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pxhibitors who have watched their grosses
" dwindle in the last few weeks believe the
trend could be stemmed if taxes on admissions
were lowered or eliminated. The dominion
takes a 20 per cent cut and the province
10 per cent. There is little likelihood of
any cut in the near future.
The Sparks circus is having a rough time
lining up dates for the first circus invasion
of the maritimes in eight years. St. Johii
boosted the license fee for the show from $300
to $750 and many towns are said to be doing
likewise or even refusing licenses. Halifax
officials issued a license over considerable
opposition.
Hy Herschom of Montreal and London
staged family reunions in Halifax and St.
John after his arrival from England by ship.
Greeting him at the dock in Halifax were
his brother Myer. grandson Peter Herschorn.
and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Franklin. In St. John he was met
by Mitchell Franklin, a nephew, and Mrs. Sam
Babb, a niece. All are connected with the
Franklin & Herschorn circuit.
The town council in Amherst is negotiating
with F. G. Spencer, St. John, for use of
a large lot of land at the rear of the Capitol
and Strand for use as a public parking lot
William Vincent, St. John theatre decorator,
has made several trips to . . .
Amherst to
supervise the decoration of the new theatre
being built by the Spencer circuit.
Eric Gelding, booker at Regal exchange, and
Mitchell Franklin, secretary of Franklin &
Herschorn, are members of a corrmiittee investigating
the eastern St. John county lakes
and streams with a view to improving trout
and salmon fishing. Both are directors of
the local branch of the New Brunswick Fish
and Game Protective Ass'n.
" Theatres in the mining areas looked forward
to new vigor at the boxoffice when the
14-week coal strike w'as settled for a raise of
$1 per day, but two days after the settlement
the miners were called out again for two
|i weeks.
Al Foster, manager of the Community in
Yarmouth for eight years before it closed recently,
has become advertising manager of a
Yarmouth company that publishes a weekly
site for the Paramount in Halifax
has been fenced in and work on the building
will be started even before the Orpheus
is razed. The new theatre will be considerably
larger than the one it replaces and work
on the rear section can continue without interfering
with the Orpheus.
The Gaiety in Halifax augmented a recent
Thursday double bill with a stage show featuring
local talent . . . Rumors have it that
important changes wUl soon be made at two
of the local exchanges.
Theatre Reported Unlikely
On Toronto's Centre Island
TORONTO—Centre island, used for generations
as a summer resort and playground,
apparently will not have a theatre. Al
Samuels of Toronto applied for a permit to
construct the theatre on the city-owned island
which forms the Toronto harbor, but a number
of summer-re.sort residents drew up a
petition against the project. Faced with the
protest, the parks committee decided to
withhold the application pending further
study. This decision was taken to mean a
rejection of the permit.
BOXOFFICE June 28, 1947
Toronto Slill Seeing
MONTREAL
rafltlOf C TlTllirf nf PI* /^onKTatulatlons to Tom Dowblggln of Para-
1 ailllCi d lJaUl|lliC;i v.' ,„„„„t „„ ^jg winning record .
Danger" at the Plaza, both British releases, Owen Lightstone succeeds him here,
did best. "Ramrod" did well at the Hastings,
which is always a sure market for outdoor Visitors: Edward St. Pierre, owner of the
films. Lasarre Theatre at Lasarre, Abitibi: Armand
r- . I fi. T V. ^ 11 Mj/ni s„=,„„= Champagne, Asbestos, proprietor of the
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S^sC^-^^R^aJr^d" ruiv'^ThT'iU^w'o.i
ClubhSuse Theatre there and of the Royal,
in Mexico (Col) Good East Angus; E. St. Jacques, owner of the
Orpheum-Suddenly It's Spring (Para) Fair
capitol, Thurso; Carl Brock, Princess, Cow-
'^'TRtpr '...'':..''---. M ansvUle; P. Beaumonsour, Royal, Louiseville:
Plaza—Green lor Danger (E-L), Little Tom Trow, Imperial, Three Rlvers.
Iodine (UA) Good
''¥Le'Tewel's'^r'Br^'?enrurg'°20th-7o^x)....Modera.e Florence Charticr is a new stenographer
Vogue—Hungry Hill (EL) Good at Monogram . . . Miss R. Pellatt, cashier at
Empire-Universal, is spending two weeks at
^ , „, „, , „, Old Orchard, Me.. Boston, New York and
Continued Wet Weather blows
Atlantic City . . . Alf Perry, E-U general man-
Trade in Downtown Calgary ager, was in town Thomas, promoter
of the Aqua-Follies, was injured at the
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CALGARY—Continued wet weather early
porum ui rnaking a 78-foot dive into a tank
in the week held up business in downtown
^^ water striking a wire on his way down,
theatres which was off last weekend. "Odd
Man Out" opened well at midweek at the ^^^.^ ^g^g jjj. ^^^ jvirs. John Ogilvie, bet-
Grand and built up. Critics and discerning
jgj, i^^own as Johnny Coy, Hollywood dancer,
patrons raved over the work of character
^^^^ Dorothy Babb, danseuse. who came here
players. 'Walt Disney's "Song of the South"
^^^ ^ 4 500-mile motor trip from Hollywood
also did weU. Suburban houses reported de-
^^^ ^^.^^'^ ^^ j^j^^g ^^ieii baby baptized at Kencided
slump, blaming garden and outdoor
si^gton Presbyterian church of which they
activity. Exception the west end Tivoli where
gj.g j^embers
"Madonna of the Seven Moons" played capacity
for two weeks.
Capitol—Song oi the South (RKO) Good Opposite Swedish Star
Grand—Odd Man Out (U-I) Good
, ,. . t^ ivi ,„o„ t«
Palace-Angel and the Badman (Rep); Spjiiors 'Warners has slated Dennis Morgan to
oi the North (Rep) Fair
Palace-Love and Learn (WB); Magmf.ce it
Rogue (nep) ^"
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toollne Opposite the Swedish star, 'Viveca
Lindfors. in "To the Victor."
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