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. . . Heavy<br />

. . . Micky<br />

. . Joan<br />

. . Alterations<br />

. . George<br />

VANCOUVER<br />

Q,ordon R«ambeault, manager of the Odeon<br />

at Haney. B. C, died of tuberculosis. He<br />

was 33 ... On the sick list were Bob Foster<br />

of the Orpheum and Jim Brown of the Lux<br />

. . . Bill Myers of the Hastings is quite a<br />

tenor, it was learned when he sang some oldtime<br />

songs at the Odeon managers Christmas<br />

party.<br />

"Mrs. Mike," written by Mrs. Knox of Vancouver<br />

and released by UA. wiU have its<br />

world premiere in five Vancouver Odeon circuit<br />

theatres January 12. The Royal Canadian<br />

Mounted Police story will play for a week<br />

at the Plaza. Hastings, Fraser and Dunbar in<br />

Vancouver and the Odeon. West Vancouver.<br />

This will be the first time a picture has been<br />

given a first run in so many theatres here.<br />

Owen Bird, former Paramount booker, was<br />

in town from Goldin for the holidays. He<br />

reports that his new $35,000 theatre in the<br />

Rocky mountain city will be operating in<br />

May. It will be 35mm operation. The town<br />

formerly was serviced by a 16mm circuit. The<br />

new spot will seat 325.<br />

Theatre and film exchange employes, after<br />

a four-day holiday, were back on the job . . .<br />

Most Vancouver theatres held midnight shows<br />

Saturday

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