Boxoffice-January.03.1953

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DETROIT
Tim Sharkey of Cooperative is enthusiastic
over business prospects for "Bwana Devil,"
being played by his opposition at the Madison
Albert Dezel reviewed "Mated," a
. . .
. . Visitors on
special education film, for distribution possibilities
Ernie Ziegler, U-I booker, was
. . . in Long Island for Christmas .
Pilmrow included Clive Waxman of Grand
Rapids; Don McKenzie, Richards, Flint, and
George Beach of the Glen-Ara, White Cloud
. . . Herb Schilds AA, and Joe Busic of Grand
Rapids drove across the state at a slow pace
because of an intense fog.
The MGM office staff had a Christmas
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party and dinner up at the Hotel Clifford
.... Cliff Perry, MGM .sale.sman, ha-s a new
company-owned Plymouth . . . Charles Dietz,
MGM exploiteer, wa.s host to his daughter
Pat and her husband, Lt. Hal Krause of the
air force, for the holidays . Ruth
Ackerman, wife of pioneer exhibitor Sam
Ackerman, re-entered Henry Ford hospital
because of serious illness.
Tom McGuire, one-time public relations
chief of Cooperative Theatres who ha.s been
in Milwaukee for several years with Pabst, is
reported moving back to Detroit . . . Norman
Wheaton, manager of the Telenews, reports
his mother is in improved health, and was
able to return to her home in Cleveland
last week . Palk, independent booker,
left the hospital the day before Christmas.
. . .
. . Gert and Dette Schneider
and especially
A Happy New Year to all . . .
those friends who sent personal greet-
ings: Waunetta and Floyd Chrysler, on an
evergreen bough Penrod family
with a moonlit
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scene .... a gay visiting
couple from the Film Exchange projection
room Stanley Fisher, recalling the gay
Pickwickian era .
of the Stratford with a beautiful
work
of art . . . Marjorie Rice, with cute little
angels busily painting tree ornaments.
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Dick Holtz with an artistic year around
calendar . . . Tom McGuire with colorful
knitted manikins 199 with a formal
message in excellent taste . . Tom
.
Allen with a slide-film designed for the
Joe Ellul with a fine shot of his
filmite . . .
Gene and
Fort Lauderdale apartment . . .
Eva Ha.ss, Christmas tree from Mobile, no
Charles N. Agree with architectural
less . . .
John and Jo Quinn, with marquee
simplicity . . .
billing for the
holidays.
. . .
. . Warren F. Carmer,
. . . Nicholas
.
The Walter Schafer family from Rochester,
Herb Eschbach with a jovial
N. Y. . . . Santa message Sam Greisman's classic
coach, from Fort Wayne .
former manager of Cinema, and family
sent greetings from L. A. . . . Harry Lee, a
poinsettia-covered message
Tsoukalas, with a wintry portrait of his
family Alex Schreiber family and
Elgin Mason greetings from the west coast
arrived just after Chi-istmas.
Irving Teicher is incorporating the Elsa
Theatre Enterprises, Inc., in connection with
the Palmer Park Theatre in Highland Park,
which he has reopened with an art house
policy. Associated with him in the new firm
are William M. Ellmann of Highland Park
and Sara Bennett, Detroit.
Start Prosperity Night
At Chdkeres Theatres
SPRINGFIELD — Prosperity night has
proved a popular attraction to patrons at
local Chakeres theatres. Somewhat replacing
the defunct bank night programs, it is held
on Tuesday nights. The winners can get
either a $200 defense bond or $150 worth
of furniture and jewelry.
To qualify for a prize, a patron has to
sign a register book only once. Then, to be
eligible for the week's prizes, he or she must
attend one of the theatres at any performance
Monday or Tuesday and sign an attendance
ticket which is date-stamped by a
theatre employe.
Prosperity night has been operating here
about two months. A jackpot is built up
when a winner is found ineligible because of
failure to attend a show on one of the required
days. Additional names are drawn
for each $200 bond in the jackpot.
$25,000 Fire at Regent
DETROIT—The Regent Theatre, central
uptown house operated by United Detroit
theatres, wa.s damaged Saturday morning
(20) by a fire which apparently started on
the mezzanine floor. Three alarms, drawing
16 fire companies, were called, tieing up midtown
traffic for two hours. With damage estimated
at $25,000, an arson investigation
showed that the candy counter and a popcorn
machine had been broken open, and
police theorized that burglars had remained
in the house after closing, and started the
fire to cover up their depredation-s.
Three Exhibitors Join Club
DETROIT—Three local exhibitors placed
the industry high among new members of
the Oldtimers club, inner sanctum group of
ten-year members of Detroit's famed Adcrafters
club. Only eight members were presented
with membership medallions at the
official conclave. The exhibitor members
were Earl J. Hudson, president. United Detroit
Theatres; David M. Idzal, managing
director. Fox Theatre, and Norman F.
Wheaton, manager of the Telenews.
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