Boxoffice-July.01/1950
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. . . Evelyn<br />
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NEW HAVEN<br />
. . . Congratulations<br />
Tune bursting out all over<br />
to the Maurice Baileys on the mar-<br />
riage of their daughter. Joyce, to Bernard<br />
Kaye. of New Haven, medical .student at<br />
Boston . has just received her master.s<br />
degree from Boston university . . . Bern;e<br />
Menschel. "confirmed bachelor" of the<br />
.<br />
. . Dear<br />
Star. Hartford, will be married in August to a<br />
Hartford lassie . . . Gloria Kent of 20th-Fox<br />
is resigning as of July 15 to tackle motherhood<br />
will be succeeded by Gloria<br />
Moalli. while Fay Spadoni moves into the<br />
accounting department, and Roberta Abbott<br />
into the contract department .<br />
old summer time also brought picnic ideas<br />
to the Metro Pep club which held a steak roast<br />
at Lake Quassapaug June 27 . . . The Jack<br />
Schwartzes of the West End. Bridgeport, celebrated<br />
their sixteenth wedding anniversary<br />
last week in June by "doing" the theatres and<br />
night clubs in New York.<br />
Universal's staff gave a party in honor of<br />
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. . .<br />
Rita Prevv. billing clerk, whose husband received<br />
his engineering degree from Yale this<br />
June. The couple is leaving for New York<br />
Porrino will replace Rita at the<br />
exchange . . Al Kane in town for a Paramount<br />
sales meeting June 29. together with<br />
John Moore. Boston branch manager and<br />
captain of the forthcoming September drive<br />
Pike Dnve-In. Newington. is an addition<br />
to the Amalgamated Buying Service list of<br />
theatres . . . E. X. Callahan. 20th-Pox dis-<br />
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trict manager, was in the film district for a<br />
Best wishes for speedy recovery to<br />
visit . . .<br />
George Rabbott of the Alcazar. Naugatuck.<br />
who is at Undercliff sanitarium. Meriden. for<br />
observation Alcazar is clo.sed and<br />
Dick Stevens.<br />
will not be reopened until fall . . .<br />
Columbia's exploiteer. was in town on<br />
"The Good Humor Man."<br />
Russell Barrett, of the Capitol, Willimantic.<br />
is at Hartford hospital for observation.<br />
On relief for him is George Haddad of the<br />
Gem in Willimantic . . . Congressman John<br />
Davis Lodge of Westport. Republic gubernatorial<br />
nominee, and grandson of the late<br />
Henry Cabot Lodge, was for some time a film<br />
actor. He appeared with Marlene Dietrich.<br />
Shirley Temple and Lionel Barrymore, in addition<br />
to playing leading roles in Italian.<br />
French and English films . . . The Republican<br />
party candidate for re-election as state treasi<br />
rar. Joseph A. Adorno. is associated with<br />
his father and brother at the Palace in Mlddletown.<br />
Harold Donovan of the Strand in Seymour<br />
. . .<br />
was a recent visitor to the Yankee .stadium<br />
Micky Alperin. active in Southington and<br />
Windsor Locks theatres until his illness of<br />
many months, is now with a booth sound<br />
maintenance outfit . . . The new Kalmlne<br />
drive for better showmanship in Warner theatres<br />
will last through June and July . . . The<br />
Palace in South Norwalk has changed from<br />
Friday-Tuesday openings to Saturday-<br />
Wednesday .<br />
Carroll. Paramount office<br />
manager, combined his convention attendance<br />
at Los Angeles recently with a visit<br />
to friends and relatives on the coast.<br />
"The Bicycle Thief" is due for a minimum<br />
three weeks' run at the Black Rock. Bridgeport,<br />
which is catering to a substantial surrounding<br />
area since establishing its new "art"<br />
policy . . . Carol Marra of the Republic office<br />
will be off her .second annual trip to the west<br />
coast the first week in July . . . There was a<br />
double birthday celebration with cake and<br />
candles at the 20th-Fox office after hours for<br />
Fay Spadoni and Bobby Abbott on June 22.<br />
Thomas Romsdell Named<br />
Manager at New Milford<br />
HARTFORD—Thomas Ramsdell.<br />
formerly<br />
associated with the Fox Theatres on the<br />
west coast, has been named manager of the<br />
20th Century Theatre. New Milford. Conn.,<br />
which was purchased recently by Arthur J.<br />
Smith jr. and James Behan from the estate<br />
of John Panoras for an undisclosed sum.<br />
John Panoras died last winter. The new<br />
owners plan to redecorate the theatre and<br />
are making general repairs on the building.<br />
A larger screen has been installed and the<br />
projectors have been equipped with new lens.<br />
The acoustical system also has been adjusted.<br />
GOODWILL AWARD AND BANKNIGHT<br />
will get the people out of their homes away from the<br />
radio and television<br />
And to Your Theatre<br />
There are over 100 theatres in the New England territory<br />
proving it<br />
every week.<br />
IT'S<br />
THE LEGAL WAY AND THE PROVEN WAY<br />
Write or call us and we will see you<br />
GOODWILL ADVERTISING COMPANY<br />
22 Church Street Liberty 2-9305 Boston. Mass.<br />
100 BOXOFFICE :: July 1, <strong>1950</strong>
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