Boxoffice-December.20.1952

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MOINES
Caiesmen barely made it home before Iowa's
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higliways turned to sheets of ice last
weekend. Bj-ron Shapiro, who had planned
an out-of-town trip, was forced to give up
driving and take the train. Filmrov.eis who
had hoped for weekend trips canceled them
and stayed by their own firesides . . Several
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Christmas parties were held or. the
Row during the week preceding the holiday.
Warner employes held theii' annual party
on December 18 at the exchange. Dancing
and dinner made up the program
had its parly December 23 at the
exchange. Employes drew names for a gift
exchange . had two celebrations.
A gift exchange was held on December
18 and a party was held in the office December
24.
The girl who was the photographic double
for Dorothy Lamour in "Road to Bali" spent
the holidays here. She is Jean Whitlow Marrone,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry D.
Whitlow. In "Bali" Jean w'as called upon to
take the place of the star in such strenuous
activities as swimming, swinging from vines,
slipping on the deck of a ship, etc. A dancer,
she has appeared in many other picti:res, her
most recent being "Rainbow 'Round My
Shoulder," with FYankie Laine, and "Son of
Ali Baba."
Joanne Hoffman, former Republic employe,
visited the Row several times while
enjoying the vacation from her studies at
Iowa State Teachers college.
The recent theatre telecast of "Carmen"
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from the Metropolitan Opera house resulted
in a "fuzzy" picture. For the audience at
the Paramount Theatre, which had just installed
its machine, it was the first experience
with theatre-TV. The Paramount.
which holds 1,700 persons, was about half
full for the performance.
The Tulip Theatre at Orange City is rapidly
being put into first class condition.
The building has been given a new coat of
paint, the seats are being renovated and
the heating equipment and projection room
have been repaired. The new owner of the
house is Ed Utech . . . When the German
film, "The Marriage of Figaro," failed to
arrive here for two nights of double performances
at the Ai-t Center, Earl Manbeck
jr. offered his print of the silent picture,
"The Three Musketeers" as a substitute.
This pleased everyone, but it left the Ai't
Center without any sound to go with the
picture. Two accompanists were finally
located.
Side-Door Payoff
MILWAUKEE—Anthony LaPorte of the
Avalon Theatre on the south side reports an
anonymous patron wrote him as follows:
"Please accept the enclosed $5 bill. I have
gone in the side door of your theatre a number
of times. Thank you." "Maybe." La-
Porte declared, "I had better move my boxoffice
to the side door. There is probably
more money there."
New Drive-In for Shawano
SHAWANO. WIS.—W. L. Ainsworth of the
Independent Theatres, operator of the Shawano
Theatre, wUl build a drive-in theatre on
Highways 22 and 187. Independent Theatres
also operates theatres in Milwaukee. Wausau
and Oconomowoc.
A. H. Blank Hosts Kids
At Polio Xmas Party
DES MOINES—A. H. Blank, president
Tri-States Theatre Corp., played host
nearly 60 youngsters stricken with polio
Blank Memorial hospital last w-eek. It was tht
annual Christmas party for youngsters at Uu
hospital. Usually the annual party isn't sc
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in memory of his son.
There were 11 wheelchairs in the roons
where the party was held and three children
watched the party from beds that had beeu
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sat at the small tables eating ice cream and
popcorn balls, arrived at the party in the arms .-a
of nurses and Blank Guild volunteers.
Climax of the party was the appearance of
Santa Claus with a bulging bag of toys. Pw ^f^lMlIt
other children too sick to attend the party,
there were gifts, too, personally delivered by
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events in Des Moines over the holidays, other
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theatres throughout the state were helping
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In Perry, a food for the needy movie party
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and a western feature. It was all free.
At Brooklyn, 45 merchants and businessmen
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presented two free shows at the Broad'
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way. Aiding in the presentation was M. J.
Fauver. manager of the Broadway.
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At Centerville, it w-as the Majestic which ^{-Son of Ali
played host to a party which began at 1 p. m.
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and continued until evening. In Jewell, Mr, k; Pc^Po*
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and Mrs. G. H. Maxon, owners of the Strand,
put on a free show for the children as they
have done for many years in the past. Candy,
peanuts and apples were given out by Santa
Claus immediately after the show. In Kings- n
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Judge Considers Pleas
In Lebedoff Lawsuit
MINNE.APOLIS—Federal Judge G H.
Nordbye, after three days of arguments, took.
under advisement the pleas of the defend
ants and plaintiffs in the antitrust con-i
spiracy suit of Sol and Martin Lebedoff
against major distributors and the Mlnne-i
sota Amusement Co.
Counsel for the defendants sought a re-'
duction to $105,000 of the $125,000 judgment
which Judge Nordbye has awarded the Lebedoffs.
They also opposed the $29,000 attorney's
fee asked by Lee Loevenger, the plaintiffs'
counsel. On his part, Loevenger argued
for an increase in the judgment to $150,000.
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Legion Award to
Wayne Theatre
CORYDON, IOWA—The Wayne Tiieatre
here ha.s received a Merit Award scroll from
the William Serge Faulkner post of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars in appreciation for
helping make the VFW poppy day a successful
event in Wayne county.
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BOXOFFICE December 27, 1952
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