Boxoffice-August.19.1950

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JOHN
there is now one St. John team instead of
two in the senior ranks.
ST.
Considered as manager for the resumption
An indication of boxoffice conditions among of the annual St. John exhibition ot the
tiavelin;; lent shows in the maritime recently bought plant at Coldbrook wa-s
provinces is the cutting to a nickel of the Prank Jennings, who died recently at suburban
Montreal where he had been in news-
price of rides of the Bill Lynch shows in the
afternoons for children ... At the Halifax paper work. He was buried here, his home
Garrick 'Guilty of Treason" was tied up with town . outdoor activities hampered
"Perilous Waters" for three days ... An by rain, fog, chilly winds, park and beach
air conditioning system Installed In the Derrick
Is being featured in the advertising ning film shows in dance halls, with and
operators of the maritimes have been run-
these days.
without dancing.
.% scholarship to the new Hebrew university
In Israel has been donated by J. M. his fortnight's vacation at his home town of
Leo Breau, doorman at the Mayfair, spent
Pi-anklin. He has received from the "Friends" Tracadie, N. B., where he did some fishing
of that college not only for the scholarship and lobster trapping, as well as some consuming
of these and other sea food . . .
but for a painting which he presented to the
college and which has been placed on one Elizabeth Simms has changed her mind
of the walls . . . Greig Jones, manager of about Hollywood during a two-month visit
the Capitol and Empress in Moncton for
to her mother at Spaniard's Bay, N. F. She
Odeon. has been supervising facelifting operations
on the fronts of both adjoining film capitol where she worked for Roy Rogers
had announced plans never to return to the
theatres.
and other film people. She now says Newfoundland
is too cold. She is a relative of
Roland Starkes. a theatre operator of Lewisporte.
N. F.. is gradually becoming adjusted
Ginny Simms, film singer and actress.
to the loss of one eye last winter. Starkes There is a feeling at St. John's, N. F., that
was near a display window of a store he every performer visiting there should donate
operates in connection with his theatre when
to local charity, and there was reported .some
a drunken individual put a fist through the
criticism of Gracie Fields for failing to give
glass, a piece of which struck Starkes in one
up. Incidentally, her St. John's booking finished
in the red, it is reported, although she
eye, necessitating its removal.
collected her full guarantee from the local
Charlie Chaplin, Canadian UA manager,
sponsor . . . The New Brunswick government
inspected the local exchange for the first
has been asked by the Westmoreland County
time since the syndicate headed by Paul
council to force use of lifeguards at all
McNutt took over UA control, and also since
beaches, including eating places, night clubs,
Lou Michaelson succeeded Sammy Kunitzky
etc., with beach frontage.
as branch manager . . . Socked in the boxoffice
strongly by poor quality of baseball
and unfavorable weather, the Dodgers and
St. Peter's teams, competitors representing TV Trailers to Promote
St. John in the New Brunswick Baseball
league, merged forces. Baseball has been 'Sunset Boulevard'
unusually weak opposition for theatres this NEW YORK—Paramount will use four
season because of consistently poor weather television trailers to promote "Sun.set Boulevard,"
according to Max E. Youngsteln, vice-
and substandard quality of the baseball. So,
president in charge of advertising, publicity
and exploitation. Two will run 20 seconds
and two a full minute. National Screen Service
is handling them as a package.
DRIVE-IN THEATRE DIT-MCO DRAG BROOM
The picture opened Thursday (10) at the
Tor Ineling nnil filling hoivs in qravet>covered Drive-liK Radio City Music Hall. It stars Gloria Swanson,
William Holden and Erich von Stvoheim.
DRIVE-IN THEATRE MFG. GO. K^r,.,1"rV,rMo
MONTREAL
•Two United Amusement Corp. theatres are
being modernized and embelli.shed. The
Westmount on Sherbrooke street west has
been clo.sed for about a month and its front
and marquee will be new when it reopens.
Tony Filiatreault, manager, is supervising
alterations. The Laval on St. Denis street
also has been renovated inside and out.
Two other local theatres are having their
faces lifted. The St. Denis, Prance Film
house and one of the largest in the city,
will be an outstanding example of modernistic
design. The Amherst, whose Manager
Gerry Servant, just returned from a vacation
at Lac des lies. St. Emile. Que., will
have a new facade and marquee. The work
Is being conducted during the night and
before the theatre opens at noon. When
alterations are completed five acts of vaudeville
will be introduced.
Eugene Venne, manager of International
George Turner,
Films, is on the sick list . . .
clerk at Montreal Poster Exchange, is motoring
to Gaspe Peninsula on his holiday . . .
Sherley Toft, ca.shier for Paramount, is enjoying
a holiday at St. Jovite . . . J. M.
Gagne, owner of the Cinema Ville Marie at
the town of that name, visited Filmrow.
Consolidated Theatres has declared its
regular quarterly dividend of 13 cents per
share on A stock, payable September 1 to
shareholders of record August 4 . . . Mrs.
Franchot Tone and her children arrived by
motor from Hollywood to spend part of the
summer at their cottage at Thlrty-one-Mile
Lake Que.
the faculty at
Henri Dieuzeide, member of
the St. Cloud Superior Normal school In
Paris has joined Canada's National Film
Board to study film production and distribution
for six months. He came to the board
on a fellowship provided by Canada and by
the United Nations Educational Social and
Cultural Organization. Dieuzeide was recommended
to the board by Robert Lefrance,
director of visual aids at the Paris school,
who spent five months with the National
Film Board in Ottawa in 1947. On his return
to Paris. Dieuzeide plans to work at
the Paris visual-aids center where films
for clas.sroom use are produced.
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