Boxoffice-11.04.1950

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BOSTON
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Camuel Pinanski, president of American
Theatres Corp., has been elected to the
Museum of Science board of trustees . .
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"Pink String and Sealing Wax," new J.
Arthur Rank film distributed by Pentagon
Pictures, was to open at the Copley Theatre
November 2 for an extended run. Bob
Prackman. vice-president of Pentagon, is in
town handling the advance. "Daybreak." another
Pentagon picture starring Ann Todd
and Eric Portman, is set to follow at the
Copley . Rathgeb, former booker at
Motion Picture Sales has replaced MGM
booker Joe Rahllly, who will be sent on the
road Sidman, formerly at the
South Station, is the new manager of the
Richmond & Stern Kenmore Theatre.
Carmen J. UrcnioU, manager of Interstate's
State and Scenic Theatres, Rochester. N. H.,
was married to Celia Regis there . . . Projectionists
Local 182 reported eight men were
called for duty at the American College of
Surgeons five-day convention here for showmgs
of special medical films . . . Jeanne
Pinkelstein, secretary to Roy Heffner at
Goodwill Advertising, resigned to enter another
field. She was replaced by Mary
Reardon.
Thomas Burke, chief projectionist at the
Academy, Fall River, suffered a fatal heart
attack. He was a member of Local 424 . . .
Gene Goldberg and Donald Perry, ushers at
the State, New Bedford, have enlisted in the
marines . intruder entered the booth
of the New Bedford Theatre while the performance
was in progress and knocked out
one of the operators before the other could
come to his rescue. The man e.scaped through
Morton Fisher and Harry
the theatre . . .
Zeitz attended the Philadelphia opening of
"Guys and Dolls" and met Warner scout
Arnold Hoskwith, who told them that Gene
Carey from New Bedford had completed his
second film for the company, a prison picture
filmed in Sacramento. Zeitz had called the
scout's attention to Carey.
New England's Edward McSorley and Sam
Shaw are working on the story and screen
play of an independent film. "Crime on the
Waterfront." to be shot in New York City.
Joe Curtis, son of Jack Cohn of Columbia,
is producing. Shooting will start in the early
spring . Max, projectionist at Loew's
State, was in the Audubon hospital for a back
injury . Buckley, manager at ATC's
Fairmont. Hyde Park, has resigned for a
position at the First National bank. Al Kay
replaced him at the Fairmont . Myers,
city manager for ATC's Dorchester theatres,
has resigned to enter the tile business with
his father and brother. The district has been
given to Abner Pinanski.
To celebrate 25 years with the Columbia
exchange, Saul Simons will be honored with
a special Saul Simons week from December
1-8, designated by District Manager I. H.
Rogovin. Simons started with Columbia as
a shipper in 1925 and has been on the road
for 23 years. He is now salesman for the
Boston circuits, eastern Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
Orvllle Smith has sold the 450-seat Island
Tlitatre. Portsmouth, to Herman Rachlln of
Pall River, a newcomer to the industry . . .
The deal includes equipment and the building.
Smith will spend the winter in Florida
. . . Arthur Lockwood, of Lockwood & Gordon
Enterprises and chairman of the board of
TOA, left by plane for Houston to attend
the annual TOA meeting. President Samuel
Pinanski accompanied by Paul Levi, Martin
Mullen and Harry Browning went by train.
The five drive-ins operated by American
Theatres Corp. have been closed for the winter.
The theatres in North Reading and Weymouth
closed one week ahead of those in
Saugus, Shrewsbury and Springfield.
Bob Zerinsky closed the Mohawk Drive-In
Gardner, Mass., and the Claremont (N. H.l
Drive-In for the season. He is devoting his
time now to his Scenic in Keen and the
Magnet in Claremont, N. H. . Flayderman,
secretary at Devonshire Films, has
moved to a new apartment in Allston. Mickey
Andelman of Devonshire made a brief business
trip to Wa.shington. Philadelphia and
New York . boiler at the Community
in Guilford. Me., went out of commission at
2 a. m. recently. The next day Joe Cronan
found it would take ten days to get new
parts, so he set up a Franklin stove and
didn't lose a single performance. He had to
turn the Franklin off when the customers
came in, due to fire prevention laws, but
fortunately mild weather prevailed.
Joseph P. Liss, Warner Bros, booker and
buyer in the New Haven zone, has taken a
long-term lease on the Astor Theatre, Lawrence,
Mass.. and will operate it by the middle
of November. The Astor has been handled
formerly by Bill Lavery, but has been
closed several months for renovation .
Ernest Fitzgerald, district manager for Interstate
Theatres, and his wife are parents
of a boy named Paul Francis, bom at the
Carrie P. Wright hospital, Newport, N. H.
He is their first child.
Roy Heffner of Goodwill Advertising is on
TWO TEAS IN PROVIDENCE—Albert
Clarke, center, managing director of
Fay's Majestic Theatre in Providence,
takes time out to exploit Warner Bros.'
"Tea for Two" at his theatre with Hollywood
lovelies Camille Williams and Ann
Zlka.
a one-week hunting trip in Maine with Ralph
Talbot, circuit operator from Tulsa, Okla. . . .
Harry Worden, MGM salesman, reports the
death of his brother Robert B. of Newton
Center . Rotman and Larry Bomstein
are projectionists at the newly reopened
Allston Theatre of American The- *
atres Corp. . Merrimac Drive-In on
the main highway between Manchester and
Nashua, N. H., has been closed for the season.
Joe Bronstein is owner and operator.
Another directorial honor came Samuel
Pinanski's way when he accepted the invitation
of John J. Desmond jr., commissioner
of education, to join the advisory committee
of the Massachusetts School of Art. An enthusiastic
artist himself, Pinanski, president
of American Theatres Corp., has received wide
acclaim for his oils and water colors.
At a dinner to be held at the Hotel Statler
November 13, Dr. Sidney Farber of the
Children's hospital will be honored with the
Great Heart award presented by the Variety
Club of New England.
Each year the directors
of Variety Club select one man who "has
done the greatest amount of good for the
greatest number of people" to receive the
award . Lanchester opened at the
Oval room of the Copley-Plaza to a capacity
crowd in her first supper club appearance.
Television in Scotland
Is Set for Next Year
From Canadian Edition
MONTREAL—Scotland is preparing for
television in a big way. The principal transmitter
at Kirk O'Shotts will be the most
powerful in Europe and will have the longest
radio link of any transmitter outside of
the United States, it was learned here. First
program is expected to be televised next
year, but though construction is advancing
rapidly, the date cannot yet be set as much
will depend on the weather next winter.
A two-way television relay system will link
Kirk O'Shotts with Manchester. This will
make it possible for programs to be fed
to the Scottish television system, and will
give facilities for the relaying of items from
Scotland throughout the whole of the BBC
television network. The link will follow a
route from Manchester on the east side of
the Pennine chain, to Kirk O'Shotts, a distance
of 245 miles.
Ambassador, Archbishop
To Be Pioneers Guests
NEW YORK—Dr. Athanasios G. Politls,
Greek ambassador to the U.S.. and Archbishop
Michael, head of the Greek archdiocese
of North and South America, will attend
the midcentury dinner of the Motion Picture
Pioneers November 16 at the Waldorf-
Astoria's Starlight roof. The dinner will honor
Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th Century-
Fox, who will receive the Pioneers' award for
outstanding achievement in the industry.
Harry Takiff, secretary-treasurer of the organization,
is handling reservations.
Others to attend will include Bernard
Baruch, Eric Johnston, Motion Picture Ass'n
of America president, and Brig. Gen. David
Sarnoff.
The score for the Metro film, "The Red
Badge of Courage," is being composed by
Bronislau Kaper.
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