Boxoffice-January.07.1950
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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