Boxoffice-11.11.1950

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Pittsburgh Grosses
Sink During Strike
PITTSBURGH — Downtown theatres were
40 per cent under average, and neighborhood
houses have been off in the same manner,
"only more so," according to all reports.
The weeks pass and the city's three daily
newspapers remain closed, due to strikes of
mailers and drivers. Mass circulation of advertising
is badly missed. Department stores
have depended on mail advertising and radio.
Theatres increased radio advertising but
theatre grosses attest that this caused no
boxoffice stampede. One theatre used television
to exploit its attraction.
While "Panic in the Streets" was one of
the theatre offerings, there was a panic in
the stores where thousands lined up to purchase
television sets before the new federal
excise tax was effective.
(Average Is 100)
Fulton—Panic in the Streets (20th-Fox) 60
iHams-Womon on the Run (U-I) ^ ?0
Penn—Tripoli (Para), Cassino to Korea (Para) bU
Stanley-Born to Be Bad (RKO) 00
Warner—Rocky Mountain (WB), 2nd d. t. wk 60
|l "Macbeth' Paces Cleveland
As Heat Drops Btisiness
CLEVELAND—Summer weather, with temperature
in the 80s, kept people outdoor.;
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and away from theatres. "Walk Softly,
[stranger" at the Palace, and "Copper Can-
•yon" at the State made good showings with
slightly better than average takes, "Macbeth"
had a good opening, with support from
schools, libraries and special groups.
'Eve' at 130 Leads Detroit;
Business on Even Keel
DETROIT—Level of business is holding an
"even keel," with the bigtime Movie Quiz
contest probably helping. Fox got clear leadership
of the week with "All About Eve,"
while "Miniver Story" at the Madison proved
disappointing and was pulled,
Adams— Destination Moon (ELC), 2nd wk 120
Cinema—The Woman of Dolwyn (Lopert); The
Chips are Down (Lopert) S5
Downtown—To Please a Lady (MGM); Snow Dog
(Mono) 100
Fox—All About Eve (20th-Fox) 130
Madison—The Miniver Story (MGM); The Happy
Years (MGM) 80
Michigan—The Glass Menagerie (WB) 100
Palms-State—Rocky Mountain (WB); Prisoners in
Petticoats (Rep) -_ 95
Paradise—Trial Without Jury (Rep), plus stage
show 115
CINCINNATI
"Twentieth-Fox sneak-previewed "The Jackpot"
at the Capitol Theatre, where the
film was to open . on the Row were
Don Keesling and Goode Homes of Bramwell,
W. Va.; Martin Junk, who operates
theatres in Frankfort, Batavia and Sharonville,
Ohio: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Martin of
Circleville and Gloucester; Jack Needham,
Columbus: John Gregory, Dayton: Frank
AUara, Matewan, W, Va.; Col. James Howe,
Carrollton, Ky., and George Turlukis, Middletown,
Ohio.
Marshall Thompson, featured player in
"Battleground," is expected here for promotion
of his latest, MGM's "Dial 1119." He
will visit the ITOO convention at the Netherland
Plaza hotel November 13-15 . . . Local
Pox staffers heard from Carl Heineken, former
assistant shipper who is taking basic
training at Ft. Benning, Ga. They planned
to send him a round-robin letter.
Al Kolkmeyer, U-I West Virgina salesman,
now operates a company-owned car
local U-I personnel learned that
one of their former managers, William Carmichael,
now is manager for Monogram in
Oklahoma City . Onie, exhibitor
in Elmwood, Mariemont, Oxford, Ohio and
at the Rialto, Cincinnati, was enjoying a
stay at Hot Springs, Ark.
Rex Carr, general manager of Theatre
Owners Corp., returned from a duck hunting
trip in Wisconsin . Shor of
Williamson, W. Va., whose health is improving,
plans to visit Pilmrow friends before
he leaves for a prolonged stay in Florida for
Allen—Gilda (Col); Platinum, Blonde (Col), reissues
90
lEsquire- I'll Get By {20th-Fox), 2nd wk 100
Fireball (20th-Fox) 70 further convalescing . Cooke of Cooke
[Lower Mall—Macbeth (Rep) 160
Ohio—County Fair (Mono); The Golden Gloves
& Payne, who operate the Moonlight Drivein,
Chillicothe, was on the Row and reported
Story (ELC) 80
for 20th-Fox.
iPalac^-Walk Softly, Stranger (RKO) 115
that his chances of winning on the Republican
ticket for sheriff of Ross county
State—Copper Canyon (Para) 110
Stillraan—Dark City (Para) 65
were favorable.
John Busse, former student booker for
Paramount, is now regular booker . . . Marie
Klag, cashier's department. Midwest Theatre
Supply, has returned from a vacation
in Florida . , . Joe Marshall, who operates
the Starlite Drive-In, Danville, Ky„ is building
an indoor theatre in Danville and plans
to operate it as a first run house.
At the Colosseum of Motion Picture Salesmen
meeting officers elected were Ross Williams,
president: Mort Perlman, first vicepresident;
Pete Niland, second vice-president:
Frank Schreiber, secretary; Manny
Nagel, treasurer. Plans were discussed for
the national convention which will be held
in Cincinnati December 2, 3 at the Netherland
Plaza hotel.
The Findlay Theatre on Elm street, owned
by Jack Frisch, has been closed temporarily
... A new employe in the booking department
of Paramount is Edward Farrell.
Their first child, a girl, was born to Mr,
and Mrs. Jack Kirschbaum. Kirschbaum is
a booker for Paramount Paramount
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Pep club had a masked Halloween party in
the office on Saturday (28) . . . Jim Burnetti
of Theatre Owners Corp. resigned to
assume a position as office manager and
head booker for Paramount. Replacing
Burnetti at TOC is Harold Hoffert.
Jack Furrer, former West Virginia salesman
for RKO, resigned on doctor's orders
and is currently resting at a resort in the
west. Dave Litto was shifted from Kentucky
to the West Virginia area ... A new student
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Dennis
booker at RKO is Bob Cooper
Day visited the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet plant
in conjunction with the food clinic held
here. A cocktail party given in his honor
was attended by Irene Sagel, office manager
"College Days' Acquired
"College Days" by Richard English has been
acquired for Warner production.
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RKO reduced morning admissions till 1 p.
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lAlbee—The Glass Menagerie (WB) 100
I Capitol—Mister 880 (20th-Fox) 115
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Palace—Mad Wednesday (
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