Boxoffice-January.08.1955

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BROADWAY
^harles C. Moskowitz, vice-president and
. . .
treasurer of Loew's, Inc., planed to the
Leo F. Samuels, president and general
coast . . .
sales manager of Buena Vista Film Distribution
Co.; Charles Levy, publicity director, and
James O'Gara, special representative, left for
Canada for talks with Empire-Universal officials
on distribution of "20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea" and "The Vanishing Prairie"
Herman Kass, eastern exploitation manager
for Universal, went to Boston January
2 to confer with exploitation representatives
working on the New England saturation opening
of "Six Bridges to Cross."
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Robert Dowling of City Investing Co. planed
to London Pickman, Paramount
advertising-publicity vice-president, got back
from Hollywood December 31 after conferences
on "The Country Girl" and "The
Bridges at Toko-Ri" Schlaifer,
president of the advertising agency, left for
the coast for conferences on forthcoming
advertising campaigns . . . P. T. Dana. Universal
eastern sales manager, returned from
a trip to Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Albany.
Harry Goldstein, eastern publicity director
for Allied Artists, and Irving Shiffrin and
Michael Zala. exploiteers, left January 3 to
work on out-of-town engagements on "Tonight's
the Night." Goldstein w-ent to Boston
for the January 14 opening at the Paramount
and Fenway theatres, Shiffrin went to Philadelphia
and Baltimore and Zala went to
Richmond. John H. Burrows, associate producer
for AA, is in New York for conferences
with Morey R. Goldstein, vice-president and
general sales manager.
Jeanmaire, French ballet star who will
share top billing with Bing Crosby in Paramounfs
"Anything Goes," planed in from
Paris with her new husband, Roland Petit,
who will stage her dances in the film. Both
left for Hollywood January 2 . . Tony
.
Curtis and Janet Leigh arrived by train from
Hollywood January 6 to spend a New York
vacation. Curtis will go to Boston for the
January 19 opening of "Six Bridges to Cross"
. . . Jerry Lewis, whose "Three Ring Circus"
is playing at Loew's State, came in for a
vacation December 31, accompanied by his
wife and three children.
E. R. Zorgniotti, executive vice-president of
IFE Releasing Corp., left for Rome January 6
for meetings with IFE executives and Italian
film producers and to survey new product for
U. S. release . . . Harriet Parsons, RKO producer
of "Su.san Slept Here," is here from
Hollywood to look over new Broadway plays
P. Rosenberg, producer of Warner
Bros.' forthcoming "Miracle in the Rain,"
and Rudolph Mate, who will direct the Jane
Wyman picture, got in January 4 to scout
Manhattan location sites . . . Moss Hart, playwright
who wrote the screenplay for "Prince
of Players" for 20th Century-Fox, is in New
York to visit his wife, Kitty Carlisle, starring
in "Anniversary Waltz" on Broadway, and to
promote the opening of the Cinemascope picture
at the Rivoli January 11.
Edward M. Saunders, assistant general sales
manager for MGM, returned from a west
coast vacation January 4 . . . Milton R. Rackmil,
president of Universal and Decca Records,
got back from Florida January 4 . . .
Fritz Lang, director of MGM's "Moonfleet,"
is in New York for an indefinite stay and
SKOURAS
RECEIVES AWARD—
Spyros Skouras, president of 20th Century-Fox,
receives from S. H. Fabian
(left) and Harry Oppenheimer (right) a
special award of the American Fund for
Israel Institutions in recognition of his
leadership on behalf of Israel. Skouras
was guest of honor Wednesday (5) at a
dinner concert held at the Waldorf
Astoria attended by more than 1.000 persons.
Fabian was dinner concert chairman.
Oppenheimer is a vice-president of
the Israel Fund.
William Gibsen. author of MGM's "The Cob-
. . .
. . Marty Scher of the
web." is back after studio story conferences
Robert Oropall of Universal's .service department
in New York, became a father December
30 with the birth of a son, Robert
Michael, to Mrs. Oropall at the Lawrence
Hospital. Bronxville .
United Artists accounting department. wa.s
married to Gloria Pearlman January 2 in
Brooklyn.
Parade of Stars Staged
For Asthmatic Home
NEW YORK—The Parade of Stars for the
benefit of the Jewish National Home for
Asthmatic Children was held Saturday evening
(8) at Town Hall under the chairmanship
of Max E. Youngstein, vice-president of
United Artists.
The performers included: Denise Darcel,
Martha Wright, Henry Morgan, Joey Adams,
Joey Bishop, Jack Carter, the Chordettes,
Lanny Ro.ss. Bobby Hackett, the Mariners,
Jaye P. Morgan, Jan Arden, Louis Hunt, Earl
Wrightson, Don Liberto and Bud Palmer,
Robert Q. Lewis was master of ceremonies.
Youngstein made a televised appeal in behalf
of the National Home on the Herb
Sheldon Show over NBC-TV Friday (7).
Fulbright to Be Speaker
At Brotherhood Dinner
NEW YORK—Senator William J. Fulbright
of Arkansas will speak at the Brotherhood
dinner of the National Conference of Christians
and Jews to be held at the Waldorf Astoria
January 13. John H. Harris, national
chairman of the amusements division of the
Brotherhood campaign, said J. Robert Rubin,
permanent general chairman of the amusements
division, will be the guest of honor.
More than 1.000 performers and executives
from all branches of the entertainment industry
will attend.
Skouras Is Honored
At Israel Dinner
NEW YORK— Spyros P. Skouras,
Century-Fox president, was guest of
Wednesday night i5) at the annual
concert of the American Fund for Isi
the Waldorf Astoria. More than 1,00
sons attended. Skouras was presented
cial award by S. H. Fabian, dinner cha
"in recognition of his leadership on
of Israel through the American Fund
Fabian said that Skouras' "devotion
American Fund and to Israel comes f
profound understanding that educatic
culture are basic to the developmen
democratic nation."
Those who attended paid $100 a
added $200,000 to the fund. The goal
year's campaign was $1,857,000. The
plat
is used to support leading cultural and
tional institutions in Israel.
Among the
ficiaries are three leading agricultural s
the only maritime school, and th<
school for commercial and industrial
in Israel: the leading art and archs
museums, theatres, the Lsrael Philha
orchestra, music academies, institutio
language and literature and trad
schools.
The gift consisted of two silver cuj
signed and handmade by the artists
Bezalel School, Jerusalem.
One of the principal speakers, Israi
bassador Abba Eban, said that in s]
tensions in the Near East. Israel "will c
its culture and its institutions, safegu
security and its honor within the frar
of this hostility."
The concert portion of the progrj
eluded Rise Stevens and Robert Merril
ropolitan Opera stars: Pierre Monteu:
ducting the Symphony of the Air. and
Adams and Andre Eglevsky. stars
New York City Ballet.
Honorary chairmen for the event v
Hurok. Fredric R. Mann, Edward A. N
'
and Samuel Rubin. Co-chairmen were
Greenspan, William Heller, Henry Jof
Harry C. Oppenheimer.
Annual Ba
Variety Club Clinic Nel
$15,000 From
NEW YORK—A check for $15,000 ha
given to Dr. H. Houston Merritt by
Andre Dubonnet as the first profits
the United Epilepsy Ass'n Celebrity I
the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf .
Hotel New Year's Eve.
Mme. Dubonnet, vice-president c
women's committee of the association a
chairman of the celebrity ball committe
she expected the final accounting woul
duce additional funds for the Variet;
Clinic for Children with Epilepsy :
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Cente
Hospital Gets $2,500
NEW YORK—Harry Brandt, presid
Brandt Theatres, acting on behalf
Trans-Lux 52nd St. Theatre, has pre
Monsignor John E. Reilly a check for
the proceeds of the opening night rece
"Tonight's the Night" at the Theatre L
ber 22. This money will go toward th
of the New- York Foundling Hospital,
cares for homeless babies in the city.
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