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. . Agnes $200,000 SlarlileAirer Will Open August 1 SAN FRANCISCO—The $200,000 Starlite Drive-In, scheduled to open August 1 on Linden avenue, South San Francisco, will have one of the largest screens in the country, James B. Howell jr., president of San Francisco Drive-In Theatres Corp.. said. Ninety thousand yards of fill is being imported to grade the 14-acre parking area. Capacity is to be 800 autos. The theatre will operate under the HoUingshead patent. Permit to build a drive-in at a cost of $10,- 000 on Wall avenue near Riverdale road in Ogden, Utah has been granted by Weber Wayne Stevens and county commissioners to Marcus Stevens on condition that a structure suitable for the approach to the city be erected. The new theatre to be built for the New Salinas Theatre Corp. in Watsonville in the 3200 block on Main is estimated to cost $100,- 000. It will have a capacity of between 500 and 600 seats and will be on one floor, semistadium type. Ground work has been broken for the construction of an $85,000 theatre in Escalon which will be of Spanish architecture. The seating capacity will be about 600. Frank Peters, also operates the Manteca, Riverbank, Salida, Ripon and the Escalon theatre. C. R. Bailey, Sharp Park Theatre manager, reported contractors for the new Sharp Park Theatre will commence breaking ground in the next four or five weeks. Bailey said the theatre will be built in anticipation of an estimated substantial increase in population during the next 20 years. Sam Walyer House to Bow In Selah, Wash., July 1 SELAH, WASH.—Sam Walyer expects his new Selah Theatre to be completed around July 1. This community's first theatre will seat approximately 600 in the 50xl20-foot building built of concrete blocks and cement. Walyer's son Andrew will assist him in the operation. bemg put in the new the- Around $80,000 is atre, which is situated a short distance on the main highway to Yakima. Century equipment is being installed. The stage will be used for community events. The interior color scheme is to include cream and light green walls and blue panel drapes. Seats will have green upholstery. Ceiling is of white Celotex. There is to be a large concession stand at one side of the foyer. The exterior is painted white with modernistic blue vertical stripes at the front. A brightly lighted marquee and a neon sign will be one of Selah's bright spots. Ample parking space is provided in two areas, one on either side of the house, of 45x120 feet, and a large 50xl40--{oot area at the rear. Walyer is well known in Yakima where he operated Walyer's bakery. He owned a bakery in Wapato also. His new theatre is his first venture into the business. METRO PREMIUM CO. now oiiers BEAUTYWARE PREMIUM DEAL Gifts oi overpowering Boxoifice Appeal 242 Hyde St. GRaystone 410S San Francisco, Calif. Kroger Babb to Feature Atlanta Child in Films HOLLYWOOD—Kroger Babb. independent producer and head of the Kaybee Corp., has assumed the exclusive management of 5- Ginger Prince and Kroger Babb year-old Ginger Prince, talented moppet of Atlanta, Ga. Contracts recently signed call for the child actor to appear in 14 pictures over a period of seven years. Ginger already has established a record for stage and radio appearances, having participated in more than 70 dance revues and radio shows. Her father is Hugh Prince, former film booker and theatre manager in Atlanta. Ginger and her parents took up residence in Hollywood June 1. She is already being prepared for her initial screen appearance in "One Too Many" scheduled for midsummer production. Kroger Babb, also is president of Hygienic Pi'oductions, Inc., producers of "Mom and Dad." Fortieth Kem Anniversary Is Honored in Bakersfield BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.—The 40th anniversary of the Kern Theatre was being celebrated this week. The house, operated by Fox West Coast Theatres, was established as the Union Theatre in 1908 when it showed vaudeville and one-reel pictures. One of the highlights of each evening's bill was the vocal soloist whose song was illustrated with slides operated from the projection booth. After one year, the Union was purchased by M. R. Para and renamed the Para. Vaudeville was continued, and feature pictures were used instead of shorts. This entertainment pattern was followed without a break until 1917. when the Para was purchased by George Helm, who changed its name to the Hippodrome, still offering vaudeville and motion picture features. About 1918 Charles Grogg bought the house and operated it until 1923 when he sold out to Fox West Coast, who finally remodeled and modernized the theatre and renamed it the Kern. PORTLAND TXrilliam H. "Bill" Thedford, Portland district manager for Hamrick-Evergreen, took off for Dallas, Tex. to get married this week. The honeymoon will include a trip to Chicago, Lake Louise and Banff. June 20 is the return date. Exchange managers gave Bill a stag party last week at the Film club. RKO presented a Sunbeam mixmaster as the first wedding gift. The guests included Sam Gardner of MGM, Ted R. Gamble and Barney Rose from San Francisco. Rose is the U-I manager there. Larry Doyle of SRO shares offices with Screen Guild at 1806 N. W. Kearney St. . . . Fay Honey and his wife spent a week here. Honey received the bid to take over the new house in North Richland, Wash Mr. Blanchard of the Ideal Seating Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich., called on F. J. Becker of Western Theatre Equipment Co. Evergreen Theatres had an amphibian plane standing by to fly films over the Interstate bridge to Vancouver, Wash., in case the bridge was closed by the flood. Ryllis Hemington of the FWC public relations office in Los Angeles attended the Federation of Women's Clubs convention here . . . Katherine Marshall of the H-E main offices spent the weekend helping her husband put in a new lawn . . . Russ Morgan, western exploiteer for RKO, was in town . . . "Pinky" Shelton, Film club manager, announced he will be married August 1 . . . Donna Caba of RKO spent Memorial day at Seaside. Ralph Amacher, Mike Powers and Butch Leonard of the Eagle Lion staff tripped to Frisco for the big EL sales meeting. The stone front of the EL building finally is UA's Jack O'Bryan went to completed . . . "Chuck" Wilkins of Repubhc Astoria . . . is the father of another baby named Skeeter . . Allene Dana got a brand new apartment . right off the Row . MacRae, assistant to Lou Metzelaar at the Evergreen office, flew to Sacramento for the holiday weekend. Phil Carlin, owner-operator of the Lincoln and Elmo theatres, has put in cats to cut down exterminator costs . . . Lois Cady of the Theatre Exchange Co., moved into her new home. . . . . George DeWade, U-I manager in Seattle, was a Rose City visitor . . . Denzil Piercy of Prineville was on the Row, as was Mr. Macintosh of Arlington . . . LaVeme Spears, Film Classics, went to Eugene . . . FC's Mary Duerst took her kids to the circus over the weekend . . . Larry Bristol, Monogram manager, flew to Chicago for the sales meetings there . Louise Todd, secretary at the Music Box and Playhouse theatres, has been nursing a pet mother pigeon. The bird built her nest inside Louise's apartment . The Orpheum building is getting an inside repaint job. Plans Ketchum Theatre KETCHLTM, IDA.—O. R. Hicks plans to build a 350-seat theatre here at an estimated cost of $30,000. Equipment cost will be about $16,000. The building will be finished with California stucco and will have a three-room apartment on the second floor. i; 1 64-D BOXOFFICE : : June 5,- 1948
. . cooperated 3,000 See 'Miracle' And Give $10,1 CHICAGO—A crowd ul aroiuid 3,000 contributed $10,000 to the American Cancer society at the opening of "The Miracle of the Bells" last Tuesday night (25i at the RKO Palace, while twice that number greeted the Hollywood celebrities and the leaders of Chicago's social and business world as they arrived for the show, EXTRA POLICE ON DUTY Thirty policemen were assigned to prevent spectators outside the theatre from stopping traffic on Randolph street. Huge searchlights raked the skies and radio announcers Les Lear and Tommy Bartlett were on hand to welcome the guests over the public address system. The proceedings were also televised, Frank Sinatra was the hit of the evening with his songs from the stage and autographs for all comers before and after the show. After singing "Nancy," dedicated to his daughter, Sinatra revealed she will have another little brother or sister, "in about four weeks," Producer Jesse L. Lasky was introduced from the stage and presented the premiere proceeds to Maurice Goldblatt, Chicago merchant and president of the Cancer society, who expressed appreciation of the public's increasing interest in the fight against the disease, Lasky revealed the motion picture was 1,018th of his 35-year career in the motion picture industry and that none of his pictures had ever been rejected by censois, STARS PARTICIPATE Fred MacMurray. also featured in the picture, told how he came to Chicago from his home town of Kankakee, 111., to crash into big time music with his trumpet, but ended up clerking in a local department store. Bill Williams, who had a featured role, and his wife, starlet Barbara Hale, formerly of Rockford, 111,, also appeared. Radio comic Jack Paar was master of ceremonies. Preceding the premiere Lasky and the stars of the film were guests at a cocktail party at the Ambassador hotel, which was attended by over 200. RKO Theatres Division Manager Prank Smith and publicist Lou Mayer: Sam Gorelick. branch manager, and Herb Greenblatt, district manager of local exchange: Terry Turner, RKO exploitation chief, and Wally Heim, local publicist, were on hand to greet the guests. First St. Louis Allied Meet Is Scheduled for June 8 ST. LOUIS — Andy Dietz, newly named fieldman for Allied for its invasion of this territory, has announced that Midcentral Allied Theatre Owners, the name officially chosen for the new regional group, will hold its first organization meeting at the Sheraton hotel June 8, Principal speakers at the meeting will be Col, H, A, Cole of Allied Theatre Owners of Texas: Truman T, Rembusch. president, Associated Theatre Owners of Indiana, and John 'Wolfberg, president of Allied Rocky Mountain Independent Theatres. Dietz has closed a deal for office space in the building at 3142 Olive St, His Cooperative Theatres, which currently books and buys for a dozen theatres in the territory, also will be located there. Owner of Brazil, Ind., fox Asks $381000 Damages TERRE HAUTE, IND.—Fred V, 'Willey, owner of the Fox Theatre in Brazil, Ind„ has filed a treble-damage antitrust suit in federal court here as the result of the closing of the Fox on May 26, 1946, because of inability to get product. Defendants are Affiliated Theatres, Inc., of Indiana, Citizens Theatre Co. of Brazil, Harold Neese and his Beverly Theatre at Brazil, and the following distributors: Columbia Pictures, Loew's. Inc, Film Classics, Monogram Pictures, Paramount, Republic, RKO, 20th Century-Fox, United Artists, Universal Pictures, 'Warner Bros.. Eagle Lion, and Joseph 'W. Bohn and Producers Releasing Corp. . 'Willey, a lawyer who is candidate of prosecuting attorney in Clay county, bought the Fox Oct. 6. 1945. He charges he W'as forced to close the theatre the following May because "the motion picture producers and distributors with and conspired with the Citizens company and Neece and vi'Ah one another to restrain the licensing" of first run pictures in Brazil and refused to give the Fox first run, second or third run films. 'Willey also charges the defendants with maintaining an arbitrai-y system of clearance in Brazil, fixed admission prices, and despite repeated requests refused availability of any feature film to the Fox. 'Willey contends he was forced to sell his equipment and has suffered actual damages of $127,000, or $381,000 total. INDIANAPOLIS—Officials of three local theatre corporations were cleared of charges made by three stockholders that they mismanaged at a Gary, Ind., theatre building. Judge Robert C. Baltzell ruled in federal court that the stockholders are not entitled to $200,000 damages asked because of alleged substandard rates charged in rental of the building. The officials head both owning and leasing firms of the building. Defendants were 'Verner U. Young, Gary, president of Fiftyler, Inc., the Montgomery Theatre Corp. and Y&'W Management Corp., all of Indianapolis: Robert Young, secretary of the firms, and Marc J. Wolf and Albert R. Blocher, both directors of the three firms. Charles F. 'Wooley, Charles C. Wooley and Edna G. 'Ward, all of Long Beach, Calif., stockholders in Fiftyler, Inc, brought the suit Jan. 28, 1947, Judge Baltzell ruled also that interlocking operations of officers and directors of the three firms "is not detrimental or unfair" to Fiftyler or its shareholders. The suit asked a receivership for Fiftyler, Chicago Paramount Meet Conducted by J. J. Donohue CHICAGO— Paramount's central division sales meeting was held here May 24-26 at the Hotel Knickerbocker, with Central Division Manager J. J. Donohue presiding. Attendmg were district managers, sales managers, salesmen and bookers of his territory. Charles M, Reagan, vice-president in charge of distribution, addressed the assemblage, discussing the forthcoming annual selling drive. New members of Paramount's 100'; club were honored at the session. They are Minneapolis salesman Ernie Lund, Dallas, salesman Paul Chapman, and Dallas head booker Tom Luce, Donohue also presented awards to prize winners in last year's drive. Home office distribution executive E, K. "Ted" O'Shea outlined important pictures of the coming season. A special advertising meeting was conducted by Sid Mesibov, Stanley Shuford and Ben 'Washer of the home office advertising staff. New types of ads were illustrated in a series of slides. They also presented a demonstration of how aJvcrtising soot recordings are made. Morning screenings were held at the Esquire the first two days of the meeting, w-hich was held in the Oceanic room of the Knickerbocker. AT ST. LOUIS DINNER—Among those present at the St. Louis dinner for Maurice Schweitzer, who recently resigned as St. Louis Paramount manager to enter the drive-in field, were, front row. left to right: Ralph C, LiBeau, district manager for Paramount who has been retired; Schweitzer; Tommy James, chief barker of the St. Louis Variety Club; Tom Edwards, Farmington, Mo., toastmaster; Fred Wehrenberg. President of the local Motion Picture MPTO and TOA, executive committee chairman. Second row: Joe Garrison, district manager; Dominic Frisina, Frisina .\musement Co., Springfield; Harry Miller. Festus, Mo.; Sam Pirtle. Pirtle .\musement Co.. Jerseyville. 111.; Izzy Weinshank. district manager for Publix Great States circuit; John Giachetto II. Frisina Amusement Co., and Lester Bona, Warner manager. BOXOFFICE : : June 5, 1948 65
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