DECEMBER
. . . The I j MIAMI XXronietco has started to beat the drum for . . . its Christmas day opening picture at first run Carib, Miami and Miracle. The feature is "Stars and Stripes Forever" The downtown Paramount had a two-picture midnight show on a recent Saturday. There was a separate admission charge. The event was a first showing of "The Jungle" and "Captive Women." The Hi-Way Drive-In, located between Dania and Fort Lauderdale, put on a pastmidnight show for a Saturday feature . . . Bernstein's Le Jeune Drive-In is featuring its 7 p. m. Children's hour Entertainment is geared for the kids until the start of the The Little River neighborhood main picture . . . house makes a special event of its Super Kids show at Saturday matinees, offering eight cartoons as a starter. . . . The Mayfair Art appears to be doing very good business with the reissue of "The Lady Vanishes" Among Hollywood producers and writers who have been here recently on business or vacation-pleasure are Larry Leibson, author of "The Miami Story" script and of "For This We Fight," which is to be made in Cuba: Fred Myers, United Artists; Jan "Bowery Boys" Grippo, and "Doc" Merman, former Paramount executive, now interested in Cuban film plans. Bob Daugherty will be missed from his F & F'S PROFITABLE SHERBITS and JUICELETS Are distributed by JACKSONVILLE POPCORN & CANDY CO. 1075 W. Adorns St. Jacicsonville, Flo. ROY SMITH UNITED THEATRE SUPPLY CORP no Franklin St. 329 West Flogler St Tompa, Fla. Miomi, Flo. Phone 2-3045 Phone 3-5038 Two Million Feet In Stock SPEAKER CABLE Without Priority 2 Conductor No. 17 AWG Solid Copper Flat Parallel Construction Rodent Resistant Non-water Absorbent Jacket for Direct Earth Burial O.D. .35x. 20-inch. Pockaged 2,500 ft. on Returnable Reels or 500 ft. Coils. Price FOB Houston, Texas: On 500 ft. Coils $60.00 per M ft. 2500 ft. Reels $40.60 per M ft Reel Deposits $5.00 each. Shipping Wt. Net 50 lbs. per M ft. SOUTHWESTERN THEATRE EQUIPMENT CO. 1622 Austin St., Houston, Texas, Phone CA-9906 DISTRIBUTORS FOR ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO. OF HOUSTON, TEXAS post as manager of the Olympia when he leaves to become a district manager with the Floyd Theatre chain, operating out of Haines City. He has been with Florida State Theatres and its predecessor Sparks Theatres for nearly 25 years and has been the Olympia's top man for the last two and a half years. James Barnett, long-time manager of the circuit's Florida Theatre in downtown Miami, will take the helm of the Olympia December 10, when vaudeville moves in again. Barnett has made a reputation for unusual promotions and especially for the outstanding fronts that have regularly appeared on the exterior of the Florida, transforming it into jungle, circus or other appropriate setting depending on the film attraction. George Bolden, publicity man for the Claughton circuit here, has taken a belated vacation. While he is away, Don Tilzer, manager of the Roosevelt, will help out . . . Wayne Rogers, Claughton manager for the Normandy, .is very happy to have Mrs. Lynn Bevan back as assistant manager. Mrs. Bevan, who had to give up her position for several months, hadn't returned to her post three days before she was left in charge of the Normandy while Rogers . helped out at the Roosevelt in order to release Manager Tilzer for main office duties. Rogers was able to play "The Quiet Man" after a long run in the downtown Royal, and says that it "knocked all boxoffice records cockeyed," jamming the Normandy during its stay. The feature was followed by "Just for You," which continued to make the boxoffice happy, Rogers said. Children's matinees are Saturday special events here, with cartoons, serials and appropriate features booked. However, Rogers is inclined to think that the main attraction playing the theatre at the time has a great deal to do with children's attendance, which is not stimulated entirely by special pictures geared to small fry patronage. Claughton's Embassy was host to the Florida chapter of the Society of Mayflower Descendants for the showing of "Plymouth Adventure," which was the circuit's Thanksgiving offering. Noted in town lately was Dave Prince, district manager for RKO out of Atlanta . . . Bob Mochrie al.so was a visitor. He is the former general sales manager of RKO local Variety Club will hold its annual election of officers December 10 . . . The Florida and Sheridan theatres played up the local angle of the short, "Man Killers." featuring Howard Hill, famous archer, and filmed at Key Largo, a few miles south of Miami . . . Unseasonably chilly weather did not dim enthusiasm for the Ringling Bros,- Barnum & Bailey circus, which pl.iyed a Variety Children's hospital benefit here Tickets were on sale all over town and club members worked hard spreading the news. The Roney Plaza and McAllister hotels are installing television .sets in all rooms . . . Robert Milasch, a veteran actor who was before the cameras five years before "The Great Train Robbery," is vacationing in Miami Beach. He is now retired and owns a gift shop in PlatUsmouth, Neb. Milasch played in "Tlie Ten Commandments," "The Spoilers," "The Buccaneer" and "The Little Skipper," the latter being made in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1915. Herb Rau, back from an air jaunt to Honduras, says that two of the several theatres in Tegucigalpa show U.S.-made movies about six months after they hit Miami. They are in English with Spanish titles. In a littie border village called Copan, Rau stumbled into the backroom of a general store and saw a "theatre" set up with wood benches and displaying a coming-attraction sign for "City of Gold," starring Wallace Beery. "Movies here?" he asked. "Oh. we have a theatre, all right," the guide replied, "but the movies only come once in two weeks sometimes." The newly organized Miami Film society, with a membership of 150 at present, because of auditorium seating capacity, will see Greta Garbo's "Camille" next month, to be followed' by Gloria Swanson's "Male and Female" . . . Robert Horton, starring in the current "Apache War Smoke," is a former player with the University of Miami troupe. He wired regards and hellos to his Miami friends. Desl Arnaz is said to have bought a new! Florida home for his parents, and expects' . . Former' to vacation here with his wife Lucille Ball' as soon as their new heir is born . film star Bobby Breen is filling an engage-' ment at a local night club. ; That hard-working women's committee of Variety Children's hospital tried a very ambitious plan with their Breakfast at the Roney' affair, when hats from all famous designers! were flown here for a prize- winning showing. Committee members modeled their hats for the event. First prize was won by Mrs.i E. J. Melniker, wife of the owner of the: Coral Way Auto Theatre. She wore a Laddie- Northridge creation, a large confetti-red hat with maline drape. Paul Bruun. amusement editor of the Miami Beach Florida Sun made; the presentation. About 750 women attended' the affair which was a decided success, enriching the hospital fund. Mrs. Arthur Fried-, man is chairman of the women's committee., Goyko Kuburovich, a 29-year-old Yugoslavian and former movie salesman, now' runs an ice cream parlor in Honduras. Kubu-' rovich's first job in Honduras was renting, and exhibiting 16mm movies in little villages! throughout the country. He spent nine, months fighting Tito, was wounded three times, imprisoned and escaped to Sweden. There he carried on anti-Tito campaigns via newspapers, and to get away from charges trumped up against him, stowed on a ship for the U.S. Ellis Island put him on a ship for Italy; Italy sent him back; the U.S. put him on a plane for Honduras, and there he went into the film exhibiting business with"^ $7.25. Married now, he runs the Salon Verde. Experience — Industry— Integrity p. o. box 1422 alpine 7621 atlanta, ga.
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