Boxoffice-Febuary.28.1953

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MIAMI
C'dward G. Robinson was guest of honor at
an Israel bond dinner here. He was
celebrating a quater-century as an actor on
the occasion . Mayfair Art again lends
its lobby to a showing o£ oil paintings, this
time those of Alan Shaw's . Hi-Way
Drive-In has been using enlarged advertising
space to publicize its show of the week,
including an animal circus in addition to its
double feature. At no increase in admission,
patrons were treated to a circus performance
that featured elephants. The drive-in"s
conce-ssion stand specializes in chicken and
shrimp in the basket.
Spencer Tracy is the head-turner at the
Boca Raton club, where he is visiting with
20th-Fox film executive Joseph Mankiewicz
Lake, erstwhile Miami resident,
returned here after a trip to Havana
shooting schedule of "Easy to Love"
at Winter Haven and Cypress Gardens was
changed after Esther Williams took a tumble
off her water skiis the other day.
During the run of "Taxi" at the Town, a
Yellow cab will operate from a stand near
the entrance. The proceeds from the business
done by this cab will go to Children's
"We're 27 years young
Variety ho.spital . . .
this week," boasts Florida State's Olympic
in advertising, "and we want you to join
us in the happiest, most entertaining anniversary
show in all these years!" The
dates 1926-1953 pointed up the attractive ad
that publicized a carefully planned show.
The Olympia is the only house in the entire
area that has been able successfully to present
vaudeville in addition to films as its
regular weekly policy. Al Weiss still books
those shows. Manager of the theatre is James
Barnett. Anniversary week presented five
acts of vaudeville and "Never Wave at a
WAC."
Beginning in March, Claughton's Roosevelt
will present matinees only Saturdays and
Sundays . . . "Bwana Devil" is making the
rounds of Florida State's neighborhoods . . .
Wometco opens a group of five three-dimension
motion pictures at its Cameo.
Harry Kilby, associated with Globe Artists
here, has the job of finding two professional
performers to play leading roles in "Shark
Westerns Are Scarce
WE HAVE: 16 Elliotts
8 John Waynes
7 Range Buster?
FAST ACTION—THRILLS
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Now Ready: "Gun Mo ll"
ASTOR PICTURES CO. of Ga., Inc.
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River," which John Rawlins and Harry
Fi-anklin plan to produce near Naples this
spring. Rawlins directed "Rogue's River"
and "Boy From Indiana" for Eagle Lion
Schenck, MGM, and his wife
are special Hialeah fans and are enthusiastic
about two of Mrs. Schenck's new fillies.
Hills.
In a recent ceremony here, Jimmie Durante
presented a series of checks for the George
Washington Carver Memorial Institute
scholarship fund at Carver high school and
other educational institutions. Durante has
been active for many years in affairs of the
institute.
Mrs. W. D. Bresselieu, wife of a man in
the motion picture busine.ss here, was on
the ill-fated plane that crashed recently into
the Gulf of Mexico with no survivor;'. She
had lived in Miami for nine years and had
two children. Devereux, 13, and Sandra. 9.
She was on her way to Fresno to see her
father, who was reported to be dying
Aliage and Dangerous Son. soon to run.
Schenck's brother Jo.seph is a house guest.
Expected for a brief visit is Mrs. Perry
B. Frank, a daughter. Nicola, another daughter,
will spend Easter vacation with a group
of school friends on a cruise to Bermuda.
A third daughter, Martha, professionally
known as Marti Stevens, is working in Beverly
Part of the promotion for "Seminole" at the
Miracle was a costume party for children,
planned by Frank Maury and Mel Haber. It
was run off in cooperation with several Coral
Gables merchants who contributed prizes.
Best girl and boy costume got certificates
worth merchandise at a children's shop. Second
and third prize winners received super
THE
DISCUSS IMPKOVEML.NIS — T h c
manager and owner of the Kibault Drive-
In, Jacksonville. Fla., are shown above discus.sing
improvements at the opcn-airer,
whicli is growing with a subdivision of
the city. Don M. Ilolmgreen. left, is
manager of the ozoner and Carl Carter,
right, is owner of the Ribault and of the
Airbase Drive-In, Orange Park.
de luxe banana splits. All costumed children
received passes to the matinee.
at the moment and hasn't
Mel Haber of the Miracle is the father of
a baby girl, his second daughter. Mel unluckily
has the flu
had a chance to get very well acquainted
Jack Mc-
with his new little girl yet . . .
Kinnon is the new assistant manager at the
Miracle, coming there from posts in Daytona
and Gainesville, where he was associated with
Florida State Theatres .
cashier
at the Miracle. Rosanne Lauritano. left to
go into the drug store business with her
husband. Dolores Hill, formerly the candy
girl, was moved up to cashier's post.
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