Boxoffice-11.04.1950

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SCIENTIST HONORED—Dr.
Vladimir
K. Zworykin, left, outstanding television
scientist, receives the 1950 Progress Medal,
highest award of the Society of Motion
Picture and Television Engineers, from
Earl I. Sponable, president. The presentation
was made at the 68th semiannual
convention at Lake Placid, N. Y. Dr.
Zworykin was also awarded honorary
membership in the SMPTE.
Contest on 'Let's Dance'
Is Arranged by Schine
ALBANY—Schine managers in tlie Albany
and Buffalo exchange districts will compete
in an Ed Wall award promotion contest to
be held in connection with Paramount's
"Let's Dance," breaking at Thanksgiving.
Wall is director of advertising, exploitation
and publicity for Paramount upstate. He
and Seymour L. Morris, director of exploitation
and publicity for the Schine circuit, met
in Gloversville to arrange details of the contest.
First prize will be a S75 government
bond, second a $50 bond and third $25. Distribution
of 200,000 heralds for "Dance" is to
be a feature of the promotion.
DeRochemont Is Making
Interior Scenes at Hub
BOSTON—Louis DeRochemont's "Whistle
at Eaton Falls" company will shoot interior
scenes at the Northern Industrial Chemical
Co. factory after making location scenes in
Portsmouth, N. H., for the past several weeks.
Murray Hamilton, most recently in the
original Broadway company of "Mister Roberts."
has been signed for a featured role in
support of Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Gish,
who are starred, and Carleton Carpenter,
who is featured. The picture Is a dramatization
of actual incidents from real life. Co-
'lumbia will release.
RKO Metropolitan Spots
Book Favorite Reissues
NEW YORK—Favorite Films Corp. has
closed a deal with RKO Theatres to play the
2ane Grey double bill reissue program, "Hell
and "Buffalo Stampede" in 40 metropolitan
theatres November 13 and 14. ac-
Jording to Moe Kerman, president of Fa-
'orite. "Hell Town," formerly titled "Born
X) the West," stars John Wayne, Marsha
iunt and Alan Ladd. "Buffalo Stampede,"
)riginally "The Thundering Herd." features
^landolph Scott and Buster Crabbe.
BUFFALO
. . . Deputy
T^uke Elliott, manager of the Olympia in
Watertown, staged a big football rally in
that Schine house recently before the Watertown
High school and Immaculate Heart
academy game . Levitch has resigned
as manager of the Capitol in Rochester and
has returned to his store in Buffalo. Howard
Carroll operates the house
Fire Chief J. G. Murray and Chairman Alex
Beebee handed an orchid to Les Pollock in
Rochester the other day, praising the Loew's
State Theatre manager for his excellent
handling of the entertainment part of the
firemen's benefit show.
Jack Mundstuk, manager at MGM, has
moved into his new home on Fordham drive
Gilmore, former MGM exploiteer
here, stopped here en route from Michigan
to Florida, where he will spend the winter
Jerry Carson, assistant
in real estate work . . .
at the Paramount Theatre, is the
happiest man in town. Just as he was
about to depart for service in the army
after a farewell party had been given in his
honor and a beautiful watch presented to
him by fellow Paramount employes—he received
a telegram informing him that Uncle
Sam was going to try and get along without
him. Jerry is passing around the cigars.
Laura Claubeaux, after almost a quarter
century service at 20th-Fox, has resigned
to enter business with her husband Bob in
Williamsville. Bob formerly was booker at
the Eagle Lion office . . . Among those noted
at the annual Shriners veterans luncheon
gathering the other day in Hotel Statler
were George J. Gammel, Charles B. Taylor,
William P. Rosenow and James H. Eshelman
of the drive-ins in this area closed
last Sunday night.
George E. Kadura, who at one time was
member of the Three Meyakos act, died at
his home in Hamburg, N. Y. At the time
they retired from show business in 1933, the
Three Meyakos were considered the highest
paid Oriental act in the amusement world
7 gave a big Halloween party Saturday
night (4) in the club's headquarters
on Delaware avenue, with games, prizes,
music and dancing. Clint, the Variety chief,
served one of his famous chicken plate dinners.
Although the practically rebuilt Palace
has been open in Jamestown for many
months. Manager Germain Germaine continues
to pound away at the many features
of the Dipson house, such as retractor seats,
the appointments, the attractions, the sound,
the luxury, etc. He plays all up prominently
in most of his ads and it pays off at the
Charlie McKernan, manager
boxoffice . . .
of the Seneca, Paramount house in South
Buffalo, is going to town to put over the big
shows offered in this palatial neighborhood
theatre. Charlie is getting out new ads, new
trailers and greatly extending his outdoor
billing.
Elmer F. Lux, chief barker of Variety Tent
7, city councilman at large and general manager
of Darnell Theatres, is a candidate for
director of the Automobile club. The election
will be held November 20 . . . Eliott Forman
was in working with Earl Hubbard on
some coming MGM attractions in the Century
Theatre. Forman ran into his old
friend. Jack Gilmore. who at one time was
MGM exploiteer in this neck of the woods.
Forman will be here a few weeks until a
successor is named for Ben Kaufman, who
recently resigned as area publicist.
There now are close to 150,000 TV sets
in the western New York area, according
to the latest figures. A year ago there were
about 30.000 . . . Jack G. Chinnell, RKO
manager, arranged a sneak preview and
tradescreening, with Robert T. Murphy, manager
at the Century Friday night. The Century
soon will blossom forth with a new
Main street marquee and upright sign . . .
Jack Paar, former WBEN disk jockey, has
a small role in "Walk Softly, Stranger,"
current on the Century screen.
Mildred Malzer has resigned at Uppert to
become contract clerk at Eagle Lion Classics,
where she succeeds Beverly Bickel, who
has been appointed cashier by Manager
Mannie A. Brown. Ruby Tresch resigned as
.
ELC cashier to join her soldier hubby in the
south Tom McMahon reports
that an extensive remodeling and reseating
program is under way at Shea's Elmwood
Mittlefehldt, manager of Shea's
North Park, and Fred Itzenplitz, Shea's Kensington,
report overflow business at recent
midnight horror shows in each community
house.
"Ail About Eve" was being presented at
the Center on a regular continuous performance
policy and this "continuous" idea
was played up big in all ads, lobby, trailers,
outdoors, etc., to offest the big New York
campaign on "scheduled performances,"
which seemed to affect other cities outside
the metropolis when the picture opened . . .
Al Sicignano of Edward L. Hyman's New
York United Paramount Theatres staff last
week conferred with James H. Eshelman,
district manager here, on bookings.
William Brett, president of Skyway Drivein
Theatres, now that the outdoor season
has closed, is getting southland conscious.
He'll probably go on a motor tour to Florida,
etc., "to look over drive-in developments" .
Tickets were going like hot cakes for the
Horace Heidt show which the News is bringing
for two nights soon in Kleinhans Music
hall.
Star Paintings Exhibited
BUFFALO—A large painting of Buffalo's
own Katherine Cornell is among the exhibits
at a special exhibition in Albright Art Gallery,
. . . the
entitled "Dramatic Choice Theatre Collects." Paintings of other stars
being shown include Katharine Hepburn,
Ina Claire, Helen Hayes, Ona Munson, Ilka
Chase, Gertrude Lawrence, Dorothy Mc-
Guire, Gypsy Rose Lee and many others.
The exhibit is attracting many persons interested
in the theatre world.
Elliott Trotta Married
NEW YORK— Elliott Ti-otta, son of Vincent
Trotta, industry artist, was married
Saturday (4) to Lillian Elizabeth Brown in
Miami. The couple will honeymoon in New
Orleans.
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