Boxoffice-October.01.1955

. . Mrs.
CINCINNATI
price t'oomer, exhibitor of Middlesboro, Ky.,
oxpccts to reopen his Openi House at
Lt'xiniiton on or about October 1. The house
wa.s closed after a fire early last sprlnR.
Coomcr recently had it repainted: installed a
new stage. Cinemascope screen and equipment
Charles Cassmclli
and new projectors . . . of Mullens and Plneville. W. Va.. was
in the city to attend the telecast of the
heavyweight championship fight. Both the
RKO Albee and Palace carried the fight
via TV. Ca&sinelli. who is a sports fan,
planned to attend the world series.
West Virginia, particularly the northeastern
section, is suffering from a severe drought.
was necessary to close the schools in Ansted
It
because of a shortage of water, and other
areas are similarly affected . . . A. N. Miles
of the Eminence iKy.t Theatre, and wife are
plannuit: to spend the winter in Florida . . .
Harold Moore of Charleston, who operates a
circuit of theatres, has temporarily closed the
Kincaid Theatre ... A Monday (19) visitor
on the Row was P. W. Sewel of the Classic
Theatre. Dayton. J. R. StallLngs of Blanchester
and Ray Phelan of Clendenin, W. Va.,
also made the rounds of the exchanges.
Walter Lewis of the Palace in Hyden, Ky.,
is installing Cinemascope . . . A. O. Perkins
has reopened his Lynn in Woodbine. Ky. The
theatre, which had been leased to Charles
Ray. was closed for approximately a month.
It is now equipped to show CinemaScope . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hunt (he is a theatre
owner here and she is president of the
Variety auxiliary i left for a month's stay in
Los Angeles. Hunt will attend the Theatre
Owners of America convention October 6-9
there. He is a former director of TOA.
When one telephones the Elstun Theatre in
Mount Wasliington. owned by ELston Dodge,
a pleasant voice answers, giving the theatre
location, the feature attraction, the stars,
the feature times, and closes with a "Thank
you for calling. " The ingenious Elston Dodge
installed this 24-hour recorded telephone service—and
is probably the only one in this area
Theatre Owners Corp. of
to have it . . .
Cincinnati assumed booking and buying for
the Family Theatre, Milford. owned by
Julian Hardoerfer.
Pete Weiss, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Weiss (he is Columbus salesman for 20th-Fox
and Mrs. Weiss is former president of the
auxiliary of Variety) will celebrate his bar
mltzvah October 15.
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Goldie Clancy, secretary to AA Manager
Milton Gurian. didn't let a sprained ankle
keep her from the motor trip she planned
as a vacation . Mary Shenck. mother
of May Burns, head inspector at AA, died
on Thursday doi of a heart attack ... A
late Filmrow vacationer was Edna Ossege.
manager's secretary at MGM . . . Florence
' irmann. cashier at MGM. and her mother
itioned in St. Petersburg. Fla.
The marriage of Alberta Carlton. MGM
ker's clerk, to Raymond Braswell. took
e on Saturday. September 3 . Two
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faces at are MGM Rena
. .
Eyerman.
Ickeeping machine operator, and Patricia
.mton, availability clerk . . . Milt Gurian.
X'll.ed ArtLsts manager, informs us that "The
^-henix City Story" has been set in all the
mportant key runs.
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lefi Hand of God' Wins
Aifection at Detroit
lUCllvUir l.u.-.il Uauiitu'.w, Uu,.liii,, .,,1,.
tinued at n good level, with "The Loft Hand
of God" opening to top Rrosses at the huge
Fox Theatre, with other attraction.s following
clase behind.
AvCfOQC It 1(X))
Adarrn- Summcrflmo :UA), 3rd wk 80
Broadway Copitol Klii of Fir* (Ul). Apoch*
Ambush Col) 95
fox—The lo»f Hand of God |20lh-Fox) ..'..'..'. \Si
Madnon To Cofch o Thiof (Poro), 3rd wk 150
Michigan- You'ro Never Too Young (Poro)'
Ain't Mlsbchovln' U I) 175
Polms—The Kentucklon lUA), Top ol Iho
World (UA), 2nd wk n
United Artijts—Soven CItlei of Gold (20lh-Fox). n
The Cincinnati Story:
Not Good, Not Bad
CINCINNATI — Busines-s was not outoutstanding;
neither did it fall below par.
"Summertime" did as well in Its second week
as in its first, and the Guild attraction. "To
Paris With Love," rated another holdover.
Albeo— It's Alwoys Foir Weother {MGM) 115
Grand— The Wliord of Ox [MGM) reissue; Tho
Scarlet Coot (MGM) 100
Guild— To Paris With Love (Continentol), 3rd wk 100
Kcitlis- -Summertime (UA), 2nd wk 100
Palace—The Outlaw RKO) reissue 120
Other Cleveland Entries
Fail to Catch "Thiel"
CLEVELANE>— -To Catch a Tllief in its
fifth week outgrossed the previous week by
approximately 30 per cent and held for a
sixth at the Stillman.
Allen—The McConncll Story (WB) 120
Hippodrome—The Left Hand of God (20fh-Fox),
2nd wk no
Lower Moll—Talcs of Hoftmon Lop), 2nd wk 100
Ohio—The Lost Commond Rep), 2nd wk 100
Palace—The Outlaw k>; reissue 160
Stote—The Night of the Hunter (UA) 80
Stillmon—To Cotch a Thict (Poro), 5th wk 170
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