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EDITED BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. The Saturday Review of Literature really isn’t as stuffy as it might sound. Dig this recent contribution from Earle In So. California, Dorecette of Augusta, Maine: “ I have had the uneasy conviction of late,” Mr. Dore­ cette confesses, “ that the goal of many modern writers seems to be that of turning out a work that only its creator But Biz Is Terrible can understand. In doing so they jump on a treadmill from The biggest mystery of the decade, in the opinion of show which there is no escape for they must forever find even business bigwigs in Southern California, is this: what are the more ways of becoming more and more incomprehensible. 100.000 monthly visiting vacationers doing for entertainment All good art is basically simple and I wonder it is not time this summer? for some of our writers to reexamine the dictionary and to The Chamber of Commerce day by the thousands in cars, regain acquaintance with words of one, two, or at the most doesn’t know. But its officials trains and planes, three syllables. A great many writers in the past have made admit that tra n s ie n ts are And yet night rlub business is admirable use of simple words and simple construction. In crowding into California every |?ad' ballrooms are empty, the Mil­ fact they created our greatest classics. I believe it is agreed lion Dollar Theater had to elimi- na^e its “ big name” stageshows that little that has been written in this generation will be ' for six weeks and even the movie remembered by the next and I believe one reason for this | houses are far from filled. sad state of affairs is that we do not strive to be writers but “The influx of vacationers is to be exhibitionists, much in the manner that some of our strong,” said one Chamber of Commerce leader, “ but apparently modern painters are exhibitionists pure and simple. our visitors this year flock to the “ . . . . A young man contemplating a career as a beach, spend the day on the sand writer would do well to devote at least three years to poking and go to bed after dinner. around our country listening to its heart beat. When at last “ They sure aren’t spending mon­ ey for entertainment— but then he got ready to write I feel that he would know how be­ neither are the natives who live cause he would have learned simplicity and understanding here the year ’round. Maybe,” he B IL L IE BURKE, in behalf of her and a great many other things besides.” added, “ the fault lies with our friend Eva Kern, expresses her entertainment.” gratitude to young Gordie Mac­ Well, that’s what Mr. Dorecette has to say, and, like Rae on Mac’s ABC program after Lippy Durocher when he catches an ump missing one at the he honored the late Jerome Kern Harry James Back third sack, he says it well. on the “ Railroad Hour” stanza. At Casino Ballroom Those sideburns? Mac has been Now, read the good Mr. Dorecette’s two pithy para­ Harry James and his band will working in “ Return Of The Fron­ graphs again, and substitute, “ musicians” for “ writers" open June 3 at Casino Gardens tiersman” at Warner Bros., and he throughout his text. Ballroom in Ocean Park, just out­ daren’t shave ’em off. side Hollywood, for a month’s run. Does it make sense to you too? Does it, perhaps, just­ The trumpeter and his men have ify and answer the ever-recurring query of late as to why just returned from a long road Gershwin Pageant at the music profession is in a slump? tour which took them into Canada THE MAN who started it all, and along the eastern seaboard. The Cocoanut Grove Simplicity in music has pretty much been forgotten, Man lones, looked like this last The Cocoanut Grove of the Hotel forsaken or ignored since the war. Maybe the complex, dis­ m°ntli when he dropped in on King Cole Due West Ambassador in is try­ sonant, bongo-banging bands of 1949 have become lost ’s “ Supper Club” show Nat Cole and the King Cole Trio “«er NBC. (ones, a Death Valley ON THE ROAD again this month ing “ something different” this in their own mystical and unmusical forests. Maybe now will conclude a long southern tour month in an effort to lure vaca­ 'anger, composed “ Riders In The with his band and the acts he car­ would be the time to return to good, simple music— the this month and head for the coast tioners. Jack Fina’s piano and ork Sky” and stands to earn at least to play a July nitery engagement ries with him, will are featured, along with dancers kind that flourished before this big old world became a f315,000 for his effort. A bit baf- in Los Angeles. skip up into Canada for one-night- and singers, in a “ Salute to Gersh­ little too hip for itself. ed with his phenomenal success, ers. Later this summer, he hopes to tan says he has been writing win” show. The spot ordinarily A lot of us are sick to death of flatted fifths, fermented Stan Kenton Back go to Europe with his troupe. But depends upon dance music alone X , : or years and he never felt fourteenths and festered fifteenths. Back in the States after a long union rules may require that he go to fill the room nightly. I was any better than a trip to South , Stan Kenton alone and perform solo. In Great 0Ien 0,hers- Peggy's record of it says he still has no plans to re­ Britain, the union will allow a top pv sell a million copies. organize his ork. musician only an accompanist. PACE 4 CAPITOL NEWS CAPITOL NEWS PACE 5 Herman Hops Cutting Wax—The Barnet Way West After i PH IL HARRIS, who once Hectic Months clicked big in movies, will try it again this summer when he Casting his eyes homeward faces the cameras at 20th-Fox after six long and tiring months for scenes in “ Wabash Ave­ on the road, Woodrow Wilson nue.” Phil’s last screen fling Herman and his h i gh-riding was in 1 945 when he, unfor­ herd begin a slow return to tunately, was seen in Colum­ Hollywood this month. Shelly bia’s “ I Love a Bandleader.” Manne, who paradiddled his way to prominence as tub- Harris will have a little “help” beater for Stan Kenton, has with his new venture in celluloid. BRAIN TRUST . . . The Mad Mab, Charlie Bar­ just joined Woody on drums, re­ with Barnet’s new Capitol fallowings of “ Bebop Betty Crable and Vic Mature will net, lines up with his staff of arrangers and singers placing Shadow Wilson. Spoken Here,” “ Cloomy Sunday,” "Easy Living” and star in it. something like this when he heads for a studio to Herman’s June itinerary is stiff “ O’Henry.” Barnet’s new band, which outswings all make records. Pictured are Pete Rugolo, the Mab. — chiefly sh o rt stands starting the others by a wire brush or two, has been in the Trudy Richards, Buddy Stewart and Dave Lambert, Old film scenes showing Frankie June 5 at the Louisville Club Ma­ east for many months but will shove off for the all of whom are connected one way or another Carle’s band, Dennis Day, Frances drid and winding up June 29 at west coast before summer ends. Langford, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, the Rainbow Rendezvous in Salt Joan Davis and others will be dug Lake City. out of the morgue and spliced into In b e t w e e n those dates are Capitol Heveals Television Plans; new scenes by . jumps like these: The studio hopes to come up with June 6— Fort Wayne, Ind. an inexpensive musical to be titled June 8— Ashland, Ky. First Waxworks To Enter Field “ Make Mine Laugh” and Richard June 10-16— Eastwood Cardens in Fleischer is due to direct it. Detroit. Music will be emphasized by ment. Entertainment is our busi- for radio, plus our advantageous A BC ’s Richards knows Columbia did the same thing a June 17-23— Regal Theater in Chi­ ness, and with our background of location in the world’s entertain­ her A BC ’s of music, and she sings the new television division of couple of seasons back ( “ Variety producing phonograph records for ment capital, Hollywood, we feel ’em every Wednesday night over cago. , according to Time” ) and made money. home enjoyment and transcriptions that we are in an unusually strong “ Time For Music” with Buzz Ad- June 24— Collinsville, III. President Glenn E. Wallichs, June 25— PlaMor, Kansas City. position to add television to our lam’s ork from Hollywood. She June 26— Topeka, Kan. who last month announced the other entertainment productions.” Just a few days after he waxed was uncovered just a few months In July, the herd hits Hollywood company’s entrance into the 13 Capitol sides with Julia Lee and ago by KLAC wax-whirler Don First To Enter Field again. And if Woody has his way, Grabeau Opens Her Boy Friends, veteran guitarist Otis and now she’s also in line for TV field and the appointment With its announcement, Capitol they’ll sit down for at least two “ Jim Daddy” W alker died of a a movie buildup. of former RKO executive Elmo becomes the first record company months, playing Balboa Beach part With Jan Garber heart ailment in Kansas City last to enter the T V field. It will bring of the time and occasional coast Will'ams as Cap’s video chief. month. W alker also will be heard W hen Jan Garber and his orches­ into its TV operation the experi­ one-nighters. Woody’s wife anc Many of the biggest “ name” on the new Bus Moten and W alter Nation’s most popular topliners tra opened at the Casino on Santa ence in record production which daughter live high atop the Sun- singers and bands w ho regu- Brown discs soon to be released by in the music biz are making it a Catalina Island May 27, a fast­ has brought the company, in its set Strip overlooking Ciro’s nitery larly record for Capitol will be fea- Cap. habit to drop in on Don Otis and rising young singer was on the or­ seven years of existence, to a posi­ in Hollywood. tured in the new television setup, nate bandstand to bolster the Gar­ tion of eminence among the na­ his KLAC-TV Tuesday show, easily Red Rodney, trumpet, has been, Wallichs said, is in Cleveland June the best musical fare on west ber vocal corps. tion’s major record firms. The com­ replaced by Al Porcino. New Studios Ready 10-19. coast teevee. Don also gives a Bob Grabeau for the past year pany also has experience in deal­ Williams, already busy organiz­ helping hand to ambitious young or so has been attracting wide at­ ing with both radio and TV stations Paramount will tint “ Little Boy ing his staff and completing pre- tention as a result of a series of “ T h a t M a n ” Rossellini, who singers and musicians. through its record and transcrip­ Blue,” Betty Hutton- hminary production plans, will made the world’s front pages last transcriptions he etched for Capi­ tion activities, and is already starrer in Technicolor. Robert Fel­ headquarter in Capitol's new M el­ month, has put his brother Renzo tol, and which regularly receive a equioped with a well-organized Bob Hilliard and Sammy Fain lows produces. Miss Hutton and rose avenue studio in Hollywood Rossellini to work (with RKO’s ap­ big play from scores of radio sta­ field organization to handle sales are winding up cleffing of a dozen Astaire are now filming their new « the same block with Paramount proval) to score the music for tions. Reaction to young Grabeau’s and d:stribution of its new TV new tunes to be used in forth­ song and dance routines. aad RKO-Radio Pictures. “ After The Storm,” the film star­ big baritone pipes became so product. coming “ My L. A .” revue based on In making the announcement, ring Ingrid Bergman which was marked, Garber learned, that fan Cap’s artist and repertoire di­ Matt Weinstock’s best-selling book Mamie Burke of New York mar­ rnich climaxed months of investi­ shot on the stormy and now well- clubs have been organized in Bob’s vision, headed by Jim Conkling and of last year. ried Oscar Moore, California gu‘‘ gation and research, Wallichs said known isle of Stromboli. behalf. including Lee Gillette, Dave Dexter We believe that television will tarist, May 3 after a cour So Garber signed him for the and Alan Livingston, will team to­ Andy and Della Russell opened three years. He’s the ex-King Cole J T Í eCt partner for records, summer. The Garber band w il1 get gether in originating ideas and ^ that Capitol Is ideally equipped Phil Ohman’s music returned to May 28 at the Fairmount in San star, now with Johnny Moores $4,000 a week for the entire sum­ garnering talent for filmed pro­ Ciro’s in Hollywood. Francisco. Blazers. Produce television entertain- mer. grams, Wallichs said. CAPITOL NEWS PACE 7 PACE 6 CAPITOL NEWS Lee, Barbour Russ Morgan To Open Tour Tees Off New In Galveston Dance Policy (June Cover Feature) Hollywood’s massive Palla­ Peggy Lee has laid out her dium dancery will concentrate schedule for the coming sum­ on “ soft” music in the future. mer just as did. That’s the word filtering out Like Jo. Peggy and her hus­ of Maurice Cohen’s office at band Dave Barbour conclude' the ballroom. From here on out, their “ Supper Club” series of according to Manager Cohen, the emphasis will be on danceable broadcasts via NBC in Holly­ DOUBLE TAKES are the rule whenever Jack Rose unwraps his Chi­ music, with plenty of melody and wood and will shove off fora nese fiddle at Hollywood’s ABC studio. Singer Marion Morgan hears an unmistakable, o b v io u s “ business tour of eastern theaters. And men’s” tempos. explanation of the unorthodox box from Rose, who reveals it has only like Jo, Peggy will be off the Russ Morgan, who was set to one string and is amplified with a speaker, much as phonographs of air until the fall. | open on May 31 at a reported the 1920’s were. Rose actually broadcasts with it— and Buzz Adlam’s $4,000 a week for eight weeks, is Kick Off In Texas band— Mondays over the web coast to coast. the first ork to fill the bill under An unusual booking will launch- the Pally’s new system. A former the Lee-Barbour team this month! | coal miner in , Mor- They’ll do two weeks in Texas, ap­ | gan knocked around for more than pearing in Galveston at the Studio 20 years in music before he hit the Lounge, which ordinarily does not Petrillo Points West jackpot recently on the strength of feature talent so expensive. The “ boss” of America’s members of AFM Locals 47 and •npV several hit platters. Then, after closing Galveston; 1 767. Except for discussions on the J Palladium attaches said the nfcw musicians, James C. Petrillo, is June 21, Peg and Dave kick their; use of music on TV film sound­ policy is being tried because the expected to visit in Los Angeles rudder and head north for a June tracks, no real fireworks are ex­ ‘ ‘ b ig , l o u d ’ ’ orchestras simply 24 to July 7 run at the Chicago; this month following the close pected. haven’t been pulling at the box­ Theater. And who will follow thenr of the annual American Fede­ office. at the theater? La Belle Stafford, j ration of Musicians convention “ Our patrons want to dance, New York Set, Too primarily, and eat in an atmosphere which begins June 6 in San MEET THE JOCK! JIM M Y CAPPS emsees “ Our Three days at the Paramount in; conducive to eating,” a Pally big­ Francisco. Best To You” over the mighty air- Toledo July 8-10 will lead into the wig reported. “ W e ’ve found that Petrillo, who rarely comes to the lanes of W P T F in Raleigh, N. C. climax date on the Lee-Barbour all this bebop stuff discourages west coast, will be welcomed by He’s on at l ì tour, the New York Paramount both. Soft music attracts older pa­ JO STAFFORD adopted a boppy nightly with 50,­ Theater on Times Square. trons, who spend a lot more mon­ pose last month as a gag for an in­ 000 watts to That’s all the bookings set so ey than the youngsters who prefer ‘Foolish Things’ To play with, and far . . . . but there’ll be more in Dennis Tops truding photographer, who dug her the wilder types of music.” he sticks pretty various cities in the east in August.i three-hour session with Paul W es­ And so the experiment is on— ton’s ork and the Dave Lambert Be Sung In Movie closely to the GAC, Carlos Gastel and sundry! with Morgan as guinea pig. Woody Marie Shindo, Japanese singer, schm alz — he other ten percenters are busy set­ Revere Cast Singers which resulted in the Staf­ Herman, , Dizzy Gil­ say hot music ford etching of “ Smiles.” lespie and Charlie Ventura will will be heard chanting two tunes ting up the schedule. They also are Clark Dennis is the new star of in Columbia’s “ Tokyo Joe’’ film has no place on not be playing the Palladium this trying to complete negotiations he Revere Camera program, aired W ith her and Re­ which will star Humphrey Bogart. his show any summer, as a result. for Peg’s pipes and Barbours rhursdays over ABC from Holly- vere programs fading from the She’ll do “ These Foolish Things” more than an Mod. guitar to be seen on TV in the fall. NBC-ABC airlanes this month, Jo And Lawrence W elk, Tex Ben- with Japanese lyrics. opera. A former plans a short vacation before hik­ eke and Freddy Martin are all major in the infantry, Jimmy is 28, Dennis, formerly featured along ing east for “ in person” theater en­ tentatively pacted to play for Pally still learning, and the mailbags in­ ,lth lo Stafford, took over as the dancers later this year, Martin gagements. Her tour starts in July dicate he is doing a solid job of Laine Asks Divorce far of the stanza in late May Romance In the Air sued for divorce, at the Chicago Theater, and while opening two nights after Christ­ pleasing his Tar Heel listeners. -nen Jo dropped out to lay plans mas for the first Palladium run of A romance which began high in on May 10 in Los Angeles, charg­ she’s out on the road she will Married, Capps will celebrate the ir an eastern theater tour. The his career. He usually holds forth the skies on a Bob Hope tour re­ ing his wife of six months, Nellina again perform at hospitals and second year of “ Our Best To You” * g'H singer is Peggy Mann. Ed at the Ambassador’s Cocoanut sulted in the marriage May 1 1 of Gidlund, with mental cruelty. Laine bases for men in the services. on the air next September. “ Each 7 * replaced as Grove in the winter months. Ralph Pfiffer, Les Brown trom­ said they had separated April 22, show,” he says, “ is a real produc­ , r of the Revere orchestra. The She’ll be back on the air in Sep­ Chuy Reyes is the current Pal­ bonist, to pretty United air hostess and charged that his bride’s be­ tion.” arlighters also are featured. tember. ladium intermission attraction. Bea Cowley. havior “ affected my health.’’ 3 OUTSTANDING NEW FOR YOUR COLLECTION

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Oxley, W alker is due back in Los Angeles closed his “ Stables” nitery in labels, the angular and person­ in late June to headline a show at Palm Springs and after record­ able guitar-strumme/ will be the Million Dollar Theater. He will ing for Capitol, left for his represented with four titles. also wax new biscuits for Capitol home in Shreveport with Mrs. “Vacation ” and “ Prison while west coasting. Davis. JIMMIE DAVIS, former gover­ with all this, Merle still finds time Blues” will be hitting the market Coming Soon— IS Sides At Once Also formally signed to Cap Soon, Jimmie and his musicians nor of Louisiana, left California in to write hit songs. Remember that for the first time; “ Call It Stormy contracts last month were Bus Mo­ (see photo) will embark for the May to vacation at his home in Travis was responsible for Tex Wil­ Monday But Tuesday’s Just As ten, piano-playing brother of the Dakotas and Minnesota on a tour Shreveport. Then he takes his liams’ “ Smoke, Smoke, Smoke," Bad” and “ Your W ig Is Cone,” late Bennie Moten; Walter Brown, which should make the popular “ Sunshine” band to the Dakotas which topped a million in sales. He will appear as re-releases. All four blues singer of “ Confessin’ The former governor a favorite in the and Minnesota on tour. He’s has a couple of new ones up his T-Bone sides will appear on Cap’s Blues” renown, whose first Capi­ — excuse the expression— north. shown here with part of his com­ sleeve which he will put on wax royal purple label. bo at a recent west coast rodeo. shortly. To Los Angeles This Month tol efforts will be released simul­ Smiley Burnette On Cap Discs Walker, who first attracted a t­ taneously with Walker’s; the Tom­ Smiley Burnette of Columbia Look out for Tommy Duncan's ing new for him, however, since tention as a member of the old my Douglas orchestra, headed by Pictures fame, a favorite of young­ next Capitol shellac. It’s the best he has composed most of the songs Les Hite orchestra, today ranks as the Douglas saxophone and vocals sters all over the world, has just he’s done yet, and should do much he performs in his pictures for one of the greatest attractions in by Evelyn Twine; the Golden Wing towards establishing Tommy and affixed his bold signature to a many years. the blues and fields. He is al­ Quintet, a North Carolina combo contract which will soon find him his band as a stellar attraction all Travis Guitar Solos Coming most constantly on the road, play­ famous for its sacred music, and making discs on the Capitol label. over the nation. Tommy has left So many letters have been re­ ing “ in person” performances in the Selah Singers, also popular But when to find time for him to the west coast for a few weeks of ceived from folks who hear Merle throughout the southern states for make records— that’s the problem. touring in Texas and Oklahoma It Travis’ guitar solos on Capitol their sacred music renditions. He’s always in front of a cameia was in those parts that he first Transcriptions from coast to coast In Los Angeles, the leaping little or out on tour. broke into this business of enter­ AARON (T-BONE) W a lk e r , asking where they can be bought combo of Lee Young, drummer, taining some 17 years ago. Even though his schedule is that Merle is cutting some of his wh'ch has been backing Sarah most popular of all contemporary tighter than a drum, Smiley’s first original guitar selections for re­ Replacing Tex Williams on the Vaughan at the Casbah, also was blues singers, and a superb gui­ sides are being cut this month, and lease on Capitol records. Still bandstand at Los Angeles’ River­ pacted and will soon be heard on tarist in his own right, will be will be on the market within a few broadcasting daily on K X L A ’s side Rancho was Hank Thompson, biscuits. heard on Capitol platters from weeks. Much of the material se­ Hometown Jamboree broadcasts, who brought his band in Trom Some Make Debut on Discs now on out. Four sterling sides by lected for records has been writ­ he also now has his own 1 5-minute Waco, Texas, for the two week Capitol, in fact, will herald the ten by Smiley himself. This is noth- daily radio show at 11 a.m. Even stint. Tex plans a short vacation. acquisition of all these top artists Walker will be released national­ with a special release of nine rec­ ly June 13 to celebrate his return ords this month, with Julia Lee and to the label which gave him his Her Boy Friends joining the others first big boost back in 1942 with to spark what may well be the most impressive— and best— single “ Mean Old World.” batch of discs devoted exclusively to Negro in the history Harrington Replaces of the recording industry. Julia’s newest entry will pair Sinatra On ‘Parade’ CLORIA WOOD sings on several “ Tonight’s the Night,” a sure Eileen Wilson, former Les Brown ABC network shows as a soloist, follow-up to her “ Spinach Song” oriole, has left Hollywood and will but few know that she’s also heard smash, with a whacky “ After be featured on the “ Hit Parade” as a member of Jud Conlon’s Hours W a ltz ” in which she leaps, show all summer from New York Rhythmaires (with Bing Crosby lightly, in % time. with Mark Warnow conducting. and other stars) on other programs. Several of the artists, although Bill Harrington of Cincy’s WLW C,oria is caught here as she guest­ popular for years in their respec­ will replace on the ed recently with Curt Massey, who tive “ home” territories, have never same show June 4. Sinatra is off has his legion of fans, too. before been on wax. “ Hit Parade” permanently. CAPITOL NEWS PACE 12 CAPITOL NEWS PACE 13 Will Star For B IN G CROSBY, who observed CHARLIE VENTURA’S band, toot a trumpet for his role in W ar­ his 45th birthday anniversary Chesterfield although failing to draw a full ners’ forthcoming “ Young Man May 2 sans ceremony, may be W ith A Horn” film in which Doris Winding up a banner run at house at Pasadena’s massive beginning to feel his age. Day and Lauren Bacall also are the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Civic Auditorium at Gene Nor­ slated to appear. The story, a nov­ T h e Croz banged up his Vegas, Kay Starr was preparing man’s May 9 ‘‘Just Jazz” con­ el by Dorothy Baker is based— hand last month while leaping to swing east in late May to cert, proved hefty enough to but slightly— on the career of the a fence for a scene in “ Riding late Iowa cornet virtuoso, Leon launch her summer series of earn a good touch for a night’s High” for Frank Capra at Para­ (Bix) Beiderbecke. broadcasts for Chesterfield cig- work and make money for Nor­ arets from the New York studios mount. But he was able to wax his man. Albert Glasser will do a mul­ of NBC. final Philco programs despite a tiple-job stint for Robert L. LiD- Kay, who has never before had splint and bandage. Ventura revealed that Jackie pert’s production “ Grand Canyon.” her own sponsored network pro­ A n d h e ’ s s t i l l trying to root NELLIE LUTCHER, who may fly Cain and Roy Krai, soon to be He will compose score, orchestrate gram, will share the smoke-selling “ his” Pittsburgh Pirates to a Na­ to London this fall for personal married, were on notice with music, handle direction of score, chores with young Bill Lawrence, tional League pennant. appearances, is snapped with Chaz write two special song numbers former Jimmy Dorsey baritone, in the band and will soon form Ventura, whose slick combo just and make an appearance in pic­ the spot which , Jo Sarah Vaughan, after a brief run their own combo in competi­ left Hollywood after a concert and ture. at Ciro’s, moved over to the south Stafford and Peggy Lee have held theater appearance. Nellie will ap­ tion to Ventura. Charlie, ob­ down together since early last fall. side of Los Angeles for three pear in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa viously unperturbed, said he would She and Lawrence will air for weeks at the Casbah. Lee Young’s Picturegoers will have a nostal­ and Illinois this month before her replace them with Betty Bennett 1 3 weeks. band shared the stand with her. gic time of it listening to the mu­ Kansas City “ sitdown” in July. and another west coast girl still Kay will take her daughter, On June 16 she opens at New sic for “ In The Good Old Summer­ Ventura and crew are now at the to be selected. Kathy, to Manhattan. She sepa­ York’s Bop City for a fortnight. time.” As finally edited the picture Blue Note in Chicago. Charlie also was bemoaning the rated just a few weeks ago from Sarah’s recent California concert will include “ In The Good Old theft of his gold tenor sax, the her husband, Harold Stanley, and K A Y STARR and daughter, for Gene Norman broke about even Summertime,” “ Meet Me Tonight second he has lost to thieves, and asserts that a reconciliation is Kathy, are looking forward to the financially. In Dreamland,” “ Put Your Arms while in California he was strug­ “ out of the question.” long trip to New York this month Around Me, Honey,” “ Play That gling with a new horn, new as Mom takes over a hot mike, for Al Lerner, former Harry James Barber Shop Chord,” “ W ait Till 8 More Films mouthpiece and new reeds. Band 13 weeks, in the interest of Ches­ pianist, will ski to London In Au­ The Sun Shines, Nellie,” “ Merry now is in Chicago. ‘Prof’ Russell terfields. gust as accom panist to Dick Christmas” and the famous Eva Haymes. Dick iust finished two Tanguay song, “ I Don’t Care.” For Williams Spike Jones, who opens in San weeks at the N. Y. Roxy. Judy Garland will be heard in each For Music Class Francisco this month after a suc­ of these, with Van Johnson collab­ There’s gold in them thar cessful trip in which he played Music for radio will be one Blonde Lesly Grey is doing a sin­ orating on some. ten-gallon hats, pardner, if 125 shows in 101 cities, will take of 1 0 accredited summer class­ akely East gle at the Casino Room of the you’ve got the knack of using it slow from now on. On the ad­ L. A. Ambassador, backstopped by Scoring assignments have been es offered when National vice of his medico, the Long Beach Ray W hittaker’s ork. ’em properly. set for five of Columbia’s forth­ Broadcasting Co. and the Uni­ drummer clown will space his coming pictures by Morris Stoloff, On Personals Take Tex W illia m s . H e and shows to minimize physical effort versity of California again team Frankie Laine now is reaping, head of Columbia’s music depart­ His movie work concluded his Caravan (th a t’s a and split-second timing of travel up for the eighth successive season for a one-night stand, $1,750 Western ment. will collabo­ connections. The zany leader fig­ this year in offering a Radio In­ for the time being, and with against 60 per cent of the gross. sagebrush term for orchestra) rate with Stoloff on score of “ Jol- ures he can still gross in excess of stitute. two hit records spinning madly Frankie pays for the band himself. son Sings Again,” currently com­ wound up work in th eir eighth $350,000 annually, even at a less Henry Russell, musical director He’s in and out of Los Angeles all pleting production with Larry Parks a ll over the land, Jimmy musical featurette for Universal - frantic pace. for NBC in Hollywood, will instruct W akely departs Hollywood this through June. International in late May and were in title role. George Antheil will the course, which will meet three immediately signed to do eight Marion Hutton recovering from score “ Tokyo Joe,” Humphrey Bo­ times a week from June 20 to month on a tour which will R u d y V a l l e e also doing one- more. Will Cowan, who produces exhaustion; she keeled over and gart flicker recently completed, July 30. find the western singer snaring nighters along the coast. Lou Ir­ and directs the two-reelers, re­ had to rest up at Palm Springs. and David Diamond the Paulette The Radio Institute classrooms a minimum of $1 ,000 a n ig h t win is setting ’em up, at $1,500 vealed that the Williams series is Goddard starrer, “ Anna Lucasta.” will be in NBC headquarters in through June and July. a night. proving one of the most successful Dennis Day’s tour opens June 30 Heinz Rhoemheld will back­ Hollywood. Advance enrollment Wakely starts his June tour June ln the industry, and that Tex’s in Boston. ground for Lucille Ball-William will be accepted at UCLA after 12 in . On June 20, he Bobby True wed Janese Cameron reels are now being shown all over Holden comedy, “ Miss Grant Takes May 15 through University Exten­ and the small western combo he last month. the world, Including South Africa Slapsy Maxie’s nitery became a Richmond,” and Louis Gruenberg sion. It is limited to persons hav­ conducts will begin a week at the and Persia. burlesque jernt In May with lotsa will compose the music for “ All ing four years of college training National Theater, Louisville, at Hoagy Carmichael cut an audi­ So Williams will begin his ninth girlies and Roger Ray’s music. The King’s Men,” picturization of or one year of commercial or edu­ $6,000 for the stint. Appearances tion platter for a summer radio P'c next month. the Pulitzer prize-winning novel, cational experience in a radio sta­ in Ohio and Pennsylvania will show with his piano and voice fea­ But first, he and his men are go­ Kirk Douglas is busy these warm which has Broderick Crawford tion. follow. tured. Ing t0 eni°y a little vacation. afternoons trying to learn how to heading the cast. RENAISSANCE HEAR THESE THRILLING PACE 14 CAPITOL NEWS of the GREAT RECORDED MUSIC NEW ALBUMS of EUROPE ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto Grosso in G-Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino V A H O O S \ N H £ R £ Conducted by Antonio Guarnieri EBL-8005 (two 12-inch records)-$3.7 5 ¿J1 DEBUSSY La Mcr Brussels Radio Symphony Orchestra PETE DAILY: Eddie’s Monkey Conducted by Franz André Room. Album ECL-8006 (three 12-inch records)—$5.00 RED NICHOLS: Hangover. MAX REGER KID ORY: Beverly Cavern. The Bocklin Suite, Op. 128 RUSS MORGAN: Palladium. FIRST REACTION to bebop in Hawaii was witnessed by an alert German Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague ROGER RAYE: Slapsy Maxie’s. photog who caught Agnes Makaiwi, president of the Lei Women's Conducted by Joseph Kcilberth W IN C Y M ANONE: Royal Room. Association in Honolulu, as she witnessed Mushy (Harlem Sandman) Album ECL-8007 (three 12-inch records)—$5.00 HAPPY JO HNSO N: Tropics. Robinson spin a platter over KPOA. Trying to restrain the frantic Agnes is Aku Head Pupule (Hal Lewis) who comes on the same station at JOHANN STRAUSS OPERETTAS JACK FIN A : Cocoanut Grove. Excerpts from “ A Night in Venice," CHUCK FOSTER: Biltmore Hotel. 5:30 every morning. Both patient men, Mushy and Aku Head stuck "Die Fledermaus,” “ The Gypsy Baron" with Agnes until she admitted it wasn’t so vonce— and they swear JAN CARBER: Catalina Casino. Album ECL-8008 (three 12-inch rccords)-$5.00 she left the studio with a copy of Dave Lambert’s “ Hawaiian War HARRY JAM ES: Casino Cardens. Chant” in her bag. 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WHAT ABOUT Bebop? That was the ques­ boss Virgil Pinkley as moderator. Weston and tion debated, pro and con, in May over N BC ’s Norman praised the goatee and beret style but television station KNBH in Hollywood. Partici­ joined in with Rose and Nichols in admitting pating on the program, sponsored by the Los that Dixieland, Swing and other branches of the Angeles Mirror, were Paul Weston, Dave Rose, jazz tree are wonderful also. And so everybody Gene Norman and Red Nichols, with Mirror concerned went home happy.