Boxoffice-08.01.1960

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purpose of the nickel movies, besides providing
fun for the youngsters, is to keep
them occupied while their parents enjoy
the bargain carnival. A bicycle will be
given away at each of the three theatres.
Pennsylvania's 1960 Legislature retmns
to sessions at Harrisburg September 12
its help to youngsters, Variety Tent
1 has been awarded a certificate of honor
by the National Recreation Ass'n. The
club's Camp O'Connell. for handicapped
children, is operating to capacity under
direction of Lou Hanna. chief barker ... A
visitor was former Pilmrowite Mannie
Troutenberg.
Dick Wagner, Altoona projectionist, who
operated the Sun Theatre there under
lease for a year or so, plans to reopen the
Logan Theatre. Altoona, which has been
closed for seven or eight years. A few
months ago. the Logan owners, the pioneer
exhibitors Jake and Ike Silverstated
that they would relight this
theatre and they got the
Joe Delisi, former area theatre owner,
who retired to Florida some years ago,
in the Filmrow area with his son,
resides here. They were accompanied
old friend Tommy Bello, manager for
the Blatt Bros. Theatres at Nanty-Glo.
The Al Nordquists, Galeton exhibitors,
are parents, this time another
daughter being added to the family circle
Stahl, former Oil City theatre
owner for many years, and who is partially
as the result of a stroke suffered
years ago. now makes his home at
1800 71st Street. Miami Beach, 41, Fla. He
his Oil City residence some months
. . . Wheeling merchants staged Circus
Sale Days and provided baby sitters from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26 at the Court
Theatre, where special features and shorts
were screened free.
Joel, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin P. Brown of the Lakeview Drive-In,
;Erie, and Amy Bennett of Beechwood,
Ohio, were joined in marriage. Ed Brown
formerly had operated a theatre at Wesley-
;ville for many years, this now being a
religious auditorium. Jerry Brown, brother
of the bridegroom, who served as best man
the wedding, now is residing in San
Francisco, being employed by Joseph Magnin
Co., and sharing an apartment with
'Joseph Magnin's son, Jerry, who was a
fraternity brother and close friend at Penn.
jEd Brown's ozoner at Erie is licensed and
[booked by Frank Lewis.
giant steel screen was installed and
painted at the Monroeville Drive-In and
lit was ready for the grand opening, weeks
.later than contemplated, but really near
the goal this weekend . Magel,
'United Film Service Pennsylvania and
Ohio division manager, was promoted to
Chicago as assistant vice-president . . .
The Press and the Stanley Theatre feainspectors
of
property
the state
in shape.
department
of labor and industry itisisted on additional
changes and modernizations which
the Silvermans did not want to comply
reportedly. Wagner's Sun is open
daily except Wednesday and he plans fulloperation
at the Logan. Various imare
to be made and Wagner
to have the Logan open within a
few weeks or a month.
tured a three-day
Unchained" coloring
sters under 12. with
dozens of free tickets
K. A. "Gus" Vaveris.
exhibitor, recently
fice and has a fine
venient, quiet, neat
and Roberta Hanna
wedding anniversary
Co-Op executive and
barker, and Mrs. Hanna
row gal. well respected
windstorm on a Tuesday
an 80x8 feet high picket
an area near the screen
Tri-State Drive-In
Driving rainstorm
number of outdoor
the alert, some fearing
concession buildings
Rudy and Sam
their bowling lanes
their Eastwood Theatre,
The Star Theatre,
dark August 7 under
Anderson . . . Friends
Michael, who was
with the former Rex
has taken a bride
Florida . and
Stern-Associated Theatres
in the east for a week
ters Judy and Linda
Waynesboro.
Wally Anderson
and the Riders of
Fairview Drive-In,
Way Drive-In. Warren.
and at the Huntingdon
ingdon, he has installed
tronic telephone answering
Hans Albers,
MUNICH, GERMANY—Hans
a leading German
peared with Marlene
Jannings in "The
Paramount released
died July 24. Albers
screens in "Monte
leased by First Division
"The White Hell of
by Lux Films in 1951.
Giant Screen Toppled
CLARKSBURG,
screen at the Skyline
by a violent windstorm.
Caputo. this outdoor
both sides of its screen
a few years ago when
E. Warner.
The United Artists
"
Wild. is a Prometheus
Automatic equipments
and this new service
bowlers within a
Nathan, former National
for many years, has
with Public Relations
Monday d) he is
operate his own public
His office for the
new residence, 4939
13.
three-picture "Hercules
contest for young-
three bicycles and
offered to winners.
40-year Johnstown
closed his downtown of-
office in his home, con-
and clean . . . Lou
celebrated their 33rd
July 30. He is the
Variety Tent 1 chief
is a former Film-
in the trade ... A
night ripped out
fence surrounding
at Don Mungello's
near Burgettstown.
with high winds had a
theatre managers on
at times that their
might collapse.
Navari are modernizing
in the basement of
Frankstown road.
Smethport, will go
direction of Wally
report that Prank
associated for years
Theatre, southside,
and is honeymooning in
Mrs. Ernest Stern of
are vacationing
and visiting daugh-
at Summer camp near
featured Doc Williams
the Purple Sage at his
St. Marys, and White
At these ozoners
Drive-In, Hunt-
24-hour elec-
service.
67, Dead
Albers, 67,
film actor who ap-
Dietrich and Emil
Blue Angel," which
in the U. S. in 1930,
was also seen on U. S.
Carlo Madness," re-
in 1932, and in
Pitz-Palu," distributed
W. VA.—The giant
Drive-In was toppled
Owned by Sam
theatre lost much of
in a similar twister
owned by Charles
release, "Something
production.
are being installed
will be ready for
few weeks . . . Perry
Screen manager
completed his year
Service and as of
on his own and will
relations business.
present will be at his
Bayard St., Pittsburgh
Parney Cohen,
Arcadia
streets, is
pearing in
on "Psycho."
for trade
the usual
Cohen and
the advisability
mount on
"
"Psycho
A fire broke
the men's
16th and Market
the 15th and
the blaze.
fire . . . Joyce
talent scout,
faces." The
delphians in
Mickey Callan.
Simone.
George
Theatre. Atlantic
for workmen
for the showing
plays through
first ten rows
platform will
the big screen
4, 200 -seat Boardwalk
Theatreman
Dies on
PITTSBURGH—A
Colosseum in
27 from Angelina
were on vacation
few hours after
received here
area theatre
heart attack
Bracken
Drive-In here
served as
circuit drive-ins.
Tomasselli,
man.
Frank Harpster
PITTSBURGH—Prank
time theatre
Stanley Warner
July 23. He
shortly before
heart attack.
SW district
zone under
RCA
A Diyhion
210-12
Philadelphia,
Stanley Warner
new theatre
Center, which
in the Cheltenham
city . . .
handled by
distributors
and Tioga,
leased as a
Theatre,
one
Paramount's
showings
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of Radio
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Citation
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closed
Gospel
of Shapiro's
and
exhibitors
Living Press
ten-minute
includes,
promotion,
showmen
cooperating with
customers
screen.
receptacle
Pox
Firemen
house
unaware
Columbia
looking
signed four
year—James
Landon and
his
J.. July
100-foot
"Windjammer,"
Labor Day.
rising orchestra
ripped out
room
Bracken
Tour
postcard showing
received here
Bracken,
Italian capital.
arrived, word
formerly
died following
of the
seasons and
other Associated
brother-in-law,
maintenance
Harpster,
supervisor
died on
of indigestion
the result
he was
the Pittsburgh
COMPANY
of America
Street
Locust
planning to
Cheltenham Shopping
construction
section
are now
Zagrams. Arrow
Theatre,
year, has
Chestnut
ap-
Book
reel
among
talks by
on
Para-
after
Theatre.
from
put out
of the
Pictures
for "new
Phila-
Darren,
Nina
Warren
27, 28
screen
which
The
to give
in this
the
July
who
was
an
Echo
had
Mike
long-
for
the job
of
Ohio
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build
of this
being
Film
17th
been
manager
16th
of the four
This is a
and
other three
of
admitting
on the
out in a trash in
of the
streets.
Sansom fire
were
Selznick,
in town
past
James
is a
the
is now under
avenue
films
. The Tioga
for a
Hall.
closed
City. N.
install a
of
August to
and the
also be
installation
theatre.
John
was
and John
in the A
the card
Bracken,
had
a in Italy.
manager
for three
of
His
Associated
and
Theatres,
complained
he died as a
his late 50s,
in
Feinstein.
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BOXOFFICE August 1, 1960
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