Boxoffice-October.01.1955

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SAN ANTONIO
Uarold Schwarz, head of Tower Pictures,
Dallas, was a midweek visitor . . Eugenia
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Paul and Gloria Rhoades, Hollywood starlets,
arrived in the city Friday (23 1 for a series of
press, radio and television interviews to plug
the premiere opening of "The Treasure of
Pancho Villa" at the Majestic Wednesday
(28). Lita Baron, wife of Rory Calhoun, star
of the pictures, along with Gilbert Roland
and Edmund Grainger, also were here for the
event.
Tom Sumners, owner of the Josephine, held
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over "The Wizard of Oz for a second week
ad writer for the Arts is underlining
his newspaper ads with the line, "Distinctive
Films for Discriminating Audiences" .
George Kaczmar, manager of the Empire, did
all right with Astor's "Roadhou.se Girl" and
"Overnite Girl," billing them as "Spicy farce
with a sexy overtone."
Benno Kusenburger of the projectionists
local was among two fivesomes who deadlocked
for first place in the Brackenridge
Park pro-amateur golf tournament by shooting
a 63, 8 under par. Kusenburger topped
The Aztec and Texas
the 45 player field . . .
theatres had the first showing of the
Marciano-Moore prize fight pictures here
starting Saturday (24).
Florey, the mentalist, played a week's engagement
at the Guadalupe Teatro. This
neighborhood house has not had a stage
attraction for quite some time. Florey recently
played the National Teatro, where he
drew heavy patronage . Britten of
the Espana in Pharr recently gave a benefit
show at his theatre for flood victims of
Tampico, Mexico . Bulnes, Mexican
actor who has played in "Lunar de la
Familia" and "Suenos de Gloria," visited the
local Mexican film exchanges and plans to
stay in Texas for the time being.
Azteca's current attraction at the Alameda
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is "Cuando Me Vaya," the story of the late
Maria Grever, the composer of such songs as
"Tipi Tipi Tin." The theatre paid a tribute
to Miss Grever by tieing-in with local record
and music shops to play some of her 13
compositions . . . Visiting the exchanges to
book and buy Spanish-language product were
Joe Garcia, National, Asherton; Carmen
Lopez, 16mm exhibitor. Port Arthur; John H.
Flache, Alameda, Lamesa, and J. J. Justiniani,
Azteca, Houston.
The Little Theatre Co. will present "Gold
in the Hills" at the Corral Room of the Pearl
Brewing Co. Monday (3i. Tickets range
from 60 cents for military personnel to $1.80
regular admission, with plenty of free beer
for all the patrons. . Lynn
Krueger of the Majestic displayed a peepshow
case on the sidewalk in front of his theatre
to herald the coming of "The Treasure of
Pancho Villa." Passersby looked in and saw
Mexican gold coins and paper money with
rattle snakes under the glass-top case. Dave
Cantor, RKO, was in handling advance exploitation
for the world premiere showing of
the picture.
Cela Downer is the new secretary for Irving
Rust at Leon Theatres, replacing Karen
Allen, who left to go back to school in
Kansas . Hoblitzelle. president. Interstate
Theatres, has returned from the New
England states where he spent the summer
Rowley has been under the weather
for some time with mumps. After recovering
from the case on one side of his face, it recurred
W. O. Reed,
on the other side . . . general counsel for Texas COMPO. returned
from a business trip to Austin,
Kyle Rorex of Texas COMPO, co-chairman
of the Community Chest motion picture
division with Albert H. Reynolds, turned in a
good report at the luncheon meeting Thursday
(22). Workers urged to complete their
report as quickly as possible to help put the
industry over its quota were Stewart Adams,
Claude Atkinson, Frank Bradley, John Callahan.
Charles E. Darden. Bill Durrett, Don
Grierson. J. B. Hexamer. Jay Moore, Lloyd
Henrick, Roy Litsey, Tom Luce, Louis Novy,
Hugo Plath, Elvin Sharpe, Roy Smith. Debbs
Reynolds and Ross Morgan.
Frank Gillespie, manager of the White
Rocker Drive-In and a well-known rodeo
.stunt performer, was in the front of the
parade at Mesquite opening the Dallas
County fair.
Sylvan K. Barry, Fiesta Drive-In, San
Antonio; Jack Deakins. Ritz, Floydada;
Benito Silvas. Mexico. Carrizo Springs, and
Bobby O'Donnell, film booker for Simmers
circuit. San Antonio, were at the Mexican
exchanges booking pictures. Clasa-Mohme's
"Tres Bribones" opened its initial run at the
Alameda.
A. J. "Jack" Ogle, 73, former actor and
theatreman, died in St. Louis September 15.
He was the brother-in-law of Lester J.
Ketner, San Antonio correspondent for BOX-
OFFICE . Fischer, a San Antonio
model, won the title of Miss Tall Texan,
winning over ten other finalists. She wUl
receive an expense-paid trip to Hollywood
and a screen test by Republic studios. Ben
Cooper flew in from the coast to emcee the
show held in the Saint Anthony Hotel.
Proceeds from the dinner and show go to
the Brackettville Hospital fund. Among the
judges of the contest were George M. Watson,
city manager for Interstate Theatres; Monette
Shaw, women's director of KENS; the mayors
of San Antonio and Brackettville, and Tommy
Reynolds, who acted as commentator.
The Burnet Drive-In, Austin, has a new
low price of admitting a car-full of patrons
for only 60 cents . . . The Azteca and Clasa-
Mohme film exchanges observed the "16 de
Septiembre" Mexican holiday by closing a
half day in order to give their employes time
to celebrate.
Eugene Wilson, Dallas, has the Hermanitas
Cantu playing central Texas theatres under
his guidance . Norris, manager of
the Denver Shipping & Inspection Bureau.
Denver, was a caller at Azteca. Other visitors
were Senor Amaya. Amaya, Poteet; Lester
Goodman of Red Ranger Store. Texas, and
Mateo Vela. Star. Alice.
14th Year of Entertaining
DALLAS— Charles J. Freeman. Interstate
Theatres executive, and his wife have started
their 14th year of providing Red Cross entertainment
for service hospitals in the area.
They started auditioning talent in mid-September
for the shows.
BOWLING
".Mother told nu- not to marry a theatre man. Your father hasnt been home for a single
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THEATRE EQUIPMENT •
DALLAS 1, TEXAS
ERVICE, INC.
SUPPLIES and SERVICE
DALLAS— Leon Abraham. Tower Pictures
team, led the men with a 210 single game and
557 series total. Doris Browning rolled 175
for the women's high single game, while the
women's high series was rolled by Hazel
Byron of Paramount, again with 439. Evans
Printing holds team high game and high
series with 616 and 1,755.
Team standings:
Tco Won Lost
12
Liberty
Won
Lost
80
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