Boxoffice-April.13.1959

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CHICAGO
Chelley Winters was in town in behalf of
the April 24 opening of "The Diary
of Anne FYank" at the McVickers Theatre.
Ever since ticket sales were advertised,
the boxoffice has been flooded with orders
for some w^eeks to come . Carnegie
Theatre, doing exceptional business with
"The Seventh Seal," is holding it for three
weeks . . . Alfred Taylor takes over as
division manager for Paramount here May
4. succeeding J. H. Stevens, who died recently.
Matilda Fenberg, who at one time was
secretary to Clarence Darrow, spoke here
in behalf of "Compulsion," due at the
Woods Theatre. In for the same purpose
was Myer Levin, the author of the story . .
Tow Dowd, operator of the Capri, appointed
Tony Valente, formerly at the Mercury,
as manager. Gloria Mendelsohn,
Dowd's secretary when he managed the
Zlegfeld, now the Capri, has returned to
the staff as secretary.
Emie Panaz, owner of the Coronet at
Davenport, and the Capitol at Iowa City,
was on Filmrow. He had deals for all five
of the Academy Award nominees, thus was
able to play the winner the day following
the telecast . . . Maurice Chevalier, who
is appearing In the Empire room of the
Palmer House, flew to Hollywood for the
Academy Award telecast.
Henry Stevens of the State Theatre
reported excellent business on "The 7th
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Voyage of Sinbad" and "Up Periscope"
combo . . . Jack Schwartz sends his regards
to Filmrow from Miami Beach, where he
and his wife have been vacationing since
March 1 . . . The Clark will present another
film festival starting May 9. Tentatively
scheduled are The Eagle, A Place
in the Sun, An American Tragedy, Stalag
17, Witness for the Prosecution, Paths of
Glory, The Bicycle Thief, Tight Little Island,
Viva Zapata, Marty and Cowboy.
Bill Drake, who had a serious bout with
the flu in February, is home with another
session of it. Mike Drake, his brother,
fortunately returned from Hollywood
where he was negotiating for new product
so he could assume operation of the
business . . . Harris Dudelson screened
"Darby O'Gill and the Little People" Fi-iday
in the 20th-Fox screening room .
"Al Capone" is scheduled to open at Todd's
Cinestage May 7.
The Variety Club will host Jimmy Balmer.
Variety International ceremonial officer,
general manager of the "Ice Capades,
' humorist and raconteur, at a dinner
Monday night (13). The club reports
that only a few reserved seats are left for
the White Sox-Yankees night game April
28. Members are urged to get their order
in promptly to Harry Balaban at 190 North
State St., Chicago 1. They are $3 each . . .
Clyde Murrell, theatre manager from Lakeland,
Florida, was seriously burned in a
room fire at the Hotel Morrison here. He
was taken to St. Luke's.
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Thomas A. Gallagher, formerly with
Central Film Distributors, has been named
general sales manager for United Film &
Recording Studios ... A. Teitel writes
from HoUywood that he is joining a film
importing organization there which will
distribute nationally . . "Water Front"
and "Caine Mutiny" will open in 30 neighborhood
theatres May 1 as a combo .
Joe Cozzi of Hal Roach was a flu victim
Hyde Park Theatre will open
"Ordet," Danish produced film distributed
by Charles Teitel . Pacific" will
close at the McVickers April 19 so the
house can be readied for the benefit opening
of "The Diary of Anne Fi-ank" April
24 for the Chicago Federation of Settlements
and Neighborhood Centers.
ST. LOUIS
T t. Gov. Edward V. Long, who owns the
Senate Theatre in Ellsberry, spoke at
the annual installation dinner of the South
Broadway Merchants & Mfgs. Ass'n . . .
Je.sse Bizzel reopened his Rex Theatre in
Dongola, 111. . . . Charlie Beninati reopened
his Car-Breeze Di-ive-In at Carlyle, 111..
with a new 80x40-foot widescreen, and
now can show Cinemascope.
Reports on the big Show-a-Rama convention
in Kansas City will be made at
the Tuesday il4) meeting of the MITO
board at the Warner exchange . . . Fannie
Hurst, the author, met newspaper, radio
and TV folk at the Park Plaza Sunday in
behalf of "Imitation of Life," which
opened at the St. Louis Theatre the following
Friday