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This Clipping From NEW YORK, N. Y. JOURNAL AMERICAN This Clipping From NEW YORK, N. Y. DAILY NEWS fHE KNIGHT WATCH Night Clubbers Shout Bravo for Alberghetti **T'M IN LOVE, By GEN1 KNIGHT sang Anna Maria Alberghetti, hap- A pily, last night at the Latin Quarter, where she premiered as the new star of Donn Arden's splendorous revue, "All About Dames." "Can't you see I'm in love?" she pleaded. Of course, she was singing, "I've Got the World on a String." But apparently she was not acting. Customers in the i jam-packed room who've been I reading the newspapers were ! certain she was singing to ! Buddy Bregman, the musician, jwho was thousands of miles I away?╟÷in Hollywood. Miss Alberghetti overtured with a colortura exhibition of | vocal gymnastics that demou- jstrated she is a superior so- jprano. Here is a genuine talent i blooming in a night club. She is blonde, with the slim- ness and grace of youth. Her| eyes shine amid plenty of white; her teeth are (to invent a description) pearly. Singing Pius Anna Maria did an Italian lullabye that was superbly soothing. Hers is a disciplined voice; tonal quality is clear and ringing. She has a manner or method of contrasting powerful lower notes with an echoing higher register that proclaims at once her voice has been cultivated. As her act progressed, it became evident Miss Alberghetti is more than just another singer. She's also an actress, dancer, comedienne. And her dancing boys, Jerry Antes and Pepe de Chazza, lent quite a helping step. But she has no right to waste her glorious voice on such non- 1 sense as "Varsity Drag." Nor that Gershwin number from "Girl Crazy"?╟÷even if it does give her a chance to wear tight black pants and a derby. Her "Madam Butterfly," however, was excellent. And, at toe finale, the Latin Quarter customers were on their feet shouting "Bravo!"?╟÷just like at the Met. No higher praise can be given any singer working in a night club. Anna Maria was out breath, but the audience kept right on applauding. Bouquets and baskets of flowers weie presented. She was. moved to tears?╟÷crying for joy. "This," she said, simply, "is the most wonderful night of my entire life?╟÷on the level !" My word for her performance is exquisite. Miss Alberghetti's act ?╟÷ in fact, the whole "All About Dames" production?╟÷had mus.c and lyrics by Pony Sherrell and Phil Moody, Miss Sherrell is a singer, dancer and actress who played the part of Sadie Thompson in "The Saga of Sadie," the closing seventh act. "All About Dames" got, off to a slow start with an "Oklahoma" - type hoedown. This kind of stuff is all right for the' stage but not for customers of the Latin Quarter. They want color, life, legs ?╟÷ not dressed up country numbers. But Marvyn Roy, magician, soon lit up the proceedings with his electric bulbs. I caught him at the Lido in Paris about a year ago and his is a bright stunt. kis Clipping From |:W YORK, N. Y. RNAL AMERICAN A production number, led by singer Dick Gurry, was noteworthy principally for its effective staging. Then Professor Backwards came forward with his well- known act in which the comedy in the monologue was forced. I am tired of Texas jokes, any- way. But the way the Professor can write backwards and upside down is amazing. Next cam-e Boubouka, who shook like a bowl of jelly. She calls it dancing. I call it a car* nival routine, strictly from the midway. Jo Lombardi's orchestra played for dancing customers, Buddy Harlowe's band alternated. Costumes for "All About Dames" are stunning; settings elaborate. Choreography is fast, snappy. Once more Donn Ar- |clen proves he has an extraordinary aptitude for this sort of profuse production. Hence, there was waiting-inline business at the Latin Quarter last night, which is the rea- , son maitred' Gigi is so tired-.1 jtod'ay. Managing directors 1 Eddie Risman and E. M. Loew i can rise and take a low bow on this latest presentation. It is, ' all in all, magical! ^ Broadway By DANTON WALKER QJ The Frmmtie Fifties Nelson Rockefeller hopes to be the GOP candidate for President in 1964 because he doesn't think it would be very smart to buck the Democratic tide in 1960. He believes Nixon should have that pleasure. . . . The next Congress will make sweeping changes in our fed- s, cutting down depletion allowances, gift and inheritance tax setups in favor of raising the basic individual exemptions. . . . Informed sources say that the Immigration 'Service will spring a few surprises at Frank Costello's deportation trial which opens at the U. S. Court House Dec. 1. . . . Miami International Airport, one of the country's busiest at present, may become the nation's No. 1 field as the result of plans to have most European jet flights as well as all flights to Latin America, originate from Florida. ... If Miami Beach has a flop season, 60% of the hotels may wind up in the hands of receivers. Many are saddled with interest up to 30% on second and third mortgages. Celebrity Services Earl Blackwell up for an important post at City Hall. . . . Memphis paid $100,000 for the Negro-owned Martin Stadium, originally built for the town's baseball teams by the wealthy Martin brothers. ... A private membership club, with an annual fee of $1,000, is being planned for two floors of 666 Fifth Ave., to *be hosted by one of the Cassinis. . . . Errol Flynn and John Ireland talking about a similar club up on E. 79th St. . . . Katherine Dunham has turned part of her house in Port au Prince, Haiti, into a hospital for babies. She appeals to her fans and friends in the TJ. S. A. to send whatever medical supplies they can.... Althea Gibson's book, "I Always Wanted to Be Somebody," due out next week (Harper). . . . The letters received by the late George Jean Nathan from famous playwrights (including G. B. Shaw, Eugene O'Neill, et al.) have been turned over to his alma mater, Cornell. Larry Blyd.en joins his frau, Carol Haney, in "Flower Drum Song" (she's the choreographer) by replacing Larry Storch this week. . . . Joy Harmon, of "Make a Million," being screen-tested by 20th Century-Fox for role in "Can Can." . . . Vet publicist Toni Spitzer, after a long absence (eight years in Miami and Havana, plus a lengthy hospitalization), is back in New York. . . . Blanche Ring, famous musical comedy star, now in her 80s, is seriously ill. ... Socialite John Lindsay and actress June Lockhart hav* set the date as Jan. 3. . . . Paramount flying in three planeloads of Hollywood names for premiere of "Houseboat" at the Capitol Thursday. . . . Irene Castle's autobiography, "Castles in the Air," to be issued by Doubleday Dec. 4. . . . Swim queen Esther Williams and Jackie Gleason's TV director, Frank Satenstein, a new combo at the Harwyn. . . . Inger Stevens and TV's Dave Tebet a luncheon twosome at the Forum of the 12 Caesars. * * * Donrt^xcb??-'?╜ "All About Dames" revue at the Latin Quarter, starring Anna Maria Alberghetti, rates all the superlatives once accorded the late Florenz Ziegfeld for beauty, taste and talent. Professor Backwards (Ros- sei'orp Sdrawkcab) is a surprise hit with his comic antics. Miss Alberghetti, of beautiful form and voice, will be around for a long, long time. . . . The Burgundy foo'd and wine festival, second of a series of French regional fetes staged at Le Marmiton on Nov. 19, will have Genevieve Zanetti of the new French revue, "La Plume de Ma Tante," as queen. . . . Marie Dumont, owner of Marie's Crisis Cafe in Greenwich Village, celebrates her 25th year there Dec. 5. . . . The ballerinas of the New York City Ballet have accepted with grace George Balanchine's new method of listing dancers alphabetically rather than by other status. . . . Comedians Allen and DeWood have turned down two film bids to continue with more lucrative nite club bookings. . . . Miami Beach's Shore Club Hotel received a reservation from Spam for a suite for Christmas week in the name of Ava Gardner. . . . Pictures No Artist Could Paint: Pianist-mrmerologist Vincent Lopez doing a forecast at the Manger Vanderbilt Hotel's Purple Tree for graphologist Helen Yun while she analyzes his handwriting. This Clipping From New York, N. Y., Journal of Commerce & Commercial Entertainment Here and There [OlIlllillllllillllllllllllUllllllllllliiiiiiHiiiiiiiifiiiiiii. By ETHEL COLBY Leone's, on West 48th street, is not only the largest Italian restaurant in town but one of the most popular. It has been a mecca for tourists as well as the local gentry. Although it cannot be classified as a moderate priced eatery, because a full dinner with I steak is priced upwards of $7, it (nevertheless serves abundant portions. . A visit to Leone's is not complete without a visit to their j famous wine cellars and we sug- igest taking a tour through its | varied gardens where Gene Leone's love of art is manifested in magnificent statuary and museum caliber paintings. Leone's is rampant with atmosphere ranging from folksy Neapolitan to the more stately reminders of Rome and Florence. There is a pianist to whose music the waiters fairly glide with their trays of countless specialties, all of which are prepared with zesty skill. And the giant slab of cheese plus a plate of native sweets is on the generous house. At Latin Quarter Anna Maria Alberghetti is the latest film star to grace the stage of the Latin Quarter. The dainty coloratura, whose bel canto is heavenly pure, has a neatly di- versified program of arias and melodies that will surely please all tastes. Miss Alberghetti is (the headliner of Donn Arden's elaborate all-new revue, "ATTAbout Dames," which was more fully reported a few weeks ago. But with this outstanding attraction most dine and dance devotees will make no mistake by repeating their visit. LOVERS REUNITED .. . Buddy Bregman and Anna Maria Alberghetti, at left, who recently announced their intention to wed, have a gay reunion at the Harwyn Club after Buddy's flight from the West Coast. They're accompanied by socialite Mrs. Ruth Dubonnet and composer-producer Jule Styne, Breg- mans uncle. Miss Alberghetti is currently the stage attraction in the Donn Arden revue at the Latin Quarter. """""