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