Boxoffice-December.24.1949

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. . Harry . . With . . The VANCOUVER DiU Wallace, Marpole manager, is seriously ill with a lung ailment at the Columbia hospital in New Westminster . . . Joyce Taylor, Rex cashier, was married to Vernon More. She will return to the theatre after the honeymoon . Howard of Theatre Equipments and Han^f Page, Eagle Lion manager, were on a sales trip in the interior . . . Fred Stone, Sovereign Films manager, and David Gilfillan, Ai-thur Rank 16mm manager, were on Vancouver island visiting the narrowgauge Jack Reid, Monogram theatre spots . . . Harry Woolfe, United salesman, was ill . . . Artists manager, returned from a Chicago Howard Fletcher, Studio sales convention . . . projectionist, is recuperating from an operation. Charlie Doctor, Capitol manager, reports attendance is excellent at the Eaton's Good Deed club each Saturday a. m. The juveniles are given stage acts, cartoons and a serial. Admission is 15 cents. Ernest Lay, owner of the Roxy was slugged and robbed of $350 in Saturday night's receipts . . . Harry Simmonds, Vancouver architect who has designed many British Columbia Odeon theatres, was re-elected president of the Architect's Institute of British Columbia. Named vice-president was Fred Towiiley, who has designed many Famous Player houses. Construction will get under way before the New Year on the Fraser Valley's first drivein. Located two miles west of Cnilliwack, it will be built by Louis Tisman and city alderman John Mcintosh. Capacity will be 500 cars. P. W. Mahon, Famous Players partner in two Prince Albert, Sask., theatres, has announced plans for the building of an outdoor theatre in the northern Saskatchewan town 100 miles from Saskatoon. The three-man conciliation board named to settle the dispute between lATSE B-71 and the distributors on a 20 per cent increase demand by backshop employes held its first meeting at the courthouse. A decision will be announced by December 24, Chairman Percy Gomery said . . . Bob Murphy, Paramount manager, attended a regional sales conference at Toronto where the main topic was "Samson and Delilah," which will be released in this ten-itory soon. Local Odeon theatre managers held their Christmas party on the stage of the Hastings. David Niven Inked David Niven has been inked for Producer Joe Pasternak's "Kiss of Fire," a Metro picture. SEASON'S GREETINGS from J. M. RICE & CO. Motion Picture Supplies & Equipment 202 Canada Building Winnipeg TORONTO Tânager Howard Elliott of the Fairlawn in the north end obviously is happy once more now that the suburban house has been paired with the Carlton street Odeon for simultaneous bookings. The change got under way with "The Hidden Room." Manager Wannie Tyers of the Odeon staged a fashion show on two afternoons in the theatre's restaurant . Ross McLean stepping out as commissioner of the National Film Board in Ottawa, his assistant, Ralph Foster, attracted no little attention by making the rounds in Toronto where he was once a newspaper reporter. Win Barron, ejcploiteer for Canadian Paramount, sent out gold invitations for a screening December 28 of "Samson and Delilah" at the Victoria, where the film will premiere the following day . . . Recent trade visitors included Dewey McCourt of the Brock, Niagaraon-the-Lake; R. H. and V. Flaherty of the Strand, Beaverton; W. S. Quiim of the Victoria, Tweed; Sam Merlina of the Berford, Wiarton; W. S. Woof of the Liberty, Amherstburg, and E. S. Meehan, former exhibitor of Lindsay. Sarah Churchill appeared with Jeffrey Lynn in "The Philadelphia Story" on the stage of the Royal Alexandra . theatre managers of Chatham got together in the organization of a community draw for turkeys before Christmas, the proceeds to be turned over to the Variety crippled children's school of Toronto Tent 28. They offered 25 turkeys—not films. Al Perly, manager of the Biltmore, has been transferred to the head office of Biltmore Theatres' circuit to head the new publicity and ad department . . . President J. J. Fitzgibbons of Famous Players and Manager Tom Daley of the Imperial are directors of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews which is organizing a Toronto Brotherhood week February 19-26. A. Bossenberry, proprietor of the Aldon at Grand Bend, is the latest new member of the Motion Picture Theatres Ass'n of Ontario . . . Two engineers have joined the staff of General Theatre Supply Co., the equipment subsidiary of Famous Players. They are Harold Isaacs and James Piatt. « sags SSS JSfit SSSS 3Sg5 5Sg5 5855 WS JSSS sasS jaa 3583«5 Sgt;i MERRY CHRISTMAS and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR from MANITOBA MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITORS' ASSOCIATION S Season's Greetings § tg from » I ^ g ^ CHARLES MAYBEE Manager GENERAL THEATRE SUPPLY CO., Ltd. ^ 185 Portage Ave. East Winnipeg 100 BOXOFFICE :: December 24, 1949
. . Mel . . Les WINNIPEG nil Famous Players houses pushed hard the sale of gift tickets as the ideal Christmas Charlie Ki'upp. former longtime gift . . . showman now associated with one of the city's leading oil finns as its sales manager, has carved another career for himself by buying his way into the hotel business. Charlie now is owner of the St. Boniface hotel. He still has a finger in the film industry by operating a booking agency for country houses in addition to his other enterprises. All local houses have felt the usual pre- Christmas falling off in busi:iess, but with the holiday season in sight, they now are sitting back waiting for the bonanza they always receive . . . Famous Players' first run, downtown Gaiety, has been playing "Paisan" for a second week. Lou Goldin's Rialto has been showing a double bill of foreign films; one, the Austrahan "Eureka Stockade," and the other the British "Snowbound" ... A Jewish picture, "The Cantor's Son," with Moishe Oysher. has been doing well at Ban Sommers' State. After a short-lived run of the Swedish picture, "Apassionata," with Vlveca Lindfors, Albert Cohen's Valour is opening with the British filming of H. G. Wells' "History of Dave Rosemond carried his Mr. Polly" . . . first run of "Not Wanted" into an extra week and now has opened with the Abbott and Costello comedy, '>Meet the Killer." For the Christmas season, Tom Pacey brought in "The Wizard of Oz," which started off to a big play at his house. As a special Christmas attraction, the Winnipeg Ballet is presenting a new three-act ballet, "The Rose and the Ring," with choreography by Director Gweneth Lloyd and music by Walter Kaufman, conductor of the Wirmipeg Symphony . Torme, the "Velvet Fog," is coming to town to delight the bobbysoxers at Don Carlos' Casino, Januaiy 6-12. The Tribune notes that the Memorial at Reston, Man., has built a cry room, a soundproof, glass-enclosed room where mothers can take their babies without missing any of the picture when the yoimgsters start to cut up. The idea has value, thinks the paper, and commends it to the consideration of local house operators. Marcus Loew's Theatres Adds to Working Capital OTTAWA—Keeping capital expenditm-es at a minimum, Marcus Loew's Theatres, Toronto, is steadily rebuilding its working capital position, which was depleted by the redemption of the preferred stock in April 1947. Redeeming the shares took $763,428 and reduced net current assets from $808,249 as of Aug. 28, 1946. to $248,250 at the end of the following August. However, during the year just completed with net profits totaling $115,- 172 and capital expenditures aggregating only $34,922 and dividends paid amounting to $30,000, working capital at August 31 last, improved to $469,491 from $304,227 a year ago. Current assets were higher at $566,434 and consisted chiefly of $202,674 in cash and $353,- 114 in Dominion of Canada bonds. Trade al Vancouver Holds Fairly Well VANCOUVER^Considering the pre-Christmas slump, business at first runs held up rather well. Most of the theatres were getting average or better grosses, and where business was off, it is not unexpectedly low. A return visit of "Dillinger" at the Paradise led the town. A second week of "That Forsyte Woman" at Capitol, also held up fairly well. Capitol—That Forsyte Woman (MGM), 2nd wk. Good Cinema—The Winslow Boy (EL); Spring in Park Lane (EL) Average Dominion—My Friend Irma (Para): Rope ol Sand (Para) Fair Orplieuin—Task Force {WB) Average Plaza and Hastings-Too Late lor Teors (UA) Fair Strand—Thieves' Highway {20th-Fox) Average Stale- Call Northside 777 (20th-Fox), plus stage show Fair Studio—Mrs. Fitzherbert (IFD) Average Vogue— Passport to Pimlico (EL) Fair "Adam's Rib' in Second Week Is Best at Toronto TORONTO—Many seats were vacant during the week before Christmas. Only one holdover was in the major list, "White Heat," in its second week at the Imperial. (Average Is 100) Biltmore Silver Queen (UA),- The Night Invader (SR) 80 - Imperial—White Heat (WB), 2nd wk 85 Loew's-Adam's Rib (MGM) 105 Odeon and Fairlawn-The Hidden Room (EL) 95 Shea's Nortown and Capitol—The Small Voice (EL).' Arctic Fury (RKO) 85 Tivoli—Under Capricorn (WB) S5 University and Eglmton—Holiday Inn (Para); The Lady Eve (Para)..._ - 85 Uptown—Tension (MGM); Free For All (U-I) 85 Calgary Grosses Are Good Despite Holiday Rush CALGARY—Exhibitors were content with business here dui-ing the usual pre-Christmas rush. All local houses did good business with strong film offerings. Capitol—Madame Bovary (MGM) Good Grand—Home of the Brave (UA) Good Strand—Scene of the Crime (MGM); Counterpunch (Mono) - Good ST. JOHN IJalpli C. Ellis, 25, former field representative for the National Film Board in Nova Scotia, now is located at Ottawa, handling distribution of NFB films to theatres. He was in the field about three years and is a native of Milton, N. S.. near Liverpool . Sprague, part owner and manager of the FairvUle, N. B., Gaiety, and projectionist at 'the Empire here for many years, is credited by some industryites with installing the first talkies in the maritimes. The Gaiety was founded by Tom O'Rourke and is heading for its 30th birthday. O'Romke owns a half Interest, as well as owning and managing another Gaiety about 90 miles away at Mlnto, N. B. The FairvUle Gaiety was improved considerably several months ago. The front has been revamped. A new sound system has been installed in the Park at Southwest Harbor. There is one show daily at the .seaside house at 7:30. Single bills prevail, with tliree weekly changes . . . Booked into the Grand, Ellsworth, for the holiday period were "I Was a Male War Bride," "Madame Bovary," "That Forsyte Woman," "Oh, You Beautiful Doll." There are six bill changes a week, including a dual for Saturday. OTTAWA . . . 2,500 •Phe civic board of control ivis made a bid for a .substantial share of tii' Ontario amusement tax of 20 per cent in .- move to help to defray the rising costs of l.^v government. The Ontario Ass'n of Mayo; and Reeves has been asked to take up tht matter with -ome the provincial authorities juveniles crowded the Capitol for ur armual Christmas performance of the loi i Rotary club Satui-day morning (17 1. The th. itre was donated by Manager T. Ray Tubmai: in behalf of Famous Players. The Britisii feature, 'Whisky Galore, has been given the new title of "Tight Little Island" for its release in the Dominion. There seems to be some connection betwet n whisky and being tight, at that. The picture was screened for a gxiest audience by Manager Jack Gibson at the Glebe Sunday night (18), prior to Christmas engagement under the theatre's adult-audience policy. Tlie Evening Citizen ran a streamer story to announce that Ontario theatres had got together to submit a brief to the provincial government for strict enforcement of the lotteries act which would ban bingo competition. The Ottawa police department favors the abolishment of bingo games . . . The mobile television unit of Famous Players Canadian Corp.. under the supervision of George Cuthbert. TV engineer, will make its next appearance at the forthcoming convention here of the Ontario Medical Ass'n, for which 1,000 doctors are expected. After several weeks, the entrance to the Regent continues to be boarded up while the front is being remodeled and patrons are required to use what is virtually a side door. Manager Hem-y Marshall is somewhat amazed that business had held up despite the inconvenience The new for customers . . . Odeon was used for the first time for a special attraction when the Ottawa Choral union gave a performance of Handel's "Messiah" December 14 with Manager Gord Beavis supervising the presentation. All seats were reserved. In Ottawa to talk sports, Clarence S. Campbell, president of the National Hockey league, Montreal, disclosed that he is interested in four drlve-in theatres in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Opposes Sunday Change TORONTO—With the local ratepayers voting Januai-y 2 on the question of abolishing the Sunday blue laws, William P. Covert, lATSE vice-president, condemned any commercialization of the religious day in a statement in a display advertisement. Covert is business agent of the Toronto Local 173 of projectionists. Covert said in part that he regarded the move as "the thin edge of the wedge to break down the workers' one day of rest in seven and it is a definite attempt to take away the God-given freedom of Sunday. We will oppose this move with every power at om" command." DRIVE-IN THEATRE CENTER AISLE LIGHTS With numbered Panels for Ramps with Opaijue Panels for Driveway Illumination DRIVE-IN THEATRE MFG. CO. KââsMI^Mo. BOXOFFICE December 24, 1949 101
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