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BOSTON
Qlosed all summer, the Leroy Theatre.
Pp.wtucket. R. I., reopens September
14 with Joseph G. Cohen handling the buying
and booking. The theatre is owned by
Associates Realty of which J. Henry
Devaney is president and Louis Rheingold
is treasurer. The Leroy manager is Leon
Atteridge.
The Strand Theatre, Canton, owned and
operated by Eli Corman and Robert
Aarons. is being booked by Affiliated
Theatres . Forni. former bookkeeper
at Affiliated, is now secretary to
Arthur K. Howard, president.
Vacationists were Sam Richmond, general
manager of Sack Theatres: Al Fecke,
salesman for United Artists, and Lloyd
Clark, co-owner of the Medford Twin
Drive-In. Clark is spending a few weeks
in Kcnnebunkport with his family.
Bucky Harris, New England publicist for
Universal, is in New York for meetings
with other publicists on U-I's big production.
"Spartacus." which opens October 27
at the Astor Theatre here on a hard-ticket
policy . . . Fred Bragdon. former Columbia
salesman now teaching school in New^ York
City, visited Filmrow and greeted his
friends.
In connection with the first-run engagement
of "Hiroshima. Mon Amour." opening
Wednesday i31) at the Fenway
Theatre. Dan Prankel. president of Zenith
International, is expected in town to meet
the press at a luncheon at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel following the press screening. In
New England the film is distributed by
Ellis Gordon Films, w^ith Paul Levi handling
the publicity. The Fenway Theatre.
leased to George Keffalopolous, is being
redecorated for the engagement.
Rose and Michael Fasano, who have
been operating the second-run Universal
Theatre. Fitchburg. for many years, have
finally closed the theatre on a permanent
basis.
Dick Feinstein, the new exchange manager
for Valiant Films Corp.. and his girl
Friday. Martha Kenney. are setting up the
plans for the October release of "Sword
and the Dragon" for this territory. The
film has a national tie-in with Dell Publications.
Feinstein. whose home is in
Fairlawn. N. J., has taken a new garden
apartment in Waltham for his wife and
two-year-old daughter Susan. They will
move in around October 1.
P. Edward Comi, president of Massachusetts
Theatre Equipment Co.. said that
his office is prepared to install the new
'Peyton Place' Sequel
Start in September
Hartford—Producer Jerr>- Wald told
Allen M. \\ idem of the Hartford Times
in a California -to-('onnecticut interview
that he would start New England
location shooting for "Return to Peyton
Place" the first week in .September,
some nine months later than originally
anticipated. Castint; for the 20th-
Fox release is now beinc riimpleted.
. . . Janet
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Century Transistorized sound system with
a dual monitor in a cabinet
Barber, secretary to James Mahoney. general
manager of Interstate Theatres, resigned
her position Friday il9) to move to
New Hampshire, where her husband is in
business the lease on the Star
Theatre. St. Johnsbury. Vt.. expired in
July, it was not renewed by Interstate
Theatres Corp. The owner is Herbert
Cray of that area.
NEW HAVEN
The Shubert Theatre, New Haven's sole
remaining downtown legitimate playhouse,
is being renovated this summer at
an estimated cost of $100,000. Maurice
H. Bailey, head of the "W " Theatres
iWhalley, Whitney and Westvillei is president
of the Yorkhaven Enterprises, which
presently leases the theatre. A Broadwaybound
George Abbott musical. "Tenderloin."
relights the theatre September 10.
Subsequent premieres will include "Laurette."
starring Judy Are Ringing"'
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Holliday.
The Lincoln, continuing its International
Film Festival, announced that the German
import. "Rosemary." has been dropped
from the schedule; no explanatory note accompanied
the news . Connecticut
Symphony orchestra presented Bob Hope
and Dorothy Lamour as guest personalities
for an August 18 benefit concert in Fairfield
University field.
Jim Tobin, Stanley Warner western Connecticut
district manager, hosted a Warner
Theatre. Bridgeport, sneak preview of
Paramount's "It Started in Naples" .
Also down Bridgeport way. Perakos Theatre
Associates' Beverly sneak-previewed
"Carry On. Nurse." In addition, Sperie
Perakos. circuit general manager, and
Henry Cohan, house manager, set up a
lobby display consisting of a hospital bed
and other facilities, plus this gag-line: "If
you never see another movie in your life,
you MUST see 'Carry On. Nurse' "... New
Haven. Summit and Post drive-ins participated
in a quarter-page ad in the local
press, toplined by words. "Greater New
Haven Drive-In Theatres' Parade of Hits!"
NEW HAMPSHIRE
H family picnic at the Hy-Way Drive-In
was one of the enjoyable features of
the 21st annual meeting of the John Clough
Genealogical Society at Hampton Beach
Saturday i27i.
Donald Paradise, who has just returned
from Puerto Rico, where he had a part in
the motion picture. "The Changing Tides."
due to be released in November, is one of
the instructors at Fokine Ballet Camp in
Hancock Village. Paradise has danced
with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Concert Workshop and appeared in "Guys
and Dolls." The dance camp is a summer
project of the Fokine Ballet School in New
York City.
'Ocean's 11' Goes Past
Other Boston Entries
BOSTON— Grosses were holding well In
a month which saw a sudden rise. "Ocean's
11" at the Memorial had the best week in a
year in its first stanza. The fabulous
"Psycho" continued to do outstanding
business, with its eighth week ahead of
many first weeks at the Paramount.
"Elmer Gantry" was over average at the
Met in its second week but the management
had hoped for a better gross.
Another disappointment was the first
stanza of "Sons and Lovers" at the Gary
which did not come up to expectations.
(Averogc Is 100)
Astor— Portroit in Block (U-l), 6th wk 85
Beocon Hill— For Members Only (Ruff), 3rd wk. . UO
Boston—This Is Cineromo (Cirieromo), reissue,
16th wk 115
Copn— From the Terroco (20th-Fox), 5th wk 150
Exeter Street School for Scoundrels (Cont'l) . . . . 150
Gory Sons ond Lovers 120th-Fox) 85
Kenmore Corry On, Nurse (Governor), 12th wk.lOO
Memorial Oceon's 11 iWB) 250
Metropohton— Elmer Gantry (UA), 2nd wk 120
Orpheum Bells Are Ringing (MGM), 3rd wk 100
Paramount Psycho (Para), 8th wk 175
Saxon—Ben-Hur (MGM), 38th wk 125
Attendance Improvement
Continues in Hartford
HARTFORD — Three holdovers gained
during the w'eek, most noteworthy being
"Carry On, Nurse," which had a 165 second
week compared with an opening stanza
of 130. "Strangers When We Meet" and
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"Bcn-Hur also attracted more customers
last week than in their preceding week.
In fact, business throughout the city was
looking improved, with "Elmer Gantry"
being the top new featiu-e with 120.
Allyn Psycho (Para), 4th wk 135
Cine Webb Corry On, Nurse (Governor), 2nd wk. 165
E. M Loew Strangers When We Meet (Col),
5fh wk 135
Polace
... 1 10
From the Terrace (20th-Fox), 3rd wk,
Elmer Gantry (UA) 120
Poll
Meadows One Foot in Hell (20th-Fox);
Young Jesse James :20th-Fox) 105
Strond Ben-Hur (MGM), 14th wk 120
British Comedy Shows Life
Sixth Week in New Haven
NEW HAVEN—Governor Films' "Carry
On. Nurse." into a sixth week here, has
displayed amazing vitality. Paramount's
"Psycho." in a third week, continued brisk.
Crown It Happened to Jone (Col);
If Started With o Kiss (MGM), revivols 90
Lincoln And Quiet Flows the Don (UA) 100
Loews College Strangers When We Meet (Col),
2nd wk 125
Poromount Psycho (Para), 3rd wk 160
Roger Sherman Elmer Gantry (UA), 2nd wk. ...115
Westville Carry On, Nurse (Governor);
The Gallant Hours (UA), 6th wk 140
Whalley Ben-Hur (MGM), 6th wk 130
Two Airers Now Offering
Only 3 Friday Features
HARTFORD—Two suburburn drive-in
theatres have dropped a much tradecriticized
policy of running a whopping
total of five features for regular admission
on Friday night.
Both the Berlin, owned and operated by
the LeWitt interests, and the Pike, owned
and operated by the Poland-Menschell
interests, are running only three features
on Fi-iday nights.
500 Women Preview 'Portrait'
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.—William Shepherd.
Stanley Warner Capitol, previewed
U-I's "Portrait in Black" for a selected
group of 500 women, working with WH'yN.
NE-4 BOXOFnCE August 29, 1960