Boxoffice-March.06.1948

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PITTSBURGH
nnthony Weyrauch, veteran Filmiow shipper,
will be a grandpop this spring. His
son James and wife are expecting . . . Dr.
H. C. Winslow, Meadville physician, theatre
and radio station owner, is vacationing in
Florida . . . Joseph Kosco, Brockway exhibitor,
and family have returned from a vacation
in the south.
Louis Averbaeh, newly appointed assistant
division manager for Paramount, spent last
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weeker after enjoying his initial week
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on I"', job . . . Jack Servies, National
T! . district supervisor, was here
:.:e: -iig with Newt Williams, manager .
Filmrow Bowling league plans a special
roller skating party at Navari's Flamingo,
East Liberty .
Minsky Kalmine,
head of the national Warner circuit and former
local zone manager, was here last weekend
. . . Abe Weiner, Monogram manager,
announces a special drive April 2-July 2.
Charles E. Warner, Clarksburg, W. Va., was
a Filmrow visitor . . . Gabe Rubin of the
Art Cinema was in New York on business
Balmer, .son of James G. Balmer,
Harris executive, is manager of the Gardens,
succeeding Howard Adelsberger, who resigned
due to illness.
John Jaffurs jr., Glassport exhibitor, and
his bride, have returned from New York
where they spent their honeymoon . . . The
new picture being produced by Bert M. Stearn
and Harry Hendel for Screen Guild release
has a jungle backgroiuid. Hendel is in Los
Angeles working on this production.
South Hills Theatre, Dormont, operated by
the Warner circuit for a score of years, reverts
to the Harris interests May 1 . . . Jim
Alexander of the Alexander Theatre Supply
has been very active in the YMCA membership
campaign . production of
"All My Sons" will open March 12 . . . Columbia
is not replacing Sidney Goldberg for
the present, his West Virginia area being
covered by Jack Judd and Leo Isaacs, main
line and north area sales representatives.
Andy Battiston flew to Chicago in connection
with the opening of "Citizen Saint" in
the Studebaker Theatre March 13 . . . Bert
M. Stern departed March 5 for a week's busi-
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ness trip to Hollywood . "Fuzzy"
Lund, circuit exhibitor, sold his Twin Gables
night club.
Fred A. Beedle, Allied MPTO board chairman,
staged a general membership meeting
March 5 instead of calling only directors of
the association. The Ascap situation, government
suit and other matters were to be discussed
. Kiel, Allied MPTO's assistant
secretary, who resided in Brentwood
for a number of years, now has a residence
in Arlington Heights . . . Israel Roth, city
exhibitor, is up and around and looking in
good health after an illness.
I. Elmer Ecker reports that dozens of local
barkers will attend the April 12-17 convention
of Variety Clubs Intern.nional in Miami
Beach . M. Totman, publicity director
Warner Theatres in the zone,
for
spoke on "Promotion" before the Etna
Chamber of Commerce.
The Film Council of Allegheny county has
been organized under direction of Dr. Herbert
T. Olander, professor of visual eiucaticn
at the University of Pittsburgh, of
persons interested in the showing of 16mm
A $200,000 improvement program is announced
for the Fulton this summer. Included
will be reseating, redecorating and
installation of a cooling system. The Shea
operated house will be closed during most
of June and July. John D. Walsh, Fulton
manager, has rented a house in Newport,
R. I., for the summer ... An animal act
from Hollywood is being booked in the area
bookings at theatres in the
tristate district in recent months have not
met with success.
. . . Margaret
George Comuntzis, veteran Morgantown
exhibitor and restaurant operator, is back
from a vacation in New Orleans
Miller, former switchboard operator at
Paramount who resigned after a score of
years, has joined the film inspection staff
at UA.
Maurice Fruhlinger, Baltimore exhibitor,
was a Filmrow visitor in company with John
Lengyel, local projectionist ... A favorite
show in Clarksburg, W. Va., the Elk's Minstrels,
will be revived at the Robinson Grand
there March 10-11. Tickets are $2 . . . The
Penn, Ambridge, used a ten-inch display in
the Daily Citizen to advertise the newsreel
.subject, "Cinderella Romance," the Winthrop
Rockefeller-Barbara Sears newlyweds.
The John D. (Fulton) Walsh juniors and
the William J. (Ascap) O'Brien juniors were
hosts at the family night party in the Variety
Club February 27 . . . Tom McCleary, R^A
ciistiict manager, was here from Detroit . . .
Ray Laux of the Warner Mount Oliver is
the new assistant manager at the downtown
Warner, and his brother Jim, who managed
the circuit's Whitehall, now is at the
Memorial, replacing temporarily the ailing
Lou Fordan.
Charles Argentine reported that the stork
hovered over the Keith, Burgettstown, one
night recently and almost dropped a little
bundle from heaven in Lana's lap. (The
Keith was screening "Green Dolphin
Street."! The young woman from Avella,
who figured her days too few, received
ministrations from a local medic, and
promptly hurried home to her own fireside
where the blessed event took place.
Malcolm MacMillan, who has been in the
radio business in Scranton for a year or
so, rejoined the local Altec organization .
Bill Serrao, New Kensington-Arnold exhibitor,
is vacationing in Florida for a month
. . . Bill Graham, projectionist at the Rialto,
broke his eye glasses and was getting ready
to depart from his home to have them replaced
when he fell down a flight of stairs
and broke his collar bone. He is in South
Side hospital . . . Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mc-
Gillick, Coraopolis exhibitors, after vacationing
in Florida, were expected back this
week.
Theodore Gri:nce, president of Outdoor
Theatres, Inc., has enrolled the Super Castle
drive-in. New Castle, with Co-operative Theatre
Service . . . C. W. Dickinson, Brownville
exhibitor, is motoring through the south
and southwest, headed for Mexico . . . Aaron
Rosenzweig resigned as salesman for Eagle
Lion . . . Joseph Parrell and Edward J.
Mulcahy's new Fairview drive-in, St. Marys,
Pa., will be represented by Co-operative Theatre
Service.
C. C. Kellenberg, 20th-Pox manager, is
back on the job having recuperated from an
illness. Mrs. Kellenberg has lost her parents
during recent weeks, her father having died
less than a month after the death of her
mother . . . Betty Kearns McConnell was
absent from the MGM office for several days
due to the death of her mother-in-law.
John J. Maloney, MGM central division
manager, was called to an executive session
in Los Angeles . E. Stahl, Homestead
exhibitor, is proceeding with construction
of his new commercial building in Homestead.
Later lie and his son John S. Stahl
plan to construct a new theatre building
there. John A. Reilly, manager of the Mervis
circuit's Rialto, set this week aside for
teeth
extraction.
William Brooks, Paramount booker, has
assumed city sales duties, succeeding Louis
Averbach, who was promoted to Philadelphia
as assistant mideast division manager. A.
Harry Passarell, office manager, is assuming
additional duties as booking manager.
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Welden Waters, 20th-Fox manager, was
called to Wilkes-Barre last week due to the
sudden death of his father State,
Altoona, used a full page ad "Body and
on
Soul" in the Tribune, which carried a hearty
recommendation of Jack Day, manager . . .
August F. Joerger and William J. Betz have
registered the Hillmount Amusement Co.,
Pittsburgh . David Hadburgs of the
Hazelwood are vacationing in Miami Beach
. . . Sylvia Linder of Jimmy Totman's publicity
department at Warner circuit headquarters
is departing for a vacation in
Florida . . . Larry Lapidus, Penn State student
and son of Jules Lapidus, Warner
eastern-Canaaian sales manager, and Lois
Liff, New York City, are engaged.
T ou Hanna has been named film buyerbooker
for the Butler drive-in, Butler,
and the Skyline drive-in. New Castle, the
appointment having been made by R. O.
Fredley, representing the outdoor theatres
Michael, until recently with the
army in the Pacific, will assist his mother,
Mrs. Martha Michael, in management of
BOXOFHCE :
6, 1948