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This Clipping From NEW YORK, N. Y. JOURNAL AMERICAN THE VOICE OF BROADWAY $ Behind Jazz Killing? mm By DOROTHY KILGALLEN Broadway Bulletin Board THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE scene-behind-the- scenes in New York night clubs believe the cause of the fight that ended in Murder at Birdland was Money with a capital M?╟÷and nothing else. If police are checking into the activities of the alleged slayer, Lee Schlesinger, in the New Jersey juke box racket, they'll probably uncover a very important clue ... No presidential candidates ever campaigned with more fervor than the actors and actresses up for this year's Academy Awards. The trade papers are loaded with ads reminding the voters of their performances, press agents in Los Angeles and Manhattan are busy with brief "special campaigns," and most of the stars and featured players involved are eager to go on highly rated television shows to get plugs. One wealthy young male star has spent $30,000 of his own money in his drive toward the Oscar. There have been three minor, revolutions within the Castro forces in the brief period of time since the rebel leader took over Cuba. If Fidel doesn't call in some brainy experts to help him run the country and keep him from making boo- boos, he'll be out within the year. DIZZY GILLESPIE IS recovering from a violent attack of ptomaine in Florida. He grabbed a quick snack in the airline terminal while waiting to board, his plane and became so seriously ill a few minutes later while the aircraft was taxiing to the runway that they had to cart him back to terra firma and administer first aid .. . Diana Dors' appearance on the Steve Allen show Feb. 22 will constitute a condensed preview of the night club act she plans to use in hotels and supper clubs throughout,the U.S.... The boys at Lindy's are gabbing about a feud between Latin Quarter producer Donn Arden and piquant Pony Sherrell, who's featured in the showr?╟÷~~~" THE HOLLYWOOD MOGULS seem to be trying to set a new record for inappropriate casting. First they sign Elizabeth Taylor to play the heroine in "Two for the Seesaw" (the girl is supposed to be so unattractive she has trouble getting This Clipping From WHERE MAGAZINE NEW YORK, N. Y a date!), then they announce Audrey Hepburn for "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Marvelous actress though she is, Audrey isn't ever going to play Holly Golightly as written?╟÷or even come close. A national magazine will profile artist Verna Hull (a member of the Sears Roebuck clan) with emphasis on the way she utilized her insomnia to provide the hours for a profitable career as a painter . . . Davis Raksin, whose theme music for "Laura" started the trend for atmospheric film scores, is about to embark upon a series of lectures on the subject of cinematic music at U.S.C. He'll illustrate with excerpts from his latest triumph, the sound track from "Al Capone." TALENT SCOUTS WOULD DO WELL to cruise a beautiful Norwegian actress named Anna May Nilsen. To pay for her acting lessons at one of the progressive schools for thes- pians, she works as a waitress at the Stark Restaurant on 7th ave. . . . Marlene Dietrich is still one of the town's chief traffic-stoppers. She proved it the other day just by waiting for an elevator in the RCA building . . . Roberto Rossellini's filmed documentaries on India are playing with some success on Italian TV, but he remains one of the most controversial figures in his native land, with brickbats hitting him from several directions. He's attempting to answer many of the attacks with, lawsuits, the most recent having been filed against the weekly publication Epocha which ran a series of articles on Rossellini's private life as revealed by his onetime secretary. JOE LAYTON, CHOREOGRAPHER FOR the current version of "On the Town," has been dating Wisa D'Orso, who's featured in the show ... A writer assigned by a woman's magazine to do a piece on one of Hollywood's biggest box office stars is telling a horrified tale of how her husband insisted she be paid an hourly fee for the time taken by the interview?╟÷which would have amounted to more than the scribe was getting for his work. Hubby also decreed he'd sit in on all interview sessions, okay pictures and text, and dictate the theme of the article: to wit, her forthcoming film. News for those who regard "High Noon" as their favorite Western of the past decade: Gary Cooper expects "The Hanging Tree" to be its logical successor. And he's managed to line up some blue chip TV plugs to underwrite his hopes ... If you're cruising around downtown after'dark, do drive past the four-story building at 14th st. and 6th ave. It's one of the most decorative, delightful sights in the city?╟÷all the upstairs windows (perhaps three dozen) are lighted from within, have multi-colored panes, and look like Mondriaans. This Clipping From NEW YORK, N. Y. WORLD-TELEGRAM & SUN fAt 'Latin Quarter r Jean Carroll, will headline Donn Ardens' musical revue, "All About Dames," at the .Latin Quarter on Thursday evening. This Clipping From HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. DAILY VARIETY FEB 17 1959 DI Books March Las Vegas, Feb. 16. ?╟÷ Myrna March signed as singer in New Donn Arden revue, opening Feb. 24 at the Desert Inn here. RISMAN Dn,r,o,?? u "utters show, "All Ah * ?Σ≤>h Paction b; DZ ?·Z This Clipping From NEW YORK, N. Y. POST MAR 11.1959 $?·??& The Latin Quarter shows kee rolling along?╟÷big and colorfi and crammed with talent, an continuing, as always, to giv the customer more than hi money's worth. These day; when many cafes are beeomin more intimate, the Quarter is on of the last of the grandiose Ho lywood-style night clubs. It coi tinues to parade its platoons c showgirls and dancers onstag wearing enormously expensiv wisps of nothing. The finale of the current revu musters onstage no fewer tha 46 entertainers ?╟÷and most of them are beautiful, lightly clad misses. As usual, producer Donn Arden and fJaHn Quarter managing director Ed Risman have whipped t o - gether a wide variety of acts. The star is movie ,^^^^^^_ actor .Keefe .Brasselle, .makir his local cafe debut. He is pleasant surprise; many Holl wood imports turn out to be ?╜ talented clods when exposed live audiences, but this han some young guy shows a go< singing voice and a bright pt sonality. He sings entertainingly of t gimmicks some singers use, ai does impressions of Billy Danie Sinatra and Presley. There is routine on the trials of becomi: a movie star, and a good ren tion of "My Mother's Eyes." There are more impressions, a song about Durante and Jolsc and, of course, one of Eddie d tor?╟÷Brasselle starred in C< tor's film biography. For a change, Hollywood f sent us an entertainer, not me ly a dress suit. The Happy Jesters, making return visit as the featured s are good enough to star in a cafe in the country. The singi) dancing-clowning trio features tall, rubber-faced character nan Ken Cornell, who makes we noises, screws up his face ridi lously, moves with comic a\ wardness and keeps the audiei howling. His talents are hard describe, but easy to apprech Ken is flanked by guitarist Tino and Jerry Prez, who h make this a bouncy act. r. audience applauded long ; loud; it's one of the high spots the show. Other acts include the Kara Israeli group, 10 young pec who perform Israeli songs dances with charm and thusiasm; singer Pony Shen the tumbling Romano Bros., b dancer Boubouka, singer Mit: ko Morgai and the produc singers and dancers. It's a long show?╟÷an he and 45 minutes?╟÷and a vas entertaining one. Dame.