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s^xc^ Vol. I, No. I New York, N.Y. May, 1970 Holiday On Ice Celebrates 25th Year Over eight million people in 176 cities of 75 nations are expected to see Holiday on Ice shows by the end of 1970 tours of the six companies now girdling the globe for the Silver Anniversary Year. Today, under the leadership of Morris Chalfen, Holiday on Ice is the world's largest producer of live entertainment. On December 1, tribute was paid to Holiday's President and founder at a luncheon sponsored by the Greater Minneapolis Chamberof Commerce. The program cited Mr. Chalfen's "long and distinguished business career... as President and Executive Producer of Holiday on Ice he has been voted to the National Skating Hall of Fame. In operating half a dozen ice shows throughout the world, he has developed personal friendships with many national dignitaries and celebrities." Mr. Chalfen began the present worldwide enterprise 25 years ago. At that time the company numbered 35?╟÷including skaters who worked on a portable rink the size of two tennis courts. Continued on Page 2 SULLIVAN SPEC RATES TOPS Ed Sullivan devoted the full hour of his weekly television show to highlights from "Holiday on Ice" Sunday night, March 15, on the CBS network. The TV special pulled top ratings, drawing 35% of the viewing audience according to the Nielsen Television Index. Appearing as special guest stars were Ed Ames and Lana Cantrell, two of the nation's top recording artists. Headline skaters and top comedy acts from the National company performed excerpts from the elaborate Silver Anniversary edition for the TV cameras. The television special was filmed in Louisville's Convention Center, where the company was appearing for its regular annual engagement. THE WORLD AT OUR FINGERTIPS "Whats going on in the world of Holiday?" That's a question we hope to answer in our new publication, Holiday's World. We are making national and international news in relations both cultural and recreational. It is our earnest wish to share this news with you. With the regular publication of Holiday's World, we hope to make the distances shorter between our far-flung friends and our Holiday family on the rapidly shrinking planet around which we skate each year. Sincerely, President Global Strategy Requi red For Djakarta Date A few years ago, Morris Chalfen was discussing the complexities of producing an ice show. "If it were easier," he remarked, "a lot of other people would be trying it . . . and if it were much harder, we wouldn't be doing it ourselves." The point of fact remains that a lot of people are not trying it. Holiday on Ice is. And, as evidenced by events preceding the Djakarta World Exposition date last July, the going does indeed get hard. But it also gets done. The Djakarta engagement set a record-breaking movement of people and props, involving 37,000 miles of crisscross transportation for the production, against odds and difficulties which would make "Around the World in 80 Days" seem like a Sunday school excursion. The massive operation involved three basic problems: 1) transporting heavy equipment 13,000 miles by sea from Santiago, Chile, to Djakarta, Indonesia; 2) transporting sets and lighting equipment to Djakarta, an operation begun in Marseilles, aborted in the Mediterranean, begun all over again in Rio; and 3) flying the entire company, costumes, and ultimately sets and lighting equipment from Rio to Djakarta. Thirteen eventful weeks preceded the Djakarta opening, an event which finally took place in a partially completed exhibition building. For the record, here's the progress log of Holiday's globe- girdling: From Santiago, Chile: April 3 ?╟÷ Freighter loaded with refrigeration equipment, rink boarders and pipe flooring. June 8 ?╟÷ In response to inquiry, shipping company advises that freighter, via stops in San Francisco and Singapore, will arrive in Djakarta June 16. June 16 ?╟÷ No sign of freighter on due date in Djakarta. Overseas call to shipping head- Continued on Page 3