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. . . Jeanette<br />
. . . Murray<br />
: March<br />
J.J.RosenfieldBids<br />
For Atomic Center<br />
SPOKANE. WASH.—J. J. Rosenfield has<br />
entered a bid to operate the new 1,500-seat<br />
theatre in North Richland, which is controlled<br />
by the atomic energy commission and<br />
General Electric. Rosenfield owns the Post<br />
here and Lyric in Salt Lake City, is a partner<br />
with H. D. McBride in the Granada<br />
here, and handles the Kennewick and Walla<br />
Walla drive-ins for AUiance Theatre Corp.<br />
SPOKANE, WASH — J. J. Rosenfield.<br />
Washington circuit operator, has sold his<br />
interest in the Autovue drive-in theatre,<br />
which opened last June, to his partner, R. S.<br />
Strawick. and Cy Young, former Warner<br />
salesman. Rosenfield joined in the project<br />
after Strawick had started to build and<br />
sold out in order to devote more time to his<br />
other theatre interests.<br />
Actress Jane Powell Sings<br />
With Portland Symphony<br />
PORTLAND—Jane Powell, former Portland<br />
student and now a film player, was<br />
guest soloist at a special concert of allrequest<br />
niunbers which the Portland Symphony<br />
orchestra presented March 5. The concert<br />
is being played for the purpose of building<br />
up the symphony's maintenance fund.<br />
Plans Kiddy Show<br />
TULARE, CALIF.—In cooperation with<br />
the PTA and American Ass'n of University<br />
Women, Manager Lawrence Pilegard of the<br />
Tulare Theatre is trying to work out Saturday<br />
programs that will be particularly attractive<br />
to children. He arranged with representatives<br />
of the two organizations to<br />
check his bookings and to nominate pictures<br />
deemed most suitable for Saturday<br />
showing. Where Saturday bookings are not<br />
suitable for children, Pilegard said, a special<br />
film will be brought in for children and<br />
.shown Saturday afternoon only.<br />
Golden Gate Opens Drive-In<br />
SAN FRANCISCO-The Stadium Auto<br />
Movie opened February 12 in San Leandro.<br />
It is a unit of the Golden State circuit. Jim<br />
Reed is manager.<br />
SEATTLE<br />
Tn advance of the National Theatres spring<br />
drive. Evergreen circuit will hold a general<br />
meeting at the 01>TTipic hotel March 12<br />
MacDonald probably will make<br />
her retm-n to this town on both stage and<br />
screen. She is set for a concert at the Moore<br />
April 11 just about the time her picture,<br />
"Three Daring Daughters." will be released<br />
Lafayette, 20th-Fox exploiteer,<br />
is rasslin' with paint in his basement.<br />
a . .<br />
Ray Coach of the Admiral held a highly<br />
successful "Kids' Valentine Show," which<br />
. featured sketching contest Murt<br />
Makins. manager of the Admiral in Bremerton,<br />
worked four years on a magazine sales<br />
crew before entering show business . . . Chris<br />
Casper at the Blue Mouse did all right with<br />
an all-Negro screen program last Saturday<br />
at midnight. Top feature was "Sepia Cinderella"<br />
. . . John O'Connor, assistant at the<br />
Music Hall, was late to work last week when<br />
his apartment house elevator got stuck between<br />
floors . . . Frank L. Newman sr.. Evergreen<br />
president, has arrived back from Palm<br />
Springs.<br />
Robbery in Hillsboro, Ore.<br />
Nets More Than $2,000<br />
HILLSBORO, ORE. — The Hill Tlieatre<br />
was robbed of $1,783 in cash and $225 in<br />
checks last week. Orange Phelps, owner,<br />
said the money was the Hill receipts over<br />
the weekend and one day's receipts of the<br />
Venetian Theatre, which he also owns. The<br />
robbery was discovered by A. J. Foelker, Hill<br />
florist, who shares the theatre telephone. He<br />
found the wall safe opened when he entered<br />
the theatre ticket office to use the telephone.<br />
Burdick Installs Seats<br />
MOORCROFT, WYO.—Installation of new<br />
seats at the Avon Theatre has been completed,<br />
according to Frank Burdick, ownermanager.<br />
He bought the house a few weeks<br />
ago.<br />
Takes Expensive Nap<br />
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.—Seeing a show<br />
may be much more expensive than he bargained<br />
for to Milton C. Roberts. He put up a<br />
reward of $25 for the hat which was taken<br />
from him when he fell asleep at the Rio.<br />
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Goldwyn Film in L. A.<br />
LOS ANGELES—"The Bishop's Wife,"<br />
which wound up an eight-week roadshow<br />
engagement recently at the Carthay Circle,<br />
will reopen at regular prices March 25 at<br />
the Paramount Downtown and Hollywood<br />
theatres. It is the first time a Goldwyn<br />
film has played those houses since the producer<br />
effected release through RKO Radio<br />
some years ago. Normally his films book<br />
locally into RKO's Hillstreet and Pantages.<br />
Parkin Springville, Utah,<br />
Opened by J. F. Schow<br />
SPRINGVILLE, UTAH—J. F. Schow put<br />
into operation the Park Theatre here February<br />
18. He leased the old Ritz Theatre and<br />
completely remodeled it, putting in a new<br />
cement floor, modern heating and cooling<br />
system, carpeting and cry room.<br />
'Time' No Clue, He Says<br />
EPHRATA, WASH.—Participating in a<br />
panel discu.ssion of motion pictures at a recent<br />
session of the PTA, John Lee, manager<br />
of the Marjo Theatre, said that pictures<br />
panned by Time magazine are the ones that<br />
usually do good business here and, invariably,<br />
the ones that magazine rates highly are poor<br />
money makers. Foreign films do not succeed<br />
in Ephrata. he added. Lee said he planned<br />
to start children's matinees, consisting of a<br />
western and serials, on Saturdays. Other<br />
speakers at the session, all of them discussing<br />
motion pictures and their effect on children<br />
and the community, were a high school<br />
teacher, student, minister and other representative<br />
citizens.<br />
To Build at Palmdale<br />
PALMDALE, CALIF.—Plans have been<br />
completed by architect S. Charles Lee of<br />
Los Angeles for construction of a theatre<br />
building at 990 Sierra highway here for<br />
Smith & Chaffin, Los Angeles. The stucco<br />
building will be two stories in height and<br />
will contain 8.200 square feet of floor space.<br />
Plans call for an aluminum roof. The cost<br />
is estimated at $75,000.<br />
Bird Exhibit in Lobby<br />
TORONTO—For the showing of the British<br />
film, "Tawny Pipit," the theme of which<br />
is a pair of birds in wartime. Manager<br />
Yvonne Taylor arranged an art gallery in<br />
the lobby of the International Cinema, which<br />
consists of pictures of birds in flight and in<br />
their nests. Scheduled for early showing at<br />
the International Cinema are a number of<br />
foreign features including "Beauty and the<br />
Beast" and "Man About Town" from France<br />
and "The Pearl" from Mexico.<br />
Approve Olympia Permit<br />
OLYMPIA, WASH.—Federal authorization<br />
has been given for construction of a 1,100-<br />
seat theatre here for operation by the Evergreen<br />
circuit, according to Thomas L. O'Leary,<br />
Olympia lawyer. Evergreen Theatres is giving<br />
up its operation of the Liberty March 1<br />
and will have no showcase here until the<br />
new theatre is opened.<br />
BOXOrnCE<br />
:<br />
6, 1948
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