Boxoffice-August.28.1948

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'Babe Ruth' Strong
After Huge Start
BOSTON — Cool weather continued for a
second week, but grosses were not up to the
midsummer level of last week. "The Babe
Ruth Story" at the Keith-Memorial, after a
huge start in three days, settled to better than
average and picked up again after the funeral
of the baseball hero. "Hamlet" was given its
American premiere at the Astor on Wednesday
evening (18i, with a sellout and a heavy
advance sale of reserved tickets. At Loew's
State and Orpheum, "The Paradine Case"
pulled well in its first week at popular prices
and held. "Key Largo" at the Metropolitan
drew well in its second week and moved to
the Paramount and Fenway.
(Average is 100)
Aslor—The Fuller Brush Man (Col); Adventures in
Silverado (Col). 6 days, 2nd d.t. with "Hamlef
entering 80
Boston—Street With No Name (20th-rox), French
Leave (Mono), 2nd wk 110
Exeter Street—Antoine and Antoinette (SI); The
Search (MGM), 4th d l, wk 100
Memorial—The Babe Ruth Story (Mono); Devil's
Cargo (FC) 125
Metropolitan—Key Largo (WB); Shanghai
Chest (Mono), 2nd wk 110
Modern— 16 Fathoms Deep (Monol ...125
Old South—Henry V (UA) 125
Paramount and Fenway—Foreign Aiiair (Para);
Out ol the Storm (Rep), moveover 110
Stcrte and Orpheum—The Paradine Case (SRO).
5th d.t wk 125
"Paradine Case' Tops Hartford
As Grosses Continue Spotty
HARTFORD — Business at the de luxe
houses continued spotty. Combination of hot
weather and competition from outdoor amusements
crimped grosses generally. "The Paradine
Case" at the Strand was the leader.
AUyn—The Gallant Legion (Rep); I, Jane
Doe (Rep) 7C
E. M Loew's—Lulu Belle (Col); Adventures in
Silverado (Col); 2nd wk 75
Poll—Melody Time (RKO); Code of Scotland
Yard (Rep) 90
Palace—Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
(U-1), Fighting Bacl< (COth-Fox), 2nd wk 70
Regal— Lite With Father (WB); Daredevils of the
Clouds (Rep) ..nd v.k SO
Strand-The Paradine Case (SRO) 110
'Paradine Case' Takes High Mark
In New Haven First Runs
NEW HAVEN—Business improved as the
weather turned cooler but averages generally
still were hovering slightly below the 100 per
cent mark. "The Paradine Case" at the Roger
Sherman was high with 110 and the Abbott
and Costello thriller at the Paramount grossed
5 per cent over the 100 mark.
Bijou—Tower of London (FC); Man Who Reclaimed
His Head (FC) 60
College—Street With No Name (20th-Fox);
Winner's Circle {20th-Fox), 2nd wk 60
Loew Poll—Fort Apache (RKO); Blondie's
Reward (Col) 100
Paramount—The Hatter's Castle (Pdraj; Abbott
and Costello Meet Frankenstein (U-1) 10b
Roger Sherman—The Paradine Case (SRO) 110
M. N. Wolfe at Ansonia
ANSONIA. CONN.—Maurice N. Wolfe.
MGM public relations head, spoke about the
motion picture industry to the local Rotary
club. This was one of a series of lectures he
is scheduled to give in Connecticut.
Loew's Executives on Tour
HARTFORD—George E. Landers, division
manager for E. M. Loew's Theatres, his son
Richard and Ira Loew, home office representative,
left for Los Angeles on a two-week
California vacation.
NEW HAVEN
The Rolf tournament sponsored by the Variety
Club was a great .success, producing
the best golf yet seen at such an event . . .
Herman M. Levy, George Wilkinson, Lou
Brown, Harry Shaw, Sam Weber, Barney
Pitkin and Henry Germaine attended a lastminute
luncheon meeting at which details
of the fete were completed . new
Wilig-Lane ozoner in North Haven was opened
as planned August 21.
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Personal appearances of Glenn Langan,
Hollywood film star, drew packed houses
three nights at the Forest, where Tony Terrazano
is manager . Tomasino is considering
leasing the Victory and the White
Way. according to a rumor . Community
Amusement Corp. has been organized
to operate the Daly houses
Abrams of National Screen Service was a
visitor.
I. H. Rogovin, Columbia district manager,
visited here Rocks, assistant at
National Theatre Supply, was vacationing in
Cleveland Greenfield, Universal
manager, left for Saugatuck for a vacation
. . . Sid Levine. Warner booker, was en route
to the Canadian Rockies . Lombardi.
Warner Bros, office manager, was in New
York.
. . . Morris
The Dreamland Theatre has been repainted
Populizio, booker at 20th-Fox. underwent
an emergency operation
Kepner, operator of the Gastonbury. was
reported to be building in East Hartford .
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Levy and Mr. and Mrs.
AI Pickus were vacationing at Block Island
Shiffrin and Alba Giannoti of MGM
were taking vacations . R. Shields.
Capitol manager at Ansonia, and E. A. Riha.
Merritt manager at Bridgeport, were off duty
for their vacations.
The Jim Darbys of the Paramount left for
a motor trip on Cape Cod . Boyle of
the Broadway, Norwich, fini.shed up the Loew-
Poli manager's vacation list . . . Jim Memery.
itinerary to include Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
and Buffalo . Cohan, manager of
the Dixwell Playhouse, took time off in and
around Washington.
Tony Massella was doing a big job of exploitation
at the Poll. Three-day street ballyhoo
on "A Night at the Opera" used three
boys dressed as the Marx Bros, and the Elm
City Clarion tooted the invitation to the first
50 kids dressed as the comedians to be guests
of the theatre. The reissue duals with "The
Pirate" in a few Poll spots . Brednick
of RKO vacationed in New York . . . Hugh
Maguire, RKO booker, spent his time off at
home because of his daughter's illness . . .
George Somma of Republic played a fulltime
father during his vacation and enjoyed
it.
Scenic to Be Enlarged
KEENE, N. H.—The Scenic, operated by
Robert Zerin.sky, will close its doors directly
after Labor day for a complete remodeling by
Chester W. Browne Associates, Boston. By
pushing back the rear wall, 300 seats will be
added and other modern features will be installed.
Claim Print Shortage
Affects Clearances
From Midv/ost Edition
ANAMOSA, IOWA—Allegations of an attempt
to "set up illegal clearances by a print
shortage" in both the Omaha and Des Moines
branches have been made by 34 exhibitors
meeting at Red Oak, and will be considered
at the next board meeting of the AITO of
Iowa and Nebraska. Members were warned
to exercise caution in showing RKO's radio
picture, "Good Sam," on the grounds that it
ridicules the Salvation Army and shows the
Protestant church "in a bad light." A screening
committee was formed with J. P. Lannan
of West Point, Neb., as chairman. Among
those attending were A. C. Myrick, Lake
Park, president; Lannan, vice-president: E.
G. Huhnke. Omaha, Howard Brookings, Oakland,
and Robert Hutte, Osceola, directors.
M. L. Dickson was host to southeastern
Iowa exhibitors at a second regional meeting
at the Mount Pleasant Golf club here. Discussion
centered around Ascap. the forcing of
unwanted pictures and general business. The
charge was made that RKO is trying to illegally
tie in the sale of "The Fugitive" with
"Fort Apache." Directors H. E. Rehfield of
Bloomfield and Mrs. Carl Par.sons of Keota
attended. Charles Niles, secretary of National
Allied, was present at both meetings.
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