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, Gibson,
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. . Variety
"Sim Street Is So-So;
Yearling' Stands Up
DALLAS—Elm street boxofficcs just nian-
|:iged to hold their own during the week, with
The Yearling" registering 10 per cent above
normal in its second week at the Melba.
A dual of "Drifting River" and "Tlie Big
ll'Mx" at the Capitol, and a single pictiu-e at
|ihe Telenews. "Stairway to Heaven," topped
ihe town with identical marks of 115 per
cent.
(Average is 100)
:apiio!— Driiling River (PRO, The Big Fix (PRC)..U5
Maiestic— Ramiod (UA)
I
110
Melba—The Yearling (MGM), 2nd wk 110
^alace—Boomerang (.'Oth-Fox) 100
iialto—The Brasher Doubloon (20lh-Fox); Road lo
Hollywood (Aster! Second Chorus (Astor). .110
"elene-.vs—Stairway to Heaven (U-I) 115
Tower—Miracle on 34lh Street (20th-Fox),
2nd d. t. wk 105
Bingham to Take Charge
Of Gibson's Interests
HOUSTON—Ewell Bingham, manager of
the Navaway. will take charge of all theatre
interests of the late Byron C. Gibson in
this vicinity.
He was appointed by Mi-s. Ruby
the widow, to take charge until the
estate could be settled.
Gibson, owner of the Navaway in Houston
and the Lake in Lake Jackson, and Ellis W.
Hammer, Waco theatre operator, were killed
June 12, when the car in which they were
riding collided w'ith a truck.
Gibson and Fred Canata were partners in
a venture to build a modern suburban theatre.
Plans had been drawn and land had
been purchased on the Airline road. Canata
will continue the project, he said, but w^ill
seek another partner. Canata is part owner
of the Uptown m Houston.
Fred Canata sr. his wife and Fred Canata
jr. and Lou Baxley. manager of the Plaza
Theatre, attended the Gibson funeral in
Dallas.
DALLAS
"M ,1. Colquhuun, Republic district maniVriev,
is elated over a letter he received from
President Herbert J. Yates, stating that the
southwestern area is "the No. 1 district in
the U.S." . . . C. A. Patton has closed his
theatre at Howe, and re-enlisted in the army
.
C. E. Lewis
. . Filmrow reports also that
has closed the Merit Theatre
town of that name.
in the Texas
Harold Schwarz of Tower Pictures has been
in New York for the last ten days, accompanied
by his wife. The latter will remain
ea.st for a time, visiting her family . . .
and Mrs. Bill O'Donnell and daughter
spending the summer iii California.
Mr.
are
Astor Pictures is releasing a western,
"While Stallion." featuring Ken Maynard
and Eddie Dean . Duncan, former
"villain" in Republic productions, who has
just completed his second San Antonio-made
picture for U-I release, is making personal
appearances in and around Dallas .
D. H. Roark has opened a
. .
new theatre
Mrs.
for
colored patronage, the Isis, in Wichita Falls.
It will accommodate stage shows.
C. G. and H. N. Mitchamore and R. E.
Neves have opened their new drive-in near
Charles Joseph wOl open his
Kerrville . . .
Thornton Tlieatre in the Texas town of that
name July 4 . . . Nelson Wade, son of W. M.
Wade of San Augustine, wOl soon open the
Blackland Village Theatre near Waco. This
area is now a housing project. It was formerly
an army air field.
J. B. Arthur of the Grand Theatre,
Granger, a Filmrow visitor, was all smiles
over the fact he has just given his house a
"facelifting." as he puts it ... W. J. Chesher
of Littlefield breezed along on Filmrow, as
did Carl Brockman of McKinney. The latter
came in to visit the Robb and Rowley
offices.
of the Gene Autry Enterprises, which operate
the Beckley, Hill, Cliff Queen, and
Kessler theatres . . Johnnie Constantino,
.
general auditor for Film Classics, is here
overseeing remodeling of offices.
Phil Lsley and Charley Wise spent a few
days in Tulsa . Club members
certainly turned out for the meeting and dinner
in the clubroom Monday. The turtle
derby was the topic of conversation. Why
not try your talent in selling these tickets?
. . .
Wallace Rucker and wife from Round Rock
were on the Row, as was Kelley DeBusk of
the Cascade Theatre, Boerne N. E.
Walker of the Cartex, Carthage, was another
Filmrow visitor.
F. J. A. McCarthy, southern division manager
of U-I, New York, and J. E. Garrison,
.southern division manager, St. Louis, visited
the local exchange . . . Herman Craver of
United Artists is back on the job after .spending
four weeks in St. Paul's ho.spital. Dallas.
Leslie Moore of the Alamo Theatre, Bartlett,
has recovered from his recent appendectomy
Henry F. Smith, McGregor
. . . showman, is the proud papa of a baby girl.
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G. C. Davidson Opens
MONTEAGLE. TENN. — G. C. Davidson
opened his new Eagle Theatre here June 9.
The Eagle, twice the size of his house at
Whitwell, is operated by his sons Harold and
Pearl.
Buys Memphis Theatre
MEMPHIS—E. Perry Rome has bought the
historic DeSoto Theatre in the Fort Pickering
section from R. C. Middleton.
New House for Mountain Home
MOUNTAIN HOME. ARK.—The Commonwealth-Evans
Theatre Corp.. Clyde Bradley,
manager, has been issued a permit for the
construction of a new theatre here.
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