Boxoffice-Febuary.18.1956

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CLEVELAND
ll/Tilt Mooney of Cooperative Theatres of
Ohio and his wife were photographed
with Pope Pius during their recent visit to
the Vatican
.
Safron, Columbus
manager, will be host to Kim Novak, star of
"Picnic," at a press-TV-radio luncheon February
22 in the vice-presidential suite of the
Carter Hotel. Miss Novak also will put in
an appearance during the National Allied
Drive-In convention banquet ... All five
children of Jack Ochs, aged from 1 to 6
years old, are victims of chickenpox.
"Shack Out on 101" plays a
Allied Artists'
Greater Cleveland multiple first run in nine
theatres opening February 22 in the Beach
Cliff, Ezella, Parma, Lorain-Fulton, Madison,
Shore, Mapletown, Mayland and Park theatres
Harry Rice, Columbia exploitation
.
. . field representative, is spending about six
weeks in this territory working on "Picnic"
engagements. The picture opens here February
22 at the Hippodrome . . . Sam Weiss,
who recently returned here to succeed Ray
Schmertz as 20th-Fox local sales manager,
was in Cincinnati Monday (13) to attend a
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"Andy" Anderson has introduced Saturday
kiddy shows at the Colony Theatre, Toledo,
with great success . . . U-I's "Never Say Goodbye"
went into the Allen Friday (17), with
"Carousel" previously set for that date,
opening on March 17 . "Guys and Dolls"
. .
continued chalking up attendance records in
its eighth straight week at the Ohio Theatre.
. . . Bill
Jimmy Shulnian, associated with his father
Jack in the Lexington Theatre, Cleveland,
and the Lake, Painesville, is spending a fourweek
vacation in the Virgin Islands
Twig, Warner manager, spent the weekend
attending a division meeting in Philadelphia
Steuve of the State and Royal
theatres, Findlay, reports a slight upgrading
in business since the first of the year.
. . .
Word comes from Woodville that George
Wakely of the Limelite Theatre is convalescing
nicely following surgery There is
no information about Jerry Reinhart, until
recently owner of the Mozart and McKinley
theatres. Canton, who reportedly was rushed
to the hospital for emergency surgery . . .
The Sylvan Theatre, Sylvania, which Richard
Campbell leased from Ernest Walters, is getting
dressed up with Cinemascope equipment
and is scheduled to reopen in about ten days.
The house has been closed since last August.
Filmrow was talking about Bernie Kranze's
resignation as UA sales manager and his appointment
as Cinerama vice-president and
recalling when he was local RKO manager
Essick of Modern Theatres has purchased
the home of the late Sam Halle, one
of the show places of Cleveland Heights .
After seeing shots of "Carousel" on the 20th-
Fox TV program last Wednesday night, exhibitors
think they can profit by advertising
the difference between the small screen blackand-white
version and the sensational Cinemascope
55 version which will be seen on
theatre screens.
William Gehring, 20th-Fox general sales
manager, not only will attend the M. B.
Horwitz 70th birthday testimonial banquet
here February 20 in the Statler Hotel, but he
will emcee the affair, according to committee
co-chairmen Nate Schultz and I. J. Schmertz.
Some 300 industry members are expected to
Claudia Astrum, with the
be present . . .
local Columbia exchange for the last nine
years, has resigned to become office manager
and secretary for Milton Mooney's Cooperative
Theatres of Ohio. Prior to joining
Columbia, she was with Republic for 13
years. At Co-Op. she succeeds Stella Smetanka,
who resigned after almost ten years
with the organization.
Because of heavy snow turning to rain and
ice, visiting exhibitors were scarce. Spotted
on the Row were Joe Shagrin, Foster, Youngstown;
Blair Russell, Russell, Millersburg;
Steve Vernarsky and his son. Palace, Hubbard
. . . Bert Lefkowich of Community circuit
and his family are visiting the Max Lefkowiches
in Miami Beach.
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