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Banners measuring 70x15 ieef dressed up the Aldiue<br />

Theatre in Philadelphia to exploit "Unconquered."<br />

The signs have fluorescent cloth lettering which<br />

lacilitates reading at night. R. Bobbins is manager<br />

of the Aldine.<br />

ABOUT IT<br />

Right: Winter did come to Providence. Joe<br />

Samartano, manager of the State, lost no time<br />

letting local citizens find out that "If Winter<br />

Comes" had arrived. Snowbirds planted atop<br />

snow piles throughout the downtown area provided<br />

coincidental verification.<br />

*V-^ . ^' .-... *A '<br />

Left: Window displays<br />

helped exploit<br />

"My Wild Irish Rose"<br />

at the Paramount in<br />

Kansas City for Manager<br />

M. D. Cohn. The<br />

background of still<br />

blowups in color were<br />

featured for the Dennis<br />

Day album of recordings<br />

by the Jenkins<br />

music shop. Most<br />

of the material originally<br />

was displayed<br />

in the lobby, then<br />

taken apart to augment<br />

the current campaign.<br />

40 —382—<br />

At left, an eye catching<br />

flash front, designed<br />

by Art Stanisch,<br />

manager of the<br />

Wisconsin in Milwaukee,<br />

f r<br />

o "Captain<br />

From Castile." Insets<br />

were set<br />

with copy<br />

against dramatic<br />

scene blowups from<br />

film.<br />

background<br />

colorful<br />

with<br />

the A<br />

large cutout title letters<br />

was used for the<br />

overhead banner.<br />

Andre Paleologue, manager of the Rialto<br />

in Alexandria, Egypt, used this 15-fool cutout<br />

of Joe Louis to exploit the recent championship<br />

fight films.<br />

BOXOFFICE Shovraiandiser :: Feb. 14, 1948

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