European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 31, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 19 hello poppin freezes Ever by Vernon Scot United pm  Erry Lewis has reached the Nadir of us professional life the result of hello poppin closing on the Road before opening on Broadway i 22? � fo�"5s l i humor Lewis has been Down before his split with partner Dean Martin and the failure of his last television series. But the closing of Neuza Poppa and the vituperation involved has ten the normally cheerful Lewis badly shaken. "1 invested eight months of my life in that show. It Cost me three quarters of a million Bucks in lost club dates concert Tours and out of pocket Money. The financial losses Don t bother me. The disillusionment is what can t Cope with. My lifelong dream has been to play Broadway. And now it s  Jerry sat in the Den of is Bel air California Home. The old Lewis ebullience was gone. Us eyes reflected Hurt. There was also a note of bitterness in i voice. The failure of hello poppin he is convinced was not his doing. Critics in Baltimore Washington and Boston blitzed the show. But Public reaction was  said he got standing ovations from the ticket buyers in try outs. The real cause of the closing he said was the raging dispute Between himself and the show s producer Alexander Cohen i agreed to do the show because it was so wide open Jerry  i was to be Given Freedom to do what i do Best. I m an improves atonal animal. My craziness i busting out but it s disciplined. The Deal was made with the provision that it was t a locked in play which i would t do. I told them to get Richard Burton if they wanted a fixed play. Cohen said i d have Complete artistic Freedom. But be had no intention of giving me that. He did the show basically too have a Star to control once i signed the contract Cohen s attitude was do As i say say what i say i told him we Don t live in Germany but he wanted to play Svengali. Cohen told one of my friends it Jerry does Evert Ning Itell him to do i can make him a global Star what the hell did he think i was a newcomer before folding tire show Cohen said one of the reasons he closed hello poppin was that Jerry Lewis could t sell tickets. Can t sell tickets Jerry exclaimed. When we. Closed there was a $1.5 million Advance at the new York Box office. Cohen was charming in the beginning. He called me Genius. This is the same Man who compared me to Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin. The reason Welles and v Chaplin Are still geniuses is they never worked with  the fifth week on the Road he wanted the show done for one critic. He did t care about the people in the audience who loved the show. He tampered with the lines. He kept a joke if rethought it was funny even if no one else did. If a joke got a laugh and he did t like it he pulled it  i wrote that was a hit with the audiences he despised. Whatever i created he took out. You can t do comedy by  hired the writers not me and complained about them. They were Good at music but not at break up comedy. He hired Abe Burrows to direct and then fired him. He hired Jerry Adler who has worked for him for 20 years. Lewis said he kept giving ground an uncharacteristic trait in television clubs and movies Jerry u the take charge Guy. The theater was new to him and he assumed the producer and directors knew what was Best for him. We began rehearsals oct. 15." Lewis continued. I was. Always on stage two hours before anyone else. I put in 20 hours a Day by Choice. I never worked better or attacked anything with a greater desire or perfection. But Cohen told Donald Saddler the choreographer there s Only one Way to get Jerry Lewis out of this show and that s to close  the show was Good. It could have been saved. After Cohen announced u was closing i tried to get backing and put it on myself. If we d been Given the Freedom four crafts we could have make it work. There were so members of the cast and Crew. They were convinced u would go u i d taken charge. But i did t. Well the showdown came Jan. 18 when i finally blasted Cohen. I told him i can t continue to function under Atilla the Hun or succumb to your megalomania he closed the show the next Day. The difference Between the two of us is that i lost my own Money. He lost the backers Money. I think this is the lowest Point of my show business career. It s the most painful because the failure was unnecessary. The show could have been saved except for a personal vendetta. I m not one for retribution but i m spending $100,000 to uproot 10 Trees in Israel in Cohen s name. That s $10, 000 a tree Lewis ii Beck on Reed Leking his Vega St re show Loco Cert Hells in Europe. Tour Dales include Hamburg congrats centrum. June ii Frankfurt . June a gent . June it Duste Dort Phil we Lejune a Munich Ide intones museum. Juno a Strasbourg Paulide Congress. June a Zurich Kongre haul june Vienna Koncer thaus Juna 31. Or on army stages for june Usa eur Community theater productions scheduled for june with phone numbers to Call for reservations and More information bad ,22s 7 o f 004, june Berlin do intr the Star Ham Eck Houm Berlin Mil. 3s2o r4sn Flatt n Agam. Tarn june ii  re a we. Junee a.  Kitzinger theater group nil nog . June 1mi.24-u Hanau tha Atar Cantar pm Sajt Lym Trau Juna tul. Tel m-2s Heidelberg Roadside  it  Ftp two Wito Worff. Juna m Kaiserslautern performing arts   Huml a main Fanth Jun am a Stuttgart Rovira onks pm pal Community theater. T7t.t Etui  Juna to-11, if it Vicenza Palladio players Al con Mil. I ton Douw drava it Junee-11 Worms thalar Center. A . Junet to 17 ii zwei8rocken tha Atar  my i Armmie of Irpwel emf. Juna j-4 dance Stust and choreographer Gus Giorda no described by Usa eur As America s leading proponent of jazz dance As a american Export to the International stage will stage a series of concerts and workshops at american bases in Germany jim2-19. Giordano author of anthology of american jazz dance has received two emmy awards for his Tele vision work. He founded the Gus Giordano dance company in Chicago nine years ago five members of the group Are on the Road with him in Europe. The workshops planned for the tour cover jazz Modem Ballet Rock and tap dances. Details of time and place for the workshops and concerts should be available from rec centers or Community music and theater directors. The schedule of Essen Iper Hermence. Frankfurt performance. Fula Iper Terrance. Hanau workshop Darmstadt parlor Mancoll. Wiesbaden workshop Iliad Kreuz Znaco Perto Menco Hanau performance. Karlsruhe performance. Pir Masens part Ormaca. Kaiserslautern workshop a performance. Una Heidelberg workshop performance. Una Stuttgart workshop performance. Una i Augsburg i Worktop performance. Bamberg ipod Forrence. Wurzburg parlor Manca. Nurnbe he workshop t performance. Aschaffenbur performance. Conducted by a. King Cruger travel writer Cut Rafes on luxurious Rhein River cruises the Cologne Dossel Dorfer German Rhein line is offering special introductory rates on select cruises this summer to Europe based members of toe . Forces and their families. The line s sleek ships make passages of from three to eight Days while generally voyaging on the Rhein from Basel Switzerland to Rotterdam. Slips sail All Day and Dock at night. Vessels Are equipped with a heated swim Ming Pool cocktail bar lounge Sun deck and Sauna. Pas sengers Are served five meals Dally. The line has set aside six of its cruises on which . Forces May Book at the special rate of a per person per Day. This will Purchase on a first come first served basis the Best accommodation on Board available at the time of  other words according to a company spokesman a person May be Able to Book a top Cabin on the main deck for $60, which on a four Day cruise from Basel to Rotter dam would normally Cost $98 per Day. Failing this the person would perhaps secure accommodation in the next ranking Cabin which ordinarily books out at about $94 per. Day. The special rate is available on the specified dates for the following voyages Basel to Rotterdam july 5-9 Rotterdam to Basel aug. 23-28 Strasbourg France to Rotterdam aug. 31 sept. 3 Basel to Rotterdam sept. 8-12 Antwerp Belgium via Rotterdam to Basel sept. 21-27 finally an eight Day cruise on the Rhein and Moselle starting and ending at Basel sept. 240ct. 2. It is not absolutely necessary to take the full cruise. But of course priority is Given to passengers booking the full cruise. Bookings for sectional voyages can Only be confirmed at comparatively Short notice and subject to the space remaining available the spokesman pointed out. Children under the age of 14 get a 50 per cent discount off the special prices. Some of the Cabins on Board Are equipped with a third berth and when the Cabin is used As a triple the special fare for the third person is reduced by 25 per cent. If the third person in the Cabin u under a then the child s fare is reduced by 75 per cent. All booking requests Mould be directed to Ina passage department to Carman Rhawn Una 11 rent Cangem a soon Cologne 1. Germany. That a pertinent mar allo be reached by telephoning 0811 20mb77. Brochures Ere available in English and eng Ullh to spoken by me Natl of the Brulte ships. V corps rail trip to Rothenburg another of this year s monthly v corps recreation Center one Day train Tours will go to Rothenburg on the Tauber in june 5. This tour to the Best preserved medieval walled town in Germany leaves the Frankfurt main station at 8 15 am and pulls into Rothenburg three hours later. Cost of the round trip train ticket is just under 32 Marks about so for adults and about one third less for children. Cost includes return train ride and a tour of the town. The train Back departs at 6 02 . And arrives in Frankfurt at 8 57. Convenient connecting trains Are scheduled to meet the chartered train. Tickets for the trip Ere on Sale at All american express revel offices in the v corps area and at window 30 at the Mam Railroad station in Frankfurt. For de tails Contact your local rec Center or cell Frankfurt military 33111 Stu. Torrejon trip to running of the bulls the base travel Agency at Torrejon air base located in the air terminal will again run its annual tour to Pamplona Spain for the running of the bulls during the san Fermi festivities. Tour departs Madrid the morning of july 6 and returns the evening of july 9. Cost is $139 per person and this includes round trip bus transportation Between the Spanish capital and Pamplona hotel accommodations in twin bedded rooms with Bath and full pension while in  Plona. Details May be had by visiting the Bese travel Agency or by writing Lanuel travel Edify to Espana. Madrid 13, Spain. A Deposit of s3s will make a Book ing deadline june e. With the balance due one week before departure