Boxoffice-11.11.1950

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Academy Makes New Rule
For Music Achievements
HOLLYWOOD—New rules governing the
balloting for achievements in music in the
forthcoming Academy awards sweepstakes
have been approved at a general meeting
of the Academy's music branch.
Five nominations will be made for each
of the two scoring awards instead of the
previous three.
Theatre Building Sold
GILLETTE. WYO.—Tlie Rialto Theatres,
Inc., of Casper has purchased the building
housing the Fiesta Theatre and other downtown
property here.
SAN FRANCISCO
Tlarney Levy, former Filmrower, becams
father of a baby boy named Todd Eugenf
Sandt is the new secretary al
Monogram . Hurley of the firm ol
Bowles & Hurley w'as in the hospital . .
Harry Kaiser, office manager at United Artists,
is vacationing.
The top honors in the Variety Club annua
golf tournament was won by Freddie Dixon
Golden State. Second spot honors went t<
Nate Blumenfeld, Blumenfeld circuit. The an
nual event included a buffet luncheon, dinner
and door prizes. Art Rosenbaum woi
the Sports Writer trophy—he was the onl;
sports writer who came out to the tourna
ment.
In a recent column, this reporter state(
that Matt Trotter, former manager of thi
State for West Side Theatres, was shifted t(
Fox West Coast's new Valley Drive-In a-
Pleasanton. Actually, the new Valley i'
owned by West Side and Trotter was madi;
manager of both that theatre and the Rox;
at Pleasanton.
Ann Belfer, publicist for North Coast The
atres; Horace Tapper, manager of the Unite(
Artists Theatre, and Eddie Yarborough o
20th-Fox worked together on promotion o
"The Fireball." Among the stunts was ;
roller skating contest held at a local skat'
emporium with outstanding skaters from th'
Bay area participating. Glenn Corbett, on
of the featured actors in "The Fireball," flev
here to make the trophy presentation to th
winner, with special art breaks cracking th
sports pages. Skates, which were proinotec
were given away at the theatre. Newsboy
of a local daily attended a private screeninof
the film, and in turn, the paper ran spe
cial art break and story.
ITH
I just can't wait to see the "BUSINESS BREVITIES"
we're running for the Local Merchants this week*
BUSINESS BREVITIES
LOCAL SCREEN ADVERTISING OF QUALITY
2269 FORD fAV.K'^Ay
ST. PAUL, MINN.
APOLOGIES TO FOX MOVIETONE NEWS
FILM INDUSTRIES, INC.
208 SO. LASALLE ST.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
The Coronet celebrated its first year of op
eration with a gala birthday party . . . Whil
Joan Evans and Farley Granger were her
for appearances at the Golden Gate, the
took time out to participate in the presenta
tion of a new station wagon to the Re
Cross, donated by Roos Bros, store . . . i
large group of Monterey peninsula womei
were up in arms recently over the casting C;
extras for a 20th-Fox production. The cast
ing manager had put out a call for 85 womet]
They caine, but jobs were filled from lisl,
drawn up earlier. 1
William Heineman of ELC was at the la
cal exchange . Levy of ETLC and Hale;
Wabbe, former publicist girl at Golden Gat
Theatre, were vacationing in New York . .j
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez were schedule
for a Paramount Theatre stage revue to sta;
November 15.
The MGM new booker is Ray Haberlan
.'
transferred from the Minneapolis office .
Alex Corley, booker at the United Artist
left to join the Ed Rowden Tlreatre Servii'
staff. Taking over the Corley post at U
is George G. Glosser. transferring from U-
Glosser's post at U-I will be filled from with
Walter G. Preddey returni'
the office . . .
Bob Bemis of tl
from a European tour . . .
Pi-eddey office brought back a new car trO'
the east.
The forthcoming Monogram Johnny Mfli;
Brown starring western. "Man From El Pas(
will be directed by Lewis D. Collins.
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