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M ARITIM ES poraiidable competition for theatres in the maritimes has been provided by Sonja Henie's first tour of the Canadian Atlantic territory. The Scandinavian ice star's troupe opened at St. Andrews, summer home of her chief ice rival, Barbara Ann Scott, who made her professional debut there and has appeared yearly since then and for a whole week in that town of 1,500. It has been reported Miss Henie challenged Miss Scott to an ice duel for points to take place at St. Andrews for a reported side bet of $30,000. Capt. Harry Wallis, a native of Yarmouth who now lives at Clear Lake, Calif., where he operates an amusement park and sightseeing boats, has been visiting Yarmouth. He and his wife made the trip by car. For several years he was a supplier of jungle animals, birds and snakes to California film studios. When asked his age. Captain Wallis said: •Jack Benny says he is 39. I guess I'm 40." He related he imported elephants, lions, tigers, pythons, monkeys, etc., to the tropical denizens. Previously, he served as a steamship captain in the Pacific. For four years, he had Frank Buck as a partner. J. J. Wallis of Digby, N. S., is a brother. When a building named in honor of Mary Pickford was dedicated at Los Angeles recently, a participant in the ceremony was Mrs. Ida Mayer Cummings, sister of Louis B. Mayer and mother of Jack Cummings, screen director, long with MGM under his uncle. Mrs. Cummings is president of the Junior auxiliary of the Jewish Home for the Aged. She lived here as a girl and young woman. Directing the Foto-Nite drawings at the Regent and Mayfair is Herman Kerwin, manager of the Regent . . . Mrs. Tom Courtney, wife of a former Odeon theatre supervisor in the maritimes, wa.s on a recent trip to Boston and New York. Her husband now heads the Nova Scotia Information Bureau at Halifax. He managed the Casino, Halifax, for some years. Mrs. Archie Mason jr., who died recently at Springhill, was the wife of a son of the owner of the Capitol, Springhill, and long was active in film exhibition organizations and in politics. Her husband came by air from Korea, where he was serving in the Canadian army, for the funeral. There are two young childi'en . . . Joe Franklin, president of the Franklin & Herschorn, headed for his Miami Beach winter home. Going by rail to Gotham and thence by plane. Mrs. Franklin accompanied him as usual. Their daughter Mrs. Lillian Babb and young son Franklin will leave about mid-December. Her husband Sam Babb, manager of the Mayfair, expects to spend February at Miami Beach as usual in recent years. Abe Garson, owner of the Garrick and Oxford in Halifax and the Strand and Kent here, and wife are planning to spend the winter at Miami Beach. Garson is maritime manager for Odeon. In charge during his ab.sence will be Lee April, his son-in-law and theatre supervisor. British Films of Higher Qualit-y It is predicted in England that British films of the coming year will be of such high quality as to compete with the best product of the U.S. Toronto Films Soft As Football Reigns TORONTO—Most of the local excitement was for the football final of the year between Toronto and Edmonton, but the theatres carried on with five extended engagements and a number of transferred runs and reissues. Largest boxoffice score was registered by the Imperial with "Caribbean." The weather was mostly bright but sharp. (Average Is 100) Eglinton Cleopatra (Para), 2nd wk 95 Hyland Hamlet (JARO) 115 Imperial Caribbeon (Para) 105 Loew's The Prisoner of Zendo (MGM), 2nd wk..100 Nortown The Quiet Mon (Rep), 6th wk 90 Odeon Limelight (UA), 3rd wk 1 00 Shea's Big Jim McLain (WB) 1 00 Tivoli, Capitol My Wife's Best Friend (20th-Fox); Beware My Lovely (RKO) 95 University The Snows of Kilimonjaro (20th-fox), 2nd wk 105 Uptown Because of You (U-l) 1 05 Victoria Unconquered (Para); Northwest Mounted Police (Para) 105 'Snows' Bows at Vancouver To Pace First Runs 'VANCOU'VER—Standout this session was "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" on an upped scale which gave the Orpheum its biggest gross in a long time. Also on a roadshow basis, "Limelight," which opened in nine local district houses, did only fair and was pulled out of four houses after a three-day run. Capitol Because You're Mine (MGM), 9 doys.,Fair Cinema Lovely to Look At (MGM), 2nd d. t. wk Fair Dominion Caribbean (Para); Lody in fhe Iron Mask (20th-Fox), 2nd d. t. wk Average Orpheum The Snows of Kilimanjaro (20th-Fox) Excellent Plazo Horizons West (U-l) Fair Strand My Wife's Best Friend (20th-Fox) Fair Studio Never Take No for an Answer (IFD)..Fair Vogue Limelight (UA), roadshow Fair Perkins Electric Sales MONTREAL—R. V. Shale, local manager of Perkins Electric Co., reports the sale of GB Kalee projection equipment for the new Orangeville Drive-In and the new Port Elmsley Drive-In, both to open next spring. GB Kalee projectors also have been installed in the New Royal Theatre, Hearst, and will be installed in the new Lido Theatre at Sturgeon Falls, Ont. Recent installations of GB Kalee arc lamps were made at the Empu-e Theatre, Madoc; Plaza Theatre, Marmora, and the Savoy Theatre, London, Ont. MPIC 1953 Meeting During Football Week Toronto—Taking cognizance of the wide interest in the Canadian football final at Toronto for the Grey cup, with fans present from all parts of the Dominion, the decision has been reached to hold the 1953 convention here of the Motion Picture Industry Council of Canada in the week daring which the Canadian gridiron championship game will be played next fall. This means the film industry conference will be held close to November 28, 1953, the scheduled date for the football classic in Toronto, which should bring a record attendance of film men from distant points. Whether the sport fixture or the industry meeting will be the added attraction is something for future contemplation. TORONTO "Cot many years in charge of the head office legal department, Frank Justin has resigned from Famous Players Canadian Corp. to go into private practice . . . Allen's suburban Mount Dennis had a big Saturday morning (29) when free popcorn brought out a mob of juveniles. On the screen was "Red Mountain" ... At the Prince of Wales, operated by Bloom & Fine for W. A. Summerville, there was another throng for a Pepsi- Cola performance at 9 a. m., for which each kid was admitted for six bottle tops, Pepsi- Cola, of course. "Springfield Rifle" was sneak-screened at the PPC Village prior to its downtown first run . . . Manager Don Edwards of the Nortown has been sitting pretty with "The Quiet Man." After playing five weeks at the 3,343- seat Imperial, of which Fred Trebilcock is 950 seats, where it has already done a further manager, the picture moved into the Nortown, , | six weeks. Ernest Bushnell, a member of the Variety . . . tent and prominent in local theatre circles, has become assistant general of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Paul Gormley told this correspondent that 12,800 persons attended the film performances at the Royal Theatre in Coliseum during the winter fair, the program consisting of "Royal Journey" and the agricultural film, "Western Wheat," a new release of the National Film Board. The Grain Board of Winnipeg has purchased 16 prints of "Western Wheat" for use in prairie centers. Paul Martin of Windsor, Canadian minister of health and welfare, has become a keen booster for the Toronto Variety tent and its operation of Variety Village. Twice he has been a guest at Variety gatherings ... A former resident of Toronto, Sam Winters of the MGM Hollywood studio was here to visit relatives. He paid his respects to Henry L. Nathanson and Ted Gould of MGM of Canada. Theatre Aids Miss Eburne Observe 77th Birthday BURLINGTON, ONT. — Maude Eburne, veteran screen and stage actress, was a recent guest of Len Harris, manager, at the Roxy Theatre here on the occasion of her 77th birthday. She was given flowers and a birthday cake and applauded by the audience. She is well known here for her portrayal of Henrietta in the Hallmark film, "The Prince of Peace." Government Men Are Guests OTTAWA—Members of the Canadian cabinet and houses of Parliament took time out from legislative debate November 28 to .see themselves as others tee them when they attended a screening of television films in the railway committ«eroom of the Commons. Motion pictures of the recent opening of the House by Clete Robert.s, T'V commentator of the United Stat.es, were shown to an audience of 400 parliamentarians and friends, another picture being of the oilwell development in British Columbia. Sixty-two per cent of the films released In Sweden in the year ending in June were U.S. films. 9S BOXOFFICE December 6, 1952

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