Boxoffice-January.08.1955

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:is, owner of the Jefferis
ne Hill Di'ive-In at Pied-
1 with a virus infection
(27) for a meeting of the
mittee for the Allied navention
to be held here
r receiving medical attendmont
the next afternoon
r son Robert and his wife
earlier that day to have
for the show that night,
led a meeting of the Nay
board in Chicago Thursdetails
for the February
mas parties for children
eatres in this trade terri-
Rodgers Theatre. Anna,
lesday (29) by Manager
for the school children of
ved gifts from cooperating
lations: the Ritz Theatre,
its 14th annual Christmas
14, 15 for some 900 young-
Theatre, Arthur, which
iiatinee for children and
1, and the Gran Theatre,
ners Mi-, and Mrs. LeRoy
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to Stu Tomber .
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Hunt Theatre, Doniphan;
leville; Izzy Wienshienk,
s. Alton; Joe Goldfarb.
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izzi. Mount Olive; Wayne
Williams, Union; Eddie
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'20,000 Leagues' Reports 300%
In Chicago Bow; 'Cruz Hits 275
CHICAGO—"20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea,"
which has been reporting exceptionally
high grosses all over the country, was equally
well received in Chicago where it reported
300 per cent for its initial stanza. The Chicago
Theatre's opening day boxoffice record
of $18,000 established by Jack Webb, was
shattered by Julius LaRosa, Kitty Kallen and
"Vera Cruz," setting a new high of $21,000
and contributing to a gross of 275 for the
week. Another newcomer which bowed in
with a sensational first week total was
"There's No Business Like Show Business,"
which drew an excellent 265 at the Oriental.
A surprise here in Chicago is the figure
being reached by "Hansel and Gretel," a feature
which ha.sn't been making any mark in
other situations but is drawing capacity
crowds here, actually showing an increase
to 250 in its second stanza over its first
week's 230.
(Average Is 100)
Chicago—Vera Cruz (UA), plus stage revue 275
Eitel's Palace—This Is Cinerama (Cinerama),
75th wk
, 205
Esquire—On the Waterfront {Co\) ............. '.]95
Grand— Fire Over Atrico (Col); They Rade West
(Col) 190
Loop— Hansel ond Gretel (RKO), 2nd wk 250
McVpckers—Deep in My Heort (MGM) 235
Monroe—The Fighting Pimpernel (Carroll)'
'.
The Black Pirates (LP) 200
Oriental—There's No Business Like Show Business
(20th-Fox) 265
Roosevelt—So This Is Poris (U-l) 195
Stote Lake—20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(Bueno Vista)
, 300
Surf—The Detective (Col) 175
United Artists—The Silver Chalice (WB) 205
Woods—The Lost Time I Sow Paris (MGM),
6th wk 200
World Playhouse—Aida (IFE) 205
Ziegfeld— Desert Song (WB); The Mikado
(U-l) reissues 190
The Chalice' Grosses
250 in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY—Business was good in all
the first run houses here the past week and
all the bills were held. The Esquire also was
open, playing two of the Academy award winners,
"Stalag 17" and "From Here to Eternity"
on return engagements. "The Silver Chalice,"
in its first week at the Missouri, did the top
gross of 250 per cent and "The Detective" at
the 'Vogue in its second week did 225. The
weather has been mild without snow, usually
a help at the boxoffice.
Glen— High and Dry (U-l), 9th wk ; The Promoter
(U-l), 3rd wk
,
engogement 125
Kimo—Romeo and Juliet (UA), 2nd wk 160
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Midland—Deep in My Heart (MGM) 1 50
Missouri—The Silver Chalice (WB) 250
Orpheum—There's No Business Like Show Business
(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 1 65
Paramount—Three Ring Circus (Poro), 2nd wk...l75
Roxy— Young at Heort (WB), 2nd wk 1 00
Tower, Uptown, Foirwoy and Gronado 20,000
Leagues Under the Sea (Buena Vista), 2nd wk.. 140
Vogue—The Detective (Col), 2nd wk 225
Walter Bollingers Mark
Their 25th Anniversary
ELLIN-WOOD, KAS.—Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Bollinger of the Ellinwood Theatre celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary Monday (20).
Since the show' must go on, the Bollingers
invited married couples to be their guests at
the evening show, all of them being admitted
free if they presented either their wedding
picture or their marriage certificate. (Mrs,
Bollinger found their own credentials at the
bottom of the cedar chest).
A gift was presented to the most recently
married couple and to the one that had been
married the longest. The newlyweds had
been married six weeks and the longweds
60 years.
One of the Bollinger aniversary "gifts" was
the announcement by theii- son Mack that
he had given Miss Connie Jo Welty of Hutchinson
an engagement ring, so the Bollinger
family can look forward to other anniversaries.
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