Boxoffice-October.01.1955

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Tent 28 Is Sponsoring
Scots Guard Concert
TOUONTO V.int'tv Tout liH. Ill adilltion
to sponsoriiiR the tourinp British Music Hall
Revue, currently pliiyiiiK two weeks at the
Royal Alexandra, also will spon.sor the Scots
Guards concert at Toronto's Maple Leaf
Gardens.
Chief Barker Harry S. Mandell asked all
members to stage a quick ticket cnmpaipn for
the appearance of the famous guards band,
massed pipers and Highland dancers at the
Gardens, scheduled for October 11. Prices
.scale from S3.50 to SI. "Let's jam the Gardens."
exhorted Mandell.
The engagement of the Music Hall Revue,
."Starring three comics, Norman Evans, Alec
Pinlay and "Two-Ton" Tessie O'Shea, runs
to October 8 at S3. 50 top, after which the
company will play other cities in aid of
Variety Village.
Tlie benefit baseball game this year did
not bring expected results for the Heajt
Fund, but the barkers are working to make
up the financial deficiency by these later
promotions.
The Toronto tent is also getting organized
for 1956 with the acceptance of nominations
for next year's crew. Dave Grie.sdorf. general
manager of Canadian Odeon. is in line for
the office of chief barker.
TORONTO
l^anager Fred Trebilcoik i.s looking for the
reopening of the downtown Famous
Players Tivoli for the Canadian Thanksgiving
Day weekend, the tentative date October 7.
The theatre, with its seating reduced from
1,400 to 1.000 for more leg room, has been
closed for three months for a complete transformation
. . . Mrs. Eva Delaney, owner of
the Delaney at Gananoque, is once again
seriously ill in the hcspital after making a
miraculous recovery a year ago. Mrs. Delaney
received a big welcome when she was able to
ittend the Ontario theatres convention in
Toronto last November.
Manager Gordon Gotts is busy with changes
»t the Hamilton. Ont., Roxy for its reopening
Dctober 7 with the new name of Hyland under
.he Odeon banner now . society event
Saturday ^24) was the beautiful wedding of
Shirley Ann. only daughter of FPC Viceresident
R. W. Bolstad, to David William
\shworth of Toronto in Grace Church-onhe-Hill.
On the previous Saturiiay. Armeda
ind Angela, two of the four attractive
laughters of Mr. and Mrs. Win Barron, were
ed in a double ceremony in the Church of
)ur Lady of the Assumption. And on
)ctober I.John Roulston, well-known booker.
/Ill marry Marilyn Pigott at Fairlawn United
!hurch
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The Golden Mile Theatre, managed by J. F.
chmitz, has taken a page from circuit prolotion
by organizing a Movie Club program
Dr the early Saturday matinee each week .
lanager Len Bishop of Shea's where "Lady
nd the Tramp" has rounded out its fourth
eek, was quick to tie in last Saturday with
a le- Humane Society's annual tag day by
sslsting the collectors with .special advertisig
and personal cooperation.
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JOHN
Tames .\. Wliitrbone, president ol the projectionists
Local 440. was rc-i'lrcted president
of the New Brunswick Federation of
Labor for the 25th con.secutlve year. Tills
rt-ssociatlon passed a re.solutlon to petition
the provincial government to eliminate the
amu.sement tax on theatre admissions under
50 cents and reduce the rate above 50 by half.
James Mitchell, popular manager for PPC
Capitol Theatre here, returned from a twoweek
vacation spent in Ottawa, Toronto and
his old hometown of Kingston, Ont. .
John A. Ricketts, for eight .vear-s a.sslstan(
to Herman Kcrwln, manager of the Regent,
resigned to take a position with the Canadian
customs service.
Leslie .\. Spragoie, owner and operator of
the Gaiety, opened his new Roxy Theatre
in Rothesay. N. B.. formerly the Community.
The theatre has been completely redecorated
and new projection equipment Installed.
There is a snack bar connected with the
building which will be under the supervision
of Mrs. Sprague.
Mickey Iseman, Montreal manager and
eastern Canadian .supervisor for U-I, spent
a few days with Jack Bellamy, manager of
the local branch, conferring with theatre
operators and heads of circuits. Iseman at
one time was manager here for Warners.
K. J. Partington, Nova Scotia fire marshal,
is cautioning theatres and places of amusement
that the exits must be kept clear and
in working order. The Theatre Managers
A.ss'n of Halifax is protesting that the regulations
for bingo halls should be enforced by
the fire marshal and the Nova Scotia Censor
Board. Some regulations require tables to be
a stipulated number of feet apart; aisles
and exits provided and no-smoking rules enforced.
Visiting theatremen included Jack O'Rourke
of the Gaiety. Minto. N. B., and Lloyd Mason
of the Capitol, Springhill, N. S. . . . Theatres
in Halifax are faced with a prospective
Orders are
300 to 400 per cent tncreiLxc Iti ri'iil •iLiite
Much
valuntloiis.
aroused among the ".
Ire properties who .>
and .see no way In
heavy additional \ni
Smith of the Garsoi.
president of the Halllax Theaire ManiiKcrx
A.s.s'n, and Carlton Brown, Halifax .supervlxor
for Franklin & Hcrschorn and .secretary of
the association, arc Inve-sllgntlng the matter
Vancouver
Shifts to
LAUYSMITH. B. C. Mr. and Mrs. John
McKlm have moved from here to Vancouver
where McKIm Is employed in the advertising
department of the Odeon Theatre circuit.
McKIm had managed the local theatre since
1953, and had ranked high In a number of
promotion campaigns.
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