Boxoffice-October.01.1955

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'Hell and Back' Gets
Neat 225 in Boston
BOSTON T'u Hill and Back" at Ulc
Memorial led the field. This U-I film surpassed
all product of that company playing
this theatre and equaled the record of "The
Glenn Miller Story" early In 1954. Of the
holdovers, "Marty," in Its seventh week at
the Kenmore. was strong. "It's Always Fair
Wtather," at the State and Orpheum. was
above average.
Average Is 100)
-To Catch o Thief iPora), 4th wk 100
1 Hill The Gome of Lovo (Times), 8th wk. . 90
—Cinerama Holiday (SW), 3rd wk 130
StfL-ct The Dam Busters (WB). 4th wk.. . 95
>re—Marty ^^ x 'th wk 125
Memorial To Hell iU-l); ond Bock Utopia
,Ba> Slate) 225
Mclropohlon The Girl Rush ,Para) 30
Paramount ond Fenway The Phcnix City Story
(AA), Night Freight
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115
State and Orpheum It's Always Foir Weather
(MGM), Scarlet Coat (MGM) 120
Providence Storm Threat
Kept Patrons at Home
PROVIDENCE— For the fourth time this
scivson. hurricane threats seriously hampered
ousiness at the boxoffice. All first run houses,
off to a flying start with their respective
jttractions, suffered setbacks as hurricane
lone was predicted to strike this area in full
orce. A last-minute change in direction
spared Rhode Island, but the jittery public
uyed at home awaiting developments.
iDddly enough. "It's Always Fair Weather,"
*ith 110. led. Once again, the downtown
area presented a ghost town appearance, exept
for the workmen busily engaged in bar-
.•icading for the big blow. Two, and possibly
hree, days' business was virtually lost.
Mtjee Francis in the Navy (U-I) 100
— It's Always Foir Weother (MGM) 110
c—The Left Hond ot God ,20th-Fox), 2nd
100
-The Night Holds Terror Col) 90
Divided Heart' Holds Strong
n Fifth Hartford Week
HARTFORD— For the first week in months,
he downtown area had only one holdover
iltraction.
—The Phenix Oily Story (AA); Jail Busters
VI 130
\rt—The Divided Heort Rep), 5th wk 110
Locw 5 Wayward Wife (IFE); Outlaw Girl
lIFEi 90
oew s Po— Marty UAi Bedevilled (MGM) )00
olQcc The King's Thief (MGM); The Square
Ring Rep) 80
orsoni My Dorling Clementine (20th-Fox);
Shone ,Para), reissues 85
trand The Shrike (U-I); The Stronger's Hand
(CKA) 75
Summertime' Far Outstrips
5ther New Haven Offerings
NEW HAVEN—"Summertime made a
trong showing at the Roger Sherman.
Jusiness at the other major downtowners
.'as average or slightly below par.
ollege— Night of the Hunter (UA); Robbers'
Roost (UA), 2nd wk 100
oromount—Wichita AA , Chasers (AA).... 90
oil—Simba LP); King Dinosaur (LP) 85
Sherman—Summertime ,tA); The Big Bluff
fUA) 140
leopens at Naugatuck
NEW HAVEN—Another flood-battered the-
Jtre has been reopened. Ralph Pasho's Salem
I'layhouse, Naugatuck, was back in business
127) after five and a half weeks of rehabilitalion
during which new seats and carpets were
lutalled and the entire interior redecorated.
|>pening night proceeds were turned over to
community disaster fund.
Theatremen to Hear
Rep. Joseph Martin
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sp«Mkrr III tin- ilmiM- .uid now nilnurily
floor Ic.idcr, will six-uk at tlir baiiqiiFt to
be Rivrii Tucnday ovniinK, OrtolH-r 25, nt
Toy Town lavrrii, Wiiu'liciuloii, .il Ihc
rcKloiial convriKloii t)f Indi-priulrnt V.xhibitorN,
Inc., of \4-w KnKland. Ilic oonere»nuin
Is a nallvr of .\(tlclM>ru. lip Is
rfmrnilHTed for Ills stauiit'h support of
the riH-ent lax biittli- over the rcdurdon
of the admi.vsion.s oxcLse tax.
Henry Cummings Named
Manager at Greenfield
CiREENFlKLU. .\I.\S.s Hinry Cummings
jr. has been named manager of the Lawler
Theatre, which was reopened recently by
Western Massachusetts Theatre Managers
Corp., headed by Samuel Goldstein of Ixmgmeadow.
The house had been closed since
June 4, after being operated for nearly ten
years by M. A. Shea Theatrical Enterprises.
The Shea lease expired July 31 and was not
renewed.
Cummings. a native of Rochester, N. H
came to Turners Falls when an infant and
lived most of his life there and in Greenfield.
He started his theatre career as an
usher at the Victoria Theatre in 1934 and
worked up to assistant manager in the six
and one-half years he was with the theatre.
He later was assistant manager at the
Calvin Theatre in Northampton, then was
manager of theatres in Providence, R. I., New
York City and Worcester.
Cummings said that a complete new concession
stand has been installed at the Lawler,
and there are plans to install air conditioning.
The Lawler will show first run
pictures with a twice a week program change.
The house seats 1.100 persons. There are two
other theatres here, the Garden, also owned
by Theatre Managers Corp., and the Victoria,
an independent. All three are first runs.
Public Safety Department
Dismantles Screen Room
BOSTON The .screening room at the
offices of the Dcp