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DENISH FRANK CERVONE M. B. HOWARD 133 Crove Ave. 722 Empire Bldg. 260 Tremont St. Ocean View Pittsburgh. Pa. Boston. Mass. INorfolk! .Va. Vol. 53 January 11, No. 2 The World's Foremost Amusement Weekly 1941 Publiahed weekly at Cincinnati. 0.. U. 8. A.Fostered as acconti-elme matter. June 4. 1807, at Poat Office. Cincinnati. under Act of Morcb. MVO 92 pates. Subscription. el per year.Copyright 1E041 by The MI:board Publishing Company. MUSICIN THE AIR? Remotes Hit byStagehands ChargeCom'cial Shows Jump Music Gap Loss of ThemesBarto ConnnittedOkeh; But Can Pace Be Kept Up? "Anti -Union" Acts NEW YORK. Jan.4. -In aletter & Arrangements dated December 26 to Prank Oil:more. First Infringement Case Started preskientmeneettus of the Aosoolated NEW YORK. Jan. 4, -Loss of ASCAPapparently was not interested In giving NEW YORK. Jan. 4. - The euttenung the public the beat poreible wastcrial, but dance band remote, the adrensain of band AeUstea and Actors of America. Vin- nnate, according to reviewers on The bwid-ups, is the greatest viclare of the cent Jacobi., business. agent toe Local I Birlboont, bad no appreciable effect onvas content to sell its opealwars' products of the entertainment value of mane of thewith inferior music if pc...1Mo.-Radio's movie war which finally encircled all of the stagebanda' tntermattonal. theory." said Paine. 'is that the public thew business midnight. January 1, Band charged Dewey Sato. president of the more Impoetantnetwork programs American Guild of Variety Artiste, with caught within a few days altar the ex-istridiserinitnaloity.' leaders on thaw late suetainers were the Inanti-ASCAPcircles,the opinion fast to feel the az being whetted when an anti -union attitude and a breach of po -Anon of the ASCAP-radio Meanie faithregarding the"gentlemen's of December 31.This opinionleatwas voiced than the bad prow reaction they were placed under neaten -Um roe... - variance with the general props. papersteetered by the networks and Bali alter urea two months ago and had to schedule agreement- now In effect between the claiming that after midnight of °mem.January 1 come as a natural noun of at least four non-A-SCAP tunes In each IA, musicians' union. and the AAAA. The letter Maims that Barth has her 31 "strange" music began to floattiewspapers'traditional antagonism to half -boor broadcast.Columbia Broad- our the ether.Decisions of The BM.radio. Fairest reportingIn the lout casting System was the tint network to been going around to night club own- board *toff on these programa 'thornydaily preen was claimed by radio to be lake ASCAP !Anne off ausoalning pro- ers and bookers telling them to ignore *fur the music deadline are not Woo.In The New York Them, which this grams December I.The other two nets. American Federation of Musicians and sadly to be taken as an Indication ofweek carried a story to the offset that National Recede/totingCompanyand IA regulations. saying in effect that ability of agencies and networks to car-the public was mainly Unaware of the Mutual. applied pica use on band traders those two untont are being run by ry on for a long time. however: theyratliothauelefight - in letters "suggesting" the gradual taper- racketeers. are mora9y indicaUve that radio root the Thom diesetbaled with the press coot - ing off of ASCAP Music. Jacobi asked thee Oillmore take ac- Initialtrialoo commercial prosnanumeat received by DWI and the major Well MO the network sustaining peo- tion censuring Bodo, and demar.ded antisout undue lose of the entertainmentchain. pointed out that the number of grams were pitting songs from the cote- that Barto desist from making curb factor. newspa)eroosned stations totaled some lora of Broadcast Mune, Inc.. Edward "siarolefoUs statements." According to The. Bit/Doane/ renew-300. and that them papers ehoutil bo Marks. public domain. and other non - Barto denied yesterday the state - ers.theUntemilsuerotate pinch waswillingto curets, MOM Weight than AIWA/. ailaiofra. exception UI wens mane - Mena attributed to him in the letter. much more sharply felt on radio's dancethey evidently have. times made as to ASCAP theme songs and and said be has made a luncheon ap- remotes. iniviageameitCase other music which suggested posiablittlea pointer -4M with Jaclobl Ion Tilf,drq itegstrellng cony:imolai programs. It it On Wed:amity (1). the nest instance of a truce up to the lent minute. 47) to stiwighteri out the altuation. believed thetthe crucialteat oannetof alleged infringement of ASC'AP mime However, at the gong of midnight New come shortly after January h, but afterwas claimed. the Society slatting In mo- a more or law protracted yenta!, dUr.lif Year's Rm. the familiar strains of pop -what they were *cane month, ago.Thewhich the cream Of thg now-ASCAPtion legal of the al. Mar and light American chain' wereBillboard staff. since Now Year's gm. actcatalogs may become exhausted. 1,71o3 on of Osorge Clershortn* Winter- Wm beet to ASCAP by the broadcaetingabout rortereing donee remotes to see how green for Preaident on the Peed Allen companies.Band leaders complain theyband leaders were wing the available new ASCAP Readiest program. ASCAP *donuts, Eethenrte commit play the ammo which they Pop- 4c Frohlich. prepared papers against The uteri/red and were made popular by. Mitand old music. The conrensus Is (I) the ASCAP'sreactionto' the mule, asTexas Corporation. CBS. and all its af- the radio stations am worried about pm -programs are not very (fancy. (2) leaderstubedbyOesteral Manager John 0.ttlatat carrying the chow.Society In. Able copyright infringement suite tiarasnider bemuse their dlatiatruiehtos themesPaine. was that the Society might not(See /Radio Take" the Imp on perm 6) aregone.(31announcers double-talkhave to do anything other than -Mt ASCAP straits which meek Into arrange -litho so much that half the time the lie - menu. back and fold its arm." otter the Jan- In addition, band leaders with antatn-(See SUSTAINING DANCE on page 1.1)uar), 1 MAL Paine indicated that radio Ing programa here had to sign an agree- In This Issue ment whereby the networke would not be PM. responsible for Infringement suits arisingCheap Legit Seats for Schools Beordwee Bat, The 5 from their programs.At a oar -sequence. Burlesque '5 OIenn Miller junked his remote broad- Carnival 29-35 tail from the Pennsylvania Hotel Wednes- Grew red Corral 1448 day (l). Broached as Audience -Builder Cleasibed Adeertimemota 44.46 Miller war not the lint band. bosever. NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-A new audienceProminger. and Eddie Dowling, who areC04, MiChrelte 54.92 to take the move.Jimmie Liuroefordpromotion plan which would Insure scheduled for early productions. Weer:a-Croat:omit 54 owe restrained recently from playing hisminimum of 15.000 low parsed legit Ucletsmending that they try out the plan Ifend crane. lenses 26 originalsbetwareof the necessityof season per show Ls being mulled by thetheir productions lend thetesselras to aFa r tanomicos 40-41 scheduling four Balt or public domainLearn, of New York Theaters, followingatUdent audience.In his letter,Renyreal Curtain IS tunes and dropped his CBS wire an is pro-auemeaful experiment by the Theaterpointed out that in foreign courant. theCeneeat News 3.8 test. He then sold Batt hie catalog.Ontlil with Ito Twelfth Night productiongovernment provides a subsidy to enableCenter Outdoor 54.55 Milne. the. hose taken the nest deridesand further dacuselon with momenta.Interrnedate echool children to attend theHmonann's Smokes, 54 theater, thus building a future theatertond-ote 15.16 step Mao the battle started in minuettives of &Isiah High &boot Teachers Of 47.49 say SI New Tear's the, (treater New York_ alsolethoe. triter lose While the wound Isn't felt no deeply The plan cells for solo of tickets to Surrey among 0.005 Mutants In 43 to Music 9.2Si4 On commercial variety programs, dancehigh school etude:ate In Small group&60 shoots showed that 1per cent wereMusk aseedwoditam 60.45 slistallyeell now are decidedly inferior toTeacher my. In discussing the protect*tiling to participate at 6160;13 perNish, Cab kevlesea 18.19 With James Reilly. executive secretary ofvent at 31; 23 per sent at 73 cents, andNagle CIA>sVaudeva 17.14 the League. prepanid that producer. ar-63 per cent at 60 cents. Noyalyeatileal Purse 17 range either for a melee of three to five 09thestra Nees 19 proalews for special sale to the students 00 kt the Open 54 Conklin Plans SLA Maim Distribution or make arrangements via the stained - A mound plan for developing theaterParks -Preis.... 47-41 mite= to lemma, a block of 10 ticket.. .. 52.51 audiencea. the Neighborhood Ticket Dis-PPP .. ...... Banquet at Miami; a night on generally off nights.