Boxoffice-December.02.1950

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Larry Wallace, head of the concessions department,
E. M. Loew circuit, was in Milford,
Hartford, and Springfield to close out
concessions at the circuit drive-ins shuttering
for the season . Laskowski is the
new cashier. E. M. Loew's. succeeding Constance
Bucello, who resigned . Manager
George Hudak. E. M. Loew's, has been
classified as 1-A.
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John Patno, assistant at the Alljm. and
his wife observed their fifth wedding anniversary
. , . Al Longo. former publicist for
Loew's Boston theatres now operating his
own public relations agency In Bo.ston.
dropped by for a chat with Fred Greenway
while here in advance of the local appearance
of Ed Sullivan, columnist and television
personality. Some years ago. Greenway
managed Loew's State in Boston
The New Alcazar Theatre. Naugatuck, has
a dinnerware giveaway,
Tom Grosran, manager of the Strand,
Thompsonville. has built a new home
The Gus Schaefers of the Hartford Theatre
circuit have moved into a new home in
Bloomfield . Tom Grace of the
Perakos circuit's Eastwood presided at a
meeting of the East Hartford Chamber of
Commerce retail trade board at the Eastwood
to discuss proposals for Christmas
street lighting in the town.
p M. Loew, head of the Loew Theatres circuit:
and Bruno Weingarten. manger of Loew's Poll, Meriden. Tony Masella. Loew's
entrance to the lobby of the now shuttered
Loew's Norwich-New London Drive-In, Montville.
Conn., were in to look over the site of up to prevent vagrants from congregating in
Meriden manager, says the barrier was put
the new circuit drive-in in suburban Farmington
with George E. Landers, man circuit partner, is serving as radio
the lobby at night.
Mrs. Maurice Shulman, wife of the Shul-
the circuit's
publicity
director ol
Anthony Bray has been promoted to chief
Hartford division manager. The project
the Girl Scouts of Hartford,
supervising radio programs on a num-
is
usher at Loew's Poll Palace . Levinson,
assistant manager, Loew's Poll, Hartford,
not expected to be completed before April
1951. It will have capacity for 850 cars and
ber of metropolitan Hartford area radio
Loew's Poll Bijou, New Haven, visited Acting stations . . . Ray Freeman, former student
cost an estimated $125,000.
Manager John DiBenedetto, Loew's Poll, assistant manager at Loew's Warfield, San
Arline Levin is the new cashier, Center, replacing
Wendy Smith, who resigned. Selma Warner Art, Springfield, was a Hartford ager at the Warner Strand, succeeding An-
Worcester . L. Cotoia. manager, Francisco, has been named assistant man-
Berkowitz has been added to the theatre's visitor . . . Bob Evans, formerly Jim's aide, thony T. Cassente. who resigned to go to
cashiers staff . . . Jim McCarthy. Strand is now working for a Hartford department Los Angeles to make his home.
manager, got a letter from Charlie Atamian, store . . . Ted Harris. State managing director,
was in New York on business.
Manager Lou Cohen of Loew's Poli and
his former assistant for five years, reporting
his
that he and his wife have settled in Sacramento,
Calif. Charlie is in the super market
wife are marking their 31st wedding anniversary
. Kroopnick. promo-
Roger Gagnon, former manager of the
Star, Hartford, and of the Plainfield, Conn.,
business with his father-in-law . . . Maurice
tion director for the 1,200-seat Center, has
theatre, is
Shulman, Shulman Tlieatres. was in New
now working for a Putnam Industrial
resigned to join the staff of the state department
of social service. No replacement
Haven on bookings . S. Purdy, Kounaris-Tolis-Ulyssis
general manager, was in
concern . Capuano. manager
of the West Hartford. Elm, entered Hartford has been name as yet by owner Maurice
from Meriden . Wylie, Wylie Amusement
Enterprises, New Haven, was another ager is Mrs. Minnie Geigel. house cashier
hospital for an operation. Relief man-
Greenberg.
Hartford
Doughty, cashier at the Eastwood,
visitor.
has resigned . Gilberto Is the Rialto's Competes With Airers
Anne Harris, daughter of the State's managing
director, marked her 16th birthday with was in New York
new usher . Klune. Rialto doorman,
With Car Admissions
for a nephew's wedding.
a house party . Henry Boehms (he's At 76. he is one of the oldest theatre doormen
in Hartford . . . Rialto Manager Mike of competing with drive-ins has been start-
HARTFORD—Something new in the way
State advertising manager) are observing
their fifth wedding anniversary . . . Bruno Piccirillo tied-up with a department store ed by Joe Faith, operator of a number ol
Weingarten of the Norwich-New London near the theatre for distribution of free Hopalong
Cassidy candy and buttons in conjunc-
designed to attract car patrons, has been
suburban Hartford theatres. The new policy,
Drive-In leaves Connecticut December 15 for
a Los Angeles vacation ... A temporary tion with the start of a new serial, "Radar started on Mondays and Tuesdays at the
wooden barrier has been erected across the Patrol vs. Spy King."
Faith Carberry Theatre, Bristol, Conn.
Faith's newspaper ads for the house read:
George E. Landers, E. M. Loew circuit "Drive up to the Carberry Theatre every
Hartford division manager, was in Bridgeport. Monday. Tuesday . adult. 44 cents;
Milford. and New Haven . Kaminski. two or more, 88 cents, tax included: all children
arriving in cars admitted free!"
secretary to Manager Bruno Weingarten.
Norwich-New London Drive-In, is engaged to
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Thomas Hawkins, Norwich police officer.
They will be married in Norwich Dec. 15 . . .
Norwich, Conn., Theatre
Harry Albee, projectionist. Pike Drive-In. got
back from a Maine hunting trip . . . Wayne
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Hilliard, assistant concession manager at the HARTFORD—Ed Lord has switched the
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