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M. Ellis' Erlfii Theatre, which last sprlnK
Introduced one-act plays between films,
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offered a concert by four younK pianists
Harvey BelUn. 11: Evelyn Poole, 13; Gary
Ooldschnelder, 12, and Carol Freeman. 7
ShlRon, Philadelphia correspondent
'for BOXOFFICE and a lawyer, attended a
on "Your Pricing Problems and
[the Antitrust Laws" at the Hotel Staller In
Inbw York City Saturday (6i.
Elliott, who has been an exhibitor
lor many years, came up from his
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residence in Florida to attend the funeral of
his 90-year-old mother Frank Jordan.
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jmanaKer of Rovner Theatres' Clearfield and
'Belgrade theatres and in the exhibition end
of the business for 35 years In this area, Is
'leaving to go to the west coast to retire . . .
Nelion Wax. owner of Boxoffice Pictures, and
Jack L. Goldman, booker at Boxoffice Pictures,
went to Scranton Wednesday (3) to
visit some of the circuits.
Elizabeth V. Ziegler, UA booker, was on
Martin B. Ellis was in Florida
vacation . . .
on vacation . mother of Mae Greenus.
20th-Fox booker, died . . . Harold Saltz.
U-I sales manager, was due back from his
Harold Coltun. U-I booker,
vacation . . .
has moved into his new home in Lansdale.
Nat Abelove, treasurer of Exchange Pinance,
is swelling with pride over the award
of a post-doctorate research fellowship to his
ion, Dr. William A. Abelove. by the national
institute of arthritis and metabolic diseases
at the U.S. Public Health service for investigational
studies in endocrinology to be
:onducted at Jefferson hospital and Medi-
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college.
Industryites were happy to hear of the
peedy recovery of Herb Gillis. Paramount
[sales manager, who suffered a heart attack
. . Newton Fredericks. Garden. Lock Haven.
Alec Alexander is now operating
lied . . .
Jje Forty Fort Theatre in Forty For'. This
vas formerly a Comerford house.
Stanley-Warner's sound engineer Sam Der-
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.:;ger's son Glenn is now a permanent fixture
in the Horn and Hardart Children's
lOur after having won a spot for his acrdion
playing among the new talent group
Shipman. Stanley-Warner's contact
jnanager, has returned from a two-week
Florida vacation Harry Norman Ball
*as engaged in a jury trial on behalf of his
hlent Fanny Harrison, owner of the Bryn
Mawr Theatre, who was suing the majors
\nA the estate of the late Harry Fried for
^300,000. She contended that they were engaged
in a conspiracy to deprive her theatre
n features and showed preference to other
heatres.
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.Martin Ellis. A. M. Ellis Theatres, returned
jrom a Florida vacation Elmer Brient.
RCA dealer in Washington, was here for a
lew days . Poor Richard club will prelent
to Clifton Webb at its annual dinner
AIDS ( KUKHK.XI. I'.AI.SV 1 H,K( AST—Janr Pit l^rn^. ..nr .if llir man* M irv at
the Celebrity raruclr for Orrhr.il Palsy. po>i*«i with l^xn.ird II. *.fil(lrris«>n. |irr.i.'>.'>, lOK wi-rr rririvrd folliiwinK two tr|p\lMiin marathon
programs for the Inilpd (frobral Palsy fund. .\n IH-hour proxram ovrr T\ station* of
the .Ameriran Kroadca-stini; Co. rai.sed $.153..'>27 and a Ifi-hour program ovrr \VKK( -TV,
Cinrinnati, rai.sed the balance. More than 2.00O voliinterrs and about ftOO trlrphonr
operators took part. The prrformrrs Included Dennis Jamc-s. lUirothy I^imour. Jane
Pirken.s, Yul Krynn and Maria RIva and a film made by Frrsldrnt-rlrrt KLscnhower
before he left for Korea.
December 20 a special award for his contribution
to entertainment. Also to be honored
as "The Man of the Year" will be William
Paley. chairman of the board of Columbia
Broadcasting Co.
A theatre probably will be built on the site
of the new Falls shopping center to be built in
Fallsington, N. J., on Route 1 . . . The national
guard displayed some armaments and held a
parade to help publicize "Thunderbirds" at
the Trent Theatre in Trenton. N. J. . .
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Charles Sweet, manager of the Mayfair in
Trenton, earned .some goodwill by playing
host to a group of aged persons at a matinee
of "Bloodhounds of Broadway."
Donald Scott, 20, died in St. Joseph's hospital
on Monday (8) as a result of a gunshot
wound received on Sunday (7» night in a fight
with a guard in the Pearl Theatre, 2059 Ridge
Ave. His was the second death to result from
the fight. Mrs. Clora Holland, 53, theatre
ticket collector, died in the same hospital.
Robert B. Wilson, 37, a guard, was held without
bail in the death of Mrs. ftoUand. He is
to be arraigned for Scott's death.
Trial of the Bryn Mawr antitrust case
against the distributors was under way this
week . . . Reports were current that the
Wynne Theatre had been sold to Uhr's restaurant
. Golder. Jam Handy representative,
was in town in behalf of "Rudolph,
the Red Nosed Reindeer."
Mildred Martin. Philadelphia motion picture
critic for the Inquirer, reported that "The
Greatest Show on Earth" had been picked by
that newspaper's readers as the best picture
of the year. The junior set picked "Quo
Vadis" as its first choice.
Amusement Folk Ask
Philadelphia Repeal
PHILADELPHIA— Several industryites appeared
Monday i8i at a city council hearing
to urge repeal of the city amusement tax.
Sidney Samuelson, acting president of the
Philadelphia Theatre Ass'n, said that the tax
had been a factor in the steady decline in attendance
during the last five years In that
time, he .said, 64 out of 195 theatres have
clo ed. Also appearing were Paul C. Lewis,
secretary of the Philadelphia Eagles football
team; Joseph A. Schafer. representing skating
rink and swimming pool operators; Harry
Abbott, representing the projectionists union,
and J. Solis-Cohen Jr., a real estate broker.
Brooklyn Theatre Sold
For Conversion to Store
NEW YORK The I Tni' :
;i..>et Tlieatre
at 4707-09 Fifth Ave. in Brooklyn has been
sold by Catherine R. Caragol of Caldwell.
N. J., to the J. S. Gould Sons & Co.. which
plans to convert it into a supermarket for
occupancy under a long lease by Dilbert Bros.,
a food chain. The property is assessed at
S40.000.
The Strand Theatre at 80-82 Beekman
Ave. in North Tarrytown was sold at auction
before Arthur Doran of Yonkerj. referee.
The 599-seat«r is assessed at $16,000.
Cinercnna Equipment Order
NEW YORK—Century Projector Corp. has
been given a large order for projectors and
acce.ssory equipment for future Cinerama Installations.
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