RADIO STAGE NIGHT SPOTS MUSIC OUTDOOR. AUGUST 13, 1938 EDWIN FRANKO GOLDMAN FINAL ADVERTISING FORMS FOR THE FALI, SrtGIAL GO TO PRESS IN CINCINNATI AUGUST20 Allcopy requiring position in any particular department must be in Cincinnati by Wednesday, August 17 This will be the Big Issueof the Season: SpecialFeatures-GreatlyIncreasedDistribution MAIL YOUR COPY TO AY The World's Foremost Amusement Weekly 25-27 OPERA PLACE CINCINNATI, OHIO PHONES: MAin 5306-07 NEW YORK OFFICE CHICAGO OFFICE ST. LOUIS OFFICE PHILADELPHIA OFFICE Palace TheaterBldg. 4thFloor Woods Bldg. 390 ArcadeBldg. 7222 Lamport Rd. Medallion 3-1616, 7, 8, 9 Central8480 Chestnut 0443 Madison 6895 Vol. L ( August 13, No. 33 The World's Foremost Amusement Weekly 1938 Published weekly at Cincinnati, 0.Entered as sacand-class matter,Junp 4,1897, at Post Office, Cincinnati, under Act of March, 1879. 84 Pages. Subscription, $5 per year. Copyright 1938 by The Billboard Publishing Company. NIGHT CLUBS EYE W. F. CAS' Regina Exhibition and RAS EarlyNew York Spots Live in Hope; Figures Register Good Increase REGINA, Sask., Aug. 6.-For the fifthtawa; Jack Byers, manager Western Cat-Hanging On for That W. F. Gravy consecutive week of Canadian Class Atle Breeders' Association, Calgary; Sid W. exhibitions, Royal American Shows rolledJohns, manager Saskatoon Exhibition: J. up an increased gross over last year'sE. Rettie, manager Brandon Exhibition; Hope they'll be around when the World's Fair dough figures for the first three days, despitePercy W. Abbott, managing director Ed- high winds, some rain and cool weathermonton Exhibition;E.L. Richardson, starts spreading-WF itself has only three cabarets set on Tuesday.Children's Day on Mondaymanager Calgary Stampede and Exhibi- -if WF crowds disappoint, it will be murder was best in 11 years, said General Man-tion; Mr. and Mrs. Duke Mills, Lee Man - ager Dan T. Elderkin. obeli, Polack Bros.' Circus; A. D. Munro, Ceremoniesmarkedtheaddressofpresident;Charles Wentz, John East, NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-With business pretty bad, the local night club field Lieut. Gov. A. P. McNab on Wednesday.Carl Palmer, directors, Saskatoon Exhibi-seems to have settled down to a watchful waiting game.The angle is to hold when he was guest of honor and was(See REGINA EXHIBITION on page 62)on until the World's Fair.That hope is keeping a lot of night clubs still open made an Indian chief.Reginafair has despite the red ink.The big spots are afraid to close for fear their reputat ons almostasmany IndiansasCalgary will be destroyed before they reopen for that World's Fair gravy.The smaller Stampede, there being more than a score spots have trimmed floor shows and reduced their bands to a minimum, hoping of tepees on grounds. RAS sound truck,TMAT Groups to stick around until the World's Fair crowds start coming in. In other wards, witn Billy B. Mack, went to Moose Jaw the entire town is going along mostly on on Tuesday with a delegation to invite hope. And if something happens and the neighbors to the exhibition on Wednes-Get More Power;fair flops, there will be plenty of quick day. A cavalcade of several hundred foldups. motor cars came from the States for The World'sFairitselfapparently American Day. Citizens' Day on won't have too many night clubs on itsOutdoor Show Wednesday, with perfect weather,Officers Object grounds.Only three spots seem def i- swelled midway business.The Regina NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Two-day an-nitely set, Moe Gale's Savoy Ballroom, Leader -Past and The Regina Star pub-nual meeting of the Theatrical Man-Sam Grisman's Cuban Village and Morris lished two exhibition editions and madeagers, Agents and Treasurers' Union atGreen's Greenwich Village, all of whichTax Liens Due special pictures with their own camera-the Hotel Claridge and the Lyceum The-will include cabaret features.Pending men.A dozen reporters were assignedater, August 2 and 3, netted the mem-are a French Village, which will include to the exhibition. after-bership a new form of government, ana Montmartre cabaret section and a Billy Attachments to be fr.ed noon and evening broadcasts were madeeconomy resolution and the creation ofRose Casa Manana cabaret idea.There from the midway studios of CKCK, anda motion picture division.The consti-will undoubtedly be a few more night by Treasury Department short wave by CJRC. Advance publicitytution. which was to have been votedclub ventures set before the fair opens and advertising was handled by Ewartupon, will be further revised to conformin the spring. against '37 SS delinquents Macpherson and Stan Wayte, of J.J.to the new philosophy of semi -autonomy Of the big local cabarets, the Inter- national Casino appears to have adjusted CINCINNATI, Aug. 8.-Word has been Gibbons, Ltd. for the component groups and a greater received by The Billboard from Wash- Visitors early in the week included W.degreeofself-government. Lodewickits financial difficulties for clear sailing M. Neal,vice-president, Canadian Pa-Vroom, president, presided. next year. The MCA ice revue will con-ington, D. C., that the Internal Revenue cific Railway, Winnipeg; T. S. Acheson, tinue until the last week in September,Bureau of the Treasury Department has Under the new arrangement, which isthe casino then closing for rehearsals ofabout completed the check-up on Sccial generalagricultural agent, and T.P.being worked out as a constitutional Security tax payments due for the year Devlin,generalagriculturalsuperin-change by acommittee composed ofClifford C. Fischer's London Casino revue, tendent, C. P. R; R. M. Scott, federalequal representation from the remodeling of the small stage and re-1937 and that the Treasury Department markets branch chief of publicity, Ot- severalfittingsetsimportedfromLondon.is about ready tofileliens against a (See TMAT GROUPS on page 18) Fischer will bring over the current Lon-number of outdoor shows which have don Casino revue which has been run-failed to report their SS taxes for last ning in London since April and whichyear. Pittsburgh Acts Mull Idea of closesabroadSeptember8. Fischer It is revealed that liens will be filedIn asailed Wednesday for London in orderthe near future against at least 40 out- to open the new London Casino revuedoor shows, including fiveor six cir- September 22.He will return here incuses.In some instances show owners Semi -Autonomous AFA Branchtime for the October 5 opening of hishave neglected tofileany reports or show at the IC. Fischer will change themake any tax payments for1937. In cast of his London show somewhat forothersonly the last few months of the Meet to consider offer of semi -autonomous branch,withthe local run, which is expected to lastscow season are unaccounted for.The several months. He is in on a guarantee (See OUTDOOR SHOW on page 6r) status as local a later possibility-EFA had threatenedand percentage deal with the receivers of to go CIO-agents may take AFA licenses the IC. MCA will again book the bands. The IC is now grossing around $35,000 a week, the hot weather making its ice In This Issue PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6.-In a drive to convert 300 members of the Entertainers'show especially strong in drawing power. Fages Federation of America to the American Federation of Actors, a drive whose reper-billyRose'sCasaMananaisdoingAir Briefs 8 cussions may change AFA national policy, Secretary Ralph Whitehead will speakaround $30,000, also doing especially well Broadway Beat, The 5 tomorrow afternoon in the Fort Pitt Hotel before Western Pennsylvaniaper-when the weather is hot. With Rose al-Burlesque Notes 22 formers and tomorrow night before Pittsburgh bookers.Supported by leaders ofready working on his pageant show at the Carnivals 33-48 the American Federation of Musicians, the billposters' union, the stagehands'World's Fair and dickering fora WFCircus and Corral 23-31 union, the waiters' union and kindred AFL locals whose executives previously have (See NIGHT CLUBS on page 18) Classified Advertisements 5D-53 kept hands off the night club field here, Coin Machines 64-84 Endurance Shows 22 Whitehead returns from Philadelphia, Fairs -Expositions 35-36 where he spent three days in planningtertainers in dealing withtheEnter-Ky. Reduces Penalty for Final Curtain 25 a projected membership drive.His fly-tainmentManagers'Association. The General News 3-5 ing squadron of 12 organizers has signedstatus of AFA in Western PennsylvaniaFailure To Report Tax General Outdoor 6.3-63 several scores of performers in suburbanwas also threatened by EFA members, FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 6.-There isHartmann's Broadcast 27 spots who will attend tomorrow's meet-who have threatened to throw their sup-now in effect a large reduction in the Legitimate 14-15 ings to lobby for AFA. Letter List 2E-27 ani53 port to CIO after having been informedpenalty which can be assessed againstMagic 22 Whitehead informed two meetings ofthat their plea to the Pittsburgh Centrala place of amusement in Kentucky forMinstrelsy 22 entertainers and agents that AFA rulesLabor Union for recognition as an AFLfailure to report its admission tax. TheMusic 1D-13 might be revised whereby talent will belocal outside AFA jurisdiction had beenlaw now reads: Night Clubs -Vaudeville 15-21 permitted to organize autonomous localsvetoed. "Any person who fails to make anyNotes From the Crossroads 27 similar to the AFM set-up, and thus re- Moving into action to line up supporttax report or return or pay any taxOrchestra Notes 12 fortheAFA,organizerDan Parks -Pools 32-34 tain part of their annual$12 dues, Hurleyrequired by law within the time speci-Pipes 53-59 which to date have been turned over tostarted a campaign among night spotfied for making such report or return, orPossibilities 4 the AFA national office. No other Fourperformers in co-operation with Georgepaying such tax, for which a specificRadio 6-9 A union has such a set-up.