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NEW HAVEN<br />
IJarry Feinstein, zoni^ manager for Warner<br />
Theatres is rejoicinp over the birth of a<br />
son. They've named him Richard Allen . . .<br />
Morris Alderman is the new booker at 20th<br />
Century-Fox, replacing Dominic Somma who<br />
resigned recently ... Ed Fitzgerald, formerly<br />
with the Paramount office In this city, and<br />
later manager at Buffalo, now a lieutenantcolonel<br />
in the army, visited his moUier here<br />
. . . Mrs. Virginia Smith, cashier at UA, kept<br />
busy during her vacation on a new home in<br />
Woodridge . . . John Pavone, Monogram<br />
chief here, took a week's vacation, and<br />
just relaxed . . . Joe Minsky, booker and<br />
buyer for Wai-ner Bros. Theatres is back at<br />
his post after a month-long illness.<br />
Veronica Lake is opening in "Gramercy<br />
Ghost" at Ivoryton Playhouse, summer stock<br />
house near here, June 30 . . . Mrs. Jim Darby,<br />
wife of the New Haven Paramount manager,<br />
planed for her native Ireland, where she'll<br />
spend a month's vacation, returning the end<br />
of July. Jim was at Cohasset, Mass., for a<br />
meeting of Paramount managers in New<br />
England . . . Sid Kleper, College manager,<br />
knows a good thing when he sees it. He set<br />
up a carnival "wheel of fortune" in his lobby<br />
for "The Captive City," giving passes to persons<br />
who spun the wheel to number 13. At<br />
the same time, the message pointed out how<br />
difficult it was to beat the odds, stressing the<br />
evils of gambling. The wheel proved such a<br />
big hit that he retained it to herald "My Six<br />
Convicts." This time ducats were awarded<br />
persons if then- spin of the wheel stopped on<br />
number 6.<br />
The Empress at Norwalk is reopening July 2,<br />
after being closed for freshening up . . . Allen<br />
Adams, traveling auditor for Paramount,<br />
checked books at the New Haven branch recently.<br />
Jerry Carroll, ditto for 20th Century-<br />
Fox books here . . . Fay Spadoni of 20th-<br />
Fox lost her father recently . . . Betty Kelleher,<br />
staffer at same office, junketed to<br />
Hartford on a shopping trip.<br />
Irving Hillman, Roger Sherman manager,<br />
put on an attention -stopper in the heart<br />
of the city recently when he filled a window<br />
of Woolworth's with 32 big, red beach<br />
balls and offered passes to "The Red Ball<br />
Express" to persons whose guess at the number<br />
of balls came closest to the actual total.<br />
Nearest guess was 27, proof of the deceiving<br />
arrangement of balls. Another feature of his<br />
"Red Ball" campaign was to have sheets<br />
plugging the picture put on army recruiting<br />
posters around the city. He also got newspaper<br />
mention noting that he was with the<br />
quartermaster unit of the Ninth air force<br />
during World War II and traveled the same<br />
land route used by Red Ball trucks.<br />
Jottings from 20th Century-Fox office:<br />
Vincenza DeCerbo is the new booker's stenog-<br />
. . .<br />
rnpher. .switching' from contract drpiirlment.<br />
She ropliiced Edwlnu PelrlUo, who left to have<br />
u baby . Fotl, In.spectlon department,<br />
back from her vacation Sam Cornl.sh In<br />
from Nlantlc and Morris Shulmuu down from<br />
Hartford . Connolly, Boston mantmer,<br />
and Jack Bloom of the New York home office<br />
were also amonK the vl.sltors . . . Bob St:hwart/.<br />
Ann Kennedy,<br />
Is working a-s student trainee . . .<br />
formerly at 20th, Is flUlnK in "t Warner<br />
Bros. Inspection department for Marie Smith,<br />
who is on a sick leave.<br />
A deal whereby a group from the 'Yale<br />
School of Drama would run summer stock at<br />
the Lincoln Theatre fell through, and the<br />
small ai-t hou.se will go into Its regular summer<br />
closing early In July . Warner,<br />
projectionist at Paramount, spent his vacation<br />
Morris Ro.senthal. Poll<br />
deep-sea fishing . . ,<br />
manager, got a chuckle from New Haven<br />
Register readers with hl.s announcement that<br />
he was trying to locate a kangaroo, to be used<br />
with the film of same name. He didn't get one,<br />
however . Morris, assistant manager<br />
at Loew's. kept printers busy with an order<br />
for 5.000 heralds and 2,000 flyers for "The Captive<br />
City." Two big helium-filled balloons,<br />
imprinted with "The Captive City" and the<br />
companion picture, "Red Planet Mars." were<br />
anchored on top of the marquee.<br />
Jim Tobin, manager of the Warner Theatre<br />
Bridgeport, resigned to go into photo-engraving<br />
for himself in that city. His successor will<br />
be named soon. Jim was with Warners for 20<br />
years . . . "La Ronde." new Fiench film, was<br />
test dated at the Regal. Hartford, and Art<br />
New England premiere<br />
Theatre. Springfield . . .<br />
of "She's Working Her Way Through<br />
College" is slated for the Palace, Danbury.<br />
and State. Waterbury, July 4.<br />
FALL RIVER<br />
l^ary Souza has trarasferred<br />
from the Capitol<br />
to the Empire box office where she is<br />
assisted by Mrs. Mary Sullivan, who also is<br />
relief cashier at the Capitol . Kerrigan<br />
is relief cashier at the Empire . . . Free<br />
motion pictures are being offered periodically<br />
at the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Cancer home<br />
through arrangements made by the Variety<br />
Club of New England. The project is<br />
part of<br />
the Variety Club's free .shows for shut-ins activity.<br />
WiUiam S. Canning of the 'Gamins Enterprises<br />
is publicity chairman for the group.<br />
Nathan Yamins has taken over the operation<br />
of the Bay State Drive-In in nearby<br />
Rehoboth. The transaction was completed<br />
upon Yamins taking possession of the premises<br />
this week. He now controls four outdoor<br />
theatres in this area, in Dartmouth, Westport,<br />
Falrhaven and Rehoboth.<br />
DuMont Profits Decrease<br />
In First 1952 Quarter<br />
QUALITY&QUICK<br />
You con always rely on Filmock<br />
to $15,960,000 for the 1952 period.<br />
to put 'reel' Showmanship appeal<br />
in your Special Trailers.^<br />
CHICAGO, 1327 S. Wabash NEW YORK. 630 NinIhA* -<br />
NEW YORK—Net profits of Allen B. Du-<br />
Mont Laboratories for the 12 weeks ended<br />
March 23 fell $908,000 below the figure for<br />
the same 1951 period. The 1952 figure was<br />
S114.000, compared with Sl.022,000 for 1951.<br />
Sales also dropped from $18,850,000 In 1951<br />
Tlie regular<br />
quarterly dividend of 25 cents on the preferred<br />
stock was declared. It Is payable<br />
July 1 to holders of record June 13.<br />
reMchIuIaO<br />
for<br />
MODERN THEATRE PLANNERS<br />
ENROLLMENT FORM FOR THE INFORMATION<br />
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Ihe (ollowing subjects lor Theatre Planning:<br />
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Q Air Conditioning<br />
O Plumbing Fixlursa<br />
n Architectural Service<br />
n Projectors<br />
D "Block" Lighting<br />
Q Projection Lampa<br />
D Building Material<br />
Q Seating<br />
D Carpets<br />
O Sign* and Marquaas<br />
n Coin Machines<br />
D Complete Remodeling Sound Equipment<br />
D Decorating ^ Television<br />
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BOXOFFICE June 28, 1952 95
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