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ESTABLISHED 1S8S BArclay 7-5371 PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York LOS ANGELES, CALIF. MIRROR Circ. D. 215,006 if 1953 flqrXBel muir See where Mayor-Elect Norris Poulson has declared war on organized crime. So I would like to ask him to be specific an3 state what form of organized crime. Is he referring only to gamblers, or is he going out after the dope peddlers? Organized crime has been taking an awful beating, at least verbally, from Mayor Bowron for many years. Whenever any critic raised his ugly head, Bowron would darkly intimate that the critic was only the mouthpiece of organized criminals itching to take over Los Angeles. He sounded the alarm every once ih a while about the overlords of the underworld marking lime on the outskirts of the city, ready to rush in if he, Bowron, should be ousted.. This record, dealing with organized crime, has been played so many times around here it no longer sends the people, so let us hope Poulson doesn't play it too often. I would shout with joy, however, ii he came up with a sound program to rout the monsters who are peddling heroin hereabouts. Actually the only organized crime left in Los Augeles is the dope traffic. And apparently it is so well organized it's just about impossible to cope with it. s The County Jail is crowded to 'overflowing with dope addicts. They are easy to catch because of the tell-tale marks on their arms, but the big guys who are sending the stuff into this town aren't being caught. These are the gangsters on whom I would like to have public officials declare war. They're the criminals who are menacing the peace and happiness of many a home in this area by enticing the young people in those homes to walk the dark paths of hopeless narcotic addiction. A couple of years ago things began lockiag very dark for radio. Sponsors and artists turned their eyes-toward television. Everybody, was predicting that by 1952 or '53 radio would be as extinct as the dodo bird. But Bill Paley and Frank Stanton of the CBS network thought that kind of talk was a lot of hogwash.-^gif They felt that there was definitely a place for radio that couldn't be filled by TV and they made their plans accordingly. They moved to-protect the millions that were invested in radio. Two years ago they split CBS down the middle PALEY STANTON MURPHY I with TV on one side and radio on the other. Under the guidance of Adrian Murphy, the radio half got going. Murphy's gang forgot all about TV and went out hammer and tongs to sell radio, and how they succeeded is'what keeps Murphy grinning from ear to ear. " ^ifey- Last night at Ciro's ti&ft$Sp& shindig to show a movie they.^|S?╜Jte|S.ahout radio's place in the. business an<i So&ftl world today, which was keynoted hf*g$$pankletter, who pointed oiitthanou (^^a TW ^r;*J 3 at the py {or Mar-| Lands T^MFWrn* tosig*1 a :??ia ?√ßSSSSSsw-^ suojoifin-j jni-aqi jo I vb terj0% uoisnoif ui pauaAuod Kp?╜* saxyis r* mom RTHE ORIGINAL _ omeikF PRESS CLIPPINGS ?√ß" 220 W. 19th St., NEW YQKKll, N.Y. Tel. CHelsea 3-8860 Cir. (51,380) This Clipping From BILLBOARD CINCINNATI, OHIO Nitery Debut of Met's Merrill A New 'First' for Vegas Club By ED ONCKEN Jack Entratter, establishing himself as a producer of "firsts," this week mixed gravel with grand opera and again came up with a winner for his Las Vegas Saads?.<feHate.k Sharing top billing are Metropolitan Opera baritone Robert Merrill arid the hot licks of "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong. Result of the strange musical concoction found longhairs tolerating Armstrong to hear Merrill, and hepcats politely giving ear to the Met stajt after jumping to the ri^ythm of Armstrong and com- :; pany. Merrill, j?║mng his first night club appearance, was at ease wjth the close-in audience, ana ] showed to much better advantage than his fellow-opera personality, Ezio Pinza, who worked the Copa Room several weeks ago in another Sands ^i^iiift. , Merrill openesiwith the semi- | classical "Marinata.'^Mtben I switched to popular operetta with j "Falling in LO^JVith Someone"; then into the popular "I Believe," before hitting the high spot with an aria from "The Barber of Seville." The masterful Merrill treatment of the well-known "Figaro" taria was marred by inability of Ray Sinatra's orchestra to keep pace with the fast, tricky score. Merrill recognized this, "comply! meriting'* the orchestra for.: flaying that number like me#b??rs of the barber's union." Finale'rO^the Merrill portion of ! the show Was a crooned rendition I of "Some. i Enchanted Evening," i which he followed with an amusing and accurate take-off on Pinza's booming delivery of the \ same number, facial contortions ! and all. Called back for an en- dire, Merrill closed with "Sor- Bento." I "Satchmo" Armstrong preceded JMerriU with a combo including Jfarty Napoleon at the piano, jCozy Cole on the drums, Averill Shaw on bass, Trummy Young at trombone, and Barney Bigard, clarinet. Featured vocalist was Velma Middleton, probably the only female five-by-five figure Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. (Friday, June 12) Capacity 444. Trice policy, no cover, no minimum. Shows ai 8:30 and 11:30 nightly;*laie show 1:30 Saturday. Owner, Jake Freedman. Booker, Jack Entratter. Producer, Bob Gilbert. Publicity, Granoff, Freeman Associates. Estimated budget this show, $16,500; previous show, $26,500. > Continued from page 2 JUL ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU SAN FRANCISCO Los Angeles Portland - Seattle Las Vegas, Nev. Review Journal (Cir. 11.043) JU.W | g in captivity who does the splits ! twice a night. Armstrong, who is by now ; twice the size of the' publicity photos he still uses, opened with his old familiar "Sleepy Time Down South," and followed it with a jump he calls the "Vittle Song." The combo gave out with a ! brassy version of "Don't Mean a Thing," which was followed by "That's My Desire," with "Satchmo" and Velma going thru a contortion routine as best their combined 500 pounds would permit. Climactic number was a torrid something called "Steak Face," with Cole featured on drums. \ Preceding the featured acts was I a vigorous dance team, Jeanne | and Charles Cerney, who, went I thru their graceful*, aero riiftmbers I to the music of -Clair de Lune" I and "Begin the BeguHJg&./Y !)?╟≤ The Sands presented a new I chorus line with the current S show, featuring four light-footed ;i chorus boys among the shapely 1 chorines for the first time. The [colorful line numbers featured ] vocalists Pam Garner and Charles [ Nelson, and Jack Ackerman danc- I ing a specialty. Ed Oncken. ?╟≤^ Van Joh|M*Hkitfas to doesn't have to do it ?╜he hard Wav * " f] his loot, and *f AguKi t/ let someone else-Hbe the rS + make Having just cW*lidei*Gainber of theater dates, followw\5OUpers- I TTfltirl nit" ^"K debut, he liaid five and sfcr shows a-dav f J&LSmb .1 Him ... Fifi D'Orsay's temper flared up at the Silver vr n??Tfor]i hearsal yesterday afternoon and it must/iave been the f>mi;PPer re" 11 [her tantrum that set the wooden sidewaltfablaze out front ?Σ≤rs trom M Casey and dashing Herb McDonald dou/d the blaze whilp *?L?Σ≤ighty I Isubdued the D'Orsay temper until the?╜moking embers ni>l 1 Fox 4 came just a memory ... Where wq/-?╜ank Henry?╟÷hirtw ,?h be" Pf an expressive eyebrow? iams behind d I tJixii ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 LOST ANGELES San Francisco Portland - Seattle New York, N. Y. World Telegram & The Sun (Cir. 369,328) -New York?╟÷Day by Day- yjthe Trillingftllu -By Frank F^?║iMt Those rambles from Las Vegas yesterdayH^n were, no bomb] tests, but Tallulah Bankhead sounding off for ihWmst time ih a so,- loon?╟÷on stage for pay, that is; ,'. . Shhgmying from the wings ofj the ^p.nrifi ^pffi.cple'' in%i olingy blue satin number, Tallu was real gofie wlfeh'the music. Positively proved she ean sipg- as well as Bette Davis, Nick the Greek, Bea Lillie and/or Fred Allen. . . . After a medley of soft-shoe and grinds, | bumpy Bankhead launched into a devasting dramatic monologue. All this for a lousy $20,000 per week. However, it served to illustrate thatj she can spend more time in a better .class ofj Saloons now than she has in the past.-.. . Back- glancing at her larking allure, Tallu recalled she once song-auditioned for Rodgers and Hammerstein. One thought she sang flat. The other ??pined she was off key. Josh Logan figured she was too low and toj the left?╟÷so they gave the role to Ezio Pinza. Frank Farrell Bankhead Wayne Yet, for a gal making a debut, Bankhead acted like nothing but a seasoned trouper and indomitable star. This made everybody j happy, especially Sands proprietor Jp-gfe Finiff&ttpr, whose blind faith In Tallu needed bolstering with a fifth of tfnlndy only when supper hour arrived and it was time for Tallu to start cooking. There were idljbany who anticipated her $20,000-salodn act would lay an econ- ??my-size omelettte. wiM ^*^&t&_1$n_t. * * * In case-Ethel (Call Me Madam) Merman changes her mind and heads for London, the original madame (Mesta) has set aside room, board, and a Coronation seat for her fictional image. . . . Karen Chandler thinl^'bf. the British ritual as one fBti&ose rare occa- iions when a w^ffiaa will ever accept the firstIsaf^fthe'S ttying on. ?╟≤ I. Amateur photographers should have a candi^hot binge Sunday noon in thr^ralt Armory, when PAL eops dlMtibate to underprivileged smaH fry 1000 pairs of shoes donated by Dr. Posner's. . . . Police Glee- Club's Tom Earey has a new <f 1$. 6 oz. Irish cop named Brian in the family. His wife is former switchboard operator for, so help us, thel fitork Club. ... That new distaff craze of butterflies, etc., stenciled into hosiery ankles can also be found on vintaged photos ??f the J&fe Fanny Ward. . . . Bar sign: "Never caution a woman ?╟≤bout drinking. The wife you save may be your own." * - ?╟≤ * JE&h?? Duke and Duchess of. Windsor are taking two sharp turns^ . away from old familiar paths after they check out of the Waldorf today. They're sailingToh our superliner United States, instead of a Cunard Queen?╟÷and going to France. . . . While various periodicals! t0 cutting back due tp TV and worse woes, Focus is adding to its toonthly presses for biweekly appearances, starting next Wednesday. .. . Pub owner Bob Olin gaped at a pony-tailed gal bar patron the ??tfeer night. Concluded that with her horsef ace and hairdo, all she needed was a saddle-type hat. * * * Those Jdh??3 Wafrne, Kirk Douglas and Marlon Brando "beefcake" shots, Vogue's answer to "cheesecake," must have been posed by a ChristtoieWWhoops! . . . Alan Corelli has a tuneful discovery in Denise, the 'iiew mono-monikered thrush who premiered in Le Vouvray last night. . .. Ella Fitzgerald's warbling at La Vie en Rose is the wondrous kind of stuff that intimate pubs were built for. . ,\ Now that Red (Ho-Ho) Buttons, Jackie Gleason and Wally (Mr. Peepers) Cox are getting rich from recording such unlikely tunes, any day now we can expect B. S. Pully to reel off wacky wax- ings for kiddies. ?╜?╟÷??-_?╟÷ -wi&'-ff\? R. w original . OMEIKF PRESS CLIPPINGS ?Σ≤ Tel. CHelsea 3^8860 . This Clipping From HOLLYWOOD REPORTER HOLLYWOOD, CAL , LAST ROUNDUP- Thr?Σ≤. n pereditJ-Andy: "There's a voice that's' jl all it's cracked up to be!" Incidentally, 9 following Macrae, it will be post time j again ?╟÷ with Lewis returning to El ' Rancho for a three-week stint, aided and abetted by Gloria DeHaven. Vic Damone follows. "Caribbean Carnival," starring Diosa Costello and the Slate Bros., bows into the Thunderbird June 18 . . . Her last day in Vegas, the distaff side of dancers Darvas and Julia was skedded for a p.a. in municipal court. Julia ran a stop signal and had no driver's license. When brother Darvas appeared at the police station to bail her out, he discovered Julia surrounded by eight cops trying manfully to make her comfortable. With the departure of the dance team and Janie Powell from their successful Desert Inn engagement, Noel Sherman's Aqua Fair, starring Johnny Weissmuller, takes to the pool and outdoor stage tonight. During the month this novel show plays, the Painted Desert Room will be undergoing a remodeling job. Barney Ross, refereeing the fights at Elks Stadium Thursday, will present the sportsmanship award on behalf of Sugar Ray Robinson to a local 14-year- old boy. This reporter was one of the committee of three appointed by Sugar Ray to select the winner . . . Sunday night Marlene Dietrich joined Tallu onstage in the Copa Room of the Saflrk for an impromptu show that brought down the house. Miss Bankhead winds up her stint June 14, with* Robert Merrill and Louis Armstrong following ... The Bon-Aire Motel near the Sands has | been leased by the hotel for 27G yearly to house talent and the overflow guests ... La Dietrich seems on the verge of giving in to Jack Entratter's persuasion that she appear in the Copa Room soon as star of her own revue. life S-HSS4)