Boxoffice-January.07.1950
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. . John<br />
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CLEVELAND<br />
lyr B. Horwitz of Washington circuit, Myer<br />
Fine of Associated circuit and Max Lefliowich<br />
of Community circuit attended the<br />
Overseas Press club dinner in New York<br />
and the following screening of "Guilty of<br />
Trea^n" . "Libby" Schultz, sister<br />
of Nate Schultz. Monogram franchise owner,<br />
is engaged to Sherman Traimer of this city.<br />
The wedding will take place January 15.<br />
Miss Schultz has been connected with the<br />
Monogram exchange since her graduation<br />
from high school.<br />
Mike Lesnick, Associated circuit auditor,<br />
was in Washington to see his first grandchild<br />
Deborah, born to his daughter Mrs.<br />
Jeanne Landen . . . Dorothy Gasper, secretai-y<br />
to P. L. Tanner of Film Transit Co., left<br />
January 8 for a five-week vacation in California<br />
Rumor persists that the Telenews<br />
. . . theatres soon will go to an art policy.<br />
Manager Frank Coza says he has not been<br />
notified of any policy change.<br />
Leonard Mishkind, SRO representative, is<br />
looking forward to a big year in this area<br />
. . . Sol Krugman, assistant to Eagle Lion<br />
eastern Sales Manager Milton E. Cohen, visited<br />
local Manager Bob Richardson . Gertz<br />
of J. L. Gertz Enterprises became ill just before<br />
Christmas and was rushed to St. Vincent's<br />
hospital where his trouble was diagnosed<br />
as overwork. He's at home now trying<br />
to work on a reduced schedule . . . Lou<br />
Gerard is in town as special publicity man for<br />
"Samson and Delilah" opening January 26<br />
at Loew's Stillman.<br />
Nick Calabria lives a double feature life.<br />
He is ovimer of the Ohio, Yorkville, and recently<br />
was re-elected mayor of the town .<br />
It's rumored that A. G. Constant will build<br />
a new drive-in on Route 30 just outside East<br />
Liverpool . . . Ralph Bevington of the Wayne,<br />
Waynesburg, who never completed the new<br />
theatre building he started last year, now<br />
has the structure under roof and has completed<br />
one wing where he and Mrs. Wayne<br />
are operating a restaurant. The theatre section<br />
will be completed soon.<br />
Over the weekend three new engagements<br />
THOS. F.<br />
WALSTON<br />
Architect<br />
THEATRES<br />
AUDITORIUMS<br />
— Phone 57 —<br />
Gunnell BIdg., Catlettsburg, Ky.<br />
NOW.<br />
THEATRE SEATS<br />
Upholstered. Repaired, Anywhere Belter Materials.<br />
Workmanship Guaranteed Prompt Serv-<br />
Reasonable.<br />
JOHN HEIDT<br />
ice,<br />
1507 W. Kirby Detroit 8, Mich.<br />
Phone: T'Het 7-8015<br />
and forthcoming marriages were announced<br />
at Paramount. Han-iet lO-amer, secretary<br />
to Office Manager George Bressler, was married<br />
Saturday i31) to Milton Paige; Joan<br />
Hollaran, contract clerk, announced her engagement<br />
to William Wright; Joanne Katz,<br />
another contract clerk, will marry Jerry Keller<br />
some time next siunmer, and Virginia<br />
Baker, bookers' secretary, isn't looking forward<br />
to anything beyond her engagement to<br />
John Victor. Florence Kocina, ledger clerk,<br />
only recently returned from a honeymoon in<br />
Florida following her marriage to Tom Huebeck.<br />
Boyer's Drive-In on Route 250 near Slrasburg,<br />
said to be the next to the oldest outdoor<br />
theatre in this area (Cleveland's East<br />
Side Drive-In is the oldest), recently was<br />
sold by Rollin Boyer to Ray McCombe and<br />
W. B. Franklin. Co-Op will continue to service<br />
it with film . Palfy now is concentrating<br />
on running the Maple Grove,<br />
Wyndham, while his daughter Sue Ramsey<br />
devotes her time to the Cortland, Cortland.<br />
Running a theatre is not a fulltime job<br />
for Paul Welton. 'When not looking after his<br />
Grove Theatre, Columbus Grove, he sells insmance<br />
. . . Mi-s. Aline Frankel, wife of Herman<br />
Frankel who with his brother Marvin<br />
owns four theatres in Elyria, was the hit of<br />
the holiday benefit show recently staged at<br />
the Capitol with her beautiful mezzo-soprano<br />
voice.<br />
Filmrow was saddened to learn of the sudden<br />
death of Vivienne Boniface, receptionist<br />
at Associated circuit. One of the most<br />
popular members of the film colony. Miss<br />
Boniface died of an embolism resulting from<br />
a broken hip, from which she apparently was<br />
making a splendid recovei-y- Her parents, a<br />
brother and a sister survive.<br />
Vernon Abbey sold his Payette Theatre,<br />
Payette, to Carol Harris, formerly of Toledo<br />
. . . It's a second daughter for Tom Gregory<br />
of the State Theatre, Shelby and his wife .<br />
Vincent Lauter did not renew his lease on<br />
the Valley Auto Theatre, Barberton. Others<br />
are currently negotiating for it.<br />
For the second time within two months the<br />
Circle, Akron, has changed hands. Newest<br />
owner is Paul Silknitter of Canton .<br />
N.<br />
Day of the Grand, Dunkii-k, made one of his<br />
rare visits to most of the exchanges . . .<br />
Plans<br />
of Max Jacobs of National Enterprises and<br />
his family to spend the holidays in New York<br />
were spoiled when his car was damaged in an<br />
accident.<br />
Al Ploenes of the Orpheum, Akron, for the<br />
second successive year was absent from the<br />
Akron Theatre Managers and Owners Ass'n<br />
Christmas party because of illness . . . M. B.<br />
Horwitz and Myer Pine paid plenty for<br />
tickets to "South Pacific" during their recent<br />
New York trip . . . Irving Marcus of NSS<br />
treated himself to a de luxe TV set for<br />
Christmas.<br />
Vaudeville a Yule Treat<br />
YOUNGSTOWN—Eight acts of vaudeville<br />
were booked at the Palace here for the<br />
holiday attraction. This is the first time the<br />
house has featured vaudeville since 1932.<br />
Since the Palace show was in the real tradition<br />
of vaudeville, bill cards were used to<br />
announce the acts instead of a master of<br />
ceremonies, and the band was located in the<br />
pit. Performances were continuous.<br />
BOWLING<br />
CINCINNATI—By losing three games to<br />
National Supply, Mount Healthy Drive-In<br />
fell into a three-way tie with Altec Service<br />
and Strand Theatre for foiu-th place in the<br />
Theatrical Bowling league standings. Leaders<br />
in league play remained Midwest Supply<br />
m top spot and National Supply in second.<br />
W. Strome's 571 series was high for the week.<br />
200's; F. Delaney 204, W. Biederman 203, W.<br />
Strome 201 and 200 and D. Leftwich 200.<br />
Team standings:<br />
Team Woa Lost Team Won Lost<br />
Midwest 41 4 Westwood 22 23<br />
National 37 8 Keith 18 27<br />
Bond 32 13 Times 15 30<br />
Altec 29 IG Associated 14 31<br />
Strand 29 IG Theatre Candy. 14 31<br />
Mount Healthy. 29 IG Forest 11 34<br />
RCA 23 22 Idle Hour 4 41<br />
Manos Theatre Started<br />
By Vogel at Columbiana<br />
WELLSVILLE, OHIO—Vogel Building Co..<br />
theatre construction speciahsts, broke ground<br />
in Columbiana, Ohio, on George Manos' longplanned<br />
800-seat showcase. The theatre Is<br />
estimated to cost approximately $300,000.<br />
Manos, who operates a chain of a dozen theatres<br />
in Ohio and West Virginia, has operated<br />
the 200-seat Globe in Columbiana for the<br />
last 12 years.<br />
Vogel Building Co. also is completing driveins<br />
in Marion and Pittsbui-gh and has another<br />
under construction in Salem, Ohio.<br />
Uniontown Hikes Levy<br />
UNTONTCWN, PA.—City of Uniontown's<br />
1950 budget shows that property owners and<br />
filmgoers will bear the brunt of big tax boosts.<br />
Proposed are a 150 per cent jump in the<br />
amusement tax, a two-mill increase in the<br />
levy on real estate and an $80,000 bond issue.<br />
The tax on amusements will be increased<br />
from 4 per cent to 10 per cent, the hmit allowed<br />
under Pennsylvania law. The city will<br />
gain approximately $67,000 instead of the<br />
$32,000 collected this year on the amusement<br />
levy.<br />
Fire Threatens Theatre<br />
PAINESVILLE, OHIO—Firemen drenched<br />
the Lake Theatre building in downtown<br />
Painesville to prevent flames from the Riverside<br />
apartment blaze from igniting the theatre<br />
across the street. The apartment building<br />
was destroyed, with damage estimated<br />
as high as $200,000.<br />
Burlesque Act Added<br />
YOUNGSTOWN—As a bonus for those attending<br />
the Strand Theatre over the New<br />
Year's weekend, a biu-lesque attraction was<br />
offered in addition to the usual double feature.<br />
Tortuga, the Voodoo Queen, was booked<br />
for the week beginning December 30. Film<br />
show included "I Married a Savage" and<br />
"Haunted Trail."<br />
Moving to California<br />
For Lease or Sale<br />
ALL OUR INTERESTS<br />
KRIM THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES<br />
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Woodward<br />
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BOXOFFICE January 7, 1950