Boxoffice-11.11.1950
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MODERN THEATRE PLANNERS<br />
ENROLLMENT FORM FOR THE INFORMATION<br />
The MODERN THEATRE<br />
PLANNING INSTITUTE<br />
825 Van Brunt Blvd.<br />
Konsas City 1, Mo.<br />
Gentlemen:<br />
Please enroll us in your RESEARCH BUREAU<br />
to receive information regularly, as released, on<br />
the following subjects for Theatre Planning:<br />
D Acoustics<br />
Lighting Fixtures<br />
D Air Conditioning<br />
q plumbing Fixtures<br />
D Architectural Service<br />
Projectors<br />
n "Black" Lighting<br />
n<br />
n Projection Lamps<br />
Building Material<br />
n Seating<br />
D Carpets<br />
n Coin Machines ^ Signs and Marquees<br />
D Complete Remodeling CI Sound Equipment<br />
D Decorating D Television<br />
D Drink Dispensers D Theatre Fronts<br />
D Drive-In Equipment Q Vending Equipment<br />
D Other Subjects<br />
Theatre<br />
Seating Capacity..<br />
Address<br />
City<br />
Four Sections Slated<br />
For lENE's Clinic<br />
BOSTON — Ray Feeley, business manager<br />
of Independent Exhibitors of New England,<br />
and the convention committee are completing<br />
arrangements for the annual convention of<br />
the New England Allied units one-day meeting<br />
and banquet at the Copley-Plaza hotel<br />
December 5. Registration will be followed by<br />
a film clinic patterned after the one instituted<br />
at the Allied national annual conclave<br />
held recently in Pittsburgh. Theatre operators<br />
of each different kind of operation will<br />
meet in separate sections to discuss mutual<br />
problems.<br />
In all probability, Feeley revealed, the subdivisions<br />
will be broken down into four categories:<br />
(11 Drive-ins: 12) First runs; (3)<br />
Subruns: i4i Small town operations. A<br />
luncheon will follow in the foyer of the ballroom.<br />
At 2:30 there will be an open forum<br />
for the discussion from the floor of any industry<br />
problem with qualified moderators.<br />
At 5:30 there will be a cocktail party given<br />
by Image & Sound Service, with Lon Hacking<br />
as the host. Directly following will be<br />
the banquet in the main ballroom. Acceptances<br />
to attend have been received from officers<br />
of Allied States, representatives of distribution<br />
companies and supply houses, as<br />
well as New England independent exhibitors,<br />
circuit operators and their wives.<br />
FALL RIVER<br />
William S. Canning has been named to<br />
the Liberty statue committes of the Boy<br />
Scouts. The drive will result in a replica<br />
of the statue of Liberty for Fall River .<br />
All theatres of the community were presented<br />
floral bouquets by the Fall River Florists<br />
Ass'n during National Flower week. The<br />
bouquets were placed, with the cards of the<br />
donor, in boxoffices of theatres along the<br />
main street.<br />
HARTFORD<br />
Dussell C. Ordway, Webb Playhouse manager,<br />
and bride, the former Dorothy Treworthy,<br />
left on a honeymoon in the south<br />
following their November 4 wedding in Hartford<br />
. . . Paul W. Amadeo, general manager<br />
of the Pike Drive-In, Newington, and Ann<br />
Diakon, former E. M. Loew's cashier, wUl<br />
wed November 18 . . . Tom Harries, projectionist<br />
at the Pike, returned from a vacation<br />
. . . Ei-nie Richardson of the Poll and wife<br />
got back from a southern motor trip.<br />
Bernie Menschell, partner in the Community<br />
circuit, was called to New York by<br />
the illness of his dad . . . Thayer Benjamin,<br />
maintenance manager at the Eastwood, is in<br />
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a hospital recuperating from injuries sustained<br />
in an auto accident L.<br />
Hudak, house manager at E. M. Loew's, is<br />
slated for his army induction physical soon<br />
Sacco is the new cashier at<br />
E. M. Loew's.<br />
Paul S. Purdy of the Kounaris-Tolis-<br />
Ulyssis circuit, Meriden, was in town .<br />
Harvey King of lATSE Local 84 will mark his<br />
82nd birthday soon . Albee, projectionist<br />
at the Pike Drive-In, spent a week<br />
hunting in Maine . noted for<br />
its manufacture of hats, recently put on a<br />
street parade backed by all businesses. Some<br />
40,000 persons reportedly viewed the parade.<br />
The Warner circuit's Palace later featured<br />
films of the parade in a "See Yourself on the<br />
Screen!" program.<br />
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,<br />
Joe Borenstein, manager of the Strand.<br />
New Britain, is back at his desk following<br />
n parade, in which more than 800 participated,<br />
preceded the showing of "Women<br />
recuperation from an infection . . . Ted Harris.<br />
State, was in New York .<br />
Wylie<br />
of Tomorrow," which tells the story of Scouting,<br />
of R. J. Wylie Amusement Enterprises, New<br />
at the Empire Theatre. The parade Haven, chief barker of the Variety Club of<br />
was arranged by Manager John MoAvoy Connecticut, attended the screening of UA's<br />
and marked the opening of National Girl "City Lights" at the Newington Home for<br />
Scout week in this area William Crippled Children with Seymour Kroonpick,<br />
S. Canning, wife of the personal consultant promotion manager of the New Center Theatre.<br />
The theatre and Variety sponsored the<br />
to Nathan Yamins in the selection of films<br />
,<br />
shown in this area, was named team match showing.<br />
captain for the Women's Golf Ass'n at the<br />
.<br />
Fall River Country club is<br />
the new giveaway at Nonnan Zaldind's<br />
Strand, supplemented with the presentation NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />
of a cooperation<br />
Youngstown Electric dishwasher in<br />
with the Schwartz Lumber Co. . . .<br />
Rasil Blake. 58, at one time a Shakesperian<br />
Nathan Vamins' Somerset Playhou.se was<br />
actor, and in later years one of New Hampshire's<br />
best known newspapermen, died at<br />
used during tlie recent state election for a<br />
rally by the Republican party.<br />
The Manchester<br />
his home in East Rochester . . .<br />
Film society will present "Thirtyhis<br />
Nine Steps," November 21; "Man of Aran,"<br />
December 20; "The Baker's Wife," January<br />
17, and "The Titan" February 21.<br />
Employes of the State, Strand. Palace and .<br />
Crown theatres and executives of Shea Enj<br />
terprises in Manchester, attended the funeral I 1<br />
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of Mrs. Grace L. Fahey, wife of the theatre<br />
manager, at the Church of Our Lady of .<br />
Gene Autry, cowboy Perpetual Help . . .<br />
State ,<br />
Signed<br />
Postagc-poid reply cords for your further convenience<br />
in obtaining information ere provided In The MODERN<br />
THEATRE RED KEY SECTION (Nov. 19, 1949).<br />
New Haven Drive-In Closes<br />
NEW HAVEN—Charles M. Lane, general<br />
manager, reports the closing for the season<br />
of the New Haven Drive-In.<br />
Hopalong to Star With Crosby<br />
Hopalong Cassidy iBill Boyd) has signed a<br />
contract to star with Bing Crosby in "Pardners"<br />
for Paramount release.<br />
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actor, served as honorary steward at the<br />
Rockingham racetrack in Salem November 1,<br />
when the Cowgirl classic was run for the<br />
10th time. Autry presented the $500 award<br />
to the winner. Norma Shoulders. ,<br />
To Pilot 'Missing Women'<br />
"Missing Women," upcoming Stephen Auer<br />
production, will be piloted by Phil Ford for.<br />
Republic.<br />
102 BOXOFFICE November 11. 1950
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