Boxoffice-April.07.1958

. . NTS
. , Mr.
. . Frank
—
. . Lee
CINCINNATI
tirrnian Hunt is ituslallinn Tixid-AO al his
McCiHik Theatre. Dayton, where he plans
to open "Around the World in 80 Days" April
2. National Theatre Supply is furnishing the
theatre wltJi draperies, screen and sound
equipment. New seat* are being installed on
a position plan best suited for viewing of the
new wide.screen. Capacity under the new plan
will be 70O patrons. Hunt's Cinestage Theatre
in Columbus is still playing "Around the
World in 80 Days."
Mrs. James Conn, wife of the NTS manager,
has returned to her desk in the NTS
office, fully recovered from recent minor
surgery . has installed new sound
projectors at the Family Theatre, MUford,
owned by Julian Hardoerfer. and new projection
lamps and rectifiers at the Milford
Auto Theatre. Milford, owned by Harold
Schwartz. Schwartz also has painted the
screen and redecorated his drive-in . . . NTS
is fui'nishing lamps and rectifiers in the Valley
Theatre. AUiens. owned by Fi-ank Nolan.
Frank Sandor. who recently took over the
Avalon and Kayton theatres. Montgomei-y,
W. Va.. is installing Cinemascope in the
Avalon. NTS is making tiie installation . .
.
Norman Polikoff is the new U-I booker, replacing
Bill Mink, who resigned. Polikoff
comes here from New York, where he was
booker in the N. Y. exchange . . . Irving
Tombach. former WB exploitation representative,
is an account executive at WZIP.
John L. John, MGM publicity man, was
here in connection with the "Raintree
County" campaign . . . The new WB attraction,
No Time for Sergeants," starring
Andy Griffith, was tradescreened Monday
1 31) at the Hollywood Theatre . . . Edwin
M. BootJi. former MGM manager, has joined
the WZIP .sales .staff
Operators of Dayton drive-ins have agreed
to the policy of no more than three features
on Saturda.vs. In the past, the theatres had
been having "Dusk to Dawn" Saturday shows
with five features and the exhibitors were
subjected to much criticism that these late
shows were contributing to delinquency
among the minors . Carnalian and
Bud Hughes were on the Row, setting bookings
for their drive-ins which are reopening
at McKee, Manchester, Richmond, and Mount
Vernon, Ky. They also operate indoor theatres
at McKee, Manchester, Campton and Sand
Gap, Ky.
Jerry Shinbach of Chicago, who operates
.
a drive-in in Columbus, made the rounds of
the exchanges and Mrs. Don Keesling
of Bramwell, W. Va., brought their tenmonths-old
child to Childi-en's Hopsital here
for treatment . . . Row visitors were F. Lenz,
Toledo; Harold Moore. Charleston, W. Va.:
Harry Wheeler. Gallipolis; Miles Vance,
Hamilton: Lou Smith. Bellevue, Ky., and
Jerry Jackson, Williamsbm-g, who plans to
leave for a stay in Florida.
Harold Moore, Charleston, will do the booking
and buying for the Airport Drive-In,
Spencer, W. Va., which is owned by Glenn
Lother and Jack A. Cooper . Heidingsfeld.
Buena Vista manager, is resigning as of
April 4 and will be affiliated with the Frank
Yassenoff circuit, composed of ten driveins
in the Columbus and Cincinnati areas
and in Parkersburg, W. Va. Lee's present
plans are to maintain offices at the Milford
Auto Theatre, Milford . . . The new MGM
picture "Merry Andrew," was sneak-previewed
at the Albee Theatre Monday night,
and well received by the capacity audience.
After a meetingr with representatives of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, William Onie, chief
barker, and Robert C. McNabb, chairman of
the Variety Heart committee, set May 19,
which is on a Monday, for the Annual Variety's
Old New.spaper Boys Day. This is Variety's
biggest fund raising event for the benefit
of the Opportunity Workshop al the Goodwill
Industries.
Former friends and associates of Dave
Litto, who represented RKO here in the
Columbus area, heard that Dave will be married
April 19 to Sara Goodman of New York
City. Dave is now affiliated with one of the
eastern film exchanges as salesman . . . April
19 seems to be a lucky day, as that also is
the date that Don Womack, a former RKO
salesman and now a-ssistant to DCA manager
Heywood Mitchus,son. will marry Pat Thiel.
The couple platis a Florida honeymoon.
The Rank Film Distributors Swedish im^port,
"Smiles of a Summer Night" will soon
be opening in key Ohio cities, according to
local RFDA manager Sheldon Ti-omberg . . .
Fred Krimm, exhibitor of Vandalia and Dayton,
became a grandfather for the first time,
when his son, Fred Krimm jr., and Mrs.
Ki-imm, presented him with a set of twins,
a boy and a girl. March 23. Krimm jr. is
affiliated with his dad in the operation of a
group of theatres.
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ME-2 BOXOFFICE April 7, 1958