. . . "The . . The . . Perakos . . Ernie . . Ted PROVIDENCE I>hode Island's hoax bomber is still at large. His latest strike was at the Newport Strand. Two calls from him emptied the theatre for 15 minutes while police made a thorough search. The first call was to police headquarters. A call received at 7:17 p.m. was more di'amatic. The caller said "Pay attention! At 7:30 a bomb will go off in the Strand." Five minutes later an operator at the Newport telephone exchange received a similar call, which was traced to a booth in the Armed Services YMCA. Police picked up four civilians, who were released after questioning. After the theatre was searched, the performance was resumed. "The Proud and the Beautiful" was shown first in Rhode Island at the Avon Cinema Teahouse of the August Moon" held for a second week at Loew's State; "Anastasia" a third week at the Majestic . . . Bill Ti-ambukis, Loew's State manager, returned to his desk following a minor operation. WJAR-TV recently took a full page in the radio-television supplement of the Sunday Joiu-nal to present its "Movie Calendar of the Month." The layout simulated a normal calendar page, with day-by-day programing of motion pictures to be televised over the station. Something like three or four motion pictures are beamed out every day during the month. Approximately 100 different films are to be televised dm-ing February . Sunday Journal is now featuring a complete section to television and radio. Devoting, by far, more free plugs to these two forms than to motion pictures, it is bound to arouse the ire of motion picture theatre owners and operators already irked by the discrepancy between free space accorded motion picture theatres as against television and radio. New Policy at Perakos Unit HARTFORD — The Eastwood Theatre in East Hartford, has changed matinee operating houj-s, with performances now starting at 1:30. Doors open at 1:15, Mondays through Fridays. The Eastwood is part of Perakos circuit. Third Term to Lider As lENE President BOSTON—Edward W. Lider was re-elected president of Independent Exhibitors of New England, a unit of National Allied, for a third term, at the annual meeting of the unit, Tuesday (12) at Edward W. Lider the Hotel Bradford. Other officers elected were Melvin B. Safner of Central Falls, R. I., first vice-president; Edwin Fideli of Worcester, second vicepresident; Henry Gaudet of Laconia, N. H., secretary; Julian Rifkin, Boston, treasurer. Norman Glassman of Lowell was re-elected chairman of the board, and Nathan Yamins of Brookline was reelected national delegate, with Lider as alternate. Carl Goldman was reappointed executive secretary of the unit. Directors elected were Leslie Bendslev, Ray Feeley, Ned Eisner, Leonard Goldberg, Ai-- thur K. Howard, F^ank LePage, Walter Mitchell, Daniel Murphy, Sam Resnik, Ted Rosenblatt, Andrew Tegu, David Hodgdon and Joseph Jarvis. Hartford Editor Welcomes Withdrawal of Newsreels HARTFORD — Writing editorially under the title, "Fadeout for Newsreels," the Hartford Courant, morning daily, commented: "The showing of cuiTent events in motion picture houses never did achieve big public favor. Lately this sort of film aperitif has been relegated more and more to oblivion. The latest of the newsreels to be withdrawn is Paramount News, which discontinues on February 15. Paramount's withdrawal underscores an inclination within the film industry that news, be it ever so spectacularly capsuled, is doubtful fare for the entertainment seeker. Even so, some five years ago most of the country's 19.200 theatres considered news the right sauce for the double feature. But television has greatly scotched this. Now the industry indicates that less than half of the theatres show newsreels. "This retrenchment will probably cause groans in some quarters. But the more progressive in the motion picture industry will say good riddance to any part of the program that drags its feet. And if newsreels were withdrawn next week, it's unlikely the public would show any great distress. The story is the thing and so let's get on with it. Fact, apparently, belongs elsewhere." HARTFORD pred R. Greenway and Jack Keppner of Loew's Tlieatres planned to host Walt Disney cartoonist Roy Williams at a press luncheon as part of the "Cinderella" promotion. The attraction is slated to open later this month at Loew's Palace . . . Tom Tryon, local actor, has been signed for his fourth Hollywood role. He will star in "Short Cut to Hell," a Paramount melodrama marking James Cagney's directorial debut. Tryon previously appeared in AA's "Screaming Eagles," Paramount's "The Scarlet Hour" and "Three Violent People" and RKO's "The Lady and the Prowler." A sizable delegation from the regional amusement industry will attend the March 17 testimonial dinner honoring Jimmy Durante in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel, New York . Dorau started a new tableware giveaway at the Newington, Newington . Theatre Associates booked a dual revival bill, consisting of "High Society" and "Sabrina," into the subsequent run Arch St. Theatre, New Britain. Jimmy PiersaU, the baseball player, was a guest at the Connecticut Sportswriters Alliance dinner at Hotel Statler, with newsmen interviewing him about Paramount's upcoming "Fear Strikes Out," which concerns Piersall's life. He enthused, "It clears up the situation concerning my father, whose sole aim was to make a big league player out of me. The TV show left a bad taste concerning him, which the motion picture corrects. It makes me happy, because I want you all to know that everything my father aid, he did for me." . . "The Dark Wave," 20-minute featurette for the campaign against epilepsy, was booked into Lockwood & Gordon's Strand, Winsted Actress Gene Tierney found Hartford to . be a rather warm city February 5. While riding in her car, a short circuit in the cigaret lighter caused the vehicle to catch fire. A fire fighting unit responded and soon had the blaze under control. The St. Sebastian PTA took over the M&D . . . . Middlesex Theatre in Middletown February 4, 5 for benefit performances Holt of Loew's circuit was in town; another visitor was Dave Jacobson, Jason Theatrical Enterprises, Torrington The Moosup, Moosup, has new policy of distributing a free gift to a lucky lady every Friday and Saturday night. The independent theatre also has started a kitchenware giveaway on Monday nights. i Let Us Do Your Office Bookkeeping Work We can save you the headaches of all your paper work ot a small cost per theotre. Call or Write Bay State Amusement Enterprises, Inc. 250 Boylston St., Room 306 Boston 16, Mass. Tel. KE 6-5255 Strand at Willimantic Relighted as the Cameo HARTFORD—The Strand Theatre at Willimantic. operated under numerous banners over the years, has been renamed the Cameo and relighted by Frank Lasala and Kenneth Spargo. Spargo formerly served as assistant manager of the Warner Garde in New London. Willimantic has two other theatres—the Stanley Warner Capitol and Jason Theatrical Enterprises' Gem, both first run. Ed Lord Planning Fill-in On Yantic at Norwich HARTFORD—An application to fill in a portion of the east branch of the Yantic river at Norwich for a distance of about 330 feet south of the city line has been filed with the Army engineers by Edward P. Lord, eastern Connecticut theatre operator, and treasurer of the Lord Mfg. Co. No comment was available from Lord as to the use he intends to make of the area. With the exception of a small parcel of land. Lord owns the property between Falls avenue and the river. The fill will create a lot of almost one quarter of an acre. NE-2 BOXOFFICE February 16, 1957
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