Boxoffice-December.20.1952

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ITTSBURGH
XT L. "Doc" Wadkins, Manos circuit booker,
retires as president of the Latrobe Chamber
of Commerce at the end of the year. He
has been associated with the Manos for 16
years . Kimelman, Paramount manager,
attended a company meeting in Philadelphia
last week . . . Bob Folliard, RKO
executive, conferred with Manager David C.
Silverman . Ray, Paramount shipper,
reported back on the job this week after an
absence of several weeks during which he
convalesced from an operation.
Fred Fisher, Bellefonte manager for the
Midstate circuit, in cooperation with the
Chamber of Commerce, presented free shows
for kids at the State (13) and the Plaza (20)
Mrs. Robert Caskey, wife of the Paramount
salesman, suffered a heart attack early this
week . . . Warner circuit house managers held
their holiday party Tuesday (16) in the
Warner clubrooms . Baron was
here exploiting Columbia's "Invasion, U.S.A.,"
. . Around 1,600 admissions
. . Merle Arnold has reopened
. . . Sid
... Ed Kelley, 701 Brownsville Rd., veteran of
the industry who has been in poor health
and confined to his home for a number of
years, would like to hear from oldtime friends
. . . James Retter, Warner salesman, was
hospitalized here for several weeks for a
checkup and treatment .
were registered at the J. P. Harris
here the evening (11) of the Met's closed
circuit telecast of "Carmen." Opinions were
divided on the electronic performance, but
there was a general agreement that it was
a start, an opening of a new field in entertainment
.
the Circle Theatre at Bobtown
Zins, Columbia exploiteer from Washington,
D. C, was a visitor this week.
with several screenings for armed force units,
civilian defense officials. Red Cross, etc. Onesheets
will be posted on 350 army recruiting
boards and 200,000 tabloids will be distributed
in behalf of first run openings in 35
theatres here, with "Rainbow 'Round My
Shoulder," starting January 11 . . . Jack
EUstrom has resigned as a salesman with
Columbia here and is joining the booking organization
at WB . . . Columbia employes
held their (Christmas party the evening of
December 15 at BUI Green's night club . . .
The Roosevelt Theatre at Republic has cut
admis.sion prices.
The Pittsburg^h Ladycops choral group of
50 sang ChrLstmas carols on stage at the
Warner Theatre (17) prior to the premiere
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of "April in Paris," feature of the annual
Press Old Newsboys show for the fund campaign
for Children's hospital . . . Francis
J. Guehl and Peter Quiter are co-chairmen
for the kiddy Christmas party at the Variety
Club (21) ... Fred Serrao, manager of the
Circle at New Kensington, and Santa Claus
were pictured on page one of the Daily
Dispatch (12), prior to the Jaycee Christmas
party for needy children at the theatre
B. F. Moore, Warner circuit's main line district
manager, and family were vacationing
in Florida.
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A circuit booker recently purchased a television
set and after a week or so of viewing
he told us: "I should have had a TV
receiver long ago, for now I see what's going
on, what's right and wrong in my opinion
regarding scheduling and booking. Giving
attention to TV programming should
Kenneth Rennekampt,
assist
me in film booking
president
WKRZ, is
of Oil City radio
applying for UHF television
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64 . . . Closed throughout the summer
months, the West at West Aliquippa was
renovated for reopening Christmas day, according
to Abe Rothenstein, proprietor.
.
The Majestic at Butler closed temporarily
two weeks ago . . Dipson's at Bradford and
the Park at Meadville recently featured the
WWVA Jamboree on stage . . . Amusement
tax collected at New Castle to December 1
amounted to $30,942.31. Of this sum $26,788.54
was realized from the sale of tickets of admission
to theatres, and $2,586.22 was paid
as city tax for football and other sports . . .
If the borough of Blawnox knocks off its 10
per cent amusement tax, the Maryland Theatre
there may be reopened by Harry Rachiele
... A. P. Way, DuBois exhibitor who is entering
his 57th year in show business as a
theatre owner and manager, is expected to
visit Filmrow within the next few days and
shortly thereafter he will depart for his
winter headquarters at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Bill Shirley, 83, was here exploiting "Outpost
in Malaya." Veteran of the old vaudeville
days, he was secretary to the late and
beloved Harry Davis, pioneer in moving
pictures here, more than a half century ago.
The MGM exchange has been repainted,
the lighting system improved and new carpets
have been laid in the offices of John
J. Maloney, district manager, and Ralph
Pielow, branch manager . . . David Kimelman,
Paramount manager, recently introduced Dick
Morgan, Allied's new secretary here, to local
exchange managers and bookers . . . Ted
Gorris, manager of the Star at Glassport, an
astronomy student, departs after the first of
the year for Los Angeles where he has enrolled
at UCLA . . . Pioneer exhibitor Ben
Burke is very ill, blind and in need of assistance.
If any oldtimer can give a little
help at this season, it will be appreciated.
Contact Bob Kllngensmith, BOXOFFICE representative
. . . Danny McKenna vacationed
last week from duties at the Warner circuit
publicity department office . . c;hristmas
.
day marks the first aniversary of the foreign
film policy at the Squirrel Hill Theatre.
Cake and coffee will be served in the lobby.
The "Blackbeard the Pirate" TreEisure hunt
winner, Mrs. Margaret V. Ricei Avalon, received
a week-long holiday for two in Hollywood
. . . Harriette Rubenstein, secretary
to MGM's assistant manager. Max Shabason,
goes off the payroll December 24 and on
January 4 she will be the bride of Jerome
The M. A.
Libenson of Wilkes-Barre . . .
Silvers and daughter Barbara are vacationing
at Miami Beach . . . Jack Ralph jr. of Irwin
has succeeded George Eby as Harris Amusement
company controller. Eby is opening
his own tax consultant office in the Oliver
building . . . "Because of Eve" was given its
initial Pennsylvania showing here at the Art
Cinema. Hygiene commentator Alexander
Leeds is appearing in person with this picture
which is exhibited for women only at 2, 4:30
and 7 p. m., and for men only at 11:30 a. m.
and 9:30 p. m. "Because of Eve" is distributed
from the Hanna headquarters here.
Penn and Victor Leases
Sold to Pittsburgh Firm
NEW CASTLE, PA.—The leases of the
Penn and Victor theatres here were transferred
December 10 by the Mirisch Bros, of
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outdoor circuit stated that Louis Lutz hasbeen
retained as manager of the local theatres.
The Penn will be newly seated and
other improvements will be made in a modernization
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The newly organized P. D. Moore Theatre
Service here has been named film buyer
and booker for the Penn and Victor theatres. m oflicf
Lutz states that refurnishing of the two theatres,
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from marquees to stage walls, are a fork brani
part of the plans, with air conditioning ofi ^lll(}.i
the Penn to follow before summer. The Vic-i 'Mkc.
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Leases Theatre at Mather
MATHER, PA.—Carl Chieves has leasecl
the Family Theatre here. The former proprie-t
tor was Camillo Cionni, manager of the
Blue Moon Drive-In at Wellsburg.
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