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    N.EW3WEEK,;:August 24. 1953.. '?√ß | ?╟  ?√ß ? ?√ß'-? /-^g-.' ?√ß - ?√ß ;?√ß U.v y ?╟≤ ?╟≤ .. |||| >?√ß?√ß!,?╟╓ v->': g Eb b Entra11er, said "people who borae here to The Sands to hear Ezio Pimza hslffe mostlynever been to an opera. ?╟╓ A ?╟≤ ;; ?╟≤'..*?· ShHMHhSHS Pinza wanted to sing one operatic ,tune ?╟÷then 3 pop tunes. I convinced him to do only one pop tune - told him if people wanted to hear popular stuff, they'd listen 2^iilliMisil to Como- or Sinatra. Result?" Pinza killed them* dmmmm tep&sdrfwhSKffi* tv a. ..AE-hggj- -.b *?·?╟≤<&+?√ß a J Entratter apparently knows the public and his showbusiness well. EBSPNE JOHNSON, May 13. 1953....... Jack Entratter's re-discovery of Van Johnson as a song'n dance man has left MGM bug-eyed' But it should be revealed that Entratter had enough confidence in Van to. advance him the first week's salary ?╟÷ $15,000. --- and enough foresight to make him spend it only on writers and choreographers. The movie bosy are still flabbergasted with the result!" UNITED PRESS. July 23, 1953....(42 foreign country release) ".......it took a lot of courage and confidence to launch this desert cabaret challenging and meeting the standards of the London Palladium. "Entratter did it though....with his relationship with the great and the near great....made him confident of his plan