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. . Although<br />
'Battle Zone' Is Best<br />
in Dull Boston Week<br />
BOSTON Uowtitowii tll(•lll^l•^ r.poilcd<br />
Business off to a miirkfd di'Krce, Muhhkits<br />
vere busily eiiKUKi'd In promotlnK their<br />
Ohrlsttnas product which shupi's up well for<br />
the exf>ccted upswing. The best of the new<br />
films was "Battle Zone" at the Paramount<br />
md Fenway theatres, which drew 113<br />
(Average l\ 100)<br />
laocon Hill — High Traoion (Poccmokor), Lail<br />
Nolldoy iS(ralford), 2nd wk 65<br />
laslon -Block CotlU (U-l); Colling Dr. Daoth<br />
(S-R), rciiiuc 80<br />
•ter Srrcci—Th« Promoter lU-l), 6lh wk 110<br />
inmorc^Tho Magic Box (Fine Artt); Th*<br />
Mudlark i20th-Fox), 6th wk 80<br />
Memorici II Crowt on Trcoi (U-l), Bonio Goot<br />
lo College (U-l) 80<br />
Itropolilan—Thunderbirdi (Rep); Womon'i Anglo<br />
(Stratford) 75<br />
iramount ond Fenway—Bottle Zone lAA), Jungle<br />
Girl (AA) lib<br />
>talc ond Orphcum—Tlie Thief (UA); Sky Full of<br />
Moon (MGM) 70<br />
usiness Slumps Below<br />
verage in Ne\w Haven<br />
NEW HAVEN— Business was way off at<br />
he main downtowners as residents concented<br />
on the Christmas holiday.<br />
.oew's Poll—Assignment— Paris (Col), Golden<br />
___ Hawk (Col) 85<br />
lit ^Voromount—The Holders (U-l); The Black Castle<br />
T (U-l) 60<br />
Roger Shermon—Montana Belle (RKO); Top<br />
Secret (Regal) 75<br />
Y N N<br />
|ver 2,0*0 underprivileged children attended<br />
the annual Christmas party given<br />
by the Lynn lodge of Elks on Saturday mornng<br />
(201 at the Paramount Theatre. Manager<br />
Tames Davis, an Elk. was chairman of the<br />
ommittee.<br />
. .<br />
West Lynn's Uptown Theatre has a new<br />
aanager. Arthur Morse from Somerville, who<br />
Succeeds John Dempsey . Manager Arthur<br />
lurch. North Shore Theatre. Gloucester, has<br />
new part-time assistant manager, James<br />
English, a school teacher in Magnolia.<br />
The Strand Theatre, Peabody, reopened<br />
rlstmas day with Fred Caldwell, former<br />
aanager of Loew's drive-in on Lynnway, as<br />
aanager. Fred Vining. the former manager,<br />
to remain as assistant to Manager Chapaan<br />
at the Salem Theatre.<br />
NEW HAVEN<br />
Connecticut Variety Tent 31 hud 40 under-<br />
IJrlvllcKcd boys from the New Haven Boy»<br />
club a.s Rue.Ht.H at a Chrl.stmas party In the<br />
clubroom.t i20i. Gifts for the youngsters,<br />
films, a performance by u profe.ssloiuil maKlclan<br />
and refreshments featured the party<br />
Member.s of the tent arranged for a bus lo<br />
trans|>ort the boys to and from the Variety<br />
Club. Bob Elllano. chief barker, wa.-. general<br />
chairman, assisted by S»»m Germalnc, Henry<br />
Oermalne. Hy Levlne. Sam Was.serman. John<br />
Pavone and Raymond Wylle. Helping out was<br />
a women's committee made up of Mrs. Sam<br />
Wasserman, chairman; Mrs. Alio Mattes. Mrs.<br />
Sam Germalne. Mrs. Henry Germalne. Mrs.<br />
Harry Shaw and Mrs. Harold Bernstein.<br />
Fllmrow visitors Included Ekldie Lord, Lord<br />
Theatres In Norwich. Baltic and PlalnviUe:<br />
BUI Vuono. Palace, Stamford: Art Smith.<br />
Newtown, and Walter Hlgglns, Prudential<br />
circuit, New York ... A novel Christmas show<br />
was staged at the Whalley Theatre i21i when<br />
It was taken over for part of the day by local<br />
Sealtest distributors, for showing of "A<br />
Christmas Carol." The move was made as a<br />
gesture of holiday goodwill. There were three<br />
showings of the classic and children and<br />
adults alike w-alked In without the necessity<br />
of tickets.<br />
Sidney Kleper, manager of Loew's College,<br />
was a witness in the superior court murder<br />
trial of Leroy Reddick. accu.sed of the murders<br />
of a local couple killed when their light truck<br />
exploded from a planted bomb last March 18.<br />
The movements of Reddick the night the<br />
explosives were concealed in the vehicle<br />
played an important part in the case, and the<br />
suspect claimed he had been in the College<br />
that evening. Kleper was summoned by the<br />
defense to give the schedule of the shows that<br />
day. Nearly everyone in the packed courtroom,<br />
including the judge, smiled when Kleper<br />
reported that the feature picture was "On<br />
Dangerous Ground," with Ida Lupino and<br />
Robert Ryan. Reddick later was convicted<br />
and sentenced to life imprisonment.<br />
Ed Fitzgerald, formerly with the Paramount<br />
exchange here and later branch manager<br />
at Buffalo, has been discharged from the<br />
army w'ith the rank of lieutenant colonel and<br />
now is operating a popcorn business in Dallas,<br />
Tex. ... A New Haven girl, now a Hollywood<br />
starlet, has a brief role in "Invasion, U.S.A."<br />
and College ManaKer Sid Kleper got itome<br />
good newspaper breaks a.s a result when It<br />
wa.H booked as the ChrUtma.s .show at hli theatre<br />
The gal Ls Thella Darin, who waa born<br />
here lus Harriet Tenln . most<br />
Fllmrow companle.i got tORClhcr for a Joint<br />
Christmas party at the Cantle
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