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. . Elaine . . The . . Walter . . Earl — —— — INDIANAPOLIS T\ J. Collins, traveling auditor for 20th-Fox, was at the local exchange . Howard Theatre, operated by Earl Bell, has been leased to the Settos Theatres, now operating 15 houses in Indiana. Ohio and Kentuclcy. The change became effective June 1 . . . R. H. Robinson, operator of the Majestic, Springfield, Ky., has gone on a fishing tr.p in Tennessee. George Helllottes, operator of the Rialto. Fort Wayne, has erected a new marquee, repainted the front and completed other changes . Van Splinter, secretary to Edwin Brauer. manager at Republic, spent several days in Nashville. Tenn. . . . Margaret Stevens, inspector at Republic, is recuperat- CO At' A^'tH0B»^^.et eo?*lra "HOW TO CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP A DRIVE-IN THEATRE" Hd^ write for literature rORIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT including Motiograph double shutter projectors High intensity arc lamps Anti-rellection coated lenses Motor generator sets Rectifiers 150-250 and 500 watt sound reproducing systems In-car speakers Junction boxes Projection room accessories mFfJMJWJJ) THE>W'RE EQUIPMENT INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA on| ing at home after a second operation at St. Francis hospital. Beech Grove. William Carroll, executive secretary of ill . . . ATOI. reports the birth of a baby boy named Eleanor Borkes. assistant Charles William , . . booker at RKO, was home several days Joseph Bohn and wife, for many years associated with various exchanges on Filmrow, have moved to Cincinnati . Pen- . . B. B. Bennett rod. Affiliated Advertising Co. distributor, is now located in new quarters at 448 North Illinois The Evansville Out-door Theatre, . . . is retiling the outside surface . of the Bennett circuit. Calhoun. Ky.. made his annual pilgrimage on Filmrow Monday. Gordon Craddock, EL manager and head booker Herbert Boss and salesmen Jerry Weiss and Max Meadows attended the midwest sales meeting at the Blackstone hotel in Chicago . . . The Midwest Theatre Supply Co. opened its new quarters May 24. H. B. Snook of Cincinnati and J. F. O'Brien, manager of equipment sales. RCA-Victor division, Camden, N. J., were special guests at the opening. The new sales rooms are at Michigan and North Illinois. Exhibitors from all over Indiana were present at the opening. J. Charles Clickner. is manager of the Indianapolis branch. . . . Bruce K-'xmiller, operator of the Colonial and Indiana theatres in Bicknell. attended the Republican rally in French Lick Joseph W. Gutzweller. owner and operator of the Astor and Tivoli in Jasper. Ind.. was home ill. Changes in ownership include the Liberty, owned by Don Hammer in Kokomo. to Curtis G. Butler, former salesman at Columbia. Hammer has joined UA as salesman . . . Earl Bell, former operator of the Howard Ttieatre. is remodeling the old Arcade on the west side of the city. The house, dark several years, is owned by Herbert A. Wagner of Tucson. Ariz., formerly with MGM. Equipment notes: K. E. Maurice, operator of the Wabash Theatre. Clinton, Ind., has installed new Simplex E-7 mechanisms. Peerless Magnarc lamps and National 40-amp D. W. Bennett. Rex. Terre rectifiers . . . Haute, has installed Simplex 4-Star sound equipment . Easley. KP Theatre. Greensburg, has installed Peerless Magnarc lamps and National 40-amp rectifiers . . . Cantor Amusements. Indianapolis, has installed Peerless Magnarc lamps and National 40-amp rectifiers. May Screen 'Life' MADISON—The 1948 University of Wisconsin Haresfoot show. "Big as Life." may be adapted for a motion picture. A copy of the script was recently requested by Herbert Stothart. MGM musical director, and an alumnus of the all-male musical comedy group. Based on the exploits of the legendary logger. Paul Bunyan. "Big as Life" was written by three university students from New York. Dott-ye Brovoi in in 'Kidnapped' Dottye Brown has been signed for a spot Monogram's "Kidnapped." 'Homecoming' Is Top In Milwaukee Week MILWAUKEE—The top dog for the week was "Homecoming" at the Wisconsin. "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!" received a heavy preselling campaign and hit average. A Strand moveover on "The Iron Curtain" and "The Mating of Millie" garnered par take. The long Memorial day weekend, though sending lots of patrons out of town, brought visitors that swelled attendance. Alhambro'—Unconquered (Para) Palace—Scudda Hool Scudda Hayl (20th-Fox); 100 13 Lead Soldiers (ZOth-Fox) 115 Riverside Berlin Express (RKO); Adventures oi Casanova (EL) - 100 Strand—The Iron Curtain (20th-Fox), 3rd d.t. v^k.; The Mating of Millie (Col), 2nd d.t. wk 100 Towne—Four Faces West (UA); Who Killed •Doc- Hobin (UA) IOC Warner Silver River (WB); Campus Sleuth (Mono) - 115 Wisconsin—The Iron Curtain (20th-Fox, 3rd wk., Port Said (Col) 150 Nice Weather Plus Holdovers Spell Off-Week in Loop CHICAGO—The weather was nice most of the week and outdoor attractions got a big play, while the Loop was loaded with holdovers and business was away off. The Oriental had a big week with "The Crimson Key," on the screen, which was boosted in a big way by the Horace Heidt radio show on the stage. The State-Lake also had a nice week with Sammy Kaye and band on stage and "Caged Fury" on screen. Another new one. "Hazard." did only fair at the United Artists. Song of My Heart (Mono) 2nd wk 90 Apollo Chicago—The Iron Curtain (20th-Fox), 2nd vk . 95 Garnck Corvette (U-I); Wings Over Honolulu (U-I) rerelease 90 Grand—River Lady (U-I), 2nd wk 90 Monroe Fury at Furnace Creek {20th-Fox}: Campus Honeymoon (Rep), 3rd wk 90 Oriental—The Crimson Key (20th-Fox), plus stage show 130 Palace—BerUn Express (RKO), 2nd wk 95 Rialto—The Naked City (U-I), 4lh d. 1. wk 95 Roosevelt—The Woman in While (WB), 2nd wk 90 State-Lake Caged Fury (Para), plus stage show, 105 Studio Boru (Dezel); Rama (Dezel); Strange People (Dezel), 3rd wk 85 United Artists—Hazard (Para) 90 Woods—State of the tJnion (MGM), 3rd wk 110 World Playhouse The Queen's Necklace (Siritzky) 90 Indianapolis Grosses Drop to Low Ebb INDIANAPOLIS—Boxoff ice grosses dropped to a low ebb. Only the Lyric, with two horror pictures, did much business. The decline in attendance was alarming even in neighborhood theatres. Circle—Casbah (U-I); French Leave (Mono) 80 Indiana-The Big Clock (Para) 80 Keiths—Sundown (UA); Winter Carnival (UA), reissues 85 Loew's—B. F.'s Daughter (MGM); Port Said (Col) 90 Lyric^-Son of Frankenstein (FC); Bride oi Frankenstein (FC), reissues 175 Loew's With "Union' Takes Indianapolis Honors INDIANAPOLIS — Boxoffice receipts were scattered last week. Loew's headed the list, while receipts at other first run houses were noticeably down. Circle—Tarzan and the Mermaids (RKO); Western Heritage (RKO) 90 Indiana—Scudda Hool Scudda Hay! (20th-Fox).... 85 Keith's-Sutter's Gold (EL); Seven Sinners (EL), reissues 100 Loew's—Stale of the Union (MGM) — 1»S Cooling Illiopolis Theatre ILLIOPOLIS. ILL.—Mr. and Mrs. J. Greish»m. owners of the Illiopolis Theatre, a 250- seater. are installing an air conditioning system in the theatre. 66 BPXQFFICE : : June 5, 1948
NOW BOOKING THE BAHLE OF A CENTURY -JUNE 9th- Official Motion Pictures of the Real Battle of 1948 The World's Middleweight Championship BOXING CONTEST BETWEEN THE CHAMPION ROCKY GRAZIANO VS. THE FORMER CHAMPION TONY ZALE • • • ILLINOIS — INDIANA — WISCONSIN HENRI ELMAN ENTERPRISES, INC 1327 SO. WABASH AVE. PHONE HARRISON 5878 CHICAGO 5. ILLINOIS BOXOFFICE : : June 5, 1948 67
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