit through the Admiralty. It was ~a dream. But a pip. An Irishman's dream. For British pictures no less. Who's scheme was it? A man named J. J. (Jeff) McCarthy. Did you know Jeff? Every time a $2 or roadshow picture opens it's a testimonial to him because in 1915 he brought in the first ' one, the picture that legitimatized the picture business — "The Birth of A Nation." Know the story about "The Nation" and Jeff? Or "The Big Parade" and Jeff? "Pa- rade" was the one he picked right out of Marcus Loew's hat when Mr. Loew was so enthused about "Ben Hur" he couldn't think of any other picture. Not even his own "Big Parade," but later Jeff had 14 com- panies of "Parade" on the road. Marcus Loew and Jeff McCarthy. Both gone. Would that the picture business had more like them. But the subject is British pictures and Britain's chronic complaint that they can't get anywhere. Well, let 'em go to work on Jeff McCarthy's plan. Here it is. For nothing. How can it miss? And when it happens, as it eventually must, let them say that it took an Irishman to establish British pictures. For it will be the tiuth and Jeff' would have done it had he lived, The McCarthy plan is the path for Brit- ish films. With Government permission the battle is half won. Turn J, Arthur Pvank loose if he's the one who Can swing it. If not, then someone else. Berlin s Pic Deal Waits on the End Of 'Army Tour ■ .The Irviiig .Berlins .will seek, '• Siui ; dUiMng. ' the.ir, foiHniglit on. the Cxl^l and, in between, the song-smiih will (1) visit his dentisfe.vfpi'. .soiii* necesi^aiy work, (a) huddle v.ah fri'i.ido like Joe Schenck, Sam Gold- wyn and Billy Goetz. and 13 i set 'ijj a possible picture deal. The latter can be one ot several, ranging fiont 'a .■Mclrp, filmfeicai^^ ca.?ti ■^; to a ,' ..stil'l current . . clcsir« ■ by '■ Goeiz, and Loo Spitx. .1 'Iji.totn,EUional' , Piciures) f-^i an Irving" Beil.n in- dependent iilm production.; ' Tlie ,ongwriter, who departed for Hollywood Monday (28), tlatet, that eveiythmg piotc.^Monally must wait on:, .his., commitmciits ■ .to the Army/ , With -''This Ig The Army," .which re-., sumos its. tour for the Allied forces , m about three or lour weelcs... Berlin rej.oiiis; :the sQld'tci' .. alVow ; . i and, following its North AUican and Sicily toui, may go lo other global fronts. Berlin reiterates what many an- other patriotic star has foundi that ■ entei'taininneiH'-is; so , yilat to . morafei bill the: ,■ showman-corappser ,:. tai?es stiU' another.'tack. 'It; is'thi^ the Sol- : diers take pride in the knpwledge that civilians from back home will-- take the time out; Pf . their . lives to ' come and visit them. Berlin say.s, :"I can wrap it up best .by saying tliat • if a Betty' Giable. who is the No. I pinup favorite of the GI's, were to come over, I'm sure they'd forget about the war for every minute she was amongst them entertaining." Berlin's situation with Berlin^ Incj as regards his partnership schiisin with Saul H. Bornstem, : longtime . liariiier, . is flatus . quo; that ' is, nothing ean .be done , until . Berlin 'gets back . to . qi.viliaii- ■ sho wftianship, but so long as his "Army" show is touring, he- must leave that phase of it in suspense. H'wood Sends 311 Overseas to Cheer Our Fighting Yanks Hollywood, Feb 29. . Total of ,311 en.tertajiiers, ■ from., scieen and stage aie performing overseas on USQ-Carap «Show tours, according to new figures issued by the Hollywood Victory Ctftnrtiittee. Number is a huge increase over that ot 1943 I Latest . fil ra' ■ ;names . . a.d de.d - • to the ' touiing list are Paulclte Goddard, John .Garfield, William -Gargan, , Koenan Wynn and Eddie Foy, Jr., all somewhere in Africa. .' TiMOt! Mar.U .RiiptHterof]-: rorM>r;u n'y si.\rf! sSilvmijian' ■■iihlMipil WneUly by V \H1KTV, Iiir. . : ■, ; ISIfyo.piiin.h.V Pi'swleht.'. 104 Wcsl ICth SI Now Tdllt 10. N 1? ■ ::K(niaciiif''i'.f€)N;.' A ii-nua). >,'.-.■.■ ,$,10;. :l''(n%i£rti„,; $.1) single Collies 1!T^ denl" Vol. 153 r^^lf No. 12 INDEX But stop complaining. Sid. 'vBiiis ;■;':,::;:..';',.'.:.,,,■,/:..,.:,.. .. 152 .v'Chaitcr'. ;;■'..■.:'; .'.'i/i:; . 22 Film Review.^, . . 20 .: House "^aviovfsi. ,-. ; : u: .'.■■. 23 ' Inside^Pjptvirps :. .j,, ; . 25 Inside — Eadio . . 41 ..Joe Laurie, Jr. vi..:. ... . . . ... l'. Legitimate 53 27 ■■.Music, v; '^.^; V ; v;^;V,7 i ... ... '46 ■ •■New Actsv ;"; ; ';' .' .'(.:.,:,,■ ^. 51 :'Night:clLi,biS:.^'Vr>..;,^,V..'; . ,'49 ..Nfeht;Cllib;Rc\'i5Ws^^y. . K. 51 ,V. libit ui a trj«; ,' J . '■:,v;v , ^ • ■'■ 55 OrchcstU'S' ■ ■ iPietlivfe ::^-\'-J,'^.C... :.■ (■ ,, 3 ■■KiEidio:.'.;l'..\ :;:■;,. ■.wr.'.V . .. 30 .RcSdio Ryvic;M's,.V .■;..■ '..; .:■. ... 42 Frank Scit'iy. . .,. , f.y'ry/, 2 ■ '^Viiudoviilc ■;';^^:.';;'V^!.,);;'-... .. ,. . 49 .... 4 . n\i(.y \ m;ii:tt (Fubiifilivd-.iri iUtUywnoif .py ^■■lio a yrar-iJia .ttircilKii . WAR ACTIVITIES , Wednesday, March 1, 19 14 Films Made Part of Front Line Equipment; Beachhead Showings Within Range of Jap's Gunfire Tonic value of reo'.ion pictures is* now i-atcd . so highly by U. S. .inili- tary.^ ofiiciaisi,: tliat. ' Ariisiwcan, ' task' forces take film along wifh munitions alid set up proicction within a lew days after the Marines land in many cornbat sectoTs; \ At BougainvUle'the first film; was .ihowiva week a:tcr a 'beachhead \vas. establislledj with ' pic-: tures going on within a few hundred yards from the front Imes. In some cases projection was so close to the fighting lines • that the Japs could hear.the sound. Similarly, pictures were shown in Tarawa shortly after Iroopi landed there. In other combat zones the latest releases and often pre-releases, are being shown within 18 miles of the front lines. . ■ •With^^m^^ pictures now recog-. nized by virtually every offifcer in the II. Sm armed forces as the most liiipoitant factor in k e eping fighting men in shape, some 1,500 shows are being staged nightly in combat zones in various parts of the world. This compares with around 1,180 picture shows nightly in Army «amps in the U. S. Films sho-Wn so early after the 'Bougainville and Tarawa landings 'were not, of course, from the regular circuit operation but from the task : force . stocks. Regular circuit ftlms moved in a couple o£ weeks later:' When more troops arrived.. : ■ It is estimated by Army officials that around 90% of the men over-o nevv,, curfijw; law. l-.o'.ding parents rcT. sponsible when unaccompanied ciiil- dien under 15 are found on the streets after 10 o'clock at night, were made this week Three fathers, w hose sons had started out to go to a show together and were caught loitering near a downtown penny arcade, were fined $1 and cosls, with the latter suspended. Maximum fine under the law is $10, Two molhers ariaigned in court the next day were ordered to reappear, with, their chil- dien March 14 Pii y Prosecutor Hear.v Coombs su„'gested linquency- vicinity. an investigation of de factors in the arcade's 3 More of Pine-Thomas' 7 Par Pix Yet to Be Made Co.rni tttd to deliver seven pic^ tubes' ip 'Pai-^iount' tlijs 44», Bill Pnie, uho's partner is 'Wil- liam C. Thomas, states that only lliroe more have to be made, and that i'''ey will be in the can in time for release before the season ends Aug 31 Tlie Piiic-Thomas pioducing team, how in .\. Y., has had three released .so far, while a fourth, "Navy Way," is now on sale and will shortly be made .ivf liable to exhibitois. It is bcJiiK gj\cn a special premiere at the Great Lakes Naval station r^ar Chicago on March 24. Pine and Thomas proceed on to Hollywood from there, but Pme will return later to Chicago for the opening there in one of the Balaban & Katz houses. Stmio and Union Execs East For Despite K. of C. Protests, Akron OK's Hygiene Film Akron, O., Feb. 29. Despite efforts by the Alcron Coun- cil No. 547 of the Knights of Co- lumbus to ban the showing of the film "Dust to Dust" in the Liberty, Akron, law director Roy E; Browne, who viewed the film and lecture on hygiene by Howard Russell Cox* given with: the film," said the city would take no action. The K. of C. passed a resolution charging that the picture was "not of a moral, educational, amusing, or harmless character," but was "peril- ous and dangerous to the boys and girls of the community, and is apt to cause a great, increase m i uvenile delinquency." The group asked Mayor. Charles E. Slusser to stop the further showing of ' the "ob jectionable, pic- ture." In addition to this, the or- ganization's council lodged formal protest with Gov. John W. Brieker and the state board of film censors, : which had approved the flIiH. ■ Mayor Slusser assigned Law Di- ^ rector vBrownc to see the show, and ytie. latter .sdid, ^'Thi s film abo.ut ■as tar as you woula want « to ii> r frankne.>-s, but I think it is a good thing. The police department has no legal right to close the show. Of course, it is a good thing ttiat the shows are not presented to mixed audiences, but I see nothing jn the film or 'the .*slk,.;feive»*. ia.^. a- strai^t-': f 01 ward m«nuer, that IS^year-old boys and girls should not know about." He poiiiH.'d out tliat ' ihe.. Mm ] had been '«ppI*ved^.by /the;. S^te 'De-'l par'.n-.ent of ./BSucatiOn: and Wtlinir:! prominent i6J3g^nl2ati©te5Bd,in«^ ■ uals. '.;.' ■'.■'.■:^': ;'..•';•.. . ';■"'■•■.! Stiffer Taxes For All Detroit Show Biz Are Proposed Detroit, Feb. 29. Stiffer license rates are in prospect for the show business here following Mayor Jeffries' acceptance of City Controller Charles Oakman's fee in- creases. Following a study of meth- ods to increase city revenues. Oak- man proposed a program which calls for approximately doubling former rates. ;:. /- New fee setup shovifs pic->cnt lates of $25 for regular picture houses, $40 for those with vaudeville, and $100 for stage shows would be upped to a straight .seat basts to ^5 for 1 to 500. i seats, $50 for 501 to 1,000 seats, $75 for 1.000 to 2,000 seats, and $1,50 for houses, pver 2,000 seats.. Parking lots tax. in conjunction with theatres would be $5 to $15 tor less than 25 cars up to '^40 for lots holding more than 50 cars. Legitimate theatre rates go from $100 to $150, cabaret fees increase from $50 to $110, and dance halls from $25 to $50. Bate on open-air; concerts and motion pictun^ would mciease from $15 a montti to $30, Fee on circuses was upped from $330 to S500 daily. The new license setup is not aimed; at - the amusemenit .buslniess alone but' pai I of program to increase rates lor more than lOO city-regulated busi- nesses, industries and stores. Labor Parleys Hollywood, Feb. 29. Several studio executives and union chiefs trained east over the week-end to producer ^ labor wage negotiations slated for New York opening March 6. » Victor H. Clark and Pat Casey left Friday, followed by Fred Pelton Tuesday (291, while other studio executives leave this week. . ,- : Film labor groups are sending Harold V. r Smith, Herbert . Aller, L C. Helm and II C Rohrback, who leave today, and John Martin and Nerval Crutcher are leaving tomor- row. Herbert Sorrell will go later in week. Studio unions repi-csented are sound technicians, Iiitemational Pho- tographei'S;iStuidJO TJtiKty Erhptoyeesi film technicians and moving picture painters.. ■.■ New Admish Tax (Apr. 1) a Problem; Theatres Try to Avoid Uneven Admish Burton Holmes Spiels Now 100% With Films St, Louis, Feb. 29. For the (list time in the many yeais he has 'jecn making p. a. in this burg. Burton Holmes, 74-year- old fraveloguer, last week showed lOO^J pix of his travels. The tinlcd' slides .tlTftt; iiave ;.ioeen a: part' pf'., his routine for many years,., were iimi.ss',; iii^ .and 'in . their stead teclinicoWred- Sim replaced them; Holmes last week stalled his 51st year on the plattoim m the mid,ile west cucurt, and has struck a bonanra duiing the cuirent season. . ■: Walter F.vpiset, Holincs' manager, said the, traveloguerJiung lip his: a)];.; time banner season subscription in Chicago with $5,300 being laid on ;thB;.line. ,;,HiS:; fi«t'p;a.'at the .Hfeh^ ^^.. ■Kicl';,auditp.vi\im;' here las t ... ^ neared . the :SRb . mark, Hpliivei?' .Still jnaintains. a .$,1; top ;iii :the .midwest.. Joan Gets Furious ':•■ .,' : ;■■ ' '; ' ,I-Cio% wij^d, ' HVb; .2S.. '■ ■; , . Ferh'mc;',leE'd ''Mi *Mantat1aia'- iPiijir,s;'' goes to Joan Leslie as «oon as she ■; winds ;iJp;:ll3W:eut'S?ej^t''A«^^^ derqlla Jowcs" at Wanicrs. ;■ ,, '.iid'w.a.i'd.:)8^«t. GUIOL PACTS WITH UA FOR FEATURETTE UNIT Hollywood, Peb 39. Fred Guiol, tonnerly associated with Hal Roach studios as producer- clirector -writer,; has set. 'up his own production Unit;', to : make four fear .turetes, something, like the ' old Roach;' .■.';Sl;rea.mJihfers, '.|Pr . release through United Artiits on the 1944- <5 program. Fir^t of the films, de signed to ru n T0^t»-50 minutes, will be a comedy7 '"Danser-^Men On Leave,"' scripted by Tedwell . Chapman ' and Edward Seabrook.. ,.:.;' ' . HOif ER RESIGNS WPB, BORROUGHS, AIDE, UP Washington, Feb. 29; Harold Hopper resigned last week-, end as cSaief of the motion pictuie section; ^ . tSe WPEl, biit . 'will con- tinue to '.sert«. as consultant He Will be succeeded by Eimcoln V. Bur- ■roUgliiSi ..w}»o .'lias been, -iais assistant. ■ . ' ■ Hopper wemt to. New York for a few days on personal business, but will be here tlie latter part of the week to wind up his aiflairs before' goiiig to the ..Cja^ He,operates'.th;e .Cinenaa' /Meireain!^ Co., in .Holly- .wjopd,! wljiich saij»pHes .sBs#iSh sub.ic-ct and is mai'ri'ed to ;E»life.IJay\va actor now an otlicer in the iVIarinos AdkHf's flarmoiiiea Out Of Andy Stone's "Sensatbis' ,;;':■'■ .HoiljTiywJd,' Feb, 29; ' ', ;. 'JLarpy; . Adicr.; stepped ■ out (if the specially cast in Andrew Stone'? .pictMre,. '.''Sfe.osatioiis .fflt','i944,^.'.-«itfer.;.a; iSiy^i^reeniftM ' -alijfetjt'. ■ iae ■ . 'niii.raneciali3es' but .itt^^;|iAlwtt*M}'Oa«^^ .Pro- ajiiGtaow Vw'iiill',teie,..(^fese»!|.. tey. '.'U.Wited AikiStS,: 'V;; '.'''.'■•■'■.;.';■'::''•': '.':■'":;' .«' Alban.?, N. Y. Feb. 33. ';.i'-'?SSriHiiiaB'<. tftie 'Beiiteii .■'fijm'jjt.©t3>,h^aiit^&^^ j^&^A!'' .fepiiblicay' J, ch.a& couiMy. ;;''., '■'■ ;'.' .;.:'/;"' .;'■.■ ''-rr/- ■ ' He teoad'PjJ' a;.:dplesatwii:,&hi.:ch :pi'c- ;■ semcd ■; 'to ; .■O.pv^.eoio.r .,..Th'c>ni'a,s" ■.■W.y. ®e'>\*y '''.;ii'i; .^Siba.nj' ■ .iasi ^'pek .. .an'., .*.mc".")f!in fifig w.hich. iiung iii Con- yen'tioii' . Hall,'., whctse.. ..&e'»?'ej;.' "vviis iiominafod; ■ '■..:'.'..■ s;'] Bobbyssx t§ Urgnette Trade Is N. T. Par's Span Pioving that a theatre does not always ,;bec.pnne ■ typed, ; although the Paramount, N. Y , has often been dubbed the home of the jitterbugs and bobby socks, Bob Weitman, managing director, points to the ma- 4ia-iw4^tiaiciweS^pa4*'i^^ house -on its purrenf show, ''La;dy- ;in Dark" and Xavic;- Ctiigat. With the :,iit.terp6s sta-ying ;;away, the N. Y, .Par, ,is.; playing to .a, .large: arripunt of . car- nage tiade patrons and to a ma- :,j«r'il^.;.';'ot..'.:,'S>M '.";.illll. 'ages, "but 'iSolifeiv tll!M!»e,liiia . ''lijie 'jiimiti^Bjiilly.. clajss;' ;' '. A'' n^biiA ■ sJwvcs ','{t|jat ■ last. siMnm'et wiien ' litairrjr ; J)ai)iii«s ...plaj^d' ittle! ■ ithe'T aire, ^ the t/osit - Tii.'d^ .S'<(Swm^ ^'''vdep&rt'':. .mcrat'.'' 'was .. .'lipad.td vwith '■ ;^tesRtes', ;BPrk'-pie ..'hatsi c.olliegiate .'pi'ijes,;; nn-' laiiifed. ; sis'*ateii.s..' a b'd" bShervSimiter . ax.-.^ .itfcl'es. .'SioIM: '^Siii iJbe present, engage- 'inopj.-, ; ft'ows«e; is .,hi)l'd Jmjg.' .in; its . lost . and foMWd ,'. ..'dic.tsi ' ' W ■ malacca walldinig' 'sticilt.SjV.^igliil.'^^ pairs ipS ;''0j5er« .^lasses',' 'tliree .■ ;3prgn«li'es,' i'wir ,' iteolttes;'. .;?!: sijielling '"sajt5,;'.a- teoMe; *!■'.■ Iperifniijiiie.''..^^^ iiconlin^tottwri''' 'tick«fe^ to;pt*o'nxVdfe;®'na''4 .rfighfly^ higHwtv- 7 ;-:;'■■':^;^ '■:.■'■;..■■..■ ■..'■. ' ,';.:': New Tax Skeds Need Not Mean Destroying . Old Printed Tickets Washmgton Feb. 29 ■ TlieatreS .and other amvusemcnls with large ' stoCk.s. of 'tickets on hand WiU .not have; tp; 'd iscard tlVehi \vhert the . higher . adraissiohs . ta.X: ,;go;es.; into, eflect Apul 1. Bureau of Internal Revenue has .set up a ruling which Will prevent the waste of ducats whose face car- iies the old JO*", tax, iheieby sav- ing' showmen from an unnecessary expense 1. The old tickets may be used un- til liiey are all gone, no matter how, long >t takes, providing the face of the tickets are over-.stamped \Mth the new higher tax. (The rates must be shown -on the Ucket "under the law ) 2 For a short time after April 1 it will be all nghl lor showmen to use the old tickets without rubber- stamping them, providing" they get permission of the local Collectors of Internal . Revenue. The local col- lectors are authorized by Washing- ton, to Rive such approval for '"a rea- sonable time," but peuni.s.>-ion must be obtained. Theatres are in a quandary as how to work out admission scale sched- ules in accordance with the in- creased tax which goes into eflect April 1, the problem being aggia- vated by the fact that the a\eiMge opeiator wants to remain at even flguies rather than sell tickets on which penny-change is requiredi Range of. scales will probably in- cline, however, in ordei not to di.s- turb the net to the theatre on pi iccs. In addition to the fact that odd- cent admissions complicate book-: keeping and deductions for tax, pennies are now scarce and the- atres, where they are required, are having trouble getting a sufficient amount. Also; the use of pennies slows' up trade at the boxoflice in handhng the coppers that come m or must be pas.sed out m making change. Further, the steel pennies now in circulation cause coiisider- fi■^i?''l(d^'■'ta'^.a^J ;';»^^ b'y: "Hu-ni: -Si'rOMbPi'i!.''. ;./;.;.,.'.;;' :'.:';"' ,.; '.'■ : ' -. .C^ofS.i'af.'t.'.-.hiic'fim'fes '; ■cffco'li'vc.'' aficr, fhc'"dwi'fili'oii.:" ■ I.:' Oater Tandem for Clark .""' .' r':'. Hpll.vwood. Feb. 29 '■ : .GMtocrt. Gtei'ik; p0lM,4^tea pj-cdiiWr ' i,s'sa#ol.ili.ji;g 'l'\\'iP..:'bi»nch'o'.';'pie't«r« :(or' ©arly'. sipj-iiTg .g^H'OftiW^^ .''.-',.:.:■■."' '. '".;'.., '. '.Iteltos ^are .••I'hc-Fi^mistg. ;.Mjiii^hali ot :;Snid«!; ;«t": 'eM ■: ' '^Tl* :.'Ertjiin«,.oi: MWoraitilt*.'^' '■.. :' . ;:. '"^,'^'- ;■. ';:■:': '' - ■' Frijoles for Talcon' \.' '.' '■' } ':.''''^:W<5,il^v?(»d. Fy? 'SS-:' |, .'''.WiJTfeffi;.8«'ute;cliif^.i**fl^ j :pi!.'a';,6tve-'|5jctn'!'t;:;(;i'.HargpPV6^'.te.'^atied.'i^ '■ .21;, ''foJtowt^iajg ■''.''liifebtiafc'' '■;■■..":.', ■,''.;'.:"':.'': ' Lassie's Pooch for Simony /'; ■''';:;■'.' ■.':■' .: ItoJlywood, Feb:;,^,'.' .;:. Metro: 'afeigned:.:..S, ;'^ylva3i^ . .Jo.';'.d.!r'ec't'. "Sk)n of vag.'^iie,''' .:".a '"'ise^jiie': ... . .. , .,-..;;to;''';''tksie.;'.iCo'infr.'''. {^^^ : 'siaating':'.' l',S 0; t3if«;t..;"The'! 3Vp?-i3' t.?with'.;Safe Mai's: !i^..}3r(S&Ceit . ', / ■1 .i.ny;.s'l.e)-j'..j'.8,r,'v,. I. ' 'Staon^ r'ec.ii.j)'tly.;':i5fflo^^^ a.'terig,;;: :!-'M'i')rn©d''. Je&tfi {.'lofflhout'.'job!' ■as-..di'f©c!Wr .''W»,':'::S«»ng '«ii'' ' rip'.'rt'nime.^lcjiji: ,:)hK';, ppeiv:":Rba^'' ■.'iof"; '!2hj&TeS:"'''ft.:' hllpgbrsf Weilnesdayt M»rch 1, 1944 PICT0IIES Barrington Gain Says Facilities For New Distrib Not Available Now Barrington Gain, No. 2 man in the J. Arthur Rank organization, fol- lowing a surve.v of American mar- ket potentialities for British films, yesterday (Tuesday) told "Variety" that he has found that physical facilities for the proposed Rank dis- tribution setup were not available .In the XI. S. at this time. ' 6ain, '-'.who denied reports: that Arthur W. Kelly, head of Eagle-Lion Films (Rank sul>sid) was stepping out as head of this unit, stated that the Rank organization hoped ''event- ually" to set up its own distribution system m the U. . S. Several, proposals, are now under | consideration - by Rank, Gain . re- ported, and decision will be made in due. course as how the British orr ganization IS to operate in America. ■While, Gain said, the new Eagle- Lion unit was at the moment but a nucleus: it is planned to expand ''ultimately." suit of his survey, that there was -a ' substantial market for British prod- I uct in the U. S. | Kelly, meantime, left N. Y. for the Coast last Monday (28). He stated, prior, to. departure, that he planned to line up several inde- pendent producers under pai'tner-; ship— releasing arrangements; with product to be distributed by Eagle- Uon Films. Kelly from accounts, has a five- yew pact with 'the Rank organiza- tion. Gain plans to return , to England shortly to make his full repoit to Rank. A Hot Problem .How to Ivoep c;io! in summer ■ is,,-.^ ' ■.problem.:- , worry |iig, {.'.film; ■hQiise dperatpr.s, with hot weatiieirV in' the; offing' ju-.u refrigeration .fluids .tied .lip ;by ;;waEti.iiid prioi"i- ■■;tiiBSv '. Freezing. iTii.xtur^.'i^ manufactured m large quantities for essential military use but not for theatres. Film circuits are flgaring on reviving the old system of blower 'tans over cakes of ice to lure customers into theatres when the weather heats up. U. S. Curious On Korda s Interest In UA and Metro U. S; Department of Justice is re- ported .iiive.stigating the interests which Sir: Alexander Korda has in both United Artists and in Metro's British production organization. Understood . tliat Wendell Berge; chief of the Department's anti-trust division, is questioning the situation because, of Korda's veto power m UA while at the same time under a long term contract to M-G. ■ Korda from, accounts, has a ftve- year contract , with: Metro with an option for an . additional -five years. It is said to include a profit- participation arrangement. Believed that the Government is going into the situation to deter- mine whether or not Korda's interest in both companies is of a nature which would be contrary to anti- trust provisions. Berge, and more" recently: U. S. Attorney General Francis Bitldle. are also alert to any. : possible "cartel", combinations which may start either now :or after the war. . PRC'S 'MINSTREL MAN' —REACHING EEIC STAGE Hollywood, Feb. 29. PRC's "Minstrel Man," starring Benny Fields; is growing into, an am- bitious production, climbing from $80,000, its original budget, to; more than $200,000, a terrific figure on i that lot. Original orchestra of 20 pieces has been increased to 42, with Ferde Grofe wielding the baton. 'One heavy item of expense, was' the. film rights to the song,' "Melancholy Baby." KORDA ARRIVES IN N.Y4 HUDDLES MAYER EAST Sir Alexander Korda arrived in New York Monday (28) from Eng- land and will confer with Louis B. Mayer upon the latter's arrival from Hoilywood nox'. week. ' K oi is scheduled to stay in .N. , Y. arolihct two \\pel;^ bPlore lefuiuin^ to Eng- land, IS meantime, huddling witk United Artists execs. His first production for Metro in England, "Perfect Strangers," rolls at the Denham studios next..week. Merle Oberon (Lady Korda); is duei in .New York this week. Ma ,;;' wh6 :;:yQj U Prexy in N. Y. Nate Blumberg, president of Uni- versal, has arrived in New York for five weeks of business cbnferences. While in ISSanhattaa he wil attend the meetings on thfr bas]ie lat>or agreement, scheduled to open March 6. Terrific Amus. Tax Collections Indicate Peak Show Kz m Dec. $imOOO Loan For Monogram Pix ; Hollywood. Feb. 29. Monogram's program of expansion has been greatly fortified by iSigriing new loan arrangements which will give the company itp ta $1.000.00(> credit for the period of one year. W, iRay,' Johrtstoi):, .president, and, George D. Burrows, v.p., announced tha.i the'.' credit will, be managed by SfecurityrFirst.; N'ational Bflnk hefe and participants in the deal are .Galj- fornia Bank of Los Angeles and Guaranty Trust CO. of New York. Eight new "A" pictwres are on the Monogram roster instead of si.v. in line with the new eiiqpansion .sched- itle„ announced by officials at a New ■r k saloq m o oting l a st month . — . $40,000 'Ape' Metio, 20th -Fo.x and David O. Seimisk are dickering for the screen rights 'to "The Delicate Ape," novel by .Dorothy ; Hughes. . Bidding reported in the. vicinity ot mom. There Goes Your Lake Hollywood. Feb. 29. -Among the' recent. ■:Storm casualties was an artificial lake, con.structed at a cost of $4,000 by 00 technicians and laborers for Columbia's "Mr. Winkle Goes to War" location in the hills, and wiped . out . in one nighi' toy .'fllrsl.'; Nature. . .;.;''.' . It will cost $4,000 more to build a new lake; REPORT WM. FOX PLANS PIX COMEBACK POSTWAR William Fox is planning to return to the film industry though possibly not. m any direct line of activity such as he was before as president of. the old Fox company. According to intimates, he is re ported wor king on a new develop - men t for pictures that would prob- abiy be introduced immediately alter tlie war is over. There is no indication as to what Fox has up his. sleeve but believed it may be an- other attempt at a wide-screen. He was active many years ago in trying to bring about a wide-screen for aU pictures and theatres. The Wrong Way Washington, Feb. 29. Show biz went through the roof in ; December, with a record-breaking; $167,400,000 for the nation. Figure is reflected in the $16,744,936 ■ in admissions taxes paid to the Bu-' : reau of Internal Revenue last month ; and reported last week. Total is es- '' timated to be abolff 90% pix. and also includes legil, nitories, etc. Tax collection will remain a record until it is broken when the April figures come out in June. The 20% rate which goes into effect April 1 will send the tax soaring, although it;' will not reflect comparable business. To show how the industry is now. riding the clouds, the taxes collected fo/ December, 1942, biz amounted to only .$11,728,489. New York also did a sock job at the b.o. in December. 1943. Returns . for the Third New York Revenue Dis- tricf. all of Manhattan above 23rd street, show taxes of $3,033,552, as ■ contrasted with $546,463, the same ' month a year earlier. To this total, Man hattan ticket specs added an- . TmrR-$22,897-tonjncle-Sanrs~Bifer^— Broadway's niteries, jammed to the ■ eaves, turned in $232,151 to the , Treasury, which is something extra special. It will be interesting to see whether the new 30% tax on night club tabs total- six times the above figure, which is at the 5%.: rate. Coin operated devices fell off In December, with $322,818 in taxes as against $413,111 « year before. Tax on phonograph records sold arbuiid the country in December was a lustv ' $256,235. ; Hollywood sticking it^ head in the sand to watch the parade go by is not an amusing spectacle at this day and date. It's too much like the Hollywood which has been ceasele&sly kidded. ' Specifically, we're talking about the re- cently reported studio edict issued on the Coast that (1) no picture which has not- been on release for one year shall be avail- able for radio broadcasting, and (2) no star shall be allowed to participate, in the broad- casting of any other studio's film. According to "Variety's" information four companies subscribe to this bifarious studio attitude toward radio. They are Warners, Metro, Paramount, and Columbia. Each of them currently has plenty tied up in. mu- sical pictures. Musical films pop to the front right away because they will obviously be the first ob- jective of any counter-attack radio may care to launch. But maybe Hollywood thinks radio is helpless in the matter? Hollywood will find out. Pictures, a business which lives on and by publicity, is again dangerously close to completely banning its product and stars to one of the greatest, and certainly the fast- est, publicity mediums ever devised. The idea is ridiculous. Why? Because three successive weeks of bad business in the theatres and every studio on the Coast will be begging to get back on the air. It was only in the issue of Feb. 2nd that "Variety" reprinted one of Sime's 1930 edi- "tTJTials, a paragraph-of which-saidi '- Bipirs Tax Troubles To Have Day in Court Hollywood. Feb. 29. Willie Bioff's . federal, income tax> evasion case i.<: set for March '4^be- fore Judge Ralph E. Jennev, accord- ing to Charles H. Carr, U. S. At- torney for this district. Carr made the statement to deny a .published report ;fr6»iii''C tilt' . ease had been 'quashed by : the Dept. of .Justice, .He, declared the ac- tion could not be dismissed by Wash- ington Ijetore consulting local ofli- cittls. "// the picture hiisiness is so new that it has bragged over its profit last year, with- out knowing what it is going to he this year, that should be the lesson jor that. Nor should the picture man he obsessed with the erroneous belief the general public depends upon him jor entertainment. This country thrived before pictures." So here is another example of the picture business feeling its weight, intending to throw that weight around, and absolutely ignoring that good will. Within and without the trade, is not won or held by arrogance. The short-sightedness of this latest anti- radio order is either disheartemng or ag- gravating, depending how you look at it. It makes a Hanley Stafford of us because in this instance Hoilywood is doing a Baby Snooks, except that it's riot funny, ■ If the studios get too fresh, radio can make them pay through the nose for their impudence. All the networks have to do is order all tunes from pictures off their webs, then let the studios' music house affiliates take the long way around plugging their songs. And supposing radio gets sore enough to try and induce sponsors to en- tirely give up doing excerpts from pictures? How many one year old films mean any- thing on the air anyway, and under these circumstances what would the sponsors care? The whole thing can lead to a senseless battle and pictures would be in the wrong. It would be wrong because it -would be trying to isolate itself from other branches of showbusiness at a time when there was never more need, and opportua[iity, for the interlocking of all of these branches. "Restraining stars from broadcasting in any other studio's pictures." Doesn't a good picture from any studio help all studios? Help the industry? Has anyone stopped to remember that? How much does a studio spend annually to publicize a star, a star that goes on the air in someone else's pic- ture? Why is that hard to take? Here's 50, 60, 80, 100 radio stations for nothing. Where does it hurt? When has it hurt? Name a picture so hurt. It's reported that Warners and Metro have a special reason for wanting to hold back product and players from broadcast- ing, that each of these two studios would like to sell package deals to a sponsor.. Which is any studio's privilege. But why antagonize people in the doing? Anyway, that explains Warners' and Metro's notio n of how to g o abou t setting up a radio deal. This leaves Paramount and Columbia, each with their top cost mu- sicals about to burst around the country. Are these two going to turn down chances to get either of their pictures on the air or the songs from these films? The Kate Smith show did a scene from a Paramount picture last week and announced another one, from the same company, for this week. The whole thing doesn't make sense. For that reason Hollywood better stick one thing m its hat. They used to estimate, in good times, that 80;000,000 people weekly attended the picture theatres in this coun- try. Right now it's probably more than that. No matter. Whatever that total at- tendance figure may be, let Hollywood re- member that radio plays to more people in two nights than pictures do in a week. Friend, that'.s- publicity. The fastest in the world. That helps make pictures tick. Why wind the clock the hard way? Sid. WarDepLtoOK Scripts on Jap Atrocity Films Washingtem, Feb. 29. War Department has ceme through with new directive on Jap atrocity films, allowing Hollywood a wide leeway in producing the pictures. Ruling , provides that Jap atrocity Sims, which include sections dealing with the Army, shall be reviewed here in scenario form, just as other war pix are. However, there \vill»be no effort to curb atrocity sequences so long as they are probable and in line with the facts. Directive was requested by Allyn Butterfield, who reviews stories for the Army, so that the industry could know exactly where it stood. 'There will be no trouble." Butter- Seld said, "so-long. as the studios use reason and don"t go hog wild The scripts and films will be reviewed ' the same as other war pictures." Butterfield said he was waiting to see the. : finished ■ versions of ■ Re* public's "Death IVIarch," and 20th- Fox's, "Purple Heart." While OWI set up its policy on the atrocity pix on the Coast couple ot weeks back, this is the first pro- nouncement from the Army since the disclosure of the mistreatment of prisoners after the surrender at Bataan. I^ome time back, the Army created a policy for newspaper stories on atrocities which called for them to be based on accurate first hand_expetiences_and_pers£mal_Efe^ ports. Butterfield pointed out, how- ever, that this would, not fit Holly- wood since films are primarily fictional in nature. 4 RKO THEATRES^ FEB. 22 RECORD, TOPS NEW YR. RKO Theatres circuit hit an all- time high for gross receipts in the New York houses last Tuesday (22), Washington's Birthday. Some 40 RKO houses grossed $115,000 for the .day as compared with around $70,000 New Year's. 'Touhy' Facelifted By 20th for FBI Approval Hollywood. Feb. 29. After six months on the shelf, "Roger Touhy," 20th-Fox prison pic- tuie, 1, being revised by Bryan Foy to meet the approval of the FBI. Federal bureau ob,icctod to several sequenees. cJeislihg with tlie, gangs^^^ escape .and' siib.sequont. capture. Pic- tu're; v;ill be relea.scd if riGcesSary de-. letion.s, added scenes are okayed. 10 ITf^AfMU}'* March 1, ]9,(iUll:PCl 1)1 p,.de6isioi,V ioi" AYSl'Wi'sin : Superkir cQtii'lv 'Klici'^ E. PjioneK'ia ■ T.tUccI but . ihe' dejiiul-rcr ill c cl by (he , S cvC>e 11 .A et 0 rs G u II d, iiii d ■ gijy e llie ■Qviiid i 3' tia to. answer, the, etitdip's an)oitci4dr.e,oiiipVniiit., ,' :R:tiJi:iig' ; jiicafis-thttithc ;Kiso:v\vyi;;go,i0iV';tHal,^ BftainM the entouomeiit of Rule 33 iRHid' the. ng)it-:,ta cliejiiaijdj 'damages,' ■'^ 'Riilfi; 33 ;:CaHs ;foi: ; Ml sateties .'for filin ■ plaj.'prs ill- . .piAtirfes, , r^^ of tlio: time they ..are employed, even for bit pai'ts or waVli-On mUis. Suit is based on the action' of. the., iGViild ill iiivokhig' the rHle' .Qii .the ,:p,rp"dt;ii;-. tion of •'HqllywoQjS- dantSdn," ^a semit; patriotic pifctttre. Av.hich .WbilliJ;:- hJive tinned o\ej $250 000 out of it$ profits to the Hollywood Canlecji Guild charged the .'.stiidio-;, with' 'tiTan^^ . "hig'lj pressure" pl.ciy eris ;i,nto; appcar- in.g . in the; .picture ''at. . saViiri'eis. ■ less- than thcv ueie accubtomed to receive.;, ., ■ . ■ Studio contended that the rule , would force payment of $150,000 to" $200 000 to some playeis lor a bucC sequence or a walk-through "All that'W.arndrs has flsjied?:' .thie Studio's, aiTionded ;oomplaiut' 'decIa,i-e^^^^^ free and ,,unrestriGted right 'to nego- tiate: with 'artists oil; a' strictly coin-: .mcrciat basis for their Services in the pictme ' Warners original demand to.r.$500,- 000 damages was omitted from the amended complaint, although the company reserved the light to ask for damages The picture had been in production approximately three weeks befoie it was shelved. SPU Vote Hearing Set for March 6 Hollywood, Feb, 29. Kational Labor Relations Boaid »et Mai ch 6 for heanng the petition ol the Screen Players Union for an election of Class B membeis of the Scieen Actois Guild to de' ' .'■ ;'. J.anie.s' Crd,^'; pldyWl.;Option piekfe^^^^ itp .bj* 20tli-FQ?c,,:'*:;, ■, -;' '■ Ronnie StgalonJ dancer, signed by iMetro :; .-Sllai'iaii '.'.^McManiis drew .■. moppet ticket-'Eit^Mclrp,'.',^; ;■':;; V ' • ',' .■■ Hai'vey, Jtiircis renewed as actor' by ,2D(h-Fpx;:' ;^ ■.■ ■ '. ■';':'-''''■ ■,;";:■-'■';,•.', Dick Currier, film editor, signed by Monpgram... ;'v ■ ^ Minii ■-. Chandler's' player , option litted by Paiamount. Tom Con^sav lenewed by RKO ♦♦•M-f-f-f-l Lefty's Notebook By Joe Laurie, Jr. Julie Gibson's player option lioi.stcd by Paramount. , ' , , Rus.sell Wade, actor, renewed by RKO ;': Virginia Morris' play er pact ■., re-, newed by Paiamount, COL'S RETROACTIVE SALES DRIVES; 2 YRS. First known occasion where a sales drive IS being made retroactive to cover two seasons, tiie current film year as well as 1942-43, is : the one 'which Columbia ha.s inaugurated, known as "Dates to Win." Extending to June 22, it will take In business that was done by the Vaiious branches and sales made back to the 1942-43 season, with fewaids based upon that yeai's deals RS ^;well': as .thpse closecl Up , to" ; the jiiiie date. • ' Drive will be high'.ii;h".cd by the broadest distribution of awaids Col has ever set up. A total of 24 blanches out of 31 will share, headed by the equivalent of four weeks' sal- aiy for the fust four, and three weeks for the ne\t four based on ;. resuMs .shown. ■ Under ; the award .setup,, division slipervisersi hrahch ,iliaiiag'ei-.i ,salesra,eo,: ofiice ijianagers •and bookers :in the Srexctianges wili ; Have an bppp.vttini ty, tb participate to the distribution of prizes. -::■•■■: . ■ -.t WB's Net Operating Profit Up $260,000 In 1st Quarter '43-'44 Warner Bros, net .operating .profit rose , less than $260,000 in the first three months of the new fiscal year, as compaied with the fust quarter of the 1942-43 fiscal year Repoit issued last week shows $1,9&1,730 net after al! charges including Federal taxes, as against $1,723,383 foi concspond- irig period a year ;agp, Cortipany's quarter, which etided. last. Nby.. 27, shows profit equal to 53c on- 3.701,090 common shares as compaied with- 43c in comparable period a year be- fore, but after provision; for divi- dends on preferred then outstanding: :,L,Warners noteS tiiat 'prbvisipri w ntade for XlosSes on fixed ais.Sets,' ailipunting , to $250,000, sold subse- quent to; Nov. 27. 1943. This covered real estate and theatie propeity dis- posed of Corporations gross income totalled $34,413,961 for the fiist or better than $4,000,000 over the $30,^ 111,163 shown for the." three months ended Nov 28, 1942 Provision for Federal / taxes amoiinttd ':. to . $3,945,000, including $120;POO .c.re,tWt>lpr debt -'retii'crnent and $210,000 post-war lefund both deducted from total, as againM $4,- 450,000 in coi responding peuod last year. Waineis showed $12 938,563 cash in tlie U S as of Nov 27 last year as compared with $8,948,791 on Aug. 31, 1943, Melton in M-G Tollies' Hollywood Feb 29. James Melton, MetiopoJilan opeia and .ra'ciip ^ing:er,',Qliecl5s 'i.ii at Meii-o' Maich 10 (01 a role in 'Zicgtcld Fol- ■.^ 'lies:S;".;; . ■.;'. ...,i.;...; '-<■.■■ ^ ■ i' :.r . ^,■ .: . Ciist Icacii? sighed 'for' IhoVpieto : to: date,fii'e Fred:Astairb, Jiminy biK ,ratitev.tLiiiill0.38all anjj yjctor ^Mbxire; SANDBURG EAST 'TIL JUNE . ; ,i€:arr ^andburg:;- ^yiio ,'is^'^^^^^^^^ ■::brigitt!il fpr^. Metro, 'to,' 'bpi-prpduced ^py ;Sidi'iBy- Fra^^yin^:^;^:as'_ postponed his fria tp,'the;:Studib: '■ .■ ;'■,;: ':,^''' , , .OrigiiiaHy.',' !ich!fedulcd, ,to '' ':go_.: tlii.s '..mfHitli ,;he.. Vno.W ' •plans' •'to : rnalie' . the; trek in June. Manpower Woes Anew for Amus. Washington, Feb 29. Show bu manpower headache is due for a new high; according to latest dc\ clopmenls here ; TippiT . caiii'e ; ill- the - President's; slaf eineiit Saturday (26) in which .lie in'dicafed that, most deferments for non-tatheis fiom 22 to 26 will be wiped out in the near lutuie Pie- Peail Haibor fathers in this age gioup aie also due to be guibbed right and lelt While the film and radio indus- ;tfieS" have :sprtte,:^s§ential '4 tions on a nationwide basis and some tlieatre jobs, have been labeled loijal- iy ■essential, .i the , new -drive to .meet the ;q;uptas: of. the;Army arid the Navy will ;, probably ; get. by July 1, . the; bulk of those deferied who aic un- der 26. Mr. Roose\elt threw out a stiong sugg.-stion as to how to till the gaps in the lanks ot civilian businesses: which will feel the squeeze. He' ■■aid: ■-",''> ' ■:■■■'':■':■-':' .v.'-i,.'''.''^:..- . "The overage, men, the pliysically disqualified, the returned spldier- and the won-.en of the .nation must be used \more' effectively- to replace- the able-bodied :rfle.n' in;'eritic£i,l 'industrjf and agriculture." ,;:'■ ;■' .> ; -'• "1 Numoeis released by the armed forces due to wounds, other physical di.sabiiity and, for,, otWr tfeasbBS is near]y::100,U00 monthiyv'Some indus- tries- are -going after these people in oiganized fash on. Show biz, to date, haff done little about it. Strolling Through Film Screen, New Vandalism Louisville, Feb 29 ■ 'ifee, -last ^str,a,\v' 'ih' ■vandalism .was perpetrated li,.st week at the Ken- tucky ' -(S.witpw ,Brbs. ■ sub.sequ-erit) pn the. ; : mairt: ,sl'e!iTii' ., when :ybuths entercfj the tbeatire aftei' closing; time.: from an alley, and- proceeded -to-' walk through the screen, with, a property daiiiage; ai)ioLinting, to $500. Culpr,its \ve're not: apprehended, and opera loV,s of-: llie liouse,,, al'Q ,at a Ips.s to Under- .stijiiEl why; tfi6-;deed -wa,s .conirnittcdi ,a.s- the ■ v:andals'.; pertainiy;';. -is^er'e -nb-t .l3;yir!|;';fo:'crasii ^the'hpus^ tfie.,pis;-'';'V'-'";-' yr-' wr ''-/ '•'(■ ' I:/'.': House' /has ->%ib "stage; 'sb^oiijy "W'iiy. ilie deiinqucn'is co:i!d euicr t!io house pto.p:«r...vvfVS, by walking thrbugh. the .<-crocn. S.T.all .-uriour.l oi caiMi.v '■i\:,1s' stpleti',: ;;but ;oth'erwi'se-',nPi,h-i,jig .was. diiitiirbcy.;.. ':':' .■..■;;■ ? '.■ Dear. Joe: ' ■;,:■■■ . ■..:;':,...'.'"■■, ; ^v^;-; - OoPlacro!!; Ciil.^ '■ ; ivie and; Aggie, just ■rinished,,a,,bpQk:ealt written; by'; W'i:liiaht: Mbultoii.;l\tai-sl^ ■ and-^Johii^^ Keflry!-Fellpr,' iitibli>iii8d by-Bjchard:R.'-Smi.l:lV t'or 'tfii'ec\^ .:,'.'.:'';>;',.''"■:;■.' Thus book IS about Ficdiick Fieeman Proctor, the founder and owiici of the lamous ProtlO'vciK'tnt of thcaties He started in "how bu.sinr^s --ay that Proctor .sued for .dis.soUition o!:' tlie partnership: and won. Proctor was one of the heads of the United Book- ing: OlTicev w'.hieh; made many a pretty -penny, from charging- 5% -to the actois to book them. Pioctoi was also the first to make the actoi play Sundays in New Yoik on his out-ol-town contiacts that didnt allow Sunday show* He was one ot the lust to leplace vaudeville With slock companies, ha\ing,had the finest stock companies m the city. Pioctor maiiied Georgie Lingard, a talented and populai soubiet ot the '90's, and they lived very happily on their large estate at Laiclimont It was the only maiiiage for each and it lasted many years. Mis Pioctor IS still alive and i.s » great ta\oiite with her neighbois. The book seems to have been wiitten "lUst for the lecoid ' Im sine Pioctoi could have told a lot about the inside of vaudeville th.it would have made good reading, . but , even if he was alive he : was not t he type. 1 o ; le'.l anythiiig^ abou! his. or, anyone else's part in t!ie great bu.siiie'y.s 'of • vaudevJIe He was veiy loyal to his employees, was the lust to give them ; insurance, etc. When: he died he, left mo.st of them some money: aiso -left - a lot of money to the Actois' Fund and the National 'VaudeMllo Aiti.sls Something many of the gieat manageis who made millions in the vaude- ville field foigot to do All' ill all, the book is okay, for "the record'' but doesn't r.dd anything to the gieat unwiitten histoiy of vaudeville At that, if biought b.ak ; many pleasant memories to me and Aggie of the Proctor circuit,.; on :Wlii(;h.' we spent many happy years. I wish .lules Ruby were alive today '.o bock us into Pioctoi's Newalk so we could meet our old pal Louis Golding, the manager. Sez Your pal, V'-;; ■"•';;-■'",--•'■.■■" ;:;,„-^>"', ':-:"-.•'':-■ :. ;';>'-;•"■:..;."■■'-::■ '^ •■:■'.";•■■-:', :Lc|ti/; I PEACE, IT'S WONDERFUL Usually Scrapping :NW Pixmen Now More tilubby ITALIAN 'BERNADEHE' FILM BEING RELEASED :, ■'A' producedfiV-,Fraii'ee'. fllm,,':ih- the Italian language, made several year.s ;agp - and known as -'La.; Vita 'Dl .Beriiadette,",, is': how;Vbeing; offered ;C,oi:io'urreht: with pre-release engage- .ments ;of ,20th-FOx's "Song, of Berna- :defte;'^ ;current;- oh; N- Y., arid :Los^ Angeles,- engagem'ents. ,•, ' - -': ■ . , Tia'i-K.ted 'La Vila Di Bcina-- dejte", hneans ''The Life; of Berna- ;''•; . S'cl on ; I.; Mill cr prod uecs,'; th, Alan :La;(!d iii- tlte' rbftia!! ; tead ;atid Brlaii; Doi-ilcv'y ''as the ■i^ldppe.K- ■ - „; . ' : '.■ - ; ; ■. - Minneapolis, Feb 29 Getting together of independent exhibitprs,: branch ' riiahagers, film .salesrneiT and e.'cchange emplbyees at .NortliweSt Variety . club and ;Peel Fellow, club sociarafl'airs is having the efiect of improved relations withm the industiy m this teuitory where Iheie has been much belliger- ency, according to tiade leadeis. It's declared that theie's les-s an- tagonism among the conflicting film elcments npw than at !any time with.- ih' nsemory.- Independent exhibitbi^S show a friendlier attitiide. toward /the blanch manageis and salesmen. This has helped to make the lob of film selling easier and moie pleasant than in the past, the trade leadei.s say. An important factor in the situ- ation, however, is said to be the ^?'^^H^:*'P^'^^t'''8/^'esults ,in; iTiaity: of .the"' theatre» situations.; Most , of the .independeht diretiits aiid many of ttie Indiyidtial. .. independent' exhibitors aie enjoying prosperity, alihough, of comse, theie are numeious excep- tions, It's declaied by the exchanges RogeliviifTTRiley" Hollywood, Feb 29." :;L)fe ,ot ,: jatTie5^- Whitcom'b,^ Rljey' Hosier;poet :of. W past geiiei-alibn,' will :be fll.fried at , Republic . .with Albert ;S.', Ilpgell prpd,udng; and=- directing frornvhis.,, o-wn: story, ,;i;The >Lif6: of Riley " '':• ; Jo%'Wa}?f);e':is slatsd i!6r;tte haiiie rote,: '-with Martha ■Scott' •■as iemw. .-star:-; ■ •;;;-, ■.-.; ■;r.-'"' -'■ '■ REP'S 'HUERICANE' DICKER Republic i.s. dickering for the screen :,i1«lilf!-: tb "Let, :thfc. Hitrtifiahe Roai," lund by Rose Wilder Lane, flj'f!i;fl)nbli;,lu;rf abj;(tit :JQ;- years: ago. ; It I'R Witty ,i;ppoarll-ie,'Reiid- ei s Di^f St MONO'S DOZEN SCRIBES HIGH FOR THE STUDIO Hollywood, Feb 29 Monogram's scribblirtg staff has reached an all-rtmle high this week with 12 scnpters on the 1944-45 pio- gram.- ^ ; ■; - ,;. ;"-- '''■ ;- ;:::'-';:'■•:';,' ,'■ ''■; Writers aie Arthui Cae^ai, Fi.,nk Beritick . Wisbar, George Sayfe,;. Charles R. Marion, George Callahan, Haiiison Oikow, Houston Bl<'(nch, Tim Ryan, Eddie Davis Robeit Ed- monds, Earle Snell and Fiank H. Young. Ex-U. S. Attorney Reps Theatres Vs. Stagehands St. Louis, Feb 29. Russell Ilaidy, ioimei Asst to the U. S Attoiney-Genelal and who fig- ured piominently lu the anti-tiust proceedings heie scveial jeais ago against the major flicker producers, et al , has been retained by local flicker house owners who nie en- gaged in a tiff Witli the Stagehands' Union, Local 5, over a wage increase demand Hardy and Jame.s Aithur, of the Fanchon & Mai-co local p,r,-', ganizatipri, ■■ who ,is head, of a cbminit- tee, representijig the theatre pvyriers, liav'e ; beeii: , in a riumber .of' hilddJes; pieparing for a p a. befoie the WLB, where the controversy will linally be decided. Last week the thcatj-e owneis fi'id their answer with the Kans.is Citv WLB, and the .siagehand.s are expect- ,: e,d to:;do likewise'currently,;; It'is exr' . pected that Washington will be the scene ot the next meeting to iron out the problem. COL.'S NEW DIRECTOR ■: Dpn.ald- S. ,Straienv',has bee'n--''«^^^^ a. niertiber,,..pf .•;,doluiri.bla;, Pictures di-; leUoiate. He's a partner of Hallgaiten & Co , N Y a dncctor of U S Leather Co and Stahl-Meyet Co, He also is president of Tiaveleis Aid Society. Wednesday, March 1, 1911 PICTURE GROSSES IS 'Gung Ho,' Bangup $25M Leads Chi Filmers; 'B'klyn'-Herman Strong 52G Chicago, Feb 29 -f Despite Iicnt, indications point to good giobses. all over Loop this week "Gung Ho," at the Palace, looks strong '1)25,000. "None Shall Escape," cm Brst full week at the little' Gar-; lick IS v\ow $21,000 Chicago, with ' Whistling in Brooklyn" and Woody Herman orchestra on the stage can't , miss $5^,,O00v while/the Orientali:;wiyi: ''Woman..o{ the Town" arid Datite.'bn st.mc IS headed Jlor fine $24,000. ' Gii 1 Ci azy" continues good at the United Artists with $20,000 in second ■■■W^el5x>' " :::'V ".['.' '■' ■..i^v-':'';,' Estimates fon This Weeic Apollo (B&K) (1,200, 50-85)— "Ciosb Lorrdine" (M-G) and "Mine- sweepci ' (Pai). Nifty $12,500 Last week Jack London" (UA) (2d w'k) 4 davs, and •Loiiaine" (M-G) and "Minesweeper". (Par), 3 days,: slick $12,000 Chicago (B&K) (3,900. .50-85)— v"Whistlihg, . Bropklyn" , : (M-G), and Woody Htiman oich on stage Strong $52,000 L.ist week ' No Time Love ' (Pan llri wk) and v,iiirip hill hn.irl- ed by Phil Regan, stiong $45 000 Ganiok (B&K) (900 50-83)— . "Noiie .Sftajl: -Escape"- -(CoD Sniash :$2l,Q.0D. ;. .Las.t- v^eek- 'iodg^r" (20th). (2d wk), 5' days, and "City Stopped Hitlei" (Par), and "None Shall Es- cape' (Col), 2 days, hea\j $15,000 Giand (RKO) (1,150; 40-85)— "Tai- zan's Desert Mystery" (RKO) and "Sultani Daughter" (PRC). Giand $10,000. .Last ;week "Butler's .Sister" lU) and Ghost Ship" (RKO) (4th week in Loop), $9,000. . Oriental (Iroquois) (3,200; 40-85)— "Woman of Town" (UA) and Dante, mamtiaii on stage. Fine $24,000 Last week "Racket Man" (Col) and Tommy Doisey orch on stage, lec- orci-bicaking ,,56,000, teirihc loi this spot. Palace (RKO) (2,500; 40-85)— "Gung Ho" (U) and "Swingtime Johnny" (U). Big $25,000 La&t week "Highei, Highei" (RKO) and "Rookie Burma" (RKO) (2d wk), sparkling $17,000. Roosevelt (B&K) (1,500: 50-85)— "Desert Song" (WB) (2d wk) Staunch $24,000. Last week great $31,000. State-Lake (B&K) (2,700, SO-85)— •Cuiie" (M-G) (6th wk). Solid $20,- 000 Last week excellent $24,000. United ArtisU (B&K) (1,700, 50- 85)— "Girl Crazy" (M-G) (2d wk). Robust $20,000. Last week smooth $27,000. Woods (Essaness) (1,200; 50-85)— Re\enge Zombies" (Mono) and Whispering Footsteps" (Rep) (2d wk). Snappy $14,000. Last week bulliant $18,000. "Lost Horizon" (Col) (revivals), Sur- prisingly big $7,000. Last week, "Lifeboat" (20th) C2d run), leaky $4 500 Lyric (RKO) (1400; 35-65) — 'Fighting Seabees" (Rep) (2d uk) Swell $7,000 on heels of $12 500 kiclc- ofl, for season's record in this thea- tre Palace (RKO) (2 600, 35-65)— "Gu\ Named .Too' (M-G) Gieat $19 500 Last . week. 'iTender Comracie ■ (RKO), big $17 000. Shubeit (RKO) (2100; 35-65) — "Tender Comrade" (RKO) Movp- dv'ei'.. ■■Nifty $6,Q00. - .'Lgisf. '..wisek;, "Cuue" (M-G), fourth downtown sesh, five days, slbw $3,200. lodger' Super $12;500, Seattle; love' Smash 19G, 'Desert' 12G, H.O. -SeatUe,-Fab,-2a.- ' No Time for Love" is the big gtosser cuirently with smash total at the Filth Ave , but "The Lodgei " is raj:e,d .serisalionai at ; the Music HaU, giving that hbi,ise. its .biggest session, in weeks, "Desert Song" continues strong on second steuiza at the Or- pheuiti. : ■ Estimates for This Week Blue Mouse (Hami ick-Evergieen) (800, 40-75)— "Curie" CM-G) (4th wk) Big &6,000. Last weelc, "Ghost Ship" (RKO) and "Doctor Death" (U) in tour days fair $1,900 rifth Avenue (H-E) (2,349, 40-75) — "No Time Love" ■(Par); Smash $19,000 Last week, "Curie" (M-G) (2d wk), lant> $11 .300 Music Box (H-E) (850; 40-75)— ' Butler s Sister" (U) (4th wk). Solid $5 500 Last week, grand $6,900 Music Hal! (H-E) (2,200, 40^75)— 'The Lodgci" (20th) and "Rookies Burma" (RKO). Sensational for this house at $12,500. Last week, "Around World" (RKO) and "Minesweeper" (Par), nice .$8,700. Libritv (.J & vll) (40-65)— "Re turn Vampire" (Col) and, "Ghost Walks Alone" (Col) (2d wk). Trim $8,500. Last week, hot $9,000. Oipheum (H-E) (2.600, 40-75)— "Desert Song" (WB) (2d wk). Great $12,000 after last week's sensational $22,800. Palomar (Sterling> (1.350, 30-75)— "Unknown -Guest" (Mono) and vaude. Fair $8,500. Last week, swell $10,700 for "Cowboy Canteen" (Col) and stagebill. Paramount (H-E) (3,039, 40-75) "Iron Ma]0i" (RKO) and "Aldnch Boy Seoul" (Par) Good $10,500 Last week, "Higher Highei" (RKO) and 'Gangway Tomorrow" (RKO) tall $12,000 Roosevelt (Steiling) (800, 40-75)— "Higher Highei ' (RKO) Moveo\er from Pai amount Big $5,500 Last week„.''G.ung Ho ' (U) .(3d wk), great $6,200, . Winter Garden (Sterling) (800; 15- 30)— "Girl Cia7V" (M-G) and "Young Ideas" (M-G) (3d run) Good $4,000. Last week, "Sahara" (Col) and "Lady Takes Chance" (RKO) (3d run),' $4, 400. First Runs on Broadway {Subject (0 Change) (Week of Mai eh 1) Astor — "Lifeboat" (20lh) (8th week ),'... . '.V.^ ... (Rctieu!e,ci i)v"V8iiM>'''^ ' (UA) ■■(R^View.ed in "yariely" J?eb..,2). v. Ciitetion — 'Standing Room Only" .iPar) (2d. week). ■'. (Rev'tQxoed in "ViU'iety"' . jaii. 5) .; ; ■ Globe— ' The Uninviied" .(Par) ' (3d week). [\ii{eviejbe'd i!l;',''Varlpty" jfiii; 5) HoUj wood— "Passage to Mai- seillc' (WB) (3d week). ■ : (Reuietueti -in "Variety '.-Feb, 16) . Music Hall — 'Up in Arms" ^:'(H^?;p-(3oldwyri)..' ■ ' ;.i— "The Sulh"ans' (20th) (4th week) (fieuieiuccl i?!" Variety'" Feb: 9) - Stiand— "In Out Time" (WB) (4th week). ■ {Reviewed in " Variety" Feb: 2) ' ' With a few exceptions, .business .o^i Broadway is; off. keel . this-, w^ek, .first of the :Lehteh . . season. . While thiit may n6t he. hurting .so; appi'eei.ably,, since it hasn't in recent ycAi-, bad weather over the weekend biought a sharp letdown in most spot'; However, nothmg »stopped the Paramount show of "Lady in the Dark" and Xavier Cugat band plus Dean Murphy. Brought in on Wash- ington's birthday (22), when $22 000 was grossed, house ended the hrst week Monday night (28) at $130,500, new all-time high Old lecord was the . $112,400 .grossed . Ne.w ... .Year's week in 1943 with "Star Spangled Rhythm "'Benny Goodman band and Frank Sinatra; . ' Par bn ; last Satur- day .. (26) , ■ when doing .. seven Show.* atid grinding urttil '4 ;a:in.- -at a. $.1.5,0 topi took ' in- ,$24.0.00v highest; f or.\;an:y Saturday. In order to get in seven . sfa^eshows.' that- -day /and... six ..bn •all- othei'S, .. which will cdiitintie,:' Wialter- "SNOW WHITE' HOT ISG, CINCY Cincinnati, Feb 29 It's a gala week for Cincv box- otflces Only newcomei, "Guy Named Joe " IS hefty at the Palace "Snow -\yhite"..is encoring tc) a house record for the Giand on lU loissue pieem .here. "Guy Named Joe" t.s wharn at Palare Combo Albee is busk on "Actidn in ..Arabia," aiid Bill Robin- ■ .son- topping - : vaude; - "Bernadette" slipped at Capitol and goes out alter thii, its second, session Estimates (or This Week Albce (RKO) (3 100, 44-85)— "Ac- tion in .Arabia'! .(RKO) plus Bill Rob-. :i,n son , otiiers,. on stage,' Fahcy $25,000. Last week ' Woman of Town ' (UA) and Vaughn Monroe orch heading vaude lineup, favorable $2'3 000 (apitol (RKO) (2,000 7i-$nO)— . ,''Bernadeft6" -:(2dfh) ■-.(2d w-Ic). Fair $12,000, and. ending stay here, ; Ol-iay .;.$20.000 on .kickoffi : ; ^ :. FamiU (RICO) (1 000 25-.'55)— "Al- ways Budesmaid" (U) and "Pride ot , ;.Plaiiis''. . (Rep), split- Skiih ' "&host ' ,WalJc»- -Alonje" (Gol)., and-."Uneen.'- -,soi-ed''v(20tlT):,' /Above par at:$2.60Q. .Last : . week. . "jitriibna- -Whirlwind" '■■(]V:ionb) -a-i-id. "She's -for Me'' (U). d;- v.ided- w'lth ■ "TiinbA" ■ Q^^^ (Par) .■ and '.'■■Ridi.n.g.; Wc'st'''-.(Cb^ . pe.rked lb. $3,000; Ijcst. Aliure here in.,sdme.,tiiti.e. OiaiHl (RKO) (1,430 35-65)— ..''Siibw'. White'.' ..(.BK(3);-(reviv:il);. Sock . $.18;0O0 for.iiow lioq.s.e:- i'.eeord. by wMfs' ..■■•niar,gin..' Molding.. ' bpphiji.g. lier'ft .on :.: WasHingtoiJ's B.rrthday k.ej-ed flO.-ci'iy,' - .f-otir-staie ; showing. slpoiiso.iied.' .by ■...;:Wfr-W-,-...w'.hich; '■put:., bn .terrif ttirco- ■.-,weel(:'adv;ance..-eahipaign.. . E..KpJ,6i£a-^. .turn ill aU,'t6w-hs bol..slered' by p.a. pt .' sbpara.te, :Uni'ts ol!- sev'ei'i dwart's. brigi- ,. iia.I Siipvv. .White Vv.oice, etc. Deews . Ta.vlor .fsicfccd nfity! Sho-w: White ji'biee .-.ifrojiT .foiir! Kkt(3-ftna]i^t!i/.Winhe'i':;*atf . (:\ro\\nied:b\-s'-Ohio's .Gov.eiiibr -Bricfccr - .-■at.. banqu'6t. in fjethor.land-Ptar;J St(?p.iiii'Vg -vig-ljt' .al.ohs ..ai'tw.'.-sniipljy "Happened One l^ight' (Col) and SH,000 foi Just se\cn days. lifeboat' N.S.H. !|;iO,000, Prov.; 'Seabees' Fast 14G Providence, Feb. 29. Loew's State's "Guy: Named Joe shares 4he holdover: spot with Sifrand's "Fighting .' Seabees" this .week and botli: are doing: nicely. The first . ruiis- aren't: up, to Snuft'.. "Life- boat" IS a bit disappointing at the .Majestic. ■'.,.;:■ '..'; ■'■:' Estimates for:This Week . Albce (RKO) (2,300, 30-50)— "Women . " Bondage" . : (Mono )'-; and "Sultan's Daughter" .(Mono). -Not too' sfrohg at $8,500-. Last' weeki. "Ali Baba'': (U) and. "Mobnlight Vermont'.' (U) (2d wlc), great: $10,000: .- . : : Cailton (Fuv-Loow) (1 400 30-50) -=^"KaRRv Lahd"-. (20th):. and "Week- end. P.a.s3'r.(U) (2d- run) ..-Nice $i3,800V 1. Last '■ week; ■ "Fri'sdo, Kid''- (WB):' and ".Hii:iio.n :p:bli:.ar-::Baby" :'(WB). -:.:(r'e- i^sues). ditto.-: ■ -': ''-'-.- :: ■ -Fay's- .(Fay): .t^'fi^P, . 30.^50 )-f-"Pride' o.£ ■ J'lains' ■ ( tii' ■ artd- "vaude: , on , stago; Neat -: $7,000. :'Last ' w:eek; "Meh ' on Mind"': (P'itC )-arid: vaude, -gobd $6,000.- -: Majestic :,-(Fay?. .(2,200;- 30-50)— ^ "LU'eboal" - (-SCJIK); A: bit di-sappoihl^-- iiig: ^at .'$10.dOQ.: Last: we.isk,,,"'liappy Ijanct''-. ■(:2()th)- and ."Weekend Pass'- :U1, s0-.Sb S9,000. . Mctiopolilan (Smdei) (3 200, 36- .^.9 )4-T''Sile.iit .-Bai'rie.rs'':- .(Inaie-)-.' ■■and Louis..: Prama:. oi'c'h . heading. :slagc :S1)0<\:. . :Ail ; righf ::;$8;0pO: . on .:.S-day. .vi'eeliond.:' r'iin. Last week. ; "Whisper-: ing':; F6:'ot^-t.eB:s'" :.(Ren.)' ': an.d,.' -Marcy, 'McCJuire ■.houding:' stage' slio\y, .:slQVv- $5,()00 -thro.e-cia'y ■w'eelcen.d .run. .;' ■.'■ ' .State (Ldew.) (3,200;- 30-:50-)i™^"(3uy .Named , Joe'' '!.'Vr-Ci-)..(2'd .\vk')-^' Pii'esei'rt- lia'pe- .Holds :ou:t;'.ho.pe -[or :swe1r:.$15.,0p0 ' er knbcki'ng'.on: .'bloclc-btisfer $33,- 'AG Baba' Rich $21,1)00, Denver Denver, Feb 29. . All. Baba'' is leading the picture; pack this week, day-date at Denver and Esquire "Girl Ciazy'' also is big at Orpheum, and holds. - '.'Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' is strong enough for third- session at Denham. . ' Estimates for This Week Aladdin (Fox) (1,400, 30-65)—^ "Fighting Seabees" (Rep) and "Beautilul But Bioke" (Col), after a weelj at: each Denver, Esquire. Fine: $7,000. Last week. "Lifeboat" (20th) and ' Swingtime Johnny'' (U). aftei; Denver and Esquue, good $6,500, Broadway (Fox) (1,040, 30-65) — "Fantaiia" (RKO). Nice $6,000. Last week. ''Cry Havoc' (M-G) and "Career Gul" (PRC), after week at Orpheum, good $4,000; : Oenham (Cockrill) (1750 30-60)— "Miracle Morgan's Cieek' (Par) (2d wk). Fancy . $12,000. anri stays a :tlii'rd, : Last; weeltj sma.sh '$17,000. :.. -■ Denver (Fox) ' (2.525: 30-85)— "Ali. Baba'- (U) and ' Casanova Burlesque" '(Sep).: day-date with Esqiiir.e. : Smash $17,000 Last week, 'Fighting Sea- bees' (Rep) and "Beautiful :But: Broke" (Col), also: at Esquire; nice $14,500 Esquiie (Fox) (742, 30-65)— "All Baba" (U) and "Casanova Bui- lesque" (Rep) also at Denvei Nice: $4,000 or ovei Last week, "Fighting Se:abees''':.(R.ep) and ''.Beautiful iBut. Broke;' , (Col), .aLso: Denver, : about: same.. ■. Oipheum (RKO) (2 600 30-65)— "Girl Cia/>' fM-G) and 'Escape to :DangeT" (RKO).: Grand $i4.!3O0., Last week, "Ghost Ship' (RKO) and -George White "Scandals'' oh stage, sxash S18.000. ':'-: .;" Faiamoiint (F0\) (2,200, 30-50)— "Rains Came" (20th ) and "Under Two Flags"-.:(20th) (reissues), .Gigod' $8,000. La.st week. "Around:. Woi^d" (RKO) and -'Racket Man". (Col), fine $10 000 Rialto (Fox) (878: .30-65)— ''Life- boat"- ■ (20lh) and . .'-'.S-w in gti raC: ..TOhflhy" (U). "■(i'i'a. -Denver,.: Aladdin, Esquire -route.-' 'bkay.i;$3.500;,, ;LaSt •week, ■ :."De.sert .. Song':' . '•( WB) . :; a.nd '''Whisperihg 'FOotstep.s" (Sep), after Denveiy:. Aladdin, Esquire,- . a.tsbut same. . ;.'... ':" - ::-' V' ',■':'■ ':•■ . Dare,..Wa til,.:i s ;l j'e ii ig-. i :;ii( .£roi>t^ performances:' ■;': :-^' ' '■: ■'■':::'■:■:-.::■ :.-' Another, new sh6w:';o£ past "week' 'was "Standing Rooni OHly;":,'w.hi'ch fititshe^; its initial seveh day^.. at -the Critericin .Monday -Sveriihg (28): ;at $3.5,000,: very - gobd;'. .Th'e . Globe, .iare- 'viouSly. on Saturday (19) brought in, .''The . Uhinvited'^ : and ' with - .aid ^ . 0^^ Wa'shingtbh's birthday- , struck -• $S5,'*" 000, a- record for that operation. "Uninvited." now in its first hold- over session, IS bucking the general .downward trend' - adhiirably;: " and should hit $27,000 or near to that, going fuithci'. "No Greater Love' :Russian-niacle -which .opened at the '■^ictonai last: Thursday: (24) i.s :doi.hg .exoeptibnally :well and oh the first week will hit $14,500. Among holdovers retaining fine pull IS "Bernadette'- which- endedMts fifth weeic at the ..Rivoli at, near to $53,000, big: Another exhibiting good strength in the face- of conditions is the Cap biU of ''Song of Russia/' Lionel. Hampton orch and others; On current (3d) week, the gross should get to $55i000. Other holdovers are .down. "A Giiy Named Joe,''. on ?sec- ond run at the State, with Benny Carter orcii on stage; is doing very well at : $35,000' or thereabouts. Estimates for This Week Astor (Loew's) (1,140, 55-$l 10)— "Lifeboat" (20th) (8th wk). Dropped •to, $23,000 on seventh stanza through last night (Tuesday) but okay. Sixth week hit $27,000 Will be replaced March 21 by "See Here Private Har- grove" (M-G) Capitol (Loew's) (4,820, 35-$1.10) "Song Russia" (M-rG) plus Lionel Hampton oich. Buck and Bubbles, Mills Bros , Pops and Louie on stage (3d-final . wk ), Lqol^S' good $55,000 .this :-*e.ek,., while last-(2d) went close to $72,000, immense ' Bridge San iLuis Rey "'; (][) A) and W'i.li-..O.sborne orch,': Larry -Adler, Four- King Sisters, others, on stage open tomorrow: (Thursday): ■ ■ -.'V ■ : --■'. ,';-:. '; .'■ ' Ciiteiion (Loew's) (1,700, 35-$l 25) --"Standing : Room Only" (Par). (2d wit). Wound up 'first seven-day stint MOnday:.higbt; (28) at strong' $35i000.. Fourth week, for "Gung Ho" (U), in ahead, was iieai to $2.5,000 big Globe (Brandt) (1,416, 33-8j)— "Lninvited" (Par) (2d wk) Stand- ing up very smartly at indicated $27,000 or near, while first week, .set record for house at* giant: $35j000. Looks in for good run. Hollywood (WB) (1,499 ; 44-$l 25) — "^'a^.sage Marseille" (WB) (3d wk), Slid on first holdover session, ended last "night (Tuesday), . to $32,000; :but Still plenty satisfactory.: First weelt o.ver Wii.shington's birthday, hit. $54,- 200 tb'e.stablish nev/ high:for..the.afre.' Rerhain's on:indeflriitely, , : ': ■:"-: : . Palace ..:. (EK'O ) : ( 1 .700; ' 35-$! ..-10)-- "Action , Arabia" (RKO): (2d-final ■'wk). : ' Closes : tonight . (■W;edne§. Estimates for This Week Ccntuiv (Loew'b-UA) (3 000; 17- ,55)— "Guy Named Joe' (M-G) (2d wk). Holding veiy nicely at $15 000 alter: '':chaikirig : smash. .$22;200:. last ; week. Ilippodiome (Rappaport) (2 240; 17.f,(,)_"Tender Comtadc' (RKO) plus vaude Registering biggest do- ings heie in weeks, big $20,000 rs likely Last week Nine On Is" (Cdl) plus: Bobby Sherwood orch; Virginia Weidler; on stage, strong $18,800. . - Keith's (Schanbcigei ) (2 460, 17- 5i5)^"Ali Baba" (U); .:(2d :wli.).' -St-ari- eii second sesh yesterday. (Mbh)- after-' grfeat intial. round at $rG;300! - : .'■ ' Maiyland (Ilicks) (1 240 25-501— .'"Ghbst Ship'.' (RKO); Slightly abovg.-^ average; $4,500;. Last week:,!' Saludos Amigos" . (RKO.) and :: "Gilderslee^-e's .. Sad, Day". (RKO.), nice -$4.'400;':..: '■■-^ M.i>fair (Hicks) (980, 25-50)— ' N^- bonga'' ..(.PRC),.. 'Eairi'sh: $3,500.,: Last", week:. : ';-S6;met'h.ihg.-. Ahbiit • Sbirtier''' ' CGbi), iii sitnilar, groovb' at $3,700.. : ..-Nc(v.:(:Me(ihanrci '(1.680; '55-r'$l.i0-).i- 'VBern'adette;'':;(20th):,. (2d -wkr, ,St&t*; ',ed. 'sedohd : raiin'd.'. yesterday .::::(]Slbni after ringiiig 'tip :;rnass.i.y6: $27,7^ o'li- dpeiicr: -'.':'.:.. ' .: ■-::'.:' "■;'::. '.' :. ■' '.Stanley'' (WB) :.'(3,280.; .:20-60)--"rn Our Time" (WB) Drawing excel- lent $18,000 indicated Last week; ' t^hi'rd -: ' bf .; '.'Desert : Song"- :. (W:B ),': I 'Stretchedva -bit 'tWri: at . $11,400;-' . :; . - Valencia, (Loew's'-UA) (1 480, 17- 55)— ''Flifjlit'-'OommatKV' '(M-G) (re,^ issue); ' 'Getting sofne action '''at :$i;» 000. Last week "Cry Havoc'- (M-G)., in ..moveo-v'or :from dbis'iistaits .:Cieti»< luiy, fan $3,700. 14 We-r "Footlight Glamour" (Col) and f'Somethlng About Soldier!' (Col). '^Lifeboat" (20th) opens Wednesday, so double feature will go four days for nice $3,000. Last week. "AH Baba" (U) (3d wk). fine $4,000. Stanley (WB) (3,800; 30-75)— "Lost Angel" (MrG) and Johnny Long orch plus Hal LeRoy. Excellent $22,000. Last week. "Woman of Town'' :(UA) plus Latin Quarter -Revue, fair $19,000. Warner (WB) (2.000; 30-60) — "Frisco Kid" (WB) (reissue). S0-.S0 $5,700. Last -week, third of "Curie'' (MrG), dropped down to $5,500. Soston, Feb, 29. . ■ Again it's holdover week in the Hub, with only one new bill, but bi/. is terrific. "Phantom Lady" with stage combo featuring Spivak orcliestra at the RKO is headed for 1 mammoth $36,000. "Miracle of : Morgan's Creek" is drawing big totals at the Met., where it starts on second stanza tomorrow. "Las.sic'" caught the school trade last week and remains plenty strong at the ' Loew houses. Estimates for This Week Boston (RKO) (3,200; 44-99)— "Phantom Lady" (U) plus Charlie Spivak orchi Marcy McGulre.' oth- ers, on stage. Rocking the town for • a record-nudging $36,000. Last week "Swingtime Johnny" (U) plus-"Pln- Up Girls" unit, stout $31,500. ■ Fenway (M-P) (1,373; 35-65)— iiLodger" (20th) and "Career Giil" (PRC) (2d wk). Big $6,500. Last week, mighty $7,700. MajesUc (E. M. Loew) (1.600; 28- 65)— "Jeannie" (M-G) and "Cowboy Canteen" (Col) (2d wk). Mild $8,- 090 after -about same on first week. Mem*rial (RKO) (2,900; 44-75)— -i3utteJis-Si*tep!2-(-U->-and-^eekend- Pass" (U) (3d wk). Lively $18,000 on following gigantic $28,000 last week. Metropolitan (M-P) (4,367; 35-65) —"Miracle Morgan's Creek" (Pai) and "Ghost Walks Alone" (Rep) Fir.st severe days, ending Feb. 29, clocked huge $35,000. Remains nine more days, and should equal ibis. Orpheum (Loew) (2,900; 44-65)— "Lai;.sie" (M-G) (2d wk). Singled here, which is unusual. Solid $25,000 after great $32,000 last week. Paramount (M-P) (1,700; 35-C5)— "Lodger" (20th) and "Career Giil" (PRC). Still clicking at fine $15,000, following smash $17,000, and close to ' :apacity all first week. State (Loew) (3,200; 44-65)— "Las- sie" (M-G). Like old days here, and iVi^^SS"^ ^""^ " '''S $12,000 after giant $15,000 first stanza. Translux (Translux) (900; 28-65) — Return Vampire" (Col) and: Whispering Footsteps" (Rep) (2d wk). Good $6,900 after trim $8,000 m first session. "North Star" (RKO) solid $8,000 for second run. • Mutbanm (WB) (4,692: 35-75) — "In Our Time" (WB). Teeing off at socko $35,000. Last week "Desert Song" (WB) (3d wk). mild 819,800. Stanley (WB) (2,915; 35-75)— "Ali Baba" (U) (2d wk). Still sturdy at $17,000 or near after husky $28,500 last week in addition to neat $4,300 on Sabbath showing at Earle; First session considerably higher than hopes. ■ . :■ ■ .■ ■ ■.■ '.■ . ■:■ ■ Stanton (WB) (1 475 ; 35-75)— "Where Are Children';" (Mono) (2d wk). Still paying ofT at $10,500 after unprecedented $17,800 initial week. Xrazy House/ Potent $16,000, Heads Boff.Pix . Builalo. Feb. 29. Biz still w potefft despite wiany holdovers. Top newcomer is "Crazy House" at Lafayette. Estimate* for ThU Week Bufltelo (Shea) (3,500; 35-65)— 'Lifeboat" (20th). Dandy $15,000 Last week, "Happy Land" (20th) and Jimmy Dorsey orch, gigantic $30,000, and way over estimate. ' ^ Great Lakes (Shea) (3,000; 35-65) — Madame Curie" (M-G) (2d wk). Satisfactory $14,000. Last -week, ■ rousing $21,000. Hipp (Shea) (2,100; 3,5-63)— "Three Russian Girls" (UA) and "Timber Queen" (Par), Stout $10,000. Last week, "Lodger" (20th) and "Aldiich, foy Scout" (Par) (2d wk). okay $5,500 in three days, but yanked. < Lafayette (Basil) (3,300; 35-65)— Crazy House" (U) and "Holmes Faces De^th" (U). Hefty at $16,000. Last we^, "None Shall Escape" (Col) (2d wk) and "Has What It Takes (Col), neat $9,000, 30th Century (Ind.) (3,000; 35-65) —"Desert Song" (WB) and "Gang- way Tomorrow" (RKO) (2d wk). Snug $13,000. Last Week, powerful $19,000. NA TIONAL D exeFFI€E^iRVE¥ Not. manj' ..new .entries currently. With , rna.i6rity Of ■ biz fairly w:en splj'li up among: previously .tested.' prod- ■ net. .Newcomers: that look :likc!ly- are "Phantom' iiady'.'- (U),:.. "Lady in D^tls?; ;:ti>atf)i,- ^'fiSnow^ Whi^ (reissue),: . '-In Our .'rirn,e"'--' (Vi?B); ■..''No'',Greatei:..:Love (Artkino) and ''Stahd.ing ItQOm.ip^ly''. .!(Rar)^ ■ ."tiaidy, , in Dark," wh ich preVioi.i.sJ}' ■ :had irotik.ed lib.S ^ngeles; with sensational biz ■■ (no big '$37.5d0': in\ third .,w*^^ two spots), soared; tic) ,in ajlrfimo, high at N.: .Y.'Si.I'.iai^-V; mount, registering & .cdlossal .$130,50.0.;: L(ioks. l.ikei of biggest pictures.' this:: -seasOn. ^-Phatjtohi' Lady": ' .. smash $36,000 in Boston, -v,; ■ ' Three-state preem of "Snow White'* (^^^^ terrific esploitation campaign, going for new record in 000. Last week, held w011 in face of I C{n(;innati at $18,000, solid .$12,000 to pace Indianapolis storm at $13,000. Did Have, But Haven't Hollywood. Feb. 29. Wartime diplomatic kmks are de- laying the start of "To Have or to Have Not," Humphrey Bogart starrer .at' Warners." Script : is back in. the ■.writittg.: mill td.'charige,.. 'the, : jqcale from Cuba to an island in the French West Indies group. . ;' Original plot \vill bfr, retained but : the shift, "..In : lorale , necessitates ' .re-, writing many of the character roles. filmers; and sock $7i500 ia Louisville. ''Our Time" shapes as a new winner for Warner's, beinq fast $20',000 in Newark, sock $18,000 in Baltmorc, smash ?,.i5,000 to top Philadelphia and torte $40,000 in thiec L. A. spots, .second stanza. "Greater 'Love" heads for fancy $14,500 on N. Y. preem while "SR.O." hit stout $35,000, also in N. Y, Batch of new dates for "Lodger"' /20th), "Butler's Sister" (U), "Bern.idetle" (20th), "Ali Baba" (U), •Desert Song" (WB). "Guy Named Joe" (M-G) and "Miracle Morgan's. Creek" (Par) are keeping exhibs and distribs both happy. "Lodger" is big $21,500 in two Boston, spots On holdover;- .hri.sljy - $li,O00. . f o' top; F'ort- land and sensational $12,500, Seattle. "Bei-nadetie'' heads lor giant $28,000 in Balto, tall $26,000 in Phjlly and still is strong in N. Y. Rated only fair in second and.linal Cincy week, however.^ "Bullei's Sis" continues to roll though on iclca.se for some time. It's pacing Detroit with wham $35 000 leader in Montreal with hot $12,000, fat $11,000 in Min- neapolLs. great $10,000 in Omaha, fancy $10,000 in Port small.seater and lively in third Boston week, "Desert Song" still IS stacking up robust on holdovers in Chi- cago, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Port., and Seattle. ^''^'^ ^ ^^^'^^ °^ second stanzas in K. C., Loui. vllle, Providence, Pitt, Newark. Indianapo- lis, Cleveland and Balto, shapes sock $19,500'in Cincy to top city. "Ali Baba" looms as another coin-getter for Universal. Besides sturdy second session.^ in Mon- treal and Phiily, it's leading Louisville at $12 000 "Miracle'; is terril $35,000 in Boston, lofty $15 000 lii K. C. and fancy $13,000 in Minneapolis. "Tender Comrade" (RKO) also shapes better being big $20,000 in Balto and smasih in Omaba. "Fighting Seabee.s" -/(Rep) : continltes . its winning .■Ways doel "Gung Ho" (U), latter being outstanding at wham $25,000 in Chi. "Where Are Children'/ " (Mono) U best in L, A. at stout $38,000 in three spots, "Lifeboat" (20th) rates N,S,H, $10,000 in Prov., but is forte in Bu/Talo on second week. "Woman of Town (UA) looms fine $24,000 in Chi with vaude. 'Suilivans 1 20th) looks a bit disappointing with $45,000 or near in four L A. houses, but provi>d okay on third N Y -Uw/.i\. "Crazy House" (V) is BufTslo's acc at po'lent $16,000. ^ 'Butler's Sis' Wow 12G, Mont'l; 'Ba ba' IIG, H.O. Montreal, Feb. 29, Brace of h.o.'s will not cut down grosses much currently. "Butler's Sister" at Palace, one of newcomers, is hot $12,000. "Ali Baba" is nearly as strong on second week at Loew's. Estimates for This Week Palace (CT) (2,700; 30-62)— "But- lers Sister" (U). Smash $12,000 ahead, last week, "Girl Crazy" (M-G), repeat handsome $8,000. Capitol (CT) (2,700; 30-62)— "Top Man ' (U) and "Holmes Faces Death" (U). Trim $8,500. Last, week. Riding High" (Par) and "Submaiine Alert" (PRC), big $10,000. Loew's (CT) (2,800; 35-67)— "All Baba" (U) (2d wk). Pacing hot »11,- 000 following terrific $13,000 first sesh. Princess (CT) (2,300; 30-52)— "Tar- zan's Desert My.stery" (RKO) and Gangway Tomorrow" (RKO) (2d wk). Crack $6,500 after torrid $8,000 opening session. Strand (United Amusements) (750; 36-45)— "Million Dollar Kid" (Mono) and "Sultan's Daughter" (Mono). Pointing to sock $5,000. Last week. Hands Across Border" (Rep) and Casanova Burlesque" (Rep), fine $4,000. Orpheum (CT) (1,100; 30-60)— "Happy Land" (20th), Handsome $4 500, Last week, "Around World" (RKO), $4,000. St, Denis (France-Film) (2,500; 30- 40)— "Feu La Mere de Madame" and "Piege," Shaping tor nifty $4,500. Wcdncsflay, March 1, 1944 17 4*^ "MADAME CURIE" (tec' "GIRL CRAZY" ARMED 1 THE TEE! 'CalUg, Atl PiMriotic SfiownKnf iftei Own Driw MitnA tird Tkmudi^^* 18 MCTURE GROSSES Wc (2d wk). Headed for nice $16,000 after opening week's smash $22,500. Charlie Skouras Feted (Double-Feature) in L.A. . Hollywood, Feb. 29. Los Angeles Chamber of Com- merce at its regular board meeting Thursday (2) will honor Charles P. Skouras for his work as chairman of the film industry Fourth War Loan compaign. Luncheon for Skouras was also , given today (Tuec.) at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, which was attended by around 500 industry reps. JOHNSON P.A.'S REPUBnC John LeRoy Johnson has been ap- pointed national director of public relations of Republic Pictures. He starts March 6. 'Butler's Sis' Rousing $35,000. Det.; 'Govt Girl' Strong 22G, 'Crazy' 19G Our Time' Speedy At $20,000 in Newark Newark, Feb. 29. Snow and rain last Saturday will not dent grosses much this week. Holdovers of "Miracle of Morgan's Creek," at Paramount, and "Guy Named Joe," at State, continue strong. "In Our Time" did smash $20,000 at Branford on first week, ended Monday (28), and holds. Estimates for This Week Adams (Adams-Par) (1,950; 35-99) —"Girl Monterrey" (PRC), with "Truth and Consequences" and Dean Hudson orch on stage. Gratifying $21,000 or a bit over. La.st week, "Darling Clementine" iRep) and Charlie Spivak orch, brisk -$19,500, but considerably under hopes. Branford (WB) (2,800; 20-90)— "In Our Time"" (WB) and "She's for Me" (U). Opened Tuesday (22). Gaudy $20,000 and holds. Last week, "Des- ert Song" (WB) and "Moonlight Ver- mont" (2d wk), terrif $19,500. Eroctor!s_tRKiD (3.400; 3 5-$1.10) —"Higher Higher" (RKO) and "Ac- tion Arabia" (RKO). Opens tomor- row (Wed.). Last week "Govern-i ment Girl" (RKO) and "Rookies Burma" (RKO), splendid $25,000 for nine-day run.' Faramount (Adam.s-Par) (2,000; 35-85)— "Morgan's Creek" (Par) (2d wk). Breezy $18,000. Last week, satisfactory $23,500, but a bit under expectancy. . , State (Loew's) (2,600; 35-85)— "Guy Named Joe" (M-G) and "Beau- tiful but Broke" (Col) (2d wk). Stout $15,000, and' may hold again. Last week, sizzling $24,000. CASHIER KIDNAPPED IN SEATTLE HOLDUP Seattle, Feb. 29 ,-Delma Gustav.spn, lY-year-old petite-eashier -a t-the-Venetian- (Jensen & von Herberg), had a bit of experi- ence that isn't in her chores. The other night a. rQbb.er made her divvy over all the dough in the b.o., and forced her to take a walk' with him. The kidnapping was for protection, in ca.se someone took a shot at him. Fortunately a street railway traffic car, with, radio equipment,. passed at the time and radioed the route of the thief to police headquarters, follow- ing the pair until police arrived and took the cuiprifinto (;uslocij! without any shooting. ', . • , ' ; ' Ky. H^s Its Own Tax Bill .Louisville, Feb. 29. Revenue bill which would In crease the present 10% State tax on theatre tickets to a graduated levy of approximately 20% passed the Kentucky House at , Frankfort Fri- day (25) by a vote of 64 to 25. Bill provides that all funds over $750,000 a year collected from the theatre tax are to be earmarked for build- ing of 'tuberqulosis sanatoriums. Under provisions . of the tax bill, Ic will be added to each 10c paid by theatre-goers. , Levy starts with 10c children's ticket, now tax ex- empt. Promdters of the measure estimate the tax will extract $1,750,- 000' a year from the pockets of film patrons. Par to Distrib 'Belle' Paramount lias agreed to dis- tribute on a non-prbflt basis a four- reeler made by the ^Office of War Information under auspices of the War Activities Committee known as "Memphis Belle.'! it was produced by Col. William Wyler. Picture is the story of the flying fortress known as Memphis Belle, which is now back in this country following the, carrying out of 25 dif- ferent missions. Film is built around the 25th mission. Par is getting out an' elaborate pressbook on "Belle" and plans hav- ing the picture ready for distribu- tiOA sometime in March. Screen Readers Guild Has Own CSU Ideas 'Miracle' Lofty $15,000 In Better X. C; 'Baba' Loudl3G,'Joe'16G,2d Kansas City, Feb. 29. Biz is regaining its stride following sub-zero weather that hurt. Only holdovers in many spots. "Guy Named Joe" is hot on second round at the Midland; ''Miracle of Morgan's Creek," at the Ncw.man, is topping the new fare. "Ali Baba" also is strong day-and-daie at -lisquire,. Up- town and Fairway. Estimates lor This Week Esquire, Uptown and Fairway (Fox-Midwest) (820, 2,043 and 700; 40-60)— "Ali Baba" (U). Healthy $13,000. Last week "Lifeboat" (20th vigorous $12;700, about as hoped. Midland (Loews) (3,500; 35-55)— "Guy Named Joe" (M-G) (2d wk). Hot $16,000 after terrific $21,000 ini tial session, much better than expec. tations. ' ■ , -v,... , Newman (Paramount) (1,900; 40 60)— "Miracle Morgan's Creek' (Par). Prime $15,000. Last week "No Time Love" (Par) (3d wk), satisfactory $9,000, making a total of $39,000 for the three-week run. Orpheum (RKO) (1,500; 40-60) "North Star" (RKO) and "GilderV sleeve on Broadway" (RKO). Strong $11,000. Last week "Spitfire" (RKO) and "Aldrich Haunts "House" (RKO). good $10,000. Tower (Fox-Joflee) (2,100; 35-50) — "Swingtime Johnny" (U) and "Chance of Lifetime" (Col) with Stage show. Pleasant $9;000. Last week "Spider Woman" (U) and "Re- turn of Vampire" Agnew, ;w.p; , over : distribu- tion. , Rita Back at Work — Hollywood^-Feb. 29- . Rita Hayv\ orth returns to Colum bia's pa>roll tomorrow (Wednes day) after months of suspended ani mation. ■ ' ■ ' ■ ■ Picture is "Tonight end Every Night," to be produced and directed by Victor Saville. Detroit Church ConUnucd from page 1 Detroit. Feb. 23 '■■ Plenty of fresh , bills , break info, Detroit for the first full week oi LeiVt with little evidence of any marked decline in biz. After hitting a high level last week, loop eontiniios strong. Fox will lead city at sock total with "His Butler's Sister" .tikI Mad Ghoul." Palms-State with "Government Girl" and "Tarzan's Desert Mystery," and the United Ar. lists with "Girl Crazy" and "Man . from Down Under" both are above average. Estimates for This Week Adams (Balaban) (1,700; !)5-75)— "Jane Eyre" (20th) and "Sing Jingle" (U) (2d wk). Moved over from Fox for rich $10,500. Last week, "Guna Ho" (U) and "Cowboy Canteen" (Col) (2d wk), about same. Broadway-Capitol (United Detroit) (2.800; 55-75)— "Norih Star" (RKO) (2d wk) and "Swing Fever" (M-G) (3d wk). Combination bill taken : over from United Artists and Palms- State should see bright $15,000. Last week, "Voodoo Man" (Mono) and "Qhost Ship" (RKO), fair $10,000. Fox (Fox-Michigan) (5,000; 55-75) "Biit.lep!s SIsft'r" (TO— and— ijMad- ( M-G ). ,"Nonh Quern' EXTRAS' EARNINGS SLUMPED IN JAN. .Hollywood, Feb. 29.' ';■ Extras' earnings r for January slumped heavily after scoring a rec- ord take for 1943. N6rmally a low month, January placements were only 19,635, and income was $243,000,. approximately $100,000 lessi thap Der . cember, 1943. However, more calls were regis-, tered for $10.50 and $16.50 than $5.50 extras. Total wages for film extras {n'JP43 amounted to $4,190,000,; a new yearly,.': high in the history of the motion picture industry. Atmospheric pay roll was $801,000 above that of 1942, the highest previous year, according to figures released by Central .Cast- • ing Corp. Comidete data on average ; daily • wages - has ' not been compiled; ; but . it is known to be higher than in past years, with $5.50 extras growing : fewer and $10.50 and $16 calls on the increase. same, -class now ha.s put through an; other young.ster, Alyce Zodiek, send- ing her to the most expensive teach- ers and grooming her for a profes- sional appearance. One of the odd factors in the tutelage provided by the > Sunday Schoolers is that their proteges are not necessarily of the same religion. The new protege now is 20, en- dowed 'With good looks a.s was the classes' first bid for fame, and ac- cording to the musical experts, has a rare coloratura voice that hits A above high C and permits her to warble such difficult numbers as the "Bell Song." The class will be bring- ing her out in public recitals shortly after footing the bills fpr not only vocal but dramatic, ballet and in- strumental- lessons. 'Swing Fever' Title Suit For $50,000 on M-G Film Suit for $50,000 against Loew's, Inc., alleging piracy of title; "Swing Fever," , was fileff Wedriesday (23) in _N. -Y^ supreme-- coLU-,t by Ebi.h.cr__E,_ Olson., who claims authorship, .of a play of that, name. Claim.s the play was written prior to November, 1940,;: and licensed for public pcrlorniance , by the Dramatists Play Service and baS been , shown at various theatres,:, in this country. She also a'Uegcs thc; title was lifted, -Wi'itli full', knpvvled^ of the existing copyright, Miss Olson says that use of the title ■ constitutes a violation of her prop-; erty rights and seeks an accounting of the Metro film's profits as well as , $50,000 damages. Loew's is charged with, .lifting the title alone. The play and film, it is alleged, do not resemble each' other. The playwright also charges' that Loew's violated her property, rights, although notice of the alleged infringement was given. Rogell's RKO Quartet Hollywood, Feb. 29. _ Sid Rogell will supervise produc- tion on four features slated to go into work during March on the RKO lot. Films and their - producers are "Mile. Fifi," Val Lewton; "Cocktails for Two," John Auer; "The Falcon in Mexico," Maurice Geraghty, and "The Pumpkin Shell," Adrian Scott. Wi'iliicstlay, Manh 1, 1914 « • • Actuoi, living pictures of ihe battle that has been talked aboDf^ written about, wondered about by every mon, woman and child ... In America old enough to read or listen to the radio . , / . THE REAL THING AT LAST . . . The Marines' own story photographed under fire by the Marines' own photographers . . . THE REAL THING AT LAST . . . The epic battle that will take ll$ pface irt history with Alamein, Stalingrad and the Battle of London ... NO PUNCHES PULLED... NO OORY DEItllS OMITHO... A TWO-REEL FEATURETTE Photographed by Combat Photographers of the Second Morine Division DistrJbuted by UNJVEkSAl for Wof Activities Committee of Motion Picture Industry 20 FILM REVIEWS Wednesday, Marrli J, 1944 Kniekorbookor Holiday (MUSIC <\I ) .; il'iii.i cil At.i l>lB^'rPUiil«ff'fit iliirfy .Tne BvmwiV. ■.rtK'«Cl.. .lu-VidiU'tlim.-' \Kl«i's ■ ■.S'l.laun, .K.lily; 111 li". (uUun lonsliiUB I 1 „ fei ■Hn ( V Ki'npjrt Ciissaff. Kheller .W-iiiic!'.: iTuliii-. Tiisv' v^?...l.l'f .pwA-ls ■Kliil.Pi'ife l?i>lil; , Uiffrirtftil. t.v Hui'n- .1i>o Kvowh. AilapiuUoTi, .THuuViis ;.i.MVii..ii; y' i'iHniil(:,v, Dn'vW Wieliriv iiivii,.lto»v- • ll'llil l.i'iktl. rroHv.-«l«ii»">l»j!..l.> Jli.Vxvwll ■An.li'Mm iinti Kijvf Weill. AiliUiMimfl rmi- Ki.rniiin Urciwn, AN'pi-niJiv It, H<'finiimi, ■ V,. SipiniiiKtr, Mule; Slyiio jin.f KMin,my, ■ 1"; hir, iiiiiKii' dirct'ilon, J;>es ,h'.■■■...•.'■*■. . A.-.X(rlw0n:')'^''iiiv 'T'. i.:- sujy.vpsnnr. .■, ,>.;■,, :'i:vVt'hidl<"i ('uifuih' ■ 'I'ii;.. •I'i.oihuvBuV . ■, VrJijiRiiiiic*' .I,i"iv lins Til .li^;V^Il.•,.^^;/,i;v.^;/A:^;;l^l■l1(«M:■l^lt>i" - • . .■■ • ■■• ... . . .3bhmiy .Iv.n i.s -a, ''. ; ..Vy'.,; ■iVro^'KriftrUip ,^I^;;»CKvrl^,^;,.,..,■^.■i;:v;^.>■.},.■■.:.,:0^li'>- 'fwviv ri'ii-v.. .-. i-c.hi>,'-i' 'r.inl»iiii .■ ■.■■■-(■■iif'iDm Amayn.-.iilid .■■•flrt'.. -(.'oiViiiuny, "KiiiekevbockeK Holiday"; may nqt have been tnuph /for the ,B.6; a.s .a Biodoway stageplay uith m 1 le ' five yeairsr.agpi; bjit as; filmed Ijy Pro- fTiirerS' G&.r js. of Anierica It is::a .r.0U5- ifig . escapist' ;musi,cal :, geafed^^^t gr5ongs jn a fast-moving pic. that '■will find' a ready audience o£ all ■»pf>S^ . '■'■-■;'. ■ The . marqUee has :not beeri neg- lected:, either. Nelson Eddy. Charles : Cobuin ond Constance Dow ling plut p supporting cast pf'''s.turdy, ;i3har- ■ • actdi'- actors, will aid plenty' in bring- In the eu'stomers irito, .the theatre, ., ;:A cbmedy .set 'to.,niiiisic,;fllm is .laid in old New Amsterdam of Pctei Stuj \ esant s day It deals w ith a ga.y . shigi'ng biit; fighting ' newspaper ,, ,pub'lisher ,who fights ior .f rBedorri' in the colony dnd relief „frDm, the op- pressed frohl- cohniving, p'oliticians. He ciosses the path of the cuf \ .h'ttfliprQus:- Goyerhoir StUyy(:sant' in, his' poJitiGai and newstjaper. cfcusad- ■Insr. aiid also; in his desire to xvecl the; daughter, of a politician. ,;' , ,Eddy is given seven yeeai opporr tunjties. As the,,, crusading, happy go lucky publishei he gives d neat pcilcimance Charles Cobui n In the tole (if the governor, playe'ft, 6ri ' the'' ,slage by Waiter ,Hus,t0n, ,i5p)'trays a; roue imoishly and m topflipht fnshion Miss DowUng the sought alt(r \oung lady, follows hei initial 'film smash, m Danny Kaye s "Up in ■ ,Arm.'J." with anbther: forthright nor- •trayal. Ernest. Cossart: Shelley Win^ ter. .Johnnie -Scat ' Davis. Otto Kru- gci Percy Kilbnde Fril7 Teld and . Others turn' ;iii' worfcmanlilje .'char- aotorizations. Film has nine songs, five niore tha n 1 he.; Brda dway , show. , The music ,t ies , the . production ' together iVeatly., Foui songs— lyrics by Anderson mO SIC bv Weill — are carried over Irom^ the nrJfjrtal They are Nowheie to Go But Up It Ne\er Wis \ny wliei'e YOu,',' : , "Indispensable Man'': 'shd '•September Soiig," first :tvvo sung b\ Edd> last two by Cobuin Eddy also bi oaks into song with Lo\ e Ha.->; - ' : A':yarsily",shb«' arid; t(?h,ear,sa)s" for it; iir,:aa:dtliort, to ,,other; backgrouqd- il'i,g,;'''pavii ' the \vay; fo,r. the; ^teveral: 'Songs, bcst-soundiiig being; ,'']jCiy:e :I.s: Tlii«',''',a baUad' which is 'rfcprised for, the, fiiVish;'ind.'':Ooh-Ah-0h,'':, These,, plus', :otherEi, were writteh .bj* :i.est,e.r ' Lee and leiiy Scckn while also throw'ri,in:is, ''libuise,'' by Leo Hbbin,. nid Richaid A Whiting which originally : ' .y,''as . ' written; fpr; :, "Innp-' cents ', ,;,of ,' Paris.*'; ' .first :., Ani'oriCan:; vehifcle, for Mauirice :eheval.i'er;':sind': relea.scd ': in'. ' 19.29, ' ,by' ;' Paramount., ;Numb.er;,is;dohe by .;\Iiss Rhodes, and' .tohnstoi) iis 'a double. . Together; they. tXlso! do 'iook' Whiit You.;rod. to- Me,'',: IVJiss Rhodes ^-oloi Nothing Can :B'epiac« ''a' Man" ,,6arly','.'''ln' the' pro-,.' ceeding.s. lopfied: bl'i' 'a ,daiici!'!g choi'ii's:: which . alK0'.,\-6cali,zes., ' Possessing : a;' i ocd ; . croon ing type : , of vo'i?p. , "'.tohh Miniature Reviews < Knickii bockci II o I i d a v " W n iPu) Good : service ■inelod:ram^ ,abotit' Great ' Likes Nnal Station piofitable foi legulai luns Voice in tlic Wind" (U) Fiancis ledeici and Si.,iid ■G'ui'ie'starred in inorbid,. roman- tic . draiiia: doubtful b.o. Rcaiiiifiil BiilBiokc (Songs) , < Goi) . Joan Davis in slap-happy ' JUL musical oki} foi lesser duals. .", ',','■'-' ' '; ■ ; ,. '' ' y. Swcctheaits of tl»e U S Ai" (Mono) Songs) Flinlsy fantasy alxiut femme war worker; :';d!.ia)e;r. ':; ;■;', ';'■;,,!','.' '■:' ',', ',''',■:'':';'';:■;' "No Greater Love' (Artkino). Russian -madei dubbod into Eng- lish, should do good biz. stoh scores nicely oh ''Ooh-Ah-.iph, playing the gttitari whi'c .several gal.s mix into the number with h:ni for bits. His "Love Is This" soll.s very nicely. He docs this solo. ■ number bcir.g reprised; at the ehfl with -Miss Rhodes.. ; "How Did , It Happen?" , is nicely done as a double by Marie Wilson and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, with a novelty : acrobatic dance' team, (Roland Dupree and Chiiitine For- svthe) topping The DArega all- girl' orche.stra.:backgrOu.hd.i^ the music, has the spotlight lo itself for a mcdle> of three numbeis I Don t Want to Walk W ithoiit You, ' Oodles of Noodles ' and One O Clock Jr.mp." '';,;'',,-,,, , 111 addition- to Miss,: Rhodes .and Johnston . good perform ances. are. given by 'Bill ' Edwards; Mar.ioriB Weaver, Miss Wilson. Davis,' Mabel Paige pnd Jean W illace Char ness. Of ,, the ; entire picture, : and'- dl- reciioii that slOvys the actioii tlitOu.gh- hiit. "Vnice in the Wind";,.will be, a Tlio ^a-iy Way Hollywood Feb 2? Pa'Valniiuiit tflpjl.'if' »f ■Piiii'i'Thflma.s is'i'Brtiic- f ion^ Oirortwl liy 'WiniiUn. Berltti'. ,sc'roen.;' piii\'. Max,K(^ll ,sli'ahP!' \i>mpxiM Wfd -raciii^ mnn,',' .Ir; : . ''ertli«iV' 'jI,o'W!i'r<).;., -Smith:; :'niu.s.io; , WiUv sill 111, Tnnlo.si-Kiwh -in li ..V,' Pet). .^24';.' II I t, t 1 I "4 MIN*" .Tdhnnv Jei-sfy . . ; ;.-, . Hhhcrt T.n5VPry' ,l>;Hen Savi-e'. . .., ,;;','■.■, i-.-,.,', , ,.,.■'; ..Icjirv I'jii'lff'r Mai ■ Rh hilifll , . . .:.■ .•,..';'•. ; . .'. Bill Hetil-y Fra'Trl (SONGS) T-i-nnoifliin 've.lriLSi;, rtt::»ti<'hM ■fvrn'ijip' I'lVo- fliirlii'ii. Peoluresi B6;tty Shodoji,: .Tohmile J.iliiision.; Bill Bdft-atai, Jl'arioiip M'piiver, ■.'51, -i'. \V:liK(m; .Ji>)innlt!.'.'Sl-a.t", t>u\iSi 'Miil'ipl' I'iilB", .Ii>an TCa'llaoi;,i"'Ro'latlil ■RiilifC'p. .('hi-is-. f iiie l-d'rsytho. . hticI D''.\l';Ceg;x's: All'-C.ll'l/.CV- (■ht-sjrii,, ,'Dii-ec'tcil Ily- I-.e.'Ster- Fuller. ;;-ilor\-, Jhiii'il :Boy B6iioh.;-'ailairtatlon) Viil; Burtoii ;-'«n.l I-liil PimlK-rg; editdl-.' Toiil Nefr;,:6on,!js, ,T.e.''Ier, J^ee and ' Jei-fy , vSoqIpii ;; (■ainfii-a, ; Sluitn Tlidmsdn, Previewed in X.' Y., lOcii,. Sf;::'44, Bu.nning:' tinie; ,78 Ml^S. ;,;, , ,' lis-,. . .,, .^'.,.,, .:.',;v: .,■. ;. ■. ;:,'. ;Betty: Widdes jfii'in. . .. , ..'... ,.,, ,;.,'.'';Jo)innie .TiihtiWdii ' IJ'iJ*.,. . .Biii Kilwunb' • JliH-l.'! ri; ,,',.. . ,. i .... . , ;.. Jliii-.jnrie WciiviT ; JiuliJi!i.?y...:.V.:.:..;. ./'. . . : , VJtai'ifi Wi)>» s based upon college life Cast while suitmg the requirehfients.of the story : ,and, the. songs, off ers : nothing for liiaiquee lettering M^thlcal AdaJDs college provides the background while the somewhat unique : wartime - idea behind : the , story 'is the rationings of dates 'with' hoyfrien.ds. It's - a co-ed, institutiOri,' . , and fhe^:R'Oiilt value :bf , the remaihin,.!!' ' rnales -i'n'" school : ranges' -dawn ward from , 30:' point's; -for .the more; de,~;ir,- able guys'; to ,"Two-Poih,!."' Simpson, • chemistry student whos anything \oi<'<> in nu> Wind ' , f niteil. 'Ai'l'lii'ts leleaiie. of 'niiil'iiliii) M'.iril'er'- -.^iMhlii;.' Rifiliiy ')ii-o.lni'l liiii; ■ S,la'rs' Pl'',ini-l.ii, J.Pdei'f r, an'd ,Slt-rjd ''ijavlf:' -Tfiil'u'o.s' .1. Kti- ward, fii-oinliei-ir, ,,.(.; r7aTnijl, .Xiil'.KH 11 >in .Wix- afidpi: (Ji'anaidi. J.Mrei-ieil f.y '.^jahui- ){'ii,lpy;, Stii-c(>,ni,ilii.vV ;i''r<-fle.i;ick' ,'foiilinrK,, I'rdhi, ',i,)riK- : '»i'i.n-.y . Viy ■r,l!)()l'p,y ; : rtusK-.,. ,■ iM li'liel , iii- rl>p,le(: filllnr.';'-;lttiH.i'o'i)Ji,-N*i, Toi'ld; .'i-.nKihra; lllclf.' -Ki'.yer'.'' "J'rf'niiereil 'ii.i,;:i,yrir.:. tb{i^; One "tp; SOI'I '. Francis Le(leror..an:d,'';sigrid. Qurie, .wl'ib ai'e;V:starred, .are , overidraitiatic at times, in ;this,. pointless; romantic.;: iidgic diama Camera woik and lighting in tndea\oiing to put ovei t he sadrleas of theme..' actii'all'y sht'O'Ud- ' some of , the actibin. aiid .during .flash- backs', .wiien. fiiil lightin,g. is". :used, rpaikeup. and: .background react to det- tiiment of both stii« Angles at whieh,;:MisS Gu'rie is caught by. phbtog: pick 'Fryer fail to db,;11er Jijstice;ih: the , ma,iority of :seq,ue.n:ce$. ■ She's much 'noie of i lookei than pictuied Notable are the excellent musical score and musicianship Of whoever played , the piano for Lederer: who portrays a. Czech t!oHcert,,pia.nist h'aih- ishM to.' ^a ; cOnc'entratioh eiimp foi",' playing Smetana s Moldau dui ing one of his engage nents despite spe .cific infcuctiOriSj: frbin Nazi, agerits barring: playing :af', the; song. . : . Film opens with a shot of the ocean at night daik and bleak and a voict that of Aithui Ripley who direete.d,'.' pointedly, inforining audi- ence the picture concerns those : who, hive -.hot- been fortunate; ehpugh:;, to;:, get out of Europe from under the Nazi heels Told by flashback stoiy deals , wi(;h a , masician,, obviously a. victim, of mentai .depre-SSioh, a' rOsii- dent of Guadalupe-^whieh, might be any haven beyond the reach of the Nazis— who IS attracted; to a piano: m a saloon because of his love for mu sic. Film then segues back to CzechOSjbvakia sh6rtly.,a,fter Gei^mah, occupation. ■ Despite being ordered not to play -Moldau.; the concert artist does- and IS arrested, but not before making auangements for his wife (Sigrid Gune) to escape On the tram to the Nazi concentration camp the musician becomes incensed at his ^guards .for tatihting him; battles, with them, escapes to a coastal town, stows away on a- boat which runs the: blockade and, -reaches the island haven. There he wiprks; f or Ahgelo ' (Alexander Gianach) at times one Of a sinistei biotherhood who traffics :in,-smilggiing, and' murdering :refu^ gees.; In a ;lucid.. moment, the, rmisi- ci'ah Opens the seSrcoek of- their- shipj, which I-- tied to a dock and it sinks tte'.;is -.shot by Luigi, brother of .'An-' gelp , l.J,.- Carroll- Naish ): Both broth- ers quarrel: Over, this, act, Angelo; killing Ltii'gi: but not,bgfOt',e,,;he, too, i:> fatally wounded.- . ■;.::„„ ; '■;. ;; Physical violence of the ;tu.ssle .snaps the rausiciah's; mihd . babk to normal He makes his wav to the bedstoij of his'!Wife,,'«ho-has -just died froiTi an uhkriQwh malady.. In: a; ho.iise across , the;; street, from tlie. :sa&6n'. Ho .ioins her in death. Voice in the Wind initial mde Dondent production from Rudolph Monter and Arthur „Riple'y. , originally' was to, be distributed, by .Producers ,ReIeaSing.,;G.orp; but '.will now be re- leased by United Aitists It was made m 12 days on a comparatively small budget Even three vetei in chii ctei ac ■ toib J Edv/ard Brombert who plavs the role of. a 'doctor ::iri,- whose apa^t'^l iherit. Miss T-Gurie ,;iS';bedded :dtirfng- the illnes.s 'yi'Hicih results in h.er d,eath: Akxanacr Granach and J CariolL Naish., appear 'stumped; .by the' *hOle fhlhg,:. .';;;.:'., ,,''; ' Sten. X, .1'., "Kelj: \II.\S. '.Tfl'n \:iiihy;), ::.', ,i'll-',''Hiinttn'P(...',';i.i'-i. ;iwjriVa .'/.,:,... :.'v;.v.'.'i 1)1 H If 11 I .LiiiKtv:;.,: '....^..i}' A n^relo,, . , ... . . < . . . . , . . M .Anna; uoffman.i . Cii pfaih '\",div'.'Xwitiiji?lt; i'ipwelii..-'': Uid'niiM..,;;,, , l!Un iii.B :tim" 8> rl; . . '.' .:l'V»'ni.'i,s;,l4Ci,l«Pi- :,..'..-■; :...';.;!4,l(*p'(d'.iiurife. .S. 'l'';'.',waf«t iBi-iinitj(?ri$ ,t. 'I'jiiTofr Ntai-sh , .Aif .\ahdei' GVantcf'h i;.v.,.', .'. .David' OnU .'.!,',■.';. ..l,(lKa;l-al)ian .;;,'wMinvai'd. .Iiihncon . Uunii, Scliuifim ..'l.tils AIliCM-ni . .1 .'(!<.'lli«>ari<« nt 1*. S. A. (SONGS) ,Moiioi5raiiv:'i'eipas,» . '(>.t-''i-i^.s(er .('titl«"r . pi'o- diK'i'io'ii.: : '.*a:i liii'SlT'ai'H- .yakafkus'; ■; H,niiu:ld' ",\i>vi». .,.I-)'lHH,ir. ''C'di-itel.t' und ' jan; Sa'i'WiVi ' iWui'j-; Kii'is-,: ,;!'liii ',Olii:iijiii orc)>'e.-Jd,6,fi',, ilwKwr-.i'm 'iii'lKjiw t ,\>y:. .yiary; .shpljl(ut;,,:sdti«ir, :.(l'B, ,".|.);: dual.-' -Illliifl-iTli!; I lie I ) VHNS Pais^>;'.'.:, . ; :'., : .■.:;];;.'.':/(■. :;'i:'ii'lia''Mi'i:kVd Parky:, . ,'.:; . ,;v,;:v'>:;....:ivV.':''t'ii'i-k'MilVii.rklm: Don eiavk . . ; , ..; . . ; ,'..l-«iiw;i..(.;-Xii^ J.x, Helen (Iraiit . . . i.::... . . .- ..l .lWlnil' ,rt,i'liiell LoVerta. : : .',.,. . ; .. ; . . ,',';; . , .:.''iud.iih liiLwiiv Bill frame;;. v,;.:;.v ;. -,. :;.V; , .: jiiei: •'rrlend Mm; ;Cai-vRV'. ...'.;..'.,.'; oiijihir :'\yfii:jit-,: 'nr. .lo.s^i>hihe., '. ,. , i .,:; .,-..' ; ;,.'';'; '; ;'.Ma'rlu,h ' .jtj'rrtin CHiiper::; ;',:;■; . ..',;..::. .. -,:.'.': . Yfiii e ■; nai-tipit: iCril.bootfy ; 1,,'. j,.,. f-; .:.■.';-.:: .-. , ;:;,Uiilii'H::'.sanfoi'd 'Napolp'titi; .,;; ,.'.'.'.■'; . : ;'. . . ,; ;;..J'tise,i.ih ,. Kick ' Also,,: O'e'ii'iiiinh: sAiiUi, ,.lu(> .lievlhi;:. m-j niuiia ,(''d!),b; llotdthy Bra'd-r'haw' a'ltil CaiiirUw .WHli'ahlR:,:'- ;.': ';:":.,,,,;■.:.',., ,:',-'-, , ;;.Jai^^(3arhei:': oK-lipsiva. '.:..'■ ., ■'. -.■,'■, '''■ ' HPrli:.v; Kiii(| 'oi'tihesli-iu.-; ■ :• ;. ■■'' - ' -I'llll, Qhmah ' firclle.-il r»V , :'-. ■'.', J. ■ , ' : - Hate since it deals with a „ioup of pull ans who aie giun in thiii rit Kimination foi vengL.incc against the Nazis in the face of the atiocilits visited upon then land The band is organized and led by Pasha who is implacably lesohed to wicak vengeance on the uivadcis lor the biutdlity of which they st ind accused including the wanton niur- dei of hei husband and child lalltr being run over by a tank Ultimatth Pjshi catches up with the diiv into cusfody and are., about': tO; ;ha.ng; her. when' partisari; foJlowers ; effect:; he 1 1 eseuc lu m g to soc the tide uiinea against the Naisis and reeap- luit of invaded teiritoiy . The'' En.g;ish-"dubbing job. exceo- . tlbnally-vvqil done,, adds' much. to: the, :'w?0.tih.i'ness.. of 'the •'import but Some,' ol the photognphv IS below p 11 P* i formantes: ;a'\'e- generally good, al--: t h 0 ugh : ;'V:e ra , ': Ma retskaya , ,pia.y i lijj '■„ Pasha, is often . quite theatricJ^l .Love . in w I est IS cained by Anna Smnnova md Petei Aleinikov whose jobs aie ovii average Others infclude Alex- ;inclei-;."ViQli'no''y, Nilcoiai , Bogpliuboy,:''- triiia 'Fedorpya,ahd.:I.-,Pcllzcr. raem- hers of the partisan group led :by ,Pasha; • 'C:/iflr; : Scroll of Honor Continued from pigc I ; Beey.us-e o.f a; morbid theme,', bleak; 'iiightiiig: -that : adds/ ''to ■..the ;;mo*o^Oi lloaulifiil lini llrokc (SONGS) :' ,r'i>luii.lli'n: velr a;«..:(>.f:;Ii;virif;.:'Bvis)ro-. durt'loli; ■' ,«'|ars .Jn,fh '.niwi.s;- ti'a.t'u'ri;.s, ..'lane . li-hiZft',, ',.'l,udj.- ."('■l.in'k, ';i:)irprie'd. i.V "C;Warlea: ..JCa'i'.tnn'i '.#di(:iil»>il;fr,vr. 5Ia:ii.(i.V';.!5,P.rf. ,:lia*ed ;(i'n .'Mi.v:;Artni.)'r i1ii)i»inaii;"i'-anipi.a; ,Iv,: .^V.'; II < nnill ( 1 tuj Kt h 1 1 I i il Al ,f!fl:!ind;>;Hiu«ili't)'n'; :< l> I « \ s Hill ■ iKak?',,; ; I ;■.';,.. .';;;;;; .::.l'iilm Hlitihard Sai!y;'Hii::iiiii;,i};J;;,;,.;;. ;:.;: .;,.,; ..Ill II,, ' iirraien .site : i:'.ir|i::.:i;^,; .:..., :';■;;,. ';.,:.. .,':.■;: .ludy: ("lurk ,,lii:.,-k lC..si'<.i ; , ; :';';';, ,,:, ,-. Utrti, ItayhiPK lioDo': ,;.:;,:,;,;;.,;'. . .,;; ;'; . ,; ;:;,i')a'niiy .vfimiiitPi'-t- ,Maxivf-n, il.^iiay; . , ,;.■: ;,.:. . .,.Jiyron',.,('',i'lRofi ■;,;■ , ,".,:' W;!::;-, 'A', e,.|-, ill,:. ia(,.i!iirfy, :,:;'.»' ■■.,.;; , ,"B(i;iutil'u1 Bui Bt'okc" proves again that 11 ( Ikes mote than a radio come- Flimsy fantasy in the seuo comic vein only makes a stab at continuity Its a dualer thals lacking in good comedy and fnils to .,et ov ci its serious premise— the job iiei rig done by women defense woikeis The songs are somewhat redeeming Plot deals with the dieam of a Wofflart:,, defense'. Worker, (Una , Mer- kel): after, she: khoclcs. herself out while denionstrating to her foreman whits wrong with the contraption shes working on Dream mechanism permits : the: entry : Of the nonseh.se purveyed, by, Parkyakarkus,' as an addlepat,ed:de,tectiye on; the hunt for some bank lobbers and a lovti of bands on the side "nttprplaj of the cops robbers and pati lotie theme s leads to confusion nid m ikcs the proceeciings ;;':®2nerally ; ridiculous. :^ Jan Garber'/:Henry. kiiig and Phil Ohman orchs piovidt what little amusement there is rn the 63 mm utes r„,o .the fact that too: much of the cre.clit, for the .show biz morale pitch is be- ing channelled in the wiong duec- tion feel its time the little i,uv' cime into his oi her own so Jai as ; national "recognition :is . concerljf ■(),:-; They're: the: kids, as . pointed otit /tiy.-'. the Kredric Marches, the Ray Bol- : gers, the Al ,Jo,lsons and! the: host pJ other .stars back from the foxholes, who has been quietly going about;: the- job of . making life a bit more /■ pleasant for the GI s on the far flung,; b ittlefiotits with nothing mOie to gain than the; satisfaction; of know-;,' :in:g ,he Or. :she is giving of . talents where most ; needed." ' As such the ;, uhpiiljlicized: US.9- troupers, ' m,bnll'i ; m and month out have been going fiom one overieag base to another>, aware of the fact that had they; chosen to stay at home they Could; have reaped the benefits of top vvar-\ time coin on- vaude and nitery dates, , but perferred to remain one of the unheralded "sOWiers, in greasepaint.''; The "Scroll of Honor ; would con- tain the rianies of the tiundrcds of ■ s'ueh.:, perforrhers— a . nuiTiber wh ich i in: the 'approacliing.rhonths' vyill; ;ijiul- . I tiply rapidly as USO Camp Shows 1 gears its overseas setup lo the com- ing invasion of western Euiope II s ' planned to keep the scioU as a pci petuil memoiial probably lo be put m permanent possession of t+ie; World. War ill :Arherican Legion show • biz, post Fprniation of such a Legion : post', .with its,;, member.ship, , rolls ' ciilled; from .among the thousands iv .show biz, currently in uhifbfm, is al- • ready under cohsideration. : : .:• (RLSSIAN-MADF) M;tki«<.;«lpa(i',,i: reirtr!i'J:'Ai'tfilni isuidiosl Predenek: ICruilei:, :i.i-«lliefidii, direrled :'liy &"*'';,: »'d>'y; ei.itoiv,,,l'et'er , J''n'e;,,i.,iii,,,. '>'»",*><■■ ."TtUtlpii; ,..;„U..|:'vi S^' I^idiyiriiKv;; .„ . ...;.,.;, Xikf,i„i .fy,:.utu,hv> orlo.v-a .'..,;; ;'.„■: ; ..':,-'.-. .... / .ivi'dii ' |.''i,,[,,',.,.v.;' :sieia.n :.ftli.y:::;,.-. ;,„,..;;',:.';;'. V";', C!l"itS,i I Blanket Insurance Continued from page 1 sss=: ;: A:: -Starkly; realistic : :account ' of guerrUla ; warfare against the Niizi.s in Russia shortly after that cciUntry was myaded :ai5d , Moscow was threatened,; With the putuie dubbed into Fng lish, .;firSt.: time this" 'has- been . d6:ne with, a Russe import.'-it' Has iriuch 'fJore, th:an the average appeal for th^ A;iper!&a.n.:..marke,t:.and.sho'iilcl do wQll;' : ':.- The.,-,:titlK ■■:-"m. ' 'Qietiten' ^ tovo:"; bringS; to .thi-nd the cj,aofation of Jbhrt- •the,,,;, Baptist,, :■ ''Greater Iby.e , hath ho': nfianthan-this,;,;tha;f ,a mah lay down his hfe :f.or' his, frierids." except- that ,rn this : ease it, alsd. sfrohgly miS'ans' counliy IS well as friends oi rcla tives. In 1932 Cohlmbiav-miidc a pic- ture;: ais'o called "JV6 CJreiilpr-LavC while ::a.way: buck, iir 191,')' .St>li;< pro-' dviccd:0hC;Ca1l('d:"Ci)'e^ ;Np Man..-': .'This, ,:riu«siaH'^iiiad<;; boiild: also have been titled No Grfalei of actors who may lo.se their lives . regardless Of the circumstances vyhile; ulider assignment by USO. .Same , amoU:ht ;Coyers: soldiers, ;saj:ior.s and ;: m limes but those in the seivides must pay premium to the Gov 61 n- mciu, which issues th.e insurance.' USO obtained insuiance foi $10- 000 covering entertaineis killed or iniuied by accident while in p(i- foi nance of duty soon aftei the I is- bon clipper crash, but deith fiom .natural causes -was not iiicliidod in tiie policies. Matter was brought to particular attention by tlie ; recent demise of Charles King who died in tpgland of pneumonia aftei having been sent there by USO at a weekly salary of $250 NOW insurance coverage was not in force but USO paid Kings widow four weeks piy 01 $1 000 he being reportedly dcsti tute at the time of death Repoited that the actor's kin may start suit-: against USO for a higher amoun; on the ground that had' he not gone o.a, tho' eRterta.ihiheiH. niksiOh, he ptob- ' ibly would not have conti acted the fatal illness 21 The Spanish hav« a name for thi» woman . . La Perlchole. Csrfain r«- ttrietidns pfevent'otir translating it for yoo. So lel'» |«»t lay $h«'» box-office. B«n Bdgeou* ho* produced a whalft of a picture about her ond U.A.'« releating it— "The Bridge of Son LvU R«y" 22 CHATTER WciliirjMlay, Marcli 1, lO'li Broadway Eddie I Leon &) Da\ is L.iKe Plaoxl- Ing. . Psiiil Sinali . due Back '. fo'i-rm-. the Caast MarclvJO/i:.;; ^'.^i.; ■ ■:\BeiineU Cexl aiKV the.' mis^iis/i va- Ciat.ioning- in EJorida. '. v,,' , Freddie ScliiUii?!' liovy alTeafl of ,''A, GoiinectfcuV VauljcclT ; '■ ■ WAUy^ ^ iordafi. ' [. wi H: ":, vftrati(>n :in FijOWda/iiQW. i riKi:ead;o£.:n "Fiocte oif seai^obd eatpi'ies' sjD.i-inging UP as result . oiE the. nlep ■ratip.!ling._ , Ravi1ioiid.Sp.ee tar's diSUSW^,i" enaased to::Li::" Henry I,i,^jsdhe3a!i:;v , Cliarles Coburii' due :rr5day. tg? frortf' Coast for three- week, vacation. • ■ '■SrsHi-n' .'pflbei- : oh . ■seteraJ rramo feJiows. - soiiielimc? .giving ; «wt ^.\vjtB^ ■jeilalect. ,■ . \ .■^ v,'',';^ .■ ' Jeroiiie WcidmanvWri1er.,n'0W.:WJlB ; id Wl . .ha s unveiled. the ; cast f roiti his; biLsted wins. ;. . ; . ■ Geraldme Sti-oock in Follow the .'feli'ls,''.'' g4yw^ '''iiiitt>fession' Kath,- arine Hepburn. .■■ petef.'.HirrisojT. iand,... A,l....Steffes.,vre* t\un today <1) Irom one month m 'the Horicla/siin. " . Lec ShuberJ wanted lo reJurn from Miami Beach ia>;t wepk but eouWnt get train acconmodalions Frsink Mcnko again ^ending out bre€iy horse talk aneni the Ken- tucky Dpi by, to be held Mav 6 Auditoiiuin weeli ct London eomiiis up, announces Nationfil Cinc- mOtoHiAphic Iiuiu'-tiV Chamber. '■.Town liow' .has .bvit . one . fi'iiimp rati it) . aiinouiieci'i .■ Si:ita. ?Elon;i Baz, ilroee tit - 0r. CUiiilavo Baz: .MinisUT ••• Slie s goes into March -13, . ■ ■ ■ V i., '; ' . , , Golden Gld\-es; lournanieirt. Bt Aiy. ,■ virloria .->lOi)P€i'.' ' fatertatniiig. ilitoriviiii, .st:l :all-li.me liigh -in .SttcjHl .ancc ;antl ieoeipfs. - .; '.. . 'i'"?'ciiiU' BSiidie'i- I'ctw^ after six; |,^f.'^t(:i3]ic:i].i«aiVii:a»td:'We^^ .. Kenijy 'Breiina,;.' burlesque e<)n^iGi. ;jj,^-,,:,jj,; j,, .jhe:Middle' East- ' at stRlioii XELA. V:.'..\ ■ . ci.aillinfi biirley circuit to go over- . ..j^.iijpi Cdtistandurds contem.platmH ; AhcV Salazaft. lilm actor, aiul Alioia " ' a. KeciUei to •^A.cacia A^*''t>^^^ of. GcmI,. at the Vat«leviUe,.for Goi-doti Hfirl^.er. i;a-jara Cardenas, .^ex-P.re.side.iit ' O.f ■ .Henrv .Kendiiir.s prtiduciipit ..of [ Mexico antl now ; Minister' of : Na- Hoilywood seas ,uUi USO show etirieS'S ' night club . .feaitinng Bobby Clark pjpoeK and Jactiues & ehahTiaiiie..'t3ant>e' team, ■,' ■ • ,; v: . ' .. t.»Th* E)«irk l^otejilial'.' set to. succeed State thcali-c. using Ipttby 'set pifcf- j "This :Tiiiie ' it's ; Lbve"' . .at the . Go.m- for first time in !Ota Ter- lace AMlh DeMar & Deni>*, Selma .M'ar3o-iji!e .©anctJTS ..'asjd.''.I%j'rj- -OTartiij; orchesu-a. ' ..:.;..'.:..■' • ■'.■'■.■Antta. . Colby ■ 'We're;; .t«i'.'..''.beat.., tlie drums for "Cover GiiT' stnd landed soiiie '. ' nice newsjiaj^f ] stories. ' : aiSd,. ladio time. Becau.se of heavy advance tjle, .'•jiis'.^Fc.lliesV'i'iSd'clj'??*:;'*^ to""3ocal '.. thr^Serweek- run '; ',&T<£aai,- starl2ns :3^foh':.'2l' '''■ : ■ ''C' ' ' .:. 'lSforth:-«'«Sfc A^ariety .. Cliito. had; Jolly.. Miller ' ■n-jo fi'oiTi :■. 'Hotel' NicoUet ' t'Ji944'-'":'Hou'nd''tilp,"' ..'. sales- wri'tiest,: Charlie ' JAckson aiiid - Herb . .Bla^ : siiJl; .leatf ■ local ■ -salesjijejiit .edy Jack. ■:Ti™cy - has- Jori^ " SieW ;.aef lioival DtJl'Cii.sO; iiian-ied.. . . ; ,' , '"Rnridom. Harvest'' ' in '.if.? ■ cightli .week at. UTe:.'.swaiTl{.v' Clne.M.efrop()li- iaii, iirid DoloiTS: del Ritii'i'.-'JVfai'ia ijvit}i..3:<>an Ed\vai.ds; iloriijer.; ehbrinp. l.c^ni^tiij,i.ia.j' .iitu\ ig^ at ..Wiilefeail 'thieatre; . A;ct;'is .siet^loj liiexico, iiv. its .J'oui;t!i -.wwk^at;. eiiic medico-brother, ^ajor M. R. Buch- man, i?) N. Y on army business Dr. Leo Jilichel has new arlist protegee, who«« oils ai-e any«;1«ry paintings. Billy Rose slipped him the dauber. . . ■ . ..; Mel Hammett criuhed fi'iger m taxi door while out of town as agent for Katherme Dunham "i "Tiopcal He^ ue " „ , Elsie Jani<;. Bob Hope and Fred Warifig. will do theif: 'stuff ■ .i'h* ■\Vhite House Correspondents this ■weekend.. Artie Auetbacii had. fun with./an-; other guy with the same monicker registered in the same hotel — he v,as « cracker from Atlanta. Ed Lowry, Coait head of USO- Camo Show; IjIC in town for a short \-isit Will confab with CSI execs on routine matter.s Ifex CpOrdon could only stand Mi- | ami Beach for a \\eck He's back after being a house gue<:t at the Ba- rueh estate in the Carolinas Joe Seidelman, U v.p. m charge of foreign distribution, back at hjs homeoffice desk after a month's Coast trip and Arizona vacation. Sol Jacobson, Bioadway pju re- cently inducted by the Armyi sent to Camp Croft, S C, for a four- month training stint as rifleman. Doc Bender joining IVally Downey In the Bobbins Artists Management, with Chucho Martinez. Luba Malina. Gloria Warren, et al , under their wing. Phil Dunning, playwright, on a Latin-America tour for backeround §0 inifo' the- 'Phyllis. D.ixey.^T^'^'aiie. ., . "The Gaj Follies," Liversidgs and .diiphan Vs first' 'West' ESid.iTeptiiare.'at, Ca'tsiijiidge Iheatare, 'Mid ■ a ■folet --after. 10 days>. Show is being rewiitten knd^irwast'ler'tiWiir;. . .. .. V;''"', ;'.;,:...' ... ■ "■ .5ert''..Ert'«(. is' '-stiU i.h h'o'spi:tal;.\vitJi, ij'i^keh "ankle' sHs'tiiined while. :play- ih'g' ■.WidOvv''.'r>vaiikey . , in paritpmiiiie .■.'AJ4ddi'»."-..w-ith wife, Hay.'Erfo.l,' aged.,; 59. taking up role at minute s notice, Mas Milder gathered all the supcrMsbre and Lomdon are6 man- agers and house managers of Asso- ciated' iBritish. PiCtiiire..'Cor|i.:.'foi:. pep talk at Regal, Marble George Kiiig, having completed '■■Candle'lig'ijf .■iii .'Algieria,'' has jitarted: .On.' 'his' 'next,.'; '.'Gaiety George.' founded on the life of George Ed- \\ardes, famous Ed-»?ardian musical .'lymedy' ..iTaprega'rlip : i . Elizabeth M'echan,. K'.1iosp|. lalizect' w'ith pneiimoiiia.' :. . ■ .,' ,.' \\!aH(':r iahg' .'on two-iWtinth leave. 0.1' ab.%nic.e I'ro'nt.'ZOtlVrPqifi , ■,,)atrt,c.s, Hi.ltori:.flew^ . to'; W.ashin,®!)!-! i'tvr launching oi' th&'.U.S.iS. . ShanMri- ;■' ...Wan. Gfft'rp.ll ^honie"' ifrom.' tlie ho.'!-. ■f)U?il, to. rcGtrpteKat^ . from, .appeh.ciec-' tofi«y."'^'''''^.-:'i ;-.^-~;; •■,'"■' ■':..^^.'......''"'i''" Bfiib HiDpe glaned to !VI6bile, ' ^^la.,' on,the':tlii,'s.| teg\ol^A;;'(iPfc^week., camp- .touir,: ' .'...v''' ''.■..'.',.'. ''..:,'..■.'.■■,.,■ ; . ,)oe , ■;.'£.., Brown vt^lurnpcl from- .iJi'\')Virvd - 1 he -\VQi:jd; tour of.' cafri p. . t>n- :' tc'i'taifii'iveiif.'.-.'' ■ '■■^ ■ ..'.■ ."■. • . .: .lack SkiibaU left I'vyf the Wash-=. jng.tnfl.-opo.nhig of. "Jaeubowsky and the Colonel." ' , • '■. " '". ... • , Rise 'Stevens .goes .int6.' scGliiPion hfri't-S. to:' await . .'arrival.- of :c)iild..:tiarly , .: thiis'sui'orher.' , y ^ -■' Gi-ge: <3isph': o^ . :Eiearipr Powell's .'illness .dolayei'V C WmiJ^...ikw' ';.'t%* '. fi<>«te variJ .; Ro&ro Palacio: ' /''Harvest?' . is« loiigc.st ".. i tnT foi^ifin. : picture, at -.tine ..st'a'hd: hP I'.e. in; mail} jears 0 -h.. s.uccess iv . ^ _ . , .HirSclt' .'Alv^n' 'op«iay «24) because of bad throat and didn't sing. Same reason kept Kenny Baker at home. .UnafEilialed Independent Exhibitr «rs. of which Jc=se L Stern is presi- ia!>r' "Doushgirls" at Hanna week of MArch 6, with group's per- centage used to build recreation: room at General Ci ilc Hospital. B. Iden Pa,vne, British guest- diiectqr of Pla,v House's revived "Love For Love,* undecided as to whether :to return . to . Inland or .visit more V. S.. :un}veriity: theatre^: John McGee. movie superv'isor for Treasury Department, putting on national pieem of his musical tagged "Figure It Out" with local cast of 234. Intends stocking it in each city also on a volu>itary basis, are a Slumber of showi people from Broad- way who are wrjting origmal scripts music, aiding m production, etc. Camp Sbanlcs GI talent many of , \o promote War Bond-Stamp sales them from sho* biz, -will be used , if oxoerimental production is a Temple tor a lO-day lun Mareh 3 Show IS held each vear to raise funds fxSi' the Crippled Childrens Hospital Phil Regan, the singer who is a grandfather and m 1-.^ at 37. cele- brated his 20lh wedding siinive'sary at the Ma.>fair Room of Chicago",<- Blackstone hotel last ■week. ■■'Mark -Fi-sher. : sinSSer . and band- leader, left for New Yoik la=t week to ,10111 Danny Thomas foi an over- seas USO-Cnmp Show toui Thomas and Fiiher played the 5100 club for several years together,, Dottie Dolson, who was the fea- tured -Singer, with.. Chuck bjind at the Blackhawk. ; Walker .^ir Field Hospital at Vic- toria. Kan Her husband, Capt, James Bvrd IS stationed there. Premier performance of "Gung Ho." at the Palace theatre heie last week was a sell-out Entue pio- cecds of the ^ovv went to the Mai iiic; Corp league Grace McDonald who was featured m the picture, headcti a king list of show folk wlio ap- peared for the benefit Siiow folks, Inc., organized seveial ye;arE ago to care for .sick And needy actors: has applied to the Secretary of State to change the name of Ihpii | organization to Showtolk of America. Memberiship has grown from an original 60 to more than; 1.000, New rhaiter will allow them to organize | chapters m other cities ' fiont ot the camera for a .special , imler pli;^ine "The Story' of .Dr- Wasscll." William Rodgers, distribution : v.p... pf Metro, arriveol lor coiil.ib-: wifli.- studio execs on sunmier shobtitig : .sc.hedu]e. . . ...' .'.■ ..'■ -'.'■:;:.'■ ': ,Jetitiif^r.:'Jp,nes and Williaiii: :Perl-, bei-g handed awards bv Fnit iun Cor-, icspondents Committee foi Song of;. Bernadette.-." .. . , Jack B.'Teiuie.yi.ftJrri'ier head; of the imiisicians' imibu .antl no-\v state' sen^r aJOi-, .announced his qahdiflacy lor ■ United States senate 'i :. l:!lor^ne Bale; western dviootor of Fos'ti'i- ' -^™^"t'^'" Guild of Vaiiety Aitiis office during attempted iobb«-r>. Opening of South Africa pail la- ment in Cape Town in Januaiy brought usual influx of v isitoi-s which helped all shovi business. I%ntoniine "Dick Whittmgton" Act of 194.3, and to make returns and | ^If^ V^ja^J^^ldnSlylrfrs: payments of such taxes to the col- ~ fernng to Alhambra. Cape Town. lector of Internal Revenue. Operator' "'"'"■'^f ''^"'^it ''V"^*'" . ,'show produced bv j^^fiican Tticatits also is required to pay employers ) AIl'>ambra theatre. Cape Town, tax under the Federal Insurance I P»x»ssed £4,000 i$16.150) loi fumy Contributions Act with i-espect to . '"^"^^ £,^^p„,^ Motion. Picture Bookers Club of... . , . , ... _ N. Y. conferred honorary '.■■member- .[ .Garry Moeire:^ radio show; Abe Bur* ship: on Max A:. C.tShen', .. president of j; roughs, of .'the: "Dtifl^'s ;'ra-v«^ii:'' '.p^^ Cinema.; Circuit., at. a..;.spee.ial;..:QSien grani: Dave. :Sch"vrav.ti:,'.''^grt»aih-'iD'n ineetipg' ?t the H'otet.'S.stOi- 'TWdnday ; t:he: phi^ Safe: 'broadcast, .^an'di.iMtirt: (28). _ . . : . ■ . . I'Lewis.. Tunesnuths: include Jerry ^ C<3mies at the^Ruban Bleu^^?m3^^to^^ ^ , and' Frank' tbesscr;.' last be making, a .habit. of . goinK fr.cim the . . ^ . . , » "Peter Pan ' revival at Minerva, Sjdney, is niaior click for Alec Gpp'pel. .:■'..■:.';:".'.:-.... "..'.-'■..■;■:'' . - . . i r--,-, Kusova Ballet will play in Mel- wages paid by him for the musicians I Aiiican Theatres at Mui««nbcig, ^,?i'.^T.^crn{°L^^«-'?I?n°""™* 'services and to include such wagers ! sij^rb.of Cape Town House seats successful Sydney run J' ,1,200 and is probablv last new thea- John Wavne made special broad- in his annual return under the Fed- j,, jjg jjuiJt for duration cast in - Sydney belOTe commencing J Nev\ Guinea trek for USO. - ' -■ "c. ).,as. Lord and. In My .^rmS.v I jiie:.'West.:::'the^ .iCkib's n.evv ctirai just replaced' Eddre May ehoffl in • th e ' .cast. .... .;.■■:.■. "Dane's Discovei-los" i.s a. forth- coming Collier's piece by Hehders.op :,& Shaw : :6n Danny ; . Ka^ye... : E(aii,ny. !-'feiothas and' kindred ■:npw , faces" who ; first : t|ahie "to : prbmiheiTCie at ' Dario tand. ■ ■Jim::''Verri'on's ..'Ca ' Martini:tiu.c: liilevy Understobd . that ail . shows . w;ill . b.e operated on: lo-iv-scale ■.biidgets. and . that. , ;little .. or: no . : scenery ..; AviU .;be. :utiiized. :. Productions ' . w ill -.'he of ,: a "satirical iiature. . 'sitd^.:, .S'lH ' . kidV' ' C .1; health, lectures ;antV .dtheif 'p6i;lioe'ni army topics^"';;-.. : ' . ' :' ':'•-' :''.-' Kiihn tn^eatjt^s;: the .orde^ tijtiaUhg Ut/jeast w'^stagehkn^ iscertic around $18,000 company managei would, toe required, ' one Of the- cast- a.c|i;rig..iit th.at: cap'aQi|y, . .sin6e' there ■ yjil.r tie .no . '■adrnisgipn:>aiidj'. thereIo)f«,-.ii»p'.;rete to be'..ebuaite'd,'; .'..r.'-.?:':;:.'. ',:.-'::.:. Wing .will 'libt-'.deeide ■*Jiat salary '.•Sie'.ifejaS^ . jBas^ ':mis'-^ ^tecdiiei btif. .'■|t' 'is.'ifijiW# .''tiifej?' ..witt.'i^: .bigtwe:eii'. 'ii'oo. 'i^iia,'iisO'.^6iciyi''^:,At^ fefe^. i)i$''^pcscCM^I». tak#''CU4b'- of board :'attg-. -it ::.Ari45!'S.'sai''ltt'cIu]jl' .■::''/■''' ^if^i:-''-- :' ■ :....; 'Ba,wey.Rapi3.;i)i'irigi.ii^^ ;n'e^..'brfc^ies''' . tra. into : Hiippy 'Hotir.:'-iii'te"ry'. . '. '■'.' .-.!... V.ii,civ club pieseiited Bill Elsoa, :J;.etiring ehifif. .harjier,...T«itb J#.ifiMiy^'?p: rinsf. W n. Woiktnan, M-G bramh manager, confined to home, by ill- ness Phyllis Betz resigning from Uni- versal offlci; ntaK to becQitle,,^ n .Shrinesrs' titrndtit Mexico City James A Fitzpatrick back here for a new seucs of Mexican scenic shorts in color. Irma Zarova, can-can; dancer, fea fiired With current show at Follies Bergcres. Sara Garcia, picture character woman, heads current show at TeatrO; Ideal, legit house. Clasa Films has just produced a novelty film, "Caminito Alegre" t"Merry Little Road"), story, of an old-folks home here. Clasa Films has started 1944 with tout tiroducers, five directors and 17: exelgsive artists, largest lineup of M^canpix producer. «r0 7S pfeiure theatres' tm*' similar, provisions; "In jjeneral, variety entci-tamei-s with respect to whom opeialors have, made inoumcs eie those who ac- quire and pertoim their ovin repei- tp'ries :i,'n : a . -series, -of ..'short-terr!ri.e.n-. .gagenieiits fof/a number of different operator.?, under; contracts' which 01:-; ;dinai'iij; speciity ;'on%' tiie:;.':tirae .rft-;' miineialion, place and duration ofl .each'.&ga'ge'meitt.:.': . '...-. ;, ..'..■■.:. ;.'.;' ,?..:'-':'' .'.' "The Bureau is unable, at thi<; time, to : rule l.toncltislyeti* .' 'pii ' the ..siatus "of , vai-iety: .e'iiterta'i'iie:r.s.. ''tjiitii three plavs. "Wp'ch on the Rhine ' "Flare Path'' and "Wh.it Every Wo- man Knows."' Biz good. Two Cities Films Unit i.rnved in Cape Town from England en i-oiilr to wilds of Tanganyika for intensive location work on new British film "Threshold." Oveixoming all war- time diffjcultios. unit of 17 men and one: girl .has' 'full ok^iy of 'authorities ■ on long trek to Tanganjika. By Tf* Frien< Clu'o ;. Fortune..- Jfif :;. 'Zemaiissky'.S ' i . sp.bt: .'i s .on Ce moi-i;'- tSOing'.a : fuUthouse -, a :G0nc.lusive rin,iiig, is, m.Ei-ae, opera- . , -v .- .„ -. , ; . ttifs: Of: theatr&,..nigh'tclubs,'':restau-'i;fe'*'''^^^ .ants.id,simiiar,sSbmiTh^«t.-^i^^ eonsider:su,ch..ente:,rtainers .tt3 -.bfr -jn-,! -.skaters, ■ :,ana a cailiiije'.-i-Ui'n : dependent:-coht'ractprs and .-vvil'i: hot:! kho :be^require^-td :col}ect tax fro'm.stich' th'estSr'.iTewiers;. '.■'" ■ ';.''.v.",".^':' entertainers;. or- report, cir payv taxfe 'THfi; .'.E).E»g.:"ifou'Sit'i..'.. ■"tflpul^r-rP.r&ed:; :vvith respect: t*';.''4'^"w' termihes.tiiCft '^edflc:'eas6'that 'tfees' 'i'*'^*"' V'J" Ai*^^'- J^"-'^''hwf^i^V,iif :.h9ul|;:^,:c<|Ltetl.,repbrt^ gaid, .Esch opfira,tor.:should ke.ep rec^ doing 'th© top- bi:i.>.ktpping tap routine and jitter- bug imitation$> Useb a come-on from the audtei^ce in his pUte juggling bit. Biz over average opertiog day Corb. Stale, N. ¥. Benna Car'er Orch U5> tcith Savannnah Chiirehjlt, Ecefvn Ware; Ted & Flo Valfett. Care Bros. (2>. Leon Sfdfffrra, "Gwy .9f(tni«d Joe* State has used bands onstage lather con:>i&tently lately, tht:, week AaiaWK. ^C'Wai'lE bringing in Benny Carter, who i* Kewark Feh ■>* ^}'''V''K^h^^i-^T^''k^^'''iJA 'f'fP'' fiaiinrds' • Tr«fh or Conk- is u^ed ai^an act hoxv-e^er sinM^ ^^^^^^ ,1^, pj,,, Mfcfiete. Fraaees Colwell, llT!*' n^S'^^ tL'\^,?1f^'^„Z^ >^^^ Ha^?m«H cud Ltnda Moody othei turns on the bill precede the .^jj^j Monteneu" IPRC). band ■ presentation. , ■ ■ ,[■ .• * ■. ■ ^. ■ Ted and Flo Vallett Open with a „i, , u i i, u • _ L>,ir>d soeedi. act that set-, a nice '"P"'- ^hich has been placing n ?e E of rt all .s bl on l^vi^^^^^^ ^'"^ «^"'»*>'e succebb, on frt^^-^X to hiie'^r^u^dti 3« 'tvf?frj*^? - ~.. . . . • . week. The gamble is p9ving ott at Stawley, Pitt. Ptttsburgh, Feb 25 tion, and caicfullv planted stoQg,es kev the shnefci and i\jit»s o\ec en- ■ tire 'htiucie when liglrts are- cut.' .It's Johnny Lohq Orc'ft tH>. wEfn good tun tor Orpheum patron Pattc Otigan. Ce»e IVzIliami;. Dace Lambert; Hat LeRo'j. WhtSson Bros ■t2>,';: '-Lstst' Angel" \M-G>:. ■ . \ Pittsburgh .has; a part.;iftteEest' in Johnny Long'sn climo, which atwajs makes him a welcort'e vtsttoi around heie With the topi music he's iiovi disoeniing. the lelt-handed fiddlers welcome goes double. It was here at WiUiam Pean Hotel in the old Chatterbox just a few years ago, that Ixons acutallv trot came to attention His ri'-.e '.tarted then, and it\ been steadj u not SHbitn. 'Starts-.his: act ■ |»ri»gtn,g :;0,ii: .eight vp^pte/fsisrn /.au'dto eIJ .oI wh(>m.: ■p.t'o'a^b.iy.': picksci..:'Bp btt . oi, loose cha;»ge iot cooperating so he^rtilj as an octef o± frightened lad-- ..*pd laNj.'e3 Act features a l'Ui«»g«. Chi Chicago, Feh. 26. Woop'i; Ho-'imi Orch UT> teith fncnces, Vicune. OiMbbj/ Jtkckson; Silami(m. :l>esmeh. hemiyf: Goli^;-''Wlitst-'''.. ■ft%'sM-BW)o5:fff,j'';. »i!f^C;>:. '.' V'- , ; .■ • ' ■' Ptayuig their hrst stage date after malting the Ar'drew Store film. .niewber made, ftp as. .a ■fta^kenstein . '■. '»f ... t***' ■ WockIj- 'Hef-: monster while .snotnei performs as ' i^*"^ aggreg.ition is not ani> p.leas- his v,ere-wxtrt -pj>!, patrolling the >ng the heot-rt^ but the olojes as aistes as corpses ai';its.' n-ioney's; worth of fun:, -'A, fev sleight-oi-h2nd tracks prolog spooluness.' well, with mtEMC that Is neither too teijd;.nor;'l,oo'-S<>fi!.' 'la -facl most-.of it.- '.iS.sgtt.^^viritt.gy'.slifeCf E,!Tathas.ev6ti-,.th;e,''; .ai.Jf.'s ■■foe-taE>f).itig., unrier-.'th'eir ■■seats;:' Fer>-"on <'s i.-xtfjl. makes a good Show opens « th-fhe Great Man- a!i.oe.irapco n fiont of the toand nee crioDted wl>o does his en- "nSiteu.^J". sUcEc solos, vocals and a science. They spin sticks in uni son, in challenge routines and keep 'em going through various acrobatic tpcks such as the femme's full ftip \s>th two uands going Cjri Brothers woik a lot ot com- edy into a hand-to-band balancini; act and draw a flock of laughs. Per- lorm niany standard tricks,, some original, and dangerous ones, and get off with warm reaction I^on Naval ra flavors his un- usuall> last piano-playing with tired gags, but has little trouble making the custon>eis go for his l^cyboatd ability He pound;^ out classicals and pops and has a tuck ot. changing key without intemipl" ing a tim«>. Hp hj s tie en ar ound a the boxotTice NBC's 7any, Ralph' Edwaids' sciewy quiz piograra, "Tiuth or Consequences" the piece de resistance and a ton id click. Audience at openci was targe and responsive stubholders made it plain that this prepo'-bcssin" smooth Woikmg. slightly acid-tongued uackeroo has the lottnula lor build- ing |ip k>elty laughs He has no trouble snaitng volunteers and he puti "em thiough capeis which bring houls from the onlookers and no appatent lesentment trom the vic- tims Edwards occupies the second halt ot the bill and to com a phrase, there's never a dull moment It's Edwards." shott, but it would bc-ttfttait^ to -sett-the- Dean— Hudson *^*^«r'^h,,T..*.Tt ,^r,.=>,«. an ,n ^^110^ knTevtVr his" hands"' ^d | ^'^^ ^^^^^^^^ Band opens with Long himsett lemams an ~j„ , , ucKide-to n throughout Swing Shiit .-nd thei into a med- grahating. sel*-effacmg maesUi> \vho' . ■ " - has developed a style that's highly , '**i^"f"\7„'";''^,'I^«^^^^^^ con^mercial and roncentrates o^i L^^de Luvsrt has a st^"«aj^d reper- mass appeal. Nothmg stnkmglv , ^O'je of nfy^atc to please and baffle oii-mal atout the "et-^ Tust «<»d ' Ciaumtin doss okay on a ^lld 4leahlP mf«K ' mus'cM Stairatore. which is operated Sho^^thls week coutdy stand an-:S>' ^^^-^^.^/Tf ^.n'^Jtr'tw other act smce it urns to^ sho t, and ^"f" °" '^^-^k^h.^^w J^.^^Z a bit of padding bv t.>.e txind itselt 9"^^'"?}^^^, V*"'""? would have beSi the t tl:ct T»iat f ^rd straight tapping to get ' Next-to-ClosiRg;. '' is '';. Rex..^ ;'Webe.r''s was probably taken care ot aiu?i the getaway orch short: long in addition to himself. Carter has two girl singers with liim. both of whom do fine work. First on is Evelyn : Ware^ who gets over well with "Shoo-Shoo Baby" Near the. finale he brings on pho- togenic 'Savannah Churchill, blues sniger, who sets herself sohdly with. "That Ain't Right," "Hurry Hurry* apd ' Hello Bab\ " Btz good Wood. JIfontreat, Feb. 25 Morey j'lTn.'.'terdon!. Afabe! Todd. Wtlioti Tno Bob Cofl^ee, Ford. Beii- nie : & BaiiC}/; Fields & Georgie. Fiancnie. Ritth Crai'eii. Leii Hoti?ord I Heocats asjiee the' outfit\s"a^ smooth Oich ttt), Ai Gilbert's Gat,etit Line ever de-ntte 39 itars m the serv- . <18'^ I ice flag Dorsev displays on the back- i droD. Paul Regan and the Edwards pleased. Outfit has plenty of zip Phil Miehele's crooning appeals to the bobbysoxers and brings a healthy quota of sqeals. Saucy, blonde Frances Colw ell's zesty chirps sell in neat fashion Nice comedy juggling by Lou Hoffman, and taps by l,mda Moody bring friendly le- spons6. Bins Circle, ladpis, Indianapolis, Feb. 26. Tomoiu Doi-set> Orch, with Gene Knipa, SeuttmeHtalists t4>,. Bettj; :Breit;en Jtmmtt Ciiok, jlifilton Roskni: Edirords- Slitters t2), P»til Regan; "Stng a Jiugle" ^Vi. . ■■ The bobby-sox brigade is turning out in full force to give Tommv Dorsey the biggest week ever had here^ Chances are that he'll ap- proach house record held bv Kay Kyser. The kids wnistle and cheer at every hot break m the shdhr. Doi-sey's jtve and Gene Krupa's thumping ihvthms really send them Only two outride turns are Hal LeBoy and VVhitson Bros LeRov. just back from a .seven-month overseas camp tour, is still i inop-ui> with his eccentiic legmanin, even if his routines have hardlv been al tered since he first started coming around a decade a 50. Wit->fii uo. as usual, doing those taps w'ntle stttins; on a chair to "Tea for Two." Tt-e mob like him. Audiences apparent- ly don't mind sameness as long as it isn't tossed at them too otten. and LeRoy wisely spaces his engage- ments Whitson Bro<: are a couole of crack acrobats with a* nice comcd,v flourish and demonstrate showily that the ways and means of risking one's neck haven't as yet been ex- hausted. Boys have some original stuiT and they sell it smartlv Band, made up of five saxes* three trumpets;. ; two trombones, : basss Ion -e-^tabLs^ed tuni. which is still a bis> seller Comeoy liantoning is m too torm and dea^pati vocalsi of old nuTObeis cl»clts solidly. Encores w ■th ■ Brother. Can You Sipare a D'me" a-^ a plug for war staipps -sates Bf oq-— 1--^'""^ dance to r e giyter heav y. Other Tjand ni!'n'',->r5 arc "Do ^fotfe^ng,''~^ RKO. ■•slaa ;'.;■■' Bosiom. Feb. 24. Chnriie Sptcal. Orch (17) with Irerte Datte. Jimmy Sawiders: Morcy McGtiire, Bea Dova, Vfessoi Bros (2>; "Phontosn Loda" W>. Nabbtig the jne trade on opening davs becuU:!>e oc school vacash, the Spivak . outfit, as, king pin . in the holiday- week show,, cotnes ithrough with some groovy stuR in a coir- mcicial vein to draw commensurate kBdos. piano, drums and violin (Long),' Fronted bv the trumpet playm gets away nicely with a Long stand- by; the George Gershwin medley, and then orch's new femme sm^er. Patti Dugan, a nice package, tikea over briefly to reveal fair set of pipes. Another newcomer lo the Long outfit. David La-tibert. the crew's arranger^ does - a -jump vocal of '^Mairzy Doats" to ■ excellent ■ re- turns. maestro, the band does four num- bers, in a sweet James style. Main reason biand doesan't wow is the same lack of an individual person- ality, everything it does sounds like most ot the o£er bt^ bands. Ar- rangements are fairly stock with exception of ''Besame Mucho;" a tune which gets "symphonic'? treat- I ment with wide changes of pace. and sonorities, and dressed lip with fancy lighting effects. Gets 'em though. . Another boff week looms for thi^ Si2,!er=i add niltv specialties to this ' f^'* dict'On and his scales Oft -key house: ■ Sparked by Morey Amster dam, emcee Who warms up the stub- holders trom the opening bell, cus- tomers clamor tor encores from most ot the acts Amsterdam pouis out a non-stop stream of : stones and -gags, most of them new - here; apd is socko tiom the walk-on Easilv the most solid hit ot the evening. . The Wilson Trio, teen-age yoiing- slers. one a femme looker, opens the .show and go over big with hand bal- ancing; backClipsi and pinwheel nov- elties to exit for a big hand and manv calls Bob Goflee in the deuce cleans up on the harmonica. Lad looks like a good bet ioi theatre and cafe date-- Get.s plenty response for his efforts. Mabel Todd has a dizzy dumb rou- tine foiling to Amsterdam and reaps good applause dividends fast and entertaining bill. The band comes, out^winging with "Well Get If to stait things oft Doi-sey aids them with his trombonei blowing sweet and hot in "Song ot India" and Four Sentimentalists reg- istei smaitly with vocals ojl "On Sunny Side of the Street" and"Shoo. Shoo Bjb\ " Attei Milton Raskin siiab-. cheeia with his siyrlins piano boop,ie Ktupa gives with "Not So Quiet Please" and produces a teriilie nse from the crowd. Band keep.; them bouncing with "Hallaliijah " " Betty Brewer classilly puts over "Put Your Arms Around Me." '"Can't Give You Anything But Love." and "No Love No Nothing," and Jimmy Cook excites the 'mob vuth his waibling of "Mj Heart Tells Me" "Oh, Wh,>t a Beautiful Morn- ms ' and "People Will S-nv" in a It's unusual for a band singer to get the next-to-closino spot but Gene Williams ju.itirtes th.^t place accoi-ding to enthu u- ^ o: rash- Irene Dave and Jimmy S undeis customers. Bobbv-soek bugade ha.idle the vocals, each contubutmg aiv-es the good-looking voung' tei the i>opi that get a battd. Saunders cn- Sinatra treatment all the wav I core? with "Where or When," vary- through. He has lots of possibilifie^ ' mg the tune as he goes along Tins but he's getting caiele-.s with bothi is^one tune, however, which can't be touched, for its charm is its utter :siiitplieit^, artd'.il -;haS:..-te> bers'inig.vas'. »t's'..v^ritt&h, -or-'not af-'^t ■' Marcy ■'■ iSilcGuire ■'rri'akes-.her. 'initial adpearsince at. the .RKO ■ On this 'bill. 'She'.-di'^ws; ah.-. Jokay -.'rece^tioa ''.fdl-: iowjttg her : jitteirbug hiUbiUy^ ' stuii, bu't'-,-,her',.style-.-.-'is.,.'a '..little ; tcsa-'siren'-; uoiisly'.'.'prpcoe'iotis' -to pttt her' ove;' lot ot the time and half of the kid's words were unmtalligible He's got too much on the ball jvist to let welt enough alore Cohen. A|wllo. >i. Y. Coiitit Bn.fie Orch (17> irKfi Jitti- my Rushing. Theloia Carpe-nter Earl Wurret' Pea Leg Bates. Shorts Dfii'ts, "Smcn Guy" (Mo>ro> lev oi "Frcae»'," "Mj- Mamma Done Told >ie. and ' Amen" all sung by Herman Motion Daniels is" brought on for excellent aer«> control tricks, back cartwheels and head kicks done witrt sifKtb woikmansbip and sup- ple erss tO' a h'4 hand Baia also outs ovei a nitty ar- rangei-'Oit ot 'Basic's Basement" and then Franco Wavne. Herman's vocalist does mcU witn "T^e Music Stooced" antt "Speak L'.w " Heiman vocals "Who Dat Dov^n Dare."; Chu'-ibv Jackson does. "Holiday fo* Strings" on the bass fiddle and extU widi a short eceen- thp Mc. h^iKlciaoDing song and "Woodchopper's Ball." Cliff Lee- mans gets teature spots u>th drum solos;.'-. - -> ... . Lenny Gale hit- with e-«ceVlent, ikwessfon- ot sc.oep, nscio ard political oer utilities. He also fjokes fun at t>>e Mr. Anthony pvo- «>«am apct the soap ooerrs for 'au.ghsiand doe:i: a wow finis^i witit an imtiression of fhe In^ Spots. Mora. ^ Kansas City, Feb. 25. Bob ftiMajL-iiie Gate-t, Loa Strteter, Belmoni Bros (2). Dn*-fc (r Cioiidy, Doaald ifrRobem. Toi'-er Orch (9) Ktth Jack Po»';.s * Alortlan Bal— httoer; "Snoiot'ine Jo^ntCi" tU) Olid "Cf>aMce ot a Lifetitae" tOoI). Fields and Geoi^ie. in gob gaib [ uleasant, romantic stjle Cook also thiott a fan line ot chattel and taps ' loms the Sentimentalists foi some el- to exit with a hetty mitt. ■ I tertive harmonv on "Stardust" and Ruth Ciav en. dynamic redhead i.'Theie Ave Such Things;" with rich contralto, ignites batch ot i f.:dwards Sisters share m the vocal .sweet, swing and Irish songs tor i applause lor their dynamic, sure-fire hetty palm-whacking, while Ford, taps Paul Regan pi ov ides the coined v Bennie and Bailey, sepia trio, scorce ; punch with entei taming imitations with tast intricate tap routines for a i and a fir.'tt . rate mimicry, flock of calls Francine, stiipteusc i Biz hot at show caught. Corb. closes the show I Al Gilberts house line delivers .solidlv with neat routines and ima- ginative, colorful costuming Len Howard orch flashes plenty merit on lis own. Lane Krilh^s, ladpls. Indianttpolis. Feb. 26. • Dick ■ ClemoHs Lions, 3 Cretoiios, Chiik Yale. Brmnts (2) Vfhiteu Roberts, Jane Meredith, "Drums of Fu Manchu" (Rep). Tapilol. Wash. WojslwiiQton. Ipeb 24 KathMm Grayjox. Diamond Bros (.11, Steic Fioiis Jacqitehiie Hurley. Sam JarK Kaiitman's House Orch. Song of Russia" (MG). Kathiyn Giavson has been pack- ing them in here. Diminutive colora- tura from iVI-G studio IS a real at- traction with hei classical repertoiie This week she's giving "Serripie Libeia" fiotn 'La Tiaviata tol The ciicus idea, which already has lowed bv the melodious 'Tales from given Keith's a couple of. lis biggest : the Vienna . Woods.'' Singer was weeks this winter, is again effective i otdeied by. throat specialist to coif- in the current stanza. Bill is a pleas- »ei ve. her ■ voice, so no encores.- in g combo with aerialists. tight-rotie Makes a nice: appearance ui rust peitoimers clowns and animals The colored tiavelms; suit \ tamily trade is giving it a heavj i .lacqiieline Hurlev a Dresden play. i I blonde, opens the shov^ with acio Dick demons and his four lions dancine then mounts an illuminated piovide the highliiihts in the clostng i pedcotal loi due contoition work spot The leos plaj dead loU o\ei | Walks oft on hei hands to lusty ap- jump through hoops and perioi m t plause other tricks Head in the lion's j Steve Evans with his impressions inouth IS used foi a finale i of vaiious degiees ot laughter in Top panto by the Biiants gets mov le Vioiisp, followed bv his satuf plenty ot laughs ana Chick Yale on Mus-solini also qpt^ off to he.iw ■with his tunny way of sitting down,! response Diamond Bios (.li VvOik also pleases the audience with his like beavers, living to knock each tdble-top routine I other out in .songs dances. cros.sfi!e Jane Meiedith hits the maik with .icus ii\ci loi-jh and tun->'ole acio- Intncate stunts on. -flying bar and i batics tniit click: rings. Topper IS a head spin per- ! Sam .lao^k Kaiitman's band in blaz- foimed on a loop. Thiee Crctonis , ins; led toat^ aie on the stage in a click with expert, .work on a high I sfatelv; setting provided by Gene Wire. I Fold The whole business goes over Whitey Bobeits, emcee, keeps the ' exeeedingl.i welt. Arke. real big. .She does .Texas,-".. '"Mairzy- .D'oats^" (!y.itabl5f"> .-;.an : IrtshVtiiedfeje. Soecialties get off to a great :start Count Bastes atipearance at this v ith Ben Dova's asro-mebi lations. Harlem' vaudei brings an uni^Liall. and the Wesson Brothers kill them heavv flow of business Righlluilv with imitiations, •^o since the oich has all the ele- B'z. sellout, house going clean be- ments needed tor hot bo and top foie the first show at noon. Thurs- (tve dispensing Basic's kevboaici' day t2i) Etie. antics, together with meaty arrange- ments done by a solid outht pro- vide excellent audience (are. ... BaSie gets his solo fling with a well done " Basie Boog e." but band - "Swing Shitt. —j\ndys Blues' and the closing jump tune get as good s'tubholder response.: Foremost among his soloists is Jimmv Rushing the built-like-a- barrel Jive singer who o&ts over I Nevei Knew." a blufs numbei and 'Goin' to Chicago" Big reac- tion while the distaff warblei. good- look in8_ and tastetulb govtned Thelina Caroenter cfTro. "Do Noth- irg" and "More Than You Know toi nice returns Othc tonsil aitist IS Earl Wduen from tl o sax section who nuts , over "Coulda t Sleep a Wink " Sui rounding shr ' is hni'-ed to Peg Leg Bates and Shorts Davis. Bates w^th his u-u.'( lii-if Oi gag. and ability to hoof as well as manv Earlr. Phillv Phi'uds.pfiKi. Feb 25 "f.atiii Q>!(ii ter Ret lie" iritd H«>- j-is. Ctatre find Sfiai!>>0«, Billy Weils & 4 f fias .AmiiiE Broi , FOHlaiiis (3>. Bobby May, Dacf .4()olion (4*, Ltiie (1B>, Loit Sc'nrad<;i\ Hausf Orch <18l, "Roofiies TB Burma" iRKO). Four standard acts, an. air contest; winner and the house orch .have been blended into a breezy 4D-)(niti<^. ute stage show whicti has a nicft balance' to: the contrasting themes ot the accomDanymg screen I«e: Proceedings ope'» as the iXowef orch segues from .its. snhature ihtfli "Besame Mucho." with Marilyn Ballinger warbling the choniiS: tO' fipd favor w>th the StubhoWetK. . . . ■ Belmont Bros: open vwith ■sarta^py iiooo-jiiggling a'ld dia'-o'o twirling. They make the- hoops do everything- biit talk. Their sDcctaeu|s;r: fi.fiishj with liabted diavotos on »: blaekede out stage IS one ot the staind'StHS of .the: bill; ■ ' .';■ ■ ' In tne deuce. Donald M!;i{:'t>.'3;erfs:.:a. 14-j car-old conte-st w.nr>er. rSyealS: an unusualtv sood voirs* ih, a moruai of "Beautiful Mot run'!" Lou Sti peter, doubtirg as m c, Tourh of I opens wit'i a tirPd let*er-reading and t m- j monoloai,e rontasnn-ig old gags, but ^artt.■^lly redeems himself with okay hofjfmg-. .■ ■■ ...J Next-tT-closirig hps Dark and' Cloudv black-tace comics:: «4th .sttl. oid-t'tT>^ m'nst.-«»l routine, . Oriel piirs toi'd nooi?"--' 'v ttl> a chOPtts of Loi'("so'"ic Roid hilc tlse; Other <>oe', -«u.-out w!>h ' Dov"n in . Ar kansas." .. ■ . .«■.'.-.:," ■' Bob & Maxme G-.t'-'S close with a sm r!h-!XJ.ccd cf.""C! turn. inGtU'';'-!^ T So' ''i >m^-icir» p>i>n^j«i-,: a i fast jttteibuo'itng f'^-'le Enrl. As a general rule Earle audiencesr don't take to lao revues To then no .stasif show is complete iVLthoiit I a name band heading the bill. Bu». I the linrui) of excellent standard acts m the "Latin Quarter Revtie" 15 netting plenty ot plaudits from the pa.vees To the oldsteis the type of talent makes the.n nostalgic for the old. day.s at Keith's. Dave Apollon and his three Fili pmos are still highly .entertaining; of "h"ir"tvvo""legged" contemooiariesi Ho 'till gives out with the same old bring down the" house Davis (Nen | hnke m Russky dialect to get plenty Acts> effectivelv disnlavs a srpooth ot laughs Musical high spot is line ot taps ' f Hawaiian War Chant ■ done with Comedv bit this we°k b\ Spidei Ka/atskv overtones Bruce. John Vigal and Yak Taylor. [ Bobby Maj's dexterity with In IS below par. Standees four caught. deep at show Jos«. dian clubs, billiard baits, etc. plus nonch.-ilance while oerformm;. Jenn Glen rfs Con of I (121 Uin^n. Rallo BnHhnore. Feb Zi. CuToU Biir-ioH & Janet,' tS^ Seizor Carlo'. DeOiiue rdtce 'i 1(1 t' i ojch. Tender Conirefde* tRKO>. Abbreviated setup is ne'cessarv be- cu ise o t len gtnv Pin' 'Tpndei Com- lade' tRKO> Jean Car'-ol'. a single this tine has the emcee r.^i'inment b addi'on to her own s'ot. Does a very creditab'c lob ard shows con- siderable oos biiitic* but sti?l re- mams on" 01 a nutvbcr of similar turPs that never quite realizes full notentialities. • . - :. Fast ooenmg is by the G.enns. two males ard a ffmrne, m hand-to-'iard balanai'3 and adeouatcH- rout "id aero stuff Make soot foi Bin ton and Janet, who run the ",am' < ot impres-'on'? of screen 'oi?t.ies ri-„rg- tna m->' ci'n and c^stll're~ to com- plete the twist Fmiship" bit. a OiOucho Marx aP'-* Mae West rou- Lornplicated lui'llmg tricks, has th? ''"e, is a strong chnchet, _ ciovlcl 111 the palm oi his hand , Deanm- Carioll . _i-4i „ i.-j' t'nn to bill with Jejn CariolU is a .^'l^:^^J.'"'"r„i*''^i legit ^oca^ist with some hometown Bi grac .'.- Orpht>i3m.^.. I.. ■'■A. . ■ . Los .A' oe't's. Feb 21 Great Watirite, Ade Diiral. Sniii Crfijiniai* (4). Rev VVebei Dr Si l.Kii's Ai!i!«r« oj Ho)-ior.s. f/o'is-e Orc>i (8>. "Dritins oj fli flfflKthii" CRep). ■ :.:■■... . . ■.- ■- _ , c , , 1. I A line oi lookers, tostumeit tust' - Orpheum is featuiing hoiiui on, j,,,,^ j,,, p,o-Juctioii luimbe.s screen apd stage this week, bi.t has ^^^^^^^j ^^^^ some topnoteh vaiiet\ acts to bal-, , . , ., , , ance Pic is an old R.-publK seiiall bE-dimg iv abU P">vicleci cut down to fe.iU.re hsr^l"' Bi. was th.- L.iile pit bai-d. which has lit- strong oa openint; m it as Uisc^ tans He chance 'o show its wares be- turned out to be sta-cd b> Di c .u^» ot the hither'o unbiokcn suc- Silkmi's menacin!« A,.lum o[ <-<-'' "'^ ot name-ba-U on s..-iie Horrois act. Tuin plots its coruj l-iois.se v.eU-fillcd when caught hokc well to stimulate the imagina-l (Fr-da.v atiernoonv Slin . the r ever comic tumbling ot , , g^e gives out a'-capt- ; II. Wells and Foui favo. I , , • .^j. „ .. , acoful djncin- ot >he b-i'lroorr ! f-'^'f -^tf*,^; 11 lo. Hams. Clan e and Shannon, and i l.^f, JZlllJt^ Zl'^^^ ^ in an excellent hand-batancms tiun bv "-«■''';' ''^^7f"^ ^ the Fontams add up to a neat pack-' 1° . ^^^n CanoH s nr-aior , ^• ' 1 I a»sinp",r'-x w ^loh ctrsisti oi sorre okav .".:i;j.sm'« .V'sll:.tirnBd- tor laughs, . vocaii'iP'i st'd an motes ran ot Hmv .Irin^-'s alt adturij i.>o to a stiut:; li 'hli'^l t DC an otherwise piirrh'e's jaj oi t Don Csild-?. on guitai with two naif hiimf^nira players does a pot" Di>ut>-j o> Latin- \m::. ICS" tur.es oHis a \ Pi s 01 ot ' P, nei Bo'l" as an em OK- c'o-E •. the show. i Bi7 on the tcriific side. Bum. Wetlncsday, Mareh I, 1944 PICTURES 2^ I Steifes, Blake at Radio City, Mpk; Other Theatre-Exchange Briefs Minneapolis, Feb. 29. Reopening of 4,000-seat Minnesota theatre (to be called Radio City) brings Paramount ciiTuit managerial shift'. W. A. Steftes, veteran State manager, becomes Radio Citv the- Fitre managing : director. ^ . William Blake, who has been State manager, will be house hianager at the re- opened theatre. Both appointments repre.sent promotions. William Thayer, Lync assistant manager, wall be Radio City treasurer. Charlie Zinn. Century manager,' goes over to the State to replace Stertes; while Joe Clements moves from the Gopher to the Centuiy as manager; Lawrence;. Stewart leaves the Strand, St. Paul, for the Gopher post here, while Elmer Klemplce, a-,-,istant St. Paul RKO-Orpheum manager succeeds Stewart. Edwin Goodtord, treasurer of the nntown Center, St Paul, goes to the State here as assistant manager. . Radio City theatre opens March 8 with "Ladv in tlie Dark." It will have ,3' straight film policy and 55c top, the bailie admissiurr charged-at the Stat?, ' Century, Orpheum, Lyric and World. Reopening of the 4,000-seat the- atre will have a compensating tea- tm% for the independent exhibitoi's here who have been lamenting about "overseating" and the in- creased opposition and competition. It will help to "clear" more pictures sooner for jthe independent neigh-, borhood houses ■ which ; have been facing a product shortage later in the. year. Because there ; are only four "A" first-run houses in the loop now and holdovers and extended runs have been numerous, releases have been piling up on the shelves at the exchanges. At frequent intervals Insufficient "A" product breaks for tlie neighborhoods. : John J. Friedl, . Paramount" circuit president, lias announced there will be no change in the pre.sent policies of. the other loop houses^ Thus, the Minnesota's reopening will mean tliat an additional .''A"; picture will bo cleared each week. It's planned to run pictures only a single week at the Minnesota, too, moving: them over; to another loop house when a run is called for. Bob Sidman's Wife Carries On : Harrisburg. Pa.j Feb. 29. . Mrs. Robert C. vSidman, wife of Stlinate's manager. Bob Sidman^ now in Army, is helping her husband's predecessor, Bill Gerst, fun the thea tre. iShe's serving as secretary. : Acute; Manpower Sliortage . Omaha, Feb. 29. Omaha theatres now advertising for young men or women to be trained as managers and assistants Many ■changes necessitate a drastic move to get managerial personnel. Fay Nielsen, first girl assistant man- ager in town, has given up Jier job at the Paramount and has -.gone back to Grand Island (Neb.)r her home. Place was filled by Dale Russell trom the Omaha theatre. Wayne Sweeney, irianager of the; Town; bacik to ;his home at La Porte, Ind., and leplaced: by .Kenneth Yates. . Help situation, in theatres i^ow. a't worst, stage. • • ■ .; ■ 3. J. Thompson's House The Maplewood UiCiiUe, Maple-' wood, N, J., which has been operated sporadically by the Fabian circuit and. during' the past summer was taken over by Chervl Crawford' for legit :show.^ presentations, has been acquired by J. J. Thomp.=!on and. fol- lowing redecoratipn^; wilt open' vinder, a pictuie policy toward the end of March. • ■ While long with the Cocalis circuit and interested in some of the Cocalis houses, the Maplewood house ha.s be.en taken pyer , by Thorrips.Qn. .per- sonally rather than, m association with the Cocalis chain, headed by the late Sam Cocalis. Maplewood house, now closed, seats 1,480, . ; Gaddoni ' Fetcrt i Albany, N. Y , Feb. 29. The Albany 'Variety Club honored William Gaddoni, Metro salesman, at a farewell dinner in the Ten Eyck hotel Monday night (28). : Gaddoni, who was promoted last .year from chief tioolter to ;salesnMn, will be in- ducted into the Navy Mai ch 4, Ralph Rippos, M-G-M off ice, manager and brother of branch manager Herman L. Rippo.s, was chairman of the din- ner- committee. ■.■ Joe Laurie, Jr., Staging Nora Bayes-WB Shindig ; 'Vaudevillians and musical comedy players who were friends of the^ate Noi-a Bayes and Jack Norworth, who was her husband and theatrical partner, are tossing a party in her memory next Tuesday (7) at the Murray Hill hotel, N. Y. The War- ner picture, based on Miss Bayes' life and known as "Shine On, HarJ vest Moon," goes into the . N: Y: Strand March 10. Joe Laurie, Jr.. stage contem-r porary of Miss Bayes and Norworth, who's now a radio headliner and "■Variety" columnist, is cooperating with Warners in lining up the party. Here We Go, Darling Hollywood, Feb. 29. Filming : ot "In the Meantime Darling," delayed for six weeks by Stanley : Prager's ■ ilhiess, was re- sumed at 20th-Fox with Otto Prem- inger directing. • Picture will be rushed into com- pletion in 10 days to beat the draft call for Frank Latinopre, one of the cast, who has a date with the Army. in4 "fl rcAfiVt jrtftRiiicreJ UiM • . Willi il Otier.l Willi. ii "What a tough break. All those bananas and nO Wheaties!" It'. ' ;8ydney UOKN • nici:i>:MSTRKET IlrlUlUt D\M'JM: • I'rter JiOKBIE (.i'l(h X.VNN «AK1 '■ , Tamtroff ■; VETLUGIN WEST 'Voldemar Vetlugin leaves Ne-w Yorlc for the Coast March '10. ' ; Ha plans two . trips annually to N. Y. In connection with the Metro book awards. ■ ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S LIFEBOAT By JOH>' 8TKINBKCK ' Popular ITIcos nJ3l.\ja. 45H, st. "LADY IN THE DARK" (In Tecbnicnlor) ;: In Pcraon. . XAVIER CUGAT And IIU . OrclMtttrii ■ PARAMOUNT Tfmin Sfloare— ,MW- niY MOBK WAK BONDS i?r'i'" MUSIC HALL "OFINARMS' Spectacular Stage Productions M lACW'S Thur., M»p. 2 Ou Screen ■MiracI* of Meraan'* Graek' BETTV MUTTON EDD^E BRACKEN BARRON'S ORCHESTRA with TOMMY RYAN I ARTKINO'S "NO GREATER LOVE" VICTORIA THEATRE B'way and 46th St. 1'- ;Ii' ■'■I, I 3- The Greatest Title *m Show Busmess EARL CARROLL VANITIES THS FUNNIEST PiCTURS OF THF YEAR Original Screenplay by Frank Gill, Jr. Based On a Story Idea by John Wales Wednesday, Msrch 1, 1944 PICTURES 27 Literati N. ¥. Sun to MarshaU Field? N. y. Sun, which the I«ite William D. Dewart is said.to have steadfastly relvised to sell duiing his lifetime, reported now to be seelcing a pur- chaser a month alter his demise. First bidder said to be Marshall ■ : Field", with owners reported, holding oft for the time being, preferring purchaser of other political and so- cial belief. Purported plan of operation by Field if acquiring the Sun would be ta return- it to the morning field, daUy having originally been a moin- ingj one. .With even the Times, pro- ■ fesse'dly independent - Democratic, now as strongly anti-Administration as the other N. Y. morning papeis. Field IS said to see an excellent op- portunity for a liberal morning daily ^iO the metropolis. Acquisition of the Sun would also solve a problem for Field, that of a printing plant for his PM. Latter, quartered in Brooklyn and printed . on the Brooklyn Eagle; pres.se.s, is to : be- brought into Manhattan, Field - -recently — ^purchased a building, in lower Manhattan in which to install a printing plant for PM. If acquir- ing the Sun, he could use the Sun's presses, for that purpose. - :Relusal of 'Dewart to consider dis- posal of the Sun during his liletime : is declared to have been out of grat- itude ta the fabulous Frank A. Mun^ sey, paper!s previous owner, Dewart came .out ,of a lowly beginning through Munsey, and he continued to . respect Munsey's wishesi- 'Season why the present ownership is reluctant to' consider the .paper's ■■, sale to one of Marshall Field's beliefs and practices is that practically every employee ::of the daily is a stockholder. Editorial policy insti- tuted by Field if and when would likely be wholly at variance - with tliat believed in and practiced so long ■by every member, of the Sun's stafl. Should Field take the Sun, and: again make it a morning paper, action would be highly, coincidental. Field's Chicago daily, which he , -founded, also called the Sun, and is also a morning paper. Weidmaa'a JNew Flay Despite broken arm, Jerome Weld- man managed ta dnish a new play. : Incidentally, the author, now- with owl,-, has just tin-veiled his arm, which has been in a cast for some wife in N. Y. Mirror's 4-Line Legit Ads Cutting space for amusements ; in New York dailies continues and- in one, instance is approaching the -van^ ishing points- Mirror recently decided that seven lines was maximum for legit shows and theatres- in the daily - directory insertions. Tuesday (29) it -. -was dropped to four lines. That per- ;mits no space for the manager's name, nor that of author or name players, . just the title of the show and the house appeared with little other matter getting in. Previously the tab cut all display for legit and will eliminate all . national advertis- ing. Sheet seems to be getting the woist of the deal in newsprint cur Ntailnaent,.'."' V^.-V'-'-'-V -I^V'^V':-, ,V ■ ■• . Times has not further reduced the A.B.C. or directory ads for shows but limits display to 14 lines double column. Sun, like the Mirror, had dropped legit display entirely. Mirror also has banned all nitfry and lestaurant advertising during , March. Ad agencies, handling liitery- acooiints have long been under w raps as far a.s all paid space was con cerned, but current step , by the Mirror is the most drastic to date, FawccU', from race, John Sturdivant, American Weekly rep, now located at BevIIiUs hotel; a:ftcr spending' night? in his car due to roomi shortages in Hollywood: - James Thompson upped from exec v. -p. to prez of the McGraw- Hill -book- company, with William E. Larned- named director of Whittlesej House. Albert Guerard inducted into the Army betoie his new novel, "The Huivre3,".~^oura appear,: aha~T,aEnTgr a specialized training program in RESERVE BAIL PLEA FOR 6 'ROYS FROM CHF i. Decision wat reserved- Monday (28) by the U, S. ch-cuit court of appeals on m'otion by, former Judge John_ E. Mack, attorney for six Chi- cago mobsters convicted of extorting, from the film industry, that they be admitted to bail pending their-appeal to the high court from their convic- tion last December, . : . - . Defendants were sentenced to 10 years each. SOPEG^PaT Tilt; Wins in Exchanges Unable on Monday (?0), its dead- line, to decide on .an arbitrator to represent it in proceedings resulting •from an impasse with the Screen Office & Professional Employees Guild,', coshering wHife^ ers in Us liomeoflicB, Paramount ob*. tamed a 24-hour adjournment mtil -yesteidny (-Tuesday-),-Jvhen-it-named Albert G. Whaley of Chatham. N J., an economist and. labor expert. Notifying Paramount la.st week that it was taking the matter of classifications : to arbitration, called for by the . contnact signed last May, if agreement could not be reached by Oct. 5 last, SOPEG desig- nated H. Richard Seller to represent it Seller, formerly of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, is now an inter- national organizer for the, News~; paper Guild. While a scale was agreed upon when the contract between SOPEG' ■and ' Par '-was ' hegotialed la:s£, ; May, and the War Labor Board appioved the range of pay, SOPEG has had trouble trying to work out a system, of clas?ifying the empjoyees for the proper salary grooyesr- Although the union could have gone to arbitration immediately after Oct.* 3, under terms of the conti-act, it waited until last week in the hopes that this step could'be averted. - ., =. -: ■ Salary increases ranging to l.n't, \Vith; ; retrbacti.ve provisions. ^ plus j. other ;termsi have been , votecV for 105; ; f ront-bfl-ice , eniployees : in the N, Y. i Metro, 20th and United Artiste ex- ! changes by the War Labor Board i following, a -long,---and hectic- battle [ by the Scieen Office & Professional Employees Guild, Local 109 of the' CIO, to organi/e the white-collar ■ workers in the.se, branches. Boost of 15'', for all of the em- ployees, retroactive to May 6, 1943, was voted. , in addition to retroac- tivity increases from .liS to $7 weekly, an average of from May 6 last, back "to the dates on which the origmal contracts between the companies and the lATSE covering ^ lionl-oflice exchange employees! were signed." In the case of Metro |' and 20t!i this goes back to Septero- be-. 1942, while UA it's December f of tliat ,year.; Wheh -elections were , held to. detdrmi'rie. bargaihihg -aggn- j cies a.s between the I A and SOPEG,] the latter won put jn tlie three eX- 1 changes. ■-■v.. ''i seem to he listening for a flurry and a hurry in f/ie hall For the soutid of a barft lhat comes not." AU dogs $0 ZoEemn The World Their Scoreboard Uncle Sam moved in on the Los Angeles Daily News and practically cleaned out the sports department. Bob Hebcrt recently joined the armed foices and Ned Cronin, Gor- don Macker and Johnny Allen face early induction.: . - • ,; Mabon^s Metro Berth . John Scott Mabon has resigned as director of the Atlantic Monthly Pi CSS to join Metro. He i.s stationed in the N. Y. home oflicc liandling Metro's book award. midwest Allen Churchill, former Putnam editor and. bcforc lhat managing edi- tor of the- now-defunct Stage MagaT zine, took leave from .his Navy duties to come ui to ;N. Y. to wed. Maj. Henry M. Paynter,; former assistant publisher of PM. now chief of the .special information office: of the Air Service Command, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. . . Elliott Sidney's now tome, "Come, My Kingdom, ' to be published next month by Simon & Schuster, is be- ing eyed by Trem Cair in galley proofs for: possible .filming at. Mono- gram.--. Roger Biitterficld of Life has his new book, "Al Sohm id— Marine" due oft the presses (W. W. Norton) this week. Story, is already slated for Warner Bros, filmization iiiulei pio- duccr Jerry Wald's aegis. Dick Manson. former amusement ed of N. Y Post and now G. I , put on the spot by other membci= of lii-^ ■outfit in Abilene;, Tci:;as, . for pinups, is besieging his siste,r,^Prances Man-, scin, story • ed at .;I{epublic Studios,: to ' collect : pis, much ..:ehe'e$eica;ke ; .SS po.-jMble and send them on to him. Par's Regular 40c Divvy . Paramount maintained, -the cliv:i-., deiVd rate , set at -the . last i :divvy 'sei;- sion of direclois , wlicn. it idetlared the. regui&-;4u!ai'tWl>! P^y'^®'^'^^^ ■e- n - th e ctjmmon l ast - week . It - is pay- aljle April 1 to stockholdcis on i-ocord March 10. ■ , , -Pai'ampunt siiare.s;, have been : in, demaii;d ■ in -Stack Exchange ;,tracljng for the lii.-t •,-.-cek or 10 days, iripst recent ■ dcmsu-.u . anpa.-en-.-y Being predicated- on the belief that the company would pay the usual il.bO- on the common annually, Transac':: tions also indicated that the 'Par stock now is well held. F. P -Canadian's Divvy Monti eal. Feb. 29. Notice was given by Famous Playeis-Canadian Corp, Ltd., yc--- terday (25) that a dividend of 37'!;e per share- had been declared on all issued common shares Of the coni- pany . without nominal or par value; Up-Front NewshaWks \. '1 'Holly vcgA^.'W^ |ipb.#l -Lowery 'aricl .joiynfiy';'W:ei:s-.*-T-; muller 'XWif-h-;hi--i .ol.ot'hej! X)n> wi'iV c(3,- star '■.i'ti ''.'■Gbiffbat' „.Goi-respon,dont,". 'a tale': Of 'battle .irfiiuVl'eiJbf-terB' "in ihe Ma:finp -;£;Qrpi;;" v,: '':': ■ ': '' :^-; Bill Pine a:id Bili Thomas 'vvill produce - on an upped budget, -for Paramount release, BY Beth Brown It isn't often llial a story, takes on life — captures iKe lieart and the imagination — flp*^ becomes a part of you — so much so that you don't want it lo endl When Beth Brown lost her dog and brought him back to life again in story form, thousands of her readers begged and pleaded for more! Arid so ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN was born — the most unique and un- usual story about dogs and humans and their undying affection for each other that has ever been written. ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN is the book of books for you who have ever*hbq ♦ a dog a lender, deeply moving story for you who ever wanted a dog — a stirring- emo- tional tale tor you who ever loved a dog — an unforgettable inspiring message for you who ever lost a dog! As you read ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, you really gel to know dogs — and once you know dogs — you know people — and once you know people — you l_ terton who resigned to join the radio start of the Compton agency in New York. Former NBC script head will concentrate in that field at the agency handling shows now on the air and those in the making. Ultra Realism Sidney Fields, gag writer on the Ballantina ■ Monday night "Broadway Showtime" program on GBS, which .stars Johnny Morgan, the comedian, wrot« himself into the script last week. Comedy skit on the half-hour show had Morgan visitmg an osteopath for a treatment, To achieve the proper sound effect, Fields consented to strip to the waist before the mike while the sound effects man went to work on him. Broadcast went off okay, ex- cept that Fields later com- plained he had "overwritten" the part It appears that the sound effects guy had subjected him to a slapping routine that left red impnnts pn his chest for 48 hours. ■,' '■ ■, ' . ■ I. lincoln Show Delayed Payoff — ForSchwimmer Tele Showcase For Morris Agcy. William Morris . office h.a.s been retained by the DuMont-operated WaXV, N: Y:, tele outlet to produce a regular.; h.alfThbiii* show,: every Wednesday . nigh^ starting .in .March.' The Morris oflice series will provide the agency with a ground-floor entry in tele production and direction fields and w ill act as a showcase for the agency's: talent. .■; • . i ; -,^^'. . Series will also give the agency the. chance to deveiop makeup artists, lighting techniques , and. tech.nicians .and: writers for ; the - tele, meduim, First grotip in the series will be scripted by Helen Kuo. well-known Chinese author, and will try to con- . vey a better understanding of Chi- nese culture to the American people via exhibits, interviews and demon- •''stratibijSJ ■ ;. ' ". \:'-^"''. ■ ■■ ' : ' NoBiHatAD UkelyasWIute, Wheeler Differ Washington, Feb. 29. Strong prospects loom that dis- agreements on several points be- tween Senators Burton K. Wheeler and Wallace H. White. Sr , co-au- thors of the White-Whecler bill, may result in no bill at all, -Both senators admitted: as much, unless they can compose, their differences. Just what points are in disagree- ment have not been disclosed, but there are hints that they may in- clude: a provision to write the FGC network regulations into the law; a provision sharply limiting the: authority of the FGG; a provision providing- equal tune -for both sides 111 a controversial issue. MeanwhilCj the webs and larger stations which had hoped for a strong antirFGG bill have become concerned with what might come out of the legislative mill arid some leaders are now in favor of sticking with 1 the evils they know about; rather than taking chances on something new, :; : . ■ - WKRCs 18-Wk. 'Peace' Series Offered Gratis On Discs to Stations Cmcirinau, Feb, 29. ; -Third ''Pi'oblems ot Peace," Series on WKRC, featuring nationally known authorities speaking on post- ,war'. rhilliary, '. ecQnoii^ic..'. 'Sn;S:'':.§6iiaI ■Question's is being offered. to atiy'star : tion willing to pay wire costs for . : the leedjhg. vPrograjns.: iire! '''.' heard Sundays and new -series preoms lIaiSch.;5\for: tS/weekSi/ 'x\ ' . '; WKRC also IS making available - pla ft ers ., p t .: . the . :' half-hpui' sho.,ws; .■:W.hieh -\vill. 1m .se.nt .gratIs:.^t.p;:arJy I'sta-' ■iisn- applyijig .^rith' ipRa.r'Outte^ .stattdiiigi j.e.hargCH .;,'.;|or .'..jjackl'n ,g.: . inid ■ . shippi,ng;'"-,;.,Only 'i:eq'iiirc:ii:icnt. is,,, t'faal' ■. '.St a tJpns- ask in g .for .t h'c ''.'P^ a ce' ' pi at-; .ters agree . to ■ air the ehtire seriGs.; ■ : . .'■'.■ProbldniS; . of Peace'' up by Ken Ctir.i-cii. WKRC goneraV rriaiVagcr,..- virorkifig: w.it'h^ia.ri 'aclvisory ' ■C.omrnittee ■■ oii.; /C.iiicitina.ti- rci'igio.us. ,«nd' educational officials.- ..■ :. '; :. WLB Okays AFRA Pacts with WOR,WHN; Soldier Vote Backed WLB approval of American Fed- eration of Radio Artists contracts with WHN and WOR, N. Y, as well as the pacting of new agreements withWMCA. WNEW and NBC sound eflect.s division, was revealed at last T.hxirsday's': (24) ■general meetihg; bf the New York local of AFRA. Latter contract s, are ..a ls o sub.iect to WLB approval. ■ AFRA passed resolutions support- ing the Green-Lucas soldier vote bill and voted to sfend a representative to the advisory council ot the OPA A new and more effective procedure for tlie" iTitrOductipn,' oi new, resolu- tion.s wa.s adopted and notice that the ' locai',' wa'S; '.g.Qihg' tO: '.•be-./.tpugher ■wiUl thp-se .Who •failed to report rule jnfractiens;. was .seiiv'ed- on:' the' mem- ^iDersiypi'.- '■ " ; ; ; ■ v Chicago, Feb. 29. Many producers and: ad' agencies seeking a solution to the problem of fewer and fewer network shows originating here might take a leaf from the book of Schwimmer and Scott's case history on the develop- ment: of the "Abe Lincoln" fshow aired over Mutual Sunday after- noons. .: ;W.al.t SchWiimm^r got the. .idea' for the show four years ago following the .witne.ssing of a performance of ;"Abe Lincoln m Illinois" in New York. Always a lover of Lincoln, Schwimmer visualized a serial show based on .Lincoln's; exploits; Buring the plane trip : back to Chicago he got acquainted with , Garl Haverlin, now one of the writers of the show, and by the time they reached Chi- cago an outline agreement: had been ■reached. ^..'Botlj : subsequently started a res.earch .projecf .' that ;: Vvas;. sort; of a minor -league .: ' Gone . With -the Wind" pre-pf'oduction job on tlie subject, Harry Bedford-Jones rn tered the. picture .as . collaborator with the result that si^c months later five sample :t.5-minute , scripts had been written, for audition purposes and the show was ready for a spon^ sor. Then:came the: job-of try ing to sell thc,show, but it was turned down by ; sorne of the biggest advertisers on the basis that, : (a) subject matter would offend the South; (b): Lincoln as a radio figure would not be widely popular, even, though Lincoln biog-; raphies were big sellers; , (c) a serialized biog was too new an idea,; and ■few clients , were willing to; pioneer such a venture; (d:) talent and production costs of such a ;ven- ture were too highi in view of the risks;_^, ::■, ■ . . " : Btif ■; Schwim.mer,,. ..Haveiiirt^^ Jones, move for the love of their ■subject than for mpnet.ary consi^dera-. tioris, continued, their research and.: spent about $10^000 in -out-'Of -pocket expen.se before the show was tem- porarily put on the shelf, Several months ago :when: the Small , Bu.sir ness Men's Association were looking, for a show, the trio revamped ''Lin- coln" Into a 30-minute session which was bought and put on the air. Th^ rest is radio, history; -, ■.■Schwimmer,, believes thei-e : is enough material avail able to keep the .jih ow riihnin'g for about three years. : Production is Rigidy (Lefty's Partner) Thinb Laurie Was Swell in Dramatic Radio Sketch By NAT KAIiN Dirty Streets, N. Y. Dear Joe: Aggie miista been tickled pink. Joe Laurie, Jr„ a dramatic actor on the radio! And I remember ypu from your monolog days in vaudeville. When you'd sit down and knock out that "Lcfly" column that usually appeared and still does, on page six of "Variety" almost cveiy week. I say "almost every week" because of that golfangled editor. He's stiU loading that page up with lUst news, and so your columns frequently wind up in the wings, or the overset as the "Vaiictj-" muggs would say. ' Aggie wasn't the only one to be tickled. I heard that '■Bondwajjon'' radio show the other night, I was tickled, too. And there was a nniKg light beside me who liked your spiel. And did you ever hear of a "Va- riety" mugg liking anything? I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find you in the "Varietv" radio .sett ion now. After all, you're a radio actor. And a diamatic actor, at thai You were great though. The \\u kid of "Can You Top This''" ttunim; sorious»actor— rand in a script about fascism, too! That's really a pariay. Thai's really the maik of a great performer, when he can do a switchcroo in' just a few iTiiniite.s, like yoir, did last Saturday; night ; almn.st imin'e.di-' ateiy following your NBG session of "Top This." That was really topping the toppers. Kid, when vaudeville died, you never went with it, If Martin Beck were with us today he'd hand jou the old Oiph book and let you (ill It out. The Four Freedoms. You really made, it, sound real. Aw. nuts! - You. :»iiocie iit reali AhA t;hpse?gUys with: jfouj ahd. that. OWI sci^ipt by; Ai'thui? Areiitt-- -th'ey ■ were ; real, " top.. J^nd that bond spiel at tire end. They did He had six bucks on when something.to riie: , Ana to, tltfft .mugg, .tuu, yoii started, ,and:wheli you finished he phoned one of those radio stations and puts those simoleons "at libeity'' loi some bond stamps. And bo\, that's the fastest he let go of six clamfe since he was faded up in tli.il fourth-floor incident years ago. •., :■-.■'■,,:■.■■■■■.■■••,:.., You know, kid, there's gonna be a lot of people who won't remember, or know, that Joe Laurie, Jr., was really a dramatic actor in Icgit once Gripes, 1 remember that one at the Hudson about 15 years ago. What uas that? Oh, yes! "Weather Clear, Track Fast." And that other one "If I Was Rich"' at the Mansfield. And you always had a good slice of something to say in musical comedy, like in "Plain Jane." There was a show: for ■ you! ■■■.■.:,■:'■-,,.■■:■■■.-■■■■.■■• ,■ ■ ■ :' The mugg iJ just looking over my shoulder and reading this, and he agrees with everything I'm saying. He says it's juht what lie would have wiitton. Sez, • ■ Highly (Lefty's Partner). Wildroot to Spend More Than Half Of Drive Million on Spots Buffalo, Feb. 29. Recent small-budget spot activi- ties by Wildroot, local hair tonic firm, have been upped to include more than half of $1,000,000 recently appropriated for spring campaign Agency is BBD&O. Coast-to-coast coverage on more than 90 stations, Signed individually and not on netwoik proposition, will utili?e more than 30 different spot foimiilae including news flashes and sports comment. , : Sherman, Von Zell To Audition for 'T. or V Herb Moss, direetor of "Truth or Consequences," left Monday (28) for the Coast to audition Ranson Sher- man and Hairy Von Zell for the emcee slot of that show. He will re- turn shortly with recordings. New quizmasters are being heard in anticipation of Ralph Edwards' in- duction. He auditions lot the serv- ices March 8. Sponsor also is said to be consider- ing Olsen apd Johnaon and Happy Felton for show. J, L. Halpin, Ex-N.Y. State Solon, Starts Own Agency John L. Halpin, Deputy Commis- Yioner of Conservation, State ,pl JNew Albany — Johnny Let, one time pi- anist, song-plugger and, in recent years, studio manager of WOKO and WABY, 'has resigned. ' WITHROW LEAVES WJJD FOR AD AGENCY POST Chicago. Feb. 29. .■■■-•ISi'iTl !^itlirii\y,. for Ihe paf^^^ ;cpntitiu|4^-;VchiS^^^ Vf Jjt), "}s,~-leaving the station March 1 to become head of the George- H. Hartman Advertis- ing agency radio department, With- row's experience includes acting, di- rccl,ftig^ and' wiritlrigi -aiS3: bpfprerjoi'n-; ing W»rj.0 Hc^W&s ^agp cVirector of :a dramatic stock company here. Margaret Leak, who entered radio in June, 1943, after seven and a half years as a high school teacher- in Ottawa and Tu.scola. Ill . Withrow's assiiitant, will succeed him at WJJD. an example of what long research, ! York, has resigned from public serv expeit wilting and careful casting ^.g reenter the commercial field, will do for a show when; big names aie not available for shows origin- ating from Chicago. ■ WCAU, RKO WEDDING NOW LOOKS PERMANENT ■". :■ ■': vPhlladelphia,, Fefi.\29.' ,■■ : WCAT.' Insl week tied up with RKQ Pieture,s:,in :a : show to, plug,: "Tender .Cbmrade.'Wbut the idea, apv- pears so good that the station may: keep it as a permanent feature. Show which started tonight (Tues.) features, the' reading of "a. iletter. frdia- a, ,sfi,rviee,ma:ri't are.. as.ke!i. .'tp' seiid .iii . ;lef tfcrs.,' • Best letters aie chosen to be lead. Ex- cerpts of the mis-iive are dramatized by station's c^ist of actors with back- groundi m u.s:[c pro-vf idod .by an ;^brgah,: IVIolfiQ.iV ■ivite.;; si.s,i.er:.of servicemen \Vhosc letter is picked each week appears on show at end. and is pre- sented an orchid corsage. Saginaw-^Sanford Skinner, cx- WTRY. Troy, N. Y. has lomcd WSAJM as commercial manager. with establishment of an advertising agency in Schenectady. After more than 15 years:, of public, service as publicity director. of the State Dept 'Canteen Set Mo. Before Option Date Reported lack of harmony in setup;, of ''Stage Door Canteen" has been smoothed over, and C. L. Miller agency succeeded in welding opposr ■. ing factions togfether so that 13-- week renewal for the show was ar- ranged a month before option lime . rolled around. Agency set renewal deal last week for Corn Products. Announcement . maintained that Cooperative Analysis of Broadcast- ing and Hooper ratings for "Ganr. teen" have been on upgrade for past three months, and latest figures represented peak audiences ; for showi All program personnel will be retained,, including Bert; Lytellj: emcee; Roger White, producer; Ray-' mond Paige orch and writers Frank Wilson and Robert Marko. Skedded "Canteen" gucstets will; include Alan Ladd, Gracie Fields, Pdtuce Munsel, Alec Teinpleton and Akim TamiroJT. ... Friday's (.25) "Canteen" show saw a marked drop in the prolusion; of gags, swing toward which reportfily disconcerted professionaLs parlici-, pating in the program. Opinion, of listeners was that the "Canteen" .broadcast was ''back in :strid,e again." : ,,: Understopd.tiie-.Amerieaii Tlleatre;' Wing, chief beneficiary from the. Corn Products' sponsorship, adopted a resolution . complimenting, the Mil- ler agency for the climbing Cios.-lcy. TELE BROADCASTERS " Will Baltin; program manager .for,, D'ulVIoht:'.s ■ W2XWV tele ,:statiion , .since .. , , , 1940. yesterday . (Tues. > wa.s ap- . pfv'Taxatioii arid'Fin.ai.nce; .ahtf ;as Sep- .' pointed.. ^ecre|at^^ t'he. xetary, ■,,De]3,tdy fConirtissiorier and. C.oiTinriissipnPr. of ■;'the -. Gphservatioii; Dept. of X. Y. State, Haipin's .varied acfivitics . in putstandiirig; s.UtP and national advcitising and publicity activities will serve as a isource of experienced: backgrouhd |n :the' ad- vertising and public' relations field of bu&iness. : -Halpm has ha^d considerabie ex- perience on public service campaigns and directed the upstate campaign touis of former Gov. llcibert H. Lehman, and was in the newspaper field for over a decade, during which .tiine: iici ..al.v^o :assi,sted :'ilt and', super- vised ,adYertisiiig,;ind ,pubiicity . for, numero'us civic and private ventures. At the time he entered state service he was a w.k. political writer for a Schenectady daily. He also was cor- respondent for "Vaiicty" for several years. ne.wly "ifp.rrtied ■JEele V igion grs ■ Assn-.}'He?'haS;.,r^ [PoA'-. with the DuMont ouifi; lo devote tu'il. time to his rev du'.ie.-^. . Baltin "has ■;done considerable ■re*. ■ search and , study in t;h,e..,.'j'iplsl;:p£- teler vision and has written numerous articles on advances made in IhP ; tele field. Prior to entering tele, Ije was a newspaperman for 12 yeats. NBC's All-Femme Salute NBC uill salute women m sciv- icp with an all-femme progiatn, "iS'ow Is the Time." to be aired fo;!r cpiLsecUtlve '^Saturclay^i from 9:30 to 10 a.Tn., -starting Maicbj25, Broadcasts will be series of dramatizations based on official data compiled by scripler, PrisciUa Kent and nariator Erncsta Barlow. Show will be the first all-femme under- taking ever put on over NBC. Wc«lii<"^«1ay, Miuvh 1, 19 H RADIO SI POST-WAR AIR SiGLE LINGO Benny's Break With General Foods, Y&R, Laid to Bad Exploitation Job .■ . ihside stoty on tire: break, betiVeeri- J.itk Bonnj and the Young and Riibicam agency ^^l^lch resulted in the comedian's terminating a 10- vcar association with the agency and Geneial Foods to go on the air June n for P.ill Alall cigarettes and the ;'R\ilhraU:ff ■ : &■ Ryan A agency,: is .ihat ■liie j'gagstei- ;was/.dissalisfiecl' with the ..agency >;.,p job. ; Benny thoii,«hl that lie didn't receive.- tri^atrheht. coinpSi'iiB.ie to that idceived by other radio comics who made the same soi t ol USO-ovei ■■eas tl I'S., He was also gxiped by the agency's Mtw^-ppppillmg lit ff'Hnm ;rag.i.j%..,n7ade. ' a :vei.^^^ . agreriment. ;. with the ■ Gpinjediiin ■ .fying . the '.tim -spot to Benny. This merely calmed the troubled wateis tor a time but situation finally exploded and now Y&R and Geneial Foods are not only minus their top comedian but have lost one of the most valuable .. tjltae. situations' ift radio. Benny Pro-Con Whether or not a network has the right to give a performer an option on time p^articularly as, in the case of Jack Benny, it In- volves one of the most valuable time segments In radio, caused' con,sidoi able pro and eon discus- sion throughout the trade last ■week. ■ It's reported that '■ General . Foods, which, 'loses Benny and the '7-^:30: Sunday liight • NBC . .slot to Paul Mall . ciggies next -faUr-«- weighing— th«—advt«iibil-- Jty ot retaliation against the net- woik by yanking its Fanny Biice T'nusday night show and put- ting it on CBS, when and if good Columbia time . becomes : available. F . Perinanenf . sliackling ; of padio .a.S' aiv- iftteriiatiqilal sp'ringboard:. ;'f,6r. stibyersiye pi-Dpagahda will be- ofT. fected- fey aVpeace. treaty, claijse' b'gii-- lii'hg". foi'eigif ■languagerbraadcas.ts .oh .Stations .Which- .Vault . nStjoiial '.boiA.n-. daiy lines, accoiding to a well in- formed source. on:'the other' si(i^ pf ,tlie'-2%tlant)G;' ,:' ..; ' >; ■'..' ^ ^'; ::'■'■ :'.'.^.--- .-Supei-^effeiitive usfe ' ^f ' this ■ teclv- i-.:(i;:e by canning brains' in the N,azi •■iin'ormation . service" during the years.,, leading !:.Xip. ,- to-, the warj., of (jouisc is mainly responsible lor the pioposal. Another phase piesents i Ap1f in '.th ft ■' position-' of the British Blackton Quits Pit At 'Okla/ to Devote More Time to Radio . .-Jay Blackton, A\-ho .conducts the, , tirchestra' in , the. pit for "bkla.homa'' «t the St. Jame.s. N^ Y.; piar.s with- drawing from the Theatre Guild musical in the near futuie to devote his time esclusuely to radio. Blackton, cuucnlly conducting the creh m the Sallantiuo Monday night "Bi . 'o adtt ay-SbouitJiTi^' on-CBS, takes ;:over. a -similar;' role^lit the iiew^ RCA; : ;half-hour ''Music. Alt Amer.icaXpy.es.^^^^^ .I'program ion the- Blue^vaiicii bo\w Saturday ingl>t\ (4) a.s a: rpplaccmei-it : fof the-fu.U-hoiir ''WM^ Blackton regards two permanent sir .shows and a Bioadway musical «& too aiduous and upoitedly prc- ■; fers branching oiit , mi3:i*'-ihtp.'.iradi6.' :.:il6 iiifeo Wielded-; th'e bat6h.-''b.i'i; . a /lilimber 'of guest- air appearance^:::. Celeste Holm, Dean Murphy On Sobol Show Preem Golcstd .H61i-n and . Dfi^. . Murphy :.isviii;'.M:?'it,0M.is' Sob^l's.^debut. gu^sts- ; .-0H,'.h.is;Mew >-';Bi-i^,ht 'lii'giif^ ■^rdgi'am ■'fpf''vBord.etrs;. Milk. .p\'cr. .: station: -- " - W^QR';- '- -<30m nrt'iicin g: ■ ii exl: ■ ■ 'j\Ionday'.;;(:e).;:at ,?;30. ; Half-hour; Show ;.^:mem:lp.er.s ;: iV5?itK,;4a starting. sca'leL.inia^ighbor'h'Qd^ wecjuy, : wjtk;;.bpth'^;«/e^i;;a^ Usiiig iiiiywhere from ; seven to :10 men regularly;''' ■ ;;: ■'; :'''' '; ;' ;;-.';; .- --; . NABET i.s repor'.ediy ha'nd.cuffed by'.iie'W:;i?ctrilib;dc,iTiahd,,,it urial51e:.ip 'do .'anything,, to :fo.rc.e; the issue' while ra.dio. e.xocs are :co.n,s-id'er-- ing •^l^rategy;--tp^meet;vwi ukase. Bioadca.sting Corp which, it it con tih'ues norircbmmereial after .the war,: will be. protected against spbnsored competition f rbin . ,-;European .outlets such as the "pirate" programs aired from Luxembourg and other con- tinental points in the years betoie .hbs.tillties': ; Cbmmai'cfea.; ;; ,. A.men audiences . in the southwest also W'buld,; b^^ .certain "cureMl!" - tiat|f)t:; medicine; -slMws brbadcast'in English from Mexican stations ■which^ th.e FCC has, termed objectionable bpt has;:bee(i lanableto cuib. One interesting sidelight imme- diately , presents itself in Ireland where de 'Valcia's i^oveinment has -beeh ,malcjrig ai;strbng pitoh-:for uni- versal use of Else (Gaelic) as the na- tional tongue. Seen Cueing Plenty Beefs 'bhiet; Wei' :aiSamsf the,:,proppsed treat)*; clause," of course, is ..expected, to come, from .: this country where many -smaller :'st8tipngi .;depend,;foi:. re\enue on daily progiams couched m Italian, Polish, French and other isii-guageis iSfmed; at the:, p^^^ ^tilatibns; to be found :;in . big . cities. Fpi'eigh tongue, restricttb.ps. hbweyei',,, uiidbutatedly vvtll.; be: so . .framed -that : ':: ' i Continued on page 44) Army May Take Over All N.Y. Tele Equipment to Entertain Wounded Ending Video Activities for Duration Knocks Self Out ■ . .. Currents shortage of gagwriiers : '.rhay fih'd' Lester . Gottlieb, .Mutual ' web's bally chief, diafted for dual assignments if production men lend an ear to his occasional flight?, into the. funbybone ;.'cie- ,. ':partrrtent: '■ ; ,;!;V ' ; '-■ :-' : ■ .■;-■ " V Gottlieb killed biinsclt !a.2~) at tiie Barbizun .Plaza. ^N;' • Y.. pi-oem of Eddie • Dowling's :; : "Wide. :; tlorizpnSi!' ; which, staged ■ a teievisipp: repeat .■ after the Mutual afternoon air- ing:' ,: :Sidlirii; .'upV ttf' ,'the':Stai:;, ■ Gottlieb '■ whispered, : "Lot's ;.o£ - lubk: bn. tlie- tel.6'\;isib:n show, Ed- ,die; and don't forget— if you make good it means Broadway!" Writers Yield On Hour Demands Negotiations between the Radio Writers Guild and the nets on con- tracts for staff scripters are progrets- ihg .smoothly- , with; 'agreements due late tliis- week. The writers last Week dropped their demands for a .40-hpur,; week; and the niajoi: {problem lipvif .is to reconcile the' .writers' btheir . . det , .malids . with^the; indiJsydjAaliaie^ company..pblic|es.-; ;■; ;' :/';;.-; - ■ '■:-■ ' "': :Olhcr. ."ftegbtiations .with the CBS shbrtwaVe' .ahd .NBC' ;news divisions are in the cOntractiial ; stage with only minor differeiKes as to wprdage and treatment: to be: ironed' out. The v.'r.ole situation .-should be cleared up by' next- weekend. :':. -":-;';.-;: Dann y O'Neil B itten Incident' Cues Woolley's Exit From Air Show ;';;i3i,Ssatisfactiori; bri .pai"fc :bf .:'spbnsors and. agency ; o-ver Monty ^ Woplley's' contribution to, the Old : GoldrSammy Kaye Wednesday nigli.ter . on ' CBS reached the boiling point last week (23) because of an "incident" on the repeat broadcast for the "West Coa.st and the bearded comic bowed off the stanza. : He preemed as co- star ion the show nine; weeks ago. J. Waiter 'Thompson agency was ready to ;ask.. Woolle,Y for a: 'contract release following : the broadcast last week, but Joe..p.pnahue, head of the Myion Selznick agency's ladio de- partrnent. beat 'theni' to the draw- ;:with; . a . .-sim.ilai' - request .Which -:wa.s gi anted - Jatk; Douglas and Ca.?s- Daley .share coniedy spot .tonight . (-1) and if they, click :may. remain : as ' .permanent cast niembets. ;Other.\vi.se format *iH. be revised to le^ume fonnti niusical loutine on which Kaye orch was featured piior to signing of Woolley A report that the Army Signal Corps unit at Astoria, L, ;I.,',N;;.-Y.'^' .: Had. .put: :but .a feeler; .0:11 :a,'p"i'cipo.si,- .: tioir. ': to ; take .l Oyer ..; .all -.; tolevisioa; bi'.oadca.sting eciuipment in ' the' New..; York area on a voluntaiy pooling basis met "with varied reactions, in tiVo indu.sti'y this Week. It's uiidet^ stood deal contemplates tele pro- graiiis irp.m Astoria studio arrar..uod ; by ''Signal :,. Corps personnel and beamed especially : for., wounded :and convalescent scivicemen in Ntw Under proposed agreement NBC, CBS and DuMont labs would luin over all camera^j/ studio 'equipme'j-i^^^ aiid other parapherha-lia^ to the 'Army ' aiKVv:.s.iu>pbsedly,;give'.up their . v,idep activities lor the duration. Army likewise would make pitch for vol- untaiy turning over of tele receiv- eis by piivate owners in the metio- pohtan distriftt for installation in -wards and; ropims of ' service. ,: hbs^ pitais as a;;patriptic contribution to, provide, entertainment, for the. hos- . 'pitalized:;Soldiers and;',sai]prsi-, ;: :. '' - ' '' ;-Simil.ar: program"' already is. beiiig ' earned out by NBC, which has in- stalled all available receivers in hos- pitals; hereabouts and broadcasts o\cr Its tele outlet, WNBT, Various sporting" events from Madison Square' : Garden and other points ais enler.- tammcnt faie for the patients, Re- (Continued on page 40) Small, Roveie in Cincy ■ :'.-;;'.;; ;"'■ ;;' Gibcin.hati;:f'(jb./2t.;', On' ironi- ^.'cw; Y;oi'k for .a .v-lMt- of =eVmr daVs -tit; Crbslcy 'Squtoe''-aA:,i:ointni:«ftt\;ol^.;'- .rcmainihg :Hb\'ilV'.alkb i'eprisei an:''oWrti^ -iiMSL) Tom ii$yti^^ Uc, opening \Mth 'Ovoi Thoie ' as pie.idcnts ol Tod Batos . ^eal <""/';'^V ,n ^. '■'diirc: dpho; .bi»-'-EtiHc'b,{'Caniso'.;aiicl., by Toscanini. ;iiafi?j'':M,''S!hithK;'WL\y'.ta^^ ".ager:,:-hrfs-;t.Kc!"ii ..i'h By Film Bug, But CBS Pact Ties Him to Chi Chicago, Feb 29 : - Passibility'-of ?Jhe' '.fJJe^it ''"tioKeB; Gho:ir; "SRonsoi-ied ';l3Sf ;:.-MinMeapPliSr: Honey well, gbihg off 't'h^'.air- at "the- ,cbv«:lusion : of :the currcnt:;13Avcek pei-ibdv-has' radio, circles guossing;:as- tb the ■:iiiteii;tiphg ; pf; Danny. vQiNeiU featurbd teimi'; how at ;the "Cblamljia EiclureS 'studio in ,:ilollywbbd,';:,ap:; ■pfearlhi» ■ ; 'in - rCaUmg:;;- 'AU^v i'lStaSs.;! .S-peOUlatibn .BsHp:his-'.»-'et'U% 'oeen accf ntiuilcd in the pa.st week ■liy" the ■ fact ;that he /has ^pld 'hi-s-^f iir :hUUre,,'ahd; -cancclietl; his .Icasel; : ;■ .,;.;;.' ';:.. . -':'■-/ -■ 0'.\"t-;! is ,a .p-ublieity^^built:. ;star---ajid 'is- the''(ini"sh.cd product ol' t'r.e WBBM- . CBS -bally' .'dopar'tfrtcnt; :;here,; -under' Map '-;eh'artoc'^:,:directipPi ,.;wKi:ch. ' tebi^ht him hp frbiTi. a $50-a-week ;sf iifl' .singer, tb : a fvpei'sonalitiy"; ;wi:th.;.-a- ;;foim';flgij)?e jii'eome.;.' 'bnly;';^ hi twb- Mla.=s, v. ;-;c. :-. CBS IsfedV^says v.;il'. have to ,Ue iitKiilwl :iii';0'>ieil, or^ej^^ Move to Quash Koehne . Lawsuit for $25,000,000 Against Drew Pearson Washington, Feb 29 ' Motion v.-as made this week to quash; ' the ;$:25;000,000 suit ' (iled , by Ira Gha-se' Koehne in U. S. District Court here against Drew .Pear.son, Blue nctw.ofk commentator. /Kbchne alleges 16 counts in' which he claim.s lie was damaged during,'-? rbrbadcas alleged to have been made by Poai- sorr-MriTclr 28—19**^ — Htr-ehmn^-that- P:oafson'"dam;a;ged^h!S:, reputation ah a.ttbrnc'y by - saying over, the: air . that 'KOehPe's'WashiitgtQn- pi'floe :.wa ;uscd; a.5 .headquartGrs; .IP.; a; drive ; to, raise lund.s. for the dcfcn.se of tiie 33 :person.s undc^ jindk.tni.cnt. .for sedi- ' .tioh.: ;' .,:•,-;••■-' ,■ ,;.'; ..- - .-■'..; :..' ;.'/. :';.:-'-:-- ■ .JCo.ehhe.' ih--;.hi.s'.'.-teiefS'. depipd ;the-: charge's-, ^and: ideClaTeel. 4haf ;'.he : was Ilheieft'ana; that;, 5^is;;ii^felihbbcl^was' eridarig'erbd' b.v the: .statement. ; ■ : .- ' - Named along with 'Eea'rsbn 'as....cp,i, defendants are'R(/ArNfed,; ,Bhi:e flet- :.WOrk, Serutaiil;inb.. Peal-Son's ,;;Kppn-' - Sbrsi:,Eveiii-ng;Star. Bro.adca.sting;GO,.- pNyKprs:. ;;'o(;.' -l.-WMALy.. ..Wa-shingtou, o:-igi'h, :b:f the;' broadcast.; ih^, ii-u'eStSbhi Paul White Vs. Winchell-Again? Reports, that Paul White may exit ;;: as CBS: ditector of . ne:ws;ai'id special; • events, to . become a Blue network : y.p;.'; -and i;ule the news roost for the - latter web when Henry B... .Luce, of Tii-pe-Life, steps into the Blue's newsgatheriDg setup, is causing con- siaerable., speculatiori ialohg. . Ratlip .- ;• Row. oij the attendant repercuSsiftps ,-, seisn .inevitably stemniing from siich : a move ..;.Fb.r.o.n;E.thip8,-the;tradfi;4S;rem^^ ■ ful of the CBS censorship contro- \eisy of several months back which culminated in thi» withdrawal of ; Cecil BrOwn as a Columbia network ; commentator. Of particular per- tinence to ; the Whito-Biuc-Luce pro- : po.scd , tieup, however,; is ', the; fact that the- :C..pnKor.ship row . al .So resulted'; -iii White .being sUbiqctcd:;to. a casti- . gallon by Walter. Wineh.ell.- ;; .' Just how Winchell, whoso "Jer- ' gen's Journal" is one of the Sunday ; night Blue web standbys, would le- act to the .stepping in of White,: thiiS giving White; final say on Winchell's; air-; .script,., is;- oflering one . of tho'se ppser.s ■ that . has the . trade guessing,- : Some, arguing that Winchell . has 1 1 ever retracted a principle or back- Ttopped on an issue, see it as pos- Lorillard Again Pacted As Sponsors of Wash. Senators Ball B'casts ■':-.;' -'.'' Wa.shingtoh.. Feb. 29. W.is!ti:;.l;lon Senators ''oaseball M ;,,> -- - ■■■ ■ - -v ^ ^ . ;;n:-:ie.s .'.vjll i)e broadcast a.gain this apartment a.'.'; ."e-i'-y Sou vame,.. producers of ■ ^^q,^^ .Mu'.-aal .station, with . the Pear.?oi; show. ■ . - >i - ;; . . sibly cupin^ Winchell's withdrawal from the Blue should the- .setup ; eveptually '■materialize... Others, how-'; ever, coiilbnd , :. that; it's a .si'ualion: that, can be ironed out to everyone's ;sat.isf9Ctipn,;-.-' ,.' ; :' ;; - v . Van Heflin Narrator On Ft. Worth Base Progran]^ ;'■'-':'-■: ';"':'.''\;'--;,,C'^bi:t;^^^ Feb..2P. ':■ ,;Lt.;-%n';%efSin,^l!A! ■■fi.lnj;.^rf has', ■t;akfc;c*ycf'..:.>aii;.''',pt(ri'tepr,^ v.-eekiy :;'rai:lip; :;pi"P:4l'am.-- fif. ^.pa ' Air- Trainihg; Ge'mmtind: -here.. ,'■ ';; ■' ;; . lie •;rcpl-a'ec 'With an e.stimated $4,799,600 being spent annually on 43 iietwork sUpws originating iio-n ChicaRo o\er tlie foul' ne-twoi-lis fof a; 12-month perioa, flBC is faiv out :iij trbnt 'oJ the 'Others; ^ v-ith -a -.totai: tsiltmtftexpenditurje , o£;, S2.308,8Q0 a: yeari' : The .Blue isjseC'., ontl with $1,162,000, CBS third, $891,- 800, and Mutual last, $436,800. gjpap opora.s are. far aiioad of any other ty6^ Musical shows of various types are a close second with 10, with the rest a mixture of comedy kid slwws, spovts, religion, drama and hillbilly. Figures, which include the cost of actoi'-s, rhusicians, scriptwriters di- rectors, producers, soundeflects men, research and arrangers, were figured on a 52-woek .basis.': when a survey showeca that most shbws being airea, from Chicago -.vil' remair, or. the air (■■.■.ring the summer months. . ,.: Broken down by weeks, NBC ex- pends $44,400 a week, the Blue $22.- 350, CBS $17,150 and Mutual $8,400, ^or a total per week. -for .the fpur riet- 'v-wbrks b£ $92,3QPi.::' M.'.',;.-- ;' ' ^ Top show here in terms 6{ money expended is "Beat the Band," aired o\-er NBC with Hildegarde as the star. Show costs $5,500 a broadcast. Close second is the Blue Breakfast Cluto program with Don McNeill •with an estimated $5,450 talent cost for the sponsored half of the hour- long show (unsponsorpd half was not- compiled). ; .''S - v-'' '' ' "National Barn Dance" spends' about $5,000 a week, with the all- musical "Carnation Contented Hour," with Percy Faith heading the show, not far behind with $4,000 a week. Daytime serials run between $1,800 and $3,200, with most of them closer to the lower figure. Lowest network show in talent costs is the American Radio Warblers show over Mutual. the 23 agencies handling the 43 Chicago network shows, Dancer, ■Fltsgerald & Sample is tops with seven shows. Of tlie two national leaders in terms of billing J. Walter Thompson has only two shows and Young & Rubicam none. Of the national agencies whose home offices are in Chicago, 15 have ■ total of 45 shows on the air. "Fib- ber McGee and Molly," usually in the number one or two spot in na- tional ratings. Is handled by Need- ham, Louis & Brorby. which also takes care of "The Great Gilder- sleeve-!' Other important shows handled by •gencies with home offices in _|:;hi- cago are: . "Famous Jury Trials," Aubrey, Moore & Wallace; H. V. Kaltenborn and "Life of Riley," Leo Burnett; Union Pacific's "Your America," Caples Co ; Red Skelton, Eussel M. Seeds; "Quiz Kids" and "National Barn Dance," Wade. • Marshall Field's WJJD Buy Set Chicago, Feb. 29, While deal li not officially an nounced as yet, Marshall Field has Bll bnt put the fin^l signature on the purchase of WJJDt owned by Ralph Atlass. ■ ■ Field admitted that he was dick- ering with two Ghieago StationsWJut that— he could— not— make— any com- ment as yet. Atlass admitted that deal might be announced hourly but said that ' tintil . the deal was final, he could not comment. Gene Ryer, owner of WAIT, only other station for .sale, said that his station was not being considered. : ; ■ , . Atlass and Dyer have until May 31 to divest themselves of all but one stafion imder the dual owner-" ship edict of the FCC. f ime-Life Posl-War Talks Auditioned on Blue Time and Life have put together a 30-minute, once-weekly roundlablc post-war discussion stanza auditioned by Slu^ .nfctwDi'k for possible^ spot on the web in the near fiiinrc. .;: .'. Program's ■ spielers: include Gerard Swope and Joseph Barnes, recently: an dwi oiTicial and before that with the N. Y. Herald Tribune. Petrfllo Seen Toppmg Webs Chicago, Feb. 29. Removal of musicians from the War Manpower .Commission's job^ _freezing_Jia.t agp^ently has-turned. the tide against the networks in thoir battle with AFM chief James C. Pctrillo over adding ..men to the musical stafis here. Union c^ar has threatened a strike agaiDSt.tlje webs unless boosting demands are met by midnight tonight (29) . Original deadline was set for last Thursday at midnight but Petrillo extended this for daily meetmgs which have been held for past four days. Union wants 30 men each added to the NBC, Blue and CBS staffs with Mutual being ordered to put 20 more men to work in its stur dios. . - Removal of mustcians from job frec7e list was ordered "yesterday- (Mon.) after a meeting between; WMC area director Lester Brown and Dave Katz, lawyer for the union. Move threw a monkey- wrench into network exec's plans inasmuch as they thought they had things under control on account of Chi being a '•critical labor zone," Lfes Atlass, CBS exec, is conduct- ing negotiations With Petrillo via long distance phone to N. Y. Gen- eral feeling among network negotia^ tors now is that some sort: of a com* promise will be worked out al- though no one is willing to estimate just how many musicians will be hired in conformation with Petrillo 's. Orders. Webs are trying to cut n«m-; ber down as much as possible' fro^^; union's original demands. , : NBC OPENS 3-DAY WARCIiNIClNN.Y. Topped by prexy Niles Trammell arid going right down the line to in^ elude all the top ^ecutive and ehr gineering brains at NBC, the net's regional war clinic for afiihateSj a three-day session, got under way at the Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y., Monday (28) . NBC station personnel from the eastern area attended. Although the . meetings were re^ strieted to members of the web or- ganization, it was learned that post war plans for FM, television, fac simile and other expected new ven tures loomed large in the discuS' sions.: Trammelli chief engineer O. Bi Hanson and other topflight execs explained the - web's' policy With regard to these developments, and others. ■ March 1 "You Judge the News," with Foster Williams; 6:15-6:30 p.m., Wednesdays - Saturdays; WINS, N. Y.; Skouras Thejtres War Ef- fort Dept.; HO agency. March 1 "G r a n d C e n t r a I Station" drama; 1-1:25 p.m.. Saturdays; WABC - CBS; Pillsbury Flour Mills; McCann-Ei-ickson agency. "The Music America lioyes," musical; 7:30-8 p.m., Saturdays; WJZ-Blue; RCA; J. Walter Thompson agency. . • March 6 "BHght LisMs of ftew York," with Louis Sobol; 7:30-8 p.m., Mondays; WOR, N. Y.; Borden's Milk; Young & Rubicam agency. March 7 "Columbia Presents Corwln," dramatic series; 10-10:30 p.m., Tuesdays; WABC-CBS; sustaUi- ing. March 11 - "Mayor of Our Town," with' Lionel Barrymore; 7-7:30 p.m., Saturdays; WABC-CBS; Noxema; Ruthrauff & Ryan agency. From the Production Centres WKts W DetroitersOutOf Tough Tax Spot Detroit, Feb. 29. Rushing to the relief of thousands of Detroiters standing In line in snow, sleet and hail to get income tax advice, WJR here launched the first of a double-header series of programs by which the taxpayer does it by radio last Sunday (27). The programs during which the taxpayer sits down and works out his tax return as the broadcast goes along was devised after the Detroit Free Press, which joins- with WJR in a Sunday forum broadcast^ started a campaign to get relief tor the hundreds , of thousands of war- Wealthy workers here^ have been lin- ing up ; for hours, fainting, losing valuable man-hours from, the war plants, catching cold and beefing like steers about the Treasury Dept* bottleneck. The new device is a lulu and has the cooperation of the Trea-sury Dept.: which is sending Gerald W.. Evans, deputy tax collector, to the Sunday- half hours in which George Cushing, news editor; of WJR, and William Coughlin, tax expert of the Free Press, take the listeners through a "step by step"' preparation of their .returns; ' lis JVEIT YORK CtTY ... Alan Kent and Austin Johnson (Kent-Johfison, Inc.), in coopciafion with WAVES' recruiting headquarters of Third Naval District, assisting in production of 10 one-minute spots for recruiting of WAVES. They will be aired on 30 statiqhs Hay Knight, Blue production manager has written a sketch based on "Throe's a Family" for the annual Lan\hb' Gambol, March. 19....Georso Putnam, WEAF newiO.ister, reports for in. duction March 14 Coleman Jacoby, ex-Bob Hope gag writer, who re- turned to New York from. Coast two weeks ago, has joined Fred Allen's ' jokcstcr staff. * Joe Scifcrthy audience promotion: manager at WJZ, back following a ' two-weok siege of flu.,,. WJZ Victory^ Troupe booked for its first pio vaudc engagement at Mosque theatre, Newark, March 11 Irving Berlin ~ sang "My. British Buddy" ou NBC's Army Hour Sunday (27) in first radio appearance since return to States and in first aumg of song Richard Hubbell is authoring a column on television in the March issue of Mademoiselle, on newsstands- this , week. He's television, producer and consultant at N. W. Ayer's agency. ^ "Victory Through Air Power" tag for preface to 11th ann^tal "Variety" ^ Showmanageraent Suivey in this weelc's issue is with all due apologies to Alexander deSeversky, Simon & Schuster and Walt Disney. Carlos Franko, director ot station relations for Young: & Rubicam, fell • and fractured his ankle last week. .. .Howard Riloy, producer of the "What's New" show, which woimd up for RCA Saturday night (26), reports for induction March 11, Bessie Beatty forced out of her WOR show Wednesday (25), because of strep throat, due to rettirn sho rt ly.. Her first program abs ence Russ -Johnstim; — rffdiff^irecior lor McCann-Jirickson, leaves for Hollywood, Saturday (4), after preeming "Grand Central Station," He'll remain on the Coast a month during which he'll handle the new Wcstinghouse "Top of the Evening" series^riginating there. .Liza Barrett Drew,; recently kudoed by the National Conference of ^ Christians: and Jews, has scripted "Courage Is Their Badge" for NBC air- ing Sunday (5) to commemorate Jewish feast of Purim. . . ."March of Time" hosting Wendell WilUcie tomorrow (2) . . . .Frank - Parker, starrihg - in "Follow the Girls," which opens in New Haven tomorrow (2), traiiis into New York Sunday (5) for guest shot on Andre Kostelanetz's CBS show, i . .Blue web lias set up new department,:. Program Information divi- sion (combining functions of ^ research , division and info department). Ed Evans, research manager, wiU supervise vice George Olenslager, former : head of info department, who resigned to join armed forces. .. .Mrs. Jiramy Doolittle guesting on "Broadway Matinee" Friday (3). . . .Robert Shawi ; choral director of Fred Waring's organization, will represent his boss at the Music .Educators National Conference in St Louis, March 2-8, to dem- onstrate technique developed by Waring during his, years on the air. Mark Woods, Blue web president, hosted Dr. . J'ulio Barta, chiefs con- sultant for the Brazilian section of the CIAA and other South American \ dignitaries at the Rockefeller Centre clubroom, Thursday (24). Dr, Barta : and Ramundo Magalhaes, orie -of his co-workers and also a guest, returned - ^ to Brazil, Saturday (26). Tom Vietor, Ruthrauff & Ryan producer; is 1- A. . ."Double or Nothing"' . stanza on- Mutual Friday nights for Feen-a-Mint renewed as ot March: 1, . but WLB ruling awaited concerning pay hike for John Reed King, quiz- ', master on show. . .Joan firooks, singer on CBS in 11:15-11:30 p.in. slot . across the board,, -doing , weekend ■ vaudeville v bookings; ■ Opening.: date March 4 in Providence, UNCLE SAM GRABBING CHI AIR TALENT FAST Chicago, Feb. 29. With at least 100 actors and an- nouncers slated to don khaki within, ^he next few weeks, agency and radio execs are slightly groggy try- ing to: figure out personnel replaoe-r . ments for shows being stripped of talent almost weekly. Among im- portant acting talent Scheduled to enter the armed forces or leave for other fields shortly are Marvin Mueller, Fred Howard, Harry Elder, Charles Flynn, Ralph Camergo, Ed Prentiss and Bob Jellison. Over one quarter of the an-r nouncers here are in 1-A. Yimms-Sinatra Show In March Eastern Shift The Vimms-Frank Sinatra Wednes- day night CBS show, heard from the Coast since it bowed in eariy in- January, moves east the last week m March. Accompanying The Voice to New York will be Bert Wheeler, comedian on the program, who also has a Broadway musicomedy lined up.. Program" has been emanating from the Coast because of Sinatra's, pic- ture commilment. Arthur Hopkins Air Series Set "Arthur Hopkins Presents," week- ly series of condensed plays pro- duced on Broadway under the Hop- kins aegis, bows in April 12i. from 11-30 p m. to 12.30 a m over NBC. : Radio , versions by Wyllis Cooper, -will— include - -"Burlesque;"^- "Anna Christie," . "Philadelphia Story," "Liliom," "Our Town," "Farmer Takes a Wife" and "A Successful Calamity." Dougall Vice Lankan Script department sh;ft at NBC and the Blue network eflective Mon-r day (8) will see Tom Langan, now at the Blue, joining the NBC writing ■staffs. '■■^^:■.v.■^';:.:■V^■'^^'.~:■:■;::v■^■^^ To replace Langan script editor Stuart Buchanan has named Bernard Dougall, freelancer. Toledo.— Glenn C. Jackson, pro- graih director of WSPD, has been sworn into the Navy and reported for training at Great Lakes. No Sunday Religious Airers on Mutual After 1 P.M.; Sponsors Co-op .. All commercial religious pro- grams carried, by. the. Mutual Net work will be confined to the period before 1 p.m. on . Sundays effective Sept. 15. The web will also pro- hibit the solicitation of funds on such, sessions: and,.'will _ limit them, to: no-more than a half -hour in length.. New policy is the outgrowth of a recent board meeting;, •with" all. spon- sors involved indicating their, will- irigness to tooperate, : Idea behind time limitation: on:» programs , is to give the web's program structure? a stronger line of continuity and also to provide a block audience for such programs which are of necessity limited in their individual audience appeal. IN CHICAGO . . . Fred Allen's "The Confession," which appeared in the 38th anni number of "Variety," was read by Nelson Olmstead on a Roy Shields program over NBC last week.... Paul Brentson, WBBM announcer and newscaster, is spending a month in Mexico. .. .Merritt Schoenfeld, Blue Network sales .: manager, al.so; vacationing there... .Bill Thompson, formerly heard on Fibber McGee and Molly show, was elected honor man of his compan.v at the Great Lakes Naval Traiijing Station. Thompson will soon be trans- ferred to Bainbridge, Md Cliff Johnson, former WBBM announcer, showed up- at the . Wrigley restaurant with a GI haircut and scared the daylights out of his radio pals. ...Pete Sraylhe and Hugh Terry of KLZ, Denver, visitors here, .Norman HeinCi assistant to Ross Metzger, radio head of the Ruthrauffi-Ryan agency, has heard from the President: with - ' the usual greetings The Russel M. Seeds office reports that Red Skelton ; sold a total of $14,000,000 iil War Bonds to 15,000 people during his recent . - appearance at the Grand Prairie Naval Station at Dallas: . . .Robert Yoder,: ..; Chicago Daily News columnist, who : has been heard on tbe : "Sez You" ■ broadcasts over the Blue Network; reported for duty as a Navy lieutenant Monday (28). Tlie Nate Gross gossip program, heard over WBBM Saturday after- noons, has been renewed: for another 13 weeks'. . . .Chicago Theatre of the Air will originate 'm the main studio of WGN for the March 4 and 11 broadcasts and then return to the. Medinah Temple, where the productions, will be staged for the balance of the season . . . . The National:: Sma 11 Busi- • ness Men's Assn. has renewed "Abe Lincoln's Story" lor another 13 weeks over MBS effective March 5, through the Schwiinmer and Scott agency • ....Les Weinrott, who can't waste his time riding on trains, waited three days in Washington for a plane reservation home Bob MiUerj formerly : chief engineer of KXOK, St. Louis, has joined the WLS engineering staff : Jeiry Walker, WLS educational director, will have an article titled "The Art of Story Telling" in the April issue Of The Grade Teacher. . .. : Wayne Nelson has replaced Bob Cunningham, now in the Navy, on the "Fust Line" show Caese r Pet rillo, WBBM-CBS music al direc tor, has -postponed" his trip" to Arizona until such time as Eis ailing son can make the tiip Jess Pugh has cancelled his New York plans, . , .John McParlin ; has joined the NBC local and spot sales department replacing Philip W. . Steitz, who resigned Richard Faulkner, WBBM announcer, is. entering , the Merchant Marine in a few weeks; : .' t ..■:■. . -■' ■ . ;: : -: .■.,■ lis HOLLYWOOD . . . Jack Benny tried to take on too much, of a load in one: week and being - only human and not superman had to scratch "Three Men on a Horse", for Screen Guild Players. That gave him a breather in a full week of miking.. for the government. Red Cross, Academy Awards and his own show Cecil Underwood, after years of solo production on "Fibber and Molly" and "The Great Gildersleevc," has taken on an assistant in Frank Pittman, ; who moved over from NBC just as he did many years ago Reason Penny Singleton gave way to Florence Lake on "Blondie" last week was that great gobs of moisture kept her marponed on her valley ranch . . . . : Joan Davis takes her Sealtest troupe east March 16 for a month, of broan- casts and camp calls. . . .Bette Davis emotes in "The Letter" for Lux March • 0 ...Gordon Gates, account exec on Swan Soap for Young & Rubicani,.. around lor a few days. Deposed that he was not in on the Jack Benny, piteh. - So did Tom J^ucke.nbilli , lor that ...matter,, bu he got out here a wf ul :; ^^^'.■iS^^ .*Whe«s leaked, out; baek-: east. and. -gti busy prontp.;for Colgate Phil Harris drew a dead milcc for 40 seconds when he dropped his ; baton and mounted a soap box to let go at power strikers. Tom Hanlon, KNX night supervisor, flipped the switch .when the>bandman, on his;, remote trom Slapsy Maxie's nitery, gave vent to his feelings which Hanlon.: possibly shared but the log called for music and not forensics. Incident*., ally, it was revealed by Chief Engineer Les Bowman that KNX lost only 27 minutes the entire year of '43 through power breaks, other mechanical; difric-ultics and just such incidents as the Harris sound-off "Furlough. Fun" moves to Frisco for one shot so Spike Jones can get in some one- nighters,...Al Levy, parted with Jimmy Saphier and joined up with Frank Sinatra, as nis business manager. , nth ANNUAL SURVEY OF VICTORY THROUGH AIRnEm^R By GEORGE ROSEN A pale-fuced crooner whose anemic shape cor- responcis in width and height to the microphone he swoons into, keeps up a dusk-to-dawn vigil, to sell tlie bonds of i'reedom. . .a pop-evcd comedian matches the marathon contribution with a 24-liour performance in San Francisco. . .a large-sized gu-l, whose girth is matched only by her talents, stirs a nation's heart and bankroll. A gum-chewing gagster dons seven-league boots and touis the war fronts, bringing momentary cheer to a guv who needs it most. A dry-voiced citizen liom Waukegan follows in the former's wake and even gets the stone-iaced sphinx to laugh at his redundant version of The Bee. An aggre.s.sive station manager m Charlotte,. N. C, does such yeoman work for various civic enterpri.ses that the city fathers duly icward his eflbrts with an accolade as that commujiilys out- standing >oung man. A radio station iri the midwest conceives the simple but stirring idea of paying daily tribute to the colors, and the people solemnlv doff their hats and halt their steps. Another, not satisfied with its nctwoiks foreign coverage, dc\i,scs its own lar-flung lacihties. A New York outlet, primarily a.s.socu.lcd with spot announcements for iurs and frenzied finances, gives the people the best Christmas present of all, the voices of its loved ones in the service, .speaking from battle-grimed, distant shores. Multiply these achievements ten-fold and a rough but accurate average can be found to show how the Ameiican radio industry in 1943 used its head, its heart and its cosmic tools to serve the people duiing the second year of the war. The results epitomize the qualities .soug'nt Tor in "Variety's" llth annual SHOWMAN AGEMENT survey, dedicated to perpetuating the ideals of showmans-hip through radio. For this is the only basis upon which the achievements of ladio sta- tions can best be judged. On the following pages can be found a studied analysis of the entries submitted. They came from all types of stations and from all parts of the United States and Canada. From these examina- lion.'^, the more outstanding and purposeful ones have been duly nominated and elected tor oificial recognition, .symbolized by the "Varict\"' SHOW- MANAGEMENT plaques. From the welter of material submitted one basic factor stood out — proudly and firmly. Those sta- tions that had the initiative to submit entries represented the kihd of radio stations doing in- ventive, injienious and aggressive jobs durini; the most culical. crucial days of our n^ition. They ha\e, throu>,'h these efforts, made their .<;talions community landmarks as vital to the pro,t>«„.^ Citations: 104:« Siiowmanagemeiit Review t » ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦ ' FOR OUTSTANDING WAR BOND PROMOTION WABC, New York ^.■ ' Rad:ii)i .st^Wdhs;' feced-^ the', .'ringing chaUeilge <)t.:the" ..'^Tlnltecl'. States 'Treasury .to ■ help : ihspite ^Amoriean - civilians'. td. subscribe to the staggering .'ciuotas set lor4.hc, Srct.ahd^ 4th..;; War ■ LoaiV drives,.:- met the , challciige . vitlt.' Ayirig ./cp.lors,.., . Shades 'of ■ P. .'T.r ^Barnum;, :cmulated .' by yless; Inventive bnt, ■ eqiialh enthusiastic publicists, lett no stone untuiiied Radio even made a pertormer oj the digmUed but stage-struck SecietaiN ol the Tieasury and ho made more stai -spangled appearances than Lucy Momoe Tne nwiathon broadeasting hiilriks of Kale Smith, i-ddie Cantor and other miciophonic mahouts helped swell the coflei-s ot the government Zan% Ralph Eduaids made moie "oBe-nigM .stands ■•than Corse Jaytoir aiid, all. the;:ti'iCl« gt.the trade heretofore .used, for; siieh iesser. i)roduets,:as.:spaFP.an^i su&S'' were, now :pijf;into^play^for.Ctlia.vg5ea.tesl:bi^^^ ^t:he^ world."-..'. .Sv';:' ■.: ;' v- . -V." — ^-No-ra conceived by independent radio station operators can well be set as a standard m ballyhoo bond benefits for all future drives But from this mass of inventiveness, one coiicentiated opeiation stood out— and stood out foi a \aucty ot leasons And -VARIETY' SHOWMANAGEMENT atlei studied delibera- tion tossed the accolade to WABC, New Yoik WABC raised the staggeiirg pledges of $85 055 750 in 24 dajs the laigest fund-iaismg for any btaiion in the nation Backbone of the WABC bond dn\e was like a pi ess agent's dream come true— a tieup with seven metropolitan news- papers, ranging from the promotion -minded Jouinal-Amer- ican to the Herald Tribune. Others included PM, the Post, the News, the Mirror. These louinals worked with the station in promoting individual bond broadcasts over WABC, plugging the newspapers' personalities and drafting major talent from the entertainment world. To round out this mutualb advantageous piomotion, a third in-.tuiment was utilized — New York's countless boites and bistros. This merger carried a showmanly impact not equalled by any other station. Realistically the eifoit did WABC no harm foi Itself, for it won the station a welter of goodwill from Its keenest competitors, the newspapers. And WABC did not rest on its laurels It took the most potent of its CBS pel sonalities— Kate Smith, and one Frank Sinatra, and but them on their own, giving these air artisans a microphone and 12 telephones ably staffed by . AWVS volunteers. The swooner rallied off. his personal belongings to bobby-sock bond buyers, and Kate took care of the more '. . Hiafiire^ri^etropolitans; ^ ■ ' ■.'7.' ' ■ WABC had to Step, and step fast; to come out, the winner. In this showmanagement classification, for hard on its -progressive heels was Earle . Anthony's twin' L. -A. Stations (KFI-KECA) with its Hitler Biithday stunt (Angelinos bought bonds on Adolf's natal dale— the gift a bursting blockbuster delivered by the Air Corps .on some .vulnerable: part of the Reich). And there v.'a3 Denver's KOA. which . enlisted the help of .- that . state's ■' Governor Vivian and wounded servicemen to impress upon Colorado the need for wai bond purchases FOR FOSTERING RACIAL GOOD WILL AND UNDERSTANDING WOV, Hew York KNX, Los Angeles CKLW, Windsor-Detroit The complete coverage Amej'ican radio:, has given to the people on the war against fascism abioad needs no lepetition '■ or explanation here. A cursory twisting of your radio dial will' answer the- question tar better than words. ' But this ■ vast, vital job cannot be eredited ' to any oiie ' station or ihdi- ' vidual.' The source belongs to the hationat network. 'with..its; far-flutig facilitiesf arid the cooperative, and. itniHed efforts of. the. Qovjsrninent, . tte friendly. BBC, ,,ahd. .thc: inter-i:elat communiLation systems like RCA, AT&T, and Press Wireless. But what, about the battle against fascism at home? Let no one clase an eve to this, canr er Cancer spreads if n ot Jiealed bv courageous medicos at the eaily stages, and notwithstand- ing . a' 'lethargic '^CpngresS^ applauds ijknKin-viie.'1'abhie' . ■ rpusers .like'a ham actor' in frbnt.'. rad 0 Iistcnois look to its progiessivc and liboial servants for lh^l&«th;>; : .; ,[c^( ■■i- '^■^ ■■/ S.imulating and proud it was for "VaiietN ' lo hnd so many ot Us SHOWa'vIANAGEMENT entues dedicated to the task- often so thankless and uriicwarding — of tosteung racial good- will and..imderstandingr^among'it.s fellow listeners.- Wnen the Mexican patriot ,Tuarez planned his strategy to . i-id the . homeland .jof .. Maximi lian ■ he tplcl ' f hie ' peo.hs to. ".start. -.sniaU" gres everywhere .and they, will lie, as yood as one large oire.".-,-- .Tiie ! ,fasoi,sts at home . used' this' bluepi-int, ' ' In ,. New : Yoi;b,.^stiijVersiVe elements tried-. to ■ beftiddle-Jlhase ignorant' ..arid, innocent Italians, whet); Massolinj. toppled from his- papers' :Tn-a6h't-,'baJe5'ijy'-in' t.f)^...Ai>|Cle.si flt'ih, colivmnists. iried. .to'.^a'nt' the zoot suit as Ameiicon-^tyle blown sbui; In wai -swollen ; i I)6t.l'.0.it,;:'in,^'SfaiIaaelphia once aga' had to dust oft tne yellowed pages ol an oft-for- gotlOT d.t.»,..iiwerit-:l5ndw 'Pifocl.aitiationv ■''' A;;a the iiros still llan-,;^ and the liren;eii arc .'■li;! around (\ve.;hope;.-iii'most eases i to p-,-.t them out. Hearlonijig it is, then. a grer.t many A::ie;-ii;aii radio .slalions in :i.e ;:.i.-d year of v/cr.wero these (iro-flghters. Instead of :'ubbc;- hoacs . ';they;.used'i!hietbj)haf{es','a^ 'iviss .'Wfcirdii;:-: ■' - -':, . On.o: of the stations that had to act il it wa- to. save its very on 11 e.<:islcnce was WOV. New Yuik an irdepondent that cai- ; .ried. pri-..ni.ost: pi jts'--bi?p,acteasting.--i'ri, Ita.lfy'r'ii.'-igi'i .shw ihe'.''cb,l- . lapse of Fa.'xism ' in If a 'y ;-■ i.nci Mussa's' oblil ei'tf tipni ■' , , The ^;Itsliani,boi'n ;Ne\v Yorkef .\cptOti. tr^' to 'Itcjrt'./aii^r'iS'fixl'.in iEiTt!''. 'lish, what he wanted to .find .out. But' ho. :wiis';con tusedr. His neighbors were no help, Mismterpi elation the whispeis ol renegades, heightened the dilemma. To put him on the right tiack— the only track— ^was to talk lo lum cleaiK- and bluntly and honestly in his native tongue This WOV^dKl, checking all the way with OWI expeits Had WOV tailed lo convince Its piepondeiantlv Italian-Amci ican audience, WOV as a station might well have thrown m the sponge Thai WOV did vvin the confidence of its listeneis is tiibute enoiieh, tes- -■tiiy'iiVg.'to;t-h0 .'tpii'S^ radio .statib!!/ in, l543.' . ,U .ow.nc.i'shi:p, let; li.s hope ,,. WOV does not sway from its vital purpose When the zoot-suil wai broke out in real leiocily m Los Angeles last year it was time for some pubUc instrument to act and act quickly. KNX. CBS's Los An.c!cles fla.gship. did so. if. the form of a stirring but calm scries ol' six 15-minuie programs called "These, Are Americans. '. Poundinn away at the basic theme that all of us who li\e lieic — whether of Mexican. Negro or Polislv stock — are Aniei icans; tlie not sub- sided The zoot suit was put into haimless camphor-balls along with Harold Teqn's bell-bottom trouacis and Clara Bow bangs, loud but funny fashions ol the times And in Detroit, ''arsenal of democracv,"- there \vas another —if not the greatest — conflagration, a tln'oe-headod monste'r taxing the war nerves of nullions.- .: The-" was the Negro wai; .worker problem. ;smack up against the commuter.s lroin across the border m fnendlj Canada. CKLW. the Mutual netwoikk haltrAmerican, half-Canadian stockholder station, because ol —its-dual— purposer-had—th^-physifcal-ad^-aH+dge-and-CIttrtV-s— opeiators added the moral advantage, turning over its facili- ; ties m the terrible days following the sickening, race riot, to plead, to wain, to help the populace These then were the stations— WOV, New Yoik; KNX, Los Angeles, and CKLW, Detroit-Windsoi— whose lofty tiansmit- teis filled the air with democracy. Let their ellorts not go uniewaided And let us not forget WQAM Miami which had the coui- age to rid its airwaves of a fascist-minded nipmbei ot the clergy; of WBNX, New Yoik, and its unceasing etloils to weld stronger the friendship of Christian and Jew; of WCAU, Philadelphia, where efforts were made to cleanse the color line; of WBT, Charlotte, last yeai's winner in this categoiy, where enterprising A D, "Jess" WiUaid continued lo gue tlie Negro in th« Deep South freedom of the airlahes visi the "Community Crusades" progiam conducted by the Negio minister and educator, Dr. K. S. Nathaniel Tross, a WBT feature since 1938. FOR INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE ON WAR ISSUES WLW, Cincinnoti , WliW isn't a radio: station anymore. It's a midwest insti- tution, a powerful voice that talks right back to Radio City, Hollywood and other lush, lavish lairs of btg-tim« opera- tions, and more often than not, has the final word WLW wins "VARIETY" SHOWMANAGEMENT awards With painful regularity, painful because its competitois can't stop the tide. Again in 1943 it went out m fiont by devel- oping the most staggering war operation ahv independent radio, station ever, devi.sed. Believing that the shortwave pickups of its network affilialion (NBC) were hot enough— and certainly not specifically keyed for the type ot listeneis WLW selves— the Crosley station arianged for its own indi- vidual pickups from all the majoi global wai fionts of the woild, fitted them to its own peculiar and particular pattern. Ohio lads spoke to their native hearths fiom England, China, India, Australia, Africa Farmeis m Wales and Chungking compared their cr^ps with faimeis m Indiana and Kentucky. These programs weren't biought m and squeezed into com- mercially packed schedules They were smartly allocated and inserted info standard WLW features WLW didn't trust to luck. It sent missions to London, Canada, Africa and Washington, told its story to embassy heads and ladio oflicials here and abioad. WLW's James Shouse went to London, first independent radio station head to get such an invitation. WLW know how to toll its listen- ers about the war— m a way they were accustomed to hear- ing it— and spared no cost to bring it to fhein There were other key ladio stations not content lo lelv on their powerful network affiliations, ready to develop their own piograms, a task that spells initiative and.pioduccs le- sults WSFA, Montgomery, concocted a novel "Letter From Hoinc" series based on V-mail letter exchanges with Ala- bamans m the seiMce WOR in New Yoik had its able Dave DiiscoU conduct several documentarv series on black- marketing, mileage waste and fiisl-hand lepoif', on U-boat _killmgs_in-th&-North-AH,1antic;-everr-dit!patjrhxrd— Dn.sioU-lo- the war fronts to experiment with recorded eyewitness ac- counts of the grimmer w»ar phases— an expeiiment that did not come off but was, neveitheless. a bold try WKY, Okla- homa City, imported a smart, swank fashion editor who gave Oklahoma a chic along with its chickens (But what could poor WKY do for Oklahoma that the Theatre Guild hasn't already done?) WSB, Atlanta, inauguiated an inloimative Wat Mailbag which was eventually farmed out to 3Q other stations. moic imaginative assenoes and AFR.AS who do it paUiculaily well But there are other armios of the l.'r.i'.od Stntes. One ai-Riv is •.iic war-worker, and he ..hasii't done badly — not bhdly at all. . But l!;o liiiid contingent, ti'.e ir.an aiid v.-omaii iii over- alls, has hot. exactly. -been tlie pii-i-lip, boy .6i' giriyjn'.'th.p^eyei and eais ol the ladio listeiiei. Peihaps lhals because we still think ot this bucolic cousin m temxs of traveling s.iles- men lokes and tho.se ancient tug-ot-war has loi o\eralU Foi Innately the faimer has his own personal tiusador and he has him in the station opeiator whose tiansmiltei loweis ovei acies ot crops that pioduee raoiq edible corn than the sluft guest aitists use on your lavoiite air show' And wiien that rural station operator gets a nevvswbrlhy ' chance to herald the effoits of his faimor-listenei the stops aie out WNAX CBS' doughty outlet in Siou\ Cilv-Yank- ton, S. D , got its chance in 1943 when it pulled the cellophane oil its skysciaper ladio towei Since 82% of its Ijstenets are the farmers, no one had to tell WNAX who would help it dedicate this wortin sliiine, this oasis of ether on the plains. WNAX concocted moic stunts and worthwhile piomotions thai! can be loiiiid at two Woild ^aiis and 20 counU tails It staged an inipiessive Food foi Vicloiy lalK. gelling Ihe gov einois of five nearby states— S D,N D lowa. Nebiaska, and Minnesota — lo help in the feslu ilies, select Iho typical -iTH€lw«st-taimei-i — The^'^mp0rted-Bol>-Ha^v'k-^rom-N^.n^-¥^)Tk— and a lot of gold braid from Washington. The winner was a gent from MVelcome, Minn., named Otto Baumhoelnei. and Otto and the missus got moie fun than they had leadins this yeai's Seais Roebuck catalog He got all tuckeied out with the pii/e money, found himself the posscssoi of a shiny new tiaclol, and, heavenly days, next thins you know he got a iide out to Poitland Oie, lo help Mi Kaisei launch the Libeitv ship "Midwest Faimei " Suio it was balhhoo and ■ darned good ballyhoo fpr:WNAX„ '3u.t. it was more than that It was a belated tiibute to ihe American lainiei and wliat he's doing to keep that biead basket filled lot those other Amei leans in fox-holes and god-forsaken beachheads, and for those staiving, gaunt, weary brother (aimeis in China, Italy and Russia "* Yes, the lad with the Puiple Heart is a moie coloiCul quii; contestant. He puts m a better phone call Joi Ginn\ biinmi and Philip Morris, and he looks better in a Stork Ctiib photo with Lehn & Fink's Blind Date But the gin in oveialls serves, too, and WNAX yelled loud as hell to let the city slickers know about htm. And as "Vinety" reported \n last year's SHOWMANAGE- MENT, "the farm stations throughout the nation lale a thumbs up" WDAY, Fargo, last yeai's rural champ, con- tinued to serve with untiiing effoits lo fill its community's paiched laboi needs, to help the fai -flung anal school soivi'ce Aithur Church's progressive KMBC in Kansas City pur- chased a 400-dcre livestock farm foi the piactical application ot the teachings and findings ot its able farm duotloi, Phil Evans. KMBC originates thiee bioadcasts a day fiom Us ex- perimental farm, and its farm listeners learn while they listen. WCCO, Minneapolis, saw the unfiling effoi'ts ot its veteran farm broadcaster, Lairy Haeg, rewaided when Haeg was elected flist chairman of the National Society of Farm Radio Directors, spurs won for first -class jobs to bung home with direct . Impact the 30b of Minnesota's First Woriien's Land Army. FOR MAKING RADIO A VITAL COG IN CIVIC ENTERPRISE WBT, Charlotte WRVA, Riclimond FOR HELPING THE FARMER FIGHT THIS WAR, HELPING HIM WIN IT WMAX, Sioux City-Yonktoh There's not a network or local ladio program that some- how hasn't rededicated its put pose, its plan, its gags, its studio audience or its listenei rating, to doing something for th« bovs in khaki 01 blue Geoigo M Cohan fiist showed the showmen how; to get the galleries whistling and cheering by ' having Old Glory an inlunsic pait ot the rousing finale To- day a quiz show hasn't got a luond if the pii7e monev doesn't go to some unsuspecting lad Irom Whooxis, Wyoming, who successfully tried to Double his Take It 01 Consequences so anothei 50,000,000,000 Kleenexes can go aoioss Ihc seas as the Ci-piece orchestra This is all fine, tikI ' VARIETY" SHOW- :;MAIi/V^El\JErJT,;-Hx5t;. drily a|)p1auds: but (^ripovirdgeS':' this, lump-in-the-thioat suiefiio tcchtiique, p.ii ticulai Ij to the This was the year radio asserted itself, as nevei before ai a vital cog in civic enterprise Sophisticates can snoit in their scotch-and-.sodas, call the weekly Rotarian Uiiicheonl the poor man's "21," but then who ever heaid of a sophis- * ticate successfully managing a radio station'' Out 111 tha country, America hves and breathes on communilv fiiend- ship, on neighboily folk, on puffing civic pride, and loid help the business man who isn't in solid with the Chamber of Commerce, the aforementioned Rotary, the "Y," the Elks, Moose, Lions, Eagles, Masons, and Biotherhood of Boosteis Who Resent Disparaging Remarks Made on the Radio Against Lowei Lip, Arkansas. _The wilv pione er newspaper publisheis saw this first and got nch tat and leattionary on it. So much that the bughl; young lads with the FCC licenses moved in solidly and beat them at their own game The bait of a nice, lelouched Iwo- columnn cut on the society page for the local boostei's wile was dwarfed by the offer of 15 minutes of wonderful air - time.-- '-.'v.. ■ . '_■ ■ Down in Richmond general manager Ban on How aid told It this way "We decided 7iot to luali to be asked to co- operate with all the vorious ciutr mar effort enteiprtses but to grab the ball aiid run like hell" Howard must have the wind of an Olympics miler He not only earned the ball but probably took it home at night and held it tightly as he inhaled a mint julep. WRVA not only became a radio station, it became an in- tegial part of Richmond The vaiious groups didn't come lunning to WRVA. That wasn't neccfssary. Some woithy ^ WRVA repiesentative was not only a member ot the com- mittee but owned the gavel WRVA's Bairon Ilowaid must have played a lot of sandlot baseball when he was a kid Ha mustn't have been very good. But the chances aie he played every inning. He owned the hoisehide and the bat }-^Ke V/nVA, another solid southern station, WBT, Chat- lotte, fits the pattern, won for itself an accolade for which many another civic-minded station opeiator would !?ive half his tiansmitter WBT's able head, A. D. "Jess" Willard, won in 1943 the Charlotte Junior Chamber of Commerca awaid as Charlotte's outstanding civic Icadei. Y'ou can bet he didn't win it sitting on his kilocycles And what 'Jess" did wa.sn't window dressing He wa.sn't Chai lotto's luse. He served on any number of woithwhile commiltoes, peyged by his able work for the local YMCA, and he Won lor his station the respect of the citizens. ss PLAQUE AWARDS FOR 1943 ■ . ► ■ Outstanding War Bond Promotion iBCJtEWUaUlK Fostering Racial Goodwill and Understanding WOV, NEW YOBK KNX, LOS ANGELES CKLW, WINDSOR-DETROIT Individual Enterprise On War Issues WLW, CINCINNATI Helping the Farmer Fight This War and Helping Him Win It WNAX, SIOUX CITY-YANKTON Making Radio a Vital Cc^ In Civic Enterprise WDT, CHARLOTTE WRYA, RICHMOND Outstanding Special Feature On a War Theme WMCA, NEW YORK Post-War Planning In a Pioneer Coiuuiunily CJCA, EDMONTON, ALRERTA Noteworthy Networic Originations WSM, NASHVILLE Individual Enterprise By a Small Station KTUC, TUCSON »■»♦♦♦♦♦ ♦-♦■♦♦♦t«»««««««**»«-»'« SPECIAL CITATIONS BOB HOPE -FOR^h rs— u n c»a*!:n q— r^Tt^-a^br+ngT-a— p^*s■m'^— o^f ^^^^ thn m«n in uniform; for bnnqinq . with him on his iript to th* fiqhtinq fronts and to th» home trsininq bases « symbol of all show business wrapped up in the most winning performer-df our tintie; for beinq Radio's No. I "Soldier in Greasepaint"': for beinq, to World War ll what Elsie Janis Was to World War ,!; for carrying on with diqnity and abilitv thn kind of job show business has to do in the crucial days of the nation; for setting, a- standard of sacrifice and single-mindednsS's ■matched .only by film star Jos E. Brown's heroic contributioni ' in - ^the South ^Paclfid and .other: faT-fliing battle, fronts;. ..for' pacinq :a global caravan of top stars that included other selfless Americans as Al Jolson^ Jack Benny; Prances Lanqi: ford and the honored roll . call of unsung troubers; for truly ■ beinq a living, breathing exajnple of what. SHOWMANASE* MENT msans to "Variety'' and its readers and the American public. EDGAR KOBAK FOR ;,'d6lng - an . oufstandlng and aggressfva salas |ob; for making iha Blua Network sfand,: on' Us pwh.+v/,o^fee,.i in- . staad of being Radio Cify's poor orphan; for. injacting new blood w.hen, it was heed- ed 101* using the safe-and^- sane . mjxtm. that to get money you have to spend spm.e::; . fpt- showing that ;tha spirit; of cornpdtition U stiH' the key, to free. AmeHcan e'nt.ejrpT.(>'e.-;.-.-: MILLER McCLiNTOCK FOR giving the leaderlast Mutual Network a lea|Jer; for tackling a new iob: with enthusiasm and courage; for having the wisdom to learn from other» and: listen, it: them; for gaining his net-., work advertising acceptancw it had never known before: for investing confidence in ' the network's advertisers and its own employees; for mak- ing some sound contributions: on radio's place in the post- war world; for giving the four network picture « re- newed, entry, thus stimulating, the efforts of ail the others. DON QUINN FM his intelligent, forceful writing of the Fibber Me©»e and Molly programs; for infiltrating those weekly air visits with the basic issues that, confront a people at war, for doing it gracefully, humorously and painlessly; for utiln- inq an ,OWI war theme and. making it work to the credit of his sponsor, his advertising agency and his performers: for -showing how a , radio show , can be: great and still be clean, wholesorrte and patriotic; for developing a basic pattern devoid of the usjjal cliches. WALTER WINCHELI, FOR, his bold, butnlng indlefment of homegrown fascism; far jealously guarding freedom of speech; for pointing the, finger at the ostriches and making them listen to cruet, ' hard facts; for ungle-handedly whipping up' a national audience for ' Under Cover" and so creating a bastrSeller; for making his itaccatoed and always stimulating Sunday night broadcasts a program people ssldom risked misting; fof; c,al:li,ng. '• ipade l|>ade- •veft'if if, .unteaihed.;^ name-calling, back. WILLIAM N. ROBSON FOR his couraga {n using the half-hour CBS documentary drama, "Op»n Letter to the American People," at a terrific blast against race hatred: for the determination that he exhtbilad in utilmng last summer's Detroit raca riots at a springboard for linking together the various ele- ments of discrimination and intolerance; for upholding tha progressive spirit of CBS which took the lead in important programs furthering the war effort as exemplified by the Robsin-produced "Meit Behind the Gun." Citations: 1943 ISIiowmaiiageiiieiit Beviewi: .....^.^-..v^^ . A . "■ FOR OUTSTANDING SPECIAL FEATURE ON A WAR THEME WMCA, New Ytrk III a memorable five-hour-aiid-J5-jninUte broadcait on Chr!«lmas Day, WMCA showed what an Independent radio siation can do it it wants to waive commercial revenue, hide- bound traditions, and roll up its sleeves and get to work. CiaJeful mothers, fathers, children, waves, and sweethearts will attest to this statement, for WMCA ga\e ihousam-js ol tliein in New York, New Jersey and other nca:by ein irons Uie greatest Christmas present possible — the \oices ol their loved ones in the service. Cancelling out existing commercials, appropuating o^er $!0.000. WMCA ran from 5 p.m. to 10:15 pm. uvilh a com- plc'ic rcbroadcast at midnight so that listeners who mii-.^ed tJ^e e\ent could catch up with it) specially arranged pickups iioni the various theatres of war, with personal messages tlom New IPork, New Jersey, and Connecticut soldiers and jSiilors to the folks back home. Recordings ol each individual -sei'vieei3ians message -were-later- givea-at-np^-char-ge-to-lhe- jijihlci s family. To give the event the widest scope. WMCA ran a heavy newspaper campaign in advance in all metropolitan papers, and .supplemented the paid space with an intensive publicity campaign. This one event symbolized the kind of .scrv ice New Yorkers ci'i k'arn to expect from Nathan Sliaus. the new owner of this station. That other .stations around the country publicly Bckiiowledged the WMCA scoop and whtspered in . post- nioitcm conferences "why didn't we think ol that" oniy un- derlines the achievement. 61 SHOWMANSHIP A Salute to the AFRS No survey of wartime broadcasting would -be complete ■il it failed to pay tribute to . the Armed Forces Sladio Servicci which is bringing the voice of home Tib our lighting men *il over the world. Morale is a weapon, and the AFRS has made radio a potent overseas morale-builder. : Through programs like "The Army Hour," :''Soldiers With Wings" and "The Army Service Forces Present." the Army has vividly demonstrated the importance it attaches to radio as a medium for .speaking to the horaefront. Less well known JE the equally outstanding use the Army ha,s been making of radio for reaching its ow'imnen. It's a story that's heartening and impressive. ■!■• .,■■.■■' .■■■.■-.;:■;■'■ ■ ■ From short-wave transmitters in the ea'-t and on the Coast, the resourceful soldier-showmen of the AFRS beam Ecoies of appealing programs, overseas daily to every theatre r of operation — programs especially built for GI audiences. In addition, GI Joe; wherever, he is,, can hear his favorite nc^-.', work sliow. For AFRS, through its skill and ingenuity^ iemis 'em all to the warfronts: For exemplifying GI radio SHOWMAXAGEMENT at its best, for imaginative use of radio as a terrific morale builder, end for extending the horizons of broadca.st)fig,.'Wariety"- is. proud to cite the Armed Forces Radio Service. WdXR, New York City.— Still the jewel box of radio sta- tions with the carriage trade audience, continued its sutce6,s- lul promotion and publication of its monthly program sched- ■ ules. Booklet has 27,000 subiscribers and WQXR s ativer- tiscr.s also peddle their wares in the station's booklet. . Sla- tion also leads the field in distaff .side news commentators ■ with Lisa Sergio and Estelle M. Stewiberger. An excellent ,jnf3deB^ of:,its,. p^ple it' iSrnot' tsimid:w people know t hem. Each a nd every stall meinber ol CJCA is . inter vie wed : , pii , the ■. air.' ■ ' Froi(i!i-..it\tbe.'lislen;er.iS;.'t'i"ee '.to, i^idge 'whether' O people' it wa'ntS .ip- run' 'pile tit'its'stiations.;' Tp-te views of the fej'ijip,r3ty.:'pbp,«ilaoe,,;iikntril}wtiO»s'';'to. ', '.■ :.aiilitary-civiiiah-';. . undeissitinding,"' Sn;.'.';'-.i9*S, . -/Vf&iH'- ' .■i%aipeikveir|(sd';jts..:fiigh-j>o 'of'"; ,■■'., ■'■tJife'.'wat effort. - /Jt'ai^te'icriad^ ,Cdr;;.0SO'' csotcens,;'' If ■■agas'ti' 'made .its for-ce.-...l-elt in the com- ■ . ' , ■ in-tiBity/ ■■'■;8u't- 'ij; /.-not ■^^5>ecifi•cs!'ily' ^ ior these eSorts-.tha'f''..'"'.;^- ^^■\?a,rwiy'' ;aga:Si3.- singles.' flut ':S y'ta.tion' Tor.'-i'ecoghitio'n, .Of '.->■ ... ' all; the .tnitries .sUfemitted,. WSM best, relleie4»d., the ^.pwrpo's^s •'.-'. -' ol 'VARIETY'S" SHOWA'ANAGEMENT theme. WSM did '. .its/w-ai'i job and ^did .li' welj,.' ■■WSM: saw. its, .pride, 'tte' 6tseti^ ■ Ole Opry show, graduate to coo.st-to-coast proportions on - ^ ■5!^;^:,';'MfSft|-,'f5iaw. oiie ,'itjj' it^;a|TOJflae,.,'Ka way to the "HcU of Fame'' show. W!?M counted up care- ■iftjHy'-land^.^fpund,, tiiucj!:..'to'3!ti'.''SOTprte^ ours;.,.t3iat'' vWSM';.-. .'...■' .■'pTOduces'.' aii.d'',pieseiite camjrierciai 'and 'sustaining 'J^^ shows tiian ciy other operation .n the U. S. outside New ~yo?.ii7 Cli.capo aiicrHdllj-wobdr Nji»-hvilk' was ne\er"known — - ■:a£ 'a '..show vte.wn:- befere ,;WSjJ.- • Radie 'did. ;that to 'Nashville,. ' ' ;.v' ■:vis''MSM.-/.[ ■;':., ^'/v -v^' O'-S.-" W.SM has 50,000 we. It. So have a .lot oi other U. S. stflionf. But WSM knows how to utilize Uais power and '■wiiliieVat-WwU.';.'^,:'" y;/'.- -^^A' .:'■'■'■'■...:'.''■•'■'.;■:■,; SroEUGHTS Wartime Thoughts and Actions BIG LEAGUE STUFF The primary and elementary job wixiP, Washington, D. C, had to do in 3S43 was to let the nation's capital know iis»t this CBS station had chapged its call letters ti-om WJ5C, a cumbei-scme, uaiwieldy one. to WTOP. Simple wasn't it? Too simple. For if WTOP's manage- ment had been bla.se about :1. TSTTOP might ha\e been chalked down as the moet dis.'-ia! flop of liie year. But WTOP didn't flop. Throt.\gh b.j. league promotion, ex- ploitation, publicity and programming, jt just made the job it had to do look easy. It was welded together efficiently and professionally and nothing was missed. THE "DHSEEH ENEMY" KFI-KECA. Los Angeles, developed a daring series, "Un- seen E!nemy," dealing with venereal diseases, a germ alarm- ingly prevalent on the west coa$t The Eari« C, Anthony stations also put L A. Mayor Fletcher &rovvn on the air, a la LaGuardia. made a neat tieup with the Los Angeles Daily News, particularly important in this case because L. A, papers usually snub radio publicity. OREGON CAVALCADE KOIN, Portland, Ore., a winner last year, repeated its 1942 operations for ace high wartime service with the station primarily irsponsible for putting Portland's blood plasma quota over the top with intelligent' jepetilion of b]cminute programs'* nominated, S were on CBS and 1 more w«t ihared by CBS an^ the second network. Of 7 top male singers named, 3 were on CBS^ Balanced teamwork by the program departments, of CBS sponsors, their agencies, the artists, and thdi network's own creative peopIe, has added up once more to the finest variety of radio product offered to a steadily expanding radio audience by an/ American network. To the seasoned professional critics of radios whose keen and rigid standards so ably promotii radio's daily forward progress, -goihe grfltfifiiT aKltiinwIftd gmentg of all those who&e efforts they approved in this J5{7Z&oard poll. This is CBS .... the Columbia Broadcasting System 40 RADIO Vfdiicsday, Mar<-li 1, WCAU, Eyeing Post-War, Mk Up Goodwill Backlog with War Plants PhilddC'Ipbia, Feb 29 WG AU IS buildulg-. lljji k baCkJog of gQodvvili with:-Phiny, war iilanls which will come in -handy when the plants convevt to- civilian consiuner goods and look about toi'' media to advertise there- product.. . The . goodwill builder-upper is a series titled "Salute to Uncle Sam's IndustPies," m which eflorts of war plants, their woijters and e\ociitucs aie kudoed The plant execs — the same guys who will be approached by salesmen to buy time after the war*-are mtorviowed and booslec;!: by.: show. announcers. ■■ The bioadcast.s aie wiitten by Belt\ Hiird, WCAU sciiptei, and presented v" co-operation with thO- Incentive. Division of -the 4th Naval Diatvict. . Primary use , is to pep up the war workers; and so successful has it been that the Navy has asked permission to use scripts- as models tor similar shows ' JO othei": areas: The station and Mi&s Huid hd\e receued citations for the show fiom Rear AdmiraJ C. A, Woodward. . R. R CONNOR QUITS AS MUTUAL EXEC Richard F. Connor, has xesiciued as station iclations director for the [ Mutual Network and is returning to j Cabfornia, hi!> home state. Connor : had held the post since last May [ Previously , ho had been associated 'with the Ofifice of War Information. I Charles Godwni, who was in charge of the net's station relations I for the - southern div.'sion, is taking I over, on a pro torn basis pending . a ! permanent appointment. Seattle,— Bob Hillis, former ladlo scripter heie, is now in the Army, somewhere in the South Pacilic, Army May Take .Coiillnucd from paEe 31 One picture^is worth a thousand words 7. . And each picture flashing across the screen of youf DuMont Television * Radio Receiver will fill your home with a kind of delight you probably have dreamed of many times. Someday soon, you will be in t^\o places at the same instant. You will be in your living room and at the Presi- dential Inauguration . . . you'll be in your easy chair and ""arthe opera—, -r-you-ll-be-^'it-h^eur-pipe-and-sli-ppetSr- and with the team of your Alma Mater as it charges down the field. This wonder awaits only peace for production . . . and you may be certain that when peace comes and you pur- chase your DuMont Television * Radio Receiver, it will be made with all the skilly imagination and precision that has made the name DuMont the hall-mark of ultimate quality in the whole electronic field. [cOPVfitfitir 1114, ALLEN t. DIIHONT lAftOttATOffrri, INCi AILEM B, PliMONT UBORATOKIES, INC.. GBNBR At OmiCRS AND MAIN riANT, 2 MAIN AVE-i PASSAIC, N. J. TIUnriSION WOADCAStiNG STUDIOS AND STATION .W2XWV/ St) MADISON AVB,, NEW YO^^ ported Signal Corps move would carry the NBC idea even turther and sked all Ni Y. tele programs lor hospital consumption. Huddle on Plan Although tele spokesmen at NBC and CBS this vi'eok said they had not been approached on the deal outlined it's understood Signal Corps olVicers at Astoria have been muUiiig, unollicially, Ihii-^ l.u, a to- opeiali\e plan for Aimj piodiiced video shows. Scheme, if adopted, comes at a time when commercial television in New Voi'k has reached point ol high- est activity, with practically every, major ad agency cither alioad\ m the field or on the thicshliokl ol establishing special tele departments to ■ handle the ever mounting re- quests fiom sponsors foi into oi ac- tual programs via the new medium. Agency activity has given rise to the belief now widely held in- the industry that path of. commercial tele will lollow pretty closely -path of network radio. It's beint; pre- | sumod that agencies will take ovoi pi eduction and program building tunctioiis when tele arrives and that, Radio Censorship Post for Fetzer Washington, Fob 29 John E. Fel/er, midae.st bio" id ' cast station operator, will move m assistant director of the Otrice at Censorship for Radio, succeeding j Harold Ryan when the latter takes ortice as NAB prexy about April jg Fctzei, 42, owns and opoiatc< WKZO, Kalama/ioo and is \cepee and pait ownei ot KXEL, 50 000- watter m Wateiloo. la He has been in ratlio since he was 17, when he first obtained a "ham" license He is NAB director for the 8th Disli ict covering Michigan and Indiana He will retain the aides who soi\od undei Ryan- Robert K Rich- aid--, foimeily of VVSPD Toledo- Lester Halp.n, KOIN-KALE Poit^ land. Die; Edwaid H Bionson WCOL, Columbus, and Chester Hcaslip, former manasing editor of the Washington Daily News, contrary to opinion once (H'ev'alont. Hollywood dodb not shape Up as the centoi of television activities in the days to come. Beauni? out assumption that ad a£;enclc^ will plav leadin..! p.ut in post-war development of video sell- ing IS move alioadv undeiway on- the part of several of the more im- poftant agencies to draw up and siijn contracts covciing tele talent and engineering crows..- with, respect' to unions, on a thice-year deal. ■ Feeling is said to be that if vvar should end . suddenly tole : .shows bn a big league scale couid.be .staged right ofl the bat and the agency men n union angles straightened out befoiehand, along with othfci- con- tiguous matteis,- so that all \m11 be icady lor clear .sailing The above, of couise. does not repiesent a unanimous opinion Many still feel that fllmdom, already well giounded in cameij. linhting and pioduction technique in a field so close to television in its piescnt stage of development, has a h.'rd- to-beat ground floor position thai will send it away in fiont and Keep it there as the new field piogrjsses Conservatives in the industiy, how- evei, aie taking a middle ot the road position holding that both film interests and the advertising nia- chineiy will share the top spot in tele These men point to the ex- pectation that video networks, in- stead of being a coast-to-coast piopo- sition, piobably will wind up as re- gional hookups If this doveloos, it's pointed out, Hollywood lindou'btedly will be the hatcheiy for West Coa^t shou^ while the big agencies will fill the .sdine bill in tne east and mid- west.' Schenectady — Gene O'Haire, who has du'ie almost eveiv conceivable tjpp ol bioadcastmg m his 1(1 or 20 wit h WGY . leloased from con- ti act by tlie~sIa"tion "to goT\ iin^NBTT as stock ppiloimer Gincinnati.-T^Fred Palmer, station manager of WCKY, in New York last week for conferences with station reps. 1 KEEP UP WITH THE SHIFTIHG WITH RADIO Write. WIRE or phone art WeEMMHtCACO OFFICt / / Hi > \' II V \ 1 N 1 WednesiiAy, March 1« 1944 RADIO 41 Inside Stuff-Radio Guest talent from Paramount on the four Kate Smith shows from Coast will be paid full salaries in compliance with rule 15 of American Federa- tion of Hadio Artists. Studio waived its contractual right to assign the playtTS for gratis exploitation of their pictures. To avoid a recurrence of the Louella Parsons episode, when stars appeared on "Hollywood Hotel" at AFKA minimum, Claude McCue, executive secretary, and Austin Sher- man; his assistant, conducted an investigation and learned that there was no infraction of the cut-rate rulings ' ' Whether Ted Collins or Paramount is footing the guest bill was not revealed, but AFRA's only interest in tlie proceedings was to see that their members were protected. Studio contractees are obligated to one free tadio guest shot to exploit the picture in which they appear. " Companion book to "13 by Corwin" is being brought out by Henry Holt & Co. on March 6, timed to hit the book stalls with the new "Columbia Presents Corwin," Tuesday night series, which bows in March 7 on CBS with "Movie Primer." New Norman Corwin tome, called "More by Corwin," contains 16 radio dramas, including "We Hold These Truths," a long condensation from the "This Is War" series, the satiric "Mary and Fairy," etc. Also included is "Cromer," one of the dramas written by Corwin during his visit to England last year, when he produced a series of programs for CBS and BBC. Book carries an introduction by Clifton Fadiman. Citing wartime conditions ^ith the attendant paper shortage, difficulties with printer.?, mails, etc., NBC press department last week surveyed the radio editors of newspapers throughout the country on the usefulness of the network's NBC's News Features weekly handout. Idea is to invite general comments concerning NBC press service in the interest of effecting wartime economies, although there's an added gim- mick in presTs chief John McKay's notation that "if you^could send us sev- eral -tearsheets-Avhieh-would- indicate how the material is Seing" usedrit' w;ould be most helpful." Leigh White, CBS cot'respo^nother called for a "'declaration of inde- pendence by this - indu.stry," urging revision of the FCC act to give broadcasting a freer hand without Federal control; Latter resolution asiked that FCC be definitely defined and came after talk by C. E. Arney, Jr., of NAB, who declared "the recent Supreme Court decision gives FCC absolute control over radio and our problem becomes whether radio shall .be a free enterprise or a .tiovernment- controlled enterprise." CBS BOND PROGRAM MAY GET SPONSOR "Recreation Ball," the variety- music show which Larry Bems, CBS producer, went- to ' the Coast to write and produce fof .' a. two-shot bond pitch, is being looked over as a sponsor possibility. Aired Jan. 23 and 30 on 8^8:30 p.m. slot, show starred Clarole Landis and had three servicemen guests. Format will be retained. War Boom Biz Hypoes Small Radio Mf rs.; ^ Shots Face New Competish By JAMES S. POOLER Detroit, Feb. 29. The stockbroker, the butcher: and even the smart high school kid are all going into the radio biz after the war. No, they don't want to be broad- casters or studio engineers. They want to make the big money. They have started to make a dog fight to become the local distributors of the millions of new radio sets America will be buying. They are scrambling to get in on the ground floor of F-M, television or whatever, the future brings. , The fact that a na,tional scramble has started for the prize' distributor- ships also reveals tl^at the post-war period is going to be a highly com- petitive war between radio manu- facturers. The beginning o£ the war saw most of the radio set business cen- tered in the big companies with the small concerns on the ropes. It ain't that way any morej ^Th'e~small fry" radio concerns, plenty of them in Michigan, which were anemic; got- fattened up on war vitamins. Most of the small concerns, worlcing close to. the war industries, got huge gov- ernment contracts for iXadio equip- ment which permitted plant expan- sion, research and. a salting away of profit5|o give them a headlong start in the post-war race for business. Many former, small - radio manu- facturecs are rolling in enough dough today- to ibe buying full-page ads in the Post, Colliers and other 'national magazines: What has . been touched off is the fact that millions of canny Americans, aware of the growing shortage of sets and realising the; industry is on the verge of improve- ments which' will outmode - former types of reception, evidently all. want to get into the distributor business.: Post-War Bids The small local concerns— in De- troit, Ann Arbor,: Grand Rapids and other Michigan citie.s— have been swamped with thousands of post- war bids from all parts of the coun- tiy. One owner here figured Out that if the coinparatively unknowns of the business arc- pulling that kind of a response from the public, the big companies must have tens of thousands of : would-be distributors on their doorsteps. He pointed out that the radio business seems to be pulling the cream of potontial dis- tributors and that even the small .companies don't stand tO; lose by having the opportunity to set up top- notch sales agencies. His point also was that it is going to be no pipe to determine which is a small radio manufacturer any more the way plants have grown: under the war boom, piled up capital . and estab- . ILshed big research departments. The posti-war reshuffle may see plenty : of the former minor concerns race up to the top spots through choice sales staffs and sound manufacturing ideas. Watson-Dodd-Lovett — Cj»e4Iear-Sliowdown^ Watiion, Washington, Feb. 29. Dodd, . Lovett matter : headed , closer to- a showdown last Friday (25) when the Senate okayed a; House-approved resolution wfaich . permits the House to . hire .outside counsel to defend the case against the trio. - , :'■: . The men, two formerly employed by the FCC and the other by the Interior Department, were ordered fired by ah Act of Congress last summer, on the -grounds that , they were -affiliated with Communist or? ganizations. Action followed a chargo by the Dies Committee, followed up by a special House Conimitteei The men chacgfed that Congress had no right to oust them and have filed suit in th« Federal courts for their back pay. House 'decided that, since the Attorney General had ruled the Congressional action was illegal, it had better defend the case with CouhSel of Its own choosing. 42 RADIO REVIEWS Wedncaday« March 1, 1944. } "AbSIGNMCNX U S.A." Cast: Gerald W. Vaughn, John Griggs, G. Swaync Gordon, Norman LIovil, Joseph , Boland, Mildred Ciniton, Joseph Latham, Zamah Cumiiiig- ham. Writer: Itichard McDonagh Diicrloi. Anton M. Leadet One shot, 11:30-13 p.m., Feb il Sustaining WEAI'-NBO, New Toilt . . WEAF losscd a bomb -into , the Dead Sea^Tiiesaay; niglit,';feljv 22.: It' amoLinted to the same thins because it was. 11 30 p m and Who heaul il' Two houis egiliei and the phone calls would have binned the insula- tion off the wucs at NBC Win' Be- cause this was.it' and reinain;-, among the outstanding, pvbgi'ams ol The stufl.with which this hait'hoih' • scorched the an- . made . your. ears. ' b.urnl. It Vvas h.ard .to beliqvs even attci you heaid it, Thats the kind ■ol program it .was. i Thc. .kind- the country needs. The knid radio needs. And hidden away at 11 30 at night How man\ stations earned it, oi just WEAF alone' . The shp.w rippecl. the, coiintrj' apart section by section. A. task ■ force, miciophone style which let go wiln everything it hads and it had plenty. Ever hear a' ■metropolis .'eastigaled,. on the?: air to ' the.; point \vhere the : :■ script . finally .detrlaTes^.-'-WellriTaxen to set about gettini; Boston into the United States" They wcie haiiRing Boston, and they hung it up loi a' I . .to beaif. Boston s Irish were given a lacing, too. A relentless . one. Ever hear, radio speak o.f a town so reeling with war wealth that it,s boys aie going to school diunk' That was said of Mobile, Ala It was lufther. .statedi "Mobiie,' ain't", fit' to live in." And the prograir.'s multiple voices kept on maehi.ii.e-, gunning then way a c i o s s the country ■, Tile, anti-Sertiitism-. o|. -Nevv' iing- .land . (wfith,.;ekam;pl,esV; Vth.e slothf. ill- ness and raeial; prejudice of the South (with details), the isolation- ism of the Mid-West which has now slufted off into mdiflerence (with remarks,),; the ab^enleeisrn and: riTan- , agemeht-labor. clashes of. the West (with quotations) It was all here, right down, the line and on the liije. Nor did the picsentation miss its oppoitumty The production side and cast were excellent. Indeed, radio, will seldom offer a better example of itself leai- irg up to defy the conventions of the an* while trying, to .whip . the country into roalijy. !■ It doesh't;seem possible, that NBCv . will rio,t. rep:,eat this ■■prdgrara, .if not. already having done so by the time this reaches print;, . And at an hour when it will get some eiiculation . Wayihg it back ■ in , the , af tetiibbn; with annouiicertielits . of the , tijTiB : it ■ will again be repeated in the eve- ning, would be rdoinff • it. 'tbe right way. ■ ■ ■ .• ■ ..■ This IS ones of.' those shows which makes the -networks' , ban against' .transcriptiotis iidiiulous. . However, a dqllar for every, station, that :du,c.k It on a rebroadcast will keep you: in crullers tor days. :. Sending -this one out takes guts "Asslgnmerit 'U.S.A." is from the .book of that name by S.:C. .Menefee: who spoke briefly- toward the pta- gram's close. Excerpts used were ■ presented - ' a S ., a n ^episo.do. In NBC's . ^^WO'rds ; ' at ,' War" serie's; which, incidentally, has Keen consist^' ently good and occasionallv -very good. - As 'the, series', desigii'afioh i;iri- plies the purpose as the transposi- tion to the air each week of a book tlealing with some aspect of the war. The series is not new. Matter of fact It |n;ust be: appi'riacliing.its. i40t,h week and too few people are aware of it. , Is: it NBC'S, fault iKat .'fASsignmetit'' vas given no advance attention" '"Variety" only happened to be tuned in beGause -it knew, "Words at Way'' was : coming and tliis:;. is: a . series: in ■which something may explode at aiiy time; , : It, did'. . . .On, . IVashingtonis! Bii'thday.' : 'Was it, a. secret at the iiet' wflirk? :Somebpdy. at NBC mu-st hSve known , about the fireworks, that were on the way, Wa.sn't anyone tipped off? When, or if. nothing goes out on a program like this it amounts to a publicity crime. The show would ihave , lived' up to any spot , announce- ments, NBC, might-, have cared to make, about it ..tlirQUgfiout the day: Did Oboler hear it'.-' Wheie was Corwfin'? ..All:,,radi.o' shoiild hear.it.if for no other ..reason :than . to keep' it from becoming : known: . as NBC's "ghost" ShoWi . "Variety'' Has yet' to. find anyone who heard il. ■ :Presehfatidn xredit -. for . VAssigii^ jment USA" goes to Anton M Leader, as diiectoi-j and Richard Mc- Dipriagh, who Wrote the script. 'It/ rot passibje to identify.,the cast'-hirf (Jividually 'but they ijnade M^kiSkie' ■rea41.tJ,g., . .l^he . ,diret;,ti,on :. -drove, . -tHe- players .at thfe . pace. .the., sc.rifjt' 'de-' mahdedi aiid^ liept- .on driving. '. :■,,; , "Assignment ■ lj.& A,."' is , certain io be one of the' hi^hlight pr'ogivsin.s of the .year. ... SbttletHin'g;.to:.'get.,.eN,citod about. - ; It '''is.'rJBC!s, fetjuivalerit ,'t6 CBS" "Letter on Race Hatred," and It seems to be a seciet. What a blunder. '''''''',' i"::'--;'"' ■ :You hear a lot .'Of: iirograms - aiiS yoii forget^ a: lot ;df prbgranis. Btit,. you never foiget one of these OWI should demand that it be repeated Sid, "GREEN VALLEy, U.S.A." With Wendy Barrie, gucsl; Santos Ortega, Dick Widmark, Myron IVItCuimick,.. Elspeih Eiie, hi ■ Begley ■■. ,■..','"■ Wiitei: David Driscoll Producer-Director! Himan Brown •to Min.s., Sun., 5^5:30 p.m. TMERSON RADIO CORP. WOR-Mutual. New Yoil< ., (WeMit-rttlit!) ■;■;'■, : :''/;; Returning to thg ajr, tliis time .uh- :der . spons.brship,' ■ of the Emerson : Radio Corp.^, ''Green .yai:iey,':U.S.A.'V- the- Hi Brpwn :pTodiictipn inte:nded .to'. ,d:epict\the.' American W'ay' ^of:. ii-fe in: \<:artiine, bowed in Sunday ,(27) ,over ihe Mutual .i3,et w'itii- an :episode. that only seived to point up anew the crying ' hB,^'d', for drigiriality : ifi' rodip. drsimas. Asidig- fr'on^' Dayiij Driscpirs: lininspired,: uniraaglnjjUve scv^ the.: grodliotiori.:' . aii'd .'direction . : by Blown weie of lun-ot-the mill, hardly c'alculatedHo,.: remedy the.:lii:- herent defects, of :a: hackneyed plot. ■' "Cjreen . Valley," ::.. unfortvinat^ly; falls into the gioove that seems to be supplying most pf the drama con- sumed by radio It's about as ouginal as the thpusarids p'f .y&rfts that .flowed from! the story, , mags before radio took oven: ,E veil, the' .'particular story tashioned by Diiscoll for the initial pi'dgrani,; capitalizing ■ohitlSe/emotio that can easily: be awakened nowa- days on any soldier hero theme, came a-cioppei so far as originality wai concei ned. Although Brow^n label.? his "'Green Valley" seues as having the primary puipose of eiitci taming, ' \et to make all of IIS get to know each other bcttei," Sunday's piogiam had noith'er the: siitiplicit.v nor the down"- to-oarth , qualities to justify such piotensions Tlie injection of a one- man listening post amt naiiator of the Fi.iiik Cid\ en-' Oui Town" school ■tailed to create the edect intended. . Fust of a seues of guest stais who will ha,ndle the lead roles was Wendy Barrifr, who mode the most of her lines Santos Oitega has been aa- sigried the role ::bf ', the: harrator,:: and lie too did full justice to the pait as wiitten Dick Widmaik played op- posite Miss Baiiie and did an eflectue job Ceitainly the opening piot,iam's limitations could not be laid at the doorstep of the peifoim- eis Commercials tended toward over- lengthy with the copy emphasizing Emerson s experimentations in radar, which it shrouds in : a flliri. of tight- lipped.' w:artime : restriGti6hsi :KoSe', ' : AUDITION BLUE MYSTERY "Invitation to Danger," half-hour comedy-mystery, was auditioned late last week by the Blue '.Being Considered for a once- 'weekly su.staincr. \ "HOLLYWOOD BTAR TIMI" With Cddi« CantQr, Ray ICyaer Oroh, Georfl* Carroll, Glncer A Lala Roveis, Adolphf Menjou, Gary Grant, Oarjr : Brecknar, , Larry Keating Producer: Arnold Magulra Writei s: Ti ed Runyon, Tom Pettey IS Mins.; Mon. through Fri., IMi p.m. (P.W.T.) RKO PICTUR1E9 KECA, Hollywood (Foot*, Cone t BuldnioV RKO launched itt. new »ludio series by tossing about e\ei> thing into a quarlerrhour that happens aiound the commis.sary at midday feed time. Half do^en stai* paiaded up to mike Plugs were generously sprinkled for foui 01 livepictuis! Geoigia CauoU waibled and the love scena fiom "Tender Comrade" was transci'ibed ofT the sound track. Also shoehorned into brief stanza wera .spot mtsr- views and 'flip byplay by Eddie GaiV- tor, Adolph* MenjoU, Kay Kyier, Caiy Grant, Foi a slaiter it was loligh aiound the edges, but should improva after a pat formula has been achieved. As presently set . up it'a too' much of .fl- mixture wuthno focal point,. It skips hither and : yon hi touch-and-gO fashion.. . It's much too crowded and the acts run off as if under gun all the way. Cantor flipped a few pleasanlues about takeoff, got in plug foi his pic- tuie 'Show Business" and pas-sed cua to Ky.ser, who went for ea» Intarview with Miss Carroll and then got In his plug for his picture befoie Misi Carroll canarled "Don't Believe Eveiything You Dream" Ginger Rogers and her ma, Lela pointed out stais at then repast and later set scena for transciibed sequenca from "Tender Comi adc " Emcees Gary Breckner and Laiiy Keating didn't hava much to do what with most of otheis ha\inir' more )ines than they, "Lo\ely Wj^ to Spend Evening," fiom Fiaiik Sin- atra's "Higher and Highei ," got mosi attention from Manny Harmon's oi- chestra and was plugged as RKO's hit song of the week. As if piogiam wasn't loaded enough with plugeioos for studio product and people, a local cut in was hitchhiked at sighi off for "Up in Arms." Dialers had so many pictures tossed at them it s, doubtful^if any otie stayed with tlicn after it was all over. Seues is tes,- ing along Blue as far east as Den\ er and if it pleases RKO bosses it goes full length of network span Helm. WIP'S 100% EENEWAtS Philadelphia, Feb. 29 WIP last week announced a lOCl lenewal of all its 52-week contiacts E\eiy one of tha 45 sponson who aia on a year-round schedule signed new termers for 1944.: , In just a moment . . .the World might pass you by TT^ROM sunrise to Vespers and on through th« night: great sounds aie filling the air. Grave and portLntous sounds — ex- citing- and joyous sounds. '■ " I'lTe sound of news~fr6m distant^ l.mds that even Axis propaganda cannot distort for long. ; ; Frorfi;: dttwn;. to>dusk''iind araui'id: the,' clock. ' The sound of marching feet and tha roar of battle and the whir of pro- , poller tQ remind us that there Is greater Strength in free-thlnking in- dividuals than in slave-whipped hoi des. As each seeond passts around thg clock this sound b«eom'es clearer- clearer. And as the hours march In paradt there is musie aild fu«— gaiety and Jaugjner— great ringing speech and the whisper of lullaby, Thers Is stirring drarna for the ask- ing, the thirobbing evidenee of man's will for progress— and tht hush of prayer. The minds of our allies to listen to— the thoughts of alien lands to hear and understand— and by under- standing accept or reject as they may accept or reject the principles we hold with. There is much to hear— and having heard— to heed— and having heeded —to act upon. This is your world. Know It. . Listen to your radio, In just a moment, the world might pass you by I It Is tha sober Intent and solemn pledge of the Blue and Its affiliated stations that every program emanat- ing from our studios, sent across the world by our transmitting towets, shall be worthy of the greatnes'? of man's newly-found power— Radio. THIS IS THE A M R I C A N SROAOeAMTlNO NETWORK a y s T M M , t N e Wednesday, Match 1, 1944 KAaiO REVIEWS 43 6*. <'NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEEK" With Dr. ClKyton Powell) Canada Lee, Willie Bryant, Paul McNutt, Thomas Younfi Randy Dixon, David Ori-o, Ollie Stewart, Mary Iiou Willl»mS) Kennetii Spencer, Writer: Richard McDonaKh Direetdr: Ira Avery One week (Feb. 27'March 4); 1 p.m.; 30 Mins. ■■ sustaining WEAF-NBC, New York ■ ■ Hadio, perhaps, has been slow in contributing its time to extolling the virtues of the Negro race. Now, perhaps, that deficiency has been overcome, and it couldn't come at a iiiore. propitious momenta . Such programs as '-Negro News^ paper Week," which; this week, over NBC, IS emphasizing the Negro contributions to the war effort, and the American way of A lite in gen- pralj cannot !do anything but serve the public interest. Radio, with the greatest communications^ audience ol any show business medium, is . thus to(fst equipped to emphasize a demor cratic precept that has, figuratively, given the Arnerjcan Negro an equality aetuajjy deqied them by-ex^- prcssions ot social barriers. "Negro Newspaper Week'' pays . tribute to Negro heroes in the vari- ous theatres of war. It emphasi/es the white ■ man's recognition of the Negro's contiibutions to literature, the professions and entertaihment, C?nada Lee, the actor, emceed this show, and the tulenti mf th« N^fircr w«re emphasized in th« Introduction of the people who took part In the initial program last Satui?day , Mary Lou Williams played boogie woo£ie. on the piano and Dr. Clayton Ppw- •11, Harlem minister and publisher of the Amsterdam News, spoke about the value of the Negro presSi That's really a parlay. Four correspondents of colored newspapers were interviewed on the program relevant to some phase of Negro war-effort contribution, three from the NBC studio in New York and one from London. From the midwest, Paul McNutt was piped in for a fine, tribute' to the race, and others who appeared were Willie .Bryant, " comedian, •■■ and Kenneth 3pencer, who sang Langston Hughes' "Freedom poad" as the program's climaxer. Program was arranged through ;the ■ Negro Newspaper Publisher Assn. K«/m. Smith's WLW War Stint Cincinnati, Feb. 29. iCharles A., .Sniith,;'chief ot:the-:INS bureau m London, ..is WLW's new war correspondent, succeeding Leo Dolan, resigned. Smith's weekly re- ports are broadcast on the station's "It Happened There" Sunday a.mv seiies. "IT PATS TO BE IGNORANT" With t'om Howard, Ocorfe SheUon, Harry McNaughton, Lulu McCon- • nell' Producer: Herb Folesie Writers: Ruth Howard, Bob Howell 30 Mins.v Fridays, 9-9:30 p.m. - : ^ PHILIP MORRIS &, CO. WABC-CBS, New York (Bioic) Zany quiz session became a spon- sored entity again last Friday (25) after a checlcered career, Stanza first hit the air waves as a WOR- Mutual sustainer in July, 1942, and went commercial over wOR, N. Y., in December of that year, . They were on that net for almost a year) ioining the Kate Smith program i» November of the past year; Proceedings remain the same, gag- stretching; caricature of the quiz format. Howard plays the exasper- ated quizmaster who suffers through the tired corn dispensed by the others as a panel of experts. 'This is quite a switch from .the dignified ap- proach of the Playhouse, which the "Ignorant" session replaced/ Commercial copy was effectively terse and intruded little on. the body of the program. Tv.ro. Hlfide Horizons Dual Preem Misses Mark As Straight Show and Video Coulter Has f neumonia . Doug Coulter, ; CBS veepee in charge of program.^, felled by pneu- monia. ■ He's bedded at home. "WIDE HORIZONS" With Eddie Dowlinir, Ben ^Harrod, Marie Mendoza, Bill Leach, Glenn L. Martin, Casey Jones, Art , Hot' !S, David Mendoza orch, others Producer: Thomas G. Sabin . ; Writer: Gene Wang 30 Mins., Sun,, 4 p.m. BOOTS AIRCRAFT NUT CO. WOR-Mutual, N. Y. (Ceci! & Prcsbrei/) Eddie Dow ling's return to the au'- lanes Sunday (27) on "Wide Hori- zons" could hardly be hailed as trniinphant. Progiam whipped to- gether . by Thomas G. Sabin flashed nothing, new m. the way of radio en- tertainment' and the. so-.so script wasn't helped ; any by emcee's too frequent fumbles, and fluffs, : Format is a talent opportunity springboard provided by Dowling to help people find their ''wide hori- zons" with tiein between aviation in- dustry and; returning servicemen after' the. war; Glinner'is . Mate Ben Harrod, of the Coast Guard, was. a happy choice , %s featured guest and,; except for one or two minor script reading difficulties, breezed through HERE is Advertisement No. 2 in The Blue Network Year* round National Campaign. Like the first, this ad will run nationally— in newspapers and magazines. It will also go out Oil the air over BLUE stations to millions of homes. In tliis advertisement we carry our theme' o^^e .step further- by telling the story of radio in terms of the world's drama— by relating the whole movem ent of liisto r y to radio— and by relating the listener to history tlu-ough radio. It is our belief that by assigning to our audiences a specific place in the whole "world of radio," we will bo building more listening to radio— to The Blue Network and to all of our programs. From the advertiser's viewpoint the purpose of these adver- tisements may be summed up: more listening, better ratings, more sales, more value for every dollar inv&sied in The BLUE. As we have suggested before— THE ^S/ue IS GETTING TO BE A BETTER BUY EVERY DAY in fine style. He was gifted' by spon- sor at signoff. Soprano Marie Mendoza, war worker Bill Leach, who also; sang, ; and pianist Art Hodes neld down featured ,. musip Spots with plane; builder Glenn L. Martin and flyer Casey Jones on for brief speeches. Martin put in a he.ivy plug for a qo\ eminent policy which would en- able plane manufacturers to build up financial backlogs to see them thioufih po.st-war days. ;,,T6 iijtro. Mariiri, playlet with, -^ay , Wesley, John Fai'rell and Ruth Gates was in.serted pointing up mother'', faith in yoiuig Martin's fly- ih.s!: .enthusiasrt!: which,: .aicopding ''to;'" the .slsetph, v.was /'irowncd , :bn. ■by ^his'- fatHctv,; ;.;,-, ■ ' :,, \' ., ■ .,-:;. Remote pickup £iom Baltimore brought in the manufacturer's 80- year-old mother with d brief mes- sage ;implbrliig all •p8rerits',;t6;;'haV f aith 111 , their ; youngsters' ' ;Ahd',' the . future of the nation. ■ . . . .. . Although . Do.wUng,, flunched' -liomife;' fact that the' Boots cbmp'giiy's ' (SiJtire' , production is government earmhrked--. and, , sponsor had nothing , to sell Hut , ; "(aith." ■pliigs,; fai.led ;to. follow tjiis lTOeTaftd*reffiKi:tetedT-^ar-lh#-^^ of strai'ijht selling copy; settini; lorth virtues of Boots nuts. One eflective slogan,' stoiid, bu,t^fh,at about AmMi- .■ can\ warplanes.: "flying . w:i,th .their Boots on." All in all. preem performance was d}.sappointing first, because Dowhng cpijidh't- seem to find his urooye; and second,. ;becnuse aircraft .industry, usually forward looking and pro-; gressive; was expected to offer somer , thing new and ; different in radio rather than hackneyed format "un-- veiled. Doim. "WIDE HORIZONS" (TELEVISION) With Eddie Dowling, Marie Men- : doza. Bill Leach, Ben Harrod, Jean - Parker, Alice Ration, Jay Wesley, John Farrell, Ruth Gates Writer-Producer: Thomas G. Sabin 30 Mins., Sun., 8:15 p.m. BOOTS AIRCRAFT NUT CO. W2XWV-DuMont, N. Y. (Cecil & Presbrey) Repeat television pertormance of Boots, Nut Co.'s Mutual preem Sun- day 127): ■ was a praiseworthy idea ; and undoubtedly is a signpost point- . ing way to future advertising policy to be pursued "by many major ac- counts. Unfortunately, however, half-hour video • production was rough, not bnly arbuiid.the edges but ;: in -the. middle, as well-: R.-seeiried , apparent that pioducer Thomas G. Sabin, with his hands full on the straight air sliot, failed to give siif- 'ficient time and preparation efforts to the DuMont chapter. : The tele; caiTiera wasn't too kind . .to 'Eddie Dowling, aging him tar be- Tfond his every day appearance, and although he displayed his usual deftness .'and confident , beai'ing, the star's engaging per.sonality tailed to come through on the screen as in the flesh. Unfiatterini; camera lines' marred .i rc-^t . of the ;.ea.st' as' ' well, with Alice Hattoh.-.'sohgstreSs-pianist,, ; nffrnrially '; oi much better than average attrac- tivenes'=, emerging far from that in : the video version. Show followed pattern - . of, afternoon : MBS , .show ; closely - with . song specialties, by Marie Mendoz.i, Jean Paiker, Miss Tiatton and Bill Leach. Dramatic bit from lite of plane builder Glenn ' L. Martin was; also repeated but manufrcturer: himself did not dupli- cate hi,s earlier network appearance.. Producer-writer - Sabin, made a brief appearance on show before taiAniL' Ih'pps over to Dowling. It's planned to continue tele repeat: policy during life of the Mutual seiics but for punchy effectiveness video version mimt be ^.smoothed' con.'stde'Eabl.y: .with more time iiiven to-prfrpp 1 ni!- workin g_sc ti p La n d re-' hear.sing before- • shows, hit ; :the; screen. Doiin. ; "THE C.WDLE AXD THE GUN" With Bill Quinit. Larry HaincH, Bob- bv Lee, Louis Sarin, Adelaide ; Klein, Ted Osborne narrator, War- ■ . rcn Sweeney, .. ■. ' Writer: Marl Vanofsky .Director: Marx Loeb Music: Bernard Herrmann Vi Mins.; Wed. 6:30-6:45 p., m. (single >hot) Sustaining .■ WABC-CBS, Vew York ; 'T^l'iis, Was.; prip; , of. -.those brief , .lude.s.- that 'Oc'casionaily; 'hit ; fee ' air..-," waves .lu-t fo prove how effective, .jifld nioylbg 'a'pcrfebtly^ of u .scrfptin.g can; jilt home. : Ivlai'i 'V'ahof-;- f!s>*^ 'Staff; KcriRter; iit .'WjflP. ;- Harris-: .bui'f.'. ';dc;iTi6'ri'.strata(3.; the.- -facile ,a.nd. - t notion rousing technique which .''on the av ard of the National Con- 'crc'icp of Chri.stian.s and Jews for a,i p,teviouV''sinfiilatv' phore-vw lo(r?ii,ijt'a-t job ,:'-;" '-•.'':'.--■,■:,'■'.;■',■.■■■ :','■. ;'' Story dealt vi ith a young Jewiih liKl.khofiight.s'.'a randie/pn the .ahri^^ ' vcr.<'£iry'..of, his father'.s de;ath ahd the oxplahaiion he give.s his Ii'ish iri'end t'or, 'doing :some.thing:like that ,ori, 'a , blac'Jieci-oui; transport h'e&ditig; over- ; (Continued on page 44) ; 44 RADIO Wednesday, March 1, I944. Knox Edict Nixes Navy Personnel Appearances on ComlAff Programs Older \v:is issued by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox (29 ) yesterday prohibituiR all Navy personnel from appeiiring on any eommercial spon- sored profiraltis. All programs now on the air will be allowed lo finish their contrnct--. vThe nfew ruling iwas ahnqtincecl by. ■:, Gapt, l.cia nd P. Lovett. director of Public Relations for the U. S. Navy. Postwar Air Ooiitimicd from paiic 31 stations restricted, to /natiorial: boun.r: dary liner- will net be a:UH.-.ed. '.. , Canada, too,, .-pi;<;sents.:.a' problem, altboitgh tlicre it could easily be by- passed inasmuch as Fiench-English dual broadcast techniques have .been in vogue lor yeai's. American audi- ences long have teen accustomed to Canadian announciiliients and station M-G-M'i 'I 5lst er« ind » Sailor' . compteteil New C.t&Ilil, PKOCiK.tiU,: Friday - 10 it.ni., KWX tint.: r.OU CIi ASTON D'ARTEGA AND HIS ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA OPENim STATE, HARTFORD MARCH 3rd '■■ Personal Management ERNEST LIEBMAN 1440 : Broadway, New York Dinictinn: William Norriii Aicry. identification chatter first in English tind then in French. The idea of a "single lingo" peace treaty clause originated jn England, and will receive its strongest sup- port from that country. Situated next door to Europe and a part of that continent, sociologically if not physically, England, as a victor na- tion, is m a position *^o demand that radio, as a propaganda agent, be rendeiod helpless as far as being able to .stjr up International strife and differencei on the continent AnfiCricans. it's pointed out, prob- ably will not be able to fully appre- ciate England's stand on the matter inasmuch as this continent, for ihe most part, is restricted, as far as radio reception is concerned, to pro- grams originating in this country. Not so in Europe, where ordinary x'adio broadcasts trom powertul transmitters on leguWr wave lengths easi#j»^w!^p:e^ut— botmda^^^ adopt unto themselves large audi- encco in whatever irnguage thoy choose to Mse, :.:--'-^v,'l.V V';-" .' . : ■ ::'Ge!'«an "stations beaming st.rji ight . propaganda messages in I'rench, Eo* lish, Dutch, Italian, English, Czech, Russian,: Swedish, Norwegian,. Dan- ish, Spanish. Portuguese and other languages demonstrated just how ef- fective unrestricted use of the- air^ lanes for political purposes could be during the pre-war years and even aiter, iguiichihg its invasion. , Instead of leaving this highly dan- gerous alley open to the next nationali.stie faction desirous of converting other nations to their, way of thinking and making radio prop- aganda a- wide open r£.oe for power; diplomats already planning checks aftd balances to insure long-standing peace after the current conflict will undoubtedly remember the use of radio by Germany during us pre* war behind-the-scenes campaign. Hence the plan to :ntroduce j some form , of worldwide legislation to prevent the medium from becoming an unwitting agent of some future Hitler. Scattle.-^Jack McMuUen is back at KIRO helping Jim Upthegrove in the, engineering department after a year with KSFO in San Francisco. - Radio Reviews | 9 t'ontliiiied from pitce 43 sss*" seas. His explanations of this and other religious customs of his peo- ple are cleverly paralleled with Similar customs nf the Catholic re- ligion. Fadeout scene of the Jewish boy praying in his father's memory in Hebrew and, the Irish boy joining in his liturgical Latin prayer was the sort of th ing that goes a long way to- ward the creation, of better racial understanding. Ses.sion warrants recording and re- broadcast by c\ciy station in the country a.s an eflective means - of combating Axis propaganda which plays upon religious differences. : It would pro!v,b!y prove highly effi- cient in those communities currently plagued by anti-mitiorily attacks re- gardless o£ their nature. Tiiro. Follow-up Coimnent to' Very truly yours, On December 27th, WMCA intro^ duced New York to Norman JaJ'-s "Very Truly. Yours". \{'e,kncw that in this out- ; spoken method of news commentary we were launching- a mild sensation in. local broadcasting.' - . : You see, Norman J.iv addresses per- tinent open letters to piomiiient persons in - tlie news,, s tf iGc.s bard at hemlines and head-?^ liners, strips importan): tissues- down to bare facts. He couldn't miss. ; And he didn't. During the first', month's running. Jay's mail. box looked like: : a: fugitive from a diplomatic - dist>atch-car'« . . rier. Unexpected responses to ''Very Truly '. Yours", in -January alone came from- an ad' . miral, a ^cncrali a University president, a senator and a former presiclential candidate. Yes, tlie, voice of "Very Truly Yours" has gained resonance rapidly here in New York. It is /Re news program to be reckoned with this jcar. For a surprisingly modest in- vestment, the tig/i/ sponsor can ride this ris- ing tide. Interested.-' We're at Circle <3-2200. wmca First on New York's Dial— 570 Ripmeitlcil by Weed & Co. trtt*' -.10 eft*. .«-t1°^ Xavier Cngat's "Persian March" rumba (so announced) was a high- light- of his Dubonnet: program, and the Latin maestro should do more of the same on th e air. Actually, t he tune""i.s KettJlhy s "In a Persian Maf^ ket." and is in line with some dandy disks Cugie had made for Columbia some time ago: i. e„ rumba arrange- ments of standard faves. In fact, Cugat could prpbably mxisicalize Lindy's menu and' make it sound very one-two-three-kick. Boll Burns took a terrifiG , script-: pasting Thursday (24) on his NBC spot, Burns wrestled with a series bf . incitlents dealing with: the. rigors of present-day traveling, and its con- sequent travail. Situation, although old hat, is funny— but not the way it came over. Studio audience main- tained a glum and : embarrassed si- lence, letting loose occasionally with a few weak titters that only served to point up inertness of the script, Paul Wlnchell is a greatly im- proved ventriloquist and mifriic. Proof was his air stint oh Mutual (21) when Jerry Mahoney, his dum- my, and he took an imaginarv trip to Hollywood, wliere opportunity to imitate voices ot film luminaries was acted upon by Winchell to good ad- vantage, Imogen Carpenter, singer, and Bob Stanley's OKch kept the haU-hour variety program zipping along. Mulual's broadcast Friday (25) of the Joe Baski-Tami Mauriello tiff froTri .Madison Sqiiare Garden, N.Y , came olt better than usual. Don Dun- phy turned in his customary compe- tent blow-by-blow description, and Bill Corum forgot his betweeti- rounds fence-straddling long enough to tip oft' the Idct that Baski was going to breeze in. Work Bifl Asks Ra£o Moppets Be Licensed fw Period of 6 Mos. Albany, N. Y.. Feb. 29. The Mahoney-Ehrlich bill, propos- ing a uniform system of regulating the employment in show business of children under 16, would encompass radio, a field now more or less un- touched by official supervision. Aj presently proposed, written permits would not be required for children making non - professional broadcasts from religious, civil or educational institutions or, in the case of non-profcb<>ional broadcasts from the studios oC a legularly li- censed brpadcasting company, for a maximum of two-hpurs-a-weelc dur- ing out-of-school hours. For professional broadcasts, T)er- mits would be required and would be good for six months, with renewal provided. Applications for such per- mits, while detailed, would not re- quire as mtich: information as for legitimate shows. They would have Jp be filed at least 72 hours befo re the proposed performance and acted upon at once ,or at most witnih 60 hours alter receipt. Authority to is- sue permits would, in the ca.se of New York City, be vested in an official or board designated by the city, ■.\ ■.:' ■.' ;' ■■■'■:;■■'•, Originally some broadcasters were reported to be opposed to this bill, but there is said to be less opposi- tion to it as rewritten. If passed, it would become eflective Sept. 1. The third airing of Lucille Fletch- er ••Sony. Wrong Number," last Thursday i24), on •'Suspense," first time, under spoiisdi^ship, lost no sus' pense because ot previous airings. Pacing was . particularly fine,: Agnes Moorehcad. a.s the neurotic wile, acted it tO; the hilt, lit. .keeping. witlj the , production iotegration, which is this program's trademark, there wa.s no copy break midway in the script. Ray Dady's even : dehvery of straight news in his five-weekly Mutual spot makes for good pio- gramiiiing ph. his ,1- ;p.-,-m;. newscast. Note to sciipter.s of Feb. 25 program: The term '•banana republics", went out of style a long time 9go. NBC picked up the second act of the New Yoik Citv Center's pre- sentation of '•Carmen" Saturday (26) afternoon (3:30-4:30, .p.m,). Jennie Tmiicl, one-time -leading-ioprano-of the Pans Opera Comique. high- lighted .ll}e.,sessio.n :with her sUper-iof vocalizitig: irt the .title role. : Joseph Rogochewsky : subbed for. the -ailing i.Mariq Berini . ift :tHe tenor role and did '.a .>yoi;krrianlike jot).' .-.George Czapliefci left sorrietiiing to be de- sire.d as the toreador, Escarnillo. The ;pr;o:grani-. ,;*as -; intro.sd' .. by- Samuel vliolzinpft^ hxusical d of NBG, :who.sp6Ke ph. various: aspects -of ■ tht; City . CGntei: . and . the influeriefe' pi radio :,. in , pr.o:moUng tnusic aS ' th^ conifflori.prpp6rt.y of.;;t,he .Cbmtounily Seventh in NBC's public service Here's to Youth*' scries on problems .affpiiting. ..ehildreii'< . tltted' ."Dangeiw Mathers WToiikingi" was effective Sat- i-trday (26) becaUse: it neatly stetted pro W.em : and .: solution: into sei-ipt: ;Pvpl)lGra ■ was thaj pf :,.children •W.llosfe hoineiahd. parents' are' not tlieir own p.ecause ■. indther works, days: aiici^ -fathijr ^.v.prKs at nigW,; v.^^orhapl this rfites .a ;pr0.gi'a:iri '.OT^ -parents' res^ori- aiblllty.; to cKldret),:,- \l ■ ■ ■■>>, . REID'S NBC SERIES Don Reid has been signed by NBC to vocal five times weekly on net- work's "Mirth and Madness" .show niorhing suslaincr. Singer, formorly .willi Xavier Cugat, is also a songwriter/ Ellis Succeeds Kudner As Agency President .Tames H. S. Ellis, exec v.p. of the Arthur Kudner agency, was elected president of the corporation Thurs- day (24) to succeed Arthur Kudner, who died in- Los Angeles Feb.. 18.: No other changes in the agency were ef- fected. , Ellis, in the adverti.sing field since 1915, was associated with the former president as copy chief of Erwin, Wasey in: Chicago, and as v.p. in charge of copy when the Kudner agency was formed in 1935. He -was named executive v.p.: two years ago. NBC-BBC CO-OP FOR 'ARte MARCH 4 Scenes from "Arsenic - and Old Lace" performed 3,000 miles apart will be featured Saturday (4) on "At- lantic Spotlight," NBC-BBC co-op show. Joe Mansfield produces from this end. New York company of the Russel . Crduse-Howard Lindsay .smash will be represented by Effle Shannon; Josephine Hull and . Walter Wagiiev, with Dame Lillian Braithwaite; Maiy Jerrold and Norton Wayne oC the London troupe airing BBC's portion of the farce. It's planned to team Wayne in London with the New York femmes in the first skit, and to reverse the process for a repeat "Ar- - senic" excerpt. Crouse and the British producer of the cofnedy. Firth Shephard, also will-be -heard on the two--^wa.v_hook-.— up. In: addition, Nanette Fabray. of the ".lacltpot" cast, and a singer tioiu the London hit, '•Sweeter and Lou- er," will be heard. San Antonio — Eddie Barker has been added to the announcing stall of KMAC. . The WTA6 Mobile Unit For BIG Events in a BIG Market: WT AG WORCESTER bub burn and his homespun new« commen< tafies are as corny os the husks in van buren ... as American as broadway or tutton place, V. . i as integral to the new york market as the asterbilts-the cohens-or the kellys. bub serves up his corn every monday— Wednesday and friday from 7 to 7:15 p.m. while selling his corn-he could peddle your . product, too, more about bub burn if you'll call or write JOfiOO WATTS ... 1010 OH N.Y. DIAL Wednesday, IMarcIi 1, 1944 45 THANK YOU, BOB THANK YOU, GARRY BOB HAWK star of: I he: C a m e I Cigu- r fttte show, "Thanks to the Yanks" on the Cohimbitt IS el' work* CARRY MOORE co-starring in the "M oorc' Durante Shoti)" for Camel Ciga- rettes on the Columbia ^el- ivork. THANK YOU, JOSEPHINE ANTOINE JOSEPHINE ANTOINE soprano star of the Metropoli- tan Opera Company^ attd ~of TTie Carm- tion Contented Hour, on NBC, lor giving Des Moines such a magnificent ^ ar Bond Show. Our Retailers' War Activities Committee that requested your appearance, and the thousands of bond-workers and bond- huyers who were thrilled by your performance, deeply admire your willing cooperation and the patriotic spirit that prompted it. These tvords of grateful appreciation to three grand troupers come from KRNT DES MOINES, IOWA As a bahic Columhia slalion, KRNT is ihoimI to lumg Bob and Garry ami ibcir Camel CigarcUe Shows to the Iowa radio audience evoi-y veek. We're fond of Jobc|»K- inc, and Carnation IMilk, too, even though they (»e Shribman has taken over .pe^- soMl';managelTlent of Chuck Foster's orchestra,' now at the Chanticleer, Herman (Chubby) Goldfarb, man- ager of Woody Herman^ drew a limited following physical in N. Y. last week. ■ ~\\ '■ ' ■'• .' , ' '„;.■■■; '<[':. ■ Royalty Suit On tried Last Nite' Song publishing offices of Camp- bell-Porgie, Ino>, Hollywood, ;were attached by the sheriff last week under a suit filed by Ted Grouya. co- writer with singer Jerry Krueger of the song, "I Heard You Cried Last Wght." Grouya charges the pubr lishefs have failed to pay royalties due him on the tune, and demands $15,000 and an aqcounting. - Gampbell'PArgie" asserts it's in the middle of a dispute over Grouya's royalties and that its hands are tied. Claims that A. Edward Masters, at* torney for Frank Vernier, former manager of Gene Ki'upa and current- ,ly handler of : Roy Eldridge, has se- cured a court order preventing it from paying off Grouya until.Vernier is paid 10% ot the song's earnings under an agreement the writer had with Vernier. They state they are perfectly willing to pay Grpuya, but cannot. It seems that when Grouya and Miss Krueger started the song, they gave Verniei', George "Bullets". Dur- gom and Frank Monte, former man- ager of Harry James, a 10% 'slice each. Grouya was to assume respon- sibility for paying .off these pieces, and the two writers arranged that Grouya was to split royalties in this way: Grouya, 2c a copy on sheet sales; Miss Krueger, Ic; Grouya, 40% of mechanicals and Miss Krueger 10%. Dean Hudson's orche.5tra returns to' Flagler's Gardens, Miami, Api il 5 lor I four weeks; h e— wound-np-a-mertlh there only couple weeks ago and is no w a t Trocader o -Ballroo m , E vans - Don D'Arcy, ex-Sonny Dunham vocalist, also with Boyd Raeburn's orchestra, which opened Monday (28) at the Lincoln hotel, N. Y. Dorothy Claire, formerly with Dun- ham, is also with the band, as are four ex-Dunham musicians. Doris Day rejoins Les Brown's orchestra, as vocalist replacing the Town Criers. She was with the band in its early 4ays, but retired to marry. Of late she has been singing on a midwest radio outlet, Bill LeRoy band in Pittsburgh Still retains his name despite the fact ■ that he's a lieutenant in Jhe army and has been in the service for nearly two years, Jacques La^ Belle fronts outfit and LeRoy still gets a cut from every jobi ; , > , McHugh Hires Contact To Revive Interest In His Standard Songs Jimmy McHugh has hired a per; sonal contact man on the Coast recently to revive some of his standard tunes. McHugh put on a plugger named Al Saloman, and, according to letters to friends in N. Y., the first tune to come up for" attempted revival will be "I'm in the Mood for Love." McHugh also wrote such things as "Exactly Like You," "On Sunny ;Side of the Street'v.and "I Can't . Give:. You Anything But Love," Music men in N,' Y,; say McHugh's move is unusual, but. not without precedent. However, they feel that unless he has made some special deal with Mills Music, which publishes rnost of his standard , Works,, for rpy,-> allies beyond songwriter's nprmal. re; turns, the expenditure for a personal contact man wouldn't be justified., Warners Books Hampton From Loew s N.Y. Cap Lionel Hampton's orchestra has been booked into Warner, Bros.'; Strand theatre, N. Y., on a contract under which he would appear , there, before the end of this year; He was taken away from the Capitol theatre, N. Y., which is playing him cur- rently and which -had an option for another appearance, following a dispute over the Cap's delay in open- ing the present engagement. Rather than make a settlement, Loew's^ which operates the 'Capitol,- released the band from the option, Hampton was originally due to go' into the Cap in mid-January, but the holdover of the theatre's Xmas show forced delays , which set , him back several weeks. Joe Glaser, : Hampton's manager, asserts the de- lays cost the band; $5;000; and more; since it hadn't been booked for those periods. He asked for a cash settle- -ment~ and-when Loew^s-refused— hi* Crosby Reopens Spot; Other Coast Band Dates Hollywood, Feb. 29. Bob Crosby's'orchestra slated for first week at Casino Gardens, Los Angeles, closed for several months and reopening; with a name band policy. Henry King's musical crew held over until June ;7 at the: Mark Hopkins, San Francisco. Mmil Colemdti leads his band into the St. Francis, San Francisco, )VIarch 14.' Robbins Sits It Out in St. L. Jack Robbins went from rhumba- ing-in-Miami~ to a St, Louis music educator's convention this week. Bernard Prager, general sales man- ager for Robbins, is meeting the bossman in St. Loo en route to a Mexico City vacation for which he lias 'just departed. B'way Capitol Woos J. Dorsey The competitive hand sweepstakes on Broadway, in which Tommy Dor- sey and Xavier Cugat have been; ItJt'ed, . away. ■■".Irom';:,'^;: theatre which they've been closely alTiliated on bookings, has. now , apparentiv been , extended , to include. : Jimmy Dorsey's outfit. , Uiider terms of. an agreement re,*- pprtedly set bet^yeeh , Jimmy, \D.or,sey' and Marvin Schcnck, of Locw's, which operates the Broadway Capi- tol; Dorsey is due to ; ga into .the Cap the next tune he plays the main 's t ' eni.: ': ; t)o|'.s eyf-lh-yhi^ theatre dates has played the Roxy,, (20th-Fox.), and . before that he had been a Strand CWarners) standby. Previously, Tommy Dorsey had agreed to^ a bPokiiig at tlie Cap, a date soon;tp be assigned him. Xavier Cugat, currently at the Par, and the fprmer, have likewise been standbys at the Paramount, but Cugat is now due for Cap date, Jimmy Dorsey has,' been recalled by Metro for another picture. He is due on the Coast April 17, which will cut his scheduled date at the Frolics, Miami ballroom,, to a week or possibly eliminate it entirely. This contract calls for $9,000 weekly and was originally: for three weeks. Bands at Hotel B.O.'s (Presented hereimth, qs a weekly tabulation, ia the estimated cover cJiarflc business being done by name bands [n various New York hotels. Dinner business (7-10 pm.) not rated. Figures after name a/ hotel give room capacity ond co«er charge. Larger oiuount designate* weekend, and holiday price. Compilation ii based on period Irom Monday to Saturday.) „ , ; -WwKg rust Coivra niinil Hotel riiiyva Wvtk On Uiite Rav Heatherton. .Biltmore (400; $1-$1,50) , 37 1,250 50125 Lani Mclntirc*., Lexington (300; 75c-$1.50) 107 Sonny Dunham,., Now Yorker (400; ?1-?1.50) 11 Frankie Caile Pennsylvania (500; $1-$1.50) 2 Leo Reisman Waldorl (550; V2) 1 Jan Garber Lincoln (275; $1-.$1 50) 8 Guy Lombardo ..Roosevelt (400; $1-.?1.50) 21 Georgie Auld Commodore (400; $1-$1.50>.. "3 2,150 2,300 3,200 3,100 950 2,150 1,450 Milt Britton Takes Over His Band But Jerome Keeps Maestro Billing Henry Jerome's orchestra has gone under the baton of Milt Brit^ ton, who last week shifted mana- gerial aflfiliation to the 'William Mor- ris agency. Britton has inserted in the Jerome combo five of his . own men to cue the breakup routine he has used for years. Jerome will play trumpet in that section and is to get billing as conductor of the outfit. Orchestra opens at the Lookout House, Covington, Ky., today (Wednesday). STEE PIER RESUMES BAND POLICY APRIL 8 Steel Pier, Atlantic City, resumes its band policy April 8, employing the same policy it used last, sum- mer, i.e., buying best names avail- able for two or' tiiree-week runs, bol- stered by whatever top names can be secured for weekends, Tpmray Dpr- sey will open the Pier April 8. Other bookings are not concluded. Other summer spots, such as: Pali- sades Amusement ; Park, Fort Lee, N. J., andrP^easure Beach, Conn,, are not yet stirring. NO SWING HERE request for cancellation of tlie op- tion was granted. Hampton closes at the Capitol to night (Wednesd^) and will record tomorrpw (Thursday) for Decca be- fore setting out on a nine-week the- atre run. He was ■ signed last week for Wprld Transcriptions. Van Alexander Borrows Piano's Use Provided He Play tor Church $21,000 IN GUARANTEE FOR SIX ID. 1-NITERS Tommy Dorsey's : orchestra will 'play six days of onc-nightors in the 'east beginning April 8, the first book- ings of that type the band hag played in two years or so. F,or the six dates Dorsey has definite guarantees ap- proximating $21,000, against percen- tage deals; which gives an idea of how hungry eastern band buyers are for top names, few of which have ch',culated> in the eas the start of the war. . . .;; :■ ■ Following the one-nighters, Dorsey plays two. weeks at Fi'ank Dailey's Terrace Room, Newark, opening April 14, then goes to the Sherman hotel, Chicago, for three'weeks open- ing At>Hl 28, 194,425 24,425 6,300 5,400 8,2,10 38,775 5,375 • Asterisks indicate a supporting floor show. New Yorker and Biltmor hare ice s/ioj^s, Waldorf has Graeme Fields; Commodore, Gteii?i AZitler Afodejiiaires. Ncio Yorlcer and Biltmore •'s Cugat Sizzling Record $130,500, N. Y., Herman Big Chi.; Spivak 36G, Hub Barnet Enter^JIospital, - Ban^ Idle Several Wks. Charlie Barnet temporarily broke up 'his band last week after being given : a second 4-F classification. He's npw in a N. Y. hpspital for a checkup. His band isn't expected to bo out of action more than five weeks/ Leader . will rest;durihg that; time. . Barnet- brpke up his combo so sud- denly that he cancelled dales with only a couple of days': notice. He played Mecca Temple, N. Y., a week ago (22), recorded for Decca Wednes^ day and Thursday (23-24)-, then dis- banded. He candblled two one-night- ers in New England, Shubert theatre. New Haven (28), Arcadia Ballropm, Providence (last night, Tuesday), and five dates in Canada, i Leader received a 4-F at the N. Y. induction center two weeks ago. On following Monday he was recalled, held at Governor's Island for several day.s, and finally given a second re- jection. Van Alexander, arranger and ex bandleader, , played ' piano accom paniment to a , Miami church ciioir during his recent stay in Florida in return for use of the instrument while arranging. Unable to rent a piano the ar- ranger requested use of the church keyboard, and it was granted pro- vided he play for choir practice and services. Oberstein Quits Ford, Wigler Keeps Control Eli Oberstein, head of Classic Record Cp., ^ has withdrawn from: Ford Music" Co., publishing firm he set up late, last year. His exit leaves the company to Sam 'Wigler, who left the Warner Bros, combine to operate the new venture. It will continue under his; management. Ford is affiliated with BMI. It was set up with a yearly guarantee against royalties from that outfit, Col. Pix Music Firm Heat Now On S-Bernstein Columbia Pictures deal for a music company, through which tunes from its pictures will be marketed, has swung in tlie direction of Shapiro- Bernstein. Negotiations are under way for that publishing house to set up a subsidiary company, its first affiliation with a film producer. Sha- piro has never published a film score:, ■ ■ If the deal is completed, Jonie Taps, Shapiro's general professional manager, will control the firm and .select i'..s material. It was Taps who first began a deal with Columbia during a recent trip to the Coast, Subsequently, Colum- -bia's intereslriTr-aTmisicTinn 'turned" in the direction of Buddy Morris These talks faded last week when Shapiro reentered the picture. AFM CRACKING DOWN ON COAST UNDER-SCALING Hollywood, Feb, 29. Charging that union musicians are being replaced by non-union players at greatly reduced salaries, ' Ameri- can Federation of Musicians will in- stigate War Labor Relations Board proceedings against several night ?pots here. According to charges, musicians are receiving as little as $3 a night and some are working for 414 a week. Union's first move called members out of 18 local cafes and bars, with orders 'to cease playing until the spots accept the prevailing wage scales. > Members were warned that fur- ther work in blacklisted places would result in fines or suspensions. Dozens , of : cafes in various parts of the city and county are Under in- vestigation by APM scouts. (EsftiTiates for This Week) ' Benny Cirtcr, New York (State; 3.4,5 0: 3,V,t l.l0)— With _"Guy_Narvied_ Joe" (M-'G) (2d run). Picture's drauglvt ■ credited f pr most :pf ; stroiig .S33.000 or tlvoreabouts. X.ivicr C'liKat, New York (Para- mount; ■3;664!,35,$1.10)-''With Dean; Murphy, othei'^; iii person, arid, "Lady , in Dork'' (Par), Mighty: cpmbination-. pf picture and Cugat band, plus Mur- phy, prpvihg sensatien here. On first week ended, Monday night (28), the grpss soared to $130,500, highest by more than $18,000 that theatie has done in 18 years of operation. Cugat did seven slvows Saturday (2ff) and six, every other day for a total Of 49 on the fiist week. ^ Tommy norsey, Indianapolis (Cir-; cle; 2,800; 40-65)— Plus "Sing a Jingle" (U). Terrific $30,000, all due to Dorsey: combo, bettering maestro's; previous mark hero and approaching Kay Kyser's house record. Lionel Hampton, New York (Cap- itol; 4,820; 35-$1.10)— With Buck and Bubbles, Mills Brps. and Pops and Louie on stage and "Seng of Russia" (M-G). Currently on third and final week, wuh goed pace being main- tained at $55,000. On three-weelc run big preflt-getter. .' - Woody Herman, Chicago (Chicago; 3,900; 50-85 )-^P1uS "Whistling Brook- lyn" (M-G). Strong $52,000, mainly on band's lure,; . . Dean Hudson, Newark (Adams; 1,- 950; 35-99)— 'With "Girl from Mon- terrey" (PRC) and, on stage, "Truth or Consequences." Strong $21,000. Ina.Ray Hutton, New York (Strand; : 2,756; 35-$1.10)— 'With Three Stooges and "In Our Time" (WB). Of! sharp- ' ly on current (3d) week at around $43,000. Satisfactory, however, and holds ;a ' fot(rth, ; . Johnny Long, Pittsburgh (Stanley; 3,800; 30-751— With Hal LeRoy and "Lpst Angel" (M-G). Long has been a favorite here ever since he first got his start several years ago at local William Penn Hotel, Fact that he has okay picture, support, and with LeRoy as an, added assist, should; mean excellent $22,000. 'Vaue^lin Monroe, Cleveland (Pal- ace; 3,700; 35-85)— With "Beautiful - But BrPke" (CPl), Satisfactory $26,- 000 pn. this, bill, , With band .dping. all tl'.e work. Louis Prima, Prpvidence (Metre- pplitan; 3,200; 36-59)— With "Silent Barriers" (Inrtie) , and actS-0J3- stagc^ Okay $8,000 on three-day weekend run. . .. . - , Charlie Spivak, Boston (RKO Bos- ton) (3.200; 44-99)— With "Phantom Lady" (U). Caught the holiday and school's-out biz - and headed for ter-, rific 836,000, Band well-liked here, but pic must, be considered a factor. .: James' Army Status Crimps N. Y. Astor Harry James' imminent entry into' the Army has put the summer open- ing of the Astor Roof, N. Y., up in the air. James was scheduled to open, the spot with a; six-week stay beginning May 18 or 25, with Sammy Kaye. to follpw. James' removal leaves the Hotel and Miisic Corp. of America' Wj,th the , dift'lculty pf seenr- ing a replacement ilreng enpugh. Kaye was set to fpllow James some, time in July, and an eflCort is being made to get .him to move up into James' vacated time. However, Kaye is already booked for a string of theatres during that period. mi Dale Evans writing lyrics for the Roy Rogers starrer, "Vellow Rose of Texas," at Republic. Wednesday, March 1, 1944 f^ftlE^ff' > ,619 6ROADWA y . NtW YORK N. V M.LLO MUSK CO»"*t.O» aany-~.JAOKEOBBIHS. .or umer MUSIC'S areat oo-t-^^^^^^^^^^ organisation a.d for t^e Bxg Send^ Of .1 THBSE GBBAT SOHGS JWAIRZY DOATS If I ft ■ „.„M.H. Sliver Wings the /Woonliahf HAROLD AOAMSOM . Pro*. M«iii«9«»^ // SRWIN BAHO ARTIE MEHUNGEit Hollywood, Cnf. rHANK RICE FLOYD WHITE JACK HARRIS fioston, Mass. Kansas City, Mo. Philadolphia, Pa. 48 ORCIIESTRAS.-MUSIC Pinggers to Fme Members $1.(100 If Reve^ Activities at Meetn^s pontaet-Men's Afeni is sajd io; have :pf-dfnulgated 'a ■ m\v .ameiidmeh t ,i-,e - eentiy to -laws' .w'lVicli, caps lor a $1,000 fine to be levied against, any memtieiS o( tlial body's coiuicil con- victed of rcvealins what transpires at Council meetings. /■'■Xh;iS;':r^Ht.ig..'e*W ■n'a,s';riad/, tlic' desired effect because since it wa.s devised none of the matters taken up by the Council has become generally known m the trade, as they once ■were/' , ,, • Ruling apparently -.vas^ pa.ssca at the- tirn^. the Coiincil , Jhad, two- "imr jjortant publishers" on the carpet for interrosation le violations of payola regulations. That the men were up for questioning has been consistently ' denied by Gouncll members. CoL Settfes 2 Discing Sui Columbia Records last week set- tled two songwriter suits brought .against it in N. Y. federal court for allegedly recording songs without the consent of the copyright owners. Settlement arrangements were not disclosed One was brought by Harry , Von Tilzer and the other - toy Boosey I-Iawlces-Belwin. Inc. BHB- accu.sed Columbia of -assign- ing Xavier Gugat to record ''Kash- milri Song" without properly arrang- ing for mechanical rights; Von Til- zer's complaint was over similar setup for "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie," by Harry Jame=; "What You Going to Do TiU 'the; Rent Comes Round." by Beatrice Kay, and ''Bird In a Gilded Cage," by Jerry Cor - lonra. Pubs' suits sought jin.iunction, dam- ages and accounting of profitSk They were discontinued without- cost -to either parties, Levin Threatens Philly Opera Suit Over 'Bat' Philadelphia. Feb. 29. Sylvan Levin, who resigned as ■m ustfc,' di root W. ' W Mi^-. "Ph ilaclelph ih Opera Conipany a couple of v.-ocks ^gof.'.aftpr S -i'ow- w'ith; l3usines.s .man- 1 a'gei' v David Hocker, over latter '-s ■■'artistfc mctidlihg." last, vveelc :served -ho.iioo on the.'company tliat he ivoitjd instil;ute suit/: tor ■^lieayj' ;;damkges" [' liiileW/.the ---Gompaiiy:'- ^tis'pjje'd.' 'ii'sing- ! Inis"' ti'tinslatioB" .o£ "The Bat'.".:.. - ;■ iicviii -alsb' warned tiie. company, now on to'U. tJ remove his name from llitf pro,sii-am.. which. Still .lisis. him as "artistic director., translator snd composer " Levin, through his lawyer, Bertram I. DeYounsf, said he had given th6' company- tuo weeks . to .-.iearhi new I lyrics ; and . a lie w chorus-. finale. fpJ" . "Tiu- Bat. liut !'.;ui bi;en ■iVrformCd that .- a.s late as- last weekend, his 1 -translation was .still being, used.- - 15 Best Song Seilcrs (Week ending Feb. 26> Ma-rzy Doats Milter Besame Mucho Melodylane. Shoo Shoo Baby Leeds Beautiful Morning . . , . Crawford No Love, Nothin* Triangle Paper Doll Marks My Heart TelN Me BVC -■Son't- Sweetheart JWe--.- . Advanced . , ;5 Couldn't Sleep. . .- .T. B Harms : By K;ver of Ro.-:cs. . . . . .Sliapii'o Shining . Hour, , .i-v., . , . Morris My Ideal . . . .-. . .... ParaMn/.mt Star Eyes i'eist When Tliey Ask, BeiJin A Lovely Day..' Crawford Wedoesday, Mnttk 1, 1^14 Beautiful Morning Continued: from page l Foldup Dash Gets BBC Release Of 'Baby Blue' Air Ban London. Feb. 14. Among Irwin Dash's major liead- aches on arrival here from the V. S. was to find the BBC haH thurabod down liis song "Is My Bal»y Blue Tonigh-f," the. Broadway i Music Piih^ lish titg: C.o.'s : tiine;,. .^hich he is'.ptil>- . ^lishing tere;-; 'y^'i,.'.. It took a lot of explaining to the BBC moguls, and song is now being aired. -■ -; As he has experienced the .sanie fate as Peter Maurice Co. wiih their number '■Paper Doll." which ba.s iiow been turned, into a top seller, it shoUld.'proye a good omeri for Dash. u^ whatever sax or other music in- struction books you have.' "As for the current popular, items, you know what that la. We'ie ex- periencing, the same thing as in England and Australia. They can't buy ki.xiirics o;- necessities, except on a rationing basis, but .there's no rat ion ing ore sheet ; m usic, as for -that matter on any other amusements such as cinemas, theaties. sports, etc. :..*'DuT.' London outlet-, writes us the same '.thing: tlicy just can't print stuff last enough. . The paper ra- tioniiig ;p-rob]eiyi, of course, looms move -and more importantly... We've cut the weight o£. oar fancy sheet music and our folios, but we're sell- ing, so much more that, right now Rotklnns' Record Abe Olman, g.m. of The Big Three Music Corp. tRobbins, ■ Feist ar.i Mi'ler) is ' authority ior ,: the . $2.O;0,.OO0 .grpss business done, by ' these, firms in .Jann'ary. : . Ti; isf-s a new. record high for ■ jiny :- . cdmpaiiy,,. .irving ' .'.Berlihf Inc. did $100,000 that same -monthv .-;and -., the. other , inaior.. firms are comparably bullish. One Hawaiian music house scits so mucif music the. pubs can't keep Up with hixA. That ■-deale.l\Teni}t.s '$500 a :h'i6nth-.'arid i. cables,. ''Just'' send me anythii}§," but he'.q m advance ot hi-s orders . Deficit Musician Demands Cincy Symphony Cihcinnali, Feb. 29. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will not su rvive to celebrate ils^ Golden Jubilee next sea'.on Sn- nouncemcnt of the break-up of ' the bich^stra -vvas; made; Friday .(25 ) due- to deficits of the pa.st two sedsons, plus new demands by Local 1, of the American Federation of Musicians for a wage increase. Lucien-Wulsin, chairman of the orchestra's board of trustees, pointed out that losses ov^ 1942-43 and '43-, •44 were $12,500 and S17.500 re- spectively, and that due to rioci eases lit contributions the loss .loi ncx{. rea- son was expected to icath WO.OOO. In view of such a deficit. Wulsin ex- plained, the maaagennent concluded the only solution would be to reduce the orchestra from 88 to 7? mubi- cians, which would also allow a small increase in scale. However, Oscar Hild.- president,: of Local' 1, pointed out that the wa'ffe average' of 'Cin;Ciniiati,:rnei'i amounts, to. $41.60 weelily per man on an an- ttuai basis. (Cincinnati season is only 28: weeks) and that ''n.ot only: jiiust they resist : any /attempt to shorten the period of pay weeks, bvit they cannot accept a decimation of :ranks. Moreover;: each is entitled to an in- crease to dompcnsate for higher costs of living since the la£t wage adjust- ment." Top Tunes fm Your Books An All-^Time Favorite 1 CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT lOVE, — — BABY Music by . , , JIMMY MeHUGB Published by MiUs wB'i'e a cincK- to -b.e;,tresh..:OUtof paper b'y- J.imq, '!-, --don't know what 'all y,-e ;',pubiishei?s -can dp because, 'if j: the; .Government. . is :Stric(; about it; 'it '. must mean we mu^t suspend busi- ncss.'' y '.■■',-'. ^'V y.'::'. What bothers the enterprising publishers 'is that they want to issue I new items regardless of the fact that I all they need do for months to come, at:;leii,.st: 'for' the . duration, providing bVi.?.irieSs continue.s so bullish, would be! ' i^prelyv'to 'k&ep printing up the "old .items. ; : But every, time a~~nfew 1 lolio or imusic: book is published, it ;.j cur taik; th'eu fir i rtt' order^, hence .:.,sales', - i o! the older standard stu.'!'. y . ;- . This :situation. - of; course, . is, .paral- 16)e(i by ; the , ph.onbgraph ; recorders I Kvh.p liave:, enough backlog, stuff just to, kpep pressing lor the entire mar St. Loais in Trouble, Too ;V?:■",'^; :'-;:'-'.'■'■■ :' . St; -Louis,-. Feb. 29. -The: iehtire . persotinel of the .St/ Ijouis jSymph .:prch ...was; notiii.ed last week of their dJ.smissal at the end of the current Season several weeks hence. and. none, will be inked to new contracts until a demand of the union lor. a wage upping has been ironed out. Union has a.sked for a S5 weekly increase for next .season over.the $60 base pay. ; ;:,Willi^m ::Zalken,;jex.e.C. sec.;; Of. the^ orch society , in a letter to each mem- ber of the group said. "Several im- •porfant. questions . have . arisen; with in; the last .few days which will; reci;u'.ii'e j- subrriissibn to the board. of .directors, (of the Symphony. Society: at its, regti- iar;. meeting; next rhonth NBC Cea BhK. Mnhiiil Pings Foliowing list of the most played popular tuttM on the ttetieorks for the week begitming MondAy and througth, Sundav, Feb. TS-Mor. 5 from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., is divided into two sections. The first secttoro r^resents tiie first approximatety 25 leaders in alphabetical order (in some cases there are ties, accounting jfor o longer list), and the second section contains the "also rans," but notated in arithnieticol order, ''he compiiattons em- brace the NBC, CBS, BlUe and Mutual Networks, as represented by WEAF WABC, WJZ and WOH, N. Y., and are based on data proiiided by Acettrate tieporting Service, tegular checking source of the T/iuiie pul);(,s-Iii)79 iiidiisf?'!/. TITLE PUBLISHER A Lovely Way to Spend EVe—i '•Higher and Highei" Ci'awford And Suddenly It's Spring— -i "Lady II) the Dark" ..Famous Besame iVIucho , Melodylane By the River of Roses i..:-, Shapiro Don't Sweelhe.iit Me Advanced Don't Woiry iNilom , Ford Goodnight Wherever You Are Shjpiro Holidaj tor Strings BVC I Couldn't Sleep a Wink — |"Highcr and Higher" T. B. Harms I Love You — '"Mexican Hayride" ChappcU I'll Bo Around Morns I'll Get By— I "Guy Named Joe" Berlin Ls My Baby Blue Tonight Broadway ' It's Love, Love, Love , ,j Santlj Manvy Doats ' Miller Music Stopped — i "Higher and Higher" Robbins My Heart Tells Me— r'Sweot Rosie O'Grady" BVC My— Ideal — — . ^T-^-.-r^^.-^-.^ . . . . Earumount No Love No Nothin— t"Gang's AU Here" Triangle Now I Know— i "Up In Arms" Harms Pomciana j., Marks Shoo Shoo Baby — -."Three Cheers For Boys" Leeds When They Ask About You Berlin MOST FLAYED AFXEB FIBST SS I've Had This Feeling Before— i "Show Biismcstf' ..,,*■ Santly My Shining Hour— ."Sky's the Limit'' Morris San Fernando Valley Morris Someday 1*11 Meet Tfou Again — i "Passage Marseille" Witmark Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Robbins I Wish I Could Hide Inside This Letter Shapiro Silhouettes , '. , .Marchant Speak Low — *"One Touch ol Venus" Chappell The Same Little Words Paull So Goodnight— f'Hya Sailor" BMl Take It Easy— t"2 Sisters and a Sailoi" Santly Cherry . ...Southern My Heart Isn't In It— |"CaUmg AU Stars". ... Leeds Oh What a Beautiful Morning— '"'Oklahoma" Crawford Sunday in Sorrento Mills Easter Sunday With You Foist Little Did I Know Lincoln Star Eycb— t"I Dood It" Feist Surrey With the Fringe on Top — '"Oklahoma" Crawford Joumoy To a Star— i "Gang's AU Heic" Tiiangle Marianne Remick Mississippi Dreamboat — i "Swing Fever" Fejsl People Will Say We're In Love— '"Oklahoma" Crawford Tess's Torch Song— f'Up in Arms" Harms You're the Rainbow- f'Ridin" High" Paramount Deacon Jones Pyramid I'll Be Thinking of You Easter Sunday . Noble Oklahoma— '"Oklahoma" . .Crawford Starlight Avenue Wemar Sliver Wings in the Moonlight Miller- FjimusicaX. "* Legit JWustcat. ket,. d.eniahd,:- without everr worrying much about the new; .song hits. this, '-the Syrtiphony . Society ■ oannol renew : con'tracts . ;;witii ; .'orehestra members at this time." Seek to Maintain Orch After Ayres Is Inducted — Mitoh — Ayres- — orchestra — will—be kept intact if possible after the leader ehters. the. Arrriy : aroUnd .the end. of 'March^' Leader; with .suffl- tient' :' name . value- ;■■ is ■ .'jiow ' Being sought to replace : Ay re.s in the par- tially cooperative combo. ' Ayres was accepted: .for service 111 : ■N. Y. last week: :" '/.'.'"■ MURRAY BAKER SHIFTS TO BURKE-VAN HEVSEH Murray Baker, professional nSart-.i ager of Robbins Music, moves .over... to the new Burke-Van.;jieuseh firrn. m the same capacity Marqli. 13. ; He was selected by the;, writers . as, the boss of the new outfit, whic.h Will bo 1: operated as part of the Buddy Mor- t4,< -combihe of. Morris, Mayfali: and Because 0{J)vif;i,;ose,>;\;;v''-'.'.::.- ,:- ■.;■':-.: ■.:. '.,' .tinder the - jCon'tract 'with Morris, Burke and Van iHeusen were re.spori- sibl e tor.;^ the selection • ;;o£- ,'a '; proves-.:, sional manager, - - . ■ Initial turie- '.of the new--:flHn--:-is': not yet certain; it may be li^om the forthcoming Columbia film, ''Biflle of the -Yukon.". "; - .""^' ';';;.,".: Gen. Patton a Lyricist : ■ X.tv ipe"- .' George S. Patton. J .. Vfrote the lyri,C5i:,for ''God ot.Pattlc,'.'-' semi-religious number, on . which Peter dc Rcse collaborated. Robbins; is publishing. ASCAP Sues Des Moines Nitery On Infringement Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 29. ASCAP has filed a petition in fed- eral district court here asking that Joe Demoftico, owner of the Green Parri;:jt club be enjoined from public perlormance . of music on which .-X.SC.M'' holds copyright. The peti- tioii aslts that Dcmonico be required to pay not less than $250 for each itifrihgertrent,;- -; ■ A similar, suit agairi.^,t owners of ;t)ic ''Cfi.e'%orfie.ld' cafe has .been settled iinrt they now are licensed to per- [«i-m ASCAP music. Warren, 0., Willed 650G's For Memorial Music Hall Warren, O., Feb, 29. W. D. Packard, deceased indus- trialist, bequeathed $150,000 for the construction ot the Packard Memorial Music Hall in Packard Park, and.J|i5Od,00O for maintaining a band to play tiicre. City lathers arc now selecting the bile. DENNIS DAY rsKs IT I " Moiui "hi^ iiHiiu'S" .tts* thte JIj5i_ ovor .100 iMiblishrrH. plum •nl . fiiv4iritoK. liu-liKlf'N leaU iihM-ili , Miiil Ivrics of clmintt. !>HiNk|*teH rtoNE-DEir ' 1«10 Kroiidnay NMrVMk lt*: Morton ijonli's INSTRUMENTAL tENlAHON FAVORITE OF A NATIOM MILLS MUSIC, Inc. ^ 1619 Broddwdy, Maw Yoih ' WORLD'S GREATEST SONG! HAVE I WRIHEN 117 Three mustciana ana a -banidteajcler c^lTl; my adiiRs ' "be.'iutlfut," .''womlerful,'' fttc. .-:.See lyrics. ; . l^uhlishf-r ■■ wanlert. AKeiit -;wnnte(t. . Tlioinati I.uoke* S6" ■VV. Hi Hlreet. N. 'T. C, RECORDED BY JOHNNY MERCER with PAUL WESTON and his Orchestra — CAPITOL -141 MICKEY GOLDSEN - -■ ■ DAVI SHELLEY CAPiTOL SONGS, Inc. WcHlnesda^, Marcli 1, 1944 VAUDEVILLE 49 Sunbrod; Charged with MisIeadiDg Ads on Rodeo Show in Chicago CfaJcaso, Ff b 29. 4 ■ Larry Sunbrock, who seems lo thrive on trouble, has run into plenty of it liere in connection whli hi"} rodeo and Hiriil circus at the Coliseum. Not only h@ve » couple ot court orders been issued against liim but 3;e has been named in a domase suit due to misuse ol several Use of the naraes "Superman," "The Lxjne.. Ranger," "Roy Rogers, The King Covvboy" and Terrell Jacobs in ne\^'S!»pe^ ads has resulted in a lew lesaJ entanglements. First he received a telegraphic pi-ojest from Republic Pictures asainst the rodeo's Roy Rogers being ad\'eTlised as "The King Cowboy" because, it said, Roy Rogers, its film itar, has long been advertised as "King ol the Cowboys.^' Wlien Sunbrock let the wprning go unheeded. Rep, sent T. R. Black, ol lis JfewT YorK legal de- pafts»enV-here-4*-institute proceed:^ ings. Meantime, Federal Judge Wil- liam Campbell, in 'behalf ot the Lone Rnnger, Inc., issued an order re- /'strainirig'Suiibrock^^ from ■u^MJg^m^s- > : " ■ •"•1 ekaSng ads in ■ the : pajsers ;;ajldi Jrom ■ ii'sing ■ >radio ■ ■announcemtoiits ' ■Syhich' contMsed the public, m coxmection with the mention of "The Lone Hanger." Jurist later issued an in- junction pi-»*ibiting the use of the name in «ny i»*y. "TsM Lone Ranger" producers also eiuered « suii- ffor.. damages . arid; sot ' an V^irdei-'' ■ ,wJiich',,:tK)liJs ' the .teoxoSfifee. receipts in escrow until the suit u ■ determined, allowing the Coliseum 'jnanagement, as custodian of the funds, only enough cash from the receipts Sor the operation «jf tlje building, leaving Sunbiwcfc to worry aboat the paywU. On Friday <25> Chicago news- paj»ss w«re nottSed by an attorney for the "Superman" interests tiiat aU such mention of that name should be dropped from all ads and that, if they Twere not, le£«l steps would be taken. Even before file waraing the Chicaso Tribune refused to allow any names ot acts to be jnemfioncd in ads that appeared in -that paper. Ten-ell Jacobs' name was used though he had no contract with Sun- brock. and it is 'net known Whethtt. or not he will join the legal band- wagon which promises to gne Sun- brook a ride. N.Y.FANCH0N4IARC0 REORGASSHAYONEmS Fanchon & Mairco's local office will be reorganiaied when Sam Shayon, ' head «I tihe ISejw York F&M branch, leaves that outfit to go with the Wil- liam Morris agency March L Most o£ Shayion's escecuttve duties will go to Charles Toffler, ciirrenitly acowJnl- ant ^ due Sm. F&M at SIhe same time -will move * from Badio City to the Paramount building. Circus Op^ At Garden, N;Y^ Lou Walters' 'Slap Happy' Revue to Preem in May start of Lou Walters' vaude type legit revue, '"Slap Happy," has been postponed to early May. Cast has been nearly completed, with J. C. i Flippen, Chico Marx, Renee De Man», Gene Sheldon having already; been signed. Show Will also carry a chorus line. Selection of a theatre wUl be made upon Walters' return from Florida. In the meantime, Marx will start for Walters prior to the show, going Into the Latin Quarter, Miami, March 2 a<> a replacement for ilie De Marcos. PeMu«;o$' $5,000 The DeMarcos wiU get $5,000- a-week when they open at the Ro.vy. N. Y, with Harry Rich- mar «nd Garry MoAre March 29. This is perhaps a world's record high lor a ballroom team, and reflects tlie general seller's market standards for worth- while available talent. Rmgling, Barnum & Bailey circus w ill play its longest engagement ever arranged Jtor one stand, Btang booked into Madison Sqtiare Garden, N, Y., for 45 days. Caning performance in New York is dated for April 5. Garden showings will total 91 per- formances, premiere being' at night. Understood dates in other large cen- ters will be similarly extended, Fmal showing at the Garden will be May 20. Reported, too, that Robert Rmg- ling plans a one-ring circus at tl^e Garden throng summer^ as last year. The equipment is on hand and if would cost little to open, while the performance ■ will be strengthened over last season's show. It was proposed to troupe the one- ringer but there was a last rainute cancellation. Run-through of the big top will be held at winter quarters, Sarasota, F3a., .Marc%. as under canvas. Sev-^ end circus acts are starting Hus week to join the KBB outfit TJ)eS Record 55G To Oriental For Name Bands Chicago, Feb. 29. Tommy Dorsey's record-breaking week at the Oriental here last week, ss deemed by local theatre men to be an occurrence that will open up the house to other top bands. Dor- sey was the first top band to play the Oriental and he got a deal call- ij>g for a guarantee of $12,300 against -from the- first doUar,— an -ar- rangement Hew other outfits are Jikei.y to be given with the exception of the very best Up until Dorsey played the hoiise it has had few major names. Dorsey piled np a b.o. Ixital of approximately $1^.600, just about double what the houEe normally grosses. He took for his end some $27,800, which he told friends here wa-? the highest' salary he had ever dnswn from a theatre week. He and his men earned it, for they did 45 /Shows' iiii''the'^seii?ra\'ds^ Oriental raised its prices for Dor- sey, from 35c and 73c to 40c and 80c and the upped rc-.ss will continue. PinNfffe Ttsscrs Rock GnaiDeiljCafe,Ckff. Cleveland, Feb. 29. Two stick.? of 'dyn«i«ii'te:jp%??*d ,.m' doorwiiy of Green Derby Cafe after hours in * mystery weekend bomb- ing blasted all the windows in the buiiAiTig and shattered the front but did ii«f^ ,dtfm«ig^'-to lihe ^irteior., , A Explosion was so foroerul that many resislentS' jn'fflpea hutted Otitoi .^^6d.^.'0^h«rs iesrimg an- inland Gcrn-.an invasion ducked tor their ba-semeiitT^heitfers. ' IvTieilie; Gajd'uk;,' , ovviMt/'of ibe :fcaiCe ibuil^^^^^ escaped anjary «s her bed was showered wrth glass. Neither 'Cai I AmalO. who manages, the Green Berby, nor Sol Gummirigs, ; /bandmastei {jjlay^ ;, ;iny reason ■f6t ith*;d5*namitiiig. Slot^ icing ■tJjai'tK«:,?bi9mb'',u'aiS.' caretessly: plaoe4.--to;;'pi*fea|e;^^^^^ /than ; damiige;- ■pbli*e:'' vfttolTiblaHy/ ' ti'elierve ■.It WsVan -iiititn^ IhiGiit. ' ,SpQt seven ca.ses of liciuor. Hit Springs Wide Opn At Track Preca; Cafes, GasiMS,HttebJaned Hot Springs Ark., Feb 29, Night spots, restaurants and hotels' are doing bonanza biz as the 30-day . racing season fiot wider w«mr jws- terday <2S). Hotel rooms are a "near, impassibility and miteries were .iammed mth patrons follo^ng opening day races. De^ite recent raids by slate po-; lice, gambling houses are operating wide open and the coin is gushing m si*adily. Workers frton nearby cit- ies, flushed with -wartime prosperity, and wealGiy visitors from the east .ai« drcqjping the greenbadcs freely. Liquor, almost impossiible to secure taam legal sources, is selling at in- Utated iprices, but there are few Jdcki On day before the races got under way, Sunday <27), hotel lob-, ■bies '■ aihd ■. niferies' .■ Wwre.,''-.ia[m!*ra^ Many visatois atrivingTiTOiajout liav-- ing made advance SMservalaorag found tiie problem of fiiu^ng sileep- ing space « tou^ one. Tiourist couil's were al so lf uH.~ — " — ^ ;,.C.lMb :3Elielved)eiiei' ■o]*e.','^o|.:.-lhe,''\»ce nite ^ts here, and casinos, ne- egjened two weeks *go, are jammed : ^i&;'i&«e:: s^ndiii^ pa", runs .'iiighiHy- I'^e' Southern Grill, r.iid- town . «ating. . aiid ;. daiicaiig' spot, is running Jour dining rooms and casino. ■ t*igb!es;:|mto',;fhe-^ ^Y,. Paramount again around the first week in Jur/o. '.He' follows Charlie Spivak's orchestra and show, snd no decision has yet been made on the band.- that.,^ will accompany him;,, ';, .■;' Between .. the time Siiia;ra ■ .last., played the house and the agrcemem on his latest booking. Paramount is said to have revised the op", ion it held 'on'' himi';' io '.'.cata- for . $450© weekly. branded Shew PaklOffmP Mly ♦ A ivarranifeniient of the commis- I sion situation when correspondent I agents woiic on a deal wiU enable ^e American Guild of Variety Artists to sigi> pacts wilii percenter ' organizations in Buffalo, Detroit, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Chicago. Returning to N, Y. from a tiio to ' those cities^ Matt Shelve}-, AGVA:; national administrator, and Mor-; timet S. Rosenthal, AGVA attorney, declared that the major obstacles in • t.he -way of agreements with those; ''oi-gaihizatiiijns' ,a^^E,^bee£s .oh' :.ffie\-c6rh-,' ; mission distribution on deals where , agent and booker are invo)\ed. :. Percenters m those towns feel that,'; the 10% that goes to agents and ; to authorized bookers, under Artists Kepresentatives A s.s n ., .1 , jSiivuid be revcr-sed, with the bopicer . jgeljji^,' the- ,ma3ar.. slice.. .of ■ ilj.e .:..co.in. f ■;■ ';■ Jt ik toi^ved ■ that ' AGVA will set- ■ lie the ^uestimi by permitting any ' slice'. ;ag5reeabie-' to .all 'agents so. long... 'sa^.no.jBoiie Ihsm. IS'Ji is taken' from.- the' jperfor mer- Phsladelphia, Feb;- '29; : Shehey and Bt^enthal, during Alter.'- ..sleeping-' ;on" ^'te hard, i'^^^ ' ' ■ ''iiW.'»j,»i#^:'-ta^«P^«*-'^*-:*gent^ wooden seats of the Lincoln theatre for three days, « members' of the all-Negro cast of "Bom to Swing" were -.paid off' and' Weitt badk'.ito' Kew' York. :'.Vl?i*S''>galS,.'. who said tbey 'were, stranded, .bjf; produ^aers of .'I'he ' show,,, were owed approximately $700 P^yoiH .waS:ffiii«lly; .made by ^tS^ . ^BroiUiersj '■. owners' ..of . the ^theatre; '',./,. :: ' Show' ' -cloBed'; alter 'jmjc. .'.^sfiSefc, They declared «li of them evidenced a willingness to cooperate and foimu- late agreements embodying all the points of ihe Rule B pact recently inked with ARA. with the exception of a revxtaon on the com!nissi<>n clause. Once that issue is ^ttled there will lie little tnouhle in ef- fecting agreements, the AGVA execs dccJai««i...-.;,;;\ ..■■■'''-^' -'"'.■,.■''.'.■■,'"'■',■.'',: :Rosentibial'' esjs^cts ' ,tp' ■ le despite reported take ol $4,690 Jti^ JT'v ~1 , whi«ai. jt should .haye .■^owrt * jjiiofit. '^^^^ - ■ - •«^"*»""«' ■ .i^^.vwio wiui However, producer Irving C. Miller, ■decided "te "fold,' Most of 'the, cast' was paid oK at insistence of AGVA. But cholines wlio were non-mem- bers , wert ^ieft'JIat , whe«s MSller and. others left town. While waitiEg. the gia;lS; .we*«' fed., by Ricliard C. Ma,vo, executive iSecretaiT: of . AGVA and :.jnembe*s - ol. his staff,.'.'. Wax Brothers maintained. at|^.;'first, ; -that they ..Weiwi.' . not '.liablle'' for the chorines" salaries, innasinucb as tliey had only leased the iMNisc to Crown Amusement Co., owners of *Sona to Swans." But alter three days 4hcy finally decided to gt^. Ifteiy AGFA Waris Hdb tt Lift 90-90 BuMiAds ". ■■Ax^&StsA':GviMA of .' Vatiety .Airtislis, '5s. '.ifiHing with Mickey Bedsfche,. op- erate of tlie lathi. Quarter 'and 'CM ■i.'layEair.,. 'Bcistoh,.; On' clauses in Sted- stone^s . contracts . ' .forbidding' ' acts playing his spc/is io play ;^ot$.with'iii.. a SO-xmle radius of BostMi within 90 days of perfoTrning in his bioites. ' AGVA iooncedeS' 'tihat-.'aily ;'''nd.;|s' iii!;g tb.^ant a 21 imile^Si -liity. 'period' ol graoe. l/os Angeles agents, if he can get the nepessfi^r ; |iiicie' 'icbEtensifMir -licoai'' '^his. ' draft ward. He has passed his audits and expects lo be inducted by the «nsy in ApriL ^:'':''Art'..#VM!i'sir:: cut ahari tov.- . of Loi!!.>--iaTia .to ''bo'we.' back '.'jt.ijiwe''.-'l;Ei'St.': : \vee}c''':'at . .the. ii'viiatiois: •..of jiis ''draft boiird, ' MoiJt hi^ ' r.-.ci . carai; - ailing ' 'u-ith.-' fiffff End . Fawar.-wWaS; ;Sh:ent; ;sten''>'<»!':«ij:;; " '■;:/ . ;''■; Philiy AFM Local Getting Tough on Muskai Ads ■ ;':■;"..... ' ■' '; Philadelphia.' Feb. 29. ■' AFM Loc.-il ,77 '^ere '^i^:: #anipi:n§; don n '-dn acxs which ixx musical in- ^trum'ents".. without hoidi:rg- AFM .cayds.-' ■■■:li?reafter,'j''77 ',.;^ 'de'ki;a;nd':'lhit./'all';'-perf6^^ ' wb;rR; , is; "e,%i' ■ pM^tialjy^'mu.sibls he. unionized. /,"■'■; s :.' '.'".''',;'./■ •''V^'-'".'.-'' ..Three acts in the ■;pa.4t^ couple 'of woefts wore orri erod ' to.' c'iil .o.ut.ihe^ 'musi'oii'l ' portion? .■'.bf ' ibcii.; .ST.iijt,*, ,C!n 'the 'threat »f;;ljeing'^;*6cl^i'^''ajfi^ I 'Fi;.e -acl.s complied.. '; ■ Balto Niteiy Op Clainis ' BinUiy Lester's Stallii^ Budd.v Uefftier, natery oomic. may 'oe .'■■ued for breach JC)r,.ipootract-*^' Cy Bloom operator ol the Clut? Charles. Brillimot*-. who asserts .that Lester had conu-acifd to open Feb; ,2?,''i^iti'',j«S*wd, is contmuihg ,at the ',Latin :..'dilClt«Bti' ceh^ '.'.;.'' ' '' .BartlbdlMMew''«as' '^^ 22 5«,*i!e '. in ..^^iflne .^(t^^ll»'s -lamfs . lounge. .,' ^rSak'. .boBet'.'.'was. .^JtoeA"'..*!^-,; iai!i*ithfe*.' ■ pateim,.',.ia^s(ay.''' 'SaiglBt '^Bestsi'-: alias ..liaitiy. 'Ili^an, Wiio'.laitiw '.ww'^a^ppre--.-' 'INoiicfed..' "iinVh '''two' '^comipacnoii^ ';' It. developed ensati«>n '. . .is . . a^teed- on, ■ : the . gnounds ::Sfibe..€^b' failed to :iDeep' up: ' ©r ' 'pcfsopiK' wder , and: ''.''allowed:'. .Bev«r ipd .oifljeis ■iti6.''.bwsoffl»' reck-..:.'. .|B^... '^mtiaihnBi»,-)0)l»)^^ s(a^,i{.dis«.;.:. «**(aily.' '.,:iaje ^wiPW visaa*'" affllegeS'-" ^ai^''..''«iBtafck in .ooBjpfetifflg a .-^undup .Of h.ir-.' .iaokers who 'iStoa!e'..a'.PBt«BB.'.'4t.uG.k-'..' load of brandy, part of;. lopt,: '. police .ssa^'.TwS'S'.'t&iHiiiia .in SmpaU^ie , Ihn, , .;. »radjSly-^j3wn;..,B^^ ■. iPbi&f : i nil/eryv::: .'.,.-.'■ : '■ ''^^:./ " ■■■ ' ': Ijow 3!omasco,wePa'tQr'..ot.,|iste: 'eli^^ i;.w.as. hfcjd In $2.5(10 bail charged , with ' buying SO cases 'i.0f the st-uft v/hiic I kn.owfe,g.'it''Was.':'''b^^^ ';:.piaj-rn.g' i'is atinMal .'engagGmerit .at' j: ca^iJ'y ' 'd'ii5c.ia'a*fieta. fc&m'/Aite : Army, .■ the,.:.Si.: K^til 'AuaH0riumrAf5;- ';it»^;,:i ^ :: . ;','','"^ „:..'■.':::-•:- "Ice-Capades of 1944," scaled oe-»-c«:K;: Yi:n. :.^' '■'■ >;"'' V': ':':.:"";.: ;'■' '::: ■.;-'; '.' I'te^d'.to' feave been part of the :''S..y li- . ;^'C)';ciSe,';sS'hfch'' bo'ught:rl*ie:.:hijac>re'^/,' onindy. i' ':'aiean>«'JriJe'''';^poiice^ Sta'ie liquor ; ' Mgfcntfi' and' ■F:edera.l,BrjeB odniintred' 'a: i .pro w.l.'.'.bf .' . •Cither . •niteries 'in'-iaB :'e'flor-ili.'' i lb ': laeatp the rest of the Stolen I binndy. .:. . ':,!::;.' ' ' ..:.,;■ ■. ;;..'';'■''■ ^' 60 P^niEfr Wednesday, Mardi 1, J 911, I — That's Good; —l-j'-'^lMtUt^iUpn d e rful l 3 - THEY PAID TO GET IN! i 4 — Sure It's Corny! Wc«lncs»1ay, March 1, 1944 VAUDEVILLE SI Night Club Reviews 4ru-i«li Village Inn, N. Y. Buck & Bubbles, Arthur Blake, Vic 'AnOiony, Loretta Lane, Line (8), Ned Harvey Orch, Jack Lopez Orch; $Z.50 jjiimmum. The Village Inn continues to . fnainttiin - excellent: values^ Current floor paelcage: is a neat, compact unit \^ith the socko Buck & Bubbles Combo and Arthur Blake as the top- peris. Line of girls are nicely if not sumptuously costumed and two "orchs— Ned Harvey and Jack Lopez- provide okay show and dance music. Buck and Bubbles, with then stdndaid vocal, piano and terping comedy interpolations are, as al- ways., surefire. They proved a smash at show caught, cashing in most -Strongly with their satirical "Spani.sh Town'' waltz as a team. Beference to their appearance in Metro's "Cabin in the Sky" is wisely made to emphasize that film appearance. Team bowed off to big jieturns after only 10 mmutes and weie unable to return for an encoie ■ ■at opening , show owing: .to their : .scheduled aptJearance at the Capi- tol theatre, from where they're d6ubUng. They are now going on earlier at the club in order to per- _mit more tune on the fl oor, jrhey could easily stay 15 or 20 minutes, if time allowed. Immediately preceding the sepia duo IS Arthur Blake, with a clever though overlong repertoire ot im- pressions He could easily shave five minutes or lO from hi* 20-min- ute stanza, since opening ' material is not too strong. Dialog Is- only fair, his forte being mugging. Open- ing consists of takeofls of such Holly- wood names as Frank Morgan, Lulse Rainer, Dorothy Lamour, Jamec Stewart, Katharine Hepburn and others. Best bits, in this cate- gory, are Bpnald Colman, Bette Davis and Carmen Mn-anda. . Comic hits a far snappier pace with his impressions ot a Sinatra Ian club meeting top.s it with his corking imitation of Mrs. Roosevelt and winds up with a short but elTec- tive takeoff on President Roosevelt's speech after Pearl Harbor It's a sliong climaxer and sends Blake off to a winning score. , For the rest, lineup includes Loielta Lane nifty blonde tapper. Who solos for ' three ■ or; f our minutes, early in the proceedings, and Vic Anthonv, vocalist (.New Act.s). lAiiln ((iinrier. f'iii Chicago . Feb: 16: ■: Buddy Lester, Connie Riissell, Jimmy Rae. Day, Dawn and Dusk, Dorothy Hild Dancers (8), Jrvmq Kostal orch (9), Don Chiesta's Orch (7) ; mtnimum $2.50-$3. JEAN TIGHE Dir.:— KENNETH LATER KSTKHTAININfl OV*5»SKAS WIIH l.SO-CAalP SHOWS BOB EVANS WITH JERRY O'LEUny .Personal Management . NOVr KNUKaTAINING^ TUK ttOVS IN SCOTI,Ain> WIUIE SHORE FerMiml ManBRnmeBt : AL BORDE Overseas for USO Since Jan -H3^Now Touring Britisb-I*les- FRED LIGHTNER Dir.! PHIL COSCIA Broadway's Youngest Producer-Designer JOE CROSBY Louise's Monte Carlo Second Year New York City Clab Teheran, Pfallly Philadelphio. Feb. .26. Paul Humphrey, Mati Sondi; no cover; dinner* $3 up. An innovation in boites is Lou Lantos' latest contribution to.Philly's cafe society set, the Club Teheran. Though centrally-located, it's sit- uated in a court, reached only from a tiny, street. tThe management even supplies a map with invitations to the spot). Club is a reconverted dwell- ing, tastefully furnished, featuring private dining rooms and a main room replete with fire place a:nd bar.- . Only entertainment: is .provided .in main room by Paul Humphrey, tal- ented pianist, accordionist and .singer; and Mati ; So,ndi, , comely' brUiiet chirper. Using no mike, the , pair Use the intimate technique m their ballading, roaming the tables in Con- tinental, fashion. Lull music is by Muzak. It's also piped into-.the private, dining rooms; Food, especially steaks and chops, are super. Shal. , ' , C'evf.land, Feb. 24. :■■■.' Bob Opilz Orch (6), Dwighi Gor- don, Helene & Hayes Helen Lane; inimmum $1.5O-$2,50.:' ■ .■■■.-■ Cultural llypir •— Continued from p.ige 1 s; Commijssion of Mu.sic, Drama the Pipe Arts would con.slst of .s;even members, live to be appointed by the: and ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ' » » ; New Acts ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4*«" ' SHORTS DAVIS Dance 8 Mills. Governor; one by the Prosidont, pro- 1 .ipollo, ,N. Y. tem, of the State Senate, and one i AdoIIo theatre, lately, has been by the Speaker of the A.^scmbly. j setting a good supply of sepia tap acts, and Shorts Davis is Uo- excep- !'irom /outstanding, leaders in their respective fields." The measure gro- vidc! for an appropriation o£ ,$23,0011 The Commission is empowered to survey and compile an- inventory of public and private institutions now and heretofore : engaged ' within Xe.w York State ."iii ai'tistie;and iqultural activities, includthg.,' but/ not limited: to, symphony ■ orchestras.; grand opera; pperetta': and':o|her', forms :of:j'yiC;4NTHO!(4lf the: lyric art; ■ draitia- and .theatre; l .Songs choral socieftes; ballet, painting, sculpture and allied arts and crafts, and the history' of such nrls. ' .as, studied and preserved by the his- toiical societies of the slate." tion Working in tails, he spOrts an elTective and smooth dance line ■wliieh ,:mCrits,aiTd {icis big :;alvos. He. . equally as eflective on slow or fa.st numbers and is able to interpolate ."nakehlps- and b.w. along with his toot-pounding. • ., .. ■ ■ ■■: ■ .. Would do better if he went into his dancing sans song opener, Jose. Current bill, packing ple,nt.Y- .C.n^' iorla-lnmenl. ' atte.«ts tO;., ■.manager Ralph Berger's showmanslnp. Buddy Lester, a favorite here, is held: .over as." headiin.er;,: As far as patronage is c6Hc,ei?ned, he: can stay :ih4e^^ Whether it's a parody, a Ted Lewis impression, his Scotch burlesque or his . "Africa" standby '. Lester: is up there punching with hilarious and solid results, . Plaudit*! go to Dorothy Hild for 6xcelI6iH productioh.s 6f three .beau- tifully costtifned routines. : "CliiHese Fanta.sy,'' radium number,, is color- ■ ful: "Stardust," semi-ballct routine, with fijcltering iights in, the folds .of the::dresses, is a top-notch dan.ce npv.- ■eltyi' and '';Winter:-:WOnderlandi''^; m which : the : girls,, plaiy tuiies • with .sleigh-bells attached to their ankles, wrists and waists, is anothfer ap- plause-getter. Jimmy Rae start's the proceedings with solid aero dancing. Outstand- ing is tiis back somersault with a double twist that draws nice ap- plau.^. . Connie Russell,* eoroely , br.unettej socks over "Who Cares,"- "How Sweet You Are'' and "I'm Sorry, Dear," the latter as a ballad and then m swing, time; Patrons find plenty vocal and pictorial appeal. Day, Dawn and Dusk, sepia trio, wham with harmonv work to com- plete satisfaction of Vthe customers. Open with "In My Arm.s'' then into a stepped-up version of "St. Louis Blues." a comedy impression of si small-lime opera company singing "The Kiss," a Yiddi.sh number, and finally , "Shadrack" sends : them off with a rousing mitt. Boys have per* sonality and deliver their songs vmIH refreshing comedy. :Irving Kostal cohtinues to play ex cellent show and dance music with Don Chiesta's- orch providing Latin relief. Red Cross Continued ti-om page 4 • .Urbane! conservatism ; .: keynotes but it's - developed a new attraction in;Dwight.:Gordon, a crooner from . , , , , southwester-n-tent- showss In-one-| W, Smith were_the prncipaLspeak month 'he has proved himself to be enough of a draw to warrant an- other four-rw:eek..ticket, .. :: . : Gordon is unassuming, good look- ing, attd: has a sftiooth baritone \that can zoom up: to an appealingly high tenor without a break. Without trying to ape anybody, he keeps in the current groove : to give , out everything :from ';,Sh6o-Sh66 , B'aby" to "Paper Doll,'' willi enough in- dividuality to impress both sexes. For contrast- he throws in a well done, semi-classic;-. HoWe-ver,, he gqts greatest results with terrifically delivered western ballads done in a polished and gusty manner Gor- don's only hangover from tentshow days is tendency to be too stiff, but he's beginning to learn how to re- lax. :';■ :■'■ '■■: "'■ \ Helene and Hayes in.iect more color into this small revue with sleok, airy ballroom terps which in- clude smart lifts and graceful bal- let technique. Gal is an eyefull. Pretty Helen Lane commands at- tention with hot lick": on the elec- tric: gitter,: but is: npt:strong enough' for a .single. Bob Opitz's orch turns in satisfac- tory job of show baciang. Outfit's been here nearly a year, and seems to be losing its zing in dance rhythms, but still gets across, Pull. T Mins. Greenwich Village Inn, N. T. ■ ,, ,^(0 Ahthonyihas. a' goedly distance : 10 go before he-rates the better spots. ; He'.s ..an adequate singing turn for secondary cafes. Appearance is okay, b.ut his vbcai' ability is : ihtriWsically : limited. I .ludgnient in selection of material I is good. Anthony handles such pops as "I Love You." "San Fernando Val- ley" and "All the Things You Are.": Mori. Finklestein May Take Over Casablanca Nitery Harry Finklestein, owner of the 51 Club and the Ringside, is dicker- ing with Sid Anthony, operator of the Casablanca, to take over the East Side : spot. Finklestein's offer has been Upped to $20,000.. If deal is successful, Finklestein will install his 51 Club comics, Pat Harrington and Frankie Hyers, in the new spot, Finklestein has been seeking an East Side outlet for Har- 1 ington and Hyers for some time. He had beert dickering for the Riobamba site, but deal fell through. ers. at the ,WashingtOn;:'rally : E, L. - Alperson^ and Ben Kalmen-, son left New York last Sunday (27) tor a.- series? of Red Cross exhibitor, and exchange , rallies in western cities, extending their tour to Chi- cago. They are_ scheduled to return in about a week? • War .Activities Comrniltee .has is- sued a 12-page press book to exhibit- ors throughout the country as an aid in l!ie Red Cro.-.-- drive Marcli 23-29. Material, includes President Roose- .velt's .prbciamatioh,:: Jbe ;;Bern;hard',s appeali the latter from the National Red Cross Chairman, description of the Free Kit available to theatres, and photographs of National Screen Service accessories and other ex- ploitation material. FROM BOATS' TO 'HORSES' Al Hoffman, Milton Drake- and Jerry Livingston, composers of "Mairzy Doats," have a follow-up tune in the offing. "Don't Change Horses," Which Robbins will also publish. Number has no political implica* :tibns. ■■','■ ',■■■' ■ .,;'■'.'■ Pistol' Papa Releases Woodford Cowhands One week's salary and transit ex- Mall Af Fire. L.f A. Los Angeles. Feb IT. Betty Roipla-ndj Gus SchiUing, Lee^ Trent, Jo»ie Hardmer, Four Flames. Jack Statham Orch (4) ; $1 50 cower Saturday, $1 other nights: .' Bett.y Rowland, .billed- . as: . bur- lesque's : ball of fire, and quite a showtiianly . misS who h^s ,; been; a spectacular figure with her peeling technique and a penchant for pub- pehses back to New York were prO: licity, has taken over the old Cnfe I visions for settlement of contract LaMaze spot on the swanky coun- Hip\^.ggn a] Dexlci, composer of try^stiip and .staked out a hurley .pj<,tol Packm' Mama," and Dexter H&rd by_.RIiss Rowland's, stand are stleh haunts :of the . :,haut mpiiide as; the Mocambo, Trocadero. Clover Club -and-a-few^^f-the-smallf^r inris- which get the heaviest play from the cinema spender.s. Entertainment at the.se grottoes is of the .sophisti- cated genre,, so naturally those who; drift into her room will be attracted by the novelty of "slumming." How- ever, -, what: she parades ! across the slim catwalk of a stage, aside from, her own : undre.s.sin? act which: oCt: curs out on the floor,':hasn't the en-, during fabric. Nor will those : who have been here talk it up; Quality of comedy is strained, and the strip crowd likes peeling a little faster and not so physical. Her strip is done well enough wilh flourish and all the tncks of the peeled-down arli.ste. and were the rest of the show ' elevated to that level there would be greater audi- ence entbutiasm. Lee Trent, a good-looking juve, who - emotes , at , RKO,, is l envcee and straights for Gus Schilling, also a burley comic and Miss Rowland's husband. With better material their turn would be vastly improved, Jane Harding handles the vocals ctdequately enough, but her ballady- pipes are somewhat incongruous to the general scheme of divertisse- ment. Line, billed a.t the Four Flahies; stooge lor ; Schilling, but are otherwise talentless. Four-piece crew of Jack Statham does as well as can be expected ft-om a piano, accor- dion, bass fiddle and sax, HeUn. D. C. Huddles Washington, Feb ifl. Part to be played by film hou.ses in forthcoming Red Gross War Fund drive was discussed yesterday (28) at a luncheon at the Statler, at^ tended by theatre managers and ex- change men : from; Washington, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. Spealcers iftcluded: J a m e s T. Nicholson, National Red Cross v.p.; Joseph Bernhard, National Chairman of the Motion Picture Division of. the Red Gross; Samuel Dembow, Jr., and A. W. Smith, Jr , of the War Activities Committee. : More showmanship was called for by Dembow, He asked that the lights go up in the houses when collections are made and sugge.sted that pretty' girls pass the baskets. He predicted that if all the country's theatres back the campaign, the theatre quota of $10,000,000 will be exceeded by $2-3,000,000. Woodford, last week in Kokomo, Ind. Woodford's cowboy group joined Dexter Jan. 10. Undfi* tprms of settlement outfit got its $750 weekly salary, plus" transportation, in lieu of two-weeks' notice. At last reports Dexter has hot hired a replacement. Saranac Lake By Happy Benway Saranac Lake, N. Y., Feb. 29 Tech Sergt. John J. Heagney nephew of Mrt. James Heagney, wnO graduated from this colony recently, returned from India and is spending his furlough here, visiting the gang. He was tops in many of the N.V.A, and Will Rogers Fund drives. Among downtown inmates flashing good reports are Joe McCarthy, Lil- lian Mansfield, Psiuliire Russell, A. B; Anderson, Richard Moore and Ar thur Alverez. ... Mane Gallager dropped in fioni Philadelphia as a newcomer. Now being ogled at the Will Rogers for general checkup. Edward Ferris, who furloughed for two weeks m the Big Town, back in the :colony resumirtg .the- rputine,' Looks anii^ feels; bettei^ : .; -'^ y;': Matty Pegano, James Whalen, Helen Inglee, Betty Hoffman and. Horace Bentley all showing good re- ports. Parents of Bill Scherls shot up from Brooklyn to visit their son. ; Write t« thosff wh,a are ill. AL BORDE > : Gorson Joins I^rederlcks Al Gorson, formerly with Univer- sal Pictures as eastern director of radio publicity, has .shifted to Fred- erick Bros, talent agency, to head the radio department. Gorson succeeds Ted Green, who left to do freelance radio production j I and direction. ■ ..'....■■ 11 BENINY M^ROFF "FUNZAFIRE" COMPAKY (FIFTH YEAR) • Now Playing THIRD WEEK GLENN'S RENDEZVOUS NGlVi'OKT, KT. f, I,, ll.il. -! . '1 ,.r-!. J-'. I,; U'Jii,lvcMu ; Vo!ilii«^t!»y, Man ii J , 1 ^ t i ^!V^e:EK OF ^lARGH 3 Numei als in ^niuic'^iiin tt-Klr Uills lielow iiidifalc oiipniii't day of .Vtuilc ^- ■ l.Vriiw'ji' 'r •, t«(..i.i.--. -.A JWiV^c ill's.- ■.; ;V.';.irVi!,.!i ■ SIAV VOKK (ilTV ■ : rHt'MintHIHl' ( i) ■ miNM'.Al'oi.ls . Ofiiliciiiii II) i VV^m' MAi M-,., ■■ :|;'i.:!il vl.: i.n.' ■ . -NinV. \(IR.K l;lTY ■jiitisiv iiiiii. :(;!)■ : ' •Nlii.Uii.'Mir ■ Ili'S- ■ v. l.f'ani Wnirilril'.:' ■ ■■ .\i..ivf I'.iiiiur.'ii . , ■■ .:, U 4i- .Vii«i'''"u-v>! 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I'i;:t"c,r Rpluiiii.iv ,ncl; ■ !:Kotf<'rs.,c'(k.it>t ;/ .fCf)rn''JC'iti''l'i*i'f' .■■ ■■ ■■■ Havi'y ■,l,l-:FvTOii'f' Pre: '■liivi'i.'iyiv lliiw.ii iifiiia , . ■\'iiilo,r..Qii.'u;ti-^^' ■ - ■ Tia'r^hl '0 r'i^oli;- 0 . '■ ■ ; "i ■T-(iisf*',"5rnivTi^nn--' iniilV JVAfi-y." "■' - ' ;.1 AloiMTIiml'''i'9 ■' ■ ■Pt^- ,'^i.'lnil.b-.4>i:o..,':. ItlllXllI llllMl..; tl,'i-niii"-AV,iist Jacfc Slieiiliaii ■ . »(iilv,r'» Hoiil SiilV.v ■ AVuJlaiv r,II«i>r»c*., , Kroii Ki-iiliiitt. Htiirk tliih 'I'll » • Jiio:H.Fi'i>;>'*'l, Ml''-.- . TOHJ '«. VriUH'Ult' r,v ^\\';rtl(>C; ' ■: Uitu MiiMiiH...:- V":. ',. Ali'X diraMri . - .lliirry ha nay ■Kiiy : ■ '■ " :Uu!) r>nvi9 . v minnxi riiib ■ tlolii '.ii'i:Wr''n.n mt :C'li;i :3)ro»v ^PiM'i'y i'''>vijn v';,;. ; .I'liiU ,r..iimH' _^ „;■, V )jjii.'''Sin!iii'iV Pro- • . •Alrl'rliilii' ■■ 1 J il' ■ :|'-i.»;A-'it.'-iirii' y : \,!iVn. .liwiulaR, ■■ ■„ ■Mhiinif^' rii'iuiHioI^^*!'^' ;i,ii,iMv ;ulalir' ■ '. ' A.ini.ii,« /nii;i;i' , ■.■ , VllhiKiv; rtiirn . 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Vli;(U>6!agh,;thro(y;i\ew^ Car. :eUidifVg.' av'i'eat.tu'e anrt ;;{;3,ioiis i:'' ii,r'^ •,iiiaye .aVailabfe ^weeWyi ,thovcV!ki\ii: b:Oihi; ' ijhovv'n- 'in -cbmbat iarfeasl; "TliiA is 'ijliie , the; ,hiLinj;cF'; 'i'0!" vicltil'i'i;'' \vilh six: :sho\\:« 'A\-oekly' bcfiii^fi^KWspd. ru.spiixe ibnes JiLstciui 'oi '.the: tlii-ccMVfr ;loiat(;ct. ■•;TI)e^ addeflvsliowiAgs/^ -iwaid(j;by the'USp .pi .oi'd. Jitnjs";,'sUl;l' ii^V ^ijVttilatit^iTv: A\'lric;lv ?-i?h,ii'ued ip''th(;.:yhil^d;$ta(;pii.:;a ^(lie^mwr iyaiAt; (fciihlp^^^ Hmif ■■tht!i',;al.s'u' lk.S :r(!su,IK-d' hi \ise'ot HOrai' ;.oldi^f; pictiw'Os,' ::-,As:a rcfivrlt of the Nvidpslirpad pivbU i icily ; (;t(ii' Vyhiiih -shtiAy .btiwihc^ifi. As-a^ partiaTU',; rortppiisible );■: that^;H"l4'^' VvQod: pvpdiili.t ■• ^vvaij-. ;beiiirt shpAvit,' "in, tlre^ fpl*eps'::£(BTOa4:5^Mi£Kiii^-'o^^^ Brtinili. ■.\Vay, %ehihgs,;t1vere/iiavp. h(>i>h,;s^ (?phtp1jiij^t;s.U'hen,spl:diei;s.xlp;ui^ Ihp pldluAsr aVead' PI' ■lh:eir' 'rt'lpiis(?4( ;,; ■Ip.cpnijiibMial. theatres; iiv;!!!^ ■ ,'WiT;ile- Ri'eiTBroaclway iihpvyhVKX'iiTe'.^; ".availahli^'iir';iiiaiiy ■iii.st'aijfcps, .■tHi* .i.'.s- ■ ■ ■ ;;,n(rt.' Vaiways ;pQwi:bi<^ %iiV('j^.'j^ ItHfe ' aljatit?. ?tPiiin^,n1oivths,-:'hPl'ore.;ii.v fp.laj'p ^It .Wie> Army ciupiirt' tviKt- ii ■ i )iip«ndi:fp i^eaiih' spme^'lti'pas^atlP^.llip I Broadwas;;:^lt6i\j:ti^^^^ ;•■■,'?,''';;■■■'- '. '. ■i: ;';A^i^ a- 'iJw'irii'PC'' tlitt',iltt;i'eascd,-,h|irit- bpi'::,^! tivoifcetpi:s;r:np\y^^.J^^^^ xeleaj-p^ fi; ■ hh,\yevpv. poinhiit /iohP.s; arti : today ; a./'' ■ Srpat ■ dea'l ;'c1ps,ei'- ; to lAl'iiiy ;' rplcas^;:;' daieii' tlijiR evei,' . botoi'p/ ■ ■ , ■ ; i v '"■;';j,,. RiMsun for Oldies ;V ..CPhiplahr's- :aljpM;t/Ptd;.iJi^ laj'Splj:', di,ic; ^tp;; 'Caiises ^\s1'iit'li'' :hif\?8; \ ;Htlli3' i t? aiiy"' ; co.i^hi';piibn-; \\:KlV ;t :U. S^, Aniij' ^l^fsVribitttsili; ^'^sWtii.; B<'". Cp V c ,' lb e" • . ni-P l.:i " ' p i cfOirq /■ ;hTd u «!' i'j " mad('',;its'';tlrSt;:'{;ift :pf,;ili- .m,rn.. JUnis-r ■liu^.Army settirwi-iiOOfl^^ Ifi ,biiiu'~-.:: IVhhfi ,:;';fi:Piw ■ \ \•al■Hjils^,^■co^hmprl;i.a^■^,? i'iM:i(;al' ■a.yei'icics.', - ■■■.Althijiigh .-ctTp •fet'vb,; _?i«artK,Vto;,; fecafi;; ;ihese:". pririijij :appt'Pximirtely:.; 2:30 , *e're ; iiievin" . VPr, ; ' tiwsiVpd :w)CltlTit>s titvb btfahrpad, . ;, bcfn.i! ^ iispfl-hpi^.^ixtiva ; sh'PiVf ;:piv::lpf -; V dPiible, ieaturoS.;.v; . A ''\ ■ : '';SohiB, ci*il)Cii;it> abnvtt ^pld;' pictures'; ; :a\so cphie.s ii';pin; pgbplp wlip .see'pld ,', :35: .:niin. ; fihiSs 'h,? tHeah'cs, ,Pr; ;,eli^i"- ;: : wllpre abroad.; 'I'Wpse' piuKir'es,, lii'i};- ,,: ;ia.lceir .■io'r/dhp ':'ibdtiistry'S neyi-., , and ii-ee' 18 myu .fijife^'arfe.iphen' taijMi?- . piit o£ bWfhg: plaeps ,ln ■fhe.';toi't'ltp'i;y; ■ ■ipripeHy, bvprriraVby ^ei^!3my^l:r«(^l)S■^^^ ^;iid arp shoAihirtP' An-yer!fcan .,ttoop^ spoh ; a'Xtor var,ip,ns ai-pas ' are. j.ltb.eiv: a led. Old fUriis, ;,seieetcct ■..froM - IhP.,. 10 ' , bpsWisls of fpriner years, are being- Shpwb' ;oiv trabsiDprtSi hpiA'ever,, be-.'. ,, caus^;:jniiit?i¥y:' difilcials. le ;- ! ;;■■■ :.:.' InsPtar :,.as,; ::t*reIerofices ■ ai:e con-; peined,- salctiers , in combat' i^ojife- don't ; life' ..'pl^tureis'; wltll : „Ct)i*nba1;;. thefflea/?Th'e- ibob iii.'.nbn-aciiv^^ like vvar'piistttres it they're good. Also -npted- ,is ::thB prel:erencPs for revivals P^ old- 'pictures?; whjch;, soH? dierfcisoinctimes, flndiii? theatres; iri',^ rp-occi,ipifid' areas, ati'dvin Some of t.b.* , . liwAafiliiamUjJi'Pdript. -bnii^^ ' by ■tfre'.' final- itr:r:KV(.rt ■ ■ ItiilTiild i(.U ■ v.-,iuiiii: .«..mi.... r.c (M .« it..nii" .Mas. Ill <";v.'i.l>i.' I Icl nlli,,. - . JVUy .Ij.iH' :sirii:y .: (■m(:V(iO t Ili<-:1K:« ( I I !• , irlri.i Vh.ll^t^.•.:, ... i;..,!,!,./ it :l!lM(vn - f ;. ;■::,. ;■ ■ yi M.ihiii»::< '. Ml \ M1 0I.^ iniiiii I 1 ).', |.-,.|ii.., .■ : • ,■. l:a-- .T.-i:r.-n • ;;i. .,v ii.iii-i' ■ ■ 11 : BOOKING THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT ? ■ VAUDEVILLE THEATRES v ? ? EDWABS SHERMM^ iGilGY ?NEW;?'YORK-^ :';, PARA-MOUNT BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS, CAL. CALIFORNIA BAN K BLOG- . :..\Hi !i .rii.iv ■Aiav-*: s- .Ain:.^;- i?V' OMAll X V ■ ■ ■ - .i''0'SV'^-!,if-r '. 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A ;; Placed By EDDIE SMITH AGENCY ;' ' ?.;;??,: ^; ,coitlii>i!ed;-trom?PaK<^ V ii'.vcsimor.ts trom pr.'iiK lU'si beiore the manager partici|>au'.'^. v. . Limited :parinpj;i?hip m -show ^-tausi^ ueis'iS' a- hifci;bQd'' that hws' dPvPlPpPd ^ 'in ihe -pasl two or tiiroo rseai^ons apd- has been bsPd' by ::ndwei-:, ulio^yinpiy, wbercius inos; o;' l!--: niaiure ir.ar.u- ■"Wi-jS ^liavp 'slptiyed. Ploar; ol: .iihal,^ypp; -S,E;-niitihcinS? ;?HO\veverv:>vitli:'bacla;rs : in '■great alju'iidanoc.; ':the;cnQvy::.ipa!i,a.- ■ffers .find it no trick ' to get the ;,cte-, sii'cd-' ti-yiids/' - Tiicre were spvcnd ni'ajpr prociiclii);'--= ir- \v!iic!i well- known maha8crs?^yere?ib. a.s limited 'piirtiiers^last sciison;, ;ai'vd i" one in- stance?the.rnahagefia.P pnd 'i'ctarnpd. m^'o tlie prpflts;'-?Such atlracltPns inci'.Kie "Oklahoma" (St. Jamc.-..' and ■'.Ziejji'old I'Vllios" imperial ). ■ - Limited .- partnership rosulations make it mandatory tor the listing ,ot the inve.^ioi's as a public upliee in at least one newspaper. Generally jiSpd for that' purpose are' tlie X. Y. Post and Law JPUi'tia!,' ciixotatioiy ol tliPsP publications i)ein.!< uiuior th.at of oli'.or X. Y. dai'.ios. Anollipr type p( investment by- r.or.-slio.vv people "'iS . 'Called .'loan a.yrPtnbents'^SbackpVS':^^^^^^^ ?tbps^'insiatwfes*Pibg.;;Sile»t^p^ and there is ho le.ssal compulsion -tp riiseloso th.eir idonlilies. "••Jackpot", ,fAlvin> :was:p!,'Pduced by tbat'ipetH-'.' od will'. :!'..-! ii'.ar.aser rVinloii Freed- ley ) One of tjie inveslPrs. ;y ■;- ■ .;. ■■■ ."Allah" hiis,. been bud^.^ted for ,$100;OpO. wliie',; has been ,slibsci;ibed by the 27 limited parliiers.. but tlipre ;is '-prpvdsipif ior .'a ? ^'(:al^^y■o^, '25*^^^^^ That means that if the show's cost 'goe.s to $125,000. the backers must put in??a,ddUibnai .n'i6ii.cy ; baiied . on their .^perPehtages oi; investment. Siiould the ;produc1:ibn nut exceed the addi-. tiPilal S^ifi.OOO, Bloomin.!{dale would ac r:'(i'.!iroci to supply 'the necessary cash. ??^ '?y -? ; ■■?'•.■'.';?.?■■'■'.-;■; ; - jSiggpst individual amount ihveslGd in ••.■\IUih" is $20,000, by Carl Frjed- lalidor.y said to be heaci ot a plane- building plan-t. Hiram C. B: ooming- p'tail Mlali' c.'.Si ,'." ': ii.'i,"..if'ii'!'.n'iiv'' ' ISiliHlar .;- ••■ ■ -siiiaiifir ■(K-n;; fti'-iil'i'i. K'..!'" H'aa\y X iiti.iMA ..;. 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S,' '.i'.f Atinr ■ 1 1I..11 \'x ,.i.'i."i'i>"-'ne - ;■ lI-..A'..-irtn'n \' ill'ii'tlVo ■Ma'i'i';i' -1r'i.ui(ai<'lii'a ;- ' I if .MarTiiimlle . , . -!^v.^:,;,'^lli.^^.^y^'y '■; . .Vl'il IIiVl.. .-i'la.: ', '■;!...■: , M ':t'i' I-! a' i l{ ':a''i.-v'i;?l - V .'.■'■ ■M-tfx'.!';i'!«'t!;«.-o'.'!Or.,e; '- ;s.->. -.i - I- ,uro, -'.,; ,•' '... ■ .iillii OiiartM Till vi.-'.'ifsy.' ...''■.„' ■c'.i'lii-'; ■■ .■yia/./.l.aV '?• -Ayil/nU ■ Sliii.i '.v I-la,', M'.-Mtiil. . ■ . .f'.I.,ii.i..i..-i'I''i..'iily-/' ■.ll.M-i..;:; tfi.-Mai'ti ' - - .'ifli-.i 1 lA-i't- .!ii|'|..,i;et l'lra -l-aV'«-'r»('i--'i ;-,'-, A.ii*.''.-"-f'*.fi*Hfi'.-y' ' .-j i^ift' StAiti 'iT;'^.'',Orcv .show, .thus '-providing tapiHjpxiniatoly:; ij^'QOO'- tar, ';eaph ;;pro^ dsic.lion. - In these ' lime:*. ' wilh .so much rpiicly money nbalini! around. lh;'i;.s- Ia nol of, '^paV'tieuiiir •,(bipoi't,- -out-' at ,figiii?ei;,'hi?i't irt tric?p()sl-.war period,' ■Wli-pii' ;njbncy '-may -a^ain - he 'tiplit, «ueh ? a ? .sum , ; ihayi? be '.j'ui^t yyhaits needeiJ '40- ?4ei - a;--sliqw pveivilie, top So -fal/ piiiy 23 peop1p;.have?}pin.cct lhe?,;i«rp'hp, ;tt'hi,ch;:'l;s jivrprtbal aitd has- rip oll'icnrs. Tney will get ijipcea pj; vr.rioU'-: piays throi'ijii mcnibprs of, the ,:'t!i-()ijp?', ■ iiiaiiy ypf,:, whom have ■p1(jseyl«ftit cor.iicel.ors. Ti-.e mcm- bei'.s, enlisted so I'iu'vare Judith.'.Ab- bpH, ?; Harry Ackerman, Mortimer Army. ; Out.slandin.!{, oldies are hot only wanted when bad fjyin.i; weaDie:-- ; keeps planes .arounded • prevent in? , delivery ? ot ' new ; produci >. but are ,; beihc;, asked for as a regular supple- ment to currci'.l features. Some of the men in the armed, forces, in their , parly- : 20s -, and ,, po.ssibly ypuiiRpr, haver ; saw: •(ilirisi sitcb.'fis Vlt- Hap,r' , ■p'ei-ii4 Ori*!'; Night " to Town,'' etc. Oiliei'.s, who have seen them; like to see them again. The, Army- may evenlually includp : revivals in the regular cinr.iil opera- ; tion because they raise the overall p'i'ality pC the film shipment. Osten- sibly, with I ?1 56 picture.-^: annually : re* cjuired,: th^se, piiiiivpti;:a]l; bS.^top ,;pic-:,. 't'lires'sjiice - th'ei--aup'pl.y. '.Ol-,^'A'^ tict is at all times liiiVtled,- Revivals are being o,!;led 'a.s a- moans of ir.ain- .taitiing? a'- highpr^:; uniform, standard ■pf, serpen fivrb.''-.'?;' Becker. Helen Brooks. Kay Brown,. Jcnni'.e Cagney. Nbrmah Cpr.win? lit;. Jerry Danzig, U.S.X.t Sylvia Dou'l- ingi Aliha;?Ersk;ine;,?;Euiiice:;Heal has been playing a minor role in the show and understudying -Johnson. At the same time, Shirl . Thomas (Mrs. Johnson ) is leaving with her husband, and she'll be suc- ceeded in the original Frances Mer- • cer part by Eve . McVeagh. When -Boys'' lef-t-herer HO-replacement-had- — n«w- y et been secured for Watson, but ■ management was in hopes of picking up a young singer in Chicago. Johnson signed with Metro last spring. Although his run-of-show , contract with Todd expired at end of Broadway run, he agreed to stay with "Boys" until after the beginning of Chicago engagement. Studio wanted him for a straight role in "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," but that would have forced Johnson to report in Holly- ■ wood ,at biBginhing 'of this moiith. and, he couldn't make it. His fiivst film assignment hasn't been set yet. Best Seattle Season For Legit in 12 Years Seattle, Feb. 29. • . Best legit season in 12 years is re^ ported by Hugh Beckett, vice-presi- dent and manager of Metropolitan Theatre Co., with: ace, bookings penciled for the balance of .the sea-* ".son, ■'. • Beckett reports coming attractions at Met: "Blossom Time," April 16 (eight days); "Blithe Spirit," April 25 (eight days); for May, "Sons o' Fun," and "Student Prince"; for June, "Life With Father," Tix Bought in jldvance For Post-Tax Period To Call for Present M Although the new 20% admission levy is dated to start April 1, the present 10% tax will, apply on all tickets sold up to March 31 for per- formances to be held thereafter. All the current Broadway legit, hits have sold, or have for disposal, tickets well into May, June' r and July, if not beyond then in several instances. Tickets sold at the box- office or in the agencies between now and the end of March will simr ilarly call for 10%, whije the same applies to mail orders, filled prior to April 1. Expected that when it. becomes generally, known that the present! admissions tax applies for future performances paid for within tlie next four weeks, ticket sales will be materially upped; . counteracting to some degree the business decline usual after Washington's Birthday, especially up to the "federal tax deadline, March 15. . ^ It is reported that the above- rul- ing has been . confirmed by the Treasury Department. . Boxotfices have, been advised that when ordering tickets, dated after April 1, the prices must include the 20% levy; that is, a $3 ticket will be $3.60 instead of $3.30 : as now. . For tickets on hand, but noi, sold up to the end of March, it is suggested that a rubber stamp be obtained reading "10% additional tax/' tick- ets to be stamped on both sides;' -When tickets for the same per- formance are sold prior to and after March 31, treasurers, in making re- turns to the- tax collector/ should make out the forms indicating the difference, such as: 200 (tickets) at $2.50 each $500 at 10% tax, $50 200 (tickets) at $2.50 each $500 at 20% tax, $100 March of the 4F's Boston, Feb. 29. Men may. be scarce and all that; but Sol Kaplan, -manager of ther Coibnial, annQuticed tfirpugh the newspapers the other, day that : the . producers: of "Jaiiie,|' i opening at tlie ;Colonia! the fol- lowing Monday (that is, Feb. 28), wanted about 20 young men to act as soldiers. The next morning at 9 a.ffi: 540 - young men were lined up out.'-ide tlieatre to grab the chance, and ■more tlian 50 applications ap- peared. in the mail. The spots had to be filled by drawing lots from a barrel. BERGMAN ESTATE PUT AT $520,056 A gross estate of $520,056, and a -net -of $450,730, was left by Leonard Bergman, nephew of A. L. Erlanger, when he died in September, 1942, at tl'-e age of 57, according to,; report filed in surrogate's court, New; York, last week. . Bergman, who had been adminis' trator; of his uncle's estate, and had also been , a producer and theatre operator on Broadway, left one-' fourth of his estate to his mother, Caroline Bergman, and the remain- der, to his widow. premiums (additional charge) paid for tickets obtained in the agencies. Ruling is that the money charged Over tlie boxoffice rate by brokers- is paid for service. The present 11% on agency-sold tickets will remain as ' Each ticket so sold for the lower floor is 83 ^4c (75c plus tax), or $1.67 per pair. Latter sum added to the boxoffice price is the correct amount collectable by the agencies. After April 1 the cost at the box- bflice will be $2.40 for a $2.20 ticket, $3 for .$2.75, $3.60 for $3.30, $4.20 for $3.85 $4.80 for $4.40, $6 for $5.50. As most sales are for two tickets, by doubling the new figure the exact price at. the b.o. is obtained. In the. agencies the present cost for a pair of $4.40 tickets is $10.47 ($8.80 plus $1.67), the new price to be $11.27. Most shows have a $3.30 top and the rate in the agencies for pair is $8.27. After the new tax goes in the price will be $8.87 as against $7.20 at the boxofflce. " When the new rates go in it is not impossible for $2.75 tickets to be most in demand, as the b.o. price will be an even $3, or $6 per pair. Show people fear the hiked admis- sion tax will affect business for ia- termediate shows; - - bonds had been notified that .while the date specified, was ' Feb.- 22, the special;bond matinee' would be given Tuesday (29). However, around 150 uninformed persons came to the the-: atre, their tickets; being quickly identified because they were clearly stamped as bond tickets. .Those pa- trons accepted the explanation that the matinee would . be played one week later. Amount of. bonds sold-'in exchange for tickets to the special "Victory" matinee, which sold out, was close to $5,000,000. Previously a bond mat- inee for "Early to Bed,'' Broadliurst, accounted for $550,000 in .bonds, and that for "Two Mrs. CarroUs," Booth (a small house), was around $330,000, Of a total, for the trio of $5,880,000. Last season, when eight bond mat" inees were given, $10j800,0.00 in bonds, were sold. - Strong Theatrical Group to Albany To Oppose Change in Job Agency Law Lambs in Trivate^ Gambol Marcb 19; Kaufman, Nugent Skits Again foregoing a public CJambol, the Lambs are readying a show to be given at the clubhouse on March 19, attendance limited to ijiembers and male guests. There are to be 16 numbers, cpmprlsed- of skits and specialties. A George S. Kaufman satire has been written especially for the Gambol, It is called "Local Boys Make Good," those to be kidded be- ing stagehands Another' skit written especially for the show is "Club Lovei": by J. C. Nugent. Understood, it was , necessary to return, a niimbef of sketches submitted because it was impractical to stage the material. : Walter N. Greaza is CoUie for the Gambol, while Eddie Weber is mus- ical director. Admission, .including dinner, will be $3 for members, tickets for: guests being $7.50 and $10, acfeording to 'lopationi - . ■f A strong theatrical delegation op- posed to the Gondon-Ostertag bills, which would radically change the present employment agency laws, went to Albany today (1). Delega- - tion included stage union officials and also' the producing managers, who for the first time joined witK.- the other groups on such a mission.' Hearings on the proposed legislation are bemg conducted by a state sen»:; ate committee. ■ Equity heads the .stage group and opposes the bills, which would knock out its 5% agency commission rule.; Delegates for the actors association,' are Paul Dullzell, Alfred Harding,.; Rebecca Brownstein; for radio (AFRA), Emily_ Holt, Minerva Pious;; for pictures (S'AG), Floreriee Mars-. - ten; for musicians ■ (local No. 802), . , William ., Feinberg;; for stagehands ' (local Nov I)-j Solly Pernick, William, - McDowell; for treasurers, - Morris .' Seamon; for Central Trades Council, Thomas Murtha; League of New York The atres (manag ers), James ,F. Reiljy;, Play Out A Highland Fling Boston, Feb. 28. . (j.eol'ge '^^.Isbdtt ;production , 6f corned in iHree-ficts («ix scenes), by Margaret Gurtis: Stagefl by. Abbott.; Sets, John Root..' .Oipienea at Wl.ibur, liu.stun, Feb. .28, '44. .';. Charlie Mi-KGn-/.ie.;. ; . ... . . . .Ralph Forbe.s ..leiinnie ;MoKenzie. .. .. . i .;.*. .Frances Reul. Sir Archibald McKeiizie '..John Ireland The. Tjady of .Shallot, . '.- v. .'. .Margimret Curtis B*bbie MoGr*^r Karl Swenson Lizzie McGrei;or.,.i>,.. Marguerite Ctiftvn Bessie -McGregor.'-,;, , • ... ....... . Pattl lirady Malcolm Gr.iham Ivan Miller "A Highland Fling'' stands to bring in the year's; artistic sheaves and with it plenty substantial material benefits; Comedy-fantasy is a gem of originality, humor and lyric beauty. And of enormous distinction in con- ception and realization. As it stands, it is a little out of focus. But there can be little question that it will emerge from try-out here as the sea-; son's ;nost refreshing contribution. • Emerging with it is: Margaret Cur- tis, its author and the- creator of its central role, that of a fragile Scottish daftie who, being daft, can converse with ghosts, and falls in love with an especially, dashing one. Miss Cur- tis, herself a Scot, proves an; actress of extraordinary capaqitjf. She con- veys the difficult role with a child- like naivete and an ephemeral qual- ity seemingly met , with on the stage but once in.a decade. A fabulous fu- ture for her seerfis certain. . ■ - Her play, a novel inspiration; tells of a rakehell ; of a ScOttiish' ghost who "lmints"liisTiTicEstrffi~castte^to-^ anyone -. from .dealing the .lamed Scone' Stone (the one in the abbey, he says, is a ' fake ). Amorously in- clined, he has a beautiful wilefangel who continually pleads with him to come up to heaven. The ghost makes love to . 'strange dafties who, with little children, can alone con- verse with ghosts. A little dismayed that his current daftie finds his kisses cold, 'and • relieved at last of his charge of guarding the stone when it is bought by; an American (and ,thus;kept out ;bf. English hands), the: ghost decides to go to heaven.. To do ,so; he. must, .first, . ..redeem, a; sinner. :The sinner double-crosses him; ; by failing to stay ; redeemed,,' liowever., And the ghost, makes a flnal'play for' the daftie. By this time, however, she has fallen in love with his de- scendant and can no longer hear him. Final curtain . wows. . . Ralph Forbes, as the ghost, draws his heftiest role in seasons, ; and makes the most of it for a standout performance. Comedy, however, boasts plenty of ..quality, in. all sup- porting roles, - with . particularly choice characterizations by John Ire- land; as the ghost's descendant; Karl Swenson, as the loquacious sinner;, and Frances Reid, as the angel. , In its present form the'-play runs to talkiness, but when given the Ab- bott; editing and pacing here it will almost certainly smash. Elie,, of Town Mrs. •Tanuary And Mr. Ex Wilmington, Feb. 27. Ricliai;d , Myers production of comedy, in three; 'acts (Hour, scenes), by Zoe Altins. ,Co-iitnrs Billic Biirke- and Fi-arik Craven. Btageil by Elliott, Nugent. - Heitinfe', Paul Morri.-ioii; coMiumeH,, Adrian of, Hollywood. Bre-sentfid at .PIiiyhouHe, 'Wilmington, Keb; 25-1iB, 44; ?2.ii0 top. Miss Belle Helen Carew Cha;rley; Blaine.;... ... . ..... .Kdward Nanirery- Slevens. . ..';-. . . . i. ... . . .rhit .Siieridan Mr'ri; .Janua,i:y, Nee -January- . - .,Billie Burke .VIa,rLjn LuLher Cooper. . . ... . . Frank Craven iHt - Expressman.;. . .,. . ..;, Roderick M'inchell 2nd Kxpressnian. *.."..,... .Robert .Simon Germaine. .- . . . . . . i . . . .-. . . .Thereso Quadrl Wilhelmina. ........ . .Barbara Bel Gcddes Rolando . .;. . ; -. . ; .... . . .... , .Bobby Pered, ( 'a rey, . . j ... ... ... .......... .Henry Baranai-d Burdeito. .... . .. . . . ... . . i . . , .Henry Vincent C1.I ncy I .... not othy I..K mbci t John Deacon- Ja;nuaryi .-. .'..Richard Tcinplo ; At present Broadway chances for Zoe Akins' "Mrs. January and Mr. Ex" look pretty slim despite the presence of Billie Burke and Frank Craven. Show wasn't ready to. open and it may be by the time drastic adjustments are - made chances will be better. . ; Now it's a case of liking the actors but a de/lnite thumbs-down on the play. Billie BUrfce -carries practically the whole -burden in another of her lovcable nitwit characterizations of the type which won her. fame in Hollywood. She is.onTStage -practically through- out as a wealthy, scatterbrained matron who chooses to live in "pov- -Cr-ty' in avsmall New ,EnglaMLjt£Lwn so as to be ready for the revolution she is sure will follow the war. She has three : children, ■ all by^ ;difrerent fathers she shed in divorce courts. Owner of house she picks for ex- periment ).<; an ex-president of the Goolidge type. Tliey have- a very mild.love affair.:and .the curtaili SaUs on the ex-proz about to be drafted as the Republican candidate. That's the plot, and; pointless, dreary dialog doesn't help. There are some laughs scattered heie and there but not enough to overcome other defects. . ., Miss' Burke struggles with .a serie.s of .screwy speeches that would -have floored a less-rable trouper.; 'How- ever,, she .sparkles from her first en-, trance and carries the audience with her right, up to the final curtain. Her co-star, Frank Graven, is less fortu- nate as- the ex -president. He has little to do but his presence is defi- hifely ah asset, : Only in the third- act does the role allow him to share ,, honors with Miss Burke. The - supporting ; roles ; are well played, with special mention for Helen Carew as a spinster; Barbara Bel Geddcs as the toughs older daughter; ; Richard Temple as a pompous capitalist, and' Therese Quadri as a French maid. Elliott Nugent's direction is spotty but he does; succeed > in; perking up some scenes. ■ ; Kl0p: managers lor agents andT union, Oliver M. Sayler. Many votes are represented by the delegation, it being pointed out that the Trades Council .alone has 1,800,- 000 members. Shuberts Lose Appeal In Test Case to Deny Admission to Critics The Shuberts have finally lost a three-year-old court contest in their efforts to regain the right to bar ■ people, from their theatres without cause, especially aimed; at the crit- ics. They questioned the legality of a Now York state law which prohibits managers from excluding without cause any person posijessing a ticket, but the statute was upheld in the lower courts and by the court of ap- peals last week, That is the highest tribunal in New 'Vork, and since its decision was unanimous, there, is but a slim possibility that the Shuberts will attempt to seek a review in the U. S. Supreme Court. Test was made through the suit of one Robert William Christie, of upstate Niskayuna, who was award- ed damages of $500 because he was barred trom seeing a performance of "Panama Hattje" at the 46th Street, N. Y., May 27, 1941. He was evi- dently picked, at random, not being identified with show business. Chris- tie sued the Select Operating Corp.,.; the Shuberts' corporate name. The amount of damages must now be paid ; the plaintiff.- In contesting the action attorneys for Se'Tct offered no rea- son why the tick'etholder had been denied admission. During one of their squabbles with newspapers the Shuberts; won one case giving them the right to bar critics, claiming a ticket was a license or contract. In that ca.se the fight was against the N. Y. Times, and the late • Alexander Woollcott, then its critic, was the object of the managers' spleen. , More recent state law knocked out that decision. Davidson Act . - Albany, N. Y., Feb. 29. Christie sued under the Davidson act of the Civil Rights Law, passed by~thB~EcgislatTrre" two'"years ago, which prohibits any theatre, man- agement, employee or operating company from refusing to admit to a public performance any person over 21 years of age who has paid the price of admission and who is not disorderly ;or abusive, of speech. Settle on 'Bright Lights' Claim of Elaine Miller against . Alex H. Cohen for the return of $3> 500 in connection witli "Bright; Lights" which Cohen produced, was settled, it being understood that she accepted about one-third of the amount. Miss Miller had, a small part in the revue, which lasted but a few days at the Forrest, N. Y., last fall. She claimed that Cohen had promised to make her a star, and she advanced him the coin for expenses. Another claim for $3,500 against Cohen on "Lights" was disallowed, that matter being arbitrated, Mary Poll, Charles Moss and Ruth Warren sought their investments back ; be- catise songs by Miss Poll and Bob Emmerich were not used. . .'Albcct Clear was the arbitrator. Si LEGITIMATE Wrducsday, I\rarth 1, 19 H, B'way Dandy; 'Carmen Over $45,000, 'Decision' Neat 16G, Ice' Soars, 38G, 24G for 'Oty 0,' 'Hayride,' Bioaclivav Riosses shot upward lor a nuiiibcr o£ sliows ovev the Wasli- T^^^ifS^rrBTinTi'ftarpfeVio'd-tliotiBh but four or five attractions gave addcci holiciav matinees; Surge to s|56, stase' plays was. so strong tliat ou one or two nigiits llopperoos sold out, in- cludins one tliat dosed directly after tlie holiday. - , , , Only one new show' last week, but it clo-os thi-, week. Throe fresh :it- tiactions arrive tlii^ week, and "Por- gy and Best.' returned to the City Center atter drawing groat grosses in a two-week repeat. foUownig which it went to Newark and did very well. , Estiiniites for Last Week Kei/,s: C iCom<:A\i), D (Di«m(f>, CD \.Comedij-Driwut), ,R . .:tRt':i!.ii«,, M (Musicid) , q, ■■ - • ■ "A t^oimecticnt Yankee,*' . Beol?: (l.'ith \Noek1 (M-1,214; $4.40). An- Qt hpi- yoek to t;o. and then to road; has done rather- well, and la.-t wcel with some holiday aid, the gio;-;, hoisted to $22,000. "Aiieel Street," Golden (H6tli week) (D-7^9; $3.30). Long-run im- port continues to stay in the money two weeks; "Mrs. Kimball Presents new-. tenant.- . ' . "Thank -you, SvoUo«(iJf'~-Mans(\elA (CD-1,001; $3.30). Prese-ntcd by Milton Baron; written by H. S, (Hi) Cratt Irom John Pen's story; opens tonight' ■-■■^ ■■' ■■ ■ ■ ■■::„,■': "The DoHghgirls," Lyceum (Olst week) (C-997; $3;W), Crack laugh show ,iust as good as ever, and again very close to $17,000, played usual einht tiinos, .. "The Voice of the Turtle," Moros- CO C12th week) (CD-993; .$3 8.>). One of Broadway's ideal hits; three- porson click will clean up fortune; close to S22.000 weekly. "Tomorrow the World," Barry- more (46tli week I tD-l,0G4: $3.30). Registered biggest gross with pos- sible exception of New Year s week, appioached $18,000. ' "The Two Mis. Cairolls," Booth (30lh week) (R-712; $3.30). An parlv seaso n click: I'as. . g'^"^. °Y !r.'' and last week the talciiigs bettered $11,500. "Arscnie and Old Lace," Hudson (164th week) (Cr)-1,094; $3,30), Ex- cellent weekend attendance sent tak- ings upward; ' with . ooiint approxi- mately $14,000; its best figure since last season. ■ ■ - "Bright Boy," Playhouse (C-833; $3.30). Presented by Arthur J. Bock- hard and Bavid Merrick; written by John Boruff; dated to open Thursday (2). "Carmen Jones," Broadway . tl3th week) (0-1,900; $4.40). Midweek matinee switched Tuesday (Wash- ington's Birthday) and sold out; tak- mg& bettered $45,000, great. "Decision," Bela.sco (4th weelt) (D-1.097; .$3.30). Strong indications drama will make grade; approached $10,000 mark; played an extra per- formance. "Earlv to Bed/' Broadhilrst (37th week) '(M-1,100; $4.40). Eitimatos under . actual .pace.:.: and last week went up materially;, gross figured nearly $26,500. "Harriet,'* Miller (44th week^ (D- 940; .$3.83). Annoimced to terminate at end of March;: will tour next sea- son: bounded up to better than $18.- 000 last week; next attraction will be "Chicken Every Sunday." "Jackpot,** Alvin (6th week) (M- 1,327; $4.40). Little difterence here, although got its share of holiday trade; groSiS quoted over $24 000; very good, but not capacity. • "Kiss and Tell,*' Biltraore; (49th week) Clbsing- Sat^^ '(4 ) ; endiii'g Seooiid iveek; rgdt little Rafter : ..pt-.eriii(3i'e; rated around .$4,000. .thajor pavt .of which .''wa.'i on 'flrst' . night.:' . ': *'Sta.rs'On'ice," CeiitC!!' '(82d week): • , (repeat dafe):' ('Ii.-.3.0()0; : $l::G5 ); ' May terihlliate ! , present,' r . edition, ; .next month but' duO' 't'oiV'rnew , shO\^, ' in June; .=;oarod to $38,000: 10 times. "Take It As It Comes," 48th Street. Stopped abruptly alter per- formance Wednesday (23) last week; with a bang despite cnTics; $14,500"; capacity. ":t Is a Family,'* Longacre (42d week) (C-1,018; $3.30). Riding along to excellent money; last week gross hopped to $13,000; laugli show played an extra performance. "Walinower,** Cort (6th week) (D- 1,064; .$3.30). Had excellent holiday attendance and, without extra per- foimance, improved to approxi- mately $13,000, okay. "Winifed Victory," 44th Street (15th week) (D-1.409: $4.40). One of Broadway's leal toppers; best grosser by far amonK dramas with Armv Air Force play well over ?37.000. - . , ,,„,^ "Ziegfeld Follies,*' Imperial (48th weoki (R-1.327; $4.40). Hit new high in thi.'? s.p6t,: .whete it.moyed .some weeks ago from Winter Garden; quoted around $39,000 in nine times. REVIVALS "Merry Widow," Ma.ieslic (30th week) (0-l,695; $3.30). Had one of best weeks in some time, count bet- tering $26,500; among season's top winners. •'Othello,' Shubert (18th week) (D-1,325; $3.30). Jammed 'em in and is making record for heavy Shakes- peare drama - that may never , be topped; over $24,000. "The Chcrrv Orchard," National (5th week) (D-1,154; $3.30). Another revival drawing substantial attend- ance; soared to around $17,000 last w eek. Gilbert and Sullivan, Ambassador (3d week) (O-1.105; $3,30), Doing very well; operetta fans drawn to R. H. Burnside presentations; last week approached $17,000. REPEAT "Porgy and Bessi" Qity Center (0-2 698; $2.20). Atter playing re peat date , Of ' two w.eeks here,'; -re turned Monday (28) for another six weeks; last week in Newark takings were around $24,000 at Mosque; great. BLONDELL SOMETHING FOR PinSBURGH, 31G Pittsburgh, Feb. 29. "Something for the Boys," with Joan Blondell, set season's record at Nixon last week, rolUng up smash $31,000 at $3.85 top. Would have been, a couple of grand more it the show could have opened on a Monday night, but heavy production require.-, nearly 48 houi.s to set un, .^o "Boys' ytfc^'Sge'trHnder » iv a y- '.u ii til-'-~P'Ue,sd-ay;. (22") with special Wa.sliini;ton"s Birtli- day matinee, and as a result played three afternoon artd only five eve- ning performances. "Boys" started out big and kept moving, and by weekend scalpers were picking up as much as $20 a pair for choice locations. Blondell generally credited with the big draw; she did the same thing here last Oc- tober m Uoppo "Naked Geniu.s." Nixon has "Tobacco Road" for about the 'steentli time, and it's still one of the wonder;, ol the industry. Terrific advance sale indicates a sock week. Phiilv Sells Out. 'Prince' 291/2G Philadelphia. Feb. 29. Three legiters opened and all tlwee in, or very close to. the sellout class. That was the situation here in Phitly last week, which produced' a situa- tion which probably hasn't been par- alleled here in .Qver a deeade. Money leader of the week: was the perennial "Student Prince," which, in the.' second and. laist w«iel< of 'its latest x'eturn engagement at the For- rest, soared to a walloping $29,510 in nine performanoe.s (including a spe- cial Wa.shitigton's Birthday matinee). With S2.8a top. this wa.sn't far under tops. "Abie's Iri.sh Rose.'* in its third week at the Locust, also zoomed to a red-hot $19,400 in its third of what is figured as a six-week engagement. "Abie" also had an extra matinee, but gross was all the more remark- able because show has a $2.28 top. Theatre Guild's phenomenal . "Ja- cobowslty and the Colonel." without any extra holiday performances, gal- loped to rousing $19,000 in second and last week a.s the American The- atre Society's fourth : subscription play of the. season here., 'Sons' Nifty m in Fmal Chi Wk., 'Patriots'Strongl3^/^G,'Faniily $9,800 Kiss'17G,Seatde Seattle^ Feb. 29. First week of "Kiss and Tell" at Metropolitan, sealing 1,300 at $2.88 tqn. .pulle'i J tUlice...$l7..MUast. ,.w,eek., Iloii.se usually scats closd to 1,500, but owing to the stage set cutting ofi" view, half the gallery seats are blacked out. Current Rtfad Shows (March l-U) 'DOUGHGIRLS' $19,000 IN FINAL DETROIT WEEK Detroit, Feb. 29. "The Doughgirls" kept up to a high level i.i its third week at the Cass, tucking in a fine $19,000 for the final week It brought tlie total^ ^ruf tour undeT American "Thea^^^^ JAKE $20,000 IN WASH. ADVANCE Washington, Feb. 29. 'Uacobowsky and the Colonel," the Franz WerfeUS. N. Behrman: comedy, opened here (28) with a $20,000 advance sale. On the fort- ,night engagement at the National' theatre it is expected to gross close to $40,000. "Life With Father" checked out with a $61,000 gross on its two-week engagement and 20 performances. So many were turned away- at the boxoflice the drouse- Lindsay comedy will be back for a summer run. Gross last week $33,000. : "3 Is a Family" and ' Janie" are booked after the Theatre Giuld comedy. Another .attraction which gleanings of the comedy up to $60, 000, not counting an extra matinee and night that were tucked in Sun- day (27) at the end of the run. House Hocs dark until March 5, when "Kiss and Tell" moves in. "Janie,"' -which is goiiig at the pop top-ef-$lT65r-keo-ps-iHiprov-ing-at^the- Latayette. In the third week the comedy . lifted to :$8;60(), a continued Improvemont-over the second week's' $:8;i00;and tir.st week's; $7:,9()0, :Show stays, isn until :,the housfe gaes, in foi" a spoil of magico on March 13 with Dante. Monte Carlo Ballet Terrif 35G, Montreal Montreal, Feb. 29. Ballet Riisse de Monte Carlo, six iiights add two milts, 'scaled at $2.25i ,s bid to; capacity,,' eyei'y:: night, With good houses at matinees, for an esti- mated terrif $35,000. Second night was devoted to a Russian' aid.fUnd,,\vith the' iGovehioi> Gencra-l-,and EiM.hce.ss,'; Alice ,as,,{p!i- itortu; and p,i'iGes,,w,ere,.scaIed, for tliat, night at $5. *Kiss*" 15G, Cincy : ' . ■ (iineinnatl. Feb. 29. ' : . :This 'town is in ■ for 'a light . legit diet for Lent. ISarliest dcifthite, boo.k- jng - is ; "Gaod -Night Ladie.s'', for the Week: o'.f, April 2 .at ,,tlie Ciox. with, a po.ssibility .that ,"3 :Is' a - F;lmily'' : \yill precede it for a ;w,eeit in March. :, . Lsist week "Kiss and Tell" did re- ported •. $15,000: in ■ the ' '.Goxj .1,300- seater, at $2.75 top. Society subscription auspices is "Connecticut Yankee," booked here in late April. . . , IRS. KIMBALL' GETS ONLY $2,000 IN BALTO Baltimore, Feb. 29. Prosperous season of legit here took a decided dip la.st week with pre-Broadway trial of "Mrs. Kim- ball Presents," written and staged by Alonzo Price, produced by Gerken and Chandler and unmercifully panned by local crix into le.ss than $2,000 for the week's effort at Ford's. Good, advance sale • for , ''Arsenic :and. Old Lace," ,with Bela , Lugo.si |n -the^.Karloff role, curreiitly on, tap. 'Road' 9G, Indpls. Indianapoln, Feb. 29. ''Tobacco Road," plaving the Eng- lUli (1,500 ) for the second, jtirho ,,this, year, cleaned up an additional $9,000 at $1.65 top last week. De- spite consistently good bi^' for road shows here in lecent months, house i,s without an attraction for March, with spring outlook vagiao. Shows in Rehearsal "1*11 Be Scein* You" ("Out of This World" )— John Golden, Hacry Joe Brown. "Chicken Kvery Sunday"— Edward Gross, "Abie's Irish Eose" (1st co.)— Locust street, Philadelphia (1-11). i "Abie's Irish Rose" (2d co.)— Be- lasco, Los Angeles, (l-U). "Allah Be Praised"— Forrest, Phil- adelphia (5-11). "Arsenic and Old Lace" (2d co.')— Ford's, Baltimore (1-3); Karlton, Williamsport, Pa. (6); Lyric, Allen- town (1 ); War Memorial Auditorium, Ti-pn lnn («) ; The Playhouse, Wil- mington (9-11). "Ballet Russe"— Royal Alexander, Toronto (1-3); Boston Opera House, Boston (7-11). "Blackouts of 1944" (vaude)— El Caiiilan, Hollywood (1-11). "Blithe Spirit"— Memorial Audi- torium, Fresno (1); Russ Audi., San Diego (2-3); Biltmore, Los Angeles (5-11). "Blossom Time" (Isl co.)— Bilt- more, Los Angeles (1-3); Russ Audi., San Diego (5-6); Municipal Audi , Long Beach (7); Civic Audi., Fre.'-no (9) ; Memorial Audi., Sacramento (10) : College of the Pacific Audi,, Stockton (11). "Blossom Time" (2d co.)— Emporia Stale Audi,, Emporia (1); Auditori- um. Manhattan. Kans. (2); Music Hall, Kansas City. Mo. (3-5); Audi., Salina. Kans. (6); City Audi. St. Jo- seph. Mo. (T); Omaha, Omaha (8);- Orpheum, Sioux City (9); Corn Pal- ace, Mitchell, S. D. (10); Coliseum, Sioux Falls, S. D. (11). Doughgirls" (2d co.)— Temple, Saginaw (1); Bijou, Battle Creek 12); Keith's, Grand Rapids (3); Hanna, Cleveland (5-11). Follow the Girls"— Shubert, New. Haven (2-3); Shubert, Boston (5-11), Gay Nineties Revue"- Constitu- tion Hall, Washington C7); Lyric, Baltimore (8); Armory, Wilmington C9); High School Audi., New Britain (10); Symphony Hall, Boston (11). "Good Night, Ladles*'— Blackstonc, Chicago (l-U). "Highland Fling"— Wilbur, Boston (l-U). "Ice Follies of 1944*'— Arena, Cleveland (2-11). : :"Jacoboivsky and . the Colonel"— National. Washington (l-U), "Janie" (1st Co.)— Colonial, Bos- ton (l-U). . , • Janie" (2d Co.)— Shubert Lafay- ette, Detroit (1-U)> "Juiiior Miss"^Lanier Auditorium, Montgomery (1); Eiianger, Atlanta (2-3); Bijou. Knoxville (6); Audi., Asheville (7); Carolina, Charlotte- (8^; National. Greensboro (9); Caro- lina, Durham (10); State, Raleigh (U). "Kiss and Tell" (2d Co.)— Harris, Chicago (l-U). "Kiss and Tell" (3d Co.)— Metro- pplitan, Seattle (1-3); Gary, San Francisco (5-U). "Kiss and Tell" (4th Co.)— Hanna, Cleveland (1-3); Ca.ss, Detroit. — !tLife.^-WHh-J^ather^(2d -Co.)--=. State. Hairisburg (1-2); Playhouse, Wilmington (3); Lyric, Richmond (6-8); Academy of Music, Roanoke: (9); Municipal Audi., Charleston, W. Va. (11). , ''Mrs. January and Sfister X*'--^ Walnut, Philadelphia (5-U). "Oklahoma'* (2d Co.)— Hrlangep, Chicago (l-U). "Patriots" — Studebaker, Chicago (l-U). '(Plans for Tomorrow" Walniit, :PhiMclphia,'(l-,3);' "Rosalinda"— Shubert, Bo.ston (t- 3); Shubert, New Haven (5-11). ; "Something for the Boys*'— Civic; Opera House, Chicago (l-U). "Sons O' Fun**— Davidson, Mil- waukee (1-3); American, St. Louis^' Mo. (5-11). "Student Prince"— War Momorial Auditorium. Trenton ,(1); Bushnell Audi,. Harllord (2-3); Audi., Roches- ter '.(6-8); Shea's, Jamestown (9);: Colonial, Akron (10); Park, Youngs^ town (U). .- "Three's a Family" — ' Americaii,' St. Louis (1-3); Nixon, Pittsburgh ■/CS-U)'. '.',:. : ;;.'::, i -".,',.:■; \;''' "Tobacco Road" — Njxon, Pittsr burgh (1-3); Hartman, CoUimhua (S- U). " tomorrow the World** (2d Co.)-i Selwyn, Chicago (5-11), , „ Chicago, Feb. 29. "Sons- o* Fun,*' ending its final week, pulled through last week with a nifty $34,000, up $4,000 over last week. "Patriots" did a strong $13,500 for nine perforjnances in it.s" opening week at the Studebaker. All other .imuses.T-.to(ipfid-.Jast...weelt^receipis — b.v around $2,000 tvith the exception of "3 Is a Family," which closed liist Saturday (26) to a good $9 800. Ralph Kettering, managei-^ of the Civic th". atre, is currently in New York set- ting a follow show, to ''Famil,y." In- creases were attiibuted I'o fine weather and the Washington Birth- day crowds that hit the loop. " Estimates tor Last Week "Good Night; Ladies," Blackstone (98th week) (1,200; $2.75). Up $3,000 to a strong $17.,500. "Kiss and Tell." Harris (42d week) ' (1,000; $2.73). Up $1,500 to fine $17,- 500. ' "Oklahoma," Erlanger (15th week) (1.500; $3.85). Sellout $30,000, "Sons 0' Fun," Civic Opera llou^fe (8lh and final week) (3,600; $3.30). Up $4,000 from previous week to strong $34,000. — "Tomorrow— the -World;'*— Sohvvit" — (16th week) (1,000; $2.75). Up $'l,- 500. bettering $13,000. "Unexpected Honeymoon," Great Northern (14th week) (1.400; $2.75). Dropped off to $7,000. Plenty of two- ■ tor-ones in circulation. . "3 Is a Family," Ci\ic (15th and final week) (900; $2.75). Held to good $9,800,, closed Satin-day night (20). "The Patriots." Studebaker (1st ' week) (1,250; $2.75). Opened with ■ ■ strong $13,500 for nine performances. - 'Blossom Time' Must Have That Investment Back By This Time ; "Blossom Time." number two com- pany, continued its big grossing pace last week when the takings in seven. , times in five .stands exceeded $24,000. Playing the Auditorium. Oklahoma .- City, operetta got over $8,600 in one performance, biggest Single take ever ■ for the show and is claimed the rec- ■ Old gross for any legitci'. Other .spots vi.<-ited: Little Rock, Enid, Ponca City and Tulsa. Number one company of "Time" is doing alright, too. On (he way back ; front the (ioast tlie week previous it got $16,300 in three Nebraska stands: Denver, $11,100 (two nights and one ' matinee); Hastings, $2,700, and Pueb- lo, $2,500. 'ROSALINDA 25iG IN HUB;'SV0B0DA'1HG Boston, Feb. 29 "A Highland Fling," debut at the Wilbur, and "Janie," into the Colo- ; nial for a run, are keeping the Hub 3 : rialto on an even keel this week, both shows opening to big advances. "Rosalinda" finishes its i)licMomenal fun here this week.' Sat. (4), hav- f ing hit the roof virtually all of its "six" weeks her^! iGrosses. actually, have maintained abotit a, $25,000 ,. level weekly since the show opened . here, contrary to the first fortnight's .: figures reported in this column). : Neither "SvoUoda," nor the Sahnagsi Opera clicked big, although both-: benefited from the school vacation;: and the favorable weather. : In the ofl'ing are "Follow the Girl.s"'at the Shubert. and the Ballet \ Russe de Monte Carlo at the Opera House March 7; "Chicken Every Sunday," March 20, and "Dream With Music," Shubert, April 10. Fslimates for Last Week ._ilRosaliuda,:^_Shubei:l_iljm:_$A30ii .$3.85 Sat.s.) Including holiday mat- : inee and school's-out biz (no extiai,; vn-tual sellout on fifth week, or clo.sc to $25,500 at scale. Final week of six-week visit current. "Follow the Girls" next on March 7. Salmaggi Opera Co., Opera House (3,500; $2.20). Finished oiRht-pcr- , formance week Sundiiv (27), for an / estimated $15,000. N.s.h. Hou-^e djrk this week. ,,';-.. "Thank You, Svoboda.** Plymouth (1,424; $2.75). Boo.sted by holiday week biz for an estimated $11,500. not enough. Closed Saturday (26). . Dunham Dance Revue Socko $22,000, St. Loo St. Louis, Feb. 29. After being dark for two weelc? - the American theatre, sole le^'.icr , here, opened with Kathcnne Dun- ham's "Tropical Revue," and bi7. , which has been above average all, season, continued in that vein. The piece, presented eight times, with the 1,700-seat house scaled to $2 80.. grabbed off a sock $22,000 for oiic of the best takes of the season. . 11 was ^ near SRO biz for every performance,, ■: Crix dished out plenty of rave*!. "Throe Is a Family," with the , long-run Chicago cast, opened a one^ week stand in the American Sunda-^ (27). The house is scaled to $2.80 and a heavy advance indicates an^ other profitable engagement. Wednesday, MarcK !« 1944 55 JOHN iiEFFIiEB Jo)ni Lefl'lei', 73, veteran legit pi-o- , cUicer and managei", died in.Jliami, Feb. 22. He had engaged in the prq- duction and managerial end of show biisine.ss for more than half a ccnr tury. He had made his home at Lambs dub, New York, for years. ■ Lefller began his career as a pro- ducer a? senior member in firm of Leftler & Br&tton, in which his partner was John W. Bratton, a com- poser. Together they popularized jiui^iGal comedies adapted from ■ comic 'Stl'ips .; in . newspapers, theSe; including "Bustor Brown" and "The Newlyweds and Their Baby." The partners also purchased road rights to many Broadway successes, includ- ing .the John Cort musical, "Listen Lester"; "Damaged Goods" and "Par- lor, Bedroom and Bath." Lcfflcr, a member of an old the- ' atrical family, was known to Broadr ■ .way as the inventor of the hat- check system back in the days when, as a boy of 10, he passed out pro- grams at Tony Pastor's for a dollar — per wee k: — ^He-hit-upon-thrideannr a rainy afternoon when he volun- teered :to watch umbrellas for the audience and netted $4 in tips. He • invested this: with a keymaker who k fashioned brass checks with num- bers on them. Next rainy day he ■ jsrossed $10. Same system is still employed in theatres. Since 1931, Leffler was company : : manager for shows produced by the late Sam H. Harris, Buddy De Sylva and Irving Caesar. His last job was as company manager for the latter^s '•Jly Dear Public." . . Surviving are two. brothersi Ben Leaier, and George Leffler, man- ager of the City Center Opera Com- pany. century. After ail initial fling with dramatic stock, -he entered, vaude with a series of dramatic playlets and sketches. In 1909 he went to California and went into motion picture work,; wliere he. appeared in support fff Mary Pickford, Lillian Gi$h, Lionel Barrymore and others. Among his better-known portrayals was that of the Monsignor in "The White Sister," which he made in Rome with an American company, and the lead in "The Life of General Lee." Since his retireinent several years ago he had lived with relatives . and later at the Edwin Forrest Hom^. Within the last year he had: been the "Old , Campaigner ' on the radio in Philadelphia's drive for United Charities. His last film, made last >ear. was "The Life of Russell Con- well," story ol the life of the founder of Temple University Philly. He leaves a brother, John Reeves, of Los Angelcsi: ■ LAWRENCE GBOSSMITH Lawrence Grossmith, 67» British and American stage comedian . for almost a half century, died Feb. 21 at the MotiotrPicture Country Hou.se in Hollywood. Of a prof e.ssional family, he was the Son of George Grossmith, creator of several Gilbert and Sullivan role?, and the brother of George Grossmith, Jr., founder of the SngUsh Film Co. He was also married ' to Vernon Castle's sister. Grossmith was born in London in 1877, where he began his prof es; ■ sioi\al career as Robert In "Nitouche" ill 1896. He came to this country in 1898 with Lily Langtry andi with the exception of a tour of Australia in 1923, commuted between America and England until 1938, when he nioved to Hollywood. Among hisf nuiiierous stage appearances were roles in "Flora Bella," "Love O Mikc," "Hitchy Koo" and "The Cat and the Fiddle" on Broadway. He created the title role in "Shockr Headed Peter" in London and was seen in "The Girls ol Gottenburg," "The Brass Bottle" and "Nobody Home" during, the early part of his career there. In 1910-11, he did three music-hall sketches and, for a short time in 1913, managed the Savoy tlieatrc. He made several British and American /films from 1933 to 1940, appearing in the "Sherlock Holmes" series in this country. Memorial services were held for him Feb. 23 and his sister-in-law, Iiene Castle, will take his ashes to Woodlawii cemetery in New York, whore thev will be placed beside —those-ol-lus— Wife. FRANK F. BVBNS Frank Frederick Burns, 69, re. tired theatre manager and former vaude actor, died Feb. 23 at Yonkers, . N. Y. He was an uncle of James Gleason, legit and motion picture actor. , . Burns began his show biz career via the Sells-Floto shows. He di verted to vaude some years later, partnered in the blackface team of Burns and Coakley. Later he be- came travelling manager for the Boslonian Opera Company and after that had be^n connected in a mana^ gcrial capacity with the Keith vaude circuit. Before his retirement 12 years ago, he had managed the Playhouse, Passaic, N. ,J. ' Surviving,, besides his nephew, are a son, Charles. P. Burns, man- ager of Loftw's, Yonkers, a brother land « sistfr, - ' Broadcasting. New York, Feb. 23. Matthews had been doubling be- tween radio acting and crriploymeht with the. Wright .Aeronautical :e6Tp;, plant in Paterson, N. J. ife had gone to the studio lo audition for. a draiMatic.:.rQle: on,.ttiB "Gx'eeii Hornet" radio program. Incotne Tax Service Continued from page 2 BILLIE ALLEN Mrs. Mary Matthews Hoagland, 51, who had been known profes.sionally as Billie Allen, died Feb. 22 in New York. . Miss Allen, had been a dancer, ap- pearing m vaude as well as, several editions of "Ziegfeld Follies." She retired from stage in 191G when she married John A..- Hoagland, son of the baking powder tycoon;, . CUBIQUE DtAZ Curique Diaz; 71, veteran circus performer; died at Tampa, Florida, Feb. 17. Diaz had been with Ring- ling Bros. Barnum & Bailey . circus from 1903 to 1935, and since then with various other shows. He had been living at the home of the- Zarchinis.in Tampa. Survived by his widow. ~HUGlI~BARRETT-»OBBS ^ Captain Hugh Barrett Dobbs, 59, Widely known as "Captain Dobbsie" oh the radio, died in Seattle, Feb; 20. Born in Kentucky, he ■ came west and toured Alaska selling phono- graph records and. iplayer pianos. He sold films in Seattle for a time. Later in San Francisco, Dobbs began a radio career which lasted. 20 years. For nine years he . headed the Coast radio program, "Ship of Joy," which was occasionally broadcast ship-to- shore from the S. S. Malolo on: her Hawaiiari cruises. ; For the la.st three years he had been doing radio shows in Seattle, having three regular programs over KOMO-KJR at time of death. He is survived by a -former Wife, a daughter, a son and a sister. > MAUBICE E. LAWBENCE Maurice E. Lawrence, 95, com- poser and musical director, died Feb. 16 in Hollywood. Pioneer in musical spuntt' for motion .pictures, he wrote scores for numerous films, including . "When Knighthood Was In Flower;" At one time he was mu- sical director of the Million Dollar theatre under Sid Grauman; For 20 years he supervised . music at Pai-amount, resigning, in 1940. In recent years he was connected, with Columbia. ■ ' JOHN T. McCASUN John T, McGaslm, 67, who op- erated a theatrical a gency Balti- more for years, died in Glen Ridge, N. J., Feb. 27. McCaslin specialized in outdoor showbiz and dime muse- ums* handling w.k. freak attractions for side shows nationally. Surviving are two daughters; : ■ ; : ■. .- : JEBBY CABNET ■ Lieut; Jerry Shapiro, known on stage as Jerry Carney, of Frano: & Carney, died in a fire -which de stroyed the barracks buildings at Camp Pickett, Va., Feb. 22. Building was used as ojficers' quarters. He was the only person killed although two others were badly burned Burial was in Brooklyn, N. Y., last week. ■ Shapiro had been in the Army for three years: He is survived by his widow, a brother, sister and parents. LT. FETEB CHANAN Lt. - Peter Chanan, 29, former film auditor .with Century Circuit -in New York and lately attached to- Fourth Ferrying Command at Memphis, was killed Feb. 2, overseas when a transport plane crashed. Lt. Chanan was serving as navigator. He had enlisted in August, 1941, graduated at Selman Field near Monroe, La., and joined the Mem phis Ferrying group, Dec. 26. ; : : He was unmarried. EDGAB BEBTBAND Edgar Bertrand, 50, former vaude and burlesque performer, died in New Yoi'k, Feb.- 16, ' . He. recently completed a USO-Camp Shows tour of' Iceland and Greenland. : . Prior : to that he was partnered with his brother, Bert Bertrand, in burlesque and vaude. His widow survives. ■ .I' '3. BARNET, SHEBBY J. Barney .Sherry, 72, veteran vaude, legit and film actor, died Feb. 22 in Philadelphia. Born in Germantown, Pa.^ he was christened J. Barney Sherry Reeves but dropped the ;:latter tag when entering showbusiness at turn of PAUL L. BYAN Paul LiUis Ryan, former ; vaude and musical comedy . actor, died February 24 In Buffalo. -He is sur vived by his -window, the former Maxine Douglas: : Ryan was playing at the Cocoanut Grove, , night club in Buffalo^ when taken ill. DONALD STUABT Donald Stuart, 46, screen atid radio actor, died Feb. 22 in Hollywood following a heart, attack. Native, of England, Stuart moved to Hollywood in 1925 after : several years of stage trouping. BRUCE MATTHEWS Bruce Matthews, 26,. radio actor: dropped dead in studio Of National amount of your tax fomputation for 1943. • • Your next step is to total your en; tire income and place this figure in line 1, page 1. Deductable Expenses 13 and you are almost' home. Place' this figure in line 16. Now yoiKmust refer back to your 1942 income tax return or the forna- '.m^iiled yqu from the Collectpr's oJ- ' lice, ■ The" top amount given on the- Deductable expen.'ics is the ^icxt , Collector's Form 1125 is the figuio itemV .^This 'will , inclucle^Vyotfr bUsi-' ys"^;; P«^e:W hne :1T:; If;this,.figure ness, expenses: for .thC : year, . incl.iici ing commissions to agents, costumes, makeup, advertising, union dues, transportation, telephone dnij 'telc- griiph, tips, and when a permanent home is maintained, your hotel fciiargcs; The.se items mu.?t be item- ized and attaohcd to your , return.. Ybu ' will then', subtract ;t.h^,-am.ou'n^^ from your gi-o.-5S salary, the figure you gave in line 1, page 1. You then reach "Compensation after dcduetable expenses." Thi.s is smaller than the one in line 16, place It in the box 19a. It the amount in line 16 is smaller it will go in 19a. Forsivencss, T.i->ces This, is; -wjbere ;yo,u ;.o.bta,i.!-i. what '. foigivcness you may be entitled to for either 194? or 1943-. After plac- ing the smaller fixture, line 16 or line 17, in line 19a, divide this amount by 4 ■ and multiply by 3. ■ This will give'ydii ;75 "!(■,- the: anabunt ■|prgiyepi-.: The biVliiticie, • the; unforgivetv part; of ' your tax, goes in lino 19c. Add this figure is to be carried to line 10, page ^ , , . .„ 1. if you do not have additional in- i amount to the amount in line 18 come as noted on: the form: , Under "Doductioni" list your church and charitable contribu^ JACOB CONN Jacob Conn, 67, former New; Eng^ land exhibitor and indie producer, died Feb. 27 in Hollywood: ; He is survived by his son, Capt. Maurice H, Conn,, U. S. Army Air Corps, who- was an, lindependent film producer before leaving for service, and daughter, Connie Lee, Columbia writer. ARTHUR J. PURCELL Arthur J. Purcell, radio .script writer and composer, died in Holly- wood Feb. 24. He was 48 years of age. Charles W. Mum, 79, president of several Detroit ^theatre companies, died in Detroit, Feb. 22. He was engaged in the furniture business but retired at 50. However, he decided to re-enter business and more than 25 years ago invested in the old Pal- ace theatre, later becoming man-, ager: He, was president of LaSalle Gardens Theatre Co., Grand Riviera Theatre- Co. and Riviera Annex Comr pany. He leaves two cons* Elizabeth Kinsey Miller, 72, first leading lady , of original Kinsey Komedy Kompany, traveling troupe, died Feb. 24 in Fostona, O. Kinsey organization, now the Madge Kinsey Players, played hundreds of Ohio towns during last 40, years. ; Her husband and two daughters survive. William Robert Telier, 72, dean of music printers, died Feb. 21 at Rutherford, N. J.: Has been in music publishing business for half a ecntury and at time of death was chairman of board of Robert! Teller; Sons & Dorner, music printers. Mrs. CeHa Taxman Durwood, wife of Edward D. Durwood, general manager of ^ Dubinsk-y - Durwood chain of theatres, died Feb. 24 in Kansas City, Mo. Survived by hus- band, one daughter, two sons, and three brothers. — FnHiinr~Cahill— Sr.— fathei^-of Major Frank E. Cahill, Jr., head of Warner Bros. Theatres sound : de- partment and now on active duty, died Feb. 22 in New York. John William HUndeitmarck, Sr., 63, Salem, :0., musician and -director of Old Quaker City Band for 30 years, died Feb. 20 in Salem, O. His Widow- and; three sons survive. Harry (Peck) liOWnds, 44, veteran Circus employee, died Feb. 17 in Chi- cago. He was with Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey .for 15 years. Clarence M. George, 65, former vaudeville actor, died in Akron, O., Feb. 18. He had retired from the stage 17 years ago. . Pichel Gets 'Medal' ' Hollywood, Feb. 29. Irving Pichel draws the director job on "A Medal for Benny," war drama to be produced by Paul Jones at Paramount from a screenplay by John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner. Dorothy Lamour and .^tturo de Cordova are asssigfied to top roles. tions, interest paid on a loan or mortgage, taxes, including sums paid to States, miscellaneous taxes -paid on- purchasesT— gasoline— taxesp-auto- mobile licenses and amusement, taxes, ,,. ■ ■ The item: of medical deduction.s should not be filled in - until you have observed Schedule "H"; on page 3; , List the: names of your . 'doc- tors, dentist, , chiropractors and the: dates of your treatments., ;Inolude also the -names of hcspitals where you have been under care, includ- ing the ;extra expenses for, nursing; and : medicines. The total of these expenses will be placed on line 3, Schedule H. ; Put the total of your income taken from line 10, page 1 on line 4, Schedule 'K. Turn back to page 1 and add; ■ up - your ■ deduc- tions. This total place ^n line 5, Schedule H. Subtract; lin^ 5 : from line 4 and multiply the result by 5. This will give you the amount the Government expects you to pay from your own pocket for medical care. ; The balance; arrived at by subtracting this amount from; the total of your, entire medical expense is the figure you -iviU plate in line 15, page 1. Total line 11 to 16 page 1. Place result in line 17i Subtract this fig- ure from line 10. The same formula applies to the .Victory tax column and. all figures in ..'column. 1 will also be, added in column 2;, - when spaces are available. The : total of coltimn 2 will appear on line 19. Turn to page 4 , of the re- turn. Place the sum you reached at the bottom of Column 1 in the first line of page 4. Next your personal exemptions, $1,200 , Jf^ married or head of the :family:and'$350 for. each dependent, $500 if single, The to- tal of these deductions are- to be subtracted from the net in- come. : The balance is your sur-, tax ; net income and - should be computed as follows: If the figure is $2,000 or less, multiply by 13. If over $2,000 and not over $4,000, mul^ tiply the second $2,000 by 16. The result will be $260 and $320, or a total of $580. Therefore, it the sur-, tax net income is exactly $4,000, the- surtax; will be $580. (For amounts : greater than $4,000 consult the sur-*, tax table in the information folder.) Place your surtax figure in line 9.; Earned Income Credit Your earned income credit . is the- next step to figure. Set down the amount you placed in line 1. Your earned income credit is 10%. (Pror fessionals-accustomed-to-paying-ihis- amount to an agent will; have little difficulty with this computation.) The result to be placed on. line 6;; Subtract line 8 from line 4 and, place the result ..in line 7.. To -oh* tain your normal tax due multiply this figure by 6. Place the result in line 8.' , You no-w have ';your norr mal and surtax, lines 7 and 8. Add them together and you get the bal- ance of income tax. Stop here and: go : to the bottom . of the page to Schedule K, Victory tax. Turn back to page 1, Take the figure you - have at the bottom of- column 2, the extreme right of: page 1. Turn back to page 4; Place this figure in line 1, Victory tax, net in come. On the next line put $624. if the*return is for one person. (For a joint return $1,248, if each spouse; earned as much as $624.) Subtract this amount from the top line and yott 'get the amount subject to- Vic- tory tax. Multiply this amount by 5, Consult the table under Victory tax credit- and after computing this, amount subtract it from, the figure in line 4. Place this total at the bottom of the page. Go up the page to line 13 and insert the figure you have at the bottom of the page. Add 12 and and you have the total ot your 1942 and 1943 tax. As you h,-»ve paid Victory and WithholdiQg tax, plus .some instaJl- mehts on your 1942 tax, and pos- sibly some payments on your Sep- teinber^ and De cember anticipate d ,. tax, these amounts are to your credit and they ■ are to be subtracted from the .sum of your 1942-43 tax. The : difference is what you owe on March : 15 of this year; Or you may have credits greater than the amount of your 1942-1943 tax. If you made a declaration return . in September, 1943, and made a pay- ment, either in September or Decera« : her, it is important you give the location of the collector's- office ■ where you made your payment. Pro. vision is made at the bottom of page ' , 3, under '-Questions" for this infor- mation. By giving, this information your refund will be expedited should you have one coming. Deductions for business expenses for members of the amusement pro- fossion are the same as they , have; been ■ in the past, hut it has . been indicated by the collector's offices that a closer examination will be ; made; by the auditing department of returns that do not give detailed information of expenditures!. and in ' many cases taxpayers will be asked to. substantiate their business de- - ductions. MARRIAGES Vera Brodsky to Theodore Law- rence, teh. 22, Newark, N. J. Bl-ide is pianist with CBS. Mary Margaret WoDdmansee to Corp. George Sawtclle, Feb. 21, Memphis. Groom wa.? vocalist; on ,; WMC in that city. Betty Jean Wile to Sam Sague, ' Pittsburgh, Feb. 19. Groom is on an- . nouncing .staff of WCAE. ' Marion Kirchner to Joseph R. Murphy. Los Angeles, Feb. 26.. Bride is on Monogram's : publicity .staff.- Jegji Ames to Capt. Vincent B. Evan.s, Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 20. Bride is a film player, groom an : ^Army air pilot. Joy Peskay to Allen Churchill, USNR, at .Greenwich, Conn., Sun- day, Feb. 27. Bride is daughter of Ed Peskay, eastern sales rep for ' several indie producers releasing ; through United Artists; 'groom was formerly editor of Stage and Amer- ; ican Mercury. Ruth Stone to Harrington Cris.sey,. Schenectady, N. Y., Feb. 19. Both are oa the production staff of WFGM in that City. Pay Shulman to Michael Mermcy, in New York, Feb. 26. Bride is.iex- -pub]tcity-manager_of EM-andiormeE_ assistant to Leon Goldstein, veepee of WMCA, N. Y., groom is publicist. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Gesrge: Allison, . son, Pittsburgh, Feb. 23. Father is with Babe Rhodes orchestra. Mr. and Mrs; Harry Honey, son, : Los Angelesi, Feb, 1. Father is for- mer Columbia booker in Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schiendler, son, Hollywood, Feb. 20. Father is RKO film; salesman. , . Dr. and Mr.s. Albert A. Best, daughter, Hollywood, Feb: 23. Mother is Hae Be.st, former concert pianist; father is physician to screen notables. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Darby, daugh- ter, Feb. 4, Hollywood. Father is with Kirig's Men quartet. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wertheims, daughter, Jersey City, N. J.,. Feb. 27. Father is with the 20th-Fox press book department. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Tatreau, son. Long Beach, Cal„ Feb. 26. Mother, former Mary Davis, with Franchon & Marco; father is theatre manager in Iiong Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Tohy Bickley, daugh- ter, Philadelphia, Feb. 19:. Father is legit actor. ;h. •' ^ ', . ' - I ■■ ... 11 , ;...,.iiM ' i U. i , -;,: - -..... ' .ji Wednesday, March 1, 1944> I V .i-VaiW"' iv>or« ex" »ucl>/C' {ore an? jquv erati"", been said_be ton* j- '"*%petit'°",Toinbon?s>Jabof.4^ beat \f three tion « "°e cou^?^ five J pxcitin* " „5 w pnts "J V ftnd- ,?''.„d B""'^? tor* a^J?ftt wa* » tn ,«\^jf Ha>-:i. m 1 the most exciting tjand anyone could find . . 'i, RADIO CHY ■ NEW YORK 2C Phone Circle 7-0862 ;t boulevard ■ Hollywood, c Phone Hillside 7464 SCREEN MUSIC Publisned Weekly at 1S4 West 46th Straett N«w Tork 19, N, T., by Variety, Inc. Annual subscription, $10, Singl* copies, 2G centaL. jbntered a* leuoiiiil-claas matter Decembsf 22, ISOSi at the' Post OHlce at New Yoclc,- N. T,, under tho act' oC March 3, 1871. COFYRIGHT, 19M, HY VABIBTY, INC. Ahfj KIGHTS RESERVED. VOL. 153 No. 13 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1944 PRICE 25 CENTS Chi Cocktaikries WiU Drop 1,000 Actors to Oifset New 30% Tax Chicago, March 7 From all indications more per- formers will suffer , here because, ot. the new 30% nltery tax than any- where, else., .Those affected most are • the hundreds of singers and perform- ers playing the numerous small cock- tail lounge-s that have sprung up in • the past two. or three years. Latter are employing close to 1;000 perform- ei'i. weekly in the 300 spots using this type of cntel'tainment. Big cafes and hotel supper rooms are not worrying, but hundreds of oocktajl lounges are cancelling out their acts, which in the majority, of cases consist of a lone singer or novr elty act. Sonde ot the bigger doun- town pli^ces like the'Brass Rail.- Hol- lywood Lounge, the Dome and Gar- ,rick Stage Lounge intend marking time with present policy until forced' to take another road. Many will cut to instrumentalists only, thus avoid- ing the tax, as musicians, according to tho bill, arp not entertainment. '; Places nice Helsing's. Vodyil Lounge, which made its reputation on enter- tainment, may have to clc^e alto- gether ,.] . Several • ■Of. the; large' hotels, hayc' (Gontinued on page 49) ; U.S.-Made Fix on Labor Help Overcome Defense Manpower ProUems Tailor-^made films, designed by the Special Service Division of the Pub- lic Relations Bureau of the Army to help overcome- industrial manpower p,>-oblems in special areas, are re- ported' shov/ing in regular commer- cial picture houses to as many as 3,500,000 admissions. Much of it repeat business, of course, in some -sections of the country. Understood, that in Seattle the Boeing short sub- jects ran in 10 first-run houses and later ift 10 nabes for nine weeks. In fhe'"X6s~ffngiaie.s~t"erritory, another critical manpower area, special films ■ are being . shown . regularly -in" all Fox West Coast theatres. "The Case of the Tremendous Tri- fle," a film dealing with ball bear- ings, may be prccmod phortly in Hartford, Conn;, key situation . in a terutory where there is a manpower shortage. Picture is aimed at over- coming reluctance of women to night Work in this sector. Understood that special fi!m.s of this type will be routed to all areas .■where the.'iii-anpow'er situation , lodks' ' 'doiibtful; in pi'der to. impress Iwoifc ■ .• ers vvlth 'warr^ifdi't . impQ)'^ Even Heifetz Jascha Heifetz, the concert vio- linist, has been having a tough .:ti me . Securing a pencil sharpener ■ with ia .wail-attachmeht.- Wallaee j Magill, his ex-road manager and now producer of the Bell Tele- phone Hour on NBC, promised Heifetz he would get one for him. Heifetz in effect stated "If you do, I'll do anything for you." So last Monday (6), at re- hearsal of the Telephone Hour, Magill ' presented the sharpener to the violinist, turned to Don Voorhees, leader of the ST-^piece orch; Vooi"hees rallied his baton and the symphony oreii .swung out with a hep version of "Mairzy Doats/' with: Heifetz as soloist. THEM AT m COIN Pay As Much As $250,000 ($150,000 Plus "Other Considerations") for Top- flight Dramatic Actresses AGE FACTOR Edward B. Marks May Be Bioged in Filmusical Edward B. Marksj music publisher who just celebrated his 50th anni- versary in the biz, may become the subject of a filmusical, Republic Pictures inado one bid, but no deal there, as Marks is re- potted holding out for a major studio. Actors Air Beefs On Touring Snags Actors back in New York after long tours are airing a varied assort- ment of complaints, principally about incotiveniences on trains, and plan to appear before Equity's council., .to improve .the situation. .Around Equity, however, it was made clear that such complaints will probably be shelved, it Ipeing recognized that managers cannot :be' expected to al- ways provide flrst-class accommoda- tions under war conditions. Players are inclined to believe that at least some transportation hard- sliips » could be avoided or . limited, and one said ;he was so fatigued after -returtrnig— from ■ ar nimmtonlh lonr- that he went to bed for four days. Claimed that company, ;managers sometimes do not even try to obtain sleeping-car V berths for ; over-night lumps, with companies forced' to go aboard trains at 6 a. m„ arriving at the next stand in the afternoon.. ■ Equity rules stipulate that if a. troupe travels, at night, or Up to 6 a. m.,' sleepers must be provided, When such accommodations are not obtainable the difference in tare and' thj sleeper cost is -paid to the actors. One or two ovei-ni.qhl jimips were marie by the same show in tourist ■sleepers^ . .. which :is r,.n6t.i,;fii'st-class transportation. It was the best that could be done .for tho grumbling cast, During one jump of more than: 600 miles it is alleged that most of the company stood up ti)e entire disfanceV That was not surprising in actor circles, while it wa-, declared by an Equity spokesman that transpoita- tion of shows ha.s been better than expected, with comparatively few dates affected by delayed arrivals. .; Overlooked in tlie mad scramble to ,;b{iild new .hiale film stars follow- ing Pearl Harbor, the depleted rosters of potent femme b.o. draws are liow v .regareled . by major studio heads . as ..one,: of .the most serious production, problems of the past two seasons and one which shows no signs . of immediate improvement. Paradoxically, • tho supply of male talent; . which the studios feared would be drained most by. war- time ■ services, has been maintained (though not quite fully as previ- ously.)', because studios concentrated on developing male players and. also (Continued on page 55) HEARST PRESSURING 'KENNY' FILM BE MADE William Randolph Hearst is pres- suring strongly tor the filming of "Sister Kenny," which has been slielved by RKO, toUowi ng expen- diture of around $100,000 by the studio. RKO paid some $45,000 for the rights, to the biog of Nurse. Elizabeth Kenny, around $15,000 for the Original script, and spent .close to $40,000 111 additional scenario and studio preparation. Rosalind Rus- sell reportedly rejected the assign- ment. Hearst, who is very keen on the Kenny method for the cure of in- fantile! parabtaisjsjiiclined to b lame Dr. ' Morris Fishbein (American Medical Association) and Basil O'Connor, head of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, I'or the sudden coolness to the sub- ■jeet ,: by.' Holtywopd. ■ Fis'iibein . arid ^ other n;edico.« have contended that the Kenny method has not yet been proved to their satisfaction. Hearst, from accounts, believes that O'Cionnor is opposed to the Kenny film because such a project might hurt the annual March of Dimes contubutions wliich have e^tabiished, values in helping crip-, :pied. chjidren.- ' ■ -. .■■:...' ': '' ': Limited Acting Ability of Maestros Finds Fix Losing Interest in Bands Talk About Timing New Haven, March 7, One of the hit tunes of "Fol- low the Girls," which premiered here Thursday (2), was "I. Wanna- . Get Married," : being about a femme who gave birth to triplets, then sent word to their father that she wanted to get married. Next day global front ipages spread the tale of the English girl who delivered quads and. . theri .voiced .'.'ai ' sijhiiar. iijarital- request. One Fix Flug Too Many, Haymes Off Crooner Dick Haymes found out last week (2) that he couldn't serve 20th-Fox and "Evening In Paris" face powder at the same time— at least ;not on the tatter's CBS Thurs? day night show. Bourjois, sponsors of the program; dropped Haymes after last Thursday'.s broadcast and, incidentally,: dropped: : negotiations which, :it's understood; would have (Continued on page 64) 4- Hollywood film studios are taper- ing off their once hot interest in bands. From now on, according to: agency executives,' producers will be; ., interested in only the topmost ;' names. And from recent behavior of , studios re the employment ;.of ' tlie ■ ' few in that catogory the pace is slowi-\ ing in . that , direction, too. One of the major reasons for Hoi- : lywood's waning interest is the lim- ited histrionic ability of many iTiae?-' tros. Since few have proven able actors, even with the simplest of [ parts, many producers have tired of .them quickly, and now, more - than '.. ever, they're figuring; baiids' .stfictly ' . for'b.o. strength. . This attitude, most , leaders and executives have long tolt ' after glimpsing the few uses to . which scr',ptwriters have put most outfits, was never any different, During the past few months maior studios have allowed a number .ot ; 'option edntyacts to lapse, .and where ; cOhtiections, are being maintained the ''. bands .are: hot being calliad before- ': cameras as often as in the past. A : (Continued on page 54) Wm. S. Hart Gives Home To City ofX. A. As Park c!, ■ ■ LOh Angeles. March 7. . William S. Hart's old . Hollywood home, once a gawking target for tourist. lii/'ot liA'fi , 1 > . by USO- Cajiip hriowi, 'ipoii i-ala- ncs fippi Jximatelj' iM pcrtoimers }io\\ pl.ning the CSI overseas circuit V oLild normally be offered for plaj - Jug vailtle in thus country, Yet, book- eis concede Ui.it in m$ny cases s.ila- tiijs: liavo' :lpbiried as' mucK, te^ 'Jiiiii! theii : woulcl cOiisidcr tlvmselvcs- f&rl'tiiia'lG if they' eoiUd get this talent ; to play ciivrciHt dates for that W.ncl o( ";inoney: . .^ubiicity ,jind:^iaiyin|,cxpe. iicpce accrued tiom their oll.shoic uoik would make thcni more vaki- Bble':to 'the .a6j}icHtip;,d •8gree^v''l^''^■■ V ~ ; ' ■ Although -thcrey/isii't 'the :: slightest ■ chance that ^niahy :,ii!m. harries 'wiil play ■, viuicle,;: : ■.baoktete. ;:\!?)ujd. plenty' oh the G?' tOin's;^ Toppiiig!, the list AVouid,: bo the $7,500 that could .easily be obtained by James Ca^ne^, \vho recently armed in London to gnteit.iin servicemen. Paulette God- 'Abie's' Birthday Los Angeles.. March 7. Membeis ot the ' Abie'.s Insh Rose" cast tossed a backstage paily at the Bclasco theatre Sunday to celebiatc the play's ^^22d birthday. ■ - Show wab boin at the Moio.sco thoatie m this town on Maich .5, 1922 and latci mo\ed to Bioad- \\av to estabhih a lecoid for (ontinuou.'i performances. Anne Nichols phoned her pon^ratula- tions from New York. Play Planned to Point Up U.S. Negro's Welfare SCULLY'S SCRAPBOOK »♦♦♦»»♦♦♦»♦»♦♦♦♦ By Frank Scully ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦■►♦^ Solly wood, March 5. V.gn the-ifli'st ■contfcrl6d,\pH jrig'.;£hf irlegit sta^ lis a itiea tc^iil■^!^bett6|;'^«hde^standi^g p:liglit" :o{:. I^egrp es i'jit'; AiTO ; P dardv wSD^SiFS°ov5ric^^ last week, would rate S7,000 wctklv I 1 banded to!;ethei to bac\ a foi- 4 ^heati'e; stint, white John:; Gar^' foHhcpfnihg Broadway .producUOii ficUl also li.stcd among last wcek'.s ; which will .«li-c.<.s rac.ai a:v.i;y and o\eibcas ainvals, i.s pc£!?ed at iiihOOO , goodwill Ray Milland, rated as being worthy Production, to - be .itajscd, by SGoOO in \a:ude houses, is providins; , Stephen Kelen-d O\>lion, loimci a^- GI entertainment, as are Randolph | sociate of B. P Schulbcrg and 90lh WEEK ! KEN MURRAY'S "BLACKOUTS OF 1944" El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, Cal; Ki om (nio Iii' I: , Ernst Lubitsch wiil produce. Scott, whose draw is rated at $3 5C0, I Mai ion Gejmg, and theatrical ad- Luise Rainer, $2,000, Ella Logan, $2,- j \ isci for the Mex Government in .-idO: William Garpan. S2,i)00: and 1919 a:id 1920, is currently being ^Yjdow Of Nat M. WillS Kccnan Wymi. SI,2.'>0. who make, up' w.riilcn and is skeddcd for ar. opcr,- ■ . fne bulk Of the top names oh the jng in Ci-.icago in the fate Spring: be- overseas circuit. • ■ fore movmg on to Broadway. It will In addition, luiinerous . standard | be in. the nalvire of a Negro folk iiiu- acts commanding up to $1,000 and i sical, patterned along lines ol "Poigy more weekly .ne playing abroad ' and Bess" but with emphasis on the economic and social, plight of the These include Hank Ladd and Fran- cetta Malloy. Eddie Foy, Jr , Ch(l ("Sharlie") Hall and Sid Marion. Al Bernie. Jack Powell, Gladys and Will Ahearn, Ghns-Pm Martin. Harry Barns. Bob Evans, Nonchalants. Jackie Heller, Lew Paiker, Willie Shore, Joe and Jane McKcnna, among others, ' American Negro. I D O.Nylion is also curreiuly en- I gaged in revolting the book of the ','Mariarine": musical which he, Schu.i- 1 berg and Marion recently produced and winch folded during an out-of- ' town tryout. Lattei two have with- I drawn from the venture, but d'Ox;y- Many of these performeis now lion plans ebroad have not yet , played metro- 1 Broadway.: politan vaude houses, but it is a safe | summer opening on Badly Beaten By Thugs > Mrs. Nat M. Wills, widow of tiie tramp comedian who oied some 5*eai's:' ago. is^' in . BeTI'GVaio hospitiil, ■ N.' y .i in serious . condition a.s.lhc rc- sult of a biutal a^suilt bv lluce un- identified men while on a shopping tup. A passerby called police. Wis W1II1.S was a vaude peifoimer in an act with her sjhtei' Peggy. They also appeared in sevoral editions of 'Zicgteld Follies." Everyone Wants a Monster bet that, with the experience gained Panarlji 'Rpinir OfFprPll by playing the, GIs, they could get ' ^anaoa l^C neitlg Ulieieu vaude bookings: at the above-men- Fof VaudC at $1,750 Pci' Canada Lee. Negro legit and screen ! "Frankenstein tlio Mon.«ter, in Per actor, is being submitted for vaude dates by Charlie Yates Ot Frederick tioned salaries. Above salaries are estimates by several top bookers. : : Los Angeles. Maich 7 Unueisal filed suit in Supcuoi Court seeking an injunction to re- strain Jack Wyman, theatrical pio ducer, from staging a show titled $10J00 WAGE AWARD TO ROBERT CUMMINGS j ' . Hollywood, March 7. ] Robert Cummings ha.s been award- ed $10,700 back salary from Univer- sal by federal court, which upheld actor's- oonlflhtion::that studio was guilty of a breach of contract by not a.ssigning him roles. Cummmfis had refu.scd part in "Fn-ed Wile," stating picture did not meet his. standard, as-. an actor. When- studio iclused to assign him his new role or pay weekly .salary, Cum- mingb infoimed Dniversal heads that he con'sidered his contrafct breached. Salary claims , cover back pay tor period actor v>a.s unas.5igned. He s now an Air Force flight instructor. I uuicn uy \^iicii iic i olco ut j. i.,,^ | Studio Contends it has built up the Bros. Fiankcn^tein character in films since 1931 and protests against its use Aslang price is $1,750 upon basis of his showing jn "Lifeboat" (20th). Lords and Ladies of Lilliput By ROBERT W. MARKS Paul del Rio, age 24, looks like a 1 spied a midget standing in the aisle, fiiUrsized human: being seen through beiiig- kiiocKed aJwiit. each time, :the Benny Pacts With WB, To Do New Pic in July Hollywood, Malxh 7, Jack Bennv. who recently com- pleted, ."The Horn Blows at Mid-, night" at Warners, will remain on the lot under a term contract S'lgned over the weekend, .: Cuirently slated for an overseas toui to entertain soldiers, Benny will checH m for new picture in July. llie wrong end of an opera glass;. Mr del Rio— 23 inches tall, weight 20 pounds-r-is a midget, ■ a biologic phenomenon: occurring once out of every million American births. To- day in -Europe and America there are about 2:000 such 'Uittle people," many of them getting between ' $100 and $150 a week in carnivals or the show: bvismess. Midgets lesent being contused with dwarfs. A true midget or "Lilli- bus lurched. She, too;: felt sympa thetic about"childreni" Maternally she reached over, took him on her knee and caressed his cheek She .screamed loudly a few moments later when the enterprising young . man returned her caresses. . r.crsonal Life and Habits . In, general, midgets love and live much as other people, they dislike being ticated with special considera- tion. Midgets like to dance with putian" IS perfectly proportioned-^a | large people; eat with, the same human figurine, so to .speak-^where» |- dishes and silver. : Manv drive,- their as a dwarf has a normal trunk and | own cars, having special cushions head, with short arms and legs. Nor are midgets pygmies, the latter be If e\et' we run out of shaipshootersi, or those in the South Pacific iitcd ad\anecd training, the Hollywood press mob can sure be ela.^sed as an essential industry to train them, i : - : That Academy Awaid thing! One press bunch gets foui ticket'- A ., iiv.,1 manipulates six, Checkup leveals the six-shooter is using two ot„ his "piess" tickets to plant ad men in the audience of Giauman's Chmese. • These two prowl around like a pait of house dicks ;yid clip the stunned stai for a flock of ads before the winner has even had time to touch his , Obcai. Then there are the gun-beaters They sit up morning'? fisjuring wais', to.bei.l the official releases. Lolly was the worst of these, but .squawks;, fiom the "ethical" scitbes have prett> well beaten her back into line and reduced her scoopomama to where she isnow considered, a bordei-line ,ca.se;,:,-- -, ",.,■,:,, ■.-,■■-.-,■ ,■. , .- ,.■-..,-,'.:':,..-. . But a new bunch oC time-jumpers have cropped. These make their own ,' awards and time their leleases to take tlie ed^e ofl the official Acadtmy ,, ■award^!. ril. :-, ■-' ;..,'-:: :' ■■ y^:^-'/' ■■--!■■■,:,-'-. Tlie New Yoik Ciilics' Cucle was best at this for a time, due chiefly ■ to the bcliel ot tlio guilds that the .Academy was leally an uiiodicial com- pany union of tlie pioducois and as such pcisona non giata among the ■ l>ii:eci;Jiai'ldSv:''- ' ■•' v!'.'' ?■ r;^';;:'»:'-'' ■■'■i', ■-■:• ■'-■,■. ■:••;-:,->: V, I Dudley NichoK. it will be lemcmbeied, even refused his .Oscar tor bis SCI \}l 0.1 The Infouiur" though he and Jack Ford were glad to take |--,bow'S-'befoi:cUhe\New ,VOrk;^ -'l,-,'.' -r^^-^fimf-~AnA^Mii^^^ that w'btind: the next ,clip::eaihe from :llae' coUiiTinists .,>,vho dicj. their own : feuessing and ",anivotin« It bc^ g.in to net as bad as the lootball All-Americas, which got down to whole rkate Smith wa.s pickir.g ;l;cm. ,'; "; V:-: ,. - ■' v.: - ■ - -, But :the. sub-cellar- :0f: til i.s .sort -.of thing canie , la:st -.-W.eelv whojVv.a fco-s ' Ant'cles thiowawav called 'The Uowntown Shopping Ncw^ ' which is inat-t tally all ad^. like oue ot Bciiiaid ghaw's pietaoes, cauied a Peoples Academy Ballot ioi 1944 Pictuies Result of the poll announced on the eve ot the; ofTicial Acadeinv award! by ,,a /tabulator hilling:; ,hiinsclf^;a^^ ■lM;annlng .rfjted the first' li\-e,'pici-,; lilies as "Casablanca," 'Song of Beinadctle," ''Madame Cuirie ' W.itcli on the Rhine" and "The More the Merrier," in that order. This IS comfoiting to the handfull of us who stiU believe that, how ever,, you slice them, 130,000,000 Americans can't be wiong. Kiinvon vs. 'iff ', ■ • Damon Runvon,^ now a 20th-Pox producer of "Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (on tho.se days when he gets up: before: noon), has been moving into- an< , othci field, and as such is fan game for those of us who have been ui';; there first. As a fellow traveler among one suit-ca^p polilical economi-)ts, he wants. F.DR. and a Congress which haidly talk to each other to get togethei and' set up a national lottery to rai.se Morgenthau's jackpot (or is that iomc-- body else's show'') Iroin $2,000,000,000 to 10 billions a year as easily as .1; lakes, -to-; write.-,it.-,--, : ■ .■.::-.- -/. .--„--, He's right, too. Lotteries are the swiftest and most painless way ot scpa- lating a chump f»om his spinach. But he's wrong in presuming that. Americans wduld prefer: this to. the complicated way they raise monov now— even to: the complicated way they tax picture houses, theatres ,and^ lace tiacks. For Americans aie a moral people, except, as Trader Hoin once told iis in London, "when it comes to murdering and such,'' and they would not' think of admitting that all life is a gamble and why not apply the overall pattern to the mean business of taxation ' , A Hollywood producer may: find that dialog around his studio run.s to booki.e.s, jackpots,. :s(ieak,ioints,^^:^d games, card : games, : roulette' wheels, paiimutuels, bank nights, bingo games, floating ciap games, bolctas, , chemins; de fer and baccarats, but ZOU of the people never heaid of aucIi-. things and that 80^o lules the country with a whim of iron. They are not church people particulaily Every church bazaai opeialo*;' knows about lotteries and trustees have paid otl many a Church debt that^ way. They are not picture-goers either. Bank night has made these people' aware of the lure ot chance. They are not radio listeners, for the.se too have shown a willihuncss tO gamble tor all or nothing at all on the $84 question. , They are the people who made prohibition a fact and pubhshers,. gamblers, legislators and even picture produceis (bairing possibly a dc- iightiul :d.reamer ;like : Runy on ,)' are terrified by .them. . This 20 '.■r. .belie vc.s that lotteries: will lead to more gambling: and it i.s useless to point out to- I hem that: if: everybody gambles then nobody ganibles. They are not swaycd ,^ by the logic that it's lots more fun- to lose your money m a national jaclc- poti: even with the percentage almost 100'.;, on the side of the croupier,' than: it IS to: pay it in dull and complicated income taxes to the Kami? croupier. Runyon should be encouraged in his crusade to put a thrill it! , taxation, but two groups will not ride with him- leal gamblers (wh'- an-, snobs and want theirs to be an exclusive fraternity) and the puritr. is Bi- tween them he will never get his idea beyond Nevada. Why cv „inojiK ' his. own well-heeled gin rummy.' iet. he .^iirfl^^ no unity. :Sohi' .'pi i:^ ftir fun. Some play with the grim determination of guys in foxh'-Kv i>i'.ie, groups walk out on each' other. - Even such free and easy, gamblers as Joe Schenok and Mike l iiud don't ■ shaie the same views~oir gambling" Todd onc(' "lostnnrthree-htirses-in-ii-^ Now Known WTiat Lopez Did With His Left Hand At last it comes out what Vincent Lopez's left hand has been doing all these year's -.W'Sile :his right pinky .has been giving the- digitalis hvpo to "Nola," "Doll Dance," etc Hot ofl : th c ; pres.ses.. . of the , David „ McKay ,"Co., Pfijlly,, for, one: buck pei- copy, : is -'a , l24-page-i;VoW,iliei billed "What's Ahead''" and authored by the plan- ing a separate race, of miniature people found, in Africa.- Midgets are believed to result from a malfunc- tioning of the pituitary gland; dwarfism IS attributed to an aljhoi-- mal thyroid.: If caught in time, midg^ etism may be aveiled by the pioper use of glandular extracts. Midgets at birth are the same size as other babies. : Often midgets are mistaken for children and sometimes are plagued by youngsters as they walk along the street, So many carry canes with which to shoo ofl boisterous children. El-sa Maxwell was ridmg built in. and extensions added to the brake, clutch; and gas pedals, They usually furnish tlieir homes with < 'ow Schenck suggested that Todd lecoup on the fourth race lull-size beds and furniture, some- times 'displaying mmiatuie furnish- ings for effect on gullible spcttators One,; a. midget French woman, shows visitors the doll s : furniture in her house m Reading Pa , m oidci to Supplement ;;her incorrie,. Actually,/ she and her normal-sized husband live in a wing ot the house adequate* ly iuinishcd with normal-size ar- ticles,;;'; I,., -„^; v;- ,-;;'-'':, ':;-';"';-■'-,'■■-■' Tlie love life of midgets is not tranquil. IWulgets have the same at- tachments, frustrations and jealousies as others, plus the added complica n a Pullman some time ago when tion of mating, as they often do, with s,hc 'mistook .a midget sitting- opposite: lici loi a child. Says Elsa' "I made the fatal error of olTering him candy and pinching his check " In high istrinaestrOi-. It's a book of prophesy ■VI orked out by Lopez with a rhythm , dudgeon, he explained that he was s.\steiTi utilizing cycles of 84 years ] an aircraft worker. "What exactly He also -communes with natuic — do you do?" asked filsa. The little the stars, comets, etc., to come upj man diew himself up to hi's full with predictions that Japan will bcj thice feet. "I'm a welder, and I crushed in; 1945 but that Hitler, will! climb into parts of bombers where outlast the Nips by about a ycai Book : also lists a , few prophetic visions about life 1,000 ycais hence, well beyond the statute of limita- tiofls, so who's gonna sue? big lugs can't go. It's , not child's play, ma'am." Nor child's pay either, as Elsa; discovered. ' That- Lilliputian welder was receiving $90 a week In a crowded bus an attractive girl large people. About, 20% of midgets many. Of these, 40% marry "big ones.'- , The .most spectacular such mairiagc within the past few years was that of little Billy Curtis to the extia tall showgirl Lois de Fee. Midgets can have chlldicn either by other midgets or in alliance with noimal-^ized people— and these chil- dren in almost every case are nor- mal.,. No midget has ever been known to give birth to another mid- get. But about half the midget wives picfer to be childless as children. (Continued oti page 54X "Not me," .said El Michel, "getting even is a sucker's game. I play to win, not break eyea,_attdjM!hen_IJnse-alLI_caaaflord-to-lose-I quit." The Toughest Franchise All gambling cehteis operate on. the theory that few people have that much moral character In fact one croupier at Monte Carlo told us that in 25 years he bad never seen a big winner get out of town with his loot. They always go back lor one more spin, and in the end lose H all After you've spent years aiound Monte Cailo, where gambhng is. Or ,wa», as routine as checse-making m Wisconsin, you share their calm per- spective about "games, of chance " Subjects of the principality of Monaco weie a very piivilcged people. They paid no taxes of any soit and v('Cie not allowed to gamble, proving (hat the: prince really did protect his people. To get to that tax exempt class was the hardest hurdle in the world of fianchise. It took three geneiations of established residence to become a Monagasque voter. These wcic the happiest people irt, Europe. Vice, crime and juvenile delinquency among their, own people were practically un- known, but the main point is they did not gamble. But they lived well ofl the chumps who did.- , , ,';,, ',;-:- A national lottery is not like that at all. It pre-supposes that Crackpot :D Toole would get a big laugh out of being handed a; rubber chock. Maybe, but unless, you can get that 20':;, minority which holds: the -bal- ance of power to laugh too, you can t get to first base. By the way, how is first base'' A Slicht Stvitch They'ie tiying to find out who keeps lousing up the Heniy Foid script by changing the "P.O.B. Detioit" to something further down the alphabet than -"J." Wednesday, INIartli 8, 1911 P^RIETY PICTURES Jennifer, Lukas Get Acad Awards; 8 for Wa 20th Hollywood, Maich 7. Two ancient, dramatic: theniesj the Cinderella Girl and the Man Who Cdme Back, popped into reality at the 16lh annual presentation of awai'ds . by the Academy: of Motion Picture Ai'ts and Scienc'es. Jeiiiviter Jones, unknown to the film public a yem a!>o, was acclaimed top actress ot Hollywood tltrougb her first pic- ture, "The Song of Bernadetle " Paul Liukas, brushed ofl by all the . major studios ; and apparently coii- siRued to a life of obscurity on the ,' stage,, rot urnfid , to' be oscarized, for his screen acting m "Watch on the Rhine" These awards were largely initrumental in making the first dliincrless Oscar show the most dra- matic in the history of the Academy. Numei ically, Warners and 20th- Fox broke even in the bo\ scoie TTAVHir^-^g^itrna'wtH'fe but ^tttfr Name ¥ouf Man Burbark lot won the higliost studio hon.oiv (villi "CasabTanca" as. the- pUt- slandir.g . production ol 1943. The picture wus releated months beloie the balloting, a condition which gen- erally works against the chances ol a candidate, but its timing comcitled with that, ot an international diplo- nVatio I'.uudle which made •(Jasa- bUmca ' a tionl page vvoid and drew thf w 01 Id's Httention to the film ■ ' Vein Come Through Among the supporting players, the winneis weie Katma Pa\inou, star ot the Grecian stage, tor her perfornir ai>ee in "For Whom the; Bell Tolls," and Charles Cobum, after 50 yeaia on stage and screen, for his acting in "The More the Merrier." In addition, to winning the out standing production award, "Cas? : blanea'' : resulted in an Oscar for Michael Curtiz lor the best diiectoi ship ot 1943, and in a tuple awaid lo. the best written screenplay, with statuettes bestowed on thiee coUabo- rator.s, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G Epstein and Howaid Kcich, aiiothei unusual happening m Academv histoi'y. Beiit original story prize went to "William Saioyan who wiote 'The Human Comedj" for Metio, and best oiiginal scieenplay hoiiois weie aw aided Norman Kiasna lor "Princess O'Rouike" at Waineis. • Thalberg Award Hal B, Wallis voiced a gialelul ac- ceptance of the Irving G. Thalbeig Special Memorial Award .lor; all- around merit in the production of motion pictures. Modestly, the Wain- ei's executive announced that he took the award in trust for the numerous players, directors^ writers and tech- nicians i\ho had collaboiated \Mth In the musical field, Ray Heindoif won the award lor the best scoring ol a tuneful feature. "This Is the Aimy," at Wainers. Alfred Newman was Oscaied for the top^scoie ot a riiamatic picture, "Tlie Song ot Beinadette." Harry Warren com- posci, and Mack Goidoii, ljucist, ,? nei will do the costumes loi "Cathoune ' Errol Goes Arty Hollywood, March 7, • ■ Eirol Flynn is about to uplift America s taste in Art;'- with an ,iippcr-case "A." . :: :,.■"' In partnor.sip wi!;-. .lohr. JDecker.: ., portrait painter,.^ the film star has acquired an atelier, bhce owned by .Hilaire. ^Hi ler, in ■ the '.Sunset,. Strip district. ,:and " ', Will, turn, it into an art gallery , ■for. the exhibition and sale of native and foreign njasloipiece.^. Mike Todd Taking PhVsical :. Michae! Todd reported lo the .'\n:iy Induction' CciUer, N, Y.; Mrtn- day (G,),. for., physical' exainihaiion and' \vas .."Sent froip tlieve to 't,h,e''li:o.s,- piti^l at Governors' J.slahd,, where'-_h,e was under dbsei*y attpn: : foi' three' days.' :He s '37. , , '■■ :Tpd3's .latent ,Broad,i^^^^^ ■;i:$ '\'*M6x.fcan;..Say'i;j.de,,'' .,at' th'e 'VViri- ler Garden. Blackmer Back To B'vvay for 'Parlor' ,. , Sydney;, Blackmer: .is .heading : bac.lj to Bioadway to play opposite Stella :Aaifir in- "Pretty; Little^ Parlp'r;,'-' '. '.'.: . iRaliih : Bfilismy, oo-pr,adue':er Vyitli Joliri IVIosc.s and directihg, the drania, will,; ,head ' back to the Coast when show, is-sel,,:.tp ,resuipe screen; ;oavee^^ in '. .'.'Grtiest -.ih; 'the HPuse" : for ;'Hi|'nt Stromberg. Bellamy, who owns ."i' ol "Tomorrow the Woild' rejoins that show in the fall oa tour. Jolson's B'way Yen ,•'.' ■ ..; ,.; ' -Holly wood, -Marclv 7. ;.' A X j,o3sW7 ?d'Spi teTybeiHg ' " cfi mTgr t,i ably, esconced in a Colunibi 4 Pictii rcis ', studio off ice E>s aii £i,ssoe;iate' pPbduce'r,' ', alrbady'„is: ycn,fiing' for. New York. Hi;,; . cracked'; t:o;-;;prexy: .Hari\y , iCohn tw j, week? :aftel^■■ htrV^hecksd: in,^ when; '.^re w«i, gOiiig''eas.t tii •%ee:-%av!i^/i, pt'.tbe new playfi.'?-'.';;'; ' ;.;';; 'f :v";'' '■ ,,':, JOlspn meailtim^^^ is'^try,ihg;.tri';v^'.O.j.;fc-] .but.! - a', -''Bpijis :'.T!#eed,!.*'''/s,t6i*y ■'■ti'eatv. jfnent and " anothe!r,.',.si|j>jecf ', to '■ s'ta-i^ ] Aii'red : Drake; '•jiiVo -ic^d . Pi; !'6kla- I hPm.a,,'' :whd ;i,s :du'e .here frqm ;>!.. Y; | i'ij. : j'H'ii?!';fO'r .'his 'fii,'St:;ftlm,' chpr'e'..; Tha ,! iJqlsOn screen* biog ;tby SidnB;y. Sicoir:J :slt;y,' u;ai,t:;!3. on . Jolson's .!.sG.r.ipt...GiK-4iicl 'iii^beihs-isishfids ..;.^ i- ■,. ..'■'.;'\ '.; .',, .;;' GARRY MOORE PACTED FOR FIX AND DISKS Garry Moore, starred with Jimmy Durante on the Camel-CBS radio ,sti0Wi signed a contract last week to apnear m a film for David - Selz- nick and another with Decca to wax an album of his radio poetry; ,. : ' Film will be shot some time in April when the Durante-Mooie show moves to the Coast for a few week.s Decca album will inCludi^,Mooie's verse Janlasies "Elsie and the Glow- worm.:'*' ■;'' ."Hugh'' the' Blue-Gnu." '"Jtondelay' for a Ra.bbit"-,'al'(ct;f'Ode tt) a Cow" among others. .. - - .: Hitchy's Gallic Chore Over, Back in the U. S. Alfred Hitchcock IS due back to- day (Wednesday) from . England, where he supervisQjl screening ol s.veral films with French dialog to be shown in liberated Prance fol- lowing the invasion. Expected to be around New York ^eveial weeks viewing shows, etc., bcfoie returning to Hollywood. Benchley to 'Emcee' New Hope-Crosby 'Koad' Hollywood, Maich 7. '.i^iicrf 'Beiichley:, johjs . Bob Hopey ighig C'f*fit>3^ '■a'to^DQi■pt''.b5^.^J;anhour,^i the' slai; lih,erup for "Road td ;Utopia'' asva-'harrator;:: ■■ ,;,'/ ■'; ■ :"! ;;.; W'Hh 'most' of ■ the ■,.shOotin:g co'in,-. plcled.. ;B.cii'clile'y ■'\vil;l^'fanc;t.ioh' .'a's'' a .' :iiort'oE' emcee, .■intrOflutHng im^p .sfequ'o'ncoii ' lij ; the,;^pi£;tiir'ev. sorriethih^i iiow^ on' !Paramoiint'S','"Roaa''; Bpnos-i' JESSEL'S RACHEL BIOG Holly\\ood, Maich 7. • ■George 'jlcsiiel; .ijS miaiing proiUic- iion of the biography of Rachel, the Ficnch tiagedienne, foi 20lh-Fo\ Pola Megri' starred in 'the . story , in b\8Qne days, undei title 'Lovc:. ol an Aclress." - ]'.■ .C;; Oberon Illness Nixes Trip . ' Ho! iy wood. i-1 c . Oho r on; : W:h,p v ,'st'lasl w^eo'k 'and' ir Alcxantlcr 'Koi'fla Mai'ch;:;,7;' ]fl':!!.fatCd,.;'t'Q 'Ol her' h'ii'Sr " ' ' ''New' ft'o" e'l faa ijd ;.Y6,rk', ;has '.'Ct m New Yoik foi biiet, huddles ,with' -Melrti ■ chi(rkv''ai,»d: -W'ill, rotui'iv to Loiidon after the ;Bi,g. Town: 'pu'ivwows/ ,.;;;■,' ■;: ;':'.';;■:"■'„;.>";.',■ ;. i;. '■, '' Tr.Tde MarU Refftstercrt rouxDnij BY sijti: sii-vi uman Cubllsliiiil \Vii-.'^:-';'','';v.';'.'.'/'.'.',;; 4q Chatter''.;;.';:.',;.'. ;''.;>'.;.:■-';■' Pil'm^R.oviews ;■;,;;; v'.V;;-'';;. ' .i';':14: House Revicvss 2i Inside— Legit ■)() Inside — Oichestiab , , 4,J Inside^Riclurcs- 1 ..'..^;.; .-. , 2.-i inside-riRadio',;-. ...;. Vi',;- f m jOe' Laui;'io,,i. ';'.'. .'V, ,.'.-; v.. .,.'. .'.,; 48 Night, Clubs';,, \_,:M,/;\;:;'i . .. 47 ;i^igb.f ■ ciuij^'x-* ; ?«^vi<;'\ . . . It 'Obi tilary ' .[■. . .,,v;,;\' UA':.- ^ . . 54 preli^stras ;:.';■,:;; ;;;,;-42. ;T'icturcs'; ,':: . .'. 't.. . 3 ;Rtldi'0'.,;;.;>. ,;:.. r,4'.^/:;''V 30 .Radio'' Sevicvv.s,.:.;,. ;■'.■. ;..■.. ■■. . 34 'Franlc , Sciij Uy C-^-:;. : '.";';..; , . 2 Unil Re\ lew . , , , ,. 48 .'VMtdqvii.l'e;. ■,,;-. i'^ 'i '; ';;'. ;;.,;'',' ... 47 ■Mixr' Activi ties:: :■:'.'. '.: .'. .... 6 n Ml \ \ I y (Pitftlf-iii'i,' In 'Miinj'*',»r.ci:"by ;■"■. milp '- \'.',ir;''r.v.;.^i,ttJ;i' :, .. ■ J i.'!; fi';;.v<'.rir-;' J'.i- ro,i"''i*xiv 4 l^SSiift^Y ; Wedttcsday, March 8, 1944 m TECHNICOLOR PATRIOTIC SHOWMEN: RED CROS^ DRIVfr .MARCM 2) THROUGH MARCH »f Wcaues^nv, March 8, 1911 beeK UJi ■ Music hy . JEROME KERN IRA-6ERSHWIN LEE BOWMAN • PHIL SILVERS JINX FALKENBURG THE COVER GIRLS IS of America 's Most Beautiful Women Screen Play by VIRGINIA VAN UPP Directed by CHARLES VIDOR A COLUMBIA PICTURE . . THK "10 MUSICALS OF THE YEAR ROiJ.ED WAR ACTIVITIES Wednesday, Urarch 8, 1944 More Intensive Theatre Collections Primed to Insure Red Cross Success , F,ono\vfag'.repfesentati6ns '^^^^ filni ihduMiy leaders, lOcal.Red Grogs chciptcts thioughoul the country are cooperating more freely with exhibl- lois in the 1944 R. C. campaign than , ^urin^.'any, prfeytQiis, driv*:' in behalf, ol' this organizatioit While Red Cross itre '/^paj'tfciiiHtioii,! local: R Gross chaplcis. which are aulonomous, h..\e m Ihc past been aloof to thca- 'tr*; -c611fictiol?S; ;. . ', -^i- '■ '.^V ' jdseph/ Bernbaray:' hational; Ghair- 111 an of tli:e- iHausti;y'.sJ4riy«'.'-iS ,1kg iniporlanco ;qf ; holding a collcc- . tion after every performance, with ' the^' ifi^alvS' st?afE;'^^ ydluhteer^ :iiit'; . in'isliect bK^the'Rfecttt ■ see lhal every ' patron is afTqrded an opportunity lo.'give. ' Bornhard, at a i-a!!y in Pittsburgh Thursday / (2), s.i.d ' The difference between lighls- up diicl lights-oint in making collec- tion duiing ^led Cross week means a difference in lives sa\ ed " This ^ car's goal is $10,000,000; last : year ';tiifi ihcatres collected only about !i;iJjOO.l)liO. : aiarfin, Starr, radio director for ..Uniled : Aiaist;;, -liaR been loaned to t;ii> War Activities Committee for thfi^ ■ " irrd viSt ry-'S ■ ;.adio : campaign ioi\ the .! Red Crops drive. Starr will collabo- ' ■ ■ MtG '• (jii ■ fecfip'ting ■■■ Snd' .prod.uction, -;0f ■ ■ seyeral".Goast-to,-'3,oast, pi-ograms to ; be aired week of March 23-29. ■ ■ Fol'.owing confab with Red Cross ; ■ officials^ in Wa.'hington, green -Hght /has been given to use copy on radio ' prQgram.s :iaentllym presentations' and the .participation of film stars as "The motion picture industiy's contribution to the Red Croi^.s war effort;"' . . Belter Cooperation Exliibilors and campaign leaders, . .nleantime. ' report ,] that the current tbeatro: collection plans hav- gained Longhairs on 1 -Niters ■ An increasin g nu mbe r of longh a ira are playing USO-Camp Show.i, l:uv. time, Unabic lo go on ■extended ioursr-n.a Hy^Be-,j;i«4j^S-5Daft*«j^^ UoNsever, Percy Grtunger, concert pianist, starts three- week tour this V, eek of hospitals and Army bases in Utah, Missouii, Colorado, and Illi- nois. Florence Kirk, Met soprano, also i.s off on a Camp Show .i.tiir.t. : .Mischa El man has a single concert ir. Atlantic City and Lo.s Ankclo.s Pliilharhi'onic' will do ono-nighter at Marine : basef, San Diego, Simday Theatre Wing Sets Up Catalog on War Plays Available to Troops HUSBAND ASKS $110,000 IN TAMARA'S DEATH Damages of $110,000 are sought by Ens n D Swann, adminisliator of the estate of T.miara Swann, his wife, a s-ingei, against Pan-Amerir can Air\>.a\s, Ine , as a re-,uU of Yankee Clipper ciash at Lisbon a J ear ago in Nvhich she was killed. Suit wa-- ;i!od Friday (3) in N. Y. federal, court, the third action lUcd "by cfasli Vi(.iimN,--all of-wliom-wer-c^ on Ihcir N'.ay o\eiseas to entertain American se;'vict>mon. ' v' Complaint charges improper han- dlnig of the plane by employees ot Pan-Amei ican, Swann seeks $100,000 lor his wile's death and $10,000 for loss of basgagc. , ; ,: ■■ ; Dam'agcs so lar by other victims of the eras:-, tctal more than -Sl.SOO.- 000. Jcanr.c Rognan for "permanent" injuriei;/^ the; death; of h«;i' husband ,nid dance paitncr, Roy, and bag- gage, ask-, $410,000 ■Is Another .suit waS Recently filed by Jane Fioman, singer, for $1,000,000 and $10,000 tor loss of bagsagc. IVfisg Proman's suit is based on permanent iniiiries. V"> ■ ■, ■,' PAs Feel the Pix Biz Should Now Take A Little Bow for Its Overseas Fihns the -goodwill ;ahd; s-.:;iport ii subjects' relating to the war effort. Xew department is headed by E.sther, Kav. iey. who au- thored ma:iy of sketches which deal with blood donations, boiuls, infla- tion, equality, etc. Libiary also was made availtible to Army special services w'.-.ieh will nan die di st r ib ution to armed forces. Several piays in the library were obtained by a contest sponsoied by I Battlefront Preem U. S. Army Overseas Motion Pic- ture Service is arranging preem of "It Happened Tomoriow" (UA) in one of the South Pacific combat 7SI)esrWl?mrBrT!Tiy-tJrS--showih& - Wai coi respondents are scheduled to cover the opening. ally : all local Red Cross chapters •Theatre ;ai jveu >-.-i.v?,p ^-"•"t"''-'^' ,. I, , oiily resirictidn placed uppn. these i.xoi' canteen , cuih.m ycu^jv operators are .set to ir.ten- . pjyy,.!^ thgj they .shall not be dupli- rcpvcsentativos of other Canteens Wing Celebrates Anni Of Stage Door Canteen Titc, American Theatre Wing stepped , but iast Thtiraday (2) to celebrate the scoor.d anniversary: iof 4h£f ofiginal Stage Dodr Canteen in New York which it finances.. At the Canteen. Mayoi F. H ' LaGuardia made an adciross. giving unstinted praise to people of the theatre for i their generous efforts in hosting men ,iii„ I'ne ■ service. He also : was photo- graphed eating a piece of the birth- day cake. Lee Shubeit was given a scroll in thanks for giving the Vcitiartcrs, .under '.he 44th Street the- atre to ', the Cat'.tcen rent free.; ■ ■; , Friday atternoon. the Wing had a cociuai! pany M. the Astor hotel for Canteen , conimiltee,' people and They're Naming Babies After Nelson Eddy In Middle East; Big Boffo Teheran, Feb. 8, What Big Thiee conference in Teheran? Who the heck is Frank Sinatra? Nelson Eddy caused more excitement in Teheian per squaie inch than 'the- Big Three, Women are naming their babies after him. The theatre where his "Chocolate -Sj3idie:i:lL:jis^\ln:viiig at present has; •f Oscar Doob, head of Loew's The- atres advertising and publicity, last Friday (3) colled a meeting of ad- vertising-publicity heads of all majoi'. , companies at the Hottl Astor, N, Y.,' to outline plans for acquainting the , piiblic with the work done _by. the^^ filin industry in getting 16 mm. fihns to the armed forces abroad. Major Jack Hubbell, head of the disliibu- tion division of the Arpny Pictoiiai; Service, addressed the meeting. While the film industry has hither- to avoided any undue publicity em-; phasizin^ the extent of the job "done^, ' trade leaders now feel that their re-' luctaiKj? to take a. few bows and cori rect some unwarranted :criticiEm has not worked out too well either. . One , of the ma,ior problems con? ■ fronting the industry and Aimy bcivices IS that the men in the armed forces have an insatiable appetite for motion pictures and that there are ■ definite limits to the number of "A" Eiiv collections from March 23 to 29 be^ ond any previously recorded fig- ure. ' Experience with March of Dimes collections has shown exhibi- (Continued on page 53) Cameramen Set to Film Opening of '2d Front' catod by groups in an area where i which - - ■ ■ eur- I- the Wing launched out of ATW 'Victory players perform Cur- ' town Block Pemberton spoke and rcntly ATW victory troupes play in mtioduccd the 16 "visiting firemen" New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland from five Canteens: Mrs. Osgood and Washington. Sketches in ATW \ Perkins, Mis. Malcolm French, Fred calalpgo'hav'e/'^fiJ^n tested in acting vcrsioiis. ■ i'"';; :■; Performances by ATW victory troupes now average almost two a day. During the first year of oper- I ations. 1942: only ■ ,83 performances One of the most daring film as- were given.: Last year the outfit did 355 shows or nearly :One a, J day. Number is , now, virtually doubledi, ■ . ■ 'J.\ ■ ■ ■ ■■■■ ■■. ■ : ;V:' ■ ■ ■ ^ ■! ♦,♦'♦♦,♦'♦,»♦♦'♦ ♦'♦,» «-a^ sisnments eveTy attempted is sched- url to coincide with the opening of '■ a^Sfecopid, ■■FEont.'-V'when .British .and;, Ai^er,ioali ', Ainriy , ;fi,!in' tiin'its. will go into front line aciidh witii the Ai- ' lied trooiJS. :,',\-' ■ , ■ ■ ■ Lt.- Coi: Hugh Stewart, co-prp- dtiecr v.-ith Frank Capra of "Tunisian Victory i'' wlileh ,is, being distribtrtgd i.i iho U S by Metro, has completed organization' of a British Army - film unit to cover second front ,opera- -, tions as soon as they get under, way. ■ Stewart stated in N:. Y. last', week, Nenctt, Ed Richardson of Boston; Nicki Bumett, Helene Burnett, Lee Rap of Cleveland; Eddie Bums, Hairy Elllmg of San Francisco; Dr Albei-t' Vernet, Edward Brander, Mis. nclijow Mrs Feldman of New- ark: Mis Mary Holmes, Mrs. Inez Buck Robinson, Carey Winston of Washington. Uncle Sam's Callboard First WB Pitt Casualty ■ ■ ,',-.,"' Pittsbiirgh, March 7. First , casualty among WB theatre .... . ,. employees here is Lt. Bobby Laux. before leaving for K';«"ir,n(i, thai he poster room employee, re would have around 100 r.icn filming po'rted missing in action last week, the opening oi the new theatre ot ■ Europe. Laux was a B-H pilot war. Of tliesc from 30 to,35 wiU be , -j^g ^g^it into service nearly two catneramen. others including drivers . ye-.^s ago. and other technical assistants Biid Mayer, former WB> manager,. f It is understood that an Aitiei loan ■ ...ppcinted to OCS. i:i .A.ir Force Ad film unit 'to cover second front, '.op-: , ininislralion. Miami Beach., ,eratlons ;s'fbout : set also, and that ■ , Mii-iani D'algish; of 'National The- thc co:rir:-:<.ndi;!g officer of this gror.p a: re Supply o'Yiee force, to WAVES, is already in England. ■ '■,'■■■/,■ ■ r: S,af. Albert J. Kedfoot. .son of B. J. , : LI. Col. Stewart was recently ap- Redfoot. Windber , and Central ' City pointed chief of the second front film ■ exiiib won Distinguished Flying cause results may be appealed or studios may ask for deferments when an aetor is- in the progress of making a picture. Bob Haymes and Erik Rolf, Co- lumbia actors, were notified of their 1-A standing aB the week ended. ■ Frank Ijattimore, screen actor, Army. ■ , ■■• George Irwin, , "radio director, ;N^yy. ;, ;'■ V'^'.- '-, ^- V Reggie Lyons, film process libra- rian, Army. / r-T~'^:-.-'' '■:;■■ ,'■ ? beeri-tu'rnirig them away sin.ce.'-0pen.r-; iiig^ .(ijg:. \EclrtM -probab more toward good will with the Rus- sians in this area than all the diplo- mats in the b«sines.s. Civilians have been pestering everyone at headquaiteis for a chance to take in one of his con- ceits He played to moie soldicis ol this Command than any otiier show to date. And, too he held them spellbound in their seals. Tough, hardened and tired railroad men. tiuckers,' and longshoremen who hav6 been 'working night and day delivering sup{)lies to Russia, sat thrbugh Eddy'.s.seleclions and. when he was fini.shed. nearly brought the house down. That's how it was at every post, camp and station he played. Naturally, he sang in per^ feet Ru.ssian But, when the RuS'i sians themselves go crazy over the way yoj s:ng one ot their songs, then yoti're in . . . there's no ques- tion abotit that. And tl'.at's the story of Nelson Eddy in t' e Pcisian Gulf Command.- There weie no giils in his show. No smutty gags. Just ft ,stra.tght, clean, smoothly run concert for which the entire Command IS grateful. : There's nothing new other than that: Command is still functioning. We're getting the: stuff through..,, and keeping on the ball. How are things along the Main Stem? Incidentally, I am mailing you under separate, cover a copy of the Dispatch, in which there is an; editorial headed "Where Is Bmg''" It pretty much expresses the senti- ments of all the men of the Com- mand, who are dying to get a look at their favorite Groaner. ' CWO Joe Cans , pictures produced in any given year. Felt that when a pictui-e stich as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" reaches the front lines within four months alter ■ V S release that criticism because this and all otiier films, do r.ot reach :combat areas belore Broadway is not always .iustifiable. ■■]'■ Industry icps believe that the full story, not necessarily a whitewash, of the operation should be told to the : men overseas as well as the people at home., : ■■■ ■ In some cases films can and ara .sent overseas ahead of S< show- ing. Randolph Scott, who returned ;, last week from an 18.000-mjle trek; through the South Pacific foi the Hollywood Victory Committee," re- ported that the industry's gift films to the armed forces were "as up-to- date on the islands as anything on Hollywood Boulevard." Scott stated that in many advanced areas he frequently played on the same bill with his latest pictures. '-I was amazed," he said,, "on arriving at Bougainville to find that we were doing a 'Personal appearance with' 'Coivette K-225' which was being released ia the United States when I left." un.ts tor , the BritishrArmy .■ Schaefer Again Heads Yeshiva's Scholarships Gcu;-:;e .F. Schaefer has for the fifth yea.r ' EooepLed the c'hairmanship ot ti.e motion picture industry'.s An- nual Scholarship Drive for needy Slid scholastically proficient students at the Yeshiva College. Yeshiva College is the only college Of liberal ■ arts and stienie ; in America ttndcr ,; Jewish a:Lispicfes. ■■ ■' ■■ \ ' , ;■ The .-cholarship awards were start- ed by the late W. G. Van Schnuis in April, 1939, when the film industry ■wan first apprised of the unique place of Y&shiva College in the sphere of American educational institutions. Seholai'shiys, at that time, were established by Jack Cohn, Barney Ealaban, Nate Blumberg; George J. Schaefer, George F. Skouras and Van Schmus. These scholarships were gi\en, among others, to many stu- dents who had been denied the right to study in na.ions which no longer Film industry has contributed $50 - 000 to the college. Last year 18 scholarships were established. cross tor nero i sm i n,, Sot,tth:'Paci flc Z Par Men Lt.-Cols. : Two former Paramount employees have, hccn promoted from major to iieLite'naht-cblpnel in the Army. ' Norman E.-, Sprowl. advertising representative for Par in Cincinnati and .Indianapolis '.prior to-,, entering Army, won first promotion. He served' overseas in World War .NOi l. Other is Lt.-Col. Joseph L. Mascalka, former accountant in homeoffice, now at Camp Adair, Ore. 13 From Hollywood Inducted Hollywood, Maich 7. i Uncle Sam last week: rcgi.stcred 13 , from Hollywood's set for the armed | forces and two 4-Fs. Johnny John- j ston. Paramount singing acfor, and | Joe LiUey, musical arranger for the same studio; were rc.iected on their pretinduction physicals. Inductees a:e Alan Land. Red Skclton, Xorris Gofl', Tommy Riggs. Alvino Rey, Ralph Byrd. , P;-eben Storm. Art Raymond. Ivan Difrnars, Paul Pierce, Bernie Milligan. Ed- v.ard James and Reggie Lyons. Al- though they passed the pre-induction examination, they are not all ear- marked for uniform immediately, be- Pvt; Veldman's Purple Heai-t Pvt. Lyle Veldman, formerly with 20th-Fox-6-jr&hange5-l-'ias-been-award- ed the Purple Heart. Jack Thompson, Paramount sales- man. Army. '''^ Ralph Ruben, Globe theatre, Army. , ---v:" ; ■ ':(■ ?..■:,■ , , Rollo S:- Vest, independent '.bookeT, Army. •/■■,' ,' ■:•„," " ' ' : '' '" :- Walter Bradley. Warficld theatre Army Albert Potter, .Ci:-'.ema theatre, ,Nayyr,' . ■',■:■„■",', :<;,-'y\; ,,■■,:' Eddie Aaron's, Brother to Army ; Chailfes ■ Aaranv, ' for three^' : years oiifide; ima'fl.agdr .;fbr ':]We^ City/ reported for' Army duty at Ft ;LeaVen'wd.rtlV;'Ka^^^^ , He is brother of Eddie Aaron, in 'Charge ot circuit sales for Metro's h.o.-. and Virginia Aaron, company's N. Y. exchange booker. Army Film Chief Ends Coast Gl Pix Huddles Hollywood, 'March 7', , ' ■ , After parleys on the Coast with Army Air fortes film unit officers. Col. Charles B. Bubb, new head of motion pictuie services, i.s now back in Washington. '■' , \ /. ■ Col. Bubb held conference.s for two weeks with Col. Roy M. Jones, commanding officer of the AAF first motion picture unit at Culver City, and Lt. Col. Owen Crump,, produc- "tron head,; colic,erning''^filiff"schedule for Die next year, , ; ,i, :i ,-,. '"' ' Cowan and Wayne On S. Pacific Troop Trek Somewhere in Australia: • John Wayne, Republic star, is proving a click with troops at the front in this area. Wayne requested oflicials to pei-mit Major Lynn , Cowan, in charge of 16 mm. pix, to tour with him on present assign- ment.:-' ,, ' ,^ ; ■ ■ „,,, - ■ , Cowan and Wayne are doing a piano-patter act. Bill Bailey, Cow- an's former vaude partner, is still a prisoner in Jap, bands, ; L.A. N.Y, PAR'S $2,067,000 IN BONDS Paramount' hbmopffice and ex- t;ha;i,i;cs in 'U. S, subscribed S2.067,- ,0OO';t%r; fe ';borids Fourth War Loan. , "fhi : i s e xc lu s i ve; of purchases made by Pai- .theatre partners, and HoUywooci stt.'cio or its personnel , Par exchanges accounted for $786,700 of total. to Edward Aaron Charles Borcn. , ■ George Bradley. Thornton Dclahanty. Jay Dratler. ■ ClKTord C. 'Fischer. . ■■ Fred Ga'oourie. , Boiiita Granville. ■ Elia .Kazan. ,/W ,, :-, Erick 'Wolfgang, Kor;tgo!<', Jack Mclvin. . ■ Tess Michaels;' ■ \ , Al Rockeli. : ,~ -r.-'':':- W. F Rodgcrs. Leo Samuels. ;'■■" ,■„''■■ George Sidney. . , L. K. Sidney. „ ' Herbert Sorrel). ,r"^''\, Don Stauffcr. David Stissman. D. T, Wayne. Perc Wcstmore. . 'Contact' Radio Troupe In Fla. Personals Key West, Fla., March 7. ."Contact" company, which re- cently won an appearance on the Philco-"Variety" Hall of Fame as a tribute to the more than 100 con- _.seculi5ie_weeks_Lt-has_staged-its-ria]f«— hour Army Air Corps radio show out of .-Miami Beach, : is putting in: : a personal appearance at Army and Navy bases in this sector this week. Outfit does a one and three-quar- ter hour version of the air show, (heard on WKAT, Miami)v with anf^-, nounccrs, orch, sound-effects man,, engineers, etc., on stage, just aS:- though it were a broadcast. Both Army and Navy GIs are, going for it strong, particularly , in view of ■ its professional polish — in contrast to .some of the USO-Camp Shows units, which have . a; more or less sour rep in these parts. N.y. to L.A. Sam Bronston. Dorothy Hirsch. Thcrcse Lewis. Hubbell Robin.son, Jr, Legits Top in Dimes A n?,-W high, in -the March of Dimes ' collections in legitimate theatres was registered, total being $47,196, which is being turned over to the Infantile Paralysis fund by Marcus Heiman on behalf of the League of New .York Theatres, Collection last year 'totaled $32,484. Participating were 65 iegiters in New York and out of town. Largest collection: in the latter division: was $3,100, credited to the National, Wa.shington. Top on Broadway was $1,232, registered at tlie Majestic. Wcilncstlay, March 8, 1944 PICTURES ALL 'A' PK OVER $1,000,000 Industry Heads Discuss New Pact For lA; Group Ins., Vacations. Etc. By ROY CHARTIEB Film company executives, togclliei with studio labor representalues Who aie in N. Y. to negotiate new Viuon contiacls, met among them- «el\es yestciday (Tuesdays to pu- yately -go -oyer; preliftiinaryiproppsalf ' ■ i-eiiiling" to '.vacations 'ahd/'sickjeave ■;with; pay: EiS-welj- as groUp:inslu'ahcej discussed uith them on Mondjj (C) by execs of the International Alli- ance oj Theatrical Employees Coun- tei-pioposals are likely to be made today (Wednesday), when piodticora reconvene Aviih lA bunch. ■ \- , ; ' ; Ail of Monday ((i) was consmtied ,' v.;hiqli sCclcs a, minimuifi ; Qhe . weelc, niaximum two weeks. loi all o£ 11 totals afliliated with the lA, plus fiickloave based upon years ol seiv- ice In this connection unions are starting out by seeking minimum of 12 ddjs a yeal Question of some foun of gioup insuiance to co\ei studio union employees ot lA iiniont, ■ fllvSQ:; roughly ' discussedi' ,!t>;isp:ussi;p^^^^ as to wage scale is expected to await iioning out ol woikmg condition ■;■ Pj-oducor group at first - ^sessian Monday Ui' i:-.oluded Xick Schonck.: ■■■{iresident o£ Metro: joe Vogel,' v.p,||: ■WiBiani'. Walsh, and;- Fvefl'.' Gabpriv.1' ilabor -reps;.- jBafney. BalEiban, Par' . president, and .GharieS '.Boreii'/ sludip',! . tnaiuiger: Joe Bornhard.' general mauagci o£ Witinoi theatie-). Funk Phelps homeoltice labot contia<-t Vaitd' iCcUToU. Sax studio '•^tiah.liger; , :\V;;'.C'. .-ivtjcho,!, 20ti^Vv.p.;--s;r^c!:;:;SV Meyer and Vic Christiansen..- repre.-'. tContinued pn page 18 i CycU Independent exhibiloi tied up $350,000 in an independent pro- ,^ductien..prior to .arranging, ior .a' release; . of . this . $210,000 : is his own coin and the balance via loans Following screening a major chstrib turned thumbs down on ,1 release, leaving the exTiibitor with $350 000 still tied up and jio immediate chance oC liqui- :.;dat;ing,'' ' ' • ■ Discussing, the indie's situa-: _t 1 o n someo ne ciacked, "Well, he made his money tiom Hplly- wpod and he's giving it right back tp Hpllywood " IIA Yens Showcase Spots Outside U. S. .■ United Artists is shipping plan.s fpr •cqiiiring picture houses in several idiflterent:: countries in -various parts ol the wot Id lot shewcaSe purposes Disttib oigani7ation, which has not opeiated theaties, is now flguiing on contiollin!> Its own outlets in s,i\ oi seven . stratcgie foreign centers m ordei to ensu'C Idotei lelease and (note favoiable playing time foi pioduct ui key terutoiies Walter Gould. UA foreign man- 8i,ei understood set to close Dhuitij for the first of the theatie» undei consideiation Overall plan of opeiatioii is limited ' to : Some nine, 'theatres, for the time ■'being,:': : all' Putside of tlie tl.nit.ed ; ■States. :I.n the' domestic field. UA re-. p.ortedly has an operating arrantie-; ■ meiit for Itbe , Victoria' theatre, New. Yoik Move to obtain showcase icpie- •entation in othei countiies is m lnu> with operations ot olhei niaiois who have acquued oi aie negoliatitig Joi theatres in itey situ'atioiis' diitside. the USA RKO Gross Tilts Nearly $13,(1,000 RKO Radio Picluies gl0^- leceiptv dining 1943 aie estimated at clo-,e to .$45,600,000, an inciease o£ aiound $12 900,000 ovei 1942, with the net :bl(jeratiiig -iricijiTie tbefore : taxes) ol aiound $9000000 the higlie=t c\i.i recorded for the d iStribU tipii-pyoducr lion pha.^e of- operations since RKO has been in existence Duiing 1942 the RICO film siibsid showed a gross of appro?cimateIy $,i2 700 000, operating costs at $34-: 900 000. and a lo^s of some $2 200 000 .': ■ Wliile gross income to:- -.i-.e pic.v.re cpmpany jumped $12,900,000 during 1943. . operatir.g costs: increa.sed. by , Pnly. '. ;$l,'700,b0d : to. ■ apprpximately $30 000,000 I UndeiStopd that operating income |liom the RKO Theatres opeiations I foi 1943 IS close to $7 500 000 tbetore j ta>?e.s>, as cpmpared'.with around $4,- I 2)0 000 lor the pievious veai. METRO'S BUDGET TOPS 150,0(10,001 Industiy leaders, surveying studio opeiations leport that no Impoitant preducer today, can mak'e. an : «A" picturei:for::;iess : ttian ■$li0O0,,0Q0^: to $1;230.00Q, arid, that eacli such ; tinit .(tilrn). ■actua:lly costs .from. $.1,000,000 to Sl.500,000 excii'.sive of . pri.nl charges accoiding to wpiksheet fig- ures While net considoted ciitical, in view of eunent boxoflice condi- tions, the high cost ol pi eduction stii; presents a ' delicate :s'ituatian' which company heads a:e watclning closely m Older to maintain a neces- sary: bdlanee^iV'relatifffi .'t0.. 'nvkjclcet. :PQtentialities. Higher Admish Tax May Complicate Pix Deals; No Uniform Scale Boost Philly Exhibs Burn As Some Houses Snip War Message Off Newsreel ''v; '/ Pililadelphia, 'Marc'r. 7. . Philly exhibs are on the warpa'i.h a.aain. ■. •:■;'■■ , ''■- ' ;',:•'"-. . This time . it'.s. not the distribs who : yoar 3 RKO TOPPERS DRAW $104,000 YEARLY EACH are making them mad but it's a small minouty m their own ranks— the guys who snip the wai message-, which aie clipped to the tag end oi new SI eels With the . yirtuai., elimination of ihe- film division of OWI. 'v.o.st ot the :. Governmeni's messages an en I scrap, fat salvage, etc.. is placed; at Ihe end of .standaid new si eels Some misguided— It not finpatii- otic— exhibs, to sa\e a couple of mi.nutfes running time, or to have ex- tra n.ir.r.U! or two to clear the' tlier- .aire, baye' snipped o.fE tiie message. Reeent- clicck b v SeVcral patrjetic Metio IS spending well over $50,- 000,000 and estimated as high as; $52,000,000 in authoritative quarteis, on production duriijg the cuirent. calendar year on a schedule co\cung around 3(> pictures. ' Uixierstoud t'r.ai be f pre the end of the.- year Metro will bave at least 10 pictures, in re- lease or completed with negative cp-t exceeding $2,000 000 each ' -Kismet" (Tcchriicplbr) is running un ce^t of $2 750 000 to $3 000 000' Willie 'Piagon Seed' is another, negative which Will ':' represent around .S3.000.000. 'ITho- White CliifS" oo-i o\ei S2 500 000, 'The Ameiican 'Miracle", (which m.i^y be relieased ' as. a .pec Kill went over tlic $2 000 000 mark. 0'the:r: Vhigb.^bti.dgeter's ';. c.prn- plofod or i■n^pr^>ductioh 3re.''Bathi^^^^^ Beauty" (ioimeilj 'Mi Co-ed") in Technicolor: ".Meet Me in SI. Louis" (Technicolpr'i, .; "XaticiuiJ Velvet" (Mickey Rooney-Techisicoior \ ';30 Second .Over. Tokyo." ':Ga3lig;ht'' and "The Seven: i-. Cro.ss." :-; .-, ■'-.;; ;:.-:-":,':• Otheis High : 20th -Fox. also has a production budget of sPiTie $'4b,qOO,o6o . originally - figured to cover output of some 32 pietuies Both Wainers and Paia- mount, the former with 19 oi 20 pie- 'tiires ':soheduted . ''ter ■: re^^^^ the 1943-44 selling ■ seasPfl " and the latter .with 'arpund' .SO, show','aft; av- erage per-nogative cost e£ $1,250.060 and $1,000,000. resipectivoly. ' .In . case :bt ■■: Pai-ampunt,. ■ this.- ;i'epreseiit,s" a gieatei cost toi product in the "A'-- biacket-, because the budget o8 aiound $30,000 000 includes sevcial I Pine-Thomas pioduction', whirh aie I budgeted . at' seyeral, hundi-ed' thpu-? I sand dollars;: '■ ; .. ::.'■ ■:»"■, : ':. '■• .'' ■ - Pai has close to $10 000 000 wiapped in thiee negatives alone 'Lady In the Dark,' ' Fpif Roadshow Anni '. Last Friday (3) markcri ■ the 28th annuel saiy of a new', and ...at: tijiij. tiine, revpiuiipnary 'ppl-' icy- in pictures .which, has since, become tiade-known widely as "the roadshow policy," The anni is that ef "Birjh of a Natipn," which pn March 3, 1915, opened a twice-daily run at $2 20 top at ti'.o Liberty. N. Y., a pol- icy wiiich was worked" out by , the late J.. 'J, McCnrti-.y. The pic- ture rai; ti-.ero for 44 .weeks and ..llu-.oug|.i....tlie...y.ea.r.s.-.ir.c'.ud;.:ig. .i reissue bookirtgs grossed aiound $12 000,000, It was D W. Giil- fith'.s first big picture. .:. While: there are still some, punts 111 existence, they aie piett\ well shot and paiticulaili ■"stringy." .:':", V ;. '.'•• ].■[,:'' Whom the Bell Tells' man's Creek." and "French- .■nieni.n ;.tlie '.industry shovved thatyftve tiiea'.res of about 15 gandered had resorted tP tliis: jriGkK:..^". ' ''.:.; :.•; Tlieie have been reports o£ ■sqiiabiilcs. betweenj^^ who in the 'majil haye .been, cb.opet'a- 'ti;y.e-..-with ;the :. program:,; and Sxhlbs', *lio.- want thi;..hie!isages.elim- bne prejectio'njst: Piferod' ip Avcirk :gratis:: any . : bveirtirte:' a^liich. TM Petei Rath\on, RKO Cei p pIex^, Nod E Depinet, RKO P ctuics chiel, and Chailes W Kpo nci veepe.^ iff cliar|^ i Of Vp'r^ studio, e.nch arc being p.Md «>I04 000 :: .yearly . .Ayagei!, ■ ac'cprdihg ' to : a proxy ■ sta.tenient :,sentj.'.Stbckh9lders'!.of ithe ^ ^ ^ : corporation iast.:.weeic;- ''{A}',: '^ !' ■:i;'w#e\oral inon"i- ago. Mayer in N, Y. Huddles ■ Louis:.: B. ilayer and Howard S • !■ : : ■ i: : : I ■. g ■ a r e i n k c w: Yo r k t ro m t 'ne Coast , ' foi to g stopover si'h.'i Wa.-«li'- :iliglm1;,5f ' ii;'i':'i:.':y;': ' -.^^ '■' ' Majev is stheduled to sit in on contabs with Sir Alexander Korda. regar9}ri'g,'M(»ti'b- ■IJ^^^^^^^ :pl4hs in, England. '■";.'''■:■''''.!': '.'X,:A :. .Mayer and Jack ^Rotter;; ail.'- aidei Are slated to 'rorn'ain .in'^ N. Y^'^iih.Ui^ Mareiv 19 ,.v,'htte Stricliliiig vptaris^'itp .Vetiirji ;tO:.th(j^Qbast .iMaK!lt .;l2.;y ... . ■ '• terest, \y'iir be discussed witi-i; ..Rank, in England by Galpeison and Bar- rmgton Cain, No. 2 man in the Rank organization. While Gain, prior to his departure fiom New York to England, Stated ■tfiat ^setting: lip' a .distribu'lion ei-gan- ization in tiie U... S. did not appear feasible for the time being due to \yartime conditions, Kelly ■:iast. vi^^^ !statecl ;thei'e'. 'hact; .be'ep nq .change i.n Eagle-Lien- plans for. a^ releasing^ system Kelly, who is in Hollywood, slated, that while difliculties might be en- epti.ntercdy in' .sbnte; B34;Cha two rii?ijPl' ' compaHies-.' bad:': ofl'oTC:Ct Eag'le.:;'.£ipn ' . physical disti'ib.ution 'laoilities;.: K^liy italedythat :Rank: ,p;lan'nfid,':t6 ' proceed Willi; plans . for the,.:'.eslnblistim,ent 'of a wprldjy ide ■;:diKtribti.ti,oiv 'or'ganizatio.n for':. British films', to wiiich wuuid be adcicd Am'tirican .prodtict: ampunting; .to. M 01 inoie ot total- schedules. While thealic operators aie at- templing ti> csljniate the eU'ecl o! the new April 1 adihission lax rise on bo glosses distubutien heads of major compaiiie.s fear that it wilt comijlicale selling conditions Points at "issue are 1. Many ex- hibitors v'lll. find they canriol in- cicaso admission scales, will have to dbspib the lax and thus contend 'thefy' mlr'iipf ;have 'as" raucfr^'moii^y '■ as fprmerly :tb: pa^^;jfpr ■/pictUvei', ,:j.;. ptheiv. exKib.itprS' ckim. that: the ;.in> . ctea'sed ta? ^: ^^-vyhiehyt ii ey 'intend 'in' :t;liai-ge, will: likely reduce Jittendance .,; and tjvus: ait;tdiT!atieall.y. reduee; ren.£-; :. :als..... :• 3.,.' If, , .ill ■any.; •giveri.'. tefr'i'tp'ry, . spnie exhibitors 'absorb, tli.e^ tax iyhile'; others: pass it ■ aloiig to. ..the:.; public, distrib; . execs contend '|t' :.w-iU create; ; a' new problem in protectior,. Ma.ior. distribution execs, antici- patibg-; the ■a|lm'issipiv ■:ta?<..,.rj for some time boon trying to pei- : suade. .loading Ihdepen'deiit'.ex^ br gan izat i ons and ,repi:esen tatiyes to, . ; ■:establ.isii.: a; .: uni£arm:, polic'y';.tpwa'.rd.s. ^ the: tax.:ihindiyidLial; exchange: areas^ . all ; exhibs;'; .in' speciflod ' ai-cits ■wpuld/^- ..if ''thi.S .plan is' &.dopted. either; .a.b>'c>rb ■ tlie. tax; or -inerease . admi&i(ji'is;:_;:; '; Meantime theie is much powwow- ing ':i,i;n-ipng; .theatre. cJi'ai^ in New. ;Yo'i'k 'ancl .pther l!;ey^-ei.f.i.on. ■Titis;{fe;ihei'.ftighost-'attaih<^ tiiat fast since the decree went into efi;ect: • ' -. The total r.un-.':)er of iridi.- account^ ■si>ltl ':se !'£«!:■ ttos SGKsw^ t!i« .'two .prior blpcks.,:is :g.S!,7()6, as com- paicd with 18ti89 lot the initial thie« packa es ol the piior (1942-43) SC- mestei foi the same period of selling. 8 WedncBday, M«rch 8, 19'1'ft THE SONG OF For the best Black and White cinematography -to AUTHUR MILLiEk For the>«^* not only Academy h CALLING ALL PATRIOTIC SHOWMEN I RED CROSS DRIVE MARCH 23rd THROUGii MAkCH 29ili' Wednesday, March 8, 1944 9 BERNADETTE i4 Our thanks also to-franz-Werfel, Henry — King, William Perlberg, William Goetz and all who contributed to the creation of this outstanding motion picture! honors but box-office honors go to CENTURY-FOX 10 PICTURES Wri1ne$(l«y, March 8, 1914 Ruling Win Be Needed to Show Which Pools Are to Be Broken Up Studio Coatracts The question o£ iiist pools-* \m11 lia\e to be biokeii up and how, iiiittpi: a new decree, if and when en- tticn .IS Bs inteipietalion will be laid upon leasing or special • operating aiTangemcnts between eon- senlmi! companies where eni>.tcnt i bniiRs up the dedaialion in Lhjiii di^tubutor and lefial rutle'; that dcf- I In ite .rulings -will have : Ije;. liahdcci ,j ■down.-' It ii! estimated authoi:itatlv inteie^ts in houses in- volved in pOqi^v -in .acitiitioniv t Hre .some cases .Nvhcre operating a'greenVents- exist, such: as the o.ne in' bos .'Angeles,' :\vhGi"e ..ParaiWo tiact.s with Fanchon & Marco to op- eiate tf$ two hou^^es there This is wot technically a pool but doubted .. as to how- the Government will ;con-. sider it. Also such odd arrange- mehts as . ■ applyifljj; to t-iic— Midway.. Fbre.st Hill.s„/L.i I.'v VV;hi.ch.4s ftiier^ ior t\vp years . by RKO and .then _ two' ^: .year.s by Skouras,.. tjie tw^ alterhaf- ing over , those periods. ■ ■ ■ . ■■. - ■While National Theaties has no pools in which other diitiibulois aie nnolved, it has an odd aiiangemcnt covering two 'Par-owned theatres in San Fidnci-.co The Fox-Wt-t Coast iir!.it::pf ■ N'atiooat reijts' the '.thcati^es under lease from Paramount, paving vent; as well, as participatioiiVin .prof- its, .Wither pr.-ndt this situatiori ;■ .would, be affected under the decree, ■ as;.it .now stands, .arouses cipubt. in the- minds of both National and Par execs. Other Goinplications Also complicating the situation are cases.-. ..where two. consenting com- pahies are pooled with an independ- ent, as, occurs m numerous cities. An iiKiu'.tiy higher-up, close to the tlcci-ee, statfed lie; in-esumea bu't co.ul',1 ; not guarantee that if one distrib was? .into the . poo! ahead ot another, ;theii" he- would take precedence in , retairi- . ; ?ing it with; the indie, while tfi^! other would withdraw. Under the decree, the. Indies are. not required to give lip pools although, if its with two decree distnbs then one of the lat- ter must get out ■'^hpiigh, something that, awaits do-? cision, it is i^ue.stioued W'hat wilt , happen ' whfere; two ' distribs apd" ah indie flamed a pool at the me time .: Siijce neithei*/Qne;o|-the'di*tributm companies has piecedencc theie some plan will have to bo woiked ,. • -tiiit to,' decide who , withdra\i-.s', even If it's by the flip b{ a Coin. . The'i'ela- ' .. ti.ve vaKio of theatres ii>volyed-',and jnvestnients . may . fi,gurc.. : of ' course. WlnIe:,Natioiial. (2:0th-Fbx) .has al- . ways: avoided pbpl,5, being -in 'terri- .:tol'ies not cohflicting with/other dis- ;. trlbuting companies.., and Locw's ha.s; only a handlul, P.u amount, Warneis and RKQ are involved in quite a numbei the^e three outfits consti- . futing the: vast- majorityV This -j Goldwyn's 'Simone' Samuel Goldwyn has pui chased film rig'hts .to ^'SiinoHe," LiOii. Fevicht- wangei novel, scheduled as a Tciosa Wright stitrrer,".,- .; ■ ; ''Sf ,- ;''; : '■ No'vel. 'hits ■'.■the ' ''book.sta.l'ls '. in'CXt jiiohth, ■■ ■ ■ . ■ '■ other Story Buys Hollywood, M.iich 7 D.i\ id O Sel/nick bought ' The Life of Houdini." owned for .several years by, Paramcun!. Petei Muelson sold 'Cios^ioads ot the World'': to .!;W;.- H/'"£r^^^ indie: producCi?. ' Ternesi,! ' Produetion.s took ,an , op- ticn on "Ci-umpy,"^ \ ihe . old Cyril Maude stage starrer. ,. ■.■ ' ;'-'' ::■:'■ ■ '■:''■ Holh wood, Mai eh 7 Bonnie Cashin vsigned ioi five \iait as fashion designer at 20th- FON ■ Clarice -Chambers drew ;p!ayer. ticket at Paramount. ..'';',. John Paxton Diked scripter pact at RKO . : 'Ed\\;Elixl ■ H..'-^W camciam.in at 20th-Fo\, Lynn Wa'.son, . ' stage ar.d radio acto , s gned by International Pic- .tu.rcs. - Anditws Can oil Fiench inked wiilei pact with International Pii- ■iiires. ■''' :'.-'■", : y /.S--.' : r: WB Claims Constitutional Right to Show Mad. Sq. ^GardeiTir'Mission^Siiil Warner.s. in answers tiled ..Friday 13.)' to suit brought, by the Madison Square Garden Corp.. based on what latter claims w-as unlawful ii.se, of two events in its.. "Mission To Moscow.'' denied the ; charge and .sou.ght dismis.sal ot the action on the ground it fails to state a claim for relief. , ';;; '- '.■:'..■'■;■•"}■ '' '.■■ :'■ ' The corporation charges that WB. without consent, included t\v o events, the German-American Front and American - Soviet 'Friendship rallies, : in: -^iviissioh," Warners alleges that -'Mission,''- based on a book uuttcn by foimci Ambassadoi to Russia Joseph E. Davies, permission is unrestricted and unconditional-. Under Federal and State, consti- tution. WB further alleges, it is guaranteed the right to . depict and represent , those .scenes. Plaintiff seeks an accounting, of the film's pioht' U Profits Up $953,000 To $3,759,968 After $10,100,447 Tax Bite Univorsal's net profit increased moie than $953,000 m the company s fiscal .vear ending last Oct 30 as compaied with the piocedmg libcal jcai Us net after all chaiges in- Lefty Sees Warners' Nora Bayes Pic, Which Brings Back Lotsa Memories By JOE LAIRIE, JR. :-'.: :-■■-:.■. . Coolacres, Cal. Dciir Joe; ■ ■- '-■'■;^''.-'i.:'''...- :•^:!■'''^,-'i,■V-^'^^ Me and Aggie ju.st saw a preview of AVanjej' Bros,l'''Shine ' O^^^^ Moon.'- . Us the , pictti re version of. the story of Nora - Bayes and Jack ■ Norw-'Ortli. People will like it. .. Has. some good songs, scenes and acting. - Ann Sheridan as Nora Bave.s turns in a swell job. She often looks like Nora and her voice has that tin oat v quality — somewhat like Nora's. Dev.ni.s Morgan, who plays Jack N.orworth. give a fine performance, althotigh he . doesn t look anything like Jack, nor does he sing like him- But I found out -that doesn't count in pictures. Jacl?; Garsort, as a vaiideyille iviagiciai-!, ateisted by Mane .Wilson as- his goofy- helper; dQes> fi^^^^ aiii S. ^Zi 'S^kiaiV a great character comedian, plays the part of a riianagfir .that ,reitiioc^^ a lot of Max Fabish, the old Orpheuniviiiaitagei' iii De'nyet;; .,'j?he^"p fimshcs with a- lavish ■prodviction numijer of ''Shine On ' Harvest that even Ziegfeld would have said 'Ahhh" to. It's all good :;entertaiii-- ment; I liked it. but watching it kinda brought. back im our old friends. Bayes and Norw^orth, thd^^reatest- iiiaii and woman singing act m all show business. : They have beCii ,ei3li>i^d--^^bitt ney^^ It,. can t be. done.-. ■ : ■ ■ , ^i-;.-- ■•;','„ .' :;',';, ':;■..;; .: }■ ''•■;:'/ X ■'■ I, thought you mn?ht be interested fbVknoi\: 'sipniething sboii great artists. Nora Baves -was: born iiV iviii,vvawKe.e ,,aS.vSil.ean.6r i-Goidbc'rg. She was mamed five times; her -first hiisiiand. \Vas:P.' A. .Cr6ssi,0 (an un- dertaker); her .second, Jack • Norvvorth; 'theij cSme Ha^^^^^^ Gordon! and Ben Fnedlander; ' .The firsth and last ,were^^^^ the others were all singers -who . assisto:cJ.- in her. acts.;' IJora "yi'as'idigcoycreij . eluding Federal income and e\ccss i bv Al Fields (Fields and Lewis) „ud ^he soon became a hcadlinci and piofits taxes amounted to $3 759 908 i one ot the stage's gieat peisonalities Jack Noiwoith was bom in Phila- as comuaicd with s>2 800 952 in the 1 ct'lplTia as-Jack KnUll — H^ stai hfd a^-K-blackfjrce-sitiglcr— His-fti-s-^t-swrg- picceding fiscal jeai This is equal p\ as 'Holding Hands', hii next, "Honey Boy," which sold over 2,000 000 10 .siO.a? per common -share as against 1 Sj 14 iri the year betoie, I J Cheevei Cow dm boaid chair- man, who leleascd the conipany't, I annual lepoit, cited that the tax bill 01 , the. company: amounted, to. .$10,- 100.447 in the jiist finished li.scal \cai, an avciage ot Si27 072 pei daj:. This is 'cqivi.valeiit,;tp .'p2,463 tier ehi- copies He also wrote the baseball anthem, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" ,Iack has been maiiied foui limes; his flist wife was Louis* Die^isci, then came Nora, followed by Ethel Johnson (non-proIesMonal) snd his piosenl wife, Emma Adelphi .laik was doing his famous 'College Bov" act when he met Noia H was lo\e at fust sight They became paitneis in 1906 They nevei wcie teamed with anyone befoie Noia went into the 1907 "Ziegteld Follies' on the N Y Roof, and Jack louied the show five weeks latei It was u\ the 1908 'Follies" on the N Y Root thai Norwoith and Bayes flist sang plovcc in U S and SIT bb loi e.u hi' Shine On Haivest Moon" Jack got the idea while riding in the subway. MONO'S ODEON DEAL IN CANADA; RQAD CO. FEED ';;■- ::f\ ': ;:;-^ Toronto, March. 7. W. Ray Johnston, Monogram prezj i,s here to open, a: showcase lor his company's product- m this city and acquire flist-iun outlets acio^s Canacia ill a deal with Oscar-HansoniJ :g.m. of Odeon Theatres, vyhich has Oyer .60 houses .' in -its o:*!!^!:!^^^ :-Qr opciating chain Johnston IS also, here to center with officials ot the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Pacific Railways on cooperation in the filmT ing.' p|- ih re;© ;Mopogt;?m a Canadiaw backgroundi ■'■ Road Companv Kaiiqiict Detioit, Maich 7 | . :Filn3V Hovv.^' here. plaWne^^ - Teduction ■ in little baitquet for :^..,Bay.-J:ohngtOT^ complete J .^s vb^oUghi ;oh:' ^tK^ specifio iciearattce.' be ^."^^^ pl'iasident . of .: Moripgram .with 'champaghc!,- big steiik.s, etc.. last r i-ir'nt. ' ,-'„' - ii- - ■ ; , ■ - -" . .speciiic c'loaianee. u« :Kei. Up- iH CO 1- o^ er rni ^^n rT-r w'th Friday mgh . His,^ rain .was delayed .i^^,t, :i,^^tead;d .the preset^ clauses. V^r ^^^^^ ' f w-: ' ^ Krirri . theatre 'must Av^h polled tpgeth,civi h^nOT . P°}'^<^'i-r^f^: ^^U^i^M^ houses Nvilhout .witii; the :Sc:lTir!e circuit in: .both Rochestei and Sviacuse N Y Pai i- also pooled thieo-wavs with Waineis and Joe Cooper in Oklahoma City while in Brookiyri the two ^^B-Par companies, and Si Fabian are hooked, up, with, Fabian in charge of opera- tion In Philadelphia WB ^nd . .are.' tpgetherr-no ihdie;figfirmglKcW as a third paity. WB and Pai ait also pooled m a two-way pool m Il.im ' steaks, champagne, etc. ■ - : , : . [ . . Jphnstpn'sdttl'ed .Saturday -'for j list a lunch and a gab with a couple of the guys Engel Vice Stevens Hollywood. March 7. Hi|i4=y^-S^ngcls--^fQwpA ager for , Broadcast M.usiC. is.,the:n,ew,' Ccisting .tlirefctor at Republic, :succced monct lrid:. In Ne\\*'6iiM^ may hot :bi£!, considlrfeft Ipool.^the ' .Herliert; J, .Yates, Republic's; chief Paramoi(iit-Richardsy;(Saeiig<;i^)' cir He: wondered why there - weren't any -mooii soiVgs - lfr6Mf>di a|id kjiow songs go in cycles, he- thought he d :\vrite- 'one.K'-;Zi^gy' ;'gaye it.:a-; spec-ifii-;. ■drop. It. was a. clean, unpretentious; .song; and: the. Way • Nora-, ;an,.tl. Jacif sang it made It, a ,hit They opened m t he . liked show people., and; vi'Puldvhevcr , hiiss - a I;rid95?.' night in; 'his ' box; 'all Keith s 'Wa.shmgton; -while .he .was President, ;' .'.' ■;■,';. - *:'. ■ .When Nora, became fatally ill, -she kept' ;aiive 'iuS^ by: her . actual time clauses would picvcnt ' '^1''^' ' I'i w,' \ "'n^' '»\P!«""'-s coffee only. any: unfair; practices ^^IroS 4lering ^''^^^^^ "P^'*^'^ .^'^March^ 9„ 1928,- ;The C3Sket:.*!as;hevsr:>lIow»d to.:, into' .cleararic'c' <- " - ' ; • V- — ■ [ oe, opened and hcr- .body. is ;.still,.in. tbe ; receiving; vault, at WoodUnvn:, it u-.. , ., .^j '.Afte.r. her; debts ;\ve.re;pfiid; s^^^ CDmmp,h- .;?hare; QUlsfandiiig ';a close ot the fiscal jeai. Univeisals total income fiom opciations amounted to $46,527,527 as against S),j9 109,524 m the preceding vear. Domestic revenue increased 16'c to $29 112 013 while loieign lov- enue lo^c 24' r to $17 234 200 Net capital climbed from- $14,229:423 to $lb 094,906 the amount at the end of the yeai'. Cowdin 'disclosed that the com- pany; is hopeful ot concluding ne- gotiations, now in progress, lor an -issue of debentures- to refund cur- retitly existing debentures and bank loans:' \^rdea; back of this; is iinder- stob.ct to. bulk ; all obligations under a, new. debenture issue,- with the sav- ing of interest chaiges in mmd. KRIM BROS. SUE FOR ADDED CLEARANCE Detioit, Maich 7, Asking more specihc time on -clearance . the Krim .theatre..- op- erated by Mac ; ail d SbV Krinl; in. Highland: Park, has :. fTled suit for iarbilration; here; ; ;The-; :; bi:othcrs nan,:)B,as,defehdant's in tHe;.si,iit. three of the largest thcaties m the same Dettoit suburb the Highland Paik (Associated), . the Palmer Park (RaymoHd-.. ; Sch,reiber> ahd the -Grand, (operated by Sam Brown).:: a time, limit being; speci.fied. The. argumejit, is that the' lCiim theatre becomes . dteperjderit bh the booking ;whims' ; bX ,t,he ', other :.:-hou.$es -while. never h.as;.been hviried. ' cuit is interested ; liiiaii.cia]ly - with '-oew"s in tiic . State there, .with Loew's in charge ot opcuUion I exec, fetched .Bngel.. iiito .s.evcral;inqrlths ago. as a ' rheni,ber b the : adyisorjr , -council on ; productioii ■ri:''"-^''-'- ■ "i • ' ■ ': ' r\ ' ' ^t' ' ;! but'shc did leavie milltonS':ot friends and; admirers; A' great-'artist^Va creat Cowdm Affam Questions uoman and a gie-^it fnend H«' f. «'^f f ' '"Prp^pnt^ Hiirh -TaVPS ' '^^^ woiv't'^see ;anV-' pf ■:tWCse'.-things in:the:;picfure,-i)ut --you'll enjoy- li' n icsi.tii Jiigii jji^ I neveithtless That s why I s„v mav be Waineis could get Jack Noiwoith. 3lics,ch.ict, , J: 'G,lreeVe^'^Cp>frdin,v:cSSh:iria of .-who,-i,s':npW- in-.Hplty\Vo6d With his miiViature'collectioiii^ the studio .t .yoivCrsal'S' board of; dircctbrsr cited; |.\vrite:;a, sequel; to;:"Shifte dri:;-Har\>est Mioon;" : He could do it. Soz ■ . .' ; ' - ^ : Still Others ; ' ' or not it may be cor..sidcrc(i a pool. In' addiliph -tp;.thoso jilready liiCn- 'L,6cw's vand ;RKO :,are , together in tiorted ih /which '-. it .figure.?, WB .is ■ pooled- >vith"'toew'& Pittsburgh, -xvith RKO ln;cieveJand,,:.Si Fabiah in Albany, and the eastern Skouias ciicuit m Jcisey City Hackensack and Eluabcth N J WB ako has a niinpi?' pdol - ill draiigc , iM. ■ 'Bis't Grahge: n:; J., >v-;ith-;.Moe. teidei; -a;ti .IridiB;;' ■;,■';■ ':-':':. : ' ; , ; ;Aside.:frtim :'Roc&rfcr -,aiid -Syras. .ciV-j'e. , where pooled;\\utH Pai^ and >U Sc^Vines,^,^lKO is: pooled .;wriflr ' thfe ^kburas/Circuit" iii four: N,-y; houses. Denver-; on an .ownership "arrange- ment. ;.RK0 arid Mort .Si.n.gCr. ::h.nye; operating ; ■ ' arrangements . --i,.;^^ Minneapolis and New Oilcans, witn Singer in ch.iigc §ev'er&l; ,-tticM,reB, of the - United Ar,tf.?t& ',TKeatre ,- Circiiii; .'i;f pt -.-.in;,-,a.-h'^' 'VVEiy .; 'affiliated !;with: UA,",..t:he;-JdiS-' tributihg. coiTipany,.' are, uiTi;o;yi:n^^ ,.t-he-ir- planls, ;.rc.r-' 'placirig ' ,iiiiiVp.hi.,nc -' ;Cxpari'd' -; their; rinarliets';: -buyilVg; -ravy - ma^ entargihg . payrblls; ;.as' vvcll- p'a'.y- irig rCnKon'ablc -rel lirn foK, the .sav- ii1g.s;,'ihvostcd.';-i;n 'th:c, buHi'nc.si^'';- ;■ ' ,;'.- ': , ; 'Stit ;te' t)isi:ri{ed '6ti:|; thiit 'icxistlhg; ■t',x;c<';s-s,';- -profits' ■'''tax('.s':-, iWai?^ dif-, fiC.Mlt, '..for : c6.mpa;rijCK -;;t<)'; .; I'Ctijin- ;,irf the ;" busihcss- -silCI 'icicilt ■' ('ftriiiiigs 'f (I'r Your, .pal,', Ltfty. .decree ,,,-,,'confipa,h,ieS; * .'Thc.s.e. i-ihcUtdc' .vvitii ,, Ijp'e- ,irt.. Pittsburgh, , Parar mount iii' Detroit, .BalaBaii, .-Katz ;iri the-;.RiVersid6i. Nfcflip; ;JcfICi;so4^^ . Foi-rWC);).--, Ccijist'' Acadcmj', as well as i i N( u iik In Los Ange.lcs .it is tied up with Rodney Pantages, who opeiates the Panlages and iwo RKO hou.ses thcie -: In;: .ad.ditipn ;-;tp- Pitf'sbtirgb, :Vv'her,C , hooked .tip; -/W'ith, ' WB, ^'Lpcw'.s;, i.s ,I>os cfitoinO.-;, bt!ji)iipt(d fjy ir .coii.ilffictivr :circuiti is; coiitrbllcd. 50.^^ y/ith;Piirai- ;'|;v;W)ffl'iiiri ■ wfi.icK; Wiil.'.:Cncriii.r{ig('V dy rHiount. a ;cbi»mjttce , of; bdth cw^ pooled^with Pat^m Biiflalo, Uhcthci iianirs b( ing in ch,)rgc of op' i iition j^loyrn* nt In fhl' couiitry," Briskin's New Col. Deal ' ;.-;;. ■' '■. ; . Holl.v'\v6od, 'March . 7. '; ■ \.-Irvin.g.> 'Bviskin;. ha:s;;..signed; a , ne.\y ' tlireo-ycar .producer '.de'al-,,at Cdliiih'-' .Wa::\-;''''.: .■■;'-''>:;.■■;:-,-■;';,;■ ;'';.'';.;. .'^ ■,.;,Lc<)Vcs;,fO'r New,,,'.york- March '16 'to .v)e,w >s;li.6\^>'s .arid .'scp.u't '.hla,lerial.'. ; ' ' . Touhy' Pic OK Now ;' •■;^'-'Vr';?.;,HblIy\vb9d,;Miirch '7i' ;'-. 20tlt-Fox. IS finally iele.l.sing ' Rogti 'T(|U;h;.v:'^Gangfiter". ;'.;!if'ier'. -; ma'ny'-' .re^' ijiitcf.,, brdiired- by, lhe.!FBI;^;;;^ -''!! . ' .'Pii-liire 5v;i.s.; .fl:pi'.s.hod'; .>>i.x,; ■ ni'ijlrlli.^; iigfj bill I'lcld. lip' f<)r,;)t-cis»ii ■ bill; They're Neither Too Young Nor Too Old for Films Hollywood, Maich 7. As a leseivoir ol futuic talent, RKO has built up a stock lostci ot 80 plaJel^, 50 joung'tcis fiom scl-.ools and little t'noalres, and 30 :oic(.sters; of , screen .aiid' s.ta.ge. ■ ; ; .'; ■ Bivant Washbuin, Fiank Ma^o, Lawrence Wheat and ;RusseU Hop^ ton are among the oldtiniers. -'': Robt. Lewis' Dual Deal • '.;;;, X;' Hollywood! March 7. ;i' 1.. ;' -,Mefi'fl.'-hahide:d; Robert Lewis; a t\vp«-'- pl\ contract as actoi and diiectoi Foimer stage diioctoi on Bioad- u.\ Lewis leccntly plajrd a chai- ■:(tci lole in "Diagon Seed' on the j Culver City lot. Wednesday, March 8, > 1944 PICTURES 11 SURVEY WPB Win Even Arrai^e Gov't Com For New Cinemas in War Cities Washington, March 7 War Production Board, anxious fo receive apphcations for new film houses for war-crowded sections, may even go to the extent ot arrang- ing government financing of tem- poiary projects in a pinch. This as- sumes that the theatre is really needed to provide recreation for war workers, and that an experienced operator wiU apply to manage the house. ■■ : One of the most troublesome spots in the country, at; presejit, is . the Saw Francisco Bay area, srammcd ■ with tens of thousands of shipyard _woEkeLs_who-r^f use-to-stajt-on-the- -Al J- Iilnlo -nild^-Of f job because of the lack of reciea- vlU lUUIa UUdlCU VII ■ tional faciliUes. George W. McMurphey, chief ol the recreation and amusement section of the WPB Office of Civilian Require- ments, has announced this list of communities in the area where new ■motion picture theatres are needed: -Alameda. Albany, Berkeley, Liver- more, Oakland, Pieasanton, ; Richr mond (four theatres);^ Napa, San Bruno, Venicia and Vallejo. 'New Faces' for Rep. Hollywood, Maich 7 Republic will make a film vcision of "New Fcices," Leonard SiUman's stage revue slated to open late this month m San Francisco. SiUman has reported on the Re- public lot to make arrangements for the screenplay. Stage cast is topped by four ferames, Joan Carroll, Joy Presser, Botsj Beaton and Patricia Van Clevo Lake FILM TASTES DisGoss Plans to Put More Fix On Market; M-G Mulls 40 Instead of 36 'Tell More About Show Biz's War Effort/ Says Biumberg; Sees Big B.O. Lauding the jfihii: }^ great work in the war effort, not only in the Fomth Wai Loan drive but In the recent ;March of Dimes campaign .' and current Red Cross drive, : Nate ; Biumberg, Universal piexy, last week forecast that if hostilities ceased tomorrow the in- dustry would continue as a great bu.siness for the riext five years. ' It took a war and various . drives to make folks of the industry really -know each other," Biumberg stated, hintnig that improved public rela- tions could even be heightened by telling the world more about show business' pait in the war effoit. He praised Joe Schoenf eld's "Soldiers m Greasepaint" article as being the fin- est thing along these lines ever written. Biumberg said-this article, by an ex-"Variety" mugg, is incorp- orated- into ."Follow the Boys," form- erly-known as :"Three Cheers for the Boys," which Universal is just com- pleting. This, he said, coveis all seg- ments of the show biz at war being *'show business' tribute to show business." He described the film as being based on the Victoiy Com- mittee's activities with stress on the vaudeville angle of show biz. Bium- berg felt that this picture, the most expensive U ever made, ''should be shown by every exhibitor if for no other reason than that it does the : industry proud." v , . Biumberg felt that actois both in four*a-day shows and legit are over-; looked excepting by show-business itself although they are unstinting in helping other benefits; Universal will deliver its promised 1943-44 program in full excepting three Abbott-Costello features, and tilumberg forecast that one of these may be computed in time for this season's schedule. The Abbott & Costello team start ; work again at U's studio June 12, for the first time . since Lou Costello's illness last years Rockett Returns to Films Via U After Decade Out Hollywood, March 7^ Al Rockett, former producer for First National and 20th-Fox, returns to active film work, after a lapse of 10 years, as associate producer on Charles Fcldman's picture, "Follow the Boys," at Univei'-al In recent months Rockett has boon associated- . .with; the Feidmah-Bluiri agency. ,}.^ 'j,.. For History-Maker Roles in 'Wilson' Pic Hollywood, March 7. Historj^ gets a two-way revival, politically and dramatically, m Dariyl F. Zanuck's 20th-Fox pi educ- tion, "Wilson," with a flock of dimly recalled statesmen of the World War i '^ra played by ■■fllm^wam^ lit up the nation's maiquees. lialf- forgotten ■ screen biggies - Of .bygone- days are CJst in bit roles and walk- 'dh' -Saiis -representhig-.-rugged ; i vidualists of the half-remembered past FiancH X Bushman, the Great Lover ot the films in your old man's time, IS playing Bernard Baruch, one ol our elder statesmen, still potent but not as young as he used to be Bushman's old stage directoi, Gus Glassmiro. enacts the lole of Thomas R Marshall, the v-p who achieved fame through his campaign lor a good nickel cigar. Malcolm St Clair, now a director and once a film comic, is cast as the Crown Prince of Germany. George Melford. ace director of mute pictures, is seen as Joshua Alexander secretaiy of com- merce In the Wilson regime Matt Moore, brother of Tom and Owen, who starred in the silents, is Albeit S Burleson, postmaster-general. Frank Mayo, hero of many an epi- sode in Griffith Park filming days, is James McReynolds, attorney-geneial George Anderson, Broadway star when Bushman was a juvenile, is David F. Houston, secretary of agri- culture * Among the U S senators of the Wilsonian administiation are Wil- liam Desmond, herman of the, early outdoor cycle, Stuart Holmes, heavy ill "The Four Horsemen' ; Geoi go Lcssey, one ot the leading heart- thiobs when films flickered without: voice; and Gibson Gowland, who starred in Erich von Stioheim's; super-duper production, "Greed." SEVERAL POLITICAL SURPRISES IN H'WOOD 'Hollywood, March 7 Presidential and oveiseas \oling- having moved elections up this year. California nominations closed Tues- day (7) with several surpriseskrOn?- was the filing, of Hal Styles, radio commentator, for the ,15th Congrcs-, sional Distuct, which is an old Hoi- lywo.pd.'sectbiv i'opr;esen'te■'.', ■'. . Show Biz Manpower "WoeTSeehTn Upbeatr Tighter Manning Tables Washington, March 7 Manpower situation in show busi- ness will get even tougher than most people now expect, 'in -ithe Opinion of Claude R. Gollins, War- Activities Committee new.sreel coordinator, who has been handhng . manpower cd;;■:■■ ;-_: ,„■'■ '" ,,:;::,■ : -■Thei'P .is, n:p.,:ikdicatiOri:-^as',,yet, fipin pthiir'': iiiajprs , of : a move to , inci-eaSe', - the.: number of releases for :1943'44!', ,althoijgh Warners, which has iri ve.-^; , sei'Ve koing; 20 " pictures .. cOrhpleted ;or,/, in -.cutting: rooms; 'has all: along an.f. ; houhced a .pceparedness:, pplicy sO'-as to oe in a :position-.to .sell -more pic-. - tures - as -soon as -the market -is cpn* - sidered ready to absorb more .prod'« uct. WB has so far released 12 pic-, tui-es, has two slated ior April, and, , ^r6^r^:acc0tjhts,;figtlres,,'pn^ releasing five ,or SIX more from. May through August. 20th^Fox has so far released 22, in- cluding four reissues, plans one more : in Mcirch, two m April, two or three in May, a similar number in June, and pos-ibl> thiee or four in July. Total of 32, exclusive of reissues and one British film, is scheduled. ■ ' ' ,. -- .: "■ Paramount with around 30 pic- tures scheduled for release and., a backlog ot about 18, RKO with 40, Universal and Columbia with con^ siderably larger schedules^ have so far : given no intimation of uppinS their schedules United Artists plan.s. Of course, are dependent upon activi- ties of individual produceis. STUDIO COPS' BEEF AGAINST COLUMBIA Hollywood, March 7. Ted Camp, repiesentativo of the Studio Police & Firemen's Local 193, has filed a petition with Central La- bor Council asking that Columbia studio be placed on labor's unfair; list Camp charges the studio ha? .refused to deal: with the union, which IS baigaining agent toi moie than 90 Columbia : employ ees. National Labor Board election is now being sought by Camp at studio* . Loew's New Home-Office Pvt. Cinema, Commissary Loew-Metra in New York, in a couple Pf , "weeks, wiil , have - a- new projection, room, plus a •cpmmissaiy foi'. '.the .home-o(?ice.:; e;H.e.eutives;. L&t^ ■ter.is a departure. ■ .? •; Metro execs ' ' screen „- product : ,' so -often at^/'nilcida)'; ■■.thal ^ainnbst ^ail . sufe sist ,; on. . ;qoff-pe-fed-sandwi'ches': frorn' a ;dowhstairs; driigstpi'S., hehce-'the iieed; fo,r thp .new.eatihg faciiifies, , :' , Enlarged. jjrbieGtiort .rdptn Will -be where ;it IS now, on the 18th floor of the Loew's State Theatre bldg , but; iipped" froih ,25. tP - 67;,-sea't,s',-; with th'e : ;d:inlri;g . room rlibt.'/ next ', t&;,: iti; Heretplpre, oii'e .walked, 'from the i7th floor' up to the 18th story, but the elevators also have been extended lip another Aoor. D. J. Readies Decree Demands; More Info Wa.shiimton. March 7. :; Assistant Attornej General Tom C. Clark IS getting ready to move again in the Big Five motion picture con- sent decree case. For some time, Claik has been gathering informa- tion from the various indie groups regarding the decree proposals made by the Big Five, and has heard from all -but two gioups of independent exhibitors. Clark said if their .suggestions were not m his hands within the next few days, he will go ahead without them. He hopes to be in a position to state the Justice Depart- ment's final demands within the next „ two weeks. " Case has now dragged out about two months longer than Ciark esti- mated last fall, and theie li little likelihood he will consent to further delays. PRANKLYN UPPED Hollywood, March 7. Leon Fiomkess production chief ot PRC, uppcd Iiwin Fianklyn fiora a wiitei to an associate pioducer. Wcdnesdny^ March 8, ,1944 COMBIIIIiNiG GOOD CITIZENSHIP WITH GOOD PICTURE MAKING (N. Y. Times) 14 FILM REVIEWS Wednesday, March 8, \^\\ 4p4»iii|l< 3ly Way (SONGS) • Lop AiiRCles, Fob. 26. .■sii;v. ji.s. liii-cuioM iLv .vuM'su'. y., .-^.fri'wniliisy (•'niiik i:iii!hi;im-'t ■('i-irnlv :UaYi'W: -wiimTflf .'..■..Irimt'S': Itrovvu . ;i'.ili'in' '■I;'K:kliivvi: ■.■.'.V'Ji'iirt ' H'""il>'')' •;;-i*'n>(vk-3i<'i(iikh. ,«• /, , .•rKilji' :Mii.ly<>n. ;^■.■s^,llul«^^■■■■l•^'•.illf'ri■s ,.-..,./:.An'ilil lliHila* tiiiK'i'Ui M'iillli'r i>'J>u«d:-, .\l i'f. 'V',.pmw.ij ... . ..■ •I'.uiv .sniiHiiu. ; ; ■ ■I'rtui.iMV Unz/.iiiri. ,i:j,;i:iujni . , : . .. r-; ■■• void- in, . ••Going: Viy, Wa>-/'. with ma i 0 !■ aas i st aivc©. ti-«m ■ B c r.vy. , * it - sei-altl and .iRiso :s,le\ichs',, clicks spl- iTOiit-foT vviclcVaudicnco afippal;, Pi.c-. tui-e. \\'\\\. Iiif Hcfly biz; on; all ;bpx)k- iirgs. ■ ' ' ■'■ ■ . ''.'^ ' • The ovei-loiig': 1,26 .utinutes :.c.Qnta)n rniiVi V, ' episotles ^^whlctt,' seiflA '^c 'de- ieted £or 'rnXu-o conipa,ct:ne.''s; - ■Rcspnc Hhi's drjiwback, HoweVciv-;picUu;c: ,iS,^a. avarmi intman dvama stuHded liberal'- Iv with brishl:: episodes and excellent chaiWtiDrizations accentuated by , fine, dlreaion ^ o& heo: McCatpy.. , , Itttinjate. scenes 1?etwcen Crosby and litz- ^ gprald' , dQWii,nate :'' thf^^^^ ; Wil-h ■ ■ boUy : prpvidiiig ' ,si,ic¥: ..chai'aMcyuar, , i,ions. ■ ■ ■ ■: ■ ' ■'■ . ,■ ; ■ , ,-■ ■ Crosby /pi a vs ' a young' ■■prie.'^t, in- -tere'sted in atliletic.sVahd jSiusic : wlto'S :'^asSjgned;:as , assistant; to 'cwstj*; Fitz^-: gefalfl in ,an eastside ■chiili'ch saddled with - )i)Ucdensome ^ ttSortgage ,VtH,at; nVlght ■ be : 'Itii'eclosBd , , by , gras'pin.E!; Geiio Lo'ckhart.,^ ', trogressi^ and; 'istaid,' oMstei" ' cfeshl'contirtUally, but -Gi'osb V ; gradually ' ;b,erids ' Fite'.: forald 'to ,Ii:is ^vaj';^ , Crosby, Bets ,tne; "ougb ki#,. 0^ ■ the:' n6igKborliopd to organize a choir through smattering of atliletics. ballgam*s and shows, . d6e.^' the:'HSi;'iai :,round of kindly deeds , i It bli tbesom e manner and ,eve,ntu - , ally sells a ::song, to .pay the; chuj'ch niortea.go. • ;";' V;,,''v':;r , ;'„:;;;; Major thread of gaiety: ' ■runs • through lite proceedings;; . and .Mc- ■: Carey has Hljerally .sprinkled spav- ' kUrig individual: ' episodes alphg- the way for,, -cinfih, audience reaction. - Rise Stpveiis, comes, ofi; for the sec- orid half, introduced as a Metropoli- tan iOpci'a /star, 'and old frifend pf . Crosby :;. when : both ,were ,: interested: lit ■ iTiiisic. : :She 'sticks around to sing aria' from. "Carmen" : and title sbh'g of "Going My Way." and to assist in providing ',; funds '' to , :S3v,e ■ ', the , chUre.li,,f!;Qni., foreclosure.-; ■ In' addi- tion to scoring with her song pres- Natations,; -Miss Steyei^s dbes; well, in, : ,,her acting; aslsig'pment : , Crosby's, 'Spng ■ iiuinbers include .fhreo new,: tunes 'by,,, Johnny Burke and Janies Van Heusenr-"Going My Way." "Would You Like to Swing , Or. a Star" and "Day After For- ■ ■ ever," Trio are topgrade and due . : , ,f or : wid?; pbp,- appeal <3u,e to, einpii; re-, cording and airings fiy the Bing. He al.'o delivers "Ave Maria." "Adcite : Kidelis!' aiid "Sileht ' Night" in addi- tion to a' ; . lively ;' Irish foikspng V -VToorMoora-lopra"; wuth boys':^ ^c^^ - ■ acedmpaniraent, ■ ,,' Supporting : ea.st is :ne:,atly; set ,iip, , for' ieri'eriillv fiiie perlSl'rifianoes,.,', ',:*"■,'.;-■',,' , ::,vMt si-snentlv-paccd direction by Charle.s Vidor, and taking tallest advantage of the toclinical contributions. Plot i,s neatly cPneoctedtovget over idt'avb'f, Budden -irisc to thfeatrical faitle, ot Miss Haywortli as result of win- ■ nii,lg a Cover Girl contest. Kelly,: operatint; tlic modest Brooklyn nisht- spot where he 'stageis thc. floprshows, :i.s in; love with Mis.s; Haywortb,- a daiioer.;;:- tatter- wi'ns the;, contest ,to givfe: tlie, rdnnt iiw,Modlate:;fame with tlio Vipp,crKc,iHtst;'cu,st;oipers' IromMm luittiui. otto Kru.yer, responsible for,, licr prominonce, had youthful' vo- ,manee,, with her ,.ivvi6iii«l.N,: ';at , f ony; .pai^^ ,lp:wly ■ iiiKhtnp:c),t (o a Broadway show, ,' Result M brQ,ali between: the , girl ;atVd j;,K(,'lly; ^\■l^iin kifter sli.iblj.OrnlY,; blows' nti": sffam; ', Mis.s ; Hayivorth" ,i6irt,s' Pi'oacl way;' rev-ue ' ,p,i'odiicpd ' by , 'Loe, Bti\\:'«ia,nv':la tte'r :'evo,i,itu,iil iy: : pi-Qpo.siiK ' marriage.;,' ■ Bi'it,- hp's: deserted at, the : ,!il,tar ',a,s; ,<een-;:cfosed' iVh'cn:-.'!'l,ic, IPtt tlie, i^lipw. " ■ ': ■,,. ■■■■;: ','■"■.■: ' :■ ■..:^^ah,(n^^■■sPl■lMelVoc.s■' spotlighting .■'tl'tC' terp i 11 g ■:,abi'( i 1 i'e,.s; -ol: fbotli ' Miss /.Hay - \\\or:tlvaiid',KoJl.v'-:ai;o :expe'rtl.y:sta ,K'cll,y: -'d'»;i.':'Pd': his! '(nv:!!;' ro he.-.piPl'uiT. ai-id' onP^'a isynchroiiif'.ed 'tliiiice- Willi iii.'i jiii'ief,:'gons,ciciico'' vii a' :dpfid-e)icl '^'sfrPPtr^'is: : One,'-' (if,' ,tlip;"'ti>p' ;P'ol-tprnj-,a':n,pP.t ['of: ^i't.'s .fi'pe ■'evpr.: to bo' ■;p;enpd- : . , , ■■- :', , /,',.:;''■-'■ StlOre ;,by:,„Jprpine, :Kerh ;aHd:'ir|a ;G,C:rsh\\'i'n,i .D'oriiprisi'iig: sfc\'Oit ■tunes.: is hf .-IVifll-'pntiht'P ,'. ;-';iyrnkp'. Way, 'fnr Toiftorrow'''' ,ii.as a'':'iood,',:Cliah.ce:'f6r pop 'atfentio;ii.',-, Cliarjcs i'Viddr' iiits:' n,Ta.i6'r, league' statu.s ',ior,:,his 'pappful. direction: of a' staiidbut,, -and ;enf,er:tai'n;iiient T-^filled filintisical; : Virginia, ,, Van ; "Upp; rateg: attention'ior the; compact and neatly^ bleilded /screenplay. Marion - Parson'- riet .and Paul Gan:gc!lih did a good ,job oil, tWe.,. adaptation Of Br win.; Gelsey's ,pngaPa:i'^ . and '' uncredited /exectitive prbdueer; Sidney ■BuMiftiaril'deserve's kudbs; for :assembl,ango , of ;it'ie,' talent atid ■gertcr'al'setvig.';,- :■",■,; ; WaTt , ■■ Hour 1l«>for<> Uio Ilaun ','':','':■■ ' :';,; ; Los .•\n,seies. Feb. 2."). ■!:-^'n:;t;nio,tijH i'(-l(,':,i.«(' (,|,';: NV-ilii'ain liii'/ici-' pri>- luiiHiin, '.«iitm'Jf/HmV>h ■roiio:f[i)il pironli'!!.- i:-;i!\:'^: ■'t'-'uliir(.'< -:.lohti :• irurtun ■ iitul ■ rlimvie. Hiti-lips: ■ nf,r(5c,l<'<1 In; JFtmk 'ruUlc.- Si-ri-'ciV-,, lay.:: ;Xti(;ii/i;-vi,r(Oitiim,,:--i>Mvir tlitlll:: t'.-iflU'Tit;; ,'.lnliu ' f^cUii': ■'odit'cif,' ,.s'iunt-f (?irn,ijii,i-C'. ■'rl;a(l'('Ml^o(,lt)'-rliiii ; .V;,,; l!(ii!;c5r,,if(:|,ii(fi'iii|i;:...' ,t 5 i m'ip I'ii 1 ; VI :i;; I, I'l C'Vt n n ; .; .; >ii'„T;cKlH;': i!u(,;lian!\n t'lOpl., ■■A,M:(>rIi'y .'■;.;,.■.„ Kurt:"l!rui'hina,niy ; ; ; . Tdiiiinr i:b'iiuaVoh;V l'"re(lrlol1 ..H«'.,. .PpnaUi.Siuai-t Maiil,.,.' ; .:,■■. J .■,. .;. . . . , ; Viola' Monve ■.Mi',s,,;-l\u;l!,niT!-. ..■.:;..,;.■.■. ';;\i,»lint!i:- DvUp- Saul./; . : : . , . .■...,.;.';„ .■,,;;HHrry: iSi>i'ilin& Miniature Reviews "Goinf My Wfty" (Par) (Songs.*. Bing Crosby ' starrer due for hefty prodt and. hold?; , ' overs in regular runs. ; : ' "Cover Girl" ' cMusical; Color) ; fCoO. Bita llayworth and Gene Kelly in .socko filmusical. "The Hour Before the Dawn" (Pari. Familiar tale ot Nazi spies in nEgland. "The Falcon Out West" (RKOi. Standard wliodunit in Falcon scries: s'.ro ng : su pport for : p-nsgr'ahi ■■holi'ses. ':';',; : ': ,, f .' • • ■ ••im--C4iccIt -lIon*v" •■ t-U > <'Mu- ; ai Pal:); '■ ;iiigbtwpish t ,bti t qkay. ' f<,^r - '.dual svipppri:: ■' - ■■;; ,,:: ';', '■: •'Career Girl" tPRCl. Francos Lijnsford in; weak story with theatrical pretensions; for tlie , lo:\vpivd:uiali>.' ,' ,;'' ;;,';',, ^ ' ■ "Vooiloo Man" (Monol, Pro- .'grampior.; ;i:n:;;a'pproyed, ,;thNi}er: 'stylo;,' starring ;Bela,XugOsi.; ;,,;;, , ' "Trliil of Terror" tPRC). ';|Ie;vded;,for ;go;pd re'sp<^iisp.:a^^^^ western devotees. tor' ■ pro'tcotioiii; ■'Yarn' ; spends " inuctf foptage;. explaining; the' groov'iiig ; of his, family,; into ^ the ; w,ar';:elT,0:rt.- i,£ \v6'a,ves ;wearisomc. ; episodes'/of ;,M;i'ss' Liilje' ; worlsing ■ f or.' the : -eheniy^ tempts ;to ;^ct',Tpne' io frpnf, ,,for the: '{rgci*ts-ih-pefttJtr^t'aM-p^^ SPC.S : iihm'askiirg of tlip wife! after a Gornian, air blitz of tiie countryside iri', 'attempt to kiTock' .'oiit ■ a\ secret, airjjpld. ;Tone : thCn;;j3rpce,ed:s;,-tp''','kin his' wife: and ;joi,nS the air -fijj'ce for tedeout;' ■:,■■:■':■■, ;■ ;;;-, ■•::;,;■■;:;•■■-*':;:■'■:-■ ; ;, Djrcctidn,,:,,,by ■ Prank' ,'T,uttle: -adds; ;no,fKi;ng,. :' ' .Tone: arid. Miss, ■ take :',a'Fe lustreless. r^Hpnry , Stephehiori', ,ris(|S slightly above the poor material, as 1:?e;it;of the stipportlrig cast., '.W'ti,!'*;'';.; So,iher;set,.,:Maugh,am'S ' tai;e of, Nazi- spying, and i,'ntt;igue,,ih;;E'ngla'h'd early ;in, the wrar is tediou.-; and generally uneventful. "The Hour Before :he tJawiV' is, a weak b.6V:critry for tho' duals. , ■ ,■; :;'Sfory ' .develops: 'acodrdirig to .'for- mula,, ,,-Ftaiveh;ot; "Tone in ,;his yoiith ,;acqtur,es,'aVersiort to killing, so' when the war ;brea',lts: out. he's ;;a' conscien- tious ob.ieotor' and' deferred for farm work.' , Veronica, t&ke is governess ;ih bis faiTail.y muusidh. and she^aS Nazi spy marries him at Avar's outbreak Tli<> Falcon €»■■< Wt^st ,■,.■;;■.;.' ■;, Hollywood. March ,3. 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Mill',;,,. ; A-niii ; ^■ IViliy,',, .'lanic.^' ■p'lix' Blai',i- Voodoo Ulan SlanoKrniu relcuae ot Sam Kiitzm.iii-,Tic ■ ' DIolK iii'Uiliietlon. Htars Bcln I-iU^uhl, .Tuhn earraiHn* aiH 9""'8' **ot"i'P» ijtclmel Amtt, V/tinSa McKay mm Kiiin null. IMioi'led by Wlllliim BHuidiiK. .Si'icenplay. nmbwfe Olmrlesi ertltov, c.iil Vk'iwin; camera, Marcrt ricRi'a. At New Vii'k llidiitre, *r. Y., woelt ot iranli ]. '•14, dual. Running time, «« SUNS. Dr. Ihirlono TIelH Luklm .tub. . . . . . Jolin Cavi'iuliiiB Nli-rokini . I A (.iporgp '/.::. ,;,> Kiilllh^ , . . .i.viii ■;■'>■ I .1,. .Mli'llHel A'uH'ii llouy AVanilli .Mi wi'k: Miirip,\v«i .:.■,,<..,. . i'^'. , w , V ' ''■it''" tiiiii ; Hiil)y.,i i <,, ; ,■■',', i i .;;.,. .. .Iviiilisi)- I'lm-io, Sllrllir Ili>iir.\ Halt '))e|itily,i,;,i'., ..'■ ».,,.:. . .,., ■■, . . ,'<,. , ; Dii'n Wlilto Uri-k-i, l>,il Jl, Kvo (;ili'!-.;. . .''i'vtf. . ..,'. .,..>.;'. <.'..,, ,'j\'i'i'y;,Wal'lici'": ' ,: ' ,:;f,Et,Il(>lV,(!dti,,I;li.,lI'i.im'';' /.ouililes. ',, ■{ Claire .Ininca Dol'uUiy Hajloc ■ "Voodoo Man" is negligible as a chiller. Story finds Bela Lugosi, with John Carradino and George Zucco as his a.ssistants, kidnaping young girls and reducing them to zombie state m an ' pllort to restore his spelinound wife , to normalcy. But they are caught when they kidnap 'on6 girl too many. Lugosi, as th6 mad physician; Zucco, dressed up in I'obe and feath- ers, and Carradine, stalking around idioltcally , ■• b'ertdihg 'at his ; master's '; will, tl-y their best with the material at hand. ' Rest of the cast gives so-.^o porformaiices. ; ;, Direction by, William Beaudihe is in the approved, thriUer-cbillcr vein.:; -:; „■:::■:.;■:;■■■'■' r: ,^ ', ':"'■■ ' :''': ,'/.■' : ' StCll.^: ' ' ', (BRITISH-MADE) (With Songs) London, Feb. 16 ; .■Miiito'-.\ni;('vit'a:n; , ,Fii:ni -Oiii'ii, ,,:i'('ioa.siv of" " t!i;ii'i,.'-;'h,' .Vai'icmiit' , iii'i,'diifUi'm.' "'Ktai'K '.-WiU'. ■K.v.ff.o." ,),.c'ii) I'.yniv, I'jivoi'li.'it'Miy ■;llai>i(''i'iiv,',."; noi:i'i,M'.«*.': ;,'.' :, ;itun,ni'hk', t'iiiio,, 10,*i .MISS. ; ;.lii'|Hi 'StHtlw.'.;,. ;.-.'.:,:i;. ; ; . .'. '; .'. .' ; .:.,1.>'iil,' t.yitn :nV")kiit: ; , ;':',, ; , ■ . i-/; ;:; AV'ill " I'tlte ; ,K(dH'rt;-. .'^Pd ley,.". . .','',•.■..;; ,: . . Ia>flllO I:>l?i;i'lll8', -Jtiisfllp',;', . ,. . . . .;i:.-,.,4 . ,'i',,v.^ ;i\lH'l«Mjjr';;-:. ,,',.f«-«;.;-v-,ft'l<-C ii;lPi('yHl,?i . l')arl,dTi,,\^:'.I^T'V(H\,.'.',".'\->v,v;'vi'lJ)U;hara ">yarthg. , X.h'y; "l'i'{',\;i)i'i',. . . . . . ■. ,,'..'.',;:',. . Iijirlfitrii' t''«rtnioi* ':'', .Tiiiin; (,'iir '; ;„ : ■; ••Tunisian Victory" tells ' the ■ pho- tographic story of '.he entire Xortli African campaign, from the ; Initial landings at Casablanca,. Oran and Algiers ; by the British and Amori- eans,,:ta Tunis and Bizerte capitul'a- tibn. It is replete with m:;ps and .sptlb voce explanations of the Brit- i.sh-Ainerican plan of operation— a plan described simply by its coded tit'.e of "acrobat. •' ' It's, ' military strategics , , reduced to terms of lay- man acceptance.- , ,' ■' ;,- '.'■here .are clo.se-to-the-front scenes of figures ;; 'iii'omine.ftfly " identified with the eompaig'ii . ; . Ei.sonhowor. Montgomery. ,: Clark. Spaatz ahd Tedder, among - others, along with ;R0Hi,mPl aild Kes.5Ph:ii^'g',','the,:,: latter being among the captured German films. ;■■; „,';■,■ ■'■ "■ : ■ ,■,■:;'■," ,;-';■ Some of t'':c footage clo-se'y re sembles pix ;un,g --incc shown in the ,'he WK'reeiS. but these , are ; ' few - and fail to: di.s.sip&tc; the value o£ thi reniaitider. >'■': "^';'';, / ■ Official govornme|it.:;:g;roups re* lcaiiiiig,''"Tunisian,' 'Vietbry" are the ; British ,Mii:ii,Stry ;of Information,;, for the Empire, and the Odice of War Information. I'r.r the U. S. .Metro s|5'dpific,a'lty. .,i;s ■ haiidUijg ;ti'ic, Amer- ican distribution. ':i ■,::'',, ;^' Kuliii, ■' . '...Ki'ani'C.i :r,.l(i,Kf(ti'd, ,. . . .■.■„,...:, .,Udwai'(|;,Noyj.-l.s ' •, , . ; -■;,; ., li'is :A;drif,m .;. ,;„,.;..■. i .,t'i',aiff VVoiiils ^. . v.. ■;,;;. ; .Tilnfla Ki-.,>|-t. •:■ ':■■'•> •; ■',• , ■ • . Alpfi' (.■ralB . . . .■. .,„ .:,.,'. , ,, . Ai'.ici - 'F:i:pa'ni,' . i-:. . . lii^tT'alnfi , Ki'in;'f;'oi' . , .' .:. . . . . ; .'^t'*t^n(^p,,W^lit(■ . ,.,■;.'. .■,;(,i'l.*l.v;s.:Kli;i1ii' . - . .■('hai'IoH l.nivis ,l'l;i>ri.ai .,.::.'.■ . , .:;.<:'lrai;1;i's: vVillianiB A Weak and obvious distillation of George S. ' Kaufman^s' -and Edna -Ferbcr'S ' •rsiage Door," "CarecF Girl": must ,l§aa; heavily on Frances Langfprd^'s':radib: rep', ,fo'f'':b:.o.' 'action.-: It'-« a mild dualor. ;, ■ ' ,S,tor,y.-T:dea,ls,'' with a Kansas . City hp'pef\)l-,'<,Mis,s La'iigfbl-d) who ■wihd'.i '■iP in New York ;and tho inevitable thea'trical boarding .; house. : After meeting ' with the usual Broadway reverses, she manages ' :tO, .wind 'up as .singi ng star , of ' a nfe'w ,re,Vue that; presumably, is goMig to be a wow. Audience never iuiows because film comes to : ap:, abrupt ehd wViile .show is .still in rclica'r.sal. „ ■■ - ; - :;-,, ,, . Picture is replete with anachron- isms and 'trite',:.; phrases ("there's a broken hear: for every light on Broadway"), and camera work emerges as heavy-handed as the shoptiiig :'Ci'ipt.i; , Miss Langford, Who's oul-nunibered .all the way. /never -rises- .story's: obstacles, which ffleltido four: sbngs of no particular distinction, Supporting cast is poor • ■ ' ' ' J07ia. HOPPER FETED, TO COAST Harold Hopper, who resigned. as head of t!;e film sdction of the War Prod.ictio'i Board, wa.s feted by in- dustry leaders at a' luncheon' 'Fhurs- day 12) at tj-,c Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y. Ifrtppcr Jcft i'.or thq. Coast; ovdr 'the weekend. Trail of Torror (SONGS) ; Fniditcf'va-. 'iiPlfrH^lni?,, CiiVp. vf1*vn',ie fit .\irrrd., 't^tM-ii^A vfchur :Al('xandpi' iti-n:o!Bi'l,t'n and .T:iiii '.NmvlU: ,fc'titui'ps: Guy; Wlil;pr.sim. r.'iir;.-la Km.s a'.i.l ; -'■'■■li ,rnKi'a,ni., Direi-lod, liy <'i;vf,;^ nralip; , Si;i'Ontil>lai' Vy liir.tic. Sim.i,'». Ti'x O'lti-'am ■a'ii.it ,'l im Xpwili ; niU.ilii rtirpotor; T.pr ■S!rif>I,«(l: ■ <:''l,ilnr. (.'hsiflps IJonliiil. ,ti',,;, ,('(uiT('i'n: I'ra :' .X'.-.risan. .M Nl-W •■VVii'k'lthrtl IM, N. y... ■iwwlt » ■■ "■•i'.-M- ]■ ' I t;,'H:ujmini;,;iii»(>,. Wk). Snug $8,000. Last week, grand' $10,000. Oriental (Iroquois) (3;200; 40-85)-t^ "9 Girl.-," (Col) plus Bob Chester orch and Helen Forrest on stage. •Strong $28,000. Last week, . "Woman of Town" (UA) and Dante, magieian; on .stage, excellent $26,000. Palace (RKO) (2.500; 40-85)— "Gung Ho" and '■Swingtime Johnny" (U» 1 2d wk) Strong $21,000. Last \\eek big $27,000. Roosevell (B&K) (1,500; 50-85)— "Desert Soni*" (WB) <3d wk). Healthv $18,000, Last week, snappy '■:^$24.ooo. i-,^: State-Lake (B&K) (2,700; 75-$l 10) —"Song Bernadette" (20th'). Stout $43,000. Last week, "Curie" (M-G) (6th wk), solid $20,800 in six days. United Artists (B&K) (1,700; SO- BS)— "Girl Crazy" (M-G) (3d wk). Shck $14,000. Last week, okay $16,- 000. Woods (Essaness) (1,200; 50-85)— "Crime School" (WB) and "Girls Probation" (WB) (reissues). Nice $15,000, Last weeH. "Revenge Zom- bies" (Mono) and "Whispering Foot- steps" (Hep) (2d wk), flV9 days, and "Seliool" (WB) qnd "" ' "■' (WB), pleasing $12,00(). %' Smash 35G, B'klyn V Brooklyn. March 7.. Good biv. at all downtown deluxers, with Metropolitan's "Guy: Named! Joe" at $35,000 setting new straight'': film high for house. ■ Estimates for This Week Albce (RKO) (3,274; 35-75) — "North Star" (RKO) and "Never Dull Moment". (U). Snappy $24,OOo: La.^t v.'eek, "Higher Higher" (RKO) and "Action Arabia" (RKO ),., great $39,000, 10-day stay. Fox (Fabian) (4,023; 35.-75) "Where Are Children'' (MonO) and "Timber Queen" (Par). Opened Monday (6), La.st week, . ."Desert Song" (WB) and "Klondike Kkte" (Col) (3d wk), nice $17,000. ,-, ' • Metropolitan (Loow's) (3,618;' 35r 75)-r"Guy Named' JOe" (M-G) arid "BeatitU'ui But Broke" (Col):. Soeko $35,000. Last week, "Gung Ho" (U) and "Phantom Lady" (U) (2d wk), okav $18,000. Paramount (Fabian) (4,020 ; 35-75 ) —"Miracle Morgan's Creek" (Par) smash- -and— "HandS-A.eross-BM'deriM-Rep^ (5(h wk). Sturdy $18,000. Last Week, big $20,000. Strand (WB) (2,952; 3o-,75) — '.'Career Girl" (PRC) and "What Man" (Mono), . Okay $6,000,i / Last week, 'Return Vampire" (Col) and "Beautiful But Broke" (Col), flrsti rate $8,000, "Probation' lODGER' LUSH 17G IN PfilLLY . . Philadelphia, March 7. Despite Saturday's blizzard which slowed transportation, this week's grosses are keeping the sama healthy . ting* o( recent weeks. Top of heap Is "A .any Named Joe" with "Song of Bernadette'' in second position in Its holdover week. "The Lodger" alss Is riding high at th« small Stanton, Estlmntes for This Week' Aldine (WB) (1,303; 73-$l,10)— "Song Bernadette" (20th) (2d wk). Smash $26,000 £(t this smallrseater following big $26,500 opening week, Arcadia (Sablosky) (600: 35-75)— "Riding High" (Par) (2d wk) (2d run). Fair $4,500. Last week, okay $5,000, Bovd (WB) (2,500; 35-75)— "Jane Eyre'' (20th) . (3d wk). Drooping slislnly to $17,500 after nice $21,600 second' week. Earle (WB) (2.760; 35-75)— "Gang" way Tomorrow" (RKO) uith Charlie Spivak orch. Neat $24,000. Last - week, "Rookies Burma'^ (RKO) tpUis' "Latm Quarter Revue" Oh stage Sat- isfactory $19,800. Fox (WB) (2,245: 35-75)— "Higher Higher" (RKO) (2d jvk), Sinatra draft not so good this sesh ■with not so forte $10,500. Opening sesh. hefty $23,500 plus husky $4,000 for Sabbath showing at Karle. Karlton (Goldman) (1,000: 35-75)— "Fighting Scabces" (Rep) (2d run) Getting fancy play at $8,000 I..ast week, "Cry Havoc' (Par), okav $5.- ,000 in five days of second week. Keith's (Goldman) (2,220: 35-75)— "Madame Curio" (M-G) (2d run) (2d wk). Potent $6,500 after zingy $11,- . 000 for initialer of second run. Maslbaiim (WB) (4,692; 35-75)— "In Our Time" (WB) (2d wk). Limping a bit at $24,000 after strong $32,000 last week. Stanley (WB)',(2,915: 35-75)— "Guy Named Joe" (M-G). Getting sugary praise from orix. Fine ,$31,500 in ad- dition to solid $4,500 for one-day stand at Earle, Sundav (5) Last week, "Ali Baba" (U), okay $15,800 for second week. ■ Stanton (WB) (1,473: 35-73)— "Lodger" (20th). Terrific $17,000 Last week. "Where . Are' Children'?" (Mono), clicked at $9,500 for hold- over week. $11,000. Last week, : "Guy Named Joe" (M-G) (2d wk), solid $11,000, Mary Anderson (People's Thea- tres) (1,000; 30-50)— "Desert Song" (WB) (2d wk). Neat $4,500, after torrid .$8,000 opening sesh. National (Standard Theatres) (2,- 400; 50-75) — "Mysterjr Broadcast" (Hep) and Dante, magician; on stage, Stage layout .is main draw. Probably fairiih $10,000. Last week, "Find Blackmailer" (WB) and Earl Carroll "Vanities," okay $11,000. Bialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,400; 30- 50) "Fighting Seabees" (Rep). Action film is doing sturdy $12,000. Last weekj "Ali Baba'' . (U) and "Swingtime Johnny'' (U),. bright $12,500 and moveover. Strand (Fourth Avenue) (1,400; 30- 50)— "Snow White" (RKO) (rei.ssue) (2d wk). Still robust at $4,000 or near after giant $7,500 last week. 'All Baba' Big 19G In Seattle; lifeboat' N.S.G416,000,2Spots : Seattle, Mare'n 7. "Ali Baba" is way out in fiont with giant total currently at the Or- pheum. . Next best is "None Shall Escape'' jit Libei\tj?, , where a ■ big balls' is helping. "Lifeboat" 'Is mildish ' In, two spots but hurt because pushed in hurriedly at Music Hall when, union demands resulted in lioiding up . opening of "Bell Tolls.'' ■originally sot for this house. . ''-'-i'-w: Estimates for This Week Blue Mouse (800: 40-75)^"Lodger'' :(2dth ): arid /"Rookies Burma" (RKO) (2d- wk).' Front' big - weeic at Music Hall. Bangup $6,000. :■ Last week. Curie' . (M-G) . (4th. -W'k),' big' $5,700, Fifth Avenue (H-E) (2,349; 40-75)' -^"No Time Love" (Far), . (2d -■*^'k)i and"UncensOred" (20th). Great $12^- 000. Last, week, "No. Time" (P.ar), solo landed giant $19,000. Liberty (J & vH) (1,650; 40-65)— "None Shall Escape" (Col). Big cam- baigh helping ' th is to wham .$13;OO0. .Last week, ''.Return, Vampire'' (Col): and "Ghost Walks Alone'* CCol) (2d wk). okq $7,100. . MuSic Box (H-E) (850; 40-75)— "Iron, Major'^ (RKC)) and "Aldrich Bby, Scout" (Par) (2d wk). Moved from Paramount. Good, $5,500. . Last, week. ';'Butler's; Sister" (U) '(;4th wit)'; nifty $5,200: Music Hall (H-E) (2,200: 40-75)— "Lifeboat" (20th) Slow $7,000. Last week, "LodEcr" (20th) and . "Rookiei Burma" (RKO). immense $12,800. Orpheum (H-E) (2,600; 40-75)— "Ali Babu" (U). Gigantic $19,000 or over. Last week, "Desert Song" (WB) (2d wk),50lid $12,200, Palomar (Sterling) (1,350; 30-75)-^ "My Best Gal" (Rep) and "Chan Se- cret Service" (Mono) plus vaude. Fine $9,500. Last week, "Unknown Guest" (Mono) with vaude, fairly good $8 900. Paramount (H-E) (3;039; 40-75)— "Lifeboat" (20th). Modest $9,000. Last week, "Iron Major" (RKO) and "Aldrich Boy Scout" (Par), good $10,500. Roosevelt (.Sterling) (8 00; 40-75)— "Desert Song" (WB) (3d"wk) From Orpheum. Grand $7,500. Last week, "Higher Higher" (RKO) (2d wk), good $5,100. Winter Garden (Sterling) (800; 15- 30)— "Guadaldanal Diary" (20th) and "Crazy House" (U) (3d run) Okay $4 000. Last v.eck, "Girl Crazv" (M- G) and "Young Ideas'' (M-G), slow $3,700. 'BUTLER'S SIS' PACES NEWARK, FAT $23,500 Newarlc, March 7. Trade currently is healthy despite manv hoIdov«rs. . . "Butler's Sister" looks standout , ■with fliie. ' total at Brahford:- ■ '; ;V;';, ;. ' ■■■;.',■'', ■';:', '. Estimates for This Week Adams (Adams Par) (1,950; 35-99) —"Hands Across B(5rder" (Rep) and Ray Kinney orch oh stage. Pleastna $l8.i500- Last^ week; "Girl Monterrey'' (PRC ) plu£ ■ .uean Huason , orch and" "Truth or^ Consequences"', on stage, solid $21,000. Branford (WB) (2.800: 20-90)— ■"BUtlef's : Sister" ('U). and '"Weekend Pass" (U). Hand.some $23,500. Last week. "Our Time" (WB) and "She's for Me" (U), snappy $21,000, a bit over hopes. . ■ . '.. '. • . . Proctor's (RKO) (3,400, 35-$1.10)— "SuUivans' (20th) and "Dancing Master.s" (20th). Start tomorrow (Wed.)- Last week, "Higher and Higher" (RKO) and "Action Arabia" (RKO), brisk $26,000. Paramount (Adams-Par) (2,000; 35-85)— "Morgan's Creek" (Par) (3d wk). Strong $13,000. La^l week, bahgup $17,000. ;•■ ' . . ' ' ' r State (Loew's) (2.600: 35-85)— "Guy Named Joe", (M-G) and "Beautilul But Broke" (Col) (3d wki:: B(iight'|14,GD0., Ea.?t week; .bpit; $18,000 and way o\ei c\m,^' l^ncy. ' micMuckerPius Weidler $17,000, Omaha ; ,■ Qmaha.- March 7. Heavy storm Sunday (5) cut deep- ly info dowhtowii deluxer's; wiping but, another: great week fdllowiilg^ previous .record stanza. ' Orpheum. still leading with Tommy Tucker's band .ghow . plus Virginia Weidler on stage with "Henty Aldrich, Boy ■Scout.,"* Paramount with "Song .'of Russia" is okay, and Qnriaha.ls doirjg well with moveOver,bf.."His Butler's ■Sister;" Estimates for This Week .' Orpheum (TriStates) (3,000; 20-65) . —"Aldrich, Boy Scout" , (Par) and Tommy Tucker . orch plus Virginia Weidlijr on stage. Stout $17,000, and actually big considering weather- Last week, "Always Bridesmaid" (U) and George White's "Scandals" on: stage, sock $20,200; one of best grosses in months; Paramount (TriStates) (3,000; 15- 55)— "Song Russia" (M-G), Looks good $9,500 or near. Last week, "Butler's Si.'.ter" (U), fancy $10,300. Brandeis (Mort Singer) (1,500; 13- 55)— "Tender Comrade" (RKO) (2d wk). Surprising $6,S0O after a 10- year record of $9,600. on first week. Omaha (Tristates) (2,000; 15-55)— "Butler's Sister" (U) (moveover) plus first-run "Lucky Fellow Mr. Smith" (U) Satisfactory $6,500 or better. Last week, "Destination Tokyo" (WB), big $8^800 on mover: over, BwayOifBut'UpinAnnsHotll7G; W-Osborne OK 60a liracle; Barron 35G, lady'-Cugat HOC 2d 'Seabees' Fast $12,000 In L'ville; 'Havoc' IIG ,■ , ■ ''. ' ■,'■'.■ ; ' ' Louisville,- March 7. • Holdovers are, pretty .strong this week,^with only three hew ones; Best 't'3ki:rigs will be divided between, tire Rialto with ■ "Fighting Seab.ees':' and tiO.ew's , State ' with,,"Cry Ha,voc;" •■' , ■' Estimates for This Week Brown (Loew's-F.ourlh Avenue) (1,400; 30-50)— "AM , ^aba" ; (U) "and, ,''S,wi,ngtime,', ' Johnny'.',. .. .: (U)^; ' ' Ni.ce' moveover at S4.000. Last week. ' Life- boat'' (20th). $3,000 moveover. ■;.'., :)Kertt,Ucky.' 'H'lSwitow'l ■:'(1,200;^ 15-25) —"Lassie ■ .Gbm6 Home'' t M-G ) . and "Taxi. Mister" (UA). Mild 51,600. La.-t week. "Rosie O'Grady" (20lh) ai:d "Jack London" (UA). okay $i.80o.:'v. ■'■,■'■,'...'•.■■' .'. .„■■; ,; ■■"■'.■. ; ■'. .E6ew*s state: :(Loew's) :s(3,3O0; . 30^ 50)— "Ci-y II^voc" (M-G) and "Klon- dike Kate"' (Col), Merely good : bite largely to mahy holdoyer.s,; total gross for leadihg; do\ynto\vn N, , Y; , film' hoiises. 'is ;ofi , tiiis ..week, Saturday vSiinday . tEike was geheraily good, but Monday '((ij.^ was somejvhat spotty, while rain yesterday (Tiies- day) caused some sufTering, Only four new pictures opened in past week, headed by wiiat appears to bei..'ah outstasi4}ng smash, '"Up in Arms,'', which a,rriv,ed; at Mu.«iic:Hall Ijaclced by an eftectli;;e Icainpaigniand. good publicity, breaks: Looks f(} , hit a terrific 8117,000. , The Capitol is short of big with "Bridge Of San, Jiuis R.ey," -.despite, ads designed: to , entice On the dame angle. With Will Osborne , band, Larry Adler and Four King Sisters on the: sf age,,: hoiise : ,i.s' afill, uhli'kelj': to .get ;to $6D,O0p, cohsid'erabiy under average., of .recent -mohtlis:. Another new one sold on the entice angle is "Jacit London," which will do only fair $20,000 at the Palace, despite this bjilly. But will hold:^ Rialtb's "(jurse. of Cat People''. :wiil. get' StOut $i2,00tj' Qri..first week,:^: :'./ , \ ■ ',; '- . • ■, .: ■ .Leagues ahead , of , 'other lioldover shoWs is "Lady in, D'arlc" andvXavier (Jiigat -band ,at 'Pai'araoimt, .' wh^ s'taft and Par ir:eally weiit to town : to put this . one ; over.. . Hitting :a liew all-time,: high, , of $130,500: oh^ :flrst- ■weeic, .house:,grossO,d $110,000 on , sec- ond ended Monday night (6), best holdover week the Par ever-had. A :unique bit ■ of advance slibwmariship ,ipr "(Solhg ■ Our , Way," . w'hich, fol- ' 'lows at Par, later: oii,',: is the trailer treatment worked out for the picture by Jack Mclnerney. He got Adelaide Hawley. air commentator, to make a re,co,i;d ,aboiat:fhe pictitre'/.afid'ha^ : hooked ,'to ah .organ stint bj' .Oon, Balier, ihcliiding S song jrOm ''Way," followed: by- a, special, screeir , trailer: : This advance plugging - began, Mbn-. day (6) ;;An incoming: show today : (^edn,es- day) at Roxy embraces "Purple: Heart" and Count Basie band, Carol' Bruce and Zero Mostel. Estimates for This Week Aster (Loew'i,) (1,140; 55-$1.10)— "Lifeboat" , (20th)' (9th wk).: Dropped to under $18,000 on eighth week ended last night (Tuesday), hut fair enough alter Stout $23,000 on seventh session. :v :: ■;•;■:"„'.;.'' ' '., ':.;: Capitol (Loew's) (4,820; 35-$1.10)— : "Bridge; San Luis Rey" ,(UA). - Wilt Osborne orch. Larry Adler and B'our King 'Sisters on stage.. Short :of sen- sational at under $60,000; but okay dhd holds. Last' week;: ''Song of Rusr sia'' (M-G), Lionel Hampton orch, Buck and Bubbles, Mills Bros.,; others: (.3d wk), good $54,000. , Criterion (Loew's) (1,700; 35-$l,25) -^"Standing' Room Only'' (Par) (3d wk), : Doing well, : second week ■through Monday (6) hitting $30,000, while first was powerful $40iOO0. Globe (Brapdt) (1,416; 35-85)— "Uninvited" (Par) (3d wk). Holding up stoutly, this week (3d) appearing $23,000 or over; second hit $26,600, terrific. Holds. Hollywood (WB) (1,499; 44-$125) —"Passage Marseille'' , (WB) (4th. wk). Off somexvhat at 828,000 on .third , Week. ' cohcluclei} last night (Tuesday) but nice profit. Second week was dandy $32,200.. Palace (RKO) (1,700; 39-99)- "Jack London" (UA), Jjong waitim for Broadway date, this i» disap- pointing with only fair $20,000, but hoId$.: ;Final six days on second week of "Action Arabia" (RKO) uas miij $15,000. Paramount (Par) (3,064; 3j-$l,lfl) — ':,Lady":in Dark" (Par), Xavier Cu'- giit 'hand, :Dean Mfcirphy, others, 'in'; uersuii (,3d wlc). Contiiuios at a bieakiiock pace, with second weelt through Monday •. night ■ (6) hitting . sen.sational $110,000. Initial seven ,d'ay.s;: which ■ included : Wash Lng ton 'a ' birthday, was-'$130,500i ■.hew .all-timis ,' liigh for house, previous record hav- ing been $112,400. .'Radio City Music Hall (RookSfel-: lersi (5,945; ,44-$l,65)^"U!) it5: Avms'l (RKO) arid Mage,show,:'Paimy Kay.e.'s ■ fiist starrer looking terrific $117,000, and ..'holds. Last wefifc.'vfjjurth 'for "Eyre'' (20th); good $B8;000; .. . : Rialto (Mayer) (394; 28-05 1 — "Curse Cat People" (RKO) Dom? exceptionally well at indicated $12,- 000. Holdi!. La.st week "Calling Dr. Death'' (try (Sd wlc), light .$6.300. ;, Rivoli (UA-Par) (2,092; 75-$1.6,5V-^ : .•'Berhadettf ',■ :S20thK:'; ;(7fh ' .wit).,; Dmpppfl a lut n n sivth wpnl,c_P.Mipfl- last' night (Tuesday), being '$4.7.000. as::agaihst' $53,000 for firth,', but still, very strdtig in both cases, . ^ . ' ■ " ::Roxy ,,(20th) ,:(5;886; $1.10)— "Pur^ , pie Heart" (20th i and, in person. Count Basic orch, Carol Bruce, Zero . :Mostel, . : open ' '.today ' ,, (■W&dilesdayii>, after four:. :.weeks . with ■ "Sulli'V'an.s" : (20th); Marfha,,.Ra3^e,: .Others, ■fmale ■ being $53,000,: :h6t so hot.' but ■oki'yi ' Third session was near, .$60,000,: : . . Sl.ite (Loew's) (3,450; 35-$1.10)— "Miracle Morgan'.s Creek" (Par) (2d run) and Blue Barron orch. Pros- pects lor strong $35,000 Last weels'; Quy Named Joe" (M-G) (2d urn) and Bonny Carter oich, hit over ex- pectations at great $39,000, Strand (WB) (2,756; 35-$l 10) — In Our Time" (WB), Ina Ray Hut- ton ■ Orch and .Three Sfcioge? : : (4th-.: final wk), Down to about $36,000, though satisfactory profit, while last week was fancy $42,500. "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (WB) and Russ Mor-- gan orch move in Friday (10) , . Victoria (Maurer) (720; 55-$1.10)— "No Greater Love" (Artkino) (2d . wk). Maintains okay pull, this little sealer looking to $10,000 on first holdover- sessionj initial week scored ■ big $14,000. Storm^Slows^H«b^^GujLjoe-Fine-MG 2 Spots; 'Broke -Garber-Kay Big 32G /■, :,- :'/., ' ";■ "V ' Boston, 'March'7/ '■ ' :. (Sold W:avej Lent and another, batch . of: holdovM:s' are 'coHibihihg:',to :brihg' dowh ,totals in the„Hub:: this week, :b,Kt ,biZ' is generally sati£factbi:y: N^w: bill; day-da.te at" Statejand -Orpheum, is "Guy Named Joe." which looks substantial. Other neW bill is combo of Jan Garber band and "Beautiful But Broke." strong at the RKO. ','Miracle of Morgan's C3E'eek'',; is •ace,: holdover at the Met. :::: '':'' ./:,'. v Estimates for This Week Boston (RKO) (3,200; 44-99)— "Beautilul But Broke" (Col) plua' Jan Garber' . orch;.. Beatrice Kay, Willy Boag, others:' On stage: .Back to high.:average: $32,000 affei^ terri.fic $36,000 .: with "PhanlOm,,: Lady" , (Ui;,; and Charlie Spivak . orch on ", stage last week, i-"...: .. Fenway. ':(M-P).', ■.rl,3,7'3;, . 35-63)-^ "Dest.in:'ati,bh.^Okyo"'.f )' and :"'Ald7 ricil , Boy ■ Scout." . (Pa.r ), Had ,. two weelts at- Met, , but okay here at S(;.400, Last week, "Lodger" (20th) arid "''(Career : Girl''.' '(PRC ) f2d 'Wk), '$5.800.,',^.^'::^. ': v.::'. .;:':::■ : <■' ,•■:■'■:'■ Memorial (RKO) (2,900; 44-73)— "Butler's Si,stor'' (U) and "Weekend Pass" :(U)' (4th :wk).„i)o'Wh' to $15;000 but fine: for fourth Sesh.- Last week, 1 strong $18,000. ;.:.-:: ' :'; :"| Metropolitan (M-P) (4,307, 33-65) —''Miracle ^Morgart's, -Creek'' (Par) and "Ghost Wallcs Alone" (Rep). Great $.33,000 on nine days of second week. ' First Week, sock $34,500. ' :, ' : 'Orpheum . (Loew) '.(2,900 : 44-65)— "Giiy :N:amed . Joe'': (M-G): .: Stro^ig b,o. draw here at $32,000 and might hav6'beeh,',b.ette)?:'Wlth right::;wealhe.r:. -Last' ^v^ek, "Laissie'' (M:^,(j) (2d wk),' big''$24,000;':'v V . ■■ ■ .'■';,■' Paramount (M-P) (1,700; 35-6,'5) — "De,stination Tokyo" fWB) and "Ald- nch Boy Scout'' (Par). Here alter : iortnight, ,at^ Miet but hice at $ 13,500. Last : . w(;ok; . ''' Lodger'' : :(20lh ) . a.nd ''Career Girl". ( PRC ) ■.(2d. wk ), strong $15,000. State (Loetv) (3,200; 44-63)— "Guy NameiJ'':. ;il6e" ■{M-G'),'.'''t)OlHK:^- stout" :$l,4:00b. ::Xa,st,:wcek.,:',';La5sie'':,.(,Mv,o:) ,I2d wk). .same. :.■'.■ '--.';,'•'..., .''■'. ] Translux (Trailshix) (900; 28-65)— "WomeH .' .Boridag^" ''.^ (iVIohb:!) '' a'nd .'^What: a\M;in'' :(Mano): .''l'i'im 49.000: ! :,Last 'WeS,!!,',. "Return, , Vaimpir'c'': ( Co! ^ and : ,''Wltisperihg :,Footstcp.V:'! , (Rep) > ..•(2d^M*);'.'Se.20n,: '/■ . . "■.'.■•;■ ;.''"i':' V'i'i :GUY JOE' ACES IN WASH, m Washington, March 'T;. •■: Potency of name valuG'on mari^uee puts "A Guy Named Joe" away out in front in boxoffice. parade this week.. "In Our Time" at- the Earle Is sturdy. "Where Are "Your Children'! gave the Metropolitan its bigge.st opening day in months. "Lifeboat" is disap- pointing at the Capitol. Estimates for This Week Capitol .V ;(Loew) (3,434; 30-66)— "Lifeboat" (20th) v/ith vaude. Dis- appointing at 821,000. Last -Week,- "Song of Rus.sia" (M-G) plus vaude- (2d wk). fine $22,500. Columbia (Loew) (1,234; 30-66)— "Standing Room Only" (Par). Lu,';tv : $9,500, Last Week, "Lodger" (20th)i.: $7,800. Earle (WB) (2,240; 30-90)— "In O'lr Time" (WB) With vaude. :,:Soi)d.$2;;!,- . 500 Last week, "De-sert Song' (WB) (2d wk), excellent $19,300. Keith's (RKO) (1,800; 40-63)— " "Tender Comrade" (RKO) (3d wk>. Okay $10,000 after nice $14,000 In second session. Metropolitan (WB) (1,800; 30-35) — .'.'Whe're Are Child.reh?" - (jVIoiao), Soclto $9,500 atter biggest opening day in weeks. Last week, "Nine Girls" (Col), fine $7,700. Palace (L(jew) ' (2,242; 30-66)— >"Guy : Name'd: Joe'': (M-G). . B,atig-i-ip .|25;000; '■ , Last,: week,: : "Jane Hy re". (20th) (2d wk), fancy $15,000 after bp(;ning v*cek's :sm'ash $23,000; :- Coburn Draws Two PMRoIes at Columbia :~ ,:^oliywoto(i,.: March: v. . .' , Ci'.ar!f!S eoourn, winner of , tba: Academy Award, lor bast siipporting ;pci:forman,oi6, was . .assighed..^ to , .two ■ ' f op :roies ,6 b ,.:'ijis:-hQme Uo:t,'XG,oiuihbl.a,; ! ^ First is ''The Impatient "ifears," to be' ptoduced and: 'dlre,cted : by ,-irvihg' Cu;n.m;r.{!.s, followed by .'"GoiiC Are. ^ he':;Da:y Si '■ ■■ tale ' ;pf ;. ift^ tiiuqua Circuit, OBERON'S 'GUARD' DUTY ■''■Mqrle 'O.bcroh vdr'aw's'-.^co^StarriMfl! ■spot with: Edward. i'Riibinson '„ ih:: "Ohce Off 'Guard,'*: to ■%:; produced,; ..by ' Iiite,'rn,ational Pi(;t,Lir6s,' "■ ,' :, ., ■:. Fitelng'&rt^^MarohfiST,' with Pert*' , %mig. : dicectin'g and Niuinall.y . , J()ji;t%'; SoiV. producing. V ' : :•.■'■': "'■'■ 16 Wednesday, M&tc\t 8, 1911. Everywhere You Look In Times Square... There's a Paramount Wednesday, March 8, 1911 P^SftlErTY 17 18 PICTURE GROSSES Wednesddyt March 8, 1944 T. Dorsey Tflts 'Jingle' to All-Tirae High40G,Cmcy;'UpinAnns'Triinl5G ■ ■ Tpmmy ■toto'soy briiid,, Mi*cd wth •■'Sing a ■' Jingle.'' is jauiniing, the Aibee for Clncy's, 'best b.Pf gince/lflZS., tJespile this cohip.etiiion'i preerit' 6£ ••Up in Arm.i\', is- .Stout -at :the Palace/ .,• VSnow Wl'iite'' reissue -has the .Grand .liv velvet ori; a :.b«Uipyer'a ojiig. hPuse- Kecovd on .Kickaff, Estimates for This Week Albec (RKO) (3.100; 50-85)— "Sing B Jingle" (U) and Tommy Dorsey pfch" on stage.;.;:With Gene Krupa.: D. corobo^.pMx.iiJB a Gincy the- atre £or the first time, soaring to smash $40,000,; city's record gross since the late "20s. House is opening at 9;30 a.m. £pr six-a-day showings and seven on Sat. and Sun. Last week, "Actipp Arabia" (RKO) plus Bill Rpbinspn, others, pn stage, huge $26,000. Capitol (RKO) (2.000; 75-$1.10)— "Bernadette" (20th) ,(3d \vk). Wmd- ing up stay with a sIpw $7,500. Last week, fair $12,000. Family (RKO) (1.000; 25-35)— "De vil R ider.s" (PRC) and "Sp's Ypur Uncle" TUT spirt~wifh~"Hara- Kiri" (Ind.) and "Married Murderer" (Ind.). Hot $2.(i00. Same last week fpr "Always Bridesmaid" (U) and "Pride of Plains" (Rep) divided with "Ghost Walks Alpne" (Col) and "Uncensored" (20thJ. Grand (RKO) (1,430; 35-65)— "Snow White" (RKO) (reissue). Eight days on holdover. Hefty $9,500 after last week's $17,000, which set a house recprd. Keith's (United) (1,500: 35-65)— "Tender Comrade" (RKO). Secpnd switch for third downtpwn weeki Solid $5,500. Last week, "Happened One Night" (Col) and "Lost Hori- zon'' (ColT* (reissues), sock $7,500. Lyric" (RKO) (1.400; 35-65)— "Frisco Kid" (WB) (reissue). Ter- rif $9,000. Last week, "Fighting Seabees" (Rep) (2d wk), swell $7,000. Palace (RKCD) (2,600: 35-65)— "Up in Arms" (RKO). Nifty $15,000. Last week, "Guv .Named ^ Joe" (M-G), wham $21,000. Shubert (RKO) (2,100: 35-65)— "Guy Named .Toe" (M-G). Move- over. Great $10,000. Last week, "Tender Comrade" (RKO) (2d run), good $5,000. Academy Awards continued from p»Ke 3 Spimd, transparency; ■. and . pihofpg- Excellent Showmanship In shPwmanship, this year's fpod- less Oscar festival wn4 the best in the "Academy's histpry. Its lack p£ fehbw Was fillfed . by ' ehtertainmeht; speed Rhd '■. genpxaV managerial ef- ficiency. Lpng- winded orations were eliininated and' . wiilners wel'e ■ ati'-, nounced briefly and early over the radio with Jack Benny at the mike. Broadcasting started promptly at 10:15 and was timed at a radio pace, which naturally vpided the 'mpnptp- nous speeches that had dulled the progKims in the pa.st. . , , ■ . Held ill the Chinese theatre on Hollywppd boulevard, the sliow had all the atmosphere pf an pldiime premiere, with, steychl'ights fingering PCA Signs Walt Mayo As Gen'l Prod. Manager Hp'xlywppd, March 7. * Walter Mayo, formerly with Alex ander Koida and i-ccentiy with Samuel Goldwyn, was sigiicd as gen eral production manager for ProdU' cers Corp. of America. First chore under his supervision will be "O'Brien's Navy," to be fol lowed by "The Greeks Had a Wprd for It." ' Scophony Tele Prez Wins Film Commissions Suit Arthur Levey, Scpphpny. Televi- \ sion Co. prexy, has won both actions involving monies due him from HPnogram Pictures and Producers Releasing Corp., . for handling . their ■ product originally in England. Jury brought ill a verdict in about 30 minutes for the amount sought, $3,015, frpm PRC last week after week's trial in N. Y. supreme court before Justice George Frankentha- ler. Actually the verdict settled the fact that the company must pay Levey commissions over a three- — jear period, endio" v.-ith 1944-45 sea-. ^ son. or $36,000 to S40,000. ok Monogram settled out of court, paying Levey '$60;000 for commis- Hp'.sions.' V'' . PRC contended that commissions to Levey ceased with the distribu- lion of its 1941-42 product in Britain, . but the jury found in favor of Levey including three years' endingy with all product for the 1944-45. season. the skies- and throngs of villagers ogling the film royalty, For the' first time, the public was permitted to crash the gate and View the hitherto secret rituals, and the public enjoyed it. Chances are ■ that the same .I'pr- mat will be used in future Oscar shews, withput dinners. ,■ ' 'COMRADE' LEADER IN PROY„ BRIGHT $18,000 Prpvidnce, March 7. All. stands are goltiiij; nice play this week with llajcstic's "Gung Ho." Lpew's "Spng pf Russia" and RKO Albee's "Tender Cpmrade" all in the SRO class. "Cpmrade" lpok.s like top money. Estimates for This Week Albee (RKO) (2,300; 30-50)— "Ten- der Comrade" (RKO) and "Rookies Burma" (RKO). Packing plenty' of punch at $18,000. Last week, "Women Bendage" (Menn) and "Sultan's Daughter" (MPnp), trim $10,000. Carlton (Fay-Lpew) a,400; 30-50) — "Lifebpat" (20th) (2d run). Fair $3,000. Last week, "Happy Land" (20th) and "Weekend Pass' (U) (2d run), diltp. Fay's (Fay) (2.000; 30-50)— "Na bonga" (PRC) and vaude pn stage. Gpod $7,000. Last week, "Pride of Plains" (U) and vaude, nice $7,500. Majestic (Fay) (2.200; 30-50)— "Gung Ho" (U) and "Hi, Good-Leok- in" (U). Stepping out for snappy $15,000, Last week, "Lifeboat" (20th), fairish $10,000. Metropolitan (Snider) (3,200; 36 59 ) --"Married Murderer" (GB) and Guy Kibbee heading stage show. Three-day weekend run strong $ 000. Last week, "Silent Barriers" (Indie) and Louis Prima orch head irig stage ."how, about same. State (Loew) (3.200; 30-30)— "Song Russia" (M-G). Getting strong $16,- 000. Last week, "Guy . JMamed Joe" (M-G) (2d wk), snappy $14,000. Strand (Silverman) (2.000; 30-50)— "Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (Par). Opened big Monday (6). Last week, "Fighting Seabees" (Rep) (2d wk), good $8,000. • New lA Pact r^nlitiiiiiod from D.igc 7 SSSOm sentiiig studio; Nate Blutiiberg, Uni- vcrsal prcsident; J. i. O'Connor, v p. and D. H. McCdusland, studio labor contact; N. Peter Rathvon, prexy of RKO; L. E. Thompson, eabtern labor reprc.'-entativc, and William Stone, Coa.sl labor contact; Abe Schneider, Col v.p., and B. Guild, studio labor head; H, A, McDonald, studio man- ager of Republic; Dave Shattuck, representing Technicolor on labor matters; Pat Casey, general labor contact for all pi-oducers, plus his as- sistants, Victor Clark and Fred Pel- ton. Also sitting in is Homer Mit- chell, attorney lor the Motion Pic- ture Producers Assn. ., The other side was represented at the Monday meeting by Richard F. Walsh, lA president; Louis Krouse, secretary-treasurer; Carl Cooper, lA v.p. headquartering in Los Angeles and representives of 10 lA studio lo- cals. The First Aid & Nurses Union, lllh in the lA group, did not send a representative east. After finishing with the lA. the producer group will go to bat _ori new contr act w ith seven other in- ternational unions who are part of the studio basic agreement, these being Musicians, Carpenters, Team- sters, Plasterers, Hod Carriers, Culi- nary Workers and Electricians. Whether or not twp-year contracts will be negotiated this time has not been indicated but may be for one year instead due to wartime. Old two-year agreements expired Dec. 31 last, with result any new deal will be retroactive to then but subject, of course, to War Labor Board ap- proval. STUDIO lATSE ENVOYS TO VIEW EAST PARLEYS Hollywood, March 7. Studio locals of lATSE are sending two special tepresentatives tp New Yprk tP gander at the negptiatipns between film producers and union business agents. Understood the lATSE scouts will not sit in officially on the - parleys, but will check various moves to see the interests of 8.000 film workers are protected. It was indicated that, if the scouts fee;! their crafts are not getting a proper deal, they, will rec- ommend to local unions that the U.S. Department of Labor be a-sked to step into the picture. Admish Tax . Continued from page. 7 Looks Like Earl Hudson Will Be Mayor Next; Key City l^x Briefs Detroit, March 7. The most important recent civic appointment here finds Earl J. Hud- son, president of United Detroit The- atres, named to the Street Railway Commission. The theatre and radio business here is widely represented in major city ppsts and Hudspn's ap- ppintment is a new recognition of the ci\ic responsibilities accepted by those in show biz. The appointment by Mayor Jeffries finds Hudson in the policy-making position which, controls all Detroit municipal transportation which is civic-owned. In addition to heading the United Detroit chain here, Hud- son is the Office of Civilian Defense coordinator for the theatres of metropolitan Detroit, air raid war- den for Area 21, one of the com- mittee stafl members for E Bond sales and state chairman of the mo- tion picture division in the current Red Cross campaign. Replacing Floyd E. Ackefman, who was slain in a holdup Dec. 5,, Ed ward W. Plett has been named manager of the four Butterfield Circuit houses in Bay_City. JHett, vvhp_ ha s be en rnarv- aging the Strand at Pentiac, takes charge of the Bay, Regent, Weetown and Center houises formerly han- dled by Ackerman. ■ Isaac Resniclc has been named manager of the Rex, Detroit. Femmes 'Continue to figure plenti- fully in managerial ch.uiges hero with Faye Laiuion named manager of the Midtown and Elviia Donhan- yos upped to assistant manager at the Grande. Robert Salter.?, manager Rpyal. Niels Nelson, manager Rupert. Charles Davie," manager of the Echo. pf the of the ■ WB's French Versions Mpntreal. :March 7. • Serving as the Quebec shew wm- dpw. for the Warner ■ Brps. French product, tfie Orpheum. l,100-.seater and .first-run theatre on the- Main film-shopping street pf this city, will open April 7 With "Le Cicl et Toi," French language version of 'All This and Heaven Too," according to Wolfe Cphen, general manager fpr WB in , Canada. April . 7 is- the .date when the Orpheum will have played pff its already released first-run EnglishTlanguage", films.. '■ This, will he the bpeffer ;0f Freiioh dialog films at the. Orpheum. . "Le Ciel et Toi" was first presented ex- ■ pei'iirieBt ally at - ,th e G a pi to] . Quebec City, last ■ November ' an.d.' clicked' in' this and . subsequent 'dates in..- the manager of that circuit'.^i Northsiiiie theatre. Replaces Malcelm McDon- ald, tapped for Navy. Gustave J. Boudot named manager of United Artists' Cincinnati ex- change. Succeeds Don dalvin, who joins U.A. sales. Interstate Grooms New Workers . ; - .Dallas, March ,: . A -school in maintenance is bong held here for personnel ot Iiucrstate Circuit, hard hit by manpower prob- lem, since about 600 employees now are .serving colors. New Interstate employees are instructed about in- tricacies of show biz. Henry Bergman named now innn- ager pf Aztec, San Antonio. Jack O. Mitchell to Majestic, replacing Wel- don Parsons. W. W. Donaho to Em- pire, and Miss Beulah Greene, from Empire to Texas, all San Antonio houses of Interstate. F. W. Allen has succeeded Wallace Walthall as branch manager of the National Screen Service, latter being promoted to N. Y. office. Safe of Lison, Dallas nabe house, owne d by Oscar Korn, opened by burglars'"an"a~$600"tn" cash-and-other valuables taken. * F. W. Allen, assistant manager of National Screen Service office here, promoted to manage branch; Allen replaces Wallace Walthall, promoted to special rep out of the N, Y: ofl ice. Other., .exchange changes .include , Walter Steadman to post of ofl'ice manager, replacing Leo Smith. Dave.. Mitchell is new service manager re*, placing Harry Harris. Miss Schwartz New Davcnpoii Mgr. ..,;■''.' ■ ■ ' 'Des- Moines, 'March - With Fred Danico, manager of Es- (juire, Davenport, la., going into Navy this month, Shirley Sthwartz, former assi.stant manager at the Cap- itol. Davenport, becomes Bisciuire manageri . Sara Wichmann, who was assistant to Danico, goes to the Cap- itol as assistant. Jim Clemens is nfw assistant : to Miss : Schwartz at the. Esquire, lie was assistant manager at the Rocket, : Rock Island. New setup gives H. G.. Grove, Tri-States district - managef, ; - three feminine managers. Besides Miss Schwartz they are Margaretha Hudgell at Rocket, Rpck Island,'and Clem Bur- ger at Strand, Ipwa City. Guy Reopening? House ' ; Denver; March . 7.. S. L. Guy is reppcning the Hotch- kiss at Hntchkiss, Colo, Ralph J, Batchelet, Bluebird man- ager, re-elected president of East Denver Board, of Trade, ; Tom iBsS.iley, former RKO .salesrnan in, .San Francisco, . has ,mov(;d. in aS, prpvihce - ,0f-; Quebec;, ■ ; e0coUragliig I maivager of Denver '.exeh^nge,, soe^-^ Warners to announce a" full season's 1 ceeding Al Kolitz, who gets another schedule of - French -reiniakcs- i^v xe- assignment-.,: vantage on the ultimate gross reve' nues. Rhine Back to RKO Hollywood, March 7. Edward Rhine, former casting di- rector at RKO, returned to his old job after two years oflf the reserva- tion. For 18 months he , served as an exec at Central Casting Bureau and re- cently was- assistant- studio manager Bt RKO-Pathe. FUU HOUSE FOR U Hollywood, March 7. Universal's stages reach the satura- tion point this month with four new productions added to -the five carried over from February. New features are "Murder in the Blue Room," "Sohg of the Hills," "Dead Man's Byes" ahd a Gloria Jean musical, still untitled. ON TO 'OIEL'S TOW Hollywood, March 7. Director task on Paramount's "Girl's Town," a tale of femme war workers, goes to George MarshttU. . Filming starts April 10 With Joseph Sistrom producing and Fred MacMurray; and Veronica Lak6 as co^stacs. Tiltins Prices Minneapolis, March 7. Minneapolis independent exhibit- ors wiU meet .this week to determine action regarding the impending in- creased admission tax. Many ex- hibitors favor a tilt of . the .prices to an even money level. It is indi- cated that there will be' no absorp- tion of the tax by. exhibitors and that the advance to an even money level likely will represent a boost of jseveral cents in „the basic -admis sioi:i in -many situations; . .- A number of Twin City inde- pendents in recent weeks have upped their scales a nickel, lease in , Ihis.province .. ■ "Urie FeirirP'e ".pangereuvse" .('-They Drive By Night") and "LAigie des Mer" ("The Sea Hawk") also played the -Capitol, Quebec, under WB aus- pices, registermg gro.sses fiom 2i>- 40"<, higher than the Bouse average for an English-language film. Take Over 3 in Chi Chicago-,- March 7. - B-P-.R Corp., . new theatre com F. H. Rickelson, Jr . president of Fox-lntermountain Theatres, has been elected to directorate of Colo- rado Museum of Natural History. Arnold Benson is reopening the Pecos at Pecos, N. M.-' ,K«mm Adds to . His Circuit ■' \&t. Louis, March 7. Sam Kpmm, indie film theatre owner, \vh6.- has been .expandi.ng his circuit, has. added . another via. .th^.. pany headed by Michael Siegel and Ptirchaso Pt Maplewood theatre in St Torple Heart' High $37.(li in Del; Hmnan Boosts 'Uninvited' Huge 46& : • Detrpit, March 7; . Lofty biz in Detroit this week at major houses, Michigan is taking the top spot with "The Uninvited'- and Woody Herman's orchestra on stage; The Fox nails a big figure with the opening of "Purple Heart" and "Hat Check Honey." Estimates for mi* Week Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 55-75)— "Butler's Sister" (U) (2d wk) and "Racket Man" (Col). Former moved from Fox, strong $10,500. Last week, "Jane l^re" (20th) and "Sing Jingle" (U) (2d wk), robust $10,800. Broulwar-Capltel (United Detroit) (2,800; 55-75)— "Women Bondage" (Mono) and "Sultan's Daughter" (Mono). Not exciting at $10,000. Last week, "North Star" (HKO) (2d wk) and "Swing Pever" (M-G) (3d wlT), from other U-D houses, brisk $15,000. Fox (Fox-Michigan) (5,000; 55^75) —"Purple Heart" (20th) and "Hat Check Girl" (U). Wham $37,000. Last week, "Butler's Sister'' (U) and "Mad Ghoul" (U), great $35,000. Madison (United Detroit) (1,800; 65-75)— "True to Life" (Par) and "Watch on Rhine" (WB). Return of picture which figured in - Academy awards helping this to choice $5,300. Last week, "Mr. Lucky" (RKO) and '•'Above Suspicion-' (Par), back for fair $4,500. Mlchlgaii (United Detroit) (4,000; 55-75) — "Uninvited" (Par) with Woody Herman OFCh on stage, Huge: $46,000. Last week, "Riding High" (Par) and "Mine Sweeper" (Par) (2d wk), strong $18,000 on. first week's great $26,000. Palms-State (United Detroit) f3,- 000; 55-75)— "Govt. Girl" (RKO) and "Tarzan's Desert Victory" (RKO) (2d wk). Fine $16,000 behind first week's strong $22,000. United Artists (United Detroit) (2,000; 55-75)— "Girl Crazy" (M-G) and "Man Down Under" (M-G) (2d Wk). Bright $15,000 coming up after^ first week's lound $19,000. Ben Eisenborg, has taken over the Banner, Royal and Paulina theatres from Abe Gumbiner, who is retiring because his son, who operated the houses for him, has' been drafted, Michael Siegel, who has been manager of the Banovitz circuit's Grand for the; pa.st eight months,: will actually manage the houses, while Ben Eisenberg, the other part- ner,, continues his -sales affiliation with the local Monogram Pictures branch. F-WC Buys Another House Los Angeles, March 7. Fox-West Coast, bought the Alca- zar, Bell, Cal., from J. B. Spaugh, at a reported price qf $100,000. Deal, negotiated by W. H. Loller, includes not only the theatre proper but four stores and 20, apartments in the building. Circuit also operates the Alpha and Bell theatres in that area, under lease. Dfore Femme S2() 000 r»ianiounl (F-WC) (2,470, 5,5-1 10) — ' Beinadctle ' (20th) Set an all- tinle house lecoro oi-^nin^ innht and heads loi lecoid 'siOOOO La^t weeS • Madame Cui le (M-&) (3d v^lv) e\- ccilent $18,000 SI. Fiancis (T-WC) (147') V) 75) ■■ a--''SiVlliv!»ns" ■ (SOUV) . and "Gildist- sleeve <)n Broadway" (BKO) (2d ^ , i*k):. Moytjover stout $15.000: .; /Last v.eek ' Son ol Russia' (M-G) and 'Thw Is Wa'.hiriijton ' (M-G) lolnut il^ ')00 W,«ineia (F-WCl (2(i')0 5V7j) — 'Bad Men Missouu ' (WB) (iois-,ue) plus stase .show Can-Can Follip^ — \^i+h— W-atsoii' — Si-^t«-s— ^GiUidMnit li Biolheis Don Zela\a and Bttty Black Stion.« $ 2« 000 La^t neek 'Timber Queen" (I'ai ) plus 'Man- hattan Scandals unit and Ruoinoft on stane, bi? $2(i 'lOO State (F WC) (2 100 55-75)- ■ ., ' "Cui-ic" (M-G) ■ 1 4ili .wk,),", Moveover ■ . is" saiiiifiSc'torV ,,$14.d00i- . Last \veok. 'Fusco Kid' (WB) and 'Ram Cime (20lh) (leisMKS) laji 1>12 50n Golden Cite (RKO) t2 8 lO 5,5-75 i — Up in Anns' (RKO) with Ada Leonaid oich Meuv Macs othclt. on slasc Teiiilic VI 1000 La^l week 'Rookies Buiina (RKO) with Cab Calloway qich on stage smash $34 000 Oijtlicum (Blumonlold) (2 400 (i0 I .■ -''TS ).^':Tiio s. Imjxi.ster'.' ,'(U) ;. . ancl i ■■' i.fSaiJi.^tih'i'e johnny" ' CU) , ■ Big. '$i9i- 0()0 San Luis Re^ (U\) (4th wk) Still big at $10 000 Li-t ueek stout $11 500 Key City Grosses FAtimated Total GiDSs This Week $100fi,10» (Based on 24 citits, 187 thea- tre! clucfly fiiit inns, tiicHidiiia N Y) Total Gioss Same Week Last Yeai $?,722,100 (Based oii 27 cUie^, 184 thcaties) 'Spidei Woman" (U) (3d wk) Hetty $8)00 Last week lObusl $11,000 ; . -'.Orpheuiii ■.( Haffirifck Ev<.ei'a'e;^ri ) hera-, o ve (1,800^: ■40-75} 'Wo , Time\;^ (Pai 1 SU0114 $15,000 Last week 'LodJioi" (20th) and ' Beautilul But Biokc (Col) still d> $14 000 ' : ra raiiioiint : OH-E: )> (3,000;A 75-$! .10 )■ —'•Foi' , Whom. Bell., TqIU": ; (P;ij.): Tcindc 1.12 000 Last week, "Deseil Sonti' (WB) and 'Timbei Queen (Pai ) (2d wk) good $<) 500 OiieiUal (II-El (2 040 40-75)— \o Time Lo\ o ' (Pai ) Good $(> 500 L is week Dcseit Son.;' (WB) nid Tur^oi Queen" (P ai) (2d wk) so- so $4 000 ■ • ' ■ Musio Jto\ (H-E) n 000 40-75)-^ 'Desoit Sons" (WB) and 'Younc, Ideas" (A1-C.1 Turn S4 500 L -I •we.ek, ''What,.,3. . ;Wom;a:n'' sCoi ), .a.jvrt (2d wk). Handsome $12 000 to add to hot $13 000 opening lound Holds | thud week. . .| • 0»pheUtti ;(RIiO) tl,300 ; 40^00)-^ I "Tendei Comiade" tRKO> and "Rookies Burma" (.RKO ) Big $14 - 000 Last w eek, "Not th Star" ( RKO i and ' Gildersleeve on Broadway ' (RKO), lusty $10,500 but slightly un- der hopes.- ^.'^ -■. . . Xowei (Fox-Joffeo) (2 100,35-50)— "Sing a,:\ring),e" (,U) ■\vith Getirge White s Scarictals ' on stano Huskv $13,000 Last week bw in^luw Johnny' (U) and ' Chance) Lilelimt (CoU with vaude, mild $9 000 'Gung Ho' Tops Indpls. Fix at 13iG, 'Vanities' Ups 'Casanova/ Fine 15G Up in Arms' Solid $51,(1, 2 Spots, Best L. A. Bet; 'Angel' 591/2G in 4, 'Women' Record 12G, lady' 35G, 4tii Indianapolis. March., .'1 Cold, riiins, put a .:;dampBiV'on '■ bfei weekend;, 'but , thiil'e'.sv,' ,s,tUl ■V ,ht'aU)iy ;b(),xb.!l'.ice Slow'. Sensatioihil' .«l!0\vin^ ,of..''A'.Gu.y N .riij.'. : third w.e:ek..■at■■,'^Loe^\^'s^^ talk;.; tearl':'. ■Car4'oU'-i '''*V^^^ ' ,i» boiistin.?, V'Gasaiiova in Burlesque" to a,\l\'iriGy ■ h-gure.iaf the Oirefe.. /"Gu.iig.' H.iV.T^is^ gelb'ng impoi'lant coi.n. af , the': Indiana,^,. , '!v Estimates for ;'I his Week ,^ ,Clrcle..(Kat?-I),pne) .<2,8D0::;4^^^^ ■'Ca.s.iiiMVii. ■ . Biii'le.sqttc". . (.ileii ) -,.:a.iifl; Ball : .Carrpirs ..^'Vani .on- .',s;;V4ei: $15,000— ftu-uiiei-. — Ltu»,t. y eok — Sm Broadway Grosses Esljinatcd Total Oioss This Week $aO$,SOO (fidjed on 14 ihenire^l Total OiOss Same Week Last Year Sli-l.tOQ (Based on 13 tlieatie.s} lai Kid' (Mono) and "Sultan'/ 1 Dauqhtcr (Mono), niltv '54 500 I Oiphcum (CT) (1 100 iO-(>0)— "Old ' Qlclahoma" -(Rep) and: "SWingi.;TiiTi'e , johjiny";:(U)^ flNeat;. $5,000.; Last! Lcs Angeles Maich 7 v- .. Sii^shine- :]'{tot:-. z^"',.' . cfijii^^e:, ,'3aij4'' Academv Awards a,ie piedited witii helping first-lun bi/ locally The awaids push is giving 'Song of Beinadatte' at United Ailists aiid Foui Stai a hangup $17000 oi con- sideiabb ovei last week** total. Combo of ' Lost Angel" and Ratinn- 10.1; IS pi'o^?idtng..a flrst-rate $.59..)00'. Jiv joui-,. hpnses, ;vv'Ith{ ftjw^ 'Up lit Arms" now Dann\ Ka\» musical IS landing a sqhd $51 000 in "Women ux Bondage'' ist . weeli.' .'iHappy. 'l.US , stage, ,.i,i:Hth:ii;a ■::*e6li .afteiv. terrififc iicts. and ■."W.hi.st''Wg 'in ''$13;200 's'ecbi'id .St»hza^ ^be_st.;oi)..r^^^^^ lijie-K(it.:bSxbffiee'ec>mtlo,et)rreM L„.\>^''-^; Lm.c (Kit/-Dolle) (1,600 30 i0)— "Tarzaii's; teiesert "MystdrS'''. (RKO ) and; "Battlfe . StksiS''--: (20th). i Hefty $8,000.'" Lks'C :,.\yeefcv-.' "Fighling,; ;.Sea- bee.«''.,, (.Ra,p'),,'.i:Uvi!;K .''$3,0^ mp:V.eQ.\'er. ■'.■ ..''■■,■ , ' .,■ .■■.■.J-- .' ■■'-;;■:..■':■.■,...,>'.■■•■■•'' "■'■' Happy Land' (20th) strong S5 )00 'Brooklyn'-Gray Forte $20,000, Best in Mpls.; 'Lifeboat' Fairish IIG '•:■'] <,''': ■ Minneapoli.s Pitt. Clipped By Bliz But'Love'0K$17M 'Eyre' Mild at $10,500 '.. ' ^ '■: :''V'-V: , piftsbiirgh, March 7. . ' H(!i.avi>.,st SliQW'.st.oi-ni: . oi .winter, ac- . cnmpa.ni.?.d \by ...slciot. and'c ici?; 'which hit itist beloic pck bi/ Saluicjay night (4). doli\cied a still ]olt to a week that slailod out voiv jjlomis- ■ jnglv. May recover, siomewhat down tlie hoi'^e stioUh Jane Eyic' is not so good at Fultiin. ^'No'■ Til.iie:,l'or' .to've" is :nrco'. at' Penn. ■.:'' ','.. .. ' EsiiiiMlrs foi This Week ruUoii (Shoa) (1 700 30-00)— ' Jane F\ie' (20lh) Opened sonsationallv biit . isif t ' Hbidiftg. lip; . Looks g()dd ;$10,!)00. t)iit:.i.fnd.e.i' e'xiiect.'itions, La-st week I'lohfini, Scabccs' (Rep) (2d wk), flne $7 700 Hniiis (Hams) (2200 30-60)— K ''Noiie Shall :Efli3ape'? . (Col ):;' C<3lum-: bia .put oil. bis; ball.v biit never . got. stalled Fui $8 500 Last week sec- ond ot ' Lift boat (20th) okay $5 200 in foui da>s Penn (Loew s T\1 (3 300 30 CM)— ■ "No Time LovC'/ir'ar).; Nice $17,000; La.St . w;edlc.. second Of "(jliiy : Named Joe' (M-G) line lilfi 000 Kitr (WB) (800 30-hO)— "Good Old Days" (iridie')i ..S'liiall-soatcr .has plu oka d ' a w.! n iVc i' i i.i t h i s (Jill -'leiigt li ,filni: Coni]:)ited' fi't)rii , Old- time .films! ■■■Stout . .$n,.50n, ; La.sl : week, '■ ''Do.sevt. . iSon'g" (WS). aflor p,roviOu.s dates at Penn and Wainci weak at $2 000 Sciintor (Hams) (1750 30-60)— , '".'eaUiiig ■ Dr.-. Death'* . (U ) ■:aitd "Spidei- —Woman"-! U)—Looks-likc-'^i 800 ^rot . sad;,.. Last- week. ''Footlight .Giariionr" (Col) and ' Somethin,- About Soldici (Col) aiound $4 000 Stanlev (WB) (3 800 ,30 75 )— "In •Qur ,Tihie''' '(W,B),:' fi^ 6rch and ,.Sn*)ilcv Burrieltc. , Look.s' .fiincy .^;$22;000i ■ .Last. '\y.eel.c. johnny Long's band and ' Lost Angel' (M- G) bifi '>i24 500 Waiiiei (WB) (2 000 30 fiO)— Guv .'. ;N;rmcd Joe" (M-G ) . (3d. wk.ii Mbve'd.' ... here alter .bi.a:.:. l'or.tijight..^:at: . jenft. Strong $7.QO0::.. Last week, reissue ot Fiisco Kid (WB) disapnointing tKeiOijih^ilh-iV; (Jthetw^^ Ohly t one othci newcomei "Litcboat " but It's .dciin^'! /only : iairly; ; jRaciitf '^CJity (((irmer'ly ■ .the Minnesota)'; ,. 4,O.0.O.-: scatei tjets undei wav Wednesday (8) with 'Ladv in Daik " Fstlmates foi This Week \stci (Pai -Singer) (900 20-30)— Million Dollai Kid' (Mono) and '■Something /iAbOMt SoIdier'V (Col ). i.ri .live days; nite $2i6O0.. L!.a'st' Wiiek,... '■Return Vampire' . (Col) .and-.' Sul- .tan's" Daughter.;' .,( Moho ), .split . with '•GriiTie Doctor"' , (Col j and ".What ■ a Man'' (iVlono'ii $3;100 in eight'days. '; : Centiirv ''.. IH-iSr ' :(l.fl00;- ; 40-55)— . 'Butlers Sistei" (U i (2 1 wk) Moved heie ailei fi e wcc'v at ■Oi-pheuiTi'/'Stili: kti-dng at $8.000...La.st week,' . "'What a Wijmah"; (Col) (2d wk) good $6 200 Gophci (P-S) (1 000 35)— Ganu- wav Tonionow ' (RKO) Looks mild $1000 Last week ' Coi vetto K 22 5' (U), $5 000 in nine davs '^ ''-t V ri c^'^ t-P-SV^:' ( i,l()OVv' 4()-55)'. -rr- Mnacle Moisans Cieek (Pai) (2d wk). Switched from State. Glimhihg to fine $7 000 Last week In Old Oklahoma' (Repi (3d wk) stiong $4,500 in si\; da-ys bunging total loi 1 un to am i/ing $24 000 Oiphenm (P-S) (2 800 40 65) '•,Whistling Brooklyn" ' . (M.tG)., plus Glen Giay oich, ptheis on stage Band has good following here so strong :.$2()„0()0' Is l'ike'l.v.,' Last Syeek, ' Butlei s S stei ' (U) led town with grand^'$13;500. . ■ ; ::;:'/ ,-^'^,-,:,-',^.'.,' " ':'■ Stite (P-S) (2 300 40-55)— 'Life- boat'^ (20th-)., Grix, rnve.s'hel.pin'.gi^^^^ OI e Fauish $11 000 La^t week, Mnacle Moigans Cieek' (Pai), $12 500 llptonii (Pai) (1 100 30-40)— "Gul Ciazy' (M-G) Fiisl neisliboihood showing Good $3 500 last Week, Thank Lucky Stai s (Wr ), $3 000 -— WOTiTr^J'trr^&tettet-(350r:4fl-75')— ^ '■■private Life: ,Hei\ry, VIII" (UA), tre.- j issue) Looks satislactoiy $2 500 Last week "No Time Love" (Pai) (4th wk), busk $2 000 'Bernadette' Wow 20G, Buff; 'Butler's Sis' Same Bullalo, Maich 7 ' . Bi^ i.s oil iipbeat' currebtiy Syitli Vaughn ManTbe's Ijahd lifting Xro.ss- ol Loll line to smash tola) at Buf- falo 'Son^ ol Beinadctle' also is sock as IS ■ His Butlei s Sistei ' at the Lali>(iie both lunning nCck-and- ncck^for top. picture. laurels. - Estimates toi This Ueck Buffalo (Shea) (3 500 , 3 5 6 5)— Clos.s of Loiiaine" (M-G> ant' Yaughii jVionroe oVch. 'on ''st^ge... Mon- roe coinbo . .'pushing, '.this .. show .to t,i(at 'i)2)000 Last week. Lifeboat (20th) bnght $15 000 f.icat Lakes (Shea) (3 000 70- ^l.jO)4.i".S»ng of Berhadette"; '20th)i. Searing to great $20,000. Lasit week, "Madame.,, :C:tirie" (M^G) .■(,2d. \yk).;, lancY $12 500 Hi|i|> (Shea) (2 100 35 65l— '!Sw-ing Fever" (.M-.G);, and '-Uncon- 1. sored" :( 20th); CheerEul $9.O0(i in riix- daj's. Last , week, ■ "Three . Rirssnin . CJi-l'ls" -'(UA) and : "Ximber^ Queen'' (Pal ) lobust $10 000 I . l;afaveUe'.(B!iSil) . (3:300;. 35-85)— ■ 'Btitler's Sister." . (U) and "Hi'Ya. ■Sailor'^ iV). Gafchiiig. ' oh . iri . griiut [ 'Bernadeftr Hiige^28iG, 2 Denver Spots; Xurie' 14iG,'GungHo'12G,Big ..• - ..Denver. March 7. . ■ '....Uppecl scale- an.S ■earlier;, 'Mar.ting tiime clai.ly ..are .pu.sf)ii-ig:.''So.iig of B:er- nadctle to a sensational total day- date at Denver and Esquire; ' Miracle Motf,ans Cici^k is topping i*s sec- ond wicclt.; take. 'at -the .Denhatii, and, stays,,.:a' folil'tii-. ,' i'-'Gurig; Ho" a; Par- imounl and Cuue ' at Oipheum also aie big rstimatcs for This Week Vladdni (Fox) (1400, 30-Go)— "All Baba (U) and ''Casanova Burlesque.- iRcpi. after week at ' each Denver, EsCiuire. Nice $0,500. Last week. "Fisiiting Seabces" iRep i and '■Beau- tiful But Biokc (Col) aftei week at each Denvei, Fsquiie fine $7 000 Biradwa> (Fo\) (1 040 30-65)— "Gill Cia7v" (M-G) and 'Escape to Dans-ei" I RKO) aftei Oipheum w-eok. X(>nt $5,000. Last week. "Fan- ta.s'ia" ■(RKO); fine $6,000. Dcnham (Cockull) (1 750 30-60)— 'Miiacle Moigan's Creek" (Par) (3d wk), and "Timbei Queen" (Pai) Big $15;000. and holds again. Last week. Mnacle solo nice $11 000 ncnvei (Fox) (2 525 75-^1 10)— "Song Beinadelte" (20th) da>-date with Esquue Socko $24 000 biggest hcie in a-!es Last week ' All Baba" (U) : . and ■ ■■Casanova Burlesque'" (Hop), also Esquire,; fine $17.000..' :. - Isquiie (I ox) (742 75 $1 10)— "Song Borriadatte" (20th.). day-date with Esquue Big $4 500 Last week All Baba (U) and 'Casanova Bui- Icsque ' (Rep) also Denvei, fine $3 - '500. '■ ^' -r'^' : ■ ■ . : :'■ Oipheum (RKO) (2 600 30-65)— 'Madame Cuue" (M-G) Hellv $14 - 500 Last week "Giil Cia/v ' (M-G) and 'Escape D,(nger' (RKO) about •samc.^ ■■ '■■■;■', ■■'v' '.'^ ■ I'aiamoiint (T'O^) (2 200 30-50)— "Gung Ho' lU; and Chan Seci'et Seuicp (Mono) GiiMt at SI 2 000 List week ''Runs Camr ' (20th) and "Uhder'Two Slags'' ! 20th ) (reissues), 1>7 000 .; RiiiUo (Fox.) :(»78; 30-65)— "Fight- infi Sealiees^' (Rcp) and "Beautiful But .Broke'' (Col), via, Denver. Es- quire; ' Aladdin... roiile; ''Nice. $3;50O pushing the Hawaii to a -ntiw^ liuusa' iccoui ot $12,000 while W'ric \ie ChjlfJr.Gii'r' .;'looks ..'satisi'ying ..$26,000. ■ in.':.-flKeo. .spb.tsi for.' .sgcohd. slaiiza^ 'Lady in DaiU" still is b i,n at . $15 000 1 1 two theatiej, though m louith s>. s on Lslimatcs for This Week — G5M4h'n-<;il cJe-tF-We-l-ii-rHi— I 90 ) - — ' : "Lost ' Angel" ■ ' (M-G i . a.not. ■ I ■'R;ationi;hfi''. (M-G). ■■Big. SO.OIjO... "Last ■■ weoii, "Sullivaiis'' - (20tlv)!- low '$4,500;,. tlnn.-,<- (Giauman WC i i2 0!4 4i- 90') ■ — ; "Lost ' ,Ang(Jl," (M-Cl,i , unci'; ;'Rationii\g", (M-G;)y :,NeAt #1.3.<)00:lftr.; siS' ' diiyf^ , Last". 'week, '■ ■■SLfriivans'*^ (20th) . in $11,400 Dowiil'^wn (WB) (1 800 4,5-90)— 'Out Time' (WB) (3d wk) Sleidy at $1 ! 000 Last week, good $16 700 levpt 51 (F-WC) (1,535 45-90)— ■ Wl cie Ale Childien" (Mono) and- Ci an Scciet Sei\ice" (Mono) (2ct wk) O! ly $6 000 Last week, neaf $12 000 loui Slai (UA-WC) (900, 85-$l 10); lashion and may leach socko S20 000 I J ^^^^^^ Lifeboat" i'20th> and Tjast'*ecJc; ■'.'Cl'azy Hbu,se" .(lj).,ancl '•Sheilock Holmes Faces Deall (U) rousing $17,000. , ■ , aiOth, .Cen.t.ury, (Irid.). (3.000; 35-65), -i"'r.ender Convrade" iBKOi . Looks neat. ''S18.000 or near. . Last w'6.ek'. '^Desei't Sbnc;" ( WB). and :"Gi\rigw,ay i'omdrrow". (RK0 ) .'<2d wk). ...plenty good .at"$12;o00 for .second ..session. :'.• S.wjnostiiTie: Johnny '. (U). ai;ter.,Den- \ ei Esquii e Aladdin good $3 000 $6 500 'Bell' Tolls Terrif $32,000 in Portland Poi 11 iml Oie . Match 7 ■.',•..■ ...Le£idin.s.'j .,i!.urrc.nt.^-'.itilni: .:• parade ..is' "Bell Tolls" at Hamiick E\(ii!icens Paiamount at uppetl scale No Time for Lo\e' also is sliong at tlio Oi* pheum Fstinialrs tO) This Week Bloaclua^ (J 1 Palkci) (1 900 40- '..75)^"Ratioiiihg" .: (M-G )'' ahd .••Lb.s't; \nscl (M-G) Dand\ 'S13 000 Last ■iveek.. VFigiitini* &abcc's;' (Ro'p;i; fi ■ ''Gasm-iova :..:^Bi.ii'lesri(i(;"' ...(Rffji):: .'(Sd' ■;wk). 'fair'*8;000;'-, - ';-^ ;..■■■ '■.•- ^ Uiiilctl Vitisls (Pukoil (900 40 Russia/ 'Comrade' Both Sturdy $14,000 in K. '■ ■■'■. ^ '''KcirisaS' Gity,.'.'iyiarch. ?l: [ Despite tl p Lenten season and Molreiid dip ini me'reury. :bn.sin:(JS!3; -is' steady Two newcomcis aie neck and neck foi top monc\ ' Son ' ol 1 Russia' dualed with 'Racket Man" at the' Midland, arid. VTerider Com^ liade teamed with 'Rookies in Biu- .ma"' at =thd Grphe'um. George White's ."Scahcla:ls''.dri the stage at the Tower, Wrt.)r-.*'5ing. ^.WiifglC-'', looks, SOckp.; ■ .; Lslimates foi This Week rsqiiiie. Uptown and FaiiwaV (fo>t-.l!^idwGSf .» (820, . 2.043 and 700: 40-60)— "Jane Kmc i20l ) Sliun^ $13 000 Last week ' All Baba (U). hot '^14 200 bettci than expcclalions; iVIidlanil iLocws) (3,500 35-53)— 'Sons; Riissii (MG) and 'Racket! Man". (Col.i:'; Excollent;$14.000.>.:l/ast: week Gli-v Named Joe' (M-G) (2d 1 wk) ton id $16 000 I Newman (P,u amount) (1 000 40- 75) _ "Butlei s Sistci ^ (U) and 60 )—' Miracle Moigan s Cicok ' (Pai ) 'Curie' Terrif $13,00Q, Mont'l; 'Angel' Big9Vi0 . Montreal. March 7. ;. ■' ■fendSOnie grosSe.S' arc!, in ..sight qur.- ■rfently. 'with .'!MadamS,.Cvi.riei'' hitting .tc)ri'jd..i)ace Uo; lfesid''cit>;; ;' ''L6st "Ah^^ gel ' also looks good, with "Butlei s Sistei stiong on ho1do\ei Eslrtnalor for This Week .. ..Palace ^fCI'). '■(2;70()i; 30-()2)W"B«t-' ■I'er's .Sisier": (Ul'."(2d 'wk); ■'.■,:'Clicl«), :$8,500 aftev,' Smash: $12,000; last ,:w'pClf to; load city.', ■'.. .■'■..■;'.■■ ■■ . Capitol . (CT'):' (2;7t)fl; ,30-62.)— '■LOsl; Angi^l" ; \ I oew's (CD (2 800 35-67)— Cuue 'i (MGi Tciuf SI } 000 best m cit>, Last . week. . ■I'eiseat; ''All' Baba" • (Ulj rsmasi-i $ii.000;-: ■■:■;:' ■,■ '-y' .'^ -■■:;■■ ■ I'linicss (CT) (2 )00 30-12)— I "H.ij.5tagcs"- : I Par i . and "AMrifth Haunts Housc (Pal) Okay $6 000 I Last week T-i/an MVstei v' (RKQ) !:an'cl- ''Gangway Tomor'i'dw'": : XRKGi ■ (2a'Wk)-:fiiie.$G;500. ; . • ; Slrariil -(United Aiijusiinients i (750.:' 35k45)'-^",Sblii.s at Sea" (Par) anrt "If iiiid jViinio,n'"- (Par ) ( reissues), . :,To)'-^, nd $5 000 Last week, iMiUion Dol« Balto Full of H.O;s; 'Tender'-Vaude $15,000 Baltimoie Marc'h 7 , Unusual booking setup has the en- th-'e .downtown list holdover. thi.« week Bi/ is steadv despite this Second round foi Tendei Comradp ' Spliced ,ta new! vaude layout' i.s hold- ing up at combo Hipp Song ot Bemadette ' at the New "Guy Named Joe at Centur\ and "All Baba ' at Keith s all aie holding up well start- ing ihoir third sessions. -'■.-. -- - '-..- Ksiimatc!) for This Week - Ceiittnv (LOew's-UA) (3 000. 17- 55)— Guy Nimod Joe" (M-G> (3d wk).. Unusual for house to go third rouiid but; steady at $12,000 after strO.ng^ seccsnd se.sh of $16,200, , ;; .. ttililVoil'roiiie ■ ( Bappaport ) ' ■ (2,240: 17-66 )— 'Tendci Comiade' (RKO) (2d wk) plus new vaude Okay $15,- 000 altei bangup initial lound's $19,- 400 Keith's (Schanbeiger) (2 460, 17- 55)- All Bnba' (U) (3d wk) Be- gan -Ihiid week Monda^ (6) Second week was (me $13 000 Fust scsh :i5tgut -Sjlli^SOO;- '-,",:■ -f "'■■■ '-:',:;■; ■ -;;; ■, ,i ■ ;■ . MaMland (Hicks' (1 240 25-50)— 'Baniu On M^ Knee (20lh) de- issue) Some trade at Wk). • Holdiri'g- well at ',. $16 500 La.st week, solid S24 OdO Oiphciim (D'town) (2 200 45-85)— 'Fuhting Seabees" (Rep) (2d iiin') and vaude on stage Luht $14 500 Last week "Diums Fu Minchu'' (Rcp) and vaude, niltv i>19 700 Pantasrcs (Pan) (2812, 45-<»0)— Up in Aims' (RKO) Husky $26 000 Last week, "What a Woman" (Col) (3d wk) and "Passpoit Destiny" (RKO) nice $13,000 raramoiiqt (F&M) (3 389 45 90) — Ladj in Dark" (Pai) (4i|i wk) Still pulling at fancy $20 500 Last week, gi cat $24,400 Paramount Ilollvnood (F&M) d - 451 45-90)— 'Lady .n Daik (Pal) (4th wk) Big $14,500 I isi eek, exti a stiong $16,000 RKO Ilillstieet (RKO) (2 890, 43- 90)— 'Up in Aims" (RKO) Dindv $25 OO Last week, "What a Woman" (Coii (Id wk-8 days) and 'Passpoit Dcsi n\" (RKO) (8 days), helty $1(1 000 Ril/ (F-WC) (1 372 45-90)— 'Whcie Arc Childien' (Mono) anrT "Clian Seciet Seivice" (Moi'oi (2d wk) Light $3 500 Last week e\ccl- lenL$8 000 .Slate (Loevv's-WC) (2 204 45 90i- "Lost Anijer (M-G) and Kitioii i : (M-G) Sturdy $28,000 Last week,; 'SuUivans' (20th), above estimate-j at fine $24 000 , United Aitists (U\-WC) (2 100 85- $110) — "Song Bemadette (20lh) (11th wk) Jumped up to iobii-.t $10 000 better than okai 1,7 500 of tenth Iiamo Uptown (F-WC) (1715 15 90)— "Lost Aii^cl" (M-G) and Rationing" (M-G) Good $9 500 La->t week, 'Sullivans" (20th), below a\eiage $b 600 Wilshiie (F-WC) (2 296 45-90)— "gulli'vah's"; (20th); f,air $5,000.: ' Last- week. "Song of, Russia",; (M-G ),.«™wi*!M- jjigke' ii .shai'iici' . iirnpaot.' . Dsponie'S hand, for • .exareple;' . opens, . wilK ; -.a. Jong ai-iHingeniertt/: iiicliidlJ'ig and clrn^ihet brcalc .'.whicli coXild -be. cliwinaied." ■ So,;/ too; .eould;;. Mari- anne's tband s \ooalist) ^cl'^lon ot ^•bl- Ji\>«!i"' which ;Js not' meant as . a criticism of , her aliil'ity; .T.here'§.:so . niueh in. the. .sh.o\y.,,-.\vith tour aCts...to picsent, that il one didn't know . Johoiiy . M.brgan .was on, .the, bill it vould be easy to think the King Si'itis wcie the closins act ',, Gsbornei's conlbination. ..ilas three ■trumpet^, three trombones,,, four, sax, thiee rhythm winch looks a bit shorthanded on this stdi;c in com- paiison to the o\eistufled outfits its jn competition with, but it plajs veil and ofieis unusually good ar- langements and docs a sati<;Eactoi y o\crall lob It ofUis aiiangement ^i~"'Rh"apsoaj irr Blue —that s -out- standing , Osborne vocals only one number, •'Besame Mucho," which is enhanced by exceptional background music;- Joe Adams takes a claiinet bieak in the following '"Poinciana ' which earns him a nod fiom the audience.' Samuel-s comedy-dance 'act,, leads off the acts Trio has added bits of funny • business since .last , causht,, which makes l)ie turn bettei Dance routines -arc; afe sriioothly: done as ever and the big audience leaction well earned. i'This-is^ the trrft tinw -at; the.-."Caj) foi the Knif, Si->tti' .ho foi-mei'ly; played the Paiamouni They reap ■ large dividends with a combination o£ neatlv costumed physical charm; plus abihtv Quaitet does "Shoo Shoo Baby," ' 1 11 Be Ai ound" and "I ■Said- No." an old recorded arranger ment with a new punch line and ■ have a hard time getting off. Larry Adler follows and IS the sock ot the bill Hi'? haimonica gvmtiastics: .starting, with, . Hohday . for Strings'' and prbceieding, thriatigh. ''Maiaguena," . . :"Besame'. . jMiicho' . (wh'ich should be . replaced in view- of Osboinc's vocal) and Best Me ■ Daddy" are excellent. Smooth handling of his own announcements he'tjs the- overall impression. Johnny Morgan ladio and nitersr . ■comedian, last at Xoew.'.s State,: N. Y.; has finally begun to use some of ms: liiteiy routines He does a takeoff on a symshonv conductor, which he has been, using Cor years; as his. clo«:er and the bit sets him solidly with' the customers, lie has others th-'t can be leaiianged foi ^tafie use. Morgan's':' opening is .. slow but :as . he propresseg'his: material imnroves. None of it is really sock however.; with the exception of the conductor bit and if he can round up better mateiial this it, one f!ag man who should go places. He has a small- bov deliverv that ingiatiates him with an audience Biz good Wood electric guitar wuard, Over big with his concert piece ■ Smiley - Bur.nette; next ..to :Gio.«ng;. proves a friendly, ' enga-sjinS.' saA'e!' who -fi^ls 10; minutes ^tih .'first-ratq entertainment His act admittedly is borni' btit its saletible • and he- pro- ceeds to makes.:okay with . the : jokes, country.- singing .and: the gititar and squeeze box pjckinfe'? BiniRS out a sw.vol-hipped cowhand Todd Daw- son, who cracks a wicked -whip chopping sti'ips. of pappr.:right. but ^of a :kid'£t.;m6ujiT.: Burnett.e,; brings; the .v6ungste,r,'"i,ip' '■from : :the, ■ c,ro\va ,'; bu,t- boy'.s apparently ' a: :plant; ' nobody. , woiild,^take J^eir ,^(^^ a cash; '■eJSlonftliv'"'""^'"™""'!"'' ""^;"^^^^^ : y^'-^^'^' ■'■ ■ Shor,f show* and could .-use^.tinotlicr id. :But 'what .Iher'e is: h,ere"is, .bkiiy;. Cohen 3fu!»ic Hall. 3^. Y. RiiSic'l MuTkerVs "Maqatwe He- me" .'jpiriiifl.s by Ndt Karsoit, cps- nwn-es, #illn : I'ttii iH. Hoggj: Jlusselt Ma£!>e*i^ happens to piecede the soon-tlue to\ei Gill" (Col) but It's teitainlj an ex- cellent tiailoi In fact the next best thinf, might have been that this stat,e conceit wcie coupled with the ■:.(:onMng lil.musical. ';: ' Iht, mat; tovci idea is as stle B(/. average at opening, ■Thiursday;' .;';;:; .^.'■';':-V.';: '':-: ■ EarltvlHiilly ■ :' ■ '-r -pliilftcieliilMfl, :A^fH:i^h 4. ■,'': ' :c/inriie: Spii'.dk .Oreh: (16)0: loiOi Irene Daye, .dhiiMv ■S(tt(iide!'.s-,:,.V/i)i;/c & Mai, Duk BuMey, "Gunyu-ay }0T lomonow" <(RKO) It's . "gctiiiig ; increasingly difttcult for; acts: pla.vin'g 'in: .support, to .:>w'ing bands to get tlic bobbv-so\oib and then male counlei pails to stay put, long enough for the thesp, to, dO; his stint.' ,': ., ■;,: :"-,",:"■',: ■ A touple ot weeks ago Jimmy Baiton had to stop his act to slap down nive hetkloii This weeK Dick Buckley had tiouble wilh the noisv voun!>sters. Tlic ktd.s, it seein.s. come . to listen, stomp and clap to the music :and 'any- , talking act sctms to nutate them Once Buckley got the audience sudiciently quieted down, his novel actT^lhat of gijttiiig' mcri'ibers ot the iiudjei^co to' pantoiniiv>.:radiQ- characters 'vvhile. he, supplies the various voices— went' over well. ■. State, Y. Blue BarrDii'.? Orcli, directed by Toimny Ryan; DiomoiKi Bros. (3), Al Goidou, Hairy Cauol &. Poiiu Bnl^i'), Folic Miller, Men Cuilis, Chff Grass; "JMiracle o} Morgan's Ci cek" (Pai). der Florence Rogg?s expei t~clioi c- ography, interpreted by tho.se lop- 'light plastic toe-woikeis, Pati itia Bov.nan, Nick Daks and Rudolt Heaven' for a Clisp leccption | Kiocllei backed by the ballet ©hanges:'*p.ace '-With. "-Snidke. Gets in Your Eyes" for the',. more inod.erate listeneis and clicks theie, too. Caiol Kav tislvwaiblei does ' San Fernando Val!ey" and "Do Nothing" to ■ t he ' gallery's satls-f act ion ; 'and Bob D.avis, tall crooner vjith a pewcrful voice of good quality; handles the ^woon division with ' Mv Shinin'; Hour ' Vocalists combine-with band Ben Dova, with his standaid teetering lamppost nonsense and sea- soned icio-stcvv comedy, makes his spot (Comics IS the mag) highly ei- tcctivo Life IS the finale a coiking .-ticet scene by Nat Karson, with a defense-worker motif (living Ber- lins 'Aims for the Love of Amer- ica ' IS the thematic) utiluing the cntue company 'Withal, a snauny members for quartet on 'Piayei of a | stage show and good contiast tij the Nation" A comedy luin bj band members is. best forgotten. Wally Boag, new heie, staggers w ith his balloon stun and finishes with an all-out lap and aciobatic routine for a beg-od Caitei and Moreland overdo an .amusing rou- tine to kill their exit, but Beatrice Kay appears to shake the joint to Its foundations- with hev gay 90s' stuff to \vi:'.d up the routine. ;. •'■'■' „:'; ■' ■ '■ Biz great at opener. ',■ .,. ': Blie. Si. riiarli's, X. O. New Orleans; Morch 3. Clyde Lucas Orch, Manon I-Iittton,. Paul Steele, Cordyn & Sawyer. .Paul Lucos; "AdDentures in. Iraq ' ( WB) . somewhat filriuisicaK lonmsh Danny Kaye Abe! Mtiviieapolis, March 4. GIC71. Ciay Orch tl6) with Eu- qema Baird, Bob Anthony, Three Heailt, Ladd Lyon (2), Ames tc At no "Whistling m the Dark" (M-G) Stanley. Pitt. , Piitsbio-s/Ji. iWnrcIi 3. Shep Fields ouli (14), Stnilea Biirnette, Ted f TIo Valleft IWere- ; Clyde Lucas' band is no stranger here and appearance is productive of another big week for this house Outfit is brassYi but refined and al- ways effective in its varied and vivid rhythms. When caught the band stood a full evening house on its eais with a nifty presentation that generated plenty of enthusiasm. ■ A clever and tricky , arrangement to show oft band: instrumentalists has the audience whistling. Marion Hutton with, novelty and pop tunes goes over forcetully and I Paul Steele, band vocalist, with a pleasant "manner ot chiiping does okav: Cordyn and Sawyer, comedy team, has the customers enjoying their whacky and unusual act. Paul Lucas' vocals also contribute to the enter- tainment Lmz Mieliij^aii. Ilotroit : V . ■ Detro.it; ■Marcfv a, , Woodi/. Hcnnnu Orch, (17) iroth Wayne, Chubby Jackson, 9 house goes stiaighl pix wh le man-1 Cliff Leeman.s, Leimv Gale, Marion agement sets up backlog ot attrac- tions Bov.-out is on ^ plea'-ant entertaining note, for Shep Fields is giving oat with music that's an eve el tent rcla-xal'^e; — particularly aftei the stunc, ol brassy bands WB de'uxer has been getting of late Snart arrangements "how off Fields' in.strumentation -lo : the best advantage especipllv 'Lo'-t Choid," "Holiday fland vveio sideliacked in favor of those from Hollywood. Goodwins Goes Azure Hollywood, March 7. Leblie Goodwins will handle di- lection actnities on "Murder in the BUie Room" for Universal. Pioducer is Frank Gross and cam- pias begin rolling on the chiller March'9. . ' ' ■ NORSK GIVE OSLO PIX (NAZIFIED) THE GO-BY Waijhmston, March 7. Norwegians have intensified then bncott o£ film houses in Oslo, ae- j coiding to reoortb here, "with the :afet>ult"thal the ciiifeiiias ,4iiave, been- -emptier .and emptier."..." / ''v' . .' ■ Reason is tiuit Oslo theatres are. ,:saiito :biS.an iiTvportant^^sguvt^ ot in^^^ .\('Onie: to tiu' Norvvegiiiiv' ciuisJiiigSi' ■ General tinderstaridiiig; is: t!wt..;40,.% ot the b. o. take lias been com- miindeercd for the tioasuiiei, oL the various Na?i organizations in the Country. Nazis have become '-0 wornerl o\er the empty theaties that they aio issuing stntcmcnts insisting that nnne of the admissions money is copped for their benefit. 1943 Biggest Year For Soviet Film Industry Washington. March 7. Soviet film industiv had its big- gest year of war in 1943 Russian ■Embassy .here has announced.: Production was good dc-pite fart maiiy studios, : which; have . .mpycd ;lrgm. y.westerh' ' to eastern' part.'jdX country to avoid the Nazi blita. • ,Jr DV"ed-,.wp.st again t'o' iiieii:',,origiiuvl. . htHjies'-jctst ycai',/.- ',■': ■: ,;:, s ':} Nazi Propaganda Fix Still OK in Argentina Despite Break With Axis Montevideo, Feb 29. ■■ Although Argentina'.s brealc with the' .Axis 'has so I'ar provided lio let'.- up in the Ramiie/ Govci nmenl's at- titti(^e: tp.v('ard ' . ,H'ony wood's . pfO- ■dempcra.tic.i :.picture.s. anti-Semitic, Nail ■propaganda ...ii,lms are appar- ently still on the okay list. At least that's the* inference being taken here from announcement that UFA'S "El Demonio del Oio" (Be- dcvil!ed Gold) will bo re-re!easBd ■at ■.''th.e'; blacklisted Cine Astoria,, 'Biienos: Aires; ; feleasedi'lasl;^ .y'caiy.it wa.S:"piif • on the. '.Sihel£. folio wing' 'the severance' of :' .diplpmafi.o , ties: : with 'gerliii 'and, Rome, . but .anhQUncemen't ot Its re-release several weeks alter the olicial bieak and in the midst of all kinds ot ofiicial announcements ab6i.it. rpiinding' IIP ' Axis- spies; imii 'many, wonder xiUsf;. ho vy & 'gentiilfe: jTiiiitary^ :regiii:ie'/-'intend.s,.:,t6 gO: particularly :con'side;rihg fact :tha.t ;onty . o.lTicial Axis, prppaganda; : lia's been closed down. Blumenstock's Pep Talk On Pix Merchandising Plans for the extension of adver- tising-exploitation campaigns in the face of longer runs for top pictures, plus creation of neiv forms of pro- motional activity m territories where wartime conditions have cur- tailed some of the regular channels of advertising, were discuss'ed Mon- day (6) by Mort Blumenstock, east- ern, Warner publicity-ad head, at meeting of field men and others. Jesse L Lasky, producer of "Maik Iwain," soon to have its ; world preem at the Hollywood. N. Y.. at- .tended one of the . sessions during the day to discuss showmanship and meichandisiiig angles on ttlis pic- ture. In addition to h.o, publicity-ad rtps, field exploitation as' well as district advertising men were called ill - for the meelin.g. :'■.'"':.. ' '■.■■■. Exhib Beefs on Preferred Playdates Far 'Snow White'Subide With Big Biz Con. Film's Net Up Consolidated !• ilm Indi'stiics w Inch holdsi a .sllb^tantlal stake in Republic Pictures, leported net in- come of $1„48T,135 tor the ycai end- ed last Dee .ll, or $578,338 after lo.ss on sale 0£ ical estate and Ped- jeral taxes, '•L'a'ltpr ' .fcpnriparos : Avith' i504,,'5,5i in thQ:,precediii,g:year;, ; The net ' prpfU'.. after, al 1 :■ cliargc^ and iaxe.s lis equal: tp SI. 4 1 on. each: ; preferred' share, :a.s, coin paved .with :!jil.26 in, 1942^/ /, RKO'S C. Z. EXCHANGE WIPED OUT BY FIRE ; ■■The: RKO exchange in, Panama in tlie^^ Canal Zone was wiped out 'oy fn e a, ■ couple >ve,6k.^, >.a'g'.b'."^.\'tt'itl\:.all' ;^ on ;■ hand , i li , the ' vaiiUs , des,|r:bye;cr;' .in additiptt id aU , 'record!;!: Branch ■burnt t6;4he •groiihd:: ■ :.v v '":'■•■ J' ,:, Fire fclai.itied, several' :]ive,:s :,among, persons who':'.r.pnteci apartment's: in .the biiiidirig of Which, the ieXcliaiigp :\viis-'a ''jjart/.No one \v6rt?:ing,,:fpr;RKO: was ,either a, fa:ta]ity. Or :injured. -: r:; Chi 'Pioneers' Dinner ■ ■::Edwar.d .:';.Bruftc;ll,' ,^:has':, bc'cn' , ;ap* ■jiointEd', phairnian „pf ,:the'' '.■'■'Piorieers Night, Dinn'oi'," sponsPl'ed by :\\c. Chi- -cago :'V;ai'iety : Giub, pinner; 'which Witi ' be .bold : RJai'ch' :24,, :will :pay: ti.:ibU;to :,,io:,' .the .wiiid^; .;city's:: Older showmen. :: Among tiie gucsls . of .honor .will be Sam Abiams Bai'ncv Balabui Abe Bartclsteni Steve Bennis Moi- ris : Choyiiski, Normiin Field.--, il, 'Odtdson;, 'Aai'on. J. .fones. Sr., G;','; Kcnisotas, ; 1. L. ' : .Lesjiprrnan,,. ; San-, : Loyenc;: Dan'Roaeh, 'A:;:Wi. Jlpth.; Pet,e' Schaefer. Xud\vig Sehindlor., /Lua Si'e,get; Sidney' Sellg, , Siihoii':; Sirh,an-' ^kv Mort H Singei, Hairv Taguo V. O .Young and George K Spooi. Manpower Problems Main Reason for M-G Powwow (Sat.) in Chi ']\J'eiti;b"' /.basihess:;:' 'c6nf'ab/;''*i)ic^ dfeeris''".hei.^ •he-xt '■' Satiird&y :-;::<.ll,)::':at' the Blaekstone hotel, was called by William F, Rodgers.- M-G v.p,-. and : I genei-al' sales ' 'manager',,. ,lar -for , 'the': purpose of 'personally ^'meeting, the;. flcid , force .and: di'scussi:ng,:prob,* \'%ms at fir;st:iharid,; , :■:■;: .:.',. -!,';':■■'■.■ !:,'■■' . i,Ro'dg'ers, ■, from .■'aocpui'its;, ifeels^-that 1 persbh aVfeed' : rfiethpd, :pf.'. ipperatiba - .,is 'now more important, than eyer be- i torci' '."because ; of ;'' thi' ■ ■• .tr.pdbiesonje, nsanpowei" ' situat'on.,:,^ Qi/.spirijfe ,'1,30 salesmen in-;the, field, many of them, starling With. Metro a? .siuc'.en; bo;)k- eriv there, : iij,' a 'po'ssibilitiy ■ that ^Irorii; :20-2W;:'^rnay be drafted before the end ot the current year. , :' ■: :',■,■' ■■'.■■■Mctrp'^' Kansas , .City., ot.lce. , it is reported, has. beerp. the . hardest hit tliiough drafting of key personnel. On several occasions salesmen and booKois piomoted to replace drafted I mtn have themselves been ca'led. |,iiita',.=:3rv3co, : Womer. h.avc beor. pro- motcd to nil spots as office managers: as ia :x:"alt oi' the n-.anpo.ver siiori- i\:'e. the latest:, being i\!rs. Amy Sin- clan, toimei secr'^taij to the Kan-' sa.i City district and branch' man-f ager;. In one or two, other situa- tions recently women with 25 yeaiS of .sefv ice have been apiaointed office . managers. ':"::' ■■': ;';■ '■.■!: ': ■■ /'.':■■''■'.:•■■ ■Training oX new pcrso.mel has al- ready ' started, with the manpower situaiio.'! becoming more ''. critical; systeiTi, !:Whereby. personhel is devcl- opod "-o as to handle all types of ex- change , operations, will be':; inlerisi- Sud.-:::' ';', ',:' ■' /■■■ Clash between theatre managers, some of them RKO operators,; with RKO distribution forces over allo- cating preferred playing : tifne : to , Walt Disney's ."Snow White." :; bn grounds,: that it was. ah pldie .and didn't warrant s,uch: impprtarit :back-^ ing, subsided foliowmg the success- ful four-state, 60-theatre preem which teed off in Cincinnati Feb 24 Opposition from exhibitois piior to; the .strong radio sendoft via sta- tion WLW, Cincinnati, reached a point where the RKO lue enlei-' tainment unit, including ' seven ■ ,:dwarf:6,' the : prlgipai: :"SnOvv:. , and some Donald Duck vo.ce.s, was! being refused although olTeied free' oi chaige to theatres ' Snow White,'' which touched of! explosive controversy over the- value of reissues, is being sold at 40 'i , Biz has been big. ' | Station WLW's Viewpoint | WLW, from accounts, is likely to j' .wind ;up -some i|i6;000 out 01 pocket i on the deai, Estim.ated that the cost f tjnic, talent-and-special exploita Miss Helen Hayes is one year older and coming back in a reissue of her old play, nor do they charge oii« cent less to see Mis.s Hayes again." tidn personnel which handled the picture, would exceed the $10,000 cost to RKO by that amount WLW extcs however, are reported satis- fied with the deal because thej wanteo to prove that radio, properly used, could bring back an old pictuie as well as put over a new one, S Bariet McCormick and Terry Turner, who proposed . handling "Snow White" as a new-' picture, early stressed the necessity ot avoid-.^ mg use otthe word "reissue" or '-re- vival"; m newspaper advertising, on the screen or. over the air. , Gontention is that the word "re-; issue" is a coined word in the in- dustry -and not a puBlio one. In a recording made by. Ned E Dfipinet,:RKO Pictures prexy, which IS being sent to all RKO exchanges Depinet points out that legitimate theatres do not adveitise hit shows that eome back year after year as reissues. "They would not dare." states Depinet, "to announce that Joe Laurie Resurrects 2-a-Day Vaude Tradition To Hypo U's 'Follow Boys* Akin to the "Shine On Hai\est Moon" sonee hosted by Joe Lauiie, Jx , last night .\ irem M\NMN<. : ■■ In.' -Wai'iici' ;,t-|i;(iV,: iflt:! ' ■ ■■'■;■■ 'Shine On Harvest Moon' EUSS MORGAN "and Oidi ;- .:. ." .':.■ :KX'i'KA':,. . ■ ' :.-■.'■' '■■-■-;:''; KMKK \l( 'V]IM'.\ II ( ITS OKH.IMI. JI\l. ■-; . '. r;ius - ;. -:' ;- B'way & 47th St. STRAND Werfel's 'Song' Kudosed For Inter-Faith Amity National; 6pnferehee:':o,t Ghristians ,and'':Jows', awarded :ftl:hpiiorary:,cita^ i.ion,tft Franz'' Wp0e^i^:^t^f;bpr;pf^ '(if ,-Berhade,,tteiV'.- 'foiv Miij'''c towards'. ,?'the:,:;pt'pmotj0h . ot,, -aijiity;, u'-i('oistand)ng and cooperation among th'e- varied etlltur-al.groui4;^',,that; QPtiii pose the -: p'ppCrtatioii-'.:-bf ■the .iCj-iilted; stutcsi" ' .■:-.'■;;■■,. ;-,-.;/'..■:■■;■:-■,.:■,■■,;„;-■„>■,.' ■ Aiyard ' was:: pre.sfi!HC!d..:''b"y.' 'Basi-1- 0,'Cort,nPrv:Sru.s,iee ;,of 'th,6 ai)d president ol the Infantile Paraly- 'si§'-'.Fitn5i..-;-flt ;fi'.';-c'5h ' of "the :- fi'o'deph ■ .Shpjen'l ,■% na'^ gP[gHe;';'Shi!adelphiS''-- '' ■ J!,-s'V' ::;i "~ ANNE BAXTER THOMAS MITC1IEL,L "THE SULLIVANS" ' A SIMh <.'eiilnr>-t'oi ricliire ISiK SI. ice R O X Y * ALFRED IflTCIICOCK'S LIFEBOAT By JOHS &'ri!IMR<:( It (''(uilliiHoiin . llCTrtn IS'tvn,v .« PALACE B WAY & 47th St. Mtrtmrl '.Smini - ■-; ■.mi "JACK LONDON" I Irst \,HK1IH' %X Vtimmfr nl thr "LADY IN 1 ■ ■ .I n - i*,Kllll'l- l)Olt>* • (,l{l,I..N.ViKI I 'C lirlinlit DINTIM: • t'rtrr I.UIIIil. '(.rnrier '10 BIAS HOLLYWOOD Continuous - ^'.tIi*en8-l;0:,A,.fttf;^B''w.ay;^ St.; I 'M MUSIC HALL "UP IN ARMS" Spectacular Stage Rro(^ustiona IW'*"' RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Bridge ofi^,«> „.;m=so> (r:iti. osspttNE Or LARRT .^»I.,EI! ■ jotinny -,M,oF,fl9'n :.. I,« r tr r-VSN-- IK-\Hli - .1 Samuels "'""I4 KINfi SISTERS San Luis Rey 11 - Tiiur..- M«r. »- , On- .Hi-rr**« •i.luMf ILM OK stisiin IM.I I.I M-<..>r« •'.SO\<. 01, ; 'ItlitittfHt : 28 WcJnesday, IMarch 8, 1911 I For the first time in the history of the Pal-amount Theatre, New York, a band has been forced to play 7 shows daily and 6 on Sunday; totaling 48 shows for a single week BROKE RECORD FIRST WEE :■■ i. Wednesday* March 8, 1944. ALL EXISTING HOUSE AT THE PARAMOUNT, N.Y. (135,000 HHOi f BROADCASTING FOR DUBONNET EVERY WEDNESDAY MTE »I U T U A L . Coasl - to - CoasI Exclusive * M-G-M ARTIST COLUMBIA RECORDS DIR:— M. C. A. 30 RADIO VedocstTay, Marcli 8, 19 I t 4 Networks Totaled $15,401,804 In Jan. Billings; CBS Sets Pace The four niaior netwoiks, liaving wound up 1943 with record-shat- leiing gioss time sales in excess o( $150,000,000, continued to pile up new highs in January. Bilhngs lor the month totaled an estimated $15,401,804 This compares with $11,169,242 for the corresponding period last year and represents a 38"^ increase. At the present rate— and there's little likelihood of any downwaid coiii&e this yeai— the 1944 figures will far exceed last yeai'j. total 'Both eBS atid-NBe-%vere in the $5 000 000 clasv-tor-the-teoolt-month, the foimci- rcgistquiig an estimated $5 081,215, for a 35',,' inciea',!- o\ei .lanuaiy, 194.i, and NBC chalkuij; up $) 13«,938 loi a 29'! boost Bieak- down Xoi the month follows- \ NETWORK GROSS TIME SALES FOR .IANU.AUY 1941 1943 r.C. Blue $2,826,342 $2,003,324 42 Columbia 5,681,215 4,194,882 -i 35 Mutual 1,757 309 992,104 -\ r, NBC 5,136,938 3,978,932 -| 29 To .i! •^li 101 804 $11,169,242 _ -| 38 Hub Solons Blast Mutual for NBC Agencies See Benny-NBC Incident Setting a Dangerous Precedent; 'Short Range Dollar Policy' Scored The Jack Bc;iny-Gi>iun-:il Food<:- +• NBC .situatioii,. :witlV sits? 'lattGnclant *«ftmei4^ti4ii.iJ4.wl4Bg."t^ Youiiff & :Rttbi(Kirri.- ahd; GF votUhe valuable 7-7"30 Sunday niftht nrl- \\oik slot to Geoige Washington Hill and the Buthrauft & Ryan ai;oncv, hes touched off a wave of contioveisy and resentment within the tuido While some agency leps aio inclined to brush it off as mere- Jy -a !ca.se' d£' "wartime . nerves,;V,nev-r, cvthelcss;, the ' fefeWniS , is, ; strong in , Eonie T agencies;, and araBng spqnso^^^^^^^ that, frojii a . ;ldng;i^i'ang,e> -vfeivRoiHt, NBC b\ lis piescnt policy trend is courting ill favor. ;\ PQr ohe 'tliiiig; it's painted oia^ potworis: policy o£ gi,yi'ni;':'a ■.perfprmei-: complete cbnti-o] o\>&r' the ' tiijie; situ- ' aiioni as in %e ease xif -Benny.' :5yho ; carries the half-hour 5j>6t oyei-ot*^; Kiif new gponsnr^ s settiiis a daageVous Blues in the Njght ■ .Ail right?V it happ^eci;^ It Gould have been, worse! -r. That ■ slip 111 the niglit that resulted 111 a gioggy. overwoiked makc- • tip , man' ■ j uggiing the f^a^^ on. '. the Miller MoClintoclcEdnar Kobak citations in last \\cek'a SHOWMANAGEMEXT &ui\ey at loii.st inspired a poet laiirpate,; ! oil' one of the •■f.outral" webs to bring fort!! the folUnving Nobel ■prize \viiiiieK::;_, ..:;: \' .;;.;;:y; Sflid Mr. McChntoik to Mr. Kobak, '-Ralher than look like you I'd go untb no pUtqm'". -'. 'Said ■ Afe^.Kobafc' tO'^t/ifi -.Mit^;.; tudl prexy, "I'd rather s(ny Blue tliari look quite so sexy." Okay, so sue usl 'Next Time I See Paris,' Arthur Lessor's Air Idea, Aithin Lesser, bonil'ace of La Vie Pausicnne, N Y, nitery, has been pacled 101 a new program over WNEW. N Y Futeen-minutc show: will be lagged, "The Ne.xt Time I I See Pans,' to stait jVIarch 18, at 9.45 p m, Lessei, who repatuated fiom Pans where he was head ol the American Division of the Fiench JVIinistiy of JnfouinatiDn.; vVIll, report .^iV -tH.e Uii- Atlantic Refining $500,Oi Splurge For B3. Airings ■Philadelphia, Maich 7 Despite dire predictions. ol a cur- •tasled basicball.season diie to dran Qf playersl' Atlantic- Refining X.'o.. is gdihg; ahead .with plans ^f or lull ina- lor league bioadcastmg schedule ac- aii dine to Wall y Orr. account eN ocu- "picccdcnl that if smiilar options woie extended to say, the two top- ranking raai9 ;pr,Qgrams;;iqd^^ Hope and Fibboi McGco & Molly, it would be;.. inviting. :a'^\Via^roi)feri. : fetid between tiie^Jjctwdrki agencies, and sponsotsT . And;' 'aS; .'argut?d .' by some of them, what's to prevent Hope ar.d the otiier toppers, in view of then cuuent prestige and the desiie of the network to letain them, ^ Irfim mgkihg similiSr (leiiiarids?, : ; lt*s pointed out that Gcneial Foods; .ha.tvhe'ld.. thc-VaUiable Sunday riiight , .I^HG spot' for a number. Of years, ftnd; .some ciuestion ttie . wisdom of , tlie . network, in taldng ' it, away , at ' the expense of. airtagonizi'ng the- spbn-, ■sori 'As'they s,ee iti'-the web- is le'avr ing itselt wide open to retaliatoiy mcasiurcs by one of its top spertdci s. As a result of the Benny situation, it's 4feady tieen f ^pprted that Gen- eral Foods would; liave no qualms about rtioyiiig .its- ; Fanxiy Brice; sho'^' oyer to: C8S^lf;^^0Od...tim,e bcicame: available. ■ ; / :.':''iV- ■''•>;.;.- '■ '■^ The e same agency men, contend- ing that '•yoit\_caB't;.,iiteasjjre\s^^^^ manship in terms of dollais" also deciy as a "short-range pohcy" whcit they tertn; the list's .teiidency: toward; frowning On s.rnall-bildget. shovvfs: Thoy recall the recent : incident , of : Auto-Lite being hkhd6d: the ;7:30-8 . p.m. Tuesday. ;:spot:; . for , the -big- budgeted Roirald Golniaii- -showi al^ thoush the. acco.unt. : was ii now : one and there was a Jong- waiting list of : sponsoi'S: of ■■lonf' rte.t*fei'k;'.ftandlng Previously , if iihd .ttceii;..:. held .'by, /Goodyear,; which:. ..had-,. the lo.Wei"- budgeted Raymond Paige progiam in the siot. I Screaming Meemies On 'Parade'; Other Shows Also Get 'Eerie' Aches Yelling and: screaming' ihaugtu'at-: cd by Frank Sinatra's., ■fans diiritig, his performances on;: and. off ;the;.iiiri .has been spreading:;lat,eiy:/tQ. other performers and in sopie instances .has greeted the i3.fl'0r'ts .of Igmale/'sihgers^^ During past few We.elis; therfei have lieen. occasional ,;oi.rtbursls' during prosrams by Dick .Ray mes and; last Saturday niglit (4;),; Joan Fd-wards , eiicauntored : similiar, reaction, fiii the "Hfr^jtrtcte^ Donahue &Coe Sets Up Unit For Film Anr Plugs Special unit to handle radio plugs for films is being set up by the Don- ahufe & Coe agency. N. Y., to handle spots and other piograms for such 'clients as Metro,'/ :ltepublic, •; Sara Goldwyn. -etc; ; A/ ' Carl; .Riigrpd, with RKO n chjige of radio writing and {production for iho past;;,ftve/;yea.itS', joins tne agency (15) as part Of the move to step up film adv6rtising via ladio 'for D & C 's accounts Other recent additions to; agency film unit ■include Richard "NichoUS „ ( lyldrse: ■ Int;,)'; -,^06 ;Iiincpl,n : (Er win- Wasey); John Himh (Kenyon & Eck- hardt); ' Bob ' Mohrde .'.itfreeiance),; Latham Ovens iWLW); Betty Bar- rett fJ. Waltei Thompson and Morse). ~' New department will fu^iction sep- aiately from general radio and spot time-.l5uyihg diyisidn-. -, ;.;- ' ; ' ■.. ^-t— — .:■: ,:-■- WRIGLEY AIRER IN PITCH FOR TEACHERS Chicago, March 7. With an estimated shortage of 200,i 000 teachers in the schools of Amer-- ica, the Wiiglcy Co. plans to devote n-.any of the ,15-mindt'e programs on "American - Women" ■ to enlisting eligible' men ahd "Wpmen to take, over teaching jobs for the duration. . Radio plugs by Wrigley are part ot a national , campaign , : being launched by the company m all piodia National teaching organiza- tions figure that jH teacher tiaming schools are eo^^ dovtin on emoll- ments ; which,: with'. 'the; actual shprtT age / of teachers;; might; develop, {into: a / national crisis .in schools.:;. , : ti\e at N W. Ayer & Son, handlin the Atlantic account Radio men estimate that Atlantic will spend moie than $500 000 for royalties, time charges, announceis fees, etc, for its baseball schedule this year, , Atlantic will sponsor tho broad-, casts of the home games of the Atli- letics and Phillies m Pluladelphia; the Pittsburgh Pirates, and will share sponsorship of the games of the Boston Red Sox and Riavcs The company is also dickeung loi tho rights to air games of the, Baltimore 'Orioles;: r: ':'"'"-.;.'^--^ ■ .' :/-/, '":..- 'Assignment'; No Quorum-No Soap Set Replacer For Gl-BoundSkelton ■::;- ;_„■ -;■ -, .HoHyvyood, Marc!-. 7, ;■ George" Sayardr vecpco of Rnssc: Seeds' ageiiCy, and John;: Guedel,: Coast radio director, put then heads together on a knotty problem— what to toss into the Red Skelton spot to hold the high rating for Raleigh ciggies. Comic passed through the induction center and with an okay for ;s6und physical- manhood. Just ■when tie; is called is another ,rnatteri' considering possibility of; deferments and appeals. : . ■ . .. Bayard and . Guedel.. have - a -com-. edy-variety show nn mmd and a lough draft has already gotten a jiod from the chent. Theie'll be nd defi- nite, decision from Freeman -Keyes. or Brown &;WillianiSon/ hoVeVer; until it is; waxed and spun. Identity of tho.se, on the projected show is: being closely guai ded le.st someone else has designs on the optionees. Kesten's 'Doats' Paced by Paul Keston web executue \p, the CBS N Y heati'quarters gang, is ii-i hot ptir-;. .suit; of 'a; $5; /prize :fGr the; b&st: :,.driginah,;"Maivzy;^'Pda'ts'' , c}-iOrus./ /; ;: First etvtry/ from, tlie:, v.p.- him: / sc'.!'. goes: ■"': '/ / '. ■;.';. ,■•• "Mom,/y desis and Popzy degs and Maida nantzy deisters A kiddley deister stoo Wouldn't you'"" Five spot for a toppei is being offered by Keslca with entries being handled bj Geoi ge Cran- dall and judging in hands of Jim Kane and Art Millei - ginatra -r^ciiilt'ly ''wal1ied,/'hi,s,, fa ' that the practiiie ■.'\vii:l/ have to /stojD', par,iicularly. when he's in the, iniddi.e ;:0t a ,SO.hg., ; .' ';.■.";...' ■■;:.:■ Engeifesch,~Geiger's CBS' 'Dream- Stanza Phiico /has ■ given /■ Dee;: Fiigclbaqh, producer-director ::ot the . t'RadioIiail 01 ' Fair.i'." and lilijtdn Coigcr. scripter On the^Sa'n^ifi/ yafcietjj/pro- gram. the;. J3'rivp;ege/Qf' -:ta-kirig:; on:;Jah additional : , ,15-iwfhiite; ; ■■, 'C0m',mc,rc,ial clioi'c. It's:;';for/:;,:Ehglaiider = . 'ci-nat- trcsges;), ;a/'7,;|S/''i:dea,'' ;ptogi'.£i,m titlod "We Who Dream ■:Starl:s on: :GBS,,i\Iarcii- i7.,/but. Will be anonymously/ crpditCd;, as ■Engel- bach ajid /Gcigcr's: .biii.iii'g- ' ar'e ':r-e,- stricled'to/l-he Piii:ie6r''!Vaj1efj''/'-''HaU of :FanTe''' show,:'-,../' /■''■■';■: ;,..;.: Utall Quiz Switch — Aj Blue Showcase? "Stop, I Like It," quiz and conse- quence piogram a la "Truth w Con- sequences" except that voice keeps calljng sum as award and contestant yells catcliT-line before next- sum comes up, /was auditioned; by /Blue network late last week. ' ' ,- ': -., Fred .-Utall was m.c. and qUlznuis- iei-;/: with prog-.-am be-ing, .•consi'dfered for a sustaiuiiig spot- 'oh the Web as a showcase: for ; s-p/ohsors.-'- ., J' /,; Deanna, Bill Powell Summer Replacement Show Likely for June Hall-hour variety .show featunng Deanna Durbin and William Powell IS being considered as a summei re- placement, with . June as , a likely starting date on oiie; of /tiie; /inaiop webs: Besides Miss - Durbin,/ -who yiWl. ;si,ng,' and Pdw,ell, ; who. would star -111 dramatic staff/ a"T57mie pro- gram. Bill Goodwjn is included in his initial endeavor as a comedian on his own. Gordon Jenkins' orch will Supply the music Flank Vincent, Hollywood agent, is luuidling. ;:. //.'■/^. ::;--/... ./;:..////: CIO Radio Survey On Propaganda / Labpr- s'uSe: of /radio; propaganda/is , 'beiiig. surveyed by, the Political Ac- lioh Committee ot the CIO, Group's study of radio is directed along the path of the role that radio can play in piesenting the union's viewpoints on the coming political campaigns, and in counteracting ■the black eye given organized labor by widespread publicity oX strikes. j Feeling among the union leaders is; that organized labor has done a top^ job but the public , and the armed services abroad get onlv the impies- sion created bv the isolated: strikes. Idea of the survey is to determine how much money is needed and how: that money can be mo.sl effectively utilized to counteract this impies- sion. The committee has evinced; gieat interest in 'The recently an- noiinced cdntrpversial issue .policy , of WMCA, Ni Y. and they are, looking forward, to country wide adoption, of a similar policy, on tlie part of other indie outlets Plans foi ladio use in the coming political campaigns are still somewhat nfebulous though tliat phase-is-a4*«-^^iig-studied— Boston, Maich 7 .' / A/ sl6\y /burh'vrsiaeii&it/ : to ,^ vcrsial ' '.' AsSigjirii.eftt /HS'A" ;,r^^^^ graiii / broadcast .by riBC ;devel0'ped in ; the... HuIjIh ;Ci:i^x: ■doUncir last Avcek-^-; but : .'i'z?.ied;/dut . .\\;hc.n /tiifi , Counci'l, / /al'te'r . thrasliing; ,/ :ir,a:tcly . about .. for / .Bo;me,.hOii:i;s,.disco;v'crcHt^ didn't bii\/e , a quorum and couldn't do an\ thing about it Program was beamed Fob 22 and Council evidently didn't hear about it until Feb 28 when Coisncilm.in Michael L Kiiiscclla intioduced a ; resolution .cOndenin ing .the ///Mutual : Bi'oadcast hig' System" , ^yhich/ it de- •■ claiod had "i'n.sulfed and castigated , a /: laige poition ol the citi/cnry ot Bos- ton ' on a ladio pioiiiam entitled "Radio NeWsi-eei;'"'- which, Vfe/tardJfcf- east on "Feb 21 " The mdignant rouneilmcn noi.e of whom seem to have heard the radio program iii question, .cxi'iressed liieif,:/ ■abhorrence of ■ siich castigation and, . insult 'and' prepared a resolution ask-: ing the Fedeial Communications CojTitnis.sion to be stiaightawav in-: :f orw^d: /pf ^. th'e ,.'"Ux: :CQii 'part#;Ot//the// -'Mutual ,Bj/oac]cast!ng,. Sy?itein'?'3fi •th.^;prif]5aratiibn;,ot: iiinle- , /rial/desigijed; -sd.'they ;sa'id,/:to- ad\;oi-;-' tise 'tlip. ,book."''A.ssignMdnt USA" by - 'S. C, -Menefee/ . /-, ■• ■;;//;■..:/','■ ;;'■. . ' It wa.- at this Point that ;tlic C/oiii-i-^ ' cil>discoyered- tliat -only "ir niG/nibcrs^ w,e,fe,,preseiit.^diie:;short oi/ a qHOruin, and the .iiiecti.iig, h;id t,b be acl,iournecl;,;^ preventing am action ■ /It:j!5'*ol!ye,fe/kivb;wn'1'f'the 'fc*^^^ has; disfiOvered ; that th's / radio : tji-o^-,^ ;grafn: ,in ;qu<;stiQn/ w/iis ;enlit]6d -^'Aii- 'sigliment;.ljSA," that if \vas. broad-,/ cast on.Fel). 22 :and:tliat it origiifaied'' from; WEAF; an.::NBC key. ^itatiQn---- :arid that ;Bostdh;=was Oniy dive dt the i ;cities, to, receive ' bastigatioh'.' ,-/ /, WIP'S 168-Hr. Week ; ; Philadelphia. March 7. , - ,- WIP week .got tl^/e okay from I'.-th^ FCC ;tp:/util-iz,e''tho:..l.ast id'e time ■ on '.he station — from 1. to 6:,'i0 a.m. : TuOsdays'--. Jtiakiiig: :'-tHe- - outlet/ - the second .station, in the U. S. to stay ; OH tfe 'ai,!/ 2f-liou'rs»a'^daj''a^^^ "^aSs tt. S.vd Moss a Piisoncr a. week tt. Sytf Md&'fdiAnei-ly in-thei-aaio -;■ morning/period/on^Tlies- . tfep;/rlir.Crt'l'' d£"'tfti3.'^,-WilMam /Morris '['dayi'r-ltke 'the ^siinilar period, every; Agcncv. is' reported in^ -a :Gcrrn'ari/in,/j' otlie,r',;aay-4-is, sponsored IjV the :P(>p tei'isment camp/ / :■/ -■/;:' ^'. : :i B,&y3, /chain of auto acce.s,sory slorc.s. Moss, who ctrfored-.tfe^^^^^^ a \cai a^o had been rcpQl'led miss- ing .since Feb. 10. /lUevclaiid-"Hugh C.bllins 10' WHI<:- WCLE aimouncing shift from WFMJ New Scripter to Replace Bixby on Irs. Miniver' .Carl ; Bixby, . writer of -'Mrs/ ' Mini'-' ver" CBS 'drai-natic / Stanza; ;iii ;./tii;e 11:.'30': R;)m;Hriidnight.;slOt.' Fridaj'Sj;^^^^^^^ resigned fiom the show and is on a Fiouda vacation, with Hany Sou- vaino office, otwneis ot the package, currently looking for new scuptoi Stanza is produced l>y CB.S. tindef: :supervision of :Rober-t: J,/Landryi hew- supervisdr:of all dramatic stanzas ;on the web. '; ' ./''//'": ^ ///''.::.;■'' : /.■k judlth: .Evclyrii .lAfho: :pia:yed''i'te .]\iitti'V,er'':/o'ri .,tlv6; prd^ ;qIi&fed.;o,ui:;'?l:(|y»ig /b^en- saicsocdcd' .l?y;/jGierii:uclti /' Warner,/ 'wliHeA/JOhll lS'Ioore;.pbrtrayOd role pi:. Mr.-Mi-Wiver on '/last , ^cek':;; (,;t ) /, shovv, / roplatii-iii' Kiirl ' SAyfinson,/*-|'io.. lS , tO'tiCKig wilif the G!Bbrge;A,bb:ot,t,'play,; vfilghlaiid' 1 lu^i; but 13 expected back nc\t \'v cek. Fortune Mag's Show Seen Intro of H. R.Luce Into Blue Programming ./.Beginning: ol c:oscr cooperatioii./ HARRY SAVOY SHOW PREEMS THIS MONTH Harry Savoy, of vaude. . is slated to preem soon with a half-hout sustaining: show on the .Blue net- work, ■which is considering program for the. Thursday highl 7;36 .sot. .Filial /dec'isioi'i On' broadcast';'*ilt/ b.e made today ,/(8;),- / , ,' ':.;;/'/'" ";/ - /; I'rograiii wj!l. carry a cast of 0 i gh t , in add I U on • to .Sa yoy , an d , \vi 1 1 be backed by st/uiio orci-.ostra. Ray Knight; will ;' produce, a.s.slstqd . by Howard Carawaj, Hy Coopei and Bob Phillips have - boon lined up for the • script job. . ■■\yith; Savoy 'also pitc.hi.ng in. on the Writing end. ,;/'/ Initial broadcasi i.? .^st for i\Ti;rch 16 Portland, Oco.— Roboi t Sondcxskob, :tem*!i' > .ipefflst .. ; tf\/; 'tiie/ /;Port Jai iij Symphony orchestra before /it": Bis. banded ' and;./p.rpfe^sOi' / of iVfuiuc /at Lir.HeUi CoUcge. has -.ioined KGW- KEX n;i/sicai stall' under director Abe Bercoviiz, between :;.ihe radio pro,grams x\o- partmeiit ol Tmic Maa Inc and '. Blue network p rog r a n ni / c r to 11 o vy-'- ' mg publisher Ileniy R Luce's ic- / cent slock p'urcliaso into ciiain. is ' seen in; the announcement fast week' ' ■;(;3,) / that Foriur.e recently aiu'i- tid.ned a ''public: Opinion''' .s':;ow for the BI,u,e/. :.La,ttcr,,'/j,s ■ qqhsideriiig; ■ .spottujg the/prpgi-ani. as a;stistailict/' avatlabl/c- : for , outs''ide/ ;sponsQrBhi|i'!',-. • Package, put ' together.; :by '• : Time programs dept.; has Elmer .Boiicr,/ ebndiiclor. .of . /^.ortuneX,. pli'iilic oijin^. - ion; ,polIs,;-.::as;.-Cha-irrnan '/of .a - ■paiViSl/ : wiiieh / will/ an/alyz.C; ;curre,rit/ .'stiryc'y's'.' once a week Show is corsidcucl //likely oandidatie./ for /Siin'day/ /.a'ftf'r- : ''ijppri' spdti ';i£/aya,,i/labic. : or; -a; night- ; time -'■■-poRi,tioh ;angI1ng ' for"' 'iruiii,!!'*// :;,ma{c :■ liste'hers/i , ; Giicsfci^ .con'nccf o-d ■ ;;WUlt,/sub.iie;dt.-,- L(!idel',;dis^ Vvill' with Roper for the chinfcsts i/:^'' Ai^tdition,..' progrjin) ■■■;t5rcs!eii{c'd ■■"b^,;' ! f mSjjnd, -/itjeluded/'/^iiiw^ [..Gerard ./Stt'opc/' and / peiiftrcy/;Parr .;;sbiis; / on '.''panel,', :/ 'I{ . s'p'0t-Uid ,.< -';■/ -sti-;., ivSlaihOr,, it;s;^undc,rstobd...:.t;vii'e'- ou/ttit j wi 11 ;:gp t li iig ■ li) iJtt ; not/ b ill ; f di' ', ait^ j time. : ''/:'-, " -■■;,.,;■/-.■ / , /:/■•'■' Wednesday. March 8, 1911 Summer Standins Knotty Problem For Agency Execs ■, Agehcy • toppers are womed abo vit ■ (jetting i'epltfceri^ shows this suir. mor. . AU the top ^iJio^^Frf^RO'e'ail^ -ail' bev caiise the . perfol'mers aite khocked. '.out ffcpm tlie .qoinbined gi'ind'Ol Camp ,.;t«Krs and thettM-egulai" 'Stiiits. Stfme ; 61 the performers are showiti'g the itrajn already and all of them aie lookipsT forward to the summer : hlatusv Bob Hope, for instance, bad to 10111 his troupe via wiie on the f eb. 2a broadcast, being laid up. . „ JDespite .ths^cramble for leplace- menls, few substitutes have been iet j'ot. RADIO SI IVs Taking Slia|ie Seek Sub Show iForSamrayiKaye^ :;■ The .Sa:n!!!y Ka.ve-0!d Goid pro- jjiam, Wedncbday nights on CBS, may go off the an for a month when the bandleadet begins a month's tour of 6ne-jiighters at the end of March Sponsors and J. Walter Thompson agency,, which handles llie account, aie curiently woiknig out a substi- tute show' in the event that Kaye i.< not picked lip ;.eiiroUt;<;' for th,e,:.Wed- :..nc?day night:gtah5sas..- ■;,-'::''r;-'^ '■ ii'S tiiidccided ;,as, yot. wlicthcr, the replacement bhow , if the Kaye pick- . lip ; IS; niSed,;, vvill; .0^^ Coast or New Yoik Fill-in s>haw Avouid also be built aionnd a band with possibility that it it emanates t rjDm the ' Coast, Lou, Bring will get llhe iiod,; tlie lecently-drmisod RCA "What.-, ;;.I^ew?;' ■ Saturday |' iiight i progj'ajri, '■(iifittiug' tlje.' .slibW , r.-.ovod from the. Coast . to the east. , ■ ■• The Kaye-Qld; dold ■program .wilt , .orighlate f roiiT .NeVv: York uppii icohi-. plelion of 'tiie orch leader's tour, with Kaye ikedded to go into the ■Hotel Astor. ■ . . Blue Mulls New Quiz With U. S. and British Celebs Matching Wits ; .Blue . network .officials 'last ■Avccft. ... auditioned a British .Broadcasting Co. program, titled, "trans-Atlantic .VQtliZj": with a. strong probability :,lisHTib6Ur::slan.z^ .wili;.bp spotted oii the wiGb. . ..' .iFtixniiat ; -iiicludes .' eross-AtUinf ic ■.qufistibuing .011 .'fact.s' 'pevtainirig to ;/ibistdry»',of : 'thiS;:; country ' and Eng- land, and other poitincnt data, with differqht eeifibrit.ieS^ both .- n-ations being Used each week. NBC FILES FOR TELE STATIONS IN 7 CITIES Cleveland, Maich 7 NBC has. tiled applications witli the FCC for permits to build tcle- Msioii stations in Cleveland and six -ether cities aiHso&H-iJjfeiMrlie-iTO ■.possible,-' ,;■,;■.;'.■. ■,'■':■■■■■''■, . ^ Vernoit ;H, . .Probblo, -general . inan-- .'^ageiVbf ' WTAM.. reported tiie Qleve-: land XBC transmitter wipiild prob- ably be located on top the 21-stou NBC building. T .''We'd like to cover both C'.oveUir.d ...arid Akron with a f rar.sini'lioi: lo- cated li(jre,r ■ Thai'^i.. Vi'hai /we; .IkkI.: In ,,■ miiHl five: year's.' ago: ■W'lfipn we leased' out picsent building." ho said Mark Woods to Get Poor Richard Citation ^^• /ii-'. ■• '"/P^iiaciisiphia, March .lir ". Mark Woods. Bill? Network pie\y :'-.\vill:. ■receive ■; the Mta.tioii.'i'' ot . 'mcl'it from \}-:c Poor Kichard Club, one of ■ Vihe; oldest .advertising .clubs, iti' lf^.' S.; i'8t}.a''(:(inheiv.noxt.' !M'a ^;':-; 'Gltfltipri'^ivillrborja wavci^ .'ji^ntetprising' ■ joader§Kip.'*..in-. '■np.t,\y().rk 1 . '..broadca^tiiig. jind' puts'laiiding' eotttriTj ' Ji>tjtftoti''t>^' .thc^ woUtirc, bt ;lhe:.,Ai}i<#U^^^^^ ■ '-'c^ti i'p'ubiie,'.'. ; according'- to'.: clubv.df-'! ./ilclals:; ''/: -'■:'/•.:■':; ;V^'''' ■. ':'■'■": . ,.'■.!' .', fRadib' b.iggies" to. i'ccet\'o i.|ie avvanll 'in the ■ piist; .itjeltjatf ^I4ow^H.;ili«mas;i Qucnlui Reynold.^ and Edwaid R.| Munow. I ' The'; boys ^isay;.''thtey 've^ got tfite'v^isidnv-^jot ip r almost where they ■want it. Limited post- 'war ;.laiihching : is : vir "almost" IS a matter of distance and receiv- ing .set prices yet to be licked. These two problems roll up into the question of, "How can te levis ion crack the present limitation of a OO-mile radius for any of its broadcaTT-"" ing stations, and how long will it be before receiving sets are at a price to permit tele the necessary circulation it must have to at- tr^ict advertisers?" Well, the same boys say the coaxial cable (think of it as telephone wire) will take care of the distance thing, at least and at first on a regional network basis. And last week Niles Trammell, NBC's president, plus A. T. & T. (Bell) engineers, also pointed to the coaxial cable or radio relay as the meth- ods by which television will i^et over the immediate giound to be coveied. And as more coaxial cable botomos available the regional network ("East, "Mrd wesir Coast) can eventually become a national hookup. Which indicates that the country is going to get tele by degrees with estimates al- ready running from tWc to five years as to television in a coast-to-coast network form. The choice between coaxial cable and ladio relay will evidently hinge on efiiciency and costs although a combination of both mav be used. But all this is the technical side and show- business has never lacked for technicians in any of its braiiches. What show business wants to know is— who's going to broadcast television? The netwoiks' The ad agen- cies? The receiving set manufacturers'' Who? And who's going to control produc-. lion'' What's going to take place on those living room screens and who is going to put ■ it there'' Showbusiness is suic full of ques- tions on this television gadget. According to Mr. Trammcll's statement ' to: NBC's affiliated stati.bnS, televisidh, ■■With,' . a few differences, stands a v«rv .good chance of dropping into the exact groove which present day radio has carved lor itself For instance, Mr. Trammell declares that NBC has filed application to establish television stations after the war in Cleveland, Chi- cago, Denver, Frisco and Los Angeles Be- dsides which the network now has a' tele out- let in New York and will also build one in Washington as soon as possible. Sum this up and it reveals that NBC intends to start on tele with seven regional broadcasting stations around the country. Seven television outlets. Does that mean .seven separate stock companies? Could be, because thev've got to broadcast something besides moving pictures from lhe.se tele origination points. And if that's so then they'd better change that "Holiday for Strings" to "Holiday for Actors" for it's go- ing to be a field day. This is only one network, too, remember. There are still CBS, the Blue, Mutual and whatever televising the set manufacturers "iTiaj' tio~on the product-ion- end.- -DuMont,- for instance, is now using its own tele ■studio. So what about Zenith, Philco and the rest? Anyway you peek at it television .seems sure to be a spree for actors, with producers, or directors, at a premium. It's said that out in Hollywood some of the execs are trving to figure how they can ■ 'c6iltrdl:teleyision.:Eveii. the'dirn^ tele IS now beginning to take on the amu.se- mont horizon ought to be enough to tip pic- tures to join the family and help bring up the new baby. For all showbusiness is m on television. It's obviously too big for any one entertainment branch to dominate oi control. ■ i; Actors; ^are' tio^longer; :go1n;g vto ;;be '.So: d^-. '()^en,de;nt■^^tlppri■:,^)ictures;;:^^^^^ ■'::\<'hich^:keptipferfQnTiers;W Iclt vaude flat for films and ladio, pictures may" SCO actors' leaps to tcleMsion. Co- operation and the study of how to make use of television will help pictures meet the biggest opiDOSition threat it has ever had to face. ;Tele'yislon' iS' 'the' closest to the theatre, of ' any of the other mechanical amusement me- diums It lacks the scoge of the moving picture and is almost as- limited as the stage itself legaidmg action. But it/s showbusi- ness — everv studio, station and mile of it — and it can be made to help the other branch- ires:; While ; :est^bhshing^/:niaihtaihing and re- ■ tairang it.s own place.. ' Meanwhile there is nothing to indicate that the ad a»oncies intend or need to con- cern themselves with the mechanics of broadcasting tele. There is, however, every reason to believe that they are not inclined to lessen their bid to be the advertiser's' pro- ducing medium. The question here is whether the networks will set up their own production departments and compete with the agencies lor sponsois, or again refuse the production huidle to concentrate on .selling time ■ and providing the mechanical .facilities. The webs did this once before, and wtirle~Mr. Traimnetl- aTmomreed-NBG^s- Danny Kaye Will Take Over For Frank Morgan i Dar.i'.y Kaye la .sla'vpd to take over I ;^the F;ank Morgan .slot 0:1 the >!nxr wpU House-NBC- show when, the latter . leaves, to headlm« his own;: radio session. Kaye will leave for iiic Coa.st .shortly to get together i.<'iih..:- Fanny Brice and her writers in, order to work out a formula. ■ . , It's,, reported that .Kaye's lUm con- tract prohibits his -beading his own; radio show and limits him to appear- ing as an added starter on another: ■^tan/ja Young-Sidnner To Do Own Show future tele outlets, has anyone heard NBC, or any other network, definitely define its plans for television production? Besides those estimates of two to five vears before tele reaches full bloom, every- thing also points lo intermittent tele broad- casts rather than a lull daily schedule. Choice evening houis arc certain to have their televised shows, but daytime activity is apt to be mostly confined to weekends for sports, educational and religious fea- tures. What does seem sure, though, is that early television is going to offer a great amount of sound film for reception and that these fl.lms will be the transcriptions of television. In this respect a sponsor is apt to put his program on a reel and send it around in rotation to those seven regional outlets NBC is talking about. That would be one way. Or would the sponsor want his show produced with live talent by the produc- tion unit at each of those regional outlets, if they are to have producing units? Oh, happy day for actors. But either way, tele- vising his product is going to be much more expensive than current radio for the ad- vertiser. Meantime, where does FM fit in? Will tele leap right over FM or carry it along with it? The latter is likely as FM is the sound reception half of te,levision. Trade opinion appears to be unatximous as to im- mediate public clamor for new post-war radio sets and also that s^t man'ufacturers will be able to take care of this rush with FM receivers This would then bridge the I gap until tele rccervrng sets can be , hammered down to the prrce range which | will bring that all-important circulation ' and advertiseis. The ultimate tele receiving set objective seems to be $59.50 and $40 50 table -outfits, yet early post-war days are likelv to see television receivers at from ii,200"to $400. In England, according further to the Trammell statement and the "London -NTews-Chronicle-r^they tall^of-th&ir-pi eienl- 35-mile radius remaining the same. Then- idea to overcome this limitation is 13 relay outlets connected by coaxial cable or radio relay, all taking tele programs from a BBC main station and all to be ready nine months after the war. They also maintain that American tele is not superior to theirs.. Over there thev anticipate an initial re- ccuing set price of about $400 plus $40 for a straight radio attachment Over here it is known that as to rnternatrortal television broadcasts the engineers are talking about the necessity of a standard wave length and the possible establishing ol mid-ocean relays. ;;• , So you see you can go daffy. : tWh'king; ' about television. For instance, televising a fashion shp'w figures to. drive any man out . of the house But supposing some smart modiste slips in a negligee display wi1h a few sharp looking gals? Then how do you keep 'em down on the farm? Sid. .;il,olahd . 'S'burig ■ 'and;, pprnelia ;0tis Skinner, aft^r 26 weeks on the Thursday night Dinah Shore CBS bhow for General Foods, check pfT the piogram the first week in April, The 'Voung & Rubicam agency, which handles, the accomit, is curraillj set- ting up a half-hour sponsored sbo'w foi the two stars. "■ The.; agency has ain" option oii: the .services of tlie:pair:Avho;('.jn thp dpin--' ion . pi X. ,& R and the. sponsors, ;have. given the Shore session a conticci- ablp. hypo -with^ . their':: weekl.'y: pres,-, entatjons. However, with both Miss Skinner and Young in New York ;ahd, the .remainder: of i-.tlie' .program.' ei'viahating :froiTi the .;Cpas.t,,:' ;tbe;.'av* rahgeijient ,has;..:not; bepn ai.n :.ehtirely ■■atislactoiy one. Y & I? feels the stars ;have built .up- a..big..^ra.di6 alidi- '■. en ce and ;can .click Oh their 0 wh . :. ; : .• Npw^.show, will originate from New Yoi'k, -sVith. Miss Skinner going irito the new LiUian Hellman play which Ilciman Shumlin now ha.s in rehear- sal Young is also skedded for « Bioadway leglter. The appearance of Miss Skinner and Young on 'the Silver Theatre p;'o.gram April 16 .vill o.'l'or. a. "pre- vie w;* as to how ■■they'll, .shape up on then own half-hour session. WOV,N.Y., Airing Daily Shows Seeking Kin Of Italian War Prisoners A series of Special "mis'-mg per- son-,' bioadcafits to help locate American 'reiatiycs , 0'f: : Italian ; pi-is-''' oners interned 'in the tT.'^S, has Vbeisii \ iiiaugUral;ed by: Statioix; WQ V, N,-: Y. ' Th6 service,; \vhic;h- enables relatives '.. ol Italian piisoneis ol wai to estab- lish :confa'et'by..m went ihtP effect . ; last week, (1). All inloimalion is cle.iied by arrangement with the Red Cioss Foicign Inquny Service. The broadcasts, in Italiim, are heai d Over WOV daily at 3 55 p.m , and will continue; indelVmtely. . Plans to .conduct the service were.^ m.ide as a result of good conduct and widospiead pro-Allied sentiment le- pOrtcd preV'ailing among 'Ital iaii pris- ener.s, ..whose.; namCs are. i)dvv;-bfi,ing made public. It' is beli^vea that iii- ■ tensihcd sympathy for the Allied war odoit will result through the contact of piiboners with .then American kin. ■. ■; .^ "r^" ■., '/ ■.'"'■^^.'■.■^:. ■;•■.-■■' MARRIAGE GUIDANCE VIA DAYTIME AIRER The 31ue last week auditioned a unique dramatic daytime airer foi a group of interested .spontors ba«.ed on the ease files of Dr. Valeiia Faiker. director of the New York Buicau of Marriage Council • ; Sfessio'h ..Votild ■'comprise: a IflKrhih litc':ac'r;o.ss;{h.d-b,oa'rd- 'strip' arid- would ' ; act' as? a ;:i'riai';ri£i;ge' gtt;i.d.7.n:( ;c .ag'ericy., . Mark' Goods'Pn.is. tWc.s':'.iV I 'On Stage' Goes Vaude T:;>Ray Knight's "On Sta.u'o E\'cry- v'f^ody;". Blue .inetwflrfc :,sr|5itaincr, - '..'■.■..' .'■■.■Pjiitiip... ,^h0jV'.'is'',aift).ii^g to 'pick tii^. now lateit out of town. 32 RADIO Wednesday, March 8, IQli Dear Bob Ripley: Here's a yarn ■ xhat's seemingly ..' unbelievable, ' but the iiiforinanl swears to its truth: Shortage of Broadway legit hoiuses to handle broadcasts has seem- ingly brought about an odd openiiig-nighl situation. Turning out for the "preems are a number o£ people from radio who represent some- thing of- a aac|u*-in-reverse. Instead of salvos and demands for curtain calls, the radio gang goes into loud lobby lamentations between the acts, hoping it'll discourage everybody concerned and bring about a quick fold, thus releasing the house for a radio takeover. , , , , (Ed. Note— The guy— the one in the first paragraph— probably tools an oath on a stack of New York Clippers, circa 1860.) (dUette Now Auditioning Boxers For "Hello Ma" Routine; Nix Long Spiels In addition to convincing promo- ter Mike Jacobs as to their fistic ability, main bout fighters in Madi- son Square .Garden, N. Y., fis.ic shows now- are being auditioned for ' radio to insure: a s^riooth broadcast performance after hostilities have ended. Cu.-.tom recently introed finds spiclci: Pjon ■Duiil j hy. .Pl'ttifig the pugs ithrough/a brief Tehearsal .itt the dressing room before the fight. Audition gimmick was decided on In an etfort to cut down on long- winded spiels by fighters at the tail- end o£ the WOR-Mutual fightcasts for Gillette by Dunphy and Bill Gorum. Boxers of late have been ■ reeling ; cM long' strings of "hellps'' to 'friends all over the world with height ol something or other reached several weeks ago, when Bpbby ,Ruf- &n bounced up to the mike with a prepared script listing names: :of pals he wanted to greet. Fighters now are being asked by Dunphy to lay ofE the personal touch and confine postrbattle inter- views to matters of more general in- terest. Understood, however, that no actual , ban has been placed on *'Hi, Ma, he never hoited me a bit. I'll be right home", type of message. $750,000 Price Tag On Marsyi Field's WJJD (Ciii) Purchase More Raibads Get Air-Minded Chicago, March 7. Railroads are showing a marked Interest in: radio; several inquiries having been received in the past two weeks by agencies and networks here from a number of them. En- thusiasm for radio seems to be run- ning. high among most of the rail^ roads although one road dropped idea entirely- when advised of the cost replying that their budget couldn't stand that kind of expense at this time. Debut of the Union Pacific show over NBC several weeks ago is said to have started the ball rolling with result that Sante Fe road is definitely going on the air in . short time. In addition the Chicago; Milwaukee and. St. Paul Railroad last week signed a 39- week contract, through Roche, Williams and Cunnyngham. to spon- sor a weekly commentary by Gloyd Head over WMAQ beginning March 12. j Ch'^a go , Ma rcti 7.^ Deal in which WJJD was sold to Marshall- Field saw 15,000 shares o£ common stock outstanding acquired by Field at the rate of $44 a share or $660,000. Ownership of stock was as follows: P. K. Wrigloy, 35%; Ralph Atlass, 35%; Leslie Atlass, 20%; A. M. Linick, 10%. Price per share of preferred stock was at the rate of $100, or $36,000 for the 360 shares hejd by the four owners, leaving 540 shares to be ac- qiiired. If remainder of outstanding preferred can be picked up at $100 per share overall purchase price will be $750,000. According to the contract sellers guai!anteed a balance sheet as ..of Jan. 31 showing current asset$ of $225,000 and net worth of $320,000 with cur- rent contracted biz of $500,000 and tfechriicai ':. equipment vaiued . : ; at $200,0()C. With the deal went , acquis sit ion of a construction permit for an FM- station to be erected on the top floor of the Mather Tower. WJJD has .an option on the space. Understood that Ralph and Leslie Atlass had initiated move to equip KSL, Salt Lake City, with protected directional transmitter prior to deal with Field. This would allow WJJD to go on full time if similarly equipped. FCC approval; is certain if KSL agrees. Sun Ship Bankrolling 6 Philly Air Shows To Recruit Workers Philadelphia, March 7, Sun Shipbuilding Co.— after an ex- perimental period which proved suc- cessful—is going whole hog for ra- dio to recruit badly needed workers for its giant yards in Chester, Pa. The company is now bankrolling six shows weekly and spending about $2,500 a week and is dickering for a couple of others. According to John G. Pew, Jr., son of the Sun president and chief of personnel at the ship- yards, the radio shows have proved effective in marshalling. workcr.s. to the yards which have promised to deliver more than 100 ships to tlie merchant fleet this year. Shows already under contract are aimed to reach every type of au- dience where there may possibly be available manpower. Pew pointed out. The shows sponsored by San: WIP: "Dollars to Doughnuts''— quiz show emanating from army installa- tions; "Griffin Reporting" — news commentary by A.R. Grifli'in; WCAU: Bob Patrick and Harmony Rangers , ♦♦♦♦♦*♦»»♦*♦<»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦ ♦♦^ i From the Production Centres i —hillbilly show; WFIL: "To Whom it May Concern" — drama; "Sweet I Land of Liberty"- -patriotic dramati- zation; Tom Moorcliead — sports com- mentary. f ii rttttttttftft tt************t ttttti ii t >>i MM-i ' f/V mW YORK CITY ... Hobe Morri.son, ex-"Varlety" now in Young and Rubicam talent and program department, named a member of the Writers War Board last week March 18 issue of Collier's mag will have feature on Joan Brooks Article marks Collier's joining vanguard of mags playing up radio and its personalities. June Allison resigned femme lead of "Flashgun Casey, Press Photog" heard Saturday nights at 11:30-12 over CBS eitective with last Saturday's (4) show. Producer John Dielz seaiching for new lead Doug Coulter CBS v.p. in charge of programs, bedded by pneumonia, will be out for at least a month. . . .Ben Kaplan, radio ed and columnist for Providence Eve- ning Bulletin, in town over past weekend enroute to Florida . . Morton Downey sotting up gala "Erin Go Bragh" cocktail party on St. Patiick's Day with ex-Mayor Jimmie Wailter heading list of "auld sod" celebs slated to he on hand. . , .Miller McClintock, -Mutual prexy, back from Mexico Monday (6).... Nan Wynn will be vocalist With "Duffy's", when it airs f);om Coast. , Oscar Turner, who left NBC radio recording division to : join the OW'l; has been named head of that NBC division in Hollywood Tom Howard' quizmaster on "It Pays to Be Ignorant" Friday, on CBS, .served as manager of WKNY,: Kingston, N. Y.i for several months prior to the time "Ignorant" went network. Sought to buy into the station, but no soap. . . Pvt. Richard Pack, former WOR, N. Y., publicity director, now in tlie Armj'. at Mitohel Field, L. I., was guest lecturer at Jo Hanson's radio survey course at City College of New York last week. Determining factor in Jack Benny switching over from Genei'al Foods to ciggie spon sor was George W ashing ton Hill's odor of a three-year con- KANSAS CITY SYMPH ALSO SNARES SPONSOR Kansas— City— March- 7. The Kansas City Philharmonic Or- chestra, conducted by Etrem Kurtz will be heard on :the air under com- mercial sponsorship for the first time in a seri& , of four ■ half^hOttr . cbn' certs over KMBC, the CBS outlet here. Contracts signed last Saturday (4) provide for an' initial broadcast next ThuVsday night (9), with succeeding programs weekly at the same hour. Robert . Keith, Inc., pioneer: furni- ture . store, is the sponsor;. Despite capacity crowds at all of the concerts by the. orchestra this season, a deiicit exists- in its :op,er,at-. ing fund, and revenue resulting from the. foiir broadcasts will aid. in bal- ancing accounts. Illfestern Airers' Market Surveyed Chicago, March 7. Exhaustive survey .is currently un- der way by a major agency on the "horse-opera," theme.; Agency is proceeding on the theory that i£ most tOWiis of 20,000 or- under are the, top rharket for "westerns," in the film industry that radio might well take a leaf out o£ their book. ' Plan palls for a new. format .being developed that can be adapted to either 15-minute or half-hour pro-: grams on platters. Sales figures on how wen the films' do in these mar- kets will be, used.-.to . per'siia'ae sp.pn- ,sors to hit the air with cowboys, ahd .Indians. Gracie Fields Package^ Airer Virtually Set Gracie Field., is virtually set to return to the air. It's a package deal set by the William Morris agency. English comedienne would femcee 'as well as sing, and it would be a SP-min. program. Farrell Vice-Massey — On 'Musical Milkwagon' ■ Chicago,- March 7. Cast of ."'Musical ' Milkwagon," Bowman Dairy Cc: show, heard over WGN,. undergoes change on March 20 when Dinning Sisters replace Patti Clayton and Malone Sisters, and Skip Farrell takes over Curt Massey's spot. Masscy is leaving show by mutual agreement. Change marks the return of the Dinnings, who appeared on show during its first 13 weeks on the air. Peter Lyman, of J. Walter Thomp- son: agency ( is ; no W . prod uclng . show , ; originaliy dmio hy Buck Giu'.n. now with ;WGN.:.'.and ; formerly with Thompson agency. Bowman Band, composed of Harry ,FroliTnan, pianuis, in town for visit. fJV HOLLYWOOD . . . Fast jokes aren't for Amos 'n* Andy so they cancelled their guest book-,: ing with Bob Hope after they .gUmmed the sei'ipt, Lum-and Abner jumped, : at the chance and kept up with Bob all the- way; . . -.Herb Moss: taking- wax.' auditions at NBC for successor to Ralph Edwards as quizzmaster on "Truth or Consequences." First two under the needle were Harry von Zell: and Ransom Sherman. . . .Tyler Davis came out from Chicago, where: he heads radio department for J. Walter Thompson, to get tlie Coast picture from Daniiy Danker. . . i John Swallow added Robert Dwan from Frisco and John ZoUer, Army dischargee, to his NBC production staff. Latter retjlaces : Harry Saz, who moved over to FootOj Cone & Boidmg to worlt with Arnold Maguire on the RKO studio sti-ip. , , , Austin Peterson, formerly of Young &:Rubieam production crew, now a' major with Lt; Col. Tom Lewis' Armed Forces Radio Service. .. .Paul Rickenbacher and Y & R producers spin- ning .records far , into the night to isolate six candidates as summer re-, placements. . . .Chief Engineer Les Bowman at KNX switched over to short wave without loss of a second when flood waters washed out the power lines between Columbia Square and the CBS transmitter at Torrance, a few miles away.,. . .Frances Scully, long NBC and Blue network glamor reporter, tries a new tack: when, she: turns commentator on women's affairs -for a .sponsored strip over KEC A. . . .Charles Chaplin, who always uses : the middle initial of F for obvious reasons, heading up. radio production ", for Hi:llman-Shane«Breyer agency; . . .Steve Slesingei\ Art Rush and Don Sharpe preparing audition of "King of the Royal Mounted" for summer sale. Richard Dix will be head mountie. PAT BUHRAM GETS OWN AIRER ON BLUE . Chicago,. MarGh.7..:: ' - Pat Buttrawi, . rustic comedian on National Barn Dance, rnoves some of , his, cof ii over, to Blue^ .Net work -on March 15 whe-i he debuts with his own half-hour sItow , as Wednesday .session of "Blue Frolics." - Butlra:!! will , be .backed , by orcliestra and flock of stooges. ,- New show will not interfere with Buttram's activities on Alka -Seltzer pi ogram or in fulfilling his commit- ments for two Par pictures yearlyv Earl Bronson is slated as producer with Buttram and Harry Hess writ- ing- scripts. 'Go' Stops, With Kinks To Get Ironin g Out New Eve^sharp Blue network show- has been, rechristened "Let Yourself Go" in place of "Secret Ambition" label , and last night's ' (7) skedded , ijreern was Called off for; retailoring. job on Script and, cast ,Miltori Berle- is all,:set:fQr :0mcee : job. for \W.hich' Paulr Douglas and others :also.-' were, auditioned. : Program' hopes to teecjff next.T day (111 in .: the 7-7:30 , p.m. slot. Jacques Renard orch, musickers on Eversharp's "Take-Leave" Sunday nighler before Phil Baker's de- part ure^ fbr ; Coast, will get band as- ;Signmeili ;': ';::'':.■' • . '. , •. ' ' ' . Cal Kuhl, Blow ageney producer recently returned' to N. Y. from Coast, will .pilot "Go." WELFS CELEB FORUM New Haven. March; 7. Ralph Delia Selva has a new celeb participation program he airs - over WELI,- along torum lines. ^ Tagged "Connecticut . Forum -of the Air," program goes : on Thursday 8:30 to 9 p. m., with two antis lining up against two pros. Participants usually comprise two entrants from Yale, others ttoxn around the state. , DRAMATIZE HECHT YARN FOR SIIVER THEATRE Ben Hechf's Easter story, "Miracle In the Rain," is being adapted for rad io and is skedded for an . airing . . on the Silver Theatre Sundaj^ night - program April 9. Subject to her approval of the script, ' Margaret, Sullayaii, cufrently appearing in the smash "Voice of the Turtle" legiter, will play the femme lead. 0.&J. Nix 'Truth' Airer As Edwards Replacement Olsen and Johnson, offered the emcee replacement on "Truth ; or ■ Con.sequence," in the event Ralph Edwards is drafted, turned it down. Claim it's too tough work, because of the rebroadcast. SOO— NATRA PACTED . Cleveland, March 7. • Jack Soo. San Francisco's Chinese Frank Sinatra, has been signed by Pinky -Hunter, WHK-WCLE program director, as songster on "Mutual Goes Calling." , : Hunter heard. Soo while he was singing at ' Chin's Goldeff Dragon ttcstaurant. Wettneeday, Marcb 8, 1944 89 "Helping llie farmer fi|;lu t)ii£ vi'ar ,iiv(1 helping him .. vin il" M'XAXj Sioux Ciiy, lii.-'iankton, S. D. "Milking linlio a \ il.il cog il) civic eiileiiuise ' WRA A, Hi(hinonJ,V«. 1 WIN AGAIN! Ou^^laliclin(! War Bond lVoin\ BT, Charlotte, K. C. • npHKRE are some 090 radio stations in the United X States and Canada. Lnder the apt caption "Victory Through Air Power." Variety's, 1913 "Showmauai^e- ment Review" singled out 1 2 of them for highest an ai ds in various branches of shou management, demonstrat- ing "how the American radio industry in 1943 u^ed its head, its heart and its cosmic tools to serve the people during the second }ear of the war. ^<^ere affiliated stations, three \\ere Cohimhia-owned. Including the winners of highest aw ards,\ ariely cited » total of 48 stations throughout the nation. 19 of the 48 Citations tvent to 1 4 Stations on the CBS network. Specifically to: W>AX, WRW, MIC, ^BT, KNX, WABC, W i^A^I, WCAV, KAIBC, W CCD, W IvEl, W<:K\, KOIN and WTOP. ]\ine different vectors of show management NU're {studied hy Variety before designating its annual awards. In five of those sectors CBS stations led or shared the lead, (Three winners were affiliated with other U.S. net- works; one with the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora- tion, and two had no affiliation with any network.) And a Special Citation tcent to CBS Producer W ill ium i\. Robson : "For his courage in using the CBS documentary -t]rinM'Open~l::etter^to-t^^ ]^la^t against race hatred; for the determination that he exhibited in utilizing last summer's Detroit race riots as a springboartl for linking together the various elements ttf discrimination and intolerance; for upholding the progressive spirit of CBS w hich took the leatl in important programs furthering the war effort as exemplified bv the Rob^on-produced Man Behind the Gun.'' This is CBS , . . the Columbia Broadcdsting System 34 RADIO REVIEWS Wednesday, Marcli 8, 1944. «RC\ rROGUAM— MUSIC AMEE- IC \ LOVtb BEST" With Jciiiicttc MacDoiiiitd, Kerry Como, J.i\ Blackton Ouli., Choi us Wiltci; Ilair^ Ileiimjnn Producer: liCstcr O'Kccfc 30 Mins ; S.il , 7 '{0 p. ni R\DIO COKP OI AMLUICV JlC A' ii^n p i-tiYcti, ;t lib; • Joi'ijia t : ^ ot ■ ' it;*' ' rfcdio adv'ortigi.itg . with .;the-' sttfesiir 1 tutlOii 'oi' tbiV -haTfrhpuiv'aU ■ show ior'ftii one .hoin- ,'■What's■■.^fci^V.''■ Latter (otmevly ■ pccupj,e'd/^^ p.; . m... '.fiiot', on.' ' the,; s■ame■■^/het.ivor)ft Openina show \yas good: ■ - ' '. ' /j, RCA's idea to use eacli \\ eok one concert and one populai ilai fiom its' Vbng^ .list': ot ' Tepordittg Which, v,ii';tua,lly .guarantee's ,'the half-, 'hour substantial' hariie.' value, veyer y '.brdaScas^ s,i,nce:;^th«f- .li's't cis iQrtg':: and powerful In addition as oocuficd Oii. the' p,Ri5,riirt'g: . ShovV;- those poi'forin - ers :\vill probahly confine thenlsetves to, riiusi(3;'the5; ,haVe: r&o u-'hic-h io majorrty o£ itistance;, is. t.olid standard materral In- ;additidni to'-rthe sh'ohg'^'impact of: 'both Perry Qohio , and . Joanette MacDonald. the opening stanza was notable ■ for its; ''.btief ,; and :' ooricfse wordage; whieh. s|e,d things: aibrig :at a swilt pace. Mis* MacDonald did 'lOne J-Ciss ;. , and "S,weet Myster y of 'Arsenic' Across the Sea It lemained for radio, m a unique, epoch-making bioadc.i^t of inteiest to all show buMncss to point the way Saturday <4) to the potentialities Dt ci Icgit theatie international in scope and based on the emergence ol a '■One World'' humor m the post-war cia Th.il suth hopes foi an international show bJ? aie being based on more ■thai-! ■; i.ctle words and starry-eyed visionaries Avas proven , oh Saturday's AtUii trc Spoilight' NBC-BBC co-op show. Spanning 3 000 miles of water, the London and New Yoik casts ol "Aisenic and Old Lace," in a piecedent- hhjtioung hookup, put on two scenes from the comedy smash, which is in its foliirth year in NeW; XPfk,'d itsell in waves of laughter earned acioss the Atlantic. And iho ■,U:, /S: ''li.sleirer response to the Firth Shephaid London vci-sion cou'.d not have beC).!! less encouraging, for esseniia'.ly it wa.';, Yank comedy, witn British ovo'.-iones. that added to. ratlicr than subtracted, from, its cnjoy- menl. • ■ ■ ~ ,, ; As pointed out by Russel Crouse, co-producer with Howard Lindsay of the American version, in an exchange of greetings ' with , Sheiiha't'd, evi- dence ot U S. appreciation of Butish show bu is cuirenlly being mam-, fested in two of tlie most solid smashes on Broadway, plays by John vaii Druten— and Shakespeare. The plays, of course, are '"'Voice of the Turtle" and "Othello." Rose. Lite ' admnably and Como displayed vast improvement on, "I Love 'You" and "Temptation." ,He let himselt go and put more: feeling into his efforts than has characterized his singing for some time. -, ■■ ' Jay Blackton's orchestra also rates a nod; bacltgrounding of the singers i pc- > .ei tlugginj. and its work, with chorus, on several slaTTdard melodres-wns oiitstaiiTiing — RCA's commercials were brief. Since each announcement of a num- ber by an aitist is accompanied by the info that it is recorded that in it- self is a commercial and obviates any Wood. STAN LOMAX THE HOTTEST SPORTS BUY IN NEW YORK? 1: BECAUSE Stah Loniax is now ; the only: sportcaster on a major New York station with a nightly ] 5-niihute pro- gram ... 6:45 to 7:00 P.M. on WOR. BECAUSE Stan Loniax now chalks up a rating morti than 50%' greater than his last year's audience scorcr- which was no slouch, either. BECAUSE .Stan Loniax is gaining extra personal prestige Vkith both service* . men antl civilians through his deft, straightforward cmcccing of Vt'OR's Saturday Ainiv hospital sliow, ''This is Halloian". BECAUSE Stan Loniax- hats -lOOO-with- all incoitn> groups Crossley per- sonal interviews also reveal his, family appeal. (Of the 26 people in every ,10 homes tuned to Loniax, 10 aie men. 10 jie spoits-conscious women, and 6 are juvenile Loniax fans. I BECAUSE Stan Loniax, right at the threshold- of a promising Spring . ; \ sports season, is availahle for spoiK sorship on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. Call, write or wire toda\ ! That power-full station at 1440 Broadway, New York, 18 "MARY SMALL SHOW" With— Sonn)L_SkyJar._01rji-XaDdi£k, Walter O'Keefe, Rav Block Orch 30 Mills.; Suiida>, 5 p.m. D. L. CLARK COMPANY WJZ-Blue, N, Y. CWalfcer & Downing) Mary Small, troni the current Broadway musical. ' Early to Bed* heads the show which Clark's Candy substituted for its "Where Do We Stand" Sunday (27). A vaiiety show, with : changing guests, the, teeoflf broadcast proved pleasing, enouEih for thgt time of the day, from a musical viewpoint, but the iwriting Waa some- : thing,, else: 'again and; so were : the comedy bits by Olyn Landick - and Walter O'Keefe Miss Small does a' creditable femcee job and her singing voice contributed several nicely done tunes, also joining with Sonny Skylar on '•Besame Mucho." Tune's lyrics were written by Skylar and it served well to introduce : him both as a, chirper and songwriter. However^ the show lagged sharplv when Olvn Landick, the"Hackensaek Gossip," took the spotlight and again when Walter, O'Keefe chimed in. Landick's delivery marks him as a better artist than the material al- lowed him to prove. O'Keefe's stint; con.sisted of a takeoff on quiz shows built around the income tax prob- lem. It had . occasional amusing: moments, but on the whole fell short. Miss SmaU cued the finale skit, a colorless piece of writing begun by the singer's reading of a letter liom a boy m service. It segued into en- actment of a situation mentioned in the missive and went from there into her niterpretation of "Comin' In: On a Wing and Prayer" All ot it was of no particular significance. Wood. . "BRIGHT LIGHTS OF NEW YORK" , , With Louis Sobol. Vincent Lopez Oich, Akiin TamiroB, Celeste Holm, Dean Muipliy Vai ict> 30 Alius ; Won., 7 itO BOKUCN'S MILK WOR, New Yoik '; (Yoioitf & Rtiiiicnm) iouis Sobol; 'N: Y. Joiirnal,;AJneH- pan'.s ■sv'ivdicated: columnist,,' j.Wns the; radio ranks ot other hewspapermen and women now; conducting their own piograms and in this half-hour .aw he has a good format. There's a b'.ond of down-to-ear!h Cook's- io;;:'isn; of New York town; a touch of : no.sfalgia, and a contemporaneous kcv!iolo. via Ihe .yuesters. ; Akim i'aniiroi'f-' (ihtei'vicw),, Celeste- Hoto the •;Oklah'on'ia'' comedienne, doing ' M\ IVIediOcie Man" tan excel pt Horn hei current, suppei club en- gagement at the Hotel Pla.:a) and Dean Muiphv, mimic cuuently at the N Y I^di amount, made tor a neat pot-pourri. ,;; ■■:■':■■'.■-;,. ,■ ,'; ';'v- , Sobol besides conferencieiing, re- views the current Broadway scene ( ot the thiee new shows" he said, "the best oiie is the Lonergan trial'"), harks buck into the memoribilia flies toi a Caruso-Cohan ("Over There") anecdote, topped oflf by an old re- coiding of the imnioital tenor's ren- dition of what remains the best war song of 'em all; engages in chitchat with the sundry pei .sqnalities; intro- ^ duces Lopez's dansa pa'tto n and even cues fhe commercialsvldelivered , bjT Hugh Conovei) Thioughout Sobol has a nice delivery Lopez, for ins .share, is solid ac- cOmo and his special musical fea- ture "Holiday foi Sti mgs," rings the scales. ■ . .,, , By the'Tiature of the Borden's milk productt the . sponsor will , orobably restiict the coverage to WOR. thus giving a local outlet a big league type of show. ■: ■■ ■; ■ . ,, Abel. "NEW WORLD A-COMIN>" WUU Canada Lee, Rot Ottlev, M[rs. Dorothy Norman, P. j, Sidney, Clarence Foster, Maurice EUi's' Richard Huey, Jim Backus, Ran- dolph Echols, Hilda Offey, Dou^ Block, Henrietta Kay, Sam Don- nell, Alex Soourhy, Hativ Belinda Wi iter; Roi Ottlcv Diiectoi: Mitchell Giavsoii 30 Mins., Sundays, 3-3:30 p.m. Sustaining WMCA, N. Y. Hcro'.s one that merits attentive listening because of its stiaight- liom-the-shoulder approach to the problem of lacial prejudice and ui- , toleiance Seucs would have boon unique nieioly boeauso ot its .nis- pices, the endowment ot a piOKiani by a station which then turned it ; o\ei to a ic^ponsible gioup to handle —the City-Wide Citi/ens Committee on Harlem However, m spile of its novel backing the session stands up oh its ow n. It not only stands up:but' it rears up and challenges thp!3'e,,',whp'- have chosen to disiegaia lacial piob- lems. ■ Session joined CBS' "Letter on Race Haticd" and NBCs "Assign- ment USA" as a straightfoiwaid provocative exposition of a eontro- ' versial sub:)cet. but where the net- work shows weie "sneakeis" this one was publici/ed and built up be- forehand as coming out with the facts, which it certainly didi The acting , was capably : handled -but-it-was consummate-script ing-thalT" socked home the progiani's message. The mateual was borrowed tiom Roi ■ Ottley's book of the s.Hiie name. Mu- sical background was provided by portions ot Duke Ellington s svni- Dhonic poem based on the Ottley book and fiec adaptations bv Jon: Gart fiom W C Handv's 'St Louis Blue.s" and -other '- blues numbers ' played bj stafl oieh Tiiro "CONNEE BOSWELL PRESENTS" With Connec BoswcH, .lack -Pepper. Louis Jordan Tympany Five, Paul Whtteman orch. Jack McCaithy, announcer Producer: Vic Seydcl Writer: Bernard Dougall .'>0 Mins.; Wednesdays, 7-7:30 p. m. Sustaining WJZ-Bluc, New Yoik Show, which has been on several weeks, has all the ingredients for an en ttttaining: session, l5u,t ., when M (1) they weren't thrown together in a V ,y that jelled Result was a spo- radic offering riding-,the crest of the wave one minute and wallowing .in the trough the next. For example, a .shaky, badly-timed urogram mtro was followed by a sock rendition bv Miss Bos well of "Aikansas," ably backgrounded by the Whiteman combo. - , , .- Comedy, as purveved bj Jack Pepi per. comedian who accompanied the -Bob-Ht)pe-'troupc*ovcrseas — was on the, weak side and provided one of the lows. Pepper gave the - impres •sion that with better material he could hold his own m any comuany Whiteman, as a comedian, wields a strong baton, especially with the corny gags the script allotcd him , , Miss Boswell's singing is the piece de resistance, and she doesn't let the listeners down, socking- over everv number she has The Jot dan combo played their stock faves, ''Knock Me a Kiss ' and ' lb You Is oi Is You Ain't ■' With some judicious produc-- tion treatment this could be built into a valuable property of interest to- commercial sponsors: - Tnrd, ; "GB\ND CENTRAL STATION" With Jeanne Carney, Jovce Van Patr ten. Staats Cotsworth, Parker Fen- ncllv. Patsy O'Shea, John Reed King, George' Baxter , Producer-director: Ray Kraemer , Writer: Peggy Blake ?5 Mins.; Sat., 1 p. m. PlLtSBURY FLOUR CO. WABC-CBS. New York . (McCflnn-Ericfcson) PiUsbuiy auspiciously launched "Gland Cential Station," veteian diamatie stanza which has been on and off the major, webs for several veais last Saturday (4), this time as, a: once-weeklv 25^minute pro^ gram. Like a thoroughbred, the stanza still packs plenty of audience- appeal, Flour company, celebrating its 75th annuel sary this year, has been a constant radio sponsor since lti29 Based upon human interest stories about persons in the throng at the terminal, initial .show of the new series was titled ''Alone No Longer." story of a child who. through an in- cident during a driving rainstorm, was instrumental in bringing to- gether again her mother and father, separated and contemplating divorce. Simple,, but well acted and well written. .Teanne Cagncy, Joyce Van Patten, Staats Cotsworth, Parker Fennelly and Patsy O'Shea turned in topflight performances. : John Reed King kept the stanza moving rapidly with zingy narration, and the com- mercials, as spieled by George Bax- ter, were brief, chatty and in good taste fiften. ■ SIINNYSIDE-WOOD.S1DE CHILD CARE COMMITTEE IS Mins.; Wed., 10.03-10:30 a. m. Sustaining WWRL, N. Y. Committee devoted to establish- ment of government nursei les for children>)f seivicc father.s and woik- ing motheis is using radio to good purpose and with good eflect in ef- fort to educate public on this prob- lem ./'vVhieh -has' a.ssumed. ;lar'ge:.pi;o- - portions, :' In,- the slvort: time- it's beon on the an it has aioused considei - able inteie.st and has established the need foi child caic tenters at the same lime making the public more awgre of- th^e . station. :,Fo,rmat, whifch - IS diam nati,6rt\Vi(j6;a.Lidi'ertce and will, .sell the sponsor's -procitiot ('Burbon-.Seed's:!. ; ; Winiaitis,,- fcnown as "',rhe ,bh ;Diri Dobber " has been at the s stand (Continued on page 38) Qet All 3 Ut JfoJiiffinA , , , An important market calls for a good advertising iobl Get all 3 on WDRC— 1) coverage, 2) programs, 3) rate! That's the tried and true formula of suc- cessful adcasters. it A S I C CBS H « r I f • r d 4 Conn • t 1 1 c II t NATIONAL REP. Paul H. Royinar C««; Wednesday, March 8, 1944 RADIO 35 NAB TO GUN FOR PORIUO? PLflTTEIl ITTER m\ CUE IGTION NAB district , meeting in New York Inst week (2-3) followed in groove of earliei" regional ; confabs tfy adopting an obvious "marking time" pattern. But while routine ot pass- ing prepared resolutions was fol- lowed in official sessions, ott-the- record and corridor comment was far from humdrum. Chief : beef seemed to be against recent move by the American Federation of Musicians to take over the "pancake flipping" depart- ment in smaller .stations using recorded shows. Feeling was voiced- loud ly by many delegates after the sessions that NAB should take. a. decided stand : against. James . Pe ti'illo's latest imove in the broad-, casting industry. Reason for failure of the district delegates to take some official action in the - dispute is obvious with NAB being temporarily without a head pending taking over of president's of) ice by newly elected J. Harold R\an next month. Unofficial feeling seemed to be, however, that the industry should :make a real battle out of the Pctrillo platter matter. Irate delegates pointed out. that AFM's proposal to install ..studio ''librarians'' to handle records during platter sessions, at a reported $9(1 a week, would consti- tute' a heavy burden on many small- er stations depending for the most part on record programs .for revr enue. It was further' protested, still un- ofiicially, that too much emphasis in radio»mus"ic. controversies has been placed on Petrillo and that the in- . dustry, ■ ; unwittingly. . perhaps^ has built the union chief into a symboL arovmd which rau.sicians and other unionists have gathered. This, some broadcasters claim, has given the union campaigns against the indus- tray added strength which is becom- ing, increasingly difficult to combat. Advocate BrusholT "Instead oC rclnllo, Petrillo, Petrillo, ,ill the tune,"' one station nianager. wiis heard, to prote.st, "'why don't we confine our statements to ■ the AFM, or tlie' musicians ; union,' or some siniiUir term. We're just building the guy up so that members of his organization are thinking of him as a "little tin god." New York district meeting, how- ex er, did nothing more concrete in the matter than to pa.ss a framed resolution commending RCA, NBC and Columbia records for their stand in refusing to ; meet Petrillo's demands in the recording dispute. It would seem, however, judging from the frame of mind ot most delegates attending tine Hotel Roo.se- velt se.'ssions, that incoming prexy Ryan will be subject to more than a little pressure from belligerent NAB meiiibfeifs to launch a campaign for the .organization against, the mpunt- — ih'g inroa"ds~i n r(J~brTJaili:aBttnB~beiiTg- made by AFM. Wisdom of such tactics undoubt- edly is tjuestioned in some industry quarters but these conservatives would seem to be matched, if not outnumbered, by the aggressive ele- ment represented at last week's dis- trict get-to-gether, Gobs Not YanS^fkEniiGt All-Navy Programs story which broke in Chi last week to eftect that Navy Sec. Frank Knox had .ordered: discontinuance of appearances by Navy -personnel on all commercial radio shows was a misinterpretation of a directive issued for Navy consumption only calling oil .such ail-Navy shows, as "Bluejacket Choir," "Meet Your Navy," etc. " These programs both network and local will be -discon- tinued on expiration of present con-i tracts, plus options, with no exten- sions allowed. The Navy, however, will continue -to ^coo.perate-j_w.ith— PEoducers_-o{: sponsored programs by spotting per sonnel on shows considered helpful to the war effort. These include pitches for WAVE, SPARS, and cadet recruiting, etc;. War Bond plugs, appeals for letters to service men, and other projects slanted along similfir lines Clarification of the directive was explained by J. Harrison Hartley, radio section chief of the Navy's Washington public illations offl'ce and I/t. Armand Deutsch, N. Y. branch radio section. Mutual Friends Anne Gillis, formerly with the Washington news office of CBS and wife of Bill. Slocum, also on CBS news staff, last week joined the news department at NBC. . : Which puts them,, on opposite sides of fence and poses problem of : how the nets are going to keep their chief competitor from knowing what's going on in rival news division. CLEVELAND PAVES WAY FOR TELE EDUCATION . Cleveland, March' 7. WBOE. Cleveland's Board of Edu- cation station, is quietly preparing the way for television after the war. Already operating on an FM wave lpngth7-WBOE,-under the-supervision of William B. Levenson has been us* ing a modified form of television in instructing students. Still pictures are made into slides and sent to classrooms. Then a speaker faces a live mike in the WBOE studios atop the Cleveland Board of Ed. building, who talks about the pictures. Behind the speak- er's voice is heard appropriate re- corded music. Thus, by combining the. picture slide, the live voice, and the recording, WBOE is getting a close facsimile to actual televi-sion. 'B'way Matinee Has Everything But Audience; Serials Tough Opposish Recent efforts by webs, agencies and adverti-sers to break the grip daytime ■ serials; have clamped on before dark audiences seem to. be' meeting vtrith little success among listeners: ~ Liatest Hooper report shows the "mellers" still hold to their top spots and practically mo- nopolize the "first 10" listings. A case in point is the bigtime daytime CBS "show, "Broadway Mat- intee" for Owens-Illinois Glass which, despite excellent casting, careful" pfoducfion" and "script ' worR as well as an intensive promotion campaign, is lagging behind with a. 2.4 rating: Leading, daytimer, "Young Widdcr Brown," racked up 10,4 in Hooper's survey. 'No effort has been spared, the in- dustry agrees, to pack the "Matinee" project with all the elements usu- ally found in a successful nighttime production, but the five-times-a- week CBS'er, up to now, just hasn't been able to pull much of an audi- ence. NBC opposition to -the show,: "Backstage Wife" and "Stella Dal- las," for example, breeze alongv. ao» co^rding to Hooper, with 8.9 and 8,7 ratings, respectively. Paced by "Oklahorna's'- Alfred Drake as permanent star and stud- ded with Broadway .guesters of proven ability, "Matinee" should represent the type of show to which jaded afternoon listeners, groggy from repeated doses of family strife, would turn, according to agency and network observers. . -Show : switched agencies a short time ago, hopping, mto^the J.. Walter Thompson f old, where it was believed formula along ; lines of other shows presented suc- cessfully by the JWT producing staff would get results. Feeling in the industry Is that Thompson has done a good lob on the show and that, if "Matinee" can't build up a substantial audience, no show built along variety lines will be able to. click with daytime pro-: gramming.. This seems to. be borne out by Hooper'.s "first 10" of which "Kate Smith Speaks" is the only non-serial making the grade. Hager, WGY, Renamed NAB District Director Kolin Hager, manager of WGY, Schenectady, was reelected director of NAB's District 2 without opposi- tion Friday (3) at the closing ses- sion of the two-ddy Hotel Roose- velt, N. Y„ district meeting. He and execs of New York's NAB -.lations were given \btes of appreciation for the success of the powwow. Included in routine biz transacted were i<(VUitions lauding Neville Miller, retiring NAB prexy, for faithful sfSrvice during' ihi.S: fiye.-and: a-h.ilf years in ofiice and one pledg- ing allegiance to the incoming presi dent, J. Harold Ryan. At Thursday's .sc-sion, members ot the N. Y- Radio Exccutl\es club joined for a joint meeting. Another — NATIONAL AWARD FOR WHP HARRISBURG THE ONLY STATION IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE THE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED MERIT FROM THE ^ATIGNAh^ONFERENGE^ CHRISTIANS AND JEWS FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIELD OF PROMOTION OF GOODWILL AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DURING 1943 WHP Expresses Thanks to: MARI YANOFSKY, Writer DICK REDMOND, Producer and Director Who W^re Given Special Mention for the Presentation of the Programs Receiving the Award '^cilncsday, March 8, 1944 RADIO 37 Happy Annoyance Top exec of one of the advertising agencies, scouting an .mnoiincer for a new top-budgeted niglittiine show being producod by the agency, got up at 6 o'clock m the morning one day last weelt to listen in on the field of early moinuig spielers He was particularly impressed by the gabber on one of the small independent N. Y. stations. After the broadcast he called him tm tire phone. To his astonishment, the agency exec, after identifying himself and j-equestjng an audition, heard the doubting-thomas leply, "Aw, gwan back to bed and stop annoying me." It wasn't until later in the day that one of the agency producer.s, ■ calling' at the: behest of the,;exec, finally succeeded in convincing the announcer that the early morning telephone call was the mccoy. R Y. May Adopt Radio Council Plan To Correlate Social Agencies' Airings Kx'.en.sion of the . radio . council plan to New York -looms as a .prob* ability this fall when a federation of religious charities will conduct a two-day meeting on the use of radio Ifls ,a comtnunity; in^ ' Of'.' tho- 'GoUnci^ plgn is' propQscdi .jpat- ternod 6"iJ ' the orie:, now fanctiCiriing' ill Winslon-Salcm. X. Idea of the pi an i . (R-Mo. ), arose on the floor of the Hou.se this after- noon i?) 10, go into the charges made earlier ■ that the , FCC was lax in ,itlpervising, Jap language broadeasts from HawSian" stations' in pro-Pearl Harbor days. , - Said Miller, "If Congress permits the- administration- to .stop- this in- vestigation-, vve -'will' find \vc iiave closed; the door to the corridor load- ing to llie real truth about which men are really lesponsible for the horror at Poai"! iiarbor.'' , The Mi.s.souri Co!igres.snum also re- peated allegations that Tommy Cor- coran, famed Whjte House adviser, was .dc t l ^ie' Jn 11 16: :FlaTnm- - N obte%Te- Selling BREAD on WCHS I Charleston. W. Va. J i . . . also selling many other products on many other stations. Gtorgt E. HoWvf TEXAS RANGERS LIBRARY! HOTU PICKWICK • KANtU CITV. MO- WPB'Stuporman Series for Plants Schools Scripters , ■ Wg.shington, March -7.,, ' New opening for radio script writ- ers may conie out of tiie latp.st WPB stunt . used in iconneetion with- the sound apparatus -set up in . factories to broadcast industrial music to war workers. Safety leissons are being recorded in dialog form and sold to the war plants to be: piped over the loud- speakers. 'Initial set Gonsi.sts of half a dozen episodes^ of .the. .adventures of "Stupornian". Tl-."y deal with the guy who .breaks fools, wastes vital materials, seldoni buys war bonds, is chronically absent, etc. The first series is oh two-sided platter,, three epi.sodes to, the side, and goes out to factories at SIO per copy. "Stuporman'.'- is pretty primi- tive ■ stuff, but if the stunt takes, there should be an openiivg for ex- perienced radio writers to do more profes-sional jobs.,, .,' , .- gotialior.s for tV.e .sale of WMCA i.N Y.'i a:i;i . charged.- I hat F'.y's fricfndship with Corcoran was an ini- , poi'tant factor in -the matter. , - - ; Fly's , early testimony before the .,Lea , committee was a dcifcn-se against char^ie.s tiia'. l:;e FCC thwarted "free speech,'"-, with the cHairman SSserting ■.!-.al just the oppc-?i,te was ir-ue.,. He alsoidenied commission laxity -in the Pearl Harbor charges, Air Features U% Audition Jackpot Cues Solution to Talent Shortage Radio circles ]iave been deeply concerned - with the manpower drain due to the war but: very few agencies or stations have tried to do very* much about filling the holes left by Selective Service Many of those Who lament the loudest seem' reluctant to try a policy of gerjerat aiirfitionsnrtTd~tho^(rwlTo do pursue such a policy are uncom- monly choosey when it comes to ac- cepting newcomers. The number of jobs developing still depends on who's doing the auditioning, it would appear. ■The success of : general auditions at Air Features, Inc , points up the soundness of Frank and Anne Hum- mert's original^ premise that theie was plenty radio talent going to waste because of lack of opportunity to be heard. Efficacy of Air Features policy cues the- possibility of others adopting a similar policy although investigation of present agency audi- tions, seems-: to show, .that not very many newcomers will be accepted via present methods. Benton & ■JRri y' l'^ s , which : ca rr tf s pi-j' 'a rather only web.with an "open door" talent policy, about 1^850-1,900 actors are auditioned each year. The number of actors accepted has 'been increa.s- . in,« : with about 6?^ landing in the \ period : from Jan.-Oct;; 1043, and about 9'/?% .icccpted from Oct., 1943- Feb., 1944. Tne web has also under- taken to cstabLsh a showcase -rfor— new talent with "On Stage Every- body.'-': This - ■ progra m alio ws lie w - . talent to appear on the idea tnat one appearance on the au- is worth more than any other type of recom- mendation. The net feels that it thus is tapping new sources of talent and breaking up the monotony .of th«' "producer's talent pool." ■.CinCiniiati.----New,c,cimers.':,to.' WL'VV are, Frank : ,,:.H6ibe,clt, arihouilcer; from WLOK. . Liir.a,. ' , O.: Barbara Rahnsell.. ■ continliity,' writer, from W-SVH. Syracus.e,,,, and. Earl Bradley, field ■ rep , in the merchandising de- partment. Bradley was recently dis- charged, ffom- the Navy and bows in ladio with sales experience. exteiisive ., auditioning),' pDl'icy ,:;:'' ac-- cepted,,a , siirprisiiigly..' lo;i,v average of 22 out of the' l^QOQ -pe(?,ple.agidi,UoBed esqli -, yeai;-, '.^bqufc-' , ,llV ay-f Otrf^ye^r periuil. ; ■ t\ '■ :'■':■" , , , ■ At; Air FiSatiires, taleiit fj>r'ed-n-i,uch' better . ih"' .the,' ati,aition,s,- . ' Since , ::the idea was initiated m Dec, 1938, a total of 4,128 actors h.ive taken ad- vantage of the chance to be heard, and the payoff for Air Features lies in the : 488 actors wi;o were found, s'atisf actor}/: and " Were ^Used, o.n.-,-their shows , for ,th,e first time,: Tliis means 24 'i of the total auditioned Was. ■aocepted,' '-. ;Ift.WeV:er .„t.h.e percentage of acceptances in the last two years has been much higher. In 1942, tlie percentage was i5'"o and 40% the next year. At the Blue network, which is ^e WL OF FAME' ON WCFL-WENR PARLAY Chicago, March 7. An unprecedented move, mads by WCFL last week, gives the Philco- "Variety"- progrdm--a-Tio'nM'e""oi.Ttlct- here with WCFL continuing to air "Hall of Fame" although time con- tracts are held by WENR. Show, which has been broadca.st over WCFL since its', inceptipB, switched'^; , bvei- to the ., latter station -.Sunday- .-' ■XSY,:': •''y'';':''-",'':;;^\'-' ':'■,'',■■' ■■'■'.:''■-' , '-::::::. ■ Fpelihgi-ih,at- the. ,Phil,co-,shC!w had ■ ; perked up listening audience to a great extent, WCFL officials ap- proached Blue netwofrk execs for permission to cirry the .show, the -same ' as before, but on a ,' no-pay " , basis. -Ed BorofE; vice-president in charge of .Blue operation here, told them he' could not officially: accede to the request: but there :wa&- nothing - Iff prevent them from taking the f'Hall" on a straight feed basis with- . out contract, which is being done. Bob Cro«by Replaces Bing for 2 Weeks Bob Crosby takes over the Kraft; MiKsic Hall Thursday -r-'ght show for tiy:o,:we,eks,>s'lartln:g ;Mareh 16,, when- Bmg Crosby begins .a two- week tour; on behalf of the Red Cross drive. Bob :Burns..will gijest oh .the MarpK 16 broadcast;: Bing returns' 'td; tfe show :IVIarCh -30. :^ ;: y.--' - ''' ' . ■'■' ., -'-: WHK-WCI.E Femme Topper C.iev,ela,nd', iUarch- 7- .. :. : Believed to be the fr.-st merchah- dismg and advertising :fBmme head of— a- i-adio -station— is-&»c Cowie-lius-.- \vho succeeded Robert Greeub^i'g: of WHK-WCLE when the latter left foi the Army last week.: . - : - Muss Cornelius joined the station in May, 194;?. The Author of "The Proud People" KYLE CRICHTON Has Wrilten (he Joan Brooks Siory "EXPENSIVE AIR" FOR COLLIER'S (March 18 Issue) Out This Friday y Showmanagement Award to wov , For Fostering Racial Goodwill and Understanding ^'That WOV did win the con-, fidence of its listeners is tribute enough, testifying to the tough- est publie-relations-job-of— any- American station in 1943/' We are deeply honored. RALPH N. WEIL, General Manager JOSEPH HERSHEY McGILLVRA, Nat'J Rep. New York RADIO W tiro .WasMrt|toiaviie\v.si'i)rtini- n , ppi.H';Uions, cngiileBniis. trah'ic,, :pro-; ,;4i'aifl, pix\sS reUrtKin.s;,a'nd, ediplioiiie. ! recoi'cHn-g: , , ■ ' ■ ■' V-'^''^',:. , Elhiaricastei's w&re;'w *'eiiv 'int'orniiitivp, Hiiek.cited - dfeiiiisijn.- 01 ■' to gi\e soihces foi- alt i-ppoits, Avhile Jlie, new§:uuifei-iS i<>aV,B vyai-ned- to be carelul ill- tlie; clioiee oi'' hij,4ily colored words in instances where tjie ..facts call for iiibderate 'lansuase, Tlie staflVas a Whole, vvas- oaiUiofte'd thali w'iieii they don't kiicny , uiiilt's' ^pi'nS on lhe\ ought to sa.\ so. IdtM he- , JiiiKlV'it :all,:; IS V that - tlj6v;. broadcasts sh ouldn't br^^^ ■ .tfe pie\iouv Wedne-,tra¥, WABC an- ' iioiiricei''- during .this t'hain': 'breiilt immediately pieced in,' the show . veqUosiecl ' tive ■ 1 iStSiTefSv ■ to jsit . ti,ulil:: that' Wocriiey:.\v()iilti ■be.,o.h'■ i,^l^^^^ed^a^el.y follo\v,iii{S...' ', '- . ,.,■' Gantz Pub Chief at KYW Philadelphia. iS-Iart-h 7., ... Jiiivroy Gantitv.'forine'r oi' the .defunct Public I.cdscr and oiifce - sports '.editor of' the ...Philadel- phia; Record, .Iva^^ been, named pub- lic '.tv director and . news ' ehiet of KYW. He leplaces .John (ChicJtV Kelly .who was ii^duettfd 'iiitp'ilVe.'iiB^ WBBM Series to Salute War Production Effort Chicago, March 7. Xew WBBM documenlaiy series ^•ill: prciniere' ;Sat\irday.'; (1.1); .from. 12.10 to 1 pm. (CWT). Seiies will .be a salute., to all midwestetMi war produCtipia :;centersj; indudirig st^el, irtilroad>. Great Lakes Ahi ppmg, asM- cu'tuie, meat padkmg, aviation, etc, Followup Comment RaMnond Masiiey olT«red « vivid deniction Sunday afternoon (S) ol laboi's st»k« in the war, on the 'Labor for 'Victory" NBC program. Norman Corwin's gentle satire of a war hero who would have preferied to leceive his D.SC. for an inven- tion, aired on CBS's Silver Theatre, Sunday (3), had all of authoi".s «ood points .'plu-t one: Weak-ness-^f'ailure \a build a plav Bobert 'yourtft's pei- loiinance o\eicame naive prospect- ive, of prodiictioiv. 'y:'.'.-:': Radio Reviews ; Cotitlnned from pafe il : tor the pa.st three yeai> on a ■-u-.t,ii'.- iin$ basi.^. He has chanyed nothing on the .show in soiny commercial, havin.u' 'fOiind tbat lie biiilt: h:i.s audi- . ence on a .surefire lormula 01 tinii''> lips on gardening, and plans to keep format ol show in that vein. How- c\ei. as an inducement foi ricMlin^ iiddecl.. ihteres't. in: the staiua; ;Burb.';e .. Ls pfTerins'. .awiirds .t'cu' .best .!.i;artleirti,ii!'.; hin I.S; I'rprti an ' aci u It a iid .'a ,.y,ou t'h ,. ' : . Virginia. Mansoll. who .pops the. C|iii//ei'i. to the Dobber, had a ne.it appriiach. on.'prec'fn.. , Neither cif, ili? priniL:ipal.s ' acted' lino:w-i:t-i«ll.. ; and ' i^iue one the iinpie.ssion .11 irvin^ haid to be hclplul at all times Com- meicial? were shoU and steeu-d clear o£ hish-pressure stuff. P.uil Oliijl'.uitj pios;iam manager of WL.\C N.r-li- villc, .siJieled lor Burpee. . .Stt'iiL ■ .: Brian DoiilBvy . clicked a» Poli.iin.ii ' li-Ve-! inief lynnkly .ghnvw .'al-e vi»tt Tain .It ' thi* 9li.'.." ."S6nn'e :;i8 .,years a.^o . tl'i:(iy '((I'i.i;^. . i.nivteci' this tyj^e 'o;{' prpiiram, ; w.h.j.e.i{': has been, on .tbe air consistently since wili! only three sponsoiv. ;,;'. Lisli'.iiers, send . 1)1 letieiv . with prbblcnts ; wliiclT Ca'ytkn'au'sih a'i^'s\^*iil;s'.^ m ihyinc to the niujsic 01 an ou'iin.'t unnle Rhyniefe are. aimed 111 a humoious vein. Three to foui '1' - : tfM's, Hi'e read and' rhvnied dail v. 'and ' if a n'.istake is. made;, in usin^ .tjiji. , .let's. specifled'i.ih the- I.ette];... .'in.. n"ii!!:;r. - IP!! 110 the dittje.s. the li^lenei ie"t . :l ca ii'ai'y jshd . cage, while ,; an p I h er 'lU' j tin'. leMor :.Wr.itfers' is seiit .-aii . Order " ten a batch ot groceiie^ Shoiy . ; 'written;: . 'by. , C.a va i'laush . ..is. sixohtahcous.and' hi announCBd. as b'"-,: ing. 'unrehearsed, ...which.. I'e.suXt.s.l.iii. naluial laughtei by the paitic panN, particularly Fannie Gavaiiau'ih,- piano-playing member 'Of the. iea.ni,; \hi);,e infectious Rii;slin!4 adcK ln; the... slmt. Commercials, not ton: lonu ale expertly voiced bj HjioIJ Isbcll.' ';■ ;"■'.'.':,'. ...;,;A(or(/;' '^ . Television Review THEATRE HOl'SE" WiDi Gitz Rice. Irving Fisher, .lean Iiewis, Joan Llovd Jones,; Fre«miiii Hainond, Loiretla Schere. Kdith / Ilulcrk, Marie Kennv, Marion : IVIoorc, Marion Newticrrvt Jitaii Mo>d Writer-Director: Jav Sironjr 'iO Mins; Sun., 9 p. ni. Sustainiufi: W-!XWV-D«M«ni. N. Y. Sixth chapter of 'Theatre lfou 1 to a Met opera singer's (Edith Huloo\-> \eision of "Besame Mucho '" Slin was loosely wo\eii, a tdctoi no; . mitigated by program's improjiin'u natuie, and camera \yoik wa.? blunted more often than not Talent acquitted itseli genera' Iv well, exhibiting little ot the seli- coMsciousness manifested by ino^t tele performers. From an entertain-. . nient standpoint, howe\ei, pioai.nn was porous and lacking in sustain- in n interest. Numbers included Marjoii New- beuy^ sinRing of "My Man and ' .Te Vous Anne Beaucouo " and Loielia Schere's warbling of Cole Poilci's "I Love You" and "With All Mv Heait" It \ 104 Fisher aUo -int;onod— aiid— Gl-tTt— H«;e7--wlYo-^^^ laiigcd the music for the show. \\as the recipient of a ''Happy Biithdav" , finale th^t did not run to schedule. PioKram also included an cccerpt L om J B Pue.stle\"s pla>. I Ha\e ; Been Here Befoie.'' demonstraiin!,' : a otaiseworthy matuuty of approach that radio might well copv. Although the metaphysical aspects ot the plav wa-. touched on only liahtU it ua=!: a compelling episode despite its. iiltui eonci&enoiis and strained act- ins.- :ft , presages a wide vista '- for:', similar ; efforts ttiroii.cih wliicli- tefo .ih.ig.ht .;Wte.ll find'' lis level. .loriii. ' .' D'ARTEGA AND HIS. .\LL GIRL ORCHE.SJRV EARLE THEATRE, BHILA. MAR. 10 Personal ;|Vlanagemant ERNEST LIEBMAN 1440 Broadway, New York IMn><-lloil:; William MottU <%»o'. Wednesday, March 8,' 1944 RADIO 39 Frisco Shortwave Plant To Serve Far East; Pacific Area San Francisco. Marcli 7, -f Construction ot a million dollar ihortwave broadcasting /.plant to serve the Far East, the Pacific area and Latin America will begin here ■>.\vithin ia.lew' w,eek% it W&s djsclosod yesterday (6') by John W. El wood, general manager ol KPO, the NBC aftUiate. Tht shortwave plant, for which land already has been pur- chased and preliminary plans com- pleted, is expected to be in operation by next fall. With its completion San Francisco will become one of the largest?' sljortwave distributing cenr terS' in the ■world;' ■■ The plant will consist of four pow- erful shortwave stations, two of which may be stepped up to a higher ■ power than is used by any American ^^hottwave facilities now in use. Dismissal of Berg Libel ~Suit VsrMag on Daytime Serials Upheld in N. Y. V. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in N. P. last Wednesday (1) upheld a lower court decision; of July 14i 1943, dismissing a libel suit brought by Dr^ Lewis Berg, psychiatrist^ against Printers' Ink mag. ■■■■ ■Dr. Berg charged that an article by Max Wylie in the Feb. 12, 1943, ■ issue of the mag, was libelous. Wylie toolc exception to. Dr. Berg's previous claims.' that ...daytime serials were harmful in an article titled "Dusting Offi'Dr. Berg." Steve Ellis Edging Up Into One-Man Industry Class; Another Sponsor Steve Ellis, busy man of broad- casting vi\\o combines platter shows on WPAT and WOR' with his Gil- lette boxing ringside choftes from St. Nick's arena, N. Y., .over WHN, has - Signed for a new sponsored sports chatter session on WMCA starting next month. Under Beau Brummel shoe polish banner Ellis will leview sports happenings six- times-a-week from 6:45 to 7 p.m. New series preems April 3 and was set by Consolidated Ad- Co. Titled "Steve Ellis Speaking on Sports," 15-minuter is expected to receive heavy baseball slant .with interviews featuring ^sports head- J^inei's skedded. Ellis, it's under-, stood, will give" up~ his raftemoon WPAT platter show when he starts new assignment. WQR "Moonlight Saving~Time" and WHN fight brOad casts will be continued, however, ; Wicks-SteingutBill On Libel Extended To Cover Broadcasts Albany, March 7. Second draft of the Wicks-Stein-, gut bill . amending the.penal law on libel extends effects, of measure to '"any form of radio broadcasting." Law is designed to penalize those who promote prej udice because of race or creed by published state- ments and broadcasts, by a fine of not more than one year's imprison^ ment and/or $1,000 fine. ■ .. However, statute is being protested by New York; Council ot Churches and Civil Liberties Union, The council believes that the Wicks- Steingut bill will not accompliish its; purpose and may bring a flood of libel suits which will hamper free speech. ■j- i. . 3-YEAR PACT DEMAND SNAGS WEBS, WRITERS ' ■ Negotiations between the nets and 'the Radio Writers Guild have been temporarily halted by the demdnd by the nets for a three-year contract. The Guild only wants to pact a one- year agreement. Meeting skedded for Monday (6) ■was called oflf and an- other won't be set until the latter part of this week.or the early. part of next week. .•■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Unless the webs reconsider their ■position it looke as il the situation may become a stalemate. . WBBM EXFAIRDS Chicago, March 7: Complete rearrangement' of the WBBM -CBS publicity, education, mail and mimeograph and conti- nuity departments will be effected with the taking over of an addi- tional 1,700 square feet, of .space of the Wrigley Building. The WTA6 Mobile Vntt For BIG Events in a BIG Market WT AG WORCESTER WMCA Readies Reply to NAB. President Nathan Straus and the executive staff of WMCA, N. Y., are preparing a reply to the letter ot March 3 from Willard D. Egolf, as-- sistant to the president of NAB, voicing that organization's : disaP'^ proval of WMCA!s recent decision to sell time for discussion of con- troversial issues, it was learned yesterday (7). Although reply as yet is in fottgh draft form it's under- stood Straus will take stand re- cently announced policy by his sta- tion does not violate tenets of bene- ficial broadcasting in the public .■service. .-. ■ WMCA is not a member of NAB; which, in 1939, adopted a broadcast- iivg code for its membership incjud-; ing a provision that time sales for controversial subjects, except pohtiT cal broadcasts, be forbidden. How- ever, there is nothing in FCC regu- lations banning the proposed policy of WMCA and Proxy Straus is un- derstood to have discussed the move at length with Chairman James L, Fly and other Government com-^ munications officials before reaching his fina^ decision. MAGS' AIR TREND FALLS INTO 3 CLASSIFICATIONS Magazines seem to be becoming moie and more conscious of radio as; a sales medium and may add another clnsMfication to web sales- portfolios. Weeklies are in the lead, with cinr- rent Satevepost a. m. show being watched as pace-setter. Chief hitches now ai;e lack of. available: time, news- print restrictions, and fact that mags would like to tie in shows, wuth issue date.; Former;, two may hold trend in abeyance.,.if .there 'is :» trend,:, wTOi radio""16oIniTlg-large-inrcireula-- tion battle said to be set when re- strictions are lifted,; : Mags now on the air fall into three categories: (1) those buying their own time; (2) those with other spon- sors, and (3) sustainers., . ;.■ 3-Way Shift Ups in. R. Schoenfeld — -Chicago, March-7.- E. R. Boroff, vice-president in charge, of' Blue Central divisionj^an- nounced: the appointment : today (Tues.) of Merritt R. Schoenfeld as assistant general manager, Simulta- neously BorofI announced that E. K. Hartenbower will succeed Schoen- feld as Central Division sales man- ager, and that Gilbert R. Berry- will take: o^^eF-post as assistant sales mahr ager. Schoenfeld, who became division, network: sales manager in Jan., 1542,' entered radio in 1938 as a network salesman for NBC, eoming to that network from a: Chicago ad agency. Hartenbower joined sales stafi of WENR-WMAQ in 1936. He has been a Blue network account executive since that time. Baruch, Back in U. 1 Bares APRS Expanded Mediterranean Activities Bellamy's Dramatic Air Series as Hypo .ForComnuinity Chests Community Chest drives for funds will get a hypo this year from radio. A: series of 15-minute dramatic Stanzas; 'With Ralph Bellamy as nar- rator, was: recorded recently an^F will be made available: to stations throughout the country. Platters describe work of agencies benefited by the Community Chest of America of which H. J. Heinz, Pittsburgh food manufacturer, is chairman. . Bob Shayon, of CBS, produced, while recording : activities : were supervised by Nick Keesely of the same network. ■ :,..:-.■.:, . Eickelberg, Learned, Buck Join MBS Staff William Eickelberg, recently dis- charged from the Marines, where he was commi-ssioned as a captain, last week joined the sales division of the Mutual net as an account executive. He had been sales manager of the Don Lee-Mutual net in Hollywood before going into service. ; The web also added James H. Burk to the : accounting dept.. and Leslie Learned as assistant to An- drew PoUe, traffic manager. Burk. formerly an analyst for the U. S. Public Health Service, also was an aivditor/or the General Outdoor Ad- vertising Co. Learned has been mas^ ter control supervisor fot WOB ; ^ •f Eight radio , stations, ranging in power from 250 watts to 5,000 watts ^seven on: tegular wavelengths and one shortwave unit— :have now beeiii established in the Mediteri'3neai>; area by the Armed Forces Radioi' Service of the U. S. Army morale services division. ; Major Andre Baruch : is officer in charge, under Lt. Col. Tom Lewis, who heads the division. This was disclosed last week by Maj. Baruch on his return to this country from overseas to make: per- ; sonal reports .to his superiors in Washington and on the Coast. Each station is a separate unit- covering specific, areas. Transfnit-: ters are situated, Baruch said, in Casablanca, Oran, Algiers, Tunis, Palermo;: Naples, plus a mobile unit ■ that travels with the Fifth Army in Italy. The major stated there ; were but . two forms of entertainment for v troops in the Mediterranean thea- tr£_of operations — radio, wMch. is operated from 6 to 11 p.m. daily; and: midnight on. Saturdays, and: ■ films. :;He^ said, that troops are so eager to see motion pictures' they ; hold tent flaps over, the projectors; blinding the light from the skies in ' battle areas. When the . Nazi planes ' come over, ..they turn the projectors ; oft and scatter, , but ;.,gather imme- diately when air raids are over: . ■ ..News is important to the fighting men^ Baruch declared. They want unctit, /unvarnished, straight news, : with no: slants and no commentsi His unit gets its news direct from the Army news soivice in N. Y., via:> the ' Signal . Corps. ■';; : .■ ; ■. ■. •■;, "Incidentally," Baruch added, "the ■ soldiers don't want name acts unless they can entertain. They are strong: : critics." He left last Thursday (2) j: for the Coast to confer with GoL , Lewis. Thankt^ Walter Winchell and Dorothy Kilgallen NICK D'AMICO, Eaaex House, New York 40 RADIO Wednesday, March 8, 1911 Network Affiliates Attack FCC Move to Make Contracts Public ■ T'roposiHi KCC r.ilo to' make public vcei'laiu: rffdio\i'«c'ordSi;,i net- ■ w()i'k ; aiff iliatttifi- contMdts,,vmot .sliit •, opgosliiciii { lverc\^.M^^ f i-pin : KpttKiishimi ^Ipr. Wbsdcasf: in- fcresrs;'^'' , J allies p. Wise: spealdliiJifQi; NBC and; .RatlieniaMiiC; 'Coi-p' ; anti ' Philip HeiiriesSj;,: - for' iKinK-Troiiffle; Bvoac!-; caistlng' CJijr-p..' , anrl .SQi:ipps-HO\varcV Rrfcl 0 appi.iiert the pubhc hot's..at-%ft(;hil. Fiplct,;.!,. I;' ■ .•,haye.,X'hOsejii.,' pdy'the, Free'dman., . 'who f:.lia'ii dies'.'.',; odh.ti'OjS' "duriiig, weekly GI .. stanza '.lOn station ,;KI6nc(a\' iij'ghtS iii.thc S!!;S(l4lO Stoi;-, ■v.Tro.irt; .:tlie .'rbrise . auditoijuni. .as. 'i^ieii' Ideal*: '. ' . UIMMONS, MADDOX UPPED Disllas, March;. ; ;Ralph Nimrtibns ,and ^ Ralph;, Mad? dox have both been promoted bv WFAA-KGICO Nimmorts was made piogiam diicctor m chaige o£ le- gional and local sales while: TMaddox was made assistant program director. Alex Keese, former station nian- •gei, resigned to' jom the Tayloi- HowerSnowden stations in Amarillo Vas assistant gen. mgr. Chi Management Club Hypoes War Effort Via Duplication Curbs ■; ,; • .Chicago. Mai'ch J-:',':'' .:Ch(c;),?b.; Radio ';iVla,tia 1.1 oVv i il .if 3' seco n d. yea r ' b £ op erati'on ,• iias ;dan.e .mtwii ui ,i(,s short ;.exi%tETlCB" to^(;li1pfeafe'-;.dupl:iC'at1o.'ii . o£':^ iftartjf 'jiteises 'Of . the;-hitlugir^^^^ Vila! of which have beeii. the co- ordination .(if nuiio. isxee^.-.advBi'tis- i.ft.g .;as;.(>iVo'ies , aiid, iit^tiphs for gpv- ei'iinieiual^. war ,;i-.ip, eoniijoscd Of ' most l-ad ia. executives ■pf'.,:iC.bivMvertiSih^^ agencies: and owiicrs and managers ol local and netwoilc-^tation.s, meets each Wedncsdav Mcmbeis shaie jn- fQrma'tiOn\!.:relaflv'e/;tO' ctn ti'i'iid.-i and formulate a!'.;: ; mai.il*aiq Standards and ;■ principles ; of .'fair practice in the:. industVy, , GtieSt speak'cj'-s, cU.s.euss.;tbl3.ics'. .tf£: int^^^^^ those engaged in ladio^woik Special elTorts are made to i'liviie visiting station". maii£iier.s' to these' ' weekly luncheon meetings. Radio Arrives!— Chi Drama School Gives Nod at Long Last .' ''. J;^; -l •■ '. y 'Chiqago, March ■:7,;';; " ,: piiicussibii.sr 'whiclv: have occiu rcd over a period of .several years among the duectoiate and head of tlie Goodman Thcatio Scliool ol Diama, Chicago's most impoitanl diamatic school, leached a climax i last week when Di Maui ice Gne:,in hiiad of fhe school, adiiiilted that i.idio IS heie to stay ' When the time comes Dr. Gncsm tokl "Vanetj." 'wo intend fMini}, into the matter cautiously at l;rs.l and plan to oiler 'nust. a micro- phone techr.iciuc course to see liow our .students ■ react to, radio in.struc-' tio:'.." Ho explained that the (lood- wmi, iThoatrei Scho.d^ which; is- piu't •»£ thciAit Institute ol Chicago, is a coiisev\ ati\ e institution and as such does not go into new \enluic? l.iyiitly;;:.';/ -.'! :;':;'.'^- . ';-:>■; ' ■■;■:;;.,; .::,•',..;;/ Curio!i.--lv a great percentage of Goodman School giaduatcs must look-to i.idio as-theii-only n^eailh fou Cdmpciisatioii : while, i the reinainliig ,10'. ; doggedly seek careers on i th'ft stage Or in niolio;; ,pipt.urp,.s-i,., ' Se'yeitaj: Goodinan studeiits : \howc;\!t!r- have nuidi good in ladio includini, Ray- mond Edward Johnson. • Bctt.y . Lou Gerson, Sam Wanamakei, Patty DunUvp, and some others;, not sio wclli known Enrollment avoia^'es 100, students a year iii-.d graduates nuhl- ber soiiie .15 lo 20 ar.nually. inside Stnff-Radio KDKA Pittsbuigh aiti.sts get a- nice play on the netwoiks Ihjs Satuula\ night (11) Maiy Maxtha Buncy has been signed for a guest shot on the new RCA piogiam ^uid Slim Bryant and his Georgia Wildcats will go to Chi- cago Joi a spot on the National Bam Dance $h6w. Miss Bnney returned onJ\ last week fiom New Yoik, where she made her opeiatic debut at tlie Cit\ Centci in '•Martha" and "Caimcn" Bi\ int was able to accept the date because Satuidays the only dav ui the week he doesn't have his own commercial on the Westinghouce station llillbilU maestio lecenth piomotcd a Radio Stars Jamboieo at S.BOO-scal SMia Mosque and had scvoial National Bain Dance personalities on the bill"'': - ' ■'.'.-■.■'■.■ : : ■ .:.;:■ ■ ^ i/ii' . ■'" ■■■'■\-'v,'i'''';.^\;.'V ■>'■;■■''■':■:'■; Tlio.o two boys, Walter Ciaig and Al Kaye of the Benton & Bowles bpas!> h^l low-, ate at it again When Kave Coast ladio duector foi B & B (not bcncdictine and biandy), called at the home oflice, Headman Ciaig liad a placjid hung reading "Kaye Ciaig, Now Playing" When then Damon and Pythias act wa-. continued upon Ciaig's trip on* west Belt J Bucklci, ught bov ei to Kaye, nudged him into keeping (he act ..going, ■biit; -with .the ;.Hollyvypod touch.. So when. Craig; boiinded.. into tlie B &. B olliee he was giceted by a (lashei sign, blinking with 110 bulbs, >'Ka)c & Ciaig, Still Playing" Blow agi.nc\ used WNFW N Y, indcjondent station, to gainer entues foi F\eishaips loiihcoming 'IjCt YoiiiseU Go," audience paitiqipation stan/a postponed fiom last night (7) on the Blue and which precms nc\t Tuesday night Two spots daily loi thice days (3-5) weie used uigmg hsteneis to send in Ictteis oi postcaids listing then secret ambitions, s>up; piosscd dcsiics, innulscs, inhibitions etc, anylhmg which believe would wir. them a place on the program. '■ ; '-.:;,.,. ''. : '' i;" ' ; .';;,;■; ■.--': , ' Madden A fttajor . Albany, Maich 7 Beit Madden loimer studio man- ager: of WABY and onc-time con- ductor on stilts of a sidewalk quiz, IS now a maior and commanding ol^ ficer of the Stewards' Branch Bat- talion with the Marines at Camp Le- Jeune, N. C. ' : Taking' ;.s!lctt.Gi- .froni: the ;:brew'iiTg^tniiJ...oV question Maitm Go^ch pioducei ot the Jack Caison show for Campbell S0U3, IS pulling away tiom that tioublcsomc element and heieaftei will use him people only when the stoiy line dictates Com set aside for gucbtais will be utilized to otherwise impiove llie ^how and it piescnt comedy situation formal pans out it will be made peimanent and outside bookings Cutnclv eliminated Post-war Ohio Outlet Columbus, Maich 7 Ccntial Ohio Bioadcasting Co Columbus, has been incorpoiated with .3 000 shares of no pal value common stock,, to erect a new com^ meicial station in this aica aftei the •\yar;i' accortiing to Troy .'A..,'- Fcibet; I 'attorney, aixl priei of the ■principals .of: lh(?,.: fiMi-i, . Ofhei'*: , name^tf^^ Edith .& .Stegiiet.;OT^^ ,]Fi-anciSi j botli o£ his oftjce. . . Feibel said the project i.is ,:cqnt'em- plated to give the aiea ' the lull ad- vantages of radio advancements which will lesult after the wai liom developments how being .lised solely £or \vai' purposes:'' ' C- Farm Broadcasters Meet Chicago Maich 7 ■ First step/lni tbei orgariizhig ptvall faim bioadcasteis was taken last week with a meeting held hcie and attended by 50 bioadca.steis from midwestern states, Organized undei name of National Society ot Farm Service Directors,, group will in- auguiate a piogiam ot upping the sUhdards.': . of all .' farm .;bi'oadcasts botli cbmiTldrcial and sustaining. . Points taken i Up by ■the Society iri- cUided: Showmanship. -' .in ,- ' .UCtm bioadcasting commolcialized faim broadcasting: standard: of ethics for farm broadca.stei's and good taste: m faim bioadcasting OlTiceis of the organization will be elected at national meeting to be held, May WJR, DETROIT, DROPS ALL-NIGHT OPERATION Detioit March 7 WJR IS discontinuing ail-night op- eialion beginning today iTiies 1, Leo J Fit/,patiitk, vp and geneial managei , has announced Station will ie\eit to the schedule maintained pieviously to Nov 3, 1942. when in tins maiorwar center, it .went on a .24-hour-a-day , basis. Signoilf hovy will be at 1. a.m. . with resuriiptiqn of ': ooeiatioii at 5 am except Sundav when It comes back on the an at 8am Reasons foi the change fiom all- night operation .include, the need lor maintenance time and the man- power; shortage," according to Fitz- patrick. If takes I DE AS to make a network . . . there's an eager audience to tug at Lifelines Radio has told plenty about combat action, litdc about tbcfgiaiit supply network tbat feeds the lifeblood needed for victory; Tliere is great diani* — flic kind tliat radio docs to peifcctiun — in this liard, rugged business of "gittin' there fiistest widi tljc inostest." Mucli inoie waits to be told. Oui idea: itll tl I Tlie pubhc wants to hear it. Box-oHice niovie hits and, important magazine articles have proven die popularity of this dieme. It belongs on: .die^;radio.- ■ ■■■ ■;.■ We Call oui jirogiain Lifelines. Il~'has~"slTips~anTl~"p!nairhntcs— and- trucks and jilancs in, it. And brave men, Tlie hfcliiies ol war tic the piogiam to tlie home ol every Anicucan. Ovciseas those hues reach die sons of fnc niillioii families. And of i,ital intciest to these paiciits, biotliLis, sisters, wives aie die loutcs tu\tlled by the «ai matciials diey . nwniddCtuic for Uieif fighting incu. Ill practiced CPN bunds,' the Lifeliiia ii\txn is /;«ywfl/jt/e listening to niaivv. /H^f;r.v^/«g.lislcirmg to all.' Wediieedajr, March 8, 1944 RADIO 41 Foreign Radio Interests Get Rush Act in Arg. in Nationalization Move Montevideo, Feb. 29. + Complete elimination of all for- eign interests in Argentine radio is now being rushed by broadcasters in Buenos Aires and interior as a result ai new government decree, which publicly announces, its first step, to- ■wai'd nationalization of ndio. ~ Ne\v rules, which tell Ulte a bomb- sliell on Argentine broadcaslevs, pro- vide that only Argentinc-boi-n citi- zens could hold posts as board chair- men, directors and executive posts, and also declared that shareholders .mii'st: .be 'Argdntine-bq'rn..^^^ have ,10-. .■■:ycai' iiatuValizatioii.', .'.iStatigiis. \vcrc . sfyen only ■ lip diiyS' to.;;0oirvRly, with, \the rules; alihpuijh an. addjtioiial.GOi day penod can be granted by Major Anibal F Imbcrt, Military Postmas- ter General. " Kumbor of Americans and an even greater number' of Sritis.hers aic allccted,by the rules, which the tiadc ici^ards As evidence of the militaiy's : cleto.rminatlc;ii to .■fbllow. .ihroij>ih..'6h lis jnti-forcign policy despite break with the Axis. . . Strictly Arfjenllnc rules will kill ofl any chances for joint U.S,-Latni Amei ican radio operations of the Kind which have developed m cer- tain other cotinlries between U. S bi'oadca.steis and local operators. Some ol the big U. S. chains had hoped that kicking out the Berlin and Tokyo diplomats fiom Aigcn- tiiie would open the door for pro- clejn.Qcratic .ett-Qxts, - On ./the ■evidciace lar produced, however, Iheie .s^^ln.^ litlle likelihood that the forced LlianiiP of statu.s will have any leal effect bn tHe . Argentine interha!, sjl.u Feidelson Joins WSGN As Educational Director Birmingham, March 7. Judge Charles N. Fcidels6n, au- thor, lecturer, and labor relations ex- pert, last week \\as appointed educa- tional director of WSGN. He's also contributing editor of the Birming-' ham Npws. Judge Feidel-son had also been a professor at William and Mary Col-, lege and regional director of the NRLB. Foreign Info Shows Lean to Indies For Chuinmy Channels Recent addition of WNEW, N Y.. to', the. Iboal ,. outlets airing a seasion.' Out of' C.hui.)gkin:g via the, :Ghin e.se News SeiMce pofnis up the iipsyving" in u.sage by foreign - information i-erviccs of local broadcasting chan- nels. As opposed, to early operation.S' ot lhe.se services, the present idea seems to be that you can best leach thie . Amci-icari .piiblio', ' iiv the intinie rapprochement, necessary for under- Hapdihg .tlie niany.face of life in a foreign country via the local .station.*; as oppcsed to the nets.. Previously the information services felt that they were best served by the nets btcau.se they could, reach' .the^lavgest.: •number, of people at. any given time. However, they found^ that ithis didn't pi'o.diiGe the proper uhderstaridlilg alion, especially as it involves radio, between peoples that they weie films, etc. DeVauIt, Vet Diplomat, News Analyst on KDKA Pittsburgh, March 7. - Chailes L. De'Vault, veteran U. S.. diplomat, has joined staff ot KDKA as a news analyst and will have his own lO'tminute program six evenings weekly Horn 6 0!) to 6-15' DeVault began his diplomatic career in 1918 as an attache of the American Em- bassy in Pans and was later U S. .. consul at Tokyo. Taihoku and. Yoko- hama, Japan; Pans and Mexico City. News series started over the local Wcbtinghousc station yesterday (Monday). M-e-M's ■> SIsttrs Silltr' tumplcteil >i'H C\MKIi l'KONeW .York,.;^ "1; gotta, fiin. how,.,i must ■. catch , the ;5:3'4 for ,the Bronx." Whe'i, I'm invited to dinner in Beverly Hills I take an overnight bag with me. When I fir.st came here. I won- dered -Why'-.C^-eryboidy 'kept siiowiTig: their profiles. I thought it was the haul in them and they were tryi:ig kto aUract the eye some talent .scoiitj ' but . i. .. soon discovered ' that- they , \vere only ' Jo.qkjng 'tfps ',;.bii.s5e's or street caris. , M; dgets he.re are .\^et^. popular, because they can .sublet a closet, they don't take up much room in crowded bu.sses, and they can eat under lestaurant tables. The Ifolbwood Plaza is the local mecca for gagmen:.' ■ 'She' ad ■libSi are. driving the help. nuts. The .niahagei:::. said ;. he nevfer f.saw ■ anything like it since the 40-ye.T locusts. The lads spend j-rtost of their time on the roof trying to get rid of that file pallor. The boys guard their 'sources jeal-, ously and one fellow is collaborat- ing with an ex-goalkeeper of a hockey team so as to insure protec- tion for hi? collection of jokes. They are in tull control of the town. Having already established a beach- head, in the BroWh: Derby, .tljey have; already formed a task ;torce. to, take over Dave Chasen's. The picture bojs aic in full retreat. Boffs and bamboulas have replaced production estimates on table cloth, so don't be surprised if next season you find a number of laundry men writing gags. ''':■'■':{ ': •' '-^i':. . :So, .'you see,, though I'm working oil' the >!fcife'bf Riley,'/. Fml: riot living the life of Riley. :.■•■■■'':■ /I if) I! Lip.scott. BBC Trend Toward U.S.-Built Shows Seen Cueing Change in Briteh Setup WIP Asks 'Marathon' Permit From FCC Philadelphia, March 7 WIP has asked the FCC for permission to utilize the last block of time remaining on its schedule-^! a.m. 10 6:45 a.m.. Tuesdays. An okay would make WIP one of the few 24-hours-a-day-seven-days-a- week stations. Up to now the station has been running 24 hours a day, ex- cept tlie 5%-houc. layoff on Tuesday to give station engineers a ohange to recheck equipment. :.A fuil seye.n-dayr24-h.oi.u\,sehedtile would force WIP to go on emergency power 111 ca.se ot a break,, or when checking up regular transmission equipment. : , . .■ Philly Music School — ^Orch-Gets^-Sponsor,- Union Cards, Scale Philadelphia, March 7. Local 77 AFM. last week inducted en masse I lie entire orchestra of the Curti's -Institute' - of ■M.usic-}^thUS.:':Se't.r' tling a nettling problem; ■::. Headache loomed when KYW a.'iked.tHe'loeaJ'fdr' 'jie.i'in to use the Institute's band, composed of music ■.suirier.ts. for a weekly pro- gram, Spohsor.ed .by thfe- Philadelphia'., Saving Fund Society, one ot the old- est banks in Philly. . : Union balked at first and case was referred to national oflice. Because it. was a lopal matter, national, threw it right' back, in ,7'7's lap. Hitch Was the youth ot the students and fact that most of them were non-resi- dents of Wiiliy, " r ';. ',:'.■: ■ ■■,.''■ -v However, rules were' waived and students were granted vinion mem- bership. First program ^starts ■■Sun- day (12). Students get union scale. Seal is for 13 weeks and was .set by Gray: and Rogers agency/ Philly. Bv DON WALSH Amidst all the printed furore about possible . conversion , of BBC to an American - style network " accepting sponsored programs metime in the post-war period, official attitude by the British web has been to point out, fts charter, m effect until 1946,' forbids commercial operations. Hence all tlto talk and conjecture is nothing ■ but that for two years, at least. In addition^ in.sid(srs believe, the conservative elements in BBC and other infiuential government . and* bu.siness circles in England will re- main adamant, in the face of the ..strongest pressure to maintain the status quo, even after expiration of present charter provisions. In view of this an interesting angle is thai strong propaganda for a change in the British broadcasting :setup is be.^, ing manufactured and distributed by ■ BBC itself. This is taking the form .of .; Americaii>t>u.ilt , .showsi. written, ■ staged and performed by American- artists for BBC in this countiy and transcribed or rebroadcasi via shoit- wave foi English consumption Contrast between finished profes- .siDiial dramatic and variety sliows originating here and. the ofttimes iin- , appealing BBC shows returned . on the reverse exchange route is under- stood to llave occasioned comment ■ on the other side. ''Wireless! listen- . ers reportedly are wondering why home-produced . shows can't .achieve, the same punch and- : audience ap- poal. ' ;■'":■■.■,'■■::'.'' Thus BBC, on the one h;;nd. hold^ iii.g firm to . a ■ policy that its system ■should remain, unchanged, i.s . itself introducing an element into British '■■ radio that may. through weight of public opinion, cause a vast upheaval m homeland and Empire broadcast- ing . practice' .. during the post-war ;peribd. :. ■"': '■. \ :":■■.■' • ,■'■,: An example of American produced BBC shows spotlighting U. S. crafts- manship and technique is the saga of the U.S. Maunes, "We Call Them Leathernecks." It's aimed at su:,pect- ed British ''isolationists" as part, of a campaign to underline importance of the war in the Pacific to Britain and other United Nations. Se^ llie)rdont hear us in Ketchilon! '■ ' Y«ari ago, when radio was going through it» growing poin$, station sales- men, for the lock of anythiiijels«(tal((ea , about how for their sfofion would ; reach . . . how many hundreds of miles .: Itj signal. could be' heard. Some still dp. '■" . Todoy, radio i« mofured; Morlcef analyses . . . surveys on radio lisfener»h!p and other pertinent data are now the boses for buying rodio lime, WFIL does not moke any far-fetched claims about coverage! WFIl more than adequately serves the gigantic Philadelphia Trading Area. No, Eskimos don't hear u. in fetchikan-but great numbers of peoiile throughout the vast Philadelphia Trading AreS^do listen to WFIl And Whoti. •venmor. important to you is that they respond lo the sole, message, they heor oyer WFIL CANADIAN LAWMAKER FEARS CBC MONOPOLY Montreal, March ■ 7. ■ . Alter War Services Mini-ster La- Fieehe had told : the House of Com- mons on Feb. 25 that the Ca- nadian Broadcasting Corp. was "a A BLUE NETWORK AFFILIATE Ph'Mehhia'* Moit Progrtstiv Radio Station WFIL KCPKESENTCD NATIONALLY Ky\ TK* KAIZ AGENCY valuable piece of propertT-and-its value must be protected by all Ca- nadians,'' members jumped in and the fight was on. ■ John Diefenbacker, Conser\ativc Oppositioni.st, pointed out that the CBC over the years had not been able to perform its functions with- out the assistance of the privately- owned stations, and went on to point out that no general manager had been appointed smee November last. Another member saw the danger of national radio becoming "a huge monopoly of, government ; propagant da;" A Liberal (government), mem- ber suDPOitcd the idea of an over-: all commission to govern all broad- casting m Canada, fudney lipped at WGY Schenectady, March 7. Earle Pudney has been promoted to assistant program manager of WGY. In addi'-io!-; to announcing, he scripts and pioduces a number of .shows. :• .■' '•^, ':. . ■A<-.,0,. Coggesshall,; member of 'tlie WGY start from the pioneer days, is program manager. JOHNNY MORGAN CURRENTLY CAPITOL THEATRE NEW YORK FOR THREE WEEKS Radio: FOR BALLANTINE CBS ON MONDAYS AT 10:30 P.M. EWT • Just closed 10 weeks in Mark Warnow's musical "WHAT'S UP" Exclusive Booking GENERAL AMUSEMENT CORP. Personal Management ' . WILL WEBER 42 ORCHESTRAS Local 77 Warns of Whip If Kid Tooters Don't Stop Snooting A.K.'s Philadelphia, UiwcW 7, -f ■■' lV|us'ioians i^-ho ' -^nkte. ^isipai'&i^ijsl,' remarks about the ability ot IcUow bajid.smen will be severely dealt with by Lpcal 77, AFM, officials' of the ; union warnod lasl week. : Warning wa.s 'pi;inted: in tlie ".'Phiia- deipliia Musician;'' moirthpiecS of tjie' local; ^It peadv, ^ : . 'It has beeil brought '.to, -tb&.:atteii- , lioii of y out - officers' . that ] nienibers have bpen , ildjculing /tbe'i^ : olhe'i' inembers:: , 'Ilps :ig' deflnUely. contrary to la;vy,,:ahd iijembeV^ found guilty o£ same will be fined in aC' coidanca With the law> " . ' A spokesiriiSn , foi'„the union'.said. that some oidcr nion'.bers ol .'the union 'hax^e been .hired, lay.- '.djiince 'bands to replace .■ yotniEjer tooters- d ra fted into ' the' -armedv.-f ove^ . many ot the A,;K..'s'' have:; cpiiipluined that . they h.ave: ;heard..tl\eii-.i'play,ing . derided as ''corny:'.; by/-'so'nie- ihe. - jfounger tooters. 'V ■ ■■■ ■ ./V - ' "'■ " DICKINSON A SUICIDE DajiieLS. Dickinson, Jr.... 4fi...se.(;rer tary-treasurer !:o£ ..Long Beach Mu- sicians Union: for the' la.st;e.igbt ..yeaj'.i^^^ s-iicicled- there March 5. Survived by soni and mother.: Bargain Day ■ • Miller ■Mvisic . has received, a., letter from a soiigwiitci who ex- pTa ir.s that he felt the in iddle strain of "Mairzy Doats" was an infrin.gcmonl on a song he wrote called. "What T)u You S:>y." ■, Bi t if Millo:- would agree to pub'.ish hi.< son.c;? he would not sue. . ■ ? ' . Krasny's Western Hegira .Milton Krasny. general manager of fierieral Ainus.V. Ic'ft N...-.^;. Btartday. (6) to spend two weeks apiece at GAC's Chicago and Holl.\wood of- .fteefe: .•te.'0d6K'.:hc'il . m ..liev'e' the- 'riVahpoxver . Rhdi '^^^^^^ has put both branches behind work 'schedules.; ;;'■' '-r'l-" ' ''fir^i '/ '. ^' ' '. tCi'a!;iiy, 1-A 'Titmsalf: is Or. a de- Nelson ArmslroiiK'. recently hon- (irably dl.scharged . froiri the . ariij'y, hjis joiiitd* Whiloy : Scharbo baiid' at Don Metz\s Club. Pitt.>!b.urgh, 'I'oplac:- ang Don Harris, saxman.' who - is .go- ing .into -the army. ,■ Band Bookings Benny Cuter, March 10, Strand B , Baltimore; 1'2, E/-ra Cluulo.-, Colis-eum, Cincinnati; 17, Ca<:tle Ballroom, St. Louis; 19, Parkway Ba!lroom,..C.hi- cago.' ,•;■.'.' ■":.,'■■;:'.;.''.; '':''■