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HONORED BY FOUR "BOSSES"—Mrs. Bea Woodruff, Fox Midwest Theatres secretary in the Kansas City headquarters office for the past 14 years, recently took an extended leave of absence to be with her ailing sister and brotherin-law in Downey, Calif. Almost 50 of Mrs. Woodruff's present and past associates gatliered for a surprise farewell for her in the FMW offices, including the four circuit heads she had Girl Fridayed on the job. From left, they are Richard Brous, C. E. Shafer, Fred Souttar and Senn Lawler. Souttar is the present FMW head, Brous now is an executive with Price Candy Co., Shafer is with Commonwealth Amusement and Lawler is in "active retirement." KANSAS CITY T^any readers were distributed at the recent news that the Star Theatre at Lyons, Kas., was iinable to renew its operating license because of an adverse report from a deputy state fire commissioner. So the present news is doubly welcome: Mrs. Neely's daughter and husband (Mi-. and Mrs. Clifford Weaver) have been hard at work improving the Stai' and bringing it up to specifications. At last report, they hoped to be in operation by Wednesday (7). More good news: Earl Ogan, AA salesman, encounterd Mrs. Shirley Booth in Nevada, Mo., the other day and during the course of conversation was told that she and Shirley definitely plan to rebuild the Booth Theatre in Rich Hill. The longtime family enterprise burned this past fall and it was feared that Rich Hill might join the ranks of the theatreless towns. C. C. "Irish" Murray, Pox Midwest city STEBBINS Theatre Equipment Co. Machine Repair Parts and Service Notional Carbons — Hurley Theatre Screens 6-7-8-9 size Call carbon couplers Special Prices on Rectifier Tubes 1804 Wyandotte Konsas City 8, Mo. GRond 1-0134 • Night DRexel 1-2791 We Parts
— . . . Vincent, . . 3 Memphis Theatres Enjoy a Rousing Week MEMPHIS — The romantic comedy "Bachelor Plat" opened at the Strand to 190 per cent business. Th? State scored 250 per cent with two MGM bring-backs. "Knight-s of the Round Table" and "Ivanhoe." The second week of "Cinerama Holiday" at the Palace did foui- times average business during its second w-eek. Averoge Is 100) Guild— hJcipoliton Carousel (Lux-Jocon), 3rd wk. 90 Moico— Flower Drum Song (U-l), 4th wk 90 Palace—Cinerama Holiday (Cinerama), 2nd wk...400 Stote— Knighfs of the Round Table (MGM); Ivanhoe (MGM), reissues 250 Straid— Bachelor Flat (20t-h-Fox) 1 90 Warner— Soil a Crooked Ship (Col), 2nd wk 100 Variety Tent 24 Installs Chief W. G. Carmichael CHARLOTTE—W. G. Carmichael. Allied Artists exchange manager, has been installed as chief barker of Variety Tent 24. succeeding L. R. Gilland jr., Stewart- Everett Theatres. The new assistant chief barkers are Al Munn. WSOC. and Lawrence Terrell, Buena Vista. Other officers: John Vickers sr., Carolina Delivery Service, dough guy: Robert Turnbull, National Theatre Supply Co.. property master; canvasmen. Melvin Cook. American-Astor: Fred Gibson, WBTV: Earl Mulwee, Carolina Delivery Service: Jimmy Greenleaf. Universal: Bob Alander, Charlotte Observer, and Prank Lewis, Riggs Printing Co. At the installation meeting, the club also approved plans to form the ladies committee, to be comprised of wives of members and carefully selected associate members. This committee, in cooperation with male members of the club, will institute a search for talented children. Variety members have interesting and ambitious plans for the children chosen to be in the Variety program. The club, which recently remodeled its quarters, including the addition of a beautiful lounge for the ladies, is now conducting a membership drive, looking for men and women whose interests fit in with charitable goals of the Variety Clubs. Wometco Board Votes Class A and B Dividends MIAMI—Wometco Enterprises directors have declared a regular quarterly dividend of 17 '2 cents a share on class A common stock and 6'2 cents a share on the class B stock, payable March 15 to stockholders of record March 1. The regular dividend payment is being maintained on the increased number of shares now outstanding. Stockholders of record of January 2, received a 10 per cent stock dividend on January 15 as the result of action taken by the board of directors in October, 1961 • FOR A GOOD • TRAILER IN DOUBLE : i QUICKTIME —ORDER YOUR NEXT SPECIAL TRAILER WITH CONFIDENCE FROM FILMACK 1327 South Wabash Chicago, Illinois NEW ORLEANS Wc are deeply appreciative of the kindness ond well-wishes treceived from near and afar during our recent illness—Anno Auslet. T)ouKlas Desch, southeastern district manager for Buena Vista, attended the farewell luncheon given by local BV staffers Jeanne Ci-ozat, Valerie Benson and Helen Pabsl at Commander's Palace restaurant for Floyd Harvey jr., who resigned as BV sales manager here to join Don Kay Enterprises in Memphis as salesman. Mrs. Harvey also attended. Miss Benson is getting married May 5 to LaiTy Hogan. Gulf States closed the Joy Twin Drive-In till April 1 . . . Other items reported from Transway: Anna Guzzardo has returned to manage the Liberty in Independence, La. The family situation had been operated by a lessee for several years . . . John Luster of Page Amusements closed the Pines Drive-In at Leesville until warm weather. Sympathy to Claire Brotmeyer of the Warner Bros, staff on the death of her father Emmanuel Aubert, 83 . . . Tom Neely. NTS manager, was calling on clients in southwestern Louisiana ... At the local Paramount office to confer with Manager Bob Hames were Jeny Pickman and Tom Bridges of the home office . . . Gain Harrison succeeded Joan Troncosa as secretary to Manager Hames. Earl Perry, general manager for Pittman Theatres, was calling on managers in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Baton Rouge husband of Anna Sinopoli, WOMPI service chainnan, is home after a three-week treatment in a hospital . Delia Jean Pavre. Paramount Gulf staffer, reports her husband Eddie is home after a two-week hospital stay after surgery. Roland Hoffman, UT home office staffer, six-foot plus, ageless, with a generally attactive and pleasing thinness and as agile as a teenager, stole the show at a recent party of friends and associates as he twisted and gyrated himself right into the title of "King of Twist" among his circle of friends. It is said, Roland has a technique all of his own. Anyone interested in the "know how" call Roland United Theatre news, as reported by Earl Kroeper, buyer and booker: The Clabon, first-run all-Negro patronage theatre resumed operations January 24 after having been dark since October 27. The feature attraction is one of Columbia's big pictures of the past film season. "All the Young Men." a Hal Bartlett production starring Alan Ladd and Sidney Poiter. It is booked for an unlimited engagement, that is, as long as business warrants its holdover. While the Clabon was closed, it was remodeled and redecorated. Five United Theatres houses, including the Abalon, CarroUton, Napoleon. Nola and Poplar are doing very well with "Ben-Hur." booked for a week with one show nightly, starting at 7:45 at some theatres, 7:30 at the others. Admission prices are: adults, 75 cents: children 35 cents. The splendid attendance is something to marvel at, considering that the picture ran 29 profitable weeks at the first-run Civic in the summer and fall of 1960. Many in the audience are treating themselves to a second viewing. The National, New Orleans only uptown art house, has been yielding good business since its conversion to an "arty" several months ago. The current attraction, in its third week, is "Purple Noon," which Prank Gagnard, Times-Picayune motion picture editor, heralded as "The picture, which happens to be a nasty crime and suspense story, is positively one of the most beautiful pictures every made! ... Its scenery takes every prize in the guide book." . . . Prom good to very good business continues at all of the other UT theatres since its pick-up shortly before Christmas, after the usual lull, encountered every year after the end of summer. Even through the very cold spell of some three weeks ago boxoffice results were satisfactory. . . . A large group of exhibitors were guests of MGM at a screening of "King of Kings" at the Civic Theatre iJohn Roberts) on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The film opened there the next day for an unlimited, reserved-seat engagement Noted on Pilmrow were Mrs. W. W. Peters, who managed the Lake in Mandeville for C&B Theatres: Chief Martin, film buyerbooker for the Navy auxiliary air station at New Iberia: M. A. Connett and Marijo James from Newton, Miss.: Maurice Kleinman. New Moon at Lake Charles, who told Andy Bevelo that his closing during the recent freeze was the first suspension during his nine years of operation in Louisiana because of frigid weather. . . . H. J. Ballam, Hodges Theatre Supply engineer, checked in following a week's trek to Galiano, Raceland, Houma, Thibodaux. Lafayette and a few other towns in .southwestern Louisiana One of the early week exhibitors seen on Pilmrow was Cecil Kelly, of the Fox, Plain Dealing, La., and the Stamps, Ark. theatre . . . Director Henry King was in town for a day to talk about his "Tender Is the Night." He was entertained by Paramount Gulf executives and 20th-Pox Manager W. A. "Billy" Briant at a press luncheon at Brennan's. Based on Derek Monsey's novel, MGM's "The Hero" will be produced In Italy by actor Peter Finch.
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