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^ PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York j DAILY VARIETY HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. MW 22 1953 ft ?Σ≤?Σ≤ By ARMY ARCHERD | GOOD MORNING: Believe it or not but there's no dough for personal appearances on the Continent, so Kathryn Grayson will do a concert tour in the good old USA this summer. Their loss is Katie's gain . . . Steve Cocj?╤ea*H|ippears in court Tuesday to answer ex-fighter Buddy Wright's $^05,000 ?√ß >rit for the New Year's Day brawl. Steve has to leave the Jountry Mak 30 to arrive in Munich in time for "Carnival" . . . "Beau jprummel" drosses up earlier for Metro while "Robinson Crusoe's" start- date is nbw completely at sea . . . Ann Southern's turned down a feandSt-Las,J^ggas, offer. However, next March, she heads out on a irOTvau^Ses ... In one day Liz Taylor did 16 set-ups, wild lines, . inserts tolfinally get "Elephant Walk" in the trunk . . .Twentieth }ole Pfrter to whip up a score for a film to star Dan Dailey and"^Ethel Mdrman . . . Rock Hudson's seeing red 'cause UI wants to put hn\inj>Son of Cochise" . . . "Caine Mutiny" gets out of drydock I June 1 inxosemite. Yosemite ? How'll they get it over Bridal Veil falls ? Mona Freeman swears she isn't prejudiced, but she's offered to p.a. with Crosby's "Little Boy Lost." "They ought to quit making pictures after this one," she says it's that great. Monie, by the way, won't be going to Europe. "Tiger By the Tail" has been postponed . . . Corinne Calvet has dropped 25 pounds?╟÷all in the vicinity of Marseilles . . . The San Francisco Call-Bulletin's Fred Johnson arrives Monday for a two- week visit with his southern cousins . . . David Wayne helped raise $15,000 for City of Hope on his Portland trip . . . Jimmy Cagney's shipping his eastern beef to the Northridge ranch . . . Guy Mitchell's moved in on Alan Ladd's territory in the Paramount commissary. Guy's ranch now supplies the eggs for the Marathon munchers . .. . And Reno rancher, \ Carl Ravazza, in town for a visit, amazed by the increased traffic on Sunset Strip . . . Danny Thomas has a six-hour layover in NY en route to England and he'll spend it in Lindy's. Can eastern lox be that good ? I ... For a four-dimensional laugh read Weekly Variety's" story (page 2) out of Tokyo on how burlesque beat out the 3-D threat there. * * * VOX POPULI: The Walcot&Marciano 3-D films did $425 in three houses here and two re-issues go in today to help keep the popcorn I from going stale . . . When the screen light failed during the preview of "The Moon Is Blue" at the Wilshire, the audience remained quiet to LISTEN to the risque repartee sans picture. Those few who dared applaud for the picture's return, were hushed into submission by the rest of the audience . . . Bill Holden, by the way, who shows such great dramatic ability in "Stalag 17," now displays terrific comedy timing ... At the Loew's State sneak of "Forbidden," the patrons gave Joanne Dru a big yuk when she was introduced on screen as "Christine." Few acts will ever get the intro tossed Jimmy McHugh at the Grove. In succession, George Burns, Dinah Shore, Donald O'Connor, Jane | Wyman, John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe tossed the fancy words before the act went on . . . MM had a late date witlMToe DiMaggio, who, as you know, doesn't like to go out in public . . . Hal Wallis talked to Marge and Gower Champion after their Riviera opening . . . Mala Powers will see NY on Vic Damone's arm. But before she arrives, Vic will have a quick visit with Marissa Pavan who is en route to Italy . . . There's a big fight every 2 p.m. at KTTV when the crew of Chef Milani's show stages a free-for-all for the food he's cooked . . . "The Robe" gets a few alterations today and as soon as she gets the OK, Jean Simmons leaves for Honolulu with Stewart Granger . . . You fit the name to this one: "He's burning the scandal at both ends" . . . Newcomer Marian Carr found the Breen office tougher than she thought. They ordered her stills for "World for Ransom" re-touched . . . Diosa Costello, who has a divorce pending, was out with Dr. Rene Colls at the Sportsmen's Lodge . . . "Size 12" is off the shelf again with Jane Russell pencilled in. But she's a "16," I thought. . . "Tops" in San Diego where Cesar Romero is now breaking in his act, is doing turn-away business . . . Now Ed Wynn comes up with: "I saw a film on TV that was so old it showed England loaning US money!" * * * Instead of heading to Vegas this weekend, Geary Steffen joins Baron | Hilton at La Paz for deep-sea fishing and water skiing . . . Gene Nelson gets into town today, He can do "Pal Joey" at Columbia if he signs a term deal. Very little chance however. He wants to keep TV rights . . . Happy birthday, Rosemary Clooney . . . Johnny Grant interrupted a disc to flash the Richard La Force verdict. As fate would have it, the tune was "I'm In the Mood for Love" . . . Bob Neal's visiting Kay Starr in Reno \?Σ≤. After a pleasant chat with Don Hartman, Don Taylor discovered Paramount may make up the "Red Garters" affair to him with "Sabrina Fair" . . . Burt Lancaster had to buy pajamas before entering Cedars. "Muscles" doesn't use 'em . . . Suggested ad line for "Mogambo" ?╟÷-"Sex without Spex." ESTABLISHED 1888 I BArclay 7-5371 PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York DAILY VARIETY HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. MAY 22*?║g| 14 Nevada Niteries To Be Using Name Acts This Summer B Reno, May 21.?╟÷Nitery biz HNevada will reach its peak ih the I Hnext three months when Lake Ta- 1 Hhoe adds four more name-talent | ?√ßspots to the Las Vegas-Reno slfewheel. I I Tahoe starts its season late m I Mjune when Cal-Neva, Cal-Vada, I ?╟≤Casino De Paris and Stateline I lClub take the covers off their I [gambling tables and begin showing I jstar talent. I j Marilyn Maxwell will kick-off 11 jCal-Neva's season either June 19 ?║ lor 26. Spike Jones, Arthur Lee I JSimpkins, Will Mastin Trio, Kath-1 Jerine Dunham, and ;aCarl Ravazza I ?√ßare among the topliners scheduled I ?√ßto fill out the season. I Cal-Vada has booked the Mills I JBrothers (June 19), Frankie 1 ?√ßLaine, Peggy Lee, Nat Cole, andE ?√ßJohnnie Ray. 1 I Lou Walters will gamble again ?√ß gwith his Casino De Paris this ?√ß Isummer. The Casino opened in the ?√ß fjold Tahoe Village last summer ?║ Iwith its Latin flavored shows andl^ ?√ßparading show girls, and though I lit drew big crowds, the season was I la financial loss. The combination I ?√ßof talent and gambling seems to I ?√ßbe infallible everywhere else un-1 ?√ßless too much "undress" proves J ' Imore absorbing than the dice. | At the south end of Lake Ta- Jhoe, Stateline Club, on thgfCali- jfornia border, begins its season June 19 with JonLJjpnes. The addition ofth^^toe clubs to the Nevada ro|rf^,?╟?wil?╤fccrease j to 14 the number *>l,niteriembook- j ing big names m_ fh^s*a?feeJ!!|gf??ts I include the SaMra, Sandj,! El | Rancho, Flaminga^lnundermrd, I Desert Inn and Lasr*i&ont}jBrmin j Las Vegas, plus the Tmrersff e, Golden and Mapes Hotel here-in Reno. Additionally, s c o r e s of smaller spots spend respeeHble ?√ß B^ums ou floorshows.