Boxoffice-April.07.1958

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BUFFALO
Uanild Bfiinetl, nuinager at National Screen.
IS back from a vacation on Plantation
Key near Key West. Fla., and is sportinR
n beautiful tan. hapf)ening to hit waiTn
weather and sunshine. His parents own a
home on Plantation Key . . . Joe Llppert.
former assistant manager at the Center Theatre,
came back from a montli's tour of
Florida, then entered the Ai-my. He reported
Good Friday at Ft. Lee, Va.. officers scliool
of the quartermaster corps, where he expect.s
to remain three months. Joe has a commission
as second lieutenant which lie earned
while attending Canisius College. Joe visited
all his friends in the Paramount theatres in
Buffalo before leaving for the two-year
stretch in the Army.
Batavia Is one of the first cities in tiie
state to vote to play bingo. City clerk-treasurer
Fi-ank A. Corti announces that it will be
about a week before application forms and
licenses for bingo operation are available.
Corti will be licensing director . . One of
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the first drive-ins to reopen for the season
is the Aeix) on Union road between Genesee
and Walden, which opened March 27. The
East and West Twin outdoorer is now open,
too, and the Sheridan, which operated all
winter.
The Buffalo U-I exchange now is doing all
the booking for the area formerly covered
by the Albany branch, which has been closed.
It is understood that Frank Dana, now covering
the Binghamton-Syracuse areas out of
the Buffalo office, will take over .some of
the Albany area also . . . Amy Ostrowski,
seci-etary to Ike Erlichman, manager of the
Buffalo U-I office, celebrated her 32nd birthday
March 28 and the office staff threw a
party in her honor.
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William Zielor, managing director of the
Century, was right on the job when the
downpour of Academy Awards came in for
"The Bridge on the River Kwai." He had a
big ad in the local newspapers the next day
with the heading, "Best Pictme of the Year,"
and listing all the awards . James J. Hayes,
manager of the Cinema, downtown art house,
got out special art ads on "All at Sea," which
stars Alec Guinness, who got "the best actor
of the year" award. Jim had a big sketch of
Guinness in his ads. holding an Oscar and a
quote reading. "By Jove, I won an Oscar!"
Lester Pollock, manager of Loew's Theatre,
Rochester, is again assisting the local police
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in booking a big show for the annual police
ball April 12 and has signed up Edie Gorme
and Steve LawTence, TV and recording stars,
as headliners and John Long's orchestra to
play for the dancing The North Park
Drive-In opened in Flochester March 28 and
the Washington outdoorer started its season
April 2 in the same town. John J. Keegan.
Kodak Town manager for the Redstone interests
that operate the Lake Shore and
SCRIPT GIFT TO STUDENTS—Students
of English and theatre arts courses
at the University of Buffalo now have
access to first hand information on the
making of a motion picture as the result
of a gift from MOM to Lockwood library.
.An original script, autographed by every
member of the cast. Producer Pandro S.
Berman and wTiter-director Richard
Brooks of "The Brothers Karamazov,"
has been turned over to the school archives
for use by the teachers and students
for clas.sroom and study purposes.
The presentation was made on behalf
of the film company by Edward F. Meade,
(left) city manager of the Shea Theatres,
and accepted by Prof. Stanley D. Travis.
The picture was being shown at Shea's
Buffalo.
Washington drive-ins, said that this is the
first year under that management that the
Washington has opened on schedule. Two
years ago the field was mud and operation
was delayed for most of the season. Last
year the surfacing caved in in one section
and again the theatre was op>ened for only
part of the summer.
Dewey Michaels booked the Basilio-Robinson
fight films into the Palace the day after
the big affair in Chicago and jammed 'em in
for a week at the theatre, which has been
showing films for several months. The Palace
reverted to its burlesque policy
The common stock of the
April 4 . . .
Bausch & Lomb
Optical Co. of Rochester, developer of the
lenses used in Cinemascope, has tieen listed
on the New Yoi'k stock exchange. For many
years the stock had been traded in the over
the counter market.
Ben Dargush, manager of the Center Theatre,
gave orchids to the first 500 women
attending the opening of "Eighteen and
Anxious" . Buffalo theatres,
cooperating with the Council of Churches,
did not open on Good Friday until 3 p.m.
The theatres cooperate in this late opening
each year and gain a lot of goodwill with
I he churches . Tii-State Candy Co. of
Buffalo has taken over the candy concessions
at Loew's State and Strand in Syracuse from
the People's Candy Co.
Manager Sam Mitchell Ls celebrating the
tiist anniversary of the Shoppinglown Theatre
in DeWitt, N. Y., with a lot of special
events, including the presentation of roses
to women . Remy, operator at
the Empire outdoorer in Rochester, is recovering
from surgery which he underwent
recently in St. Mary's Hospital. It was the
first year of all-winter operation at the Empire,
by the way, and Remy likes to go to
Florida during the cold months. Remy, however,
stayed on the job all winter at the
Empire. Joseph Glynn from Natick, Mass.,
who is subbing at the Empire, is hoping that
Remy will be back at the Empire for the
summer.
BALTIMORE
Tack Fruchtman was host to Governor Mc-
Keldin. Mayor D'Alesandro. other state
and city officials, the press, radio and TV personnel
for a private showing of "South Pacific"
at the New Theatre . . . Abel Caplan,
owner of the Westway, invited a group of
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local clergymen for a showing of "Day of
Triumph" at his theatre Robert Ashcroft,
manager of the Broadway, is visiting
with his family in Texas . Seideman
of the Paramount Decorating Co. in Philadelphia
was in town for work at the New
Theatre . Fedder, also of Philadelphia,
has taken over the boxoffice at the
New for "South Pacific."
Watt W. Hodgdon. general manager for
the Fruchtman Theatres, is in southern Maryland
for a week on business ... Ed Ritter is
resigning as night manager of the Century
Prince, spokesman for the Rappaport
Theatres, says business increased at
least 20 per cent for "The Bridge on the
River Kwai" at the Hippodrome directly
after it won the several Academy awards . . .
Aaron B. Seidler. manager of the New Albert,
spent Monday in Washington visiting the
exchanges.
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Amos Englehart is the new assistant manager
at the Stanley. He foiinerly was connected
with the Century and Keith's theatres
. Fred Perry, who operates the Cameo,
Edgemere and Rex, has returned from a
New York business trip.
Booth Veterans Die
BUFFALO—John J. Walsh, president of
Local 233, the oldest projectionist in Buffalo
who started in May 1927 in the Paramount
Theatre, died. Another Paramount boothman.
Hector Stewart, died March 21.
been there since 1928.
He had
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