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. . . The<br />
I<br />
Lancaster Thronged<br />
For 'Wyoming' Bow<br />
LANCASTER, OHIO—Tliree days of festivities<br />
were climaxed here Tuesday last week<br />
(22) when "Green Grass of Wyoming" world<br />
premiered at Leo Kessel's Palace and Broad<br />
soapbox derby, a baseball game and<br />
theatres.<br />
The celebration, which included selection<br />
of Miss World Premiere at the Palace, parades,<br />
a<br />
presentation by the local Legion post of its<br />
Man of the Year award, ceremonies at the<br />
city hall, a premiere ball, dedication of Wyoming<br />
park and presence of stars of the picture,<br />
drew the laj'gest crowds in local history.<br />
Present from Hollyw'ood were Charles Coburn.<br />
Peggy Cunimings and Martha Stewart.<br />
Virginia Jessup, Lancaster, was crowned the<br />
premiere queen.<br />
Racing scenes for the picture were made at<br />
the Fairfield county fairgrounds with hundreds<br />
of Lancaster and central Ohio residents<br />
appearing in the crowd scenes.<br />
Following the premiere Miss Jessup and the<br />
three stars left on a personal appearance tour<br />
of several Ohio cities.<br />
LOUISVILLE<br />
pirst run film attractions were "Homecoming"<br />
at Loew's, "Albuquerque" at the<br />
Strand, "Big Town After Dark" and "Silver<br />
River" at the Mary Anderson, and "Green<br />
Grass of Wyoming" coupled with "13 Lead<br />
Soldiers" at the Rialto. Reissues dovratown<br />
included "Lost Horizon" and "Adam Had<br />
Four- Sons" at the National and "Son of<br />
Dracula" and "Little Tough Guys in Society"<br />
at the Scoop. "I Remember Mama," after a<br />
week at the Rialto, was moved to the Brown<br />
for an extended run.<br />
The Scoop has announced a change in<br />
operating policy for the summer months consisting<br />
of action pictures with admission<br />
prices below the normal rate. For the summer<br />
showings prices have been slated at 40<br />
cents for adults day or night and 20 cents<br />
for<br />
children.<br />
Exhibitors seen on the Row included Mr.<br />
and Mrs. Clyde Marshall of the Columbian,<br />
Columbia; Homer Wirth, Crane, Crane, Ind.:<br />
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ornstein, Ornstein Theatres,<br />
Marengo. Ind.; Clark Bennett, Valley,<br />
Taylorsville; Morris Blacker, Rio, Cloverport;<br />
Paul Sanders, Sanders, Campbellsville;<br />
Don Steinkamp, French Lick Amusement Co.,<br />
French Lick, Ind., and C. K, Ainold, Arco,<br />
Bardstown.<br />
New Ideal chairs have been purchased by<br />
E. L. Ornstein for his Rialto in Marengo,<br />
Ind. Purchase was made through the Falls<br />
City Theatre Equipment Co. . . . The local<br />
Rialto is being dressed up for the summer<br />
with a complete repainting of the marquee.<br />
Also being painted is the front of the Savoy<br />
William Tell Theatre Co. has announced<br />
an all-out advertising campaign for<br />
the opening of their new theatre now in the<br />
finishing stages in Tell City, Ind. Contemplated<br />
plans call for full-page advertising<br />
in the local newspaper, as well as similar<br />
advertising in the papers of nearby Cannelton.<br />
Plans are being laid for radio plugs,<br />
window cards, bumper cards and the broadcasting<br />
of the open night on the local radio<br />
station.<br />
It has been announced by one of the partners<br />
of the new 800-seat Weddington, now<br />
under construction in Pikeville, that the new<br />
project has been leased to Darnell Theatres<br />
of Buffalo, N. y. Length and terms of the<br />
lease were not disclo.sed. Construction of the<br />
theatre is well under way and an opening<br />
date is expected in the very near future.<br />
Exhibitor Takes Tax Fight<br />
Before Clairton Council<br />
CLAIRTON, PA.—Frank Panoplos, veteran<br />
exhibitor here, defended himself before the<br />
city council and refuted charges that he<br />
would prevent the council from exhibiting<br />
free motion pictm-es at five playground areas<br />
for ten weeks beginning June 20. Panoplos<br />
told council that politicians had reported him<br />
as saying things he did not say. They condemned<br />
him for displaying notices regarding<br />
the city council enacting an admission tax.<br />
He showed that the tax had injured his business.<br />
He more than indicated, too, that theatregoers,<br />
taxpayers and voters were in his<br />
corner.<br />
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: June 5, 1948 85
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