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PITTSBURGH Buffalo Variety Tent Crew for 1967<br />
n;i\o kune, Columbia licldman, was bu^y<br />
here oxploiling "Iho Professionals,"<br />
^vhieh opened at the lulton Theatre the<br />
day bclore thanksgiving. He had put in<br />
considerable advance work on this ottering.<br />
fcind had a local model on downtov\n streets<br />
passing out Parodi cigars. Also, there was<br />
(1 2,000 cigar giveaway promotion in the<br />
theatre lobby. Former newspaperman Kane<br />
^vlll turn to espionage next to ad\ance in-<br />
Ilercst in the Cialeway Theatre's Christmas<br />
(show. Columbia's "Murderers' Row," openling<br />
December 2.V<br />
word was received here ol the<br />
'death of Harry Koch (pronounced Cooki<br />
'former WB and .SW manager of the South<br />
Hills Theatre. IX>rmont. He died several<br />
iweeks ago in I.os .Angeles. He came here<br />
with WB from Indianapolis and his initial<br />
assignment with the circuit was at the Row-<br />
'land in Wilkinsburg. which has been dark<br />
[for about two \ears.<br />
The Greater Pittsburgh Drive-In was held<br />
Tuesday evening (22) and two masked<br />
gunmen escaped with $200. They forced<br />
[cashier Sandy Davis and rampboy James<br />
Stall to he down on the bo.\office floor while<br />
emptied the cash bo.x.<br />
Roy Fiedler jr.. effective Wednesday (2.^).<br />
three drive-ins and two hardtops<br />
the DclVitto office building from Paul<br />
Involved are drive-ins: Hilltop at<br />
Maple at Circleville and the<br />
30 near Irwin and the Hi-lander and<br />
State theatres at New Castle.<br />
Belter, visiting Filmrow, said the<br />
of the Lamp Theatre at Irwin<br />
to be modernized. He publishes two<br />
at Irwin and is a Westmoreland<br />
Democratic leader.<br />
1 has elected Jack Van Lloyd, head<br />
Bcrlo Food Concession Co., as chief<br />
! barker, succeeding Edward C. Boyle. New<br />
first assistant chief barker will be Franklin<br />
Snyder, vice-president and general man-<br />
of WTAE-TV and WTAE radio. State<br />
John H. Devlin will be second assistant;<br />
Boyle of Theatre Candy Co., treas-<br />
and Don Charles, property master.<br />
Bess Fehl, secretary to Max Shabason at<br />
the MGM branch office, was hospitalized<br />
for rest and treatment. She was expected<br />
to be out this week.<br />
for<br />
Omar Sharif, Egyptian movie actor, at<br />
the Men's Pair Championship at the National<br />
Bridge Tournament here, failed to qualify<br />
Eileen Rodgers,<br />
two final sessions . . .<br />
Jackie Mason and Erroll Garner are among<br />
entertainers to appear at the .19th annual<br />
banquet of the Variety Club here December<br />
4 in the Penn Sheraton Hotel.<br />
TOP QUALITY AT BIG SAVINGS<br />
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BUFFALO<br />
Joseph P. Garvey, managing director of<br />
Panther's Granada Theatre, says "Hawaii"<br />
will open there February I. Currently,<br />
"Doctor Zhivago" is doing excellent in<br />
its 261 h week . Sidney Farber. who<br />
received the Humanitarian Award during<br />
the 1964 Variety Clubs International convention<br />
here, has been selected for the $10.-<br />
000 .Albert l.asker Medical Research<br />
Award.<br />
.Alfred Tevveles, vice-president of Incentive<br />
Travel Management Corp.. will discuss<br />
plans for the Variety International convention.<br />
May 14-19, in Mexico City, tonight<br />
(28) in the Tent 7 headquarters. Thomas W.<br />
Fcnno, past chief barker, is the tent's convention<br />
chairman.<br />
Sidney J. Cohen, president of New \ork<br />
Allied, siiys the group's headquariers will<br />
move into the Motion Picture Operators<br />
BIdg. at 49S Pearl St. during the Christmas<br />
period.<br />
Safecrackers got about $2,600 from the<br />
Loew's Theatre in Pittsford. Manager Frank<br />
H. Lindcamp said the burglars apparently<br />
couldn't open the inner-strongbox of the<br />
safe, which contained ;m additional S2()0.<br />
Giannia C. Pappalardo, past president of<br />
Tent 7 Women of Variety, was progr;im<br />
chairman at the annual Good Fellows<br />
Christmas party of the Women's Ass'n of<br />
.Allied Beverage Industries.<br />
I'he Strand Theatre in Niagara Falls set<br />
aside a week honoring WHLD radioman<br />
Del Monaco, who had a part in "Arizona<br />
Raiders," which played the theatre with<br />
"The Swinger." Theatre ads told readers to<br />
listen to Monaco's radio program to win<br />
tickets to the Strand.<br />
Frank Bassett, manager of the .Monroe<br />
1 he. lire in Rochester, says "The Sound o\<br />
Music" will end its run Wednesday (30) alter<br />
S5 weeks. Elliott Press of Rochestei<br />
opened "John F. Kennedy: Years o( Lightning.<br />
Day of Drums" at his Coronet Theatre<br />
I hi- niwlx iliilid<br />
1967 tri-w of the \ ariel><br />
Club of Buffalo<br />
arc, seated, left to riuht,<br />
M\ron (iross, dough<br />
i;u>: Peter (i. Beeker,<br />
(liicf barker, and Mcl-<br />
\ Ml Beniuiii, first assistant<br />
chief bark e r.<br />
Standiiiu are, left to<br />
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Harold Biiiiiett, \U-\<br />
l.usthaus, Sam (^effen.<br />
Richard .Varon. pro|)-<br />
ert\ master; John .Serfuslino.<br />
Gasper "Pat"<br />
Meiidola. Robert king,<br />
second assistant chief<br />
barker, was not present<br />
for the photo.<br />
Wednesday (23). This is the first city showing<br />
there.<br />
"Photoscenit Canada," a widescrcen slide<br />
and lilm sound tra\elog. will be presented<br />
tonight (2S) through December 2 in Rochester<br />
;it the F.ast High Schi>ol. Sponsoring the<br />
showings are Eastman Kodak Co., the Democrat<br />
& Chronicle and the Times-Union.<br />
Mike Klein, Warner Bros, branch manager,<br />
held .11) invitational screening of "A<br />
Covenant With Death" in the Motion Picture<br />
Operators screening room.<br />
Shea's Teck Theatre has started its advertising<br />
campaign for "THE BIBLE .<br />
In the Beginning," which opens December<br />
22. During Christmas week there are to t>c<br />
extra matinees at 2 p.m. Mark Olson is managing<br />
director of the theatre, and Earl L.<br />
Hubbard is director of group sales.<br />
Leon L. Sidell, owner of the Shea's Buffalo<br />
building, is negotiating to bring a touring<br />
company of "Fiddler on the Roof" here<br />
early next year. "Considering its record. I<br />
see it as a presold blockbuster," he says.<br />
Bill Alderhall, former United Artists<br />
booker, has written industry friends that<br />
he enjoys his new job ;is salesman in the<br />
Cleveland territory. He started with UA in<br />
Buffalo after holding an assistant managership<br />
at the Statler Hilton Hotel.<br />
Masuret Joins Hershey<br />
HI ksHl ^ . I' \ II s Mchler. president<br />
ot Hershey Chocolate Corp.. has named<br />
Robert W. Masuret special consultant to the<br />
president. He has been assigned special duties<br />
with respect to marketing, sales and<br />
product ilevclopnienl<br />
Christmas<br />
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