European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                At Heidelberg s variety. Hotel the Neucom civilian shows directors spend a Busy tuesday afternoon auditioning German acts German Talent photographs by Michael Vaccaro hundreds of acts from jugglers to trained animals Are sifted by the Neucom civilian shows scouts who Supply the i circuits most German entertainers who want to play for. The americans find themselves sooner or later at the variety hotel in Heidelberg. There before a Board of military and civilian judges who meet every tuesday afternoon they show their wares. More than five Hundred performers have made the Grade Neucom civilian shows has Twenty three units now on the Road and hundreds More Are being auditioned. We always need new Talent Dick Banahan assistant circuit director says. Unless the act changes names routines and costumes Bur audiences just won t go for too Many  the continual search for new Talent has been rewarded for the circuit continues to make a Gross take of $6500 each week of which special services welfare fund nets a Cool two thousand Dol Lars every month. Seventy six per cent of the per formers who Are paid in marks1 of course originally came from outside Germany. Fortunately for us show officials Point out Many of them Are still  i top officials of civilian shows Captain Mal Colm Turner and Dick Banahan study an act. Hardest Job according u Banahan is to Levi. A girl she s just not Good enough for the circuit. 8 agreements Are one month with  players option. Most acts slay full three months. Weekend March 20,14