. . Finding 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. HANDY SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM
BOXOFHCE BAROMETER • EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY FEATURE CHART • REVIEW DIGEST • SHORTS CHART Bookin(fuide SHORTS REVIEWS • FEATURE REVIEWS • EXPLOITIPS — BOXOFFICE FIRST RUN REPORTS This chart shows the records made by pictures in iive or more of the 21 key citiss checked. As new runs are reported, ratings are added and overages reviaecL BAROMETER TOP HIT OF THE WEEK (Not an Average) Words Three Little San Francisco .200 Computed in terms of percentage in relation to normal grosses. With 100 per cent as "normal," the figures show the percentage above or below that mark.
Change language