Boxoffice-November.24.1951

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Cleveland Does Big
On Four Attractions
CLEVELAND—"A Streetcar Named Desire,"
which hit a new season high of 235 in its
first weelc and 145 in its second, will hold a
third week. It also set a new fall record at
the Strand in Akron and holds over a full
week. "The Blue Veil" is drawing big crowds
here, where it hit a happy 150 at the Palace.
"The Red Badge of Courage" was also right
up there, hitting 150 and holding over. The
star on stage at the State was MGM's Debbie
Reynolds. "Tales of Hoffmann" came back at
$1.20, continuous policy, six weeks after its
$2.40 four-week stand.
(Average Is 100)
Allen—A Streetcar Named Desire (WB), 2nd wk 145
Hippodrome—The Strange Door (U-l)..._ 105
Lower Mall—Tales oi Hofimann (Lopert),
advanced prices, 2nd run 140
Ohio—The Red Badge of Courage (MGM) 150
Palace—The Blue Veil (RKO) -...150
State—Man With a Cloak (MGM), plus stage
show 65
StiUman An American in Paris (MGM), 7th wk 85
Tower—Little Egypt (U-I), 2nd d. 1. wk 90
'Legal'
and Stage Show Pace
Detroit With 150
DETROIT—Business perked up all over
town following dismal lows set by the previous
week's snow and slush storms. Averages remain
down in many spots. Josephine Baker's
personal appearance at the Fox, though topping
the town grosswise, was off one-third
from her stand there last spring.
Adams—The Blue VeU (RKO), 3nd wk 100
Cinema—Tales of Hoffmann (Lopert), 9th wk 120
Fox—Let's Make It Legal (20th-Fox), plus stage
show 150
Madison—A Streetcar Named Desire (WB), 2nd
wk 120
Michigan—The Tanks Are Coming (WB); Hideout
(Rep), reissue 90
Palms-State—The Racket (RKO); The Whistle at
Eaton Falls (Col), 2nd wk 100
United Artists—Thunder on the Hill (U-I); You
Never Can Tell ((U-1) - 90
Two Tickets to Broadway'
Tops Cincinnati Takes
CINCINNATI—"Two Tickets to Broadway"
topped the downtown attractions and was
moved over for a second stanza. "Streetcar"
continued to draw in its third week. But the
week as a whole was just fair, with three of
the boxoffices reporting par or over and
three below par.
Albee—Two Tickets to Broadwoy (RKO) 150
Capitol—Love Nest (20th-Fox) 80
Grand—A Streetcar Named Desire (WB), 3rd wk. 110
Keith's Disc Jockey (Mono); Sierra Passage
(Mono) 75
Lyric—The Blue VeU (RKO), 2nd d. t. wk 100
Palace—The Unknown Man (MGM) 70
"American in Paris' Stands
All Alone in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH—"An American in Paris,"
In its second week at Loew's Penn at advanced
prices, was the only attraction to
register above average on the boxoffice
barometer. Other offerings seemed to have
little popular appeal.
Fulton—Adventures of Captain Fabian (Rep) 75
Harris—Little Egypt (U-I) 50
Penn—An American in Paris (MGM), 2nd wk ISO
Stanley-Behave Yourself! (RKO) 50
Warner Jungle Headhunters (RKO); Jungle of
Chang (RKO) 85
Back to Shooting Gallery
MOUNT HARMONY, 'W. VA.—The outdoor
theatre season has ended but the Harmony
Drive-In continues in "operation" Sunday
afternoons. Featured are shotgun and rifleshooting
matches and prizes are turkeys and
hams.
CLEVELAND
•Pherc was a full house in the federal courtroom
for the main event of the G&P
Amusement Co. antitrust .suit hearing when
William F. Rodgers, Loew's vice-president
and general salesmanager, was a witne.ss. In
addition to the regulars who were in almost
daily attendance, those present for the
Rodgers appearance included William N. Skirball,
Joe Lissauer, Morris Lefko, Jack Shulman,
Ernie Sands, M. B. Horwitz, Ernest
Schwartz, Ray Schmertz, Blair Mooney, Art
Goldsmith, Jack Sogg and Jack Bernstein.
Frank Slavik, owner of the Capitol Theatre
at Mount Gilead and the Lo-Net Theatre,
Wellington, narrowly escaped serious injuries
last week when his car skidded on the road
from Mount Gilead to Wellington. He suffered
bruises and shock but his car weis
badly smashed . . . George Delis, Canton ex-
. .
hibitor, sailed last week for Greece to visit
members of his family . The Variety Club
issued invitations to attend a grand opening
of its new quarters in the Carter hotel on
the evening of November 23. Cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres will be served. Chief Barker
Abe Kramer will be on hand to dispense
Annual election of Variety
hospitality . . .
Club officers will be held December 1.
George Davis, owner of the Liberty Thea-
. . .
tre at Wellsville, will be glad to get mail at
Allegheny General hospital, Pittsburgh, where
he is convalescing from a heart attack . . .
Dick Carlson is the newest Filmrow recruit.
He has joined RKO as a student booker, taking
over for Eddie Cutler, who has been promoted
to Gordon Campbell's accounts
Joe Robins, Warren and Niles theatre owner,
left for Miami to inspect his new granddaughter,
born a month ago to his daughter
Mrs. Phil Enkin. The new daddy is returning
from Florida to take over operation of the
Robins circuit.
Visitors aplenty were in town last week.
Spotted on Filmrow from Monday through
Friday were George Planck, Ohio Theatre.
Loudenville; Ralph Russell, Palace, Canton:
Marvin Harris, Toledo circuit owner: Jack
Armstrong of the Schwyn circuit: Selig Seligman
and Maury Baker of Northio's Cincinnati
office; Ed Ramsey, Plymouth Theatre.
Plymouth; Joe Calla of Canton and Al Ploenes
of Akron, Peter Wellman, Girard; H. C.
Waggoner, Star Theatre, Amsterdam, and
Weldon Waters and John Osborne jr. of the
Dipson circuit.
. .
Howard Roth, Paramount booker who has
stopped counting birthdays, last week suffered
his first tooth extraction, a molar to be
Mrs. Dave (Gussie) Schumann, one
exact . . .
of the owners of the Marvel Theatre, recently
suffered a heart attack from which she is
satisfactorily convalescing at Mount Sinai hospital
. . . Leo Jones Johnhancocked a Paramount
contract last week following a conference
with Paramount branch manager
Harry Buxbaum . Ray Watts, owner of the
Star Theatre, Delaware, was in town for the
first time in several weeks.
National Screen Service is offering a new
type of holiday trailer. It includes the entire
theatre personnel in extending best
wishes to patrons and manages to boost coming
screen attractions . . . Mrs. Nat Barach,
wife of the NSS branch manager, who was
on the sick list last week, is back on fuUtime
circulation . Ratener. unve-iii theatre
owner, sticks to hLs plaas of leaving December
1 to spend the winter in California.
Locw'-s opened the "Quo Vadls" prerelease
run November 20 at the StlUman Theatre on
Continuous daytime operation and reserved
seats In the evening, at 90 cents matinees and
$1.50 evenings.
. . .
Judith Lee Babb, daughter of the Kroger
Babbs of Hallmark fame, presented a piano
recital at Friends church, Wilmington
John "Casey" Wein, business manager for
F-5 and B-5 lATSE Local 160, reports that
his son, who recently had to undergo surgery,
is coming along fine . . . Otto Braeunig, RKO
office manager, was under the weather the
past week.
"Doc" Elliott, manager of the Falrview Theatre,
invited all his patrons to participate in
a week's celebration of the theatre's fourth
anniversary. Coffee, cookies and birthday cake
were served in the theatre lobby and on Saturday
there was a very special kid birthday
anniversary program consisting of color cartoons,
a serial and a feature . . . Tony Martin
was in town Thursday (22) for a single
appearance on the stage of the RKO Palace,
where his latest picture, "Two Tickets to
Broadway," was the screen attraction. Bringing
along his accompanist, he entertained with
a program of songs.
Ministers Okay 'Mom'
WILMINGTON, OHIO—Hallmark's Boston-
New Haven zone manager, Larry Craig, recently
screened "Mom and Dad" for about
100 ministers and rabbis in Lynn, Mass.. reporting
to the home office that all signed
a petition to the mayor asking that the picture
be given a perimt to be shown in Lynn.
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Hayes, columnist for the Columbus Citizen.
She lives at 237 S. Highland Ave.
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