Manuel Lima Named matter of a permit to erect a drive-in for the Yamins circuit and the E. M. Loew circuit Jimmy Collections will be taken up. The first run Center, Fall River, opened recently after a summer shuttering, while the Embas.sy, another Yamins May Beat '49 Total Neponset Manager BOSTON—Manuel Lima has been house, still is named closed. NEW HAVEN—James Darby, manager Paramount of the new Neponset Drive-In, Boston's first open-air theatre, which was given E. M. Loew Opens Drive-Ins Connecticut drive, which wa.s over September manager and treasurer of the Jimmy fund its gala opening with all first-night proceeds KINGSTON, MASS.—Two newly constructed drive-ins of the E. M. Loew cir- in collections over the $28,000 gathered last 15, reports early figures promise an increase going to the Jimmy fund. A native Cape Codder, Lima started his cuit will have opened their gates this month. year. Although the Elmlra-West Haven baseball game, which was to yield considerable managerial career as an usher at the Roxy The 400-car Kingston Drive-In, Kingston, Theatre in New York when he was a student Mass. opened September 15 and the 800-car funds, wa,s rained out, and exhibition wrestling matches tied up with the drive were at Columbia university. His first appointment Worcester Drive-In, West Boylston, Mass., is as a fulltime manager was with the Schine set to open September 24. canceled, collections at individual theatres circuit at the Keith in Syracu.se. After serving were better and many exhibitors cooperated, five years in the navy during the war, he returned to New England and joined B&Q Thealre-Airer Bow Delayed who failed to join forces last year. Al Pickus of the Stratford Associates, for whom he managed the Strand PLAINFIELD, Theatre was state chairman. CONN.—Edward Lord's new Warner and Paramount houses in Quincy. Lima is working in Neponset with Plainfield Theatre, in which an had audience collections, while other first enclosed theatre will be Harvey Elliott, a district manager for the runs confined collections to lobbies. built in the center of the drive-in Redstone Drive-In Theatres in the New York area, is being delayed pending completion of area, who was brought on for opening preparations by Michael Redstone. Elliott will retre and drive-in screens simultaneously, Many Connecticut Theatres special lenses which will project on the theaturn to his New York post shortly. Opening date has now been pushed up to Collect for Jimmy Fund The booth is equipped with RCA projection October, HARTFORD—Numerous Connecticut theatres are making collections for the Children's and sound equipment installed by Capitol Theatre Supply. Projectionists Michael Salamone and Jimmie Cancer Research Foundation Hoosac Drive-In Lydon Open Jimmy fund. were assigned to the The drive is headed by Albert M. Picus of the booth for the opening NORTH weeks. Later, permanent projectionists ADAMS, MASS. — The Boylston Stratford Theatre with Ray MacNamara, Drive-In will be Corp. has assigned. opened the 435-car Hoosac manager of the local Allyn, as northern Among the Drlve-In. industryites who Emile J. attended Ouellette is the manager. Connecticut chairman, and Jim Darby, Manager of the New Haven Paramount, as south- opening night festivities were Stanley Sumner, Seth Field, Joe Cohen. Bill Riseman. Ray ern Connecticut chairman. Feeley. Morris Pouzzner, Philip Smith and his Referendum Vote Denied Hartford's committee consists of Al Schuman, Hartford Theatre circuit, assisted by son Richard. Joe Levine, Harry Browning. In New Theatre Battle Jack Martin, Bill Koster, Elinor Hughes. Ben Gus Shaefer, HTC: Lou Cohen, Loew's Poll, Gardiner, Dr. Sydney WEST Farber, Bob HARTFORD—About 7 per cent of Elliott, and Jim McCarthy, Strand. Kenneth Douglass, the voters, Gilbert who signed Norton, a petition for Joe Hochberg. Lew Breyer. Frank a referendum In nearby Rockville, Arthur Poirer, manager of the Interstate Palace, served as to be held and here on Joe Calvi and whether a new Frank theatre chairman for the second year. jr., Sam designed and by Frank Irving Lloyd Wright Horenstein, Marguerite should be given Gill and Jack a construction permit Carroll. in a section zoned for residence only, were defeated when Judge John A. Cornell of the Troupe Visits Nathan Providence Yamins Builds Ozoner superior court granted a temporary injunction WESTPORT. MASS. — Construction has restraining authorities from conducting such For 'Underworld Story' started on a new drive-in for the Nathan a referendum. PROVIDENCE—Present at the opening of Yamins circuit here. Accommodating 600 Judge Cornell said that a hearing should "The Underworld Story" at the RKO Albee. cars, the theatre will be ready for an April be held next month in the superior court at were Dan Duryea and Gale Storm, stars of 1951 opening. Hartford on the petition of four residents of the picture, and Hal E. Chester, producer. A meeting of selectmen in the town of the neighborhood for a declaratory judgment Autographed photographs of the stars were Pairhaven will be held in October, when the and a permanent injunction. pre.sented to persons in the audience whose questions were answered from the stage by the actor and actress. During the one-day appearance. Gale Storm was the guest of Alice Jackson on her WJAR-TV noontime show. Duryea and Chester made radio appearances. As in the past, the too infrequent personal appearances of Hollywood celebrities to this city, drew goodly crowds. Theatre at Waterville Wants Pickets Ousted HARTFORD—Kenmike Tlieatre, Inc. requested the common pleas court to issue an injunction to halt picketing of the Ville Tlieatre. Waterville. by members of Local 1304. Maintaining that it is not involved in any labor dispute, the theatre charged that pickets have been "loitering" on the sidewalk, annoying patrons. BILLBOARDS FOR JIMMY FUND—Thanks to the untiring efforts of .Albert J. Clarke, manager of the Majestic Theatre in Providence, nine huge billboards have been secured throughout the metropolitan Providence area boosting the Jimmy fund Bridgeport Cashier Dies campaign sponsored by the Variety Club of New England for cancer research among children. BRIDGEPORT—Mrs. Eleanore V. Reilly Cooperating with Clarke were the Standish-Barnes and Old Colony Advertising Barrille. 33, a cashier at Loew's Poll companies. Theatre All of the boards were brilliantly lighted and located at strategic spots. ten years, died at The Bridgeport hospital. In addition to her husband she is .survived by a billboard pictured above was all painted by hand at a cost of S350. The Narragansett Brewing Co., of Cranston assumed the entire cost of the art work. two-week-old daughter named Susan Barrille. BOXOFFICE : : September 23, 1950
. . Clare . . Country . . Max . . Matt New First Run Policy At College Beats Par NEW HAVEN—The College scored with its new first run policy, winding up slightly over average. Otherwise, business downtown was not up to par. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and "The Cariboo Ti-ail" went over from the Poll and the Bijou, new holdover house substituted for the College, for its second week. Detail for the week ended September 14: (Average Is 100) Bijou—The Black Rose {20th-Fox), Trial Without Jury (Rep), 2nd d. t. wit 75 College^
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