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    GENERAL ARTISTS CORPORATION JOHNNY MATHIS the fastest rising young singing star on the show bus- : ^Ba horizon today is Johnny Mathis,, the 0Oi?╜mwn sensation i'-.Tho has amassed the phenomenal total of SIX smash record hits in suc- cession: "Wonderfull, Wonderful!"; "It*s Not For Me To Say"; wChances Are?╜; "Twelth of Never"; "Wild Is The Wind" and "No Love". His Columbia albums have been consistent best sellers throughout the world and he has sung the tilte songs in two motion pictures: "Lizzie" (M-G-M), and "Wild Is The Wind" (Paramount). He has been voted "Most Promising Male Singer" by BOTH The Billboard and Cash Box Magazines in their 1957 polls. (Billboard "Disk Jockey Poll" and Cash Box "Juke Box Operators* Poll"), As a result of his tremendous achievements, Johnny has been in con- stant demand for television and personal appearances. His highly distinctive voice has enchanted millions of televiewers via appearances on such top shows as the perry Como Show, the Ed Sull- ivan Show, the Steve Allen Show, Patti Page*s "Big Record", the Julius La Rosa Show, plus a host of others. Personal appearance-wise, the exciting young singing star from San Francisco has been setting attendance in many of the leading night clubs and theatres throughout the country. Among a few of his outstand- ing engagements would include the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach; the Town Casino in Buffalo; the Blue Angel in New York; the Black Orchid in Chicago; Blinstrub*s in Boston; the Copa Club in Pittsburgh and the Casino Royal in Washington, D.C* Just a few years ago, the handsome youngster from San Francisco was best known as an athlete. The 5*7" Mathis could high-jump 6*5|", only