| Show SUBBING FOR WINCHELL Benny Quietly Shopping For New Male Vocalist By JACK LAIT Ja Jack Jaek Jc Benny is quietly shopping for a new male vocalist Dennis Dennl Day will open with him again but after 13 weeks will launch his own I show There may be other changes In the Benny radio family Betty Belty Hutton's dive Into dramatics was vas not hailed with rejoicing atthe atthe at nt the Dream Girl preview The test-cards test revealed her fans want her to bounce mug and cut up up But did you ever know a 11 success success- ful tul- performer with a well welt specialty who didn't w want wani nt to do something different Look at Chaplin Tony Tony- Martins Martin's Martins Martin's Martins Martin's Mar Mar- tins tin's interlude with Ava Gardner was brief Hes He's back with Cyd Cyc Charise Charlse who gets her decree next month after atter which an announcement announce ment will wm surprise no o one Rita who Is sociable hearted big ed and amiable went to toa toa a night club in Paris The leader of the small second-rate second band was thrilled and put all he had into his work The big American American American Amer Amer- ican star smiled and applauded He came over took a bow and kissed her hand She Sho tossed him hima a compliment which is the custom of ot all but the tho most crabby This went on for a a couple of hours then Rita left At the door she turned and blew him a kiss kiS off oct her hOer palm Next morning she got flowers and a note asking a n. rendezvous She paid no attention to that and similar follow But after she got to London she found the Frenchman had dropped everything everything everything every every- thing to follow her and resume his wooing He e sent impassioned importunate letters insisting Rita had encouraged him then broken broken broken bro bro- ken his heart newspapermen ne are arc not shocked at revelations of what seem to be huge sums for entertainment entertainment enter If they are of any importance they get plenty of at that thrown at them I am Invited in invited invited In- In to a couple of ot dozen high high- powered cocktail parties every week Free trips to anywhere are offered with no requests requests' to mention anything or suppress any any- thing Last week I turned down a flight around the e world Since Ince peace the movie studios have resumed their junkets to premieres premieres premieres pre pre- mieres I have been on a few of or these and enjoyed them but butas butas butas as a rule I dont don't go There are areno areno areno no obligations ns specific or Implied with invitations from first rate organizations organizations organizations or or- In this country good will is Iss n a tangible asset And dont don't think only sighted far corporations go after It it e. e Labor union conventions s sprout rout as many public relations relations' contact men and cuff as many dinner and rid b bur bar r checks |
