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Show By LYN CONNELLY MARY MARTIN h.i been signed by NBC to do minimum mini-mum ot two shows per year (or the next six years . . . Miss Martin's Mar-tin's share of each show's $200, 000 budget will be $30,000, which Is nice sharing , , . Her husband, Richard Halllday, will produce all the shows Just to keep It In the family ... In case you think rock 'n roll is for peasants, it Is reported re-ported that the Earl of Wharn-clifTe Wharn-clifTe has joined the British Musicians Musi-cians Union so he can play In a rock 'n roll band . . . The Earl is 21 and digs that frantic music. The tunes from Eddie Flaher'a movie, "Bundle of Joy," were translated Into five different languages lan-guages and Eddie overdubbed each of them so that they could be . understood . in various countries coun-tries where the film will be released re-leased , . . Incidentally, EddU and Debbie are back in tune aftei a career difference . . . Elrls Presley Pres-ley knocked them dead In Chicago with his $2,500 gold suit and shoei to match . . . This boy Is trying to out-Llberace the candelabra kid . . . Perhaps they figure If their suits dazzle people enough no on will notice the lack of talent PLATTER CHATTER CAPITOL: Sonny James follows his "Young Love" hit with another one aimed at the teens, "Flraf Date, Flrat Kiaa. Flrat Love" . . . Good ditty but think the subject ol first or young love la about exhausted ex-hausted . . . "Speak to Me" backs It . . . This boy has a nice style and Is one of the better alngers In the new crop . . . Louie Prim and wife Keely Smith revive "Sentimental "Sen-timental Journey" with good results re-sults . . . Another old favorite, "Baby, Won't You Please Come Borne" Is on the Rip aide. MERCURY i That grand old'man of vaudeville, Benny Fields, comes up with a must record: "The Man In the Phone Booth" backed by "I Love a Piano". . . You'll enjoy this biscuit by an old-timer who can still top the youngsters when it comes to showmanship. |