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'M'othing short of a furor marked the opening
of "Guys and Dolls" at the Chicago Theatre
Armistice Day. Manager Thompson said
more than 25.000 people attended. In the
evening, when Howard Miller emceed a special
WBBM broadcast in the theatre lobby, 10,000
persons were on the streets outside trying to
gain entrance. Bedlam broke loose as Marlon
Brando drove up to the theatre front in a
limousine. At the same time limousines
brought Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goldwyn, Jean
Simmons, director Joseph Mankiewicz. Stubby
Kaye, six Goldwyn Girls, Gov. and Mrs.
Stratton, and Secretary of State Charles
Carpentier . During the "Guys and Dolls"
run at the Chicago, the 98-cent admission for
children remains the same. For adults there
w 11 be a graduating price scale, with $1.80
the tops at night. Usual top boxoffice rate
is $1.25.
Immediately following the hectic days of
the recent convention, Ralph Smltha. general
manager of Essaness Theatres, left for a Hot
Springs vacation . Wisniewski,
secretary to RKO office manager O'Brien,
was married November 12 to Edward Wiorski
. . . Another Filmrow wedding will take
place Tuesday (29) when Erwin Lang of
Walt Disney's office here and Anita Rosenthal,
secretary to J. H. Stevens of Paramount,
will be married.
Charles Teltel, sales manager of A. Teitel
Film Co., predicted that "Girl From the
Marshes" is to become one of the top foreign
film grossers of the year. The film grossed
over $6,000 in its first week at the World
Playhouse . . . Walt Disney's "Music Land"
grossed so well at the Monroe that it was
held over for another w-eek . . . The Esquire
is the site of services conducted by the First
Divine Science Church of Chicago, every
Sunday morning at 11.
While Stanley Leseritz, Esquire Theatre
manager, is on a Florida vacation, John Shaffer
is handling managerial duties . . . Paul
Muni stopped over to say "hello" to friends
before going on to New York . . . Bell & Howell
has supplemented their movie camera
equ pment with a line of high fidelity instruments
which are now on display in leading
music stores.
The Better Films Council of Chicago sent
out over 2.000 invitations to PTA officers
and others in like groups for a preview
showing of "Good Morning, Miss Etove" at
the Century Theatre. 20th-Fox publicist Ted
Todd is handling additional previews of the
film in Milwaukee, Fort Wayne, IndianapolLs
and Louisville within the next two weeks . . .
RKO publicist Ralph Banghart left for some
exploiteering trips in connection with "Tennessee's
Partner" and "The Treasure of
Pancho Villa." The latter fUm will follow
""iTrial" at the Woods Theatre.
Irwin Joseph, president of Modern Film
Distributors, had to miss the convention because
of a west coast bus'ness trip. While
there, he conferred with Kroger Babb of
Hallmark Productions about "Monika," which
Modern Film Distributors is handling in this
area. . . . Nathan Joseph, Irwin's father, was
hospitalized because of a heart attack. The
elder Mr. Joseph, now 76 years of age, operates
the States Theatre . Cooper
was elected Illinois Variety delegate to the
international convention.
New Drive-In Starting
At Junction City, Kas.
JUNCTION CITY KAS.—Mid-Central Theatres,
Inc., will start immediately the construction
of a new drive-in theatre to be located
east of Junction City, across the bridge
on Highway 40, one and a half miles from
the city limits.
Tlie new drive-in will be one of the most
modern in the state w'hen finished and will
have a capacity of 700 cars. It will be named
the Plaza Drive-In Theatre inasmuch as it
will be located in the Plaza area. Mid-Central
also operates two indoor theatres in Junction
City, the Colonial and the Junction.
Board Meeting Nov. 30
KANSAS CITY—Ed Harris, president of
the Kansas-Missouri Theatre Ass'n, has
called for a combined November and December
meeting of the board November 30.
This will avoid conflict with holiday activities
and events. The meeting will be held in the
offices in the Paramount building, with a
catered luncheon.
Thanksgiving Reopening
POPLAR BLUFF, MO.—Thanksgiving Day
has been selected for the reopening of the
Jewell Theatre by its new owner, Charles
Whittenburg who also operates the Strand
here. The Jewell formerly was part of the
Rodgers Theatres circuit, but has been closed
for some time.
Cast as toppers in 20th-Fox's "The Proud
Ones," were Robert Ryan, Guy Madison and
Virginia Mayo.
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