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W.J. 'Doc' Ryan Dies<br />
Of Heart Attack<br />
WORCESTER—Show circles here were<br />
shocked at word of the death in Los Angeles<br />
of William J. "Doc" Ryan jr., former<br />
manager of three Worcester theatres. He was<br />
42. Death was attributed to a heart attack.<br />
He had been in California since last August,<br />
going there from Newport, R. I., to<br />
manage a drive-in for the Pacific Drive-In<br />
Theatres, owned by Charles A. Caballero.<br />
former operator of the Plymouth here.<br />
Ryan began theatre work at the present<br />
Loew's Poli here in 1929, serving as assistant<br />
to Thomas J. Meehan. Later he managed<br />
the Elm Street while it was still owned by<br />
the late S. Z. Poli. In 1934 he became manager<br />
of the Plymouth, when it was taken<br />
over by Caballero and Fanchon and Marco.<br />
In 1937 he became house manager of the<br />
Roxy in New York. He also was associated<br />
with the New York world's fair.<br />
Returning to Worcester, he managed the<br />
Olympia briefly before joining the USO.<br />
serving mostly in the Rhode Island area.<br />
In 1928 he was graduated from Holy<br />
Cross college, where he was a pitcher on<br />
the varsity baseball squad. Surviving are<br />
his wife, two children, his father and two<br />
sisters.<br />
Hartford Area Drive-ins<br />
To Open After Easter<br />
HARTFORD—George E. Landers, Hartford<br />
division manager for E. M. Loew's Theatres,<br />
announced that the circuit's drive-ins<br />
at Milford and Newington. Conn., will be<br />
reopened "between Easter Sunday and April<br />
15." Manager of the Milford is Carl Halpern.<br />
The Newington is managed by Vincent<br />
O'Brien.<br />
FALL RIVER<br />
John McAvoy, Embassy manager, was an uiterested<br />
spectator at the Southeastern<br />
Massachusetts basketball tourney. McAvoy<br />
is an alumnus of Durfee . Yamins<br />
and his wife, who have been spending several<br />
months in Palm Beach, are due to return<br />
next month. Yamins theatres showed trailers<br />
of Girl Scout programs during the organization's<br />
anniversary observance.<br />
Manager Carl Zeitz of the Academy and<br />
Mrs. Zeitz have returned from New York .<br />
Cashiers and candy girls at the Academy<br />
soon wiU be outfitted in a new costume consisting<br />
of a royal blue smock with the theatre<br />
emblem on the sleeve.<br />
Jacocks, Kilpatrick Quit<br />
B&Q; Dan Finn Moves In<br />
'Ends of Earth' Strong<br />
In Hub First Runs<br />
BOSTON—A moderate week was reported<br />
by first run houses. The weather was milder<br />
but rain hurt somewhat. The standout was<br />
the Keith-Boston, where Stan Kenton's band<br />
drew well. "To the Ends of the Earth" at<br />
the State and Orpheum also was a hit and<br />
was held over. The double bill of "A Woman's<br />
Vengeance" and "An Ideal Hu.sband"<br />
were good at the Memorial. "Call Northside<br />
777" had a better-bhan-average second week<br />
at the Met and moved to the Pa;ramoimt and<br />
Fenway.<br />
(Average Is 100)<br />
Astor—The Bishop's Wile (RKO). 11th wk 85<br />
Boston—Perilous Wtrters (Mono), plus Stan<br />
Kenton's bond MO<br />
Exeter Street—Captain Boycott (U-1) VZi<br />
Kenmor^Panic (Tncolore), 4th v/k 90<br />
Memorial A Woman's Vengeance (U-I);<br />
An Ideal Husband (20th-Fox) 100<br />
Metropolitan—Call Northside 777 (20th-Fox).<br />
2nd wk 110<br />
Paramount a!nd Fenway Saigon (Para); Let's<br />
Live Again (20th-Fox), Znd d t wk 120<br />
State and Orpheum—To the Ends oi the Earth<br />
(Col); Devil Ship (Col) 130<br />
Slow Week in New Haven;<br />
Not a Bill Up to Average<br />
NEW HAVEN—Business was spread thin<br />
among the downtown theatres. "You were<br />
Meant for Me" moved to the College for a<br />
second week. Detail for the week ended<br />
March 10:<br />
Biiou—Adam Had Four Sons (Col); Let Us Live<br />
(Col), reissues 80<br />
College To the Ends of the Earth (Col);<br />
The Son of Rusty (Col), 2nd d t. wk 7b<br />
Loews Poli—You Were Meant for Me (20th-Fox);<br />
Slippy McGee (Rep) 9E<br />
Paramount—The Senator Was Indiscreet (U-I);<br />
Big Town After Dark (Para) 95<br />
Roger Sherman—Body and Soul (UA); Stork<br />
Bites Man (UA), 2nd wk 80<br />
Start Saturday Shows<br />
NORWALK, CONN.—First of a series of<br />
Saturday morning shows for youngsters got<br />
under way last week at Warners' Palace.<br />
The films are approved by the Central PTA<br />
and the Norwalk Motion Picture Council for<br />
Children. H. Merrick Lyon, manager, arranged<br />
for an exhibition of gymnastics and<br />
series of competitive events for children on<br />
the stage preceding the screen program.<br />
BOSTON—Don Jacocks and Akxander C.<br />
Kilpatrick have sold their interests m B
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