Boxoffice-December.02.1950
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Holiday Business<br />
Booms in Chicago<br />
CHICAGO—Holiday festivities with parades<br />
and other doings and youngsters out<br />
of school brought huge crowds to downtown<br />
Chicago. The Chicago Theatre had one of<br />
the most unprecedented crowds in the B&K's<br />
history with the personal appearance of<br />
Martin & Lewis on stage and "Woman on<br />
the Run" on the screen, establishing a new<br />
record for the weekend business. The Oriental<br />
also had a smash week with "The West<br />
Point Story." plus a stage show headed by<br />
Yvonne DeCarlo. A twin bill at the State-<br />
Lake, "Rocky Mountain" and "Dial 1119."<br />
had a firm week, and "Hell Town," plus<br />
"Buffalo Stampede" at the Grand had a nice<br />
week.<br />
(Average Is 100)<br />
Chicagc—Woman on the Run (U-I), plus stage<br />
show 150<br />
Grand—Hell Town (RKO), Builalo Stampede<br />
(RKO), reissues 110<br />
Oriental—The West Point Story (WB)<br />
stage<br />
I3C<br />
Palace Let's Dance (Para); Blues Busters<br />
(Mono), 2Tid wk -<br />
Roosevelt—Rio Grande (Rep), 2nd wk<br />
State-Lake—Rocky Mountain (WB); Dial 1119<br />
(MGM)<br />
United Artists-The ladcpot (20th-Fox), 2nd wk<br />
Woods American Guerrilla in the Philippines<br />
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk<br />
World Playhous.^Macbeth (Rep). 2nd wk<br />
Holiday Week Fair<br />
For Indianapolis<br />
INBIANAPOLIS—Considering the Thanksgiving<br />
holiday, Sonja Heinle and her ice<br />
show at the Coliseum and the beginning of<br />
holiday parties, first run houses had a fair<br />
week.<br />
The Glass Menagerie (WB); Holiday<br />
Circle<br />
Rhythm (LP) 90<br />
Indiana American Guerrilla in the Philippines<br />
(20th-Fox) 90<br />
Keith's—Rio Grande (Rep), moveover; Hidden<br />
City - 100<br />
Loew s—The Miniver Story (MGM); Right Cross<br />
(MGM)<br />
9b<br />
Lyric-The Sleeping City (U-1); Deported (U-l), .95<br />
Dezel Dual to A-Houses<br />
CHICAGO—Albert Dezel of Dezel Productions<br />
has completed a contract with the<br />
Downtown Theatre, Detroit, and the Fox<br />
Strand in Milwaukee to exhibit Zane Grey's<br />
"Hell Town," and "Buffalo Stampede," formerly<br />
distributed by Paramount Pictures. Bill<br />
Drake of the Dezel Chicago office is handling<br />
the booking of the Jimmie Stewart 27-minute<br />
subject, "And Then There Were Four," which<br />
has just completed a five-week run at the<br />
Woods here and is being booked in the A-<br />
houses over the Great-States circuit.<br />
New Baden, Ill„ State Sold<br />
NEW BADEN, ILL.—The State Theatre,<br />
300-seater. formerly operated by Standford &<br />
Fritz, has been taken over by Paul Schroeder<br />
and Phil Harris of Lebanon, 111. They are<br />
giving two complete shows nightly and a<br />
matinee on Sundays. The lobby was redecorated<br />
prior to the reopening. Schroeder also<br />
operates the Alamo in Lebanon.<br />
Drive-In Permit Issued<br />
MUNCIE, IND.—A permit for the construction<br />
of a $250,000 theatre at 14th and Madison<br />
has been issued here.<br />
When Roy Rogers brought his show to Springfield's armory, exhibitors throughout<br />
the area took this competitive attraction as a means of stimulating greater interest<br />
in their Roy Rogers Rider clubs. Managers from many nearby towns brought<br />
their young western fans to Springfield to see Rogers. In the accompanying photo,<br />
William Souttar (left) and his assistant, Delbert Stoddard of the Lincoln Theatre,<br />
are shown as some of their Rider club members greet Rogers backstage.<br />
Theatre Water Fountains<br />
Considered by City Board<br />
MILWAUKEE—The position of water fountains<br />
in local motion picture houses is under<br />
consideration in the city common council<br />
here as a result of charges that fountains<br />
are hidden purposely to make them inaccessible<br />
and to compel the patron to buy soft<br />
drinks at the concessions stand.<br />
At a recent common council meeting here,<br />
one alderman, said it was virtually impossible<br />
to find a fountain in a theatre. He<br />
said that in past years it had been the<br />
practice to install water fountains in the<br />
lobby, and added "this appears to be an<br />
obselete practice now."<br />
The matter assumed sufficient importance<br />
to have a hearing scheduled of the housing<br />
committee of the council to investigate location<br />
of water fountains. A new code now in<br />
the making requires that water fountains be<br />
installed in every theatre and that they must<br />
be located conveniently.<br />
Theatre owners appeared at the meeting<br />
and one said that the fountain in his theatre<br />
was directly behind the coke machine.<br />
The fountain he said could be seen from<br />
aisles three to five, but could not be seen<br />
from aisles one and two in the house. He<br />
said there was no fountain on the first<br />
balcony, but there was one on the second.<br />
Illinois Drive-In Loses $1,000<br />
WAUKEGAN, ILL.—Burglars broke into<br />
the office of the Waukegan Drive-In on<br />
Route 41 recently and carried off a safe containing<br />
$1,000. The safe was taken between<br />
the time Henry Rhyan, owner, closed the<br />
place at midnight and William Luecking.<br />
janitor, arrived at 7:30 a. m. to clean the<br />
grounds.<br />
You can buy cheaper lamps, or more expensive<br />
lamps . . . but when you consider<br />
quality first you can't buy a better lamp for<br />
the money. Model 4570 Lightmaster provides<br />
from 45 to 80 amperes of brilliant, sparkling<br />
light for even the largest screens.<br />
rm> aiinq Badantijae<br />
Model 4570 Hi- Intensity<br />
ARC LAMPS<br />
Projection<br />
EDWARD MIKKELSEN<br />
55 E. Washington St.<br />
Chicago. Illinois Phone State 2-1100<br />
Complete Theatre Ec[uipTne7it & Supplies<br />
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