Boxoffice-December.02.1950

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MIAMI
Art Green heads the Variety Club's radio
committee for the December 11 performance
of "Susan and God" at the Mayfair Art.
All proceeds go to the children's hospital . . .
Manger Dan Cudone of Brandt's Roosevelt,
which recently went on a first run policy, has
billed "Macbeth" with Orson 'Welles as a
roadshow picture at popular prices . . . "King
Solomon's Mines" was in its .second week at
the Florida and Colony.
The women's organizations of the local Variety
Club, indefatigable workers ever since
the creation of this division, auditioned professional
tenor and baritone singers to pick
the right performer for the coming fashion
show. The women's committee has had great
success with this form of money-raising plan.
The shows are put on very professionally and
draw well.
Al Wilkie says that the circuit's Paramount
Theatre is scheduled to reopen December 7
instead of November 30 as previously planned.
First attraction will be "Let's Dance," now
at the Claughton Variety, Miami Beach. The
Paramount has been closed while getting a
complete renovation job.
The Miami Variety Club will elect officers
December 4. Among nominees for the crew
are Mark Chartrand, Bill Dock, Jack Bell,
Jesse Weiss ... In pre-Thanksgiving advertising,
the Wometco circuit printed the picture
of a turkey beside the name of each
theatre which had them to give away. That
made a whole flock of birds since 11 theatres
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Cecil DeMille, now making a film based on
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RKO has assigned John Larkin to get up the
script for "The Miami Story."
ATLANTA
Ceen on the Row early this week were
R. H. Brannon, Holly Theatre, Dahlonega.
Ga.; Mel Brown of the drive-in at
Savannah; Jim Partlow, drive-in, Orlando,
Fla.; Cal Allen. Dandee Drive-In, Columbia,
Tenn.; Neil Edwards, Neil Theatre, Lithonia;
Rufus Getzen, Spalding Drive-In, Griffin;
Ebb Duncan and Clyde Sampler, Duncan
Theatres. CarroUton; Howard Schuessler,
Rome, and Donald Boardman, Skyview
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Bob Moscow has installed a popcorn machine
at the Rialto Theatre, which is the
first time this theatre has sold popcorn
Johnnie Harrell, Martin Theatres, returned
from a trip to New Orleans.
Mrs. W. M. Richardson, wife of "Snake"
Richardson of Astor Pictures, is convalescing
from a long illness . . . Nat Hancock,
Roosevelt, Jefferson; T. E. Orr, Albertville:
Nat Williams, Thomasville, and A. N. Goldfinger,
West Palm Beach, were in booking
Osley, Exhibitors Service, is
moving into her new home at Stone Mountain.
Later on the Row were Harry Willoughby.
Avondale Theatre, Birmingham; Jimmie
Aaron, Skyway and Bama theatres, Anniston;
R. E. Andrews, Carver Theatre, Rome;
George Wilby, 27th Avenue Drive-In, Miami;
Jay Solomon, Chattanooga; John Carter,
Brookhaven; Roy Mitchell, Stone Mountain,
and John Peck, Pex, Eatonton.
Charlie Clark of Patronage Builders was
back after a trip through south Georgia .
Grover Parsons, ELC manager, returned from
Jacksonville, Fla., where he conferred with
Joe Deitch, Florida State Theatres . . . Lucy
Pruitt of Columbia's billing department was
married to Paul Epps . Haupert,
Columbia home office, was at the local exchange.
The Tower Theatre presents Gene Krupa
this week . Hook, Hook Theatres,
Aliceville, and T. J. Bain, Hallmark Pictures,
were here . time the temperature drops
below 50 degrees in Florence, the Joy Lan
Drive-In gives each car a coupon good for one
gallon of gas to operate car heaters.
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