Boxoffice-March.19.1962

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CHICAGO
John Houseman was here in behalf of the
world premiere of his "All Fall Down"
at the United Artists Theatre in the Loop
the latter part of this month. Currently
the United Artists is doing a landslide business
with "Premature Burial." B&K's special
effects man Bill Picha and I. Jacobsen
have made a casket and dummy in front
of the theatre, rigged it up with a recording
device which plays Ray Milland's voice
saying. "Let Me Out. I'm. Alive!"
William Laise, associated with the
Oriental Theatre ever since it was built
some 36 years ago, died. He was with the
McVickers before joining the Oriental . . .
Ann-Margret Olson was due in town to
publicize "State Pair," which opens at the
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Oriental April 13 . Rackmil arrived
here in behalf of upcoming Universal
films and Decca records, including
"Cape Pear."
Elsie Prout, a U-I staffer ten years, is
retiring . . . Violet Langlois, an inspector
with Universal for 47 years, is home convalescing
from an illness ... A number of
theatres are showing "The Pace of Jesus"
as a Lenten feature.
Milt Zimmerman, manager at Columbia,
and publicist John Thompson were in New
York for conferences concerning "Advise
and Consent" . Spiers of Allied
Artists, Indianapolis, a former member of
the Chicago staff, underwent an appendectomy.
Jack Gilbreth, general sales manager for
Teitel Film Corp., returned from Des
Moines where he was a runnerup in the
national bowling tournament there . . .
Jerry Winsberg of B&K, reported to be the
youngest grandfather in the industi-y hereabouts,
became a grandparent for a second
time when his daughter Adrian gave birth
to a baby girl.
Edward Schuman, a former Chicagoan
who is vice-president and film buyer for
Rugoff Theatres, New York, relates he left
his office on Priday to take a jet to Rome,
where he screened a film, and on the following
Monday he was back in Chicago to
keep an appointment with Charles Teitel
Variety Club of Illinois is honoring
John Jones at a dinner in the Standard
Club. Jones is the club's first chief barker.
The club also scheduled a dinner at La
Rabida . Nathanson, Allied Artists
manager and present chief barker, presented
a plaque to Jayne Mansfield on behalf
of "The George Raft Story.
Fred Cory, manager of the Surf Theatre
on the near north side, reported "Victim" is
turning out to be a real boxoffice winner
F\iellner, booker for the Robin
at Rockford, the Bel-Aire at Joliet, and
the River Lane at Rockford, was preparing
for end-of-March openings ... Ed Novak
of National Theatre Supply was in Minneapolis.
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Audrey Lampel has joined the Pathe-
America office as secretary to George
Lefko, manager. Lefko has been setting up
campaigns for openings of "Victim" at the
Downer in Milwaukee, and the St. Louis
Park Drive-In at Minneapolis. He said
"The Intnider" has been approved by the
city censor board . Roxy at Pecatonica,
111., has been closed . Delavan
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111.) theatre, closed for some time, was
reopened by Charles Thomas .
Cohen, head booker for Warner Bros., was
on a Florida vacation.
A homemade bomb exploded on the outside
fire escape of the Chicago Theatre but
caused only slight damage to the steel outside
door. About 30 early morning patrons
were watching "Lover Come Back." John
Raptis, assistant manager who was in his
basement office counting the Saturday
night receipts when the bomb went off, did
not hear the blast. He told police he knew
of no reason for the "malicious mischief."
Henry Lewis is directing "If a Man
Answers" at Universal-International.
'Lover' Near Record
In KayCee Opening
KANSAS CITY—Launched with a personal
appearance of star Rock Hudson and
director Delbert Mann, "Lover Come Back"
did hold-out business at the Uptown. The
opening week was second only to "The Absent-Minded
Professor" as the Uptown's
all-time record setter. Comparable crowds
also were seen at the downtown Paramount,
where "Walk on the Wild Side" racked
up 400 per cent in its opening week.
"Flower Drum Song" wound up a fine 12-
week run at the Brookside: "Light in the
Piazza" opened there Wednesday (14).
(Average Is 100)
Brookside Flower Drum Song (U-I),
12t-h wk., 5 days 220
Capri El Cid (AA), 3rd wk 300
Empire Cinerama Holiday (Cineroma),
8th wk., 5 days 90
Kimo The Truth (Kingsley), 12th wk 115
Poromouot Wolk on the Wild Side (Col) 400
Plaza, Granada The Innocents (20th-Fox) 120
Roxy Soton Never Sleeps (20th-Fox), 2nd wk. 90
Uptown Lover Come Back (U-I) 500
"Burial' Does Fine 225
As Newcomer to Loop
CHICAGO— "The Premature Burial," a
Loop newcomer, "knocked 'em dead" in the
opening week at the United Artists. At
the Woods, "The Children's Hour," being
shown as an adults-only film, was a top
grosser again in the second week. Weekend
business at the Loop Theatre was responsible
for upward gix>sses for the fourth week
of "Pinocchio." The Chicago did a repeat
of the previous week with "Lover Come
Back" in the fourth week; the same was
true of "Walk on the Wild Side" at the
Roosevelt. "Victim" at the Carnegie increased
its tempo considerably in the second
week, and the Cinema, another near
north house, showed increased receipts
with "La Belle Americaine" in the second
week.
Capri The Pogans (AA); Nude on the Moon
(5R) 170
Carnegie Victim (Pothe-America), 2nd wk. ..175
Chicogo Lover Come Bock (U-I), 4th wk 190
Cinema ^La Belle Americaine (Cont'l),
2nd wk 165
Cinestage El Cid (AA), I 1 th wk 135
Esquire A View From the Bridge (Cont'l),
4th wk 165
Loop Pinocchio (BV), 4fh wk 170
Monroe Picnic on the Gross (Kingsley);
The Facts of Love (SR) 1 35
Oriental Soton Never Sleeps (20th-Fox),
4th wk 140
Palace Cinerama Holiday (Cmoroma), 8th wk. 135
Roosevelt Walk on the Wild Side (Col),
4th wk 180
State Lake Sergeants 3 (UA), 5t'h wk 150
Surf—Doctor in Love (Governor), 2nd wk 150
Todd West Side Story (UA), 4th wk 235
Town Ashes and Diomonds (Janus), 2nd wk. ..140
United Artists ^The Premature Burial (AlP) 225
Woods The Children's Hour (UA), 2nd wk 200
World Playhouse The Devil's Eye (Janus),
2nd wk 145
Herbert Lom plays the role made famom
by Lon Chaney in U-I's "The Phantom of
the Opera."
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