Boxoffice-January.07.1950
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SAN ANTONIO Murals Are Feature<br />
Tnterstate's second vaudeville show of the<br />
season opened at the Majestic Theatre December<br />
29. There were six bigtime acts on<br />
the stage with "Free for All" as the screen<br />
attraction ... As the old year closed, several<br />
of the war cycle pictures were brought back<br />
for subsequent runs at drive-ins and downtown<br />
houses. They were "Task Force" at the<br />
Alamo, Mission and Fredericksburg road<br />
drive-ins; "Fighter Squadron," Palace;<br />
"Guadalcanal Diai-y," Prince, and "Wings<br />
Over Honolulu," Uptown.<br />
Tommy Powers has been appointed treasurer<br />
at the Majestic Theatre . . . Roland<br />
Taylor, MGM salesman for the south Texas<br />
territory, was on a deer hunting trip during<br />
the holiday season . Norman<br />
Schwartz played "Dear Wife" as his New<br />
Year's eve midnight show . other<br />
theatres held New Year's eve owl shows;<br />
namely, the Texas, Woodlawn, Broadway,<br />
Palace, Highland, Harlandale, Upton and<br />
Star. The last five named had double horror<br />
pictures.<br />
Visitors to the film exchanges just before<br />
New Year's were T. J. "Stout" Jackson of<br />
Robstown, Kingsville and Falfurrias; Don<br />
Galvan, who operates theatres in Passas, Coahuila.<br />
Mexico; J. E. Greene, Texas, Poth, and<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Parker, IGmm film operators,<br />
Campbellton, Tex. . J. Poag,<br />
R&B city manager, Del Rio, is now in Grace<br />
Lutheran sanitariiun here for treatment.<br />
Paul R. Rodriguez, assistant shipper at<br />
Clasa-Mohme, was released from army hospital<br />
after period of several weeks observation<br />
Rubin Ayala,<br />
for a stomach disorder . . .<br />
head of the poster, shipping and inspection<br />
departments at Azteca, is runding out his<br />
13th year with that firm as the oldest employe<br />
in length of service . . . George Edwards,<br />
Dallas architect who designed the<br />
Beach Theatre, Corpus Christi, and brother<br />
of Edward G. Edwards, Clasa-Mohme chief<br />
booker here, was recently married to Merle<br />
Stokes of Dallas. The newlyweds spent their<br />
honeymoon in Monterey, Mexico. Mrs. Edwards<br />
is an interior decorator.<br />
Genaro G. Garcia, Empire projectionist,<br />
was elected president of MPMO No. 407,<br />
succeeding Gordon Dyer. The new business<br />
. . .<br />
representative for the local is Johnny Dennis,<br />
Grace<br />
who succeeds Bill Keeler Gamez, front office clerk at Clasa-Mohme, is<br />
wearing a new sparkling engagement ring,<br />
and is planning a wedding in April . . .<br />
Fernando Obledo, head booker for Azteca<br />
Films here, has been squiring a lady doctor<br />
around town.<br />
.<br />
Wonder why they call James Omeals,<br />
Azteca bookkeeper-auditor, "the colonel"? . . .<br />
Robert Shelton is the new assistant manager<br />
of the Mimicipal auditorium, succeeding<br />
Henry McMahon. resigned Jones<br />
and his City Slickers will go into the auditorium<br />
for a one nighter January 22.<br />
Of Lamesa Palace<br />
LAMESA, TEX.—Wall murals depicting the<br />
early history of Dawson county are among<br />
decorative features of the Palace Theatre<br />
which recently was reopened here following<br />
extensive remodeling. The interior decoration<br />
was supervised by Perry Nichols, Dallas<br />
designer, and the murals were painted by<br />
Russell Lewis, Dallas artist. The murals were<br />
placed on a red clay background, blending<br />
with red carpeting in the house.<br />
Indirect lighting has been installed in the<br />
theatre. The ceiling is built in sections to<br />
obtain the desired effect. An automatic heating<br />
and cooling system maintains a constant<br />
temperature at any seasonal level. A cycloramic<br />
screen has been installed. The stage is<br />
draped with gold damask curtains. A new<br />
candy bar has been installed off the lobby.<br />
Restrooms have pink plaster and tile walls.<br />
Conveniences for patrons include a cry room.<br />
Audrey Cox owns and operates the house.<br />
Winnipeg Theatre Stand<br />
On Fast Time Backfires<br />
From Canadian Edition<br />
WINNIPEG—Efforts of city exhibitors to<br />
defeat daylight savings time in a referendimi<br />
taken during the civic elections failed, and<br />
publicity measures of the campaign backfired.<br />
Manitoba Motion Picture Exhibitors' Ass'n<br />
tried to fight fast tim.e by fostering united<br />
actions of all forces opposed. One of the<br />
means used by the showmen was a series of<br />
trailers shown in the theatres urging opposition<br />
to fast time on the part of the public.<br />
The shorts were not particularly effective,<br />
and caused many patrons to let loose with<br />
indignant letters to the editors of the dailies.<br />
The comments blasted the trailers as "an unwarranted<br />
imposition on the patience and<br />
good nature of theatre patrons," and lashed<br />
out at what the writers said was an attempt<br />
by the industry "to disguise its rampant<br />
commercialism to masquerade as public servants."<br />
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DALLAS<br />
Oene Autry, western film star, arrived here<br />
last Wednesday (4), went to Fort Worth<br />
Thursday to inspect his oil properties and<br />
returned here Friday for conferences with<br />
Pericles Alexander, his press agent. Alexander<br />
left Friday for Denver to begin preparations<br />
for another tour to be made by Autry<br />
and his cast of entertainers. Autry addressed<br />
a Rotary club meeting Friday in Phoenix.<br />
Jimmy Wakely, cowboy film star, was here<br />
Friday en route to Fort Worth for an appearance<br />
at the North Side Coliseum there.<br />
He was to appear in two performances at<br />
the Sportatorium here Sunday . Christmast<br />
and New Year holidays were a boon to<br />
show business generally here and througohout<br />
the state, according to Raymond Willie, assistant<br />
to R. J. o'Donnell, Interstate general<br />
manager. New Year's eve shows at both<br />
downtown and neighborhood houses drew<br />
fine business.<br />
Tallulah Bankhead will appear in three<br />
performances of "Private Lives" at the Melba<br />
Theatre here January 9, 10 in connection with<br />
the run of "Tell It to the Judge" at the Melba,<br />
daily prizes of dancing lessons were offered<br />
to patrons for the best letters in answer to<br />
the question, "Have you ever been embarrassed<br />
by any incident associated with dancing?"<br />
Ten daily awards were being made,<br />
and a grand prize winner vnll receive additional<br />
lessons. The contest was inspired by<br />
the rhumba sequence by Rosalind Russell in<br />
the film.<br />
C. D. Leon Theatres has announced its new<br />
850-car drive-in will be ready to open around<br />
the last of February. It is located just beyond<br />
the Circle of the Denton highway.<br />
C. D. Leon reports he has sold two of his<br />
Amarillo theatres, the Star and Rex, to Lester<br />
Dollison of Sherman, but he still Is operating<br />
his third house there.<br />
Bill (Hopalong Cassidy) Boyd was grand<br />
marshal at the Beverly Hills centennial<br />
parade December 29.<br />
J. T. BOUTWELL INSTALLATION COMPANY<br />
Contractor of Theatre. School<br />
and Church Seating<br />
We iTistall any Chair lor anyone at any place.<br />
For information, write<br />
Box 325 or Call 6976, Temple, Texas<br />
P - 7 2 1 2 1<br />
HARVEY A.<br />
JORDAN<br />
THEATRE BUILDERS • DRIVE-INS A SPECIALTY<br />
2013 V& YOUNG ST., DALLAS, TEXAS<br />
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