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. . Al<br />
. . Dismantling<br />
. . George<br />
. . . The<br />
. . Jim<br />
. . Mrs.<br />
. . Lee<br />
HARTFORD<br />
T\r. and Mrs. Ben Vicas returned after a<br />
honeymoon trip to Maine. She is the<br />
former Marilyn Landers, daughter of George<br />
E. Landers, division manager for E. M. Loew's<br />
Theatres. The couple will go to Detroit in<br />
the fall, when Dr. Vicas will be assigned as<br />
radiologist at the Henry Ford hospital . . .<br />
John Patno, assistant at the Allyn, his wife<br />
and daughter are home from a vacation in<br />
northern New England . Hudak,<br />
house manager at E. M. Loew's, got home<br />
from a Montreal, Canada, vacation. His father<br />
John was discharged from St. Francis<br />
hospital following a lengthy illness.<br />
. . .<br />
Michael MasselU, chief projectionist at the<br />
Lockwood-Gordon-Rosen Webb Playhouse<br />
Wethersfield, will be married September 6<br />
to Lee Toledo, a Hartford night club singer.<br />
The couple plans a Bermuda honeymoon . . .<br />
Assistant Manager Ann Lamo, Webster,<br />
spent a few days at her folks' summer cottage<br />
at Niantic. Her brother Ben is manager<br />
of the Webb Playhouse, Wethersfield<br />
Bob Gentner. Loew's Poll, Waterbury, was in<br />
town. On his car is a metal sign above the<br />
rear license plate, reading, "Let's Go to the<br />
Movies!"<br />
. . . Olive Simms, Poll<br />
Elaine Chabot, candy girl at Loew's Poll,<br />
will be married soon<br />
Springfield visitor . . . R. A.<br />
cashier, was a<br />
Fortier filled in for vacationing Lee Feigin,<br />
Palace assistant who went to Crescent Beach,<br />
Niantic . of the old Pike<br />
Drive-In playground, Newington, got under<br />
way, with Manager Paul W. Amadeo planning<br />
expansion of the area and a later addition<br />
of bigger and better equipment. Anthony<br />
Pi-occanino, chief grounds man at the Pike,<br />
was on a vacation in the Connecticut area.<br />
. . . Jim Gerarty,<br />
Mrs. Paul Purdy, wife of the KTU theatre<br />
interest general manager at Meriden, and<br />
sons Steve, Kevin and Derek were on a short<br />
vacation at Madison Beach. Paul got down<br />
to the cottage for a day<br />
Strand projectionist, headed for Virginia<br />
Beach, Va., on his vacation . . E. M. Loew's<br />
.<br />
Norwich-New London Drive-In, which has<br />
been experimenting with an occasional first<br />
run, booked "If This Be Sin." Bruno Weingarten<br />
is manager.<br />
. . .<br />
Russ Newton, assistant manager at the<br />
ATC Capitol, New London, and his wife<br />
observed their 15th wedding anniversary . . .<br />
Joe Giobbia, manager. Crown, was in New<br />
Haven Maurice Shulman of Shulman<br />
. . .<br />
Theatres vacationed at Liebman's Grand<br />
Lake Lodge, Lebanon Eddie Kelleher,<br />
vice-president of Princess Theatre Corp.,<br />
took in a major league ball game in New<br />
York . Abronzino, chief projectionist,<br />
E. M. Loew's, heard from his brother Fred,<br />
assistant chief projectionist, currently vacationing<br />
in Italy. Fi'ed is due home about<br />
October 1.<br />
Fred Abronzino, projectionist at E. M.<br />
Loew's, currently on a vacation trip to Italy,<br />
has extended his stay in that country to<br />
October. His brother Al is chief projectionist<br />
at<br />
Loew's.-<br />
He Stands Six Feet Four Inches<br />
Howard Keel who plays in MGM's "Annie<br />
Get Your Gun" is six feet, four inches tall<br />
and weighs 195 pounds.<br />
Old Hiway Auto Park<br />
Now Is Pike Drive-In<br />
PROVIDENCE—George Card, long identified<br />
with the amusement park business,<br />
has been named manager of the new Pike<br />
Drive-In located on the Hartford Pike at<br />
Johnston, three miles west of this city. Operated<br />
by Albert M. Schuman and Louis D.<br />
Rogow of Hartford, the new drive-in is on<br />
the site formerly occupied by the old Hiway<br />
Auto Theatre.<br />
Very little remains of the old open-airer,<br />
Schuman and Rogow practically revamped<br />
the place from top to bottom. A new screen<br />
has been erected and Century projectors<br />
were installed by the Massachussetts Theatre<br />
Equipment Co. of Boston, along with incar<br />
speakers.<br />
Parking facilities for close to 600 cars<br />
will be increased as soon as all remodeling<br />
and building is completed. As patrons drive<br />
in under a new overhead sign, which cost<br />
approximately $3,000, they are greeted by<br />
side walls beautifully decorated with scenic<br />
paintings. The surrounding grounds have<br />
been newly landscaped. Among other innovations<br />
is a cafeteria-style snack bar.<br />
The theatre has already been opened to<br />
the public, but workmen and painters are<br />
continuing the improvement program.<br />
NEWHAMPSHIRE<br />
n Ithough firemen were called from the station<br />
directly across the street, W. H. Sullivan,<br />
owner of the Enfield Theatre in Enfield,<br />
single-handed conquered a flash blaze<br />
which started in the projection booth. Some<br />
of his hair was singed while he battled the<br />
flames. A previous theatre on the same site<br />
was gutted by fire eight years ago.<br />
The Peterborough Players are recalling<br />
with pride that James Whitmore, currently<br />
starring in the MGM film, "The Next Voice<br />
You Hear . . .<br />
." began his professional career<br />
at that summer theatre three years<br />
ago.<br />
James and Lillian Cardi<br />
Win Permit for Theatre<br />
CRANSTON, R. I.—After two previous applications<br />
had been turned down. James V.<br />
and Lillian R. Cardi recently won their fight<br />
to erect a theatre in the Knightsville section<br />
of this city. The zoning board of review<br />
granted permission at a special hearing<br />
after the applicants had made several<br />
adjustments in the original plans.<br />
In granting the permit, the zoning board<br />
directed that the parking lot to be set up by<br />
the Cardis be used by theatre patrons and<br />
employes only. Should the Cardis build<br />
stores, employes of these establishments also<br />
would be permitted to use the 165-car lot.<br />
The new house, seating approximately 800<br />
patrons, will be located on Park avenue near<br />
Cranston street.<br />
Due to a local ordinance, all theatre applicants<br />
must come before the zoning board<br />
of review before construction can start.<br />
Granting of the Cardis' application brings<br />
to a successful conclusion a long, drawn-out<br />
battle between the prospective theatre operators<br />
and neighboring remonstrants.<br />
NEW HAVEN<br />
.<br />
pjiane Cooperstack of Washington, sister of<br />
Eva Cooperstack, U-I booker, died recently<br />
while on a visit in Marquette, Mich. Diane<br />
once worked with Martin Keleher in the First<br />
National Exchange here Edward<br />
Wallach, mother of Bobby Abbott, formerly<br />
of 20th-Fox here, died recently . . . Some 200<br />
seats were reserved by MGM for its invited<br />
list of club, church, school, press and radio<br />
officials at the sneak preview of "The Next<br />
Voice You Hear . .<br />
." at the Loew's Poli.<br />
. . . Jane<br />
. . .<br />
Earl Wright, Columbia salesman, is grandfather<br />
to Sharon Reid of Baltimore, baby<br />
daughter of Connie Wright Reid<br />
Shea, Paramount report clerk, will be married<br />
Labor day to Bernard Kohler of New Haven<br />
Irwin Germaine, son of Harry Germaine,<br />
Paramount manager, won a big money prize<br />
as a contestant on the "Quick as a Flash"<br />
radio program.<br />
.<br />
. . Abe Bern-<br />
Frank Ferguson, Whalley manager, vacationed<br />
on Cape Cod . Darby, manager<br />
of the Paramount, spent one week with his<br />
family sight-seeing in the White mountains<br />
Post Drive-In, East Haven, played<br />
"Cinderella" for three days Alderman<br />
of Warners will vacation in Long Beach<br />
. . . Ben Simon, 20th-Fox manager, went to<br />
Boston for a district meeting .<br />
stein, U-I exploiteer, was here ahead of<br />
"Louisa" to arrange contests and other promotions.<br />
. .<br />
Evelyn Zona of Columbia vacationed in<br />
August . Also Edwin Serfilippi and Charles<br />
Doll of 20th-Fox. Connie Maraucci and<br />
George Nuzzolillo of RKO, Dechantel Smith<br />
of Paramount, E. Ingenito of Warners zone<br />
office, B. Beckman of the Commodore Hull.<br />
Derby, and W. Brickatee. Garde, New London,<br />
and T. Kilcoyne, Strand, Clinton.<br />
Three former New Haven employees now<br />
are at the Paramount exchange in Buffalo<br />
... All Warner house managers will be back<br />
on the job by September 2 . . . Lou Brown of<br />
Loew's Poli was back from his Baltimore vacation<br />
for a special manager's meeting and<br />
the August 11 outing . . . Gene Pasho of the<br />
Gem, Naugatuck, was fishing and resting<br />
for a few weeks in Maine.<br />
St. Johnsbury, Vt., Airer Bows<br />
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT.—The Blue Moon<br />
Drive-In has been opened here by Avon R.<br />
Atkins. The outdoorer was equipped with<br />
RCA projectors and sound, supplied by Capitol<br />
Theatre Supply Co.<br />
drive-ins:<br />
BOXOFTICE :<br />
: August 19, 1950 89
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