Boxoffice-October.03.1966

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CHICAGO
John Mjron, who served as salesman lor
American International in this area, has
transferred to the 20th Centur>-Fox staff
. . . According to gross reports from 60 Chicagoland
theatres, which played the combination
of "Wild Angels" and "Dirty Game."
more than S270.000 worth of business was
done in a week.
AlP division manager Sam Seplowin and
Vic Bernstein, branch manager, employed a
new secretary before leaving for New York
to attend the NATO meetings. She is Virginia
Knccht.
Bernard Mack, president of Filmack. announccil
thai during June the company completed
its lOOih storyboard-on-film, just six
months after the new service to advertisers
was inaugurated.
Nelta Neihaus Reuter, wife of Maynard
L. Reuter. vice-president of Billboard Pub-
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lishing Co.. died in her W ilinellc. 111., home
. . . Isadore Stein, ticket broker, died of a
heart attack while conducting business in the
Loop. He leaves his wife Catherine, two
sisters and three brothers.
.Mickey Gold, assistant manager of the
Oriental Theatre in the Loop, and his wife,
Edith, are the parents of a son. Michael Kerrie.
Mrs. Gold was a cashier at the .State
Lake Theatre a few years ago.
Le.s Stepper, operator of the Evanston
Theatre, has updated his house by installing
a 50-foot screen, stereophonic sound and
new seats. The Evanston now accommodates
].4()() persons. Parking facilities also have
been increased to 2,000 cars.
Paul A. Robinson was named executive
producer for Spur Productions, a Chicagobased
motion picture company. He has had
more than 18 years" experience in filmmaking.
Wildin);, Inc., with film studio headquarters
in Chicago, announced the promotion ot
C. Toby Carlson to creative coordinator for
Wilding Canada. Ltd. He will work out ol
1 oronto.
The B&K Granada Theatre on the city's
far north side will present "Grand Tour of
Europe." a two-hour journey through eight
European countries. The film was made b\
Academy .Award-winning photographer Andre
de la Varre. who was an associate of the
late Burton Holmes.
Richard Ellman returned for a visit in behalf
of a new Hollywood studio. Feature
lilm Corp. of America. Ellman, general
sales manager, had. as announced earlier,
hired Jack Gilbreth as distributor in this
area. He and Gilbreth are finalizing arrangements
for the premiere here of Feature Films
"Dimension Five." co-starring Jclf Hunter
and France Nuyen.
Jack F.ckhardt of 20th Century-Fox said
the rerclcasc of "The King and I" is going
over in a big way in a group of Chicagoland
theatres.
(Jcornc Rose, who has been associated
with Universal Pictures for 12 years, has resigned.
He will announce his new plans soon
Rodders has joined Universal as a
contract clerk.
Moe Dudelson, head of Dudelson f-'ilm
Distributors, is taking a trip through Michigan
where he is setting up campaigns for
various openings. The group of movies includes
"Palatine," currently showing at the
Starlight Drive-In, a Kohlberg circuit property.
The picture also will have openings in
various theatres in Indiana and Illinois. "The
Blue Max" closes at the Cinestage tomorrow
(4). "Romeo and Juliet." co-starring Margol
Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, opens
Wednesday (5).
The Chicago group of .American Theatre
Organ Enthusiasts, which concentrates on
theatre organ music, completed the restoration
i>f the pipe organ at the Indiana Theatre
in East Chicago. Ind. John Muri. veteran
theatre organist, will play. During his first
concert, he will recall all of the functions required
of a theatre organist during the years
the organ was an important factor in showbusiness.
The organization, a very active
one, plans to increase its effort to revive organ
music in movie houses.
Bob Allen, head of Continental Distributing
Corp.. has had to curtail some of his
lra\eling in his territory because of the
growing activity of "The Gospel .According
to St. Matthew." The Biblical film opens
here Friday (14) at the Esquire Theatre and
at ten neighborhood houses. The Catholic
.Adult Education Center for Film Study will
first sponsor a showing of the film Wednesday
(5) at the Esquire for patrons and spon-
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