Boxoffice-December.25.1948

. . Plans
Christmas blowout Friday night in Pappy's
Showlanfl. A tree, refreshments, dinner, gifts
and dancing were on the agenda. Over 50
employes and some of their family members
were there. Bob Willies, Warner booker, has
been on the sick list with a stomach ailment
and remained at home for two weeks. His
case was not serious, however. Bob is a son
of the late Leslie Wilkes, a veteran and popular
film man for many years.
A. W. Smith, 20th-Fox general sales manager;
Herman Robbins and George Dambow,
heads of National Screen Service; Oscar
Neu, Neumade Products. New York, and
Oscar Oldknow, National Theatre Supply of
Los Angeles were other notables who came
down on the Row before going to the O'Donnell
dinner.
On the sadder side for this Christmas was
the death at his home in Fort Worth of
former publicist Leon Friedman. He had
worked for Ziegfeld, Will Rogers, Marilyn
Miller and Al Jolson.
From the BOXOFFICE Files
(Twenty Years Ago)
^ILLIAM McILHERAN, one of the oldest
exhibitors in Texas and the first Dallas
exhibitor, died recently at the age of 78 . . .
Fire destroyed the booth and caused con-
.siderable damage to the Mutual Theatre,
Hamlin, Tex., recently . for rebuilding
the Crawford in El Paso, Tex., have
been announced.
Harry Burke, former manager of the Palace
in Dallas, has been made district manager
of the Publix theatres in Texas and Kansas
City, succeeding John J. Friedl, who is said
to be transferred to New York . . . Tlie new
Circle, built by A. B. Momand in an ideal
location in Capitol Hill district of Oklahoma
City, was opened recently. Capitol Hill adjoins
the new oil field discovered a few days
ago. Manager E. C. Robinson was almost
overwhelmed with compliments at the opening.
Aulry Show to Return
DALLAS—Gene Autry will bring his show
back to Fair Park auditorium in February.
It will include performers familiar to film
and radio audiences. A one-day stand last
fall played to SRO, both matinee and night.
The colored boys at the Variety Club do
things in concerted action and their Christmas
card to members was a novel example.
A simple and attractive greeting bore the
names of Edgar, Nash, Billups. John Henry,
Leaman, Chance and Albert. Only last
month the same boys acted in unison on
another proposition, also thought to be
imusual. They voted the Democratic ticket
straight.
Adreon to Produce 'Rocket Man'
Franklin Adreon has be'en assigned to produce
"Adventures of the Rocket Man," for
Republic.
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