. . The . . Bernard c I C A G O . . etars and Stripes Forever," the motion picture of John Philip Sousa's life, will open at the Palace next Monday night as a benefit for the Women's Faculty club of the Northwestern Medical School. Debra Paget will appear at the opening . The Van A. Nomikos circuit has taiien over the Embassy, formerly operated by Essaness, and will reopen it Christmas day. Are American theatregoers "immature and irresponsible"? Daily News critic Sam Lesner answered the question last Sunday over WNMP. The station tape-recorded the interview Saturday at the H&E Balaban Esquire. Patrons were invited to participate in future monthly forums to be held in the Esquire's mezzanine. Albert Dezel of Dezel Productions, who was in town two weeks for conferences with Sam Kaplan and Harris Dudelson, left for New York to work on distribution of foreign pictures in eastern territory . . . The downtown Telenews started selling tickets for the telecast of the Metropolitan Opera performance CANDY - POPCORN - SEASONING For THEATRES and DRIVE-INS — Send For Price List — Freight Prepaid on $75.00 or More KAYLINE CANDY CO. 1220 S. Michigan Chicago 5, III. of "Carmen" December 11. at $6 top started off very big. The advance sale Simon Jacobson, short subject booker for the Illinois-Indiana circuit, has resigned after . . . Harry 12 years and to go into another business . . . Sam Levinsohn, head of the Chicago Used Chair Mart, was in New York Bauer, manager at Clasa-Mohme, reports the French "Bethsabee" was big at the Alex and was held over for the second time . . . Sam Levinsohn, president, said the Cinema lodge will hold a humanitarian award dimier during February honoring one of the outstanding men in the amusement industry. Ralph Stolkin, still listening to offers for his controlling interest in RKO Pictures, was in Hollywood conferring with Howard Hughes. Both are involved in lawsuits filed by minority stockholders . . . Russell Stevenson, former manager of the Times Theatre, Rockford, is now acting city manager there for Great- States circuit, stationed at the Palace Theatre. He succeeds Milton Brown, former city manager who has resigned. Richard Williams, assistant at the Fischer in Danville, has been transferred to the Rockford Times as manager. The H&E Balaban circuit, which is building a television station in Rockford, 111., has applied to the FCC for a license to construct a Milwaukee station . . . Gene Atkinson, business agent of projectionists Local 110, returned to his winter home in Hollywood, Pla., following the monthly meeting at the local! ... A baby girl was born to Mrs. Paul Eitel, j ', wife of the son of Otto Eitel, managing direc- • tor of the Palace . Ideal Pictures Corp. will distribute Walt Disney 16mm shorts to nontheatrical users throughout the country . . Dave Gold has been named manager of the Mode, here, and Al Binenfield has been named manager of the Lamar in Oak Park. W. E. "Doc" Banford, Loew's district manager, is resting at home after a three-week stay in the hospital for an operation . . . Chicago showman Leo Salkin will be 36 years married December 8. On that day he will stage a big "Lest We Forget" show at the Hines VA hospital. . . Charles Balaban & Katz theatres are collecting funds for the Will Rogers hospital via collection boxes in the lobbies . . . The Capitol in Canton has been reopened . Temborius will build a drive-in there . Saunders has retired from the Alliance cir- . . . Frank Todd has leased the cuit managerial staff to enter another line of business Lathrop in Lathrop, Mo. The Essaness Theatre circuit has taken over the management of two niteries. The circuit, headed by Edwin Silverman, took over the Brass Rail and Bandbox, both formerly operated by Al Greenfield. Both places are located in the Woods Theatre Bldg. in Chicago's Loop, which is owned by Essaness. Ralph Smitha, general manager for Essaness circuit, who is president of the night club corporation, has retained Harry Greenfield, formerly manager of both cafes. j- V * * TODAY'S "SURPRIZE" BUSINESS BUILDER * * ^ . « -WAY PACKAGE SERVICE FOR WIDE-AWAKE OUTDOOR THEATRES The PERSONALIZED service designed especially to increase your business (MUCH as 30%) I 'bate! romotion-Advertising-Dooking INCREASES ATTENDANCE • INCREASES CONCES- SION SALES • LOW COST • SIMPLE OPERATION (PLAN NOW FOR "53 . . . ITS NOT TOO EARLY) * wire * call P-A-B OUTDOOR THEATRE SERVICE Phone CApitol 8494 . INTERVIEWS ARRANGED 2463 HOYT AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA BOXOFFICE December 6, 1952,. I'-!:.^CE
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