Boxoffice-January.03.1953

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COLUMBUS
/^het Allen, Columbus singer and actor, and
members of the Columbus Boychoir,
which now is headquartered at Princeton.
N. J., will make several stage appearances at
Loew's Ohio here January 17 for the Ohio
premiere of U-I's "Meet Me at the Fair."
Young Allen, who was signed by Universal
after his hit a year ago in NBC-TV's "Amahl
and the Night Visitors," appears in the picture
with Dan Dailey and Diana Lynn.
Mayor-designate Robert T. Oestreicher.
who takes office January 12, is known to
favor a continued ban on bingo here,
whether played for charity or not. There is
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con.siderable pressure from church and fraternal
groups to permit bingo . The Palace
and the Ohio State Journal are cooperating
in staging a Warner "April in Paris" contest.
Downtown theatremen are watching with
interest a propasal to erect 3.000 apartment
units in the Central Market area, which adjoins
the downtown theatre section. This is
one of several proposals for eventual disposition
of the area. The city recently announced
that its first choice for a site of a
new parking garage is at Town and Third
streets, just north of the old Central Market
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Hunt, Cincinnati theatreman
and owner of the Uptown here, was a
recent local visitor.
Fred Rowlands and Fred Brunner of the
Main neighborhood house have installed
the first RCA Synchro-Screen in this area.
The new screen was placed in use Christmas
day John Zink, 64, stagehand at the
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Palace for many years, died after an illness
of four months. He is survived by his wife
Ethel, a stepdaughter Irene Miller; two stepsons
Russell and Gerald Miller; a brother
Arthur and a nephew.
Site for a second municipal parking garage
has been tentatively picked at the
northeast corner of Town and Third streets
in the Central Market district. This is in
the block adjacent to the Hartman, Grand
and Ohio theatres.
Tom Harris has resigned as
theatre editor
of the Ohio State Journal. His place is being
temporarily filled by Kem Baker of the
Journal editoral staff . . . Norman Nadel,
Citizen theatre editor, is planning a twoweek
show-shopping trip to New York, starting
January 9.
Mrs. Ada Green Succumbs
DETROIT—Mrs. Ada Green, mother of
William H. Green, died December 20 following
a long illness. She had been closely
associated with her son in various show
activities. Bill Green, one time manager of
the Tuxedo Theatre here, was also a former
publicist for MGM.
Important Announcement to
Theatre Owners
ARGUS, INC
PAUL SCHOLZ and JIM EDWARDS
owners
Offer the finest 35mni and 16mm equipment
repair service, including sound.
We invite inspection of our modern, newly
equipped shop.
206 Film BIdg. PRospect 1-7180
Cleveland, Ohio
Harry B. Elliott Dies;
Chakeres Manager
SPRINGFIELD. OHIO—Harry B. Elliott, 49,
manager of the Fairbanks Theatre here and
former catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died
Christmas day after suffering a stroke in his
home. In failing health for the past year,
Elliott had been critically ill for six weeks. A
resident of Springfield the last t«n years,
he was a manager for Chakeres Theatres for
eight years, seven at the Ohio here. In 1919
and 1920 he was a regular catcher for the
Brooklyn Dodgers, after being signed up for
major leagues following only one year in professional
baseball, during which he played
with the Kansas City Blues of the American
Ass'n. Elliott was behind the plate for
Brooklyn when the Dodgers played a 1-1
deadlock with Boston in the longest game on
big league record book.s—26 innings.
After his baseball career and before his
theatrical employment, he had engaged in
police work for a time. Survivors include
his wife Mary and a son Harry B. jr., on leave
from duty as an aerial photographer in the
air
force.
BOWLING
DETROIT—The final standings in the first
half of the season for the Film Bowling
league found United Artists on top.
V^on Lost
United Artists ^3
18
Allied Films if ,6
S&G Premiums ^j 29
Republic «.
3Q
Allied Artists ^L ,,
Theotrical Ad ^" ^^
UA also captured the laurels in high
scores For three games, the top scores were
UA 2 446: Allied 2,355; Theatrical 2,300. For
singles- UA 861; Republic 834 and Allied 822.
Individual high scores for three games:
Goryl 616- S. Malinowski 589: England 570.
For singles: S. Malinowski 288: Sullivan,
England and Goryl, tied at 223.
Individual averages for midseason: Group
1—S. Malinowski 177; Goryl 175; Metzger 166:
England 162, and Susami 158.
Group 2-Kaplan 152; Zuelch 152: Perry
151- Oster 151: A. Ti-ombley 150: Baran 150:
Sharkey 150; Sturgess 149; Buermele 149,
and Kozaren 149.
Group 3—H. Trombley 145; Zide 145: Herd
144; Kendall 144; Balk 143: Sullivan 142, and
Loye 139.
Group 4—Martin 136; Porsey 135; Chry.sler
135- E Malinowski 134; Berthiaume 130:
Sidenstacker 127; Marks 127, and Bruss 109.
Substitutes—Pavella 144; Forbes 107.
Ohio Exhibit to Be Shown
In Washington, D. C.
CLEVELAND—When the Library of Congress
opens an Ohio Exhibition in Washington
on January 8 as a salute to the Ohio Sesquicentennial,
the address will be delivered
by Dr. carl Wittke, dean of the graduate
.school of Western Reserve university.
Dr. Wittke's subject will be "These Ohioans."
The program will be held in the Coolidge
auditorium at the Library of Congress.
Senator Robert A. Taft will preside at the
opening of the exhibit which will be on view
in Washington until April 8, when it will be
moved to the Ohio State Museum in Columbus
to remain as a special attraction for Sesquicentennial
visitors.
TOLEDO
TJoward Feiglcy, manager of the Rivoli,
spent Christmas with his family in Columbus
.
Ludacer, manager of Loew's
Valentine, has been elected first vice-president
of the Toledo lodge of the Fraternal
Order of Police Associates of Ohio. Frank
Manente, manager of the Esquire, was
elected secretary.
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Rivoli was the first house in Toledo to
offer a "Space Show" for youngsters, on
Saturday morning (27) at 25 cents. It included
a double feature and cartoon
The Gayety, burlesque house, was reopened
Friday (26) by Victor Lewis, veteran concessionaire
who leased the building from Abe
Goodman. The latter bought it at a federal
auction to satisfy tax liens against Jack
Rubens.
Ohio in Cuyahoga Falls
Reopened With 'Suit'
AKRON — The Ohio Theatre in nearby
Cuyahoga Falls, recently leased by the Washington
circuit of Cleveland, was reopened
December 26 with the only art and foreign
films in this area. M. B. Horwitz, head of
the circuit, which also operates the State
and the Falls in Cuyahoga Falls, said he will
give art films a good trial. First run films are
being booked on a seven-day basis, while
second runs will be scheduled for three and
four days. However the bookings are indefinite
and will be extended if the business demands
it.
The features start each evening at 7 and
9:15. Sunday matinees begin at 2:30 and
4:45 p.m. Tlie first offering was Alec Guinness
in the British-made "Man in the White
Suit."
Mrs. Henrietta Hunkel, cashier with the
Washington circuit eight years, has been
named to manage the Ohio. She started at
the Falls Theatre and moved to the State
when it opened two years ago.
Marvin Harris to Direct
Celebration's Activities
TOLEDO—Marvin Harris, long identified
as manager of the Paramount when it was operated
as a unit of the Balaban & Katz circuit
and since two years ago owner of the
Avalon, Lyric and Mystic theatres of Toledo
and the La France in Swanton, has accepted
the post of executive director of the Lucan
County Ohio Sesquicentennial committee. He
takes over January 1 and will devote full time
to the office. It is expected that Mrs. Harris
will operate the theatres.
Manager Takes Leave
LYNCHBURG. OHIO—An indefinite leave
of absence has been granted Joe R. Murphy,
manager of the Murphy Theatre and supervisor
of the Drive-In at Wilmington. He will
leave as soon as a replacement is named.
Murphy has been manager of the theatre,
which was built in 1918 by his uncle the late
Charles Webb Mui-phy, since May 30, 1947.
Murphy and his wife plan to go to Florida
for an extended vacation. Chakeres leases
the Murphy Theatre.
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